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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
LILLIAN RUSSELI's EAT

Speaking of accumulation, writes
correspondent of the Philadelphia
NeUs, Lillian Russell has more than
she wishes of it in the way of fat. She
used to be the delight and darling of
the callow fellows who worship beauti-
full actresses, and the envy and admira-
ton of her own sex. That was before
she ran away from her husband with
another chap to London. She has
come back heavier by forty pounds
than when she departed, and we won't
have her in that condition.
when l was in Germany" she
says, Il heard of new and sure way
to bant, and 1 took good pains to find
out all about it. Let me EXPLAIN
And the explanation ought to be
clipped out by every woman who de-
sires to reduce her weight, and kept
until Lillian makes her temperance in
opera, when its value or worthlessness
viii be demonstrated. A Prof Epstein,
belonging to the Berlin university, Is
the author of the system. His theory
is that corpulence is invariably caused
by overlooking, but he denies that fat
makes fat. On the contrary, he holds
that fatty food protects the albumen
and prevents its forming fat flesh. His
plan of treatment, therefore, consists
in moderating the quantity of food,
and while cutting off all vegetable car
bo-hydrates, such as sugar and starch.
he allows a good quantity of fat to be
eaten. He advises that the diet be
monotonous, greasy, and succulent, SO
as to cause safety rapidly. The daily
feeding of the fair but no longer airv
| and fairy Lillian is as follows: For
| breakfast, an ample cup of black tea,
without sugar, and q quarter to third
of pound of toasted and buttered
white or brown bread. For dinner, a
plate of soup-not vegetables much
roasted or boiled meat as the appetite
Graves. a moderate amount of almost
any vegetable except potatoes and tur-
nips, some fresh fruit. salad, and q
cup Of black tea without sugar. For
supper, the tea again with an egg, a
little fat meat of any kind, salt or
| fresh, or some smoked or fried fish or
sausage. with a small quantity of
cheese. fruit, or buttered bread. In
this city the general custom is to lunch
at noon and dine at o'clock, and
therefore the supper which / have de-
scribed is Lillian luncheon, while the
dinner is eaten at the time when most
people sup; but that does not alter the
conditions and you can wait for the re-
suit She expects to lose twenty
pounds in the process
rHr rr1rrrs or nDvss Nrcr
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
A Strawberry Pest.

Growers Of Strawberries are considerably
agftated over the depredations of a weevl,
which has brought destruction to thousands
Of the vines ON large farms. Prof Riley,
the entonologist Of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, viii visit Staten Island
expressly TO study the habits Of the new pest
and then try and suggest means for its sup
preston. The strawberry weevil, as it is
called. threatens to put stop to strawberry
growing near New York unless speedily sup
pressed. 1t first appeared last year on Staten
Island 1t punctures the flower stem, and
prevents the vine from fruiting. Later in
fhe season the weevil destroys the entire
plant. The insect buries itself near the root
and next year myriads of its progeny ap-
pear 1t has migrated across the Staten
Island sound and appeared in New Jersey,
promising to destroy valuable acres of straw
berry plants there No one yet knows its cor
rect name or its habits
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
RELIABLE
-RE1NG oYERsTocKEp WITH
THE OLD

BEING ovERsTocKED WITH
Waltham, Elgin, Rockford, and
other best grades of Gold and Silver
Watches; Diamonds, and other
Solid Gold Jewelry, ROLLED GOLD
JEwELRY, Solid Silver Ware,
Clocks, etc. will sell the above dur.
ing the Summer at prices lo'cer than can
be had at any other time, or any'cher,
else
Seutter's is, as always, headquar
tiers for the Best Spectacles anC
Eye Glasses, and Largest Stock il
in this State.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
MEDICAL.
Cure for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense OF
weight in the back lOins and lower part OF the alb
domen causing the patient to suppose he has some
effection of the kidneys neighboring organs. AT
times, symptoms of indigestion are present, hatu-
lency uneasiness of the stomach, etc. moisture,
like perspiration. producing very disagreeable
itching, after getting warm, Is common attendant
Blind Bleeding and Itching Piles, yield at once to
the application of DIR. Bosanko.s Pile Remedy,
which acts directly upon the parts affected, absorb
ing the Tumors, allaying the intense itching and
efecting a permanent cure. Price 90 cents. Adj
dress The DR.. Bosanko Medicine Co, Piqua, ..
Sold by Byron Lemly, Jackson, Miss.
march %, ISL V.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
Sweet Potatoes.

