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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
THE EswEEP GIRL TRAMPs
Still Wandering Around in the Noun
tains of North Carolina.
HENDERsoxyILLE. August II.


The six young girls who have started out
to walk across the mountains of this State,
arrived at this place to-day The girls are
in excellent spirits, and Notwithstanding
that one of the youngest is foot sore, and
little the worse from the number of miles
they have tramped, they are thoroughly in
earnest. The girls will remain for day Or
two to rest. As soon as Miss Bayliss re-
covers from her CALLED foot they will resume
their journey. The girls are all sunburned,
and one or two of them somewhat freckled.
Even with these disadvan tages they are
quite attractive and were greatly admired
by the young men in the villages through
which they passed. The pedestrians have
been on the road now about twenty days
Duriag that time they have camped out
four or five nights, once in desolate forest
in Surrey county. They were disturbed in
their sleep on that occasion by some young
bears that were wandering about. The
girls held short council of war, and came
to the conclusion that there was no cause
for alarm. Each ofthe fair tramps is armed
with a small bowie-Rnife and revolver, and
two of them look as if they were physically
capable of taking care of themselves in an
encounter with man or beast. Miss Bette
Dendar, who seems to be commander-in-
chief of the party, says they have been
kindly treated wherever they have stopped.
Every house at which they have applied for
lodging or food has been thrown open to
them. Miss Dendar says that few women
have manifested adisposition to give them
the cold shoulder. These, however. she
added, were invariably spinsters who we're
fading into the sere and yellow leaf age
f'Upon the whole" said Miss Dendar.
1--WE have had splendid time, and though
we have suffered some privations We have
been fully repaid for our trip The country
through which we have travelled is the most
l ever saw. Tomorrow or
the day following" she added, I'VE viii
resume our journey, directing our course
toward Bald mountains. We have no very
definite programme, and expect to go where
the most picturesque scenery invites us,o
Two of the party are amateur painters, and
two others have some talent for sketching.
All of the girls are dressed with view to
comfort and ease. They make ten or twelve
miles day They do not expect to return
from their trip before October IS.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
PEN pIcTURE or GEN LoRING.
ST. Augustine Correspondence chroaiele ans

4
ST. Augustine Correspondence Chroaiele aud
GonstitntienAlist-
In the same house with me, / fiad an
old soldier and Confederate General
whose varied and romantic career must
make him anywhere an object of special
attention apart from his charming colo
quail resources. / refer to Gen Wm.
Loring. / never met him before and
have enjoyed his easy, unaffected, in
teliigent talk ever 50 much, especially
upon those subjects within the line of
his experience. The crisis in Egypt
afforded theme of much inquiry. No
American is probably better informed
upon the points at issue there, and the
character of the parties involved than
Gen. Loring, for he was virtually at
the head of the military department
there for ten years ending in 1879,
when a new order of things led to his
return home. His views throw much
light upon situation difficult to under
stand on this continent. Arab Bey,
now about thirty years of age, was a
pupil OF his i'll the art Of arms, with |
whose character he seems to be very
familiar Though a man of some gifts
and cultivation, he doubts that Arab |
will have the nerve and steadiness of /
purpose to carry out what would now
seem to be the ambitious, patriotic and
aims of the rebellious EgYp-
tians. The General spent his infancy t
and boyhood here, and feels consequent
" peculiar attachment to these scenes,
coming frequently from his present
home to Gainesville to spend a few
weeks in the enjoyment of the past and
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
The Secret of Beauty.

The secrets of beauty is health. Those
who desire to be beautiful should do all
they can to restore their health if they
have lost it, or to keep it if they have it.
No one can lay down specific rules for
other people in these matters. The
work which one may do, the rest he
must take, bis baths, his diet, his exer-
else, are matters for individual consider
alton, but they must be carefully
thought of and never neglected. As a
rule, when person feels we'll he looks
we'll and when he looks i'll he feels i'll,
as a general thing. There are times
when one would guess, without looking
in the glass, that ones eyes are dull and
ones skin is mottled. This is not a
case for something in pretty bottle
from the perfumer's, or for the lotion
that the circulars praise so highly. To
have fresh complexion and bright
eyes, even to have white hands and a
graceful figure, you must be well.
Health and the happiness that usually
comes with it are the true secrets of
beauty.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
Be Temperate and Pay as you go.

