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SILKWORM$ IN ARKANSAS
PAKL0KS.

"Would you like to look into my
parlor sil?" OF course we said yes
Our hostess had Just favored us with
a delightful dinner, which after our
long ride across the prairios, was in
deed a matter to be greateful for,
She opened the door, and we looked
into the rom, expecting to see the
usual stuffed hair>cloth, the bric-a-
brac, the parlor organ, the stereopi
con, the photograph album, the auto-
graph album, and the regulation par
lor ornaments. If there is one thing
more than another in which American
ladies show a lack of originality, it is
in their parlors. All are after one
model; and if ever anywhere you
chance to find one differing from the
standard, it is from the shape of the
house, or some other circumstance,
over which the lady herself had no
control, and which You are sure to
find her lamen ting from full heart.
Judge of our surprise then, to see,
in an unexpected room, three long
tables covered with fresh green leaves
which somehow seemed all in motion.
Even the window seats and tho chairs
were laden with green leaves and
sprays; and AZ to the floor, it WAS
covered with bare twigs.
To our look of astonishmont, the
lady laughed merrily. How do you
like my furniture?" she exclaimed
But something still more odd-for
n parlor-had arrested our attention
1t was green worm, somewhat like
n maple-worm, on the table. 1t lay
among the green leaves, and was feed
ing on them. There were scores,
hundreds, thousands of these worms!
That was what caused the motto ---
these ravenous worms feeding on jne
leavee.
"Why, what are these madam?'
"My silk worms.
"And this foliagt?'
Mulberry leaves from those hedges
round my garden lot. bring in
bushels of them every day. See the
bare stems on the floor.
"Yes' continued the lady, II com>
menced with few worms az an ex.
pertinent two years ago. George
that's my husband--laughed at me at
at first. He works hand on the
farm; but unless it is better wear
than last, l shall clear as much of my
cocoons as he will off of his corn. l
get sevnty cents a pound for cocoons.
And what's the good of parlor shut
up from one weeks end to another?
| have little time to sit down in it..
SO l have prepared mine with null
berry leaves, And l have my attic
and two chambers full of worms, be-
sides. 1t is pretty and pleasant work
to feed them
"Well, this is indeed a new depart
ure," we said. "An original idea"
mo, not original with me exclaim-
ed our hostess. II got it from the
Mennonites, those Russian refugees,
who came to Kansas eight or ten
years ago. They brought the silk
culture here with them, and imports
ed the mulberry shrubs from South
ern Rnssia. Their women reel the
silk off tho cocoons; but that takes &
great deal of time and patience.
prefer to sell my cocoons to the fac
tory folks"
Surely, I thought, here is a hint
for many woman with shut ur
parlor and scanly family purse. F. !
it is said the business requires scarce
ly ten dollars capital for start.
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The Web of Life.

We stand at the wheel of life and spin,
And we draw the life breads to and fro;
And the dark and light 90 blending in,
As the daylights come and the day
lights go,
And our feet grow tired of the weary
tread,
And our hands grow tired of the end
less toll;
But each human soul must spin its
thread,
And wind and Jlor it coil on coil.
We stand at the loom of life and weqve
The .arb that our souls must ever wear,
And look at the faded web, and grieve
At the broken ends and the seams Of
care.
For we can not see. as the days 90 by,
And the wheel whirls on its dun
routine,
Then we let the iibres run all awry,
And that i'll the web they will all be
seen.
But all must stand at the wheel and
spin,
And, whether the wool be good or i'll,
The robe that we meet our Makcrn
Is woven here at the weaver's will!
To the spirit guiding its work with care
A wiser than he Will the web unroll;
And under the shuttle of patient prayer
Will the garment shine rs perfect
whole.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12
The ''PassiOn Play" In the New
York Legislature.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 5-A bill
was introduced in the Senate, and
Immediately ordered to it's third
reading, to prevent any attempt to
personate or represent Jesus Christ,
by any show, play or dramactic rep
resentation, whether free or for adj
mission fee, and declares violation
OF its provisions misdemeanor pun
ishable by fine of not less than S10C
and Imprisonment for not less than
ak months.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

In Stuttgart, Germany, is an
American public library, consisting
mainly of books and publications re-
lating to America and her products,
donated by citizens of this country.
We would suggest to Major Wall
the advisibility of putting number
of his hand books on Mississippi in
this library and supplying it with
such other data relating to our State
and its resources, geology, etc, as he
NAV have at his command.
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pr. Isuvter,s Iron Tonic

