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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

sa4lttee from the exchange extended an invita-
.,on 10 the association to attend meeting OF
tlc EXCHANGE The fo1lou-iur was offered and
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03
PUBLIC MEN NOT ROUES.
TIPPLING FAST BECOMING A
THING OF THE PAST,

The Fact Strikingly Illustrated at Re
cent National COnVentiOns-EVery
Washington Correspondent tha- Au-
thor of a ROmance-Thurman' Disap-
pOintment-TwO Private Palaces Soon
to be Built by Authors
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07

some day be charge upon the CON-
munity, Has not the community some
rights as well as individuals ? 1t is
not an accepted principle that indi-
viduals must yield up some of their
rights for the good of the whole ? We
do not propose in a direct manner to
say what man must or must not
drink, but what certain parties must
not sell, when such sales operates
against the general welfare. In 9TH
er words, we bslievs in moral sua-
sion for the drunkard and legal sua-
sion for the seller" The talk of its
initiating against the laboring man
is all nonsense. No man unable to
obtain sufficient means to buy gal
Ion of his beloved beverage at one
time is in fit circumstances to indulge
IN the luxury The theory, that als
cohol in any form is any protection
against heat or cold, has been 80 long
exploded that | am surprised to hear
any man, claiming to be intelligent,
attempting to use it, As to its being
practical, we will only abduce one
proof, viz, that the whiskey men al
ways use every effort to defeat any
measure tending to prohibition, They
naturally wish to sell all they can,
and whatever measure tends to de-
crease their sales they will necessari-
ly oppose.
Messrs. Editors, l have attempted
to follow "Wack' in his volnminous
correspondence upon the politico-tem-
perance question. | have tried to
find ont just what are his views upon
Local Option" and sectional or even
national prohibition, butt find it i'm
possible, What he does believe seems
bayond the comprehension of ordina-
ry mortals. His many and verbose
articles tend to verify the adage, that
che who straddles subject must
spread himself. Please inform us,
friend "Wack," just where you stand
concerning those much talked of sub
j.. II Are you for or against Local
OptionP Are y2" for or against pro-
hibitiouH If for, how can we have
Local Option without the favorable
action Of the representatives. of some
of the parties If those representa-
tives persistently pledge themselves
against US, or without any pledge for
~, claim that because of that they
are not bound to grant US our re-
quests, or even after making promi-
SEES they resort to subterfuges and de-
ceptions to evade the duty resting
upon them because Of their lack Of
moral courage, are we morally bound
to follow thu party that persstently
endorse such hen for olIiceY And
lastly, "Wack2 please let lucknow,
in as tc,O aoordS as possible, Just what
you do know and what you do mol
know about the temperance contest in
Ohio in 1888.
JUNIUs.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07
JUNIUs.

Messrs. Editors: In the BEACON Of
the 18th, instant, a correspondent,
under the nom de plume of"C Nexer, g
undertakes to arraign Local Option
as UNJUST, arbitrary and undemo-
cratic. On reading the first part OF
his amusing communication, we mis-
took it for an intentional burlesuue
on the usual mode Of defence of the
liquor dealer, from some good friend
of temperance, but the virulent tone
of portions Of the article convinced us
that the writer was, in all seriousness,
aiming a blow at the only eifectual
cure Of drunkenness, by appealing to
the prejndices of his readers.
Though we are Calvert Countian,
Messrs. Editors, yet we are much in
terested in the success Of Local Option
in ST. Mary 8, not only because we
believe in the law as matter Of prin-
cipIe, but because our law would re
ceive much support thereby, therefore,
ask space in the BEACON for brief
reply to all such bold assertions as
those of @ Nexer, who makes no at
tempt TO demonstrate what he 80
arrogantly aairms. He tries by a
species Of sophistry to show that the
law is "undemocratic," because his in
fuential and wealthy Colonies and
his 500 oystermen--eyery one of whom
he assumes to be opposed to Local
Option--refuse TO vote. Yet his
Colonels care opposed to Local Option
as matter of principle and right"
Strong principle, this that is 40 indif-
ferent to it's duties to the State ~ TO
refuse to vote against law which is
unjust, arbitrary aud undemocratic.
In reference to the loss of time to bis
500 oystermen from voting, we would
merely hint 10 g Nexer that he labors
under mistake, to suppose that it
takes a whole day to deposit slip Of
paper in ballot box But let US as
sumo that all this is true, that these
502 men will not vote against what
they conscientiously believe a tyranny,
does it not prove that his 500 men
are "undemocrotic" in not doing their
duty TO the State, rather than that
the law or its advocates are to blame ?
G Nexer would do well to secure a law
to compel men to vote in st. Mary's
County, instead ofrailing at the Local
Optionists for the gross neglect Of
their opponents. Does not his reason
ing apply to all voting upon all occa-
sions and upon all questions2 Ia it
not notorious fact that there are
many men who never trouble them
selves to exercise their right Of suf-
frage? Then Il follows, according tc
the argument Of G Nexer, that all our
American institutions are undeno-
cratic Not 80 because there is in
difference among voters on both sides
Of every question IfC Nexer would
reverse his picture it would bore
nearly approach the truth. IT 10 She
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07
NO. 1871

