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The Dawson journal., 1884-01-24
BaEvlTlES.

A Small Residence For Rent.
Two Good Office Rooms to Rent.
Read Simmons & Guerry's law
card.
Read notice of Maj. Nelson's
pale next Monday.
It is believed now that the oats
pave been killed again.
i lobe Stevens is getting to be as
as crane.
Judge Jno. t. Clarke is holding
FCurt in cambridge this week.
The outlook Of our city was
hever brighter than now.
Jimmie Farnum left last week
pr Oxford, to enter Emory college
Weregret to learn of the ser
hous illness of Rev. j. H. Corley
p Fort Gaines.
Go to James Drug Store, buy a
ns lamp for $3.50, and get a
s'Hu'"' Grier's Almanac thrown in.
Deed oats have got to be a con-
Rderable item Of interest in this
|ection.
Rev. DR.. Geo. A. Lotion, late of
GS city, has received and accept
a call to the church at Dalton.
Rey. H. W, Key preached an
Ecellent sermon at the Methodist
sOufch' In this city, last Sunday.
Our bird hunters say that par
fldseS are not SO plentiful this
season after all.
Inc beautiful little city of fBron-
toOd may become the junction of
'FO railroads yet.
Our friend, Mr.. J. A. Laing, has
beautiful little daughter at his
a fresh lot (all full papers) Of
sa.aen Seed and Onion Sets Just
served at James drug store.
MI. A. J. Carver and his moth
no" occupy the house recently
|. scated by DR.. Farnum and fami-
H. Inc 3, Dawson merchants, abroad,
~ w. .ne e name of being the clev-
'euntry. 80 'Ai0 "i0io
/. Esnt ane Melton Brothers are taking
III OSs preparatory to the biggest
u prS work ever done in Dawson,
II IL 0'''er firm in Georgia than
). tne Inc City Council should have
',a:.H eye to the adornment of our
NV s.', with beautiful, evergreen
|Ie =" n, .rees' Let us not live for
s. th present, altogether, butas we'll
I. Vie good Of those to come after
.|... llss Claude Farrar has been
ssE .sI organist at the Methodist
|Is'O rn' ~ and Misses Belle Cheat
|sgana ana Carrie Parks assistant
~ @nIstS' 3; Those who attend ser
III Will be treated to good mu-
il ihAa;9IED: AL; All the residence Of
I.iues father, Wards Station.
M II afternoon of the 18th inst,
IN ~ H. Ellerbee to Miss Susie
lsrsoe rOefry, :, Rev. P. S. Twitty, of
~, son. officiating minister. The
"a y couple has the Journal S
q, u melon growers don't fail to
the advertisement ne pd 5%il ~
4. sott' in this issue. These loers cen
~ uen have been handling water. s
"a tboeed seed for twenty years and
al AicuOiIoushly reliable in every
81 ir9iar. 81, Those of our melon
IN who want the pure, -, unaduIl 1lldhPn
Ia Aned, seed, send to Rhodes &
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-04
'aR TIE CLARION
An Old BUNCH OF KEYS.

