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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-09
Farm Notes.
The crow destroys more grasshoppers
than any other bird.

The crow destroys more grasshopper.
than any other bird.
y farmer who has tried it, speaks in
the highest praise Of gas tar for paint
ing wagon wheels, stating that it
tightens tires and spokes better than
anything else that can be tried
Stale bread moistened with sweet
milk is recommended very highly rs
good feed for young chickens the first
few days When a week old they may
be fed on cracked grain scalded When
old enough to swallow grain give them
plenty Of it.
Oil cake must not be fed to cows
alone. For cows that are dry feed
two pounds of oil cake with four
to six pounds Of corn meal per dav.
Avoid samcness in diet. Corn meal
alone is likely to put the cows system
into teverish condition
Years ago | was told by a Young
Scotchman that if | would feed nv
sows plenty Of sulphur for several DAYS
previous to Throwing time, as well rs
occasionally atterward, | would have
no trouble. In an experience of fifteen |
years | have found it To work like |
charm
The following recipe for homemade .
guano iFglyen: Collect a barrel of bones,
crush them, mix with a barrel Of oak or
hickory ashes; moisten with soap suds.
apply quart or two as 4 special fertili-
ger on melons. squashes. early corn and
cucumber~, allowing jill to the hill
Hens should not be allowed to disturb
the sltters by laying in their nests.
Broken eggs and bad hatch will re-
suit. If the sitting hen cannot be $50
lated m any way, cover her with an
empty coop, basket or box, being care
tul to have her come off every dav for
feed, water, exercise and dust bath.
a poultry-breedcr saws farmers will
feed bushel Of corn to produce six
pounds of pork, worth 80 cents, while
this bushel would keep a hen. She
would lay ut least twelve dozen Of eqcs
which, averaging IS cents a dozen. +
would equal s. I9, and she would rear
brood Of chickens worth as much more II
making total of near 50. II
\ most valuable remedy for heaves ,
and said 90 be a sure cure: Forty SUI
mac buds, one pound Of resin. one mint
OF ginger, half pound of mustard, one :
pound OF unslacked lime, one pound of :
epson salts four ounces of Gum ouia- {
cum, SIX ounces of cream tartar. Mix ]
thoroughly and divide into thirty DOW /
ders, and give one every morning in
their feed before watering.
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Management of Horses.

Feed literally, work steadily, ant
clean thoroughly is my motto in the
management of horses. Nv great
trouble is to have the horses rubbed dry
and clean before leaving them for the
night. Where horses are worked six
days in the week, thorough grooming is
absolutely essential to their health.
The more important it is to clean them.
Most men use the curry comb too much
and the whisp and brush too little. |
do not myself insist upon it, but l be-
lieve it would pay always to take the
harness from the horse when put in the
stables at noon, and rub them dry, wash
the shoulders with cold water. after
ward thoroughly drying them with a
cloth. l question if one farmer in q hun
bred duly appreciates how much he loses
from having poor horses, and in not
keeping them in vigorous health and in
a condition to do a maximum DAYS
Work.-Ameriean Aericulturist.
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sheep Better than Cattle.

