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The Republican journal., 1877-02-01
SPECIAL. NOTICES,
A GAN6n,

a CARD,
To all who suffering from the errors and indis
cretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay
loss OF manhood &C., will send recipe that will
cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in South America
Send selfa(dressed envelope to the REV. JosErn
I. IANiAN Station n, Bible House Ae1p lori' Ctg.
apnmosl,
The Republican journal., 1877-02-01

Moody and Sankey are now in fun blast
at their tabernacle in Boston. Eastern
men who may visit that city, and have 4
few minutes to spare, can drop in and get
converted
The Republican journal., 1877-02-01

The whole question may turn on that
Oregon vote, after all
The Republican journal., 1877-02-01

Five hundred persons in Bangor daily
take their soup from the city's big kettle
The Republican journal., 1877-02-01

The Presidents latest message il one
that Democrats can endorse
The Republican journal., 1877-02-01
II RELIEVES CONSUMPTION

When all other remedies fail, and two teas poontus
taken before going to bed. will soon loosen and re
leHe the worst Cough that sweet and refreshing
slcep is sure 10 follow il usr
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
Who are the BIesSe

Blessed is the man who minds his own
business.
Blessed is the woman who never says
to her husband, Il told you So"
Blessed is the man who can sew on
his buttons when the baby is crying.
Blessed is the woman who won't marry
a widower-provided he's your father.
Blessed is the mother in-law who never
reminds you that you married above your
station.
Blessed is the poor relation who never
looks up to you-fOr money.
Blessed is the old maid that don't hate
old people and children.
Blessed is the old bachelor that don't
hate cats and pincushions.
Blessed are the married people that
don't wish they we're single.
Blessed are the single people that are
content to remain so.
Blessed is the husband who never says
his mothers pies were better than his
wife's are.
Blessed is the wife formerly a widow
who never calls up the virtues Of the
"dear departed% for No. to emulate.
Blessed is the man who gives his wife
ten cents without asking what she is go
ing to do with it.
Blessed is the woman that don't scold
when the stovcpipe fails down on the
dinner table and-b!essed is the man that
can fix it up without swearing.
Blessed IS the friend that never requires
the loan of your umbrella.
Blessed is the neighbor who is so busy
about his own affairs that he has no time
to pry into yours.
Where are the s'bessed?"
Echo answers |'Where"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
THE LONG AGO.
By CARRIE BELL SINCLAIR.


There's beautiful isl, in the long ago,
4 u Il 'oded with gnt!eu light,
And a river that flows by The margin green,
" hose waters are ~oadrcus bright,
1here's bark that rIide~ with snowy sail,
And the music o. silver oar,
rat carri's rs baCk 10 the shining gates
VI That beautifu past once more
All every heart folds some sweet dream
Oh beautiful long ago
There were brigh, hopes nursed in the long
Iago,
Sweet flowers We gathered there.
AND the walls OF this b autiful pas! is hung
With many All image fair,
Ana Oh there room for the feet to tread
1he path of lie by ., ne years:
There are Joys mat bloom in nemorv's fields.
And "a fount for cur bitter tears.
And thar fouH hollis many hallowed tear
We've wept ia the long ago.
There are happy dreams that the heart holds
Bright dres ms OF the long ago: ldear,
And sacred tears for persisted hopes
That viii return 80 more.
And thus in the tangled web of life
We weave our smiles and tears
et the soul has holy memories
That cling TO depaTt,d years.
Ah drop the SilAen curtain now
Or the beautiful long ago.
Shut out the light of those perished years,
Close the door of the past again,
And hush the yearniug thou ghts that fill
Thy soul with so much pain.
Then roll the heavy stone against
That sepulchre-the heart,
Why should those buried forms again
To life and beauty start!
The future may hold some dream as bright
As those OF long ago.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
The Back Dool. Custom OF Hotels

