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Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.

The eleventh annual convention of the
National ". G. Z. Z. convened in Phil
delphia, Oct. 80, Miss Francis E. Viii
lard, presiding. The hall was crowded
in every part Over $50 delegates were
present representing nearly every State
and territory in the Union. Mrs. f. HI
Erwin, of Mississippi, opened the after
noon session with prayer. A letter was
read from Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleve-
land, sister of the President of the
United States, regretting her inability
to attend. The headquarters of the
National w. G. I. U. was removed from
New York to Chicago by vote of 176
yeas TO 142 NAYS. Miss Willard the
President delivered the annual address,
which occupied nearly an hour. 1t
showed large increase in the field OF
labor and a corresponding amount OF
good accomplished. The Temperance
movement of the present age might be
said to have originated with the women.
Their success has been almost unpara-
lelled, and they are working with an
ever increasing zeal and enthusiasm.
They don't propose to stop until they
plant prohibition all over the Union.
With Providence and good men upon
their side and engaged in course which
more vitality concerns the interest OF the
human race than any and all others
they must and will triumph and that
speedily.
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Fresh Fashion Notes.

Sleeves are long and close, as a rule,
vet few are shown with puffs at the
shoulders and elbows.
When the Princess dress is worn the
bodice is plain, mostly in the cuirass
shape, but sometimes open in front over
a narrow peaked vest.
Persian net and edgings are among the
new laces. They come in wool and the
Angora styles and in the colors of Per-
sian shawls or scarfs.
Skirts have little more fullness than
last season and are quite generally
gathered into the belts, although some
are in heavy box-plaits at the sides and
backs.
Walking skirts are as long as possible
without touching the ground. A few
demi-trains are seen on ordinary dresses,
but the best taste does not commend them,
neither do the best-dressed ladies wear
them.
In other than the most expensive
dresses there are more trimmings used
upon waists than heretofore, some of
them having almost the entire fronts
covered with cord and braid trim
mings.
Braid founces and fronts are shown.
They are made of half-inch wide braids
iuterlaced and showing octagonal meshes.
Some of these flounces are made over
bright colors and are very snowy.
Many of the shapes both of hats and
bonnets are pinched up in front, and
cut off at the back, and in many cases il
is difficult to tell whether the article
is intended for hat or bonnet until it is
trimmed.
Sashes will be worn with all materials
and are imported to match most of the
new faprics whether of wool or silk
Ladies who are skilful in embroidery
| make their own sashes from any of the
| wool dress materials, simply getting
them stamped and working them in
regular embroidery or Kensington stitch
For dressy use, the beaded fronts OIL
plastrons are very pretty and tasteful
They have dog collar and square front
or long vest like points, some or tn IN
having but one point that passes to The
| left side and fastens to the dress below
the waist. They come in jet, dul
mourning beads, and in plumb or lead
beads. They are particularly elegan
over black silk or satin dresses.
All kinds of jackets and vests arr
i fashionable; some are in the shape of ;
paletot, open in front over tight fit
| ting waistcoat. Let ladies who posses
paletots take the hint by cutting them a
short as an ordinary basque-bodice
fitting them atAthe back and openins
them over waistcoat of velvet or plusl
-plnsh is come into faver again as
trimming for dresses and mantles. The
paletot is fastened at the neck only
whence the fronts fall loose over th'
| MaistcOat
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11

