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Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
$500 A YEAR.
THE SuNFLOwER.
tie Importance In Estlietieism' fos''"
RELIGION and Commerce.

Religion and Commerce.
The aesthetic movement contributed
largely to the culture Of the sunilower'
We were informed by a scotsman re-
Gently that the sale Of sunilower seeds
for ordinary garden purposes has
greatly increased both in this country
, and In England during the past few
years.
The common tall sunflower (Helfdn.
hus annuus) Is said to have derived Its
name OF sunnower from it, resemblance
to the radiant beams Of the sun. and
not. as Is popularly supposed and cell
ebratcd by poets. from it, ilowers turn.
ing to face the sun-a delusion f0stercd
by Darwin, Moore and Thomson, the
latter of whom tells us that. unlike
most Of the ilowcry race
"Thc lofty followers Of the sun.
Sad when he sets. shuts up her yeho~
Dropping all night and. when he warm ~
turns,
Points her ensmor bosom to its ray
In his book on plant lore. ETC., br.
Folkard informs us that "thc helianthus
has also been falsely identified with the
sunHower OF classical story-thc flower
into which poor Clytic was transformed
when, brokcn.hearted at the desertion
Of her lover. PhGbus. she became
rooted to the ground, and became. ac-
cording to Ovid, metamorphosed into
a flower resembling violet. "Held
firmly by the root. she still turns to tho
sun she loves and changed herself; she
keeps her love unchanged" Now the
helianthus, or modern sunilower, could
not have been the blossom mentioned
by Ovid. inasmuch as il Is not Euro
pcan plant, and was not known In his
day. In It's native country OF Peru the
helanthus Is said 10 have been much
rcverenced on account OF the resem.
blance borne by its radiant blossoms to
the sun. which luminary was wor-
shipped by the Peruyians. In their
temple Of the sun the officiating priest
esses were crowned with sunllowcrs OF
pure gold. and they wore them In their
bosoms and carried them In their
hands. The early Spanish invaders OF
Peru found In these temples Of the sun
numerous representations Of the sun.
flower in virgin gold. the workman
ship Of which was so exquisite that 1t
far outvalued the precious metal OF
which they were formed"
The sunilower is turned to many
economic uses. II furnishes the finest
honey and wax. When the seed Is
crushed as linseed is, II will produce
the finest oils in larger quantities in
proportion to any other seed for tho
table as we'll as the painter, particularly
in mixing green and blue paints. The
cake is superior to linsced for fattening
cattle; the oil makes the finest soap.
very softening to the hands and face.
superior to any other for shaving.
Sheep, pigs. pigeons, rabbits, poultry
Of all sorts. ETC., will fatten rapidly
upon il. and prefer its seed TO any
other. pheasan,s in particular, causing
them TO have q much more glossy
plumage and become plumper in body.
When shellcd the seed makes, when
ground, the finest flour for bread, par.
ticularly tea-cakcs. s.-Harper's Weekly.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

from their letters showed that they
brought them to the newspaper office.
Several of them stated that they had
given up all hope Of ever obtaining
any rcmunerativo employment, and
that they would be very grateful for
any position that would afford them
simple food and plain clothing. They
had reached period In life when they
could not learn trades, and they were
able to obtain work only by joining
the ranks Of unskillcd laborcrs. Tho
advertiser concluded that hc could OBJ.
tain u thousand OF these men for
" nothing year" providing they
were allowed the cast-of clothes Of u
gentleman. and had the privileges of
eating with his servants. - Chicago
Times.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
THE zuLus.
A Great Jesuit Mlssionary Tells an Inter
esting story Of Africa's Government.

