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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
A Bright Young Mississippian.

Senatobia (AIiss.) Express, Dec I2.1
Little Bobbie, the infant son of Mr.. r. III.
and Lou +. Harris, of COldwater Is the
most remarkably intellectual and brilliant
child that il has been our fortune 10 know
Having had, in our time, the instruction of
over 2O00 children from tender 10 mature
years. we can safely say we make no invid-
ious distinction in giving little Bobbie
Harris the highest place in early normal
mental development of all the children we
have ever known. He is now but little
over five years Of age, aud has never exhih-
ted any abnormal conditions or physical
growth; and, with the exception of his re-
markable mental activity shows no pecu-
harities different from other children. He
learned his letters when only eighteen
months old, 10y inquiring of his mother tho
names of the initial letters of chapters i'm
the Bible As they were presented 10 him
while she read from that sacred book
Without even the use of Il primer Or am
alphabet he was able, before he was
two years old, To master the First
Reader. Before he had reached his
third year he had reached the Second and
Third Readers, and he has made some adj
vancement in Arithmetic, showing a re-
markabe aptitude during the time in spell
ing and other branches of knowledge
While in his fourth year lac read the Fourth
anu 4 Altu INeduoIS, lchIHeu BoOu part OF
the multiplication table, and spelled from
Websters Common School dictionary al
most any word given him. He is now FIVE
years old, and reads newspapers and has CON
siderable knowledge in general information
and current events. lie is a modest, unas-
suming little boy, very courteous in man
ner, and speaks with remarkable precision
and grammatical accuracy for one 80 young.
In a word, little Bobbie Harris is the most
child il has ever been our for
tune to meet. He is i'm truth a wonder,
and justly deserves the tender solicitude
md affection of his kind and devoted pa
-apts
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
THE DAUGHTER OF MENDOZA.


A wanderer in Nicaragua, while recently
discovered a relic of Gen. Mirabeau b. Lamar.
late American Minister 10 that country, iu
the form Of poe'i cal effusion, dedicated no
he belle of a pUSdda-the Daughter Of Men
loza;
. lend & me, sweet nightingale,
\ our music by the fountains,
And lend 90 me your cadences,
q river OF the mountains,
That l may sing, my gay brunette
diamond spark. in coral set
Gem for prince coronet-
The daughter of Mendoza
How brilliant is the morning star;
The evening star, how tender;
The light Of both Is ina her ewes
Their softness aud their splondor:
But for the lash that shades their light
They were too dazzling for the sight.
And when she shuts them-all is uipA
The daughter of Mendoza.
Oh ever bright and beauteous one,
Bewildering and beguiling;
The lutte is in thy silver tones,
The rainbow in thy smiling
And thine is, too, DER hill aud dell
The bounding of the young gazelle-
The arrows flight, the oceans swell
Sweet daughter of Mendoza.
What, though perchance, we meet no more
What, though TOO soon we sever;
Thy form will hoat, like emerald light
Before my vision ever;
For who can see and then forget
The glories Of my gay brunctte2
Thou art too bright star TO set,
Sweet daughter Of Mendoza
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
VARIETIES.

1t is not pleasant to see every one
around you bigger person than your
self. Yet this is a sight that many do
see who are not dwarfs in stature
Lady How old are you, little boy ?"
Little darkey Well, if you goes by
wot mudder says, rs six but if you
goes by de fun Is had, Is most hum
dred."
Nearly all the negroes in and near
Darlington, S. c., now own horses and
COWS, and many of them own land,
which they are able TO work with their
own money.
To some men nature is like some
women, inasmuch as it may be neces-
sary to thrust them into her acquaint-
ance and imprison them there before
they will learn to appreciate their
worth, but then, so great is the revela-
ton, they will call themselves stupid
for not loving her before.-Good Com
pany.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
NUMBER 80.
SOMEBODY LOVES Me-
How Little Mary Became a Goo,
Useful and Beautiful Woman.

