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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
DIR. McFERRIN ABROAD.
HIS IMPRESSIONS OF STURGEON, THE GREAT
BAPTIST PREACHER-THE AMUSING EPI-
soDE OF THE GLOWING CUP"
Nashville American.

Nashville American.
One of the best things said by DIR.
McFerrin in his lecture at Tulip street
church was in reference to Mr.. Spurgeon,
the great Baptist divine of London.
The doctor had always been an ardent
admirer of Mr.. Spurgeon, and had felt
the keenest ambition to see and hear
him. In this he was luckily gratifed
during his stay in London. He attend
ed the Tabernacle on the occasion of a
special service, when five or six thous-
and people congregated to hear the
matchless preacher who was at his best.
Notwithstanding the dense throng, the
venerable Tennessee Methodist was hon
ored with seat near the sanctuary,
where he had full view of Mr.. Spur
geon and could see his every lineament
and note his every gesture, as well as
distinctly hear every word OF the ser
mop. ':What was my feeling, think
you, after having enjoyed this unusual
privilege?' the doctor asked, pauslng,
II lust felt that | didn't want to hear
Mr.. Spurgeon another time!" Said he,
in response to his own question, and
making another dead pause to the i'll
concealed astonishment of all IN the
house because" he dryly resumed, as
the audience began to recover their lost
equilibrium, 81 feared that if should
hear him again, he might not make the
same or so good an impression upon my
mind as he did at the first, and this,
continued the doctor with a fervid glow
| Il. ho To
of the grandest mental and spiritual
pictures that ever had place in memo,
ry." Every one felt that this was In
deed an exalted compliment, even tc
the unrivalled Spurgeon.
| Another good thing in this McFerrin
lecture was the episode of the Glowing
Cup" This peculiar English religio.
social ceremony was introduced at the
lord mayors reception to the ecumenica
delegates. It consisted in the assembled
guests, who were arranged in couples
(lady and gentleman), served with =
La TEMPERANCE mixture from a largt
Golden cup, or vase, holding about one
GALLON and a half The cup was passed
from gentleman to lady, and thus the
sipping went around until all had tasted
of the glowing cup" In this operation
the aged but gallant doctor was victim
ized iudicrously. He did not fully un
derstand how to proceed when the cul
reached him. His partner on the occa
sion, st Louis lady, was reputed tn
finest looking of the fair ones presen
(her escort remarked jocosely that b
supposed he and she were joined by wa.
, of contrast, and instead of taking sll
and passing the chalice to his lady com
panion, as usage there required, wit
the Tennessee air of courtesy he offere'
the drink to his nearest masculine neigh
Dor. Perceiving a sea of smiles ane
hearing provoking hum Of filters a
around him, the confused doctor a
length s.had revelation" and hastil,,
! slipped and transferred the loving cup
Ito the ladyat his side. When the dos
tor got over his dazing he was much r.
|. llieved to And that the laugh had bee
J similarly turned on score OF th
! brethren.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
An Extraordinary Murder Trial in
Arkansas.

