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Tanned with Electricity.

Nearly every day some new use is
found for electricity, and one of the
most recent applications of this power is
in the interest Of the professional tanners
of wild animals The inventor is a
tanner himself, and his instrument is an
apparatus shaped like a stick and
highly charged with electricity. When
the animals are unruly he gives them
shocks from this battery, and the effects
are said to be instantaneous.
Three of his lions Immediately showed
signs of great terror They were
seized with trembling and growled fit
fully. The tiger was more quickly
subdued, became Supplied and cronched
in a corner of the cage. Bruin was
was more refractory to electricity,
which seemed scarcely to effect him.
He would growl and show his teeth, but
was subdued after repeated discharges.
The most astonishing effects, however,
we're perceptible Id the boa constructor.
On receiving the discharge, the specimen
from Cayenne, nearly twenty feet in
length, became at once paralyzed, and
remained moti0nless for six hours
afterward. When he recovered he
showed signs Of helplessness for three
whole days. Finally the elephant on
being electrified by touch Of the stick
up the tip of the trunk, set up such .
series Of wild cries, and became 90
frantic that the tanner feared he would
break his heavy iron chain.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20
Our Public Schools.

EDITOR CLARIoN-As this is the year
for the election of a new Legislature, it Is
the proper time for the people to have dis
eussed the subjects that are likely to come
up for legislation next winter. OF these
subjects there Is none more important to
the people than that of Public Education.
Our public schools are here to stay, and
we should make the very best of them we
can. They have now become the sole de-
pendence of the children of the common
people for an education. The poor parent
feels that the State has now taken the edu-
cation of his sons and daughters in her
hands, and he has comparatively no fur
Their interest in the work-no further work
to perform than furnish the material.
Now, does the State of Mississippi fully
appreciate the Importance of her charge
the great responsibility that is resting
upon her? | fear not | know she does
not The people are not alive ON this sub
iect as they should be. The interest is not
commensurate with the importance of the
case. If it had been, our last Legislature
would have given US some changes in our
very defective school law. But the sub
iect was not agitated in the last canvass.
The Legislators did not give us better law
because the people did not demand it. The
people ultl not ueIldilti IL uSCdus6 ultt
not see and feel the need of it. They did
not, and do not see the failure that we are
making in Mississippi in the education OF
our sons and daughters. The people, the
common people, the country people, know
but little about these matters. They are
trusting the teachers and the State in this
matter 1t were well if it were not so
but as it is so, it is the duty of teachers
and State to come up manfully t. the
noble work. Let not another year pass
without demanding an improvement in oul
present system. We can do better. Other
States are doing better. Mississippi Is
behind many of her sisters in this mat
ter. Shall she stay behind? Her public
school laws are detective. Our presen
system is a failure. We are making nj
educational progress. The remedy jus
now is agitation, discussion.
In another article, if THE CRARIoN will
permit, / will point out some of the needed
changes, as | see them. 6. T. II.
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What is the Civil Service

1t includes the men who transact the
ordinary business of the government,
clerks, book-keepers, policemen, firemen,
health officers, letter carriers, inspec-
tors, ETC., just as soldiers are included
in the military service, and sailors, ETC.,
are included in the ndraJ sergice.
How many persons are included in
the Civil Service?
There are employed in the Civil Ser
vice of the United States about one han
dred and tlrenty thousand. Adding those
who are employed by the several States,
and by the cities, counties, towns, ETC.,
| there are pobably altogether more than
a quarter of million persons employed
| in the Civil Service of the whole coun-
| try and its parts.
What is meant by the Reform of the
| Civil Service?
1t is meant that every competent citi-
zen of the United States shall have an
equal chance to enter the service, and
that it shall no longer be kept for the
support of the party politicians.
| 1t is meant that in order to enter the
service, a man must show that he Is
competent.
| II is meant that when he has entered
the service he shall be kept there as long
as he faithfully and efficiently per-
forms the duties of his office, and not
be compelled to give place to another
man because the latter knows how to
pack a primary meeting or is willing to
vote for particular candidate.
1t is meant that citizen shall be able
to 60 freely to the primary meeting and
to the polls, and not have his political
action controlled by body of office
holders.
1t is meant that office-holders shall
no. be assessed by party politicians for
political purposes.
1t is meant that If salaries are so large
as to admit of such assessment, they
should be reduced.
What interest has poor man in the
reform of the Civil Service?
Erery interest. He has personal in
terest in the first place, because he is
not necessarily incompetent in conse-
quence of being poor, and he has right
to chance for appointment if he wishes
| it.
| He has personal interest, because if
not competent himself, has son, educated
in the public school, may readily be-
come so.
| He has a personal interest, because
reform means lower taxes, and the poor
man pays his full share of taxes in
house rent, and food and clothing ard
everything that he uses.
/ He has personal interest, because it
is the interest of erery citizen that the
business of the government shall be well
and honestly managed.
He has personal interest, because
the politician who is trying to feather
his friend, and the Reform Of The Girl
Sermce means the destruction of the
Boss.
| He has personal interest. because
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The State University.


