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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
The Maidstone.

We are informed that child Of DIR. A.
NJ. Dozier, of Jasper county was bitten
about three weeks ago by a mad dog
The dog showed every symptom OF mad
ness, and another dog bitten by him
about the same time died with hydro,
phobia. Dr. Dozier sent at once to Hon.
A. r Carter of this city, for maidstone,
applied it to the wound, and the child
recovered and is now perfectly well.
The maidstone which Mr.. Carter owns
has been in his possession for fortysh'
years, and was found in the nav OF
deer killed in Perry County when he
was a small boy. His father gave It to
him and he has kept il ever since, 1t IA
a smooth, oblong, oval-shaped stone,
somewhat smaller than a hens egg, and
of brown color. 1t appears 70 be form
ed in layers. and where it has been used,
the,outside layers have been filed through
leaving space about half inch in diam
eter, that is applied to the wound. The
stone is said to be porous, and when
heated in warm milk or water, and placed
on the wound, adheres 70 it, an4 absorbs
the poison, and as soon as tits abstracted
loses its adhesiveness and is taken on.
DR.. Dozier who is practicing physician
of many years experience, and very
intelligent gentleman, has great faith IN
its virtues and thinks it sure remedy
for hydrophobia. There are several
mad-stones in the state, but the one own
ed by Mr. Carter is the only one we know
If in East Mississippi Meridian OBJ
server.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Seven Stories of Noted Women.

Two ladies contended for preced-
ence in the court of Charles "; they
appealed to the monarch, who like
solomon, awarded, "Let the eldest
90 first" Such dispute was never
known afterwards.
One of the principalgraces of Sarah
Duchess of Marlborough, was q pro-
digious abundance of hair. One day,
at her toilet, to anger her ord, she
cut off her commanding tresses and
flung them in his face.
Nollekins, the sculptor, was a par
agon of parsimony. In his house
candles were never lighted at the
commencement ofevening, and when
ever he and his wife heard knock
at the door. they would wait for a sec
ond rap before they lit the candies,
lest the first should be runaway
and their candles should be wasted.
When the Princess Charlotte OF
Mecklinberg came over TO be mar
ried to George III, she was gay the
whole voyage, sung 10 her harpsi'
schord, and left the door other cabin
open. When she first caught sight
of st James Palace she turned pale,
The Duchess of Hamilton smiled.
'My dear Duchess, " said the Princess
YOU may laugh You have been
married twice but ii is no joke for me.
While Frederick Morel, the great
scholar and printer, was employed on
his edition of "Labanus' one day, he
was told that his wife was suddenly
taken i'll. II have only two or three
sentences to translate, and then will
come and look at her" A second
message informed him that she was
dying. "I have only two or three
sentences to translate and l will be
there by the time you wilp replied the
philosopher. At length he was told
| that she was dead. IL am very sorry
said he, going on with his work. "She
was an honest woman"
The marriage of Racine was en- act
Of penance neither love or interest had
any share in the union. Ills wife
was q good sort of woman, but per-
haps the most insensible Of ber sex,
aud the most proper person IN the
world to mortify the passion OF lice
rary glory and tie momentary exul-
tation ofliterary vanity. Itis scarce
| ly credible, but most certainly true,
since her own son relates the fact,
that she never had seen acted, nor
read, nor desired to read, the traga-
| dies which rendered her husband So
celebrated throughout Europe, She
had only learned some Of their titles
in conversation.
Maria and Elizabeth Cunning, who
appeared at the court Of George III.
--one at the age Of Is and the other
19-were two girls Of surprising
beauty. "They are declared" writes
Walpole, to be the handsomest girls
On earth" They can't walk in the
park. or 90 to Vauxhall, but such
crowds follow them that they are
generally driven away" One day
they went to see Hampton Court.
AS they were going into the Beauty
Room another company arrived. he
housekeeper said "This way, ladies
here are the beauties; The Cummings
flew into passion, and asked her
what she meant. They went to see
the Court and not to be shown as
sight themselves. The younger Of
the sisters became the Duchess Of
Hamilton the other became Lady
Coventry.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Illinois Central.

