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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-01
REPORT.

The following is the report made by Mr.
Harper, chairman, from the Committee or
Public Printing, on Friday last. which we
have, until now, been compelled to omit
| from our notes:
Mr.. SPEAKER Your Committee on Pub
4 lie Printing, TO whom was referred Senate
bill No. IL. entitled "An Act to regulate
Public Printing and to prescribe the du-
! ties and pay of the Public Printer" have
| had the same under careful consideration.
| and authorize me TO report the same back
| to this House with the recon- m endation that
| it do pass. substituting the following pro-
vision in lieu OF the provision at the con-
clusion OF the third section: provided, that
in rule and figure work, the sum of three
dollars and twenty-five cents shall be al
lowed for each page of same in one copy
of any such report, message, etc.
Your Com mittee, in submitting this re-
port, would ask leave respectfully to state
that they have carefully considered the
bills referred to them, and have brought to
their assistance, in forming their Judgment
the light furnished by personal experience
in the printing business, as well as infor-
nation furnished in writing by disinter-
ested parties, and careful examination of
the State Printing laws found in the Re-
yised Codes of 1857 and 1871.
mat this Legislature and the people of |
the State, may eaiZe the magnitude of |
this branch of the public service beginning |
with the year 1870, the Committee would |
insert here statement furnished JAN 9th,
1876, by the Auditor of Public Accounts:
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 9th, 1876.
To Hon. Geo. W. Harper.
DEAR SIR:-In accordance with your re-
quest L herewith send statement of total
amounts expended for Public Printing for
he different years, as follows:
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-01

A BILL has been introduced into a.
Ohio Legislature to make a protraoted
drunk good cause for divorce
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-01
THE PRINTING BILL.

The House amendment to the Senate
printing bill was concurred in. Adjourn
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-01

Mr.. Cessor (col.) moved to reconsider and
table the motion. The motion to table the
motion to reconsider was lost; yeas, ~ +;
nays, 43; absent, 81 and the motion TO re-
consider lies over.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-01

Ine secretary of State Informed, a.
aoT .aiat ene following Senate bin has pen IN
t eonie law by operation of article nas De-
i INN - 10 repeal the act extendins s ~
UNITS Mt OF the town of West Point. the
are tbo M en- having notified tho Sem
bills were absent, the following n enrolled
s o tniItee was appointed: Messrs Ty
- ne borrowing were appointed on IT ~
~ Imprisonment committees. l. u H.
!, CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRicTs-Messrs cba1-
=, TN I aIlens Reynolds, Griffin, Stone Ever
0N SnSs thompson and White.
.atcnings, Pratt, Sims, Eyeratt ,FeWeiI,
'u'i'n' Graham and FitzGerald. aorgan'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18
Poetic al.
A Curious Literary Production.

The following is remarkably curious
composition. Each line, commencing a
the top and reading down and up again
contains word of the Lords Prayer:
Make known thy gospel truth, our Father King
Yield us thy grace, dear Father, from above
Bless us with hearts Which feeling can sing,
Our life thou art foreyer God of love.
Assuage our grief Ia love for Christ, we pray,
Since the Prince of Heayen and gloly died,
Took all our sins and hallowed the display,
Infant being first man and then was crucified
Stupendous God Thy grace and po,rer make
known,
In Jesus name let all tic world rejoice;
Now labor in Thy Heavenly Kingdom own,
Thy blessed Kingdom for thy saints the choice
How vile to come to thee Is all the cry,
Enemies to Thyself and all that's Thine,
Graceless our WiU, we live for vanity,
Loathing the very being eUH in design.
o, God, Thy will be done, from earth to Heaven,
Reclining on the gospel let as live,
In earth from sin deliyered and forgiven;
Oh, as Thysef bat teach us to forgive,
its power temptation doth destroy,
Sure is our fall into the depths of woe
Carnal in mind we have not glimpse of joy,
Raised against Hed"cn in as no hope we know,
o, gire lis grace, and lead us on the way,
Shine on as with Thy love and give us peace,
Self and this sin that rise against us stay,
Oh, grant each day our treSpaSSes may cease
Forgive our evil deeds that oft We do,
Convince us daily of them TO our shame,
Help us with Heavenly bread, .forgiyc lis too,
Recurrent lusts and ne adore Thy name
In Thy forgiveness we as saints can die,
Since for as and our hespaSSeS so high
Thy Son our Saviour died on Calvary.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

