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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

There are more than 5000 licensed saloons
i'll Chicago.
New York State has 292 breweries, seventy
one of which are in New York city.
1t is stated that ninety-three per cent. OF
all children taking the temperance pledge re-
main faithful to their early VOWS
Hutchinson, Kansas, is a city of some 49,
900 population. A marshal, his deputy and
two policemen do the police duty for the clty.
Governor Stanford's California vineyard
has made 500. 600 gallons Of wine the past
year, and he has lsO, 900 gallons of brandy IN
bond.
A total of 1874 Young Women's CHRISTIAN
Temperance Unions. with 81, 65I regular ana
6T90 honorary members was reported 10 tne
recent convention.
There has been an increase of fifty per
cent in the number of admissions to the seven
retreats in England licensed for the treat
ment Of inebriety.
1t is estimated that in ninety per cent. OF
all cases coming before the police justices OF
New York city, the fault may be traced 10
the uss of intoxicants.
1t is estimated that there are now at least
81, 900 total abstainerS in Denmark-a coun-
try that has long borne the stigma OF balng
the most drunken nation Ill Europe.
The Iowa Farmers Alliance at its last an
nual meeting passed strong resolutions
against the repeal of the prohibitory laws.
Iowa has entirely paid off her State debt
and the taxes are to be reduced one-fourth-
The Bishop of Newcastle says he is per-
suaded that in all atmospheres, in all work,
in all relations of society, man or woman
is better without alcohol than with it. His
lordship has been an abstainer for fifteen
years.
Archdeacon Farrar, in the sermon he
preached at Birmingham before the men,
bers of the Temperance Congress, said: I'm
one single year 800, 0O0 persons were arrested
in Great Britain for drunkenness, and, taking
an aggregate Of ten years, the arrests
reached the appalling total Of l. 93l. 3s9.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01
MOTHERS CORNER.

Backward and forward the rocker goes,
Waiting the baby to sweet repose:
Close to the cradle the mother croons
Lullaby, rock-a-by nursery tunes;
Dreamily singing she patiently tries
Sleep to bring to the baby'seyes.
Minlte by minute the evening fiits,
Still in the chair she drowsily sits,
Soothing and rubbing the aching gums,
Longing for slunber that never comes;
Rocking the baby that fretful lies,
Filling the room with its nervous cries.
Weary with watching the mother sings,
Wooing the god with the ieaden wings;
Softer and softer the ditty grows,
Now the little ones eyelids close:
Sinking at last into dreamland deep,
Mother and baby are fast asleep,
philadelphia Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01
CONSOLIDATION OF DEPARTMENTS.

The consolidation of departments was one
Of the most important advance steps of the
recent national convention of the W. G. T.
U. The rapid increase both in membership
and in the number Of departments had made
this really imperative move in order to re-
duce the size Of the national convention.
There were also other advantages to be
gained, in the union Of cognate and kindred
fort thus assured. One department, that Of
securing a day of prayer in the week Of
prayer, had so thoroughly done its work
that there was no further need Of it, there
being now, in consequence of its efforts,
scarcely religious body in all the land that
has not signed the petition to the Interna-
tional Committee asking for a temperance
day in the week Of prayer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01
HOW TO BUILD A CHARACTER.

Man, says the Presbyterian Journal, is the
great builder of the earth, and his greatness
and glory are seen in what he builds. He
builds houses to live in, roads to travel on
bridges to cross rivers on, ships to sail on
the ocean, and he builds towns and towers
and chapels end church es and temples and
palaces and cathedrals. The birds build
nests, the beasts dens and the tsh beds; Dut
in all the buildings of animals below man
there is never progress or improvement:
Man may carry bis building propensity and
power into his moral life, and build around
his inner self a moral character. like house
to live in; but that moral character, thus built
up, will not be religious life A man may
make himself more and more manly, but
he cannot make himself godly. GoaIneSSs ;Ss
is not an architectural structure bullt
around man, but life born within him,
and its development is by growth. In this
one point is found the difference between
the moral character and the religious life.
Morality is mechanical compliance to the
letter Of the law, but religion is vital con-
formity with its spirit. The result of the
one is to build up character, like an archi,
tectural edifice, by adding detached good
deeds and habits to one another by art and
rule; the result of the other is the develop
ment OF new life from the birth and
growth of new vital energy impla11mA in
the soul. The goad young man th3r ca1
to Jesus was veryspsar the :. siseaom q
heaven, but he was outside of
He lacked one thinSEth9 new birth.
You must be born again-boln from above.
The mora! life can never be built up until
it rises into the religious life. Religion is
not an evolution out of morality. 1t is
new life in the soul of man, born from
above. Morality is an edlfice that has its
foundation on the earth, and is built up
toward heaven but it never reaches the,
skies. Religion has its origin in heaven,
and descends into the life of man froln the
life of God. The moral character is tower
of Babel which men build, vainly hoping
that by adding good works to good works
they will reach the skies, and escape the
foods of Gods wrath against their sins.
But God confounds the tongues OF men,
and the towers of their self-righteousness
fall to pieces. But the new life of holiness
reaches down from the throne of God and
enters into the lives of men and lifts them
from the earth into heaven. Morality is
good in its place. and good so far as it goes;
but it cannot be accepted IN place of religion
because it cannot go as far az the skies.
There is whole realm of difference be-
tween it and religion: religion brings the
life of man into the realm OF spiritual life.
while morality, when it has done the best
and all it can, still leaves the life Of man
within the realm Of spiritual death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01
A SHINING EXAMPLE

