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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-21

A young and poorly-clad girl entered
a barber shop in Vienna, and told the
proprietor that he must ''buy her head. y
The friseur examined her long glossy
chestnut locks, and began to bargain.
He could give eight forms, and no
more. Hair was plentiful this year,
the price had fallen, there was less de-
mand, and other phrases of the kind.
The little maidens eyes filed with tears,
and she hesitated a moment while
threading her fingers through her chest
nut locks: she finally threw herself in a
chair, and said:
''Then take it quickly"
The barber, satisfied with his bargain,
was about to clinch it with shears, when
a gentleman who sat half-shaved, look
ing up, told him to stop.
my child, said he, why do you sell
your beautiful hair?'
my mother has been nearly five
months i'll. l cannot work enough to
support US; every thing has been sold
or pawned, and there is not penny IN
the house"
No, no, my child; if that is the
case I will buy your hair, and give you
one hundred forms for it"
He gave the poor girl the note, the
sight of which dried her tears, and he
took up the BARRIERS shears. Taking
the locks in his hand he took the longest
hair, cut it off, and put it carefully in
his pocket-book, thus paying one hun
dred forms for single hair. He took
the poor girls address in case he should
want to buy another at the same rate.
He is only designated as the chief of a
great industrial enterprise within the
81
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The Bow and the Duke.

An English farmer was one day at
work in the fields, when he saw a party
Of huntsmen riding about his farm. He
had one field that he was specially anx-
ious they should not ride over, ms the
crop was in a condition to be badly in
iured bv the tramp Of horses; so he dis
patched a boy in his employ 10 this field,
telling him to shut the gate and keep
watch over it, and on no account 10 sul-
fer il to be opened. The boy went as
he was bid, but scarcely at his post be-
fore the huntsmeu came up, percmptOri-
" ordering the gate To be opened.
This the boy declined to do, stating the
orders he had received and his determi-
nation not to disobey them. Threats
and brides were offered alike i'm vain.
One after another came forward as
spokesman, but all with the Same re-
suit; the boy remained immovahle in
his determination not to open the gate.
After awhile one Of noble presence adj
vanced and said in commanding tones
Ny boy, do you know me? l am
the Duke of Wellington-on not ac-
customcd to be disobeyed; and l com
mand you To open that gate that / and
my friends may pass through
The boy lifted his cap and stood UNI
covered before the man whom all Eng
land delighted to honor, then answered
firmly, Il am sure the Duke Of Wei
lington would not wish mo to disobey
orders. | must keep this gate shut;
no one is to pass through but with my
masters express permission"
Greatly pleosed, the sturdy old war
rior lifted his own hat, and said 81
honor the man or boy who can be
neither bribed nor frightened into doing
wrong, With an army of such soldiers
| could conquer not only the French.
but the world" And handing the boy
"A glittering sovereign, the old Duke put
spurs to his horse and galloped away,
while the boy ran off to bis work, shout
ing at the top Of his voice, "Hurrah
hurrah! Eve done what Napoleon
couldn't do-Pvo kept out the Duke Of
Wellington
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

The weary winter months have gone,
| For everything seems CAV
| And February needs must March,
~ that wet April May.
| And don't June know that soon viii come
The Jolly, festive hy,
And sweet aud low the bees will hum.
While soundeth forth July
Then soon will boom the August guns.
Whose roar youll long remember,
While, scorching hot, the sun will burn
All wooden things, 'cept embcr.
-Haekensack Republican.
The cucumber Is the mule among veg
etables. 1t always kicks.
The eonsumptives are all i'm favor Of
a new constitution. bod Derrick.
Upholstered front gates would save
coat sleeves during May and June.
General sherman thinks Congress
will only take a recess and not adjourn.
Thirty-eight ladies have received de-
grees in France as doctors and hachel-
ors Of arts.
Brown says that a married man some
times finds himself TO be an April fool
soon after the wedding March.
\ Kentucky editor saws that i'm one
week ne WIS auhItN-tb tt@ RoNCIhoIt
Colonel, = Major, "Parson and "Old
Hoss'
DO YOU drink 2" asked lady of q
peddler. He dropped his pack, and re-
marked: well, | shust lieve drink
nit you as any oder mans
The other day a man died so sudden
" that the body was almost cold before
the distracted and grief stricken rcla-
tives found the Will.
4 KISS" said young Charles, " is noun
we allow;
But tell nae, dear, is itpropcr or common p
Lovely Mary blushcd deep, and exclaimed,
I think that a kiss is both proper and COM
mon
. Dot vos a mean choke" said Hans.
after he had got through coughing, and
found out that somebody had thrown
Scotch snuff into his mouth while he was
snoring.
An attraction at recent church
fair was shooting gallery with five
shots for ten cents. 1t is to be hoped
that those who patronized the gallery
could boast of good moral aim.
The three tallest treesin the worldare
believed to be "A sequoia near Stockton,
California, which is 800 feet high, and
two eucalyPti in Victoria, Australia, es-
timated to be 435 ond 400 feet high res
pectively.
- Don't be an editor :" shriebs the Bos-
ton transcript. Its all very well to say
" don't be an editor" but when a man is
too honest for "A preacher, or a membcrof
Congress, what is he to do San dose
Mercury.
Patrick and, Bddv, darlint,
they've been tellin' me there's too many
of us in the wurrld. Now, if you and
me get the praste to make us two wan,
troth won't there be wan the less?'-
Funny Folks
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Sippings of Punch.

