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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
Senator Ben Hills Treatment for Cam
Ger.

A writer in the Philadelphia Press
gives the following account of Senator
Hills first submission to treatment for
cancer:
II am in deep trouble" he said 81
have just come from New York, where
| have been consulting with the emil
nent DR.. Wood. He tells me l have
cancer: of the mouth" Then after a
pause, as if still having hope, "but,
after all, he did not make a thorough
examination, and said that the micro
scope was needed to determine the ex-
tent of the evil, SO l have come to Phil
adelphia for that purpose"
"When did you first notice the
trouble 2" l asked.
"About three years ago l discovered
an insignificant pimple on my tongue,
but not for year afterward did l give
it any particular attention. con-
suited my physicians at home. They
thought nothing of the matter, suggest
ing, however that / should consult
eminent medical authority, and among
others DIR. Gross, of this city. While
in New York that year l consulted DIR.
Bayard, skilled homeopathist. He
called it an ulcer, and began treatment
for the same, denying that had any
thing like cancer. | followed his treat
menL until this year. Since the ad-
journment sof the Senate it has given
me considerable trouble, and, by the
advice of my son-in-law, DIR. Ridley, ]
L. h.
intend consulting DR.. Gross"
After some further conversation, and
to my inquiry whether any of his fami-
Iy was with him, he said "No; and
no one is to know of this until after the
consultation, or, if needed be, until the
knife has done its work"
Senator Hill kept his appointment.
l awaited his return. A deeper shade
overspread his face as be entered the
apartment. "a cancer!" said he. The
operation took place at the hospital at
o'clock.
"What did the doctor say?"
DR.. Gross and DIR. w. H. Pancoast
made the examination. After mo-
ment's consultation DIR. Gross said to
me: "Senator, do you wish me to tell
you exactly what is the matter with
you?"
lido"
"Well, sir, you have cancer Of the
tongue"
"What is the remedy"
"There is only one.
'.And that is ?"
''The knife"
,'Will permanent cure be the re-
suit?"
'That is problematical; it may re-
turn, and it may not"
rs there any danger of fatal results
from the operation" ?"
''There is always more or less dan
ger. Erysipelas may set in; hem
orrhage may take place the shock may
produce death"
.'What have you concluded to do"
/ asked, as Senator Hill paused.
"Operation in the hospital at
o'clock" he replied. At that hour
Senator Hill met Drs. Gross and Pan
coast at the hospital, and accompanied
him. DR. Gross, who was to perform
the operation, was dressed in dismal
looking robe of black rubber, buttoned
close to the neck. DIR. Pancoast stood
at his side, and several young physicians
were in attendance.
Turning to the doctors he said
uGentlemen, this is q serious matter
for me do what you have to do thor
ouOhly. and leave nothing here that
ought to come out
/ never saw such perfect composuTe
II man. He took the chance Of life
with heroic courage. When he had
finished his injunction to the surgeons,
with the utmost GOODNESS he settled him
self upon The operating table,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
THE ooErzSTED cogBLER.


The shoemaker sang while he iammefsd
away;
30, who Is - happy as I am to-day
] save twenty soles where the parsoa saves
one;
And | always heel when the doctor heals
none
/ sit On the bench like Juags and boot,
The people who say that my measure do4 /
suit;
! cut all nv uppers, care not for caste;
Ny very frss pleasure each day is my last
aFm always amending while others fall iii,
And when am thirsty with cobblers fill,
1 Il never peg out for always peg in.
And how can loose when m sheer to win
My goods are al soled before finished, aad /
Can foot many Bills without having a sigh
"a fact | am enYiei by littIs AM tail,
Ter Of this worlds blessings alone | have
awi'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

A LIST of the amounts paid in salaries
at the Custom House for the past year
has been prepared, the total sum being
81, ,427, ,676. Two per cent. Of this for
Hubbell would be s48.553.52. So far
no payments at all to Habbell have been
reported, except that an opener and
packer in the appraisers office ae-
kuowledges that he paid up out of the
proceeds of the sale of opium stolen by
him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