The attention of the readers of this
paper is called to the advertisement of
DR. HARTER's IRON Tonic, which appears
in another column. II is endorsed Ivy all
physicians as containing the very rlc-
ments essential to the eradication of the
seeds of Dyspepsia, General Debility,
Female Diseases, want of vitality, etc,
from the system. The medicine is man
ufactured by THE DR.. HARTER MEDICINE
COMPANY, 81. Louis, Mo. A large force
of men is kept continually at work re-
ceiving and filing orders aud shipping
goods and the sales are rapidly mcreas-
ing. You may have II prejudice to what
some might term patent medicine, but
in this case il would be absurd, for it is n
medicine compounded with great care
by skilled persons, and contains iron and
calisaya bark, in connection with the
phosphates, and any who have the
slightest knowledge of medicines know
that these are necessary in cases where
the constitution is shattered or weaken
ed. Let ut least one bottle be tried by
Won who are ~ need of medicine, and
you viii thereafter use il and save many
an expensive doctor bill.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Boston Corbett says he has beer
directed by God to inhict daily cor
poral punishment upon himself as 4
penance for having taken human life,
This slayer of John Wilks Booth is
too tender by half. Mr. Currie, the
gentleman who murdered an actor il
Marshall, Texas, is now holding a re
munerative position. His inwarC
monitor never troubles him, nor doe'
he feel like kicking himself outward
w, 0. Pic0Yllne.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12
The Billiard Tournament.

CHICAGO, April 4.-Tbe game between
Sexton and Wallace in the balke-line
tournament, this afternoon. wns one
sided and uninterestng, Score: Sexton,
900; Wallace, 407.
Vignaux and Morris played in the
evening before small audience, MS the
weather WAS rainy and there WAS no
promise of contest, Morris turned the
first string, leading 103 to so. but Wig
naux, IN the tenth inning made 70. which
brought his score mp to 159. Morris, II
little later, come up within ! point, but
WAS quickly lett in the rear and never
was close again. The great event of the
evening and of the tournament was in
the nineteenth inning, when Vignaux
ran the game out With 246, beating the
best run on record and making the high
est average.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Below is q record of the supreme Court
for Monday, April I'd, 1888.
Cases affirmed
Walter Denny & Co., vs.. W. d.
Wheelbright & Co.
Walker and Bassil Guice vs. State OF
Mississippi.
Gases reversed and remandcd:
j. NJ Ayers VS., State of Mississippi.
G. st. l.. & N. 0. Il. r Co, vs.. NJ.
Bruning. Reversed, remiltltur and de-
cree here.
Rearguments were granted in the fol-
lowing cases:
Jessie Smith ct al, VS.. L. Richardson,
G. ST. l.. Il N. o. II. II. Co., VS.. Moss
& Co.
Rebecca A. Beck vs. Orlando Davis.
b. E. Bourland VS.. Itawamba county.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

THE bust of John Howard Payne,
author of "Home, Sweet Home," to
surmount the monument over his
grave in the District of Columbia, will
be executed by Alexander Doyle, OF
New Orleans, and will be one and a
half times the size of life. The mon
ument is TO be unveiled on the 9th OF
June, the poets birthday.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12
A correspondent of the Starkville

A correspondent of the Starkville
Livestock Journal, uses the follow
ing expression: "The half Or more
of our lands are getting too poor to
produce either grain or cotton" Does
this correspondent know that of tAo
47,l56 square miles comprised within
the boundaries of the State of Missis-
sippi, but 7,64S miles are in cultiva-
ton? In other words while Missis-
sippi has an area of 80, 0,l79, $40 acres,
she had under plow in June 1880 but
4,S95,000 acres, or less than one
sixth of her area. The fact is that
half the area now in cultivation in
Mississippi is of almost inexhaustible
fertility and has never been plowed
deep enough to test its strength
while the remainder will average
fairly with any other State in the
Union. On the other hand we have
millions of as rich land as any coun-
try in the world can boast that have
never known the touch of plow or hoe,
and tens of thousands of other acres
that were abandoned years ago as
sworn out" but have had their fertil-
ity renewed since the war by those
blessed immigrants, japanese Clover
and Bermuda grass, benefactors who
have oarpeted and adorned all of the
waste places, renewing their fertility,
and making Mississippi throughout
her length and breadth a grand nat
ural pasture land unsurpassed by any
on the Continent.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12
EugIan,l's New Wheat Fields.

England imported eight hundred MIL
lions of pounds of wheat from her lndla
possessions in 1882, against thirty five
millions from the United States.
Canada and South America. The full
Of these figures can only be
appreciated when we remember that ten
years ago India was not known to the
world as a wheat growing country.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

THE coins of the various mints OF
the country for the month of March,
aggregated S,261, 1852 pieces, valued
at $4,O92,O63,Sl. This includes two
million and half five cent pieces,
and two million six hundred thousand
copper cents. The profit to the Gov
ernment upon the nickle and copper
coins must be enormous, as the metal
they contain only costs an insignlil-
cant fraction of their face value.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Mr.Robert Gleed and several other
prominent colored men have orgrnized
a lecture system for the mental and
moral improvement of the adult por-
ton of their race. They have, we
are glad to learn, received much en-
couragement from their white friends
have raised some money, and propose
to commence operations at an early
day.
The object of Mr.. Gleed and those
who are associated with him is Il lau'
dable one, and will receive the cor
dial support and cooperation of ou
citizens generally. We will note the
efforts that will be made with interest
and will record success with pleasure
-Col,tHe6us DiSpatch.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

