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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
4 Touching Story .

When, in 1866. my niece, Miss Janet
S. H-g. was at the boarding school
of Miss H, Avenue de Neuilly. she
had lessons in painting from NJ. In.
At the beginning of the session he told
my niece a few anecdotes about his lit
tie Scotch terrier called '.Medore. He
was obliged to leave Paris for a time,
and, not being able to take the dog
with him, left it in charge of friend.
BY some curious chance the friend was
called suddenly to St. Petersburg. and.
not knowing what to do with the little
creature, took it with him. Both man
and dog reached st. Peters burg safely;
but shortly after their arrival the dog
was lost, and, though every effort was
made to recover it, NJ. HIS friend
was obliged to write and say that
"Medore' was hopelessly lost. About
the end of Nav, some months after the
letter had been received, NJ. H-n
came as usual to give his lesson. He
seemed in great grief. and in broken
accents asked To be excused from Civ
ing the lesson. as he was quite incapa-
bic of it. My poor little dog! my
poor little dog was all that he could
say for some time
At last, being encouraged by his pu-
pills sympathy. he told her the whole
story. For some time Il miserable,
half-starved dog, covered with scars
and bruises, had persisted in scrapiug
at his door; and the servants, being an
noyed by its persistence, kicked the
dog down stairs repeatedly. But as
soon as it recovered from its fall it re-
turpp1 fo tha door ard renewed tho
scratching. Whenever NJ. In en-
tered or left the house, the dog kept
jumping upon him and trying in every
way to attract his attention. At last
an idea flashed across his mind. Could
this isreputable-looking animal be by
any possible chance the dog which had
been lost at st. Petersburg? He fixed
his eyes upon it, and said "Medoren
The dog gave piercing cry, and fell
at his feet. He picked it up, carried
it into the house, and laid it gently on
a sofa. But ''Medore" was dead
''PeIdRd ReriSited :"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Wifely Obedience.

There is a sort of womanly obedience
that amounts to devotion. 1t comes
only from women who are capable of
great love, and from them. only when
it happens that they are joined to men
who are fortunate enough to command
their utmost respect as well as affec-
ton. If all the men in a large CITY
were to be called together and asked to
raise their right hands if they believed
themselves masters of their own homes
through love, it is to be feared that not
more than half the arms would 90 up.
In point of fact women ara much more
fond of control at home than men are,
and much more likely to exercise it. 1t
is common to hear a woman boast how
she manages" her husband, and very
often-perhaps it may be said general
ly-her management is most judicious.
In many things a woman has more
tact than a man, and she is likely
enough to have that superiority of
judgment which fairly entities her to
obedience 1t would get rid of a sort
of harmless sham 10 give up the entire
notion of a married woman's subordi-
nate position by which she owes to her
husband some sort of obedience which
he does not owe to her. In this age
and country the thing does not exist.
A child Is supposed to obey its parents
and citizen the laws: but nobody sup
poses that, in like manner, a wife obeys
her husband or is bound to obey him.
Detroit Post.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Attractive.

Among the new employments is that
of window dressing. Formerly store
keepers dressed their own windows, but
now invention if not genius is required
and the window-dresser is brother to
the art-decorator.
Il hear you want to hire a good win
dowdresserY'
"Yes, sir" replied the dry goods mer
chant. Can you make window at
tractive?'
attractive! | sh'd say | could.
can dress it so woman can't git by II
'thout looking in"
Very well, sir, you may try
In half an hour the sidewalk in front
of the store was crowded with women
all waiting to get a chance to peep in.
The merchant couldn't understand it,
since nothing but solid piece of black
velvet was hanging in the window.
Il didn't know a simple piece of plain
velvet was so attr ctive."
'"Taint that" said the new clerk,
''They amt lookin' at the velvet"
"What them
''W'y, don't you see, that black back.
ground makes capital mirror. ."-Chi
cago News.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

