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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
The Granger and the Railroads

lAge OF Steel
A contemporary wants to know, on behalf
of the railroads. whether we are to have
''any more granger legislation" For our
part, we prefer a little more granger and a
little less monopoly legislation.
That bugaboo of the railroads, the granger,
is neither the fool nor the mailman he has SO
often been represented to be. His ideas
about railroads may be a little crude and
under some circumstances mischievogs,
but as a rule they are more nearly in
accord with right and strict business
honesty than those of such men as
Gould. Huntington and a score of other no
torious people. For instance, the granger
could raesar sring himself to helieys chat in
selling bushel of corn he is entitled to sell
four bushels. But a railroad or telegraph
company of the modern type has no hest
fancy in asking the public to pay dividends
ON capital four times in excess of the in
vestment in plant. OF course the granger
doesn't know much about such things, but
despite his ignorance he is able to grasp the
idea that il is not fair dealing.
To Illustrate in a single instance how the
public are made 20 suffer by the rapacity OF
large corporations, we need only refer K
the case of the Western Union Telegraph
company. Here is a corporation capital
lied at $50, 000, 600, or four times what il
ought TO be capitalized at. For the quar-
ter ending December 81 it will pay a dIvi-
dend of u per cent, and add S156, 900 to is
surplus of 81 $4,000 This is equal to more
than per cent quarterly ON legitimate in
vesiments in the dullest times, and mus
make the poor operators whose wages ar,
being reduced from $40 to $50 a month feel
TINT the Western Union is a great and good
and humanizing agency.
On the whole we do not think it likely chat
those journals friendly to the railroads viii
make much out of their war ON the granger.
The granger has too many friends among
the manufacturers, merchants and shippers
il the large cities. who in common witt
himself are plagued with high transporta-
ton rates. And while no particular class o.
interest is likely to turn against the rai.-
roads, hard times and high and unyieldine
freight rates are liable to stimulate unfSiendiY
legislative interest, especially in the north
west
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+ there anything in it. Doubtful. Still,
an engineer who processes TO have examined
IT. writes q communication to The New York
Sun 70 which he signs his name, and repre-
sents it TO be the most miraculous motor of
modern times. The motor power, according
TO this authority, must be an agency entirely
new to mechanics. This power Is evolved by
what Mr.. John W. Keely calls an Inter
etheric liberator.'
All parts Of the machinery were examined
by a committee of disinterested gentlemen.
To evolve the power Mr.. keely uses a mys-
FERROUS arrangement of brass globe, and
various glass and metallic plates and frames.
A disk Of steel was called wave plate. F"
There were also two tuning forks. One was
placed near the brass globe. the other was
removed with the wave plate" about twelve
/ feet away Keely drew a violin bow across
| the tuning forks. and that seemed to hberate
/ the force. whatever it was No trace OF
| steam electricity or any known agency
/ could be discovered. But when the iron
machinery connected with the ''hberatorn
/ was set ia motion. it showed pressure OF
/ p, coo pounds 70 the square inch. So 1t Is
said
At the conclusion of the exhibition me
| chanicaI engineer not Interested financially
/ IN Keely's schemes. offered a set Of resolu
. tiCus which were unanimously adopted
They declare that the test had been fair and
| wholly successful and that without under
ending the invention, they gave 1t as theil
| Judgment that Keely had discovered new
! tGree. Moreover, they deemed it an ''act o.
justice towards him to make this state
/ ment. Probably the mechanical engineer
| was the writer Of the article in The Sun
Meantime, the proper state Of mi~i in re-
gard to this alleged motor seems to be tina
Of suspended Judgment. 1t is the fashion
for the newspapers to pronounce keely &
gorgeous humbug.
Very probable, So was the inventor o
steam power in his day. When Ben Frank
lin went out to draw electricity from tn.
clouds with his famous experiment Of tbs
Kite and key, lie took his little grandson
along, to pretend he was kte-h ying for fun
50 that his nelghbors would not laugh al
him. II Keely is humbugging US, we shall
find it out fast enough. No neel, from thu
heights Of our superior wisdom, to pas
judgment on him beforehand
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
Small Details at Wedding.
lHarper's Bazaar,


