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pdbrenb fi9 bic ii6rigen 0es Ndd6ts
malerif6 1T lire nSerapes" einbiQen
unb gum S9lafe nieberlegett, no es ber
3ufaq geraoe figt.
9enert, bic duf Der Stem SrIeQn1er
Weltausfelung bic i@mude Militdrs
Rapeqe beg IL. meritanii9en 2abaIz
leries &egimentes bemunberten, mDgen
biefe grelen S9tlberungen ibertrieben
erf6einen-bas 1T iebn9 burd6aus ni9t
Der Sal.
Sene Mnfifer tparet itrr benz Mar1en
nod SDlbaten, in Wirtlidfeit aber
! parer es uniformirte Bribatleute, bic
fi6 Derpfi9tet batten, fir 3tpei Sabr,
benz betrefenben &egimente bic Mufif
5u liefern. IS iparett aud feinestpeqs
fdmmtli6 Merifaner, innbern es befa1z
ben fi9 cine groBe anaabl G~ran3oien
unter ibnen. sic ffanoett gum Deere
unsefdbr in bemfelben Ioderen Ser
banbe, pie bier3ulan6e beri1iebene
Wfuifbanoen, nel1e bic WilitGrmufif
fir Die Mili5sS rsanifationen ~liefern.
Cine eigentbimllde gri6eiuurg III
es, bob bas merifauil@e 8unbesmilitdr
10 geringe @rfolge In Der 8etdmpfung
Der Subianer a%uf5upeiien bot. Die IT.
reguldren Milisen Der Ginselfaaten
finb es bisber ftets gelpeien, tuel6e bic
Qpa9en erfolgret6 befdmpftem, unb
cine fol6e Militdrtruppe NOR es aud,
tpel9e bic Gbtbeilung bes @opt. @rdtpz
forb angriH uub biefen tpadern Offisier
bierbei t6btete. Sic nerifanifGen Burs
be%struppen, rpel6e neuli9 gegen bic
DaqutSnbianer Ing SeIb rtidten, tuurs
BEN Don oieien nit groBen gerluiten su=
rttdgei9lagen unb es III biefen Snbias
tern geglldt, fid ita9 ME Dor TIRE b6lz
lige unabbdngigteit BON Der meritaniz
Ii@en &esierung au %betpabren.
SrDb btefer abioIutett 3%DeflDfiqfeit
unb unbrau9bartett beruriadt bic Ct
baltung bieies 9eeres benz berarmten
nao ousgeiogenen BoIte eirem idbrlis
den &otenaufpano bon $4,000, 900.
guropdii9en WilitdrberbdltniHen ge<
geniiber 1T bas natiirli9 cine 8oga=
teue, fir bas urine Merifo lit es aber
etne 2aif, unter Der bic 1feuersahIenbe
Bep6lterung f@per gu rei6en bat. Uni
babel 1T bic merifanii9e Mrmee Elm
@rauen uno @9reden fir See6ermantt
-ousgenDmmen fir ibre Seinbel
Sie merifanii6en Dfficiere beaiehen
ei9entli@ before @eb6lter, dig fe bers
men, pbwobl biefelben bel gerinqer finb.
als bic, tpel6e bic Ofi3iere Uncle Sans
be3ieben. Oft iebo9 miiKen fie Wonate
lang tuarten, big fe tpirfli6 in BEN Be-
fb ibres Gelbes gelangen. 6inF9ts
ibrer tpiRenf9aftli9en unb fa9mdnnis
tdett Bllonng uub te9nii1en RenntniKe
iteber tie auf siemli9 .tie6riger Gtufe,
leoo9 entDideln fe ienes t~peltmdnris,
t9e Benebmen, 6aB Die fpanif@e Mbs
itartmung Derrdtb utib bas ben Grem,
ben i'm 8ertebr nit. linen aufs Mnqez
1ebmife beriibrt-nameutlidg tpertt ct
Sabre lang an arneritanii9e Iormlofgs
feit geu6bnt 1T.
Cine beion6ere S9mG&e bes merifas
nil@en OfH5ierscorps III 11euerbing bos
importirte ameritaniI1e unb 6eutfde
Glaf9enbier su- 100 bic Glafde.
S9ulo Der Offsiere-bie 6ur9wegs
ttibne urb bertDegene @eieflen- finb -iF
e tpabrli9 ni6t, 0aB Der 3uftanb bes
t1erttanii1en 9eeres elm 10 iiberaus
fldgli1er lit. baran trdgt bas ganae
eorrupte unb perbummelte Spfem bic
59uIb.
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an3etse fir @teuer5abler.

