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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

lRE Massachusetts, House Of Repre-.
scntatises has adopted a Constitutional
amendment providing for biennial cleo
lions q state officers and biennial ses-
sions VI the Legislature.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

'S busy life Of Hon. Alexander II.
chs, Governor of Georgia, carne ID
" I'D on the 4th inst. lio was born
= ''"ry 18th, 1872, and though for
'"a' Gears q confirmed invalid, his life
~ belonged beyond the age allotted
~ n" ptalmist. Il was his destiny to
l. n4any important parts in tho great
'icai events Of his day and genera
Tie entered public Nro IN 1896
iia rare intervals remained in Il
seq luoqsly in one position or another
.gsa thai time until tho hour Of his
ti al
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

Tile Picket, Is the significant titlec 4
slr John w. CARROTS new paper err
'on, lie is an experienced journaliss
well known to the people Of Madison
ana we trust they will accord To his
enterprise the patronage it richly Dc
serves.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

a tne examination Of the candidate
l a the Y, \. Military Academy At Wet
f ! for the lst District, the success
lul competitor proved to be- Mr.. 7. p
LoCkridge.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

THE Newton Free Press announces
inc death Of one of the Old Tine
l,.l Of East Mississippi, DR..
Thomas Keith, il the nth year Of his
age, He has died lamented, and Is ~
had lived, respected and honOred. He
served his people in ante-bellum DAYS
several terms in the State Legislature.
lie was a true patriot, and christian.
and al thai the word gentleman implies
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

Js>. 3. BoYEToE is the new Governor
Of Georgia, eies che late Gov. Stephona.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

IHEccnter ofpopulation Of the United
states, according to the census Of 1880.
II II ~ hentncky, one mile from the south
bank q the Ohio river and eight miles
west BY south from the heart Of the city
n Cincinnati. But the hub of tho up;-
verse il Boston,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

2foINratEEr ny T1lR GovlRNon
u MeRaurin, Chancellor Of tho
strict, Wee H. =. vanl1aton re-
e 4. ~
NelAarin hos been engaged in
VII raet}to VI law about eight yoars.
5o5 been . close stadcnt, He Il
ughIy yersed in ,its fundamental
rI pes, ahd tho decisions Of the
eoaf'e, Ioa judicial nlind Be adds the
Test qualities Of Judge Grmness and
Poisc, 10 was strongly RECOMMEND
Cd by the bar Of bis district. Other we'll
qualified gentlemen were recommended
ioF The place, and to mako choice be-
tTe1n them, must have dosolved pain
ial csponsibility upon the Governor
ppointment by The President by and
thoadyice and consent Of the SEN
a.o leo. q Mckee, Postmaator at Jack,
Mississippi
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

4 BILL i passing the Illinois Legisla-
turc, making the members of the State
Board Of Railroad Commissioners cleo
tive BY tho people, instead Of appointiye
by the Governor.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

CONGRESS has destroyed the efficiency
Of tho National Board Of Health BY With
holding from it the necessary appropri-
atoms. Il gets only $4,000 simply for
Office expenses, and the per diem Of its
members.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

Secretary,of the Navy.
non It. !" arld'og, House Of Representatives
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07
Pointers.

The San Francisco Examiner avs that
the ant-monopoly spirit IS Spreading.
a call,has ben issued for q National
Convention Of aiti-monopolists, to meet
at Chicago on the Fourth Of July, to or
ganize national party. If the Demo-
Gratis are wise, they can group the anti
monopolists of the country around them.
If they fail to meet the demands of the
time, a new party may arise and become
a power in the land.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-07

If there are anymore Presidential
candidates discovered in Indiana, the
women, the Chicago Inter-Ocean asserts,
viii have to hoe the corn and dig the
potatoes midsummer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
The Sonth is Willing.

Among the numerous on dts in rela-
ton to presidential matters, is one to
the effect that Ben Butler has been run
ming private bureau in Washington
for some time past, with a view OF
sounding the southern heart, especially
that portion of it which was under his
control during the war, as to the pros
poets of support for Ben's presidential
aspirations. The result is said to have
been emincntly satisfactory and the
southern organ will fire with cnthu-
siasm whenever the barrel is tapped.
Ben as candidate for the Louisian q
Tigers would be n sight well calculated
TO restore vision to the eyes of blind
men. The double barrelled yisioned gov
ernor of Massachusetts isa shrewd diplo-
matist, but even his diplomacy might
well stand aghast at the task involved
in correctly interpreting that little
transaction in which silverware is said
to have figured conspicuously. 1t is
plain to be seen that with visions of
ghostly plate floating about, even a
cross-eyed candidate will have a hard
time in fairly Keeping a steady gaze on
the dangerous places. Without the
south. however, as u presidential cam
didate, Mr.. Butler will find his occupa-
ton in the Democratic machine shop
gone. Still Ben has year in which to
straighten matters and one can accom-
plisb much in n wear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
An Abbreviated Mar.CrY.