Ysstryysreutly aud sfectionately dedicated to Col
J. g.. H. CLAIBORNE E-e-NAGGIE A DOWNING
An OLD bunch Of keys that hangs on the wall,
In tLr Furret away from the light;
All tlrDr-bed, old fsshioned-tEeir shape cen re-
Tlr 1-t they We been hidden from sight. calls
What u-, is the relic Del;rimmed with the dust
WAY keep the old ni0ldering mass
H5E ,-lu fh- old skeletons eaten with rust
For O. moment be treasures amassed?
All Martin. away down the vista of life,
Hlf.. yuu carried my old heart tonight,
An.l { bear ia the din Of the passed away strife
ib- jingle 81 those keys in the light.
Tta-s uii rusty KEYS my darling unlock
The iuire>t, the layliest for Inc,
Aud fas ,,.l'I (, 10y rest aud happiness rocked
Wien these relics once again see.
Iett the old homestead rosy and bright,
NiE h'itTt fuli ui love and OF JOY.
r. CLEAN thr rich grain iH the golden sunlight
UuIuudiul pi shares to deeOy;
Ca the thr -h"ii knelt fathers blessing to take
Mother gave me her kiss at the step.
Each sister and brother, farewell az the gate,
FOHdy hair me as sadly they wept.
But I WIS impatient To stem the wild waves,
10 try rny stout uars in the stream,
AMI heard not the voice that told OF the graves
To he male ere 1 finished nv dream.
! hai but a thought then Of what should be,
Coming hack crowned with glory and fame,
Never duuhtin= but what all should wait there for
10 welcome me home. when came. me,
But alas tDr my dream, my beautiful dream;
My struggles severe were in vain;
The harl"r fought farther down the wide stream
Did hnd my light barque on the main;
The shores Of childhood had vanished from sight,
It's flowers, its perfume, its rest,
Aut the grim towering banks Of manhood by height
Ger .hadoaed my poor aching breast.
never saw ,uIp, or dear ones again -
Al have gone uud let me alone;
Coli. stranger hands possession have ta'en,
o. all Iuy dearest have owned;
Ihis pli hunCh Of KEYS was given TO me,
As i.iJ that evening forever,
Strung the wire yonder you see.
That time uot even
Enblp.us they were OF keys la each heart,
Given 10 me Is | let them;
Locking each heart e re should depart,
Cast at my feet rs left them;
Though heap Of grim dust is all that remains
uf the dearest, tie loyeest, the fair
Still this old bunch Of keys though rusty aud stained
VIII unlock my treasures up there
~ ritieu before his death.
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The Language of Umbrellas.

There is a language of umbrellas as
of flowers. For instance, place your
umbrella in a rack, and it viii indicate
that it will change owners. To open 1t
quickly in the street means that some
body's eye is going TO be put cut; to
shut it, that hat or two is to be knocked
off An umbrella carried over a woman,
the man getting nothing but the drip
pings of the rsin, signifies courtship.
When man has the umbrella and the
woman the drippings it indicates mar
riage. To punch your umbrella into a
person and then open it means II dis
like you. To swing your umbrella
over your head signifies 81 am making
q nuisance of myself" To trail your
umbrella along the foot-path means that
the man behind you Is thiTsting for
your blood. To carry it at right angles
under your arm signifies that an eye is
to be lost by the man that follows YOU
To open an umbrella quickly, il is said,
will frighten a mad bull. To put a cot
ton umbrella BY the side Of q silk one
signifies Exchange IS no robbery" To
purchase an umbrella means, g / am not
smart, but honest" To lend an UNI
brella indicates 81 am fool" To re-
turn an umbrella means--weli, never
mind what it means, nobody ever does
that. To turn an umbrella in q gust q
wind presages profanity. To carry your
umbrella in a case signifies i Is a shabby
one. To carry an umbrella Jus. hier
enough TO tear out men eye ana Hl.... ~. :,
OF mems hats, signifies \ an uomAns ,.
TO press an umbrella on g2l gl ...f
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nected with the Executive Mansion
| This part of the stable contains at pres
ent eight horses, seven of which belong
to the Government and are drawn from
| the depot quartermaster stationed IL
Washington. and one horse the private
property of William II. Crook, clerk In
the Office of the President TO sign land
patents. This horse Of Crooks is kept
at Government expense. Crook buys
no feed for the horse. Further, he has
man on the pay-rolls of the depot
quartermaster by the name of John
Cobb, who takes care of the horse and
wagon. Crook airs himself en- the road
every afternoon, behind his heet-footed
mare.
Two other very speedy and ine-look-
ing horses, belonging to the Govern
ment and at Government expense, are
kept there for the use. of the dudes"
private secretary, Fred ]. Phillips, to
drive befoIe very stylish light side'bar
road wagon, bought out of the contin-
gent fund of the office. Phillips drives
out every fine day. William Willis is
the man on the pay-rolls of the depot
to take care of this turn
out; pay $50 month.
Two other fine horses are kept there
to be used for the office coupe which
carries the secretary who conveys the
of the President to the Senate
and Congress and to carry Phillips to
his home and make social calls nights.
Willis also takes care of this turnout.
Two other horses are kept there Zone |
l. 4 la
week., to be used before vehicle called |
an Office carriage, used by the President
and his family for private use nights to
,sve wear and tear of his own stock;
used also to take the Presidents daugh- |
-er's playmates out afternoons; also, |
ior use of the Secretary's clerks in the
)ffice of the President to convey their |
families out for a drive.
One horse belonging to the Govern
nent and kept at Government expense,
Iept there to drive to ''carry-all' for
lse of the messengers, servants and
heir friends when they need an airing. |
dan on the rolls Of the depot quarter
Master by the name of Sims, or Semmes,
'aid $50 month to look out for the
anne.
Albert Hawkins, cOachman for Ches-
er A. Arthur, jr., is on the payroll of
he deputy quartermaster at salary of
SO a month.
The above list, which is not believed
0 include the full army of White House
ttendants which are drawing their pay
rom the Government for private SER
ices rendered to Mr.. Arthur and his
lmily, will convey a pretty clear idea
{ how the "big-hearted" President
Ianages to maintain the dignity of
is office" and to win for himself the
,putation of being a prince of good (
llows and right royal entertainer of
guests. {
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Belhaven,
Hazlehurst Signal.

