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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

GIN. w. GETTY in command of the
Artillery school at Fortress Monroe was
placed on the retired list on October ID,
he having reached the age Of Ga. Col.
John c. Tidball of Sherman's staff, sue
ceeds him.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

THE Enterprise Courier expresses tho
hope that the next Legislature will set
tle the question Of railroad supervision
and Of taxing all corporations, in the in
tcrost Of the people We have an abid-
ing belief that the hopes Of our co-tem-
pornry will be realized.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

WE acknowledge receipt Of an inyi-
iation TO the Newburgh Centennial on
the 18th instant. II is commemorative
Of the disbanding Of the American
ARMY
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

MAJoE CAnEL BREcKENRrDGE, en-
rinocr in charge Of the V. & NJ. "a. G..
- Railroads has rendered his re-igna-
don % take effect on the 18th inst.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

Hox. J.. BARKsDALE will address the
people Of Holmes county at Lexington
22d inst, and Richland 23d.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

The Ohio and Iowa elections took
place yesterday. We are unable to
got anything more than local news.
Both parties claim Ohio. The contest
was very fierce and exciting one in
that STATE
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

TnE Vicksburg Herald has been en-
largcd aud H. already comely appear
ancc somewhat improved.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

TuE Brandon postofice has been raised
10 the rank of a sscond-class Office with
"a salary Of $1,000. The postmaster,
Mr.. Henry Kcrnaghan, il worthy Of
this promotion. lilo is accommodating
capable and strictly honest. lie has our
CONGRATULATIONS.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

The assaults made BY the vicksburr
Herald upon tie Hon. E. Barksdnle. late
Of the jackson CLARIoz, are totally IN
warranted. -CeFinth Sub-Soiler and Dem
ocrat.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10
Worthy Master Darden's Appoint
ments for Speaking.

Tate county, Tuesday and Wednesday.
day, 18th and 18th September.
Pamela county, Friday and Saturday,
21st and 22d September
Yaliobusba county, Tuesday and
Wednesday, 18th and 18th September.
Grenada county, Friday and Satnr-
day, 18th and 10Th September.
Carroll county, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, ID and Sd October
Holmes county, Friday and Saturday,
9Th and 9th October.
Madison county, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Oct 9th and 10th.
Kinds county, Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 18th and 18th.
Warren county, Tuesday, Oct. 16.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

Nh. HENRY G. DANIELS our formor
Surveyor received sc votes for a renomi-
nation before the Democratic conven-
ton, although he was not candidate
nor SO considered. This was high COM
pliment to his ability and popularity.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

For Representative
81 ~ MCLEOD, J. X, ATWOOD,
WM NJ. ROBERTSON.
For Assessor.
y. &. PERKINS.
For Coroner and Ranger
y. J. BUCKLEY.
Tor supervisor-Third District.
y. b. JONES.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10
EprroR1AL coRREspoNpEHcE.

VISIT To yEENosT-A couSIr PAR
BUTTER NAEISg-A RAYS RIFK
THROUGH new DEEM
cHURcH OF THE sTRAxgERs-THE
KEW POSTAGE
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

TES years ago Il was believed by many
thoughtful men that Il would be dan.
gcrous step towards Capitalization for
the general government 20 take control
Of shipments passing through several
states. But the rapid growth Of corpor-
ate power within that time. has pro.
dncod the conviction in the same mind,
that Congressional interference Il ahao
iniely needed, and that there Is creates
danger % oar free Institutions from the
aceumulstion q wealth through legis
lailve iavohiism. than from eensraiira
tion.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10
HE has BEEN TRUE To HIS PEOPLE