The CHEcK-REIN UsRLEss.-The horse
is often prevented from throwing his
weight into the collar, by tight eheci rein
"a useless and painful incumbrance intro
duced by vanity, and retained by thought.
iessness amounting to cruelty. Ask horse
Keepers why they use it, and hardly any
one will give the same answer, though il
is supposed by them to be great safe
guard in case of stumbling. The real OBJ.
ject for which it was intended was to make
query horse to which it was applied, howev-
er weak, or old, or poor, assume the lofty
carriage OF the thoroughbred horse; and the
tossing of the head, the foam at the mouth
and the restless agitation of the body
(mute' expressive signs of pain and suffer-
lng) came, in little while, not only to be
disregarded, but even looked at with ap.
probation. Fortunately, this vitiated taste
is rapidly going out of fashion as better
information is diffused. Few of the London
caD-drivers use check-reins, knowing them
to be inconsistent with proper work; and
when one is observed, it will invariably he
found to be on some poor animal, whose
weary and haggard appearance is attempt
ed to he disguised by this implement of
torture.-Am. Stock Journal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18
A Reliable Mark OF a Good Cow.

Mr.. Guenon, of France, established or
pointed out new method of Judging the
milk producing qualities of cows. The
point upon which he relied in selecting
good COW was what is called the escutcb-
con or milk mirror. 1t is mark caused
by the hair pointing upwards between the
thlgh and just above the udder, forming
quite contrast to the rest of the hair
which lies smooth and pointing down.
wards. A perfect mirror embraces the nd.
der, spreads out equally on the inside and
rear of both thighs as high up as point
at or little below the vulva. Sometimes
this escutcheon extends from the udder
to vulva in strip of uniform width, with.
out spreading on the thighs, This form is
better than none, but is not the best form.
The nearer it conforms to the perfect form
which we have given above, the better
will the milking capacity of the cow prove
to be.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

"GooD FOR PoNY-No Coon FOR WAR
RloR. Col. Stevens, an officer with much
experience of savage life, was employed
on the plains, as government engineer. to
build number of stone houses for the In
dian chiefs. These tenements were design
ed as bats to catch their tribes. In six
months all his tenements were gone, sold
to the white men for few kegs of whisky.
One big chief, Long Antelope, kept his
house, and Stevens rode to see this chief,
as being man of higher hope than Others
OF his race. He found Long Antelope
smoking in tent pitched near the win
dow of his house. "Why living in tent,
Long Antelope, when you have good
house ?" Long Antelope smiled. blouse
good for pony, no good for warrior-ugh"
Stevens went in, and found Long Ante
iope's pony stalled in the dining ROOM
"A house." says Stevens sis too much for
tull-blood Indians brain. The only no.
ton you can get into such fellows head
is that to settle down means to wrap his
shoulders in warm blanket instead of in
skin, to loaf about the agency instead of
going out to hunt, and to spend his time
in smoking and drinking instead of taking
scalps."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18
VOL. XX---NO. Z.
fatmers' Column.
"Speed the PlOsp.o
Farmers Gardens.

How seldom do you see a good garden
attached to farm. Yet no one has the
facilities in this respect commanded by the
farmer. With abundance of land, fresh
stable manure with which to make a hot,
bed OF any extent, choice of soil and expo,
sure, team and implements always at hand.
and odd minutes that cannot be better
turned to account than in making home
beautiful, he need play second fiddle to NO
one as horticulturist. A garden aida
immensely both to the charm and the yalua
OF country place. "a love of a cottape.n
embowered in trees and encompassed with
fruits, flowers and vegetables, is the ideal
home about which merchant princes i'm.
INJURED in the city are evermore dreaming.
This dream every farmer can convert into
a reality. Taking purely utilitarian
view OF the subject, a well-kept garden ia
the most remunerative part Of an estate
Leaving the flowers out of account.-thouob.
the ladies will not fail to appreciate these,
%the fruits and vegetables will be n rich
source OF family supply, comfort and health
-Li0e Stock Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

