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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
A stock Exchange Episode.

The sixty days limitation OF contracts
originated in one of the famous spec
ulative venturers of Jacob Little soon
after the panic of 1857. He had sold
large blocks of Erie, sellers option. at
six and twelve months. The happy
family" composed of the most emil
nent members of the board, combined
against him. The day of settlement
came; Erie shares had been run up to
a high figure. At ? P. NJ. the brokers
prophesied that the Napoleon of finance
would meet with his Waterloo. At p.
NJ. he stepped into the Erie Office. pre-
sented a mass of convertible bonds
that he had quietly purchased in Eng
land. and demanded the instantaneous
exchange of share equivalents for them.
The requIsition was met Little re-
turned to his office, fulfilled his con-
tracts, broke the corner, and was
Wellington and Napoleon in one The
conyertibses were his Butcher ano
night. To prevent the repetition O
such victories The present option limI
was adopted by the Exchange--R
Uheatley. so Larpers Magazine Joi
November.
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Dickens Earnings


In an article on the gains OF authors
which has recently been reprinted IN
number of newspapers, surprise Is ex-
messed that Dickens should not nave
left a larger fortune than tS0,OO 1
have an impression that Dickens total
nroperty amounted to nearly tlOo,Ooo.
but of that considerable proportion
must have come from the profits OF MS
reading. There is no doubt that DICK
ems made some very bad bargains with
publishers IN his early days, and
know that his friend Talfourd once cal
cuiated that during period OF nVe
wears he ought to have been receiving
fIO, coo year for his works. but one
cannot form any estimate OF MS total
..gains'' from literature by the amount
of his possessions when he died. IL
must be remembered that Dickens him.
self made every shilling which he ever
| possessed, and he not only lived IN q
yery liberal style for thirty years, keep
inc up considerable establishment,
ana often travelling without much re-
gard to cost, but ne also brought up {
large and expensive family -Londoh
/ Truth.
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STEDMAN & CO.

few little things that you scarcely
hope 10 find:
Ladies Fleece Lined Hose.-......-.....-42c.
Ladies all wool Hose 40c-
Infants all wool, Cardigan Vests so and
75c.
Children's Union Suits--.--.-...-...-..-75c.
Children's Merino Shirts.---.-.35 to SOC.
Children's Knit Mother Hubbards, SOC.
75c, and $1.O0.
Infants Wool Mitts............-.....--
Children's Kid Gloves, sizes Al, and 81,
$100.
Mems Bone Knit, wool Gloyes.....-..50c.
Mems Pure Buckskin Gloyes......-S1.5 so
Ladies' warranted, KidGloves at....$ 81 90
Lunch Cloths, with Napkins to match
in blu e, red and cream..-$5 and $500
A full line of Ladies Underwear.
In such varied stock as ours, it is
impossible to tell you of all our goods
but scarcely day passes, without our
receiving notice of a purchase of some
one line Oh goous Oh aDotneI tAtIdofuin'
airy cheap, from the auction room, or from
some unfortunate merchant whose cred
itors must have money, and who must
sac rifice part of his stock to get it. We
who are in the market every hour OF the
day have unrivaled facilities for pick
ing up large quantities of goods, and
the happy knack of being on the spot
at the right moment to secure these big
auction drives. We are the only house
in the State who keep buyers the yea
round in New York.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
The Robert Smith Rifles.

A number of our best citizens met at
Representatives Hal last evening and
organized military company, naming it
in honor of Col. Robert A. Smith, who
fell at the battle of Munfordville, THE
Robert Smith Rifles"
The following officers were elected:
VIM. Henry, Captain; o. J. Waite, First
Lieutenant; F. NJ. Hartshorn, Second
Lieutenant; III. G. Hilzheim, Third Lieu
tenant; Jno. w. Robinson, Orderly Ser
geant.
There are some forty names on the COM
pany roll and it is not doubted from the
interest manifested at the initial meeting
that Jackson is to have two firs--class mill
tary companies, Instead of one, the Capital
Light Guards.
The name selected by the Rifles should
be an inspiration. 1t brings to mind 9
day in the early part of 1861, when the
Mississippi Rifles with as gallant captain
as ever trod the earth, marched out o
! their armory on the corner OF State anc
Pearl streets ON their Way to join the Con
| federate forces at Pensacola. That Cap
tain was Robert Smith. born soldier anC
gentleman, who was afterwards promoted
| TO The Colonelcy of the gallant Tenth Mis-
sissippi, at the head of which he Tell Will
leading the charge at Munfordville.
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Mrs. Elizabeth n. Boykin.