! ..... ",
"Why, yes, I suppose We can. Be
fore others we can be grum and surly
towards each other"
"Oh! no; don't let's act that way.
If you should speak cross 10 NE I'd cry
i know would"
'But you must remember that I'm
not in earnest. The more surly We act
towards each other, the more we will
deceive people, and the greater fun we
will have laughing about it when we
are alone. "
Very well, said the bride. ''Now
let's think how we will act. VIII /
have to scold you occasionally"
"No; why do you ask that?
Because that's the way ma and pa
act when they are travelling. declare
it's sometimes half day before they
exchange pleasant word. l asked ma
what made them act that way, and she
said she didn't know, but she supposed
it was habit both had grown into.
The following evening the soon-to-be-
married couple spent two hours rehears-
ing a few of the many incivilities so
common among married people.
'Now," said Burney, "wiIl you pre-
tend that sofa is a car seat? You go
seat yourself, and when | come and sit
alongside you, you must exelaim in a
loud voice: BE careful, you are as
clumsy as bear. Can't you sit down
without tearing my dress !"
1t took twenty minutes to get that por
tion of the programme perfect. Neither
of them appeared to be very apt schol-
ars, for as soon as they were side by
side, they began hugging each other.
As soon as one hug was ended another
was commenced, and this they kept up
for over fifteen minutes. Finally, Bur
ney remembered it was married life,
and not courtship, that they ought to
be rehearsing, and decided to go back
to the question before the house.
After the bride had learned how to
call her husband bear in surly tone,
Burney proceeded to rehearse another
portion of the programme he had map
ped out.
''After you are seated" he said, eff
the window is down, ask me to put |
it up. You had better ask in whin-
ing tone, and then I'll reply very gruf-
fly: "Oh! don't bother me. You are
big enough to wait ON yourself If I'm
reading, ask me numerous questions. |
Every time you do so I'll either not |
reply at all, or else speak very snappish~
". But don't mind what / say keep
on bothering me, and then I'll finally |
get upin an angry mood and walk away,
and get another seat. If We can carry |
on that part successfully, people will
imagine we have been married long
enough to celebrate our tin wedding"
eyes" said the bride, "that will do
very well in the cars, but at the hotels
we can't pursue the same little schemes.
The hotels are what | dread the most.
We must have some scheme for keeping
the people there from knowing that we
are newly married couple.
"Oh!" said Burney, ''that will be
easy enough. Whenever we go out,
I'll slip out one door and you slip out
the other. We can arrange a meeting
place far enough away to keep the peo-
pie at the hotel from getting down to
our scheme. And then at the table,
instead of noticing me you'll be looking
e. cra,.-- otleo~ ronn,an in the room. Re-
-r''>2re
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

CAUCUS is derived from the Algon-
quin word KatC-K -Kaoe-or,ts, TO consult, to
speak, but the more probable derivation
makes it q corruption of eaulkers. In
the early period of the Revolution the
sea-faring men of Boston often met TO
consult and devise, and these assemblies
were called by many by way of reproaeh
Il meeting of eaulkers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

The next State election IS that of
Arkansas, September 4th, to be followed
on the 9th by Vermont. Names elec-
ton occurs September II, Georgia's
October ), and Ohio and West Virginia
October TO- Arkansas, Vermont and
Georgia elect Congressman in Novem-
Der.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

SENATOR DoN CAMERON has been
called upon to deplete his bank account
to the extent of $40, 900, caused by his
friendlness for the late Senator Burn
sides, he having indorsed yer for the
latter to that extent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

PRESIDENT WoLsLET says wheu, I'M
der Jefferson, it was supposed that re-
moyal from office had been made for
party reasons, .'single cases excited
sense of wrong through whole State. j"
We hope for revival of this wholesome
spirit.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

a WITTY old American Judge, who
had spent an evening with ! young law
yer IN the country, whose Office was on
the second story, On taking bis depar-
ture stumbled Oh the stairs and fell to
the bottom. The young lawyer, hearing
tie noise. rushed out, and seeing the
Judge lying On bis back 81 the bottom Of
tie stairs, hastened down, and with
great anxiety asked, Is your Honor
bling to his feet but ny legs are
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

The Memphis Appeal says the Tariff
Commission was got up to befriend that
unsavory institution protection" but
the facts that are coming before it are
letting more light upon that great ini-
putty than the people had the advan-
tage of before.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

THE Free Press has completed the
Fl 81 year Of its existence, and we are
gratified to state, enters upon the second
with increased prospects Of the success
It richly deserYes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

The official vote Of Alabama has been
received. IL. G. Armstrong Demo
cratic candidate for Superintendent of
Education received 104, ,170 votes, and
|. g. Wood, Republican-Greenbaek-op-
position, received 47,133.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