This valuable edible is not grown TO the
extent it ought to be. The southern method
If culture is usually considered the best. 1t
IS described as follows in The Southern Cul-
tivator and Dixie Farmer:
Il have made no failure in the last ten
years in getting a good crop Dry, sandy
oil, with clay or gravely subsoil. Break 5
20 10 inches during winter. Use the follow
ng compost: $50 cart loads woods mold or
'ence scrapings, Is bushels cotton seed, 500
pounds Carolina phosphat and 200 pounds
Sainit Lay off rows ~ feet WIDE put COM
post in the drill, and run a small pillow
through compost in the drill, mixing it and
the soil well Ridge with a good turning
plow three or four burrows to the row, drag
with light drag and plant on fresh made
-ow; plant as early in the season as possible,
the sooner the better; place plants % inches
apart in the drill. Cultivate twice with cot
ton plow. Clean out all grass and weeds.
md hill up when vines reach the bottom Of
he ridge Several times have reached 40t
bushels per acre, and made no failure The
1uantity of compost above is for one acre
In the north, ut least in many parts, 1t L
aow about the time for setting out the sweet
ootato plants Later in the season, whcr
hey root at the joints, hoe handle should
he run under the vines TO tear them loose.
me Nansemond Il recommended o. the best
variety. -
The French call love the -toothache Q
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
Industrial Training.

The report of the superintendent Of pub
lie schools in Boston discusses the expert
ment of manual training for boys. Tive
hundred boys. from ten different grammar
schools. have been under instruction in car
pentry two hours week since September
They were selected by the masters from
among those IA years of age or older wht
had the permission Of their parents to taxi
the instruction. THE experiment has al
ready gone far enough to prove that wori
of this kind can he joined to the ordinar!
grammar school work with good effect,
says the superintendent, and he advocate
the making OF provisions for industrial train
| IN for girls as well as for boys.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
WINDOW PLANTS

There is great rush just now for
the annual purchase of plants to beautify
the windows and subsequently do duty
in the little beds of the city and village.
They will do nicely in the windows ii
the pots are protected from drying out
in the usually dry heat of living-rooms.
They also require plenty of fresh air.
This is easily managed, for plenty of
fresh air is required by the household
more, indeed, than many get. One
good way to protect fiower-pots from
undue drying at the sides is to inclose
them in paraffine paper. If within this
is placed little spagnum moss the
very best condition of moisture is Sc
cured.
Do not water too often. and especially
never allow the saucers to hold water
permanently. Let the soil of the pots
become rather dry before watering
Not to such degree as to cause wilt
ing, varying, of course, according to
the nature of the plants. When yor
water do so thoroughly. If the water
runs quickly through into the saucer
something is wrong. Earth-worms OF
something of that nature must b
looked after. Or the earth may hay'
become hardened and shrunk ava,
from the inside of the pots The plants
and balls Of earth may be readil,
Jared from the pots for examination
by placing the fingers over the soil ant
about the stem of the plant, invertine
the whole and tapping the top Of th'
pot gently on the edge Of table
When giving d thorough watering
continue until the water gathers in thu
saucer. II you do this gradually th'
earth i probably all night, AZ ne ens
NV roabsorbed and there vii b it'll,
~ Of water-soaking, unless yos
Son<inually watering. Strong
& 20 vieorons plants reouir.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

The Old Standard and Celebrated
Meriden Silver Plate Co. and the
Middletown Silver Plate Company.
(every visitor viii recolleot their gorgeous
Exhibits at the Great Philadelphia Ca,er,
niai,) Manufacture Strictly Quadruple-
Plate siIverware, mot triple, Of IN.
surpassed Elegance, Taste and Drgob.ih.
They are represented in JACKSON, Mss
by f. V. SEUTrER only; and who nov
offers during the duh Summer months, the
contents Of his Showcases, oyercrovded
with this Superior Silver Ware
LISTEN Regardless of profits.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
A Wash Dress.

