The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-05

Prof r. IT. Ely, of Johns Hopkins,
discusses in several Issues OF the
Christian LWiOn the railroads OF
this country as compared with those
of Europe. Pe comes to the conclu-
sion that our railroads aree much infe-
rior in every Way to those in Europe,
and makes strong plea for the Gov
ernmc: to take control OF our sys-
TENS of travel. Eiesays, closing one OF
his articles "Wh"n lan,!ed in New
York | saw advertised 'the vestibnle
special on the Pennsylvania from
New York to Washington. AS 1t
was an American railroad, it goes
without saying that it was the finest
train in the world Everything with
US is the best in the wurld.', [ took
the train to Baltimore, determined TO
do full justice to it. Naturally, / had
several pieces OF baggage. There was
in Jersey City no porter to help me
OH the train, and naturally the COLI
ductor, who was standing by the car,
would have scorned 10 do so. l strug-
gled on board, got my seat with the
help of the porter who finally appear
ed, but found 10 convenient place for
my pieces of baggage. My scat was
not high enough in the back, and was
not so comfortable as q second-class In
Germany. Instead of electric light,
dim oil lamps gave feeble illumina-
ton as we passed through tunnels ;
hungry, ordered Il very modest lunch
and sighed as paid seventY-five cents,
remembering the fine dinners OH the
other side for half that sum. Special
mention was made in the advertise
ment of 'smooth-running' trains, but
I lal to halG-empty my cup of Tea to
keep it from spilliny. The fare WAS
81. .4O-about double the European
rate; and as rode along, l tried to
discover some respect in which |
was more comfortable or better off
than on the third-class car"
There are how forty-seven Protes-
tant missionary societies engaged IN
mission work for the Jews in various
lands. They support 81 laborers, of
whom nearly one half are of Jewish
extraction. 1t is estimated that there
are now $4,000 Jews in the world
so this makes one missionary to every
1900. DR.. Dalman, of Leipsic, who
has recently taken great pains to gath
er these exact figures, believes that.
since this century began, 100000 Jews
have been received by baptism into
the Church of Christ.
An English journal puts the liquor
problem in this form: Twenty-Five
snakes running through the streets
that's free whiskey.. twenty-five
snakes gathered into a box in which
twenty-five holes are made by authors
ty of the court-that is low license.
Ten of the holes are closed and the
snakes all get out through the other
ifteen--that is high license. Drive all
the snakes over to the next village -
that is local option. Kill all the
snakes-that is prohibition.
"rhe poisoning of water or food is
mode of warfare absolutely forbidden
but the turning off the supply by stop
ping conveys of food to the enemy is
one of the usual methods of reducing
them to submission" Human nature
revo!ts at the idea of poisoning food or
water, but to starvc all enemy or mad
den him with thirst is u usual method
IF reducing him to submission. Wheu
will the world see that one is as afro
civus as the other?
In the United States Senate on the
18th inst, Mr.. Dawes presented more
than 24O petitions from Massachusetts,,
saying that over 100000 gallons of in
toxicating liquors are annually export
ed from the United States to Africa, and
praying that under that section of the
Constitution which authorizes Cong
ress to regulate commerce with foreign
nations, this traffic should be stoppedy>
Tie petitions were referred.
The first Presbyterian church in
Oklahoma Territory has been dedicat-
ed. 1t is at place called Kingfsher;
has bell, organ, chairs, will seat three
hundred persons, and is out OF debt.
Physicians say that Ia grippe fastens
with special violeHre on men who
drink Intoxicating liquors.
There arc $4,000 s;wedes in New
York City and not Ole of them is sa-
loon keeper.