GlObe-Democrat.
LITTLE Rock, ARK.-The most ex-
traordinary murder case ever tried in
this State is now in progress at Arka-
delphia. The defendants are Miss Sarah
Stokes and Mrs Elizabeth Shelton, who
are charged with the murder of Miss
Malinda Stevens. The tragedy oc-
Cured near Mineral Springs in Howard
county, one day last April The Stokes
and Stevens are prominent people, and
live on adjoining farms. Sarah Stokes
is a young and exceedingly handsome
girl of II. Her mother died years ago,
and she has had charge of household
affairs ever since, looking after the
comforts of her father and brothers
with motherly solicitude. She has a
violent temper, is quick to resent Il real
or fancied insult, and cherishes implac-
able hatred toward her enemies. Some
time ago a sister of Miss Stevens made
very derogatory remarks concerning
Miss Stokes, and this coming to the ears
of the latter she swore to revenge her.
self in terrible manner. 1t is said
that the girls were rivals, each wishing
to be considered the belle Of the neigh
borhood. However this may be, Miss
Stokes at once mounted horse, and
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Shelton,
set out to find Miss Stevens, who they
heard was doing some shopping in
neighboring town. The two women
reached the place after a short and rapid
ride, but Miss Stevens had been some
how warned that they were searching
for her and advised to keep out of their
way, and had acted on the suggestion.
After visiting all the stores In the
village without finding Miss Stevens the
women started to return home. Miss
Stoses was very angry at the failure to
discover the girl who had, as she
alleged, DETAINED her, and expressed
determination to keep up, the search
until Miss Stevens was found. Presently
the twain came by the dwelling of the
Stevens, which stood near the roadside.
The mother of Miss Stevens was stand
ing in the yard and Miss Stokes ad-
dressed few passionate words to her
The conversation brought out Miss
Malinda Stevens, a 14-year-old sister OF
Miss Stokes enemy. The girls soon
became involved in a bitter dispute.
Miss Stokes denied the statements made
by the elder Miss Stevens as malicious
falsehoods, and the girl warmly defend
ed the absent sister. At last the taunts
OF Miss Stokes sUung tfiss 6trve11z -
the quick and she started impulslvely
toward Miss Stokes, As she approached
the open gate Miss Stokes sprang from
the horse and plunged long, keen
bladed knife, which she had concealed
in the bosom of her dress, into the neck
of the advancing girl, Miss Stevens
sank on the ground, the blood gushing
from the wound in torrents, and she
died in a few minutes, with, as the
inquest disclosed, rock tightly clasped
in one of her hands.
Miss Stokes and Mrs. Shelton were
promptly arrested, but have been out on
bail pending their trial. The verdict Of
the Jury is awaited with keen interest.
The sad tragedy is said to have ruined
the Stokes and Stevens families, the
members of which are overwhelmed
with grief and modification.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
Kissed.
HOW THE LADIES MANAGED GEN. PosEY FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI BRIGADE.
Frank H. Foote in Phil. Weekly Times.l


Frank Fl. Foote in Phil. Weekly Times.l
In the march up the valley of the
the abundance of blackberrles
offered substantial repasts that did us
much good. One evening vast field
of them attracted our attention, and
the whole division of Anderson was
stopped perforce, because there were
none left in the ranks to move on, and
wentin to "fill up" Gen. Wilcox face
tiously remarked to one of his colonies to
'sturn out your cattle to Craze, and
when he thought they had a surtelt
ordered his colonel to ''drive on his
cattle" Passing through the town of
Charleston, Va, the. ladies of the place
in their fervor caused Gen. Posey to
dismount, and "kissed him for the Mis-
sissippi brigade, and would not let him
off lightly. Sharpsburg was reached,
and a rest given US for several hours,
which some of us occupied in reveries
of the battle fought nearly year pre-
vious. While sitting on the porch of
cottage with comrade door behind
us was partly opened and lady quickly
asked if we did not wish for something
to eat. Asserting, we we're told to go
through the gate to the rear OF the
house, so as not to attract much atten-
ton. which we did. The lady soon ap-
peared with bread, milk and butter, and
q delicious lunch it was. After dispos-
ing Of It we thanked her for her kind
ness and started away. She called us
back ana said, in quiet dignified man
ner II have given freely to you men
such as / have to give, but assure you
If is not done for any sympathy for your
cause, for it is one / abhor and detest,
but because / thought you were tired
and hungry. | hope to see the union
preserved and pray it may be, without
any more battling, for have dear ones
in the union army fighting for its pre-
seryation. " The quiet dignity and
patriotism of the lady made deep i'm
preston ON me, one that shall never
forget. One evening. while quietly
trudging along near Berryviiie, an aged
negress, leaning on fence, put the
query to US:
rs dare any more sojers to hind
youn's
Replying in the affirmative, she broke
out again Fore God, nebber | see so
many people afore. Tree days day'ye
bin passin, and now here's more. Jes
think, all desc people in de Wurl, and
dey's all got mammies.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The best lightning rod for your pro-
ection is your own spine.
There is no pleasure but that some
pain is nearly allied to it.
Principles like troops Of the line are
undisturbed and stand fast.
Our deeds determine us as much as
we determine our deeds.
Those who never retraet their opin.
ions love themselves more than they love
truth.
knowledge, like religion, mnst be
experienced" in order to be known.
Genuine suffering often jests best
for it knows no idle longing for tears.
Virtue dweIIs at the head of river
to which we cannot get but by rowing
against the stream.
Poverty often deprives a man of al
spirit and virtue. 1t is hard for ar
empty bag to stand upright.
Great men should think Of oppor
LulIbY ana ilOb "a ttAAcs AAuS - tAS -
euse of feeble and puzzled spirits.
Envy is a passion 50 full of coward
ice and shame that nobody ever had the
confidence to own its possession.
1t is with you as with plants; from
the first fruit they bear we learn whai
may be expected in the future.
Memory can CLEAN but never renew
II brings US joy faint as the perfume 0
flowers-faded and dried, --of the Sum
merthat Is gone.
Lying and deceit between man ant
man is q great wrong, but when exer
cised IN the daily association with chill
dren IS increased a theusandfold.
No persons, be they in ever so hum
BE circumstances, but what have som,
quality Of mind that entities them +
an equality with their feIIow-beings-
TO succeed in any life's endeavors, B
our talents what they may. we requir
perseverance,, decision and tenacity Q
win to reach the full measure Of sus
cess.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
Liverpool Mail.