CHICAGO, April A 4-Later returns Of
the city election show the following
Democratic majorities: Harrison,
mayor, 10000; Grinnell, city attor-
ney $4,000; Dumphy, treasurer, 5000
Ten Republicans and 8 Democratic
aldermen are elected, leaving the
complexion Of the Council Il Demo
Gratis and Is Republicans.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Hon. E. o. Sykes declines being a
candidate for reelection to the Leg
islature. He has served two terms,
made an active, efficient member and
is deservedly popular with his people
who we learn would gladly have
returned him again had not his legal
business presented barrier to his ac-
Ceptance.- COrtnth Uerdld,
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ILLIN OIS.

SPRINGFIELD April 4.-The election
in this city passed off quietly to day.
The Citizens nominee for mayor and
other officers were elected over the
Democrats by majorities ranging
from 10 to 700. The Democrats g.
lect 4 out of 7 aldermen, giving them
the Council by a majority Of 8 The
Republicans and Citizens combined
on the general ticket. The mayor
and treasurer elect are Democrats
the city attorney and clerk Republi'
cans.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Hon. e. o. SYKES of Monroe, has
declined re election to the Legisa>
ture. His decision will deprive that
body of it's most useful and talent>
ed members He is one of the yourg
men of the State to whom she would
look to bear her responsibilities and
her honors in the near future-Jdch
son C2driOn.
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JUST OPENED |!
Our Spring Stock Of

Our Spring Stock Of
Bsy- SHOES AND SLIPPERS .ass
Ladies' and Gents. Among them full
line of Zaigler Bros make. Come one.
come all, aud examine our goods. We
sell chenp.
(m16-tf.) ELKIN & SYKES.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Judge r. A. Hill and Col. j. i
Morphis were in Corinth last Satur-
day. The Judge WAS on his way to
hold the Federal Court now in ses-
sion at Aberdeen. Age sits lightly
upon him and he appears AS stout as
he was twenty years ago. He is lin
partial and conscien tious in his duties
on the bench, and is we'll endorsed
by all classes and parties. Col. Nor
phis was in his usual good health and
always enjoys warm welcome among
his many friends in this city.-Corinth
WerulG
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

The Jackson (Tenn Dispatch says:
The 'dude' is the new name for a
society snob that has made bis ap-
pearance in New Orleans. He wears
immaculate linen with a high stand
ing collar, and dresses in q peculiarly
cut suit of some odd color. His hat
N plug sits bit sideways upon his
head. He is smooth shaved IN !
walks with arms akimbo, as if he had
sw' | owed a ramrod which had disa-
greed with him.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Some one says pushing people nev ,
er make any real progress in society.
1t may be true to the hand cart man,
but Col. De Lnncy Kane, who drove
coach, reached the summit Of social
distinction in New York by heading
the dudes and leading the German,
~. 0. Pica4tl1te,
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Chancellor Haughton called on us
Saturday looking in better health
than for some time previous. He held
court at luka last week, holds at
Bonneville this week, and will next
week be at Corinth. CorinM Herald
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

THE State almshouse at Tewks-
bury, Massachusetts,, has been used
for years says, the Washington Post
"as n warehouse for the dissectSg
tables of the various medical col
leges."
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Ar the closing of the National
banks of New York City on the night
of the 31st of March, they reported
an aggregate of 81 097 450 less re-
serve than the law requires.
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Government ha

HAWAIIAN Government has maue
to the Secretary of the
Treasury to have its money coined
bv the U. S. mints. 1t is likely that
the application will be granted as it
will give employment to our own
people and the entire cost of the work
will be paid by the Sandwich Islands
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

ONE hundred aud twenty French Cana
dian families who have been living in
Massachusetts for some years, returned
to Canada last week.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

THE VoLTAGc BELT 90 Marshall, Mich. viii
send DIR Dyes OeIchratod Electro Noltaic Belts
and Electric Appliances on trial Tor thirty
days TO men (yonng or Old)wl are afflicted W III
nervous debility, lost Vitality and kindred
troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete
restoration OF health and manly vigOT, Addrcs.
As above-N. B.-No risk is incurred, as thirty
days trial is allowed, d25-ly.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

