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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-19
Tennessee Topography.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
The numerous blind roads leading Off
the Virginia pixies are no comparison to
the number in Tennessee, and neither can
Virginia negro feel as certain about
mixing traveller up. Riding out from
Murfreesboro toward Nashville / turned
to the right to strike a part of the battle
ground, and on going half mile | saw
three roads branching Off All looked
alike, and after puzzling over it / rode
back to where negro was working along
side the road and asked
"Can you tell me where that right
handed roads leads to?"
eyes, sab. You keep right on dat
road an you'll rise a hill Den you'll
90 freu some woods. Den you'll 20
down hill an cross a branch an 90 up
anOder hill an be right dar :"
"Right where p
"'I dunno, sab, but it's a plain road"
"Where does the middle one 90 to-"
"Wall, you'll 90 freu de woods fust.
Den you'll come to an old mule baked
wild load of wood. Den you'll wind
aroun' hill an take slant to the right,
an by keepin' straight on you'll see de
place"
"What placer
81 dunno sab, but Ireckon you'll find
him down in dar somewhar'."
"And the other road ?"
''Dats de bes' one of all. Arter you
branch off you'll see fence. Den
you'll turn to de right and see a big log
BAN. After you pass de BAN you'll see
my brudder Jim cuttin' out cotton.
Doan' mind him, bat keep on across de
branch, slew aroun' to de left little, an
arter you riz de hill You am all right
Chow all right. Wherell / be then"
II dunno sab. Ize nebber up as far
Is dat. IF you doan' want to see no
boldly, nor 60 nowhar nor find muffin
you'd better stick to de pike. You'll
meet somebody on de pike who'll tell We
Fhar to make shortcut to hit de 'zact
,lantashunp
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-19
One secret Of success.

Don't live single hour Of your life
without doing exactly what is to be done
in it, and going straight through it from
beginning to end. Work, play, study.
whatever it is-take hold at once and
finish it up squarely and clearly; then
do the other thing, without letting any
moments drop between. It. is wonder
full to see how many hours those prompt
people contrive to make in day !; il Is
as If they picked up the moments that
the DRAWERS lost. And If you find
yourself where YOU have So many things
pressing you that you hardly know
where to begin, let me tell you 4 secret !;
take hold Of the first one that comes IN
hand and you win find the rest all fall
In fle, and follow after, like company
Of well drilled soldiers; and though
work may Be hard to meet when It
charges In a squad, it is easily van
quished if you can bring it into line.
You may have often seen the anecdote
Of the man who was asked how he ssac-
c0mpliahed SO much II his life eAfy
father told me, was the reply. sswhen
1 had anything to do, to 20 end Go Il. z
Ihere is the secretthe magic word
now.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-19
A Primitive People.

There exists high up among the Car
pathian mountains Of Gaieia, in a dis
trict known as Tatras, one of the most
primitive and unsophisticated communi
ties in Europe. The population of the
remote region numbers several hundred
thousand individuals. They neither
use drink or eat animal food. Riches
have no charm for them. Though poor
they are content, and, though their diet
is Spare and monotonous, they enjoy
perfect health and live long lives. The
food Of these arcadians is principally oats,
either simply boiled or ground and con.
verted into cakes. During four or five
months Of the year those of them who
accompany their focks and herds to the
mountain pastures live exclusively on
goat milk whey, of which each man
consumes nearly gallon daily. Prac-
tieally, therefore, these goatherds live
on thesugar and the mineral salts con.
tained in the whey. They do not con-
slider this regimen a privation, and when
they return to the valleys at the end
of the season they are as strong and as
vigorous as when they set ont. The
race of Podhalians, as the people of
Iatras are called, are remarkable for
their vigor and energy, are incontesta-
bly, superior, physically and intellec-
tually, to the neighboring populations.
Their physique is Of a remarkable
purity; they are quick Of apprehension
and frank IN manner Though far from
being highly cultured, the Podhalians
are poets and artists BIZ nature. They
are fond Of dancing, and often, when
the labors Of the day are over, meet to
indulge in their faVorite diversion.
They are born improvisatores, too, and
many Of them can sing their own songs
set e music Of their own composition.
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Cotton splndIes u the south.

