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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-01-13
Bonnets

Are more and more the poke and coal
scuttle shape. A pale blue satin poke has
three curling ostrich tips of gray shading on
seal brown, at one side. A black velvet
pope has bands of broad black satin ribbon
&C ross it, and the ostrich feathers curling at
the back over the neck. A small white
plush bonnet, precisely like ohild's night
cap, is becoming to some young faces.
Some of the new pokes fare upward, instead
of shading the face; these are becoming to
ladies who wear a great deal of hair in front,
otherwise there is too much space to show
above the forehead. The hair is dressed for
these small capotes and bOnnets in braids
low down that are crossed backward and
forward in schoolgirl fashion, or else would
completely round the head in the old
coronet style. Large gilt or silver hair
pins, shaped precisely like the toilet hair
pin, are used to hold the small bonnets to
the head, and, as they must be pinned on,
the glitteFing pin makes part OF the trim
ming of the bonnet. The gilt Is very eHee-
tive on dark brown. A Tam-o-Shanter cap
of amber plush, with ruby band and some
small lips of ruby ostrich plumes, curling
from the right side, Is very handsome; so
are the round sailor caps with a bordering
of fur around the face. The fur, or plush
as it may be, matches the trimming of the
costume, and the cap may be made OF the
same material As the dress.
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seventy-three Years Married.

Ezra Ridlon and wife, of Woodstock, Me-,
have been married 73 years. Mr.. Ridlon is
"a years of age. His hearing and sight are
as good as ever. He has required the seryi-
Nees of physician but once in his life, and
that some three years ago. He is yet able
to perform manual labor, and a short time
since visited his son. walking eight miles
in one day. His hair Is hut slightly sprink-
led with gray. Hr was married when he was
q years OF age to his present wife, who is
96 years of age. Her hearing and eyesight
are good, and she seems TO be in full posses
sion of all her faculties. They have been
the parents of twelve children, six of whom
are living. They keep hogze alone, Mr..
other wcyL, while his wife does her house
work. Very few white hairs are to be seen
upon her head.
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VOLUME Xiv.

ton Of the words, ain the kind of credit
business and with the class of people in
which and by whom the accounts were
/ contracted"
4. There was nothing peculiar in the
kind of business. That the goods were sold
upon the security Of the trust deeds could
/ not have the effect of increasing the prices
upon a quantuna ualeb4t. BY the "cIass OF
/ people" the chancellor, we think, could not
have meant colored in contradistinction to
white customers. though il is not clear that
the commission in stating the account did
not so understand it,
If the Chancellor meant to draw such a
distintion it was unwarranted. If he did
not mean it, he must have intended indi-
gent or insolvent persons in contradistinc
tion to solvent ones, and that would in this
case also be unwarrantcd
). A vendor may in selling property to
an insolvent person on credit, by special
agreement, charge such price as he pleases on
account Of the increased risk; but where he
has entered into a contract to furnish goods,
without specification as to price, and that
price is to be fixed by the courts upon a
g1tantuna vaL>bat, the pecuniary condition of
the buyer can not be considered.
6. The customary rates charged by deal
ers and paid by consumers is the most sat
isfactory method of arriving at the reAsonI
ole value of goods but no universality of
custom can sanction the charging of poor
men more than rich ones.
Z. We do not repudiate customary rates.
We recognize the force of custom, but it
must be applied to all alike. The custom
ers ola dealer can not be divided up into
classes, and the value Of goods sold on a
quant4nl UqLcbat determined by whether the
buyer is white or black, or rich or poor, or
lives in the country or resides in town.
8. Defendants were charged at rates in
some instances nearly double that at which
the same goods were sold on the same credit
to more favored buyers. They were emit
tied to the prices charged for the same
quality of goods sold upon the same credit
to persons whose solvency was undoubted.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-01-13
A Dog Guilty of EmbezzIement.

DR.. Mattauer's liver-colored pointer JEFF
carries notes, goes for beef, and fetches ice
regularly Last week JEFF vas sent for ice
He started with a towel, in one corner of
which the nickel was tied up. JEFF saw that
nickel put in, and Immediately temptation
assailed him. He could buy ice on credit,
but beef was always cash. He labored with
temptation until he reached Huff's corner,
near the ice house, and then he yielded.
Down in the dirt he crouched, and, after
tussle, got the knot united. He buried the
nickel, carried the towel in, received the
ice. and came out; but not for the nickel.
Oh no? The Doctor must be left under the
impression that the nickle had gone for ice.
The ice was carried to the Office, and JEFF
came back like fash, secured his cash,
galloped to the beef stand, and in few min
utes was observed homeward bound with
his dinner. He was not afraid to carry it
home. He reasoned that the Doctor would
suppose some one had given it to him.
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lFoE TIE CLARION.
FAREWELL TO THE OLD YEAR.


