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Prohibition IN Kansas.

A writer in the Chicago Tribune
thus describes how Prohibition does
not prohibit in Kansas:
1t is very common to hear the re-
mark used in Missouri, 80, they are
drinking justas much whisky over in
Kansas as they were before the Pro-
hibition law was passed"
The wholesale liquor dealers in
Kansas City insist that they are
shipping more whisky into Kansas
than ever. At the same time whole
sale dealers are willing to pay any
amount of money to have prohibi-
tory law repealed.
bave made close examination all
over Kansas, and | say without hesl-
ration that the new law is a success.
Whisky is not being sold in Kansas.
1t is not being drunk here at least
publicly.
The other day as the Union Pacific
ran into Rossville the conductor
said: "lou can get all the whisky
YOU want in this town.
"Yes,'' said the brakeman,
esThere's more whisky drank here
than ever before.
Well, | stayed in Rossyille over
night. | found every saloon locked
up. Money couldn't buy a drink in
the town. The week before a lame
man, who had been hobbling around
on an artificial leg, was convicted Of
selling whisky and fined $40. But
the fine was RENTED on account Of
his being cripple. Still the roughs
all said: "There is plenty of whisky
to be had"
"Where =" said.
go, we had some yesterday, the,
said.
"Now, I'm not resident and won
tell, SO please letme know where yot
got it, / pleaded.
'sWell," said one man ''L.ame JOIN
sold it to us"
"Where?" / asked.
] "Why we went with him over be
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AguerO Believed Not Dead.

The Cuban insurgents throughout
this country give no credence to the
statement telegraphed a few days
ago that Aguero, the filibuster, had
been killed by the civil guard near
Colon. They believe he still lives,
and assert that he is making consid-
cradle head against the government.
Augero went to Key West from New
York last June, where the Spanish
government made futile attempts to
get him extradited. After a brief
visit to this city he returned to Key
West, and went from there on a
schooner to Cardenas, and thence to
Colon, where his army met him, and
since then he has been harassing the
Spaniards. He became soldier in
Gen. Agramonte's army in 1869,
when he was fourteen years old, was
made an ensign fol bravery, and then
reduced TO the ranks for impetuous-
ity in making a charge before his SUI
perior officer had ordered 1t. Later
he was made captain of cavalry,
and again brought down to the ranks
for similar offense, and then made
a captain again. After the treaty OF
Sargon he was arrested and held in
prison as the leader OF the rebellion
for eighteen mouths. On his re-
lease, in 1882. he went to New York
to endeavor to gain recruits for his
army, but he was unsuccessful
] Times-DemOcrat.
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fail upon reflection to perceive that
the abom1nable practice Of spell
ing is an imposing obstacle blocking
the way Of the young beginner in
the use of the natural talking tones
in his first efforts to convert printed
into oral language. The disposition
to spell when pupils have been first
taught to spell prevents their Civ
ing attention to the thought and its
correct dellverance. Hence arise
drawing and whining, holding to
one word till the next can be spelled
0u
In conclusion. teach the pupils to
read aloud JAZZ as they would talk :
and this requires no spelling.
X. II.
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THE ONLY PARTY
Through Which the Hopes OF the PrOhi-
bitiOn Masses Nav Be Realized, Is the
Third Party.