| HaZlehurst signal.
On the outskirts of Jackson, Just far
enough away to be free from the dust,
hustle and activity of the city, is the
palatial residence of Col. Jones 5. Ham
ilton, State Senator from Kinds county.
1t is an elegant, twO-story building, sup
piled with all the modes, appliances and
conveniences, and situated on a promi-
nence overlooking a large grove of ma
iestic oaks. 1t is typical Southern
home, and generous hospitality is ex-
tended by the Colonel and his worthy
lady that was characteristic of the open
hearted Southern people in ante-bellum
DAYS. We fonnd it as its name implies,
"Sweet Rest" and a place where do
mestic felicity and contentment reigned
where the friend and visitor were
made 10 realize that the hospitality was
sincere. 1t was our good fortune to be
assigned to the tender care of the Col
onel and his lady, and we have no hesi-
fancy in saying that none of the press
members were more royalty entertained
than we, and none took their leave of
Jackson so well satisfied with their treat
ment. The Colonel has around him all
kinds of fine stock which it was our pleas
ure to inspect. He has the Jersey cattle,
Berkshire hogs, and the finest blooded
horses and mules, and is engaged in
stockraising on an extensive scale.
Lying in the valley of Pearl river he
has a large body of find land, level
as a floor, which is covered with a
fine growth of Bermuda grass, and
devoted to pasturage. Standing on
the front porch you have a pictur-
esque view of the entire valley, dot
ted here with horses and colts, there
with the docile and favorite Jerseys,
and yonder with gamboling sheep of
a choice breed. We also visited the
poultry yards of Mrs. Hamilton. In
one we found the popular Plymouth
Rocks, in another the Buff Cochins, in
another the Red Cochins, and in still!
another Pekin and Rouen ducks, the
first being as large as geese and snowy
white. Mrs. Hamilton seems to pay the
most attention to the Buff Cochins,
though she believes the Plymouth Rocks
are her favorites. just down at the foot
of the hill is large pond of clear linn
pid water, in which has been placed
quite a number of carp, and in this pond
sport the ducks and geese in almost
countless numbers. We had the pleas
ure of forming the acquaintance of Mr..
Will Hamilton and his lady. The latter
we found to be fascinating in manners,
who by her grace and winning ways
added greatly to the pleasantness of our
visit. We hope that when the next
Association meets every member may
be so fortunate as we were at Jackson.
We trust that Bclhaven may survive
the rocks of ages, and that its inmates
may always be surrounded by the bless
ings of this life and reap the final
reward youchsafed to the faithful.
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| to do the last Offices of respect. And q
the farm son, and the Senator, and tbs
clergyman, and the merchant, and tbs
two daughters stand at the casket oi
their mother, taking the last look, Of
lift up their little children 10 see the
Erinkled face of old grandma, | would
like to ask them this question, Don't you
think that her life was worth living.
oh, yesl A life for others is always
worth living. A life for God was always
worth living. An honest life, pure
life, a coAsecrated life, Christian life
is worth living.
It would be no difficult thing to make
you believe that
OLD PETER COOPER,
making glue, then amassing fortune,
then building great specimen of phi
lanthrapy that has found its echo in q
thousand other educational philan-
thropies, had life worth living. 1t
would be no difficult thing to make
you believe that she had life worth
living. Susanna Wesley, starting out one
son to organize Methodisn, and the
other son to make all ages echo with
hymnology. Or that she had life
worth living, Florence Lee, organizing
institutions for the scientific nursing of
the sick in England, and then when war
broke out between France and Germany
going to the front, and with her own
hands scraping the mud off the bodies of
soldiers dying in the trenches, and wet
ting the heads nights to keep down de-
lirium, and pushing back TO his couch a
German frenzied with his wounds as he
persisted in dashing out and going home
to "kiebe mutter," and major generals
stood back to let pass this angel of mercy.
You can understand that Grace Darling,
the heroine of the life-boat, had life
worth living, and do not wonder that
The proprietors of Adelphi Theatre in
London offered her $100 night to sit in
| life-boat in a shipwreck scene being
All, my friends, all your lives are
worth living, whether conspicuouso or in
if you are trying to live
light. Let this remark sink deep into |
'our souls: You are to be rewarded, |
lot according to the greatness of your
work, but according to the use you make
# the talents you possess. And then
that this life is the vestibule
f another life, and who despises the
of palace? 1t is the first bar
f endless oratorio, and who despises the
lrst strain of Haydn's symphonies? The
lfe here is worth living, more particu-
arly because it is Introductory to the
Ife that never ends.
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THIS LIFE IS WHAT WE MAKE
1T.

