The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-04

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That bis trenchant style Of writing sbould he
made both bright and biting and vouId
surely prove the biighfing OF the alder
But we get his worth specific when he asks in
words terrific, with IA nerve that's so
pacific that 10 leaves US sort Of weak If
We should have objection. when he felt
a prelleciion % write up a comic sec
ton, If he did the work in Greek
N. Y. World.
The young Princesses Of Wales are
expert tricycle-riders. doing sometimes
forty or fifty miles a day
Mauye is a favorite color in England.
and was selected by the Princess of
Wales for the costume she wore at the
state ball
Seven thousand men are encamped
along the southern border of Kansas
awaiting the legal opening Of the Okla
hOma country.
A prize Of 500, offered by New
York illustrated paper for the best idea
Tor cartoon, was won by Daniel Fan
shaw, Brooklyn street-car conductor.
A Nova Scotian has cut the branches
from the tallest spruce tree on his place
and nailed the American flag to the top.
lie tells his ncighbors that ii is the next
question in politics.
A little negro called ''Curt." at Mar
shall, Mo, whose father was A soldier
and was killed in the war. recently re-
ceived $1,000 pension money. His first
purchase was 500 finger ring, his
second $500 horse and buggy.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bunett's
Little Lord FauntlerOy.n Of whom the
50. Nicholas readers all know, is in a
sense Photographic, the real boy being
Herbert Hodgson, a son of Mrs. Bur
netts brother. This brother, ieweler.
lives in Norfolk
professional bcggar died recently
in Rio Janeiro and left a fortune of
100000 A Rio journal remarks that
the discovery should occasion no sur
prise, as it is well known that many of
the beggars in that city are worth more
than those who bestow aims on them
Pierre Lorillard has spent $500, 900 so
far on Tuxedo Park, and he intends to
lay out $500, 600 more. The Tuxedo
Club, for the dclectation Of which the
park is being put in order, has 26O
members Mr.. l.. lately offered the
boys living near the park 81 a head for
every copperhead snake killed there
The much-dressed heroine of this
years summer resorts is 5-vear-old
heiress of millions. She has with her
over a hundred dresses. many French
hats, watch, and much jcweirv, with
even diamonds. Eighteen trunks are
necessary for the wardrobe of herself
and family of dolls.
The recently discovered milestone
mine near Buffalo Gap. Dakota. is one
Of the most important and promising
finds OF the year. The home rock is of
superior quality. Specimens have been
sent TO the principal hardware dealers
of the East, and such replies as have
been received are of the most encourag-
ing character.
The following gives the language of
the various precious stones: Amethyst,
peace Of mind; diamond, pride; emer-
aid, success in love; ruby. cheerful
mind; sapphire, chastity; topaz, fidelity;
turquoise, success and happiness; opal,
pure thoughts; pearl, purity and inno-
cence; garnet. fidelity in every engage
ment; blood stone, | mourn your alb
sence
The late King of Bavaria's s favorite
beverage was mixture of white wine
and champagne, prepared in bowl
with n thick layer of fresh, strong
scented violets floating on the top. The
viole;s gave delicious perfumed flavor
to the mixture, much to the Kings taste.
rs Ludwig was so fond of scents that.
the air around him was generally redo
lent of perfume. The fancy cost him
quite f10 daily.
Mrs. Mark Hopkins recently gave a
4 S100,000 parsonage and a $4,000 organ
70 church at Great harrington. Mass.
The parishioners don't know what to do
with them, for they cannot afford to
raise the pastors salary to enable him
TO keep up his 100000 establishment.
and the organ gets out of order so often
that it entails much extra expense to
keep it in repair.
Lightning struck house in Volun-
town. Conn. the other night. and. after
ripping up things generally, the current
divided into two. One went to a house
near by, killing a goat on the way;
struck girl, burned her stocking and
shoe off and blistered and partially
paralyzed her leg. The other current
went off at right angles from the first,
damaged pig pen, and knocked down
q horse in an adjacent barn.
If Florida has many moro boys like
Mortimer and Roland Bunting of Madi-
son her future is assured. These little
fellows-they are 13 and IL years old
have this year rented twelve acres of
8 land and planted it with corn and cot
ton. have worked the crops carefully,
n and have good prospects of an abund-
ant yield. This besides raising enough
NJ vegetables to supply the large family of
"a their father, who is an invalid.
George Lubish and G. Mccarthy, of
Il San Francisco. were rivals for the affee-
S tons of young woman, and agreed to
N settle their respective claims according
N to ring rules. In the presence of over
half a hundred friends they fought
A thirty-six rounds without any adyant-
age on either side. The contestants
81 then agreed to settle the controversy by
& means of the dice The dice rolled out
# in favor of Mccarthy. and he departed
# with the girl on his arm
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has an
nounced TO her intimate friends her
permanent retirement from the literary
# world. The author of Uncle Tom 5
M Cabin is no longer the strong woman
of a few years ago. says the Boston
M transcript, cher constant watching by
# the bedside of her dying husband having
E practically shattered her health. as il
3 has reduced the robust physical frame
to merely skeleton. For more than
eighteen months, with scarcely an inter
ruption. has the afiicctionate wife re-
manned VI her husbands side. reading
# and singing to him as he fingers through
the days and nights waiting for the end
that is not far off. Mrs. Stowe is IS
years of age. and, although she retains
lively interest in the current events in
order that she may CRAFTY the desires
of her invalid husband. the famous
writer is content that her work is done.
The returns from her work have for
tunately placed her in comfortable cir
eumstanees
Paul Hamilton Hayne. the Southern
poet, who has Just died at the age of 81
years, was man of highly sensitive
mature, modest, and remarkably in
dustrious. He had picturesque home
near Augusta, Ga.--a little house on the
Top of hill surrounded by n few acre:
of uncultivated land. He wrote his
poems on rough bench that ne had
nsed in building the cottage. In 1S6t
III. Rives Pollard editor of Southern
Opinion, literary and political week.
III published in Richmond, offered s
prize of 500 for the best poem on the
War of the Rebellion. MIR. Hayne won
he prize with his s.C0nfederates in the
Field In speaking of Mr. Hayne and
William Morris. the English poet. the
ate Edwin p. Whipple said: I'VE can
hot SEQ that the American meet is one