1 USEFUL ana b9auLlIQl Woman.
/ Two or three years ago the superin-
tendent of the Little Wanderers Home
in R, received one morning re-
quest from the judge that he would
come to the courthouse, He complied
directly, and found there a group of
seven little girls, ragged, dirty and for
| lorn, beyond what even he was accus-
toned to see. The judge, pointing to
them utterly homeless and friendless) !,
said:
MIR: r, can you take any of
these ?"
Certainly, l can take them all, " was
the prompt reply.
All. What in the world can you
do with them?"
"Fll make women of them"
The judge singled out one, even worse
in appearance than the rest, and asked
again:
"What will you do with that one o.
I'll make a woman of her" Mr..
T--repeated, firmly and hopefully.
They were washed and dressed and
provided with supper and beds The
next morning they went into the school
room with the children. Mary was
the name of the little girl whose chance
for better things the Judge thought
small. During the forenoon the
teacher said to Mr.. Tin reference to
her:
Il never saw child like that. /
have tried for an hour TO get smile
and have failed"
Mr.. T. said afterward, himself,
that her face was the saddest he chad
ever seen-sorrowful beyond expires
sion: yet she was very little girl, only
five or six years old.
After school he called her into his
Office and said pleasantly:
Mary, I've lost my little pet
used to have little girl here that would
wait on me, and sit on my knee, and |
loved her very much. A kind lady and
gentleman have adopted her, and l
should like for you to take her place and
be my pet now. Will you ?"
\ CLEAN of light fitted over the |
chiId's face, and she began to understand
him. He gave her ten cents and told /
her she might go to the store near by /
and get some candy. While she was
out he took two or three newspapers,
tore them in pieces and scattered them
about the room. When she returned
he said;
"Mary, will you clear my Office lit
lie for me, and pick up the paper and
see how nice you can make it look p
She went to work with a will A lit
tie more of this kind of management
in fact, treating her as a father would
the desired result. She
went into the schoolroom after dinner
with so changed a look and bearing that
.he teacher was astonished. The child's
face was absolutely radiant. She went
70 her and said:
"Mary, what is it? What makes you
ook so happy?'
ooh, Eve got some one to love me !"
he child answered earnestly, as if it
we're heaven come down to earth.
That was all the secret, For want of
owe that little ones life had been SO
old and desolate that she had lost child
hoods beautiful faith and hope She
ould not at first believe in the reality
# kindness and joy for her. 1t was the q
that some one had loved her q
nd desired her affection that lighted
he child's soul and glorified her face !.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
Letter from Hon. Jefferson Davis.
His Sound and Patriotic Doctrine
Endorsed By Northern Journal

Rock ISLAND (Dem.), December 8 !:
Recently the editor Of the Rock Islander
addressed to many prominent men, Hon.
Jefferson Davis included, in the South
the following letter:
Rock ISLAND, Ill, October %.
DEAR SIR will mail you a copy of my
paper this week, and respectfully ask that
YOU will read the remaks of mine in an arti-
Gle on the proposed Yorktown centennial.
Something should be done at once by South
ern leaders of public opinion to counteract
the efforts of Republicans who are endeav-
oring to make Il solid north on the idea that
State rights means secession; that the people
of the South are still for secession that
. there il no freedom of speech or of the press
in the south, and that the South has been
made solid by means Of the shotgun. Will
YOU briefly give me your views as to South
ern sentiment on these points for publica-
ton? Southern men should take every
occasion to enlighten public opinion in the
North on these points. Very respectfully
yours. j. b. DANFoRTH.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
A Bride at Night, a Widow in the
Morning,

At Milwaukee pathcs case of death-be
marriage has just occurred. A freight con-
ductoF named Schwartz, on the Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway, was injured by the
cars and carried home dying. He was to
have been married in fortnight, and in
sisted upon the nuptials with his afianced
taking place at once. They were married
on Thursday night, and he died Friday
morning. The young conductor was a
highly respected German, and the bride
widow belongs to a good family and is a
most estimable young lady.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24

A VERY rich old man had married a
young wife and died suddenly, on which the
widow raved like a maniac and exclaimed
to the doctor who stood by the bedside of
the deceased: ooh, Phi not believe that
my dear partner is dead he could not die
and leave mel No, mol he's alive-Pm
sure he's alive Tell me, doctor, don't you
think so p Madam" replied the medical
man, with much gravity, ~ confess that it
is possible that he may be revived. ] will
apply the valvanic battery" ooh, no, nor
cried the griefstricken widow. lizard as it
is to bear my fate l will have no expert
ment against the law of nature. Let him
rest in peace"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
Sidney Smiths High Courage and
Warm Heart.