Saturday evening, the l4th inst,
at county meeting Of Prohibition
lists and friends of temperance IN
general in the smaller hall of Ma
sonic Temple, Loui vile, Ky, the
following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted; Gen.
Green Clay Smith, pre- siding:
'WHEREAs, Intemperanee and
crime are on the increase in our
county aud State, and the manufac-
turerS and vendors Of alcoholic llq-
uors as beverage are in close al
lance, and according. to all publish
ed accounts have formed a stupen-
dous and dangerous monopoly in the
State and Government, and the
laws of the State and Government
indorse the same, and collect revenue
therefrom and,
ssWHEREAs, Such course IS sub
versive of the best interests Of the
Commonwealth, checks her indus
tries, paralyzes her energies, in
creases the burden of taxation, rem
ders useless and pauperizes hundreds
and thousands ofour fellow-citizens ;
impoverishes their homes, makes
them sad and desolate fills the
warehouses, jails and penitentlaries
with criminals, and supplies the gal
lows with victims produces a vast
percentage of the inmates of her
various charitable institutions; dis
graces manhood and dishonOrs God.
Now, therefore, be it
Res0Lued, That We approve the
call for a State convention to be
held in this city on the 18th Of
March for the purpose of forming a
more perfect organization Of party
whose purpose is and will be to fight
this monstrous evil have laws pass
ed for its speedy suppression, and
see that the laws are faithfully exc
cuted in every district and county
of the State.
"Res0lUed, That we cordially invite
every citizen of the Commonwealth,
regardless of past or present party
affiliations, 20 unite with us in the
mighty contest: and we do here and
now pledge ourselves to use every
honorable means to suppress thlS
gigantic wrong against home, family
State, Church and God.
Resolred, That we recognize the
Prohibition party as the only party
now in the State to which the people
can turn with hope and support
with good conscience for the correc-
ton of known evils in the admins
tration of municipal and State at
fairs: to correct unjust and burden
some taxation: establish more per-
feet system of education; secure the
rights Of life, liberty, property, and
the pursuit of happiness to all; and
we are determined to agitate this
great question until the cause shall
be triumphant throughout this broad
land.
"Resolved, That all citizens Of
this city and county favoring the
cause of temperance and legislation
to suppress the liquor traffic are
hereby appointed delegates to said
convention of the 10Th of March.
"Resolped, That all papers, secu.
lar and religious, in the State are
respectfully, but urgently, requested
to publish copy Of these resolu,
tions. The Advance.
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Beer for WOrkingmen.

In England there is a man named
William Bailey a wealthy man doing
a large business. lie had once been
d farm laborer. Some years ago, as
he was walking across hay field he
saw some men moving, and he crossed
over to them and asked if he might
NOV. One of the men said yes, and
handed him a scythe. Soon one of
them remarked: why, you have
moved before "
..Yes, have" SAID Bailey; ''and
at first | drank beer regularly; but
while was moving and drinking my
beer, the idea suddenly came to me
that | could NOW just as well with
out beer
"Oh | couldn't work without
beer, said one of the laborers: i
couldn't get on"
after | began to NOW without
beer, / soon discovered that | could
get on without moving" replied Bal
ley.
1--WE should like that very we'll,
said the man.
''Oh, no, you can not do without
your beer, and you will go on mow-
ing all your lives, without rising to
anything better, just because you
will have your beer.
There is many a worhing-man now
putting all his savings into the hands
of the saloon keeper, instead of keen
ing them himself, and that is the
reason he does not get on.
L have backed as many as sixty
tons of coal in a day Since Itook the
pledge" said London '.coaI whip
per. but before that, if ] had done
so much, | should hardly have been
able to crawl home, and | should
have been certain to lose the next
days work.
We might cite the testimony of
masons, bricklayers, laborers, fur
nacemen, moulders, glass; blowers,
sawyers, porters, plasterers, in fact
all trades on sea and land, doing the
hardest work, and exposed to the Sc
verest cold. These all do their
work better without beer.
We often meet men who say; i
drink to make me work. To sucha
one, an old man replied as follows
"Hearken | once was prosperous
farmer. | had good, loving wife,
and two as fine lads as the sun ever
shone upon. But we drank ale to
make us work. Those two lads now
lie in drunkards graves, and my
wife died Of broken heart, and lies
beside them. Our comfortable home
IS gone. | am seventy years of age,
and because | used to drink ale to
make me work, it makes me work
now for my daily bread. Yes,
drink, drink. and it will be sure to
make you work.
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NO. 10.

yond meeting house shed, into the
graveyard, and there Lame John un-
strapped that artificial leg Of his and
took out bottle O. whisky.
"0ut Of his Leg"
'SYes, out Of his hollow leg.
And what did you pay for it :
Thirty cents II drink.
"WelI, boys" +" Isaid, You may not
have Prohibition in Rossville but
when you have to 90 off INTO the dark
ness with cripple, following him be-
hind the meeting house shed INTO the
lonely graveyard, and he has to sit
down nsome mothers grave and un-
strap an artificial leg for you to drink
out of-why, | think you've got the
next thing to it. You have got near
enough to it for all practical purpos-
es. Rescue.
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.SSaygszEe e4REjYSz
The New Departure.
No. III.
BY 7. E. TATE.


