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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

The early white grape, Empire State. Al
seeding of the Hartford Prolificii fer.
tiIized with the Clinton . is ATTRACTING
favorable notice. The punches are Iaroe
with berries medium to large in size. with
color white with light tinge Of yellow,
and covered with a thick white bloom
Ihls grape ripens very early, the vine i
hardy vigorous and productive.
The Early Harvest" blackberry il re-
eeiving good reports from both north and
south. Professor Munson, of Texas. pro-
nounces it bonanza for Texas and the
south generally.
The Industry gooseberry, according
TO as good authority as Messrs. FllwangeT
ana barry, has come to reYoIutionize
gooseberry culture in this country.
a new ounce claiming attention is
called the Champion - This ripens
ABOUT two weeks later than the Orange, y
ana Is said to keep until Christmas.
Among newcomers in raspberries that
prom well is the "Rancocas. y The
strong points claimed forit are earliness.
ness
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

Though we have as yet no large trees
OF this pine in the west we have the best
reason for believing that it win prove
emineatly valuable as an ornamental and
timber tree, and also as nut bearing tree
On the dry steppes of eastern Russia,
where most other conifers fail, it is grown
largely for its fine grained, soft and
fragrant timber, which is used all over
the world for carving and for its edible
nuts which are found for sale in every
grocery and on all trains It is also a
tavorite tree in public and private parks
and for avenues in about all parts Of east
Europe. In expression it has something
of the graceful, light coIored foliage OF
the white pine with the density and
pyramidal habit of our red pine.
We have found it specially easy to grow
from seed, as the little plants shoot up
from the large nuts as vigorously as corn.
and are not easy to sunburn or liable tc
damp off. Commercially the seeds
may be obtained cheaply and in any guam
tity.-J. l.. B. in Iowa Register.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
Politics in Tennessee.

They stood at the front gate at the
closing scene of a long evenings en-
gagement The conversation had
: sdwindled to two-base hits, and his in
tellect had grown limp framing excuses
for hanging on.
Charley, she began, as she dropped
languidly over the gate, ''can you tell
me who viii be governor?'
Why. certainly, " be replied; "Tay-
lor will
Then they laughed a little, ungram-
matical ripple at Charley's break
''But, Charley" she continued, I'm
serious; don't you think 'lwould be too
awfuliy bad for them 10 have two
brothers going around speaking against
each other and saying all Of those hor-
rid things?'
Charley had not sifted the results of
such an evil. but replied: Yes, l con-
fess 'twould look a little tough, but
then, you see, they wouldn't 90 into
personalities. but discuss the issues be-
fore the people
What arc the issues, Cbarley?n
The line was too long, but with a
death rattle in his throat he stammered:
''Oh, you know, the Blair DILL. sup
pose, and-eh-the tariff and"
A great light kindled in her beautiful
eyes, and, leaning over the gate, she
whispered in a soft, balcony SIGH:
Charley, won't you tell me all about
the tariff p
That swept his decks His informa-
ton wasn't built that way. NasAuilis
american.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
Buried Under Able management.

j. NJ. Hill, the manager while build
ing up the fame of Margaret Mather,
has never forgotten to announce that
she was under the management of j..
M. Hill. This self-advertisement has
been carried to such an extent that il
has become standing joke in the pro
fession, and last week pert soubrette
of Palmer's company set the green-room
In roar by remarking:
s.Mather was sick yesterday and
thought she was going to die Papa,
she said-you know she calls Hill papa
when die what will you put on my
monumentP' Hill studied q minute
and answered, softly: Margaret Math
er, the greatest queen Of tragedy, lie
buried here, nnder the management d
j. M Hill.' San francisco Post.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
short Crops and Hard Times
Remedy Proposed.

