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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-08

a writer in Harper's Bazaar says:
We do not believe there is much human
affection wasted upon the spider; never
theless it is very usful creature, and
should not be despised. It's specific Office
is to prevent the dangerous multiplication
of winged insects. Entrapping flies is its
forte, and it has been remarked that. If
spiders should strike, ard for a single
month in summer refuse to set their traps,
we could hardly defend ourselves against
armies of noxious insects that would take
possession of our dwellings, Neverthe-
less there may be such a thing as too
many spiders in the wor.d-a possibility
against which Nature has provided
When spiders are thickest and busiest
catching flies, a large, peculiar looking
fly appears upon the stage of action, and
adroitly seizes the spiders wherever found.
These spiders are slowed away in secret
cells to be food for the young flies Thus
there is compensation all around.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-08
Marriage and Death.

4 strange juxtaposition of marriage
and death lately occurred near Lynch
burge, Va. There was wedding at
country house, and the guests focked in
by twos and threes Mr. William Carter
came with his wife and child months
old Mrs. Carter placed her sleeping
child on a bed in one of the rooms, and
covered it with her shawl. Other ladies
came, and seeing the shawl and no baby,
dropped their shawls on the bed until
there was quite a pile of shawls, and
when they were removed dead baby
was found under them. The marriage
feast was suddenly turned into a scene of
mourning. The mother of the child was
a sister of the bride.
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j aecl. o. T@mo3s: ., g SpoU the Blo0d
and BRAIN.

Saws the London Lancet: What Injuries
b ntee5'es the blood must, as matter
i course. affect the health and activity
d tba brain. IT, then we ascertain the
Il y-io.rgicaI effects OF tobacco upon the
q fl fluid we =hall be IN a fair way for
I-aling the question, especially if we
H. individual cases confirming the views
thu- arrived att There is nothing strong
in medical evidence than the agree
tent Of physiology and pathology. Dr..
Richardson has So clearly explained the
j. Hucuce of smoking upon the blood, that
wi'ibe5e-ttoqu0.ehi graphic accounts.
lia scientific eminence entities his evil
reuca to respect, and lovers Of the weed
lau-. reco.llcr that it is a smoker to whom
laav are listening On the blood the pro
Iauged Inhalation Of tobacco produces
changes which are marked in It's charaa-
r. The dJii Is thinner than IS natural,
Bni in extreme eases paler. In such in
Euneas the deficient color OF the blood j.
communicated to the body altogether,
lnderjug the externa! surface yeIloWish,
White and puffy. The blood being thin
a.-o expoae~ freely, and n cut surface
becds fora long time, and may continue
g. bleed iuconveniontly, evan IN opposition
+ remedie>. Butthemos mPortantehange
+ eXerted oh these little bodies which
Hoat in myrids in the blood, and are
known as The red glo5u3es The glob1Ies
have naturally a coacave surface, and at
their edges perfectly smooth outline
They are soluble in alkaiies, and are sub
act to the change otshapa and character,
when the quality of the fluid IN which
they float is mojifved in respect TO deu~i-
~. Absorption. therefore, Of the tuoc~
ltt3baceo necessarily leans II rapid chang
as in them; they lose their round shapes,
they become oval and Irregular at their
edges and instead Of having mEtuaiar-
traction forces chothetaad running toaeth-
cr, agaed sion of phy-.ca! heal,h. therli
loosely scattered before the eve, and in
deata L. Jae learned observer as though
taey spoke him, and In words, Chat the
maa from whom they We're taken is
-5p Agge.d pUH ,as-7liap NIroIsATd
haeny both ia muscu .lrm3 mental pow
er. Tobacco mojii fha regulation Of
rice body. Hence It would lie remarka-
lie indeed lfit diI NOT exercise some in
h0enee upon tie mechanism of sight.
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legal PoiGs.

\. poor apprentice in Berlin was lucky
enough at the last drawing OF the State
lottery 10 win ore, fourth Of the great
prize His principal, who knew that the
lad had no money of his own, or at least
nothing like the amount required TO 90 in
for one, fourth FORTY thaIers would be
about the price Of ticket, pressed his
apprentice 10 confess where he obtained
the money FOR this purpose The winner
penitently acknowledged that it was the
produce OF the sale ola piece Of goods stolen
from his employer. The principal now
claims the lottery prize Is his property.
The boys relations, on the other hand.
object to it's surrender and the legal pro-
fession will be called upon to decide a
point which has probably never been
raised before.
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Cotton Receipts ana Price Pros
poets

