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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23


Maine. The company sailed in little
coasting craft for the scene of operation.
A ship had recently been sunk, and as
certaining the precise. spot, the divers set
to work. The meu worked in pairs, or by
twos. Each two men we're furnished with
divers armor, air pump, and apparatus.
While one, clothed in the armor, was
down in the water at work, the other
would remain above and work the pump
which furnished air to his comrade.
1t so happened that William and Johu
worked together. One day while John
was down many feet below the surface of
the water, and William furnished him
with the air necessary to sustain lite,
through long India rubber tube, a dia-
bolical scheme for revenge upon his rival
was conceived by William. Ever since
the night Of the party, when Jenny show
ed her preference for his comrade, he had
maintained bitter hatred against him al
though there was an outward appearance
of friendship.
"How easy it would be-" he thought to
himself, ito shut off Johns wind, and
strangle him to DEATH"
No sooner was the idea born, than 1t
was acted upon. Taking knife from
his pocket, William cut hole in the air
pipe, just beneath the surface Of the wa
ter. Finding his supply OF air failing
him, John pulled the signal cord for his
comrade to draw him to the surface; but
the latter answered not the signal. 1t can
never be kown what transpired IN the
mind Of the victim, as he struggled with
death in the depths Of the water. No
doubt he thought Of Jenny, and knew
that his rival w~s numbering him. Per.
haps he imagined the shutting off Of air
WAS the result Of an accident. What an
age 70 poor man the few seconds of life
that remained TO him must have seemed =!
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23

The woman question-how will yoN
have your hair-banged, fiizzed or scram.
bled?
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23

The great ocean is in constant state of
evaporation. 1t gives back what it re.
ccivcs, aud sends up Its waters in mists 10
gather into clouds; and So there is rain on
the fields and storm on tie mountains, and
greenness and beauty. everywhere. But
there are many men who do not believe in
evaporation. They get all they can and
keep all they get, and so are not fcrtili.
GERS, but only stagnant and miasmatic
pools,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23
Good Enough For Home.

When I met Matte Simmons at her
cousins in Philadelphia, last winter, /
thought her one OF the neatcst, prettiest.
brightest girls I had eyer seen. She
would come into the breakfast room in q
nicely fitting dresss, jaunty white apron.
with pockets in it, and a primrose tie.
with smiling face to set them of. When.
ever you met her, her toilet was CONNIE
il faut, and her manners were lovely.
But lately I paid visit at Mattie's own
home. What witch-work had brought .
change in my darling: She wore the
most slipshod shoe, the dingicst wrapper
and the most soiled and twisted collars.
She hardly took the trouble to say good
morning when she came down stairs.
"Has there been fire." inquired.
NO." was the astonished reply.
"Has Mattic's trunk been lost, or have
burglars got into her closet?
"Why, certainly not.'
'Then Matte dear, where are all your
pretty clothes gomez"
20, they are all in the house. l think
old things are good enough for home,
aunt Majory."
A great many young ladies arc Of Mat
ties opinion. They consider anythinfi fit
for father and mother to see. They take
no pains to he beautiful and attractive in
the household. And then they are sur
prised when their brothers think other
boys sisters nicer than themselves.
A girls dress and girls behavior at
home can hardly be too carefully design
ed. There is bursque candor about
home folks too often, that makes it hard
er to be good there than to be good on y
visit. But the daughter is the silver clasp
of the family circle, and she should never
forget that it IS her privilege to look pret-
ty, US we'll as her duty.
| He Couldn't Understand Such Extrava-
gancc.
From the Chicago journal.
inquired a fronticrsman, pointing to tho
box of wooden toothpicks in South Sidu
restaurant, the other day.
"Certainly, SIR" replied the polite cash
ier.
The man took one, aud backing of a
Few steps-uslng it the while Industrious
ly-soOn returned, and carefully deposit.
ing it from whence it came, remarked 10
the amazed cashier, complacently:
Il don't see how yer can ford ter keep
them things. notice SO .nsny folks take
'em off an never bring 'em back"
And as he marched out Of doors with
the expression Of man conscious Of hav-
ing performed ga lsorst act, he Cashier
emptied the tooth p1ckbox under the coun-
ter, with disgust marked on his every fea-
ture.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23