Observation-Disclosures Whispering y
''What lovely boots your partners got,
May " Mary ditto y "Yes, unfor-
tunatcly he shines at the wrong end. .
Punch.
Good Intentions. Scot Con Water
loo Bridge y "Hech! To think | save
a bawhee every time | cross this bonny
brig I'll just pit it in the plate the
next time gang t the kirk p
Punch.
There seems to be some sort of con
nection between examination time and
the following remark by an antipodal
laundryman Me no Iikee washee
Blown boys cuffee, too much one, two
thlee. -Brunonian.
A gentleman addresses another gentle
man, whom he doesn't know, at a party :;
"fhis affair is awfully stupid let us go
out and take a drink" Il would like
to do it" was the reply, "but / cant
leave very well" "Why not ?" 'Why,
you see, / am the one who is giving the
party"
Mamma, | don't think the people
who make dolls are very pious people, "
said a little girl to her mother, one day.
''Why not, my child?" Because you
can never make them kneel | always
have to lay my doll on her stomach TO
say her prayers Youths Companion.
Smith, who had always beena tough
one, p has just died. The physician is
met coming from the house by Brown,
who asks, Doctor, how is Smith? Is
he out of danger?" Doctor" No
he is dead, poor fellow, but he is far
from being out of danger, i fear.-Bos-
ton Transcript,
Here" said the farmer, as he exhib-
tied broken jar to the manufacturer,
Il packed this jar full Of butter, and the
jar split from top to bottom Perhaps
you can explain the phenomena" ooh,
yes, | can, was the ready reply, "the
butter was stronger than the jar y
Syracuse Times.
Hardly any better retort is on record
than one made to Professor Bonamy
Price, of Oxford University, on his late
visit to this country. He was remark
able for his geniality, and at a dinner
party, at which popular ideas Of heaven
happened to be under discussion, he
turned to Dr. H. w. Bellows and said
:. We would like to have your opinion
of heaven, Dr. Bellows, as that Of one
who stands outside the pale of civilized
religions. DR. Bellows replied: d" Ny
idea Of heaven is that of great dinner
party where we can have everything we
want without money and without Price.
All but one joined in the laugh.-Inde-
pendent.
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AN ARKANSAS JOCKEY.

He was tall, Timber looking individ-
ual, with warm colored hair, and skin
To match. His pointed nose overhmg
horizontal cavity of great outline He
could clamor Il ten cent plug of navy
tobacco and have ample room left 10
wag his tongue. In one hand he carried
gun of ancient make, in the other he
held Il rope, at the end of which he held
a sprun-kneed horse. We asked him if
he would exchange his horse fora better
one.
well, stranger" said he he, ''Tm on
the swap, but that nag thar Is jist n lit
tie too good for me- You want to know
his good pints, hey twould keep II
CambPite parson spoutin' for month
to tell EN- all y
"Will he pull -
"Now, stranger, does he look like a
critter that would stand off duty? That
nag will stick longer at square pull
than a hungry niger III hang to pos
sums carcass. I've seed him git down
to pull till he'd tread on his ears with
his hind feet"
is he gentle p
"Well, | should say he was One O
for "A doll baby, while the ole woman
manipulated the right one for chun
dasher.'
is he easy kept?"
Easy keptl why darned if he didn't
winter on embark and dried tomatoes
and come out SO fat in the spring that
his back teeth foated in oil"
How is he on the run 2"
son the run2 Well, now, mister,
you've 'roped his main weakness. A
scared dog is nowhere. l knowed him
to beat his own shadow eighty rods in a
quarter heat, and give feet in the start
He can jist out run "a"
We stopped him here by saying that
we did not want SO valuable horse
"You don't want to swap then-all
right" And he ambled off singing
"Gwine down To Texas,
To eat corn-bread and lasses."
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NUMBER 81.