AT last there came spring morning
something Ike this. | remember we'll.
The tress were just budding out, and
the little twigs down by the waters edge
were putting out their leaves. I had
Just come down the road past the cot
tage, and i noticed that nothing had
been done TO the posy beds this year: ]
didn't suppose either of them had the
courage. Then / walked slowly down
this way to the mill. | wondered when
l heard the heavy wheels going. for
Dave hadn't worked much Of late. Then
L stepped in, but there was no grist
ground, and | knew something must be
wrong. My legs shook under Tae as ]
walked round The outside toward the big
wheel, and then-I can hardly think OF
1t yet, sir, II was so dreadful-right on
the ground by the big wheel Law poor
Dave, with his head crushed and bleed.
ing, and when / touched him found he
was dead. | don't know how | gave the
alarm, butI did. some way and we fixed
him up as we'll as we could before we
carried him home to poor Rosy.
She didn't scream or moan, but sank
IN dead faint, and lay like marble till
we thought she never would come to
and when at last she did, We saw that il
was all over with her-poor thing-and
she would never be well again
"She fingered on awhile, so kind and
gentle to every one, never complaining
of her lot; but every one knew the end
was coming, and it came very soon. Be
fore the leaves fell over Dawes grave We
laid her beside him, and the little cottage
was desolate. The mill has never beer
used since that awfuldax, and the wind,
and storms have done their work Will
it. 1t isn't much wonder folks shun it
knowing its story"
'tAnd isn't it a wonder that they dom
shun the evil that caused all?'' asked tn,
artist looking sadly over the water a
| the old mill. as he spoke.
"Aye," said the man, thoughtfully
| "you're right there sir; that is the won
der."-RoudL Road.
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ARaiiway Mans Life.

talking with the president OF one OF
the most important trunk lines yester-
day Tribune reporter heard the fol-
lowing stories: There are incidents
even in the hard life of railroad
man. said the officer, (which go to
brighten his lot, and | am convinced
that some of them are wasted through
want of appreciation. The other day
l received a letter from man in the
west. who wrote that if | sent him $500
and pass over the road he would
come to New York give me remedy
for settling all railroad troubles and
restoring the power to make profitable
dividends to the stockholders. Some
thing funnier than this, however, hap
pened the other day. man came to
me with a new lubricating grease.
which he claimed would save $50,0
a year to the company by reason OF the
superior qualities it possessed, which
were sufficient to effect that result DE
was referred by the president to the
first vice-president, who referred him
to the superintendent, who referred
him to the superintendent OF motive
power. who referred him to the master
mechanic. The latter, after examln-
ing the luDrlCdlOEs IeleIfcN bH0 LA
back to the superintendent of motive
power. who referred him back to the
superintendent, who referred him back
to the first vice-president. who referred
him back to the president lie SAID to
me that he had been detained mere
longer than he had expected. and, un-
fortunately, his board bill was n ar
rears. He proposed that if L would
give him $50 10 pay his boarding
keeper and enable him to get home.
he would eonfidentially leave with me
as security for the loan the recipe for
making the new grease!
After hearty laugh over the re-
membrance of the incident. the presi-
dent added, thoughtfully: Now, as
this man had never seen me before.
and as most people do not know me.
and as an inventor does not usually
intrust his profitable secret to another,
take it that this story shows the gem
eraI confidence felt by the public In the
president-N. 7. Tribune.
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twelve months thereafter in that town OF

twelve months thereafter in that town or
supervisors district.
The Executive Committee therefore
calls upon the Prohibitionists of each
incorporated town and supervisors 5
district without waiting for a liquor
petition to be presented, to Immediately
circulate general counter petition and
thus prevent the possibility of a
liquor license being granted for twelve
months.
With earnest work this can be accom-
plished. as it has been already done in
Utica and Raymond, and is being done
in the third supervisors district and in
Terry.
In the name of ruined manhood and
wasted youth; in the name of the noblest
and brightest men whom the red curse
has transformed into bloated imbeciies
in the name of our land which it has
filled with mourning and shame; in the
name of many darkened homes and
broken hearts; in the name of innocent
woman whom it has cursed into misery
and wanI; in the name of the little ones
it has orphaned, we call upon all who
love peace and morality better than
whisky and crime, to assist in fighting
this overshadowing evil.
JEo. III. MARTIN, .
Chairman Kinds County Prohibition
Executive Committee.
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An Afghan Cure for Fever.


