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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
Hugh, you won't ask me. Promise me

Hugh, you won't ask me. Promise me
thats'
did not answer her, / could not trust my
self TO answer. l was thinking of all the
evil that had already happened, of the dead
man, of the hand which. in a moment of
madness had laid him low. was thinking.
too, of Madeline.
At last | turned TO my cousin.
You must leave il all 10 me- l said
Now go and lie down; I viii call you early
in the morning"
1t was awretehed night Tor both of Us. /
walked about the sitting-rOOm hour after
hour, and listened TO AnnIe's siified sobs and
means from the adjoining chamber. In the
morning called her according to promise
She looked deathly pale, but tolerably com
posed. and when John Rndd Knocked we
were both ready to go. When we got TO the
wagon. we found that there was nice bed
made up for Annie, and near to it was a
basket fun of things for her To eat
L shall never forget that journey; to me II
seemed intermina1ie, but TO poor Annie ii
ended oyer-quickly, tfear. At starting, she
took her place inside the wagon, upon the
bed which John Rudd had made up for her,
and there she stayed until the end. AS we
drew nearer and nearer TO ST. Guriott's. her
agitation increased terribly; and when at last
John pulled up within hundred yards of
the eottage-gate she began 10 cry pitifully,
and beg 10 be taken away. | soOthed her as
we'll as | could, and, having left her in the
van, walked on 10 the cottage % prepare
the way for her reception. l entered the
gate, went softly up to the cottage and look
ed IN at the kitchen window. IL was quite
dark outside; but inside the kitchen lights
were burning, and a fire was blazing on the
hearth. Before the fire, seated in his arm
chair, ,~yas my uncle. His face looked whittier
than ever. his hair was like SNOW; ON his
knees he held the big family Bible, which he
was reading, tracing the lines with the fore
finger of his right hand. / looked around
the kitchen for another fgure-that of my
aunt. She was not there. l FASTENED back
10 the wagon, lifted out Annie, more dead
than alive, poor child; and half-led, half-caT-
ried her TO tie kitchen door,
Go in, Annie | whispered, "your father
is there" Then / opened the door. and.
leaving her on the threshold, returned to my
post OF observation at the window to see
what took place.
For moment Annie swerved and half
turned, as if about TO fly, then she laid her
hand upon the door and sobbej Eatherr
saw my uncle start neryously and drop
the book upon his knee; then lie rose, and,
with piercing cry Of JOY, held forth his
arms.
What followed / don't know. l rushed TO
the kitchen door, and when / reached it l
saw poor Annie lying half-fainting upon her
fathers breast
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15

One sultry summer afternoon young
daughter of an aristocratic Southerner.
in the lower part of Alabama, took a
towel and soap and went TO a cool and
shady pool, formed by a creek which
emptied into the Alabama river. After
she had sported in the waters for half
an hour or more, she half robed herself
and crawled into a hammock, swing
ing partly over the water, and with
one foot hanging dainuly above the
water a few inches she fell asleep.
Presently a large Newfoundland dog
stepped out from the bushes, smelled at
his mistress, wagged his tail in pleas
ure, and laid down at the foot of the
tree. In half an hour splashing was
heard in the creek farther OIL, and pres
emily huge waves broke the cove, and
the waters, disturbed and rolling, made
a noise that caught tho dogs attention.
A second or two later and the ugly nose
of an alligator appeared above the
water a few feet of from the foot of the
sleeping girl. The hungry beast saw
the tempting and dainty morsel, and
his greedy eyes sparkled in anticipation
of this snowy feast lit for god. He
made toward it with mouth open, teeth
cleaning, and eyes afire in anticipation.
The faithful dog saw the peril of his
mistress, and with one wild bark that
awakened the quiet echoes Of the woods
hurled himself full at the open mouth
of the alligator. The dogs warning
caused the girl to jerk up her foot, but
the dog and alligator met in a deadly
struggle They reared as they met, and
the girl was thrown from the hammock
to the bank, but the gallant dog went
for that gator. and having a good hold
ON him he didn't care to turn loose.
They were first in the water, then on
the bank. and the struggle went on,
while the girls screams soon brought
her assistance. The gator was finally
killed, and measured seven and half
feet in length. The girl says she loves
TO swim, but never goes into a larger
pool now than can get in tub, and
that the water is strained before it goes
there -ADserfcus (Ga.) Record.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
The Local option Law" Democrat
Endorsed,

