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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28

VS..
NANCY Cook.
From the Circuit Court of Kinds conn
ty, First District Hon. T. J. Wbar-
ton, Judge.
James Crawford, seventeen years old,
employed as brakeman by the appel
iahI, was injured IN an accident on the
road July ., 1888, from the effects of
"nich ne died three days afterwards.
AT tnat time 1910 of the Code of 1880
was IN effect. In March, 1884, this Sec
ton was amended by inserting therein
the word mother" Afterwards, and
within one year after the death. this
SUIT was brought by appellee as the sole
surviving parent ofthe deceased. and as
administrative of his estate.
by agreement, judgment was entered
In favor of plaintiff for $500, only two
points being left open for eontrovers V
namely l. Whether the plaintiff in any
phase OF the case was entitled to recover
z whether the deceased was twenty
one years old or emancipated by his
mother at the time of the injury.
ARNOLD, j.:
Hetd, |. We concur in the conclusion
reached IN the Court below on the facts
that the deceased was a minor, and had
not been emancipated by his mother.
z. Conceding that the suit could not
be maintained by appellee as mother for
the death of her child, under 7 1910 of
the Code, and the amendment of 1884,
still, as the death did not result instant
". plaintiff as surviving parent was en-
titled, under the common law, to recover,
at least, the value of the child's services
from the date of the injury to his death,
and incidental expenses incurred for
medical attention, nursing and the like.
46fymed.
Nugent & Melville, for appellant
b. r. Ware, II. ii. Parker L. Brame,
for appellee.
TFTo ha raoorta1 I
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
Political Pointers.

In the official count of Hamilton county,
Ohio, the entire Democratic ticket was
counted in, but the county clerk was en-
Joined from issuing certificates to the state
senator's.
Senator German, of Maryland, has issued
an appeal to Democrats of that state for his
reelection
Assistant Secretary Coon, of the treasury
department, says that his resignation has
been demanded
J. Mahan, . 10 urnalist of San Francis
CO, has secured an appointment in the Gus
tom service OF that city.
Gen Alex R. Lawton, of Georgia, has
been offered mission to Austria
The total vote OF the state in the late Ohio
election was 700, 91s Both constitutional
amendments were adopted
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
FOR SALE !.

V,HE FoNDREN PLACE.-situated about four
/ and half miles from Jackson Miss. on the
Jackson Vicksburg road contains about 400 acres
Of fine cotton land. For information, apply to
Judge W. p Harris, Jackson, Miss, or Jno. Moore
Jr., Columbia, Tenn.
oct7, sat.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28

We are indebted to the courtesy of
Prof. T. F. Watson, Secretary of the A. 4
NJ. College, for package of Creamery
Butter, with the compliments OF the
President Gen. S. d. Lee. The butter is
OF superior quality, and it would be
exceedingly nice ii we could get regular
supply on the same terms. Prof. Watson
informs us that the College sold three
thousand pounds of this butter during
September, and the demand for it now can
not be met by one half This demon
srates beyond the shadow of doubt,
the success of the College Creamery.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28

AT the skating rink, on Friday night, a
grand MASQUERADE carnival will be given.
The Gem Cornet Band, in their splendid
uniforms, will discourse their sweetest
music, and the Capital Light Guards will
give an exhibition drill and an individual
drill Altogether it promises to be the
most interesting and amusing entertain.
ment that has been given in the city for a
long time. Mr.. Alexander, the gentlemaply
manager, has kindly consented &c divide
the proceeds with the Capital Light
Guards, and those who attend will be
helping them to get their uniforms. We
hope to see large crowd in attendance.
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SUPREME COURT CASES.
"spsrfed for The Clarion, BY n. II. Parker
Aftorney-at-La~, Jackson, Miss.

NANCY Cook.

NATcKEz, JACKSON & COLUMBUS r
II. COMPANY.
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HOUSES RENTED
LOANS

Aud Rents Collected in the City.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

