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Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27
COpiah County.

Coplah county has been enj oy-
ing the benefit of the Prohlbitory
law since the first of last May,
with one exception, Myles Station
on the "LittIe j" railroad, village
Of less than twenty-five inhabi-
tants, succeeded in getting an act
passed by the last Legislature in
cooperating it as a town, with a
special provision empowering the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen to
grant license for the retailing of
Vinons and spurious liquors. This
act was passed Immediately after
the county prohibitory law and
went into effect from and after its
passage; and declares that all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with
It's retailing section, bo and are
hereby repealed. Our District At
torney, believing that the section
of this act relating to whiskey as
null and void, instructed the
grand jury of the last Circuit
Court Of the county to find an IN
dictment against the Board OF
Mayor and Alderman Of Myles fol
illegal issuance of license, and
against the parties taking out Ii
cense for unlawful retailing. But
our grand jury in its superior wis
dom, decllned to take his advice
So MyIes has had her whiskey
shops, and is dealing out the liquiC
poison to the surrounding country
despite our county prohibition Law
forbidding it, and against the judg
ment and advice Of our Distric
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27
NO a.
Lost Confidence.

''De ole man Peters war ober to my
cabin las mite, said Brother Gardner,
as the lamps were turned up for busi-
ness. ''He sot and sot, an his COM
plant was dat he had lost all conf
dence in human natur'. Some one
promised him a two-shillin' job o.
whitewashin', but afore he got aroun'
to it de people had employed anoder
artist.
"Uncle Ben johnson war in to see
me de oddcr Sunday, an he had also
lost all confidence in de world Some
one had Gin him twenty-cent piece
fur quarter, an he amt gwine to
look fur honesty in any human bein'
arter dis.
f'De Widder CloYertop war; weepin'
when she entered my doah yesterday
afternoon. Somebody had started the
story dat she sold her coal stove to buy
herself a par of silk stockins, an she
declared dat she would nebber-nO
nebber, expeck to ha'r any one speak
de truf agin. She war ready an willin'
to believe de world chuck full O. liars
an slanderers.
II has heard mo- dan one member
of dis club sot down wild grunt of de-
spair an groan out agin de world.
You hasn't had far show; luck has
bin agin you; you hey bin robbed an
deceived by your friends, an so on to de
eand.
Now, my frens, dc fack am dat hu-
man natur' war nebber any better,
au' probably not much wuss, dan You
find it to-day. Five hundred Vars B.
G. men told lies an indulged in false
pretenses an cheated each other in a
hoss-trade. Women gossiped an Sian
dered an played hypocrite, an if you
bought Il crock of butter from farmer
it was iist rs apt to have a stone in de
bottom rs not. Dis drappin' down on
a cheer like bag o sand an groanin'
about de wickedness O. mankind am
time thrown away You do your full
sheer of lyin' an cheatin' an deceivin',
an you shouldn't sgueal when some
one gifts de bulge on you. Pay yer
debts, but don't pay until de bills am
sent in. Tell de truf, but keep 'nuff
back to hedge on in case you put yer
foot in it. BE candid in yer speech,
bat doan' tell all We know fur at least
a week. Use yer nayburs right, but
keep club in reserve fur back yard
nuisances. Let us now purceed to at
tack de bizness which has assembled
us togeder. "-Detro1 Free Press.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27
Clarke County.
JEAN VANE, Sec'y.