IL is advocated by the New York Sun,
that the Democrats make turn the r;ls.
Gals out their war-cry for the campaign
next year. 1t is painful to note that the
signs of advancing years are beginning
to make their appearance in the work
of the veteran editor of the New York
ammunition wagon of the Democracy.
otherwisehe would nCthaveforgotten the
concluding portion of the shibboleth.
land let the other rascals in" 1t is
hardly to be supposed that the party Of
which the late lamented Tweed was a
bright and shining light, mean to claim
a position among the saints. II so they
may find when too late that the amount
of whitewash in stock is sadly made
quate to the task of cleansing the party
wings, that they may present the con-
vcntional appearance when on dress
parade. If. therefore, the simple de-
sign of Mr.. Dana's war cry is to impute
a desire of ousting an alleged set of ras-
Gals and seating another set who have
been put on trial and never found want
ing in rascality, it is hardly probable
that the fruition OF his hopes will be re-
allied. The proofs are slightly against
the chances of success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
The Lily nf the Races.

Speaking of personal attractIveness,
Mrs. Langtry is not out of sight of New
Workers, though she may have dropped
out OF mind with other people. She
rides down to the races of the Coney
Island Jockey Club atop of Freddie
Gebhardt's four-in-hnnd coach, and sits
no less conspicuouslpi in his box after
she gets to the course. A close observa-
ton OF the pair together on race day
convinced me that Fred was very deep
ly in love with her, and that she didn't
care flip for him. She looked more
nearly beautiful, as compared with the
women about her, than had ever seen
her on the stage, for her wondrously
smooth skin and delicate complexion
suffered nothing from the glare of mid
day sunlight. She wore q becomino
dress of brown China silk, so female
expert informed me, made up with a
figured material of the same texture.
On her head was a turban of like
shade in straw, trimmed with null to
match. Her gloves were tan-colored
undressed kid, her fan and parasol were
like the figured portions of her dress,
and, altogether, she had much more
|
achieved by an English woman. She
might readily have been mistaken for
Partisan or New Yorker. Freddie
had horses in the races, but her interest
did not seem to be confined to them,
and her manner of watching the con-
tests, as well as her comments upon
them, proved that under favoring cir
cumstances a slow rural clergyman's
daughter may acquire exact knowledge
about the rapid diversions of the wicked
world. Freddie was handsome, too, in
a gray suit and white high hat. He
looked younger than his sweetheart,
and is so, believe, by nine years.
A man with back like turtle, and
q face like a boiled lobster, joined her in
the box, during Freddie's absence, and
chatted with her. Helooked rs though
he ought to be a turfman but l recog-
nized him as theatrical Spectator.
Their talk was mainly about her next
seasons tour, and what she said was
unsentimental enough, for it revealed
her overweening vanity in a prediction
that she would make as much money
as in last winters tour; but when Fred
die returned. and she showed no dis
position to dismiss this fat man in a
hurry. he got so jealousy angry that
his state of mind was plainly visible in
his face. Mrs. Langtry smiled covert
ly, and seemed toenjoy his discontinue
greatly.
But the Lily had her own turn at
anger After the races were over,
Freddie took her to his coach, and on
the way had to pass close by the crowd
in the field. The couple were recog-
nized, as they had Immediate good
reason to realize. Such hooting, yell
ing and whistling. mingled with disres-
pectful utterances, they had never en-
countered in all their varied public ex-
periences together. The Lily had been
straight on her stalk under the scrutiny
of thousands of eyes while in the stand.
though many of them looked straight
at her through field glasses; but she
wilted under this rude treatment. chung
to Freddie's arm, and fastened away.
-New York Cor, Chicago Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
Anafher Home For Inyaliils.

AT a recent meeting of self-elected
delegates from the different states and
territories, held in Chicago last week,
the successful accouchment of new
political party was effected. The names
of quite number of prominent gentle
men were announced befol ehand, as
among those who were to be in at the
"borning. but the gentlemen them
selves appear conspicuous only by their
absence. However, this appeared tn
put no damper on the procession, which
kept right on and gathered up all the
odds and ends into new party, which
for want of better name the ac-
couchers dubbed "anti-monOpoly." In
the concocting of this new political
soup but one creed, faction, following,
whichever is the proper name proc
hibition, was left out. just why
prohibition should have been thus left
to the cruel mercies of the outer world
is not observable until the name of
Schilling is found prominently men
toned Schilling, it is remembered, i,
an active representative of the Milwau-
kee labor Kearney-socialist party. This
party Is not averse to the amber
liquid, of which it takes much to intox-
icate, hence the convention takes no
prohibition in theirs. 1t is perhaps
lust as well for the friends OF
the latter cause. There are no
evidences at present discernable that
point to an immediate revolutionizing
of the country through the means OF
this newly evolved agency. In fact the
main articles of belief which form the
foundation of the new political church
all have familiar face. They will be
remembered as old friends which nave
served their time in other party plat
forms. and now are put in masquerade
inc attire for the benefit of few am
bitious individuals Some of them are
vet in way of success through the old
parties. Others have been exploded SC
often that up to last week il was moi
supposed the fragments could be re-
covered 1t appears now that diigcn'
search has been rewarded. But thu
brief existence they will now obtain
will hardly repay the excrtion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
Old Uncle's Memory.