other living being was to be found. The
engine had only tender attached. and
although there was a full head Of steam
on the fires were getting low We made
short work in pushing back To Lakeland
We reached the station and got fairly
upon the switch when the Greenport
train, which We should meet there, came
in, and were waiting as if nothing had
happened, and as if we hadn't been IF
teen miles out on the road to meet it a
few minutes before.
" The telegraph operator at Lakeland
handed me a dispatch which read as fol-
lows
To CONDUCTOR c.: The Ben Franklin
has broken loose and is coming up the ROAD
Turn switch At Lakeland and run her off the
track.
BARTON, Superintendent
BROOKLYN. 10 % P. NJ
. You see we did not have much time
for turning switches ut Lakeland" he
continued, =" SO we did still better, and
saved the old Ben-which was not res
ponsible, after all-from a smash up"
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Middle Age.

As we glide into middle life the
vague dreams with which we start out
grow into earnest realities, and we find
that as youth wanes the enthusiasm
With which we entered upon new pur-
suits, the buoyancy Of feeling that Kept
up our faith and hope in earlier years,
grows less as disappointments. failures
of our plans, anxieties and crosses that
make up the average sum of daily exis-
tence, become also our portion, to hear
with philosophy, or with fretful impa-
thence, as We school ourselves. Youth
has hope, courage, faith to do and brave
all things middle age sees the earnest
ness Of life and buckles on the armor of
work, for hearing the "still, sad music
of humanity" he knows it is tke call for
his broad sympathy and unceasing pur-
pose; but he may make something grand,
beautiful and sweet out of the days that
are given him.
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How to PAY a Compliment.
a the Boston Transcript. }

From the Boston Transcript
To pay compliment IS to tell the
truth, and to tellit rs though YOU meant
it. If a girl is pretty or accomplished
if she plays we'll, or wings we'll, or dan
ces we'll, or talks we'll; if, in q word she
pleases, why, i'll the name Of common
sense, shouldn't she be told of it2 Don't
blurt 1t out before everybody. That
will only serve to make her feel uucom-
Portable and make you appear ridiculous.
Say it quietly when opportunity offers.
but say it strongly. Convey the idea
distinctly and fully, 50 that there may
be no mistake about it, But don't say
it C officially" Formality is about the
coolest thing known. More than one
maiden has been made happy-say for
half an hourly a mans taking the
trouble to say pleasant thing about "a
toilet that he liked, and many Of FASH
ions follies have been given up BY girls
when they noticed a discreet silence con
corning them on the part Of their gen
tlemen friends. A bewitching little
black-eyed beauty once said to "a gentle
man, =" like to hear you say sweet
things To me, IL seems to come 50 easy
and natural" Ia general terms, il may
be said that it is always better to say an
agreeable thing than a disagreeable one
better for all parties. The gallant
who, when a young lady stepped on his
foot while dancing and asked pardon,
said, Don't mention it dainty little
foot ike that wouldn't hurt a daisy z
not only told the truth but doubtless
felt more comfortable than the hoor who,
when his foot was stepped upon, reared
out, Z" That's right climb over me with
your great, clumsy boots.
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1sr DL.rRIcr-f.I.Hop noaarrr.

