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Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23
Cloth from Chinese Nettles.

Grass cloth is likely to have a more
extensive market than formerly. 1t is
Chinese production, specimens of
which come to us generally in the shape
of handkerchiefs. The material is
fibre, not grass, and species of nettles.
Those nettles are carefully cultivated in
titles, as they do in India and Ceylon.
In India hitherto no marked attempt of
cultivation has been made. They are
free from the stinging character of the
ordinary nettles. In Ceylon and India,
where the plants grow wild. these net
ties are cut just about the time of seed
ing and bleached by the assistance of the
heavy night dews and the hot MILDLY
suns, and the fibres gathered together
and spun into ropes of thin twine, from
which coarse mating is made. This
primitive way of treating the nettleS is
not followed in China. and, indeed, the
employment of the fibre silk for COM
mercial purposes seems to be a Chinese
secret. Not only is the texture of the
cloth manufactured from this fibre very
beautiful-it is principally remarkable
for its splendid gloss and peculiar tran
sparency-but it is extremely strong
and durable. Betting for machinery
has already been made with the China
grass fibre, and on being tested it was
found that it could bear strain of g.
326 pounds to the square inch, whereas
leather could only sustain pressure of
4.249 pounds to the square inch. So
soon as manufacturers and customers
have had sufficient time for expert
menting we may expect to see grass
cloth very generally used.-ManaJact-
urerS' Gazette.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23
AnAdventure in a Railway Carriage.

l lately heard of an adventure that
happened to two English ladies who
Don. dT5aa Il they ey'' TOOK the hight train train from
Boulogue, and found themselves alone
in the compartment. They speedily
dropped asleep. but before long of them
was aroused by peculiar grating or
boring sound that seemed to come from
underneath the seat opposite to her.
Fancying that it was caused by some
trifling arrangement of the car wheel
on the axle, she at first paid no atten-
ton to it, but as the noise persisted and
at last grew louder, she resolved to in
vestigate its cause. Lifting up the
heavy cloth flap that hangs in front of
each seat in French car, she saw with
amazement and alarm that some one in
the next car was boring a group of holes
with a large auger in the partition
under the seat. She aroused her sister,
and they both shrieked for help as loud
" as possible, but without obtaining
any response. Meanwhile the work
went on, and the entrance of the work
man into their car appeared to be the
question of very short space of time.
But fortunately for the ladies the train
stopped at station before the unknown
had effected his purpose, and they fled
precipitately to take refuge in another
compartment. Unfortunately they
could neither of them speak French, so
they were unable to explain to the con-
ductor the cause of their sudden change
of cars. and it was not till they arrived
at Paris that they found an official who
could speak Ems glish and to whom they
told their tale. On investigation the
hole was found. having been made
sufficiently large to admit of the pas
sage of a full-grown person from one
car to another, but naturally the in
dividual who constructed it made his
escape. Had those ladies fallen into a
heavy sleep, as often happens to per-
sons who travel by night, what would
have been their fate?-MrS. Hooper'S
Paris Letter.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23
"A Bold Explorer.

Mr.. Green, who gave lecture on his
ascent of Mount Cook at the Colonies
last night, is member of the Alpine
club, bold explorer, a cleric, tall, pale
of visage. with a jet black beard, and
has, what is very uncommon in the
faces of explorers, pleasant smile
for explorers are usually men of few
words and saturnine from much soli-
tude. Mr.. Green is, of course, not q
professional explorer, but few years
ago he was bitten with the Alpine mania
after passing through other phases of
muscular Christianity. and having con-
quered Alpine heights began to sigh
for fresh worlds to conquer. He deter
mined to assail Mount Cook-Aorangi,
the snow-capped heaven piercer. which
is the king of the Alps of New Zealand,
rising over twelve thousand feet above
the sea level. Mr.. Green had with him
two world-famed Swiss mountaineers,
Emil Boss (whose hospitality at Grindel-
wald many of our readers have ex-
perienced) and Kaufmann. both Of
whom have since accomplished the as
cents of some of the Himalayan giants.
The most exciting part of the lecture
was the description of the terrible vigil
which the three mountaineerS spent, as
they were benlghted in their descent
and stood for nine hours on two-foot
ridge with fearful precipice below
them, and the avalanches laundering
down on all Sides 1t was rendered the
more thrilling by the realistic sketch
thrown on to the sheet by the magic
lantern.-PGN Mall Gazette.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23
Congressman Taulbee's Foot.