Sic @ountp gommiffoners Court bon
8erar @ountD tuirb am Montag ben IA.
SUM- 1886 @nrmittags 10 ubr i'm
@%ourtbauie gu San Nntonio feline sit,
sungeu als 8oarb of Equalization er,
6fnen unb 10 lange in @ibung oerbIeis
ben, big ale Gef9dfte erle6igt fu6.
Berionea, beren gigentbum, ibrem 90.
firbalteu nod, gu bod obgef6dbt muir.
be, uerben erfudt, Der Beb6rOe tire
Reclamation art genannten ober einem
Der ndditfOlgenben Sage einaurei6en.
8er6fentli6t auf M%nDrbnung Der
e%brenwtrtben gountn gommiiioners
Court pOn Serar GOuntn.
Nls 3eugniB biene meme Namens=
@ unteri@rift unb mein Gmtss
fiegel. San Nntonio, ben "a.
Mai 1886.
s ba B. %. Smitb,
25,5 2Ont 80. @lerf 8erar 60.
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6ut~Dep1rtement

III in ieber 8esiebuns mnftergiItis, In Nreifen
bon ST = $3.50 bas Stiid. 9aneben finbei
man Sanbi9ube, Soientrdser nnb aue anberen
Nrtifel, berer elm GER aur observation-disclosures
feines an;uss uub feiner Soilette bebarf. Mae
nur benfbareu @esenitdnbe, bic man ale Sur
nifbins GroOs gu beseidnen piest, fnb IN
aroSer NusmabI porbanben.
suberbem fiibren mir berf9iebeae arten bon
aoFeru, @eifetafdeu, &s9enldirmen mnb einea
arOben gorratb bon @ummipaaren fur Serren
Danes uub 8inber.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-05-26

Mit GROCER 6reabe fInn i9 fas
gen, bag i'd bur6 Mnwenbung BON ct.
Safobs Del BON &beumatismus befreit
tuuroe, na6bem i'd bic peridiebenifen
Wtittel obne irgenb melGen grfoIg an=
gefpanot bate. gs bolt mir fofprt unb
tann i9 ben @ebrau6 beReIben beffens
empfeblen.-Inton @ranbcoIas, Belle
bile, S0inois.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-05-26
(Ginaefanbt.l

Gm 20. Mai p~erbeirathete fi9 Ser,
Otto @onrabs in San Mntonio mil
5rdulein 9ermine &ipfein bonn @ala.
DO. Sie 9od5eit fano Abenbs i'm 6au5s
bes. 8aters Der 8raut ifatt in @egen.
mart Der beiberfeitigen Mn%pertpanbteu
uno elmer groBen 3abl bon Greunber
aug San Nntpnio unb umsegenb.-
Mf6gen fi6 bic @liifpinf9e, bic BEN
iunsen Paar gu She'll tpurber, erfilen,
nnb m6se es benz @ater bergDnnt iein,
nur Sreube on feinen &inbern an en-
leben.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-05-26

Sn Rrif6's Gale tuaren seffert
I6en6 in Der fr6bli6fen Weife Bic Mits
gfieoer Der 8ereine 9eloetia, 9eutf1er
Wdnner6or unb Grobin1 pereinigt,
UNI Die @eburtstage Der 6erren sSacob
Meber uro sc. &i6:ger 3t feiern.
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sTmnroved Cond,t,on powder,,, f;;r aef,

be unb @inonieb. Gin ausse3et6netes un6 er.
probteS Yulber in Der 8ebanoIuna BON SUB.
tranfbeiten aIer art, aIaemeine 1npdsIidfeit,
Mawadien Der Saut, &dube, gelbes 8afIer,
ManseI an Mppetit. @ebraudsanueifunq auf
Der Gillette. Gabriairt Don unb gum 8erfauf
bet MboIph Sret6, Mamo Ylasa, aeaens
iber bet Yofoffice, Gun antonio.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-05-26