a reporter of the New York Sun asked
the venerable Peter Cooper the other
day how he managed to live so long
| (ninety years), and how he got rich.
In answer to the first question, Mr.
Cooper said: II should put it in two
words: Live soberly and righteously
We are required not to eat too much,
nor to drink too much, nor to work too
much, nor to play too much. Weare liv-
ing on earth under beautiful and benef-
cent laws, laws designed in infinite wis
dom for the elevation of mankind. | in
fer that just in proportion as we live in
obedience to these laws, we shall have
health and comfort If we disobey these
laws, we shall pay the penalty. The
penalty of disobedience must be paid
somewhere, somewhere at some time"
Then to the question what general
rule he had followed which had enabled
him to acquire his great wealth, he
said
Gone was that | determined to give
the world an equivalent in some form of
useful labor for all that consumed in it,
l went on and enlarged my business, all
the while keeping out of debt. l cannot
recollect a time when | could not
pay what owed any day...........
my rule was pay as you go. / can
not remember the time when any man
could not have had for asking what
owed. Another thing l wish to say
All the money ever made was in me-
chanical business, and not in specula
tinr,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
NUMBER IS
Rules for Spelling Children.

| Try to forget as much as possible, thai
You were young yourself.
When they amuse themselves tortur
ing animals, look on and laugh.
Always tell them to hit back wher
annoyed by neighboring children.
Tell them as many lies as you like,
and half kill them if they tell you one.
When they tell you they won't do a
thing, laugh at them and let it go.
When they fall and hurt themselve
seold them for their awkwardness.
Dress them in style that they will be
afraid to play for fear of spelling their
clothes.
Make religion such long-faced pokey
thing that they will hate the name of il
as long as they live.
Don't give them anything to read but
bible stories, Sabbath school books and
dime novels.
Don't give them the habit of kissing
them good night; if you happen TO die
they'd be awfully lonely without it.
Tell them it is sin TO be dishonest,
but if they bring you back too much
change from the groeer's keep it, and
tell them to say nothing about it.
Let them sleep till you have started
to work in the morning, aud have them
put to bed before you get home atnight,
to avoid becoming too intimately ac-
quainted with them.
Threaten to tell their father and get
them punished for every blessed thing
they do, SO that by degrees they'll come |
to the conclusion that a father is some
sort of whipping machine.
Tell them it is a sin to laugh or play
Or Sunday, and make the day as dull and
stupid as possible for them. Then when
they grow up and go to Congress they
will be apt to pass bill doing away with
he observation of the day altogether.
If you happen to be in a gruf mood
md feel little palm trying to nestle in
'ours, or little arm trying to twine it.
elf around your neck, give a growl and
narl out something about wanting to
'e let alone. The offence won't be re-
eated.
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%4@N-
Happiness.

1t is a mistaken idea, entertained By
many, that riches are necessary to per-
feet happiness, It is scarcely necessary
to state d fact so we'll understood, that
many men and women possessed OF.
great wealth, are exceedingly unhappy.
A thousand things occur in the fuctu-
atoms and busy scenes of life, to bring
sorrow and discomfort to the homes Of
the rich as well as those Of the poor.
It Is in the homes of the people of moder-
ate means, as rule, that happiness i
found.
The highest riches do not consist IN
q princely income there IS greater
wealth than this. It consists in q good
constitution, good digestion, i good
heart, stout limbs, sound mind and q
clear conscience. Some one says that
good bones are better than gold. tough
muscles than silver, and nerves that
flash FIRE, and carry energy 70 every
function, are better than houses and
lands. Better than money i i good dis
position, and that man i rich who has
generous impulses, noble soul, and
who has the courage to keep the even
tenor of lis way, whatever may befide
him. Such man + rich, though not
accounted So when measured hy money
standard. but lie stands unmeas Hrably
higher, ii point Of true worth, than the
avaricions corlnorant hose only clain
10 consideration consists ii bis money
bags
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
Unfortunate Lives.