Thanks to the courtesy of the Illinois
Central, the members OF the Press Asso-
citation were enabled to so schedule their
time rs to visit the State University on
Friday last. They reached the Univer-
sity Chapel in time to witness the open
ing religious exercises of the day; after
which Hon. G. B. HowRY, on behalf of
the trustees, extended cordial welcome,
and briefly recited the history Of the
institution, the want of sufficient means
TO maintain it efficiently in all its de-
partments, and emphasized the duty Of
the people to educate their sons and
daughters at home. He referred, in
terms of approval, to the admission of
young ladies in the University, and the
students and members Of the press signi-
fed their hearty approval. Mr.. Howry
was especially happy in explaining the
nature of the fund on which the Univer-
sity depends for support-that it is the
annual interest of debt due by the
State to the University, which was
recognized and fixed by an act of the
Legislature Of 1880.
Mr.. J. w. LAMBERT, President of the
Association, made appropriate response
and then Chancellor STEWART, who is
equal to every occasion, made one of his
best talks. The members of the Associ-
alton were then escorted through the
several buildings by the courteous Pro
fessors. The University and all con-
nected with ESPECIALLY the young
lady students made most favorable
impression on the visitors, all of whom
felt that the University amust and shall
be preserved
A dinner at the Thompson House
and a royal supper at the McKie House
prepared by Mrs. Patton B. Murray on
very short notice, are chronicled to show
that the University people considered
the physical as well as the intellectua.
annetitutes of their Press visitors.
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Made Her Pile.

An old woman whose face had 0aea
familiar for years about the streets =
a beggar had been missing Tor sol.
time, aud the kind-hearted young Ter
lows OF the Oil Board. who had hnoR-
her well. marked her absence Ai,sl :
while she rcappeared, looking Hl.-
younger and free from any crooe ID
her back. Her rags had given P--.'
to a tidy dress of neat black c9 .-i
and she nodded pleasantly 70 ~
friends. who hardly dared TO 1e-s''
they saw "Od MAG before '-5-.
She explained. however, that sac Ia Ia
begged for twenty years anu 30.
saved persisteutly. While gong . IT,
office 10 Office she learned the c3Aa. ~
of the market, and she had pToA''r-
taking turns on her own account. ~
Mag, you can't have enough TO I've 81. ~
always, have vOu?' asked Iloa
whose mouth was omen with As''I u
ment. Mag laughed quietly ~
not. my friendY she said. 81
for Europe Saturday, and pro9o71. -
spend S12. 600 during the year
that is not oue-third Of my lll1-----
How old arc YOU? You look w. W.,
years YOUNGER i was 80 last o-'.
day. When was IS commence -. =.
make my way down here, and tna' . ~-
twenty years ago. Nv IN i--t
knowledge of the street, WY ~,
you stay here and speculate II
my son, she said, with o smile .,5
am not a fool. 1 have my pIe' 80 an
out l go. Ihave seen the r-cl =,
poor. 1 have gone cold and h 5..l I'll
become rich, and now / s1au NC , sor,
And, if L stay here, why, all J o. ne ~ /
will want to marry me to pro'eo. Ia la,
suppose. Good-by. This is ny ~.
day in Wall street. ''-Ae'c 1"N -
O5uIy1.
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Post Master General Villas.
Chicago Journal