The bride alone wears white gloves, while
the groom wears none or else carries them
down the aisle in his hand with his hat,
which his best man has held during the cere-
mony. The bride also wears white stock
ings and slippers, and everything white ex
eept the something bluen that she must
wear for good luck. The bridesmaids wear
very light undressed kid gloves, and their
shoes and stockings may now be either black
or white. A white feather fan with a mir
ror in the center is in favor for brides
maids. At very elegant but quiet weddings
no one goes TO church withouta bonnet ex-
cept the bride and her attendants Even
the brides mother wears her bonnet in the
English fashion AT church weddings that
are to be followed Immediately by a recep-
tion at the brides house, the more intimate
friends of both bride and groom are request
ed 10 come to church without their bonnets,
and this is considered an honor. On writ
ten list given each usher. a seat is assigned
each of these guests, and if the guest is un-
known TO the usher, he consults his list as he
asks her, Are you a friend of the bride or
of the groom,8 and finds just where she must
be placed.
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goods, generally soft SIX, atsorn many sum-

goods, generally soft silk, atorn many sum-
mer froclls
Egyptian and Arabian fancies in furnish
ing and decorating rooms are the caprice Of
the moment
Velvet bonnet strings are being laid aside
for those of lace aud gauzy stutfs. especially
gauze ribbons.
Bead embroidery on the collars. cuffs and
waistcoats Of dressy jackets are among other
decorative faneies.
Red silk jerseys are prettily worn over
skirts of printed sateen or percale figured
with red for house dresses.
Tennis. afternoon teas, trotting and pri
vate theatricals are the amusements o.
Washington this spring.
Individual salt cIuets IN vari-colored glass
with silver-plated tops, in new fat shapes
are sold for 81 o. the dozen
The same latitude prevails in the matter O
the choice OF materials for a brides dres
that IS given in other fashions at present.
Fun jabot ruffies Of black lace are place.
down the fronts around the bottom. tn
neck and sleeves Of drsssy black silk stree
jackets.
To brighten up black silk for summer
plated vest Is now used OF dull. pale blue
pearl gray. rose color or striped black arr
white satin suTah- This vest is Of the fines
knife plating It's whole length, AMI some
times tulle or thin French Grape of the sam
color IS laid over it.
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WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS.

YIN view of the Rapidly Growing
IL taste for beverages made OF gin, the purity and
palatableuess Of
WoLFI-s SCHTEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS
specially commend themselves TO the public II
can be readily used in any amslgamation that II
would form AN admirable constituent Of all mix ed
or fancy drinks. Ii is also an invaluable adjunct
OF the sick ROOM and Is very ehcaciOuS in hot So
utuns for coughs colds cstarrh. &c, IL being both
sesiative and anti spasmodie Those who are neces-
STATED to use stimulsnts cannot take miider OF
less hurtful than the Schnapps In all eases Of
dvspetsia il has proved most successful agent, as
lis gently stimulating properties materially aid the
process OF digestion and facilitate the assimilation
OF food while in kidney troubles ii Is absolute
specific having been pronounced by medical eS-
perts to be unquestiauabiy adjuretic well a. a
tonic. Toinsure however obtaining the genuine ar
tice ask for Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps,
I and look for the significant snitials
I ani99 's5-e.o.w W A. :.
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Nothing is more stylish, or in a genera
way more useful, than black lace over
dress. Made separate, it can be Worn at al
seasons, and over .all colors. 1t dims tn,
glazing brightness of red or orange satin
and shows only dasheS of brilliant colo
through the meshes of the lace Over az
old, creased and worn black silk dress, it i
like charity. and covers a multitude of de
fects. Worn above the appropriate over
dress, it serves in turn for carriage costume
evening dress or walking gown. With q
little different draping, or color of ribbons
it looks like a separate costume every time
Or course, most ladies who can afford i
have the lace overdress Of strong, fine sill
lace. But there are women who are of tn
salt of the earth, who cannot get IL
costly lace garment For these saa-
is something yes, it is as prStt..
and graceful as the high-pri1od srsscaO
That Is the wooden or yai- lacs poloaSise
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
A Beautiful Poem

