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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
The Liquor Traffic.

The following article from the Nash
vile Christian Advocate of last week
is long to copy, but it is so good and so
full of the truth that it may serve a
good purpose, and especially does it
come in in good time this week, as there
are no reports from any of the Unions
throughout the State:
The complete suppression of the Ii
quor traffic is one of the largest tasks
that the good people of this genera
ton are called upon to perform. But.
in spite of the magnitude of the under
taking, they must neither finch nor
falter. If anything is perfectly clear,
it is that the whole business of max
ing, distributing, and vending ardent
spirits is a fragrant offense against God
and man. We do not deny that this is
strong language; and if it were pos
sible we should make it stronger. There
is absolutely nothing to be said on the
other side. Selling intoxicating drinks
is a diabolic occupation. The tolera-
tion of it by society is the sign of de-
fective civilization.
Feeling as we do in regard to the
matter, we are deeply grieved to see
that many of the friends of legal Pro-
hibition have allowed themselves, con-
sciously or unconsciously, to be divert
"A frox,, tho main nuectiop Inefaad
of saying: s'This one thing we do-fgbt
for the utter overthrow of the whisky
saloon;" they have scattered and dis
sipated their strength by esssying to
carry forward at the same time doz-
en- other debatable reforms, pooling
their issues with the friends of woman
suffrage, or making common cause with
the advocates Of free silver Prohibi-
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
RESOLUTION.
YOU CANNOT ANY

YOU CANNOT ANY
LONGER SHAKE THE RED FLAG OF
NEGRO SUPREMACY IN THE FACE
OF THE MASSES AND MAKE THEM
THINK THAT LIFE AND DEATH AND
SALVATION DEPEND UPON VOTING
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. They
ARE THINKING FOR THEMSELVES
NOW, AND ERECTING IN THEIR FREE
MINDS AND BRAVE HEARTS A HIGH
Err STANDARD TO WHICH MEN AND
MEASURES MUST COME. - John
Temple Graves.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

President-Mrs. l.. S. MOUNT, Greenville.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. NELLIE NJ
GENT SOMERVILLE, Greenville.
Recording Secretary-Miss ALICE SHANNON,
Vicksburg.
Assistant Recording Secretary-Miss NJ. l..
Montgomery, Starkville.
TreaSurer-Mrs. +. W. rENTECosT, Columbus.
Superintendent of Juvenile Work and Demo
rest Medal CONTESTANTS ANNA SIMoNT0N,
Shannon.
Superintendent of Young Women's Work
Miss BELLE KEARNEY. Flora.
Associate Superintendent - Miss REBECcA
CARRADINE, Fayette.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18

On temperance fanatics Bishop Phil
lips Brooks says: "Never shall my hand
or voice be lifted against so-called
temperance fanatics. If ever a cause
justified fanaticism the temperance
cause does. To me there is nothing
more disgugting or more dishearten-
ing to the cause of humanity than the
selfish, ease-loving, luxurious man, in
dulging in dissipation and denouncing
temperance fanaticism."-The Soldier.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18

Prohibition has prevailed for twelve
years in Dalton, Ga, town of 800 in
habitants. During this time its prop
erty has increased in value 90 per cent;
its school attendance GO per cent; its
terms of court, both civil and criminal,
have been reduced onehalf. It's police
force the same; and its county poor
house is almost tenantless. The social
evil has almost disappeared.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
Attention, White Ribboners ! /!

