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Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

The citizens ofSt. Louis are still try
ing to settle the Missouri Pacific diff
fculty.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Two convicts on Major Collins place,
in Sunfower county, escaped last week.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

X. ID. Hurst cut aud severely wounded
Horace JOINER, at Belzona Monday.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

The Baptists of Lexington have just
bought 100 pound bell
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Judge j. NJ. Curry, Of CarrOllton, was
stricken with paralysis last week.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

A big split up on the Mallory boycott
is reported.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Bishop II. NJ. Thompson preached
the Easter sermon at Natchez.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

The Vicksburg public school has 1900
students.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

A donor who wishes to be unknown,
has donated $1,000 to building an
Episcopal School-house at Natchez.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

John Robinson's show enter the State
early this month.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

DIR. Hoyte is conducting "a revival at
BroOkhaven.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Sunfower county has gone dry with
cut Local Option election.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Holly Springs has knights Of Labor
organization.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

ii. II. Korn, dealer in family groce-
ries, Vicksburg, has assigned. Liabil-
tiles. $6,S26,73; assets, about 5000
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Col. G. L. Hooker spoke at Hazlehurst
on the 10Th, advocating his return to
Congress.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

The Yazoo Oil Mills shut down for
the season, Monday.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Mississippi City had a heavy hailstorm
last Monday about noon.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Jean Paternosta, native of France,
committed suicide at Pass Christian last
Tuesday by hanging.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Vicksburg will soon have buggy and
wagon timber manufactory.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

The Greenville Rifles have ordered
their new uniforms.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01
STRIKING INCIDENTS.

Strikes and rumors of strikes.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01
STATE NEWS.

Smallpox is reported at Natchez.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01
Mad dogs infest Pontotoc county.

Municipal election comes off in Kos
ciusko monday.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

Fulton, Miss. April q, 1886.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-01

years ago.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12
What sI2O Did in a Cottage.

Thirtv-one dollars went into the sitting
room and never came out; SIS sat down
round in the form of rattan rockers, two
painted in cherry and interviewer in the hack
and arms in pink with tissue paper rolled
tightly. two in black, with yellow, and two
in the original. with blue: 81 lay on the floor
in golden brown and seal checked mating
81 looked very CHEEKY in iA-cent yellow China
pOngee. hung with small brass rings on a
bamboo zane. covering a number of shelves,
on which were the light novels of the day
- cents dropped into the carpenters hand
when the last nail was driven in a tete-a-tete,
and s. G0 looked radiant in its .-ht fluwcrtd
CretOnne covered cushion; 81 in two gilded
kitchen stools, Cayly decorated at the top of
each leg with different shades of tissue paper.
In the dining room IS was mctamnrphOsed
into eight pine chairs, varnlShcd with white
varlish. which. with cushion, each cover
with a different shade Of China ponGee silk,
and tied to the le~S with pretty bow. looked
well worth the money: 81 appeared very sub
stantial in a dining table; $3.50 i'll a leather
lambrequin, around wide shelf, cheaply
does the service of buffet, and seemed proud
of the family silver; S2.GO in 2l2 cent cheese
cloth and lace. used as sash draIeries in all
the windows, gave a clean cottage prettiness
to the whole house; SIG in an ivory white
painted bedroom set, lighted up the cherry
stained walls and floor of the first bedroom;
the opposite room appeared cool and sweet,
with its walls of baby blue and sl6 set of
the same hue. The golden brown and seal
mating 81 cents per yardleft SIS to skip
into the next room and be changed into an
ash stained set and cherry colored mating.
When the summer came around the boys
Of tha family shouted with Joy, ~Hurrah for
the Thousand Islands," The girls danced
with glee and the proGI father called from
the deck Of the boat, as he waved his hand in
farewell to his friend on the shore, Come up
and see us now, Robert, in our island home. y
The friend enviously muttered under his
teeth. but ne never knew that the island
Home" only cost sGsO TO build and furnish
Decorator and Furnisher.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12
Legs Worth More than Brains.

