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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
A Deceitful Bride of seventy-fve.

From the London Telegraph, Dec. l.
\ sprightly young Benedict of so,
who, only four weeks before he poured
out the tale of his wrongs into the I'M
sympathetic ear of a Russian police
magistrate, had welded a blushing
bride of 75, appeared the other day in
one of the Odessa District Courts and
passionatelv invoked the Intervention
of the Cars justice in his domestic
affairs, in order that peace, harmony
and order might be restored to his dis
tracted household. His plant against
his youthful spouse counts several
counts, one more grievous than the
other. She would-giddy thing-run
about the streets all day, neglecting her
family duties. Her companion in these
frivolous excursions was daughter, of
whose existence no intimation had been
conveyed to him during the happy pre-
nuptial days of his courtship and en-
gagement This daughter had been
abruptly disclosed to him shortly after
his marriage, and had caused him to in
fer that, when he thought he was tax
ing to his arms virgin septuagenarian,
he had labored under an error brought
about by willful deception. His wife,
moreover, had refused to hand over to
him the sum of 400 rubles, which on
the eve of their wedding-day she had
bound herself by solemn ahjurations to
contribute next morning to the family
exchequer. Nor could he induce her,
by entreaty, menace, or endearment, to
repay him a trifing loan of 10 rubles,
imprudently advanced to her for the
purchase of trousseau. His griefs, in
short, We're more than he could bear,
despite the buoyancy of his youthful
spirits and, accordingly, he besought
the police authorities either to reduce
his volatile moiety to order by severe
disciplinary treatment, or to pronounce
some merciful degree by which he
should be ridded of her altogether. 1t
is painful to reflect that the hard heart
ed ENTHUSIASTICALLY bachelor
contemptuously rejected his piteous APP.
peal, with the contumetious remark
that "there is no fool like an old fool|
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
Interesting Railroad Case.

During the recent session of the United
States Court at Oxford, an interesting case
involving the validity of $4,000 of bonds
in principal and $4,000 coupons, Smith
against Carroll county, was arggad at great
length on demurrer by Charles B. Howry
for the plaintiffs and Fl. A. Barr for the de-
fendant The Oxford Eagle says in its re-
part that the bonds were issued as a part OF
subscription of Carroll county in aid of the
Greenyille, Columbus and Birmingham
Railroad Company. The defendant pleaded
that the bonds were illegally issued; that
two-thirds of the voters, as required by the
laws of Mississippi, had not voted in favor
of the subscription to the railroad tAAt the
taxpayers had enjoined tao issuance of the
bonds, which injunction was afterward made
perpetual by the Supreme Court of Missis.
sippi, but that in the face of tho Injunction
the board had fraudglently put the bond.
on the maak9t. The plaintiff demurred to
the pleas aud cOntended that he was the in.
pocent holder for value, and that the limo
cent holder for value, and that as the coun-
ty was estopped from pleading the illegality
of their own agents. after issuing the bonds
which should be treated like commercial
paper. The law was decided for plaintiff
and judgment entered in his behalf. The
case will go 70 the supreme Court of the
United states on appeal
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07

THE FooD TO Maze Flesh. lin gen
eral we do not think health is promoted
by taking thought" too much about it,
But on the other hand, there is no adj
vantage in ignorance. Here is q hint
from the Toledo Blade:
Sugar, syrup, fresh cheese, wheaton
grits, hominy, juicy meats, are the foods
to make flesh. Almost any woman will
get plump on brown bread and wheaton
grits, or oatmeal twice a day, with
meat and vegetables in plenty at break
fast and dinner, and a supper of brown
biscuit, with sweetmeats, cheese and
cream, or coffee drank with plenty OF
sugar and milk. f Is not necessary to
eat largely if the appetite does not call
for it, but the food must be tempting,
and if hunger is keen, one who would
be plump and spirited must not be
afaid to indulge it. Unrelishin1 dis
tasteful food, though it may be consid-
cred healthy, will not nourish and slim
ulate ike what is piquant and savory,
and changed in variety day by day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
EUMOR