There are two sides to all disputed
questions, and both must be examined
, il we would ascertain the truth. As II
which are more profitable-sheep ol
cattle-location soil, and other cOnsid
erations must be taken into the account
in determining \. Hyde gives, in the
Country Gentleman, sore of the adj
vantages the shepherd possesses over
the herdsman, as follows
In the first place a stock Of sheep
costs less than one Of cattle a farm
I which viii carry twenty cows viii carry
about eight times a. many sheep, and -
stock a farm with twenty cows and cor
responding fixtures will require an out
Law Of : 900 An equivalent number
Of sheep SAY 800 can be purchased for
about half this sum. Again, a flock u
sheep demands much less care than a
herd Of COWS. The latter must be
MIXED daily, and the work Of the dairy
maid in making butter and cheese Is
constant, laboriOus, demanding also
skill Of a high order TO make it emil
nently successful. Then sheep vii
live and thrive where cows would starve,
or at least make poor returns. THESE
nimhle animals would not venture, and
almost every herb that grows, even
down 70 Canada thisrIes, sufiices them
for food. Pastures are greatly benefited /
by being cropped by sheep. They not |
only keep down the weeds, but have I
more fertilizine materials in their drop
pings than do cows In the milk Of the
latter, much phosphate Of lime and
other saline, as veil a. nitrogenous
matter, is removed, but sheep carry of
only what Is on their backs. ! flock
+ sheep also multiplies much more
.apidIy than herd Of cows, and this
: especially true Of the large mutton
,reeds, which often produce twins. Not
o be too particular in enumeration OF
he advantages of the flockmaster over |
he herd-man, viii only add that sheep
atten much more easily than cattle,
nd when slaughtered they furnish not
My meat but wool, the latter an article ,
hat not only keeps definitely, but pays :
Or long transportation.
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\ correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman gives the following information
in regard to setting out and cultivating
strawberry plants
For the last twelve years | have
cultivated strawberries for market in a
small way, usually from one to two
acres, and my experience agrees with
that of cultivators generally that the
best time to set them is as soon as the
ground will do to work in the spring.
My way has usually been to set the
plants two feet in the row. and the COWS
three feet apart, using only strong,
Well-rooted plants, and TO cultivate and
hoe often, generally six times, the first
season. / do not clip the runners, only
III places where they are likely to be
come too thick, but let them make all
the plants they viii, so as to insure a
large crop sometimes fun one the
second season. If they are thoroughly
cultivated and kept clean the first sea
son, they will need no cultivation the
second season until after the fruit is
gathered. Then a pillow instead of q
cultIyator (as the space between the
rows has become narrower) is run
through, and they are hoed the same as
before, usually three times, after which
they receive no cultivation. The beds
are always covered about an inch deep
during winter with old hay and straw.
which Is put on late in the fall Straw
berries cultivated in this way on good
strong soil will yield from 100 to 125
bushels per acre in favorable seasons.
My soil Is. heavy loan, strong, and has
natural drainage. Almost any good
corn land will grow Strawberries, if it is
only rich.
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The Strawberry.

/ The following palate-thrilling encom
lum Of the straw berry Is from essays by
John Burroughs" Locusts and Wild
/ Honey :" - On the threshold Of summer
Nature profers US this, her virgin fruit
more rich and sumptuous are to follow.
/ but the wild delicacy and flip Of the
strawberry are never repeated-that
keen feathered edge greets the tongue
in nothing else. Let me not be afraid
of overpraising it, but probe for words
to hint its surprising virtues. We may
well celebrate it with festivals and music
1t has that Undesirable quality Of all
first things-the shy, uncoying provok-
ing barbed sweetness. 1t is eager and
sanguine as youth. 1t was born of the
copious dews, the fragrant nights, the
tender skies, the plentiful rains Of the
early season. The singing of birds is in
it, and the health and froIic of lusty
Nature. 1t is the product of liquid
May, touched by the June sun. 1t has
the tartness, the briskness, the unruli-
ness of spring, and the aroma and inten-
sity of summer. Oh, the strawberry
days . how wildly they come back to
one The smell Of clover in the fields,
Of blooming rye on the hills, of the wild
grapes beside the woods, and of the
sweet honeysuckle and spire about the
house. The first hot, moist DAYS. The
daisies and buttercups, the songs Of the
birds, their first reckless .iollity and love
making over, the full tender foliage Of
the trees, the bees swarming, and the
air strung with resonant musical |
chords. The time Of the sweetest and
most succulent grass, when the cows
come home with aching udders Indeed, |
he strawberry belongs to the iucicst
ime of the year"
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Southern Labor.

The letter of Representative Whitthorne. Of
Tennessee, to Chairman Goode of the House
Committee on Education and Labor. respecting
the negro exodus, furnishes useful information
The writer says that for the eight wears end
ing with 1861, the South produced q. l42. 2S5
bales OF cotton. The loss to Southern farms
alone by the war he gives at S77I, 76O, 9O5
And yet the South recovered from that loss so
that during the eight years ending with 1878
she produced SO, 226, 53I bales of cotton. and
while in 1871 there were but :, 557, $40 acres of
cotton cultivated, in 1873 there were more
than 1900, 600 acres
Mr.. Whitthorne also gives estimates which
show that farm laborers at the South are paid
$40 per capita of population, while those at
the North and West receive only 81 per capita
OF population of 100000. The Southern
States pay their laborers So, 9O7. ia. while
in population of 100000 the Northern
and Western States pay such laborers only
Sl14,S92 364. Mr. Whitthorne wonders thai
there should be discomfort among the blacks
when such an array of statistics can be made
showing the prosperity of the South. He
naturally supposes that when production has
been so remarkably abundant, and employ
ment has been ample for every laborer. the
country has right to expect the inhabitants
Will be prosperous and happy.
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USEFUL FAMILY RECEIPTS.