chicago Journal.
A sketch-writer for the press, in re-
calling recently some incidents connected
with the past, remarked that "Matt
Carpenter was the only man of phenom-
email intellect ever produced in Wiscon
sim" Matt Carpenter was not produced
in Wisconsin, but in Vermont, settling
in Wisconsin after he had reached man
hood and been admitted to the bar. But
in the same sense that he was produced
in Wisconsin, that State has produced
men of intellect far more phenomenal
than his, though political events did
not give them the national reputation
which he acquired. The late f. G.
Ryan, Chief Justice of Wisconsin at the
time of his death, had a greater, stronger
more brilliant and more highly cultiva
ted intellect than that of Matt Carpen.
ter The late Jonathan E. Arnold, q
pioneer member of the Milwaukee bar
was Matt Carpenters equal, and Senator
John G. Spooner and Postmaster Gener
al Villas are men of as great intellect
learning and legal requirements as were
those which Carpenter possessed
brilliant and influential as he was.
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FROM the Baltimore Underpriter we
clip the following handsome compliment
to a Mississippian, at whose good for
tune, we, in common with his many
friends rejoice:
The appointment by the President of
Gen. Joseph f. johnson, as United
States Railroad Commissioner, has
occasioned dissolution of partnership
between him and Maj. Livingston Minis.
Atlanta, in the agency of the Home
Insurance Company, New York. The
change is only nominal, as everybody
knows. Major Minis has been and as
long as he lives will be the active and
inspiring force of the agency. He is the
most conspicuous figure to-day in
Southern underwriting. 1t is nc
disbursement to the Southern brethren
MANY OF whom would grace any position
In life. to assert that in point of personal
magnetism, ,of the qualities which at
tract the highest regard of manly mer
and womenly women, OF that lofty sense
Of honor and duty which springs from
robust and chivalrous manhood, Living
eton Minis has no superior.
We notice commendable disposition
on the part Of our contemporaries to say
pleasant things Of each other. Just nov
however these delicate little compli
ments are s'cabined, cribbed, confined g
u speak, to an extent which robs then
u much Of their virtue and suggests tbs
suspicion that they are not altogether
DISCONNECTED from the you tickle mt
ma ri tickle your business
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20
Water Valley.

This town has been noted for its en-
terprise, progress and general prosperity, |
and viii henceforth be remembered for
its hospitality, by the members of the
Press Association who were fortunate
enough to be its guests last week. We
have attended nearly all the meetings of
the Press Association, and at no place
have the members been more cordially
welcomed or more elegantly entertained.
/ The proceedings, elsewhere given, will
/ indicate the business transacted, and the
/ festivities enjoyed, but it would be diff
/ ficult to fifty describe or attempt to
enumerAte the incidents that contributed
to make this one Of the most agreeable
sessions of the Press Association. The
association, through an able Committee,
endeavored 10 express its appreciation
in a series of resolutions, but the Com
mittee realized the poverty of language
in their effort to do justice to the task
assigned them.
The literary and musical entertain
ment on Tuesday night revealed the fact
that some of the sweetest soDg-birds Of
Mississippi have their home in Water
Valley. We remember, with special
, pleasure. the vocal quartette, Come
where the lilies bloom" the vocal trio
: Distant Chimes" and the chorus
Awake, the night IS beaming" But
the biggest and the best thing in Water
Valley Is its Public School. The peopl,
are Justly proud Of it, and all are heartily
!; united in its support The members o
+ the Press Association devoted nearl.
- three hours to its inspection. The dali,
4 attendance is about five hundred. Prot
10 Preston, the accomplished Principal, ha
dozen assistants The school is thor
i oughly graded, and scholars are Their
g prepared for the college or university
- or for the business Of life. The room
are all supplied with elegant furniture
black boards, charts and other appliance
In short, it is model school, that shout
:, be copied after by every town in ii
- State. The folly of supporting privat
schools, and at the same time bein
taxed for public schools, viii continu
" so long as people remain Indifferent
Il the advantages and economy of concel
"7 tration. Nicksburg, Natchez, Columbu
IT, West Point, Water Valley, and fe
w other places, have demonstrated tn
&c the public schools can be made superi,
nc to private schools. The amount e
p pended for tuition in Jackson, for i
Is stance, if concentrated on one schot
A' would command the best teaching tale
Us for ten months session, and wou
=" contribute as much as any other o.
he thing to the prosperity of the city.
u The members of the Association V
% tied the railroad machine shops, and t
u Yockena Yarn Mills. Several other
Us dustrial establishments could not be Y
a. tied for want of time; but whether
ne the shops, or out of them, we realiz
that we were in the midst of go-ahea
ne progressive and prosperous people, W
aIe are fortunate in having two such jon
nails as the Central and Progress to 10
md after their interests.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20
Special to the Picavune. ]