How the ''broken vctua are disposed
of by the Boston hotels is thus related in
recent issue of the Post: For years the
fragments from the cook and carving
rooms of the different hotels IN the city
have been eagerly and regularly sought
for by the poor people, who are only too
glad to get the leavings from the tables
of their more fortunate fellow creatures.
at the merely nominal price charged
them. In most of the hotels this bust
ness Is thoroughly systematized, and the
basket brigade marshals itself TO the
proper back door with the regularity of
old soldiers on a parade. AT the Parker
House, where the greatest amount of this
trade is carried on, an average of sixty
people make daily calls not far from p.
NJ, and presenting their baskets to the
lady III charge Of that department, get
about fifteen cents worth Of provisions
each.
Some ca for but ten cents worth, and
others even less, but the majority are
regular corners and buy tickets at 81 per
week. The provisions distributed are
stale bread, carcasses of fowl and Joints
Of meat, on which the carver has OK.
haEstod his skill, cold vegetables, indeed
anything and everything which, having
run the gauntlet Of the guests table and
the servants board is ready to be east into
outer darkness. OF course there are
many rich and relishing morsels in the
scraps thus given out, but it is not in
tended that anything shall go which can
be used to advantage in any other way.
There has been but little change in the
line Of back door custom at the hotels for
years past, save that at the present time
the nnmber Of callers is steadily inerea.
sing. Frequently the demand is so great
that the supply is exhausted, and this is
becoming a not unusual occurrence, for
while the buyers OF broken victuals ave
becoming more numerous, the clOseurs-
OF the times. and the falling off in hotel
rates leads most managers to cut closer
and practice litde economies from the
range to the scrap basket The Revere
House, Young's Hotel, the fremont
House and the American House, as well
as Parker's, have their regular lines OF
cheap callers, as does, probably, every
other public house in the city.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21

! saw my wife pull out the bottom
/ drawer of the old bureau this evening,
and | went softly out, and wandered up
and down until knew she had shut il UP
and gone to her sewing We have some
things laid away in that drawer which
+ the gold of kings could not buy. and vet
they are relics which grieve us until
both our hearts are sore | haven't
dared look at them for year, but | re
+ mt mber each article. There are two
worn shoes, little chip hat with port of
+ the brIm gone, some stockings, panta-
looms, coat, two or three spo Is, bits of
broken crockery, a whip and several
toys. Wife, poor thing, goes to that
drawer every day of her life, and prays
over 1t and lets her tears tall upon the
precious articles, but | dare not 90.
Sometimes We speak of little Jack, but
not eften. 1t hai been long time. but
somehow we can't get over grieving
Sometimes, when we sit alone of an eve
ming, | writing and she sewing, child
in the street will call out as our boy used
to, and we will both start up with beat
ing hearts and wild hope, only to find
the darkness more of burden than ever
1t sstlIl and quiet now. | look up to
the window where his blue eyes used to
sparkle at my coming, but he is not
there. | listen for his pattering feet,
his merry shout, and his ringing laugh
but there is no sound. There is no one
to search my pockets and tease me for
presents, and l never find the chairs
turned over, the broom down, or ropes
tied TO the door knobs. l want some one
to tease me for my knife to ride OIL my
shoulders 4; to lose my AK to follow me
to the gate when | go, and be there to
meet me when | come; to call good
night from the little bed now empty.
And wife she misses him still more.
Here are no little feet to wash, no pray
ers to say, no voice teasing for Jumps of
sugar, or sobbing with the pain of hurt
toe g; and she would give her life almost
to awake at midnight and look across to
the crib and see our boy there, as he
used to he. So we preserve our relies,
and when we are deal we hope that
strangers will handle them tenderly,
even if they shed no tears over them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
a Strange Plant,

A plant, supposed to be new, has been
found in Nicaragua, which, if what Is
said Of it is true, is great vegetable Gu
riosity. 1t has been named "Phytolacea
Electrical" 1t is said to possess very pro
nounced electromagnetic properties.
The hand Is sensbly benumbed upon
touching the shrub, and the magnetic
influence is felt at a distance &C seven Of
eight feet. The magnetic needles is sen
sibly pertuTbated, becoming more and
more so until it reaches the centre of the
shrub, when the disturbance is transform
ed into very rapid gyratory movement.
The intensity of the phenomenon varies
with the hours Of the day, and at night
it is hardly perceptible. 1t attains its
maximum about 2 P. NJ In stormy
weather the energy of the action is aug
mented. No insects or birds have been
seen on the shrub.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
Eu EsaG Taste, at least.
Chica go Times.l

Chicago Times.l
An incident of the national returning
boards session, yesterday, that may be
commended to the consideration Of the
mistaken souls who dreamed Of the posi-
bility of an bipartisan Supreme Court,
was the appearance of the Chief Justice
Waite, among the Hayes counsel, not, it
seemed, as mere spectator, but rather
as an active and interested adviser. If
the reports are true, it was a very palpa.
bic and very aggravated case Of vounta-
ry and unprovoked "draggling Of tie jn-
dicial ermine in the mire Of politics" 1t
is not improbable that Mr.. Waite may
yet be able to perceive that his share in
yesterdays scene on the Aoor Of the court
room vas a grave indiscre,ion. He il
very fa- from being great man, a great
lawyer, or a great judge, but he has been
heretofore suspected Of common sense
enough to understand and maintain the
decent proprieties Of his high station.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
AN ACT authorizing the Governor appoint additional
the Peace aud Constable of Mars hall