After late, cold spring, no matter how
long 1t lasts, the heat always appears to come
suddenly. By this time our lady readers
viii be skirmishing around in a lively man
ner for their summer dresses
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
FARM TOPICS.

Useful Hints la Regard to the Pasturing
Of Cattle and Horses--Grass Seed
In the Pnckets.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

This is the time of year when ornamental
trees are in bloom OF these the catalpa is
one of the choicest.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

Plants for Beautifying the WindOws.-How
20 Make Ouick-SelIing and high
Priced Butter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

,ow-necked dress at bah IS conceded.
COWS the New York Tribune; but it has
lone been felt that an authoritative
defnition of the limits of the territory
known as the neck is needed. How
far docs the feminine neck extend. and
precisely where it become merged IN
he CONTIGUOUS territories of the back
and bosom? Men. of course, kno"
nothing as to this matter. and women
seem to know very little more. Some
thing in the nature of a boundary COM
mission, with power to make an e1-
haustiye survey, is clearly needed AT
last we are about to have this impor-
rant boundary question settled oy
iudicial decision. A young lady wear
inc a Iow-necked dress was recently |
expelled from ball by the managers
/ on the ground that her dress was TOO
| low. She appealed at once to court
| for redress. and the court will have 10
/ decide how low q low-necked dress
NAV be worn. or. in other words, what
are the precise limits of the tennnlne
neck. With the methods by which the
court will arrive al its decision we
have no concern. 1t is evident, how
ever. that the court will have 20 APP
| point a commission of experts, VINO
will make survey and fix boundary
which. in their opinion, should be
adopted as the southerly boundary OF
neck. Such Il report, properly illus
trated with a typographical map
would give the court sufficient data on
which to base decision. AT any rate,
a decision will be made, and we shall
soon know the true extent OF neck,
and shall be able to decide at a glance
whether any given low-neeked dress
keeps within the territorial limits. or
whether it unlawfully eneroacheS upon
territory not appertaining to neck
BUSINESS WOMAN.
l have twice written something about
; the women who have held or are hold
ing positions in the employ of the Mani
/ toba railroad company. says writer
: | in the WomanS Journal, but l find L
had not known it all. The first woman
mentioned was Miss Carey, who some
, wears ago was left with three sisters
and a brother to support. She learned
, to be telegraph operator, and, wher-
, ever she went, took her family with
t her and supported them. She taught
two sisters and brother the business,
: and was appointed agent at Wayzata,
where she had charge of all the busi-
, ness. which in summer, with short-llne
. trains and steamers on Lake Mime
/ tonka, is very heavy. After time she
; was allowed to have her brother to
-, help, and one sister was appointed
e ain-dispatcher on the same road.
Think of it! A woman, who used to
q be considered so helpless and impracti-
cal, and generally useless and incompe-
b tent, given the control of all the life
r and property involved in the manage
: ment of the numerous trains on that
r busy road And what do they think OF
t her? Il tried again and again. said
:. the superintendent, ito catch that wo-
a man off duty before | gave her the
o iplace, on Sundays and all sorts OF odd
q hours, and | never once succeeded.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

The illustration shows the full-grown tree
The wonder is that this beautiful bloomer is
not more highly appreciated. The late DR..
John A. Warder spent some of his best years
introducing it into southeastern Indiana and
the vicinity of Cincinnati The result of his
labors in that locality is seen in shaded
| avenues and lanes of splendid catalpas, thirty
to forty feet in height. They have great
heart-shaped leaves of pale green and luxu-
RANT spikes of flowers that bloom in early
summer and make the whole air fragrant.
The flowers hang in magnificent starry clus-
| tiers, thiclly dotted over the tree.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
WOMAN GOSSIP.
4 Substitute for Plain. Oid-Fashioned
CaIling-Two sides of the Cues
ton of Woman's Wrongs.
woMAN's WRONGS.

