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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
Care OF Harnesses.

There are few things on the farm
that are treated with more neglect than
the harness, yet there are few things
that are so sure to be injured, if not
well cared for. When a new harness is
purchased, it is usually kept clean for
short time, but as soon as its newness
is worn off, it is usually entirely neg
lected, and left to hang in the barn or
stable exposed to the dust and the
gases, both of which destroy the looks
as well as the strength of the leather.
Every carriage house should be pro-
vided with tight closet in which to
hang the harnesses, and it is always
best to have two carriage harnesses,
one to use in pleasant weather and the
other in rainy weather. The new har-
ness should be frequently cleaned,
using for the purpose n sponge moist
ened with harness soap and water: by
rubbing this over the harness it very
much improves its appearance and
condition. and requires but few mo-
ments time to do it. Whenever the
leather shows any signs of dryness, the
harness should be all taken apart and
thoroughly washed in soap and water;
after being dried it should be well oiled
with good neatsfoot oil. always rubbing
it well into the leather with a wooden
cloth. using all the oil that will dry;
after laying one day, all the parts of
the harness should be wiped clean and
put together. A harness that is thus
cared for will last more than twice as
long as one that is neglected. and as it
is work that can be..easily done by the
farmer during leisure hours, it ought
not to be neglected.
Besides the saving in dollars and
cents, the harness that is well cared for
always looks well, and what is of still
more Importance is not as likely to
break when the horse becomes fright
ened- A neglected harness often be-
comes rotten where it is not noticed un-
til it breaks. Ii is not safe to have such
harness. especially on a horse that is
nervous. A harness that is oc-
casionally taken apart and cleaned dis
closes weak places; besides, when kept
oiled, the water does not penetrate 10
destroy the strength of the leather. A
good harness well cared for, and prop
erly used. will last many years of con-
slant use, but the best-of harnesses. if
not well cared for, will last but q few
years -Ndssachuset.s R'oughmGn.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
Gems OF Thought.