At one of the colored churches in Col
um bus, Georgia, the other night, VIC
man screamed, "Glory! Use jest like Sc
da water-I'se b'ilin over"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23

Cards. Of Eve lines or less, five dollars pei
year.
Editorsal notices intended Is ADVERTISE
ments, twelve cents per. line.
Marriage notices, fifty oents.
Special notices; six cents per limo.
Legal notices at tEe rates prescribed by
Law.
All transient advertisements obe paid for
in advance
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23
A DVEkTuSING: Chea,

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the insertion Of advertisements, should send
rs cents to Geo. P. Rowell d Co., Al Park
Row, New York, for their PAMPHLET
BOOK (ninety serenth edition. containing lists
Of over 1000 newspapers and estimates,
showing cost. Advertisements taken for
leading papers in many States at tremen-
dous reduction from Publishers rates. GET
THE S0OK. n4l-ly
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23

Don't meddle with nitric ncid--slon't
we beseech yo:l. A German essayist says
that when "tenzoylnaphVlam:de is treat.
ed with nitric acid, two isonneric n,onoait-
robenzoylamphtylasr ,des are efosmed=-one
yielding ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the o,her Observation-Disclosures
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23
A Little Girl Eighteen Hours Among
Packs Of Coyotes and Wolves.

A Prattville, California, correspondent
of the Denver News, relates the following
incident: Saturday evening last our town
was startled by the report of little girl,
aged about nine years, a twin daughter of
a Mr.. Switzerland who recently moved in
to the eneighborhood, was lost on the plains.
1t appears that the child accompanied he.
father in search of cattle, and when about
two miles oat they found some calves, one
of which had bell attached to its neck.
The COWS not being in sight, the father di.
rected the child to follow the calves,
which he supposed would so directly
home, while he would go in search of the
COWS. 1t was then half:past P. NJ. At
about 6 o'clok the father returned home,
and was horri6ed to learn that his little
daughter had not come in, but was all the
while supposed by its mother to be with
the father. The alarm was at once given
to the people in the village. and some
twenty or more persons went out and
secured the country for six or eight miles
in every direction, but without success,
though some of them were out until four
o'clock next morning, and two one boy
of II, having themselves been lost, did not
reach home until 8 o'lock Sunday morn.
ing. On Sunday some 40 men and boys
on horseback, and at least 20 on foot, went
out, Notwithstanding the extremely cold,
wet wind, but after hunting all day, re-
turned unsuccessful. Again on Monday
morning men from every direction were
on the hunt, and in the most systematic
manner examined wide strip ofcountry,
from the Platte to near the Box Elder, and
were still looking, headed toward home,
when signal.gun was heard, by which
all knew the child had been found. 1t
appears the little one followed the calves
for time, but, as they did not go toward
home, she soon become conscious that she
was lost. At first she says she wandered
around; but hearing the wolves growing
around her, she started in a straight course
which took her to Box Elder, and without
knowing the direction she was taking fol-
lowed the bed Of the creek until daylight.
At that time she saw trees on the Platte
and started for them, arriving at the ranch
of Mr.. John Beebee, about four miles be-
low Evans, at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning,
having travelled constantly for IS hours
and probably distance of 25 miles,, VIII en-
asked if she was not frightened, she said
no. She said the wolves kept close to her
heels and snapped at her feet; but that her
mother had told her that if she was good,
the Lord would always take care OF her,
and so she knew the wolves would not
hurt her, because God wouldn't let them.
After being kept at the house of Mr.. Bee
bee until the following day, Monday, she
was brought home as sound and fresh as
though she had only taken a short walk
Of 10 or IL miles.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23
VOLUME VIII.
THE RAMSEY HOUSE,

%6 IN &9| per day. Agents wanted. All
w " V1U classes Of working people Of both
sexes, young and old, make more money at
work fer US. in their own localities, during
their spare moments, or all the time, than at
any thing else. We offer employment that
will pay handsomely for every hours work.
Full particulars, terms. &C., sent free: Send
US your address at once. Don't de3ay. Now
the time. Col't look for work or busine IS
Elsewhere, until you have learned what We
eaer. G. STINSON i Co., Portland, Maine
n4l.1y.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
THE SITUATION.