The Malady of Accommodation OF Fat
and the Cause.-The Limits OF
a I.ady's Neck.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

THE LIMITS OF 4 LADY's NECK
That it is awful for lady to wear =
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

There should be no time lost in the
seeding of meadows and pastures in
the spring Ii there is any indication
of freezing out, throw on a little grass
seed over the weak or thin places, and
always of varieties suited to the situa-
ton. An old man famous for his ''luck"
in grass, being asked for his secret. re-
piled, always carry your coat-pockets
full of seed in the spring, and don't be
afraid to use it when you find a bare or
thin spot. Timothy is especially apt
to kill. This is from two principal
causes. 1t forms bulb just at the SUR
face of the ground late in the season.
this is the storehouse for the next sea-
sons growth. Hogs, sheep, and horses
are fond of this, and, in close grazing.
are apt to destroy it. Tramping also
Injuries it. Hence while one of the best
meadow grasses it is one of the worst
for close-fed pastures. Clover is apt to
freeze out by the gradual lifting CT the
crown through successive freezing and
thawing. Hence upon soils much liable
to heave Alsike should take its place.
White clover also does well on moist
soils, but not on one permanently wet.
Orchard grass is one of the best past
ure grasses, starting early in the sea-
son and springing quickly after being
grazed. 1t likes good loan or even
sandy soil if rich. Red-top is excel
lent grass for moist situations and re-
tains its hold on the soil for long
time. In fact we have too few pasture
grasses. or rather farmers are not suf-
ticiently awake to the Importance OF
variety in pasture grasses.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

The French call love the toothache Of
the heart
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

The depth to which the frost has en-
tered the ground, or, the case of deep
SHOWS, has tended to keep vegetation
dormant, and the saturatiOn of the soil
from the continual melting of the snow
and ice acts also to retard blowing in
the North. One effect of untCward
weather is to cause those who do not
study closely the practical, to turn
stock out to pasture before there is
sufficient growth to give animals bite.
The constant effect of this is that stock
refuse hay and at the same time injure
the pasture by gnawing down to the
roots. Another source of injury is the
poaching of meadows by the feet before
the sward becomes firm. The three
fold effect is the wasting of the stock,
permanent injury to the grass, and dis
ability of the soil from the effect of
poaching.
There is no economy in turning
stock, especially cattle and horses, up
on pasture until the grass is up so as to
afford full bite. When the blades first
spring up they induce root action
that is, the annual roots are called into
growth and thus furnish strong growth
in the tops. If fed close early in the
spring this root growth is checked, and
hence the burden of grass is lessened,
the poaching of soil kills or checks
growth also, and this, together with
the gnawing OF stock down into the
grass roots, where persisted in, may
lessen the crop fully one-half. For
horses grass should have made a
growth of not less than two inches be-
fore it is pastured, and not then if wet
weather renders the ground soft.
Those, on the other hand, who keep
their stock from pasture until the grass
is flush, although they may increase
the annual outcome, do so nevertheless,
at loss to their herds. Cattle. sheep,
and horses are subject to bloat from
too greedy feeding, and also to scour-
ing from a too sudden change from
dry to green food. Catte should be
turned upon grass when it is of such q
hight that they can comfortably fill
themselves in half days grazing, and
the same rule will apply to sheep. Oh
course. the soil being firm, sheep
will find good picking where cattle
would starve. Horses bite much closer
than cattle and fully as closely as
sheep. Their stomachs are small com.
pared to those of cattle and digestion
Is continuous. 1ney may ne luTDSu OF
a firm pasture, when they can satisfy
themselves by pretty industrious graz
ing during the day.
As a rule, farmers are anxious to ge
their stock upon grass as early in th'
spring as possible, and stock are a.
eager for the grass as their masters arr
anxious to intermit the foddering
Every person must draw the line fo
himself and decide according to tn,
circumstances governing his particular
case. The practical working, however
will be found as we have stated, unles
in exceptional cases, such as scarciC
of fodder or such an abundance of past
IRE that the stock cannot consume i
as fast as it grows. The remedy her
is to increase the stock. Chtcag
Tribune.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10

eprl@, 's5-3m.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-30
Literary Societies.

