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this time in large numbers. The
meetings in Exposition Building
will be held during the day, and at
night in the various churches in and
around the city.
This Society. thoroughly non-par-
tisan and non sectarian, with Vice
Presidents in every State, covers
the nation with It's work and
its literature. It's missionary
work among the colored peo-
pie of the South is worthy of all
commendation.. It has reached di-
rectly over five thousand colored
ministers and hundreds ofthousands
of colored people. Meetings will
be held in the colored churches; and
institutes at New Orleans. Over
fifty thousand tracts and papers
have already been sent for free dis
tribution during the Exposition, and
money is solicited to send many
more, which are greatly needed.
Papers friendly to the cause please
copy.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-02-14
A PitltuI story.

The following story comes to us of
a scene in a Philadelphia police sta
ton, where a rough, tangle-haired
woman, who had been arrested, had
fought like a fury, and stormed at
the officers in three languages, was
followed up a few hours later by
little tot of a girl, who looked from
one officer to another, and asked
them if they had put her mother in
Jail. She was so little that the po-
liceman had helped her up the
steps, but here she was, in search of
her mother the degraded woman
heard her voice and called to her.
So they swung open the door and let
her in, and the little thing asked her
mother, who had shrunk back,
ashamed, "Why, mother, are you in
Jail 2" Then the baby dropped upon
her knees on the stone floor, and
began to pray: ''Now | lay me
down to sleep, and hope my moth
er will be let out Of Jail" There
were tears among those rough men
at the sound of that innocent voice !;
and when the case came into court
the Judge whispered to the woman
to go home and try to be a better
mother It was the drink thatmade
the trouble. 1t is the drink that is
always working woe.-UnioD Sig
nal.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-02-14
THE SUNBE
BY HELEN F. BoYDEN.


Lost years. come back l see the child at play,
Building his castles grand, and lofty towers,
Each in its turn fast tumbling to decay,
And giving place to plans of later hours.
a sunbeam through a window creeps it falls
A tiny golden thread upon the floor;
Our hero sees ii touch his castle walls,
And thinks TO build them better than before.
He tears them down The turrets rise anew
And underneath window, framed with care,
Made for that single sunbeam 10 sfine through
And grace the halls within with light so fair.
He works with haste, filed with the novel thought
But when the castles finished-all in vain !
The sunbeam has passed on, nor can, be caught,
Though patiently he builds, once and again.
How like to life We older children try
Some sunbeam to impris4n, and we build
Our plans about it. finding, by and by,
That it has passed-and left our hearts untitled.
We can not stay the sunbeam, nor the hour;
The present is single golden thread;
But when we try to keep it in our power,
We find II gone; the sun has moved ahead.
Elusive heeting! tits the old-time cry.
No lasting joys, no treasure we can hold;
From childhood's play until the hour we die
How many phantOms in our arms we fold!
The sunbeam falls ahead Thank God tits 80.
The shadow falls behind So on we press,
Led by that distant hope-inspiring glow,
From transient toys to lasting blessedness.
The day will come, we can not know how soon,
When we shall near the beam SO far away,
And in the beauty of eternal noon
Find all we hope for, all for which we pray.
Oberlin, o.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-02-14
Masonry and the Liquor Traffic.