An unfortunate life is one of the
leading causes Of both physical and
moral diseases. One might write an
entire volume upon this subject.
Numerous examples Of the effect of an
unhappy li6l5 may be observed every
day. EyeK365hild knows of them. An
unhappy life is like dust in the machin-
cry Of clock. 1t makes it go badly
even prevents it from going at all. But,
IN the dust has been removed, it
once more as well as ever. When
are fortunate and happy, We are as
I'D as fish in the water An un-
py, unfortunate life prevents those
nges from going on in the system
ch health requires-prevents diges-
i, good circulation, and comfortable
lon of the nervous system. If We
b to be healthy, we should endeavor
aake our lives successful and happy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

a bride.
But I do want to wear my bonnet.
IF / can't wear it on my wedding tour,
/ don't want the tour.
After considerable talk, it was decided
that the bride could wear her lovely
white bonnet, but the bridal veil was to
be left at home.
Burney was married early in the
morning, and the happy couple we're at
once whirled to the depot to take train
for New York. Their tickets we're al
ready purchased, and they passed direct
to the cars.
Now, remember = said Burney, as he
seated his wife, that We are to act as
old married people Don't forget to
groWl when / sit down.
Burney sat down roughly, but there
was no groWL
s.WhY don't you growl r he said.
Why, dear, I forgot what to say.
Hush not so loud. Don't what
ever you do. don't call me dear, again
That isn. t the language old married peo-
pie use when they address each other. z
Il vas several minutes before the
train would start, and Burney wanted
to saunter out into the depot, and come
rushing back Just as the train was NOV
ing of But the newly made bride
Wouldn't hear to any such arrangement.
She vas afraid that he actually would
get left.
ii wasn't until after the train started
that Burney and bis bride showed any
Of the actions Of old married people.
When they did commence, however, IN
tie zeal to carry ont the scheme success
fully, they oVerdid the matter Three
times his wife asked Burney to put up
tie window. and Ihges Limsa he gava
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
For and Abcut Women.

Woman is the nervous part ofhumal
ity; man the muscular Halle.
Victor Hughgo says; "To reform ma
you must begin with his grandmother
Clusters of large strawberries on
cream ground is one of the latest design
for painted muslin.
The wraps adopted by young Ameri
can girls abroad are of masculine cut ant
tailor finish.
Nothing more hideous can be con
ceived than the bou6a,at to,anures of erin
oline which the French modistes arr
bringing in vogue.
According to an English writer, lady
a dinner party, to be precisely correct.
should be made up of five ladies and
seven gentlemen.
A pretty girl of eighteen, neat in dress
and polite in manner, is bootblack in
Galveston. She has a chair at street
corner, and makes So to $6 day.
A lady of Portland, Me-, acquired a
habit of eating cloves until lshe consumed
quarter of pound a day. She be-
came dangerously i'll, with all the symp-
toms of poisoning.
Velvet collars on cotton dresses are
ineongruous and warm, yet it is the
whim of the m0distes to use them, es-
pecially on very dark sateen dresses that
are worn an entire season without being
washed.
Mrs. Caroline Brown, mother of
"Artemus Ward" living at Waterford,
Me-, has book in which her visitors
register their names. In turn she viii
give stranger her own autograph, writ
ten in clear, firm hand, by this smart
old lady of seyenty-two years.
Mile Rhea has returned to this coun-
try, and being interviewed by a reporter
of the New York Times said she had not
been idle since her absence, but had
been taking lessons of Mr.. John Rider,
teacher of the lovely Adelaide Nelson,
and expected to play outlet" lingo
mar" and other Of Nelson's roles.
The empress of Austria lately asked
whether visit from her would be well
received by the Pope during her jour
ney ineogeito through Italy. The Pope
the nuncio at Vienna to as
certain if the visit had any political
scope, or was a simple act Of devotion.
If the latter, cordial affirmative reply
was to be given.
A young man who had married bad
woman was one day provoked
to correct her. The lady complained to
her father who, knowing her character,
the example of her husband,
and, boxing her ears, said: "There,
now, go and tell the fellow that l am
even with him, he has beaten my daugh-
ter and have boxed his wife's ears.
The original of ''Rebecca," the hero
inc of Scots Ivanhoe, was a Philadel-
phia Jewess-Rebecca Gratz. She was
a friend of Irving's early love, Matilda
Hoffman. Irving told Scott about her,
and he made her the heroine of his
most popular novel The September
Century will contain her portrait en-
graved by Cole from miniature by Nal
bone, owned by Mrs. Rebeeea Gratz-
Nathan.
A pretty story about the Princess Eu-
genie, sister of the king of Sweden She
recently sold her diamonds to raise funds
to complete hospital in which she is
Nterested. When visiting this hospital,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
The Character of Martin Van Buren