The Columbus (Ga. Enquirer makes
the gratifying report that IN the seven
States of Georgia, Alabama, Missis.
sippi, Louisiana and the Carolinas,
there has been an increase Of three
hundred and sixty-one thousand in the
number Of cotton spindles during the
past year. This addition to tie manu-.
featuring industries Of the South repre-
Esents. It Is estimated, capital Of nearly
ten million dollars, which Is certainly s
most encouraging condition Of affairs.
There IS no reason why the South should
not Be able to manufacture cotton goods
as cheaply as New England. It has
greater advantages ii the way Of eli
mate and labor, and It also saves the
heavy cost of transportation 81 the raw
article. IL the South Is wise there can
Be little doubt that the great cotton
factories Of tho country viii III less
than 3 quarter 81 4 century be on the
other side of Mason and Dixons line.
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GOrdon,s QuickIT Gained Riches.

| So much has been published about the late
transactions Of Col Gordon and his brothers
and Gov. Colquitt in the railroad business
that we might as we'll put the public straight
on the matter. We write from the words of
one who knows: 1t will be remembered that
we stated some time ago that these gentle
men cleared $1,000,000 by their transactions
of less than a year. Last Saturday Messrs.
Walter ). Gordon and Eugene c. Gordon
sold block of $250,000 of their stock in the
Richmond and Danville Extension company
at l65, and realized in actual cash a trihe
over 100000 each Gov. Coluuitt and
Gen. Gordon have not sold any of their
stock, and it has advanced to $50 since
Messrs w. ). and Z. G. GOrdrn sold. These
latter gentlemen still have an interest in the
Richmond and Danviile extension, but have
invested largely outside. They bought last
month, the Stanbury cotton factory at
Carlton, Mass, which was built and stocked
at a cost of $4,000. 1t is understood that
they bought it at much less than those fig
ures for cash. The Gordons and Gov. Col
quit still hold their interest in the Belmont
coal mine. 1t is said that Gen. Gordon
could sell his securities in the Richmond
and Danville Extention company at present
figures for considerably over $500 cash
PiVAt' 4AS anu his iiSuuS are interested
in another railroad projected from some
point in Illinois to Mobile, Ala. They
are investing heavily in Southern enter
prises. Besides these noted, Gov. Colquitt
and other gentlemen have organized a com
oany for the manufacture Of commercial
fertilizers. 1t will probably have headquar-
.ers at Nashville, Tenn. We are sure that
III Georgians will be gratifed to know that
hese gentlemen have already realized in
ctual profits enough to relieve them of
very embarrassment and make them more
han Independent for the rest of their lives
land still have large and appreciating in
srests yet untouched.-Atlanta (Ga.) Con-
.ituton.
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VOLUME XIV.
NEWS AND NOTES.

Texas has issued 223 drummers' license:
since July l, and expects to draw $4,000
revenue from this source.
One lady and 81 young men were ad.
nlitted to practice at the Suffolk County
Bar, at Boston, Mass, on Thursday.
The internal revenue receipts the past
year were nearly s150,0o0,000 being sl1,-
600 900 in excess of the preceding year.
Valentines recumbent figure of Gen.
Robert E. Lee is to be unveiled at Lexing-
ton, Va, on Wednesday, with imposing
ceremonies.
Ayoung girl in Waukon, Iowa, 16 years
old, dropped dead at the sight of rat en-
Monday evening. Her death is attributed
to heart disease.
The Colored Republican Association Of
New York have expressed dissatisfaction
with party treatment and declared if they
were not given what was promised they
would assist the party which would keep its
pledges.
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Aid for state Schools.