To find the way for yourself to new
ranch across the pIairic, or to drive
anywhere after dark, is a feat only at
tempted by the unwary. "LOvc will
find out a way" through bolts and bars
and parental intcrdicuon; but Love
itself would be bailled on 4 prairie,
where the whole universe stretches in
endless invitation, and where there is
absolutely nothing to hinder from
going IN any direction that you please.
"Feller 4 kind of blind trail. one
mile east and two mile SOUTH is the
kind Of direction usually given in the
yernacular; and so closely does one
cultivate the powers Jf observation IN
a country where bush may be Il feat
ure of the landscape, and II tall sun
flower landmark, that am tempted
to copy UGrbdtim the written directions
sent by friend by which we were to
find our way to her hospitable home;
Gross the river ut the Howards'; /;
turn to the right, and follow dim
trail till you come to the ploughcd
ground, which you follow to the top of
the hill. Follow the road ON the west
sido of n corn field, and then n dim
trail across the prairie to wire fence.
After you leave the wire fence, go up
little hill and down little hill, then
up another till you reach road lead
ing to the right, which angles across a
section and leads into q road going
south to DIR. Reads frame house with
wall of sod about it. Through his
door-yard, and then through some
corn. Leave the road after driving
through tho corn, and angle to the
right to the corner of another corn
field. Take tho road to the west of
this corn and 90 south, up hill, then
turn 20 the right and follow q plain
road west; afterward south, past MIR
Devor's homestead, frame house on
the right with a stone house unroofed.
South, past corn field and ploughod
land on the right. Tho road turns to
the right, toward the west, for little
way, then south, then q short distance
east, and you reach the guide-post,
which is near a thrifty-looking farm
owned by Mr.. Bryant; frame house,
corn nelu, Wneat stackS, ana melon
patch. At the guide-post take the
road going south, with corn field on
the right, till you come to two roads.
Follow the right-hand road Ga dim
trail at firsD down the hill, past some
hay-stacks, to the 0sage-orange hedge.
Follow that to the creek crossing, then
through the grove of sunilowers to n
sod house. Go through the corn
directly west, following the creek to
the crossing near our house."
The distance was sixteen miles, but
we took the letter with us, and found
tho way without tho slightest difficulty,
though little puzzled at first by find
ing that "at the Howards' meant
anywhere within three miles of the
Howards'. Alice Wellington Rollins, in
Hayper'S Mdqasine for June.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
"Iip-Cat."

A very amusing game is now being
extensively played in London streets.
To play it you require heavy little
billet of wood sharpened at both ends.
Place your billet on the ground, and
wait till stranger (if possible a re-
sponsible and corpulent elderly gen.
tleman) is within twenty yards Of you.
Now strike your billet smartly on one
of the pointed ends with stick. This
will cause it to fly up in the air, and
you then propel it with your stick in
the direction of the target (the stran-
gers head). If your aim has
been true the game is won, No points
are scored for miss, but credit is al
lowed for hit anywhere on the hat,
body, or legs of the object. Ricochet
hits may be allowed, 1t is advisable
to seclect new pitch as soon as the
game has been won. This beauti-
full sport is technically known as ''tip-
cat" 1t may be played anywhere
and at any time. 1t is peculiarly suit
able to wide and frequented
thoroughfare at about 9 or 10 in the
morning. Owing to the vigilance of
the police there is no danger that those
engaged in the sport will be imprc,
perly intertered with by malicious ne
in9uisitive spectators, Isl Jgplfs :
Gazette,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
"Ths will is fonndln he cried,

And both, very much excited, pro-
ceeded to decipher the Grabbed writing
of the moldy document.
1t was indeed the old farmers last
will, and in It he bcqueathcd all his
propcrty-land, cattle and stocks-to
his dearly beloved nephew, John
Kent.
at is perfectly legal document" "
said Nicholas Warner, when the mat
ter was laid before him. 1--WE will
60 to lawyer tomorrow, Mr.. Kent,
and will turn over to you the prop.
erty, and the profits for the last five
years.
The news of John Kcnt's good for
tune spread like wildlire, and con-
gratulations poured in on him from
every quarter,
When he visited the village, next
day, Miss Kate Mcrriman met
him on the street and greeted him
gushingly.
81 am 50 sorry SAID she with be-
witching smile, THAT did not see YOU
when you called yesterday
1.-The servant told me you were
not at home to me-" said
Kent, coldly; "but Ella Osborne
has promised to be my wife, and
after We are married | shall always
be at home TO you. - George ".
SyDlOudS.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
American Literary Activity.