Velvetine Powder" Dief.
&rrase ss9en berbriibe nnb srinbiae SUE, sse>
gen oa8 Bnnoreiten obsr @unblaufen, seseu
Yrtdeibtte nnb ale Der rsSsssi5nns bes SIntss
snt'prtagsnoeu 9aatfranfbeiten anasf'anof.
Mls Elm Enlber fir 3iuber febt % nnitberiroIs
len 30. Rreis % Gents. Prapartrt Rne iuis
gertanf BET y. . rsiS aIamo Ding e'ore
San Mntonio.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-05-26

Bon allen &ou9e un6 S6nupf.
tabafen gelten bic BON g Jail & Ut in
Baltimore prdpartrten fir bic empfeb>
lenstpertbeifen, neil He, b6lig fret BON
f9dbli6en Wir5em, einett burGaus
5utrd9liGen @enuB ~geudbren.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-05-26

= 8ei Der BON ben iunget Dan1ett
IN Der SurnerbaIe beranftalteten 3eis
lungs : 8orftellung gingen $500 gum
geten bes Mlamo=Wonumentes ein.
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@emt0em

fRbren mir bic beriibmten Star unb Manbat.
tan, bintea ODER borne al 0fnen, nit ober obne
arassn, eiufade oOer serippte 8afea. anfer
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-05-26

Dead Shot" eeretp Borta 2int.
raent iptrft fider unO fbneu. Diefes' Ointment
t6btet bic @iir,ner ansenbIidIi@ /; bait GIieaen
ab utb heilt bic Munbe. SIN @aTer anfqeI5ff
IL es Elm ausseaei@netes SeilmitteI gesen iraen6
pel9e @unbeA beint gieb. NreiS 80 Gents.
Rrdparirt unb gum 8ertaaf Bel u. 9rei6,
San Antonto. 1915 tuip
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S. DEUTSCH & GO.
6erren~IDilettedrttfel

Das .erObte unb ~rei@baltisfe Eager bon
Serren. nntertleibern III Der @tabt, in allen
S%tofen, bon 8aumpole Bis CUR Seibe. SIN
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= SIR bas @mt oes @traBenconss
mifdrs inb Bis iest 5 arbeitsr,tter auf-
getreten.
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Feiles S~arsaparilIa'' fl,
ole 8lut> unb S~autf,anfbeitem. Rurtrt bic
fblimmfen Sale bon BIutberqiftune Biz aur
setpobnli9en Ginne. @ebraudsdnneifnna auf
Der Etifette. Gabyiairt bon Der alamo 9ft'a
Gompanb unb gum 8erfauf an 8ieberocrfanferr
Gnb ON @ribatperfonen bel u. Sreib San
Antonio.
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Mit 2iten 2dirfs, @ia9bane, EsiIe bu Norb
NIB asbsrs @af4 : etefe n arobes auspabI.
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Tn1benan5I8en
&tnberan3igen

baben hit eineti immsnien gorratb fit ainber
bon 5pei Sabren aufwdrts.
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RleDerfpfFe.
% To- 9.
Is Gents Consultation

&lsibergoFt itb zinc Specialized. Rene Sen.
bunatu bon pongee rnb s~orrirter Geioe ffab
eineetroHen. MRaH ipdbIes 70 LANCE re b~orbanoen
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27
Enough is Never Attained.

When Jeremiah P. Robinson died in
Brooklyn he left an estate whose value
is generally estimated at from 81, ,000,-
600 to S5,000.000. Long years ago
when Mr.. Robinson was young and
driving business man he had an ambi-
ton and the ambition was to accumu-
late fortune of $4,000.
..When l get that much money! he
said one day to one of his clerks. .Ihen
I'm going TO quit business right short
off and enjoy the rest of my DAYS in
ease" And several years went by be-
fore anything akin to the figure he had
fixed upon as satisfactory was approach
ed; but the closer he got the less he had
TO say aiDut $50. 900 being enough for
any sensible man." One New-Year's
Day he entertained his clerk. ..Will. I"
ne said. I've been making an in
yentory of things this morning. and /
lind that | am worth something over
$50. .O00-
Then you are going to go out oi
business. | suppose?' the clerk re-
marked.
go out of business. WHY. man
alive, what are yon talking about? Go
out of businessi / have only begun;
my figure is $50. 600; that's enough to
satisfy anv man. and more would be a
burden But $4,000 don't begin &c
look so big when you get close to it az
il does when it's about $40. 600 of :
Neither did $50. 600 when it came look
as big as it did once. and its possession
was out the incentive to more energy
and bigger enterprise 1t is the SAINT
old fever-enough is never what Q
mortal has.-N 7. Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27
I0We and garln.
SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.