The schemes to secure national aid for
public education are, just now, very
numerous. Their very numerousness
will probably prevent the passage of any
of them by this Congress. 1t would be
better to drop all the wild schemes
brought forward, and take favorable
action on the bill which passed the
Senate of the last Congress appropriate
ing the proceeds Of the sales Of public
lands and of patent fees to aid educa-
tiOn in the States on the basis of litter
aey. Among the measures of this kind
proposed are Logan's, to divide the pro-
ceeds of the whiskey tax among the
States for school purposes Blair's, to
give S15, 700, ,000a year out Of the Treas
ury for ten years to educate the child
ren; SINNERS, to appropriate SO, ,000,-
600 the first year 81 900, 900 less a year
for ten years. 1t is also proposed to
levy a tax on tea and coffee for the
benefit of State school funds. These
measures indicate the drift of the
American mind to paternal and close
" centralized Government. IF we want
to have live, energetic educational pro-
gress, the Government must not turn
schoolkeeper. The people of the State
are fully able to educate the masses if
they will recognize their duty to do SO.
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OVER THE STATE.

Capt A. 7. Wimberly is regularly en-
gagged in the duties Of his new ofice-rev
enue inspector. The Office pays $8 per day
and expenses.
w. H. Parish, N. D., formerly boy o
Clinton, this county, is professor of anato.
my in the Woman's Medical College, Of
Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia.
a. H. Longino, of Brookhaven, opened
the exercises of the Columbia High School
by an address, and the following evening,
Capt T. S. Ford delivered an address.
Mrs. s. T. Nicholson, died in Livingston,
on last Tuesday, and was buried in Canton
on Thursday. Funeral services were held
in the Baptist Church, by Rev. II. r. Sin
gleton.
Miss Emile B., the amiable and accom-
plished daughter of the late Col. w. D.
Roy, of this State, and Mr.. J. r. Klieser,
of Eminence, Kentucky, were united in
marriage at the home of the brides step
father, Mr.. Lewis P. Gray, at Liberty,
Missouri, on the 9th of June
The Columbus Despatch speaking of the
visit of Mr.. c. A. Hamilton, ex-editor of
the Herald, and practicing Attorney, at
Wesson, says che is very kindly remem-
bered by the boys of Columbus of about
ten years ago, when he lived here, and those
now grown to manhood welcome him with
old-time ardor.
The crops of both corn and cotton are
splendid. Cotton is growing finely under
the influence of the warm sunshine we are
having, and with a perfect stand all over
thescounty our planters can reckon on more
than an average crop, although it is some
what late. The corn crop looks splendid |
and gives assurance that our corncribs for
another year will be at home instead of the
NOrthw
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NJ. kENDRICk, ChrI
Z. ii. UNDERWOOD, Sec'Y.
Democratic Meeting in Jasper CO.

: Pursuant to call of the Executive Com
mlttee of the Democratic and CONSERVATIVE,
party of Jasper county, a mass meeting O
said party was held in the court room in
the town of Paulding, on Saturday, July
8tb, 1882.
The objects of the meeting being explained
by the chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, the meeting was organized by electing
| ID. A. Morris, Chairman, and A. T. Burton
Secretary.
On motion, the following resolutions we're
| adopted
ResotUed, That it is the sense of this meet
ing that all who participate in the selection
| of delegates to the Congressional Conven-
tion, which convenes at Forest, on the Cd
day of August next, hereby pledge them,
selves to support the nominee of said con-
vention, whoever he may be.
Resoteed, That we re-endorse the platform
of the Democratic party of the State of
Mississippi, and especially do we endorse
the doctrine of legislative supervision of
| corporations.
Resotced, That the chairman of this con-
vention appoint two delegates from each
Supervisors district, to represent this eoun-
ty in the Congressional Convention for this
(the 5th) Congressional district, to be held
at Forest, ON the I'd day of August.
The chair appointed the following dele
gates:
District Capt. T. ]. Hardy and A. T.
Burton.
Dist 2-M. A. Ryan and A. Prewitt.
Dist. 3-James Abney and DR.. G. H
Mcneil.
Dist. &c. W. Ainsworth and DR.. B. F.
Duke.
Dist. ST J. Bingham and w B. Morris.
Resolved, That recognizing as we do in
the Hon. 0. r. Singleton a pure, able. up
right and faithful legislator, bold and un-
hinching advocate of the rights and inter-
ests of the whole people, our delegates to
the Congressional Convention be and they
are hereby instructed to cast the vote of
Jasper county solidly for him, first and last,
and that they use all honorable means to
secure his nomination for Congress for this
(the filthy Congressional district, so long as
his name is before said convention.
Resolved, That the chairman appoint two
persons from each Supervisors district, who
shall constitute the Democratic Executive
Committee of Jasper county, and who shall
continue as such committee until their sue
cessors are appointed:
The Chair appointed the following as the
Committee:
District IA. R. Carter and 4. 7. Bur
ton.
Dist. IN. D. Graham and willis Lew
is
Dist. 8-R. {. spann and W. D. Guth-
Dist. 4-G. ". Ainsvorth and P. P.
Terry.
Dist. ct. ]. Bingham and William
Arledge.
On motion, committee of two was ap-
pointed BY the chair from Jasper county as
an Executive Committee Of said county for
the Fifth Congressional District, to-wit: a.
7. Burton and n. J. Shelly.
Resolred, That a copy of the proceedings
of this meeting be furnished the Paulding
Review, Enterprise Courier, Meridian Oh
server and Jackson CLARION, with request
that they publish the same.
On nantion the meeting adjourned.
d. a. MoRRIs, Chr,n.
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ii. ID. CAMERON, Char n.
E. II. DIAL, Sec'y.
Johnny's Composition on the Chinese
Question.
San Francisco Chronicle. ]

