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plete success, and yet we believe it
is right to prohibit murder, and rob
berry, and rum, which causes the
most of crime. The vote to put
Prohibition into our State cOnstltu-
ton was passed last fall with over
40, 900 majority, and three-fourths of
our legislators voted last winter to
increase the penalties of violation
and to put temperance instruction
into our schools.
Does Prohibition prohibit? In a
majority of our towns there is no
liquor selling and it is seldom you
see man the worse for strong
drink. For thirty years we have
been fighting against the foe, and
because he is not dead yet, we expect
to be slandered for our failures:
But we mean to fight on. eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty
As compared with other States |
give you this as reported from the
Internal Revenue Report two years
ago. All dealers except town
agents were "1162 (including over
200 druggists who sell patent medi-
clnes)." OF the 962 (1162, less 2O0)
fully three-fourths have no ''place
of business" in any such sense as
makes an open dram shop. Count
ing all who sell, from barrel sunk in
in the ground or hidden wells, or
from tin cases carried on the person,
there is only one dealer to 55S in
habitants but in New Jersey there
is one to every 134, and take New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Illinois together and it is one to
187.
Again, as compared with forty
years ago, per capita, Maine con
sumes only one tenth Of what it did
then; and as compared with the av-
erage in other States only about
one-eighth. We who have always
lived in Maine know that the law
has been, and still is, great benefit.
Don't get tired, my brother, at
what the Sanballats and Tobiahs
may say, nor waste your strength in
replying to ISLANDERS, but strike for
principle and the right every time,
and in due time in Gods strength
we shall have the victory.
Yours Fraternally,
GEO. B. ILsLEY.
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The Style in ParasOls.

The variety in parasols seems to be
never-endirg. Certainly these articles
were never prettier, in better taste or
generally cheaper than they are this
Summer. One can now purchase a
parasol that is suitable for any occasion.
Those that come for morning wear,
made of gingham, surrah and other
cotton stuffs, are very durable and con-
venient to carry, for the handles are
less elaborate than those of hand
somer description. Those for after
noon wear are either a mass of white or
colored lace or else are painted. One
that is effective is made of blue satin,
edged with full iounce of deep Val
enciennes lace and painted round the
edge In a graceful design OF arbutus
blossoms and their leaves. The handle
has a big bow of blue ribbon fastened
at its top and where it is held. Bright
striped silks, Oriental embrOiderieS and
Eastern stufls of every description are
used for coverings. The most dressy
ones are the transparent gauze, lace
and lowered net ones on muslin foun-
dations. Some in black, worked in
gold outlining, have black and gold
Sticks; others in white and gold and
ivory handles, with fancy gold rings
hiding the conjunction of stick and
handle. A frill of lace is run on inside
some of the new parasols half way be-
tween the edge and the top. Many la
dies are covering their last years para
soils with lace or lowered net, and to
these it NAV be useful to know that
three yards are required for a full-
sized one in both tlouncing and piece
lace. 1t is put on first around the
edge, then gathered up to the top (the
parasol being open all the time) and
finished off in outstanding frill round
the ferule. A satin bow is usually add
ed, and the lace is tackled to the foun-
dation every now and then to keep it
down when the parasol is closed, and
to do away, as far as possible, with the
somewhat bulky appearance.-Ihi!a-
deiphiG Times.
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The Bicycle Tour Across the C0nti-
uput

Thomas Stevens, in his account Of
his bicycle trip across America, in mt
ing for July. relates the following anus
ing incidents Of the journey through
Illinois:
Pushing on to Lamoille for the night,
the enterprising barber hustles me into
his cozy shop and shaYes, shampoos,
shingles, bay runs and otherwise man
ipulates me, to the great enhancement
of my personal appearance, all. so he
says, for the honor of having lathered
the chin of the great and only --.
In fact, the Illinoisans seem to be most
excellent folks, and | can only regret
that limited space prevents more de-
tailed account Of their attention. After
three days journey through the great
Prairie State, my head is fairly turned
with kindness and fiattery; but the
third night, as if TO rebuke my vanity,
] am bluntly refused sbnltcr at three
different farm-hOuseS. | am benighted,
and conclude to make the best Of it by
turning in under hay-cock: but the
Fox river mosquitoes oust me in short
order, and compel me to 'mosey along
through the gloomy night to Yorkville.
At YorkyiIle stout German, on being
informed that | am going to ride to
Chicago. replies, What! Chicago init
dot? Why, mine dear yellow, Chi
gago's more as yorty miles; you giant
ride nit dot TO Chicago" and the old
fellows eyes fairly bulge with astonish-
ment at the bare idea of riding forty
miles init dot | CONSIDERABLY re-
Trained from telling him Of my already
2,500-mile jaunt init dot, lest an ap-
oplectic fit should watt his Teutonlc
soul to realms of saucr-kraut bliss and
Limburger happiness forever.
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zzSsREsPo o-1ND a D'EVSz
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Whisky or No WnIsky.

