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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25
Things Settled.
Sword and Shield.l

sword and ShteidI
1t is really not necessary to go over
much of the ground covered by the
question, with informed per-
sons. Some things are settled, and they
make solid standing ground for legisla
ton. Note few facts:
l. 1t is the duty of the Government
to protect the lives and property of all
the people, and to further the honorable
industries of the country.
,. Liqu II drinking wastes the wealth,
destroys the health, endangers the lives,
and degrades the morals of the people.
This is universally conceded, even by
saloon men.
3. Saloons increase the amount of
drinking. They offer immoral suasions
against the moral suasion of temperance
people. As between Prohibition and
saloons, the question is not whether the
former will entirely break up whisky
drinking, but viii it decrease it and re
duce the danger of what is drank? As,
for instance, if man will, is it best for
him to drink at home or in a crowd of
Jolly fellows, where each one encourages
the other, at the public saloon? 1t is
settled that home drinking is less liable
to abuse than public drinking.
4. 1t is settled that civil governments
have the right to prohibit traffic in any
article which is dangerous to the public.
As, for instance, recently the importa
tion of rags from Europe was prohib-
ited because there was danger from the
cholera. The State of Mississippi is
already, on the face of her statutes,
a Prohibition State. The traffic III
liquor is broadly forbidden, but it is
provided that, if majority of the citl-
zens want it sold and viii sign petition
TO that effect, that under certain legal
safeguards (Which, however, are never
regarded), the general law may, in that
case, be set aside. And, further, the
u. ;. Supreme Court has pronounced
on the matter, affirming the right of
Prohibition. From this august court
there is no appeal. In our system of
government. it is the ultimatum in ques-
tions of constitutional rights. Il argues
ignorance or knavery for any one to
oppose the constitutional right of Pro-
hibition.
All these things are settled, and need
not be discussed before intelligent legls
latars.
There are two things which ought to
be settled with temperance people:
/. Whisky men can not be depended
on to adopt wise legislation, looking te
the final and complete overthrow oi
the liquor traffic. 1t was seen in the
last Legislature that members from
whisky centers, and in fellowship with
the liquor interest, could always fine
some way to defeat desired legislation
If we are wise, we will defeat every on'
of them.
?. Whisky officers viii not enforc'
anti-whisky legislation. Mark it ans
ponder it.
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The Rise of the metropolitan Cor
respondent"


/ will not assert that the bricks
found among the ruins of Ninevah
covered with cuneiform characters
were tablets which had dropped from
the hats of ..Assyrian Specials" neither
will | insist thst ST. Paul alluded to the
news-correspondents of Athens wher
he spoke of those Greeks there who
spent their time in nothing else bui
either to tell or to hear some new
thing" In ancient Rome, however
centaries before there were types o,
printing presses, telegraphs or ocear
steamers, there were metropolitan cor.
respondents. Wherever the victor
ious legions rivanced, the Roman Off
GERS. both military and civil, were sup
Piled with the hdibria ventes and the
acta populi by special correspondents
who sent away from the imperial city
inscribed on papyrus. almost exactly
the same matters about which we tele
graph. We read in some of these
chronicles which have escaped the raw
ages of time about the debates in ths
Capitol, the receptions of the Execu
tive. the gladiatorial shows, the new
public buildings erected, chats TO
idlers. and on-dits for scandal-mong
ers. The profession of '.metropolita,
correspondent" thus established ha
ever since been followed at the capital
of civilized countries; and now tha
they have telegraph and the printing
press for the diffusion of their gather
ings and gleanings. they are a recog
| nized institution. The brains of th
| fifty or more here are the camera
| through which the nations history
daily daruerrotyped on the minds of q
least 5, ,O0O, 900 readers. jefferson, VIII
was the first President inaugurate'
| here, had as his fav0rite corresponden
| William Duane. of the Philadelphia
| Aurora, who had the run of the Whit
House. and was sneeringly called .
| the Fedcralists the Presidential bag
piper. .-BeH RerLsy Roore
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25
The Crank.