They met. twas on tae street
"0h, such bonnet" tLouEht the one
The other thought. What feet
Yet they dii talk
Together walk
And kissed each other cheeks-and chalk
Detroit Free Press
We had our picture taken yesterday,
and if the thief viii return il he will be
rewarded and no questions asked
Boston Post.
\ fashion magazine SAYS "Ulsters
will be worn somewhat longer this
winter" Well, then, by George, the
men who wear them have got to wear
stills, that's all.-Burlington Hawkeye
\ little boy of ( was sleeping with
his brother. when his mother said
"Whv, Tommy, YOU are lying right in
the middle Of the bed; what Will poor
Harry do - "Well, ma, he replied,
"Harrys got both sides
Painting pictures on old teacups is
very nice employment for woman, but
the girl who can fix up a last Winters
bonnet Is the one who will make her
mark in the world.-New York Express.
/ heard this inimitable order given by
a well-known Irish member ut the
Kildare Club the other day "Waitherr,
get me large glass Of pure spring
wathcr.' The JUNCTION with which the
words 'purc spring wather' were cuun-
ciatcd would have delighted the ears of
Sir Wiltril Lawson; but Just as the
waiter had got we'll away to the other
extremity of the room, this addendum
was made: And waither, Just put two
glasses of Irish whisky in it !'-Londou
World.
The passenger with the sandy goa-
tee, sitting right in front of me, is eat
ing an apple as bic rs a football the
boy sitting in the seat opposite is
scraunchiue candy, and the man right
behind me Is muuching chestuuts. lido
love to hear "A man champ apples, with
a chestnut accompaniment by another
man. Now and then the boy pauses in
his work ON the candy and varies the
performance by making noises with his
throat. BOY noises, YOU know. He
initiates a whole menagerie of things 1
never heard. This boy is an object of
considerable curiosity to the other pas
sengers. lie Is about 10 years old and
has been up in Vermont visiting, and is
returning home. He has fallen an easy
prey to the train-boy. He bought ball
of popcorn and ate it; then he invested
in box of figs, and then he kind Of
woke up his appetite with a little chew
ing-gum and cake of maple-sugar, and
then when we stopped at some dining
station he bought little paper bag Of
cakes and got outside of them. His
father met him somewhere north of
Fitchburg, and soon after the hoy was
taken ILL., Had he been eating any
thmgy" the parent asked, rather anxi-
ously, cob. no, the son replied, "but
he hadn't been feeling well for a day or
two. "-Hawkevc.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
A Famous Female Surgeon.
MARVELLOUS SUCCESS OF sIGNORA DAI
GIN IN THE PRACTICE OF SURGERY.

Signora Dial Gin was born in northern Italy
in 1919. Her mother was bone setter of
some repute among the peasantry, and early
gave her daughter instruction in her art.
From the fact that when 9 years old she set
her mothers broken leg properly, and also
performed many other operations successful
", under her mothers direction, we may
conclude that she was an apt pupil. Not
long after this she was admitted to study in
the hospital at ,Anzano, and there she ac-
qured the wonderful delicacy of touch which
she possesses. Continuing to practice, it
was not long before she reused the ire of the
doctors by saving a leg which they said
should be amputated, and was brought into
court charged with not having a license.
She made her own defence, and the man
whose limb had been saved appeared as her
advocate. She was pardOned, but was or
dered not to practice more. She then turn
ed her attention to replacing dislocated thigh
bones, one of the most difficult and painful
operations in surgery, said by Nelaton to
present great, if not insurmountable, diff
culties after a lapse of more than forty days.
She soon succeeded in performing the oper-
alton without pain to the patient, and this
even in luxations of % years, and for all
intermediate periods. Considering the num-
Der and difficulty of the cases-many OF
them congenital-usually those which have
| been pronounced hopeless by eminent Amer
lean and European surgeons, the results are
| truly wonderful. She is said to be uniform
| ly successful In whatever she undertakes,
| but, unfortunately, she is. obliged to turn
many applicants away-partieularly when
tendons have been cut or surgical operations
performed IN all cases her verdict is
rendered Immediately after examination,
which is free. AS an example of her skill,
we may cite the fact that in Trieste she
performed a few years since, 400 operations
successfully in 20 days, many of them in the
presence of physicians whose confidence and
good will she has gained, as indicated by the
| diploma which she now holds from the
italian government, authorizing her to
prrctice
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
Republican Opposition to General
Grant.
From the Utica IN. W Herald (Rep.1