Farewell ull Year TI.,,, f;... ....-t .f 4..4
~ J.. - --''
:, Pr u, '-4F "'Hl'NA s-e'''' I-rt-i snow.
4 tr;tn,e o, -,-,,..-,t-...
-. 60.
jan cue -. -"' ol my '''' 'AttlA7
10 spring into the New ears waiting arms.
Both friend and foe together has lh5u proved
YET a. tb,,, li.s. t., ,l,,- la. .,.r., 49,.
NJ. 49,.
Ger,
And hatr. l. .li, al ,,... al. ,, ,., an H.. &c.,.
i"et we nave I'st one "ho would ere have
been
A friend, had we bu Stunned tl, paths 81
sin.
Within our bnorts a., hmm, ,,,,,,,. ..,-
We see the blossoms fade aud watch tac sky
Grow sad and dark, while birds are still and
winds
NJ, a.. I'll. &c.,.
NJ
We cannot Keep the deat"-damp from thy
brow,
I'LL 80, L. 49,,
'''' ''' INV '"' '''" so "' ".h'
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A Long Journey to Marry Mormon.


widow residing in Phoenix, \. Y, is a
lover of flowers. and has the finest colec-
ton Of green. house plants in that section.
Last spring a gentleman in Arizona adver-
tised for a certain kind of rare plant. This
widow answered the advertisement by let.
ter, and correspondence followed, ending
in proposal of marriage. He wrote that
he could not leave his business to come
East, but would send a representative.
a lady subsequently arrived in that
capacity, who said she was the third wife
of Brigham Young. She negotiated 50 sue
cessfully that the Phoenix widow has sold
her property and started on her 1000 mile
Journey, the last 800 of which must be by
n stage. The man she goes to marry is a
Mormon
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MILE. GREvY, daughter of the Presi
dent of the French Republic, drives about
Paris in a little dog-cart, with a miniature
groom seated behind her. She affects
American ways, and walks and rides out
alone, much to the scandal of all her friends.
They tell some amusing stories about the
Young lady and the difficulties she en-.
counters in carrying out her American
isms. When walking along she has been
accosted by her too gallant country me n,
INT instead of losing her temper or being
frightened, she hands them card to enforce
her statement As to her personality, and
then harangues them on the beauty and
nronriety Of woman walking unescorted,
and on the folly Of q man presumlng ioI
that reason that she IS not all she should
Be. The novelty of this proceeding j. rem
dered more striking because unparalleled u
the annals of French history.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-01-13
The Youngest Telegraph Operator in
the World.

Y
The frontier telegraph ofsce at Williams
Ranch, as stated in the Examiner some
weeks ago, is managed by Halle Hutchin-
son, little girl nine years of age. A
gentleman who returned from there a few
DAYS since says Halle is the most remarka-
bly, intelligent little elf he ever had the
pleasure of meeting She handles her in
strument with the success and precision Of
an old operator. Recently, when election
returns were coming in. and the whole
country was wildly excited to known the
result, little Halle sat at her instrument,
her eyes aglow with intelligence, and gath
cred in the news from all over the Union,
while dozens of hrawny men crowded
around to hear what the lightning brought,
and to admire the wonderful skill-ef the
little operator. While controlling the wires
as she does Halle is not unlike other little
girls of her age in her habits and inelina-
tiona3 For instance. one end of her opera
ting-sable Is piled fuI Of baby dolls, and
she spends great deal Of her leisure Fifala
dressing and nursing them. Brown county
may claim the youngest telegraph operator
in the world.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-01-13

THE CRY OF BRADFORD, Penn, i:
lighted BY natural gas, found instead of oil
in we'll bored for oil. When this gas we'll
vas found and lighted it burned to the
height of fifty feet, making a great pillar OF
fire, the roar of which could be heard a
mile off A company was finally formed,
pipes laid, and the gas carried all over the
city. Persons pay for it at so much month,
and it is 50 cheap that nobody ever thinks
of putting out their lights, and day and
night burners are blazing all over the city.
1t is also used generally for cooking aud
heating purposes
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a CORRESPONDENT tells story about
Baltimore girl whose mother trans
formed her from brunette to blonde
10 marry her 30 young man only to
See her die within . year after her
wedding Of an eruption brought on By
the substances used n oOlOring her hair.
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CHALMERS, C. J., cORcurring.