r,
WI 'la' cl'y' argues lH'L i.'se res.i prs 'I
cotton before the end of tHe season. ae
not indicate a LARGO qr9u for tbe raa.a,
tb,t 4, l,-.,. ...,. ....L.....I....,... ,.....
l.1.-.
'''"'l '''''', . ''''.e' one Up painters N'"
not stop picking o. gap, bale and ship,
/ WINE theY nave plenty of cotton u the
HeiI' anu lhe reverse is exactly the case,
~ snort crop seasons. DO Illustration 0i
\ ms views ana PIP support ~ hI- theory
'''"' ''.I' wiz lsl zoe t'u.''' ''le ll-
vance Ih t',t'h' the "iIlei submits enc
/ 4oAoNlH- A-ai.- dh" 'useI NaA'H- lH re-
gar" to me increased facilities Tor easy
transportation ihe present season
In the season oi ioIOlI tag iar-.f
crop since tla war, 30 per cent uam.
To- market by tle 18th of December lu
lS1l-t2, tine short crop year, l- Hur
cent came Co market, IuI us, year H.tl
crop ot $4,000 bales 19. per cent
was received up t1 the corresponding
time. n must be borne u mind tlut
there was good navigation iu the rIhun.
ries commeuc.ur Inn November IS-U.
and the same was tha cl-e I'm 1871. while.
I'm 1872 we had IuV water CID the end of
IIHU|TTIft
rb,. month .nf Igr0g'r IS-s rtr.r which
I'd was good throughout taa season. Sow
what are the facts applicable f. Glaze pres.
emf season. We have had water t.r small
bo1f- I'm Rod River from fH. Time. u.ftau
was ready for -aiumruf and NJ. have
Noon racaiyirs small e4r.0a. from hollow
Sbrs,a,..,. ...,-f..I.rI lrr, n, fE. I4.f fbr..
0aeEs .,r.. yybi.s -rI rl.r. la E..n
,,l.,t,. I'D ,.,r....t ..,. b,.f.. .,rr,ir.. 81 uU9
h,ia. .,.,f..,..rl. gr5 NJ. Ii.. oa. fl,
case with aIl. fba n.hsr streams Tr.ad.
diti,p a., tbe e,tr,n b.,pa marketed .p
m. ,,,,. ...,r. ,.......,.l ,.r. I,r....
f-nm r5a ,y... .t.l.. ,f t,e lfi-.....nn. a,.
rail ~ ,ari,rs r.inf. ia fl. riylr 8nI
cotton t. fnIiru Is- ,,a,- fa market ny aII
If The ..ir.p horse l,risE u nrm.r
,sar. ,-..s J.,.rI4r. .,.s...,.. u,,,9 ,,af.,..
Transformation. NJ. now have railroad
Transformation from nearly alI of tine
northern norton of Louisiana and of Are
kansas direrf ta the Ni..i..ippf rIv,r
Cn,,or d. carried bv r,I from 1h.vn rf.
tIo Racl. r., AI.r,rIi. b.r f,. I..,.r
p9rt of the Arkansas River to CHieot
itv bv the Texas. Nf--I--iuui a. North
western Railroad. from thr upper Onch-
H., b, fine tair, A. Fyf5n raYd f9 Bel
.nspr 1f. gr,D, whence h fnd. if- Vay
IN Nv Orleans bv boats. and from fhe
lower part of that river H. Delta by. the
Shrcvepor. az Niek-burg road lu mcl
the v.-t -iI. or tla river has boon No
completely tapped bv railroads that thc
tributary streams viii ng LONGER be- de-
peudad upou. as heretofore. and Nm the
course of live wears they viii hardly Dee
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HaogsoD5az -.zsIs -ssgss g.


The a.. that many of eur emotions
asw aeu#F themselves only through the
neamp.eunea7 of the effort Of viii 70 dis
-Gsa them d uaaa I.ttle curious, and otIer.
veaI.mas ot interesting inquiry. 1t
"t once suggests how very little piav for
emotional eEpresloa thecooditions ofn0d-
ern society appear 10 allow. For it
seems toll. ralle certain that the voluntary
hioIuso. feeling lisa late attainment in
human Development. and is forced on Us
simply by .ha nee.ls off advancing civ;liz-
aaoo. Savage~. farthe most part. know
Htl of couceaIiug heir passions. and
this makes them So rood a psycbolog;cal
ulr Children. III. VII, NAV be sun-
P aj TO represent The earlier acquire
meats 1T TIE race. are proven b;allv nm
t.aarej in the expression of fboir sent-
man.s. IL ike manner. in the x-ar;,ns-
ranks ofour CIVILIZED .ao;efr ne see tb9f
whjea cultivated sa4v anna,rs n all lis,
taut aaFoosars ~. h..,.a s, ,.,;,,,l ,@;.ra.-;r,,
ate and n4di.,lrI, h., - ,,l - -
west caua-ry mn. - ,,,,;,.i7,.
and wonder ba. .l.,r,,at;aa. ~ 80. an
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-08