The signs are unmistakable that General
Grant can never receive another Presiden-
tIal nomination at the hands of a Republi-
can Convention without first encountering
an organized and determined opposition
which would be fatal to his cordial and
united support by the masses of the party
in 1880. Two classes of people are still
clamorous for Grant One class includes
the traders in politics who hope to see in his
return to the White House return of their
day of harvest, so rudely interrupted. The
other and larger class includes the army of
moral towards, the timid folk who are still
oppressed by the nightmare of the Civil
War, and think that Grant is needed at
Washington to repel some new imaginary
attack upon the Capital, which only be can
conquer. 1t viii be sad day for the
United states when com bfnatToa of these
two clnsses can boast that it has dictated
the Government of the Nation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07

Baltimore News. h
A few evenings ago the landlady of a
tavern in East Baltimore, widow, sent
for physician to attend man who was
seriously ILL., The doctor came and
found the patient, an old soldier, rapidly
sinking. A prescription was given and
as the doctor was leaving the widow
said
Chow sick is he, doctor ?"
Every sick, indeed" said the physi-
cian
.'Will he die -
81 think he will. J"
"When ?"
'To-night."
"Will you call again ?"
YES, I'll look in again in an hour or
two"
About two hours afterwards the doc
tor again called, and perceived the
veteran past the power Of his skill, in
fact at the point Of death.
"Well, asked the woman with nervous
anxiety, sis there any hope ?"
''None whatever, said Esculapius.
The widow appeared relieved.
''Send for a clergyman and doctor,
dear, you'll be a witness"
TO what inquired the latter puzzled
at the widows conduct.
cob, | want to marry him."
marry him."
"Yes; you see if marry him and he
dies | shall be entitled to S3Q0, rs his
widow, from a society To which belong.
Then you know he gets pension from
the government, and |, as his widow
will continue to draw it."
The doctor was amazed. The clergy
man came, but being acquainted with
the circumstances Indignantly declined
to perform the ceremony, and the be
reaved woman lives on clone wildly.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
BROKEN STRINGS.

There is no minstrel ripe in years,
But as his song be sings.
Feels mus ingly across his harp
To find some broken strings
The early songs that from his Tyre
His youthful fingers flung,
Have lost their first Prolnethean fire
Since love and life were yOung.
The world may listen TO the strains.
Which from each harp string floats,
But still unto his ear remains
A discOrd in the notes
And still mis- heart unsatisfed
Seek yearningly in vain,
To find the music which has died
Aud mend The broken strain.
o world! that listens, when too late.
Unto he voice which sings
And loves the music when the years
Have shattered many strings
But little owes the bard to Won
For praises from your tongue
Who heard not when the harp was new
And love and life were young.
Scribner.l
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
DRESS.
BIT OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

From little matters let US pass to less,
And lightly touch upon the mysteries of
dress;
The outward forms the inner man reveal,
We guess the pulp before cut the peel;
One single preeept might the whole condense-
BE sure your tailor is man OF sense;
But add little care or decent pride,
And always err on the sober side.
Wear seemly gloves, not black, too light.
And, least of all, the pair that once was
white
Have good hat; the secret of your looks
Lies with the beaver in Canadian brooks
Virtue may flourish in an old crayat.
But man and nature se9rn the shocking hat.
Be shy of breastpins; planned, well ironed,
white.
With small pearl buttons-two of them in
sight
Is always genuine, while your gems may pass,
Though real diamonds, for ignoble glass.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
WISE WORDS.