which law could be urged with great
er plausibility of truth, the argument
ofthe whiskey dealer that il ia optional
with the drinker whether he buy or not.
If there is necessity for preventing
the sale of indecent pictures, on the
ground of injury to society, how much
more is it the duty Of the State to pro.
hibit the liquor traffic whose evils arc
80 much greater? Whiskey fills our
jails; pictures donot Whiskey makes
man strike his wife; pictures do not.
Whiskey increases thu taxes Of those
who are opposed to the traffic, pic
lures do not. But we Americans
strain out the gnat and swallow the
camel LITERALLY in this case). Tho
State refuses to strike down that
giant liar" King Alcohol, simply
because we havs-grown accustomed 10
his, hideons features. ia John China
man" were to set up an opium den in
@ Nexers neighborhood, we do not
doubt that he would make vigorous
efforts to suppress the crime. The
difference between the two poisons, is
that one is sold in China and Injuries
no one but the consumer the other in
America and Injuries everybody.
Our readers will readily perceive
that @ Nexer's idea of personal
rights" as synonymous with unre-
strained liberty really lays him open
to his own charge Of "fanaticism. "
We are sick Of this fanatical cry Of
elderly and personal rights" That
the individual liberty must yield to
the public welfare is a sound prnci-
pile of our government even in cases
where the exercise Of individual lib
erty is not sinful in itself. To O
Nexers balderdash about rights, ev-
cry Temperance man in his county
could justly reply in the words Of Lord
Stanhope: The traffic destroys my
primary right of security by constant
ly creating and stimulating social
disorder. 1t invades my right of
equality by deriving profit from the
creation of misery am taxed to
support. 1t impedes my right to NOR
al, free and intellectual development
by surrounding my path with dangers
and by weaker noralizing
society from which ---,ga light to
claim mutual aid and intercourse
But the Local Optionists ask the To-
gal prohibition of the traffic simply as
u matter of public policy. In view
of the terrible crimes that the tragic
history Of the trade diseloses to The
statistician, and in view Of the failure
Of every other method except Local
Option to arrest drunkenness and tho
pauporism and misery that follow in
temperance AZ surely as the night tho
day, the temperance people will not
cease to agitate the question Of legal
prohibition as long as there is an open
rum mill in the land
We will only add in parting from
our humorous Yoriok that his mighty
intellect would show itself to greater
advantage in amusing his infant mu-
ling and puking' than in rushing into
print and uttering vulgar abuse about
the defenders Of cause with which
he is ludicrously ignorant,
A. B. @,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07