We are really sorry to hear of the
burning of the dwelling house of Mrs.
Judith n Perkins, near Benton, on last
Monday night From what we can un-
derstand, she lost nearly all her furniture
and every thing else in the house. Mrs.
Perkins has been living in Yazoo county
about forty years, and is one of the most
estimable ladies we ever knew.-Yazoo
Banner
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-08

The Grangers had publicinstallation of
officers in town last Thursday We ar
rived in time to see only the closing GER
emonies, but was well pleased with what
we saw, and are under obligations to a
friend who furnished US with the proceed
ings. The Order in In this section seem
to be in healthy condition, and we hope
TO see them prosper.-Westville News.
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Think of fattening hogs ON fig, The
san Diego Cab World advises greater
cultivation of the hg-uee because the food
Is 50 good for hog-feel An acre of dga
will fatten more hogs than viii an acre Of
corn, and DC seems all that is necessary rs
to stick "A fig cutting down and in three or
five months the plant wil. bear fruit
three crops year, and ina three years
the tree attains the size Of "a II year old
apple-tree. The same paper says "a firm
Of honey-rai-er-, the first year of their
cultivation Of bees, cleared $4,000 ON
their honey crop.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-08

SoRCERY IN MARTINIQUE.- Sorcerv,
or obeah, is extensively practised by the
creole and negro population Of all the
West India Islands, in spite Of all the
efforts Of the civil and religious anthori-
ties for its suppression. The Sorcerer Is
generally some person superior i'm cum
ming and other qualities to the mass Of
the negro population, and Is held in great
dread and veneration bv those over whom
he is supposed 10 hold a mysterious pow
er for good or evil. Under the protection
OF this dark superstitious fear, he is able
to commit or instigate the most atrOcious
crimes, as no negro, and very few white
people, will voluntarily testify against an
obeah man, lest he or his accomplices
should take summary vengeance upon
them. These sorcerers ere employed by
persons who have grudges against their
neighbors and as inquests On the bodies
of negroes are rare occurrences in Marti-
nique, it j. the easiest matter in tie
world for the obeah man to furnish Gus
toner with the poisons he wants in ar Ter
70 yet rid OF some one who afN have
wronged or offended him. But such j.
the terror inspired by these sorcerers in
the minds OF these ignorant negroes that
it is not always necessary to resort to ac-
tual poisoning. A word, a sign, a look,
from the obeah man is enough to strike
his victim with mortal horror, under the
influence of which many a poor creature
has pinned away into his grave. 1t is
said that sorcerers are not only very skill
full in preparing poisons to be administer
ed with food or drink, but that some Of
them carry a small globule Of serpenfs
venom under a sharpened fnger-nail by
which they can infict death with slight
puncture of the flesh. These are dan
gerous customers, and they are rarely
meddled with. The sale of charms and
love- powders is also a part of their bust
-Karper's Magazine.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-08

CHAPPED HANDS. The easiest and
simplest remedy is found in every store
room. Take common starch and grind DC
with knife until ID Is reduced 90 the fn-
EST powder. Take a clean box and tll 10
with starch thus prepared, So as 10 have IT,
continually 20 hand for use. Every time
hands are taken from the suds Or dish-wa-
ter. wipe them. and, while they are yet
damp, rub portion Of starch thoroughly
over them, covering the whole surface.
The effect is magical. The rough, smart
ing skin is cooled and soothed and healed,
bringing and insuring the greatest degree
Of comfort and freedom from this by NO
means insignificant trial.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-08

Capt. j. c Tucker, county superinten-
dent of education, is uow engaged in visi-
ting the public schools OF the county, mum
bering about one hundred For two weeks
past he has been in the country south of
Raymond He is operating this week in
Bolton and Brownsville neighborhoods
lie reports the schools in a satisfactory
and successful condition. Kinds County
Gazette.
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Young WIDOW -
An Interesting E~s:,y on tiae Bear
EssfTEsseH-A.