esting story Of Africa's Government
"The customs Of the Zulus are
strange" said Father Charles Croonen.
berghs, s. j., Of tho Zambosl (South
African) Mission. "Even though the
South African Zulus may be classified
at times either as Hamites or Semites,
certain 1t Is that they are Adaniites and
not pre.Adamites. Their domestic Gus.
toms, their warlike and religious festiv.
tiles and their habits In general are
those Of the patriarchai age, and, like
all other African tribes as rule. they
are In state OF degradation and not
OF progress. However, no deformity Is
to be found In their race, nor In any
South African race. which could In any
way justify opinions separating them
from our one common Adamic origin.
They belong to the Kafr race, which
extends In territory from Eastern South
Africa to the Northwestern Congo re-
gions. Their traditional history dates
not beyond this century. and they
possess no literature. The Zulus proper
are the supcriors Of the racc-Kaiirs
are the servants, Zulus the masters.
They speak tho South African Bantu,
or men or .pronominal prefix Ian.
guasc. In 1880 they came in contact
with the Europeans, and in 1928 they
were circumscribed between the
Drakcnbergs, or Bushmcn Mount
ain, and the East Ocean, north
and south Of the Tugcla river In
lSi3 they were 10000 in round mum.
bers, and in 1879. during the Zulu war,
and after annexation Of tribes. 100000
strong. Classify all adult men as war
riors their army would amount to 40
600 men. Their favoritc weapon is the
assegair. an iron lance with wooden
shaft. used in various dextrous move.
ments IN connection with n rawhdc
shield, but they have also batile.axes,
the use of which they arc not In any
wise ignorant Of. They fight on foot.
their tactics being usually a wild rush.
which has often resulted disastrously
to their opponents. which England can
not easily forget. The Zulus proper
and the Umzila, or Abagasas and the
Matabelas cover the east coast OF
South Africa from the Tugcla to the
Zambesi, from latitude 20 degrees to 10
degrees south and longitude 20 degrees
east to Al. The English in 70 fought
only the Southern Zulus Of Tugcla; the
Northern Zulus are part OF the Zam-
bcsi Mission Of the Jesuit Fathers. The
English protcctorate was lately Extend
cd to the Bamangwarbo nations south
and west of the Matabcla Zulus. The
Matabcla King. Lohcng,,la, will not
long resist before he, too, pays al
lcgiance to Englands Queen, and most
likely also the Umzila portion of the
tribe. You can," SAID Father Crooncn-
bcrghs, in conclusion, 'pretiy safely
count on South Africa in the near fnt-
urc having rs many as four masters
the Portuguese in the East coast, the
Beers in the Transvaal and Orange
fall State, the Germans on the North
west coast and Great Britain in the
South and far interior. Chicago Her.
AID.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
A MOROCCO PRISON.
The Horrid Tyranny of the sultan Of 9
Little African state.

The Horrid Tyranny OF the sultan OF .
Little African State.
1t may not be generally known. says
tho Tangicr correspondent, that into
these prisons criminals and suspects
and debtors are alike thrown, without
trial. and with no idea ~ to how long
they may have TO lie there. In fact,
these dungeons are used rs means OF
extortion, and largely so by natives
who have obtained the protection" OF
one Of the foreign embassies, and who
then abuse the power Of the protect
or" to make raids upon the property
and persons Of the victims Of their re-
vengc or cupidity. As the Government
does not feed the prisoncrs-or only to
nominal cx,ent-and Is II pays none
Of its officials, except those of the GUS
tom house, and has an unpaid army,
some idea may be- formed of the cxtor-
lion and suffering iaily enacted in this
unhappy country. The condition Of
the Tangier prison. though far better
than those Of the interior, Is simply q
disgrace to civilization and to our com.
mon humanity; for here. almost within
cannon shot OF Europe, there exists a
state Of things rs bad as during the
worst period Of the middle ages. Here
Is one instance OF what goes on within
five minutes walk Of the legations Of
all the civilized powers. and within
sight OF the British fortresses OF Glib
raltar:
A poor woman has been for two
years in solitary confinement In Tan
gicr prison, and until lately she was in
irons, being what Is called estate
prisoner" She was once wealthy
Moorish lady. but as her husband was
rich he was squeezed" and died un-
der the process, without disgorging his
wealth. About two years ago large
robbery took place at the house Of q
foreigner, who aftcrward made claim
against the Sultan for five thousand
pounds. Tho money was paid. Some.
body must be found to repay the Sui.
tan with the usual heavy interest. The
son Of the poor woman above described
was accused Of being concerned in the
robbery, though 1t Is not clear that ho
knew anything aboutit. He was seized.
thrown into prison aud logged almost
daily with view Of extracting largo
sum of money. But he died without
paying. as did his father before him.
Then the mother, against whom there
Is not breath Of suspicion, was seized.
ironed and thrown into the den. where
she still lies. supporting life on two
small loavcs doled out to her daily.
Her case has been personally invcsti.
gated by tho two gentlemen who fed
the prisoners, and they are eyc.wi..
ncsses TO her condition. Can nothing
be done to procure the freedom Of this
miserable womanr II not, 1t Is quite
time that tho press took the matter up.
Then possibly even the doors of q
Morocco prison may be unbarred.-
London Netos.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