The woman was old, and ragged and gray,
And bent with the chill of a winters day /;
lhe streets were white with a recent snow,
AUD the woman's feet with age we're slow.
AZ the crowded crossing she waited long,
Jostled aside by the careless throng
" human beings that passed her by,
Onaeedlng the glance OF her anxious eye.
Down The street with laughter and shout
GiAd 10 the freedom Of school let out,
6ame happy boys, like flock OF sheep,
naiiing the snow piled high and deep;
rtSSed the woman, so old ard gray,
fastened the children ON their way.
None offered a helping hand to her,
70 weak and timid, afraid 10 stir,
lest the carriage wheels or the horses feet
should trample her down on the slippery
street.
AZ last came out of the merry troop,
Inc gsyest boy OF all the group;
de paused beside her and whispered low,
III help you across, il you wish TO CO.
her aged hand on his strong young arm
Sle placed, and so without hurt or harm
n ne guided the trembling feet along,
rroud that his own were young and strong
Then back again to his friends he went,
MS young heart happy and weltcontent.
Shes somebody : mother, boys, you know
roF she's aged, and poor, and slow
ana some one, some time, may lend hane
~ ~ help my mother-you understands p
Il ever she's poor; and old, and gray,
and her own dear boy 80 far away"
Somebody's MOTHER bowed low her head
IN her home that night, and the prayel
che said
Was, God be kind to that noble boy,
VINO Is somebody's son, and pride and loy;'
Faint was the voice, and worn and weak,
Out Heaven lists when its chosen speak
angels caught the faliering word.
And somebody's mothers prayer WA
heard"
-Macmillan
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27
Conditions Requisite to the Preser-
walton of Timber.

The cheapest operation to protect our
woods. and quite suflicienI for many
purposes. 1t 10 season or thoroughly
dry the timber, reducing the contained
moisture from eight to twelve per cent
of the weight of the wood; and when in
this condition, with circulation of air
around it. to prevent the collection and
absorption of moisture, the wood will
last Indefinitely, as the fungi can not
grow in such surroundings. Every one
is more or less familiar with the sound
ness of timber IN the upper parts of
buildings, while in lower parts near the
foundations it is often decayed on ac-
count of moisture.
In many situations. however. where
timber must be used. the conditions of
growth of the fungi are present, and it
will decay; some species can be used
which resist the attacks of the fungi for
a long period, but the final result is de-
cav unless the wood is treated by some
process preventing the growth of the
fungi, which must be capable of doing
either one of two things: /. 1t must
keep the fibers dry. preventing the abb
sorption of moisture. 2. Ii the wood
must be in a damp place and kept
iDO3Stf cOilC dAticCpttC tnl&cS OC RIEcCA4ts
sufficient to prevent the growth of any
of the various kinds of destructive fun
gi. Timber entirely submerged does
not come under these considerations.
To use the first process successfully
means more than thin coat Of paint or
tar on seasoned wood when exposed to
continued moisture. 1t must be some
substance which penetrates the tissues
of the wood sufficiently far, in case the
exterior surface is broken. to prevent
any absorption of moisture. Woods
impregnated with the heavy tar or
lighter oils are protected more from the
fact of prevention of access of dampness
to the fbers than by the contained anti
sepfics, unless in the exception of a
great percentage of creosote. In the
second method the moisture is permit
ted to come IN contact with the fibers of
the wood. and reliance depends upon
the antiseptic. In. this case. the entire
wood should be saturated to give the
greatest measure OF success. not merely
an exterior protection of half-inch or
so in depth, the latter fact. as before ex-
planned, being the cause of many of the
failures which have taken place. The
anfiseptic treatment. to succeed, must
destroy all germs which have found
lodgment in the timber, and also those
which may come from the exterior.-
r II Dudley. G. E.. in Popaiar Science
Monthly.
Miss uArHER has played Juliet GOO
times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27
cHIRoeRAPHY OF SONS wRlTgRs