A good deal of the electioneering in
the Kentucky mountains is done by talk
ing at the crossroads and private con-
versatiOns. Representative Taulbee, it
is said, never allowed an opportunity to
pass of making vote or of impressing
his constituents with the simplicity of
his nature and habit One day in one
of the little towns of the mountains
revenue agent just arrived from the
north was standing near by knot of
mountaineers, with whom Taulbee was
chatting. They were sitting on log in
front of grocery, and the revenue
agent was leaning against tree some
distance away. Seeing him, Taulbee
called out, rs he pointed to his patent
leather boots, which shone like polished
Jet in the rays of the setting sun: Il
don't suppose, kurnel, those feet of
yours ever followed the plow?" mo,
indeed" responded the revenue agent,
''in the country where | come from we
hire men to do our plowing, and those
who have more brains make their
money in other ways"
"Well," said Taulbee, as he looked
about upon his knot of shirt-sleeved.
tobacco-chewing constituents, Il would
like to show one you fellows from the
north the foot of a farmers boy who
has followed the plow and is not
ashamed of it." and with that Con-
gresham Taulbee, OF, rather, Candi-
date Taulbee-it was during his cam
paign for elections-pulled off his shoe,
tore off his stocking, and held up
calloused and brier-scarred foot to the
disgusted gaze of the revenue agent.
As he did so the mountaineers nudged
each other, and one of them whispered
to his neighbor: That's the kind of
feller to send to congress; he's our man,
an we're boun' to vote for him." The
revenue agent merely said that such
actions would almost be an indictable
offense in the north, and left Taulbee in
disgust Cor. Cle0clGnd Leader.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23
A ForgetfuI Politician.

The late Edgar X. Apgar, deputy
treasurer of the state of New York.
never cOnld remember faces. He at.
tended the wedding of cousin in Ithaca,
and made the acquaintance of her hus-
band, who impressed him very favora-
bly,. "A few weeks later, in New York,
a young man forced himself upon my
attention" he used to say, ''and as
did not know him at all, gave him a
good snubbing. | was mortified to
learn from him that he was the young
man who had married my cousin. I
apologized. and we had a nice talk to-
gether. You may be sure studied his
face, and made up my mind / never
would forget him again. A week or SO
later, as sat in the parlor of hotel, a
young man came up to me, and after
shaking hands with me, put to me two
or three OF the most personal and pry-
ing questions about my connection with
politics.
'A;e you reporter?' l asked, in a
freezing voice.
No. said he; 4 am Mr.. -
'.It was the young man who had mar
KlCu Hlf COuSlH. again i WAS over
whelmEd, and again explained my in
trinity, and resolved to make no mis-
take about him in the future.
Imagine my delight when. month
later, as sat in raiiroad-car, l saw
my cousin by marriage walking toward
me, smilingly, with outstretched hand.
| was profuse in my exhibition of pleas
ure. Ipulled him into the seat beside
me. and did my very utmost to be agree
able. We had delightful talk. A de-
sire to make amends to him made me
think him most charming conVersa-
tionalist. Presently he asked me if /
had yet written to Mr.. Cleveland. ]
was puzzled. He said more, and hor-
rible doubt came over me.
"'You are Mr.. -, my cousin by
marriage aren't you?' l asked.
"'No, said he; i am so-and-so.'
He was an office-seeker whom had
been so bent on avoiding that all the
clerks in the Office had been put under
a pledge to keep him away from me-
Harper's BazGr.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