HE HAS BEEN TRUE To HIS PEOPLE.
Enterprise Courier
Hon. f. Barksdale is out in a three
column card in this weeks CLARION. de-
Tending himself from the uncalled for
attacks of the Vicksburg Herald which
have appeared in the latter journal since
Maj Barksdale's retirement from THE
CLARION. From the record he shows
that he has been. true to HE people and hi
party throughout, and in that part Of
his political career which is 50 bitterly
attacked by. the Herald, he stood side b
side scth such men as Lqsaar, FeafLeFsfoA
Cdihoon, George, Johnston, Reynolds and
other as prominent aud highly honored
leaders. The Herald should cease il,
attacks after such an unanswerabl,
paper as that prepared by Maj. Banks
dale. These attacks, if made at all
should have been made while he wa
editing The CLARION, not after he Ia,
retired.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

known to be preferred by the party or
dering. Tho any erIlsrs ssut by Lem
" & San- are sent d the dcsk Of Mr.
Leech bf North esrOlina, who gives
the sans his personal attention.
The Merchants ssx the fall trade Is
opening very brisk much better than
last seasan.
There Is great rush at the postOfhee
tn-anv for
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

The house of Tinny Hartman ada
colored woman at Duck Hill, Miss, was
burned on the night of October ID.
Her two boys, seven and nine years old,
were burned to death.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

TIE fourteenth annual fair of the
jefferson County Association win be held
at Fsyet;e on 18th. 18th and 18th inst.
The hith annual fair Of the Mississippi
Exposition Association will be held at
Aberdeen during the week commencing
on Monday, 22d Inst. We have received
courteous invitations TO attend both,
and The CLARION will endeavor to be
represented.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10
KINDS COUNTY JOINT TICKET.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

Dor District Attorney 9th District,
r. ". MILLER, of Copiah.
For ssnaior-N District.
JONES 8. HAMILTOE.
For Representative,
TX. McsEELY.
For Bheria,
8. +. THOMAS.
Tor Chanccry Clerk,
W. 7. RATLIFF.
For Circuit CLERK.
WI. POTTER.
FOR Treasurer,
D. X. BRowS.
For Surveyor,
WI. COLLINS.
Supervisors.
First Distrct-E. 9. Middleton.
Second w. n. Chichester.
Fourth -Thos. MeClelland.
Finh -isydore Strauss.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

The records kept by the Railroad
Gazette show that there we're IA train
accidents in August, by which ~ per-
sons were killed and 1876 injured Dur
ing the first eight months of the year
there was monthly average Of 134
accidents, 40 killed and IA injured
Y. o. States.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

The Legislature Of New Hampshire
has just passed, and the Governor has
signed, a bill to regulate transportation
through commission. That makes lf
We count right twenty-four supervision
States. Nextl
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

Ckz. RoaER n. Pn4oR goes IA Lon
asn = defend 0'Dounsll. uho slsw
Cary. -
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

Col. F. A. TvLKR, Of the Holly
Springs South has leased his paper for a
year 70 Messrs. L. IT, Manning and t.
Y. Davidson. He viii however con-
tinue TO be its editor in chief, assisted
by Mr.. Manning, while Mr. Davidson
win be business manager. The paper is
a little over Is years old. We wish the
new voysgers on the journalistic sea,
every success, and are glad that the
arrangement permits ~ still to read
the articles Of our esteemed contem-
porary.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

The law is that all coin, both gold
and silver, in the treasury, should be
used in payment of the public debt. but
it is not complied with BY the public
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10
THE HERALD's ATTACKS.
Their An,mux
Meridian Mercury.1