Meridian, from the outside world,
receives stroke after stroke, and
criticism after criticism, as regards
its moral status. Let the fair-mnd-
ed, impartial taxpayer and county
voter follow the untiring efforts
made ~ the lovers Of home and
dcprecators of the evils that are
running our sons and lowering socic
tvs high standard, and he will say
the struggle has been hard. Money
without stint and the best legal tai
cnt in the land, has been, and is
beng. used by the whisky men.
Unfortunately, to man, our jewish
voters are against us mot
single name having, as yet,
been found on Il counter petition
or a single one Of their voices raised
III defense 81 Prohibition, but on the
contrary, from least expected sources
some Of them have been, with purse,
adrpit labor, and an unwonted stub
hornness. the hardest fighters for
whisky and its concomltants, wee,
crime and disease. 4 small per
cent. Of church members, ! few neu-
trails. body Of don't cares, found
in every community, and large
number of the lower class Of negroes
and our Jewish merchants have thus
far been Prohibition 5 enemies. TO
tie credit Of the members OF the col
orel churches be it said that they
haze cot been actuated or influenced
by money, bribe or policy, and as
whole have been true to law and mo-
raiity. By actual count in one OF
their churches not single member
Is found upon the whisky petition.
lrhe question is in the courts OF the
county afler nany legal blocks and
has this day Wednesday, again
been put Oft by whisky counsel until
thc last week Of court.
I'm the balances, we have on one
side simply i just cause and 4 firm
hope in linn who maketh the enl
always right, and on the other side
money and the might that ever fol
lows ii It's wake. The lcgll points
are in our favor an with Judge Or
Jury NC fear not the result. When
the final tabulated statement Is gwen
to the public. showing what morality
and temperance have had to contend
with from their first appearance be-
flre our city Boards OF Mayor,
Aldermen and Councilmen, then
even an enemy to tie cause will be
force to say that against heavy
odds, step by step, the battle has
been won. In the meantime let us
labor and wait, knowing that if we
do. the day is not far distant when
the voter will say, not a lcgallzed
drop shall be sold in Lauderdale
county.
l.. Z. BRoWN
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A Russian Review.

We rode at least a mile and a half
past the line of tents, and must have
seen $4,000 men, The ground is pref
tily decideRte, and altogether well suited
for camp purposes. AT the end we
came upon the Guard regiments and
the Prcobrajensky Regiment, with
whom finished the Inspections; and here
were assembled all the bands and
drums, to the number OF 500. in one
compact mass facing the Empress S
pavilion or tent. 1T the door OF which
She and her ladies alighted, and were
Joined by the Emperor and Grand
Dukes. We all dismounted and came
inside the square, Of which the royalty
and staff formed one side, the musicians
the opposite side, the other two sides
being composed of officers of the var
ious corps who had hurried TO the spot.
In the center, on mound. stood the
conductor of the united bands OF music,
and near him one drlmmer-boy, Cor
perhaps "A lad of 20.) We (the foreign
missions) stood in line, and the Emper-
or came down from the pavilion and
spoke to each of the Generals. He was
very gracious to me, and inquired about
my service and the commands | had
held. This over, he stood alone in the
center, and detachment of SergeantS
in full marching order passed him one
BY one, each Sergeant giving the eve
ming report of his picket and Of the
usual ''watch-settlng III loud voice,
the Gar thus fulfilling for the moment
the role of camp commandant. We
l. IX-N ia II
one by one, to the Empress, who talked
to me about the Princess OF Wales,
Cowes, Osborne, &c, and was alto
gether gracious and charming Then
tea was handed round, and the crowd
of officers and of the troops generally
kept closing round the square as the
hour for 1.-The retreat or Zaird, drew
nigh. Meanwhile heavy clouds had
gathered in the horizon, and storm
seemed to threaten us, though the view
down the slope and over the valley to
Krasnoe, distant about mile, was not
rendered less beautiful by the combi-
nation of waning sunlight and threat
ening clouds Eight o'clock sounds;
each field battery fires an evening gun,
three rockets shoot into the air, and the
drums and bands roll out, with a sol
emnty and volume of sound not easily
forgotten, the evening hymn. As the
last notes die off, the drummer boy
steps forward, the bandmaster de-
scends, and the little drummer, sole oc-
cupant OF the square, repeats slowly
but with perfect distinctness the Lords
PRAYER Every head is uncovered and
bows, from the Emperor to the further
most spectator; and should from my
heart pity the man who, rs the little
lads amen" went up in lis solitary
simplicity. could scott At or even be un-
impressed by the silence which follow
ed. There was i total absence Of al
exaggeration or straining for increased
effect The bands then burst forth
with the Russian national air, SO well
known to all of us, and the scene
closed as night fell.-Lieut- Gem. ing
ginS0n, IN BtackOood'S Ndga!tile
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-07-25
Fighting, Ancient and Modern.