From, the Penn Monthly Tor Noveaber.
" Beware of widows, Sammy" Is not
especially funny or clever, but it has hit
the popular feeling. There Is a wide
spread prejudice against widows, ana as
the world has large experience OF them
IN their ways, it must have some warrant
for distrusting them. For our own part,
we will say that our observation has led
US TO a quarrel with Mr. WeIIer's warn
ing.
The loss Of her husband leaves a wo-
man only half herself The best apollo
gv for second marriage IS the utter emp
tiness Of Il young widows life. For a
time after her bereavement she spends
herself IN honest ana heartfelt grief.
She even exaggel ates her loss. There Is
no taste in food and no flavor IN wine.
The sun is never 20 shine nor the flowers
TO bloom again The sad remnant Of her
lite shall be devoted 70 cnerishlng the
memory and adjoining the grave OF her
departed. All day ana every day size
spends in the house, except when she
steals by unfrequented ways to church.
Her room i shrine filed with memoir
ais Of her sorrow. His picture lies un-
der the pillow at night. his letters are
worn with handling, and blotJed with
tears. Day is too bright for her; she
cannot endure the eye OF a stranger.
When duty calls her into the streets, she
envelopes herself in a veil through which
no regard can penetrate. Her dress IS
the deepest and glainest or mourning.
The men who used TO know her husband
AMI remember him as good sort OF TEL
low, not much better or worse than his
neigh bors, half envy his TRANSPORTATION,
and hope, when their time comes, to be
mourned as truly. IF she has a child
she spoils it, Of course. BY some pro-
cess Of comparison, purely feminine, its
round face and childish treble remind her
Of him.
At this stage she especially affects the
society of her tellow-mourners. Two
widows will spend bait the day together
comparing the virtues Of their respective
husbands, relating the details of their
married life, .tnd confirming each other in
morbid fa8cies and resolves. They dwell
upon their utter distaste for the world,
and speak Of
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&Es seEE lodge

Speaking Of SoIomon's Lodge, No. J.,
Savannah, Ga, the U9niag Aers
says:
TherecordS ofSoiomon's Lodge No /.
previous to the Revolution Of 1916, we're
destroyed during the occupancy Of he
city by the British, tradition informs Us
that the Lodge was organized under q
charter from The Grand Lodge OF Eng
land brought overly General Ogletaorpa.
and that the FIRST property owned by any
Masonic body In this State, Was tnar civ,
en- 20 Soiompa's Lodge IN the city OK Sa-
wanna uy one OF Che original settlers.
~o.omoa'7 Lodge is not only tle
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-08
H0rH.U L00.G " 0a0HGTA

which gave the passn. Grand Lodge its
existence, busi- trs oldest working body
of 3Iasous in America Among ifs ar
chives is preserved g9vei made from the
oak at Sunburv where the brethren first
assembled, and also Bible presented by
General OgIethorpe. OF the former we
viii have more TO say IN this article.
Wefiud from the records that at the
first communication held after the Revo-
In ionary war, th5t The Lodge adopted
resolution not 10 charge dues 10 members
except Tor the date II the evacuation, of
the city by the British troops; also, one
appointing committee to look after the
interest and property Of the Lodge; and
another authorizing committee to pro-
vide a suitable place for the future meet
ing Of the Lodge. Among the names of
those present at the
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-19
WATERING THE DESERTS.

The New York Times evidently does
no: possess much faith in the huge ir-
rigating scheme projected in Lower
California and Arizona. In proof of
what we say We cite the following
from a late edition Of that journal:
An .'emincnt" civil engineer of San
Francisco, with the significant name of
stretch. has been employed by some
enterpriSing Western man to invc>ti-
gate a plan for converting the deserts
of california into a blooming aud fer
tile garden by pouring into them the
waters of the Gulf of California.
With that happy faculty for cover
ing the entire ground for which your
eminent civil engineer is always noted.
Mr.. Stretch has reached he conclusion
that these deserts were once the home
of the civilized .Aztec>. and he argues
by inference, We suppose. that the re-
gion can still he made tOlerable to the
more energetic but somewhat less en-
ligh,ened Californians. We are far
from rejecting as haseless the anticipa-
tons of Mr.. stretch. There are very
few things impossible to the citizens OF
the Golden State. unless it I've u mod
crate and creditable statement of their
own capabilities and resources. and
even this may come after II while.
Meantime. the irrigation project opens
up a fine field for speculation.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-19
LONG RIDE.