There are engaged In the fishing
industry OF Europe and America i6O.'
900 vessels aud 100000 men. The an
nual product Of fish is not mucl
less than 1900, 900 tons, but few pcopl'
will stop to realize tho Importance O.
these figures. As ton Of fish is cqua
in weight to about twenty.cight sheep
years supply OF fish food for Europ
and America might be represented ,.
|, 42,0O0, 900 sheep.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
Ko.su,h. Easy Circumstances.

In contradiction to reports that the
hungarian patriot Kossuth was desti'
:ute of means to provide the necessarics
of life. correspondent OF the Rdppe'
furnishes an interesting account OF his
present circumstances. Kossuths
numerous friends will be pleased to
learn that his political lectures deliv'
cred in England many years ago were
sufficiently profitable to provide a fair
income. Subsequently. however, his
capital was somewhat diminished BY
the failure Of bank, and Kossuth con-
sequently published volume OF me-
moirs, of which the profits were con
siderable. He lives now in Italy will
one Of his two sons, both Of whom arr
in good position as engineers. They
received their education and profes
sional training in France and England
and distinguished themselves In the
construction of the Mont Gents tunnel
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
A oRUmMER's WISH,

Iwish I had q line OF goods
That no one ever had,
And every merchant wanted.
And wanted awful bad.
ia send the trade q little card.
And tell them "l'm In town."
And II they wanted any stun,
They better come right down.
I'd treat them as they treat me now;
oh. I'd make somo feel awful "dirfy" ;
And whom they cano around to call,
I'd say: I'm very busy"
81 guess you'd better come again."
I'd say. to some know:
slf you don't want these goods OF milne.
You take Jour traps and CO."
"when am Igolng outf
Well. what Is that to your
Ny house won't ship you any goods,
Your pay 10 most too slow"
Some merchant, act the gentlemen,
Aud some are worse than Jews
Some treat US with kild regard,
hut most give us the "blues."
Icould wish. and wish. and wish In vain,
UHtil was bind aud sore
For such wish could never be,
SO l shall wish no more.
-1urling Man. IN ffeks Sun.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

"A writer in the Eastern Medical
Journal says that the medical idea OF q
teaspoonful Is one fluid dram. This Is,
in fact, about the measurement OF thai
article as used by our grandmothers.
But this and tho desert spoon are now
made so much larger than formerly
that they hold nearly two drams' and
people who measure medicine by them
overdose themselves. The tablespoon
remains NJ In the old days,
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

-caretulness goes q great way in
winter feeding.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30

AT the National Museum, Washing
ton, suitable cases are being prepared
for the exhibition of the Grant relics
presented to the Government by Mr..
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Grant, and en-
trusted to the museum by act of Con-
gress. 1t is proposed to have these
handsome and historical trophies on
exhibition before the time of reassem-
bling of Congress, and as soon. in fact,
Is the museum is prepared to insure
their safe keeping and give suitable ac-
commodatlons. The relics, as will be
remembered, consist of the medals,
swords, decorations, etc, presented to
General Grant by foreign powers and
organizations and individuals in his
own and other lands, and battle relics,
weapons carried and badges and insig-
MIA worn by him, etc. The collection
contains many articles of great intrin-
sic value, besides their historic inter-
est, such as jeweled swords, and cask-
cts and medals and other articles of
the precious metals.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30
BARTHOLOMEW BREAK.