Why is it that in all Prohibition
States. and in all minor localities
where Prohibition is the dominant
sentiment, that the law is so hard to
execute? There are three reasons:
|. Carnal appetite obtains strong
" in this direction and the law has
this to combat.
2. There is a great monied inter-
estinvoiyed which interest is ruined
if liquor fails, and the law has to
combat this.
3. There is no party IN the State
pledged to the execution Of the law
and in this lies our greatest trouble.
The hatred to liquor is so strong, so
universal, that, unlike any other
known evil, it is expected to be de-
stroyed by the moral sense Of the
people, unbacked by any political
party. True, moral sense and pub
lie sentiment are both against it;
but then, capital, habit, custom and
appetite are on the other side, and
the moral sentiment must surround
and strengthen itself with political
force, before we can effect lasting
victory. When our leading officers
are responsible to this moral ele-
ment, when they are assured that they
must ally themselves with or, against
this element, then Prohibition will
carry prestige with it that will IN
sure its execution.
What are political parties for :!
They are to draw, attract, and solld-
ify public opinion and occasion it to
give popular direction to the law
making power, in order that society
may be protected, personal rights
made secure, and industry rewarded.
We have had Bank Tariff, Terrific
rial Extension questions, ami some
times the weightier ones Of peace
and war in our politics; tnen we
have great riparian and commercial
questions before us. Quarantlnes,
too, come in occasionally, and in
none Of these do people deem it
wrong to carry them to the great
public tribunal of the people. 1t
liquor is a benefit to our communi-
ties, let the law enacted through po-
litical agitation protect and extend
its use; if an evil, let the same in
fuence acting through the same
channel Danish it from sale. Muir
der is an evil, and we politically leg
islate against 1t. Gaming is ditto
and we ban it. Polygamy we regard
as dangerous and immoral, and
though practiced in David's and
Solomon's time, we know it to be in.
furious to our people now, and We
put the legal ban of the statute upon
it, and drive all these from the face
of day. Suppose we admit that
although gaming and polygamy are
evils, but that large revenue could
be derived to the State by selling
the privilege to individuals to prac-
tice these corruptions, would we moi
be reaping harvest by
licensing iniquity? Most Ger
tainly. Selling liquor stands JUS
here. 1t is a great moral leper anC
should be put by vote outside tht
camp Of moral Israel.
What do we fear by carrying
Prohibition into regular politics
We fear nothing but the disruption
Of old parties, only this and nothing
more. Parties are now in process
OF disruption. The feet of the me-
who carried the Annanias of Re
publicanism out dead, are even nov
at the door, and the still persistinl
Sapphire may indeed tremble. 1t j
conceded fully BY both the gre"
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CHINESE GoRDoS.
LwrItten for The rimes-pemooaat. ]

Nv ElttcH toI Ahc 1oAat
Onward roll, thou mighty river,
Tell his story to the seas.
On thy breast tbs m )on shall q1iver,
On thy bosom sob the breeze.
Lo another Star is cleaning
With uniying lustre stresming.
Newly risen O'er the desert,
From the City of Khartoum.
Chinese Gordon! who shall sing him
Fitting songs to wreathe his name ?
Chinese Gordon! who shall bring him
Laurel leaves to crown his fame
When the sun of England's glory
Lights the way for song aud story.
HoE.st4iIl h< seo'er s'alla2t G0rdoq.
In the City of Khartoum
o ye statesman, We who barter
Manly blood and woman s wall,
How before the soldier-martyr
Doth your pomp and pageant pale!
He whom twas your right to cherish
Ye have left alone to perish;
Doth no vision come to haunt We
From the City of Khartoum
England ) eyes, no longer fearless,
Shine like heather in the dew,
Let her sad heart not be cherries
For his heart was leal and true.
Let this thought be her solace,
He hath Joined her Wolf and Wallace,
He her patriot warrior hero,
In the City Of Khartoum.
Onward roll, o mighty river.
Tell his story to the seas;
On thy breast the moenbeam5 quiver,
on thy bosom sobs the breeze.
Honor to the Star new cleaning,
Honor to the lustre streaming,
Ever waxing, never waning
O'er the City of khartoum!
Samuel Minturn Peck.
TuaksIo0Sa Ala
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-03-14