EDITOR CLARION: As you have in
vited correspondence or the local option
law, please allow me to say that / in
the main, endorse what "Democrat" says
in a recent issue. The Legislature, or
law-making power of the State, is vested
in the Senate and House of Representa-
lives with certain requisites, and | dom t
suppose there is sound jurist in the
world who will say the Legislature can
legitimately transfer that power to one
or more persons. | admit that certain
officers and interpretations are properly
invested with discretionary powers, all
of which is totally different in spirit
and letter from this law. If the people
take no action the law is a dead letter.
If they do act, wrangling strife and
sometimes bloodshed results, and in the
end, a law may or may not, be enacted
with penalties annexed by means not
only Unauthorized by the Constitution,
but never contemplated by its trainers
If the Legislature has not the moral
courage to prohibit the sale of intoxi
cants in the State, or in the counties
upon a petition for it, then let it be left
to the moral suasion like many other
evils that curse the land.
! know it is rather late TO be writing
about this law, but do so with a hope
that the peace and quiet of nay own
county as well as others, may be pre-
served by a word from one OF the
humblest citizens.
never hide behind fictitious name
VI. LYLE.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
The boundaries of Natures King.
dOnlS.

In a lecture on The Life of Minerals,
which was published about a year ago.
| tried to bring out y few principles
which seem to assert themselves rs each
davis work contributes new facts and
suggests new thoughts in science, and
which seem to give n general direction
to the labors of investigators. These
principles were, in brief, that all the
laws relating to the mineral kingdom
are also applicable to the vegetable
kingdom, which is. besides, governed
by other laws special to it; all the laws
OF the vegetable kingdom are valid in
the animal kingdom. and it has. besides,
its own other special laws. One of the
results of the progress of science has
been gradually to make less distinct the
lines that separate the three kingdoms
from one another. SO that we are led to
the conclusion that the mineral king
dom is connected BY successive degrees
with the vegetable and animal king
doms, and consequently the matter IS
one.
Hence the study of mineralogy, Civ
ING the word Its real Specification of q
science applying to all unorganized
| bodies. ought to preeede the study OF
| botany and zoology. because it Is the ra'
tionaI introduction to knowledge re
specting the phenomena Of Nature. :
III j. ThoHlcf, ia Popaldr Scienc.
| Monthly.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
BE it rum. tnink ,ee~

BE II truth, think 'ee.
II think so-nay, am certain"
There were nawt between fhem?'
'Nanght Annie would never have look
ed at Sach fellow. Lord forgive me for
speaking 50 of one that's dead"
He drew his hand across his brow, where
the perspiration stood in beaded drops.
4 thiak you'm rigiIk lad: | dawn't think
my Annie would lie But it has allays been
on my mind. dye see. that johnson 'tieed
her fro' her home. God fOrgie me il ha'
been niSta'en More than once, lad, dream
ing like, ha' faneied-l ha' fancied-that
oyerseer hissen confessed WI his avn mouth
that he were 10 blame; and only last night
abed, dreaming ike again. l thought | had
my fingers al his throat and tried to take
'un's life! might ha' done it, l might ha'
done II, If what | thought were tEuew
As he spoke, he raised his voice 10 cry,
and strange, mad light, such as had never
seen before, began to gather in his eyes.
Terrified at his w0ris, | moved TO the
kitchen door, and closed it quickly.
"HuShl For Gods sake, don't speak 50
loudt Some one may hear your
lie was quiet in moment Subdued and
gentle, he let me lead him to a chair Then
our eyes met, and though we exchanged no
word, he saw that guessed his secret. and.
groaning painfully. he buried his face in his
two hands, and called on God 70 forgive him
tor his sins.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
Victoria Repenting.

