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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
Monday. January 18th. 1856,

At the front gate Of the Capitol at Jackson Missis
sippi sell public auction for cash the highest
and hest bidder, the land and improvements in
Rankin county, Mississippi. described follows .
the east half and east half Of west half OF section
twentysix. the west half Of northeast quarter and
hall OF northwest quarter section thiTty-five,
all that portion 1T the southwest quarter OF section
twenty five living north OF the Nicksburg and
Meridian Railro1d, teNeept three and 4 acres in
the southwest corner Of said sw14 all in township
six hve east. also excepted the lot and store
occupied by Metaalam X Co., and the lot and store
occupied by NJ. N. johnson Co, the said lots
being in W. Of Il, section thirtv-iive in said
township aud range.l Together with all and sim
gulariy the tenements, hsridi taments and appur-
Tenanees thereunto, belonging in anvwise apper-
tanning. Also the following personal property
one engine and boiler, saw mill, one plan r,
one erist mill, sixty gin, belong q said q.
lands aforesaid.
dee.9- 'c5-4w. J. J. GREEN, Trustee
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
STOCK RAISING!

or, who might desire doing business in the
city, having advantage of both Country
and City. | will sell with the place six
head of Mules, one Horse. two fine brood
Mares, twenty head of Cattle, among them
several Extra Mich Cows, twenty head fine
graded Sheep, twenty head fine Hogs. All
Wagons, Agricultural Impleme nts of every
kind necessary to carry on the farm. This
property is desirable and valuable; there
are few places In the South where so fine
an opportunity for investment is offered as
this.
TERas-Spst Cash.
Prices lower than actual cost of improve
ments. Apply to or address the under
signed at Yazoo City.
sep9, S5-4m. j. F. POWELL.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16

In 1860 only 253 newspapers were
published in the United States, or one
for every 6. 600 Inhabitants. Now 49,
494 newspapers are published, or one
tor every 3,7l6 inhabitants; certainly
remarkable growth in twenty-five
years.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
Weights to the Bushel.

For the convenience of farmers and
others who have not the information
always accessible, we give the following
table OF weights TO the bushel, as adopted
by the M. c rants Exchange, of Nash
vile, and in use in most of the State OF
Tennessee:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
Thursday. December 80. 1855.


in front of the City Hail. in Jackson Mississippi.
viii proceed TO sell public auction, within the
hours prescribed BY Law, for cash, the following
property, or sufheieney thereof TO satisfy the
notes and interest secured by the said deed OF trust
viz. Those lands. with the improvements thereon
in Kinds county, Mississippi, described lots ten
twelve, except i've acres in NV corner beloging to
T. ID. cldwaFs thirteen fourteen, fifteen, nineteen.
twenty, fwenfy-one, TWENTY-FIVE. twenty-tIree
twenty four OF Moody Estate; lots thirty-two
hity-three, thirty eight and thirty nine in East
Jackson hive acre lots ten and fifteen in North jack
son also all of section Ionr all OF section i've the
half of southeast quarter and northest quarter
OF section six: the half OF northeast quarter
and north part 81 east half Of southeast quarter Of
section seven, all sections eight and nine lots four
and five section ten; all section sixteen living we>
of river; lots one, two, three, four i've, six and
seven OF section seventeen; lots four and FIVE sec
ton three, all in township four, range one east;
lot one, section two: lots five and six section
tweniy-eight; the north half of southeast quarter
and southeast quarter OF southeast quarter section
thirty one; southeast quarter and southwest quar-
ter section 'hirty-twoi OTIS three, four and tive,
section thfrty-three lot SIX, section thirtyfogT,
ali in township hye, one east also the north
east quarter OF northeast quarter. the east halt of
southeast quarter, the west half OF northeast quar-
ter, and southeast quarter Of northeast quarter and
northwest quarter Of southeast quarter. less five
acres of the south end he onging to Hannibal
Moore, section thirty FIVE lots one, two and four,
section thirty-six, all in township six, range one
east also that portion Of the half of southeast
quarter OF section seven, township four range one
east, described by metes and bounds as follows
Beginning at the northeast of said quarter
section indicated by the hal-mile post between
said section seven and eight in said township and
range, and running thence west TO a point on the
north m boundary line Of said quarter section
twenty chains; thence south To a point on the
western boundary line OF the said east half Of said
quarter section twenty eight fiffeen-one- hundreh
chains thence east 10 a point on the eastern bound
AIRY line OF said section seven, twenty chains.
| thence north twenty-eight l5-i00 chains with the
eastern boundary line OF sad section 10 the
place Of beginning. J. J. GREEN
dec ?, s. At. Trustee.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
Two-story Frame Residence.