The following stirring words are
taken from the report on Foreign
Correspondence for the Grand
Lodge Of Masons of the State of Mis-
souri,. They are written by Rev.
John D. Vincill, Grand Secretary
and are commended to the Masonic
readers of the SWORD AND SHIELD,
by MASON"
"We have punished members of
Lodges for 'habitual drunkenness
Who made those Brethren drunk
ards? Saloon-keeping Masons.
Then shall we punish a drunken
Brother, made so for money, by a
saloon-keeper, and permit his de-
stroyer to go free? Look at the
picture presented in such a case: /: A
Brother receives fiery poison at ten
cents per drink, from the hands of a
Masonic CO saloon keeper; is seen
IN state of beastly intoxIcation on
the streets; goes home, and into the
presence of an almost dying wife,
displays unwonted brutality; is ar
rested and jailed, was tried and ex-
pelled by the Lodge. The pompous
''saloon keeping" Brother attends
the trial, votes to- expe, the poor
wretch he ruined, and goes from the
Lodge-room, wearing Masonic jew
elry enough to stock a shop, and
treats the Brethren who helped him
rid the Lodge of vagabond and
drunkard. What think ye of the
picture 1t is not an imaginary
one. Since working on this report,
the case described has been brought
to our attention. In other days, we
knew ''saloon-keeping" Master of
a Lodge, who sold distilled death to
members of the Lodge. On a fun
eral occasion, when Brother was
buried, who died from alcoholism,
the aforesaid Master oficiated. He
appeared clothed with white gloves
and apron-emblems of purity-with
blood-money in his pocket, and blood
upon his soul. In the presence of
biighted widowhood and shivering
orphanage he rendered our beautiful
merriage ceremony, as if he had
never put the bottle to the mouth of
Brother Mason. As we listened
to the despairing shrek of that be-
reaved widow. and looked upon the
helpless children Of degraded
father, made so by the Master of a
Lodge of Masons, we thought surely
such mockery will meet its rebuke
sometimes.
AT the next meeting ofthe Lodge,
the Master appointed committee
to prepare a tribute to the memory
of our beloved Brother, recently de-
ceased. The committee reported
in due time that, "Our Heavenl,
Father, in his infinite wisdom, ha(
seen fit to remove out of this world
the soul of our deceased Brothe,
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-02-14

According to English papers,
the sheep industry in Australia has
brought out variety Of the sheep
dog remarkable for sagacity, but
differing in many other particulars
from those Of other countries. 1t
is related of them that they will
hunt for stragglers miles away from
the hut, and either drive them
in or watch them, if they happen to
be exhausted, until they gather suf-
fcient strength to walk. 1t is a
common thing III traversing the graz
ing country to come upon one OF the
sagacious dogs ON guard over a
strayed or broken-down sheep, and
while placable and gentle to a re-
markable degree, as rule, are then
resentful Of Interference with their
charge, and fierce in the extreme,-
Exchange.
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Temperance at the WORLDS Exposition.

The National Temperance Society
has completed arrangements for
mass temperance meetings in Music
Hall, Exposition Building, Thurs
day and Friday, March IL and IL,
to be addressed by Rev. DR.. 7. L.
Cuyler, of Brooklyn; Geo. w.
BAN, Esq, of Kentucky; Gen. G. B.
Fisk, Rev. G. Fl. Mead, ]. N.
Sterns, of New York, and others.
These are among the ablest speakers
in the nation, and the friends Of
temperance throughout the. country
should appear in New Orleans at
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-02-14

We desire to be in direct COM
munication with every county and
local Union in the State. Send us
the names Of the President and Sec
retary of all such. IT,
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THE A B c METHOD

THE A B METHOD
or the alphabetic method, which has
reference to the first steps in teach
ing children to read. According to
this method, the pupils must be
made to learn the names of all the
letters Of the alphabet, either from
the A B q book, from cards, or
from the black board; that is, he
must be taught to recognize the val.
ious forms Of the letters and to asso-
ciate with them their respective
names. 1t is most usual to supply
the pupils with the blue-back SPELL
ing book, to call them up singly,
and to point out the letters one after
another and pronounce the name Of
each, so as to associate arbitrarily
the name with the form. Occasion
ally class is instructed simultan-
eously by exhibiting the letters on
separate cards and teaching the
names by persistent repetition. But
though teacher may use blocks,
cards, black-boards and books, and
vary his mode of presenting the
alphabet, still the process of learning
the letters must be not only long
and tedious, but exceedingly dry and
uninteresting to a child, since it af-
fords no incentive to mental activity
no food for intellectual life. But
after all, when the child has learned
the names of the letters, he has
gained nothing; nothing, at least,
that may be of any immediate use in
enabling him to call words at sight
or to read, since the names are
usually very different from the
sounds represented. The same
sound is often denoted by different
letters or different combinations,
while like letters or like combina-
tions indicate sounds altogether diff
ferent, so that to know the letters
and to have the attention riveted
upon them, can not but tend to con.
fuse and perplex the beginner. In
fact, the arbitrary names of the let
ters in many words positively mis-
lead the child in pronunciation.
AS spoken language is addressed
to the ear, SO the written language
IS addressed to the eye. The former
is a combination of oral elements
the latter, of written symbols. AS
children learn to talk by initiating
the sounds of entire words and by
associating the spoken words with
the objects or actions which they
denote so, too, the child should
first learn written words at sight as
wholes, and associate them directly
with objects and actions, or indi-
rectly through the meoium Of pic
lures. This is usually called
THE WORD METHOD,
and is now the approved method il
the best city schools Of America
The writer used it twenty years agt
with his first beginner, and has hat
no occasion to abandon it. Having
at that time never read of it, mol
heard of it, but regarding 1t as ra
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SASBEsRo N18I'If a fk7Yz
8Se@E. gk
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
No. III.
METHODS OF TEACHING BEGINNERS
To READ.