IN N'i1ShIIihg
HID
1. Under the stipulations of the trust
deeds the merchant was bound to furnish
goods At such prices as might be AGREED
!. or at their reasonable worth e0u
The contract price must slv.v. /.
accepted as prima faeie correct and ;15o y
inclusive unless 50 excessive a. - a anueeu
xtortion- seoSs
Under the circumstances, the Chaneallor
right ~ disregarding the extortionata
agreed On at the time the roosI $3.50 4 80
HelsaAad $3.50 ~sas
Tile direction Of the decnee wascorreo.
as it quired an ascertainment 81 ~. ~
narys fair and reasonable value n s -.
Il WIS made incorrect 81 tie ad n.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-01-13

1T was the splendid jewels worn by Nine.
RobiIlard, the wife Of tobacco manufac-
turer, at q call at the TuiIleries i'm 1910,
Tint Srst cave Napoleon the idea Of making
the tobacco trade State monopoly. It
Yields nov Ia the French government an
annual proiit az about So, 900 900.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-01-13

Collyer says Sleep eight hours 81
the day, eat three good meals. and walk
on the sunny side Of the street" This
is just what large number Of people
would ike DO do, but they never have
The chance Auburn Advertiser.
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Winsted boys smoke hayseed ii corn
cob pipes. And yet there are people
who assert that the love of agriculture
i runninf out IN Connecticut Danbu-
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brilliant and impulsiye people,
said lecturer on physiognomy. 'haye
black eyes, Or if the don't have EN-
they're apt DO get EN-, IL they're too
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-20
FIGHTING A COUGAR
Experience OF Mail Carrier In the National
Park.
From the Aadisoniaa, 14th.

FROM Tie hudts0ntna, l4M.
"Geyser, writing from Firehole Basin,
gives the following account of ap encounter
between Stephen Hall, one of the mail car
riers, and cougar:
While Hall was ON his way from mammoth
Hot Springs TO Gibbon station he was attack
ed near Obsidian Cliff by cougar. He had
crossed the corduroy between the eli n and the
lake when he heard y noise to the left Of
him, and on booking up saw the monstrous
animal In the actof looking down on him
Drawing his knife-the only weapon he had
he dropped upon his knees just NJ the cou-
gar dropped and the Infatuated animal missed
its aim and went clear over him. Hall
plunged his knife into Its body ~ IL passed.
The forse Of Halls blow and the spring Of the
animal were no great that both were precip-
itated over the grassy debrsin the lake. Both
struck the water ut once and then q terrible
combat began. The water was up to Halls
armpits and the beast had to fight swimming
IL made plunge ut its antagonist and sue
ceeded In catching him by the left arm. Hall
used his knife n rapidly M possible, but fall
ing TO loosen the animals hold upon his am,
dived to the bottom of the lake and both
went down together. Tae cougar then let
go, and on coming to the top of the water
saw the mail sack, which had come off Halls
back i'm the struggle. Doubtless imagining
the sack was It's prey. the animal seized II In
its mouth and struck for the shore. As
NJ }" saw what was going on, Hall started A.
Ter the cougar, which he caught by the tall
just ~ IL was about TO land, and pulling II
back into the water plunged bis knife into iis
heart. Harry Yount, the gamekecpcr, bet
ter known NJ Rocky Mountain Harry, who
went over 10 Obsidian 70 see the cougar Hall
killed, says he has hunted In the mountains
for over twenty years, and this IL the largest
animal of the kind he ever Raw. Mr.. Halls
arm was badly chewed up between the wrist
and elbow, but his injuries, though severe
were not dangerous, and he has recovered
sufficiently 10 b. again on duty. He says,
however, that he doesn't want any more coy
gar In his. iii
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ate improvements are in process of construc,

ate improvements are in process of construc,
ton.
At Ills o'clock Sunday morning the Jury
in the case of the Territory VS.. George w.
Vollmer, indicted for the murder Of Mitch.
ell, Of Sun River, returned to the Court a
verdict of not guilty. vollmer left for Shaw
on Sunday morning.
From the Herald.
scene of activity is now at w. A. Chess
mans fume in Last Chance gulch. The main
fuine In now three feet wide and three feet
deep, AMI il now | miles long Mr. Chess
man on his own ground has III men employed
and is running three hydraulics He has
enough good paying ground to last him ten
years.
Forty passengers were way-billed from
Dillon to Helena, and a from Butte to Hele-
ma on the 18th and 18th, and arrived here on
Saturday and Sunday evenings Besides. the
coaches were weighted down with mails and
baggage. They male excellent time neverthe.
less.
Russell b. Harrison, the Government As
saver at Helena; Mrs w. r. Sanders who
has been visiting friends in the east and who
spent some time In Washington, arrived
home last evening.
Excavations are besng male for a rear ex-
tension to Franklin, Humbert & Co.'S store.
When completed the store will be 100 feet
deep and the Rear well lighted by large sky
light.
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TRANSFERS or PROPERTY
Recorded IN Deer Lodge County April
1881