INDIAN CAKE-Three cupfiIl> of meal
one cupiul ottlour; one pint Of sour milk
soda to sweeten it; two eggs two large
spoontuls Of butter one cupful of sugar
l. X. r., Huntsville, Ala.
INDIAN MEAL MUFFINs-One cupfuI
of meal, scalded in one pint of milk but
ter the size of an egg one tablespoon
tul OF sugar salt; one egg: half a cup
full of yeast, and flour enough to make a
rather stiff batter. Bake in quick oven.
R. NJ, Walton, Ky.
ONIELET-One cupful of milk; two
slices of bread, broken into it and soften
ed Il small piece of butter. melted a
little salt yolks of eight eggs lastly
add the whites, well beaten. Drop into
hot pans and set in the oven until brown
ed on tops. S, Oxford, O.
TOMATO SoUP-Five cents worth Of
bones, two quarts of water; put on at
10 o'clock, boil slowly; at put in two
onions and one can of tomatoes; about
fifteen minutes before dinner strain.
Blend two tablespoonfuls of flour, boil
fifteen minutes; strain again, ready for
the table.-M. +. l., Funkstown' Nd
10 BAKE EGGs-Put saucers in the
oven for few minutes to heat: then
put INTO each one a small piece of butter
and cover the saucer with il. Rreak
two eggs into each saucer put into the
oven for few moments until the whites
are set, and serve in the saucers. They
are very nice.-W. L. G., Muscatine.
la.
BOILED CUsTARD-Take six eggs; beat
the whites separately; have one quart of
milk boiling add four tablespoonflls of
powdered sugar one teaspoonful of va
MIA; put the whites in tablespoonfuls to
boil let them boil one minute
remove them to dish stir the beaten
yoiks in the milk, and boil three min
utes, as more will curdle them remove
TO another dish; when cold. MACE the
whites on the top, aud serve with Jelly
M. A. NJ, Burlington, n. ].
CREAM PuFFs-One cup hot water
one-half cup of butter boil the water
and butter together. and stir in a Gun
full of dry -four while boiling when
cool, add three eggs, not beaten mix
well drop by the tablespoonful ON
buttered tins bake in quick oven
over twenty-five minutes. This makes
fifteen pufs. To make the cream for
the puhs-one cup of milk, one-half Gun
Of sugar, one egg, three tablespoonfuls |
Of flour beat eggs and sugar together,
add the -four and stir in the milk while
boiling flavor when cool; when the
puts are cool, open and fill with cream.
-. ~ IhorntoWn, Ind.
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Shade Trees in Pastures.

Every good dairy pasture has plenty
of shade trees. 1t is not enough tc
have few in some low corner where il
is so wet or rough that cows must stand
up if they would keep in their shade.
Cows naturally rest on high, dry land
where there is good breeze in summer
to keep off the flies. There you will
usually find them in the middle of a hot
day and there should be the shade trees.
If the man who cleared the land of the
original growth was so thoughtless as to
cut them all down, set out some and
protect them at first by few stakes
and Scantllngs, or save a few bushes
that spring up naturally as they fire.
quently will in any pasture, and you
will be surprised to see how quickly
you have shade trees to protect your
cows from the hot rays of the midday
sun. Cows delight in trees; they love
to rub their sleek, glossy sides against
their trunks, they like to get on their
shady side in a hot summer day, and
crop the moist, tender grass, made
more tender and inviting by the CRATE
full shade, and, above all, to lie on the
green, cool carpet under some wide
spreading boughs and chew the cud of
Maine Farmer,
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An EPITAPH.

Here rest in dust far from life's fame,
Old garments and persisted name,
Press hard lean hand of time, east down
The greenest garland, brightest crown!
A rose-tipped, reckoning finger leads
The man himself DER Dew-wOFld meads
Where, ardent-sOuled, he hits along,
With fresher robes and loftier song.
Creep toward him, Time perehance shall fall
This fine dress also to thy rirali
Press on At speed-nought canst thou sack
save cast off cloaks and lamps burned black.
The University Magazine
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a Woman of 90 in the HAY Field.

From the Reading Eagle.l
Elizabeth Leibesberger, aged 90, resides il
Richmond township, this county and is. il
all probability, one of the richest maiden la.
dies IN the county. She owns several beauti-
tul farms in Richmond township. where She
has lived nearly all her life She has silyery
gray hair, Is neat and trim in appearance 4
few days ago her farm hands commenced bav.
making To their great surprise the aged
LAZY and land owner made her appearance 81
the held, rake in hand She was suitably ar
tired tor the occasion, her skirts and dress he
ing well gathered in and tucked back so os
not to drag or give her any trouble in moving
over the field. She said she was going ~
show them how to work. This was -res,a5
with clapping of hands and cheers. Miss
LeIbesberger went to work in good earnest
tossed the hay, over and over, raked il into
rows nom one end OF the field to the other
ly assisted in loading and raking after the
wagons.
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On the 2Gth day Of July, 1879.