a New York correspondent of the
Boston Herald writes: / hear that the
somewhat celebrated love match be-
tween Victoria Schelling and her stable
husband Is not quite as rosy as it was
Indeed, they do say that the welded life
of the coaehman and his bride is rather
more spirited than affectionate. Mrs.
Schelling looks thin and anxious. She
was plump and rather light-nearted
when her runaway marriage occurred
Now the girls at the Casino are telling
that she cries in her dressing-room be-
tween the scenes on the stage, and there
are rumors that she is badly treated at
home. Her father. understand, would
take her back to his home if she would
get away from her husband; but she is
not quite ready to do that. She is, how
ever. beginning to think that she made
a great mistake in life and to feel her
humiliation very keenly. But she is
too full of pluck to acknowledge her
error publicly. so she grows pale and
thin and goes away by herself to weep.
She now gets $50 week at the Casino,
and the people in the company like her
and have sympathy for her apparent
distress. She viii never be very much
of an actress. but she sings well enough
and looks well enough to be sure Of
earning good living on the stage as
long as she may choose to stay thcre.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
Neat But Not Gaudy.

The following is a pretty model for a
young iady's autumn dress: 1t is of
plain indigo-blue cashmere, and the
same material brocaded all over with
very small bright yellow crescents. The
bodice, which is quite close-fitting. OF
the plain cashmere, forms three small
fat plaits on each side, while the centre
part is Of brecaded material, Stimulating
q plastron or plain vest, buttoned with
small round buttons of dark-blue pass
ementerie and finished into point Al
the back the bodice is continued into :
small pulled out position basque, which
rests Vi pom the draped tournure Of the
skirt. This skirt is OF the dark blue
cashmere draped diagonally in front
with tabs or panels OF the brocadet
material on each side, and q marrow
fluting of the same showing just beyons
the edge. The sleeves of the plain cash
mere have, according to the new fashion
no facing or reyers of any kind In th'
lower part, but peaked trimming o
the brocaded tissue from the shoulde
down nearly to the elbows
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
A Closet Shelf.

If there is anything that adds to ones
comfort in an emergency, II Is closet
shelf prepared for emergencies. That is
clear. Accidents, nervousness, sudden
pain, mid dnight calls for help, parcels
that want doing up, broken crockery or
ornaments, all find a ready answer to
their calls ON this carefully prepared
shelf. 1t is so easy to prepare and keep
in order, can be small or large, as one
decides to confine its contents TO few
things or enlarge too many. | intend to
give list for the smallest one that
think it advisable for any one to keep,
be she keeping house or boarding.
First of all come the things that are to
be ready for illness, sudden or otherwise ::
CamphOr, for faintness, headache or a
sudden attack of diarrhoea, although, for
the latter, there is nothing equal to a
| tablespoonful of raw flour in glass of
cold water, to be taken in two doses,
| half an hour apart. a closely covered
| little box of raw flour is easily kept on
the shelf, to be often renewed, lest it get
musty. A small tin can of flour and
mustard, mixed in equal parts, ready to
make into paste for musta rd plaster, is
to me pleasanter arrangement for a
| hastily required mustard plaster than
the mustard leaves" ready at the drug
stores. In u little box beside this can
should be old linen and cotton rags for
the other half of the plaster, as well as
for cuts or bruises; also strip of flannel
'finger" broad and three-quarters of a
yard long, to put upon the outside of a
cotton cloth, several times folded and
wet in cold water, for q compress for a
1 of =
plaster in this box of rags, and a spool
of white linen thread, both conve-
niently near the necessary pair of small
scissors.
Camphorated oil, which is best when
made at home by dissolving camphor
gum in warm olive oil until no more
will dissolve, IS invaluable for sore
throats and chests or cold ON the lungs.
Rub in well, and there viii be no cold
taken afterwards, as there is after the
old-fashioned goose grease" Naseline
is good for this purpose also, as well as
for many Others that every one knows
about. There is nothing for chapped
hands equal to glycerine and tincture OF
hydrastis, fifteen drops of the latter tC
an ounce of glycerine. Wash the hands
in warm water thoroughly, and, before
wiping, rub in little or good deal of
the mixture, according to the need.
TanniD, dry greenish powder, is q
great comfort where sudden severe
nosebleed occurs ir the family. Once
snufing it up well into the nostril:
generally ends the trouble. Tannir
forms, with water, good gargls
for q sore throat, as it is a heal
ing astringent. 1t is the best thing
/ know OF for severe chafng. especially
for infants. The effect is almost magi
cal. On principle, my emergency shell
always holds olive oil, alcohol and am
/, monia. Hot summer days and head
aches find me grateful for my bay run
bottle
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
Judge Davis and the Railroad Law