San Francisco Chronicle.
"He is small, he is dark, he is hawty
of mein. His tail is the only humble
thing about him, but he is chuck full of
pizen. Some folks call him wood
chuck, but he don't chuck worth a cent.
Our Chinaman tackled one t'other night
behind the barn, and when he came in
the house, as my teacher would say, he
had hodor of serious trouble about him,
and | said Pc Sam; what ee matter wid
ee? but Sam he did not seem to ap-
preciate my kindness, for he sWore orful,
and his breath nearly sufocated ma and
pa. Then pa asked him what he had
been doing. Sam replied Ne eatche
labbit, but me lettee him glo agin. Oh
my glaeious.
You see, Sam thorthe had big rat,
and he was going to give a feast to his
second cuzzin, who had just come from
China. Ifthe wind had blown the other
way or Sam had bad cold, he would
have ct that skunk as sure as goose
grease and then the joke would have
been on the skunk.
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Bicycles VS.. Horses.
Philadelphia Bulletin I

Philadelphia Bulletin.
The recent exhibition of BICYCLES VS..
horses at Boston, in which two men
riding BICYCLES and relieving each other
hourly for ten consecutive hours per
day, covered III miles in six days or
sixty hours, to the 736 miles of unlim-
tied number of horses ridden by one
man, has attracted the attention of a
prominent pedestrian, who has himself
gained quite reputation as an eques-
trian. This gentleman does not con-
slider that the exhibition referred to was
a fair test, as with number of selected
animals, changed at every five miles,
as they were in this race, no bicyclist
could hope to have any chance Of win
ming. Again, he does not look upon the
score of the bicylists who were engaged
in this exhibition as a great performance,
but agrees with US in the opinion that
the two professional riders and so-called
champions could easily have covered
100 miles in ten hours given them, had
they been inclined to. The gentlemen
referred to is strong in the belief that a
single equestrian, with ten good animals,
could outride the best bicyler in a split
or full six-day race. He is of the opin-
ion that the bicycler could make / 200
miles in the full week, but thinks that
the horses could do better. We are of
the same opinion. One bicycle rider,
no matter how staunch and fast he may
be, could not possibly cover more ground
in week than one equestrian with ten
good animals. The test would not be
as fair as the other, in which two men
opposed the horses. Even with FIVE
single bicycle would have
hard task; and if the equestrian was
as safe and light as rider as our cor
we should pin our faith to
his success. If a race of this kind
,uold be arranged, it would certainly
attract the masses, if only for its nov
,1t,v
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TN HARnnp
az PAUL H. uArsE.