EDITOR CLARION: Short crops and hard
times seem TO be the main subjects of con-
versation among a great many of our far
mers and country merchants. Such must
indeed be the case, or we weuld not hear
so much talk of it. But the question is,
"Is talk the remedy" An old man once
said to me, while / was talking to him
about the hard times so many people were
expecting, "If you talk about a thing, it's
sure to come" If there be any truth in
that, our future is not very bright. We
often forget how hard we are to please. II
we could always look into our own craving
nature, and see how many vain and useless
things we desire, we might understand
where our money goes. One OF the most
difficult questions we have to decide is,
What do we REALLY need, and how
MUCH? This question, If rightly decided,
nearly always leads to prosperity. We
have few people in our country who don't
make enough TO live on. Then it must
certainly be the way they manage it, which
causes that unwelcome visitor starvation
to continually howl at their door. II you
sit down over your little morsel and say
| for present satisfaction, at is long lane
that never turns" and wait for the lane &c
turn of its own accord, you may depend
upon remaining poor but if you resolve tC
make the lane turn by living according tC
your means and contracting such debts az
you see chance to pay, success Is Just over
the hill waiting for you.
| Grumbling has in all ages accomplished
less than begging. Those who sit witt
their hands folded and talk about ths
| financial crisis, hard times and short crops
are Just as sure to remain poor as thos'
who complain little, work hard and manag'
we'll, are TO prosper. Tongue sauce Is no
so nutritious in these cases as economy ant
energy. We all admit that times are eve
so hard, but talking is not the remedy, o.
we would soon all become Vanderbilts.
There is only one way for poor people t
get along, and that is to live within thel
means. While the cry of hard times come
from nearly every hill, the records don
show decline of the country as whole
We ought to be better satisfied with wha
we have. DIR. Tanner faster forty day
without complaining Except Of being
little hungry, while we are ready to grum
BILE every time our multiplied appetites ar
not all grati6ei. We have fine country
and If YOU will fertilize with common sens
and elbow grease, and practice strict econ
omy for two years, you will invite you
neighbor to help you carve the gobbler o
Christmas, and see that your friends an
neichbors share your fruits on the fourth {
July. Give it a trial, and | hope to
living close by about that time.
T.. ID. ScHILLING.
PIcKESs, Mss, Dec. 4, 1886.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
eE0rNp pLAN or IcE HousE.

When economy of labor and money is
an object, make your ice house after the
plan illustrated. Place two poles up at
each corner, as in the cut, with an extra
pole at one side OF the front, to serve as
one side Of the door. Let the front posts
be a foot longer than the others to insure
a slantiug roof. a plate of light scant-
ling secures the top in place. The bottom
plan6s all around are nailed to the posts,
which may be more firmly secured by
cleats connecting with those at each cor
ner Now it is ready for the ice
First cover the bottom with layer OF
savdust six inches deep; next put in the
first tier of ice keeping the blocks a foot
distant from the plank wall; fill in the
space with sawdust q; place a second tier
OF Ice; next pat III position more planks,
and so on until the house is filed, storing
The ice and carrying up the wall together
and nlliuE in with sawdust, as the work
progresses. The planks need only be
slightly nailed TO keep them up when the
ice Is removed. When the house is full,
thick layer of the packing material is
put on the top of the ice. Drainage is
secured by placing the structure on slop-
ing ground. The door is made by using
TWO lengths Of the plank on the front side
as indicated by the posts in the cut.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
Care of House Plants.

NUMBERED with plants best for indoor
cultivation are geraniums, fuchsias.
arbutus, carnations, callas, heliotropes'
iVies, gloximas, begonias. cactuses
petunias and some species of the palm
family. These are called robust, self re-
hant plants, not requiring coaxing or anv
special culture
Watering is an important item A
good general rule is not to apply moisture
TIL the surface of the soil appears dry:
theh give enough water to thoroughly
moisten all the soil in the pot The Gala
being semi aquatic plant requires water
daily.
Keep your plants clean; when sweeping
or busting cover with paper or a thin
muslin sheet. Turn the pots around at
least every week, to prevent the plants
from becoming one sided; they viii lean
10 the light and soon become ill shaped
without this attention. If you want a
plant to branch and become bushy pinch
1t of at the top; this VII induce branches
TO start at the sides up and down the stalk.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
The Hen House Floor.

Absorb the moisture. Dry street dirt
viii readily act as an absorbent. Every
week clean up the floor of the house. pIac-
ing the manure i'm barrels After the
manure has been removed give the floor
good sprinkling with dry road dust. II
one has no garden or lawn, or if he has
plenty of other fertilizers, he can sell his
hen manure for 40 or 80 cents per bushel
to the tanners. In such a case, however,
instead of being mixed with earth, ii
must be kept pure. Some poultrymen
derive quite revenue from their sales of
the droppings for tanning purposes, and
find it convenient to have shelves ar
ranged under the perches, which are regu-
larly scrG ped every morning Hen manure
must not be allowed to decompose or fer
ment before being sent to the tanner, as
its value is Thus destroyed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

q tne compost heap often overlooked.
.nougn valuable one. Sods, weeds, lit
Ter from the wood pile and refuse from
the kitchen are the valuable adiuncts -
Is the dish water and other slops.
Inc fermentation induced by the harm
YARD manure and the action Of the lime
and ashes added, works upon the vegetable
matter and develops an admirable QUALITY
OF plant food Establish the rule of COM
posting everything Of manurial value and
the result viii be an abundance of farm,
made fertilizer at all times and for all
crops.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
Facts Farmers ough. to knou.