The only difference between ancient
and modern armies is the application
Of steam. gunpowder, and dynamite
a very great one in appearance. but
not so much in reality. Modern ar
mics do not need to be so large in the
field as ancient armies; yet it is very ques-
tionable whether fewer people are re-
quired for an effective war in modern
times than that of old. The men who
make the powder and dynamite and
the girls who fill the cartridges are
quite as much part and parcel of
modern army as the soldiers who fire
them off, and run pretty nearly similar
risks. The methods of modern war
fare are exactly the same as of ancient
warfare, and relatively not much more
brutal. The long bow was quite as ef-
fective weapon as the rifle, and mod
ern cannon do not seem to be any great
advance on the baliStg anf battering-
rams of the ancients. In naval war
fare we have actually gone back again
to one of the most ancient naval maneu-
vers, that of ramming The siege
trains of the present day are just as
cumbersome as siege trains in times
when, as the bible tells us, "Moun-
tains and hills were made low and val
leys exalted; when rough places were
made plain and the crooked straight.
Science has not yet said its last word
on the adaptation of natures secrets to
resistance against rapine, carnage, and
wrong, whether exercised by nation
against nation or nations against indi-
viduals. Even now substances are
known to chemists which it only needs
finer mechanical skill to make into etfi-
cient and invincible agents for defend
ing civilization against barbarism aud
saYagery. What secrets may be, and
no doubt are, hid in the womb of ma
ture. and are waiting to be revealed by
the hand of science, can only be con-
iectured. But we may be sure of this
much that the higher the civilization
and the more developed the intellect Of
the future the more hopeless will boz
come the attempts of needy and adven-
turous barbarians against the well-be-
ing of rich and highly civilized nations.
If the Romans had left to Britain with
their civilization body of physical
knowledge similar to that even of to-
day, the Saxon conquest would have
been impossible. - The Spectator.
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may deal with the subject Qiquor
traffic. by absolute prohibition, or by
regulations" !" and Chat it belongs to
the police power Of the State to reg
ulate the retail dealing in and sale
Of intoxicating liquors" Mr.. Sim
rail-, the profound jurist who render
ed this opinion, in summing up the
reasons for prohibitory legislation
says, such legislation rests on the
popular conviction that it is to the
interest Of morals, sobriety, industry,
and good order that the State
should hold the traffic under sur
veillancc." A good Prohibition
speech from high source. Now it
occurs to me, and | am sustained in
this opinion by the conclusion arriy-
cd at IN the above opinion by the
conclusions arrived at in the above
case (Which, by the way, it would be
we'll for your readers to Deruse) that
if We have the right and power to
absolutely prohibit the liquor traffic
III Mississippi, we certainly have the
same right and power to regulate
that traffic. | do not think the con-
stitutional feature of a local option
law, not repeating any whisky laws
now in existence, will cut any figure.
However, do not want local
option statute, if it shuts US off from
anything We have now. We only
want to hold the grip we have, and
tighten up rs much as we can.
w. b. WALKER
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Local Option in the South.