containing eight rooms, with all other nee
essary out-buildings, and all in complete
repair. having been thoroughly renovated
and painted within the past year. The
hest Stable and Barn combined in the
County, together with all other plantation
buildings, tenant houses, etc. Seven good
Clsterns, and fine Pond that affords an
abundance of S ock water. Fences, and
indeed everything on the place, in excel
lent condition.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
A Beautiful and Healthy Location

One hundred and fifty acres open land,
and one of the very best Orchards in the
State, embracing almost every variety OF
trui, grown in this climate, Peaches, APP
les. Pears Apricots, Nectarines, Plums,
three varieties), Japan Persimmons. and
about ffty Pecan trees of the Texas variety
Some now bearing abundantly. A fine To-
cation for any one desiring to go into
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16

PHILADELPHIA has curiosity in the
shape of the oldest hand fire engine in
the country. 1t has been sent to New
Orleans for exhibition.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
Communication Temporarily Suspen-
ded

"Mother, believe God thinks I'm
dead" "Why7'' asked the mother,
somewhat astonished at the remark
Cause haven't said my prayers for a
week"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
eth Day of January. A, d.. 1856.

y
commencing at IL O'Clock A. NJ in front of the Citv
Hail. in Jackson, Mississippi, at public auction, to
the highest bidder fer cash, will proceed TO sell the
following described lands, suffciency thereof
satisfy the debts secured by said trust deed and
the cost of executing this trust, viz: Lands in
Lincoln county, State OF Mississippi, described as
the hf OF hi an 4 the hi of sec ,, and the
or OF NV or 8, and the or of or T. and
the hf OF ne ar sec. 9 and the hf OF ne Or, and
the or of ne or, and the hi or, and the
NV Or of NV or, and the hi of or, and the e hi
of or, and the or OF the or, and or of sw
or, and hi OF sw or, and sw or OF or, and or
OF ne or sec. TO- and hi OF hi and the 5 hf see
NV or oil ne or and NV or and hf OF sw or, and sw
or OF or Il, and NV or OF NV or and or and
or OF NV or and sw or OF ne or sec. Is, and NV
or and hf OF sw Or and NV or OF or % and
hf of NV or and hi OF or sec. "a, and west hf
of or %, and hf sec. 30, and or of or
33, and hi OF hi sec IS, all in I. Z, X. g.
and the or of NV or sec. >, an hf of lots aud
and 1. and also lots and and and 9 in sec. T.
and ne or sec IA, and e nj of or and or of Sc
or sec 10 and lot 10 in see. Is and NV or OF ne or
and ne or of NV or sec. 49, and ne or and hf of
sec. 81, and or and hi of NV or sec. -, and
hf of or and Inf of or and or of NV or
sec. % and sw or of ne qr aud sw or OF NV or and
or of or and hf of or %, and Sc or
and hf of ne or and hi OF nv or and or of NV
or see. 20, and ne or of ne Or and hi OF or
81 and Ii ht oil ne or and or OF ne or and Sc
or and west hf sec. IS and hi OF NV or SO in T.
T. g. being total OF $500 acres more less togeth
with Mills, Engines, Planning Machines, Lumber
Cirv ers and buildings situated on the following de-
seribed lands: Inf sec ll-sec r. part Of Zee Is sw
or and hi OF or sec l, L. I, K. s. The or of
or I, the hi of sw or 6, t. 7, X. 9; and
also the following lands in laurence county, in said
state, viz: Ne or of or IA, and the hf of
sw or OF sec 80, I 7, 10 +, and the or sec
l. and NV or sec. and Inf of NV or sec. IS, and e
hi OF e hf sec. 81 and hi of or sec. 80 in T. I
X. H. E., and or of sw or ., aud or of ne
or and or OF NV or s, and Sc or OF or
y in T. :, X 10, + and sw ar of or sec. 5, I I,
r. IL, E., and h. of or and or OF or sec. 3,
and hf OF or and " hf oil or and Or of NV
qr aud sw or OF ne or sec p, l. 7, r. 10, T.. and e
hf of Sc or s, and hf OF or sec. 49, and hi
OF sw Or sec %, I. 4 X. II, T., being l50G acres
more or less. j. j. GREEN,
dec.2, Solids. Trustee.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16

A parrot that sings 'Love Is Like a
Red, Red Rose" is California curiosi-
tv
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
CON SUM PTION
FOR SALE!

