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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
A Dlmeul. Catch.

Apropos Of the attempt of a number of
ball players TO catch ball dropped from
the top of the Washington monument.
and the opinions expressed as 10 the ability
OF any one TO accomplish the feat, the
question arises If any of them has an idea
OF the velocity acquired by a ball dropped
from height Of $50 feet by the time It
strikes the ground
The experiment was tiled by Paul
lines, sam frott, Charlie SNYDER. Phil
BAKER, and Others. but none succeeded in
holding it
Now the fact IS that a ball so dropped
has velocity of Is feet per second when
II strikes the ground This velocity can
be better eGmprehended BY comparing il
with batted ball
The longest hit which the writer has
any knowledge of was made bv George
Wright. at indianapolis when the han
struck the ground few inches over POO
yards The ball, in this instance. was
hit into the air AT an angle Of about as
degrees, the most favorable angle for
long hit
Without giving. the formula. / will
state that. as near as can be calculated
the angle and the distance being given
the initial velocity OF the ball in this
case is found 10 be about 100 feet per
second.
Allowing the same ball to have been
hit in the same direction. at the same
angle with sufficient force 10 give it the
same velocity at the starting point that it
acquires in falling from the monument
top, II would have gone 544 Yards
W ould any of the players like 10 take
hold Of a line hit, of the same force. al
SD I tclds
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17


\ machine has been patented which
promises TO render the torpedo still more
effective. Hitherto there has ALWAYS been
a great element of uncertainty in the
action of marine explosives, and not un
frequently they have completely falslfied
the calculation of those who have EN-
ployed them. The torpedo has. indeed
sometimes proved more destructive TO
those who used il than 10 the enemy
against whom it was directed The new
machine Is called tie torpedo guide.
and II Is claimed that il can control. with
absolute certainty. The action of the ex.
ploSive at distant of three miles
As the torpedo is launched on its er.
rand OF destruction. thin insulated wire
is paid oA and, rs the wire Immediately
sinks. communication cannot be DESTROYED
by the enemy. The operator controls the
movements OF the torpedo by transmitting
a negative or positive current of electric
lily, aud the guide is SO constructed that
the attack can be directed TO any given
point with mathematical precision Even
II the ship from which the torpedo pro.
ceeded were moving in one direction. and
the vessel attacked in another, the torpedo
could still be employed, it is stated. with
deadly certainty
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
For The CLARION.
The Monteagle Assembly The Mis-
sissippi Teachers Home.

The Mississippi. Teachers Home in
the Assembly grounds at Monteagle, has
passed from the hands of the contractors
and is ready to be opened with appro-
pirate ceremonies for the pleasure as
well as advantage of the best people for
whom it was designed as soon as the
summer normal session begins. Many
Mississippians will see and admire it,
but to the others who may have made
arrangements for different summer re-
sorts, or will not leave home at all, per-
haps a description will be interesting,
nay, gratifying. If this were all it
would justify my request for space, but
Tennessee owes it to you to acknowledge
her appreciation of noble mans sue
cessful effort to represent the interest of
the teachers of your State here.
The Assembly agreed to appropriate
any moneys obtained from sale of lots
by ID. d. wilkins, Esq, of Duck Hill,
Miss, to be applied for the erection of
a Teachers Home. Upon this promise
that gentleman gave the contract, and
mp 10 this time has held himself respon-
sible TO the contractors, TO re reimbursed
as the lots are paid for. To such enter
prise and liberality the Sunday School
Assembly is indebted for its unparalleled
success. May such men long live to do
credit to their States Mr.. wilkins
suggested as a plan the Atlanta EXhibi-
tion building Ga Greek cross). An ex-
animation of suitable sites proved that
As the lots are laid of in long, narrow
strips, large enough piece of ground
would not be had. Rev. Il. J. Nj. Gully,
of this place, then remodeled the plan,
putting the front and back additions on
to the ends. The building is 30xS2
center building octagonal, two and one
half stories, with cupalo roof; height is
over so feet. The end wings are one
and a half stories; the connecting wings
one; ten gables; l9 rooms, two of them
so feet in diameter; the lower one to be
used for recitation or reception, access
able from all points without passing
from under the roof or through any
other apartment. The whole is to be
painted French grey, and will have
but one opinion repressed concerning il
viz. That it is marvel of utility
beauty and cheapness, having cost about
$1S,000.00, and having the appearance
of twice that amount. The contractor
were Messrs. Tucker and Granieher o.
this place, mill owners and competen
workmen. The Assembly has been S,
imperfectly advertised that very man,
have never even heard of it. | dare no
ask space to explain its motives or sue
cess achieved even in this short time o
its existence. viii say. however, tha
they have issued comprehensive cats
logue. called 'The Monteagle Annual,
which contains their past proceeding
and programme for this year. car
to any member of the committee or Mi
wilkins, would ensure one being sem
1t contains much interesting matter an
opens to the summering public an er
tirely new field of enjoyment and prom
Golden.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
Berlin's Sewerage system.
Il .ona-A u E..eftf