At meeting OF the Prohibition
lists of Clarke County, held in Shu-
buta, June %. 1885, the meeting
was organized by the election of L.
Z. Hall as Chairman, with A. Trot-
ter and J. E. Rainwater as Secre-
tarieS.
1t was ordered that a committee
Of five be appointed on resolutions.
The following were appointed as
committee: w. II. Patton, D. w.
Heidelberg, &. B. Parker, A. P.
Hand and J. E. Wilborne.
While waiting for report Of com.
mittee, Rev. ]. NJ. Phillips, A. Trot.
ter and l.. E. Hall addressed the
meeting.
The following resolutions were re-
ported by the committee and
adopted:
Resolved l. That this Convention
appoint ten delegates to the State
Prohibition Convention, which meets
at jackson on July ISL.
I'd. That the Prohibition law of
Clarke county enacted by the last
legislature, has been productive of
incalcUlable good to the people of
the county, that drunkenness has
been almost entirely banished from
our midst, and thousands of dollars
kept in the pockets of the people.
3. That it is the sense of this Con-
yention that the present Prohibition
law should remain intact, until its
repeal should be demanded by ma
jority Of the registered voters ofthe
county.
4. That our delegates shall go t.
the State Convention, instructed to
ask that the State Convention shall
demand Of the existing parties, the
passage OF law for local option by
counties, said law not to interfere
with the restrictive features of any
present law, but merely to provide
that the citizens of the county, shall
have the right to hold a special elec-
ton, with no other issue before them
than that of ''llcense or no license"
and if decided for no license, 1t shall
be unlawful to issue license till the
popular vote is reversed.
5. That we are opposed to running
an Independent Prohibition candi-
dates for the legislature, or any
other State or county Office.
6. That the Wayne County AdvO-
cate, the Jackson Clarion, SWORD
AND SHIELD, and our county papers,
be requested to publish the proceed
ings of this meeting.
The following delegates were ap-
pointed to attend the State Conven-
ton: w. H. Patton, J. Wesley
Smith, (col.), M. w. Buckley, L. j.
S. Bell (col.), John W. CASTOR, Will
liam Brunson, E. Millage Pugh (coD,
Geo. B. Parker, J. l.. Slay and J. E.
Rainwater.
Ordered, that L. e. Hall be added
to the list of delegates.
Ordered, that an Executive Com
mittee of FIVE be appointed. The
following members were appointed !:
D. w. Heidelberg, W. H. Patton,
M. w. Buckley, W. w. Shoemaker
and Geo. d. Parker.
The meeting adjourned.
L. E. HALL, Chm.
A. TRoTTER,
j. E. RAINwATER,
Secretaries.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27

An EImira woman stopped Tor Iady
friend to accompany her to the roller
skating rink. Nothing 10th, the lady,
who was cooking some sauerkraut,
told her visitor to wait until she put on
some pigs feet and then she would go
with her. She rushed about in hurry
and packed up, as she supposed, her
skates. but when she reached the rink
she found herself in charge of a pigs
feet, and on rushing home found the
skates in the sauerkraut
'Pway, Miss Hattie" lisped slim
TO a young woman sitting idly in the
sun, s'of what ah you thinking, don't
YOU know?n Nothing, Mr. Mont
morenci, absolutely nothing" "lndeed,
diss Hattie, don't you know-ah--
don't you know-now, weally, l Hat
tered myself that | occupied youah
thoughts, Miss Hattie" so you do,
Mr.. Montmorenci. and the fair girl sat
idly in the sun, while Mr.. Montmoren-
ci went off to the horse-trough to cool
his heated brow. -ArkansGO Iraceler.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27

The Republicans of Ohio, in con-
vention assembled, tender to Gen..
Ulysses S. Grant in this time Of this
great suffering and assure him Of
our great faith in, and love for him,
and earnestly hope that he may soon
be restored to health and be blessed
with many days among his grateful
cOuntrymen.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27

in case of the failure Of q delegate
to attend the Convention.
Respectfully submitted,
JEAN VANB,
Mas. LEE FORD,
Mrs. JUDGE AMKS,
Committee.
On motion, the report was re-
ceived and the gentlemen nOmina-
ted were duly elected delegates to
the State Prohibition Convention.
On motion, q vote of thanks was
rendered to the Rev. Mr.. Stone and
the Rev. Mr.. Phillips, as tcstimo-
nial of the appreciation of the ad-
dresses delivered by them.
On motion, the county papers,
Sun and Beacon, were requested to
publish the proceedings of this
Convention.
On motion the Convention ad-
journed.
III. W. FO TIE, Chm.
JEAN VANE, Sec'y.
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NSREs 81 AIBI3EVSa
~ wy kE
Newton County.