A man told me the other day when
came down from the platform that l was
a crank. Wei, cranks are sometimes
very useful. | remember my mother
had an old square churn, and you
crank. / used to have a good deal of
connection with that crank. Sometimes
you had to turn long while. But if
you turned long enough you would
always get nice sweet butter. Well,
there is a great deal of nice temperance
butter ahoat in the cream of this Amer
lean people, but you can't get it without
crank. But if you keep on turning
this crank long enough you'll get it sep
arated and consolidated into sweet, firm,
Prohibition butter.-A. II. Leonard, ID.
D., in the Prohibition Banner.
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capacity or menlai Tor the SAGE OF ner
he loved, and proved to Mr.. Barby S
fun satisfaction that his character and
fortune entitled him to the lady's hand.
Barby was confounded, but knowing
that what had bsen done could not ba
undone, he shook hands with his ward
and her husband. and conten:ed him
self with saying.
What afool was that Tshould hare
believed IL TO have been 4 Kiss BY Mis-
take "-Philadelphia Cau.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25
Gloom Ahead.

"What makes you look 50 gloomy,
Jones? In troubleY
Yes my motherin died last
night"
"Ah, excuse me, hadn't heard of the
sad"
And l promised my wife that l
wonldn't drink nything for a week.
Over six days yetr'-N. Y. Sun.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

No Taxation TO Create Sineoures for
the BENEFIT Of Privileged Glasses.

10 class OF m1nEind Is born bootsd and
spurrsd 70 ride over ths rest.-Jeferson.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25
Temperance Column.

CoSBUcrEo ny D. ". HEIDELBERG, Shubuta
Miss, o. whom all contributions for this Depart
meat should be addressed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25
JOURNALISM TN MISSISSIPPI.

The fonowing interesting sketch
II OF his History Mississippi read at the Press Association
now having for the volume OF Press Proceedings
readers viii think tbs t
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

spssca Of Hon. Ethelbert Barksdale,
on the Bill TO Create the 0moe Of
General Of the Army Tor the Bene-
fit Of ez-President U. S. Grant.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

A camel will work seven OF eight days
without drinking In this he differs
from men, who drink seven or eight
days without working.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

q Boston maiden has had pair or
gold-rimmed spectacies made 20 order
for her pet pug. He just looked TOO
Intellectually lovely for anything. ana
prefersto sit beside the girls dude beau.
who also wears glasses
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

One Of the physicians of the town Of
West Brookfed has signalized his prac-
tice by persnading 40 young men to stop
okng.-Sprinfeld (3Iass) Republi-
can
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

The production Of anthracite coal In
1881 spannted to SO. 500. 600 tons. or
! .a a5s 600 600 less than in 1883. showing
hat Il 49, ,hc hard-coai people farcd well
samnared ~ with their hitnninous min
ing brethren -. =
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

best,
Why. before loved you-let me see,
There must have been dozens cannot re-
But Oh sure that n least thar. were ,Arse.
You remember the nrsry the chotr-etri. e.a-.
Wncm You courved for me on the s,y
wrote you long letters about her from
You encouraged ne there. BY the By.
Twas wscn you we're flirting so seress,
with Reed
devoted myself 70 the naxt;
She really was pretty and very good form
Just confess, now, how much you wers
vexedl
The third was the Winter thar you wsro 10
France,
And the buds" OF that year were al bores
But one. and BY seE was awfuliy struck;
~el her eyes. dear, were very ike yours
You're pouttng TO think you are only tbs
fourth.
And SO you must come after the rests
Never mind! There never viii be any fifth
And the last love. dear heart q the best
Life.
BY NJ. B. C.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

El Mahdi recently gave a refugee $50
lashes for smoking a cigarette. Can't
arrangements be made to invite the false
prophet to this country Boston Post.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-25

Christian obligation cannot be madeto accord with
. law of expediency. The Christian maxims are DO
right though the heavens fall" aDo right because
you are bound to do right" There is world of diff
ference between You had better and 'You are bound
top-F. I. Patteu.
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This is the true temperance creed:

This IS the true temperance creed:
"Mental suazion for the man who thinks,
Mora. suasion for the man who drinks,
Legal suasion for the drunkard maker.
Prison suasion for the statute breaker. "
Shall temperance men prevent tie
liquor traffic from doing its work, or
shall the traffic prevent temperance men
from accomplishing their design? One
or the other will be done; which shall it
be Sword and Shield.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1885-03-21