The next day we made an interesting
excursion to investigate the sewerage sys-
TEN of Berlin In every street of large
size there are mains built of solid ma
sonry with interior diameters of four and
six feet, which are wei flushed with fresh
water. These conduct their contents by
the natural fall Of the pipe to five short
canals, which end in large reservoirs, and
by means of strong pumps in iron pipes
the material is forced six miles to various
sterile tracts Of land which surround Ber-
lin. We also visited the main city office
and one of the pumping establishments
We then went by rail 10 Lutchenfelt
where we were met by the director with a
carriage. and drove for five hours over a
farm Of 1000 acres which, by system Of
irrigation, produces fine crops Both free
and convict labor is used here. and thus
go 900 cubic meters a day of the waters
of the reservoirs is disposed of, and 20,
600 acres Of sandy desert land is made to
blossom like the rose These improve
ments have been completed about five
years and were four years in process of
construction and cost so 600 600
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
Expansion of Russian Territory.

&
At the time Of the geographical congress
in Paris there was a cOnversaZione at the
house of NJ Theirs and among those
present were Lord Lyons. Prince Orloh
and NJ. de Lesseps. The great French en-
gineer had been congratulating the Rus
sian ambassador upon the general excel
lence of Russian maps.
Your praise is the more valuable said
Prince Orloff seeing how enormous is
the extent Of the cars dominions and
how many difficulties our surveyors have
to encounter
True, replied NJ dc Lesseps. the
area of your country is almost exactly
similar in extent to that of the moon
The difference being, continued Lord
Lyons, that whereas the area of the
moon, in spite Of her apparent changes. is
a fixed quantity, the area Of Russia IS con
tinualiy increasing
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
Mansfield Louisiana.

Local option was defeated in DeSoto
Parish La, last week by a majority of
only about 800. The struggle on the
part Of whisky people was most fierce
no measures were spared to insure their
success even to the destruction and mutt
lation Of the registration books in Mans
field, the Parish seat. The largest vote
by far since 1877 was polled. The result
shows a large gain for the prohibition
lists; they will keep their forces massed
and in the next fight will rout their
enemy horse foot and dragons?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
Hard to Rememoe per.

Embarrassed young man trying hard TO
say somefhingl-I think. Miss Belleairs,
that / have had the pleasure of meeting
you before.
Miss Belleairs-lt is possible. but do
not remember it
T. Y M-was it not at Mount Des-
ert2
Miss B.-I have never been there
T. Y M-Neither have L
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
Concerning "sea Beans.

Little is certainly known relating to
this singular vegetable production
brought by ocean currents to the shores of
Key West and Florida These beans. of
which there seem TO be several varieties.
are exceedingly brilliant in their shades Of
carmine sometimes with white or brown
edges. They vary in size from half an
inch to two inches or more in diameter.
are fat. and used solely as charms or
manufactured into ornamental boxes.
They are generally supposed TO have been
fioated from the West Indies TO our
shores aud have been botanically rele-
gated to the genus Ipomea. or that Class
TO which our so-callcd morning gl6fiss
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
an Actors Hot Hour.