It's only when girls are known to
conceal their doing from their moth
ers that they become targets for the
shafts Of scandal. Innocent faults
are alway condoned by kind mothers,
who know that they were prone to
mistakes when they were young
and girl never does anything very
culpable if she is sure to have no Sc
crets from Ter mother. Many wO-
man now looks back upon her past
life, and sees ifshe had been COMPEL
ed to tell her mother of all that oc-
Cured to her, she would have escap-
ed sin and sorrow. 1t is said that
young girls talk too much about
themselves but it is far better to
do this than to tell too little, and to
harbor secrets which may lead to de-
plorable consequences. 1t is the lit
tie rift in the lutte that spoils the
music and it is these little defects
of character which leads to some Of
the greatest evils of life.-Sel.
Yes, young ladies, the above is SEN
sible advice. Give up your corceit
and make confdants Of your mother,
and if you are so unfortunatef9,s to
have lost that best of friends, then
select some other prudent sensible
female friend and confide in, her.
Remember one little imprudent step
may prove your ruin Tor liteA no
matter how innocent you may be.
In this fast age you are liable to be
arraigned before the bar of ''current
rumor," tried and condemned ,-ah,
and ruined too.
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That prehibitory law can be en-
forced is proved by the success of the
Oleomargarine bill in New York.
This State is the only one that eats
good butter, and curiously. enough
the real article has not been so cheap
for years.
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From Lexington.

The speclOuS plea IS often made,
''The license tax is applied to public
education :" and the examination
has been made by the Changers of
Holmes county as to the amount
paid into the treasurers hands for
license in this county, and they de-
cided that if it were all used in this
county, it would run the public
schools SIX months. But what Of
that? When the license tax puts
one child at school, the drunkenness
of fathers puts two out.
The State fines men for fighting
and stealing, and appropriates the
"revenues of vice to its own use.
But the State does not ''licenseo
men to fight, but it fines for the vio-
lation of law. Is it right to appro-
pirate such revenues" of vice to
public education? Hear word
from Moses The price of a dog
and the hire of who're are abomi.
nation to the Lord That is, such
revenues must not be appropriated
to advance the Lords work, and ed
ucation is his work Is it right to
educate the youth Of our country
with such money! 1t is robbing
and making a drunkard Of Peter,
and paupers of his wife and children
to pay Paul to teach the young.
Another plea is, The people will
drink whisky, and there is no use in
trying to stop them. A prominent
Democrat, who is an officer at pres
ent, and candidate for another
office, said to me the other day, Il
believe in free whisky. Let the old
drunkardS have as much as they
want. and kill them of, then we
would have a better country. Free
whisky. Free misery. Free sor-
row Free ruin. Free damnation
1t has been said on the streets Of
Lexington that there is more whis-
Ky drank at Black Hawk now than
before the present prohibition law
was enacted. A gentleman from
Black Hawk was asked about it the
other day, and he replied: Il live
in Black Hawk. There is some
drinking there, but Walden and
Lexington furnish the whisky. 1t is
very seldom drunk man is seen
there now, when before it was a
common sight" He said further
that he drank sometimes, and knew
as much about the drinking there as
anybody, and that there was COM
paratively little drunkenness.
do not believe that the people
want laws enacted simply, but they
want the enforcement Of such laws
as will forever abolish the manufac-
ture, importation, and sale Of whis-
XIV. | desire to see The time come
when officers of the law will have
backbone enough to enforce the law
without fear or favor. Why, sir, it
is no uncommon thing for druggists
to sell whisky on Sunday. Why,
you ask, is the law thus violated
Why don't the officers arrest such
| reply, Because men have lost to a
degree their regard Tor their oaths .
This IS no idle tale, but have seen
the facts demonstrated. Some peo-
pie are as weak as water.
notice with pleasure the mention
of the name of DR.. w. L. Lipscomb
for Superintendent Of Education.
IF such men as Judge Watson, Col,
Inge, Capt. Hines, Col. Hill, o.
Chickasaw, DIR. Lipscomb and Col
Nugent could be induced to become
candidates for the various State Of
fees, and we could elect them,
verify believe the State would be
bettered.
have resolved to vote for nc
man who will sign whisky petition
or is in any other way engaged il
this business.
" w LEWIS
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Tuscaloosa. Ala .
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-03-14

We wish that all those who are
continually saying that Prohibition
don't prohibit would ponder these
words from the eloquent Judge Nc
Connell, spoken in recent Prohibi-
ton meeting. Hear him: Gentle
men. they tell us that Prohibition is
a failure. This is not so. / live in
a county nestled like gem among
the hills of the Cumberland. Not
only is there no saloon in the county.
but there isn't house of any kind
IN the county where one could get a
glassful Of whisky. If one gets any
whisky he must getit in themedicine
he buys. Although the steamboats,
from Nashville pass through the
county almost daily, and the stage
passes through daily, there is not a
confirmed drunkard in the county,
and many that were formerly drunk
ards have not only become temper
ance people but have also become
Christians. The court is seldom in
session over four days."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-04
2&9QSSz gSSE t
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
General Grants Condition.