These words are easily spoken, teacli
your children to speak them. Teach
them to say so, whenever they hsve
done wrong, this habit is good one.
Here, for instance, woman is knock.
sd down in tho street by careless drip-
ing, and two wheels are Of u wagon
pass over her back. The wagon carries
two women and boy some ten or
twelve years old. The woman is not
seriously injured, but the nerves and
muscles Of her back are lame for a
while, and then she walks again. Bni
when she becomes an old .ndy thu
weakened body gives out partially
ahd her physical powers become less,
She says Il would have been com
fort 10 her through all these yenrs,
IL those women had stopped and said,
"oh I'm sorrsl What can we do for
you now to comfort your Instead OF
that they whipped up the horse, aud
we're soon out Of sight. So far as is
known these women do not know but
the person knocked down and run
over waa killed. It would seem as il
they would have been moro comforta.
BILE all these years. If they had stop
ped aud sand, "l'm sorry.n
Yes, teach your children frs, to
feel sorry, aud then to say SO. The
conscience should be educated, aud
feeling wrong done to another per
son, and expressing orrow for II, helps
Us Is realize our wrong doiuga towards
Lord, aud makes ID castor to say SO to
Him. Il is Important 70 eonfess our
faults one to another and u 10 imper-
atigo thatswe humble ourselves before
God, and become reeonciled to Him
through our Lord Joeus Christ Cur
eternity depends upon thlp. aud pres.
cut Tins "a an Neare gure Of fur doing
this great work % Is nav,
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Teach the Children to Think.

Strength of mind is not equivalents
to perfect balance of Judgment, or
eyenness of power. AS rule, special
ly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are given to
single ideas which arc held with great
tenacity. Inventors represent this, as
well MS advocates of particular ideas.
What is called strength Of mind is
the result of independent thinking.
Hence its basis is real thought. The
element toward it is inducing the
young to think. Hence incorrect
thinking should not be rudely reproved
but kindly and gently corrected. Ev-
CRY encouragement should be given
children to think. Thought stimulates
thought, and hence living ideas put
before children in the homo circle, at
table or elsewhere, has it's value in
this direction. On the other hand the
rude repression of an upgunrded or in
correct thought lie injurious. Encour-
agement to hold fast to an idea till it
is dieproyen is another 10 this form of
education. The mere circumstance
thatssome oDeidoes not agree with il
proves nothing. Nor does it follow
that the disagreement Of an older por-
son is to be accepted ns final. Before
an idea or opinion is abandoned it
should be Enthusiastically seen to be
wrong. The moment one accepts or
abnndons thought or opinion at the
ipse Dirt of another tboy betray weak
ness. Leadership is one thing and
dominaney another. Ii 10 well If We
have not the qualities of leadership,
to DO willing to be lead; but to have
our minds dominated and controlled
is another and entirely different thing.
The important lesson to impart to
children is TINT Of sound, Independents
! thought. AID if il lead to strong
mindedness---that is, tenaeity of opin-
init viii be ~ell--prsviasa opinions
DO carefully aud thoughtfully formed.
Selected.
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"Well then, there wns council of
war. as YOU boys call ii, into which
was Mt last called. | was told that
God had in his own way given the lit.
tie gill into my fathers care, but that
he wanted my help in bringing her up
into u good and useful life, and true
knowledge of Christ .Iesus and His
love, ifshe stayed in the house. There
were good homes that could he found
for her, IL was unwilling to assume a
part ofthe responsibility. think faith
er and mother both believed it - ould
be great help to me if would volun.
tnriv undertake. to helm another. And
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NUMBER "a