AN ACT authorizing the Governor appoint additional
Justice the Peace aud Constable of Marshall
WHEREAS All of that part of Marshall county
in the State of Mississippi, lying and being east
Of the Tippah river and forming part of super
visor's district No in said county is so stu
ated that it is impossible for the citizens of that
part Of said county TO get to any court of jus
tice without great inconvenience therefore
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By the Legislature
Of the State Of Mississippi, That the Governor
is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint
one additional justice of the peace and one adj
ditional constable for supervisors district No.
in Marshall county, whose district shall be
composed of that part of supervisors district No
lying and being east of Tippah river in SAID
county of Marshall.
SEC. ?. Be 1t further enacted, That said jus
tice of the peace and said constable shall hold
their respective offices until the next general
election, when their successors shall be elected,
and biennialy thereafter
SEC. 3. Be 1t FURTHER enacted, That this Act
shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
APPROVED, February 1st, 1877.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
The Influence orricturcs.

4 room with pictures Ina it ami room
without pictures differ by DearIyas much
as a room withoas Windows Nothing,
we think, Is more melancholy, particular
ly to person wh0 has % pass much time
in his room, than lho blank walls and
nothing on them; for pictures are loop
holes Of escape 10 tie soul, leading 30 to
other scenes and other spheres. 10 is
such an indispensable relief to some per-
sons engaged ia writing, or reading even.
on looking up, not to have his line of
vision chopped square of 10y am odious
white wall, but to find his soul escaping,
as it were, through the frame of am exc
quisite picture to other beautiful and per-
iaps idyllic scenes, where the fancy of o.
moment may revel, refreshed and delight
ed. Is it winter in your world? porhapa
it is summer ia the picture. What
charming momentary change and con-
trast
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
"AII Talk and No Cider"

Sam and Ben were two Indians, both
uncommonly fond of cider. The mission
airy had a barrel of fine cider, and he
liked to hold religious converse with Ben
and Sam. One day Ben said to Sam /:
"Why do you go to the ministers so Of
ten!" go talk" was the reply. "And
what do you talk?" Genesis, Matthew,
Mark, Luke, John, Exodus and 'Pocra-
ply" Hugh Say it over. What
else?' ''Peter Timothy, Jonah, Ananias
and Leviticus "What eIse?" "Baby-
Ion, Moses, Judas Iscariot, Saint John
and Nebuchadnezza "And then?"
''Why then | get mug of cider and
go" The next Saturday night found
Ben at the ministers, The latter was
busy on sermon, and was not laxative
Ben sat till there was pause, and the
minister looked up. Then he uttered
with tone intended to be sweetly pleas
ing and attractive: "Genesis, Matthew,
Mark, Luke, John, Exodus, an 'Pocra-
ply" The minister stared at him, but
before he thought it worth while to say
anything, his mind reverted to his ser
mon. Then Ben proceeded in tone of
sadder earnestness: one say-Petav-
Timothy Jonah Ananias -'Viticus !"
"Ah, yes, replied the clergyman, alb
stractedly; every true" He put away
his work with sigh of relief, and then
thought of setting to find out what his
visitor really wanted. Ben, however,
anticipated him by uttering with the de-
termined accent of one who wouldn't be
misunderstood or wronged on any ac-
count Me say--Babylon-- Mose.-
Judas 'Scariot-- Saint John-Nebuchad-
l4ezzar !" ''Ben, what do you mean?"
said the clergyman, at last startled. "Me
mean" said the Indian. with calm dig
nifty" me mean-cider 81
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
Two Dollars a Year.
woman who was "a SOLDIER.
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR BETWEEN
THE STATES.