April 5.-Henry Gorton to \. f. yanGundy
consideration 500, johnson lodge, Boulder
District.
r. ID. Holland, attorney-in-fact for Kath-
rina Figuera anil Henrietta M. Briel, to w.
7. Allison and q. v. She rman, Sl25, lot 20,
blk 7, Phiiipsburg.
sth-same to Chas. Kroger, 500, lots 2, Is
& ~ blk ), Philipsburg.
1ith-Eli ID. Holland and Duncan Dingwall
to John q. Mclean, $500, lots 10 & IL In blk
Z, Phiiipsburg.
Theo. n. Kleinschmidt and Edward w.
knight TO John Murphy, consideration pri-
vate, undivided half of placer mining ground
in Mcclellan, Crsvice and Rustic gulches.
John W. Mcleod and Harry r. Comfy to
John Murphy, 5000, interest In Mcclellan
Gulch, Lone Man and Mcleod lodes, and
the mill aud mill site.
John Murphy to 4. I. Judd G. b. s. s. L..
Virgins and John w. Howey, 5000, Lone
Mar lode, part of Mcclellan Gulch, Fair
view, Mcleod and Constellation lodes and
certain placer property; also interest in mill
property, etc.
12th-Lou p. Smith, sheriff, to John Null
holland, S125.94, placer mining ground Trail
GulciI etc.
title to Sw / of NV and w ! of sw sec. 8
and NV of NV see. II, township 10, n X
II West. .essas, H.s- @S
14th-Lou p. Smith, sheriff, to James Mil
ligan, $3.50, interest of George s. Mason in
Sonora lode, Georgetown District.
14th-Probate Judge to Bette G. Williams,
SOS, lots i5, 10, IL, Is Il 10, blk IL lots IA 4 10
blk 20, Deer Lodge. .s....
16th-,J. Il. Bush to j. X. Sanford, S36, in
terest ia mining claim, Deer Greek gulch.
James s. McAndrews to james McDonel,
500. lots & 3, blk 8. Philipsburg
1sth-Henry Nierling to Mary j. Nierling,
81, two ranches and personal property on
Willow and Spring creeks.
19th-Probate Judge to James III. Moe, 50,
lots IL, 13 & II, blk IL, Deer Lodge.
Probate Judge to Miss Sallie b. O'Bannon,
sos, lots ., 3, 4, 8, 49, IA & 10, block rs, Deer
Lodge. =
2lst-william Kelly to J. A, Mathews, SO
lot 8, blk 4, Philipsburg.
23d-Bryan Irvine and Thos. III. irvine, ST.,
TO Sallie b. Mills s1c0, lots IL, u, Is & 6,blk
A, Deer Lodge j.. -~.-s-sa- @-.e Fl
Thos. II. Irvine, .Jr., to SaI'ie d. Mills, s2J,
lots Is & IA, blk Al. Deer Louge. g s.. ~
aith-Henry. Edgar to Thos. Brady and
John Mcleod, $3.50, interest In ranch prop
erty. @@r.-.. .-.s sgsr-Es1r
a0th-Henry J. Haupt to r. Rosina Ger
hauser. 500, mining interest in lots Nos. 8
and 3.
1th-Probate Judge to John Gerber, Alex.
Inland and Hiram Knowles, s1s2, lots 2, 3, 4,
5, g. g. 10, IL. - & -, blk "a; lots IL s. -, blk
rs; lot IL, blk 20, Deer Lodge.
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DRAFT HORS les,


sSofnaD-FGFGHeFon STATIONS Tor sale /.
@essrs. Dalton Il Radhourn, of Helena.
oentreville, after having residedin Mon
qua several years, noticing the financial sue
OF Illinois farmers I'm breeding dranght
- and believing that this heavy draft
''H crossed with native Montana mares
suia produce the bsst breed horses for this
'ory, spent last winter In Illinois Sc
s"ng lot OF superior stations TO .sell In
GUIANA They brought ont Robbie Burns,
Ec,a apple bay Clyde; Young Surprise, q bay
p., Prince, . bay cross Of Clyde and
|D,s s''Nh coach; Jim Brown, n dappie brown
|,a. pound horse; Herbert, steel gray Nor
IL weighing 1900 pounds: Ironside., n
w gray Norman that will weigh 1000;
..'0r' 1900 pound dapple gray, and Her.
~ an 1900 pound dark gray These horses
~ selected a. sure foal getters. Some sales
~ been made. This others are 1t Payne's
rnal' Helena, and will be sold Mt bargains.
\. iogaaa can be had by addressing the own
IN, Ana The stock can be seen Mt the premises.
- Lehman, VI besr Mouth, bought Victor
II week for si200 and win keep him for his
~ band. Stock breeders win ind this n
opportunity gis-lt
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The Public school Examination