The directors of the Illinois Central
Railroad elected the following officers;
President, James c. Clarke; Vice-Presi-
dents, 5. W. X. Alderman and Stuyve-
SAINT Fish; Treasurer, L. We. Randolph
Secretary, L. \. Catlin.
The following additional items will
be interesting to our readers:
big J" POINTS.
\ large force of men has been organ
lied TO erect depot buildings on the Gan,
ton, Aberdeen and Nashville branch OF
the "Bir j. road. At Aberdeen, West
Point and Starkville, the depots will be
of brick and will cost $4,000 each. The
rest Of the depots viii be frame build
ings so by "A feet.
On the Yazoo branch % miles of track
have been laid, and, unless rain inter
feres, the branch will be open for busi
ness by November !.
The track of the big j." south o.
East Cairo, is being raised four feet TO
a distance of six miles, and ballastet
with rock.
A short time ago n rock quarry wa
discovered at Byram, on the big j.,
and up TO date 300 car loads of rock hav'
been taken from it. If the quarry hold
out it is the intention of the comPan.
to ballast all Of the Southern division
with rock, and 10 make the road-be'
still more solid than il Is now.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

sr. Louis REPUBLICAN; If the story
,old by the New York Truth concerning
the scheming, bargaining and hyPocrls!
by which Stanley Matthews was put Oh
the Supreme bench of the United State
is 10 be believed, it is one OF the mos
disgraceful in the history of shame GOV
ering the Hayes and Garfield period
Stanley Matthews part in the grea
fraud by which the Democratic part!
was robbed of the victory it had wen IL
the election of Mr.. Tilden estops hi
friends from setting up his character a
adefence against these damaging charges
Ut is well to add, that Dorsey give
names and dates, and that his statemen
has not been refuted.)
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

THERE Is a prospect of a new postal
..l.,rapb company which may in the
nd nroye a formidable rival to the
ra,,aru Union. The new company wa'
....rn,rated June 21, 1881, by Henry
cpmain-. the present Fice-Presldent
secretary Fanshaw and Samuel Z
c.uabar The capital stock was tixec
20 n10 900. which might be increased
Isl. - 05j OUu.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Praying Against Time.

Talking against time Is common IN
Congress. but praying against time Is
the device of clever Brooklyn child,
who will know how to get her rights
when she comes in sight of them.
The fire burned low in the Franklin
stove, the cat was asleep on the rug, ano
not a mouse stirred behind the wainscot
as the mother wrote by shaded lamp
with a noiseless pen. All the house put
an slippers of velvet when little Rose
went to bed, for sleep and she were enc
mics and she fought him to the last
evelash. Her voice came from the bed
room now with no sound of surrender
in it. 1t was better to be at prayer thar
10 he asleep, and of course no one couIe
reprove her for praying.
10 Lord" said she, make me good
and let me go in the omnibus 10 SCI
Aunt Margaret and all the aunts ant
nieces and mothers. Keep me safe, 10
I want to go and see Aunt Margaret, ant
oaa what / can see. Don't let 1t hail, o.
snow. or rain, for | want to go III TIT
omnibus to see Aunt Margaret yer,
mncb indeed, and all the aunts and
a;eces and mothers. Make me well s.
that / can go in the omnibus; please do
RIaes grandpa and grandma, Aunt Kat
and Aunt Sophia and Mr.. Charles Swan
Bless papa and mama, and make us al
GOOD. so that we can go to heaven a
last. for Jesus sake. Amen.
There was a short pause, and then In
wide-awake, defiant voice went on:
@Keep grandma from dying before sh
Sets here. Don't let anything happe
70 her. Don't let any bears or vii
beasts eat me up. Bless grandpa an
Grandma and Mr.. Charles Swan, an
Aunt Kate and Aunt Sophia
Another pause, little longer than tn
8rst and the unconquered began again
81 long for apples. / long for mill
I long for pie. 1 long to be good.
1vish / had not that cold. long 10
some water. / long for some wine.
| long for some brown bread. long l.
some molasses. long for some WIN
bread. long to be woman. than
Thee that it did not rain or snow. Gi'
mesa clean spirit Let me be good whe
nana is here, for it grieyes him to ha'
me naughty. and he buys me things,
nlaythings. / have prayed that lshou
90 TO sleep. That makes three prayers
4 yawn, a long-drawn breath, an
then silence presently announced tn
that the last prayer was answered, an
sleep reigned.-EditOr ; Drawer, IN ua
per's for September.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Som. Autumn Styles.
. WAXING DRESS FOR A LITTLE GIRL,
wrrn NOTES OF OTHER COSTUMES.