New YORK, April 4-Gen. Grant awoke
after continuous sleep of eight hours and
related in u lucid a0d humorous manner,
his dream while under the influence Of the
anodyue He felt refreshed and cheerful
and asked for cup Of coffee.
Last nj ght was a comfortable one for Gen.
Grant He slept quietly in his easy chair,
with bis feet resting on stool, from shortly
before II o'clock until half past six o'clock
this morning He Was much refreshed by
his sleep.
Ills a. m.-The improvement which the
last statement suggests in General Grants
condition continues. Since taking his coffee
he has had strong liquid nourishment twice
The throat has Decn attended to, and the
irritation which began to trouble him has
been aiayed. He walked firmly into the
adjoining room to have his mouth and
throat cleaned He is now rrstng quietly in
his easy chair. His pulse is about rs yes
terday at his hour.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-04
MARSHAL HUGHES.

Rutledge P Hughes, United States Mar
shall for the Eastern District of Virginia,
had a preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner NJ. F. PleasanIs in
Richmond, yesterday morning. The war
rants which were issued for his arrest charge
him with embezzling certain moneys OF
the United States entrusted to his custody,
and with failing to deposit in the registry
of the court 81, 05371 ordered TO be SO de-
nosited by him by the District Court OF the
United States in the case of the United
States va. two hundred and fourteen boxes
of munitions of war.
When the case was taken up by the Com
missioner Capt. Hughes said:
Before proceeding in this matter | ask
leave to make the following statement :
From various causes not necessary TO be
stated in detail found myself indebted to
the United States as Marshal Of the United
States for the Eastern district OF Virginia IN
sum greater than could Immediately dis
charge. After exhaustiDg all efforts III VIZ
ginia to raise the amount among my TRENDS
and by nv own resources, | resolved to Vlslt
the State Of Texas, where had large num-
Der of relatives in good circumstances, from
whom I hoped 10 obtain assistance.
went directly to Colorado City. where had
nephew. At every place stopped reg
istered in my own name and while staying
at the house of my nephew in Colorado City
| met number of my friends and acquaint-
ances whom had known in Virginia and
North Carolina. My presence and name
were as well known in the community as
those of any stranger could we'll have beer,
When approached by Capt McMurray, who
asked my name, 1 unhesitatingly gave my
name, residence and office, and was SUR
prised and distressed beyond expression at
nv arrest. But for my arrest feel conf
dent l would before this have succeeded i'll
raising the amount of my indebtedness to
the Government, and returned to Virginia
and paid all owed. The report that $4,000
was found upon my person or in my Of
fscts is untrue. l had with me $40, q sum
about sufficient to make the trip TOOK
| had met Sheriff Ware before my arrest
and been introduced to him by my own
name. When arrested | volunteered to
come with Sheriff Ware without requistion,
and even to nay our expenses. The fore
going circumstances can be corroborated by
Sheriff Ware and Capt. McMurray, so far as
the statements made are said to be within
their knowledge"
Sheriff Ware and Capt. McMurray we're
sworn and their testimony corroborated
Marshal Hughes's statement.
The Commissioner, after hearing the evil
idence, sent Hughes on to the United States
Court, aud agreed to bail him for his ap-
pearance in the sum of 50, 600.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-04
Dispute Between China and Japan.

HoNG KONG, April 1.-The dispute be
tween China and Japan regarding the pro.
te:torate over tie Ccrean peninsula is not
yet settled. The Pekin government has
given Il Hung Chang plenary power to
settle the difficulty, but the japanese gov
eminent refuses 10 recognize Ii Hung
Charg's powers until he is furnished with
more b,niing credentials. In the meantime
Japan Demands tnt China shalt withdraw
from Corra. Ii China refuses TO retain her
pretcnce Of government rights in Corea,
Japan threatens to make common cause
with France against China.