Like the shadow Of starless night
comes the consciousness that she is gone,
and The aching sense Of bereavement that
IS still throbbing thro' the days can only
be healed by the skill Of Time. Never were
sthe might and majesty OF loyliness" more
radiantly portrayed than in the grandeur
Of her nature, the splendor OF her intellect
and the exquisite beauty Of her character.
Her life was like golden harp attuned to
every note Of noblest feeling, whose full
and perfect harmony was never disturbed
by the unannounced humllities Of slime
and chance that happeneth TO all ]" but
like the pure current OF the sacred Jordan,
the sweet symphony of her being main
tanned its own rythm and melody however
pressed by dead a-rock-girt contingencies
and it was fittingly beautiful that death
should have laid his hand 30 gently upon
ia deep rare chords" mot shifting, bnt .
! harper would lay his palm upon his harE
70 deaden its vibrations just for on
transition moment tina. il might be raises
10 the concert note Of Heavens music
Those who loved her were like the sand
~ the sea. and like its ceasless moan vi
be their sorrow- - =
West Point
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A Central American Hotel.

As preliminary to the start we must
have breakfast, SO proceed to the hotel,
kept by an Irishman married to ma
tive. 1t was a queer conjunction,
Celt with low-caste Guatemalan; but 1t
was not success in high-art sense,
although -Raphaelite might have
found an e8sbGrraS dc TtcheSSe in the
realism" of the surroundings and ad-
iuncts. Everything was al 'ldtatrel to
the farthest passible limit in the way
of disorder, dirt, and disregard OF the
proprieties of '.house of entertain
ment.n The floor of the dining
room was Uttered with dead insects;
great cockroaches travelled up and
down the wall, mysteriously active; all
manner of flies swarmed in the air and
over the filthy linen of the table, with
its broken crockery that evidently had
not been washed for month; at the
table legs were tied with rawhlde
strings two game-cocks, which sought
incessantlyto get at each other; IN and
out of the room ran pigs and chickens,
while parrots stalked around, making
the air hideous with their croaks and
cries.
But, despite all this, we really did
| enjoy this our nrsL meal III Uuateinaia.
| The coffee, served in Central American
| fashion, was the best L ever drank
Then, for the first time, | knew what
| good coffee was. 1t was simply the
| essence of the berry--a dark brown,
thick liquor, kept in close-stoppered
| decanter. Taking tea-spoonful OF
! two of this essential liquor, you ado
hot water from a native indian earther
Jug that looks very much like an ole
Etruscan or Egyptian product. Thar
! cup was, indeed, worthy of the
gods"-something never dreamed 0
even in Paris, where good coffee is thu
rule. In explanation of this superb
ority, it is stated by the coffee grower
that the berry loses much of its pecu
liar evanescent flavor by sacking AM
sea transport.-O. j. Victor. IN Har
per's Magazine for November.
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Railway Bridges.

MIR. b. Baker, Of the British Associa-
ton, said in recent lecture: Hun
dreds of existing railway bridges which
carry twenty trains day with perfect
safety would break down quickly under
twenty trains per hour. This fact was
forced on my attention nearly twenty
years ago by the fracture of number
of iron Orders of ordinary strength
under a five-minute train service
Similarly. when in New York last year,
| noticed in the case of some hundreds
of Orders on the elevated railway that
the alternate thrust and pull on the
central diagonals from trains passing
every two or three minutes had de-
yeloped weakness which necessitated
the bars being replaced by stronger
ones after very short service. Some
what the same thing had 10 be done
recently in this country with bridge
over the Trent. but. the train service
being small, the life of the bars was
measured by years instead OF months
If ships were always among grea
waves. the number going to the bot
tom would be largely increased, for
according to MIR. John, late of Lloyd 5
many large merchant steamers afloa
are so deficient in longitudinal strength
that they are liable under certain con
ditions of sea 20 be strained in the up
per works to a tension of from eight t
nine tons per square inch, and to
compression of from six to seven tons
stresses which the experiments airead
referred to proved would cause fallQr
after definite number of repetitions.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11