A county prohibition body was or
ganized at Decatur, in this county,
June q. The following are the OF
ficers Rev. N. L. Clark presi-
dent, A. J Brown, secretary, and
Geo. Harper, treasurer.
The following delegates were
elected to attend the Convention to
be held in Jackson Jnly 1st W..
G. Thornton, ]. N. Todd, and |. L.
PEBBLES
Much interest was manifested in the
temperance cause. We hope to see
this county prohibition county
soon.
e. L. PEBBLES.
Newton, Miss, June %, 1885.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27

The present House Of Commons
was elected in April, 1880. Its or
ignal composition was Liberals, 355 |;
Conservatives, 2S8; Home Rulers,
62; Liberal plurality of III; and
a majority of s.. The by or single
elections which have since occurred
have been largely to the cOnseryat
tiyes. The latest classification
places the Liberal strength at 22O ;
Conservatives, 245; +; Home Rulers,
"a vacancies, L; in addition to
which'there are eighteen seats un-
represented owing to the disffan.
chisements ofbOrOughs or suspension
Of the writs. a
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27
Judge Davis Davis.

Judge David Davis used to take de-
light, when he was a senator, in relat-
ing his adventures during the fourteen
years that ho was Judge of the eight
judicial circuit of Illinois from 1913 to
the fall of 1862 During this time no
term of court was lost by the judges
absence, for neither bad roads nor
swollen rivers detained him. The life
had its physical hardShips, but they
were sof.enel by scenes 1T the wayside
inns. Out on the Wabash the Judge
met Dan Voorhees,, Joe p Mcdonald,
Richard w. Thorn! son, John p Usher,
and other master spirits of the western
bar The lawyers often slept two and
even three in bed after an evening of
social enjoyment. Lincoln was usually
the star. at these circles. His mex
haustible good hum0r, quaint sayings
and pithy "reminiscences kept the party
in a roar of laughter. The Judge was
great reader His saddlebags were
filled with historical and biographical
works. The Warerly novels and
David Copperficld' were read with
delight. Lincoln seemed to take no
pleasure in reading. lie glanced at the
Waverly novels, and remarked that he
would read them when he became old
er lie studied human nature and
was man of practical observation.
He also developed a mathematical turn
Of mind. Il remember" said Judge
Davis, ''thatwhIe ne;trly all the law
yers on the circuit were III ccstasies
over Macalrlay's history. then just
published, Lincoln was absorbed III the
study of EucIid Night after night he
spent over the problems, and finally
demonstrated allof them without the
least assistance. -BeH: PtrieH I0ore.
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d. II. Motfat, who is President OF
the First National Bank of Denver, an
institution whose deposits are over
$3.090,000, was approached by Ferdi-
maud Ward about year ago with a
request for loan based on promises
of enormous profits. Mr.. Molfat. in
speaking of it the other day, said:
s'Ward wanted 100000, and said he
could make for me $4,000 on it in
sixty days. told him | didn't know
why he should he so good to me; that
| had never done anything for him.
guess nc understood me, for he went
off. ! never took any stock in the fell
low. He was too white-livered. | new
er tie up to man when | can see
through his ears, as | could through
Wards"
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27

An improved lead-headed nail for
use in putting on corrugated iron roofs
has made its appearance in the market.
The shank of the nail is round and
sufficiently sharp at the point to enter
the wood readily, and may be driven
home in the usual way. The head
fattens under the blows of the ham,
imer, or a punch may be used, which
will give it a conical head. The lead
Of the head comes in contact with the
sheet iron in such way rs to lessen
the chance of leaking.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27

A farmer at Lake Como, Pa, says
that this spring pair Of robins Sc
lected as place to build their nest
a spot on the running gear of his
lumber wagon. Although the
wagon was in constant use the birds
followed it about the farm, regard
less of presence of the people work
ing with the wagon and not only built
the nest, but the female deposited
her eggs in it and began to hatch
them.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27

Nurse. said a peniieLt Western
miner, as he lay in hospital after an ae-
cident, ''I'll never draw revolver on
a man as long as | live The nurse
expressed her pleasure in this, moral
resolution, when the patient went on to
say: "Guess I'll 60 for the galoot with
'two-scatter shotgun. = lreutoa (M
J.) Times.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-27
Prohibition Convention.