Ny young friend-John Smith, for instance
who was graduated by university few
weeks ago, and who rushed into journal
ISM as he called il, came into my room
yesterday afternoon, famed himself vigor-
ouSly with his hat and remarked:
Il shall quit this business"
You mean you will leave the newspaper
businessf" ASKED.
yes" he replied; 'the truts is, news
papers pay more for legs than they do for
brains"
ado you mean that you have more brains
than legsi" asked, with affected surprise
~ mean that have walked four miles in
the hot sun trying to run down a rumor
and won't pan out five lines"
SO Smith is going to quit the newspaper
business because he has brains to sell, when
the newspapers want nothing but legs. OF
course SGliths place will have to be filled.
That is, a man will have TO be put on when
Smith vacates. The man who stays on will
have legs, but he will have brains also. He
will know, first, what news is. That will re
quire brains Knowing what news is,
Smiths successor will get that news and he
will get it quickly. That will require not
only legs, but it will require a perseverance
and persistence that regards neither distance
difficulties nor circumstances. Journalism Is
one thing, but the newspaper business is al
together something different-Atlanta Con
sfitntion
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12
A HEN AND HER CHICKS.
Peculiar Effect of Electric Lamp on
Mother and Brood.

A motherly, fussy old hen, with seven
iossy chicks, boards in the show window Of a
Madison street furniture store. The window
Is paved with sand, sawdust aIrl gravel.
The seven chicks eat oatmeal out of IA hat
box cover while the mother consumes corn
and gravel with intermittent regularity To
gether they form quite contrast 10 the busy
scenes of city life, and n crowd Of curious,
gaping people stand in front of the show
window all day and even into the night.
Two weeks ago. when the family first
moved in, the mother had a black eye, a
triumphant "cluck," and the chicks were
round. plump and "chirpy." Now the signs
of city dissipation are visible on all. The
cluck has degrnerRted int" querulouS Cackle,
and the anxious matron has grown nervous
in her manner and erratic in her movements.
The chicks, in their uncertain wanderings
Dver the sawdust floor and their weary-eye,i
contemplation of the Observers, begin TO IT
mind one of very young men who have been
making a night of it, smoking cigarettes and
consuming small beer and SarsapaIilia pop.
A big electric lamp whicE hangs directly
over the window is TO blame for it all.
The old hen, with the obStinaCy of her sex,
has been going through the same performance
the city AT that hour she struts around her
cage several times, clucks exCitedly, picks out
a good spot. scratches Violently for a minute
or SO, and then calmly squats down. Then
by a series of clucks, often practiced by all
well organized mother hens, she calls her
brood about her, ruflies Up her feathers and
tells the youngsters it is time to 60 TO bed.
Of course the little fellows are not a bit
sleepy, but there is no disputing the maternal
authority, and in Il moment all are snugly
ensconccd under the feathery covering. The
old hen clucks softer, the chicks pipe shrilly,
and in little moment the whole family Is
fast asleep Soon following this nocturnal
ceremony the trouble brews. With a
buzz and a splutter the big electric lamp
bursts into light 1t casts molten glow on
the old hen. She wakes up, cocks one eye
and surveys the big, strange orb in surprise.
1t certainly is the sun, reasons this old hen,
and while she is studying over the matter out
pop all the seven chickens, and in a shrill
chorus chirp good morning.-Chicaso News.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