The more man denies himself the
more shall he obtain from God. Thomas
a KempiS.
Wisdom prepares for the worst, but
folly leaves the worst for the day when
it comes.-Cecii.
There is an unfortunate disposition
in man to attend much more to the
faults of his companions. which offend
him, than to their projections. which
please him. GreUiL'e.
Whatever our place allotted to us
by Providence, that for us is the post
of duty. God estimates us not by the
position VIC are in, but by the way i'm
which we fill it.-EdWdris.
Christians can only be known by
their works; and by these they must be
judged, both here and hereafter. None
are to flatter themselves that theirs has
been the experience of the Christian if
they fail in the practice which belongs
thereto. The disciple must, in some
degree. be able to say with the Master,
at the close of life: II have finished tho
work which Thou gavest me to do"
Whatever pertains to either expert
mental or practical religion may be re-
garded as constituting the way-marks
of the Christians onward course. A
rel gion of the heart and the life is that
which alone is true, and which will not
fail of a promised crown of glory
Wdtchnidn.
-Sweeter words were never spoken
to men rteling beneath the crushing
burdens of life than those which came
from the voice of God to Paul when he
was writing beneath the agony caused
by his ''thorn in the fiesh:" MY grace
is sufficient for thee" My grace! What
is grace but love--the love of the Al
mighty revealing itself, showing
itself actively?" Why, then, art thou
depressed, D tried soul, because of thy
troublesp While Infinite Love is active
IL working for thee up to point suffi-
cient for thy need, of what art thou
afraid? Surely thou canst not be over
come and destroyed so long as Heaven
whispers: "My grace is sufficient for
thee. "-Zion's Herald.
knowledge, 'oiM religion, is great
gain, but there are few things in the
world which make worse substitutes for
religion than knowledge. In these
days, when increasing emphasis is be-
ing laid upon the requirement of secu-
lar knowledge, it ought to be borne i'm
mind that every advance in this direc-
ton, which is not accompanied by an
equal advance in religious and moral
culture, is likely to prove curse rather
than blessing. An old Jewish prov
erb compares the man who has knowl-
edge without religion 20 one who
possesses a door, but who has not n
house in which he can use the door. A
house without door is inconvenient
enough, but it affords at least shelter
and safcty-which is more than can bo
said of the door without the house. IS,
S. Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Ducks should have separate houses
from other fowls. They should have
trOughs, as they do not like to pick and
hunt on the ground like chickens
Cincinnati Times.
An old-fashioned pudding sauee
that can be made in an instant is simplv
milk sweetened and favored with graf
ed nutmeg. This Is really palatable
with corn starch blanc-mange,--M u
Post.
1t is estimated that the value of the
garden products of Massachusetts,. ex-
elusive of potatoes and beans raised on
the farms, equalei 50, 600, 900 last year.
1t was ten times as great as that in
1860.
Increase of bees early il the spring,
when judiciously conducted, is attended
with great good. The best stimulant in
the spring is salty water. placed in a
trough where the bees can have access
to it. Do not get the water too salty: a
teaspoonful to pail of water is enough.
-EIchdnge.
Possess a good wheel-barrow. No
implement equals il in utility about the
garden, or on the farm for that matter.
They are not expensive. Select one
with reference to lightness and strength,
as the boys are often delegated to use
them. The common dirt barrow is the
best Prairie Fdrmer.
1t Is doubtful IL a team could be
employed to better advantage at this
season than in hauling sand for putting
on the garden where the soil is clayey
and heavy. IL VIII not only make it
much easier to work but will also put
the soil in condition TO more readily
yield up its elements of fertility.-M Y.
Times.
The fertile Record gives formula
for solution by which cloth can be
made waterproof. il immersed in it and
then thoroughly dried. 1t is composed
of gelatine i've parts. soap five, alum
seven and water one hundred and sew
enty parts. 1t is said that this causes
the fibers of the cloth to repel drops OF
water as do feathers.
Hairs Journal of Heath recon-
mends common baking soda as the best
application for eruptions caused by
poison ivy and other poisonous plants,
rs also for bites and stings of insects
In cases of scalds and burns it may be
used on the surface of the burned places
either dry or wet. When applied
promptly the sense of the relief is mag
zeal. 1t seems to Withdraw the heat
and with it the pain and the healing
process soon commences.
Every farmer should possess a
stencil-plate with his name and resi-
dence cut in it, so that he may plainly
! mark all bags, blankets. robes and
boxes with it; also brand with which
he can burn his name into the handles
of hoes, shovels and other tools. Then
ii he is blessed with borrowing neigh
Dor the sight of the name may remind
the borrower to return the tool before
he has worn it out. At least there will
be less danger of his thinking he owns
it because he has had it so long that he
has forgotten how he came by it,
AeIC England Farmer.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
FIRST ouARTER-lssI.

FIRST QUARTER-lSSl.
Mch. Z3-Christian Diligence. g Thess. 3: lis
Mch. 3O-Review: or Missionary, Temperance,
or other lesson selected by the
school.
Sc OND QUARTER
April 6-Paufs Third Mission
AIRY Journey. Acts. Is: 1923 & 10: II
April l5-Paul at Ephesus. Acts 10: So,
April 20-Paufs Preaching. Il Cor. 1: II 81
April ~ Abstinence for the
Sake of Others. ...........1 Cor. 3: 1-13
May 4-Christian Love. 4 Cor. l3: LA
May 11-Nictory over Death. Il Cor. 10: 50-hS
May 1S-The Uproar at Ephesus.Acts 10: % Al
& %: IL
May 25-Liberal Giving g Cor. o: lis
June 1-Christian Liberty. 80 Gal. 4: I-16
June s-Justifcation by Faith Rom. 3: 80 81
June l5-The Blessedness of Be-
levers -. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rom. g: $3.50
June 22-Obedience to Law . Rom. l3: Ito
June 29-Rcview; or Missionary, Temperance,
or other Lesson selected by the school.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
Religious Reading.
.IT rs I; BE NOT AFRAID.