Liverpool Mail
The opponents of the criholette have
taken advantage of the outery against
this insidioas pioneer of the crinollne
to bring forward the divided skirt as
candidate for popular feminine favor.
The erinolette could not possibly be
worn with the divided skirt, any more
than man could wear such contrl-
vance upon his trousers. Viscountess
Harberton is the inventor of this skirt,
her idea being to consult the convenience
of women in their attire. As she says
herself, the best means of doing this Is
to make dress subservient to the laws OF
physiology. Women have two legs, put
by tying both together in the senseless
fashion of the day. they practically
reduce the number to one. They leave
themselves two feet to shuttle about
with, but do their best to disable these
with high heels, pointed toes, aud that
dreadful invention, patent leather 1t
is quite certain that revolution IN
dress of some kind is fast approaching,
but it appears to be an equal chance
between crinoline and trousers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
STONE THE WOMAN.

7 es, stone the woman-let the man 60 free
Draw back your skirts lest they perehanee
May touch her garments as she passes:
But to him put forth willing hand
To clasp with his that led her TO destruction
And disgrace. Shut up from her the sacred
Ways of TOLL that she may no mere win an
Hanest meal, but ope TO him al honorable
Paths that be may win distinction.
Give me fair pressed-down measures
OF hfe's sweetest joys. Pass her,
Oh, maiden with pure, proud face,
If she puts out a poor, polluted palm,
Bul lay thy hand in his ON bridal day,
And swear to cling to him
With wifeiy love and tender reverence:
Trust him who led sister woman
To a fearful fate.
Yes, stone the woman-les the man 90 free
Let one soul suffer for the guilt of two
Is the doctrine of hurried world,
Too out Of breath for holding balances
Where nice distjctions and injnstices
Are calmly weighed But ahl how will If b,
On that strange day of final FIRE and fame.
When men shall stand before the one
True Judge? Shall sex make then
A difference in sin? Shall He,
The searcher of the hidden heart.
In his eternal and divine decree.
Uondem the woman and forgive the man?
Every Saturday
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
Quotations from Authors.

inclination and interest determine the
will ill.-Talleyrand.
The virtue of prosperity is temper
anee the virtue of adversely is forti-
Beacon.
Good company aud good conversation
are the very sinews of virtue.-Emile
SOuvestre.
Nature has sometimes made a fool,
but coxcomb is always of mans own
making. Addison.
Action may not always brings happi-
ness, but there is no happiness without
action. .-Beaconfeld.
To correct an evil which already ex-
;sts is not so wise as to foresee and pre-
ent it.-Chinese Proyerb.
Clergymen consider this world only as
3 diligence in which they can travel to
another. Napoleon.
He that once did you kindness will
be more ready to do you another than
he whom you yourself have obliged
Franklin.
True bravery is shown BY performing
without witness what one might be
capable Of doing before all the world
Rochefoucauld.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
a Female Professor.