His Robberies Extending Over n Series oil
Years-A Story of the PIunkett Matter.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. Pat is now
stated on good authority that George NJ.
Bartholomew had been robbing the COM
panies in which he was Interested for sew.
eral years. The first intimation that this
was a fact was a statement made by a
friend of T. F. Plunkett to the effect that
Bartholomew was tile cause of his downfall.
When PIunkett's father died he was left
500. 900. He invested it with Bartholomew
and il all went Plunkett then for revenge
induced Bartholomew to put his name
TO a large amount, and when this was
secured turned about and left the latter in
the lurcI. The auditors of the Charter
Oak Company are severely criticised for al
lowing sl27,0OO of the funds to be lost.
Many city banks held Bartho!omew's pa
per. in all, it is said, amounting to $1,000
OOO. The Schuyler Electric Light Com
pany will lose nearly 100000. The pre-
liminary proceedings were taken yesterday
morning in the probate court on motion of
the Phoenix National Bank. which has a
claim of $4,000. to put George NJ. Barth OIL
omew in insolvency. The court fixed next
Wednesday for action. Ibis is done 70
dissolve preferences and attachments. In
Springfield, Mass, il is said that BarthOio-
news indebtedness 10 tile HoIyoke Water
Power Company will amount to sou, 0OG.
This amount is believed to be amply Sc
curod
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30
ODD FELLOWS.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge Gets Through
File of Business

The Sovereign Grand Lodge Gets Through
File of Business.
Boston, Sept. 24.-The convention of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the |. o. o. +.
was called to order at nine O'Clock yester-
day morning, Grand Sire Carey in the chair.
Past Grand Sire Stokes offered resolution
permitting lodges 10 omit their weekly meet
ings when they occur on legal and generally
recognized holidays, which was adopted.
Jurisdictions being called, the grand lodge
proceeded to consider the reports of the
journal. 1t refused to make any change i'm
tile law regarding dismissal certificates and
refused to adopt the receipt card to be used
in place of the card now in use. The leg
iSlative committee recommended that spec
ial committee be appointed to prepare and
report at the next session q badge TO be
worn in State grand bodies and lodges and
encampments. After quite lengthy and
earnest discussion of the subject it was
recOmmitted with Instructions 10 report to
contine the changes 10 grand lodges and
grand encampments. The committee on
the removal of the Headquarters of the
SONcIGlRH SIuUu lOukG HUH
made an elaborate report. Applications
were filed by the grand lodge of the Dis.
trict of Columbia nominating Washington
City; the grand lodge of Missouri nOminat-
ing st. Louis; the grand lodge of Indiana
nominating Indianapolis; the grand lodge
Of Pennsylvania nominating Philadelphia;
the grand lodge of Illinois nominating Chi
cagO, and the grand lodge of Ohio nOmInat-
ing Columbus. The committee did not rec
ommend either of the cities nominated. Rep
resentative Randall, of California, offered
resolution stating that it was inexpedi-nt
to move the headquarters OF the sovereign
grand lodge from Baltimore. Representa-
tive OrendOrp, of Illinois, offered an amend
ment to strike out the word inexpedient
and insert expedient On this the yeas and
nays were demanded, and further consider
alton of the matter was made the special
ORDER for this morning. 1t was voted that
the grand lodge 20 into secret session
at eleven O'Clock to day to consider the re-
port of the committee on the revision of
the ritual of the degree of Rebecca
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

