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der between the two clans, and other murders 

 were committed. The Governor also increased 

 his reward for the Hatfield leaders to $5,000, 

 and early in the year stationed a company of 

 Kentucky State troops at Pikeville to prevent 

 a rescue of the Hatfields. At the close of the 

 year the difficulties were still unsettled. 



RING'S DAUGHTERS. An incorporated soci- 

 ety, having its headquarters in New York 

 city, chapters in the different States, and cir- 

 cles in numerous localities. The society grew 

 from the meetings of a few charitably inclined 

 women in January, 1886, at the house of Mrs. 

 F. Bottome, in New York city. It was first 

 intended to put into practice the system of 

 working by means of clubs of ten, as recom- 

 mended by Edward Everett Hale; but as the 

 organization grew, this system of tens was 

 found to be impracticable if closely adhered to, 

 and the local clubs are permitted to consist of 

 any number of members. The organization 

 has now over 50,000 members. The object of 

 the society is to promote the association of 

 women into small clubs for the development 

 of spiritual life and charitable activity. Any 

 person that claims to be a Christian may be- 

 come a member. The members wear as a 

 badge a silver Maltese cross, engraved with 

 the initials I. H. N., and bearing the date 1886. 

 The yearly membership fee is ten cents ; a pay- 

 ment of $25 constitutes a contributor ; and 

 the payment of $100 a donor. The motto of 

 the society is "In His Name." 



The management of the affairs of the society 

 is vested in a Central Council consisting of not 

 fewer than ten women, who must be members 

 of the society and pay a yearly fee of one dol- 

 lar. Vacancies in this council are filled by the 

 remaining councilors. The officers are a presi- 

 dent, vice - president, treasurer, general sec- 

 retary, corresponding secretary, and record- 

 ing secretary. No salaries are paid to any of 

 the officers or councilors. The business of the 

 society was at first attended to at the homes of 

 the officers ; but as the membership grew it 

 was found necessary to procure separate quar- 

 ters and employ clerks. The business head- 

 quarters are now at No. 47 West Twenty-Sec- 

 ond Street, New York city. Each circle usu- 

 ally devotes itself to some special phase of work ; 

 for example : 



To visit the sick, poor, and aged ; to clothe them, 

 and to write letters for those unable to do it them- 

 selves. 



To visit strangers, and welcome them to the church 

 and prayer-meeting. To take active part in the lat- 

 ter, and to be punctual and regular in attendance at 

 all church services. 



Work in hospitals, orphan asylums, nurseries, poor- 

 houses. 



Indian mission in Indian Territory. Assisting home 

 missionary in southern Virginia. 



To raise money for sending poor girls to the seashore. 

 To raise money for Sunday-school building. 



To be ready "to speak and work for the Master ; to 

 live close to him. 



To follow out the Golden Eule. 



Bible study, with hope of outcome in practical work 

 in many fields. 



Letters for Christmas-letter mission. 



Collecting pictures and cards, and making scrap- 

 books for children in hospitals. 



Making garments, towels, bibs, etc., to start day 

 nursery. 



Appointed one to sing, another to rend to old lady 

 almost blind. 



Helping mothers who have to work with their 

 sewing. 



To indulge in no gossip. Object of circle to " make 

 sunshine." 



To teach Chinese. 



To gather flowers and send in to city hospitals. 



To help motherless children. 



To read for inmates of Old Ladies' Home. 



To sing at stated times in hospital wards. 

 _ To collect papers, magazines, etc., for Sailors' Mis- 

 sion. 



To " keep the wrinkles from our mothers' brows." 



To increase purity of lite. 



Each circle is known by a separate name, 

 for example : Thoughtful "Ten, Willing Ten, 

 Clothing Ten, Children's Ten, Knitting Ten, 

 " Inasmuch " Ten, Truthful Ten, Considerate 

 Ten, Charity Ten, Visiting-Sick Ten, Fancy- 

 Work Ten, Widows' Ten, Helping Ten, " With- 

 hold not " Ten, Peacemakers, Memorial Circle. 

 Eacli circle also has its separate motto, usually 

 a text from the New Testamenf. The exist- 

 ence of one hundred members of the order in 

 any State entitles the State to a State secretary, 

 appointed by the Central Council, for one year. 

 The State secretary has the appointment of 

 county secretaries. The circles in each county 

 report the work done by them to the county 

 secretaries, who in turn report to their State 

 secretary, and the State secretaries report to 

 the Central Council. These secretaries receive 

 no pay, but are not infrequently furnished by 

 the circles over which they have supervision 

 with funds to pay office-rent and clerk-hire. 



The King's Sons is an organization for men 

 and boys, similar in purpose to the King's 

 Daughters and managed by that society. 



LABRADOR, a country between the fiftieth 

 and sixty-second parallels of north latitude, 

 which forms a peninsula in the extreme north- 

 eastern part of North America; area, about 

 420,000 square miles. The south coast extends 

 from the small Salmon river, which flows into 

 the Strait of Belle Isle, opposite Newfound- 



land, northeastward on the Atlantic Ocean, 

 presenting a large mass of high rocks, a bar- 

 rier against the Arctic icebergs. In the north 

 the country borders on Hudson Strait and Un- 

 gava Bay ; in the west, on Hudson Bay. The 

 inland boundary, toward Canada, is not estab- 

 lished. 