The subioined is from the Arizona
Sentinel. When we reflect that the
distance to be travelled II over one
thousand miles. the remarkable nature
of the undertaking will be better un-
ders;oed:
"This agreement, made this 23d day
of January. 1874, ut Tucson, Arizona
Territory. between Hugh McCrum, of
san Francisco. California. and 5. X.
belong. of Tucson, Arizora, is rs fol-
lows. viz: That the said :. Il. belong
bets that he will ride his horse Jerry.
from Tucson, Arizona Territory. To
San Francisco. California, in twenty
five DAYS, leaving Tucson III the 10Th
day OF March, 1874. at . A. NJ, arriving
i'll San Francisco at 9 A. NJ. or or before
April l4th. 1874. Should the journey
not he accomplished within the time
specified. then :. K. belong forteits to
the said McCrum the sum of two
thousand dollars S2,O00); but should il
be honestly and truly performed, then
the said Hugh McCrum forfeits to the
said belong the sum of two thousand
dollars (S2.Noo>. The route to be taken
is via Wickenherg, Ehrenberg. San
Rernardino and Los Angeles to San
Francisco by overland stage route.
HCGH MCCRCM.
:. X. DELoNa.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-19
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE
pDOU uSTS

NV
As we expected. and predicted. the
Committee on Corporations in the Calf
fornia Senate reported unanimously
against the Freeman bill for the rcgu-
lation of freights and fares. The COM
mittee offers a substitute which Is gen-
orally believed to I've very favorable 10
the railroads. We append sections
three and five of the substitute. As
Stunning that they are a fair sample of
the whole bill (which Is very lengthy.
we do not see how the railroads are to
be injured very materially by its pas
9 Indeed, we think it will strike
most people that the substitute Is Oh
tercd mainly to subserve the monopo-
lists. We quote:
Sd. Every passenger ticket sold by
any such railroad company shall vest
i'll the purchaser thereof the right 10 Il
passage over the road Ct the company.
or such part thereof as the ticket may
designate. i'll the directions specified.
at any time within thirty days from
the purchase of the ticket. And the
purchaser of any such ticket shall have
the right to get off the cars of the COM
panv at any station along the road. and
to resume his journey in such ears al
anv subsequent time prior TO the eN-
piration OF thirty days from the pnr-
chase of the ticket: but no passenger
shall have the right to demand his
baggage at any other station than the
one 10 which he shall have procured it
to be checked before entering the cars.
9Th. Il shall be unlawful for the pur-
chaser OF my passenger ticket on any
>rch railroad, to give. sell. assign. or
transfer the same to any other person.
and I person SO giving. selling. as
Signin. or transferring any such ticket
shall be deemed guilty OF Il misde-
nieano and it shall be unlawful for
any person TO purchase or receive any
passenger ticket on any such railroad
except from such railroad company or
its authorized AGENT; and any person
so purchasing or receiving any such
ticket from any person other than such
railroad company OF its authorized
agent. shall be deemed guilty OF a
mi>demeanor.
That portion OF the bill classifying
ireightS and fixing the rates of trans
p9rtation thereon. is very volulninous.
We are not sufficiently advised as TO
the existing tariff over the short routes
in California TO determine whether a
material. " any. reduction is cor
templa,ed by the bill. As re-
marked above. however. it is highly
probable that the railroads have Won the
battle. The substitute may, and doubt
less will. pass the Senate; but when it
reaches the other branch of the LegiS-
lature. we shall expect TO see it rejected
by a large majority. This will. OF
course. operate to defeat all le-isla-
ton on the subject during the session.
the very thing desired by the railroads,
The session is rapidly drawing to q
close. and it is. therefore. extremely
doubtful whether another bill AN be
perfected and passed prior to the ad
,iournmen.: and thus the monopolists
will have again tliuulphed over the
people.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-19
THREATENED INDIAN HOSTILE.
TIES.

4 late Washington dispatch gays:
Advlces received here from the Wyo-
ming frontier indicate a genera! Indian
war a. extremely probable. General
ord. commanding the Department of
the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha,
has forwarded to the army headquar-
tiers a large number Of petitions from
settlers reporting outrages and threats
made by Indians, and asking for pro-
lection. A letter has also been re-
ceived from Governor Campbell. of
Wyoming, asking that assistance
be given to settlers. and that the force
in the Indian country be reinforced.
Many raids have been made by hostile
Indians in Northwestern Nebraska
and Wyoming. The settlers are call
ing for assistance, arms, ETC., with
which 10 protect themselves. Stock
has been stolen and men killed. Gem
@ al Ord is doing all in his power to
protect settlers. but with the small
amount of money and limited number
of men at his disposal 1t will DO impos-
siblc for him 10 afford protection TO all