The South American delegates to the Inter
national Congress, who have made tour OF
the United States as the Nations guests, have
been dined and wined most abundantly. At
South Bend. Indiana, they were entertained
by Mr.. Studebaker, one of the United States
delegates, at a dinner at which one hundred
and fifty guests were seated at the tables: or
this dinner the Chicago Tribune says: THE
meal which was served was as elegant in its
appointments as auy with which the visitors
have been honored A novel feature of this
dinner was its exemplifcation of Mr.. Stude-
bakers ideas of temperance. For the first
time on the trip the travellers were served
with water only" All honor to Mr. and
Mrs. Studebaker for thus giving to these
and showing them the better side Of truly
American hospitality.-National Advocate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01
TEMPERANCE GLOVES.

A pair of Temperance gloves" for chill
dren, often described by Miss Anna Gordon
to the little folks Of the Loyal Legion, has for
its ten fingers, beginning with the little
finger, left hand, never swear" never
steal" never cheat" never ie," never
disobey;" and the right hand, never chew
never smoke" never drink, 'love God"
"Ioye eyerybody.n
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01
PAYING THE PENALTY.

Father Nugent, of Liverpool England,
Catholic advocate Of total abstinence, gives
"a good reason for the faith that is in bin.
He says: my work for twenty years has
been in the largest prison in England, and of
the total number which came under my OBJ
servation and care during that time-from
23O. 900 to CSC, 900 men and women-I here
boldly declare that eight, if not nine, out Of
every ten of them came there to pay the pen
alty brought on by the vice of intemper-
anceD
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RELIGIOUS READING.
"H-Lr TIE ANGELS sING?'

Twill the angels sing again.
At this merry Christmas time,
And, auntie shall hear themp''
While the bells in rhythmic chime
Urge the Christmas near, and nearer.
SO the little one talks on
II should like to hear them singing,
Have the angels really gone" !. d,
Childie, no! Sometimes it seems
That our sin and care have driven
All the beautiful bright angels " +
Far away from earth to heaven.
But think they come again
Every Christmas time, at least,
And that some can hear them singing,
While We keep the Chrst-birth feast.
For the angels are the servants
Ofthe Babe who is the King,
And the things that please our Saviour .
Have the power to make them sing;
And 7 should not wonder, dearie.
If, for all their faulty ways. Is. s
There are people who please Jesus
In these happy Christmas days.
Gentle ones, who into darkness
Bring the lamp of love for light:
Strong and brave ones. who, like heroes,
Fight the battle of the right,
And the self-forgetful people
VINO grow OlQ WIN OtneT CdEeS,
And the pure and sanity spirits -
Whose whole lives arc heightened prayers.
Yes, and they who struggle nobly
To forsake and conquer sin,
Every one who from this Christmas
Does better life begin;
And they, too. who cast the burden
That has made their days all dim,
Down before the cross of Jesus, %s
And are glad through faith in Him. -
All, and they who have sorrow
tLoss, or weakness, or regret),
That not even merry Christmas time
Can help them to forget,
But who, still, resigned and patient
Love and trust through everything,-
Surely these all please our Saviour, tge
And so make the angels sing:
Do they hear the pleasant singing? y.
Nay, perhaps they, miss the song
Through the noises that are near them
And the crowds that press and throng. :
So they ask Of peace and gladness,
And the music whence they came,
But think it is the angels,
Singing to them, all the same.
Will you hear them? All, my darling,
You are likelier than
To receive into your spirit 5K
Those sweet voices from the sky;;'@t'
For Christ said about the children, ~
"Such the kingdom is of heaven,
And perhaps thesweetest music
To the little ones is given.
You shall join me in the wishes
Sent to all the friends we love-
That the best of Christian blessings,
Come to them from God above
That the days be bright and happy
In the presence of the King,
And that they may be the people !
Who shall hear the angels sing. Il
= > MARIANNE FARNINGHAM.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01