fred Warde once spent very hot hour
in Boston. 1t was benefit to some old and
well known Bostonian and all the profes
sionals were represented in the bill Warde
was down for an act of . Richard III--the
tent scene IL was terribly hot night
Some Of the jokers of the profession got
bold of Warde early in the evening and
kept him out of the way until it was Just
time for him to dress and 20 on He
reached the theatre He found the fiends
had heated his armor 10 point that it
was hardly bearable. but he had to put it
on. He struggled on the stage, the per
spiration breaking from every pore and
washing all his makeup of. He got TO
the tent and while he lay asleep there they
covered him with rugs aud be couldn't
protest. When he got of he was fairly
broiled. but the jokers had disappeared
and they gave him time to cool before
they came near him
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
REDUCED RAILROAD FARE TO-
Delegates 20 the State Prohibition Con.
yeufiou

Inc Railroads named below have cenerously :
granted reduction Of rates the basis stated, q
az delegates 20 the State Prohibition Convention
which meets IN Jackson, July 1sT;
J. g Railroad, including its various Brauches-
r fuli fare going, returning half regular fare.
Natchez, jackson 4 Columbus RzirUad-f i've
cents Per mile going; returning free.
Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Tor Mississippi
t4iieyj kailroad-Fall fare going returning, half
fare
The Queen x Crescent Route including the Vicks-
burg Meridian, and the New Orleans A North
eastern kAllroad-full fare gong, returning, one
cent per mile.
Mobile Ohio Railroad, including braachss-Ful
iaTe going; returning one third fars
10 secure these rsducfions delegates must pre-
sent 70 the ticket agents q the various railroads
named, certificate Of attendance which viii be
furnished ~ the Secretary Of the Convention after
the body meets
Othef roads will be included IN the list soon as
heaTd IRON Z. T. HoBBs,
sec state Prohibition Executive Committee.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
Lexington Comes into Line.

Prohibition prevailed in Lexington
Mississippi during the last week. The
town council passed an order prohibit
ing the granting of any more whisky
license for twelve months. The ladies
worked heroically and with marked sue
cess
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
CHAPTER II.

Three years soon went by. was still
in England l had purchased a share
in London practice, and although i
found much drudgery in my work. it
was paying practice. and one which
would eventually be entirely mine, as
my partner. who was growing old and
rich. talked of retiring
Once or twice in every year had been
down to Dalebury. All was the same
there John was still unmarried; and
if he said nothing about her, knew he
had not forgotten the dainty little girl
who had rejected his love. Yet not a
used often to wonder whether should
ever meet her again whether / sl6ald
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
oaa.e Of : sIlll Expla.ion

In German grist mill recently a sack
of -four fell down stairs opened and scat
tering the contents in burning gas anne.
set fire to the dust. causing an explosion
which lifted part of tue roof of the mill
ami liroze almost all tie windows
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17

WHILE the Russian corvette Strelok,
and the British man-of-war Garnet, were
anchored in this harbor during the
European war excitement, they were
visited by many thousands of curious
persons. The newspaper reporters made
themselves very busy in describing the
two vessels One reporter learned that
the sailors on the Russian vessel were
paid from FIVE to seven and one-half
francs per month (or from 81 to Sl.50),
besides food, clothing and tobacco, but
no whiskey. The sailors were very much
disguised with American shores. In this
land of liberty they had hoped to find
whisky cheap, and dealt out in plenti-
full supplies. But, alasl whisky was so
dear that whole months pay would
buy only dozen, or at most, twenty
glasses. Besides, the quantity given in
| single drink was villainously small
The American saloon, in the Russian
sailors opinion, is q lubberly, piratical
affair. Or, as he expressed himself
NO like saloon Too small drinks
Only small glass whisky and big tum'
bier water.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17

JuDGE johnson, of California, in pass
ing sentence of death upon criminal,
is reported to have used the following
strong language; "Nor shall the place
be forgotten in which occurred the she'd
ding of blood. 1t was one of those
antechambers of hell which mark, like
plague-spots, the fair face of our State.
You need not be told that / mean q
tippling-shop, the meeting place of Sa-
tanss minions, and the foul sess-pool
which, by spontaneous generation,
breeds and nurtures all that is loath-
some and disgusting in profanity, and
babbling, and yulgarity, and Sabbath
breaking. | would not be the owner OF
a groggery for the price of this globe
converted into ore. For the pitiful sum
Of a dime, he furnished the poison which
made the deceased fool and this trem
bling culprit demonl How paltry .
sum for two human lives' This traffic
Is tolerated BY law, and therefore the
vender has committed an act not recog
nized BY earthly tribunals but, in tht
sirht of Him who il unerring in wisdom
he who deliberately furnishes the intox
icafin1 draught which intiames mer
into siolence and anger and bloodshee
is pdy{iceps. criminis in the deed. Is !
MT hirh time chat an these sinks q
ricb md crime shqRld " held ri8ldly
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
What One Saloon Did.