NdtthCu rio. 25-27.
Low in the moofiless night,
In the rough winds despite,
They ply the oar.
Keen gusts smite in their teeth:
The hoarse waves chafe beneath
The muffied roar.
Numb fingers. failing force.
Scarce serve to hold the course,
Hard worn, halfway,
When DER the tossing tide.
Pallid and heavy-eyed,
Scowls the dim day,
And now in the wan light,
Walking the waters white,
A shape draws near.
Each soul, In troubled wise,
Staring with starting eyes,
Cries out for fear.
Each grasps his neighbor tight
In helpless, huddled fright,
Shaken and swayed.
And 10! the Master, nigh,
Speaks softly: 1T is L;
Be not afraid"
Fen so to us that strain
Over life'3 moaning main
Thou drawest near.
And, knowing not Thy guise.
We gaze with troubled eyes,
And cry for fear.
A strange voice whispers low:
" This Joy thou must forego,
Thy first and best"
A shrouded phantom stands
Crossing the best loved hands
For churchyard rest.
Then, soft as is the fall
of that white cleaning pail,
By snowfiakes made,
Shilling each startled cry.
Thou speakest: ut is L:
BE not afraid"
Good Words
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
-Tanner's record in TASTING b.. h.,

Tanners record in fasting has been
greatly surpassed by Newburg spider
that lived two hundred and four DAYS
without food or water. That specimen
ought to be stuffed and mounted for
permanent preservation with the record
OF his extraordinary fast. California
spiders stuffed are in great demand for
collections at fifty cents apiece. This
Tanner spider ought to fetch a large
price for museum.-N Y. Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28

1t was found necessary to prove the
marriage of an old lady in Maine the
other day, and after little search three
credible witnesses were produced who
testified that they were present at her
wedding sixty-three years ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28

The largest city in Japan is Osaka,
which contains 1855, 695 inhabitants.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
A. and N. College.

In note from Gen. s. d. Lee, Presi-
dent A. M. College, dated Bird inst, we
find this, which we are pleased to quote /:
eve have opened splendidly. Have
200 students present and in attendance.
A better, and more earnest class of boys
than we have ever had, and I hope for
good results"
And in this connection we find the
following in Coleman's Rural World, st.
Louis, from the pen of its distinguished
editor, Ex-Governor N. j. Coleman:
We are always pleased to say a good
in behalf Of the Mississippi Agricultural
College, located near Starkville. Last June
we visited it, and were delighted to see the
high esteem in which agriculture was held.
None of the students we're ashamed to
labor-all Of them performed three hours
daily labor on the Agricultural farm. The
sciences pertaining to Agriculture are
thoroughly taught In the college, and the
practice is taught on the farm, in the or
chard, vineyard, garden, dairy and stock
yard. Experiments are made In various
ways in which the students take the deep
est interest. The farm Is run for profit as
well as experiment. Gen. s. d. Lee is the
efficient President Of the institution, and Is
making It one Of the best Agricultural coli
leges in America. As students from any
State can attend this college there ought
to be many from Southern States to take adj
vantage Of il.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
The Nrnt;al Rro4

1t gives us more than ordinary pIeasur
to record the marriage Of our felIow-towns
man, Mr.. J. BowMAR H4RR1s to Mis-
sALLIE McWILLIE, Of Canton, which i'm
posing ceremony was performed according
to the rite Of the Protestant Episcopal
church at Grace Church in Canton, on
Wednesday evening the LIST inst, at
o'clock, the Rev. z. J. E. Martin,
officiating. The attendants we're: S. E.
Virden with Miss Kate Melville; Pearce
holland with Miss Fannie Harris; W. B.
Boddie with Miss Temmie Cage; j. B.
Mayes with Miss. Victoria holland; W. H.
Potter with Miss Annie Handy; Robt.
Shotwell with Miss Blanche Fouche,
Marion Smith with Miss Mamie Calhoon,
and Emmet Stamford with Miss Ida
Mitchell.
Those who know her will readily acquit
Us OF any extravaganza of expression when
we say that the beauty of the fair young
bride as she ascended the aisle of the
hower-Wreathed church charmed the gaze
OF all beholders. Such vision of love-
illness is indeed rarely seen, and we con-
graduate our good friend, the gallant gen.
tleman who is to wear the rich level of !
her love. That he will wear it worthily |
we feel assured; for on this the occasion of
his greatest achievement, his many friends
recalled his excellencies of characteristics /
honor, his manliness, his intellect, his kind
and genial heart. Bride and groom were
both worthy representatives of their distin-
guished ancestry. We wish them bon roy
lge.
For the lovely bridemaids, who formed
! bright garland around the sacred altar
rom which assembled the marriage VOWS,
md their attendant groomsmen, we ask
hat the influence of example may be
productive of happy results.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
Mrs. Ann E. Coleman.