A new growth of literary and intel
lectual activity seems to be springing
up among the people of the United
States. Our people talk of different
things now than they did decade or
so ago. The newspapers are filled
with history, science, and literature,
in addition to their market reports and
the news, which were ten years ago
their all and in ALL We are getting
out of the formative element when tho
nation was going on the "root-hog-or-
die" principle, and are fast advancing
into The stage of being comfortably
well of and of having time to enjoy
and cultivate the beautiful, the pleas
ant, and the good. Art taste is spiing.
ing up, knowledge of science and
philosophy is common, and the people
are thinking of something else than
bread and butter and the making
money Cleveland Leader.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
A THOUSAND CHEERS,

A thousand cheers for the blighted life,
The lonely onc-we daily meet.
The sad sad lot-a knight in the strife
Is troddcn down by rapid feet.
lie needs our hand in the hcartlCss race,
The voice OF love might calm his fears.
Our smile might brighten his CarcwOln face,
luspire his life with thousand cheers.
A thousand cheers for the sewing girl!
with her tired hands and her heavy heart
Though pure in sOul-unknown In the whirl
Oi money-mGkers In city mart.
. Obcautiful flower on the tolsome path,
q jewel rare for the weary ewes,
U Thought sublime that her tOllng hath
A thousand cheers from the starry skicsi
A thousand cheers for the honest boy,
UnlcarnCd in schemes Of fame and wealth,
Whose steps are hcrads of restless Joy
- The resi- less JOY of rugged health.
The clouds may shadow, some sunny day,
This picture gilt with morning light,
But honor on earth still finds way
And room enough for deed Of right.
A thousand cheers for the man Of might!
Who bravcly strives when Others fail,
Who marches on to the losing fight
When rights 20 down and wrongs prevail
lhc man who bears the sCOrn and the lrUwn
And Ccnsurc's bitter blasting breath,
Receives, at last, a dcar-bought crown,
thousand cheers at the gates of death.
II. II. Callahan, IN The Current
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
Gen, Lees Death,

| 'Niis AiN' " hNuNHs
The death of Gen. Robert 4. Lee at
| Lexington, Va, on the 18th of October.
1870, removed an important actor in
the civil war, In the south. where he
was best known and most beloved; in
the north, where his military genius
and worth as Il private citizen found
due recognition, and in Europe, where
his skilllul gcncralship and personal
courage had won him high rcnown,
the tributes to the memory Of the de-
parted southern chieftain have been
gcncnOus, enthusiastic, and worthy of
his fame. 1t may be truly said that
personally Gen. Lee had not an enemy.
His heart oyerllowcd with love and
charity toward all mankind. He drew
| his sword in the civil war from sense
of duty TO his native state; but when
he shcathCd it again, under the apple
tree at AppomattuN Court house, there
was not a stain upon its blade. Even
those who were opposed to Gen. Lee
upon the battlefield were as ready as
his most intimate friends and ardent
admirers to testify to his we'll -dcserv-
ed fame as Il military leader, as well
as to his many private virtues.
Gen. Lee, shortly after the surrcn-
der at AppomattoX, became president
Of Washington college, at Lexington,
and devoted himself TO the duties of
that position. He was taken sick on
Wednesday evening, Sep. 2S. AS he
was about to take his seat at the tea
table, he sank in his chair and became
inscnsblc. A reaction soon set in,
however, and in the course of the ten
days following he steadily improved,
until it was hoped he was out of dan
ger. But on the following Monday
evening he became suddenly and
rapidly worse, and continued To sink
until death claimed its victim. During
the early part OF his illness he slept
much and spoke seldom, but was
rational when awake, and always re-
cognizcd those at his bedside. At
times his mind seemed TO wander,
and Oh several occasions reverted TO
the army. He once ordered his tent
TO be struck, and at another time de-
sired that "lllll should be sent to the
'front.' He suffered but comparative
ly little pain during his whole illness,
and expired very quietly and peace
fully at $3.50 on Wednesday morning. go
| ROStgH BIuiU,L
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