In purchasing hens select carefully from
well known yards, to avoid the introduce
tion of diseases and lice into fiocks
Experiments made at the Michigan
Agricultural college make it appear that
the ashes of corn cobs have a value as
manure of So. so per 100 pounds, which is
more than twice that of hard wood or OF
wood ashes.
Progressive cultivators in the north
western states S Icceed in growing fair
crops of peaches every year by giving
winter protection.
Parsnips may be left in the ground
through the winter.
Ground bone and kainit with some
muriate of potash makes good plant
food for the peach orchard.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

A POST HOLE DIGGER. known by the
name Eureka" and has proven per-
haps as satisfactory as anything in
this line This consists of double,
round pointed shovel or spade, the two
parts being connected like the two blades
to a pair Of pincers. In using this the
digger is plunged into the soil some ten
or twelve inches, and after the soil is Well
looseued the earth is compressed between
the double shovel by the leverage afforded
through the jointed handle, and the con-
tents are lifted and dropped on the sur
face
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

An sdreItising is due after FIRST insertion, unless
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80 notices will be inserted at the rate pre-
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Whitworth College.

Correspondence n. o. Picayune.l
have examined many schools and have
written about them in praising way, but
never have seen a private institution that
deserves as many compliments as this one
does. The Whitworth College was founded
in 1858, by Rev. ]. NJ. Whitworth, by
whom the original frame buildings were
erected at a cost of $4,000. The civil war
came and the school did not make much
progress until 1867, when the Board Of
Trnstees eiected
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
POEM BY CAPT. EMMETT L. ROSS.

Comrades in cause most just,
Yours the proud, the sacred trGst
To bury here heroic dust,
And save from Times corroding rust
The name of brave Ad- Harvey.
You meet to day 4 remnant band
Heart to heart and hand in hand,
AT Loves behest-Duty's command,
To lay at rest in Native Land
The last of brave Ad. Harvey.
The bugle's blast no more will cal
His trusty Scouts to ''saddle all,'
And 'mounp and "charge" where foemen fa
Mid sabre stroke and shower OF ball
Led onward by Ad. Harvey.
Long since has beat the last tattoo,
Dsbanded are the Gray and Blue
And Peace regns now wher1 troopers drew
Their sabres bright-to dare and do,
Led forward by Ad. Harvey.
Some day, viii sound the Reveile
And call the scattered cavalry
To muster in Eternity,
To shout the shouts of Victory
Along with loved Ad Harvey.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

A well constructed compost heap IL the
mrmer's bonanza. We do not mean
special purpose composts, but those maoe
Tor general purpose--those where every
particle OF solid and liquid manure, Leaves,
litter, weeds, are worked together into 2
uniform fine mass. In such COMPOSE
heap the provident farmer garners anu
stores that which ins Tres his success Ior !
future season. By all means make your
compost heap under cover. A good be-
ginning ii formed by thick layer o. dry
soil, vegetable refuse or the like.
The compost heap should be laid ~ even
layers and each Layer 20 over the entlLs II
heap, for thus only can 1inax unifozmty y
nad. The vegetable matter r. an eieLnena
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

In Persia, as everywhere else. extra
ordinary personal attractions soon be-
come known and have their advan-
tages. The beauty of the lower or mid
die classes need not aspire in vain. The
mother of the kings eldest and favorite
son. the most powerful man in Persia.
was the daughter of miller, who
caught the shah's eye while washing
clothes at the brookside. Many poor
and handsome girl is welded without
portion for her beauty's sake.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

Speaking of the statement recently
made that there are thirtv-four coffin
factories in the United States. turning
out one hundred and fifty collins daily.
the American Furniture Gazette says
that this must be mistake. or that q
great many collins are Imported. Chi
cago uses forty collins a day and the
other large cities use as many in pro-
portion. 10 say nothing OF the smaller
ones. Ii each factory turns out loo the
statement may be nearer the truth
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

During some survey operations recent
" carried on in Bnopal and Malwa. in
India, the natives imagined that the
survey included redistribution Of hus-
bands and wives. The couples were to
be weighed, so declared report. and
then married off anew in more suitable
fashion as to age. size, etc Surveying
on the Assam frontier was not oversafa.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
winter ,tanarement Of sheep.

Unless sheep are carefully provided for
onrlng the winter season in the north
and east there is sure to be trouble and
loss Of flock; and, generally speaking,
farmers provide sufficient shelter for their
Hooks. AT the south and southwest, how
ever, ordinary buildings are frequently
out OF the question, both from want OF
material and the funds wherewith TO erect
them The fiocks may be sheltered,
under these circumstances, from the drlv-
ing tempest of sleet or rain by means OF
walls semicircular in shape and consist
Ing of stones roughly laid up or of sods
piled FIVE feet high. The outside OF the
curve must be placed toward the north
or northwest, the direction from which
Prevailing storms blow. This plan Is
often practiced on the western plains.
On the ranches of Kansas, Nebraska'
Colorado and Wyoming, one sees In iocaii,
ties where the natural protection o.
rayines, groves OF timber, etc. II noi
available, storm shelters of peculiar con
struction. Rude frameworks are made
Of poles sloping so as to protect from tns
northwest and east winds, and covered
over with hay or straw This GOVERNS
proves acceptable during protractee
storms both as source OF food ana PRO
lection.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