Colum bus InXrX
Ia the Spring of 1868, was at the
quarters OF GenI John Adams. COM
handing the post of Jackson. Missis,ip.
pi, and who afterwards fen in charge nf
his brigade at Franklin, Tennessee, when
his body was found on top of the parapet
with seventeen bali wounds. 4 soldier
came to headquarters to get his orders
tor transportation to his command at
Rome, Georgia, or near il. He was of
slight, almost frail figure, and wore a
Confederate gray suit and cap He pre-
scented his wound turlough 20 the Gencr-
al who sat at his desk, and on seeing
from the paper that the soldier had been
wounded ut Chicamauga, turned and ask
ed him few questions In replying % the
questions the soldiermade a gesture. when
L observed ut once that il WAS the wrist
and hand and gesture ola woman / said
nothing until she had left and then asked
the General it he had discovered the fact
and he replied no, and sent me 10 learn
her history. At the hotel ! learned that
her name was Annie Clark That She
was present at the battle of Shiloh, ON a
visit to her husband and brother. who
were both killed there. After assisting in
burying them on the field, she enlisted
in the infantry for the war. She was
wounded in the foot at the battle OF
Murtreesboro, Tenn, was transferred to
the cavalry, was wounded again at
Chickamauga, and received Through
which she presented to the General Her
subsequent history l have been unable
to learn. She was from Kentucky,
and her husband and brother belonged
to Kentucky regiment SURGEON.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
noy saved

DIR. Newton. fin ONE lf b.. urIt.I.. r.
the young, tells Is the following rs.I
story: -
4 New York merchant ,r,i. -uv.
day school teacher ua. called unln f,ra
spseeb in tb, W. lI....f.
I'm telI YOU a Story Of , b..,,r t..
l started nul oae I'm. 1.+l,,. ..-.-...... .
get up some recruits lor mn. rIg.s A.
the corner meta haraE,.f E.,. ,,.rI,.r.
hat or coat. Iii. hairrl. H.r, r.I anal
looked as II II had never b..n r.r..T
asked the boy If hc would come h.
school
'''No sir was the .haro r.nIv
d" You ought 10 ,o q, -uD.i,y ..r..r f
| said kindly.
".'What for" Inc asked.
1--WE teach bows to b, ba ,,,I p / r.
piled.
" But ! don't want t1 be e9.Ir ia.
said.
Why not want 10 n. raod." a..-
ed earnestly.
Because Tin hun rrv. WAS tba r.,I..
''It is now nine O'Clock .,iI H..
ing at my watch: ,h9yauf van I.I .,.,.
breakfast YETI
." Ne ar
"a
"IJp tho ,Ila, ,I,.r, midi. ...,..,..
She's sick.
"'W.ll Won eat some ainosrbr,,I apI
crackers IL go To tine bakery and buy
some?
50 Yes, sir, that will. and be clad d,
get EN-.
Il bought lot and set them before
him. lie ate them iu "a wnv which
showed how keculy hungry hc was.
asked him il he would like some moro.
GA little more. sir said thc lla bow.
81 rot u fresh supp,y. and sol tHom
before him / waited DIN hc had dome
eating. Then / said: NV bow. Min vuu
go with me "a school nowY
You have been So Kind to me, sir.'
said he; I'll goanywhcre with YOU. Please
wait till | take what's left around t0
auulie. and chem III 900 with ynuf
lie returned 10 The sidewalk. whore
was waiting, and went with me u
school He Lad never been to school
before. lie thought of school 20. tnD
| place where boys had to hold ont their
hands to be slapped with the ruler. and
! have their hair pulled and thcir cars
piuchad. But when he found IimsuIF
in tho hands Of pIoasant-looldng young
lady, vino treated him kindly, and said
nothing about his shabby clothes, me was
greatly surprised.
Gle became "A regular attendant Ie
told all the boys of his acquaintance
about the school, and persuaded many of
| them TO attend. About two years after
this lot Of boys were sent out Wost
and MISUNDERSTANDING thc armcr. My
red haired boy was Sent among them.
used TO hear Of him awhile th1t ND .vNe
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21


VI the State
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted bY the Legislature
2 the State Of Mississippi, That the board oil
supervisors of Harrison and Hancock countess
oe and hereby are authorized and empowered
and the board of supervisors of jackson county,
oe and is hereby authorized and required to
Sppoint a board of health for their respective
counties, to consist of not less than i've mem
t9ers, for each board so appointed, and the mem
oers Of said boards shall hold their offices Tor
no years, or until their successors IN once are
sSPpolnted, and vacancies shall be filled by the
boards Of supervisors.
SEC 2 Be 1t further enacted. That it shall
oe me duty of the respective boards OF healtn
appointed as aforesaid to select physician TO
aet as quarantine physician and health ofilcer
a. al! ports of the State in their respective
.ouhtles, and to establish quarantine at SAID
Pof's, to commence at such time as may be
a A upon by said boards of health, seVeralIy,
quo Saa to continue so long as said boards may
ZEN ZEN necessary to prevent the introduction OF
ttntaglous, infectious and other diseases among
'Ae eluzens of the State,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21