He who attempts to understand the world
without possessing the idea of God, can
only guess; he who makes the attempt,
possessing this idea, Is able ~ explain it
RO,by
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01

1t did seem as if everything must 60 to
managing the ship; the crew were entirely
demoralized; yet Christ rises, and He puts
His foot on the storm, and it crouches at His
feet. Oh, yes! Christ can hush the tempest.
You have had trouble. Perhaps it was the
little child taken away from you-the sweet
est child Of the household. the one who asked
tho most curious questions, and stood around
YOU with the greatest fondness, and the
spade cut down through your bleeding heart.
Perhaps it vas an only son, and your heart
has ever since been like desolate castle, the
owls of the night hooting among the fallen
arches and the crumbling stairways. Per-
haps it was an aged mother. You always
went to her with your troubles. She was in
your home to welcome your children into life,
and when they died she was there to pity
ness: that ~hite lock of hair you put away in
the caskct or in the locket didn't look as
it usually did when she brushed it
away from her wrinkled brow in the
home circle or in the country church Or
your property gone, you said: II have so
much bank stock. I have so many govern
ment securities, I have so many houses, |
have so many farms-all gone, all gone"
Why, sir, all the storms that ever trampled
with their thunders, all the shipwrecks, have
not been worse than this to you. Yet you
have not been completely overthrown. Why?
Christ says: II have that little one in My
keeping. I can care for him as well
as YOU can, better than you can,
o bereayed mother p flushing the
tempest When your property went away,
God said: 'There are treasures in heaven, in
banks that never break" Jesus hushing the
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-26
NO MORE VAR.


It is an honorable Characteristic
of the spirit of this age that pro-
jects Of violence and warfare are
regarded among civilized nations
with gradually increasing aversion.
The Universal Peace Society GER
tainly does not, and probably never
viii, enroll the majority of states-
men among its members; but even
those who look upon the appeal of
battle as occasionally unavoida bic
in international controversies, con-
cur in thinking it deplorable ne
eessity only to he resorted to when
all peaceful modes of argument
have been yainly tried, and when
the law Of self-defense justifies a
state, like an individual, in using
Sorce to protect itself from inrni-
baent and serious injury. Instru-
n1ente Of destruction have SO mul-
tiplied within recent wears as to
satisfy the most inordinate thirst
for blood. ard that too in a way
that calls for little military genius.
The inventive genius of this age
promises the wholesale destruction
of armies by means Of explosives,
and in these latest triunsahs OF
genius we discover the strongest
argument IN favor Of arbitration
The humane sentiment that ferhids
ei4e e3tirpation of an armed foe b5
means Of poisoning viii just II
certainly revolt at the death-cleal
ing Instruments of latter day
which contemplate nothing shor
of the annihilation Of whole armies
The time is coming when nationa
ensigns viii fade to palcness. ane
Nhen higsi uplifted on prouder stat
shall feat one flag over all nations
and that flag viii be white-em
ble2 ef ui1isersal peace!
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-26
.JLlDAY ANNOUNCEMENT

Our stocks in every Department are now comple
and we are ready to show the Largest, Best Assorf
Most Attractive Stock of Goods in this country q
Specaltes too large to give in full; but follOWi
are some of them:
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sCbudre CLOAK KSandWR
sHA s
LA Carpet Carpets -
IN
BADESM MSSES San
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for
sconasi OF Bureau NJ
SwihGo Silver Handles bouge 10 the
nd
Many of these Goods were bought expressly Fl
Holiday trade, and bought in quantity, and OF tt
best kind. Parties wanting cannot buy too soon,
near the Holidays the assortment gets broken, al
in the rush, as is alwas the case, you cannot get
attention would like to give all our customers
Samuel e. YOunQl
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-26
HELP WANTED.