While sitting in my Office in Topeka,
Kansas, one day, tall woman, dressed
in deep black, entered. | requested her
to be seated, and asked her business.
Governor" said she, 81 come to see if
you will pardon my husband" handing
me at the same time bundle of papers,
which stated her hubsand had been sent
to the penitentary for fourteen years,
! for murder in the second degree, and
was signed by number of citizens in the
! town where the deed was committed,
petitioning me to pardon him. Mad
am" said / ''if | consulted my own
wishes, l would gladly pardon your hus-
band but in my official capacity l feel
1t my duty to tell you l cannot" She
| burst into tears, and sobbing, said,
Governor, will you only hear me few
momentsY' Certainly" said | tell me
the whole story if you please" I've
were married" said she, ''in one of the
Eastern States, and lived together hap
PLY for several years, when my husband
proposed coming to Kansas. Iconsented.
and we raised enough money to come to
Kansas. Ny husband CHANGED to find
shop with tools, ETC., just suited to his
trade, in a good locality, and rented
them. He succeeded so well that at the
end of year he was able to buy the
shop and tools, and pay cash for them.
"The next year we built house, and
two or three years more saw it paid for.
About five years after we came to this
State we had reached the zenith of hap
piness, it seemed, when the town licens-
ed saloon, and set it down between our
beautiful home and my husbands shop.
Here he was obliged to pass 1t every
time he,came home. to his meals. He was
finally induced by some persons who
called themselves his friends to go in
and have a social game of cards with
them in an idle hour. From cards it
came to beer and from beer to whisky.
Finally in a drunken brawl, he killed a
man in the saloon. He was tried and
sentenced to the penitentiary for four
teen years. At this time / was the
mother of six children. | sold my house,
my husbands shop and tools, and every
thing l had, to pay the lawyers expen-
ses of the defense, and to support my
children. In the cold and cherries
home where l moved, my youngest
took cold and died, and then my next
youngest, and only about ten days age
my son, who was out on the broad
prairie tending cattle and trying to earn
some money to help his poor mother
along, sickened and was brought home
Only four days sick, aud then we placed
him, too, under the sod. was broken
down physically, and heart-broken, and
would have no hope at all except the
chaplain of the prison told me my hus
band had been converted to Christ
We came here to Kansas because YOU
laws promised to protect the lives anG
property of its citizens from this de
mon, and see what returnl O Cover
nor, viii you not let my..husband free? y
Madam" said |, 81 will; and did,
JOHN z. ST. JOHN.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
That Handful of Fanatics.