A well-dresSed man entered 4 mar
kot street pawushop and quietly put
ting his hand to his mouth took out $
full set Of upper teeth. bound together
with a plate of pure gold. After ht
had rubbed them on his handkerchie1
he handed them siyly 10 the clerk, and
said in a stage whisper:
Five dollars.
The clerk handed the man the mon
ey and ticket, and he slipped quietly
out of the door.
That mans been here three time,
to-day said the clerk The first
time he left his gold watch and chain.
stud and ring I've advanced him
poor poker player. He'll be back foI
the teeth and the other things Monday
or Tuesday"
DO YOU usually lend money on false
teeth2' was asked.
No, not often. Some pawnbroker>
do. A couple of medical students used
TO come here who got hard up about
once month. Once they had pawned
all their spare clothing and all thefr
jewelry and books and instruments. A
couple of nights after they came here
with long bundle wrapped in a gos-
samer coat. They told me they want
ed $40 very badly. | opened the long
bundle and found human skeleton.
All the bones were strung on silver
wire Knowing them well. I let them
have the money and carried the skele-
ton upstairs in the store-room, where
1t stood in the corner a month before
they came after it.
Several times I've had women try
TO pawn babies Its a common thing
for men to come in here on bitter cold
days and-take off their overcoats and
pawn them. \ handsome young wo-
man walked in here this morning and
taking off sealskin sacque pawned it
for SO. Phi{adc{Dhia Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
The Alaska Glacier.


Alaska's- magnificent glacier drags
slowly OF Its dreary way at the probs-
bic rate of a quarter Of mile per year.
At the face or front it presents a per
pendicular wall of ice 500 feet thick,
and varies from to 10 miles in width.
extending back TO the north probably
$50 miles. Hundreds of tons OF ice are
falling off the face of this great glacier
every few minutes into the bay, sglasn-
inc the water more than fifty fesf NJ.
and rolling up waves that toss fhs s1,sls y,
like small toy boats. The aPi,ss. 3 s1ar.jd. ria
of the ice. the most pure p me .:,,ss Of
is dazzling to the eye. al nc "a the
blue. from the most de1es.y esss,'r..sents,d.
t;n1aepp Ihs e9P and ministure n'on,asIIs aseI and
ice Great srs's &c 2. q =, house q are t,., s
large = rolss sse tap q this ace-1s'a hoe more
place to psssn p9.sssnd festdeep q o1l..soaslpssa so
than ~ ard he keas s : 80
Recorf
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

The hard lines on the schoolmaster' s
face gradually became obliterated, and
the stern features slowly to relax. His
head dropped lower and lower, until it
struck against his breast The shock
awoke him from his slumber, and he
opened his eyes in time to find the boys
in all manner of grotesque attitudes
and postures-
Now, the schoolmaster was nothing
if not facetious. He could blister a
boys both hands until they burned as If
consumed by fire, and then torture him
by perpetrating pun.
On this occasion. as the lads met the
calm and dispassionate gaze of the
'sold man." their hearts sank within
them, and two or three of the more sa-
|gacious ones leaned their elbows on
their desks and began to study for dear
life. The joke was so very recent
that it made the old schoolmaster
smile.
Shooting dark and ominous glance
across the room in the direction of the
now studious pupils, hecalled:
wiser
Eyes, sir" looking up with an inno-
cent interrogatory in his eye.
Sit otherwise. And you Smith
likewise. =
Both lads tainted simultaneously.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
A Good Story Greatly Modified.

The romance about the return of
Charles r. Bishop. the reputed grand
chamberlain and son-in-law to the
king of the Sandwich islands, to his
home at Sandy Hill, bringing with him
millions on millions, is exploded by
Mr.. Bishop himself in letter to a rel
ative. He says: Il need hardly tell
YOU that Sandy Hill was not my birth
place; that | left there in 1916,
not ls4s; came around Cape Horn TO
Honolulu; did not visit California until
1866: was not lawyer; did not go with
the king to Washington; was never
grand or any other chamberlain; did
not marry the Princess Ruth (she was
my wife's cousin; have not inherited
millions, and have not thought of re-
turning to Sandy Hill to reside. have
lived too many years in this pleasant
climate, and am now too far along in
life to think of going back to a cold
climate to reside l know Of no other
place so favorable to old people as this.
Here is my home, my largest interest,
my proper field of labor. and here i
the grave of the one who was dearest
to me of all the earth. By and by
may travel for a while, but my hopes
and plans have been so sadly and sud
denly changed that / am still unable
to say just what | am to do '-A Albaal
journal.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
KEEP NOTHING FROM MOTHER