Medicine among the Afghans is in
crude state. 1t IS tumble of super
stition, with here and there a grain of
sense intermixed- Even the well-to-do
people of the peasantry live in mud
houses consisting Of one room. win
dowless. and with one small door of
exit Here the family, however large,
live and sleep. Chimneys are un-
known, or indeed any kind of smoke
hole or yentiiator. Water for drink
ing purposes is often obtained from
small riyulet. branch of the canal,
generally impure. muddy stuff. Yet
when the people are sick they ascribe
it to the influence OF malicious jinns
who are always wandering about ready
for any wicked mischief.
The people believe that if a man
sick with smallpox hears thunder he
becomes deaf, hence tom-toms (drums)
are beaten round him during a thun-
derstorm that he may not hear the IA
tai sound. Incantations, iugglery,
and charms are popular remedies. If
the patient RECEIVERS, well and good; if
he dies, he lacks faith.
A favorite cure for jaundice is a
twig taken from fig-tree, cut into
forty pieces. breathed on by the Kor-
esh (wise men), and the pieces strung
and hung about the sick persons neck.
A seven to ten days abstinence from
food is-enjeined, and the patient gets
well, or else he does not. Occasional
ly the treatment becomes more
practical, as IN the following case of
sweating a patient
An only son of the better-class was
taken i'll. Pm so cold, and then I'm
so hot, and my head aches!" the lad
complained. His mother, being anx-
ious, went to the house of the Moolah
Oearned doctor) to get remedy for her
son. The good man prayed and gave
her an amulet with strange cabalistic
figures on it. and bade her go home
and put it about the sick boys neck,
and it would drive away the wicked
Jim that was troubling him. The wo-
man did so, but the lad grew worse.
Then the Koran and a sword were laid
on quilt beside the boy. and another
amulet, with wonderful exercising
power, was hung on the bed-post; and
the poor distraught mother drove pegs
into the grave of buried saint, hung
rags on the tree above it, and prayed
in vain. The Jim wouldn't 90, but
the sick man grew more feverish.
Then the father-continue the
writer in a y-determined
to try the great Pathan remedy, which
is practised all over Afghanistan. He
had sheep slaughtered and skinned,
and, after rubbing oil and turmeric up
on the skin, wrapped his son in it
while it was hot. Then he laid the
boy on the bed and shut the door, so
that not breath of air could come in,
and covered him up with heavy quilts.
At the end of twenty-four hours the
lad was no better, and the skin was re-
moved and a fresh one substituted.
This time it bad the desired effect, for
before ten hours were passed the sick
boy said, in q weak voice, Father, |
have become water" '.Allah be prais-
ed!' exclaimed tue parents. For sew
eral hours longer the lad wore the
sheepskin, that the cure might be cer-
tain; and when at last it was removed,
the poor boy had perspired so freely
that he presented a general parboiled
appearance, but the fever was con-
quered. d.-CaSselPS SATURDAY Journal.
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No Counter Between You and Your
Customers.
BY T. DEWITT TaLMAGr, D. D.

Do / address one whose regular work
in life is to administer to this appetite
For Gok's sake get out of that business
IF woe be pronounced upon the man
who gives his neighbor drink, how many
woes must be hanging over the man who
does this every day and every hour of
the day.
God knows better than you do your
self the number of drinks YOU have
poured out. You keep a list; but a
more accurate list has been kept than
yours. You may call it Burgundy
Bourbon" "Heidsieck," 'Hock;;" God
calls it Strong Drink" Whether You
sell it in low oyster cellars or behind the
polished counter of frst-class hotel,
the Divine curse is upon you. tell you
plainly that you will meet your custo-
mers one day when there will be no
counter between you. When your work
is done on earth, and you enter tie re
ward of your business, all the souls of
the men whom you have destroyed will
crowd around you, and pour their bitter.
ness into your cup. They will show you
their wounds and say, "You made
them" and point to their unquenchable
thirst, and say. "You kindled it," and
rattle their chains and say, "You forged
them" Then their united groans will
smite your ear; and with the hands. out
of which You once picked the sixpsaces
and the dimes, they will push you of
the verge of great precipices; while
rolling up from beneath, and breaking
among the crags of death, will thunder
"Woe to him that giveth his neighbor
drink ~
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THE CLARION.
.o~r WAIT TILL. YoUREon.D

Don't wait till you're old
For voGr love to be told,
T., the little bliud god is capricious
In voung hearts he delights,
And. II robbed OF his rights,
Nav resent it in ways quite malicious.
He may cause you to pair
With maid fresh and fair,
,ghs Al heart cares for naught but your
Or make you regret money,
With some ancient cOquette,
The old DAYS that were buoyant aud sunny.
For first love at least
Bids MS guests TO the feast
Il, ,b. hcy day Of youth and OF passion
And The laggard may find,
II 10 foudness inclined,
potb bisspeech and his looks out 0, fashion.
Then whisper your vows
Under Youths budding boughs,
With q world and your future before you,
Nor wait ill the sere
OF old age to make clear
That a heart may be wooed to adore you.
So uncertain is life
That a well-choseu wife
sb,uld companion ones years OF discretion
From the threshold, elate,
Of mans sturdy estate,
I.-t he miss. by delay, the possession.
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A Gently MournfuI Beggar.