Let's oftener talk of noble deeds,
And rarer OF the bad ones
And sing about our happy days,
And none about the sad ones.
We We're not made to fret and sigh,
And when grief sleeps to wake it
Bright happiness is standing by
This life is what we make it.
Let's find the sunny side of men,
Or be believers in it;
A light there is in every soul
That takes the pains to win it.
Oh! there's slumbering good in all,
And We perchance may wake it;
Our hands contain the magic wand
This life is what we make it.
Then here's to those whose loving heart:
Shed light and joy about them!
Thsnks be to them for countless gems
We ne'er had known without them.
Oh! this should be happy world
To all who may partake it;
The faults our own ii it is not
This life is what we make it.
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Progressive journalism.


Under ordinary circumstances pity
for the New York Sun would restrain
US, to-day at least from comments upon
its unpatriOtic opposition to the Navy
Appropriation bill. A more signal
snubbing than the Suns friend Randall
got in the House of Representatives
Yesterday for acting on its bad advice
concerning that bill seldom happens to
chairman of the Committe on Appro-
priations.
But the Suns exploit yesterday, Of
patching together two colums of ex-
cerpts from the Herald in order to hide
within our skirts from public reproba-
tion, raises a question in the ethics of
journalism which deserves to be dis
cussed even though the debate trenches
on the period which ordinarily would
be allowed to the Sun for solitary mour-
ming. While we do not grudge our lit
tie neighbOr the shelter it seeks, and
while we are glad to see that it feels
the need Of hiding place yet we must
drag itout from the Herald 'sskirt long en-
ough to chastise its assertion that inces-
SAINT consistency is requisite in jour
nalism.
Such a theory OF the conduct of a
journal is fatal to progress. We are
proud that the Herald never sacrafces
the public welfare to the conceit of con-
sistency. The Herald lives and learns,
and whenever it learns anything good
it never hesitates to advocate il, how
ever inconsistent that may be with pre-
vious expressions Of opinion. We re-
gret that so interesting journal as the
Sun-one capable Of so much usefulness
should advance the contrary theory.
But we are consoled by the fact that,
whatever the Suns theory is, inconsis-
tentcy is its usual practice. 1t is need
less to mention more instances of this
than will occur to every reader OF our
sprightly little neighbors sheet by the sug.
gestion of its various opinions at various
times concerning General Grant, Boss
Kelly and William S. Holman.
Whenyer the Sun makes exceptions
to this practiee-as, for instances, In its
obstinate incessant resistance to the
strengthening Of the army and navy of
the United States-it is apt to 90 wrong,
and thereby to suffer such modification
as happened to it and its friend Ran,
dali yesterday at Washington. IN. Y.
Herald.
--aoeu--
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special Agent.

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Of TBE CLARION, and we commend him to our
friend, in bis travels through the State. He will
lran.a. any business for this Ofice, and his con-
lrsrt- sill have careful attention.
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Is NOT WORTH LIVING.