THE FINE HILL PLANTATION ON
i which l reside. One half mile from
Yazoo City, containing about six hundred
acres, on which is very fine
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
SPECIAL AND LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST Exc
~ eufed BY Jones : Hamilton, on April 8, 1852,
trecorded IN Deed Book Il, page 4s2 Of Record OF
Deeds of Kinds county. First DISTRICT, 10 me ss
trustee, such Trustee IT the request OF Greens
Bank. the heIaeh GARY in said deed. on
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
WATT. MCCAIN,
TRUSTEES SALE.

A 5 TRUSTEE IN A DEED OF TRUST GIVEN
N by tieorge W and Martha W. Hcskins TO Sc
cure Green's Bank note for two thousand dollars,
due January Ist 1883, ana recorded in Deed Book
s., page l5s in Deed Records OF Rankin county
MiSeiSSiny,f I will on
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
Sale of Lands, Mills, Etc.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST, F. F.
ID cuted by Hoskkins x Hamilton on May sth
1852 10 me- as Trustee, /, as such Trustee, at tina
request OF Green's Bank, the beneficiary In said
deed ON the
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
THE LATEST RAGEI-

Rough Shaggy Bnucle Cloths in all late
shades. 81 90; PLAN Goods to match, for
Suits, Csc.
Also, an i'm hlense line of YOK LACES
in every shade and width, from 10 to Soc.
Tinsel and Hercules BRAIDS in end
.ess ariety
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
BANK NOTICE |,
Is. G. T. BOOTH,

-(succEssoR TO BoorH & HIPPLE.-
HoUSE, SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTING.
Ill GRAINING A SPECIALITY. shop back of John
1aylor's Blacksmith shop, PascagouIa ST.,
iuneI7's5- JACKSON, MISS.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16

Gem Sewing Machine Baking Powder

T'HE LONGER WE LIVE, THE MORE WE
Il FIND OFT. What have We found out? THAT
the best brand OF Baking Powder on the market is
no
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16

w. NJ. GILLAsPIE, Late OF Jackson.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
CLOTHING AT ROCK-BOTTOM
CARPETS!
Shoes.

zephyrs in any shade and quantity - Sc.
in large lots...... .............- .7c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21

New Y TX liban, 4


Rather good story is told at the ex-
penso of Edison, the inventor. He has
lately taken to wearing a high silk hat.
his former head pieces have alwa,r S car
riGd generous allowance of dust, cob
genS and the mapisS Of IDS Walking
Ap from his east SIDE laboratory the
mher day in his customary fashion,
hands claSbed behind his back and eyes
seeking the earth, he was much aston
rlshed to observe that the boys and girls
sfhade way for him with many marnS of
lHefcrence. Some took Off their caps
Finally he was stopped by little
Fellow, who said: :" ather O'Brien, me
mother, Mrs. Maloney, OF. Avenue A,
bids me AK your riy rirCe, since you be
$50 oftin ptssin' to q kind enough to
drop in on megrandlnother, Mrs oley,
who is clean gone with the rheumatism.
iatather Ldiaol now wears his hat on
Ane side and Smokesa big cigar in going
to and fro from his laboraiot !, much
to the bewilderment OF the youth of
EhVenle a. afl Nas. ada uHe .4,,...l q
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21
Fra. c J. somme erolal sr.tropolls..

.I. .. ltl lAg 20 rial. -. Y.. r
Mr.. Leonard II. SWEET, who is travel
ing in Europe, in a recent letter to his
mother, gives an interesting account OF
his solourn in the city OF MarseilleS
We make the following extract:
''tn arrlyingat, Mus4illes the Nini
was stg9n.s and cold antl the SKY dark
and heavy I went tirSt@ for u 1ittlt
walk. OIL lffound the streets thyonged with
hurrying, impetuons multitude. There
were tine large, buildings and electric.
lights fallr indicating business actiyity.a
Lut the people a have never before
seen s0imany pooriy-dressed men ant
women, SO many absolutely ragged pe0
pie, sd many sailors and negrves, and
fish wemen with heads wrapped in liam.
ing balidanas, so many tlower girls and
so many girls without the shadow of an
occupation, but rum ng about bare
headed, by two and 1Aree, chatting Ike
the rest. of the. world about, then, ap
parently in a hurry TO got Somewhere
Immediately. \ esterday the same gen
erai impressions We're strengthened, VI
The population of Marseillos is about
800, OO0l and is composed mostly of the
poorer ctas>es. The streets arc Rair0w
and dirty andEthe houses look worse
still. snlAs Ayhole place and thespnpe
have a{Wolndilt har1'oAs dirty alFi
! slovenly look 1t seems to be the home
of cholera and / wonder that disease
eyet4eft, this place and this people sai ,
THE harbor is one of the finest III all
France, and upward Of $4,000 vessels
arrive and depart rom here annually!
The city, Is The commercial metropolis
OF rance and is only the third in, ,popnI
lation~ ,a1tsis probably the oldest eityil
have yet visited, ha ing been ifounde,l
by the h nicians about 600ioyeaf,
before Christ, " e@HG@&sG g3s1&
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21