In an article last week, it was
stated that methods of instruction
were good or bad, according as they
do or do not harmonize with the
stage Of mental development and
the laws thereof; and it was intima
ted that in future articles, some of
the methods prevalent in the schools
of Mississippi would be discussed.
It seems proper to begin with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
chinese Chatter.

SAN Francisco, October 12.-United
States District Attorney Hilborn, to-
day, filed plea of Intervention in the
United States District Court in the cases
of Jung Oh Lung and Kung All How,
denying their rights to come before the
courts on suits Of habeas corpus. He
held the matter totbe purely executive
and one which the Chinese Minister
at Washington, and the Secretary
of State should determine, as
under the act of May 9Th, 1882,
the Port Collector was made the
sole Judge regarding Chinese creden-
tials for landing in this country. Judge
Hoffman, said that the question of
denying any one the right of habeGs
corpus in this country was unprece-
denied and Mr.. Hilborn's plea will not
be well taken Demurrer of the China
mems counsel was sustained. The case
viii be appealed to the Crcnit Court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Those Mails

WASHINGTON, Octobe 12.-Within the
last sixty days, or since the American
Steamship Companies refused to trans
port mail at the rates fixed by the Post
master-General, four complaints from
individuals and one petition has been
received by the department, protesting
against the methods employed at the
department to secure the carriage of
foreign mails. One of these communi-
cations refers to the alleged defects in
Gillian service, two refer to the
Japanese service, and the remainder
attack the West Indian service. Al
together" said superintendent Bell to-
day, 1.-The complaints are fewer in num-
Der than when l came into Office. In
all but one Instance their complaints
are without foundation and in that par
ticular case the mail steamer was dis
abled through an accident.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The BRICK kiln of Edward Brain was
attached by an execution from the Dis
trict Court, to satisfy the fine of $500
and costs. The property was, however,
subsequently released on the payment
of the amount, $780,
MATCHES IN the hands of children
caused a 81 900 fire in Fountain Green,
Sanpete County, on the Sth instant
A barn, hay sheds, stacks of grain, hay,
wagon and other articles were con-
sumed. The property belonged to An
drew ]. Aagard.
The CONCERT in the Sixteenth Ward
Schoolhouse for the benefit of the three
missionaries, which was held last night,
was an immense success. The house
was jammed and the entertainment
provided was first class. The Glee Club
scored another victory.
GEO. MARGETTs' store was burglarized
on Sunday night, an entrance having
been effected by the back door. For
tunately George had taken all his cash
home with him on Saturday evening,
so the thieves were disappointed. None
of the goods were taken, so far as
known,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Going Home to Vote

WASHINGTON, October 12.-The Post
'ays6 The President has decided to 60
nome and vote in the New York State
election. The exact day of his depar
tUTe has not yet been fixed. 1t is pro-
Oaoie he viii leave Washington on No
Eenoar I'd. cast his ballot for Hill the
I,g4-Iio?|lnng day and then return to the
w hlJe House. The President is a voter
u buffalo, and his name is registered
IN me Ninth Ward. He will be accom-
, ,S as far as New York by Secretary
Manning and Colonel Lamont. Man
I'M, aLg. yotes IN Albany and Lamont in
Conrtlandt County.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Want Their Money.