The old year is closing and there has
been one sad failure to mark our work
as an organization in the State, and in
the local Unions. 1t is this: we do
not subscribe for and read our own
temperance papers. How can we be
prepared to meet the many questions
asked us by out siders who would like
to work along beside us if only they
could get an intelligent idea of the
work to be done, of what has been
done. and of what we are doing now?
We are expected to be posted on these
things, and able to give satisfactory
answers to all such questions, but I'M
less we read we cannot know for our
selves what is going on in this magnif-
icent work. "a Prohibitionist with
out temperance paper is like a sol
der without ammunition" 1t is shame
that so many fond mothers who wear
the white ribbon and if questioned
about the future of their boys and girls
will express the greatest solicitude for
their safety from the evils of intern
perance, and yet can not be persuaded
that they are able to spend one dollar
or fifty cents or even twenty-five for a
temperance paper for whole year;
while at the same time many times the
price of such a paper goes for chewing
gum or candy or toys, all OF which
lasts for only brief time to amuse or
crafty child's desire. 1t is we'll to
consider the wishes of little. children
and to crafty them many times, but
it does seem that wise mother would
save enough out of the cheacing gum
supply to take pure, clean paper for
the home and learn through it much
that would help her to work for the
good of that child, not only today, but
through all the coming years of his
life. Let us try 1t, mothers, in the
new year of 1895 that is about to dawn
upon our homes. How many are ready
to fall into this plan? 1t is nearly
Christmas and you can make your
Christmas gift stretch out whole
twelve months time. If you want to
do real nice thing for your husband,
subscribe for The MISSISSIPPI LEADER
for him and he will get enough pure,
boiled down truth every week to pay
you over and over again for the one
dollar you spend on it. Ifyou want to
treat yourself or your grown daughter
or son to something that will interest
and instruct, delight and edify, just
spend a dollar for the Union Signal
and make your home happy once
week If young girl, send her the
new and beautiful publication, young
Women" for only fifty cents year, it
is grand. If your children are small,
delight their little hearts with copy
of the Young Crusader for year and
see if they will not work to pay for it
the next year themselves rather than
give it up. Now don't let the New
Year find us Indifferent to this matter.
We will certainly lose by it if we do.
We must do all we can to educate the
young along the lines of temperance
work and there is no better way than
by putting these papers into their
hands to read. Let us try it once at
least and wait for the result.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18

To license a man to sell rum because
he will break law and sell without Ii
cense if you don't, is simply to com
pound felony and reward criminal
for his crime.-John B. Finch.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18

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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18

If you vote so that the streets will
be safer for children to walk through
as they grow up, you may be sure it
pleases God.-THe Soldier.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
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| had rather be in Jail for truths
sake than to be on throne if lie put
me there.-,Sdm Jones.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
A Call to Battle-Ringing Bugle Blasts.

A Call to Battle-Ringing Bugle Blasts.
1t seems to me that it is about time
for the 100000 professors of religion
in America to take sides.
1t is going to be an out-and-out bat
tie between drunkenness and sobriety,
between heaven and hell, between God
and the devil.
Take sides before there is any fur
Their national decadence, take sides,
before your sons are sacrificed and the
home of your daughters goes down I'M
der the alcoholism of an imbruted hus'
band.
Take sides while your voice, your
pen, your prayer, your vote may have
any influence in arresting the desola-
ton of this nation.
If the 100000 professors of religion
should take sides on this subject it
would not be very long before the des-
tiny of this nation would be decided In
the right direction.
~
/ tell you what many Of you may
never have thought of, that today
not in the millennium, but today-the
church holds the balance of power in
America; and if Christian people-the
men and women who profess to love
the Lord Jesus Christ and to love pur-
ity and to be the sworn enemies of all
uncleanness and debauchery-if all
snch would march side By side and
shoulder to shoulder, then evil would
soon be overthrown.
Think of 100000 churches and Sun
day-schools in Christendom marching
shoulder to shoulder
How very short time it would take
them to put down this evil, If all the
churches of God, transatlantic and els
anlantic, were armed on this subject.
Rev. r. Dewitt Ialnaage.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
sissippi, Adopted at jackson, June
9th 1894.