,.esf fadaliun TO have to thus ask, or even coax,
for money given grudgingly and complain
ngly at last.
knew of a woman who said once that the
oniy way she could get money from her hus-
band for other than her actual household eX-
penS,S, was by watching her chance and slyly
extracting bills from his purse when he was
asleep or his coat was Off Imagine a wife
forced TO such a degrading act rs that! Wo-
men are often compelled to practice mean,
niggarily, cruel economy in order to make
their expenses come within the limit fixed by
memorable husbands. who would furiously re-
sent any interference with their own expendi-
turrS-
| believe that this simple question Of the
wife's allowance has wrecked the happiness of
many a household Men are SO often blind
and unfceling and unreasonable in this mat
ter And of course there are women who
must have a tight rein kept upon them be.
cause of their tendency to willful and woful
extravaganza. There is, l fear, little chance
for happiness in n home having such a mis-
tresS over il. But the majority of women can
safely he trusted. Let the husbands of wives
thus worthy trust them, and this trust will
not often be abused
MY own personal experience has been that
Most women can beat a man all to pieces
making a bargain and the marketmen and
grocers seldom get ahead Of them, whereas
most men ere careless purchasers - Zenas
Dane i'll Good Housekeeping
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

An ingenious way Of decorating nursery
walls and which gave eminent satisfaction to
the children was devised by a thoughtful
mother. She made panels of unbleached cot
ton yard long by eighteen inches in width,
and mounted them upon tailor'S paper finish
ing them upon round sticks at either end On
these panels she pasted colored pictures, or
prints which she painted, and bordered the
panels with gold paper These wcrr hung up
about the room and changed from time to
time. Whenever it was possible verses or
descriptive texts were appended. The
children were devoted to their panels and
often asked for special selection 10 lc hung.
As there was a goodly number of these deco
rations, the changes could bc made as fire.
quently as deSired.-~E. c. W" i'll New York
Commercial Advertiser
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12
The Young Men OF the south.

The idea prevails largely in our current
literature that the young men Of the new
south" are full of force and energy, eager t.
grapplc the difficulties of their situation. and
quit prepared to wiring success from UNIV wiliing
fortune. The picture Is not wholly one OF
fancy. There ara such young men among Us
and they are illustrating what may be done
in the new order of things amid which they
are thrown. But they are not very numerous
are, in fact, painfully exceptional Tn,
great bulk of our young men are of the oppo-
site type. They go about business, if they &C
at it at all, in half-hearted way, as if they
regarded failure US a fOregOne conclusion A
great many do not engage in any steady voca-
ton, but accept any lIttle job by which they
can earn few dollars.
Perhaps there never were so many men who
cannot be said to be pursuing any regular
calling. An ambition To get behind Il counter.
or TO secure a travelling agency for some busi
hess house, is that which generally takes pos
session of the minds of our young men. There
is a turning away from agriculture as if il
We're not a calling which promises TO patience
energy and industry the very best rewards.
We must own il, that the bold, ambitious
young man, who is willing to fore5O present
ease and display, and who will not be content
with any expetlient that may meet the present
emergency, is an exception among us. Their,
Is Us good chance to lay the foundations Of O
fortune now Us there ever was, if young men
will only exercise the proper industry and
efOnomy-Atlanta Sunny South
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

Has it ever occurred to those who purchase
carriages for their babies, and who make it a
point TO select the brightest colors they can
find for the screen that is interposed between
the eyes of the child and the sun, that they
are liable TO do irreparable injury to the
vision of the little one! An infant generally
lies on its back, its eyes, OF course, upturned
toward the bright covering above it, its gaze
being more intense the brighter the covering
and the more direct the rays of the sun upon
it Nothing but injury can result from such
thOughtleSs exposure. any experienced
nurse says there cannot be a doubt as To the
injurious effects of these bright so-called
shields upon the tender eyes of children
Parents who are wise will select the darker
and denser shades, even though they may not
he as handsome or snowy in their eyes as
some Of those which are more fashionable
Philadelphia Call
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