A-EAAuAAAa
The Vicksburg Herald, in reccnt mum
hers, has been making insidiOus attacks
upon Ethel Barksdale, formerly Of TIE
CLARION. The Herald goes back to
rake up old files of TIE CLARION of
1874, and prints isolated paragraphs
from it to show thaE eIaj. B. Is not
genuine Democrat, but IS = politician u
the deepest dye, ready to embrace the
tenets of any party that will further his
own ambitions and work TO his own per
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Mai. Barkslnle,
in the last issue of TINS CLARION, prints
= vindieation of the Scurrilous attack in
: letter addressed 10 the editor Of the
Herald. 4 fair minded public will not
fail to recognize that Mai. RarkSdale' +,
reply not only places him in a proper
light before the people 50 far As the
charges of the Herald are concerned, but
is convincing to every unbiased mind
that the stand taken by THE CLARION
III tue uAAA va > VI - NstN NAtN N4>A~l
course 20 pursue, and is ereditsble 10 the
wisdom of its able editor. A Democrat
ic Convention which met here, com
posed of the best men of the party
throughout the State decided that the
utterances of The CLARION were cor
rect, and adopted the course recon-
mended by that journal. Among the
men whose names are recorded A. hav-
ing endorsed the stand then taken by
THE CLARION, of which Mai. BarksdalC
was editor, are Robert Lowry, John W
Smith, J. :. Hamm, A. G.. Horn, W. ;
Featherston, II. Nj. Street. and host Of
Others whom the Democratic Conserva
1 tive party has since then delighted {,
honor. The Mercury recognizes th'
peurile effort to tarnish the fair e
cutchion of Maj Barksdale as COZ
teHlptible secaas 10 accomplish a Piteft
rereRce OF 10 s1fiate some personal earg
The Herald might interest its readers b,
publishing a statement explanatory o
why Barksdale should be anathematize,
for what other Democratic leaders hay
been honored and spplsuded.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

JUDoE THos. J. WHARTON in two
suits involving the validity Of certain
land grsnts 20 the Pearl River Navigs-
ton and Improvement Company decided
the grants void and the title to the lands
10 be in the State. The history Of this
grant does great credit to Gov. Lowry in
his successful Efforts to protect the
state from = tremendous swindling
scheme.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

THE Yazoo City Herald states that
Mrs. VIM. Pickett, who lives about Is
miles from Yazoo City killed in one of
the rooms of her house rattlesnake 81
feet long.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10
NV YoRx Or IL 1855.


DEAR CLARION: Having little time
on hand, I will inHict another and $
final letter on your readers. After mail
ing you my last epistle, from Boston, |
took the Central Vermont train at 9
O'Clock Tuesday morning, and at P. m,
reached Middlesex, six miles north of
Montpelier, the State Capital There /
took a stage for the village of More
town, seven miles distant, and so charm
ing Was the scenery and so entertaining
was the stage proprietor, Mr.. Jones, that
the hour and a half required for the
journey did not seem TO occupy one-half
that time. All the members Of the
great Jones family with whom have
met are comPanionabie, clever people
our friend Capt B. r, Of winona, lead
ing off ''by large majority" For the
transportation of self and trunk, Mr.
Jones charged the modest sum Of fifty
cents, He must have concluded that
was a newspaper man, or some other
object of charity. If that is his usual
fee, don't see how he can pay operat-
ing expenses. But fifty cents goes fur
Their in Vermont than in Mississippi.
We are so prosperous that copper cents
are almost beneath contempt; here, they
circulate and enter into nearly every
transaction.
| Ispent several days very pleasantly
in the
i GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE,
Under the hospitable care and guild
ance of Mr.. John w. Egan, representa-
tive Vermont farmer, who visited Jack
son about two years ago, but was no
sufficiently impressed to induce him {.
remove to Dixie. From him and other
; learned much of Vermont life. hai
an opportunity of visitinga county fair
at Mortified. About two Thousand
people we're in attendance, and yer,
t good display of live stock in sheds, an'
of agricultural products, handiwork
etc, in floral hall. But the great attrac
ton was the races, and although ther
D were no seats or shelter for the specta
e tors, they tried to make themselves cen
Portable on the hillside fronting til
judges stand. All the entries of th
t day were trotting in harness, and a
though the purses were small, the con
petition was lively, and the programm
n interesting throughout. In Vermon
e they say "hoss" and chooses, the le
e ter being universally ignored in namin
: the animal. "He's good boss anyway
l don't think any the less on him"-ws
e tribute paid to one of the defeate
if racers.
A feature of the arena exhibition W:
the parade of fourteen pair of worl
Y oxen around the track, preceded by ii
D brass band.
i You would not suppose, as you passe
y through the mountains that the soil W.
y capable of producing such fine yeget
Il bles as | saw on exhibition. There wei
n no sweet potatoes-which are sold b
d the pound in this latitude-but the We
,e mont Irish potatoes beat the world.
noticed the following varieties on exh
bition; Early Rose, Late Rose, Viii
DC Rose, Queen of the Valley, Beauty
I Hebron, White Elephant, Early Ma
flower, Snowflake, White Star, orang
- Black, Early Ohio, Brooks Seedlin
Burbank Seeding, st. Patrick, Magnu
Bonum, Bell, Rubus, Cow-Head.
te BUTTER-MAKISG
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