Here are some exquisite verses by an au-
thor whom we do not know If the boys and
girls do not appreciate them now, they will
when they are few years olders. And when
they are men and women tired of work and
lonely, perhaps with gray hairs beginning
to come in their heads, they VIII know all
that these verses mean. Some parents make
their children think they are nothing but a
bother, expense and vexaion. and the
lender little hearts are saddened and made
heavy daily by being made to believe they
are in the way ani are not wanted Such
crusl parents 10 not deserve to have any
children Oae OF the purest, sweetest en-
joymenrs in life is romping and playing
win a house full of merry young ones 1t
drives away for the time the heaviest care
q the blacklist gloom It makes the old
saa and woman young again. Sad, in
SD, however stately, however splendid, is
he house, without any babies. And this
the author of the rsoam knew well.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

Put mulching around the roots Of small
fruit bushes this month.
Wheat reports grow worse and worse. 1t
is hoped, however, that the wheat states of
the Pacific slope may yet make up the
shortage.
The seventeen year locusts are coming, as
predicted by Prof. Riley, of the United
States chronological department They
have already appeared near Bridgeport, Law
renee Co, Ills, and no doubt viii soon be
heard from all over the country. They do
great injury to the trees sometimes by de-
| stroyins the limbs in which they deposit
their eggs.
About this time of year nothing is better
TO give food a relish than watercress.
Wherever there is perpetual water course
| it viii grow. 1t forms delicious addition
| to meats and other food by boiling a few
minutes in water and sailing lightly. Chopped
cress spread thinly upon bread and butter is
something else worth eating. No farm with
running brooks should be without water
cress. 1t grows from seed, or from roots OF
cuttings.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
A Strange Tree.

A gentleman travelling in New South
W ales discovered one Of the most curious of
natures freaks in vegetation. 1t was a
group of bottle trees. Do they not look like
it in shape? 1t might be round bottle wit
bunch of lilacs stuck into it. Australia is
country full of strange things, but here is
certainly one of the oldest of them all
There were nine trees in the group. They
were from thirty-live to sixty feet high
They are of immense bulk around. too. DR..
Bennett measured one that was thirty-five
feet in circumference. The trees are Gov
cred with long, sharp leaves.
These strange growths were never known
until about 1872. When the Dark is tapped
a sweet sap flows from it, something like
sugar water, only more gsmmy. 1t is a re
freshing drink. The bottle trees are old
very old. They are believed to have been
growing there, Just as they are, for thou
sands of years Before there were anv human
beings at all in those regions it is thought
hey were there, looking down upon the
TRANCE monsters that peopled the earth and
aters in those ages.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
Small Farm Crops.

The most intelligent writers and agricul-
turists in the south are ceaselessly urging
planters there to raise less cotton and more
stock and hay, oats fruits and general farm
and garden products They declare the old
system has passed away, never to return.
and If the agricultural south would be pros
porous and independent it must recognize
the new order Of things. This advice Is
quite as sound for the north as for the south.
Stock fed on the farm enriches the land
constantly. A recent writer tells us how
an old mare paid off the mortgage on a farm.
1t was done largely by the sale of colts The
stock and dairy farmer often grows rich
where the grain farmer fails in the older
states. Many agricuiturists too. have nc
idea Of the money there is in fruits and gar
den vegetables
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
Don't Get Panicky on Sheep,

There is great danger that with low
prices for wool AMI great depression in the
mutton markets there viii be a PANIC
among farmers to sell their sheep and 20 in
b. some other business. Our advice is, don't
10 it. By the time you have got well started,
Rool viii bring a good price, and mutton be
n good demand. and you viii wish you were
stocked with sheep again. The best course
is 10 keep steadily on; weed out Of your flock
ali the culls; seek to improve it both in the
quality and quantity Of wool produced, and
IN the shape Of body ami tendency to make
mutton. a flock Of sheep does much toward
keeping the farm free from poxious weeds.
and toward making the land richer 1t Is
safe to think twice before sacrificing the
sheen
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
MEDICAL.
Cure for Piles.

piles are frequently preceded by sense OF
weight in the back lOins and lower part OF the al
domen, causing the patient to suppose he has some
ELECTION OF the kidneys boring organs At
times, symptoms OF indigestion present. rata-
Iencv uneaSfness Of the stomach, etc a moisture,
like perspiratiou. producing very dlsagretahle
itching after getting warm. l. a common attendant
Bind Bleeding and itching Piles, yield 81 once to
the application OF Dr. Besanko,s Pile Remedy,
which acts directly upon the parts affected. absorb.
ing the TumorS, allaying the intense itching, and
efecting permanent care Price 50 cents Adj
dress The DIT. Besanko Medicine Co, E1quai u
Sold by Byron Lenlly, Jackson, Miss.
!.
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Rrend aud Honey.