The Prohibition Party of Mississippi,
in Convention assembled, acknowledge
ing Almighty God as the source of all
true government and His law as the
standard to which human enactments
must conform to secure the blessings
of peace and prosperity, present the
following declaration of principles:
LIST, We declare our allegiance to the
National Prohibition party and re-af
firm our endorsement of the National
platform adopted at Cincinnati June
3Oth, 1892.
2nd, As the ballot is the bulwark of
the peoples liberties, we favor an in
telligent standard of suffrage and hon
esty and purity in all elections by the
people, and demand that all parties
shall be fairly represented on election
boards in this State.
3rd We condemn, in unmeasured
terms, the spirit of mob violence which
prevails in this and other States, where
by many citizens have been put to a
cruel and speedy death without the
benefit of judge or jury or the oppor-
tunity to prove their innocence as
guaranteed to them by the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
4th, We demand the repeal Of the
United States Internal Revenue law au-
thorizing the issuance of Government
permits for the sale of liquor in Prohi-
bition territory.
9TH, In view Of the serious and
alarming industrial and financial con-
ditioEs OF the country, we deem the
settlement of the currency question in
in accordance with the principles laid
down by the Prohibition party of ur-
gent concern, second only in impOr-
lance to the suppression Of the liquor
traffic itself. The money of the coun-
try should consist ofgold, silver and pa
per, and be issued by the General Gov
ernment only, and in sufficient guam
tity to meet the demands OF business
and give full opportunity for the en-
ployment Of labor. To this end an in
crease in the volume OF money is de-
manded. No individual CT corpora
ton should be allowed to make any
profit through its issue. 1t should be
made a legal tender for the payment Of
all debts, public and private. It's vol
ume should be fixed at a definite sum
per capita and made to increase with
our increasing population.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That we cannot too Sc
verely condemn the action of biissis-
sippi's congressman in the House Of
the 5lst Congress, every one of whom,
except Hon. Clarke Lewis of the 4th
District, opposed the passage of the
Wilson original package bill, whereby
it was sought to prevent the nullitica-
ton of all the Prohibition laws in this
and other States
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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18

Candor will go on exhibition. Shams
and CLANS stay in shells.-Sdm Jones.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
THE VOICE, ;"

Is g" "'nns sn';, week.. fun nr ,,,..-
Interest TO all.
=, We VIII send to any person a samul.
TITS ms. aggressive yet popular parser I, Ky ~
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
PLEDGE.

| hereby solemnly promise, GOD HELPING
ME, TO abstain from all Distilled. Fermented and
Malt Liquors. including Wine, Beer and Cider,
and TO employ all proper means to discourage the
use of and traffic In the same.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-12-18
GROVES TAsTELEss CHILL Tonic
WARRANTED


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Phrase send E.e three dozen ct roses rasfr-
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II. gave yaar Chill foNir q spn-r rlii,r-e 70
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chror hi'iS fer Eis'l,ihs pas. thru s,.t !.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-05

daughter to do something for n living,
and she went on writing and giving les
som in music, art and the languages.
Shortly before the Worlds fair, Mrs.
Potter Palmer wrote asking Miss Proc
tor to give q series Of lectures on az
tronony in the Childrcn's building. She
prepared the lectures, having stcreop-
ticon illustrations, and expected TO read
them. What was her dismay on enter
ing the lecture room to find that no
lights beyond that used TO throw tho
pictures on the screen were allowed in
the building.
Reading in that eemidarkness was
impossible, and she bad 10 give her adj
dress without any notes Whatever. As
this was the first time in her life she
even faced an audience as a lecturer. it
was an exceedingly trying experience,
but fate sometimes forces Us into Just
such ordeals for our own good. This was
the Gaze with Miss Proctor, for she
made such a success that she has never
since carried a manuscript onto n plat
form, but speaks entirely without notes.
A New York manager, learning other
success, Immediately engaged her for the
season of 1884, and she has since lee
tured with Hattering results in Pkila-
delphia. New York, Brooklyn, Whining
ton, Hartford and other eastern cities.
ALICE J.. IVES.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-05