IL Is somewhat unfortunate that the
fairs At Meridian and jackson should
occur during the same week; but the
Indications are, that both will be we'll
attented. II would be well for the man
ayers Of the fairs in Alabama, Tennessee
aud Mississippi, 70 agree on a schedule
Of dates for the fall OF 1884, so that ex-
hibitors may 60 from one 20 the other.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-10

TaE Mississippi River IL good anti
monopoly regulator to which we hope
Congress will give due attention. But
we cannot rely upon il altogether. 1t
was a great railroad genius who said that
competition rarely ever exists where
combination is possible; and it might
be possible for even the nsvlgatOrs Of
the rivers and the railroads 10 combine.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-09
Fortunes in Australia

/ Socially, money will do very much in
America: judiciously expended | think
will do even more in England in the
way of sheer purchase Of social recog-
milton it will do little in Australia
There was, indeed, time there when
in social sense, the moneyed man was
regarded with actual suspicion. And
for this there were some grounds. The
original moneyed man might have had
unpleasant antecedents, of which time
had not vet effaced the memory. But
now there is vast number of money
ed men in Australia, and the means
whereby their wealth has come to them
are known as reasonably savory. They
have therefore, ceased to be regarded
with suspicion.
do not think people at home have
any idea now large fortunes are in
Australia and how many of those large
fortunes there are. Once in South
Australia had occasion to speak of q
friend who had come from that colony
and taken up his residence in London.
| spoke Of him as very rich man.
oh no. was the answer. she is very
we'll off, but We don't reckon him a
very rich man. Why said |, 4 nm
derstood him to be worth a quarter of
a million y well, | hope he is little
better than that said my interlocu-
tor, but still we don't reckon him here
as very rich
, | am not going to compile roll of
Australian millionaires, because, for
one thing, it would take up too much
space. But this | may affirm, that
two-thirds of them are not in society.
nor nourish any hope of ever being
admitted within that pale. If you
/ find one Of them inside it, he has not
crossed the palisade on the golden lad
der. he entered by the gate in virtue
of his social attributes. If these are
unsatisfactory, you will find him out
side among the nettles. or again, it
may be far away in the bush, man
content with himself and caring for
none of these things. For it must be
said that in Australia there is no uni.
versal aspiration after the flower gard
en- Of society. But the moneyed aspi.
rant will not find that his wealth gives
him social prestige. There are Aus
trailians now in England who have
entertained royalty, and whose guest
lists have filled columns of the Morn.
ing Post, yet who, in their native
land, have never, with all their efforts,
got further than the outlying fringes
Of Australian society.-Archibald
FORBES IN the Contemporary Reriaw.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-09
What Lands to Drain.

All lands, in the opinion Of the In
d;dRa Farmer, that contain more wa
ter than is needed by the crops grow
ing upon them. If you intend toraise
corn or wheat, the land will need more
draining than it intended for grass
Even grass lands need not be very wet
as if too wet, the growth Of aquatic
plants and grasses takes the place of
the cultivated grasses and ruins the
hay and pastures.
Loose, porous soils, underlaid with
sand or gravel, are drained by nature ;
but all land that is underlaid by clay,
rock, or other impervious material,
needs draining.
What is to be gained by underdrain-
age? The surface of the water in the
soil is lowered. The roots of cereals
and grasses may penetrate as far as to
the surface of the water, but never in
to it. 1t is necessary to draw the wa
ter off to such depth as will give the
roots of growing crops plenty of room
to move downward for that nourish-
ment that is necessary to their growth.
The lowering of the water below the
surface prevents large amount OF
evaporation, and its effect is cooling
the soil. The water being removed,
air and warmth become admitted to the
soil
Drained lands are for this reason
ready for planting at least one week
earlier in the spring. The growth of
crops is quickened through the sum-
mer by the increased temperature of
the soil, which amount to several de-
grees, and the injurious effects of early
frosts are prevented in the same man
ner. Crops, are therefore. given an
increased period in which to make the
growth of at least two weeks. This
certainly is a very important gain.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-09
Give fools their gold X knaves their power
Let fortunes bubbles rise and fail;
Who soyvs a field or trains n flower.
Or plants a tree, is more than all.
Thick and Thin Seeding of Grains.