They sat al the spinning together.
And they spul the long white thread
One face was old and the other young
A golden and silver head.
At times the young voice broke in song.
That was wonde. fully sweet,
And the mother's heart beat deep and calm
For her Joy was most complete.
There was many holy lesson,
Inwoyen with silent prayer,
Taught 10 her gentle listening child,
As they two sat spinning there.
"And Of all that / speak, nav darling,
From my older head and heart,
God giyeth me one last thing to say,
And without il thou shalt not part
Thou wilt listen to many voices,
And ah woe that this must be
The voice Of praise and the voice Of love
And the voice Of hattery.
But listen to me, my little one
There's one thing that thou shalt fear
Let never word 10 my love be said,
Which her mother may not hear.
No matter how true, my darling one,
The words may seem to thee,
They are not fit for my child to hear
II they cannot be told to me.
II thou'lt ever keep thy young heart pure,
and thy mothers heat from fear,
Bring all that Is said to thee by dav
At night to thy mothers ear"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
For Baby's Sake.

Do you remember thar morn in May. dcarf
Birds were singing and flow rs abows
out in the woods we kept the day. dear
Babys birthday a year ago
Chasing the butterflies Ser the clover.
Plucking the flowers crown TO TnaEes
For she WIS queen the whole world over.
All WIS happy Tor Bahy's sake
But the sunshine passed and the dark cloud:
driftesi-
Fell Il shadow our lives between
And Baby sweet little face WIS lifted.
Wondering what could that shadow mean
Father. kiss mother. Baby faitered:
Oh, we wept tili our hearts must break.
As the oid. old love came back uual5ered,
AL forgiven-for Baby sake
Baby is gone TO the golden weather
over the shining mountains brow:
Through the dark Wists we walk together.
We nave only each other now.
Put your hands into mine and pray. dear,
Pray that soon the morn viii break
That GCd viii hear Us ami show the way
dear.
Safe in heavcn-for Babys sake.
Frederic Weatheriy, in CasseH's Magazine
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Kissing" as a Fine Art

Philadelphia Ledger
The persistent kissing by students and
an organized clique of offended 'jour
nalists' that has greeted Miss Nanzant
the American prima-donna on her re-
appearance in Paris, is probably suf
ticient challenge to the friends of the
singer to rally in force in her support
The lady is best known to Philadel
phians as the granddaughter of that
once familiar and favorite necromancer
''Signor Blitz" The cause of the now.
esta ablished kissing Is the refusal of the
singer to withdraw certain lawsuits for
libel, against some Of the dramatic crit
les. In this country kissing goes rather
by favor than otherwise 1t is seldom
used except to protect the performer
against the tOO-eXuberant demands for an
encore, which thoughtless persons indulge
in. The hiss, in an American theatre or
opera house is really the police force of
the greater part of the audience used
against the noisy imbecility Of the few.
1t is the few who never seem to under
stand that after an actor or other artist
has distinctly bowed a refusal two or
three times over the foOtights or at the
wings LhdL IL is do III pOill6 anu lEuOIduI
to applaud again as was the barbaIous
old custom of pressing a guest to eat
more when exhausted powers in that
line answered "no" Ignorance of the
great strain and effort required for the
superb dramatic scene, or the fine vocal
exhibition, causes these noisy clamors
for a repetition, when the really intelli-
gent in the audience perceive that there
is no compliment in such a lack of APP
probation of the effort that has given
such pleasure. For this reason Amer
leans hiss whenever the applause is too
long drawn out. Instead of kissing a
performer, when the subject or the
delivery of the text is not pleasing,
they do better-they can 90 out and
stay away. Empty benches are more
significant than any vocal form of OBJ
lection, while the hiss, as a protection
for the performers, continues to grow in
use and favor. There is here, as in most
things, good ground for maintaining
that the truly polite nature of the
modern world is found in the United
States. We order these matters differ
emily here than in France.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

NOTHING sinks young man into low
company, both of women and men, SC
surely as timidity and diffidence oi
himself. If he thinks that he shall not
be may depend.upon it be will not,please
But with proper endeayors to please, q
degree of persuasion that he SHALL it il
almost certain that he will.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
The Wages of SIN.