A few years ago young man, fasl-
nnably dressed. took his seat Mt tho
able of the Girnrd House. in Philadel-
nhia. There was nm air of self-conscions
uperiority in the youth which nttrac.
I'd general attention. He read tho
urnu with smothered disgust, gave his
rider with tone of lofty cSadescen-
ion, and when his neighbor civilly
banded him the pepper-bo1, stared at
h m for his presumption, as though he
ID rendered him nm insult. In short,
person of the blood could not have
rgarded mob of serfs with more mr.
giant hateur than did tins lad the ro-
pectable travellers about him.
Presently, n tall, powerful built old
ian entered the room and seated him
-sifat one of the Inrger tables -Ho was
'lninly dressed, his language was
markedly simple. He entered the con-
CREATION with his neighbor, who hap
pened to be poor brakeman, and oc-
casionnlly during the dinner exchanged
IDEAS with little lady of five sum-
ders who sat beside him. The color
d servant spoke to him as old friend
"ilow is your rheumatism, joint"
'e said to one, and remembering that
another had lately lost his son.
"Who IL that old-fashioned gentle-
mani" asked curious traveller of the
steward.
"oh, that is Judge Jore Black, the
greatest inrist in the conntryp was tho
enthusiastic reply.
And the young aristocratP He
surely is somebody of note"
"lIo is drummer who sells fancy
soaps"
Judge Jeremiah, Black, who has re-
Gently died, was noted and feared in
public life for his massive force of in
tellect.
every blow kills!" said a listener
to one of his arguments.
On the other side. an old farmer and
nrighbor wrote of him, ave shall new
er have another men as pure, kindly
...,,. simple among 10.
The boys who will make up our
next generation could find much to
study in the massive nature Of this old
reu with lll3 powerful brain, his sim
rle, direct manner, and ms ani.i.ue-
ing childlike faith in God. With his
last breath he took his aged wife by
tho hand, ssying, "Lord, take care of
Mary, "and so died
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1885-03-21

In these DAYS of scramble and rush,
we often wish that the boys would
learn how much wisdom there is in the
old motto--hnsten slowly. Scores Of
young men are betrayed into impru-
dence by their impetuosity. They are
always in haste and always distanccd.
A distinguished traveller relates, that
while in Europe, he started early one
morning, to climb mountain. Slim
ulated by the bracing air and insnir.
ing ecenery, he pushed on brskly, in.
stead of husbandinng his strength for
the uphill work before him. Soon af-
ter setting out he overlook pensant
on his way to the summit. The man
was walking slowly, yet with steady
pace.
Our traveller wondered IA he left the
connisSmnn behind, that the inspira-
ton Of the atmospheric and the sur
rounding scenery had not produced
upon him the effect which he himself
experienced. But before long the en-
thnsinstic tourist began to lag and by
noon he was glad to throw himself
down in the shade of wRy side tree.
As he realized how severely he had
taxed his strength, and that his fatigue
made him loath to lenve his shady
resting place, he happened to cast his
eye dawn the valley. What was his
surprise to behold the peasant of the
morning swinging up the road with
the same steady stride, as frcah us he
was earlier in the day. The country
man in his turn, passed the discomh.
ted tourist, and disappearing in the
distance, left him to his reflections on
This new version of the tabled hare aud
tortoise.
Two boys were employed in large
machine shop, lannon's for its size and
it's good work. Five years ago they
began work together. One entered
the shop as an APPRENTICE. During his
minority he was to receive thorough
instruction in the various departments
of the trade, and his wages were to be
three dollars week His friend,
however would make no such bargain.
"What did three dollars woek amount
tot" lie entered the shop Ms a journey
man, or day nborer, at six dollars a
week.
Now, the contrast is reversed. The
apprentice has just completed his time
of service; he understands the opera
tion and construction of every machine
in the shop, and now earns eighteen
dollars q week, besides looking for
ward to the time when he shall own a
shop Of his own. The other is Jour
neyman still; he understands bat one
branch Of work, and, therefore, is OF
en- idle; and he never earns more than
twelve dollars week. Which is
aheadi Whose is tho brighter pros
pecti
Boys, it pays to plant Don't make
quantity more important than quality
The best work is tho work Is the work
that takes time, and nowadays the
best work lie the work shat is wanted.
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Desponding Mothers.

al have done nothing to day bat
keep things strait 10 the house, you
say YEARLY NJ the clnso of Il. Do YOU
call that nothingi Nothing chat your
children are healthy and happy and
secured from evil influenced Nothing
that neatness, aud thrift, and whole
some food follow tho touch of your TN
geF-tipsl Nothing int beauty Ia
place Of ugliuess meets the eye of the
cheerful little ones, 10 the planta at
your window, ia lhcpicture on the walli
Nothing that home TO them means
home, aud will always do 80 To tho
end Of life, what yicissi,udes soevcr
that may inpolgeg on. cMewotu
molher, Is ~ thia notnluglp Ia Il
nolhlng that oyev aaalust your some-
times mistakes and some;imes dis.
ennagemQnis Ahall he wrllleul "abe
had depo whet me couldln
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1885-03-21