lsr DISTRICT BISHOP DoGGErT.
Western Virginia Conference, September 3.
Clarksburg
Kentucky Conference, September Il, Rich
mond.
Louisville Conference, October /, Madi SON
vile.
North Georgia Conference, November 26,
Augusta
South Georgia Conference, December 10.
Florida Conference, December Il, TalIahaz-
see.
% DISTRTCT-BI-HOP wIGHTMAN.
Illinois Conference, September3 3, Kinmundv.
Missouri Conference, September 10, Louis
5. W. Missouri Conference, September "A,
Kansas City.
Virginia Conference, November 10, Nor
folk.
North Carolina Conference, December ;,
South Carolina Conference, December Il,
Charleston.
3D DIsTRIcT-BIsHoP KAvANAUGH
Indiana Conference, September u, Gosport.
Memphis, Conference, November 10, May
field.
North Mississippi Conference, December 3,
Water Valley.
Mississippi Conference, December Il, Merid-
ian
4rH pIsrRIcr-BIsHoP M'rYEIRE.
Western Texas Conference, October 10,
Ger. Mission Conference, October %, Hou--
ton.
y. W. Texas Conference. October %, Fort
Worth.
North Texas Conference, November ., Sher-
man.
Fast Texas Conference, December 3, Pales-
tine.
Texas Conference, December 10, Austin.
Urn DIsTRIcr-BTsHoP PIERCE.
Indian Mission Conference, September 10,
Double Springs.
st. Louis Conference, September "a, Frede-
ricktown.
Holzton Conference October -, Abingdon
Arkansas Conference, November II.
White River Conference, November %,
Forest City.
Little Rock Conference, December 10, Cam
den.
GTH pIsTRICT-BIsHoP PAINE.
Tennessee Conference, October $, Murfrees-
horo
North Alabama Conference, November %,
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Conference, December Il, Tuske-
gee
Urn pIsrRIcr-BTsHoP KEENER.
Western Conference, August 20, Council
Grove.
Denver Conference. August y, Denver
Montana Conference, September 10, Willow
Greek
Columbia Conference. September L, Albany.
Pacific Conference, October l, Sacramento.
Los Angeles Conference October p, Los
Angeles.
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THE WRECKERS.
A Considerable Cotton Case.
Y. y. Tribune

n. Y. Tribune.l
Harrison Johnston, a Government cotton
agent in Columbus. Miss, in 1865 sent to Cav
try & Freneau a New-York firm. about 5000,
600 to care for him. After the dissolution
of the New-York firm, Mr. Gawtrv made as
signments of several mortgages TO Mr.. John
ston these assignments after being recorded
were returned To Mr.. Gawtrv, who continued to
collect interest and give teceiS Is for it. One
ter County property was given by Thatcher NJ.
Adams, who, when il became due, had il as
signed 10 Sir William Richard Brown. of En-
gland. With the money received for it Mr..
Gawtrv built in Observation-Disclosures irty-ffth-
st, houses which he afterwards transferred to
to Mr.. Johnston. When Messrs. J Johnston and
Gawtry settled their accounts in 1877, john
ston gave Gawtry 100000 in mortgages and
$50, 600 in notes
Several months ago Mr. Johnston discover
ed the record in Westchester County of the as
signment of the Adams mortgage to him and
laid claim to it, There upon Sir William
Richard Brown brought action in the Court
of common pleas to have the assignment made
to Mr.. Johnston set aside, as a cloud upon his
title. The case completed Thursday.
Judge Lawrence, before whom the case was
tried, as soon as Frederick Swartz, for the de
PENDANT, and Douglass Campbell, for the plain
tiff, had completed the summing up. gave his
decision orally He held that the assignment
10 Mr.. Johnston vas made as a Collateral Sc
curity, and that he be adjudged the lawful
owner Ii is said that one of the Government
agents, who was present while testimony was
being given, reported to the proper authorities
the large amounts of money which Mr.. John
ston RENTED to New York while he was cot
ton arant that examination of his accounts
was had. and that the .aSnlt viii be an action
" TIE Government TO recover nearly see 90 900.
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THE COURT OF DEATH.
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES
Port Gibson Revielle.7

Fort Gibson ReNlelle.
In noticing the death of Judge Stamps in
last weeks paper, we could but call TO mind,
though we did not note it, that he one OF
five of the old attorneys who came to this Bar
about the same year, and more than fifty years
ago, who have recently died. John b. Thrash
er preceded any Of them, having commenced
practice in 1924. Hon. J. II. Maury, Judge
Stamps, VIM H Martin, and II. \. Spencer
all commenced practice in 1928. Judge
Stamps was born in 1903, and each of the 9TH
ers in 1900 Mr.. Spencer was graduate OF
Yale, and Mr.. Martin in the class at
Princeton with Hon. Elisha d. Cullen, of
Delaware, Hon J as A. Bayard, of Delaware
father of the present Senator both of whom
vet live and with the father of United States
Senator Groome, of Maryland. Mr.. Spencer
and Mr. Maurv were buried-the first three
years ago, the latter five years ago; Mr.. Mar
tin and J Judge Thrasher III October last, both,
dying of yellow fever 1t would be difficult
to find five other names so linked with the
business events, and with all the history of
this town and county. The early court, that
OF half a century ago, now holds its sessions
in solemn silence, in the village graveyard,
hard bv-Judge ChiIds, in spirit, presiding
Peter A. Vandorn, Clerk; Abram X. Shaifer,
Sheriff; and Thrasher Gibbs, Maurv, Spencer,
Martin Stamps and Irish, lawyers Of fifty
years ago, all buried within a few yards of
each other constitute the silent court-the
Court OF Death-the jurisprudential shadows
of half n century gone
Aud all these were men!
And beneath the dappled shadows of the
foliage of the love planted trees OF memory
and Affection
Where heaves the turf in many a Wondering
heap,
Each in his narrow cell forever laid,
The rude forefathers Of THIS hamlet sleep"
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Antiquity of Thimbles.
London Athenaum.1