BUDs.-Honesty is quality that is
more applauded than practiced.
AS the youth is inclined 30 will the
adult tend to mature
Kigdness is the emblem Of good
ness and the light Of the soul
Meanness assumes many garbs, Of
ten taking that af religion.
Intelligent, well bred people never
use foul expressions.
There are more successes secured by
craft than by courage.
Vanity is despicable habit and 10
fatal TO good judgment.
Flatterers are knaves who win suo-
cess by deceiving fools.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07

no. One night woman was trying
hard to get her drunken husband
home, and as she pulled him along
the street her words and actions were
so tender thata byssander said. well,
all drunkard4' wives haven't your dis
position" "S-h.hl don't say any
thing she replied in a whisper.
eve got to call him pet names to get
him home; but wait till he drops in
the front passage--be there then T.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07

neA."Oh, to think" said a religious
EngIlshman to his gamekeeper, that
/ should have called you id in
fernal fool I'm very sorry. To
think that one Christian should use
such language to another Heaven
forgive me But it's Gods truth all
the same.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07

ss0- He recently led No. 7 to the
altar, and when asked for the ring re-
piled "Parson, I've booked on tosi
Of EN- without q ring, and we kin get
along this time, III try and rsrnem.
Der il in the future, though"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07
- Decided steps QUAINT % 30 taken

EsV- Declded steps ouRhJ % Do tHKsu
TO cure Cold or Cough at once. We
should recommend DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. This valuable medicine is in
dorsed by the physicians and you can
rely On its doing the work sYsrs tune,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-02-07

SGS- At a legA.N.nvestigation Of q
liquor seizure the Judge aaked an I'M
willing witness. What was in the
barrel that you had r. The reply
was, We'll, your honor, 1T was marked
whisky on one end Of the barrel and
Pat Duffy on the other, so / can't
say whether it was whisky or Pat
Duffy in the barrel, being as am on
my oath.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

dividual living Just behind 1t, 1t Of
ten constitutes local security, but
when levees become n system, applied
| To whole river and It's tributaries.
they are productive of evil designed to
be remedied, aggravating them thou
sand-fold. But mems local sel6shness
| impels them TO advocate the construc.
ton of levees, and the river commits,
sion appealing TO this fact and senti-
ment, is sustained IN its policy even by
congressman who have never studied
or comprehended nuture's laws affect
ing the annually augmented floodtide
| OF the monstroLs Mississippi
Moreover, levees are lawless in Or
igin. Congress has no right or power
10 guard individuals or communities
against fire or floods. II can rightfully
promote interstate commerce. 1t may,
therefore, lessen the length Of the river
by giving IL shorter routes to the sea.
This would lower the flood tide, con-
fine the water to the banks, accelerate
the current, deepen the channel and
promote navlgability. Congress may
properly divert the superabundant
waters of the Mississipp's tributaries
int, one another and into the Sabine
or Atcharaie,,a. virtually making two
Mississippis with transverse nav
igable canals, giving the
cheapest lines of transportation
and efiectunl perfect drainage and
means of iri igation, just as did Egyp-
tans of old In dealing with the Nile.
The cost of the canals connecting
western tributaries of the Mississippi,
and draining the whole valley, would
be infinitely less than that of stupen.
dous mud walls hedging in the Father
of Floods. These canals would be
commercial aqueducts or Waterways,
self-sustaining as highways of COM
merce The thirty million acres IN
the lowlands redeemed would produce
ten million cotton bales and sugar aud
rice dd i9fnititn. This valley would
feed and clothe the world. st. Louis,
Memphis, New Orleans and Galveston
would become central repositories Of
the worlds gold. No tariff system
would be tolerable. Producing every
thing at less cost, with such soil, in
such climate, with such facilities of
internal commerce. than any country,
protection would be so absurd that
free trade and direct taxation and
cheap honest government would en-
force themselves and DeLesseps' canal
becomes simply I'M extension
of the Mississippi into the
Pacific. It's waters, as n COM
mercial fact, would have the
Orient rs well rs the western coasts of
North and South America and the
London of the globe, with its Thread
needle street, would be reproduced at
New Orleans or Galveston or st.
Louis.
But these questions can hardly be
discussed in newspaper paragraphs.
Senator Coke should discover In them
u solution of the financial evils which
he has expounded with rare
bend his energies 10 the thorough ex-
position OF facts and necessities en-
braced in that part of the inquiry
involving the fortunes and greatness
of Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
ALL SORTS.

u Anderson's, 25 Houston street Fort
NORTH Texas, wholesale and retail dealer in
guns, pistols ammunition, fine pocket cut
Tie lowest prices and best goods guaranteed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