The question as to the quantity of
seed to sow, is one which has puzzled
farmers who have right to be classed
as among the most intelligent of their
class-and is one which must be de-
termined by close observation and by
practical demonstration. A CORES
pendent Of the Country Gentleman en-
deavors to throw some light upon the
subject, and is unwilling to hide from
his brother farmers the result of his
Investigations and experience, a course
which should be more generally fol-
lowed than is the case Different soils
Che says in various conditions require
different amounts of seed, and while it
is common mistake to use too much
seed Of all kinds, it is also common to
see fields of grain and grass where
more seed would have increased the
crop. With grain and hoed crops, all
overcrowding of plants always results
in a smaller yield and inferior quality
of the crop. But there is great diff
Guilty in hitting a happy medium be-
tween too thick and too thin seeding
We must learn to adjust the proper
mount of seed to the various kinds and
conditions Of soil, and it is hardly wise
to advise thin seeding at all times
On low river bottoms, where nearl Y all
kinds Of noxious weeds abound, ii is
necessary to SOW spring grain rather
thick to prevent damage to the crop
from weeds. One may be sure that
the land will be occupied, and unless
by the crop, weeds will fill the vacan-
cies. The same applies to land sub
ject to the depredations Of wire and
cut worms. | have had oats and bar
ley properly seeded SO thinned out by
worms that the yield was seriously cur
tailed, which would probably have
been obviated by heavier seeding
Rich, clean land, in good condition,
requires very much less seed than any
poor soil, poorly prepared, OF very foul
with weeds. The excellent results of
thin seeding, which sometimes come
where conditions are favorable-are
suggestive and significant. Last year
| harvested over 800 bushels of oats
from field of twelve acres after the
seeding was so thinned ont by worms
as to cause much regret for anticipat-
ed failure. The result was fall de-
velopment of every plant, and large,
we'll filled heads. Had the soil been
poor, or the season less favorable, the
results would have been different
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-09
Outdone by a Boy.

Moral courage requires more fiber
than physical courage. 1t is more diff
icult, sometimes, to do right than to
morch up to the lannon's mouth
The boy who could keep from swear
ing, and was not afraid to stand by his
colors in the presence Of room full
of profane men, was little hero.
q. lad in Boston, rather small for his
years, worked in an Office as errand
boy for four gentlemen who did bust
ness there. One day the gentlemen
were chatting him little about being
so small and said to him:
you never will amount to much,
you Can never do much business; you
are too SMALL The fellow looked at
them.
well, said he, 'as small as | am,
cando something which none of you
four men can do
'Ah, what is that?' said they.
Il don't know as | ought to tell
YOU he replid: But they were anx-
ious to know, and urged him to tell
what he could do that none of them
were able to do.
Il can keep from swearing" said the
little follow. There were some bushes
on four manly faces, and there seemed
to be very little anxiety for further
information on this point.
Shut up for the season The pepper
box.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-09
Those Fence Corners.

Somebody reasonably says that fence
corners, with their mass Of brush and
weeds, afford secure retreat for such
troublesome insects as live through a
winter, and for the deposit of eggs OF
others ready to hatch out early in the
spring, the larvae prepared to engage
in depredations upon the first plants
that appear. Cutting out and burn
ing the rubbish is the best plan, as a
fire puts an end to most Of these, and
thus the destroying element lessons
the labor and saves the crops Of the
farm. All Of which is true and time.
ly.