NEW YORK, October 12.-The Posts
Washington special says: There has
been a "hitch" in the arrangement
which it was supposed had been made
between the attorneys predicting before
the Alabama court and the officers of
that court, relative to the payment of
their salaries. The agreement has thus
far been only in part kept, and the
under officials of the court, vino by
the decision of the first comptroller
cannot legally be paid by the govern
ment. have given notice to the attor-
neys that, unless the arrangement shall
be Immediately made for the payment
ofarrears of salary. they will be obliged
to abandon work. This would make it
impossible for the court to complete its
work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
The Revolution Complete.

Twelve months ago public opinion
was decided as to the merits of the vari-
Gus advertised medicines for Coughs
and Colds. All doubts upon this i'm
portant subject seem to be now at an
end. The unparalleled success of Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar" has
settled the question. It is in evidence
that in upward of five thousand cases
OF Lung and Throat complaints, it has
not failed in a sins e instance to effect
cure. The result is a demand for the
article that has no precedent in the his
tory of proprietary medicines. Sold by
all Druggists at so cents and 81. Great
saving by purchasing large size.
Pixies TOothache Drops cure in one
minute.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
AWaIking skeleton

Mr.. E. Springer, of Merchandising,
Pa, writes: Il was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced
70 tCGtkiRg Skeleton. Got free trial
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me so much
good Ghat l bought a dollar bottle
After using three bottles. found myself
once more a man, completely restored
to health, with hearty appetite, and a
gain in flesh of forty-eight pounds"
Call at z. G. NJ. I. Drug Store and get
a free trial bottle of this certain cure for
all Lung Diseases. Large bottles ST.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
A Lying Attack ON Crook.

OMAHA, Neb., October I'm letter
to the Omaha Bee, to-day, Captain ].
G. Bourke, of the Third United States
Cavalry, CROOKS Adjutant General in
the Sierra Madre campaign against the
characterizes as a lie out of
whole cloth the story that Crook was
captured or made terms with the
Apaches in 1882. This is the first
authorized denial of the report, which
has been revived generally through
the press during the past week Bourke
denounces the present attack as
from disgruntled and we'll
known sources in the service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Artificial Oysters.

Corp SPRINGS HAEBoR, l.. l.. October
12.-The artificial culture of oysters has
been completely successful at the
Matching station OF the New York Fish
Commission. Thousands of young
were sought on scallep shells, and are
now as large as dime. This is the
first practical success on a large scale
from sters artifcially impregnated
and Matched.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
How to Consult DR.. FoOte, Sem, by
Mail.

DR.. Foote, Senior, author of "Plain
Home Talk, Medical Common
Sense" etc., ETC., would say to those
who would like to consult him by mail
that they can have list of questions
and circular of gratuiious advice by
addressing Box 414, Salt Lake City: The
doctor has arranged to have such in
formation supplied in this way to save
time. Receiving such printed matter
the correspondent can describe his or
her case fully and direct to the doctor
IN New York. DR.. Foote is successfully
treating all forms of chronic diseases, a
speciality to which he has devoted thirty
years of study and practice. Evidences
OF his success can also be had by ad-
dressing Box Ala, as above, bul all let
tiers of consultation and orders for rem
edies should be addressed to DR.. z. b.
Foote. ST., 10 Lexington Avenue, New
York City, N. Y. Consultation free:
An advertisement of DIR. Foote, ST.,
in the Sunday and Wednesday editions
deserves attention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
An Important Discovery.

The most important Discovery is that
which brings the most good to the
greatest number. DR.. Kings New Dis
c6very for Consumption, Coughs, and
Colds, will preserve the health and save
life, and Is priceless boon to the affiict-
ed. Not only does it positively cure
Consumption, but Coughs, Colds, Bron-
chitis, Asthma, Hoarseness, and all af-
fectlons of the Throat, Chest, and
Lungs, yield at once to its wonderful
curative powers. If you doubt this, get
a Trial Bottle Free, at q. G. NJ. L. Drug
Store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Death from Paralysis