MISSISSIPPI contributes evidences oil
being relieved from carpet-haG rule. The
Auditor of the State shows that although
taxes have been reduced, the receipts ex.
coed the expenditures by $3.50, 900. We
call the attention of the Northern mer-
chant and manufacturer to the fact that g
large share of such savings will reach their
Golfers through the channels of revived
trade. The ruin of the carpet-hagger and
the grasshopper reaches beyond a mere
geographical locality, and it is to the in
terests of the whole country that both
scourges should be exterminated.-Wash
ington Union.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21

Senator Davis, when he was Judge, had
a shreWed way OF his own. Once at In
dianapolis, which was within his circuit,
lawyer named Ketchum was ready
when his case was called, but his oppO-
nent was absent and had sent word that
he couldn't arrive for an hour or two.
Ketchum insisted on proceeding at once.
The judge demonstrated in favor of the
absent lawyer, but to no purpose.
"Well," said he finally, " if you insist
upon going on, Mr.. Ketchum, you have,
Of course, the technical right to do so
but if were you, | wouldn't urge the
matter Over Mt Springfield, the other
day, there was just such a case; the law.
yer would insist upon going on with the
trial, and so | had to ,ooA after theinter.
est Of Ito other party-and, do you
know, curiously enough, Mr.. Ketcaum,
we beat him." Mr.. Ketchum concluded
to wait,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21

Retrenchment and reform are the
watcbwords in the Nebraska legislature.
The Omaha Bee thus illustrates the pre-
vailing spirit: I'm one Of the committees
rooms six gas Jets were burning. Says
Mr.. Creighton to the attendant: Bring
in lamp and put out the gas The
State can't stand this expense The or
der was obeyed. Says Van Wyck: Here,
bring in a candle; State can't stand it.
Creighton, who was bound to be ahead
in the matter of reform and economy,
saw Van Wyck and went him one bet
ter Looking out of the window, he
said; BLOW out that candle. The moon
is bright enough for US! Van Wyck
caved."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21

WHAT A PLANT Dm-A uula plant
was given TO a sick girI. In trying ID.
take care OF it, the family made changes
in therway Of living First they cleaned
the window. that more light might come
to its leaves; then, when not too cold,
they would open the window, that fresh
air might help the plant to grow. Next
the clean window made the rest OF the
room look 90 untidy that they used Co..
WASH the floor and walls. and arrange lhe
furniture more neatly This led Tine father
Of the family 10 mend broken chair 81
two, which kept him az home several
evenings. After t4e work was done ha
stayed home, 10 t6ud of spending Dis
leisure at d tavern, and the money thus
saved went to buy comforts l0l them alL
And then, as the home grew attractive
the whole family loved IT, ha.ter than ever
before, and grew healthier and happier
with their flowers. Thus the little plant
brought e real as well as physical bless
iDg.-The SlnitaIian.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21

AN ACT to relieve the Of Issauena ana
fo the Davment certain decree OF the eAita States
ti;rcnit Court which properly liability OF the Les NJ
Roard organized under Act approved December a.
1858
WHEREAS, The circuit court of tho United
States, for the Southern District OF MISSISSIPPI
has lately rendered a decree against the eouli. L.
tics of Isssouena and SharKey fof the sum OF
twenty thousand, eight hundred and seventy
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation the pay the Presi
dent pro lem. of the Senate.

Resolced by the Legislature Of the State of
Mississippi, That whenever the Office of Lieu
tenant-Governor shall become vacant the
President pro tenn. of the Senate shall receive
the same pay as the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
This Resolution shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first day of January,
1877.
APPROVED, January 18th, 1877.
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JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the of certain
useless Public Documents and other papers.

SECTION 1. b 1t reso7ced By the LEGISLATURE
Of tie State Of Mississippi, That the keeper
of the capitol Is hereby directed to sell and dis
pose of such accumulated annual reports of the
to the State valueless papers and documents
that are scattered over and through the various
rooms of the capitol building, and the proceed
arising therefrom shall be appropriated to the
State Library fund, and the keeper of the cap
itol shall account therefor to the party or
parties having the control and direction of ap-
prations to the State Library
APPROVED, January so, 1877.