As we have frequently shown,
there is as strong a temperance
wave sweeping through the South
lust now as through the North and
West. The Prohibition question
does not force itself so prominently
forward in State or national politics
here as in the Western States, be-
cause Prohibition is seldom made a
State issue. In this section the sys-
TEN Of local option almost univer-
sally prevails, and a county or por-
ton of a county instead of an entire
State votes for or against license.
Such a system presents its advan-
tages over the broad and stringent
anti-liquor law passed by the Legls-
Iature in Maine, Iowa and elsewhere
in that it allows every community to
pass on the liquor question.
A big step was taken in the dlrec-
ton of local option last week by the
passage in the lower house of the
Georgia Legislature of a very strin-
gent local option law. There was a
very warm fight against it, yet 1T
passed by vote of five to one, and
there seems no reason to doubt It's
ultimately becoming law.
The Georgia bill is more OF an
iron clad one than most of the local
option laws in force in the South.
An election can be held every two
years on the question of license or
no license. If the county votes IN
favor Of license, another election
can be held in two years, and still
another and another but whenever
it has voted for Prohibition, this
ends the matter-there are no more
elections on this point. In other
words, every victory Ofthe liquor IN
terests is no victory at all (; but one
of the Prohibitionists is decisive.
These constant elections will worry
and finally tire out the liquor men.
They must always be on the deten-
siye, always on the alert, for single
reverse means annihilatiOn. In the
course Of time under such a system
as this, the number of Prohibition
counties will grow greater and
greater each year, until the whole
State, or very nearly all Of 1t is
pledged against liquor.
As it IS this work is going rapidly
on. In Louisiana, Texas and other
Southern States scarcely a day passes
without some election of this kind,
the voting of a county or district on
the subject of the licensing Of liquor
There are defeats and victories fol
both parties, but it cannot be denieo
that the Prohibitionists win the
greater number Of victories and are
continually winning new districts tC
their ranks. Tlmes-Democrat.
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Mary Howitt's Father and Mother.

When my father was employed as a
surveyor in 1895 on the Talbot estate,
at Margram. he attended the rst day
meeting of Friends at Meath and met,
at the hospitable table of Evan Rees,
Ann Wood, a convinced Friend, on
visit to Evans wife. Elizabeth. They
saw each other frequently anu became
well acquainted. On one occasion at
dinner She suddenly learned his regard
for her bv the peculiar manner in which
he asked: s'Wilt thou take some nuts,
Ann Wood?" She took them, saying:
81 am fond of nuts. That is extra
ordinary he replied. ''for SO am ]"
There was in those parts an aged min
istering Friend of so sanity charac-
ter as to be regarded in the light of
prophet. One First day morning after
they had both been present at meeting,
this minister drew her aside and said,
.tIf Samuel Botham make thee an Of
fer of marriage thou must by no means
refuse him. . Accordingly he was be-
fore long her accepted sultor. In the
wear 1876, on the sixth day of the
twelfth month, they took each other for
man and wife after the prescribed sim
ple form, Sin the fear of God and i'll
the presence of that assembly" They
were married in the Friends meeting
house at Swansea, where the BRIDES
mother then resided. In the marriage
certificate my father is stated to be an
ironmaster OF UttoXeter, Statfordshire.
He must therefore have considered the
iron works with which he was then
connected as the established business
of his life. - Mary Hocut, IN Good
lE0YLs.
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German MiIilnry Punishments.