THE National Convention of Liquor
Manufacturers are a queer set Of peo-
pie. Making and selling intoxicants,
they resolve that I'VE most earnestly
favor temperance and most strongly
condemn intemperance.' They fur
ther demand public and private
morality, and good order and popular
education. Not one of these objects is
possible where their traffic fourishes
and they know it. They denounce
Prohibition as an invasion of the rights
ofcitizens and therefore wrong in prin-
cipal and impractical in practice and
say:
Instead Of attempting to destroy a
business that employs immense capital
and supports vast numbers of honest
workmen, the efforts of our enemies
should be directed to the eliminating of
evils existing in and resulting from the
abuse OF liquors. In this work we
would unite"
The closing resolutions are in favor of
absolute non intervention in politics as
an organization, except in such places
and at such times as united action is
necessary to protect ourselves and our
business against such legislation as
seeks to destroy our trade and not to
remedy evils therein existing"
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

The State of Kentucky is somewhat
in politics. 1t has furnished the
United States with two Presidents and
three Vice-Presidents, the Confederate
States with one President, and the other
States with no less than fifty Governors
and observation-disclosures. She has
been represented in the Cabinets by
one Secretary of State, three Secretaries
of the Treasury, three Secretaries OF
War, six Postmaster Generals, one
Secretary of Interior and five Attorney
Generals, and has also supplied the
Supreme Court of the United State with
six distinguished sons Four times has
a Kentuckian been elected Speaker OF
the House Of Representatives.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23
Swiss Honey.

One thing that travelled Americans
are likely to remember, because it is the
sole article they ever get abroad without
paying for it, is Swiss honey. AT near
lv every inn IN the little republic honey
is always on the breakfast table, and
YOU may eat as much as you like with
out cost. Generally strained, it is fire.
quently called virgin honey. which it is
not. Most of our countrymen have al
ways been taught to believe that it is
pure, the mnch boasted but rarely dis
covered honesty of the Swiss being re-
garded as guarantee of its purity. 1t
is now de- Ared. and is doubtless true,
that Swisa oney is almost invariably
made of eerine and pear julce-not
so bad as many adulterations. AS
this has b one of the things in which
we have complete faith, the dis
coverv vii ave tendency to shatter
the little G, afdence we have left. Swiss
honey, how yer. is not injurious, for
which, perl ps, we should be thankful.
1t is not Ii be famous honey of Trebi-
zond, VIII Ais positively poisonous,
causing Sc headache and nausea.
Xsnophon his "Anabasis. f" describes
it as produ Ag the effect of temporary
madn@s d s whole army. Recent
travellers valley have observed
thesame iuences, and ascribe it to
the thodod en, of which the bees
theleE .,re fond Swiss honey a
chemEal ement-what nextP-
NesO E69ss pserciaL Advertiser.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

An old citizen of this county, who
was Justice of the Peace for one term
about twenty years ago, was asked the
other day if he made success as a law
official. We'll, some folks think ]
didn't" he replied. "For what rea-
son?" Because out of twenty-eight
cases appealed to the circuit court.
twenty-seven were reversed on me. J"
..How did you account for that?" 'Why,
that the circuit judges made twenty
seven grave errors, and let up on the
twenty-eighth to convince me that they
had nothing against me personallYp--
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

Ex SENATOR SIMON CAMERON, of
Pennsylvania sent check for thous-
and dollars to Charleston, S. c., Jas a
testimonial to the memory of his below
ed friend, Hon. John G. Calhoon, as
well as in aid of the sufferers by the
earthquake. Calhoon befriended him
when he first entered public life, nearly
half century ago, and was his warm
friend and associate until his DEATH
V'cEsbnr1 Post.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

"There is man, Mr.. Spicer," said
piazza promenader, indicating an
untiring conversationalist who was
wearing the ears of patient victim,
''who is a mine of information, q per-
feet encyclopedia. +" Waiting until he
was out of ear-shot, wary Smith replied.
''Yes, l know he is, but | prefer the
encyclopedia in book form. You can
shut it UP, you know. ."-BostOn Com.
nserciGI BalietIn.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