An industrious. intelligent and energetic man
or woman willing to work can secure profitable
employment by applying how for the local agency
Tor TINS ;oAii>hP for that wonderful new book.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-26
OregOnian Railroad &c.
General Offices Corner Front aud +
Streets, Portland.
EAST SIDE.
WEST SIDE

Tickets for West Side stations for Sale at foot of
jefferson street Tickets for East Side stations for
sale at Union depot, corner Fifth and streets
Passengers from Lebanon for Scio and other
points north of Tallinau fsoU;hcrlI Pacific cross
inel can connect AZ Tai,fnaH at F:i A. NJ. a.
for Brownsville and points south OF ralna an, con-
meet there at 3:5a z. II.
CIIAS. y. SCOTT
Gen. Supt & Gen. f. & Pass. Agent.
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Dissolution Notice.

NIoTIcE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN partnership heretofore existing between j.
A. BEARD and n. G. Holt. of Lebanon, Oregon,
is This day Dissolved i,y mutual consent. Mr.. Holt
retiii. MI lebts die l,y SAID firm win be paid
by J. A. Bearl, and all debts due To said firm
mus by paid 10 either Of the under isned.
J. s. HEARD.
d. &. HOLT.
Lelanoi, or, Dec. 1, 1870
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-26
Notice of Dissolution.

Nj TIcE Is I!ERERY GIVEN THAT THE
IN partnership heTct3fo-c existing between
He-lerI CrusS and Everett T Miller. OF Lebanon.
OFrgon. cngHGea in saving wood and running a
chopper is this day dissolved by mutual consent
The said Miller retires from the business The
sad Cross will laS all debts due ~ said firm and
win collect all accounts dsle to- firm
i5EREF ROSS.
FvERA MILLER.
Icba4o... Or, Dec. L, 1880.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-19
LYNCHBURG.
Married Couples snow-Bound-pssth OF
Mr.. George A. watson.

LYNcHBURG, VA, Dec. IS Special
There are as many as seven ne~ly-married
couples in this city snow-bcrnd by the
snow-storm which swept over all Of the sur
rounding county yesterday. The most OF
them are from the southwest. and are on
their bridal tour TO the Northern and East
ern cities; but they are just as snugiy
housed here as they would be elsewhere.
Mr.. George \. Watson, Of Amherst coun-
ty, and a school teacher OF much reputation,
dropped dead Yesterday at his home near
this city. aged sixty years. lie wac
brother Of John +. Watson, of this city.
MIR. A. W. Smith, OF Charlotte county,
came 20 this city few days ago with his
pockets full OF money, and evident
lv with Christmas In his bones.
lie fell in with some joyial young
companions. made their acquaintance,
and in short time agreed TO engage in q
game of poker in which he thought himself
an expert. In short time, however, Mr.
smith found himself minus $50 OF MS
money, and determined 10 90 with his new
acquaintances 10 another "cluD' 10 recover
his losses at the same game: In lew
hours he found himself fleeced out
of $50 which was about his whole
pile. He then called the police, sued out
warrant. aud had his c0ngenial companions
all arrested. Among them were DIR. Charles
Hall. medicine man; Beauregnard Mould.
man, anu Warren Crenshaw. The accused
parties were all arraigned before the Mayor
to-day and heavily fined, but Mr.. Smiin, Oh
Charlotte. had 10 20 home without hhulhB
one cent of his lost Christmas money.
The tobacco sales this week have been
very light. and after this week VIII be sus-
pended until January 9th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-19

The Court OF Inquiry, appointed TO investi-
gate the loss Of he BRUSH cruiser serpent.
Of Cane Bucv. spain, in November last, has
decided that the loss Of the vessel was due "a
an error Cf judgment on the part Of the nayi-
CATION officer, Who did not shape the course
sufficiently for the westward.
The statlon-mastcr at the Paris terminus
Of The LYONS railway has be suspended Tor
recommending the anarchist i.abruyere for
the position of statiOn-inaster NJ Modant. IL
is stated that two persons who helped Ia.
bruyere 10 effect the escape ol Iaai Weki
from Paris 10 Tieste Will shortly ne ait,S ef
Professor Sonnenburg. In Berlin has com
menced TO apply surgical treatment 10 pa
tie Is suffer ng from cavities IN the lungs
Three operations nave already been per
formed, Professor Koch being present on
each Occasien
The Portuguese Charge a. Affairs at London
dinod with the queen 80 windsor Neines-
day eveJlug Diplomatic circles regard lht
compliment thus paid 10 the Portuguese OF
ficials as showing knglands good VIII toward
Portugal.
Prince Bismarck arrived in Berlin from
VmZin Wednesday en- route for Fredrlchs-
ruhe. The Owd nj the railway station
cheered the ex-Chancellor ana sang
deutschland, Deutschland, Oober Allies
Right Hon. H. Matthews. Home Secretary,
has ordered that an inquiry be made as u
the sanity of Mrs. Pearcy, who was rec nllN
sentenced to be hanged Tor the murder ln
London OF Airs HogE and her infant.
The striking employees Of Lister & CO.; of
Bradford, England, now nulnoer l.5Op me
strikers comprise plush WeaYcrh ana ot-ei
mill hands.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-19
Property Transfers