-. 3
'S Il was very much interested one aft
Iernoon watching the tall IRON masts on
the pu"l,c uare, oasaEEed OF. Wat
los as he closed the door on the warm
SIDE. \. ouI know how heat expand,
And cold contracts. y ell, it was
Father a cold day, ana l observed
while passing through theSquare that
the electric light maotand the steel .pg-
staff had both shrunk Until they we're
st' eral feel shorter that usual. THIS
'was an t,reatln2 phenomenon, but
aRhat followed WIS still more interest
'flg. " hile was still watching thcsun
'Suddchly emerged troal zbeAind heavy
cloud, and, when he heat struck the
1Masts they Heightened out with asud
1onneSs that that VA Startling, | assure
Fou directly anoiher cloud obscure 4
SHE sun, an the hasts squatted down
again immed.atrl they kept bob
Ding up and down until sunset, when
They settled down for the night"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21
"Oyerw0rk" on Harper's Weekly.
PlaEalv Hall

HH.f. Blakely ftdlt.I
The unsupported ldnacy Of DR.. Shin
suggests the case of Editor Conant Of
tlarper's Weekly, whose disappearance
has been SO widely MOTEL. His employ
ers feel deeply grieyed by the assertion
that he was driven cray by oyerwopk
If there is on earth al establishment in
which hard tasks are unknown, ,Har-
pers publishing house is that one. The
salaries are large and the services light
am perfectly familiar with 4 onant's
duties He was managing editor OF
The Weekly. But he had nothing what
ever to do with the pictures, which
Were controlled by arsons, the artist
lie did not touch the page of editorial
articles, for they were exclusively in the
hands of uecrge William Curtis.
Now, take into account the further
fact that nearly all of the remaining
space in the paper is given up to serial
stories, LouSht in the form of advance
sheets from London publishers or au-
thors, and re luiring no attention after
once being contracted for, and you will
believe me when say that { onant
worked leisurely only six hours a day
and even then at nothing so destructive
OF brain tissue as composition. If a
twenty-five paragraph $ to be writ
ten he sent it to some ody else TO do it.
don't marvel that the iiarl ers are hurt
by the charge that ona of their cd
itcrS was worked into i'll anity. u .s...l
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21
Nm Arp,s n.l TontlI.

f''@ lAt anita Ntls ltuu3h.t .FAHsF
"Oh, the pity of ii; aago, the ply af
/ tH What has man got teeth for !
would like to know. 1t is the hlltc
that S iii him, the g o.. the old AdAm'
that eNoluted from the monkeys. There.
is moth ng 0 like about teeth. They
lite, that is all, They are called "ica-
nMes y saw a man bite anoth mans
noe off onGe-the teeth dill it.laTlkl
Eye is,,osl-like, an gelius beautiful. harm
less. The car is a good thing tto,t for
it takes in the hdrmdnies OF nature and
makes music swcet-niusic' that is The
only thing eoinmonsto ailgels,anl9 mon
q h. nose is gent'ei ind ornamental, ,,
nt a is not of. N. ph conEe uence
rXeept to blow Oh q bad cold
md tell the difference between icolpgne
and goldfish bl but the teesh-- -aet, 4
/ ti1h that fQlseioneS,ar9 better than the
Fnuine for they never ache. don
ird for any now. I tifi tirAd. These
women ran have eight rten pulled at
"ne time Just ITO, st n NV sgt How
infthe world do they stand ~ Pride, !
reckon, wnmaniy pritlt, owonianiy ma
t 70 Her love o; the ,leautiGulG5 But
we hencan wear a1mu tlaches and hide
whole set Qgrotten snagS. ii women
LAD beards the dentists wolld perish. /
There she goes again, ard then boom.
ct me try some Aore a paregoric and
t4fmphor. May besrL an, go 10 sleep
after while if | viii Keep, dosing. |
wish | ha just a siliall grain of dyna.
III tt behind that Htdotil, Just at the en |
ot the root would explo le it il it
N'''0F lf''J' L1--z41 :! --!za44a2--=44-@1gwls ia
Reducing the 2 IA pf Gable Message. 3
! IAt 4. T. Loci in N'v i'oFk ribunr.
ai We have rcdu ell the time of cabling
to ondoh to the minimum. Although
it has to lie repeated ut \ alentla, an or
mary message is ready for delivery on
the banAs Of the Thames from thirty
IScconds to mindte aud a half after tht
ewA Aork OPERATOR hits begun stndins
IL. The ANSWER is RECEIVED as, ,pickly
lie repeating on the risE coast is don,
Y two operators 1T I'D dining desks
who respectively write down and dis
pat each word t e instant it is re
ceivcd, should there be a rush, I
third man is ready to tsk6 care Of TIN
extra work 'rilneis prat tically ami
hilated ",e have. cabled over and re
ceiyed answers 50 rQnptly that ipcopl'
Y were 10th to believe tpem genuine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21