Select any color yen may prefer, but
be sure that the leather is the heavy but
soft addressed calfskin and moi the thin
ner sort used for gloves, or even chamois
skin.
Cut a piece i0ls inches long BY 1915
wide and fold under three inches at
each side, then fold in the middle.
With u shocmaker's punch, punch
holes through both thicla.es1oso Ct leather
along both ends Of the pockets formed
by turning the edges over on the under
side. Cut strips of leather not nor than
~one-eighth of an inch in width, aud
using them as ribbons lace the edge II
the pockets together ut each of the four
ends and knot them securely at the edge.
With a hot poker or with tho nipple
ment made for tho purpose etch ON the
leather the word magazine, +" tho bow
of ribbon and the Irregular brown edge.
Or if you prefer mako a design entirely
your own Tho whole secret Of the COW
er's beauty lies in its simplicity and
richness. The mar yelous ~softness of the
undresscd leather ard the warm browns
of the burnt decoration combine to make
a charming effect, and the cover is Mt
once moro feryiccablo and more artistic
than those made OF silk ard embroid-
cred stufis. CLARE BUSCE.
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SCIENCE Of THE STARS.


A Young m Success as n Lecturer on
Astronomy.
Miss Mary Proctor, eldest daughter
of the celebrated astronomer. Professor
X. A. Proctor, is now following in the
footsteps of her much lamented father
and is becoming very successful as a
lecturer and writer on tho science of the
stars.
Miss Proctor was born in Dublin and
educated in England. At a very tender
age the ambition to write entered her
childish brain. Both parents encouraged
this desire. After her mothers death
Miss Proctor took up the study Of art.
This in turn gave way to a systematic
cours of study in mythology and de-
scriptive astronomy pursued under the
direction of Professor Proctor.
After this for several years she wrote
regularly for her fathers magazine,
Knowledge. In 1852 Professor Proctor
married an American lady, and four
years later the family left England and
made their home in 81. Joseph, No.
The young girl, now thoroughly in
love with her astronomical studies, COW
tributed articles to The Scientific Amer
lean, The Arena, Frank Lcslie's Week
ly and the st. Louis Republic.
II never cared for astronomy In
school, F" she says. 1T was not until
my father took me up nights with him
to the observatory and let me look
through the big telescope, telling me all
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-05
CoPYRIoATlO 1884, BY AnERlcAN PRESS ASSOCIATIONS.

deed, had it been left to me to accept or
decline, | should have remained in the
ranks"
This is only the beginning" replied
Marian. Virginia has always been
ready to honor those who honor her.
Mother and | both feel a little disap-
pointed, but we know it will come out
right in the end"
Your mind is fully made up?'
queried Mrs. Percy, thinking of Duke
Wyle's fling about desertion.
"Fully, m a'am," replied Kenton.
II stand or fall with Virginia"
Two days later the company left for
the front. Every soul in the ancient
village turned out to bid them godspeed
and goodby. Marian Percy shook hands
with many, with Royal Kenton and
Duke Wyle among the number. People
remarked that she was excited and en-
thusiastic, but if her lover was among
those over whose heads waved the state
flag of Virginia she gave no sign, not
even to him.
The Shenandoah guards were made
Company A of a Virginia regiment,
which was among the first on the bat
tlefield Of Bull Run. When it was
known that the Federals would attack,
when they were observed marching out
of Centerville on that July morning to
find the C~onfederates and give battle,
Lieutenant Wyle found opportunity to
say to Steve Brayton, who had been
made a sergeant in the company:
well, it seems that Yankee is with
us yet"
HE un's right on hand, ~lootenant,"
was the reply.
How has be behaved himself?"
Right well, l take it. Hain't heard
one O the men find any fault
He's a deep one, Steve-deeper than
! thought. He's been hiding his time.
If be gets a chance today, he'll go over
to the Yankees. This is what he has
been waiting for"
"Shoo! But yo' don't think SOP"
"Of curse | do. The captain wants
you to make it your business today, in
case the Yankees come out, to watch
HiHI. IL uo GldkcS Il Dfedk, SfcOl MIN IN
the backl Better tell the rest of the
boys, so as to make sure of him."
Reckon the Yanks will pitch in?"
Pretty sure to-"
"Goin to be a regular fout?"
Looks like IT,"
WAL, doggone my hide if hain't
feelin rather shaky in my legs already,
and yo' don't look none too peart, loo
tenant, but | reckon l kin keep an eye
on the Yankee if the shootin don't get
too heavy!'
"Shoot him right down if be makes
a break!'
Jest so, unless I'm shot first. I've
bin achin fur a fout fur the past three
months, but durn my skin if / don't
wish ] was back in camp and the YAM
KEGS so miles off! What's the use in all
this fussin anyhow? Why can't we all
sot down and hev a talk and fix things
up?"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-05