RjcL,aoud Cfty.-Edmund A. Crenshaw
10 Margaret B. Crenshaw's trustee, Zo1l iee'
on the south side Of Main street, near FIT
Giles B. Jackson TO William Jones, p feet
on Hancock street, northeast corner mon
William II. Schleuter's trustee 10 Lucy t.
TYLER. 80 feet on the north side ot Gary
street, near Plum, sl,62j.
T.. B. Shield, special commissioner, 70 Zee
Thompson, - feet on the south sice otBaker
street, near ST. Paul, 500.
Howard SwinefOrd 10 j. X. Sheppard
64k feet on st. Paul street, northwest cor
ner Baker street, $3.50. q.
ID. W. Witte 10 James t. Gatewood, a
feet on the north side Of Broad street, pe
tween Madison and Monroe, ~, 10.
HeHricO COunfV.--F. G. Brauer, jour
Nahony. and y. W. BOwe 10 John ii. DIN
neen. +. G. Brauer, and ;. ). i. Patteson
trustees. is 45-1O0 acres adjoining falinelt
race-course tract, Sl3. 1880.
Iohn and ID, III. MahOny 10 same. $50 fee
on the east side OF Twentieth street be
tween and T; $50 feet on the west side o
'rwenty.first street, between snd i; SO
feet ON the east side Of Twenty-hrst street
between Il and ;; $50 fee, on the west sid'
/ of Twehty-second street, between ana ;
| 33O feet on the east side OF IWentl-secohe
street. between r ard S; 10 feet on Twenty
third street, southwest corner ,, ana 80
| feet on Twentieth street, southwest corne
r, 50, SS2.50. ~ n,oa,.
oo0 fees on the south side 81 Lewis street
between Spring aud Wiltshire, and 80 Ice
ON tne east side Of Wiltshire street, nea
Winfield Scott TO same, l55 feet on brcs
/ treat road. between High Point aud suu
mil avenues. and % feet on Marshall stree
between High Point and summit avssss'
s2T6b.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-19
WILLIAMS BURG.
A Brilliant German-Eyents In the Colo
NAL Capital.

A Brilliant German-Eyents in the Colo
NAL Capital.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Dec. ls.--lspeciai.l
one ofthe prettiest germans Of the season
took place here last night at Cameron HAM,
and. Notwithstanding the horrible weather,
was well attended. Among those present
we're Mrs. John Is. &. Spencer, Mrs. Dr. d.
ID Moucure. Mrs. Frank Brown Of James
town Island. Miss Meta smith. Miss
Carrie Lane. Miss Jennie Wise, Miss
Mary Treyilian, Miss Virgil Armlstead,
Miss Gou Henley, Miss Evelyn soutnall,
Miss "Ned" Turner, Of New Kent, and Miss
Elizabeth Fessenden, Of Brooklyn, n. y.
All OF the beaux OF the town, VINO usually
attend affairs OF this sort. were oil course
on hand with bland cOuntenances ana
claw hammer coats. Everything passed
on quietly, and all seemed 10 enjoy them
selves. 49,.
The ladies Of the faculty have under
taken the task OF beautifying and adorning x
the library Of the college, IN which tney are
assisted by the authorities. One OF the
oeat,ir.. Of the work il "A collection on por-
traits. The president has recently re-
c.iyed a number Of interesting Pho
tographs from Dr. II. Z. NJ. Page
of New York, Of members OF the
page and Nelson families. who were visit-
ors Of the college. Augustus smith, OF the
same city, has furnished portrait OF iJonn
| Augustine smith. president Of William and
| MARY College In ls20, and Carrlugton Grgs
by. ESQ, will soon send portrait OF th,
| Hon. Hugh Blair Grigsby, the third and
last chancellor OF Williaa and Mary Col
| legs since the Revolution.
Rev. Mr. MAYO. OF Boston, Mass, denver
ed very interesting and instructive lee
ture here last night AZ the Baptist chcrct
ON the subject Of why Universal Educa
4 tfou Paws"