Miss Annie B. Irish was last year
chosen 4 lecturer on German and French
literature in the University at Wooster,
Ohio, with the view to her ultimate
election to one Of the chairs of lang
uage. That arrangement proved 50
satisfactory that Miss Irish has recently
been unanimously selected BY the board
of trustees as a professor of modern Ian
guages, which gives her q full profess
orship ID one Of the strongest institu-
lions in the country, having a faculty
In It's collegiate department Of fifteen
male professors. Both male and female
students attend this university, and
last year the number was nearly FIVE
hundred. This action on the part Ot
the trustees vas but the Just reward 81
the sterling literary requirements and
high executive ability Of Miss Irish.
ana her many friends viii rejoice ~
their deserved recognition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
.-,orag LOST TO SIGHT, TO MEMORY
laVO' DEAR"

i, or;gin of the above oft-quoted line has
-. subject Of much newspaper inquiry
- not 30 much from the beauty of the
mt A. from the fact that no one seemed
- race its authorship. For the benefit
hose who have questioned unsueeessfully
mid sag that the author was RuthVen
r:,. who wrote the following poem in
.gl:
...beerf. good-byel the huttering sail
.1raad 10 watt me far from thee:
I'm. before the fayoring gale,
kIv ship shall bound upon the sea.
Srcbance. all desolate and forlorn,
r. ewes shall miss thee many year,
,[ofsrgot,en every charm,
lost 10 sight, to mem ~ dear
n.a.baarf. goodbye! One last embrace
"a cruel tate true souls 10 sever
~, tbjs heart Htost sacred place
|Ttar fbou alone shall dwell foreyerl
ain shall recollection trace
H. fsncv's mirror, ever near,
! Lcb mile. each tear, that form, that face,
'T5o1yI lost to sight, to mem'ry dear.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
TILL DEATH DO Us PART.

Written by Dean Stanley after the death Of
his wife, but not published until after his own
death.
Till Death us part"
So speaks the heart,
When each 10 each repeats the words of doom !
Through blessings and through curse,
For better and for worse,
We will be one, till that dread hour shall come.
Life with its myriad grasp,
Cur yearning souls shall clasp,
By ceaseless love and still expeetant wonder,
In bonds that shall endure;
Indissolubly sure,
Till God in death shall part ourpaths asunder
Till Death us join,
o, voice yet more divine
That to the broken heart breathes hope sub
lime
Through lonely hours
And shattered powers
We still are one despite Of change and time.
Death with his healing hand,
Shall once more knit the band
Which needs but that one link which none
may sever;
Till, through the only Good,
Heard felt and understood,
Our life in God shall make us one forever.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
FEAR NOT TO PRAY.

De not afraid 20 pray--to pray Is right
Pray, il thou einst, with hope; bat ever
pray.
delay;
Pray in the darkness il there be no light.
Far is the time, remote from human sight,
When war and discord on the earth shall
cease
ie; every prayer for universal peace
Avails the blessed time 10 expedite.
Whate' 'er is good to wish, ask thet Of Heaven
Though il be what thou caust not hone 70
be;
Pray 70 be perfect though material leaveu
Forbid the spirit 81 on earth 70 be;
But If far any wish thou dar'st not pray,
Then pray to God to cast that wish away.
Hartley Cnleridge.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
wan southern eirls WoFk :

f.haglaston News and Courler.l s,
0lrl = is - been said Southern girls VIII
- = work IN and that they prefer laleness
and dependence on others i,a1na 3us Il bas i "a 81
nee neeessary s to look Ct golunsss saosnv;IIe I
Ansusta, il Geargia or at sssn ssssa sa,aT y
: & : spartanburg, in tbs .tsI'l;sbed ssssS; d
yheEssss, sa sa'ib r. 3 prove the falsity ot tnls
4 as.ss - rharIeston viii be no s1ssp'
cna1ss' 2. 3, he rnIe. nov that favorable ep
tloA. = 80 s5s 81 6iixen 10 the people
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
Laura,s Little Mistake.
rerre Haute Express.l

Terre Haute Express.]
A very laughable occurrence was wit
messed at the Union Depot last night.
When the train from the south stopped
a lady alighted and seeing gentleman
standing by whom she supposed to be
her husband, she ran toward him and
throwing her arms about his neck
showered kisses upon him. The gentle
man made no objection, but when she
ceased her oseulations a gentleman
Standing bv remarked: stWell, Laura,
bsyen.t YOU made a mistake 7" Laura
t1rned toward him in astonishmert and
av;ng into his arms buried her blushing
See on his shoulder, saying: Lord
Hess Hes me. Steve, I thought it was you
Why did you not speak
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
Prosperity Of the South.