"There IS a spirit he'll in Arizona that
is almost universally believed in said
W. II. johnson Of Tofnbstone. ut Is
about40 or 80 miles from Tucson. at a
convent which was formerly a monas-
terry. II Is one Of tho oldest cathedrals
and converts Ia tho United States. hay-
ing been built long before Arizona was a
part Of this country. The story goes
that there were originally seven silver
bells. but n night some sacrilegious
person stole one Of them.
'.At midnight these chimes are rung.
and the seven bells can be distinctly
heard One Of them, however, is sep
arate from the others, and when they
are silent it keeps up its musical tones
as it passes down from the tower and
through the cathedral. Upon some holy
days a spirit monk can be seen carrying
the bell away from the tower. but at
other times no one can be seen. The
chimes are runR at other hours, but
there are but six bells, and an inspec-
ton Of the tower discloses but six. The
convent Is visited by almost every tour
list who comes TO Arizona. but none Of
them has ever solved The mystery Of the
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-05-05
Much Useless Fuss About IA Very small
Matter

Much Useless Fuss About IA Very Small
MATTER.
What a dust 4 few people arc raising
about a statement in the Omaha Bee
that woman suffrage in Wyoming has
not diminished crime in that stated Tho
Bee was ~disgruntled about something
perham its liver was out of order, or
perhaps the election In Wyoming had
not gone to suit its political party-and
so ii raised this hue and cry that people
in Wyoming were no better morally
than those in other states. even though
the women lad had tho ballot 90 years.
What did Tho Bee expect, pray, that IL
should have gone TO buzzing in this ridic-
ulous fashion? Because n woman drops
q vote into the ballot box, Is that going
to make a thief stop stealing or a drunk
ard stop drinking? Go toi Mankind
somehow cannot get outside tho old su-
perstition that woman IL morally re-
sponsible for mans sins, oven when he
gives her nc legal rights aud considers
her bound to obey him as her master
and superior. Adam in tho garden OF
Eden began that whine about woman'a
moral responsibility fof mans sins, and
the men have been keeping it up ever
since. Do you suppose we women want
tho ballot in order to reform men? Itcll
you mol We wait TO protect our own
selves. to raise our wages, TO give IA the
right 90 oar children and property,
70 open all the industrial occupations 70
US equally with men and 10 give us a
voice in making tho laws utter which
our property Is taxed, and under which
we are punished BY men judges and
jurors, although we are utterly dumb
and helpless as TO any share IN making
those laws That Is what we want tho
ballot foa do you understand? Inciden-
tally and secondarily we shall ba glad il
we can reform men, but il il a tasl the
Almighty himself does not appear 10
have made much progress in. We shall
not be discouraged II we cannot do II In
n generation on 50. Whether Wyoming
il morally better for women's voting
has logically nothing 20 do with tho
case. The question az ixne IS Arc wo-
men human beingH? II they arc, then
give them the rights Of human beings-
the rights guaranteed 10 every inhabif-
ant Of tho United States who Is II age.
has good sense and has committed 10
crire-life, liberty and tho pursuit II
happiness, especially liberty.
ELIZA AEcrARD CoSSEK