THE fever at Brownsville is rapidly
increasing. The mails are yet running,
but business is stagnant, and mechanics
a e lfIering for want of employment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

The school boy whips his loved top, the
hoarssless raj sS.' youth manages his taxed horse
~ ~ 5v;ne ! sses man. pouring bis medicine,
s.s,e,s ~ las raid seven per censl into spoon
l.as's. - a;S ifteen per cent, hings hsnl
LIZ ,sSr ss.s s,non his chinlz bed which nas
Ia 3 Tee ss-enfy.two per cent, and expires e
pa.l 80 $, 81 81 a6oothecary who has paid
license ~ 81 hgndred pounds Ter shs p5as.-
isas isss.'zs ST + puttine hin 70 Death. yans1
Smith.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

Mr.. BEECHER's earnings from his
brain is as follows: Pulpit salary, $780,
600; lectures, 5000, 900; editorial work,
500, 900; from books, 100000; s100-,
900 paid him after the great trial,
making Il grand total of $1,000, 900.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

WHEN the quinine monopoly was
broken by the free quinine bill of 1879,
the firms of Philadelphia threatened to
shutup their factories. They did not do
so, and although quinine was reduced
from $3. 40 to 50. 10 an ounce by foreign
competition, they continued their busi-
ness, apparently with profit. They now
demand a restoration of the duty. 1t IS
to be hoped that they will fail.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
one Of the Essentiais

The best part of health i fine dispo-
sition. Its more essential than talent.
Nothing viii supply the want Of sun
shine to peaches, and to make knowl.
edge valuable, you must have the cheer
fulness of wisdom Whenever you are
sincerely pleased you are nourished.
The 10Y of the spirit indicates its
strength, Al healthy things are sweet
tempered. It Is observed that depres.
sion Of spirit deveIopes the germs of 4
plague ii individuals and nations.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

Iri stated that Hon A H. Stephens
has completed his work on the history
of the United States, As an author,
rs we'll as L politician, he has been en-
iuently successful.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

The recent published letters Of Dor
say, written to President Garfield before
his Inauguration, contain some political
advice and no little impertinenee.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

Mrs. MARGARET SANDERsoS, the
maker of the original "Star SPangled
Banner" is dead.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

THERE are thirty associations in the
limited States waging war against the
spoils system.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

COLUMBUS (Mississippi1 has received
her first bale of new cotton. 1t sold for
30 cents a pound.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

HERBERT Spencer, the distinguished
writer on sociology, and an advocate,
with the late DR.. Dariom, Of the theo-
~ Of development arrived from Liver
pool at New York recently.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

The receipts Of new crop Of cotton
up to the 22nd inst. from Mississippi
Valley we're only 10 bales against 900
u same date last year.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

The Golden Club was organized to
difuse the principles of free trade in
England and throughout the civilized
world.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

The receipts at the National Treasury
for the month of August will sum up
nearly s5O,000,00
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

THE .RULISG PASSION "A pointed
example Of the influence Of the ruling
passion is recorded Of one Of the toll
keepers in Scotland. These tolls are
gradually disappearing off the face Of
If not Of the earth, at any rate of Scot
land. Many and varied are the recol-
Iections that linger around these toll
houses. In the case in question the
lessee's wife had been taken sick nigh
unto death. The services and sympa-
thies of the clergyman were called in.
The reverend gentleman was asked to
engage in prayer at the bedside. He
did 81, and began, 20 Lord ="
Whisht /" interrupted the feeble
woman, ssI think I hear 4 cart. - Edi-
tors Drawer, IN Harpers Magazine for
August.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

A PoLYGAMoUs son of Brigham
Young, the Mormon chief, is lieuten-
ant at West Point.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

LIKE cats the Republicans propagate
in strife.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
OK THE BRIDAL TOUR.

A few days before the solemn event,
Burney and the woman who was to be
his bride, in mapping out plans for their
wedding tour, determined to keep from
the world the fact that they were but
newly married. 1t was the bride that
suggested e idea.
'sLoveY. She said, (she called him
loyey because he was big, overgrown,
broad-shouIdered fellow, who weighed
hae hundred pounds more than herself
ssWhy can't ne act likesaa. married peo-
pie while onour wedding tour? l de-
clare it viii make me feel uncomfort-
able to know that every one is watching
me. They do watch brides, don't they p
Yes, | believe they do, said Bur