A nretty walking dress for little girl
!. -odda of dark royal blue camels hair
nll.h = - The edee Of the underskirt Is
trimmed With two tinyrutties OF dark blue
velvet. Above those IS set deep shlrrea
~ yleated fiounce of the camel s-hair
.-os.ls .- The ieesey bodice, of dark-blue
s,,,sI,;s ssserIz;net Is trimmed with a plastTon
80 80 .,.r, roiaar of velvet. A small panier
s.I sssh = The eameTs hair goods hides the
;a;n;nS of skirt and bodice. Added g
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

Is the Circuit Court at Raymond
G.org, {. Granbery, colored, who, two
Years ago, was elected to the position 0,
p.pre,entatiye from Kinds county and
l.,slv q public school teacher, was con
T,c,cd Of adultery and sentenced TO three
month, imprisonment in the county
i.iI. au,lto pay fine Of $3.50. We under
stand that complaint was made against
him by the friends Of one Of hI'
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

Sometimes how near You are,
Sometimes how dear you are
Then, then, so far, so lar,
Like some far star you are
Sometimes. through you, through YOU
I see the gray sky blue,
And feel the warmth OF Nav
In the December day.
Sometimes. sometimes, let
All burdens fall, forget
All cares, and every fear,
In your sweet atmosphere.
Then. then, alas. alas
Why does it come to pass,
Before the hour goes by,
Before my dream doth die.
/ drift and drift away
Out of your light of day,
Out of your warmth and cheer,
Your blessed atmosphere
Why does il come TO pass
4 las, and still alas
Why doth the world prevail,
Why doth the spirit fail.
Aud hide itself away
Behind its wall OF clay,
Since time began-alasi
Why does it come to pass?
Sora Perry, in Harper's Magazine for
september.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Equalizir g he Taxes.

The Board Of Equalization, composed
Of the Board of Supervisors and real
owners in each supervisors district, eu-
tered upon the discharge Of its duties On
Tuesday last by taking mp the personal
roll for the first district. The B14rd
settled the average value Of cattle, sheen
and goats at 81. 81 so and 80 cent rs.
spectively in the order named. Swine
was generally assessedat 81 per head
although the average hog is supposed to
be worth more than the average sheep.
and the board did not interfere with the
popular estimate,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
sEIEc7ED MIscELLANE



This gracious day from salutn's age o.
gold:
Let rs believe We never shah grow old.
Nor never more ihis summer spiendor
fade;
Let US believe no living man or maid
Shall ever lie their length beneath the
mole; .,
That love shall never Ike dream bali
told
Float from the merry sunlight into shade
To-day let lie be as those Tuse tales.
OF lovers hiddea froga the world asay.
In gardens where the quiek-winged night
ingales
Haunt the darS hollows, and soft fountains
play;
Where love IS young whore passion never
psi 8.
It's scarlet lips to weep for yes,srdoy
Justin IL. Mccarthy.
Time and l against any two.-PhilliP
the Second.
The most difficult thing in life is to
know yourself.-Thales.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

70 that better day I refer the judgment
which NAV be rendered upon the oPpo-
site policy of his bellicOse adviser, whose
military laurels were gathered so lar
from the field as to be unstained by
either the blood or the smoke OF battle.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
BEAuvoIR, Miss, July 81, 1888.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

BELLE HARRIS is a heroine and mar
tyr in the eyes Of the Mormons. She Is
confined in the penitentiary, near Salt
Lake City where che is daily visited ~
men and women high in the Church, who
continually exhort her to hold firm, and
not betray her Saviour in the hands OF
the Gentiles. In the Mormon belief,
woman's husband is her only Saviour,
and she cannot be raised after death
except through him. Bellies case is 4
test one under the Edmunds law. Sew
eral wears ago a saint named Clarence
Merrill took her for his third wife. She
has borne two children, whose paternity
has never been questioned. Merrill Is
being prosecuted for polygamy. Belle
Harris was summoned as a witness.
Were you ever marriedP She refused to
answer questions as to her marriage.
Consequently she was adjudged guilty
Of contempt of court, and sentenced to
pay a fine Of S25, also to be imprisoned
until she should become tractable wit
ness.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

ITg-,ising is due after iirss insertion ngles e,
Al ,'tl[,jsitv agreed. On all contracts OF 81,
s5er"ise s.s5uat Of ten per cent. will be allowed
paid N az. az. sill be inserted at the rate pre-
Lya NJ t. ~ e per word. first insertions =
sTibei q, 5 rldtfoual insertion, and 70 cents foI
= -o,I .r..,r " publication. -.
ssknK lH. ,a5 wish cuts inserted for longer
Adsert'-- . ,nonth must send thea OF solid
seal. -.,-;sl notices, 10 appear on local page
Essdli- 70. 55 -euts per line each insertion.
~ = ~ ar, our only rates, aud they viii be
--.-.lg adhered TO-
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