SOME QUEER RAILROAD BUILDERS
There are workmen on the Pacific Rail-
way even more curious than the Irish or
Chinese Davvies. During the summer of
1868, the Laramie River became very low w,
much to the distress of a contractor who
had cut great many thousand cross ties
the lumber on which the rails are laid
and which he expected to float down to
the point where the railroad was to cross.
He was at first at loss to know what to
do, but resolved, finally, to build dams
across the river at various points, and when
the stream was thus made high enough, set
his RATS afoat. Large parties of men,
therefore, went to work building the dams.
No sooner would the men leave off work
at night than thousands of beavers would
begin, and work hard at the dam during
the whole night. Water is always as ne
cessary to the comfort of beavers as on this
occasion it was to the welfare of the con-
tractor; and it was properly for this rea.
son, and not because they wished to see
the railroad finished, that the beaver COM
munity joined in the labor of building the
dams.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

WASHINGTON AS A GARDENER.-An I'm.
published letter of President Washington
is In the possession of a gentleman In st.
Louis, Mo-, to whose grandfather it was
written. 1t is dated at Mount Vernon.
Sept. II, 1899, only short time before the
death OF the patriot, and is interesting as
indicating his ideas upon one of the minor
matters of life: I'm answer to your favor
of the 9th inst, which l received yester.
day, inform you that have raised car.
rots in the field these ten or twelve years
OF course have no other seed than such as
are usually cultivated in gardens. Pre-.
vious to the year 1889, when was drawn
from retirement, cultivated both carrots
and potatoes Gin alternate rows) between
drilled corn eight feet apart, and am per.
suaded that the aggregate benefit from the
practice would be found highly profitable
to farmer who has it in his power to at.
tend to his business himself and will be
judicious in the application of tLem.-
Without this they turn to little account
in the hands of such overseers as are en-.
ployed In common. l did not find that
they yielded equal to the potatoes, but
were more nutritious as food for mich
cows"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

VALUABLE IF TRUE.-The Fincastle Her.
aId has been informed that piece of iron
hung on fruit trees will effectually prevent
the ravages of frost. The informant states
that the night before the freeze in April.
1875, he hung several pieces of old iron In
ten of his peach trees, and the trees were
loaded with peaches, the yield being not
less than rs bushels. The fruit of the re-
naming trees COS in number) in the or.
chard was killed. A piece of horseshoe
was hung in a cherry tree in the same or.
chard, and the yield was abundant, while
in three adjacent trees the fruit was en-.
tirely killed. He says the idea originated
with his mother, and that he, when boy.
tried the same thing frequently, and with
tho same result. Try it.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

THE AGREEMENT OF A JURy.-Wbv
must twelve men agree This question is
exciting considerable attention. In poll.
tics and other matters, the majority rules
A majority of one on the bench of the
United States Supreme Court decides the
most important issue, but majority often
inside jury box is not sufficient to con-
troll the larceny of pair of boots Before
the Norman Conquest, the verdict of two
thirds of the jury had prevailed in English
Courts, but in the reign of Edward III. it
was settled that the twelve must agree
The requirement seems wholly absurd
Several able writers have attacked the
practice. Hallam, in his "History of the
Middle Ages" refers to "that preposterous
relic OF barbarism, the requirement of una
nimity in jury" So we may repeat II
the majority rules in all other associations
OF our civilization, why not in a court of
justice
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