Pursuant to the published call,
a large number of the citizens of
Noxubee county assembled at the
Court house in Macon on Monday,
June 8th, 1885, for the purpose of
selecting delegates to attend the
State Prohibition Convention, TO
be held IN the city of Jackson on
July 1st, 1885.
On motion,euJndge Foote was
elected Ghail nam, and Jean Yane
Secretary:
Prayer was then offered by Rev.
J. III. Buck.
On motion, the Chair appointed
Rev. J. H. Buck, ]. 81. Stevens and
L. A. Ferguson, q committee to
draft suitable resolutions express
sive of the sense of the Conven-
ton on the question of Prohibition.
On motion, the Chair appointed
Rev. Jean Vane, Mrs. Lee Ford
and Mrs. Judge Ames committee
to nominate delegates to the State
Convention.
The Convention was then ad-
dressed on the subject of PrOhibi-
ton by Rev. Mr.. Stone, of Shuqua-
lax, Miss, and the Rev. Mr.. Phil
lips, of Pickens county, Ala, in
an earnest and interesting manner.
The committee on resolutions
reported as follows:
WHEREAS, The liquor traffic, as
carried on in our midst, menaces
all the best interests of society,
and is subversive of good morals
and good government; and,
WHEREAS, 1t Is the duty of all
good citizens irrespective of party
affiliations to use their influence,
and all legitimate means to drive
this dangerous trafic from our
midst and,
WHEREAS, We believe prohibi-
tion as secured and accomplished
through we'll regulated County
Local Option Law" will effectual-
ly free our State from the danger.
ous evils arising from the sale of
intoxicating liquors in our midst,
therefore be it
ReSOlveG, That we, the friends
and supporters of Prohibition in
Noxubee county, MISS, in Mass
Convention assembled, do declare
that we will support for the Legis-
Iature only men who will pledge
themselves to use all their influence
in the Halls of Legislation to Sc
cure TO the citizens of the State q
we'll regulated "County Local
Option Law" in the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors.
J. III. Buck
J. STEVENS,
Il. A. FURGUsoN
Committee.
On motion, the resolution as of
fered by the committee was adopt.
ed by the Convention.
The committee on Nomination
of delegates to the State Prohlbi.
tion Convention beg to report the
selection of the following named
gentlemen
Hon. III. M. Hunter, of Macon.
Rev. u. M. Stone, of Shuqualak.
Rev. J. J. Jackson, of Elon.
A. w. Simpson, of Brooksville
J. III. Jamison, of Cliftonville.
Robert Hibler, of Cooksville.
E. d. Cavett. of Bigbee Valley
Your committee would respect
fully recommend that the delegates
be empowered TO appoint proxy
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-03

Of the country by strict regulations
rigidIy enforced at the Custom
Houses. L may also assert its au-
thority in the Territories to prevent
the spread Of disease. But it can
not be expected to go into the in
fected districts Of every state and
do at a great expense that which it
has no right to do at all, and which,
in any event, can be done better and
more cheaply by the local authori-
ties. When this theory of local or
state responsibility has re-estabIish-
ed itself in the public mind all inter
ests viii be better conserved than
under the present chaotic system.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-03