Massowah, on the Red Sea. which
the Italians have occupied, is anything
but lovely spot for Europeans. A
letter in an English paper says: I'VE
called in at Massowah. and had to
anchor for the night, and more
frightful. horrible night never spent.
Not breath of air, and the Their
mometer 122 deg. Fahrenheit. This IS
no exaggeration; we were painting
about the deck; the heat seemed to
choke you; sleep was out OF the ques-
ton. Some negroes seemed to feel the
heat more than Europeans and were
grooming fearfully and pouring buckets
of water over their heads, which, how
ever, was of very little use, as the
water was between 80 and 100 deg.
Fahrenheit Five Italian officials have
committed suicide, and no wonder.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
Liz AZ West Point.

at is impossible to Judge of per-
sons military ability by his standing
at West Point said an old cadet re-
Gently. III young fellow Is tribe
careless and forgets to ihyert his wash
bowl few dozen times year. and
goes to parade with a spot on his
trousers, or with his boots unblacked.
ne may pile mp dement's that will give
him q poor place in his class. though
he may have a good standing In his
studies. The boys who avoid any kind
of fun that might lead to black marks
are far from favoriies st West Point.
lone cadet, who spent the last two
months of his cadet life in light prison.
was found at graduation to have more
than one hundred dement's for the
preceding six months. He passed his
examination in studies, but his def
ciencies in discipline caused his dis
charge Had it not been for them he
would have stood second in class OF
sixty. He managed to get an appoint
ment in the army from civil life. and is
now a lieutenant of infantry.
1.-The opportunities for being re-
ported for breaches of discipline a
West Point are very numerous There
are dozen chances during the day fol
him to get bad mark for being late
At the inspection of quarters the cade
gets dement's if he is found in his room
| coatless, if the floor is dirty. if hi
! overeoat hangs on the second nail II
! the alcove, or if the shell jacket ha
| changed places with the night shirt
| The wash bowl must be bottom up, tn
: soap dish clean. the water pail full
| and towels immaculate.
My roommate and | once SNUG
| gled into the barracks basket of frui
| which friend had sent TO Us. w
| placed the basket upon board wedge
| far up the chimney, where II was t
| remain until we had a chance to invit
a few friends to the feast. My chur
was at the section-room and | workin
at my mathematics, when little fla,
en-haired lieutenant of cavalry cam
in and l stood at attention during b
inspection. He found nothing out {
the way and started to leave, whe
suddenly he stopped, shifted little
and said:
There is fruit in this room, is thel
notP"
al decline to answer, sir, said
My refusal to eliminate myself, rigt
that was at perfect liberty to exc
else, made him angry. He turne
everything in the room upside dowl
until his attention was directed to til
chimney where the fruit was foun,
He ordered it turned into the guar'
) house, and the next day, being Gale
t to the commandment office on Gus
: ness, saw the last of the fruit di
appearing. down the throat of Il
} officer in charge. ~ I. san.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
Tribute of respect.

OCTOBER 1iTH, 1885
wHrREAs, God in His wise providence, has called
from our midst Superintendent, and eiu MIN
cease from his Iabors on earth and enter into the
the toys of Heaven; therefore,
Resoiped That in the death OF BRO. w T. y
cry we recognize the wisdom and goodness OF Ood
and at the same time, We mourn the loss OF ore %
dear to US, and useful in our community. ma,
faithful Superintendent, and the Church consist
enf member.
its flight back TO God who gave 1T, We live IN ne
blessed hope that shall, one by one De ealied
hence our departed brother will be standing at the
sbeauriful Gate waiting and watching to welcome
us to that home where partings are no more, and
Joys never end
Resoired, farther That tender his bereaved
family the sympathy of this Sunday School, and
invoke the richest benediction OF heaven upon
them in their sorrow.
Essoired further, That these resolutions be spread
upon the records of this school, and copy sent g
the NJ D. Christian Adrocdts and Jackson CLARfos-
Tor publication, aud also copy sent to the family
- mr. deceased Brother J. III. ALLEN.
y Acting Superintendent.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
An American Prophecy on Enc
glands Future