Some have natural aptitude for
making the most Of very limited re-
sources, or turning the smallest things
to account. An aged gentleman,
close observer, remarked 10 tho hears
ing Of tho writer the other day, that
very much Of a mans success in life
depended upon the ingenuity, the eeo-
nomony, and the sunny temper Of his
wife. lfaiter the turmoil OF business,
its wear aud tear Of nerves. he found
Fest, quiet, serenity and pleasant SUR
roundlnge at home, BIO went forth tho
next day with renewed strength and
yigor that lifted him far better 10
carry through any enterprise In hand /.
Il every thing 10 and about the house
must DO bought, whether Aftioles az
utility and neeessity, o. ornament. the
onlgoes, though small in detail, IL the
csuFse of years amoanl with intosess
10 what-is often the make eeieht thak
decides between success aud iaslnfa.
Thle applies more especially 10 food
clolhlog and furniture, pfAlllu Faf,
NOR, Nf
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To A Busy Mother.

The human brain needs rest and
chnnge. The human mind needs re-
taxation. The human heart needs
pleasant compnnionship. Deprive
them If these requisites, and the re
suit in nine cascs out of ten will be in
-anity Perhaps you imagine that
mean TO frighten you. Why, to tel
he truth if could not, arouse You e
a sense ofyour condition unless terri
lied YOU little, I would rather do 81
than see YOU IN inmate of the insane
asy lum. You this SEQ to DO quite in nc
cordauco with the rest of natures laws.
| The body cannot subsist on one kind of
| net, Il mu~t have none or less variet
and behold how pltntifully onr create
has provided for this great need IN the
abundant fruitfulness of earth, air, and
sea. How soon the palate tires OF on
article Of diet. How soon the bod.
stnryes when fed upon one thing.
Dear friend, besecch you give this
subject your most careful considera
tion, for perceive you are killing
yourself with the constant strain
brought to bear upon mind and body,
aud unless you consent to relax that
you will suffer very seriously in con.
sequence. Your "nervOus headnchesr
! nrp ernt M, hans no ,vnrnino which If
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Mnmna's Truro STORY.

ayes, and q true one, please
"About yourself, mama.n
"a new one, too, one we never heard
before; plcase, please do, mama.n
These four requests were made by
four it'll people who h gathered
about mama on the front piazza ono
summer evening at twilight She
looked thoughtfully moment at the
eager faces, and then said, pleasantly,
al think can tell you one this even
ing that will satisfy each Of you. But
there are two of you that would like
to look down into its hidden meaning.
Ralph who said on Sunday that God
had too many great things to attend
to, 10 car, much about very little
things; they just happened OF them.
selves, and people died and got killed,
and nobody cared or even know about
it half the time; and Alice, who was
complaining to day of things that
were tiresome in life"
81 don't think you ever told us n
story yet that you did rot give us NIL
something to think about. But go on,
please," and Annie laid her hand in
her mothers lap, where it met gen
tie and loving reception.
"Whnt | nm going to tell you of
happened when | was just fourteen
said mama, 'and | was girl who did
NO: like to have thugs turn out con
trary to my wishes. had been on n
visit to my cousins, and was on wny
home with my father, who had come
for me. Through detention to our
train, we missed connection Mt what
| told my fnther wae tho polSiost, most
disagreeable place had evor been in.
We wero told We must wait two hours
where we were, and to me it seemed
like perfect ages Father let me com.
plain and grumble Mt my fate for
while, and then he said, soAerly;
"Nellie, it grieyes me to hear you
complain in such selfish way. Stop
II moment and think Of those who are
more seriously Inconvenience by the
delay. There is young man at th
door who is in danger Of losing his pc
siiion by being detained here even one
hour, and he has nm invalid sister to
support. That dear old lady in the
corner il on her way to the denth-bad
of an only son, and yet whom she
spoke Of it just nov, axe said; The
good Lord knows best. I can only
pray that he will bo spared until get
there"
Mamma" said Annie. interupting
her, show did grandpa know about
these people, ii he had never seen
them beioreYn
"Because, dear, grandpa always
thought more about other people than
he did about himself, aud there was
something in his face HAT showed it,,
aud hat made people in trouble feel
that they could trust him. You know
now how the boys called him Kris
Kringle because of his shaggy beard,
and the merry twinkle of his eye, lie
was always "A large man, as long as /
can recollect, and there was Just that
pleasant, helpful, reassuiing smile that
made one feel like telling him of all