A notable lady passed away on Satur-
day, at her residence near Bogue Chitto,
Miss, in the person of Mrs. ANN E. COLE
MAN, widow of the late Willis P. Coleman,
and mother of H. Dudley Coleman. This
lady, the wife of one eminent citizen Of
New Orleans and the mother of another,
was herself woman of great intelligence
and force of character. Highly accom-
plished in the most elegant social arts,
with cultured taste and a sympathetic
fondness for the society of young persons,
whom she always labored to make happier
and better, she was a sort of guide and
counselor Mrs. Coleman was for long
period the centre of a devoted circle Of
friends-a position she enjoyed until her
removal to the country some years ago.
Mrs. Coleman was a member of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, to which she
was much attached, and inside its various
benevolent organizations her life work OF
charity and bene6cence was done.
She survived to her 63d year and gently
passed away, after having illustrated in
her own life the ideal ofsan accomplished
and gracious Southern woman and a
devoted wife and mother.
Her remains will be brought to this city
and inferred from the residence Of her son,
H. Dudley Coleman, on ST. Charles and
Napoleon Avenues, at 10 o'clock this
morning. -N. o. Pieayune, 9th.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
Tribute of Respect.

At regular communication Of John A. Gal.
breath Lodge, No. 1874 A. +. and A. Masons, held
the third saturday, and the Goth day Of September
1854, the following preamble and and resolutions
we're unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Grand Architect of
me universe to remove from midst our late
Brother, JOHN A. GALBREATH; and,
HEREAs, 1t is but just that fitting recognition
Of has many virtues should be had therefore, be il
Resolred, BY John A. Galbreath Lodge No. 334
OF A: r. and A. Masons. that while we bow with
humble submission to the will of the Most High
we 90 not the less mourn for the loss of one who
has been taken from u.s.
Resotred, That in the death of our late Brother
John a GalbreRth, this Lodge laments the loss of
brother who was ever ready 10 prefer the hand of
sid, and the voice of sympathy to the needy and
distressed Of the fraternity, and active member
Of TINS Society, whose utmost endeaYors were ex-
tended for its welfare and prosperity; friend who
was dear TO US all citizen whose upright and
noble life was standard cumulative to his fellows
Kesbtred That the heartfelt sympathy of this
Lodge be extended TO his family in their af1iction
Resotfedl That these resolutions be spread upon
the records OF this Lodge, and a copy thereof be
transmitted 10 the family of our deceased Brother
and to the Worshipful Master and members of Con-
cord Lodge No. 49, also TO the Fayette Chronicle
and the Jackson CLARION
Respectfully submitted.
RoB'T MCBRIDE
W. p. CoEN,
WILLIAM WELLS
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
Whyi
Courier-Journal.l

The only answer which Mr.. Blaine
makes to the Mnlligan letters is that
there is nothing IN them moons; stent
with the strictesf integrity.
Why. then, did he appeal to Mulligan
not to produce them before the Judici.
ciary committee of the Housed
Why did be insist TO Mulligan that il
the committee should see these letters it
.iwould sink him Immediately and ruin
him forever p
Why did he 60 down upon his knees
before Mulligan and implore the custo-
dian Of those letters to think Of his wife
and six children
Why, after Michigan had retired to
his own room. did Blaine follow him and
again renew his appeals IN behalf of his
family and even threaten suicide If the
letters should Be made publica
Why, after having dishonorably OBJ
tanned possession Of part Of them, did
he suppress the most damaging one
although when be read the first lot Of
them Il tho House be falsely declared
that hernad seFery scrap and scrimption
of them.
WHY, after that, knowing that Multi
fan and Fisher still had possession Of
ether and more damning Of these letters.
did &c repeatedly try t. get them ont q
tie country. and under obligations 70
him. hy |lefing 10 secure eopsu hips FOR
th1m3
Why. declaring TINT every nan has
sispries did he Try D buy thse letters
from Mnilizau
fTh1 szas 61ifos. /, "a a o00 fsf
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
Another Life Saved.