AT Houston Mo-, last week while the
bride of Mr. Rolfe Williams was lying
by her husbands side asleep, some un-
known man entered the room and
putting pistol to her head blew her
brains out. 1t is supposed that the
unknown murderer is a discarded lover.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

MAJOR Il. A. BURKE, of the Times
Democrat, Treasurer of Louisiana, has
returned from Honduras, whittier he
went with the intention Of getting the
country open to American enterprise.
He reports Gen. Bogran, the President
Of the country to be a fine gentleman
and the natural resources of the country
fine.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

Mr.. J. F. HESS, reformed pugilist
is giving lectures in the Academy Of
Music at Tonaroanda New York, on
Prohibition. He speaks both English
and German, and, it is safe to say, that
no rummy in his immediate vicinity
wants him to fall from grace.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

EIGHT Polish land owners have re-
solved to establish a land and trust
bank with capital of 3, 100000 marks to
assist the Poles in resisting the efforts
of the government to Germanize the
Polish provinces.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

Mrs. MoLLIE MCGEE SMELL is now
State editor of the 4th page of the
SWORD AND SHIELD. She is one of
most talented and cultivated ladies in
the State, and mind has fully imbued
with the temperance work. She will
make her department interesting and ef-
ective.- Corinth Herald.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

THE man to knock out Sullivan
Chas. Rene and Fred Arnold had a
quarrel in saloon at Houston, Texas.
Arnold drew a pistol and Rene struck
him one blow with his fist and broke
his neck, causing instant death.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

Mr.. HEwETT, the Democratic candi-
date for Mayor of New York, in ac-
cepting his nomination skinned the
Democratic party on its tariff humbug-
gerry and says if it cant do better at
revising than it has done, it had better
disorganize. He is crank 7
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

THE editor of the West Point Ne,o
Era speaks of the time when West Point
will reach out and take in Aberdeen as
suburb, but before that time West Point
will be suburb of jackson.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

A WEALTHY German Jew died re-
Gently in New Orleans at the age of 102
years. He fought in Blucher's
command at Waterloo.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

CLEVELAND is the most egotistic man
Of the nineteenth century He thinks
the entire canvass of 1884 was carried
on solely to make him President-no
other Offices were to be consideed at all.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

JOHN I. DUKMIER, bookkeeper for
the clothing firm of Burdell, Young &
Ingalls, has joined the American colony
in Canada, and $4,000 of the firms
money is missing.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

STILL more of the CHASTITY grist of the
saloons was grinded out last Sunday in
Pine Bluff Ark, where three men were
wounded and one killed.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

RANDALL is pretty hard to down
Most of the pposition to him expands
itself in gaseous ranting about his tariff
stand, but he gets there all the same
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

Suiciding is getting more popular
in France. Since 1851 the rates per
year has doubled, being now 20 suicides
to every 100000 or l to every 5000
persons.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

GERONIMO is now said to be under
thirty years of age. This report is eyi-
IDENTITY circulated by the associated press
to show that it did at one time have
something to say about something else.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

AN English physician has discovered
that the absence of hair produces
softening Of the brain. Alas poor
Almon.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

The capital stock of the Alabama
Bank at Birmingham has been changed
from 100000 to 100000 and the name
from A lahama S.ate Ra.- - .Alabama
National Bank.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has decided that person acquitted of
murder may be tried for the same of
fense on charge of manslaughter.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

CHAs. S. WOLF, Prohibition candi
date for Governor of Pennsylvania is
making red-hot campaign.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

GEN. GONZALES disputes the report
of his assassination. As he is a truth
ful man we see no reason why his denial
of death his should not be accepted
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

The value of pig iron produced in
America last year is S73,OO0,0O0 nearly
equal to the combined gold and silver
production.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

THE town Of Sabine Pass, Texas, was
entirely swept away by food on the
night of the 18th instant, and 100 lives
were lost.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

SHOES of paper mache are said to be
successfully manufactured in England.
The next question is can they be sue
cessfully worn.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

The disputes between the French
and the Malagasseys about the NADIA
gasca business has been about settled.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