A soul immortal, spending all her fires,
Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness
Throwing into tumult, raptured, or alarmed,
At aught this scene can threaten or indulge,
Resembles ocean into tempest wrought
To watt a feather, or to drown fly.
Feelings come and go like light troops
following the victory Qf the present /;
but principles, like troops of the line,
are undisturbed and stand fast.
Richter.
When we are out of sympathy with
the young, then | think our work in
this world is overl That is sign that
the earth has begun to wither-and
that is a dreadful kind of old age
George Macdonald.
A library is not like dead city Of
stones, yearly crumbling and 6needing
repair. but like spiritual tree Their,
i Hands, and yields its precious fruit
fin n year to year and from age to age
carlyle,
The happiness of your life depends
upon the quality of your thoughts
therefore, guard accordingly, and teke
care that you entertain no notions I'M
suitable to virtue and unreasonable to
nature. Marcus Antonnius.
1t is not much thought Of, but it is
certainly very important lesson, to
learn how 10 enjoy ordinary life, and be
able to relish your being, without the
transport of some passion, or the graf
ification Of some appetite Ric hard
Steele
Rev. Charles Brooks, father of the
State normal schools in America, was
asked by a teacher this question
"What shall I teach my pupils 2" He
answered, Teach them thoroughly
these five things, First, to live religi-
| ously; second, to think comprehensive
ly; third, to reckon fundamentally
fourth, to converse fuently; and fifth,
to write dramatically Ifyou success
fully teach them these five things, you
will nobly have done your duty to yom
pupils, to their parents, to your coun
try, and to Yourself"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
NUMBER l.
LIFE
BIZ ELLA WHEELER.

feel the great immensely of Life
All little aims slip from me, and reach
Ny yearning soul toward the infinite.
As when q mighty forest, whose green leaves
Have shut ii in, and made il seem bower
For lovers secrets and for children 5 sports,
Casts all its clustering foliage 10 the winds,
And lets the eye behold il, limitleSs,
And full of winding mysteries of ways;
So now with Life, that reaches ont before,
And borders on the unexplained Beyond.
| see the stars above me, world on world;
hear the awful language OF the Space;
| feel the distant surging of great seas,
That hide the secrets of the Universe
In their eternal bosoms; aud | know
That am bun an atom on the Whole
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
The Case of Thos. o. Moore.
Meridian Mercury

The preliminary trial of Thos. o. Moore,
of Warsaw, Ala, for the killing of Stephen
Tompkins, began at that place en- last Thurs
day and came to a close on Saturday, re-
sulting in Moore's being admitted to bail in
the sum of $1,000. Justices STAINS and Mel
son tried the case. Our Capt. Woods and
Col. Snedacor of Livingston, appeared for
the defence, and Judge Thos. Cobbs, of Liv
ingston, for prosecution. The examination
was orderly and quiet throughout. Moore
gave bail without any trouble.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07

The spiritual inturests Of the First
Presbyterian Church Of P-were in
charge Of the venerable DIR. H,
whose ministerial life was spent with
that artstocratic congregation. Jimmy
S-was for many years the sexton,
and was regarded by the members as an
indispensable fixture. He was from the
north Of Ireland, Presbyterian of the
deepest azure, and though limited in
education, was esteemed for his honesty
and truthfulness. Jimmy fell sick, and
as he was somewhat advanced in years,
concluded he was ahoUt 10 die. He
sent for Dr.. 1872, physician and mem
her OF the Church, who responded to
the call, accompanied by the minister,
both of whom manifested much interest
in his recovery. The doctor diagnosed
and gave a prescription, and when they
were about to leave said. Jimmy, you
are not in dangerous condition, so don't
be frightened. You may live to die
both our graves vet" Jimmy, in the
innocence of his heart, replied, "'If it i.
the Almightys wull, gintlemen, I'd be
plased to do it viry soon"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
Hayes Down on Grant.

Washington Special to the indianapolis
Journal
It can be stated that the President il en-
phatically opposed to the third term move
ment, but entertains the highest regard for
Gen. Graat personally.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
Blaine win Not Down.
Springfield Republican

Two or three facts this week place Mr..
Blaine very clearly in the race, and confirm
the opinion of this Journal, expressed after
his New York speech, that there was more
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07

God be thanked for books. They are
the voices of the distant and the dead.
and make us heirs Of the spiritual life
Of past ages Charming.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
Tribute from Political opponent

Hon. d. w. Rogers leaves for Jackson to-
morrow, where he will take his seat i'm the
State Senate on Tuesday, the 9th inst.
Uncle Dave, as he is famihrly called, is an
old war-horse and has done ye0man ser
vice for his constituents in the Legislature
for many years. We wish him good health
and much pleasure while absent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
The Representative frora Tippah.