London Athen8um.
At recent meeting of the British
Archaeological association, to statements
made that these articles were of recent
date, evidence was adduced to show that
they were well known to the Romans.
The earliest examples, however, IN
England and North Europe appear to
have been of feather. One of that ma
terial being shown 1t was in use in
County Cork so late as 1920 A large
number of examples of brass, dating
from 1900, were exhibited. They were
mostly found in London, and some of
the seventeenth century have inscrip-
tons.
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ON A wEDDINe-pAY-

Forgotten shapes that once he knrv fn1l
well
The lips, the hair, the eyes that forged the
spell
Which held his heart in sternest bondage fast
Albeit .ney seem to him Is though Time cast
Mere shadows OF his youth arthwart the deU
Wherein his unrpe fancy yearned To tell
80 J, upon tins happy bridal morn
seek 70 unioose the load Of ill-spent hours,
The miserable waste Of glorious DAYS.
Gods moments spurned or use in shame
ful ways,
And up the innocence of youth, new born,
Gaze ON the virgin sweetness of white flow
London World
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Senator Thurman on the Right Of In
struction.
Port Gibson Reveille. ]

Port Gibson Revelue.
The right Of instruction Is an acknowledged
tight, and has always been so regarded by the
Democratic party. 1t is sustained by all the
principles and usages that control the relations
OF principal and agent, and by sound logic
On the question ia the U. $. Senate Of pen-
sioning Mexican war soldiers and when the
vote on Senator Shields bin was taken, MF.
Thurman was out in che +" historic cloak
room, but, he says ia his speech, -" heard the
yeas and nays being called. came in and
found what the question was before the Senate
| knew that was instructed to vote for pen-
sions for the soldiers Of the Mexican war, etc.
He aIludes to his instructions in another part
81 his speech, and never doubted the right q,
instruct him.
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A SOUTHERN LOVE SONG.

. warm, sweet breath OF the Southern wind,
Blow softly Ger the sea:
Bearing my kisses 10 lips that wait
Wait Tor kisses from me.
Under the roses, white and red
Ny love Is watching the moon;
The stars Of the skies are watching her eyes,
Thai are deep as the skis OF June.
Rose and lily, watching her cheek,
Chant from their hiding place
Hail To the queen d the lily and rose
With the rose and lily face"
o swift, sweet messenger, come back,
Come back from over the sea;
Bringing the kisses that pure, sweet lips
Gave you, IN trust for me.
Augusta Chronicle.
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A coLoRED minister in Georgia was
brought to trial before his church on
charge of stealing bacon. After num-
Der of witnesses had been examined the
Deacons retired and soon after returned
the solloMing verdict The Rev. Moses
Bledso am ackWitted of de situations
dat he actual stole de pork, as twas not
shode dat sumbody else intent have
been wearin' his cloze; but de hrudder
is heerby 'fectionately warned dat in de
future he must be more keerful.
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A nickpocket taken with his hand in
some one else's pocket, endeavored to
invent all manner of impossible explana-
tons of the phenomenon. W nat the
nse of YOUR trying to lie about 1t 80
+" said tbs magistrate benevo-
Ientlv. " haven't you a lawyerfR
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Josh Billings says | hay no objeck-
shup to a man parting his hair IN the
middle. but | shall alwuss insist upon
his finishing up the job bi wearing
short gown and pettikoat-
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A Young lady while on her way to be
,,,a-,;ad was run over and killed. A
confirmed old maid savageiy remarked;
ssshe has avoided more lingering ana
horrible fate. Albany Argus;
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The newest dining-tables are square,
the round extension table being unfash-
ionable. The new style is more appro-
pirate fora square meal. Norristowu
Herald.
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Julia A. Moore, the sweet singer of
Michigan, was nearly paralyzed with
establishment when recently informed
that = eclat didn't rhyme with she cat. :"
She has not sufficiently recovered to
finish her haIf-completed poem g On the
Birth of a New Spring. -Norristown
Herald.
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A local paper heads a column of per-
sonaIs Men and Things which is
certainly not a very gallant way Of re-
ferring to the other sex.-Puck.
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Whisky is about the only enemy man
has succeeded In loving.