NRANF, SPARKMAN ~ TRENCHARD-
v Attorneys AT law, Decatur,Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

C,DGAR RYE, attorney at law, County at
II torney) ALBANY, Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

LAZA H0pS SOUTH
public square, boarders.
RI and lodging, g 20 90;
sl.2j per duy. j solicit u
Z fronage, and guarantee
= OF Your money. =. w.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

I'VE HAVE A SPLE Din LIST OF
w ranches and farms for salc. Read ouI
list Ia io.day's paper or call on usapd get full
particulars. Texas Investment Co Limited
DEAD THE LIST OF CITY PROPERTY
III for sale by Texas Investment Co., Limit
ed, 10 be found elsewhere IN this PAPER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

IF YOU WISH 10 BUY OR SELL LIVE
| stock call on Texas live tment Co, Limit
ed. Read their advertisement In to-day's pa
per.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
HOTELS.

GIGAL HOTEL, Baird, Texas facing depot
y and In central part OF town. First-classs
fare and accommodations. Nice parlor for
ladies.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
MUSICAL.

DUY THE GUARANTEED PIANOS, THE
ID Rest makes In the market. Weber, Pond.
ives, j. J.. Hale d Co., at Aax Elser's Nos. II
and 40 Houston street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

CsTEY, MASON HAMLIN, AND
N Shoninger Organs, and full line of inu.
slcal instruments at Max Elser's, Nos. ~ and
A. Houston street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

nR. w r. JERNIGAN, PHYsIoMEDICAL
IL physician. ofiice 200 Houston street,
M, 2 to4 p. 81. Residence ON Bluff street,
northeast corner OF square.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

nR. III. :. BROILEs, PHYSICIAN AND
IL Surgeon. ONCE and residence, corner
Fourth aud Taylor ,treets, lgaslight on cor
ner) ONCE hours 10 q. IN. and to SIP. N
Telephone call No. ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
ROOMS FOR RENT.
FOR REsr-DwELLING HOUSES.

TWO nicely furnished rooms, corner OF
| Fourth aud Grove streets, No. AZ.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
'kxnon wAsrED-MALE.
Il sAsar sdlsorLLAsEoUs.

@f1I1A1K DEEDS WITH SIN.
o@n4 oaknow ledgment. GAZETTE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

I'D. q. III. LUBBOCK, PHYSICIAN AND
~ surge N, fort Worth. ONCE and resi-.
streets. over STEMS, Office hours a. m. To
y. m.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
FOR sALE-LIvE STOCK.

NOR RENT House of three rooms. Apply
L at sol West First street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

DART or A FURNISHED HOUSE TO
/ rent 10 n widow lady or party Without
children; will board with same; also several
boarders ut house wanting board Call No.
5Ol Grove and East Third streets, city.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

,FeGREGoR BOUsI;-MAIN STREET,
lNl McGregor, Texas, by Mrs. D. j. Iah and
Prof @. Heard; the drummers' home; table
supplied with all the delicacies of the season
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28

DETER HART, Attorney-at-Law, Notary
/ Public and Land Agent, Albany, Shack
elford county, Texas. Taxes paid for i,on-
resio ents Patents procured, titles examined
and land business generally.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-05-21

Horse Blankets White and Fancy Blankets,
Fancy Striped Wooden, two sizes,
Scarlet. Orange, White Wooden. 5 and points.
Threads, Tape, Elastic. Scarfs, &c,
Silk and Velvet Ribbons,
Buttons for Shirts Coats. Pants, Dresses
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-05-21