In room arrest the offender Is con
fined to his own quarters. He is not
allowed to leave them without permis-
sion, nor to receive visitors. When ar
rest is enforced against Captains or
subalterns. particular room may be
set apart for that purpose, but IN this
event it is called severe room arrest,
and is a judicial, not a disciplinary,
punishment. During room arrest, as
during all similar restrictions on liberty.
the offending officer can neither carry
arms nor wear any decorations wlfich
ne may possess. When, however, he
has obtained permission to leave his
room he is allowed to carry his sword.
When an officer is sentenced to room
arrest his sword is received by another
and delivered over to the Governor or
commandment of the fort In simple
room arrest, however, a superior DILL
Ger exercising the least disciplinary
power receives and retains his arms.
This duty usually falls to the Adjutant,
but if he be not present the arms may
remain in the house or apartments OF
the offender In simple room arrest
the officer is again confined to his own
residence, and is not allowed to receive
visitors. If, however, he occupy a
house in common with other people he
NAV mix with them as usual. A mar
ried man, therefore, is not separated
from his family, while the visits of his
doctor are always allowed. Any doubt
full points are decided by superior ofli-
Ger, who in urgent cases may permit
access to few persons. Opcn-air ex-
ercise is usually allowed after the first
IA DAYS confinement, but if his doctor
declare such exercise to be essential to
health before that time the arrested
officer is permitted To loave his mouse
for rn hour daily under the supervision
of an equal or superior III rank. 1he
attention of every officer sentenced to
simple room arrest is directed by a SUI
perior to the regulation in the Mtlttdr-
StratgeSetzbach, which says: Any oifi-
Ger who during room arrest shall leave
his quarters on his own responsibility
will be punished with six months lm-
Drisonment and dismissed from service.
| ANY officer who during room arrest
shall receive visit on his own respon-
! sibility will be punished with six months
] IMPRISONMENT and in serious cases with
dismissal from service. These laws
are founded on the idea that we should
be able to rely on the officer implicitly
to obey regulations for the maintenance
of disciplince. If he do not he betrays
a sacred trust and sets an example to
interiors in rank which must have the
worst possible effects. -1he 4Alnly GAd
i NdcU OtarterLg.
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ness, and We are not surprised at its
saliyating you, taking it as YOU did,
iii broken doses.
We do not think that we are in
conflict at all with any Of the princi-
pies adopted at the recent State
Convention. We anchor on the
last clause Of Section 5, ''Said law
not in any way to impair existing
statutes" Now, brother Of the
Leader, if we attach undue impor-
tance to that clause, point out our
error. We are open for correction
ut any time but do not turn up
your feathers and peek at us that
way,-we will nestle with you
through this campaign. 1t is too
terrible to be driven out. We are
about rs old Prohibition chickens as
there in the State. Bro. Joel Gam
brell can testify that we were hatch
el out, a thriving brood, some three
years since, and have grown finely.
But we do not want to roost by our
selves yet.
JOHN w. JOHNSON.
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Prentis. county and Local Option.

we regret to see that the Prentiss
county Prohibitionists are not III
favor Of local option by counties.
This is the demand Of the Prohlbl-
tionists Of the State Of Mississippi.
That is what they have been work
ing for and there should be no split
in on this question. While the
people of Prentiss have succeeded in
gcttir g ril OF the retail traffic by pc
tition they should remember that
there are many counties in the State
that can never get rid Of it unless it
IS carried to tie people for their de
cision ut the polls. Besides this, the
Prohibitionists claim to be Demo
crats, and the Democratic mode Of
settling all such questions i3 by pop
ular vote, Let the people decide
the matter. If the minority Of Prem
tiss are ruling, it is not right nor
lust. We hope the Prentiss Prohi-
bitionists will reconsider the resolu-
ton passed at their late meeting
and conclude to lend their aid and
influence to the general cause Of Pro
hibition. We don't think Prentiss
county could possibly suffer by leav-
ine the matter to the good people of
that county. Let US work shoulder
to shoulder and have no division in
the ranks. Clay County Leader.
Suca comments as the above are
calculated, we fear, to 10 our cause
Injustice. One might suppose from
the above that Prcntiss county is in
4 rebcllious, or, to say the least, a
boiling attitude. Such an attitude
we certainly do not wish to assume
and most assurcdly do we object tC
be;ng thus classified by our brethren
We think upon fair ana impartial
review of the history of Prentiss
county, She will be found as nearly
orthodox on Prohibition as our sister
Clav. or, indeed, any other county
in the State.
Here is the resolution our brother
Of the Leader so much deplores:
eve are not in favor Of local op
ton by counties, If thereby we risi
a chance Of losing the protection We
now have. We think or gooc
brother might have published tha
short, offensive (0 resolution before
he held up his hands in holy horror
at the alteration Of Prentiss county
Prohibitionists. Now, brother Lead
er, we think if you will take that res
olution as a whole it will not salivate
You are to blame, sir, for your sore.