"What are your precautions against
iire?' Admctus had asked few days
before.
"Such as will delight your homTo-
pathic soul, )" answered the Enthusiast
"a can of Kerosene and bundle of
matches to set back fires with, though
the iirc-guards of ploughed ground
that you have seen all round the ranch
are the ounce of prevention, better
than any cure Then we always keep
a hogshead iull of water at the stable,
ready for carting to the spot"
"a hOgshcad OF water! What good
can hogshcad of water do against
prairie lirc?'
"Oh, we don't put it on with hose,
| assure you. My Imagination gasps
at the conception of managing
prairie fire with hose. We dip old
blankets and old clothes in it, or
boughs of trees il we can get them,
and beat the fire down with them"
The Illustration followed soon. All
day smoke had been drifting over Car.
neirO, and at night-fall the scouts re-
ported that the whole force had bet
ter be put ON. The "whole force at
the moment consisted Of about twenty
men who had just come in TO supper
and who started at once in wagons
and on horseback. Ponies were or.
dercd after dinner for the entire house,
hold, even the ladies riding far enough
to have view OF the exciting scene.
There were no tumbling walls or blaz-
ing buildings, and there was no fear of
lives being lost in upper stories; but
there were miles upon miles, acres
upon acres, OF low grass burning like
sea of fire, while in the twilight
shadows could be seen men galloping
fiercely on swift ponies, while the slow
wagons crept painfully, lest the pre-
cious water should be spilled, from
every homestead, each with its one
pitiful hogshead. II seemed incredi-
BILE that such u mass of fame could
ever be put out by such handful of
workers; and it was only. indeed, by
each mans laboring steadily at his
own arc of the great circle, trusting
blindly that others were at work on
the other side, as of course they al
ways were, that the lurid scene dark
cned down at last,-Atice Wellington
Rollins, in Harper'S Magazine for Juce
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
Midnight Closing.

The law closing saloons at midnight
is already having its bad effects.
About $3.50 A, NJ. Sunday, Mr.. Bon
Zecn staggered into his palatial
residence and his wife met him in tho
hall.
"WellP" she calculated in tone of
disgust and ironical inquiry.
'Morn'n," he gurgled,
"You are q pretty looking spectacle,
ain'tyouP' she continued. Coup stairs
and go to bed"
"Watsh at for, mudjearP" he re-
sponded, holding on to the ban
lister.
you're drunk, that's what it's
for"
"Ain't neezher."
"ld like to know what you call IL
thenP"
"Why, m love, s'nothin', 'shure
you. Ish jush bin waitin up wisher
boysh, ter sheet zher law.breakin'
shaloons wazzer goin' ter shuttup at
midnight, an m love, darned Y the
one we wazh in didn't do It, an shut
ush all up In zhare, till jush while
go. Merchant Iravele'
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
Brown Bread.

Nothing was ever got together in
the platform of a political party that
meant more or panned out less than q
boys first attempt at gardening.
1t cost n man ten dollars and sore
nose to express an opinion at jackson,
Mich, the other day. Heinferred that
another man was liar and said so.
What blessed thing is knowledge.
Without it you would never know that
pantalOons are derived from couple
of Greek words that mean to rule the
roost.
Philosophy shutters and grows weak
in the knees when it tries to explain
why granger has TO have black
patch on blue pair OF pantaloons,
and vice versa.
A New York paper mentions the fact
That lady once received n declaration
of love on her cighticth birthday.
Never despair, girls. While there's
life there's hope.
Another turn on the capstan of pro.
gress has been given. Water is now
being used for fuel in Cincinnati, and
for that purpose it is said to excel the
native whisky.
A st. Louis man was so affected with
tho story of the ProdIgal Son, which
he recently heard for the first time,
that he sent word TO the minister to
send the boy to his factory, and he
would give him u steady job at good
wages.
There is strong probability that
Balaam' ass was blessed with progeny,
A Georgia preacher says he not only
believes the whale swallowed Jonah,
but he could also believe Jonah swal.
lowed the whale, had it been SO writ
ten.
1t is claimed that a successful type
setting machine has at last been put in
operation. We 20 right smart on ma
chincry, but we want to see it trOt
around tho office hunting sorts and
stealing leads before we take much
stock in it.
The ashes of an imperial Cesar, who
was kiln.drIed more than eighteen hun
drcd years ago, were used by wash
er-woman recently in the manufacture
of soft soap. 1t takes n long while
sometimes to find out what man is
good for.
The blue gingham umbrella has done
heaps of good and saved many bon
net, but has never been cmbOwcred in
poesy. Instead of foOlng away in.
spration on the bcastly weather, some
of the spring warblcrs might toss off
Il little melody now and then in honor
of genuine merit.
A medical journal fills several pages
with scientific iawbrcakcrs trying to
explain why it is that the percentage
of bowlcgS is eight times greater
among boys than girls. The reason
adduccd is purely scientific, and alto.
gether unsatisfying to Il mind acus-
toned to browse around in search of
hcrbagc of n common-sGnSc nature.
ANY mother who has ever turned Il
boys pockets wrong side out can
throw more light on the question than
all the doctors. - Chicago LGdgcr.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
Intelligent Pickets.