The departments were Just beginning
to disgorge the great slice of humanity
that they had swallowed in the morn
ing. | was standing by one of The great
piles as the men and women began to
come out, slowly al. first. The first two
or three, warned by experience, had
umbrellas, under which they were jog
ging home at clerkly gait The
fourth was woman in widows cloth
ing, which had been worn long time.
She was thin, shrunken, gray and pale.
and seemed broken up with weight of
bad years-a sad memory of better
days. The carriage of the Secretary
was rolled to and fro before the big en-
trance of the building. His gray whis-
kered, colored coachman with difficulty
restrained his blooded horses. The Sec
rotary was signing his name a great
many times on great many different
documents in his lofty velycty office.
He might be out in minute. He might
not be out for an hour. just as the
ghostly widow came slowly down the
big steps the line old coachman turned
his prancing pair toward the entrance.
The poor old gentlewoman came down
to the sidewalk with an evident diff
Guilty, which spoke of rheumatism. She
was perplexed and puzzled by the I'M
expected rain-storm. She had no UNI
brella. and don't believe she had car
fare. The black angel on the Secretary's
carriage spied her as she stood in the
pouring rain, and recognized under all
times DISCUSSES the features her fash
ionable friends had not seen for wears.
It's wonderful what sharp eyes these
good old colored "uncles'' and "mom-
mics have. He drove up to the curb
at once, and leaning over on his perch
invited the poor puzzled woman to get
in the Secretary's carriage and ride
home. Without q thought of the conse-
quences TO the faithful old fool on the
box she murmured her address, fortu-
nately near ut hand, and sank back lux
uriously on the soft cushions of the
handsome carriage. Taking all the
risks, the fine old fellow drove carefully
yet quickly to the shabby boarding
house, and was back long before the
Secretary was ready for him. l would
never have known, had the loyal old
servant not told me, that the widows
husband was General who was famous
when the Secretary was unknown, al
though / could have been quite sure
that old Thomas drove her carriage
when she had one Washington Cor.
Philadelphia Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
BAD Medicine.

There is trouble ahead for the patent
medicine men, which incidentally will
also make matters extremely unpleasant
for those temperance advocates who,
as alleged by candidate in this county
in answer to attacks some years ago
''are willing to forego their temperance
principles for thirty-three and a third
per cent. profit Up to recently
the manufacturers of patent medicines
! ave been able by depositing the bitters
and n sworn statement of their ingredi-
cntS, to obtain governmental protection
against local license laws by the cheap
process OF affixing a revenue stamp
Under the new tariff law the treasury
department do not see their way clear
to continuation of the protection and
hereafter the alluring ''bitters" will
have to take its chances with other alco-
holic decoctions, and run the gauntlet
of the local license laws on its merits.
In that great day it is now feared
that the appetizing compound will be
found sadly wanting in medicinal
qualities. In order that the govern
ment may not come to grief in the way
of internal revenue tax, the collectors
of that tax will duly observe what
brands of this class of compounds pos
Al. n
over saloon bars, and, on such will col
lect the regular license for rectifer or
dealer. 1t is plainly evident that con-
siderable fun is in prospect. in which
not saloons alone will take lively in
terest. r.
The decision will have the further
merit of forcing display of colors from
not only medicines but men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
Taking the Mranr Tack.

A number of leading Republican
dailies ere wasting a great deal OF choice
rhetoric, not to mention much that is
not so choice, over what they are pleased
to term the idiocy of the Iowa Repubh-
cans in admitting to the party platform
a plank demanding = re-submission of
the prohibition question to the people.
N Nv while we are far from recognizing
tie prohibitions remedy as a certain say
ing means of grace in dealing with the
liouor problem, we are not by any
means of the opinion that it is just the
proper thing to indulge In such choice
cpithets. as idiot and lunatie toward
people who have had simply the cour-
ace of their convictions.
II the people of Iowa are of the
o,;n;on that what they want in that
state is prohibition, there should be no
objection to their having it, outside OF
tho abstract theory that they are hug
zinc a delusion. But their action binds
the party in no other portion OF the
upion. What may be gooa Tor Iowa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
Gladstone's Influence.