JOHN NJ. CoRsE has been appointed
Postmaster at Boston. His appoint
ment, strange to say, pleases Democrats
and mugwumps.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

ALL the officers elected at the late
meeting of the Convention of the
Knights of Labor at Richmond are
Probibitionists.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

The Governor of Maryland was mar
ried last week.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

TIE Athletic Base Ball Club Of
Philadelphia is to take in Cuba this
winter
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

The entire French Infantry will be
provided with new and improved rifles
next spring at cost of $50, 100000.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

TnE Quebec elections have resulted
in the defeat of the government.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

THERE are not a hundred saloons,
outside of Charleston, in South Caro-
lima.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

CHRISTINE NILSSON is seriously i.
with bronchitis.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

ITALIAN infantry are being armed
with repeating rifles.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

SINCE January !, 1886, Houston,
Texas, has had Is suicides from NOR
phine.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23

w. L. MILLS of the New York Voice
staff is doing fine work in Michigan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-30

One of the favorlte grOwis of the
Socialistic class is that wages are toe
ow. They say that it is impos IDLE
for men to live and support families de-
Gently on the wages paid 10 working
men nowadays. as matter of fact
wages are higher to-day than they ever
we're before in the history of America
and 1t Is also a truth that there never
was a time when provisions, clothing
and all other necessaries of life were
cheaper than they are now. The
fathers of the mIddle-aged men of to-
day will tell you how they toiled for
from 81 TO $40 per month during the
summer season, and for half as much
in winter; and their fathers used to
work for even less. Nor in those days
was there anything said about eight
hours a day. The hired man worked
from daylight in the morning till after
dark with brief respite for dinner. a
statement in new England paper be-
fore US shows that IN Vermont in 1874,
the going wages were Els a year or 81
month. In 1897 good farm hands in
Rhode Island were hired at So per
month. In Connecticut a strong boy
could be hired for 81 a month, and it
took him three months to earn enough
money to pay for a coarse cotton shirt.
The highest wages paid to women in the
cities were 25 cents day, and in the
country from so cents to 70 cents a week.
The mechanic to-day gets as much for
a days work as laborer half a century
ago received for month.
1t is fact which Mr.. George and his
sociallstic fellows cannot deny, that the
laboring classes are constantly attaining
a more prosperous condition in life;
they are surrounding themselves with
comforts, and in many instances with
lqxuries. That is to say the laborers
are doing these things when they are
industrious and temperate. If poverty
and misery exist they will be
found in homes where the money
is squandered for drink, or the
lsborer spends more time in strik-
ing for higher wages and in carrying
on agitations against employers. The
best answer to the assertions such
men as George are now making is to
point to the prosperous, happy homes
of the temperate, faithful. industrious
Isborers who use their money wisely
and employ their time judiciously.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-30

Normons knows that they are having
trouble. enough, and that thew are
not hunting for more he also
knows that whatever alliances they
may form, and whatever compacts :hev
may enter into, they will not be asso-
ciated with 8 miserable adventurer like
Cutting, who is without friends or char
acter. If the Mormons want a home
in Mexico they know how to get it much
cheaper and much easier than by con-
quest. Mexico wants just such honest.
peaceful, thrifty. industrious people as
the Mormons. She wants Just such
people and would almost pay them f6
coming if she could thereby induce them
to locate on Mexican soil, and bring
their peaceful, orderly, thrifty habits
with them.
Again, why should Mormons want
anything to do with the effort to steal a
portion of Mexico? The Mormons are
rich and prosperous IL Utah, Idaho
Colorado, ARIZONA. Wyoming and
Nevada; they are eminently better off
here than they could possibly be in
any other quarter of the globe,
and they know it better than anybody
else. 1t is not likely that they are go
ing to do anything that their intelH
gence tells them would be ruinous to
themselves.
The alleged scheme is in all proba-
bility, the invention of an imagin-
alive correspondent, who growing
tired of writing for a sensation,
resolved to create one. He has used
the wrong name for central figure, as
it is doubtful if q hundred men in the
United States could be induced to asso
ciate themselves with Cutting in any
scheme.