A London correspondent says: "At
the moment of the explosion in the
admiralty Office, Mr.. Gladstone was
entertaining Miss Anderson and a
distinguished party at breakfast. ;"
Persons who may imagine the En-
glish premier crushed with the
weight of anxiety and responsibility
imposed upon him by complications
that threaten to involve his country
in a tremendous war, pacing the
floor in q ste Of feverish alarm and
apprehension, and clutching 1t his
scant locks in despair as the hope Of
peace becomes hourly more remote,
have been slightly in error. The
aged premier, says an exchange,
Notwithstanding the burdens Of
state. craft, the demands Of a gov
eminent threatened with war; and
diplomatic emergencies of the most
tremendous Importance, is still able
to find time to exchange pleasant
ries with a pretty actress.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-03
The Human Mandatory

Medical Journal
A man may cat and drink heartily all
day, and sit and lounge about doing
nothing, in one sense Of the word but
his body must keep hard at work all the
time or he viii die. Suppose tho stom-
ach refused to work within ten minutes
after a hearty dinner, the man would die
Of commissions in q few hours; or cholera
or cramp collie would rack and wreck
him. Surprising the pores of the skin
meaning thereby the glandular apparat-
MS with which they are connected
should 60 on strike, he would in an
hour be burning up with fever oppress-
ion would weigh upon the system, and
soon become insupportable. Suppose the
liver became mulisb, the appetite would
be aHnihilated, food would be loathed,
torturing pains would invade the small
Of the back. and the head would ache to
bursting.
Suppose the kidneys shut up shop, dan
ger most imminent, sufFerings unbear-
able. and death most certain, would be
the speedy and unenviable result. 1.-THE
little workshops ofthe eye should close,
in an hour he could not shut nor open
them without physical force, and in an
other hour he would be blind or if
those Of the tongue should close, it
would become dry as a bone and stiff az
steel. To keep such a complication of
machinery in working order for a life
time is a miracle of wisdom but to
work them by the pleasures of eating
and drinking is a miracle of benefcence.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-05-03
CIassiRcation.of states.


Louisville Courier. Journal.
Kentucky used to be classified as a
5Hlharn state. a classification under
the head Of the mississippi States, said
20 be adopted in some modern school
Biographies, Is not generally accepted
IL is a curious arrangement at this late
day which classes Eew York, Pennsyl-
vania, anl New Jersey among the mid
die States, and Ohio. Indiana, and Hi
nois as ''lhe West" The grouping pro-
posed by the census office is into North
Atlantic, South Atlantic, Northern Cen
trail, Southern Central, and Western Sta
ties. Under this system Kentucky is
among the Southern Central States. BY
this arrangement the Western States
begin at about 104 degrees of west longi-
tude. Colorado being the eastermost of
the Western States. The line Of the
Allegheny or Appalachian mountains is
the general divide between the South
Atlantic and the Southern Central Sta
ties. The southern boundary of Pennsyl-
vania divides the North Atlantic States,
and its western boundary is the line be-
tween North Atlantic and Southern Cen
trail.
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the kuII Wirz.

Cor. Philadelphia Times.
There was a Iull in the game. One Of
the players had just captured a large
Jackpot, when a proposition for refresh
ments took five hungry men away from
their pleasant occupation for a few mo-
meuts. Lunch finished, four Of the
PLAYERS seated themselves. The absent
man for the moment was an eminent
physician, at whose house the pastime
was going on. When the doctor return
ell to lis place at the table he bore in his
hand a skull. Why he should interrupt
the festivities with this ghastly remin-
der Of every mans end puzzled all Of the
gentlemen present. The surgeon an
swered the curious look Of inquiry upon
each mans face by saying
"This is the skull Of Wirz, the keeper
of the Andersonville prison, who was
hanged within sight of my house. When
myself and associates performed the au-
topsy, we skiIfully removed this skull
from the flesh, carefully filed the cram
ium with hemp, drew the hair and scalp
over it and the remainder of Mr.. Wirz
was taken to the graveyard" The doc
tor spoke eloquenHy Of the different
points of the skull, then quietly put it
away and the game went on. He is
dead now and the skull of Wirz which he
had has passed into the hands Of one Of
the other men who sat about the table
the night when it was first displayed and
its singular history related.
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