Phoeion Howard tells US story IL
Illustrative of the late Judge David
Davis's manner of dealing with the
technically lawful. A railroad had
been surveyed through Nermillion coun-
w some time before and had taken a
deed for an innocent old chaps farm.
giving him in payment for it lot OF
stock which was represented to be OF
par value. The farmer afterward found
that the stock was almost if not quite
valueless and brought suit in the federal
court to have the deed set aside and his
farm returned TO him. The case came
before Judge Davis The railroad COM
pany had two or three of the shrewdest
attorneys to be had. while the plaintiff
was represented by a green country
LAWYER. It was evident from the start
that the defendants lawyers would out
general the countryman at every turn,
and 50 they did until the evidence was
all in and the case submitted for de
cision-
..Genuemen. said Judge Davis, II
am familiar with the laws governing
this case and with all the statutes
touching such cases, but know of nc
law to prevent railroad company
from stealing man 5 farm.
The agent of the defendant--a man
named Griggs whispered to one OF his
attorneys that it was all right. The
attorneys looked at each other witt
confident winks and settled back Il
hear the decision in their favor
| II know OF no law 70 prevent rail
road company from stealing 4 man
| farm. " repeated Judge Davis. ''but .
long as I sit On this bench 1 will no
permit them 10 keep IT. Decision 70
plaintiff
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15

The Rev. Mr. B. of Oregon has
two little boys, Matthew and Johnny,
who have been duly instructed as to the
exceeding wickcdness of swearing. But
the seed seems to have fallen on stony
ground, for, as their father was getting
an armful of wood. he overheard on the
other side of the woodpile the following
conversation: 20. Johnny said Mat
thew in coaxing but somewhat awe
struck tone, ..less swear. '.Lessi''
cried little Johnny, courageously. There
was pause, during which Matthew ap-
peared to be considering how 10 do it
Then he called out in furious accents,
Il swear" s.Tho do !, plped Johnny.
= Detroit Free Press.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15

A news stand in the National Capital
advertises ssDickens' and Hswthorne's
latest productions
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-15
Helps and Hlndrances of a Town.
HELPS.