BeeCher hates al monetary details He
always gives his regular ssilary-S2O, ,OG0-to
hi wife, who dISpOses of 1t as she chooses, en-
tirely independent Of him. What he earns
outside by leGturing, writing, etc.-varying
annually from Sl5,OOO to $4,000 morris
for his own use and he uses it freely in any
and every way except for the liquidation Of
debts. Surprise has often been expressed rs
to what the popular preacher does With his
large income. This information may aid in u
measure To answer the question He is an
odd creature, as men of genius frequently arr,
with exalted virtues and grave defects, whom
very few understand, and who certainly does
not understand himself. Like other popular
idols, he has been painted with the hues OF
imaginations until his real nature has ceased
to be visible. Some of his best qualities are
probably those of which the orthodox class
would be the least tolerant. Above every
thing. he is human-human TO the core-and
not akin to saintship is his antiPodes, which
he is ready to avow. His most valiant men-
tai attribute is his oratory, which, though ac-
cidentally turned liz the direction of the pull
pit, has not been by any means confined
thereto As preacher, taking him on the
whole, doubt if this age has produced his
equal l-"Pessimo7 in Chicago Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

4 cooperative society of more than oriin
ary merit and success has been in existence
for two wears on the Pacific coast Ii is
called the San Francisco Girls union, and
WAS organized in June of 1854 The member
ship, which at first was small, has increased
rapidly, and it now amounts TO little over
4OO. The membership is of two classes, sIls
tanning and beneficiary, dues for both sorts
being 81 year. The beneficiary class arr
entitled to a home while out of employment
and a small sum 10 help them in fitting them.
selves for employment The society also uses
every effort 10 help them in finding work.
The other class Is only entitled to the privi.
lege of the union classes But this is no small
thing when it is known that there is a train
Ing school attached TO the union, and no girl
is over sent out with its aid and recommenda-
ton until it is ascertained that she is
thoroughly competent in her special depart,
ment. In this school the girls are instructed
in skilled nursing, domestic service and sew
ing II has in the last year and half trained
and found places for 3i2 girls. Associations
Of women for their mutual benefit and rs
siStance are spring up all over the country
but this one in San Francisco seems to be tho
most practical and business like Of any that
the public has heard of.-New York World
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

What promises to be a useful light for
industrial purposes where work has to be
carried on in the open or IN large COW
cred spaces by night, is described by the
English Steam Users Journal. The light
consists of cylindrical vessel capable Of
containing thirty gallons of heavy hydro
carbon oil Air under a moderate pres
sure is conducted to the cylinder. which
is fitted with a special burner having two
tubes, one within the other, leading up
to it. The inner tube dips into the ere
osote, and the pressure of air on the lat
ter forces it up to the tube. A portion Of
the air finds its way to the burner
through the annular space between the
inner and outer tubes, and the air and
oil combining at the burner form, when
ignited by match, a flame which gives
a light that is useful for general working
purposes over a radius of $50 to POO yards.
The proportions used to form the proper
light are four Of air to one of oil by vol
ume. The jet, being produced Under
pressure, is not affected by either wind or
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

Do you notice that nowadays this is getting
to be the rulei The rich are marrying the
rich and the poor are making matches among
the poor. The sudden increase Of wealth and
aping of English rules of caste are frighten-
ing young men out Of the old chivalruus
sririt, when the humble fellow claimed the
girl Of his heart and deiied the world TO rob
him of her. Do you think the girls are learn
ing wisdom and won't look at poor men anv
morcl That shows how little you know of
femininity. Where the heart is the brain Is
not, and girls arc just as big geese as ever in
love matters. OF course there are some wise
ones, who coldly determine to marry car
riage, a maid and thirty dresses year, but
don't like wise girls; don't see any woods full
of them anywhere, and would not wager a
pound of French mixed that their wisdom
would stand much of q test if the right young
man happened along and courted them with
the forco and ardor of hurricane, as any
right minded girl likes TO be courted--Clara
Bellies Letter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12
SYSTEM OF SOLAR TELeGRAPHY
Military signals in Use Ia AriEona-Com.
munication by sun Flashes.