Judge Tourges's Story in Oar Continenkl
Probably no character in our history
is so hard to analyze as that of Martin
Van Buren,. The secret of his power
seems to have died with him. He was
not renowned as an orator, and yet must
have possessed great power as an advo-
cate. He is not usually credited with
having devised any great public meas
ure, yet during the most important ep-
och of his party's history every measure
to which it owed success not only re-
quired his approval, but showed his
shaping or modifying touch. He was
not eminent in debate, but was always
leader of his party in legislation. He
is said to have been personally calm,
selfpoised and unconfding. He heard
every ones opinion, but took no ones
advice. He was accounted shrewd and
cunning, but was cautious to the verge of
timidity, and at the same time, conf
dent to the verge of rashness. He
never exulted over victory nor wh;m
pered at defeat lie had few personal
friends, but an amazing popular follow
Ing. Iii lnCOtt y LG WAS Tile DEO1u0Sb Ol
Democrats; in practice the most exclus-
i've of aristocrats None of his associ-
ates seem to have regarded him with
affection, and few of his opponents looked
upon him with animosity. Perhaps no
political life in our history shows so few
mistakes. In no single instsn.t did he
fail to make the best of the oecaa :on,
viewing it from his own standpoint; un-
less it was the last and greatest of his
life-the opportunity to lead the move
ment that eventually transformed the
nation. He seems to have had all mems
regards, but to have given none his
trust. By his opponents he was called
cunning; by his followers sagaeious.
More justly than almost any other pol
itician he may be said to have achieved
his own success. Living, he was the
envy of all who would succeed dead he
has been the model of unnumbered fail
ures. Few Statesmen would coyet his
fame; fewer still do not covet his sue
cess. He is the Sphinx of our history
the hidden hand in many great events
Ia man.in whom the elements were so
deftly mixed that no friend knew his
heart and no enemy came within his
guard.
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When President Arthur W orks.
Washington Letter. ]

Mr.. Arthur's time for working is late at
night His friends and social friends FREE
quentIy stay TO 10 or Ii o'clock, and after
they 90 the President goes to his work. He
works rapidly, and keeps two or three
clerks busy. It Is always after midnight,
and sometimes it is as late as o'clock in
the morning before be gets through. But
he cleans his desk Not thing is set aside
and piled up for next day. Going to bed at
or 4 o'clock is no doubt conducive to sleep,
but it is not conducive to wakefulness and
work in the morning. And yet, during the
sittings of Congress, the President is ex-
peeted to be ready to receive Senators and
Representatives, at 10 o'clock in the fores
noon. The rest of the day is taken up with
callers until or 5 O'Clock, when the Presi-
dent takes little rest and drives out with
the finest equipage ever housed in the
White House stables, in the last twenty
five years at least. His Brewster landeau
is Of the largest size, very dark green as to
body and under carriage, but picked out
with bright carmine-iust enough to re-
lieve its darkness. By the way, when will
Americans put more color on their carriage9
They all look like funeral coaches. On the
panel of Mr.. Arthur's carriage IS his coat
Of arms. large, bright and handsome.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