If the truce between the Governor and
citizens is faithfully kept. all danger of
a disturbance of the peace, is at an
end. If it is not kept, the fame will
kindle and there is no telling where 1t
will end. The white people are peace
able and law-abiding, as are the negroes
also, if let alone and not tempered with
by self-seeking demagogues. The appear
ance of squad of soldiers representing
the authority ofthe United States govern
ment, would be sufficient to quell any
disturbance so far as the whites are con-
cerned, but it is now too late for the
military arm of the government to be
brought into play before the election,
and our people must be a law of peace
and order unto themselves. Let US
have peace"-but Democratic and Con-
sentative voters remember your inalien-
able rights, and do not forget that the
price of Liberty Is ETERNAL VIGILANCE
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20

VIII reduce taxes one-half below the
rates.
Will pass an amendment to the Con-
stitution for annual, in place of biennial,
sessions of the Legislature.
Will reduce the number of Judges, and
thereby curtail the expenses of the Judi
ciary Department, which before the war,
averaged $1,000 per annum. Now
they average $4,000.
Will provide for the re-apportiOnment
of the Legislative and Congressional Dis
tricts, SO as to secure fair representation
for both races and for taxpayers and non-
taxpayers in the State and National
Councils.
Will reduce the cost of public print
ing.
Will abolish the Judicial printing sys-
tenn, and give to lawyers and clients the
right to elect their OVID medium Of judicial
advertising.
Will infuse new life and hope into the
peopie-encourage immigration-repeal
the Calling Gun Standing Army bill
encourage peace and goodwill between
the races-enhance the property valua
ton of the State by reducing the burdens
of taxation-pass liberal and just re.
demption laws-abOlish sinecures-anC
send the State forward on new career
of prosperity and happiness. So mote
it be So mote it be !
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
From Daily Clarion, 13th.I
The Latest Phase OF the Threat
ened YazOO Invasion.

We have good reasons for believing
that Morgan, on second thought, has
declined to avail himself of the escort of
negro militia into Yazoo county, for
which he first applied on the false and
frivolous pretext that the functions of
his Office of Sheriff, has, or will be, inter
fered with, but which was, in fact, a
scheme to take part with the army of the
State in his private quarrel with parties in
Yazoo, to whom he imagines he has given
mortal affront. 1t is possible, therefore,
that no attempt Git would be but an attempt
and an abortive one at that will be now
made to- execute this part of the pro-
gramme. Morgan knows that the duties
of the Office of Sheriff, from which he
has abscOnded, are being executed by his
deputies, and with the sanction of every
white man in the county, and it
is possible that, abandoning the
scheme to involve the State govern
ment in his personal quarrel, he will
resort to the civil authorities for pro-
lection against real or imaginary bodily
dangers to himself. These authorities
are all of his own party, and as sheriff he
has the power to summon the posse, Il
need be, to execute legal process.
This, however, may be a sur
mise, and there is no telling what
day may bring forth. The inva
sion of Yazoo county by lawless pre-
tended militia, armed to the teeth, would
be such trespass as will justify the citi
zens of the county in repelling it for the
protection of their lives, their property
and their sacred affairs. Let them pray
| to God to override the intentions, if they
still exist, of the public officials who have
control of the question, and hope for the
best-blt, at the same time, to be prepared
for the ,Uorst. The price Of LIBERTY
| eternal VIGILANCE.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
KINDS COUNTY.
No COmPrOmise...Pu tho Whole
Ticket Through.