81 ran across a new-style beggar
NIGHT before last" said Detective Will
kinson Yesterday. ut was woman.
and she had rather an attractive
though not "A pretty face. She was
pale. quiet. and gently mournfuL l
was standing on the corner of Thirty
fourth street and Fifth avenue about
o'clock when first noticed her. She
was dressed in black. with q neat
white apron, well mended cotton
gloves, and a small black bonnet She
was extremely respectable looking.
and when she approached two ladies
who were walking down Fifth avenue
| supposed that she was iuquiring her
way. Then l saw one of the ladies'
take out her purse and give the woman
some money After that ! watched
her for half an hour. and saw her
stop at least dozen ladies. and every
time she got money from them- Later
on in the night. when | was waking
through Forty-second street, stopped
| to look at her again She seemed 10
pick out her victims with great as
crimination. for they were All appsr-
| emily soft-hearted. Many OF the wo-
men who gave her money were less ex-
nensiyely dressed than the woman
| herself. She did not accost men. !
arm told that she has been working ~
her little game steadily for some weeks
now / saw her again last night and
, T should Judge from what have seen
~ her operations that she can coilecs
"a or IS an evening. without worSins
very hard at that. -Nsc forS osA
Fl
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How Cutlery is Made.

american cutlery, such as knives,
scissors, razors, shears. and scythes, is
now being largely exported. said a
manufacturer to reporter. You will
now find various tools, such as saws,
chisels, and planes, of American make
in very many of the large warehouses
of English cities. "
"Can you tell me in what department
the American cutlery excels?"
'In knife blades, razor-blades, and
the manufacture of axes. In the latter
the United States have made such rap
id advances that they excel all other
countries in the manufacture of axes,
excepting, perhaps, Canada.
.sCan YOU give me some figures to
show the progress of Industry"
s.In 1872 there was imported into
this country cutlery amounting to S10,-
800. 600. which was cut down to about
$50. coo in 1880. In that year about
500, 600 worth of domestic goods were
exported.
Twill you tell me little of the diff
ferent processes used for the manufac-
ture of various articles?
Good table-knives are made of steel
and iron welded together. The blade
part which goes into the handle, called
technically the tang in England, are
of iron. The blade is made from shear
or cast steel. the tang is forged from
bar-iron Knife-blades and other small
articles are usually forged into shape
while still attached to the bar. which
serves for the workmen to hold them
by. Two men are employed in forging
such work. The principal workman,
or foreman, as he Is sometimes called,
uses small hammer of from two to
four pounds weight. while the hammer
man wields the sledge-hammer, weigh
| ing from ten to fifty pounds. The fore
man directs the Zimmerman, whose
blows merely follow those of the small
directing-hammer. In drawing down
/ or reducing a bar, both in length and
width, the flat face of the hammer is
used, but when the length or breadth
| only is to be extended the narrow edge
| of the hammer is used
.sHow is the razor-blade shaped?"
.srhe cavity in the razor-blade is
mado by hammering the blade on q
small round-faced anvil. The notch OF
nail hole in penknife is struck by q
chisel."
/ Are the cheap knives made IN the
same manner as the moro expensive9
mo, common knives are made en-
| tirely of iron. and the difference in price
arises not merely from the differences
in the cost of material, but from tbs
| greater facility of working Forks are
wrought into the shape required a.
though single prong was all that wa
necessary. They are then shaped ou
with stamping die "
..Is not grinding and polishing
very injurious work to the men EN-
! ployedf"
Eyes. on account of the particles o
j steel which enter the nostrils of tn
t workingmen and which cause mos
i painful irritation and produce a diseas
! called grinders asthma Few grind
) ers live to be over 40 years of age
} Many experiments have been tried t
!, remove this evil. A magnetic mouth
t piece was invented, but for some reaso
! OF other the men will not wear it.
( revolving fan to create . current an
!, | carry od the dust is very successful
t but oven this the men oppose. '--Nc
oil Tort Mail and cypress.
/. - 81
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11