NEW York, October 12.-Rev. Daniel
Irving, D. D., Secretary OF the Board of
Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian
Church, and the leading divine in that
denomination, died in Orange. n. J.,
this morning, aged Ga. Death was
caused by paralysis. brought on by
broken leg and the nervous sheck
sustained by the fall, while in attend
anee at Presbyterian Council IN Belfast,
Ireland, IL 1884.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13

The only Norwegian dealer in Salt Lake
City, is the only place in town where
YOU can get the genuine Norway and
Holland herring. Norway anchovies
and split Goldfish. A full assortment OF
first-class groceries at lowest prices.
Produce taken in exchange. Goods de-
llvered free to all parts of the city. Give
me a call and be convinced, No. 81 E
Third South street, half block east of
Methodist church.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
VIII Pool

New YORK, October 12.-The County
convention of the County Democracy
was held to-day. The committee of
conference from Tammany and Irving
Halls entered she convention. but were,
by resolution. peremptorily refused at
tention. A fun ticket was then NOM
mated, and Governor Hill was en-
dorsed. Tammany and irving Hall VIII
now combine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
siIIiman to Get 1t.

New YORK, October 2O.-A Washing
ton special to the Post says: officers of
the government, who are familiar with
the numerous applications for the Office
of supervising architect of the treasury
express the opinion that the position
will be offered to Benjamin Silliman, of
New York. son of the Late Professor
SiliiIuan, of Yale.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Our MolIie.

NEW YORK, October 12.-Mary An
derson made her first appearance after
two years of success in Europe, at the
Star Theatre tonight. She was sup
ported by an English company, the
same that was with her first appearance
in England. She was most heartily
welcomed by the audience that crowded
the house 10 the doors. The play was,
LAS You Like It."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Statistical.

WAsHINGToN, October 12.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has issued circu-
lar to the customs officers, in which he
says that, as it appears to be impractic
able 10 procu under the existing laws,
accurate statistics of the immigrants
arriving in the United States by rail-
ways, from contiguous foreign Terri
tory, the collection of statistics of such
immigration WILDE discontinued until
otherwise ordered,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
ParnelI and Co.

LONDON, October 12.-Parnen, pre-
vious to his departure from Cork, adj
dressed a large crowd of citizens as
sembled on the street 1t has been
decided that Parnell and John Deasey
will offer themselves for reelection to
Parliament for the City of Cork.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
No Mystery About 1t

mere mere are no mysteries or secrets
T rror 1 me compounding of Brown S
'io vi bltters. The preparation of iron
- a., me only one that can be taken with
oGI Inlnrlng the teeth or stomach. It
S 5;,:s Vlgor to the feeble, life to the de-
y y,crSated, and health to the dyspeptic.
d lay need not fear to give it to the most
&c 'esii ga hid. Mrs. Emma Williams.
lisr ooGtarkweather, Miss, says, at re-
m Vned 20 daughter of dyspepsia, and
-" ySehot general debility"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Utah Manufacture.

We have had lot of MEMS, YoUTHs'
and CHILDREN's SUITS made from Provo
Cashmere, and are now offering them
at prices that compete with imported
clothing. We have also a complete
stock of Flannels. Linseys, Waterproof,
Jeans, Tweeds, Blankets, Yarns, etc.,
wholesale and retail. Call and see US.
JOHN G. CUTLER & BRo.,
Agents Provo Wooden Mills.
No. 55 East Temple Street, Hooper &
Eldridge Block. 7
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Enigrants,

SAN Francisco. October 12.-The- an
nouncement is made to-day that, be-
ginning tomorrow, emigrant pas
sengers will be carried on regular pas
senger trains, on the Central and South
ern roads. By this arrangement two
days travel will be saved between here
and the east.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
Resumed It's Labors.

VIENNA, October 12,-The commission
for the delimitation of the frontier be-
tween Turkey and Montenegro, which
suspended its operations on September
9Th, at the suggestion of Prince Nicho-
las, of Montenegro, has resumed its
Ia borS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-13
our New surveyor-Genera1.

WASHINGTON, October 12.-Richmond
S. Dement,, of Illinois, was to-day APP
pointed by the President to be Surveyor
General of the Territory of Utah.
Edmund G. Shields, of New Mexico,
to be Register of Land Office at Las
Cruces, n. NJ,