The 4aericans( Philadeiphia) writes: |
The annextion of Ireland by the
most prohigate exercise of base inslu- /
ences. and the conquest of India by the !
sword, may have seemed the means TO
consolidate and strengthen the coun-
try They have proved The reverse
Tor lndia's sake the English have
plunged into one unjust war in Egypt
and another IN the Scudan- For ludia's
sake they have been trembling on The
verge of a war with the great empire
of the Slavs and Tartars. For lndia's
they have been obliged to abdicate
their just position in Europe, and to
count as cipher in the politics of the
continent, where, 40 years ago, they
held the first place And into how
many more perpleSities their Indian
possessions will carry them, it is inn
possible 10 foresee- IN the case of
| Ireland the Nemesis for the past sins is
still more visible. The Union intro
duced into the Imperial Parliament los
members, who are and always have
| been an alien and disturbing element
| there. These men could not do justice
| to their constituencies without making
| disturbance in London. They can
| not better their constituencies than by
seeing to it that the disturbance is a
| extensive and as offensive as possible
The Irish people have no interest il
the maintenance of the House of Com
mons; their one hope is to be foreve
rid of all connection with it. So Ion:
as they are forced TO send their mem
bers to London, instead of meeting il
Dublin, they are well content TO hay
these members regarded as a nuisance
. And in the last five years this has bee
, done so effectually that the English ar
beginning to see that the Treaty OF tn
, Union was a gigantic mistake. Irelan
is like the Scotch fairy, who cannot b
brought into the House except by tn
exercise of sheer force, and who. whe
: once in it, will shake it 10 its yer
, foundations before she is done.
, House of Commons with i03 Iris
( members, mostly followers of Mr.. Pal
/ ! nell, is beginning to be seen TO be a
impossibility in practical politics
Hence the frank suggestion Of som
; | English Tories that Ireland be disfrar
chised. That would be one way of &c
ting rid of the difficulty. but it is nt
{ | one that England dares take. 1t woul
: put an end to the Treaty of Unio
/ | which expressly stipulates Tor the II
members. The other way out OF Il
. difficulty is frank Repeal of Il
Union. If that be done without al
: / appeal to arms on the Irish side. Il
effect on the temper of the people w
: be most beneficial. 1t is to be done
: concession to threats when EngiaI
e Is in some great peril, like that OF
century ago. then England will have
permanent and dangerous enemy
it be done as the outcome of an lrl
uprising when England is in peril. t
i danger will be still more immedla'
Is And before this generation has pass
: away, it will be done after some
!, these fashions.
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wba, Makes Calamity of Life.

When long-suffering fisherman ac-
cidentally and unexpectedly finds big
trout has actually grabbed his hook
and shows fight and darts around and
pitches and cavorts, and lashes the
water, and bends the pole almost dou-
Bile and you brace yourself for the
great occasion with hope in your eye
and your heart in your mouth and be-
gin TO draw him in and up and out,
and just at the expressible moment OF
success and triumph he gives hlrt,
and falls back-oh, what fall was
that, my countrymen. What goneness,
what helplessness, what crushing. sub
DUNG feeling come over man. ne
couldn't smile if he was going to De
hung if he didn't. IL is worse than to
nave a COW die, or to be left by the
train. | nave experienced that, and
gone home as humble as wet dog. Ii
IS SO grief over the loss of half
dollar fish. Bal drip, IN atlanta Con-
/ SfikfkktOH.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11

An Ell Paso newspaper says that
there died few days ago in the viii
LACE of San Matro, in Mexico, Sonora
Garcia de Chaves at the age of 10
wears. At. the time of death she had
six children. thlrty-six grandchildren,
112 REORGANIZATION, thirty-seven
great-great- grandchildren, and one
neutrality-suspicious. Her flesh
was shriyeled and dried up to that ex-
tent that the old woman looked like a
mummy. The deceased fully retained
her mental faculties until about four
wears 400
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
Ieferson Comfy.

The county does not owe dollar, and
has some 1900 in hard cash in the
treasury. The real and personal prop
ertv i assessed at Tin round numbersl
81 ESQ 900, but it is believed that fair
assessment would swell the assessable
values Of the county to =, 500 900. The
State tax is, as everybody knows, q
mills on the dollar. The county tax is
Is mills, and the entire tax for State and
county purposes is III mills on the dol
lar
Within the last'six years new court
house. costing $4,000 has been built
while $1,000 has been spent in i'm
proving and strengthening the county
Jail. In addition the county has lost
within the same period of six years, ter
or twelve thousand dollars by the defalca
ton of two Sheriffs.-C onamerciat- Herald
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
Intermittent Fever.