Y@3 -4v sElF FHad HAS g. 4t .s54t. +.a.
'ohn B. Ford Ia, been il great many
years Il power iii a yuStihent ! tisiicsSi ill.,
the country Aemust Alover 6d1fuly
forty years ofswAien mas BEN Slentip.
itheatricais,, lie. has managed all the
Booths tfat have cttr been on the
sage. r. begin, hAT SAID, with the
father, anil @dwin Jonrganla, unius
Brutus have, played or .mgs aIregald
Wilkes AS the CREATES Of them i'll .e
had more physial lrayty ann intellect
ual power than anyaio of. the al AS
"Raphael1 in the 'AIarsles egrt, Le
was the greatest that WIS Yer seen,
and his Richard the Third has ney5f
been approached. 71 ct You remonberl
speak of him as Noan s,imah ttst o.
ginning his career as an actor when he
died. 't ''f'"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21

All the wooden tooth-picks are made
in Maine, two f.rms controlling the bust
ness The business is about ", ,000 cases
a year, 1000 of them going to Europe
and Mexico Zach case contains go, 900
picks. They are made Of poplar and
birch. Some OF the swell New YorN
clubs have imported orangewood picks
and favored pick from Japan.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21
Miss Bremen and Carlyle.

Extra & o u Ge rye io,'i LitteTs.
l don't know how long Miss Bremen
will stay, but you need not wish to see
l4er. She is to me equally unprep IS
sessing to eye and car. never saw
person of her years who appealed less to
my purely instructive veneration. |
have to reflect every time | look at her
that she is really Erederica Bremen f'g
wish you could see Miss Brcmer's
albums, full of portraits, flowers, and
landscapes, all done by herself A tor-
trait of Emerson, maryelously like; one
of Jenny Lind, etc, Last night we had
quite charming soiree-Sir / avid
Brewster and his daughter; Mackay,
author of a work unpopular educat. on
you may remember to have seen re-
viewed in The Leader; the Ellises, the
Hadgsons, and half do en- other nice
people. Miss Bremen was more genial
than | have seen her-played Oh the
piano, and smiled beneyolently. AL
together, | am, beginning to repent Of
my repugnanc6. .-IE''"''' .'''' .R
| must elI-you a story Miss Bremen
got from Emerson Carlyle was very
angry with him for not Lelieving in a
devil, and to convert him took him
amongst all the horrors of London--th
gin shops, .etc.--and finally to the house
of commons, plying him at ever i turn
with the question, 40 you believe in a
devil moo" There is a severe attack on
Carlyle's "Life OF Sterling in yester-
days 7 mes unfair, as an account of
the book, but with some truth in its
general remarks about CarN!o. " '''.
.t have been reading Carlyle's ''Life of
Sterling with great. pleasure7-not for
its presentation Of Sterling, but of Car
lyle. There are racy bits of description
in his best manner, and exquisite
touches of feeling little,rapid charac-
4 terizations of living men too of Franci7
ewman, for example-"a man of fine
university and other attainments, Of the
sharpest cutting and most rcstlessly all
vancng intellect, and of the mildcst
piens enthusiasm. There is an inimit-
able description, Of toleridge and his
eternal monoD rue ITO sit as passive
bucket and re pumped into, whethel
one like il or not, can, IN the end, bU
exhilarating to no creature.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21

-I-|-- T'NVItUITTI' IV TlNIT
A french scientist has been studying
the effects Of altitude upon vegetation,
and concludes iof eaehzaugmentation o.
about / q yards there will he, as a gem
eral average, 4 retardation OF four days,
that is, ether circumstan 'es being equal,
crop planted at the sea level will ap-
pear above ground four. days before a
similar crop placed 800 feet above it.