The Agricultural Gazette says that children
would rather eat bread and honey than bread
and butter One pound OF honey will go a.
far as two pounds of butter, and has, besides
the advantage of being far more healthy am
pleasant tasting. 1t always remains good
Will butter soon becomes rancid Honey
eaten on wheat bread is very beneficial &
health. 1t IS common expression that honey
is luxury, having nothing to do with tbs
lfe-giving principle. This is an error-honey
is food in one of It's most concentrated forms
True, it does not add so much to the growtl
t muscle as does beefsteak but it does i'm
part other properties no less necessary.
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Saturday, July is, 1885,

In front OF the new Government Building at Jack
SON. Mississippi during legal hours, sell at pubic
outcrv 10 the highest bidder for cash the following
described lands tO-wit Store house lot twenty-five,
and lots Sixty-nine, seventy and seventy-one IN
the town Of Decatur, Newton county Mississippi,
together with the Improvements thereon; also the
southwest quarter of section seven, township
seven range twelve east; the southeast quarter oil
section twelve township seven, range eleven, east;
the east half of northwest quarter, section twelve
same township and range; the east half OF north
west quarter of section thirteen, same township
and range; and the northwest quarter of section
twenty the northwest quarter of section seventeen
the east half of the southwest quarter OF section
seventeen and the southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section seventeen, same township
and range; all of said lands lying and being in the
county OF Newton, State OF Mississippi
J. NJ. MCKEE,
Special Commissioner
NUGESr & McWLLIE, Solicitors for Complain
ants
luna Il s5-5w
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Y#. II

The illustration shows a field view of a
watermelon that is meeting with extra
ordinary favor The flesh is light crimson
and very tender. The average weight of
this melon is thirty five pounds. 1t is an ex-
cellent variety for marketing Other stan
dard varieties of watermelon are the Noun
tain Sprout and the Ice Cream. The Ice
Cream is = white-Aeshed kind, rich and
sweet, one of the best for planting in the
northern states of the Union. Plant water
melon seeds in large hills, eight feet apart
each way. They will only thrive well Oh
light sandy soils
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COLLAR.

The illustration shows one-half the collar
front on the left, back on the right By
remembering that the picture here is il
every way just one fourth the full size. i
VIII be easy to cut one similar. Cut out o.
paper pattern just this shape, four time.
as large. That will be half the collar L
fits high i'll the neck. Put an ordinary banc
upon the neck of the dress. Cut out the col
lar and sew it on top of that. The collar i.
4 turn over. 1t is first sewei on, then turn
it down where the dotted line is. Put under
it a stiff lining of wiggan or foundation mus
lin. 1t may be of the material of the dress
and trimmed with tasteful piece of EN-
broidery, as in the picture. Or it may b.
made OF velvet, with cuffs to match. Thi.
last makes pretty finish for wooden dress
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general. Though nearly 5s years old,
be declares he is in the prime of life,
and certainly as far as appearances go he
is. He works as vigorously and with as
much fire and enthusiasm as he ever did.
His brain teens with ideas and plans for
the future. He declares the Destroyer,
sEown above, viii annihilate any other YES
sci upon the water. Finally, a recent writer
says of him: He works inces antly and
lives tenperately on bread and vegetables
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CoaPTRoLLER OF THE1
CURRENCY
WASHINGTON priI 1n.L Tse-

" dshIngtOn, April lUth, 1855.
HEREAs. by satisfactory evidence presented tc
the undersigned, it has been made To appear that
he First y rational Bank of Jackson in the City
OF jackson, in the county of Kinds and state OF
mississippi, has complied with all the provisions OF
the Revised Statues OF the United States, required
TO be complied with before association shall be
authorized TO commence the business OF Banking
Now, therefore, / Henry W CASNoS Comm
troler Of the currency, do hereby certify that The
First National Bank Of Jackson in the City OF
jackson, in the county of Kinds and State of Mis-
sissippi, Is authorized commence the business OF
Banking as provided in section Fifty-one hundred
aud sixty OF the Revised Statutes OF the United
States In testimony whereof, witness my hand
and seal OF office this 10th day of Aprii 1885
H. W CANNON, Comptroller OF the Currency.
Seal No 1882.
apI Is, '55-60d
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Little Girls Frock

