Wolverhampton
a town of S.
Staffordshire, England; 12% miles N.
W. of Birmingham; on rising ground Staffordshire, England; 123/4 miles N. amid a network of railways and canals.
Of its numerous churches the finest and amid a network of railways and canals. most ancient is the cruciform St. Peter's, which, dating from the 14th century, was enlarged and elaborately restored (1859-1865). The public buildings include a town hall, corn exchange, market hall, agricultural hall, theater, free and there are also an orphanage, the Southern Staffordshire Hospital, and a free grammar school (founded 1515; rebuilt 1874). Lock making has for more than two centuries been Wolverhampton's staple industry, next to it rank tinplate than two centuries been Wolverhampton's built 1874). Lock making has for more there are besides large iro iron and brass works, smelting furnaces, chemical, coal, grease, color, and varnish works, etc., and in the neighborhood collieries, ironstone mines and quarries. Pop. about 100,000.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPER- ANCE UNION, The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union was organized in Cleveland, O., in 1874. and is the woman's crusade. It is now regularly organized in the 48 States of the Union, and in every Territory. There are about 10,000 local unions, with a membership societies, of about 500,000. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union has 40 disand following, including the children's tinct departments of work, presided over Christian Temperance Union has 40 disby as many women experts, in the National society, and in nearly every State. by as many women experts, in the Naone have laws requiring the study of All the States in the Republic except scientific temperance in the public All the States in the Republic except schools, and all these laws were secured by the Woman's Christian Temperance schools, and all these laws were secured Union; also the laws forbidding the sale of tobacco to minors. The first police matrons and most industrial homes for girls were secured through the efforts of this society, as were the refuges for girls were secured through the efforts consent and providing for better protection for women and girls have been enacted by many Legislatures through the influence of the department for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Frances E. Willard in 1883, and already has auxiliaries in more than 40 countries Frances E. Willard in 1883, and already was founded through the influence of badge of all the Woman's Christian Temperance Union members, and is now country. The headquarters of the Nabadge of all the Woman's Christian and provinces. The white ribbon is the Evanston, Ill. The organization was active in bringing about the passage of tional organization is Rest Cottage, the Woman Suffrage Amendment. ganization created by the mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters of Union soldiers of the Civil War of 1861-1865, for the