W. C. T. U.

'ihis afternoon at threo o'clock the V. ( '. T. l'. moetin the parlors of the Presbyterlan church. Exercises to eonsist of balance of report of convention by Mrs. A. C. Clark, foüöwed by a brief history of the departmente of Plower MÍ88Í0D and Scientiflc Temperance Instruction given by the respective superintendent?, Mrs. Chas. Worden and Mrs. P. A. Parker. WOKUi's CONVENTION DELEGATES. Tlic great eonveatíon is over, and ita inlluence for fooci will be world-wide A cablegram announces our party all ia the best of health, and in the enjoymcnt of a charming time. July 4th was spent by one contingent in Rome, by the seeond in Paris, and by the thtrd, and the largest in the neighborhood of Mont Blane. Mre. Helen M. Barker, in a private letter giv.es an arausing account of the landing of our party and their eustomhouse experienee: "Sucha time with baggagti ! There is no cheoking systera aere. Ëach one plants herself either on or by her trunk, and waits until the onston) house offloers have looked it over and convineed thernselvcs that it contains no liquors or cigars, which are the only dutiable articles f rom America. An oftieer askeü ine as my trunk was lifted to the platform, 'Is this your tl-unk?' 'Ves.' 'Have you any other baggage?' 'No.' 'Have you anything snbject to duty : liquor or cigara?' I showed him my white ribbon and said, 'Do I look like that?' Then I added, 'I am a temperance delégate. No sir; I have no cigars or liquor. ' Ho smiled and stuck a yellow ticket on my shawlstrap, and T marched out in as dignined a manner as I could." BRANDY DROPS. A number of the Ann Arbor W. C. T. ü. purohaeed several pouuds of Hangsterfer's ehoieest eonfeetionery and presented it to some of the young lady graduates of the High School at Commeneemont. I imagine her surprise when another memberof the Union and aerself were treated from one of the soxes. to iind that eaeh had seleeted and bitten into a brandy drop. Further investigation brought to light several othcrs in equally tempting chocolate disguise. If those little pieces of eonfeetionery had lallen into their hands, what might their innuence not have been? What lormant ptsrhap8 inherited.tastes might na ve been awakened tolead theirowner down to disgraoe and death. . If the small quantity of alcohol found in the so-callud "temperance beverages" have been proveí] by experts to beso injurious, especian y In arousing the taste for beer and other aleoholie drinks, Burciy the brandy drops must be condemned on the same ufrounds. if dealers in confectionory would entirely abandon this particular variety of sweete, who can teil what an innuence for evll would be put out of tna way of that elass of their patrons who purchase by Jar the largest share of their stock, the young, with unformed habits, unsettled tastes and principáis, and changing appeties