Military Signals in Use In Arizona-Com-
munication by sun Flashes.
In December last Lieut.. \. NJ Fuller, of the
Second United States cavalry, with his troop,
X, left the Preside for field duly in Arizoua,
where he has since been stationed For the
first four muH;h, Il. ler leaving the lieutenant
was with his troop, hut soon after Gen Miles
succeeled ten. Crook. Fuller was assigned to
special duty ~ artin- signal service officer in
the photographic service Of the army To
reporter he explained the method Of army
signaling by. means of reieCting sunlight
The alphabet used IS exactly the same as the
Morse telegraph alphabet. The Instruments
and mirrors uspd in signaling ara Of the finest
material. Under Lieut. Fuller fifteen signal
ing stations have teen established in Arizona
the distance between them varying from five
tn forty miles, according as convenient peaks
were found on which to locate stations The
greatest distance i'll a straight line which sta
tiUns cover is 2OO miles The regular work
ing force Of each station is two at the smaller
and three operators at the larger stations. with
a guard of from five tO seven soldiers ac-
cOrling TO the location Of the station The
stations more remote from the railroad are
supplied with couriers, and orders from Gen
Miles TO the different detachments ia the field
are thus conveyed
So perfected is this system OF communica-
tiOT by sun flashes that trial message Of
twenty-five words was sent recently over the
3U1mlle line and an answer of the same
length received at the starting point in
twenty minutes time Another test which
Lieut.. Fuller said resulted very satisfactorily
To Gen. Miles was signaling 40 words twenty
five miles i'll a short space of time.
l..
signal stations, under Lieut.. E. L. bravo Of
the Sixth cavalry. A recent message Of
twenty words was sIgnaled from Gen.
Miles at Tubac, \. T., to Lake Valley, 4OU
miles, and an answer Of twenty-seven words
returned in four hours and ten minutes
time. Lieut.. Fuller says that Gen. Miles has
expressed satisfaction with the rapid man
ner in which messages are signale,l from sta
ton to statiOn--San Francis O Cau.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

Not even the pretty Miss Chamberlain, of
Cleveland. has received the distinguished
social attention in England that has been be
slowed upon Mrs. james Brown Potter, and
her visit here this summer will make her as
famous abroad aS she is in her own city and
country. She was ushered into the circle OF
the Prince and Princess of Wales Immediately
on her arrival and at once became a favOrite,
not only because of her beauty and brilliant
conversational powers, but because of her &C
cOmpliShments as all elcCutiOniSt and amateur
actress One OF the first invitations extended
to her on her arrival with Mrs. Mackay al
Cowcs, two weeks ago, was one TO dine with
the Prince =. Princess of Wales on their
yacht. the Osborne, and from that time to the
pres 1t she has had one continued succession
of royal attentions. She and her husband
and Mrs. Mackay were put down for all the
Royal Yacht cub privileges.
The Prince of Wales Is particularly fond
Of rccitatiols and has taken special fancy
to Mrs. Potter on that account Not long
ago Mrs Potter was asked to join the Prince
and Princes of Wales, Princess Louise OF
LOrne, and others, III a visit to the ex En-
press EuSeuie, and while there recited Ken
lucky Belle Eugene was 50 overcome that
She wcpt and kept Mrs. Potter recIting for
over an hour, telling her that it was the first
real pleasure she hal cnjoyed since the death
of her son. The result of all this is that Mrs
Potter is now put down for everything and
asked TO 90 everywhere. At her special re
quest the Prince of Wales goes in few day.
to lunch with the Goelets, of New York
whose yacht is at COwoS. might go on a
much greater length and give i'll much
greater detail the particulars of Mrs. Potter's
social conquests over here, but it is enough t.
say generally that her success i'll this line has
hardly been equaled by any other American
woman Of recent date-London Cor New
York World
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12
The Summer Girl.

Now, do you know that there is no use
talking, the summer girl is the girl for me.
Is there anything prettier than a woman i'll a
white dress or a white dress on q wOmanl
Well, l should say not. There is where our
country girls take the shine of of our city
girls. They don't wear sealskin and plushes
in the winter because they haven't got them TO
wear, but the country girl in the summer az
church, at camp meeting, or at picnic, IN
her clean, starched muslin, lawns or cahcoes
well, can't express myself as | would like
TO. / only wish was out in the fields some
where where / could holler.-Comptroller
Campbell in Globe-Democrat.