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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of a simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per
manent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and Lung
Affections, also positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands OF cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this mo-
tive and desire to relieve human suffer-
ing, I will send free of charge to all who
desire it, this recipe, in German, French
or English, with full directions Tor prepar-
ing and using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper, w. A.
MOVES, 149 Powers Block. Rochester, New
York.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
GRAND DISPLAY
Boys 81 ChildrenS Suits !!
same days and dates.
Wednesday and Thursday,
Oct. 18th and 18th.
Sted1nan 81 90.
Leaders of Fashion and Correct Styles.

The present rule of Ireland, under the
Coercion Act pushed through Parlia-
ment under the excitement following the
Phenix Park murders, is foul and tyran-
nical far past the justification of revo-
luton. Wretches of the stamp of
Cornwall enjoy speedy trial and easy
imprisonment, while political prisoners
whose crime is that they are intelligent
Irishmen, have lain in jail two years
without even so much as Indictment or
prospect of trial. The crimes of En-
land in these matters are enormous
Chicago Current.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
To Lawyers.

Our legal readers would do well to note
that Messrs. 7. & ]. w. johnson & Co.
Philadelphia, the well known Law publish
ers, now control the sale of Georges Digest
which they viii send by mail for $3.50
Andrews Digest, by mail, $1,000. They
also control the sale Of Vols. So, 81, 81 and
81, Mississippi Reports. The last volume
has just been published, prepared b.
Messrs. ]. A. Brown and J. B. Harris
The index to this volume is very full and
exhaustive, and cannot fail to be appre-
ciated by the profession. The price O
Mississippi Reports, BY mail, is $3.50.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
RHEUMATISM.

Although practitioner of near twenty
years, my mother influenced me to pro-
cure B. B. B. for her. She had been con-
fined to her bed several months with Rheu-
matisn which had stubbornIy resisted all
the usual remedies. Within twenty four
hours after commencing B. B. B. / observed
marked relief. She has just commenced
her third bottle and is nearly as active as
ever, and has been in the front yard with
"rake in hand" cleaning up. Her i'm
proyement is truly wonderful and immense
~ gratifying.
c. H. MONTGOMERY, NJ. D.
jacksonville. Ala. June 6. 1884.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
Watching Mississippi.

The Democrats of Mississippi must not
lag on in this fight. The enemy is
watching you and seeking an opportuni-
ty to catch you mapping. Ex-Governor
Alcorn has been corresponding with the
Republican managers assuring them that
with $4,000 or $780, 900 Mississippi can
be carried for Blaine. The scheme is to
buy up Democratic election officers
where that can be. done, but first to
appoint INSCRIPTIONS Republicans and
treacherous Democrats as election SUI
pervisors. Fore-warned is forearmed
Lynch, Bruce, and numerous others
besides Aleorn are urging the Republi-
cans to make fight in your State and
claiming that there are many white
Democrats among you ready to vote for
Blaine. Hold your State firm in the
Democratic column and warn all Demo
Gratis not to vote for Alcorn foe Congress,
no matter under what guise he may run.
Washington Cor. Columbus Dispatch.
1xE r.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08

n. Y. Herald
Mr.. Fisher has been an intimate as
soeiate of mine for more than twenty
wears
1 know him and Mr.. Mulligan intimately
Fisher and / had very long
and in the main very pleasant business
relations, extending back to a period,
when was q very young Blaine 8
Testimony Before The Judiciary Committee.
My correspondence with Mr.. Fisher
was "the most intimate bushes cores
pondenee OF my life. n-Blaine's Speech in
Congress.
Fisher is "a sharper and "a knaye'
and liar and blackmailer," and Null
ligan is ga kDaye" and ian impudent
liar" The two are 'sas pretty pair of
rogues as ever adorned the annals Of
the Police Gazette. New York Tri-
bune.
A man is known by the company he
keeps.-0ld Properb.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08

COOPER INSTITUTE, DaleviIle, Lander
dale county, opened its present session
with more than eighty students, nearly all
boarders. This is better opening than
usual. The school is one of the best in the
Southwest. II is thorough in all its work,
and the moral, social and religious sur
roundings all that could be desired.