In the contest of games and excite
ment of rinks many of the mental
pleasures are forgotten. The boys and
girls, and even some older ones, who
enjoy such amusement, are hurried in
to active life with only partial prepa-
ration; for the training of the mind TO
reason is rare requirement.
No matter how many times the ben
efts of debating societies may have
been enjoyed by the middle-aged, there
are hundreds growing up all around us
who either forget, or ignore, or neglect
this branch of higher education
higher because it is direct and every
way practical.
The season is again upon us; the
time for action is at hand; delays will
pass it, and to many for ever. The
school district, city or village, will
confer degree of honor on itself and
all who actively participate in such a
useful society.
Usually the start is the real thing
needful. Let the teachers begin early;
let the young men of the States be in
earnest; let there be a will and a
method about it; let someone of cour-
age and intelligence call a meeting in
| the NOElu duQ koOuli, East anu W eS l.
and enter this race of enjoyment, COM
| pared to which, in the morning, noon
and evening of life. the rink and the
card-table will be but dross in CON-
parison. The habits of youth are last
ing and important An early taste for
lectures, for reading, for history, for
| the discoveries of science and inven-
tions. for the stories of travel and in
fiuence of literature to the girls, and
an equal taste for government, dis
eussion and ability to think while
standing and express ones views with
| easy dignity, is certainly theme that
should command one-seventh of the
long winter evenings just approaching,
and, to one who has ever tried it, is !
lasting enjoyment. - The real ordel
of business can be conducted by i've
officers president to preside, vice
president if the other is absent, secre
tary and treasurer, one reader, ane
one in charge of the singing and music
Avoid political and religious discus
sions; they lead to bitterness. Adhere
to simple discussions, without attempt
ing to sail in deep water. and depend
upon it the winter will be one of hap
piness and profit to your literary so
ciety. / could name many who owe
their success to such schools of learn
ing. w. DonoUaB In The Current
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-30
Mississippi Conference Report on
Temperance.

We hail with satisfaction the rapid
aud healthy growth OF the temperance
cause i'm our county and believe tn,
time is not lar distant when the whisk
trlt1c will be thing OF the past.
+. We urge upon our people organized
effort for the suppression of the liquor
traffic, and TO work Tor such measures
as promise speedy relief from the whisky
saloon.
q We are opposed to any compromise
or halfway measures and believe Prohi
biuou 10 De the only remedy and all our
efforts should be directed to that end.
8. Whle NE are the advocates of pop
uIar education we are unalterably op
posed TO apprOprlatlng the revenue arls
Iug from the sale of hquor 10 that pur
puse, and think that the TWO are incom
paJlble and should be forever divorced
l. We urge upon our Legislature tue
Importance OF anactIng such laws as
viii eugratt upon our public school sys
TEN compulsory instruction touching the
subject OF Temperance and its relation
10 hygiene ana fhysIOlogy.
D. We recommend that our Publishing
House az Nashville prepare and publish
for REGULATION at actual cost leaflets con
tanning a compendium OF the argument,
IN favor OF Prohibition and the abolition
oil the whisky saloon.
6. We reJolcc to welcome as co-laborers
in the great cause of Temperance tht
Woman Christian Temperance Union
and commend them for their zeal ana
scuyity IN suppresslng the great evil oi
insemperance.
Z. As tar as practicablew We recommend
the use OF the pure unlermented juice oi
the grape for sacrsmeutal purposes.