WAsHiNGroN correspondents report
that the manifestations Of public opin
ion by the press and otherwise foreShad
ow a strong effort next winter TO estab'
lish a Government postal telegraph com.
pany, which may be too strong to be re-
sisted by the system Of dead head passe'
n members Of Congress. By the wa!
# any member of Congress should be
discovered to be engaged in the dead
head pass business, shoot him on the
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
| For THE CLAHoxl
Let Me Kiss MY SIamima's Feet.
! 1 True Incident
pr MAGGIE 4. DOWNING.

dedicated to Little Mary West Griffin, Dry Grove.
The mother lay cold and stiff in the icy emhrae,
Of death. Her only child a poor little blue eyeC
darling looked up with tear stained face ana trem
ulously asked: "Please, let me see Gly Mamma,
''You cannot my child was the reply, ~ ou
mamma is so changed. Then, please ma am le
me kiss NV Mammals feet" The cold mOttonles
feet were barred, and kneeling down the little one
scarce fiye summers old, reYerently clasped, ther
kissed the feet OF the dead mother.
The seal OF death was on the brow so beautiful and
fair,
sun shaded by the chestnut rings of softly curling
The ewes that danced with melting love the lashe:
brown and long,
The carving lips so wont to break in melodies o.
Law motanlcss. forever still, unheeding even now
Poor baby's pie;tdings for glimpse OF Mamma
face or brow.
"1hen let mt Kiss nay Mammals feet, came In that
4. like 4 beam Of golden light an angels fairy
The lt;ie orphan stood close by the mothers lone
ly bier, ,.,. -.
nictnre meet to move heart of cruelty stone,
And teach each bosom how TO feel the knrl OIL
''nsther'S g0ae!' -
"Please let me kiss my Mammals feet and kneei-
ing close beside
The humble bier, she clased the lecii poNeu u'"i
her head and cried;
Sobbed as child alone can sob, great guips oil woe
That only make the flower seem more beautiful
(irievei as child alone can feel all dosolate and
So lonely, mother, father gone. no friend TO make
it glad.
"please let me kiss my Mammals feet, > the sacrec
kiss was given, ~. -,
And sealed by weeping angel bands within th'
gates of heaven , -
The little lips 50 pure and sweet have blessed I'M
mothers clay s.
And haiiowed it beneath the sod until the ina
Two liItie arms with truest love have Sreathed til
Two little hands have clasped those feet with saeri
hcial groan
| Oh would that We in life should learn this humble
lesson true, - - =
| To bathe our dear old mothers feet with tears 0
| blessings pure; -
| vigorous arm, 81
And lend to her declining years each day orghte
| charm; -, ~
For some time we must feel the blow that stabs ID
baby's heart - AZ
| And kneeling clasp the weary rect, ere loih 'A
| clay part.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

Two negroes have been arrested fol
the murder Of young sayle at Oakland,
Tallahatchie county. They crushed his
.kulI cut his throat, stabbed him in 6
dozen places. robbed him and kicked the
body into a ditch. Judge Lynch was
about 10 get in his work, but the Gov
ernor on being apprized of the move
ment, sent a dispatch warning against
it. As the proof is clear, they will b'
convicted and hung if tried by du'
course Of law.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

crooNY cotton reports come from
TO. The worms are stripping the
l.,ra, from the plants and attacking the
IN. and it IS said that in many dis
.l.+. oae-fourth of 4 crop will not be
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

Mrs. sarah G.. Thompson, Of Brooklyn.
fatally poisoned herself few days ago
BY taking a wineglassful. Of carbolic
acid through mistake She intended 70
take q glass of bitter spring water, the
bottle containing which was kept upon
the same shelf with the carbolic acid
bottle, and resembled il. Knowing that
the bitter water was unpleasant 70 the
taste she thought she would drink the
dose quiekly-alasl too quickly Tor her
own good. She suffered The most acute
pains. aud although the proper antIdotol
wefo administered and four physicians
were called ID, her life could not ba
aaNed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Rir.t Bals b Be Jaek.0n RailIoad

0EFICE ILLTEoIs CENTRAL RI r. Co,
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 15s 1888. J
EDrroRs PIcAYuNn-First bale new
cotton received this day from 1aneip>.
hoa, shipped By John Evans g ~:
hogan 4 Co This Is eight days eat.le.
than last season, frst baI1 rseslFeo nete
August g. 1882 Yours truly
DAN g. MONEY AGENT
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