1t is reported that leading Radicals
are anxious for compromise in this
(Hinds) county, and the Senatorial
District, and unite both parties on the
same ticket, by an equal division of the
Legislative members and county officers.
The Democrats and Conservatives are
entirely confident of sweeping the field,
and believe that such a compromise would
be like the handle of a jug, ALI on one side.
It is no secret that the colored major
ity of only 1900 or 1900 will not save the
Radical ticket from defeat. More than
enough colored members have joined the
Democratic and Conservative Clubs to
assure its defeat. Besides, the colored
people know that for six years, by their
votes, the Radicals have ruled the county
and State governments, and that, as
turn about is far play, it is nothing but
right that the other side should have con-
troll for the next two years.
Put the whole ticket through, boys.
You can do it if you will. Every voter
will see the justice of the old rule, that
turn about is fair play, and will either
stand aside in the contest and refuse to
take part, or will help you to elect the
Democratic and Conservative ticket.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20

EXCITEMENT IN JACKsON-GENERA
GEORGE DEMANDS AMEs TO DIsARM
THE MILITIA.-A telegram has just
been received from jackson, stating that
Gen. George went to Ames yesterday
morning, and, in the name of all the
law-abiding citizens of the State, demand
ed that he at once diSdrm the militia
Brookhaven Ledger. Oct. IA.
The above is respectfully referred to
General George, Hon. w. L. Nugent,
Joshua Green, E. Richardson, job w.
Robinson and others, of the law-abiding
citizens, and especially to The CLARION.
for such an explanation as the truth of
history demands" The people want
no misunderstanding about this matter.
Their honor and good faith are involved.
Pilot.
The statements in THE CLARION from
time to time since the conference was
held which resulted in the agreement
between the Governor and citizens, are 3
sufficient explanation" on our part
but it is made complete by the official
report Of Gen. George elsewhere pub
lished.
The conference was the result of mu-
tual desire on the part of the Governor
and citizens to adjust the troubles, and they
were adjusted without Z" demands on
either side, honorably to both, upon the
conditions heretofore set forth in THE
CLARION, and repeated in the statement
of Gen. George, which, we will add, has
been approved by the Governor, as cor
rect statement of the agreement.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
VOTERS!!

The WEEKLY CLARION will visit you
but once more before the election. We
appeal to you, friends, if you wish to
redeem Mississippi, to work night and
day until the election day (November
2d). Then gather at the polls by day
light and stay until dark. Do not be
crowded away from the ballot-box. From
1867 to this year, eight long years, if the
authorities failed to establish suffici ent
voting places for you all. you have stood
back, and, not voting yourselves, have
permitted the Radicals to have it all their
own way. This year let them understand
that we must and will have a chance.
Let them know in words plain enough to
be understood, that Democrats and Con-
servatives intend to vote this election,
come what may. Don't submit to
any of the old back to breast"
arrangement; or long lines of voters in
which you have hitherto had to take the
rear. If that game is tried again break
the line. After you have carried the day
at the polls, submit to no throwing out of
votes or of boxes. Put your votes in the
boxes and see that they are counted and
returned properly afterwards.
Be prudent, be calm, but be determin-
ed. Your vote is guarantee for freedom.
He who attempts to deprive you of it,
attempts to deprive you of your voice in
the government. He is the foe to Amer
lean freedom and your personal enemy.
Once more to the breach, dear friends,
Once more!!
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
THE OUTLOOK.

From all quarters of Mississippi, our
intelligence as to the progress of the can
vass, is most satisfactory and cheering.
So far from there being any relaxation
of labor, on the part of our friends, all
seem to be at work with commendable
and constantly increasing zeal. The
whole State is now in a condition of eff
cient organization, and all the clubs are
laboring like bees, resolved to exert all
peaceful and lawful means to make the
revolution gloriously successful. These
noble efforts are not without fruits. Null
titudes of colored voters are joining the
clubs, and many of them, possessed of
intelligence and patriotism, are reasoning
with their race, and thereby diminishing
the Radical strength, day by day.
Although our victory is practically
won already, let there be no pause in
the good work until the polls shall be
closed on the day of the election. Let
the work along the whole line of our
party be, Forqcard, March, CHARGE !
The Radical ranks are broken. Their
troops WAIVER and retreat. Their Earring
councils are discordant and inharmoni-
Gus. Their leaders are dismayed at the
mystic hand writing on the wall.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
JOHN G. THOMPsON.