The graceful fashions that ruled so long in
chiidrens frocks were showed aside by the
clumsy Mother Hubbard gown, which made
little girls, if not big ones, look the shape of
barrel. But Mother Hubbard's day seems
drawing to a close. We have a revival of
the pretty princess dress and other shapes
that outlined the plump, cupid-like forms of
our babies somewhat Everybody with any
pretensions to taste ought to be glad of it.
Here is jaunty costume for a small girl
The low-necil frock is cut princess, open be-
fore down to the hips; then full, short skirt
is gathered on. The goods is cut bias A
straight piece of the material forms the sash
The fabric is a small check or Scotch plaid,
| trimmed with narrow velvet braiding and
ri
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF decree rendered by the Circuit
ID Court of the United States for the southern
District OF Mississippi, on the 18th day OF May,
D., fSs5 in a cause therein pending, wherein
Allen, Nugent & CO., were complainants, and J. III
Keith, administrator of Samuel Herd, deceased,
and others, defendants, the undersigned special
Commissioner appointed by said decree will on
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

Alabama's coal fields, as yet practically
untouched, are half as large as those of Eng
land
Lake Mastassinni, the great body of water
newly discovered in British America is
probably larger than Lake Ontario. Elk
plorations ON its shores will be completed in
August.
jamestown, South Australia, has been
| changed from an arid desert to an earthly
paradise in five years by the planting Of
trees IN its suburbs and streets. This was
done by the corporation of the town.
A school house in Brooklyn, called q
model" has all the desks arranged SO that
| the light streams over the right shoulders OF
| the pupils. This is altogether wrong. With
| light coming in that direction the shadow OF
| the right hand will constantly be thrown
| upon whatever writing, drawing or prob
| lens the pupil is working at In time it vii
| injure the eyesight seriously, Light should
! come mon the left shoulder
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Isl Nonday of August. 1885,

to defend the suit in said court of Mrs. Belle
Baldwin. wherein YOU are defendants
Witness my hand and seal of said Chancery Court
hereto attached at Office at Jackson, Mis-
Il > sissippi, this fSne l2tb 1855.
". T. KATLIFF, Chaucery Clerk
Suupf- -S5-4w
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1st Monday of August, 1855,

at Rules, TO defend the suit in said court Of The
Central Lithographing and Engraving Company
wherein YOU are defendant.
Witness my hand an3 seal of said Chsneery Cour
hereto attached. at Office At Jackson, Mis-
Il = sissppi, this June I2th, 1855.
" l. RATIIFF. Chancery Clerk
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SPECIAL AND LEGAL NOTICES.
Creditors Notice Estate of Michael
Connolly.

A IL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
n the estate OF Afichaei Connolly. deceased, are
hereby notified that Joshua Green. 18th day OF
june 1885 qualified Executor OF said estate, and
they are requested to exhibit such claims To, and
have them registered by the Clerk Of the ChaneeTy
Court OF Kinds County, First District, state OF
Mississippi within one year they will be barred
June 18th. 1855. JOSHUA VRtEN-
iunef7 rS5-iw Executor
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Once in a while the defenseless condition
If American sea ports in case of an invasion
discussed in the newspapers. Nothing is
ever done in the matter, however. Few of
he learned writers are even aware that an
American invention has been hanging fire
or several years which would be as formid-
able weapon for defense as has ever been
constructed It is Capt John Ericsson's
~ edo boat,
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Erailieh Trinnninrs

Braids and GALLONS, woven, brocaded and
embroidered, continues in vogue, and viii
form the trimmings most generally used
this summer. They are arranged in the
guise of bretelles on corsages, around the
lower edge of basques, at the wrist of sleeves
and extending up the seam, as a border on
| skirts and overskirts, and finally. the richest
and most striking are used to define panels
and tabliers on skirts. and for ornamenting
wrappings of all shapes.