Is so common in the country as scarcely to
need comment The causes which produce
it are such as cold, irregular living, oven
exertion, low spirits, night air, exposure to
influences, etc. The edge-tool
grinder protects his lungs from the injuri-
Gus effect of the dust flying off the grind
stone by wearing respirator. The coal
miner, ere he descends the shaft, provides
himself with safety lamp to guard against
fire-damp... Now it is entirely necessary
for those who are brought in contact with
the causes leading to intermittent fever to
provide themselves with that well known
and highly esteemed remedy against it. the
Home Sanatiye Cordial
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
FRIGHTFUL CATARRH.
Pieces of Bone.

For four years have oeen afflicted with
a very troublesome catarrh Of the head.
So terrible has its nature been that when
I blew my nose small pieces of bone would
frequently come out of my mouth and nose.
The discharge copious, and at times ex-
ceedingly offensive. My blood became SO
impure that my general health was greatly
impaired, with poor appetite and worse
digestion.
Numerous medicines were tried without
relief. until began the use of B. b. b., and
three bottles acted just like magic. Since
their nse not symptom has returned, and
felt in every way restored to health
am an old citizen Of Atlanta, and refer e
almost any one living on Butler street, and
more particularly to DIR. L. II. Gilman
who knows of my case.
MIS-. ELIZABETH KNOTT.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11

The humming of telegraph and tele-
nbone wires so often heard, Is general
Il considered to be caused by the wind
r w. Mcbride, of Waterloo, Ind,
who specially studied the matter Tor
several years on his private wire,
which had strong gift OF hummIng.
il satisfied that the wind Is not the
agent, for he found the sound more
likely to be heard on dry. clear, cool
and calm evening than at any other
time He is also convinced that the
sound is not produced by electricity,
for he could detect no signs OF that
AGENT when the humming was gong
on. while at times when the wire was
evidently charged there was no sound.
The humming was accompanied oy a
rapid vibration of the wire In tact,
the matter is thought TO be sort Of
Is-14-l5 puzzle of popular science
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
BLANKETS.

We talked Blankets last year, sold
many one-sold them cheap-but
they are lower to-day. We didn't think
they would be, but who can tell what
year will bring round.
Two kinds of Grey Blankets sl.0O a
pair.
White Blankets, Sl.0o.
These may "taDgle" the cold little'
but we can't say much more for them.
1914 all wool, 81 so, the same Blanket
we sold year ago at $500. 1t was
bargain at S500-what Is at $3.50?
$50, $500, $3.50, $500, $3.50, to
$1,000.
We can surely suit you in Blankets
and your pockets too.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11

1t is our pleasant duty to chronicle the
marriage OF Mr.. JOHN NJ. MOORE, OF Green
Vile, Miss, and Miss Lucy d. MCRAvEN,
the bright, beautiful and accomplished niece
of Mrs. Judge F. P Bailey. The ceremony
took place last night at St. Andrews church,
which was exquisitely decorated for the
occasion. Rev DIR. Short oficiated. The
attendants were Mr.. Fred. Moore, brother
of the groom, DIR. E. b. Robbins, OF Vicks-
burg, and Misses Sophie Langley and
Jennie Buck. The little Misses Bertha
Patton and Addie Myers preceded the
party, bearing baskets OF flowers. Hon
II. c. Myers and Capt. Will Henry did the
honors as ushers A reception followed al
the residence of the bride, and some OF hel
vocalist friends and admirers complimentec
her at a later hour with delightful sere
made. Miss McRaven was universal fav
orite in Jackson, and she carries with he
to her new home the best wishes of he
host of friends. What IS Jackson's loss il
Greenville's gain.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11

do you not see the pallid face, once 40
bright, growing thinner? DO you not
hear the hacking cough, and note the
v asted. languid indifference, where once
was mirth, brightness, and keen enjoy
ment for all the pleasures of life? Do not
he mistaken or deceived. That child is
diving of consumption-sIowly, but surely.
Yet thousands are living to-day who have
been cured by the ure of DR.. Pierce's
aGoIden Medical Discovery" which sur.
passes all other medicines for the cure OF
that disease. Send ten cents for pamphlet
and testimonials Address Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo. New.
York
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Mississippi Reports, Vol. 6s.

WE respectfully inform the Legal Profession mat
we have so copies of the above Volume on the road
priee $500 net; 80 cents for postage additional.
They viii be here by the time we receive the order
Also Vols. IS to 81 inclusive; Andrews Digest,
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