The death rato 81 New Orleans. dur
lne ths prcsont year. has been: Whilel
oS.Os negroes. .56.15. This 3 about o1ut'
for the whites 10 that of most large cllico
bat tho heavy mortality tf Tho rtEIce
proves that Il is among tho coloI,d ft
ple the pale reaper sels a his work.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

The new Style Of gentlemen gragping
the arm 81 their lady coripanion 10
walking. may Be the lated agony, but
Is rot generally admir-
rCIariCn.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

eThc new ztxIe referred g SIz 8 vi.
- ..ils s4eI,1 |orIed lIoz1 t.-1 N.1rl1.
7.s ~ 1re ~ Ell 81 Ing 1r ..s..
~. 81 so s. lil hSTs 81 5. .se,ss
& fE9[ rI11rz
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When It shall no longer be popular to
have fnstigaEsd and aided il the prose
cution of the war against the Southern
States, when the sober second thought
81 the people shall have taken an ac-
count of wasted treasure, 81 sacrificed
/ lives. of i land saddened b the vail Of
tie aid0u and the orphans and last, but
net least. the snhrersion Of those sound
principles of free government Tor which
/ TIE countries fought the 89ar Of the
Revolution aud to peIetnste which
lhe Enion rs formed. tben. when con
ss5k s sks foundation aad fraternity tie
& esn,ent s. our political stTnelures. tie
4 fSzi<es lof Pres dent Buchanan loN ard
s rsScsfnI solution 1E te Qustien.
nss.snsed 81 soufh Casoll1e nay 81
8. szsExs tie xe ard due 70 tie lIoln and
s'affsn of hiS eoneiliafory policy
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crystal SPRINGS, Aug. IA, 1888.
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Nora Perry, in Harper's Magazine I,
September.
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WHY

Sometimes how near YOU are,
Sometimes how dear you are
Then, then, so far. SO FAR,
Like some far star you are
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14

THE movement to restore the duty on
wool to what it was before the enact
ment of the new tariff act has begun.
On Monday Representative Converse
of Ohio Oemocrat) introduced a bill to
this effect in the House. Says Wash
ington dispatch relative to the matter:
Mr.. Converse had a conference with
Mr.. Delano. president of the National
Wool-Growers' association, at which the
latter gave the proposed measure his in
dorsement. and Mr.. Converse says he has
no doubt his bill will pass the House by a
two-thrds majority. He says the wool
growing industry is closely allied to
agriculture; that the farming class is in
terested in the restoration of the old rates
on woods. and that this circumstance
would give his bill strength before the
representatives of the people. His State,
he says, was the chief wool-producng
State in the country and has suffered
most severely from the reduction made
by the present tariff law. There were in
that State 10000 wool growers and their
loss on the sale of wool of the last annual
clipping amounted to more than 81 ,000,-
600. The effect of this reduction in the
tariff rates on the wool product had. he
says. been felt so keenly in Ohio that
both political parties there have pledged
themselves to work for the restoration of
the old rates.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14
N. D. BATCHELDER,
Songs Never Sung.

GLOW does that verse run Something like
this, isn't it,
There are who touch the magic string,
And noisy fame is proud to win them;
Alas for those who never sing,
But die with all their music in them.'"
eyes, that's beautiful, pathetic and true" said
your representative "Hhe poet alludes to peo-
pie VITO are somehow oppressed, and never get
their tnll allowance of joy and air. Which re.
minds me of n letter shown me the other day by
HiscoX II Co., OF New York, signed by Mr.. +. G.
Williams, OF Chapman, snyder Co., Pa, prom
inent business man of that place. He writes:
al have suffered with asthma for over forty
years, and had a terrb attack in December and
January. 1852. | hardly know what prompted
me to take Parker's Tome. did so, and the first
day took four doses The effect astonishcd me.
That mig 1t slept as if nothing WAS the matter
with me, and have ever since. | have had colds,
since, but no asthma My breathing is now as
perfect as ii | had never known that disease. If
you know of any one who has asthma tell him in
after forty years" There was man who
capped the fate of those whom the poet lameats.
This prenaration, winch has heretofore been
known as Parkcr's Ginger Tonic, will hereafter
he advertised and sold under the name of Par
ker's Tonic Inasmuch AS ginger is really an un-
important ingredient. and unprincipled dealers
are constantly deceiving their customers by sub
shutting inferior preparations under the name OF
ginger, we drop the misleading word.
There is no change, however. in the prepara-
ton itself, and all bottles remaining IN the hands
| OF dealers, wrapped under the name of Pa rkei S
Ginger Tonic contain e genuine medicine il the
fac-simile signature of Hiscox Co. is AT the
bottom of the outside wrapper. AIN