There are so many earthquakes in it.
There are so many agonies in it. There
are so many shipwrecks in it. There are
so many perditions in it. They build
their castles and open their picture gal
leries and summon the prima donnas
and make every inducement for happi-
ness to come, but she will not. They
send footmaned and postillioned equip
ages to fetch her, but she will not ride
to their doors. They send a person to
escort her thither, but she will not taxi
their arm. They call to her from the
upholstered balcony, but she looks the
other way. They make their gateways
triumphal arches to tempt her, but she
will not pass under. They set for her q
golden throne before golden plate, but
she turns away from the banquet. How
ever, this is the failure of those who
have the largest accumulation. The
most of those who make the one idea of
life money making die far short of affiu-
enee. It Is estimated IN all parts of this
land that only two out of 4 hundred
business men are successful. A life
with the idea of money-making domi-
nant is not worth living.
So also a life that chiefly strives for
worldly approval is failure. The two
most unfortunate men for the next six
months viii be the two men who secure
the nominations for the Presidency.
The two reservoirs Of malediction are
gradually filling up. gallon above gallon.
h0gshead full after hogshead full, and
about midsummer the two reservoirs
will be trimming full, and hose viii
be attached 70 each Of these two reser-
voirs and they viii begin TO play on the
two nominees. and they viii have to
stand and take it, the falsehood, the
sarcasm, the caricature, the venom, the
caterwauling, the amathema. the filth,
and they will be thrown down into il, and
rolled over and choked, and submerged
and strangled, and sc every sign Of re.
turning animation barked at by all the
hounds Of political party, from the St
Lawrence to Mobile Bay. TO win that
great privilege hundred candidates to.
day, with their thousands of ffiends arc
struggling.
Bat the misery of life aiming foi
political preferment $ seen on smaller
scale 10
THE STRIPS ron SOCIAL POSITION
Il every community. "a win Il, lnen and
women BY the thousands are striving
With atten3ion terrific. What Is aocial
nosition7 Il - not easily defined, bul
81 know what i Coed morals and
q apeaflnn ere not necessary Tor Il. huI
zrealff a. shoH az wealth is ind Ifsnensa
1tz @.SSs @4.S- Ia rs 5st1I 41z.7sts F5s|
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THE NEW JERSEY JACKET.

How dear carte to my heart is the new jersey
4 A well-molded figure twas made to
i adorn.
I'm sure as an elegant, elOse-ftting saSque
Lays over all garments I ever have
worn.
Oh, my! with delight it is driving me
crazy;
The feelings that thrill me no language
can tell.
Just look at its color. Oh, amt it
daisy?
The new jersey jacket that fit, me 50
The elose-.6tting jacket, the crimson-hued
jacket,
The new jersey jacket that FITS me so
well.
1t clings to my shoulders so tightly and
neatly;
Its fair, rounded slopes show no wrinkle
or fold;
1t fits this plump form OF mine as COM
pletely
As ii Ia been melted and poured in its
mold.
How fertile the mind that was moved to
design il;
Such rythm pervades each depression
and SWELL
The waist would entice strong arm TO en-
twine it
The waist of that jersey that fits me so
well!
The crimson-hued jersey, the close-ftting
jersey,
The new jersey jacket that fits me so
we'll.
OF course l will wear il to parties and
dances,
And gentlemen there will my figure adj
mire;
The ladies will throw at me envious
glances
And that's just the state Of affairs de-
sire
For feminine envy and male admira-
ton
Proclaim that their ohiec,'s considered
belle,
Oh, thou art of beauty the fair consumma-
ton;
My new jersey jacket thai fits me so
we'll!
The black braided jacket, the close fitting
jacket,
The new jersey jacket that fits me so
we'll.
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OEE Of the prettiest ornaments on
the table at the press supper at Jackson,
was an immense cake made BY our friend
John Martz. It represented q monu-
ment 10 Ben Franklin, being over two
feet in height and surmounted with a
statue Of the old printer-philosopher.
II was i fine piece Of work appropriate
10 the occasion, and showed the rood
taste Of the maker Seae0ast Beacon.
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THEN we were forced I'd turn our nm
willing faces homeward, and let our visit
TO Jackson subside into a delightfully."-
delicious memory. We returned home
bringing with us pleasant remembrances
Of our visit to jackson. Misses Nor
ment, In Starkyille Citizen.
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A good part Of duty is expressed ia
the simple imperative remember In
the hurry Of daily life there are hum
dreds Of things left undone which ought
To be dones and ID the majority Of cases
Il 4 not wilfnl neglect but forgellnl
neglect, which 4 70 hlame.
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The White House stables are divided
into two parts. one for the use of the
ldeut's horses, the other the horsss
pposed e be used iof Office uork con.
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