Holly Springs SOUTH
Hon Francis WoiE member Of the Leg
islature from Hppah county Is a true man
and gentleman, not only as legislator, but
also as a soldier in the Mexican and Conled-
crate wars. He formerly resided ~ Mar
shall county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07

Another Letter from Rev. DR.. G. X.
Marshall.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07

soul immortal, spending all her fires
Wasting her strength in strenuous idleness,
Throwing into tumult, raptured, or alarmed,
At aught this scene can threaten or indulge
Resembles ocean into tempest wrought
To watt feather, or to drown a fly.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07

They met. twas on tae street
ooh, such bonnet thought the one
The other bought, What feet
Yet they dii talk
Together walk
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-07
Why She Wanted to Marry.

\ WOMAN al AzEs A DOCTOR AND DIsGUsTs
4 PREACHER.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
Natural Curiosities Of Nevada.

NEVADA is a land of curious natural
phenomena. Her rivers have no visible
outlet to the ocean. She has no lakes
of any magnitude. She has vast
stretches of alkal; deserts, however, that
give every indication Of having been the
beds or bottoms of either seas or lakes.
Down in Lincoln County there is
spring of ice-cold water that bubbles up
over rock and disappears on the other
side, and no one has been able to find
where the water goes. At another point
in the same county is . large spring,
about twenty feet square, that is appar-
emily only some eighteen or twenty inch
es in depth, with ; sandy bottom. The
sand can be plainly seen, but on look.
ing closer it is perceived that this sand
is in q perpetual state Of unrest. No
bottom has ever been found to this
spring. 1t il said that . teamster, on
reaching this spring one day, deceived
by its spparen: shallowness, concluded
to soak one Of his wagon wheels to cure
the looseness Of ito tire. He therefore
took it of and rolled it into the, Is he
thought, shallow water. He never laid
his eyes on that wagon. wheel again.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
True purity of taste is a quality o

True purity Of taste is quality Of
the mind; it is a feeling which can, with
little difficulty, be acquired by the re-
inement of intelligence; whereas pur-
ity of manners is the result of wise hab-
its, in which all the interests Of the soul
are mingled and in harmony with the
progress of intelligence. That is why
the harmony Of good taste and of good
manners is more common than the exist
ence Of taste without manners, or OF
manners without taste.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
GAINESVILLE Times.
AAA-A

llsnyof our readers nay - benefited by
the following reliable statement from Messrs.
A. Heilman h Son, the well-known Dru .gists
Of this city, who write: We have sold thou.
sands of bottles Of that valued medcine-
Hamburg Drops-and every bottle that We
have sold has always cured. 1t never missed.
We recommend it ~ the best medicine We ever
sold, aud could furnish statements Of cures
sufficient to ill the largest paper printed.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
rpy MISTAKEN MOTH.

....,, .he summer flush OF roses,
'ylp WV Red and white,
-, . damsel fair. very
Suen Pretty sight;
-,r ,hrttcrfiy, so smart,
I11 ~ fnt,er and a dart,
win a'i her mouth, and made her start
krs'" In u fright.
os forgive me" begged eyed the insect
'Os' III you please;
assure yon that ! Didn't
Is'" Mean to- tease.
,,,,, took your rosebud lip
l ou,s , rose wherein | dip
n, its honey sweet to sip
Ah' At mine ease
,.m IN. beauty, to the moth,l
wv you may try
.. Ixcrse your forward conduct,
We Sir, but
a., Il clearly understood
W. W., .,ch roses are too good
Iu me kissed by every rude
I0O' Butterfly"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06

Mr.. Bass has caused . census to be
taken of the deer in his forest of Glen.
ouoich, in Invernesshire, Scotland. The
work Of numbering these wild animals
was no doubt somewhat difficult. The
report is that there are between 800 and
900 stays and about double that number
Of lindsay $500 head in all-within
IN area of about 25,O 700 acres.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06

A HoR.E in Nevada, being sick with
collie, ended his sufferings by deliber-
ately, dashing out his brains against the
stone wall Of the corral. It was in Neva-
da, also, that pet dog recently com.
mitted suicide by drowning.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
A few days 400 sixty men belt

"A few days ago sixty men belong
ing to the Eighteenth Army Corps OF the
French army were quartered in barn
at Partas. The owner, who seemingly
did not relish their society, set fire to
the building during the night, and the
soldiers had only just time to effect their
escape in their shirts. Several Of them
were badly burned in trying to save
their arms and uniforms.