MIR. Gladstone is fully aware of the
influence which personal courtesy
from the prime minister exercises oven
the ordinary British mind. and he never
loses chance Of using that personalin-
fluence to win friend for his party.
Not long ago small Westminster
school-boy was standing by the refresh
ment bar in the House of Commons.
when Mr.. Gladstone walked up to him
and asked him his name. Having sat
istied himself on this momentus ques-
ton, the premier next inquired as to his
politics. The small boy had no politics;
but he knew who his interlocutor was,
and what his politics were, so he replied
promptly enough: I'm liberal. sir.
And what progress do liberal ideas
make in your SCHOOL," continued the
great man. They are flourishing raI-
idly. sir" replied the diplomatic boy,
though in truth he had not the least
idea of what ..liberal ideas were. On
hearing this Mr.. Gladstone grew more
benignant than before, and Would
You like my autograph he suggested.
On hearing that his small acquaintance
would like it very much, he took out u
piece of paper and wrote on the refresh
ment bar: Yours. with best wishes
for your future, William +. Gladstone.
And from that day to this the boy has
been staunch Gladstonian liberal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
How TO Keep the Tires On.

A correspondents Of Virginia paper
states that tires may be kept on wheels
by the following process: Il ironed q
wagon some years ago for my own use.
and before putting on the tires / filled
the felloes with linseed oil, and the tires
have worn out and were never loose
l also ironed a buggy for my own use
seven years ago. and the tires are as
tight as when put on. My method of
filing the felloes is as follows: | use
a long cast iron heater made for the
purpose. The oil is brought to boil
ing heat, and the wheel is placed ON a
stick so as to hang in the OIL An
hour is sufficient for q commons sized
fclloc. of which the timber should be
dry. as green wood will not take oil.
Care should be taken that the oil does
not get hotter than the boiling heat,
else the wood might be set on fire and
burned. Timber filled with oil is not
susceptible to water and much more
durable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
Blind from a Blow.

A young lady belonging to an aristo-
cratic family in Konigsberg. in Prussia,
gradually lost her power of vision and
became entirely blind. Her eyes, on
being examined, were found to be per-
fectly sound. whence it followed that
the cause of the trouble was in the brain.
All treatment proved unavailing until
the discovery was made that she had
received some months previously a
heavy blow on the head from a falling
board. Professor Munck. the famous
experimentalist, who examined her,
convinced the oculist and the surgeon
that the affected part must be that sec
ton of the brain which his experiments
on monkeys had proven TO be the CEN
trail station for sensations of sight.
The blow had evidently injured the
membrane of the brain. This made
perforation of the skull necessary
The operation was successfully per-
formed, and the patient recovered her
eyesight completely
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
Cow Itch.

Mr.. o. Bliss remarks: 'sThere are
several disases of the skin which are
known in different places and to diff
ferent perons as 'cow-itch.' In gen.
eral the bst simple application for all
affectatios of the skin is a mixture OF
lard and petroleum or kerosene well
rubbed in with the fingers. In some
cases lt,utter is preferable to lard.
IL is not lecessary or desirable to daub
ON largcquantity, but only as much
as can be rubbed in. Sometimes to-
bacco haS been used effectively, and
sometimesvaluable animals have died
apparently from the effects of its use.
Mercurial and sulphur ointments are
sometimes used. but they are not al
ways safeand should never be used ex-
cept rs alast resort. l have heard of
cases whre the itch has been cured by
the use oiyinegar alone. but / cannot
vouch forthe disease having been itch. +"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
How 70 Succeed.

The reason why the Summer fallow is
not often more successful is because the
work is not made effective by continuous
work upon it. To simply pillow the
field and then let it lie undisturbed I'M
til Seeding time, to grow crop of
weeds and to bake and to harden in the
sun. IN any event defeats the object
sought, but if the field is thoroughly
narrowed at frequent intervals the soil
is made light and porous, and will alb
sorb from the air and rains certain ele-
ments beneficial to the crops. 1t is the
well-worked land. and that frequently
stirred during the Summer. that makes
Summer-fallowing successful by giving
an increased crop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
Well lieeled.

1t is asserted that Wisconsin has two
strings to the presidential bow, both Of
good strength and fibre in the shapes of
Gen. Lucius Fairchild on the Republi-
can and Col. VIM. F. Villas on the
Democratic side. We do not, of course,
know just how much attention the
slatemakers on either side will pay to
Badger State aspirations, but we can
assure them in advance that they might
go further and fare much worse. II is
quite within the limits of probability
that the lists of available candidates
might be scanned several times before,
on either side, would be found many to
equal and none to excel these sons of
Badgerdom. Their merits are respect
fully referredto Messiurs the managers.