The prosperity of the South Is . sur
nrise even to its best friends, and what
has been done during the past few years
is only = promise Of what viii ee done
Il the next few years Our cities will
crow ii weaItIn and population, our man
!, s1,faetnres viii flourish, our mines viii be
roade wonderfully productive, our rail
rnsds .,o-.. win be extended, and our agrlcul-
trra diversified and improved. have
bsst mt entered on 3 period Of growth that
Ill ~ Is g relnarkablein al its aspects
IS what the West has known during
n, .l,. ,,sst -. few years.-N. q. Times.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
No Baby

Cambridge, Neb., is proud Of young
woman 50 innocent and pure-minded
that she remarked to her intended the
dag previous to their marriage: Now
mind / WON'T have q baby brought
into the house,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16
Married in the Clouds by Telegraph

81. LOUIS IOsI7IIsf7.1
:, charles A. Dutt0n and Miss Nellie ];
Throckmorton, Of Boston, were married MAJ neg
At the TOP of Pixies Peak one day last
.nasI - ~ clergyman in q telegraph
os;ee @ge 10 900 feet below performed the
1a..on,ony olnoV nv # is very seldom that
cels1Ls ~ a.e snlieed at such a height, and
peut,ssl oslT reaIly good excuses bride could
t.e .ns ol for goi1e up into the clouds to
assume matrimony IS that = uoes 1nay .a.,
sv;th ,,5i the nervousness Of marching eoMn 4
tbs he middle aisle under the inqulI:lngy q.l:y
sns ss laf' g : church full Of ultra-criticai
female friends
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16

We all can set our daily deeds to the
music of grateful heart, and seek to
round our lives into q hymn the melo-
ciy Of which viii be recognized BY All
who come il contact With Us, and the
power Of which shall not be evanescent,
like the voice of the singer but peren'
NAL. Ike the music Of the spheres.
William Ne Taylor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16

When death, the great reeonciler, has
come. ii Is never our tenderness we re-
pent Of, but or severity. George
Eliot.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16

It's not 50 much By the symmetry Of
what Ne attain Id this life that we are
made to Be happy as By the enllyeing
hope Of what We shall reach N the Worid
10 ccme.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16

Everything without tells the indfyid-
ral that he IS nothing everything with
il persuades him thai be is everything.
&. Doudan:
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70 induIge conciuusness Of good
ness IS the way to lose i. s5shu- zing,
Aneienf Saered Book ef tke C.i.ess.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-16

Naxt to N eIIen1inate man there =
,,a4l,;n6 s. diagreable as 3 mannIsh
). Se.ns6 S., Charles Dudley Warner,
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The Divided Skirt.

YAzoo CRY, Nov. 1881.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-18
Elegant Toilet Preparation,

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hnttla
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-18

In passing the carriage repository of Mr..
Witwer to-day we noticed two fine jobs he
was getting ready for shipment fine car
riage, 1915, tor Mr.. Huey,. Corsicanaa, and
side-spring top buggy, S2l0, for Mr.. Nc
CANT vehicles, both Studebaker Bros,
manufacture. Mr.. Witwer's stock is very
complete, and is well worth examining,
even If you are not wishing to purchase,
and if you do want to buy he can suit you
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-18
CITY CHrTCHAT.
Birds on Toe at Jarrctt's.

Birds on Toe at Jarrctt's.
Fresh Baltimore oysters at Jarrett's.
The sidewalk ordinance Is openly viola.
ted.
Tho station house Is chuckcd full Of
drunks.
Cheapest school books In Texas, at
.Shone's.
For good, pure, unadulterated drinks, 20
70 The Office.
When you wish 10 wet your whistle 10 70
The Office and Flanagan 4 LOOMS will give
|. you tho best.
VIII. Chaddick, Of the firm Of Chaddick
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AGENT FOR THE EsTEY ORGAN G,
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weekly installments Remember this offer
will stand for the month of October only.
MASON IL ERB,
The Cheapest Book House in Dallas.
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L dies not finding in stock hat or a bon
net to suit their taste will find experienced
milliners to take their orders and execute
them satisfactorily. Material for such pur-
poses, new and of the latest styles, in great
variety, always in stock at
NJ. RosENTHAL II Co.'S
Cor. Elm and Poydras streets.