Man is an abtruse puzzle when lie
has pair of shoes with n break in them
he is not satisfied until he has a new pair,
and when he has new pair he is not sat
istied until he breaks them in.
MY son." said stern father to sew
en-year-old hopeful, II must discipline
you. Your teacher says you are the worst
boy in the school,"
well, papa" was the reply, "only yes
terday she said l was just like my ia
ther"
-Atrocious PUMA bald-h eadcd friend
OF Il phlegmatic temperament was accosted
by funny acquaintance with, "Tom, why
is your head like the Arctic regions ~
II give it up" because it is a white
bear place"
"A Quakertown man has solved NJ rs.
Livermore's query: "What shall we do
with our daughters 2" He has purchased
two washing machines, and will take in
washing. His wife and seven daughters
are to do the work, and he will superin-
tend the business.
Step up to a citizen and tell him that
his father and grandfather were lunatics
and see how quickly he'll crook his elbow.
Yet, let that citizen shoot somebody, and
hell bless you if you'll help him prove
that all his ancestors were not only crazy,
but the biggest fools in the neighborhood.
"A waggish Spectator, one of a nu-
merous family in the world, recently said {:
Give years ago was not worth penny
in the world; now see where am through
my own exertions"
well, where are you2"
why, II thousand dollars in debt"
MA, said young mana dry goods
clerk, by the way, and one who parts his
hair in the middle also-as he stood before
the looking-glass wrestling with a shirt
collar, VI shall he twenty-four years old
tomorrow, and when reflect that never
yet had shirt to fit me in the neck, it
seems as il my life had been failure"
1t is said of Lord Norbury that he
would at any time rather lose a friend than
joke. On one occasion he began the sen.
tence of death in this wise "Prisoner at
the bar, you have been found guilty by a
jury of your countrymen of the crime laid
TO your charge, and must say l entirely
agree with the verdict, for see 'scoun-
drer written in your face" Here the pris-
oner interrupted him with:
That's strong reflection-from your
Lordship."
Whereupon the Judge, keenly appreciat-
ing the joke, committed the sentence into
transportation for seven years.
-"Young ladies have the privilege of
saying anything they please during leap
year," she said, cycling him out of the cor
ner of her eyes with a sweet look.
His heart gave great bound, and while
he wondered if she was going to ask the
question which he had so long desired
and feared to do, he answered, "Yes."
"And the young men must not refuse
said she.
mo, no |. How could they ?" sighed
he.
swell, them" said she, "will you"
He fell on his knees and said, anything
you ask, darling"
"Wait till get through. Will you take
q walk. and not hang around our house SO
much 2"
And he walked.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

ERRATIc WRITING.-The following is
from the Dan5ury Neaos. 1t is we'll said,
and expresses forciby what every editor
thinks:
1--WE don't mind how eccentric person
is in his dress. That's his own business.
But no man has got q right to be eccen-
trio in his penmanship if lie designs the
manuscript for others. An eccentricity in
writing is abominable. 1t tires the eyes,
tires the brain, and blunts the moral ma
ture of the reader. An article, to have its
merits understood, should lie read fluent
ly. We wish writers for the press would
understand that they can brighten up their
chance ola welcome by plain, straight
forward penmanship. We are deeply in
terested in this subject, as our time Is pref
ty well occupied. five were the presi-
dent of n base ball club, with nothing to
do but sit astraddle of fence and watch
for thaw, it would be different"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

Don't TRIM TREES IN EARLY SPRING. u
Under the above caption, an intelligent
rural reader Of the Wilmington Commercial
writes: The common practice of trimming
trees in February and March is q great
mistake. The wounds then made bleed
sap. turn black, and do not heal over
Trimming about the first of June, or any
other time when the trees are in leaf or
fruit, is far better and the wounds are in
clined to dry hard and heal over without
injury. Timber cut in the latter part of
the Summer, when the sap is sour, will
long out-last that cut in the latter part of
the Winter, or early Spring, when the sap
is sweet.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

swINE.-There is a good prospect for
high prices for pork for some time yet
Pork and corn generally bear relative val
ues, and whatever the price Of corn, II can
be turned into pork with profit. There
has been vast change for the better In
the stock of pigs and hogs, but there 10
room for further improvement. The aim
should be to reduce the offal, and produce
a pig or hog as nearly as possible all bacon
and hams, and one that will come 10 mar.
ket without being wintered over.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

-Rain.water brings down yearly about
IL pounds Of ammonia per acre ofground.
To supply an equal amount in sulphate of
ammonia at six cents per pound would coat
the farmer $2.8s, and this is therefore the
manurial value of the rain. To this, how.
ever, must be added certain quantity
of nitric or nitrous acid.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

During a recent Detroit fire young
lady rushed up and down Montcaln
street wildly shouting, "Save 'em-oh
save 'em.'
"What is it2 Who2 Where2 Eth o.
shouted man, as he seized her arm. SIS
any one burning up9''
mot as know of" sue walled, "but
won't you dash in there and save my GRO
quet set2
He's still thinking. about it,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18
TIE EGIS & INTELLIGENCER,
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OF our citizens who are too weak to resist
temptation when it is continually before
them.
For fear I am taking up too much valu-
able space, will close with
QUOTATION.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18
VARIETIES.