In Chicago electric lighting at present is at
a comparative standstill. The Central plant
system does not seem to gain ground, for the
reason that the underground ordinance is bar
10 the promiscuous stringing Of the wires. One
company has two plants, where wires are run
into several buildings on different streets, one
Of these having hfty-four and the other thirty
three lights.
In Providence, after long and bitter fight,
the American Electric and Illuminating Com
pany have been awarded the contract Of light
ing the streets Of that city. The underground
question is being agitated.
In Washington the United States Electric
Light Company have been able by the compile
lion of the new approaches to the Capitol, to
put two Of their arc lights at either end of the
building, and the effect is very fine. The SEN
ate and House wings, the wide paved passages
aud stairs, and the surrounding grounds, make
a magnificent appearance under their brilliant
light. The Brush-Swan Company, under the
management Of Mr.. A. A. Hayes, President,
are pushing things. Their first station has
been established on Second street, between b
and c, two squares from the Capitol. The
building is eighty by thirty feet substan-
tial brick structure. Boilers, engines and
machinery now being but in. 1t is the in
tentiUn Of this company to utilize the water
power Of the Potomac. a short distance above
Georgetown, for the purpose Of generating the
electricity for their storage batteries; but to
meet demand for an exhibition of the tower
system Of lighting, the present station, which
will always be valuable adjunct TO the water
powe process, has been established.
In Philadelphia the electric light companies
have fallen TO fighting among themselves, the
"BRsh" Company (aerial) having locked
horns with the company that rivals it by light
ing Chestnut street. The former company,
which has leased the Brush plant, has fled a
bill in equity against the Underground Electric
Light and Power Company for the purpose Of
establishing the exclusive right Of the former
to furnish electric lights in that city.
In Grand Rapids, Mich, special committee
was recently appointed by the Common Coun-
Gil TO investigate the various electric lighting
systems in use Eighty circulars were sent
out, ifty-four of which were responded to with
the desired information. Of this number four
teen cities were lighted exclusively BY cleo
tricity. The average price paid for lamps of
!, 900 c. p. was found to be S2l7 per year, the |
lowest being Bay City, Mich, where they pay |
500 each for lamps burning till midnight ESQ |
nights during the year. The highest rate pre-
rails in Nashville, Tenn, being 1895 per year.
rhirty-one other cities electricity for street
lighting. Of these twenty-five use the Brush
light.
Electric wires has been undertaken By the Fire
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-05-21
AEo~ Riae for the Eagiish Army

The experiments with the new rife which
1t lie proposed to put in the hands Of the regu-
| lar troops in place of the Martini-Heury ART
now completed, and commanding officers o.
corps, to which a limit number were issued
for the purpose of submitting them to an ex-
haustive test under varying conditions, have
been orderei TO make their report forthwith
The tests have been carried ont at the princi-
pal military stations with, it is understood
equally satisfactory results to these obtained
in the proof practices, and though the new
weapon is little heavier-al,out six ounces
than the Msrtini-Henry it is claimed for it
that it possesses advantages over the numeT-
Gus patterns of rife possessed by Continental
arHnes-its muzzle velocity being 1870 feet
per second, while its penetrstiye power is
shown in the fact that bullet from it will
penetrate quater-inch iron plate at 200
yards. Among other advantages Of the new
rifie-the breech action Of which is the same
in principle as the Martini enry-are these
-" To prevent the inconvenience experienced
in holding the rife when the barrel is heated
by long-sut'tained or rapid firing hand guard
OF wood is fitted to it. The leaf Of the back
sight is graduated and marked on the left side
in ranges from 500 to 1900 yards. The long
lines on the right side divide these ranges into
half hundreds, and the short lines iuto quar-
ters; so that there is line for every 25, 50,
and IS yards between the hundreds from 500
upwards- wind-guage is attached to
slide, and moves in either direction. II il
considered that the smaller gradations on the
leaf Of the back sight will enable soldier 70
correct his elevations more readily, while the
wind gauge will enable. him to make allow
ance for wind and detection without laying of
The target. A back-sight for loBg-rAnge
shooting is fixed to the whole Of tie expert
mental barrels, and long-range trout sight
from 1000 to 1000 yards is issued with each
ride secured to The upper band by a spring
Two quick leaders, each holding six car
tridges, are also issued with the rife, which
when required for use are hung on the side Of
the body Of the action. This quick loader is
acted upon by zigzag spring, which always
presses enc cartridge to the opening in con-
venient position for the soldier to load by the |
pressure Of the spring forcing the bullet up |
he Inclined plane" The present service wea-
Dou, the Martini- Henry, was adopted for the |
lrmy in 1e69.-LoRd0a IiBiss.