| CONGRESSMAN LANHAM has been renomi-
mated by the Democrats of the Eleventh
Texas district
OREGON has raised Sc. 600 for the suffer
ers by the earthquake in South Carolina.
A NIGHT express train ran into q freight
train at Taylorville, ILL.,, the other night,
destroying several car loads of live stock
! WILLIAM BEACH, of Australia, defeated
Wallace Ross, of New Brunswick, at Lon
don, on the 18th, by four lengths.
ACCORDING to Poor's Railroad Manual
there is 500, 100000 of watered railroad
stock in this country.
AMERICAN securities were buoyant in the
London market during the week ended
September p. Discount rate was 2G21&.
The Paris Bourse was firm bat inactive;
Berlin, dull; Frankfort, quiet.
THE sail boat Emma was run down and
sunk in East river, New York, recently,
by schooner. Two of the three young
men who were in the sail boat were res
cued, bet the other, George Cooper, of 126
Wiliet street, owner of the boat, was
drowned
! SLIGHT shock of earthquake was felt in
Patrick and Henry Counties, Va, on the
morning of the Goth.
FoUR negro and two white convicts
were whipped and placed in the pillory at
Wilmington, Del, recently.
THE Northern Indians are prowling about
Montana, committing depredations on
settlers. One ranchman is reported killed.
FoUR police officers of New Orleans, re-
Gently got on a big drunk, during which,
after insulting some coiored women, they
shot a negro il two places, seriously
wounding him, and shot a Chnaman
through the right eye, fatally. The China
man poked his head ont of the window to
see what was going on.
President HEAD, of the International
Range Association, has issued an address
drawing the attention of stockmen to the
danger which menaces cattle interests by
the outbreak OF pleuro-pneumonia in Chi
cago.
CLEANING house returns for week ended
September - showed an average increase
OF sos. In New York the increase was
466
The engine attached to the Baltimore &
Ohio train from New York, burst her boiler
at Baltimore on the Goth. Fireman Charles
Lizer was scalded fatally and Engineer
jeremiah Morningstsr was badly injured.
OVER twenty buildings were burned
down at Gloucester, Mass, by a fire on the
morning of the 9th
AT Wellington, O., recently the boiler of
Haney & Griftin's grist mill exploded. The
mill was wrecked and a young man named
Allyn was blown to pieces
AN anti-clericaf meeting at Naples on the
26th resulted in a scufie between the Cleri-
Gals and the Liberals ana tie arrest OF
twenty participants.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30

A RECENT dispatch from Cheyenne
says: Special Agent Bowers has been
here for a week. and it has transpired
that his instructions from his depart
ment are to arrange with large cattle
owners of Wyoming for the leasing of
extensive tracks they have fenced or
the sale by the Government of the
land outright. A special agent has
been making extended trips throughout
adjacent sections with lnen holding
large amounts of Government land.
His instructions are said not to be con-
fined to land actually fenced, but also
TO land held Us ranges"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30
China to Establish a Postal Service.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Superintend-
ent Bell, of the Foreign Mail Bureau OF
the Post Office Department, has received
all Official communication from ]. ID. Ken
needy, American Minister and Consul
General at Shanghai, China, containing
the information that China proposes to
establish postal service in that country
to begin january, 1887. In this connec-
ton China suggests that the postal
agent of the United States at Shanghai
be withdrawn. Similar requests have
been made of England, France, Germany,
Spain, Japan and Italy.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30

A TELEGRAM from Washington of the
23d says: The War Department has
peremptorily telegraphed Brigadier
General Miles for full particulars of
Geronimo's surrender, but has as yet
received no reply. 1t is further said
General Miles is having bitter contro-
versy with Major General Howard, who
claims that Miles acted in an insubor-
dinate manner in not sending his reports
through him instead of to the War
Department direct.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-30

IT is said at Portland, Maine, that
Defaulting Cashier Gould will turn out
to have been sort of Ferdinand Ward.
Stories are coming out to the effect
that he was entrusted privately with
large accounts for investment of which
he has made no returns. His friends
threaten that if not hushed up he will
tell the whole story and implicate
rome prominent business men. 1t is
said to have been impossible for his as
sOciates in the bank to have been igno-
rant of his transactions.