Edgar A. Poe-T. $ Arthur-G. z. H
James-Elihu Burritt-wiIiiam ell
more -Coopsr-Diekens-
The late Edgar A. Poe was indeed g
strange genius. He has had no Amer
lean imitators. No one has endeavored
TO muulate the thoughts he left behind
him. His writings read ike the wild
imaginings of mind diseased. He was
born to misfortune. and the knowledge
of it cast around him the gloom OF
melaneholy His chirography IS de-
cidedly picturesque, aud evinces a mind
wild and visionary. It gives evidence
of indefatigability-a quality which he
possessed in an eminent degree. eHe
wrote large, sprswling hand, light and
ineligible.
7. 5. Arthur won a brilliant reputa--
ton as a novelist. lie possessed talent,
superior talent, and employed it to tho
best advantage. lie wrote to instruct
the heart and head. No one, however
dull, but arises from perusal OF his tenn
| perance tales better man. His writing
was carefully studied. but at times was
hardly legible.
g. T. r James was a voluminous
writer. For long period his produc-
tons were eagerly sought for. His man
uscript was plain, hurried, of course, but
tern good copy.
Ehhu Burritt. the learned blacksmith,
seemed to have possessed a mind as well
tempered as his own anvil. We are in-
debted to him fer some sparks from its
creative power that have burst into
never dying fame. His manuscript was
uncouth and irregular, but wonderfully
plain and distinct.
William Gilmore Simms once upon a
time was styled the "Bulwer of America"
He was superior to Lord Bulwer in his
perception of the graceful. but il beauty
he was deficient 10 a certain extent. As
a poet he did well. His greatest thoughts
linger in the mind like the recollection
of some gorgeous sunset. His hand
writing had much shape and suggested
gracefulness and perfect freedom.
The autograph of Charles Dickens was
more picturesque than that of any other
author of his time. 1t possessed all the
unique uniformity of the old German
text; and as distinctly legible as it was
graceful. There was popularity in his
style that is beyond imitation. He
wrote in sphere wholly his own. He
spread few thoughts over a great sur
face of paper, and extended them to an
unusual length.
The handwriting of ]. Fennimore
Cooper was decidedly bad. OF the two
specimens lying before me, one seems to
have been written with steel pen, and
the other with quill. Both are fright
full in the extreme. Yet he possessed q
talent of the highest order. and left q
name imperishable. There is strange
inconsistency between his chirography
and his writing. Free Press.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27
A Touching Inscription

In Bath county. Virginia, there lives
a very prominent family by the name
Of Terrill Before the war it cut con-
siderable of a swath in the social and
political life OF that section. When the
war broke out William II. Terriil. one OF
the sons, took 10 the union side and soon
became a soldier of great prominence.
He was killed while leading a brigade
at Perrvville. where the gallant jack
son fell, and where Gen. Lytle, who
wrote, Il am dying, Egypt, dying"
was wounded. His death was sad one,
for he was just reaching after the flow
er Of great fame. Ii Is easy for me to
recall the circumstances of his heroic
fall when some Of the bravest and the
best of the 2d Michigan cavalry follow
ed this gallant soldier 10 the unseen
Land.
Gen Terrills brother went into the
confederate army. and while leading
his brigade at Cold Harbor was killed.
The father brought the remains of his
two gallant sons home and buried them
on the farm where both had spent their
childhood days. and where they had
grown To manhood and there parted
over question of duty to state or ma
ton. Both had lain down their lives
for their sentiments Between the SIM
pie graves Of the two boys the father
has erected a marble slab A most
touching inscription is cut in the white
stone 1t chides neither one. 1t ex-
presses faith in the Creator and leaves
him to judge of the two heroes conduct.
1t is Il simple line and reads:
---- .A---.---- ---.--.-.-.--
God only knows which enc was right,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27

Fox himself was not so particular as
regarded his personal appearance as
were many of his Quaker followers. He
was careful to be always neat and that
his linen was spotless, and there. so far
as he was concerned, the matter ended.
Once, shortly after the commencement
of his self-imposed mission. his fondness
for clean linen did him good service.
Being arrested at Partington, ostensibly
as vagrant, but in reality because he
was suspected Of being Royalist spy.
he shook out all the linen in the bundle
he carried to satisfy the magistrate that
he had no letters or papers. Convinced
as to this, the justice ordered him to be
set at liberty, remarking that no va
grant would have such clean linen.
London Society.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27
Sour Soil.