within legal hours, at the front door of the
Guy Hall, jackson, at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the following two lot
IN Jackson, separately, with the tenements
beredit9ments and aPpurtenances belonging
TO each lot
LIST. lot. part of ten acre lot number ,
south, being lot or subdivision No. , Of said
ten acre lot, it fronts 50 feet on PasgagouIa
street; and runs hack between parallel lines
at right angles with that street 100 fe.t to -.
lot that formerly belonged to NJ. Blake il be
gins At a point 50 feet west from the corner Of
West Pasgca gOula street aud lies west OF ana
adjoining lot formerly of Dr. Voolfolk ana
IN front OF the dwelling house formerly Of
Mrs. Dudley. "
u Part Of ten acre lot number three south
BENG lot or subdivision No. 3, fronting on
the north on PaScagoul2 street and the second
LOT west OF the formrr residence of NJ. Wal.
dron, fronting 80 feet and running bacl ian
feet between parallel lines at RIGHT
angles with Pascagoula street, formerly owned
by Charles Dudley and wife or one of them.
A. G. MOORE.
June .. '3-td Commissioner. &c
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SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

H'HE countenance is pale and leaden-
colored, with occasional f1ushes, or
a crcumscrlbed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the p1l-
pills dllate; an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eye-hd the nose is ir-
rltated, swells, and sometimes bleeds
a swelling of the upper lip; occasional
headache, with humming or throbbing
OF the ears; an unusual secretion of
saliva; SHINY or furred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable, sometimes voracious.
with a gnawing sensation of the stom-
ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeing
pains IN the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels IT.
regular, at times COstive; stools SHINY:
not unfrequently tinged with blood;
belly swollen and hard urine turbid;
respiration occasionally difficult, and
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding of
the teeth, temper variable, but gener-
ally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. c. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect 4 cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form it is an innocent prepare.
ton, net capable ef doing tie slightest
injury TO tile NEST telaf1- infant
The genuine DR.. MCLANE's YER
MTFUGE bears the signatures of c. Nc
LANE and FLEMING BROS. on the
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nday the 4rh day OfAugust, A, D., 1879
COMMISSIONERS SALE
Of Valuable Real Estate in Jackson.

Of Valuable Real Estate in jackson.
FINDER \ DECREE OF THE SUPREME
~ Court rendered on May oath. 1879 on
writ OF error from the Chancery Court of Kinds
County, LIST District in the case of Joshua
Green, Suly., vs.. Charles l.. CASTOR ct H. filed
and of record in said cause in said Chancerv
Court, l the undersigned Commissioner of
said Chancery Court, shall, as ordered by said
dprrea
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FOR THE CLARION
Or
ACROSTIC.
TO a Fn1kxp IL HER ABSENCE

TO A FEIESD IL HER ABSENCE
Miss thee Leta2 Yes, We miss thee
IL the home where thou has dwelt--
Seems some strange mysterious sadness
Seems a gloom by each one felt
Like .folian notes at even;
Echoes Of thy songs are here
10 Hl che soul with dreams of heav'u,
Angels song and Eden s cheer
Memorials Of thy lute's soft triliing
Miugle with the hearts lone -igh.
Bringing visions ever thrilling
AS we list, weet-bye-and-By
Round the Gre=ide, evening twilight
Never comes butfhougbts Of thee
Ever beam like golden midnight,
Star-gemmed, sparkling on the sea.
f. II. c. s.
LExINcroS, Mss. July ?, 1870.
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A little dry sand covered over pota.
toes when they are first put in the eel.
lar Will destroy any unpleasant odor
they may have. A sprinkling of dry,
air-slacked lime viii mitigate d tenden
cy 20 rot.
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Is warranted TO remove every cause from the
system that produces the Chin., and if it fails
to dc this you will sustain no loss, for every
druggist IS authorized % guarantee a perma-
nent g are in every case, no matter of how lon
sSranalnR, and will refund the money if tbs
6nlIIs return after you are through takinc
Positively, NO CURE, NO PAY. Try it and Re
convinced. Ii contains No noizan "a 49,; ~ &c
fectty tasteless- Sold by all Druggists AMI
permanent cure guaranteed in all cases
E. W. GROVE
ga uIacturer and Proprietor, PARIS, Tenn.
Jackson, Mss.
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Mondar. aIat dnv Of July. a D. 1s7e,
500 90 Reward.