The winter term or the Deer Lodge school
closes to-iay-Friday. The examination In
Mr.. Cafiins room-the advanced department
closed on Wednesday. The writer was not
present at the opening exercises, bnt came in
nc the eleventh hour, anil feels IL 10 bn his
duty to shake up the Professor for not having
called on the half dozen gentlemen for prory
speeches, which they might have. made and
thus contributed m interesting part TO the
programme. But, ~ Gen. Pope said Ut the
second battle of Manassas, /" Whatever Is IL
best "-or words to that effect-it's all right.
The school, ~ whole, and particularly TINS
Department. seems TO have been conducted
with that ability which insures snccess. The
teacher uses good language and Il exception
ally free from the use OF incorrect express
sions and faulty pronunciation, and the work
on the black board by teacher and pupils was
pain, legibla-the result Of careful training.
and creditable alike 10 all. The Rotations
were undrrstandingly rendered and some ~
the pupils In their answers and explanations
DISPLAYED marked iidactic ability. Report
Of the other departments win b. given next
week. n.
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THE DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Mr.. Sol. Poanainsky Does IL With His Little
Screw Driver-Subsequent Procce dings.

Mr.. Sol. Poanainsky Does IL With His Little
Screw Driver-Subsequent Proco< dings.
We mentioned last week the status of af-
fairs concerning the Blum estate and left the
door locked and the key IN possession of Mr..
Poznainsky also,a paddock on and the key in
possession of Mr.. Herman Blum. Some
slight GOODNESS between the parties made this
n deadlock to all intents and purposes. In
side were the goods and chattels in dispute.
On Thursday evening Mr.. Poznainsky re-
turned from Butte, with j. Z. Robinson,
Esq. AZ his attorney. 1t is presumed, in ac-
cordonce with the manners and usages au-
thorized by the Senate, they held a caucus
and resolved on q hns Of action. At any
rate. on Friday morning they went to the
store; Mr., p. borrowed a screw driver and,
removing the screws from one leaf of the hasp
and folding IL hack the door key was inserted,
Msssrs. Robinson aud Poz nainsky entered
and locked the door. The Rnbicon was pass
ed Poznainsky was confirmed by one vote.
Just ut tins time Mr.. Herman Blum turns up
on the scene and made motion To r.consid-
er by blazing away vigorously nj the front
"AhuoWb WIN HfS WANING 6tiSAt hhS1hihs
the glass doors to smithereens and calling out
in stentorian tones Help" Bang "Bur
giarsr Bang >. Readjusters" tBang) "Po-
licep Bang. Bang Star route swindlesp
tLickety bang) Helpp etc-or words to that
effect BY this time Deputy Sheriff Lytls
was on hand and escorted Mr.. Blum to Dis
trict Attorney Mayhew's Office, where Mr..
Blum made complaint against Mr.. Poznain-
sky fer malicious mischief and the case was
heard before Probate Judge Emerson the
same afternoon. The trial attracted con-
siderable attention and created some amuse-
ment incidentally. Mr.. Poznainsky was
found guilty and fined $500 and costs of
suit.
Suit was then brought against Mr.. Blum on
the same charge-malicious mischief Mr..
Poznainsky appearing n prosecuting wit
ness. The case wa, tried by jury and after
deliberation q verdict Of acquittai was rem
dered. In other words, the motion To recon-
slider on the question of possession had pre-
vailed, pending q hearing Of the application
Of Mr.. Blum for letters Of administration,
which will come up for determination next
Monday. 4 t-s @ -
The above are all the facts Of the case, we
believe, SO far ~ the legal proceedings were
concerned, although somewhat distorted
versions of the affair apparently went abroad
and got into print Mr.. Blum avows his de-
termination 10 push all the questions In rela-
ton to the Charles Blum assignment to legal
investigation, and says he has retained
Messrs. Knowles, Napton and Mayhem for
counsel If this is done that affair which has
been the subject af much severe comment,
but was hushed up by y compromise of fifty
five cents on the dollar, will be overhauled
and the facts made pubic.