w. H. Foote, (colored) Circuit Clerk
of Yazoo, whose name is signed to the
incendiary publication Of jim. Hill and
others, has published a card dsavowing
and repudiating the address We are
also credibly informed that he has de-
clared his intention to vote the ticket of
the Democrats and Conservatives at the
approaching election. The Pilot keeps
the address standing in its columns,
Will it make note Of it, and drop Mr..
Foote's name from the list?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20

The Grand Jury of Amite county,
composed, as we learn from the Liberty
Herald, of ten colored and seven white
men, returned two indictments against
the members of the Board of Supervisors
for malfeasance in Office. VIM. Deshields.
one of the members, came into court and
insisted on trial as to himself. A jury
of both races found him guilty. 1t is in
order for Parker, the sheriff, to again call
for troops.
BUT still the organization of the mi
lItla is going forward quietly, peaceably,
without buster and-aOithO1tt fear. Pilot
of 14th.
This, after Ames had pledged his word
that it would be stopped.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
Fred. Douglass vs.. Ex-senator
PeRSe.

Fred. Douglass, the apostle of ANAL
gamation and compulsory social equality
between the races and of governmental
interference for the enforcement of his
bestial creed, is intensely bitter towards
ex-senator Pease for interposing with
whatever influence he IS capable of
welding to prevent the introduction of
the u. S. Military into our State affairs.
On the subject of his own advice to the
colored people, Fred. says:
az have counselIed no aggressions upon
anybody. / have famed the flame of no
race hatred. l have neither sought to
kindle nor keep alive the animositY on
account of wrongs and injuries long ago
inflicted upon my race. On the contrary,
| have told my colored fellow-citizens,
as far as it is possible, to live in peace
and good will with all the people around
them. But | have also told them when
attacked by murderers and other crimi-
nals-when the arm of the Government
is not present to shield and protect them,
to sell their LiUes as dearly as possible, and
hus teach their blood-hirsty prosecutors
that IN their LqaVless lUdrfdre there a0iU be
HotUs to take as aUeL as bLOtOs to give. The
advice-if such it may be called-is the
simplest precept of nature, and demands
neither retraction nor apology"
Now Fred. has made up a SUPPOSE
tious case of encroachment on the rights
of the colored people by the whites, in
order to give vent to the bravado con
tanned in the incendiary sentiment which
we have marked with italics. The author
fthis sentiment has recently been elected
President of Alcorn University, an in
stitution for the colored people supported
mainly by taxes paid by the whites, and
we would advise him before consenting
to take the place, to prepare himself tor
it by disgorging from his mind and heart
the venom of which the foregoing extract
is a specimen. He ought not to live
among, and upon the earnings of people
towards whom he INDUCES such unchar-
itableness and besides if he should
turn the black cohorts loose to execute
vengeance for the terrible wrongs his
imagination has conjured, he might be
called on to lead them, and that wouldn't
be healthy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
ATTALA COUNTY.


The writer had the pleasure of partic-
ipatiDg in large meeting of the Dem
ocracy of Attala county at Kosciusko on
yesterday, (the 15th). All parts of the
county were represented by solid, earnest
men, enthusiastic in the good cause and
determined to roll up large majority for
the deliverance of the State from Radical
misrule. The Democratic Conservatives
have an excellent ticket in the field for
the Legislature and county officials, and
from what we could learn there is de-
termination to put it through to a man
in spite of independents, sleePies and
softs.
Major S. T. Oldham, the Democratic
nominee for Senator, who has been
kept out of the canvass by sickness, in the
course of an excellent speech took &C.
casion to characterize as "false, ma
licious and lying" a report which
had originated with some enemy
of the ticket, that he had at
some time or other, taken part in a
Radical caucus; and he denounced the
author thereof, whoever he may be, in
very plain English.
Our friends of that excellent Demo
cratic paper, the Central Star, are doing
their whole duty; and it is deserved
recognition of their services, that one of
the firm, R. Walpole, Esq, is on the
and will be elected by
handsome majority.