Di all the arguments that have evei
come from the defenders of the liquor
traffic, II seems TO us that the weakest
and poorest Is this, that it brings q great
revenue into the treasury.
Perhaps, if the State for high price,
would license men 10 20 out upon the
highway and rob and pillage the travel
ers, 1t would bring the State revenue.
And II would be wiser and better and
more merciful by far than 70 license
that which robs its victims not of money
alone, but of character and virtue, Of
good name and happiness and turns the
once happy home into a hell on earth.
The highwayman would not, as the
rum iend does, single out the the bright
est and best; would not wiring the tears
Of shame and agony from broken hearted
wives and mothers; would not turn his
victims into wife-beaters and felons and
murderers, and this would be better and
kinder than the saloon.
And the man who was robbed upon
the highway could 90 home 10 his wife
and his daily toll, and build up his
broken fortune. But the man who is
robbed by the saloon, must 90 back day
after day to be robbed again Of money
and character, Of self-respect and honor.
The states partnership with the great
curse brings a revenue, it is true, but
money = out-weighed by the crime and
misery which come hand in hand with
that Nretched, sin-stained revenue
Hinds County Comet.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

For the treasures of precious worth,
We must patiently dig and dive;
For the places we long to fll, !.
We must push, and struggle, and drive
And always and everywhere
Wen find in our onward course.
Thorns for the feet, and trials to meet,
And difficult river to cross.
Josephine Pollard.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
special Agent.

~ o. K. JATsE BE- the duly authorized a Agenf
10 IHE llARIyS, and We commend him 20 our
friends 300 a.s travels through the state. lie will
tr4r.s.f any business for this office. aud his con-
tfa.fa a... Ear. careful attention.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

"DR. CHARMS wit, said Henry Ward
Beecher, flashed like the spokes of a
wheel in the sun" One day he sal
down on the Rev. DIR. Emerson's hat
and then instantly arose and passed the
crumpled thing to its owner, saying
"You ought to thank me for that, for
your hat was only silk, but now it is
satin"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

DID it ever occur to you how ashamed
a mug dog must be of himself when seen
in company with woman who is fool
enough to lug him about?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

DIR. Peter Collier, who was formerly
associated with the National Agricul-
tural Bureau as chemist, has publicly
announced that sugar can be made
from sorghum for q cent a pound. II
this is true, then it certainly is not only
important but startling. As we are the
great sugar-eaters of the world, con-
suming 1900, 600, 600 pounds every yea1
and paying about 500, 000,0 O for it, il
is matter of surprising interest to
US that DR.. Collier shall explain how he
can make sugar for cent a pound.
He is an expert in the business and
ought to know what he is talking about
If he is correct, we are paying five times
more than we ought for our sugar.
Chicago Tribune.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

THEW. c. T. L., of Trenton, y. J.,
has just opened large and splendid
new public library. The building was
erected by subscriptions by public
spirited men Of the city, and together
with the grounds cost $32, 600, of which
all but 5000 has been paid. There are
now 5000 volumes on the shelves.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

A FAMILIAR instances of color blind
ness is that of man taking black silk
umbrella, and leaving green gingham
in its place.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

seJueo now Ioug sne suouig 20 on
wo king at the net fdetory; it was not
long To leave the factory meant SO
many things.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

LEARNING is wealth to TIE poor, an
honor to the rich, an aid to the young,
and support and comfort to the aged
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

TREATING" is an American practice
purely, and its object is to show "the
boys that there is nothing mean
about you. But its principle Is the same
as that Of the old practice of pledging
healths-to manifest cordiality, friend
ship, courtesy or goodwill. Against
this practice, the celebrated Sir Matthew
Hale left the following injunction to his
grandchildren: Il Will not have you
begin and pledge any health, for it is
to become one Of the greatest artifces
Of drinking and occasions of quarreling
in the Kingdom. If you pledge one
health, you oblige yourself to pledge
another, and a third, and so onwards !;
and if you pledge as many as will be
drunk you must be debauched and
drunk If they will needs know the
reason Of your refusal ii is fair answer
that your grandfather that brought you
up, from whom, under God, you have the
estate you enjoy or expect, left this in
command with you that you should
never begin to pledge health"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