A blatant rum-shop advocate who
passes for an intelligent, well informed
man, remarked recently, that ''all this
hullaballoo about prohibition was gotten
up by handful of fanatics" And he
talked as if he thought these fanatics
were mainly confined to Meridian. Poor
fellow! What pity he is so far behind
the times! A handful! Let us meas
ure that handful Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Iowa and Kansas, have
State Prohibitory laws. These laws
were secured by vote of the people. A
majority of the legal voters of five
States constitutes a respectable handful
to start with.
The whisky ring triumped recently
in the great State of Pennsylvania, by a
majority of only about $4,000. In other
words the handful of fanatics in that
State is 129, 900 strong. Rhode Island
missed a prohibitory law in 1881 by a
small majority.
In the same year Delaware missed the
boon of prohibition by only a small
number of votes. In 50 the fanatics
were strong enough to secure prohibi-
tion in fifteen out of the twenty-four
counties in Maryland.
Virginia has between 10000 and 100,-
600 of these fanatics. North Carolina
failed of a prohibitory law in 81, owing
to the fact that the liquor dealers from
all parts of the Union sent money into
the State to buy up negro votes. The
Ichites of the State State are fanatics; the
negroes are not-according to saloon
logic. A large part of South Carolina
is under prohibitory laws, secured by
vote of the people.
Georgia, the Empire State of the
South, has prohibition in l05 counties,
Alabama has prohibition in a very large
number of counties Of l mistake not
"a out of Co., In 'S2 Arkansas secured
prohibition in GO out of "a counties. In
50 the prohibitionists were defeated
in Ohio, but polled a vote of over
800. .o00 Indiana has largely more thar
| 200, 900 of these fanatics who are lega
voters. The fanatics also constitute q
very large minority Of the States oi
Illinois, Tennessee, Florida, Wisconsin
Nebraska, and Louisiana.
| The status of prohibition in Mississip
pi, | will not now consider. In view oi
these facts, if some gin-guzzhng ignora
mus chooses to stigmatize us as "hand
full ef fanatics" think we can stand it
| if he can. "The saioonatics" will fine
before five years from to-day, that W.
are about the biggest handful they
have undertaken to handle in many
day. w. Z. BLACK
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17

Apropos of the sudden death oil boy
in a schoolroom recently, which was sup
posed 10 be due 10 overwork. Miss Whit
ing. teacher Of fifty years Of experience
in the public schools. says that children
are never injured by what they have 70
study. but by long hours Of confinement
in the schoolroom. Upon this point.
however. other wellsqualified judges give
contrary opinion.
Dr. Holmes: Every book owner who
has grown into his library finds . bunch
OF nerves going 90 every bookcase
the greatest gift We can bcstpw a.
Gners y gtbd examples
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-17
TIE MPERANCE DEPARTMENT

CONVICTED By REy. c C. ASDKEws, D. D.
Jackson, Mis-, 10 whom all contributions for thin
Department should be addressed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-23
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Second rr,.o
trict of the Territory of Idaho, In AMI f aa Dis
county Of Altnras.-E. {. Coffin aud n II '1s The
co-partners doing business under the sr,, .emh,
anu s!yie OF conn brot theirs, plaintiffs. Vs. Ans ~
Cover eo-partners doing business under ~ y: A.
name and style Of Z. Bement Il Sons. defsnSe.nr urn
The People of the United States in the rsr...-
of Idaho. send Greeting to A. o. Benert :. 'o by
Be,nent, G. 4. Eement and G. A. Cove. ~ "
PENDANTS. '"er' de-
You ire hereby required to appear in n, .o.,.
brought against YOU by the allowed ua,nnd lion ION
tits. IN the District Court of the Second 1p,a
District of the Territory of IDAHO in and for .
county OF Aituras, AND to answer the compl. ire
filed therein, within ten days Exclusive - IN
day of service. after the service ON Won of ~.
| sunnlons-if served within this coilntv .his
| served out of this county, rut in this dist;,H.
within twenty days; otherwise, within fortv Nv
Or Judgment by default will be taken against M
according to the prayer of said complaint w"
The said action is brought to recover jpa,,.
agsinst you for the OF 1896 .O2 and infersst
thereon from the 18th dey Of January, A. n Iso.
being for money paid Us freight charges on 90.
tain bob-sleighs shipped by YOU to plain,iffs ~,
violation of the terms of certain contract 81 IA
tered into between you and the plaintiffs NJ, i
Der !. 1884 said money being paid for Your beuas.
and account, and at Your request: the facts n,o
fully appearing in plaintiffs complaint cert;sa .
copy of which is herewith &c rived.
And yon are hereby notified that il Won fat, l..
appear and answer the said complaint, as shor,
required, the said plaintiffs will take defnu]t w.
Judgment against you as prayed for in said com
plant. '
Given under my hand aud the seal of the Dstr;o.
Court OF the Second judicial DISCREET of the r..
ritory Of Idaho. in and for the county of Altrr.
this I'd day Of March, in the year Of our Inr';
one thousand eight hundred and cighty-hye 1''u
sEALl A. l.. RICHARDSON, CLERK
By f. f. RICHARDS, Deputy Clerk. ma
| LYTTLEToN PRICE, plaintiffs attorney