1t is well established principle that
the people make the place, not its faclli-
ties for business. 1t is true that an en-
ergetic and prosperous people may be
kept Lack by lack of natural adyan-
tages, but this is not always the case. A
thousand towns are kept in check by the
greed and lack of public spirit OF the
people, where one is kept down by the
location. Push and energy overcome
all obstacles; greed and want of energy
will kill the most prosperous locality.
so a town is to be just what Its citizens
make it. If its land owners hold the
lots so high that the manufactures are
kept out, this will act as a weight to
keep it down. If the citizens prefer to
patronize merchants and mechanics of
other places, that helps to keep the town
down. What is wanted for the people
is to be united as far as public. good is
concerned Patronize each other es far
as possible, any new enterprise-espe-
cially manufactures-give a warm greet
ing to a new settler, so far as may be in
every thing that shall tend to the public
good. If this policy is pursued vii
lage viii rapidly grow and become a
thrifty town. If, on the contrary, the
people refuse to aid every enterprise,
unless they are to get slice of the profit,
look upon every arrival as pigeon to
be plucked, and patroniZe their neigh
bors only when they cannot do as well
or better somewhere else, then a place
will grow slowly if at all; its natural
advantages will go to waste, and count
for nothing in the question Of prosper
ity
HINDRANCEs.
Oppose improvements. Run the town
down to strangers. Sheer at its news
papers. Lengthen your face when a
stranger talks of locating in it. If a
man wants to buy your property charge
him two prices. If he wants to buy
anybody else's interfere and discourage
him. Be particular to discredit the
motives of public spirited men. Do not
support the newspapers. Tell the ed
itor how much better some other papers
i are. If you wan: to read the local jour
nal borrow it of a neighbor, and after
you have finished ask him what he wants
to take such measly sheet for. Ran
down other parts of the town than your
own, and speak disparagingly OF all the
surrounding country, except such tracts
as you are personally interested in. If
you can't hog" everything judge every
body else by yourself, and accuse
them of doing it. Refuse to see the
least merit in any scheme that does not
directly benefit you. Should you hap
pen to patronize home journal, let the
editor know you simply do it to help
him along; never for moment ac-
knowledge to yourself nor to anybody
else that prosperous town was never
built up, and never will be, without the
aid of local newspaper. Do your best
to divide the town in factions, and keep
one faction fighting another. BY care
fully following these rules good,
healthy "kicker," growler and obstruc
ZIONIST can do wonders toward keeping
desirable people out of town, and dis
gushing public spirited ones in it so they
will want to get away.-Pulaski (Tenn.)
Democrat.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-22
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Superintendent Pickett and Col.
Hodges Inspect the Site Pro
posed for the oolored
School.

Prof Josheph Desha Pickett, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, and Col. Jno.O. Hodges, editor
of the Lexington Observer, who rep.
resent the Commissioners to locate
the Colored Normal School, where in
the city Tuesday. They have visited
Lexington, Bowling Green, Frank
fort and other places and came to this
city 10 view the site proposed for the
school, should it be located here,
which is OH the hill between the rail.
road and the Greenville road, just
outside the city limits. They express.
cd themselves as well pleased will,
the situation.
During the day they visited the pub
lie schools, both white and colorcd
and were strongly impressed with The
superb manner in which our school.
are conducted. They took their de-
parture Wednesday morning.
The time for receiving PROPOSAL
for the Normal School has been ex
tended to Nov. 9th, at which tins ,
decision will be made and the schoo
located. Hopkinsville stands a goo,
Gu ance to get it.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-22
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

The Mammoth Cave railroad will
be finished in ten days.
Hack Leavell, COL, was killed at
Milldale by John Whitehouse.
John Wolf was sufocated by foul
gas while cleaning a we'll at Cynthi-
ana.
Parson II. A. Gibson, COL, declines
to enter the contest for Congress in
the Third district.
Geo. Nichols, a disappointed appli-
cant for work, committed suicide in
Louisville Sunday night.
logan Sigman is being tried at
Mt. Vernon for the murder of Young
Higginbotham "a years ago.
The gate receipts of the Owens
boro fair were $3,755,55, over 81 1000
more than last year. The fair COM
pany has $3.4l0 in its treasury after
all premiums have been paid.
In shooting ARRAY near Mt. Ster-
ling between Cliff Daniel and two
men named Watts, over a settlement,
Daniels mother was shot, 1T is thought
fatally, by young Watts, who shot at
her son.
A man by the name of Yates living
near Upton station adopted novel
mode of stealing an old mans daugh-
ter on Saturday afternoon last. lie
drove up to the station with spring
wagon containing very large chick.
ell coop, when his intended bride ell.
tered the coop while Yates was argu.
ing with the girls father who was op.
posed to the match. He then drove
off with his precious bird in cage tc
the next station and boarded the
train with his prize, and the train
pulled out just as the old man reach
ed that station, having got wind o.
their movements and pursued them
AS the train pulled out from the de.
pot Yates waved his handkerchief al
the father, and cried out to him thai
he was too late.-Bowling Greer
Times.