VIcKsBURG, May 1.-THE remains of
S. F. Shelton, who was shot and killed
by w. K. McLaurin, in a duel at Rolling
Fork, in Sharkey county, this State,
yesterday morning, arrived in this city
by the train at O'clock to day and were
taken to Brandon by the P. N. train,
where they will be inferred at IL A. NJ.
tomorrow. The remains were accom-
panied to this city by a number of
prominent citizens of Sharkey county,
and the mother and three brothers of the
deceased. The relatives accompanied
them to Brandon.
The following jury of inquest was
summoned by Major II. J. Cartright,
Acting Coroner: T. j. Kent, Ira Cart
right; j. Clark, John E. Butler, Fl. J.
Wright and J.C. Moore, who rendered the
following verdict:
We the jury of inquest, in the case of
IS. F. Shelton, deceased, find that he
come to his death by gunshot wound
inflicted by William K. McLaurin. 1t
was ascertained that fifteen buckshot
penetrated Shelton's body in the region
of the heart.
McLaurin is in custody, and will have
a preliminary examination before II. J.
Cartright, Mayor of Rolling Fork, and
Judge d. n. Anderson, of Anguilla.
Messrs. N. Shelton, of this city, and
John Shelton, of Brandon, attorneys, will
represent the State, and Mr.. A. J.
McLaurin of Brandon, the prisoner.
Three witnesses, Peyton Giles, Dick
Caldwell and VIM. Stewart, all colored
men, saw the meeting between Me-
Laurin and Shelton, and saw MeLaurin
shoot Shelton. 1t is feared that their
evidence will cause further trouble.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20

In 1881 Mrs. Blythe, in corsilersa.
of 4 specified rent per auuum, leased %
Mr.. Pratt, for four years, certain h-5.
owned by her In 1883. she granted BE-
parol a right of way through these
lands to the y. o.. &. i. Y. &MR.R
Co., which accordingly made the na.s.
sary excavations and constructed f.
track. No notice seems to have been
taken of the rights of the lessee In tassa
dealings of Mrs Blythe with the RE-
Co. The testimony shows that be ws,
seriously injured by the consrucu9ad
the road-bed. In May, 1854, Mrs. Bythe
executed a deed to the company. con-
yeying this right of way. with coysa.
ant of special warranty. In December.
1884, she attached some cotton belong.
ing to Pratt for the rent which sds
claimed for that year. He repeyld
the cotton. and defended the action on
| the ground that there had been a breach
of the covenant 10y Mrs. Blythe i0r
quiet enjoyment by the tenant In the
court below, there was q Judgment, ,us
/ tanning the right Of the tenant 20 Te
coup for the injury sustained by retain.
| ing a part Of the agreed rent
The tenant had no right to claim VI
his lessor the damages sustained Her
license to the company did not protect
| it from liability to Pratt, and the .abse.
quent grant of the right of way did Dos
constitute a breach of the implied cove
nant for quiet enjoyment by Pratt
/ The license was subordinate to Pratt
right to compensation for any injury
done him, and it did not purpot TO
| protect against his claim TO such CON.
| pcnsation: and the subsequent gran,
with warranty merely bound the grano-
to indemnify the grantee against an!
loss of title, and not against a claim 70.
| damages because Of some former act q.
the grantee. The lessor could no. give
away the right of the lessee 10 be con-
pensated for any damages done him q,
owner of the term. She did n0taltemp-
to do this Her license and subsequel.
grant did not make the interference
with the possession of the tenant her
act. She consented that the COMPANY
| should have the right Of way. lJ r.
NAMED to obtain the cousen. OF tls
tenant, so far as his interests were ID
| VOWED. That was Il matter between I'd.
company and the tenant with Wa.-
she did not attempt to interfere anu
she is not responsible for the en'T.
the company. Rercrsel GUd f.f1Ha-A
Powell s, Buchanan, for appellant.
ID. Mckenzie, FOR appellee.
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hands but not raised, and made move
neut as if making mark on the ground
with the toe of his shoe. Thesam instant
he saw McLAURIN fire and SHELTON
fall.
McLAURIN has been granted bail in
the sum of IS, 900 conditioned for his
appearance at the November term OF the
Circuit Court of Sharkey county
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20
A. & n. College Commencement.