Duyckinck's Wit and Wisdom ofSidneySmith. ]
Subsidiary to this personal courage was
his hopeful way of looking at the world.
He was always practising and intoxicating
the disposition. "Some very excellent peo-
pie" he said, tell you they dare not hope.
To me it seems much more impiOus to dare
to despair" He had an excellent rule for
the happiness and wisdom of life as to the
future, not to look too far into it for newt
able, though probably distant, disaster:
'"Take short views, hope for the best, and
trust in God" Inclined by temperament
to anticipate coming evils-for our wit,
spite of his many jests, was a serious man
he resisted the atrabiliOus tendency, and
avoided drawing drafts on the misery of
futuIity. "Never," he said, "giye way to
melancholy; nothing encroaches more. L
fight against it vigorously. One great rem
edy is, to take short views of life. Are you
happy now? Are you likely to remain so
till this EVENING" or next week. or next
month ? or next year? Then why destroy
present happiness by distant misery, which
may never come at all, or you may never
live to see it for every substantial grief has
twenty shadows, and most of them shadows
of your own making" 1t was said of the
happy nature of Oliver Goldsmith that he
had knack at hoping; with Sidney Smith
it was principle. Cheerfnlness he made an
art. He liked household Examinations of
! good English coal FIRE, "the living thing"
he said, Gin a dead room )" abundance of
lights flowers on his table, prints and pic
lures on his walls. There is highly char
acteristic anecdote of the man, illustrating
his hEbitual regard to human happiness,
and his frequent solicitude for the natural
welfare of children. The story is thus told
by his daughter, Lady Holland: zone of
his little children, then in delicate health
had for some time been in the habit of wax
ing suddenly every evening, sobbing, an
ticipating the death of parents, and all the
sorrows Of life almost before life had begun.
He could not bear this unnatural union Of
childhood and sorrow, and for long period,
have heard my mother say, every evening
found him at the waking Of his child with
q toy, picture book, BUNCH Of grapes, or
joyous tale, mixed with a little stengthen-
ing advice and the tenderest caresses. till
the habit was broken, and the child woke
to joy and not to sorrows"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24

Yesterday the remains of VIM y. Crum.
OF Benton county, Mississippi, were buried
at ElmwOOd cemetery by Undertaken Walsh
Crum, who was arrested in Court square.
died few hours after being placed in the
station, and he no doubt committed suicide.
he having murdered two men i'm Benton
county, Mississippi, some two yems since.
Crum, who belongs to a good family was "a
Confederate soldier, which service he entered
when he was~abOut eighteen years Of age,
and in which he was recOL nized rs a rash,
brave, desperate and daredevil fighter,
perfectly reckless and fearless of all danger.
When the war closed, he became a planter
in Benton county, and married a most esti-
mable lady Of that county. They loved
each other devotedly Crum was a man of
intelligence and education, and was Of
pleasant and gentlemanly manners when
sober, when under the influence Of liquor he
became a desperate man and was regarded
most dangerous and utterly reckless. During
one of these sprees he killed a man named
Williams, and it is said without prOvOcatiOn
This created some sensation at the time, but
sometime afterward, during another spree.
he killed Rev. =. NJ. Merrimon, a MethO-
dist clergyman. This was regarded "a a
cold blooded murder, and il excited great
indignation throughout the country. Crum
became fugitive from Justice, and chang
ing his name he hid himself in Arkansas
and other States. where he taught school.
but he continued to wander back to Benton
county to see his wife whom he dearly aud
devOtedly loved. He had often said that
he would never be taken back alive, and
hence it is believed by those who know the
man. that when arrested and locked up at
the staton-house he committed suicide
Memphis Appeal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
VOLUME XIII.

servation and reflections are those of
who has served the country long and vva,,iJ
be glad, before he goes hence. to see neace
and prosperity throughout its borders
For yourself, my dear sir. accept assur-
ances OF the best wishes and kind rernem
brance Of your friend
JEFFERSON DAVIS
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
Only Dream.

Weather Clerk in Lockport Union,l
These are the days when man wakes up
from dream wherein he swung in q ham
mock meath the spreading branches of an
orange tree, eating ice-cream and strawber-
ries, with fan in his hand and chunk of
ice under his head, TO find the bed-cIothes
of and hear a shrill voice yelling to him to
get up, start the kitchen fire and thaw out
the pump.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
A Case of Nostalgia.
From the Nashville (Tenn.) Banner