Man is an abtruse puzzle; when he
has pair of shoes with break in them
he is not satisfied until he has new pair,
and when he has a new pair he is not sat.
istied until he breaks them in.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

--Atrocious PUMA bald-h eadcd friend
OF phlegmatic temperament was accosted
by funny acquaintance with, "Tom, why
is your head like the Arctic regions ~
II give it up" because it is n white
bear place.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

"A Quakertown man has solved NJ rs.
Livermore's query: "What shall we do
with our daughters ?" He has purchased
two washing machines, and will take in
washing. His wife and seven daughters
are to do the work, and he will superin-
tend the business.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-18

am NO do-nothing after all, when motive
really worth my while presents ITSELF But,
glancing at his old fashioned silver watch,
which contrasted 30 markedly with Mr..
Van Brugh's elegant full ieweled chro-
nometer, 81 have no time to lose"
HNot N ,ooon
, 1876-04-02
TO RENT--HOUSES.

TO RENT--HoUSEs.
no RENT~nY WI. 4. SAMPSON ! CO., HKA1
4 E.tata md hontins Agency. IA LAsane-st.' Oh
SOUTH DIVISION.
s. and Foe1esta7. tso-'to1s franes 10 soo1ns u
Fias farnished houso Forrestav, rou.. In eunDlot
d ss.teenthst., thsee.stoB stoaeirsns hou1'. l
is.s 'sss %iesiEsn:a-.: :. isSoon. ]
Hs.ssss::i ss. fssa: sss:s E: 's'''
91hiFty thira.st-. il reoms, s3s peE mouth: :, .
81 South Paf4szs WKsf 1s 6ivisS house. f'''
1s.ss ey psr soatS h'a''
ri two Wess std Aasns ss -. 81 brisE. 10 rooms.
sad ,esss. ss!s 81?
Sse eSa,s. b.sseat On Asan
Ad.@.t jast ~est Of 1shland.av. u soons essh souts
81 e.. zsrlsfront houss 1s
u Kes. Monroest., sroons brick. go per mpDth ,s
si5 Souta 5angamon IT.. Il rooms.
81 seG.s
The asT ;a p hon'' On
sss tho city, For full
11's 'e' A@11'''4' @1a -'AA IT. H. SAMPSON co.
no RENT-nV r: G; y1ERs1Ha. ROOM L. L.
.. Esst indisss 81. ans brieF house Of "A zeoms Will.
s a1S eessat @ on q
nth I'll modern innFovements eornar Thrty-soeoadss
4b6 Eur1sut-s nns brick Of Il soom,. With al nodun
IS Tsen:y: :tsSssh;tt, cottage st rooms:
Y r5a.s: pass o. sGssf9 tsi1 osf ., Foo'
SH e., st.ss It.. s.9rs . and ECo3n &c
- a1 iii do xsii IL b c ietsias tpa7
1&4 y p''- ca" '''''' hoo is is basrbo!a.:
no RENT-No. SIS WEST MONROEsT., NEAL
4 9ease on
No. .s77 Wsst sion1osst.. furnished. 70 suitable
Ne los2 Vc1s Mouroe-s:,. .-stt frame houss ses per
e ~ 2.. sroea eSs..ss s:s pss month
1rss s5 so 55S ~Esi 81 West
10 East 5tadf%on-t.
no REST-BRlcK HOUSE, a'xso FEET, lrRooAs;
Ea:es ~ ta1a.ss. ps:a;re IN with Window lsssa
s.ne ss seovs ssesD. @ tsTascs e, *: 30 ,,,
fss nesf sais
1h sass % s P' sss
hs,n ssesleat repa 'aesnt near
RIO RENT-slt WEST WAsH1NGToN-sT.. Two
Ssh 1he 81 81
115 2ssosy. dluiagfoo main uoor. al
$.se3 brick houses With Collars al improvements.
Nsv aud elegant front estory and basement
~ improvements, I've mautels ste. 1aklend. TO
s ROOM l. southeast corner CLARK and wa.hsas
no REEr..FRoM MAY7-coTTAGE OFF ROOMS
/. @ ass and bargain
TO nESr.AT HALE:PRlcE c2NMEXINET \? ~
Woodland FarS. Apply On ths s pretni,es. 1 ~, '1 "
RIO .RENT-FRoM MAY I. IS WEST. ADAMs-sT..
, 1876-04-02

10 REaT-sSTORY AND BASEMENT STORE,
EthAr., next corner Of Quincy; elevator and oi6co;
sea JOHN r: EBEHHART. l57 HasE1ugtcn-ss,
no RENT TWO ELEGANT STORES IN THE
4 best louatfon 1farket~st. Apply to ). ULLMAE,