\YHGBEAs 1t appears by information re
~ eeived by me- that TIE 24th day of
MAY. 1872, SAMUEL BRANDON. a colored con-
Wet IN Copiah county while under the charge
OF Ii. /. IRELAND, guard, struck said BrelaDd
several blows with hoe crushing his skull
IN ihree or more places, and afterwards effect
cd his escape and is still az largeS
Now, therefore. |, j. NJ SION r., Governor OF
Mississippi, do offer the above reward for the
arrest and delivery of the said Samuel Bran
Don % The Sheriff OF Copiah county; said Re
ward to be payable on conviction Of said
Brandon. And do moreover. require all Of
hcers of this State 10 be diiEent in their effort
- arrest sand fugitive, Samuel Brandon.
Given under my band and the Great Seal
r. Of the State affixed, at jackson, this
l9th day Of June, r. d. 1879.
J. Nj. STONE.
By the Governor;
HENRY c. MYERS, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION:
Color black; height, feet; age, p years a.,
weight, 50 pounds.
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HNION LINEN LAWNS, at s cts per ward
~ Corded Pique, Mt cts. per yard.
Corded Pique in Colors, 10 cts per ward
Matelessey Poplains, 15cts per yard.
Black Cashmere. Double Width at 51cts
Black Alapaea, Double width, from 21cts to
IS cts. -0'9 -
Elegant Mohair in Colors and Black for y
to IS cts. 20 =
Spring Silks at IS cts.-pure sir.
10 Bleached Sheeting from DBL 10 95.ts
LA BIeaehed Sheeting for 3Octs.
Bleached Domestic ut 5 g. Z g g and Iocts
from s. 80 to $500 3
Youths Spring Cashmere Suits of Clotb;no
from SO % to SO o.
81 50 TO S12 50. -'s' iioHi
Linen Towels, from lOcts TO 5octs. each
Gents Under Shirts, from .5ets to 81 90
Gents Unlaundried Shirts. Linen sou
and Cuffs. 75cts. and 81 90.
Ients Pereale Shirts with Collar at 75ets
British Thread Half Hose, from 81 so to
So 90 a dozen. ~ "
Gents, Youths and Children's Caps and
ss5 Hats IN all styles, cheaper than can be
400 yards CALICO At sets. per yard
Aprn2, 1879. Hnl1iNo : shAfs'
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FOR RENT-F0R sAIFI

Vie McC alum residence in South Ward viii
De rented on reasonable terms Inv the " III
OF ffar. -Four large rooms, and kitchen well
Bureaus Tables, Chairs. etc aIsn W. such as
~ i9oi chests, and tools, Shot Gun. etc viii
pe sold very cheap Apply TO the undersi,,,nsdi
auction ~ PpI,v MI pe s"ld at
jackson, June j. '72-4w - agent.
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HINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF a DECREE
u rendered by the Chancery Court of Kinds
county, in the First District thereof in the ease
OF Thomas +. Helm W. James NJ Wesson No.
SOS, on the l1th day OF March, \. D., 1879, the
undersigned, as special Commissioner, appoint
ed III said case, Will proceed to sell at the front
door of the City Hall, in the City of Jack SON
Miss, at public cutlery, for cash, to the highest
bidder,
On Monday the 4th day of August, A. D., 1879,
The following described lands, or lots, and ten
ements, lying and being in said city of Jacks son.
county of Kinds, State of Mississippi, or so
much thereof rs may be sufficient To satisfy the
amount of said decree, to-wit: The south
west quarter of that certain lot parcel of land
designated on the official map of the city of
jackson, as two acre lot number Ten, north
and also that certain other lot parcel of land
known and designated on the said official map
OF said city as lot number nine, in block B., in
West Jackson, fronting 65-9-10 feet on the Gal
latin road. \ publication having been hereto
fore made with above stated matter, but no sale
having been made by agreement of parties. Act
ing as Commissioner, | shall only convey such
title to the purchaser as | may lawfully convey
under said decree. \. G. MOORE,
June 25,-79.-4w. Commissioner.
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THE FOLLOWING PRIZES

i''oV MT rrlzes; $112, 400
81 Tickets, $50. SIS Tickets S,oo
Remit by Post Office Money Order register
ed letter, bank draft express Full list of
drawing published in Louisville Courier-Jour
nal and New York Herald, and mailed to all
ticket holders. For tickets and information
address COMMoNwEALTH DISTRIBUTION Co ~
l. j.; CoMNERFoRD, Sec'y, Courier-Journal
Building, Louisville, Ky.
OCCUR MONTHLY III
July 2 1879