From the Nashville (Tenn.) Banner.
About seven years ago DIR. Shannon of
Wilson county, was sent to the penitentiary
for the larceny of q mule. He is a tall,
portly, handsome young man, OF fine pres
ence, looking extremely well even in his
suit of checks He was placed at first in
some of the shops, but his professional SER
vices being required several times, in the
absence of the regular physician, he was
finally assigned to the hospital, and there
remained until his discharge, which took
place last summer. He so conducted him.
self that he won the respect of the officers
completely, and when his time expired he
stayed around the prison several days and
used every kind of persuasion to get the Off
GERS to retain him. He said he was so at
tached to the prison he did not wish to
leave it. 1t had got to be home for him,
and the question was debated as to the pos
sibility of giving him employment. But
there being law forhidding the employing
of any ex convict, he was compelled to leave,
which he did, bathed in tears. He went
into the city and got, on the recommends
ton of the officers and lessees, good situa-
ton, and made money. But every few days
he would return to look at his old quarters
and lament his fate at having to leave. His
thoughts, his desires led him back constant
ly. If ever any one suffered from nostalgia,
Shannon had It, 1t was his wife, his chill
dren, his heaven. After staying in the city
for some months and doing as well as man
could do, even without a stain ofcrime upon
him, and then when he could stand it on
longer he made trip to the country and
stole horse. He went with the horse but
a short distance before he stopped, tied up
the animal and sat down to await capture.
When he was safely lodged in Jail, he wrote
a letter to the warden telling him what he
had done and asking him to reserve his old
quarters for him. When the warden visited
him he was in ecstacy at the thought of re-
turning to his old, dear old home. However
repulsive it may be to others, it has charms
to him, and the only drawback is the proba-
tionary time he has to pass in jail The
greatest misfortune that could happen to
him would be to get cleared. These cases
are rare, but the cause is as clear that
which carries the Swiss to his mountain
fastness after having achieved a fortune in
the world.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
A Mile a Minute on the New Orleans
and Mobile Road.

We note the following in the New Or
leans Picaayune: "a special train having
on board DR.. E. d. Standeford, President,
H. Victor Newton, Vice President, F. de
Funiak, General Manager and Chief En-
gineer of the Louisville and Great South
ern Railroad Company, accompanied by
the Board of Directors arrived in this city
from Mobile at I:45 P. NJ. yesterday. The
run from Mobile to the Rigolets station
one hundred and eleven miles-was made In
ll9 minutes; cor, allowing time for cross
ing bridges at East and West Pascaeoula,
Biloxi, Bay st. Louis, Pearl river and Rigo-
lets, the run was made at the rate Of mile
per minute. The train was in charge Of
conductor VIM. Owen, engineer Tim Gal
ven, and was drawn by locomotive No. o.
Capt, l. l.. Tyler, Vice President and Su-
perintendent of the Mobile and MOntgOme-
~ Railroad, and Major ID. b. Robinson,
Superintendent of the New Orleans and
Mobile Railroad, accompanied the party"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24

claim the deduction from the premises, that
there is. If the Legislature, soon to assem-
bic, will go boldly forward and enact the
Illinois statutes with such notifications as
may seem needed, they will stand as the
Illinois laws stand
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24

Illinois is o toIerably well cultivated
State, but, with 20, O00, 900 acres under
cultivation, it has 5000. 900 acres un-
improved, an area as large as Massachu-
setts and Connecticut put together.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24

Better free in foreign land than .
slave at home.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24

"Pa," said little boy, 'a horse Is
worth a good deal more, isn't il, when
it's broke 2" Eyes, my son, Why do
you ask such a question p 'sBecause 4
broke the new rocking-hOrse you gave
me this morning"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
NEMESIS.

THE REMAINS OF WM. $, CRUM, WHO WAS
FOUND DEAD AT THE STATION HOUSE,
INFERRED AT ELMWOOD-HIs FORMER
HISTORY.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24

There l. no death The stars 20 down
To rise upon some fairy shore,
And bright in Heaven ieweled crown
They shine forever more
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-24
COMMENTS OF COL. DAxPoRrH.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
Sales bn Arciion.
DUBBER MACHINERY at AUCTION.


on WEDNESDAY, MAY 7. at 10 AN
ON the premises corner Newark N
j. all tho machinery de, formerly used by tho NEWARK
INDIA RU BEER NJ MANURACrURINg COMPANY consist:
ING of ernders cAlenders betting pueya shang and
steam pipes 1asts patterns tools tables aud all other NOV
able property, without reserve.
catalogues Of s. cos INVERSE Trustee 1913 Congress St,
BostOn. aad Is Warrea-st, New.YOrk OrOf
ARTHUR DEv1NE, Real Estate Agent
he Narsesst. New arb, N. j.
II. ". MILLER. Aactioneer.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
THE FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING

AMERICAN sEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY
,rf "a. held AT the BROADWAY TA bERNAClku Junction on
Ctbsye aud 3sthst, New YORK a0nday MAY o. ~ ~ al
SSo n m "a r. BUCk. ESQ Presdent viii preside. Addresses
r,1etsa HON ths lion r. TnOa PsOS, Secretary OF
fhs sary Washibgtes. D. O., We Rev 4 CRANEN, D. d.
- Snysrk X J.. and the Rev. CHARLES H. TREAT, OF
ursen-eb Conn singing BY the Young sailors from The
Inod states Training ship Minnesota under direction Oh
i,rnfr.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
Goieis.
feclures ano meeilnss.

SPECIAL NOTICE.-The annual meeting OF
> tho New society for s Relief of the Rnptured ana
T,nIsd viii bs held ai the Hospital No l35 East 4sasL,
TUESDAY May g. at O'Clock D. n when me nsI DnslheaH
vi NV wv Vs. Hecoriing Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
-Le BoutiIIier Bros.
BLACK SILKS.

we have Jus, opened in ADD!1IoN .,r. TO OF" Of oU1SETs
RYcoGYIzED BARGAINS % Ii''''
CACHEMRE DRESS siLk LIZ, ' finished r. eRos GRAIN
81 pieces Of SOFT SATIN ii-''-
SILK at 81 Ien 90 'V4 Velvet rnrsHnD oRos GRAINS at
81 SIS per yard ,,-rr,
.M,pr Bo T'9 OF THE FACT THAT III Is N0n vi,
AWAkE Or 20 PIPCHASE LOW GRADES OF
~ ETUNO1I IN wr THEREFORE, OFFER THE HIGn1 d.
TsT Tt9 GRADES OF THE BEST MAKES Ad ~
pPt pPp CENT CENT, BELOW PREVIOUS QUOTATIONS.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

RIDGEFIELD PARK HOTEL-FOrty minute.
II troDi cy. Neryersey Midland Railway Opsssir Isy
i@ein @ moderate. Address FRANCIS HOYEY l52 Easi
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
Coyored and Fancy Silks

49,, coroRED SILKS at 81 Is and 81 p per yard
p1nTCEp from 81 so and 81 20 ...e, .r,,,s =,
".Do ~ fon rne OF an the NEW SPRING SHADES AZ
=, ,oyD SO per yard; WOULD BE CHEAP AT So
SrD,ft,,tyG SILKS from 6j cts. per yard M.
-@-, ,,,o y, FANCY SILKS and sATINS, including
.1TY % PEK1Ns. DAMAssEs. FOULARDs. &C. from
30 cts 10 - 30 per yard. . ,,,,-,p
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. 1880 p

Business Meeting, Bible House 800 p. sn) william u
Allen LII. D., president will preside. IA. a.. Jcssup D.
Beirut the Rev j. Il. Bal Jauau, the Il Gr0rre
Herrick COnstantnoYle, n ID. H0ge. ID. D., NiI zint
FRIDAY, MAY 9.-NATIONAL TEMPERANCE 50
CIErY, 1880 p. NJ
The Hon william Dodge VIII preside. Sp ahcrs Bi-loi
FaOws Reformed Episcopal Church. J. .. Peck, ID. D.
4. De Witt TanDage, ID. d., Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

1 CANTILR LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, 10 elect four III
rectos fur yrar- viii be held at clinton Hail on
rlsr the 2OIh day of May. Polls opeu from O'Clock p
10 20 O'CLOCK D. The annual meeting VIII DO held ~ the
place TucsdAy evening the 1872 of AZ ~ O'CLOCK
New-York tribune., 1879-05-05

pAETIES desirous Of procuring COUNTRY
BOARD for will find pleasant accommodation In
private family % hours New Yort easy Of
hne Gives. Address q. n. Box lOf FisAkll. n. 2.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-26
Snakes and the Genantum.

In South Africa, weare told THE garan-
ium has the reputation of baing o guard
against snakes, which it 10 said, avoid
the plant as though it was poisonous.
We are reminded That, though Ihe few
,ers of the geraninm are acenaless, the
,eaves centaln q quantity of volatile oil
with more or less pungent odors; and 1t
is stated that no snake will come near a
bed OF these flowers. a missionary in
South Africa has anrrouuded his house
with o Gordon of geraninms, with the
result that is never visited by these una
welcome intruders. The discovery of
this property in the geranium is attribnp
to the KaffFs.