! think il is over, over
think it is over at last;
voices OF fOeman and lover
Ihe sweet and the bitter have passed
Like, IKE tempest of ocean,
hath outblown its ultimate blast.
mere mere but faint sobbing seaWArd,
nhlle the calm Of the tide deepens leewsrj
an9 oehold like the welcoming culver
VI healt pulses throbbed through the river
nhose lghts IN the Harbor at last
The heavenly Harbor al last.
| l feel it is ever, over
The winds and the water surceaso.
how few were the days Of the Rover
That smiled in the beauty Of peace
And distant and dim was the omen
That limited redress or release
PROM the rayage of life and its riot
What marvel yearn for the quiet
Which bides in this HarbOr At last
For the lights with their welcoming ou;var
That throb through the sacrificed river
Which girdles the Harbor At last
That heavenly Harbor at last.
know il is over, over
know it is over at last;
Down sail the sheathed anchor uncover.
For the stress Of the voyage has passed:
Life, like the tempest Of ocean,
Hath outblown its ultimate blast
There's but faint sobbing seward
While the calm of the tide deepens leeward
And behold like the welcoming culver
Of heart-pulses throbbed through the river.
Those lights in the HarbOr at last
The heavenly Harbor at last
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MERIDIAN OBSERVER: The University
of Mississippi has thrown open its doors to
tne daughters of the State. This is as Il
should be. It is no experiment. The plan
mas been proved a success in other States,
south and North. Higher education for
tne coming women Of our State has been de-
manded BY the people, and the opportunity
!. = offered right where it should Be, in the
states highest schools. Woman has sbun-
oantly exhibited her capacity to eompste
Win man in the empire Of letters, and We
save no fear but Mississippi's daughters are
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A special dispatch from Washington to
the Chicago Tribune says: "rhis Admins
tration is more hostile to silver than any
which has preceded it, said Western
Senator to-day, who is one of the foremost
advocates of bi-metalism at is hostile to
the silver dollar in the White House and at
the Treasury Department l have spoken
to the President about the appointment of
commissioners to the International None
tary Commission, and could get no satisfac-
tion. The time for the adjourned meeting
of the conference has passed, and so far as |
can learn, nothing has been done about it.
The Government evidently desires to post
pOne the conference, and has no heart in the
business. The President, in speaking about
the appointment of the commissioners,
showed very plainly that he had the East
ern hostility to bi-metalism, and was radi-
cally opposed to the silver dollar in its
present form. Folger is just as determined
in his hostility, and now we have just dis
covered another attempt to injure the silver
dollar. A bill has passed the Senate, the
undoubted effect of which would be to stop
the coinage of the silver dollar. / have
carefully examined the Blaine coinage act,
and there can be no doubt that by repeal
ing the permanent appropriation for coin
age, and for the purchase OF silver bullIons
the silver law would, in effect, be nulliied.
have myself no doubt that it was the pur-
pose of those in the Treasury who original
ly suggested the bill to seek in this way to
nullify the coinage act. Attention has been
called to it now in the House, and the at
tempt will not be successful
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State Sunday School Convention.

Oar correspondent did not furnish,
as We had hoped, a report of the State
Sunday School Convention at Waterfall
ley. Mr.. L. P. Brown, of Meridian,
was elected President for the incoming
year, vice S. NJ. Shelton, Esq, of
Vieksburg, retiring; w j. Brown, Jr.,
of Jackson, was reelected Secretary,
and Mr.. Gully, of Raymond was elected
assistant Secretary. Col. 0. J. Moore,
of Winona, was reelected Treasurer.
The Convention was we'll attended.
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immigration Organization in KEN.
per-

The Herald says that Col. J. L.
Young, Deputy Immigration Com
missioner for the State, was in Kemper
last week and in accordance with the
laws, organized the following Auxiliary
Board for that county J. Fl. Duke,
President; J. H. Neville, Secretary ;
w. D. Mcneil, J. F. Jenkins, NJ. C.
Garner, J. L. Hunnicutt, r. G. King,
DIR. S. d. Stonnis, E. Edwards, John
Terry, T. P. Bell and J. r. Key. The
Herald requests the Board to meet at
DeKalb on the 1st Monday in August,
for the purpose of a more thorough or
ganization.
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THE river and harbor bill passed the
Senate by vote of 80 to %. OF the
latter, six were Democratic and sixteen
Republican. David Davis also voting
in the negative. The total amount ap-
propriated is s2O,OO0,OOO, which in
cludes the $4,000, 900 for the NTississip-
pi river. Both the Mississippi Sena-
tors in veting for the bill, reflected the
will of their constituents.