| her 4 very surly reply. The last tim,
| he was so savage, that the bride, forget
ting for an instant that his roughnes.
was only assumed, allowed the tears tc
spring to her eyes. At this instant, a
gentleman sitting in the opposite seat
arose, stepped over, put up the window,
and then looking Burney fair in the
eyes, he said
''Sir, you are a brute. No man with
the least spark Of honor would act to-
ward woman as you have done 10 the
lady sitting by your side."
Sir. said Burney, springing to his
feet, 'swho are you addressing p
I'm addressing you" said the man
firmly, ssYou are big man, sir, but
you are a coward, and If I hear you talk
to your wife again as you have talked,
I'll break your jaw"
Yes, aud we1l help him" !" shouted
four men, springing to their feet.
Alarmed at the sensation they had
succeeded in creating, the newly mar
ried couple kept remarkably quiet until
they reached New York At the hotel.
Burney again overshot the mark. His
conduct towards his wife was so surly
that it attracted the attention of three
divorce lawyers. Scenting a probable
job, these birds of prey presented their
cards to the bride, and tried to pursuade
her that she ought to get divorce at |
once. The handsome room-elerk also |
sympathized deeply with the wife. |
Finding her alone, he urged her to get |
rid of ''that brute of a husband" by |
eloping with him.
The last experience satisfied the pair
with trying to initiate old married peo-
pie. As quickly as possible they got
away from that hotel, and during the
balance of the trip they allowed the
YARN ardor of young lovers to assert
tself, regardless of what the world
night say.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

~.sscu IoI 1yeH H0TK DusIness ana tne
testing instrument located the break
at the first pole west Of Lewisville. Mr..
Wallack called the operator, and order
ed that the break be fixed.
Cant 60 out to night; storm is too
bad, " was the reply.
Storm or no storm, the thing has to
be fixed
"WelI, I've got no ladder
sGo out and climb the pole" This
somewhat testify
II can't climb the pole.
What's the reason you can't y Man
ayers temper going fast.
I'm woman.
Mr. WaIIack had forgotten, in the
press of business, that Lewisville had a
female operator, but when reminded Of
II be hired two boys to attend to it,
indianapolis News.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30

THE American Bar Association, which
adjourned its annual session at sarato-
ga last Friday, elected the Hon. Alex
ander R. Lawton, of Georgia, Presi-
dent for the coming year. Appropriate
memorial notice was taken of the death
of the late President, the Hon. Clark
son n. Potter, of New York. The
Hon. B. NJ. Estes, Tennessee, was elect
ed member of the General Council !;
and, according to the report of the
New York Times, the offices for Ten
nessee were filed as follows: Vice-Pres-
ident, John L. 7. sneed Local Coun-
ciI-Andrew Allison, E. B. Mcfarland,
A. 7. McNeal and Edmond Cooper;
The next annual convention viii be held
in August next at Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs, Va.
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he received an Indian bullet IN the neck
which broke his collar bone. Receiving
commission in the Federal army, we
next find him in Mexico--losing an
arm in the struggle around the gates
of the city of the Montezumas. Re-
esigning his commission in the tumult
Of secession, we again see him true to
his chivalric record on many bloody
fields of the civil war. Again, with
other Confederate officers, we find him
training the military spirit in the de-
eayed East in the land of Sesostris,
shadowed by the historic monuments of
the Nile. Finally, in well preserved
condition, he reelines under the vine
and fig tree Of his dear native Florida,
serene and afable-at peace with all
mankind, shedding the light of his kind
ly smile upon all around him.
The General is still bachelor. He
is of stout, short, compact build, with
well shaped head, covered with iron
gray hair, worn of good length, brushed
behind his ears. His eyes are brown,
with merry light in them. Nose
aquiline, almost Roman. His smile is
exceedingly soft and sweet, and the
whole expression of his face-indeed of
the ensemble of the entire man-is full
of unaffected gentleness and manly be-
nevolence. Free from egotism, be only
discourses of himself when pointedly
questioned, and then in that easy, in
modest fashion that leaves
most happy impression of him as man
of sound sense, remarkable intelligence
and classic simplicity, and as model
soldier with an almost continuous mill
tary career of over forty-fve years. As
look upon him, | feel pride in contem-
plating in him typical hero Of the old
South. ELMoRE.
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Have q Purpose.

A writer in the Milwaukee Sentinel
says that when he was . student IN
Edinburgh, Carlyle once asked nm
what he was studying for. he replied
that he had not quite made up his mind.
The old Scotch philosophers glance was
stern as he replied, The man without
a purpose is like ship without rrd-l
der waif. a nothing, q no man.
Have a purpose In life, If it IS only TO
kill and divide and sell oxen well, bnt
have purpose and having It, throw
such strength Of mind and muscle into
your work IS God has given you.