AMONG the total abstainers in the
Senate, according to Sun correspon-
dent, are Blair, of New Hampshire
Chase, of Rhode Island; German, of
Maryland and Camden, of West Nir-
ginia. Mr.. William f. Chandler, ex-
Secretary of the Navy, is practically an
abstainer from alcoholic stimulants,
since they act on him As rank poisions.
He can stand only homeopathic doses,
and those only of the very best wine
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

l4rEs 81 sUBscRIPrToN:

R.mittances sEould be made by postofice order
xH,n the same can be obtained, or by registered
eiter When entrusted - the mails in the ordinary
cay f1e publishers viii not be responsible for loss
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

To hate excellence is to be at its ex-
treme opposite pole.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

CONDENSED beer is now being manu-
factured, and it is the fond hope of the
drinkers that even should the fanatics
succeed in banishing the wet article, the
solidihed stuff will be always with US.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

The Hon. Samuel J. Tilden has do
mated $500 to the w. c. 7. L. of Yon-
kers.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
SEA PINkS.

An Episode Of Club Day on the Isle OF
Man.
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Advertising R ates.

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-22
ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Judgments Rendered by the Court q
Commissioner

Judgments Rendered by the Court Of
Commissioners.
WARRINGTON, May 21.-In the Court of
Commissioners of Alabama Claims, today, the
iolloWing Judgments were announced with
interest at per cent from dates named:
No. 2489. Jonas Strauss and Levi Strauss sur
viving partners $50 533 Feb. z, 1864
No. 2544. Jacob S. Wiuslow, Sill; Jacob S.
Winsow, administrator. $66; Lincoln W. Tibbets.
$lS6; Edward A; Warwick, $45; VIM. Anderson,
$l25; Benz. f. White, $62; Andrew Lacy. S97: Al,
fred A Ginn. $142; Enoch R. Clark, S72; Lyman
S. Clark. SGT, Sept. IL, 1868.
No: 2546 George 5. Hunt, $957, VIM. A. Whip
pie. $S8; Edward A. Warwick, $406; Thomas &.
Loring administrator, $l07 Oct. 80, 1868,
32l3. Henry D. Brookman and John w Brook
man, S593; Amariah Leland $8S; James H. Vita
Boardman administrator. $I02; David n Berney
$S8i Andrew Dickey $S8; June g. 1863.
S11o. Oliver Prescott executor, SI757; Feb. 10,
:, 4lo6 LOG 3. Webster French surviving partner,
1889; Nov 8, 1853.
,L 5e!5, Games Brand surviving partner, s515;
1927, VIM Reed Sss; OCT 10, 1868.
odcSSoS' LeaVltt Storer executor, SOL; Sept. 16,
1866, Anna a. Brown, executrix, s124s; March
= 1884. Henry H. Grant administrator, $3.50;
Inomas r Clifford SAT; George W. Harrington
$40, g. S. Kendall 81 l26 Nancy Berry administra-
trlx, VI 40; Alex Staples administrator S66; W. H
Park $40; Jos. Park administrator $139; Simon j.
administrator, 500; Feb ~, 1864. g - op'O"
10. 42oS. Hannah B. Ford. ADMINISTRATIVE, 81;
John W Jones, S317; Thomas 3. Jones, $142;
y hn w Jones anu Thomas D. Jones, Sl230; Cliff
Iord I. StoNers $llS; Caroline B. Blanchard, ad-
ministratrix, $24l; Eliza F. Harrison, administra-
trix; $42: J. B. Folger, 5000; O. s. Randall, s2O6;
q. " Staples, sl51; John r. Macy, S225; Myra
A: French, a ministratrix, S901: Harriet Ford ad
mT1lnistratrix, N S253; Amorab Leland, $742; H. W.
aek, administrator, s LAG; Jonathan G. Nickels.
80 D. Niekels, $177 Harris Stackpole, S12I !;
Jane > Hardy, administratrix $225; Josiah F.
hlenoorne, S254, Alien Noyes, $58, w j. Treat,
S599. st Eus ace G. Fitz administrator, Sl2,009,
No 49l1 Barnabas Freeman, S12S; Phebe j.
Loring, executrix S149: Prentiss f,oring admins
traitor, $S7; Nicholas Grant administrator $50;
stephen l. A. Anderson, $t19; M. L. Soule, $l2;
Allen, $l8, March 20, 1864.