~sH"He9lth that s discontinued in one place
WI seldom be happy in anotherl" People are
constantly changing their homes from East to
W est ana ON North to South OF Cice rersd in
20 rch OF healthy State. Ii they would learn
to be cOntented, and 10 use the celebrated X d.
nryWort when sick, they would bo much bet
ter off The whole svstom can I've kept-in q
healthy state by ihi.simple but cf'sctual re
a
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Edwin Booth, the great American
Tragedan, is playing to enthusiastic
audiences in Vienna. His European
tour has been grand success in
every way.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from The errors and
lndisCretons OF youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss Of nanh0od, SCI will send you
recipe that viii cure YOU, FREE OF CHARGE
This great remedy was discovered 10y = mission
nv in South America. Send sclt- -addres-eO
envelope to the REV, JOSEPH I. lNMAE, Sta
tiOm ID. Netc, York City.
Aug, 2-wly.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

LUsEA, the resurrectionist, is now
serving out years sentence in the
Jail of the District of Columbia, for
''body snatching."
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

THE strike of the Chicago brick
layers is over. The employers have
agreed to pay 81 and $3.50 per day.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

THE U. S. Supreme Court will ad-
journ on the 7th of May, and has
declined to hear any arguments after
the 9th inst.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Lowndes county is represented on the
Grand Jury of the United States district
court in session at Aberdeen, by color
ed man named Charles Williams. Co
hm6uS Dispatch.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Richmond, Virginia, claims an in
crease in population of over five thou
sand since the census was taken in
1880.
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THE ORLEANS FAMILY.
Louis Philippe, Orleanist King o
France, had five sons-namely:

Louis Philippe, Orleanist King of
France, had five sons-namely:
|. The Duke of Orleans.
2. The Duke of Nemours.
3. The Prince of Joinyille.
4. The Duke of Aumane.
5. The Duke of Montpensier.
|. The Duke or Orleans died
before Louise Philippe abdicated.
He had to Sons.
The first is the Count of Paris, the
present Orleans pretender.
The second is the Duke of Chartres,
Colonel of the Twelfth Chasseurs,
stationed at Routen.
2. The Duke of Nemours is Gen
eral of Division.
g.. His second son, the Duke of Alecon,
is captain of artillery.
3. The Prince Of Joinville is a
Vice Admiral in the navy.
His son, the Duke of Penthieve, is
a lieutenant commander in the navy,
4. The Duke Of Aumale is very
rich and is general of division in the
army. He has no son.
5. The Duke of Montpensier is a
Spanish Prince by adoption.
There are thus four army and two
naval officers in France who a'e
linpal descendants of a kinr
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

The mind depends for its health very largely
on bodily conditions. The gloomy fears, the
desponding views the WEAKNESS of soul that
many complain OF. would often disappear were
the blood made pure and healthy before reacll-
ing the delicate vessels OF the brain Ayers
Sal saparills puritcs and viali1es the blood; and
thus conduces 10 health OF body and sanity of
mind
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What They Were Afraid Off
EOVa.


From the Burlington Hawkeve.
Recent dispatches about the star
route case say: 'Brady left the wit
ness stand" A sigh of relief goes
up all over the country. There was
general apprehension that he would
take it with him. It's way he has.
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Fees ReQuired in Advance

For the heueut OF those afflicted he is permit
ted TO refer to the following persons, every one
OF whom were pronounced by their PhN sicians
as beyond the hope Of cure Mrs j y. Prewitt,
CalbOOn Co., Miss. Cancer Of years standing
Mrs. NJ. ". Hoffman, Bucna Vista. Miss, of
wears standing; NJ. G. ManascO, Bueua Vista
NJ Miss., years Standing X. Richardson Smith
Vile, Miss, l6 years st 'uding; 4 +. Jones,
Aberdeen, Miss, years standing. A. Il. Lock-
ridge, Macon, Miss 6 years standing, and had
been cut three oronr times;J C. Lawrence ,Aber-
deem, wears standing. Snd others too numerou
to mention. Jane
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Jefferson Medical College, Phila-
delphia, turned out two hundred new
doctors on the 2nd inst.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

The first through train on the Denver
and Rio Grande rail read, carried two
hundred Mormon converts to Utah. 1t
arrived on the 3rd inst.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

~ For hve cents, Wells, Richardson and 4
Co. Burlington vi. will send coloredl samples OF
All colors OF Diamond Dyes, with direct ons,
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Death, an unwelcome visitor, takes of
$4,000 children yearly from neglect or
bad treatment, who could have been
saved 10y DR. MoFFErr's TEETHINA QceH
ng poicderS.)
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PROCTOR Knott, will certainly be the
next Governor of Kentucky.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

A company of capitalists Of Buffalo,
New York, are asking for permission to
build tupnell under Niagara river.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

Gen. L. $. GRANT may not want third
Presidential term, but. If a prudent man,
will keep DIR. MoFFETr's TEETHINA in the
house for young Sartoris. IL can be found
at--any Drug Store.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

THE decrease in the National debt
for the month of March was $9,344,-
S26,