ADAM SAITH was cattle dealer and
was very wicked man. A camp-meet-
ing was in progress in his locality, and
smong many others who we're converted
were several members of his family. At
last he consented to visit the meeting,
and during the progress Of the service,
one of his daughters came round to
where her father was sitting, and in tears
she said to him.
sFather, am welded to the Lord. J"
@Wedded to Him, did you say, Mary
Ann7"
The Lord, father
ssIf that's 10, b,gosh, the Smiths have
| got into q good family at last.
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,NIER NOTES-FROM RIPLEY TO
OXFORD.
A Chapter on COLLEGE Fraternities
and Education.
tryfvRRsfrY OF Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss, Nov 1st, 1885.
nr,p CLARION: Your correspondent
mo here from Ripley by wag of Pom
tntnr. starting last Monday week, and
rescbinq here Friday week. Ripley was
ysry dun. but little business doing
,ome cotton. Holly Springs, with its
oe% road to Memphis, is getting cotton
tbat used to 20 to Ripley. Left the
.rbool. of Blue Mountain IN most
Hourishiug state.
The Female College, at Blue Noun
,oip Is booming under the new order OF
,binos. The mantle of the founder
.esns 10 have fallen on worthy shoul
lar. and 10 have infused some OF his
,ira,e.s zeal and energy into his son,
botb in College and church. They have
moro boarders than ever before at this
sasson The male academy, also, Is
,,nder rood headway with the new man
apement-Mai. Durham, assisted by
Prof Lee. a graduate of Clinton. They
,re maintaining a high grade of scholar
.bin and discipline. The boys have or
oanized a lively little debating club,
and all seem bent on making the best
use of their time.
Reached New Albany by noon. Found
New Albany hardly recovered from the
.iege of summer sickness, and the sad
deaths; was doing her best, though,
carving on verv well attended pro
tracted meeting. Got to Cherry Greek
bv night, which was spent with Mr. n.
VI. Berry. Didn't see much of my host,
AS lie was sitting mp with one OF his old
nejghbors. Mr.. White, who was very
low, having been sick all summer. Found
Pontotoc Just where she was three
months ago, where she bas been Tor the
past forty years and where she is likely
10 remain for the next forty years, toi
there seems but poor prospect of hei
Getting railroad. The only thing OF
interest that had happened recently was
the fracas between the editors, and no
body paid paid much attention to that
Remained in Pontotoc until FRIDAY
morning,
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An oculist always has N eye to the
main chance.
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TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.
THE GoBLET,s HRIsr.


soN QUOTED BY REV. G. 6. ANDREWS, D. D.,
Jackson Miss, whom all contributions for this
Department should be addressed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-27
Notice Of Incorporation.

PILATkA GAS LIGHT AND FUEL COMPANY.
The undersigned have formed and orga nized
themselves III II company or Incorporation to
be known as the Palatka Gas Light and Fuel
Company 2nd The general nature of the
business to Ice transacted shall be the manu-
fucture of gas and the sale of gas and coal for
lights and fuel.
:rd. The amount of capital stock anthor-
lied Is fifty thousand dollars, ten per cent of
which shall be paid inat the commencement
ot this organization, tac remainder shall be
paid as the bylaws may direct and IA it shall
bc called by the directors under the by laws.
4th. The time of the heeommencement of this
auiZation is of same date herewith. and the
corporation shall expire 10y limitation twenty
years thereafter, unless continued by legal
means
5th The business of the company shall be
conducted by President and Board of five
Directors. II Secretary and Treasurer, and
Succ other officers a. may he provided for in
the bylaws.
It'll. The highest amount of Indebtedness
oI liability to which the Company can al any
time Suhiecl itself is tixesi at ten thousand
dollars. This June 6th. ISIS.
NJ. :. CARTER
COOK CARLETON.
WM. j. WfNNEG AR.
ELAN DEW ESTON
W. j. WEBB.
Palatka, Fla. July 9Th, 1855.