One of the most efficient divisions in
the Army of the Potomac, as organic.
ed by Gen. Mcclellan in the fail of
1861, was that commanded by Blcnk-
cr, who came at tho head of tho LIST
German rifles of Now York, about
eight hundred strong, and became the
commander of some twelve thousand
men, nearly all of them Germans.
Like the children of the captive Jews,
who spoke "half in Hebrew and halt
in the speech of Ashdod,n these Tue
ton warriors had vague idea of the
English language, and their style of
challenging was unique. AS | was
going the grand rounds with lady
and gentleman from Boston we were
passed through all the pickets on
the Lecsburg turnpike on tho presen-
tation of free season ticket on rail-
road route, which was first shown by
an accident instead of the legitimate
pass from headquarters, and afterward
to test the knowledge of the sentries.
"Yah! dat ish goot-forvart!n was the
approving verdict after each ostensi-
bic careful examination of the card
Ben: PCriCU PO0re.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
Fatal Flashes of Electricity.

Lightning has killed 4,609 persons
in France since 1885, An equal num-
ber have been seriously, though not
fatally, wounded, and five times rs
many struck. The hot years were the
most fatal, and these are remarkable
as having been the best wine seasons.
There has not been n single death
frem lightning in Paris or tho Depart
ment of the Seine since 1864, though
there have been many violent storms
there during that time.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

TRAVELLERS in Dalmatia some years
ago noticed large tracts of land cov-
cred by wild flower, near which not
a sign of insect life was visible. The
bloom was the pyrethrum, whose odor
deals death to the lower forms of life,
and whose powdered leaves form the
basis of ''insect powders The seed
of this flower has been distributed in
the United States, and Dalmatian
has been growing it with great success
in Stockton, Cal.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

INvALIDs who depend upon cod-liver
oil to sustain their vital forces should
be careful to get pure article. Cot
ton-seed oil is now doing for the cod
liver product what it long since ac-
complished in the matter of olive oil.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

HERE has seldom been more
striking instance of the laws tcchnic.
ality than the dismissal of the libel
suit of c. P. Miller against The New
York Tribune on the ground that no
proof that The Tribune was published d
in New York had been furnished.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

One of the things learned by inquisi-
tive visitors to the Russian war-ship
Strclok, now in New York harbor, is
that the Russian tar earns no more in
year than the sailor on an American
war-ship earns in month.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

IT is scarcely possible, it is said, 10
procure moist sugar which is not in
fected with an animalculW of the
acarus genius, most disgusting class
Of creatures. In many samples they
swarm to that extent that the mass of
sugar moves with them.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

A NEW charity in country towns has
taken the form of "book reception"
A party is given by some leading lady,
and each invited guest is expected to
bring with him book as donation.
A library for the benefit of the poor is
in this way soon collected.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

THERE is an old lady living in Ath-
ems, Ca, now S2 years of age, who has
never entered church or spoken on
the subject of religion, When this
topic is broached she always gets up
and leaves the room. No one knows
what is her belief.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

NINE persons out Of ten would say
that the actual color of gold and silver
was yellow and white. Let these nine
persons try to match these colors and
they will be astonished to find that
drab silk matches gold and gray silver.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
TO A JUNE ROSE.

o ROYAL Roscl the Roman drcss'd
His feast with thee; thy petals nrcss'd
Augustan brOws; thine Olor fine,
MlN'd with the throe.times,mingled wine,
Lent the long Thracian draught its zcst.
What marvel then, II host and guest
BY Love, by Song, by Thee caTcss'l,
llalf-tremblcd on The hilf-dvlnn,
o royal Rose!
And yct-and yct-I love thee best
In our old gardens of the West,
Whether about my tina ch thou twine
Or Hers, that brown eyed maid Of mine,
Who lulls thee on her lawny breast,
OTOyal Rose!
Austin DOJSoH, II, Hdrpcr's .Udgd='ne
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

Down IN Texas, tho other day,
COW lifted from wagon-bed the spring
seat, and then stood in it while she ate
a box of eggs and cotton-sccd which
could not be reached before.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

HYDE county, North Carolina, has
an old negro woman, Rose Credlc lOS
years Of age, who had been blind for
twenty years. She now has her eyes
opened, and has commenced cutting Il
new set of teeth.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28

1T is calculated that to every hund-
rcd pounds of green tea consumed in
TINS country the consumer drinks
more than half a pound of Prussian
blue and gypsum.