EDITOR CLARION: Will you please an
nounce that our Commencement exercises
come off in June, (14th to 18th inclusive. !
DIR. s. Landrum will preach the sermon.
and Senator (Ex-Gov.) A. II. Colquit. of
Ga., will deliver the annual address on
18th. Gov. Colquit has expressed desire
to talk to Mississippi farmers about farm
ing. The citizens OF the State are earnestly
requested to visit the College. They will
lind much to interest them in the farm.
garden and stock: They will see creamery
in operation, with dairy on the Wilkinson
plan attached. Also a De Laval Cream
Separator, run by steam which is attracting
great attention. Yours truly,
s. d. LEI, President.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20

In Joint the Assembly of the Illinois
Legislature On the 18th, the Hon. WM. r
MORRISON received 10l votes, the full
Democratic strength for two successive
ballots. He was then withdrawn from
the contest for the Senatorship. After
three more ballots, participated in by the
Democrats only, recess was taken, dur
ing which they held a caucus and
arranged to vote for the following men
for United States Senator: TREE, BLACK
HARRISON, ALrZELT, PALMER, ALLEN
TowNsHEND, HAINEs, S. C. JUDD, j
L. ScgoFIELD and M. w. FULLER. The
arrangement provided further that each
of these should be voted for in the order
named until he should receive the full
Democratic vote, and three times after.
ward should nobody be elected.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20
A Deplorable Homicide.

Elsewhere we publish such informa
ton as we have been able to get concern
ing the killing of Mr.. 5. F. SHELTON by
Mr.. w. X. MCLAUBIN. For Honor
sake it is to be hoped that some of the
statements will not be sustained by th'
facts. With the Commercial Herald
account before us, the proceeding If tn
officer who granted bail is calculated t.
excite surprise.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20
Grass widows in Zion.

The other day one Of the taIJnluii h.
Zion was in town with produce, aIr -a M
took the trouble to inform us -Aa' ~.
it is that the golden opportunity Psrd
sents itself to 90 out into '@L Is
''strike it rich. He said the w. W..
country was filed with grass "iDo ia.
who possessed good ranches, anu - mi
man from this country could = no
there and pick up a girl WIDOW. ssii
has been well broken in to ooI- - nb
and house-work, with goou i L-9sb
just for the trip. ''Kick a sage nan.
in that country" said the olu 80, ,i
land grass widow IS pretty = 90
to be started up" The cause :" so7p-
many grass widows being IN t.s .,oIvp-
try is that they are the wives o. n it6e
amists, who, becoming alafnl... have
way in which the polygaTni'Ss and
been arrested, fled the couh-: tske
permitted their plural wives l94,sd s
care of themselves. This IS nv en-
golden opportunity for men ou. hing
ployment who wish to go TO TAN
-Pi0che Record
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20

GOVERNOR LOWRY has declined the
proposition of the Hon. J. p. WALKER
that they and such other persons as vii
be candidates before the Democratic
Convention for the Office of Governor
shall engage in public joint discussion
before the people; and for this course al
who feel pride in the highest Office
within the gift of the people SHOULD
commend him. Gov. LOWRY not only
possesses fine Judgment, as we hav,
heretofore had occasion to remark, bu
his sense of prepriety is most excellent
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20

JACKSON County has Endorsed Cover
nor LowEY's administration, and seSct-
ed delegates under instructions to vote
for his nomination, who are personally
favorable to him. This, according to
our information, which is reliable, makes
the seacoast solid.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20

RoDoLPHo RODRIGUEZ, eighteen
years of age, fourth cornet in the Mexi
can Band, was assaulted by JOHN GOLD
ING, armed with pistol, who fired five
shots, four of which took effect. The
meeting occurred near the Horticultural
Hall entrance to the Exposition Grounds
RoDRIGUEz had been too intimate Will
GoLDING's daughter who was employed
at the soda water stand of~EUGENE NAY
near Music Hall.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-20

The delegation Of Mormans who
called on the President to present their
grievances did not meet with much en-.
enlargement. While they were assured
that they should be treated fairly they
were also assured that the EDMUNDS
Law should be enforced.