gion eep'
An try % be in fntu' more keerfal how ve step.
Fer weepin am not manly now--to weep VIC can't
erfoId-
De ship % state ana sinkin' fas'. an We ar ali
efboari.
We'd bstter quick pat on de specs, an search In
every shop.
Intel de proper tool am ioun' to make de ieakin
sfops
Or else darn he an zwfal tale sad one 70 unfol.
De ship Oh state afdigkty wreck, an we far fun de
goal,
50 pas De Law reokermend. an friends, heAh at
de close
promise you de sunny soaf vii blossom ike de
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
4 Mnrh Al,o,,t listorns.

DR. kedzic, who is an excellent author
ny, claims that all cisterns should have
an outlet pipe as well as an inlet pipe,
and OF the two the outlet is the more i'm
portant.
lie advises that the escape pipe extend
70 within half an inch of the lower part
OF the eistern, and be not more than two
inches in diameter, while the entrance
pipe is four inches. With this arrange
ment, he claims that when the cistern be-
comes full during heavy rain the water
pressed out with force enough to carry
with 1t all dirt and sediment that settles
naturally in the lowest place in the cis-
tern, along with the old, impure water.
Put the outlet and inlet well down below
the frost line, and make the neck long
enough so the frost cannot enter
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

lfE9 lb W ets III liit
days Of the short
han died, old
fashioned, square
shovel. wit h
the long handled,
round pointed
S h o Is and
scoops for sale in
every hardware
store, one can dig
the holes and set
a dozen posts in
about the same
time it formerly
took to set one.
Numbered with
many inventions
d e s i z n e d to
tighten labor are
post hole diggers.
The one shown
in the figure is
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
A Chenn Ice Hnnse.

An ice house may be made of any
material or after any plan that insures
an air tight foundation and sides, thorough
drainage without admission of air from
below, and good ventilation above the ice.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

HAS anybody ever referred TO prize
fiRht a. pound social - Pittsburg Tele'
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

THE Baptist Church at Scotch Plains,
N. j., recently celebrated the centennial Of
its founding.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
A REAL ROMANCE
THE LOVE STORY
Myra Clark Gaines
BY MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS
CHAPTER III-(CoNrIxuED).

Written for The New York waverly and pub
lished in The CLARION by permission.l
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22

aOpen wide the vaults Of Athol,
Where the bones of heroes rest
Omen wide the hailowed portals
To receive another guest,
Last Of SCOTS and last offreemen-
Last OF all that dauntless race
Who would rather die unsulhed
Than outllve the lands disgrace.
o thou lion-hearted warrior.
Keck not of the after-time.
Honor may be deemed dishonor,
Lsyaify be called crime.
Sleep in peace with kindred ashes
OF the noble and the true.
Hands that never failed their country.
Hearts that never bassness knew.
Sieep!--and till the latest trumpet
Wakes the dead from earth and sea.
Scotland shall not boast Drawer
Chieftain than our own Dundeei' -
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
nlccinr Post Holes.

D-l.lg holes for fence or gate posts is
no longer the tedious, back breaking pro-
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They were parted-Zulima solemnly
believed that she had never been the
wife of Daniel Clark, that she was free
oh, how cruelty free-and another loved
her.
Wounded, in her pride, broken in
spirit, outraged, humiliated, utterly
alone; was it strange that the poor torn
heart of that young creature, at length
became grateful for the affection that
her grief and her desolation had excit-
ed? She told him all, and still that
Young man loved her, till he besought
her to become his wife; and she, unhap-
py woman-consented
There was no secrecy-nO private mar
rage now; in the full blaze of day
robed in satin, glossy and white as the
leaves of a magnolia, her magnificent
tresses bound with white roses, her
bridal veil looped to the eurls upon her
temples with q snowy blossom, and fall
| ing over her, wave after wave, like a
cloud of summer mist
Thus went Zulima Clark forth to her
| last bridal. 1t was a mournful sight;
that young girl, so beautiful, so lated,
standing before the altar, her large eyes
surcharged with sorrowfnl remem-
branees of The past. and her poor heart
heaying with wild presentment of com.
ing evil, till tae rose upon her bosom,
aud the pearls upon her throat, trem.
bled as if wind were passing over
| them.
It was a mourAful, mournful wed
ding; for there, Zulima, the wife of Dan
iel Clark, sealed the perfdy of her enc
mics. Beautiful bride, innocent woman
Ethine was hard destiny
FRO BE cosTrsUED.l
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