Lime Is not the proper corrective OF a
sour soil, as many seem to think. The
acidItv is not caused by an excess of
vegetable matter in the soil, but an ex
cess of water. Water held long upon
the surface, or just below it, stsgnates,
extracts the acid from all vegetable
matter, chokes up the air passages, and
browns the life out of the land. 1t Is
quite common to hear of drowning soil,
and such soil is always sour
The proper thing to do, then, y not
first to apply lime, but to get rid OF the
superintendent moisture. The hrst
thing to do is to drain. The water pas
sages must be opened below, and the
water made to flow away from the sur
face 1t is simply impossible, to put
lime enough en- water logged soil to
sweeten it, because the action OF the
lime is not only checked by too much
water, but the presence OF water ana de-
cayiug vegetable mater is constantly
creating fresh acidity. It's waste OF
lime. labor and time to apply lime to an
undrained soil with the hope OF correct
ing the acidity. The primary fault
must be removed.
1t is true that dry season and good
cultivation may make HMlbE WAShVut
drainage appear effective; but it is only
temporary ana deceptive. Opening the
| soil. so as to admit air, and thus dry the
land, will do much more to correct the
acidity than any amount OF alkaline Ter
tilizers that can be applied
After drainage, however, lime always
acts we'll and exerts a very beneflcial
| effect on touch land. 1t is the second
most necessary thing, bat not the hrst.
The mistake has been made IN making
i the first and supposed sole remedy.
| Sour soil il often very productive
without amelioration, for crops OF short
period. that is, crops planted IN late
summer, and that come off before the
winter rains begin. Sach crops are
field peas, turnips, buckwheat, and late
/ potatoes. The reason is, tnat by mid
sumner the land has dried out, the
acidity has departed with the moisture
and from then on till rains occur again
The soil is productive. This fact alone
indicates what the soil needs: That i
deem and thorough drainage. This i
the cure for sour soil.-lndex-Appeai
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27

An old, but artistically well-preserved
club man, who prides himself upon his
reputation as Eeau. made great efforts
to form an acquaintance with hand
some lady IN Madison avenue car the
other day. The lady held upon her lap
a very pretty little girl. and it was
through professed admiration for the
child and advances to her that the old
beau sought to open conversation with
the lady. He gave his gold-headed
cane to the little one to play with. and
asked, do you like it pretty?a
The child was silent for a little. and
then said. with critical gravity: Mann
ma. he has 4 wig just ike grandpa's;
but is uglier than grandpa
The club man reached the end Of his
Journey right there. ~ r Sua.
Meridian il agitating cotton press:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27
THE ARTlcULATE HEART.

You touch the strings and then the soul
OF sadness, where she lies as.eep,
VIII wake aud bring the tears 10 eyes
That do not often cloud or weep
l wonder when hear you play
AT twilight on your yioii3,
II all the thrilling tones You find
Are hid the instrument within;
Or does the music OF your life
Find voice along the sparkling strings,
And tell its secret in the dusk
To speed away on zephyr wings;
Your heart is speaking. for hear
A dual chord Of bliss and pain.
A symphony of life aud death.
Ii Is loves sweetiy sad refrain
-Juiia Clark Casse in Inter Ocean
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-27

This is the way the New York 7ri-
bssae describes an Italian musician Of
that city: His head is adorned with a
sort Of compound helmet. composed Of
three stories. around the edge of which
are little bells. which sound whenever
the wearer mods or jerks his head
Strapped to his back is drum. through
which passes strap. which is fastened
at the lower end to the heel of the
musician; the other end connects with
pair Of drnm-sficks which are inside
the drum On top of the drum is pair
Of cymbals. connecting through the side
of the drum with the machinery inside
to which the heel-strap is fastened. The
musician is further armed with an
accordion When be - in working
order the accordion gives forth sounds
more or less musical, the bells begin a
Naturalization, the strap sets Of drum
BEATS tho cymbals clash together and
the small boys rapidly gather and the
pennies for soup and nlacaroni begin 10
How III.