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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-05-23
A ROBBER Of LABOR.
An Economic Argument Against the Ii.
quor Traffic.

An Economic Argument Against the Ii
quor Traffic.
Shelter, food and clothing are necessi-
ties of life. The drunkard himself buys
the poorest and cheapest of these things
in order that he may have the more mo.
ney to waste for rum. As for the COM
forts of life-articles not absolutely re-
quired to sustain existence, but which
stand next to them-such as books, car.
pets, pictures, periodicals., musical in
struments and the thousand and one
things that fill the happy homes of our
land-the drunkard's family must do
without them, if they are not donated by
charity. His wages all go over the bar
of the saloon. 1t robs his family of the
ordinary comforts of life, and robs the
men who sell these things. If the saloon
were wiped out, the money that the
drinking man pays into it would partly
reach their hands in exchange for things
to make his home comfortable and his
family's lives pleasant.
1t is clear that the saloon is form of
robbery. 1t robs the family of its victims
of the necessaries and comforts the money
wasted in rum would buy; and it robs
every legitimate business in the city OF
the money that would be paid for them.
The saloon is the worst enemy of the
business of any city. Consider how
much money saloon must take in daily,
and multiply it by the number of saloons
in the city; multiply this in turn by the
365 days in the year, and you will have
before you the sum wasted in your own
town or city through the rum traffic.
And it is to be remembered that the sa.
looms prevent the earning of nearly as
much money by destroying the capacity
for work. The drunkard cannot do aa
good days work as sober man, and
he loses the time spent in his debauches
and in the inevitable SOLDERING up proc
ess. AS he goes on, and becomes more
and more the slave of rum, he becomes
more and more incapable of steady
labor, until he will not work at all ex.
cept when he can in no other way OBJ.
tain the rum to satisfy his cravings.
And then if the business man will take
into his calculation, besides this whole.
sale robbery of the community by the
saloon, the entire cost of the crime and
pauperism, which is the direct result OF
the rum curse-all of which is borne by
himself and fellow tax payers-he will
find a total which is SO overwhelmingly
large that it should cause him to reflect
on what he can do to aid in the abolition
of the saloon. There are strong moral
arguments why he should join in the
war upon the rum traffic, to which we
have not adverted in this article. We
have confined the discussion to the di
rect cost, in dollars and cents, to the
business man, of the rum traffic; and we
think it is clear to any observant man
that, from the dollar-and-cent standpoint
alone, not to speak of any higher mo-
tive, the business man, above all others.
is the one who should exert himself to
pulverize the rum power. Toledo Blade.
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must now strengthen her heart. The
sight of the captains pallid face and
the cries of fear rising on every side
from crew and passengers showed that
there could be no mistake; Kwan Dab
was indeed upon them.
Sho Mai knew what it was to face
death amid the shrieking of a tempest
and in the darkness of night and storm;
but to feel that destruction was ad-
vancing over this fair sea and in this
glorious sunlight was far more terrible.
And life itself had now a new delight
which love had lent 1t. She turned to-
ward Ii Xiii and looked into his face
1t was pale and the lips were tightly
drawn, but it was the face of brave
man, and as she gazed upon him thus
Sho Mai's heart knew the ultimate con-
ISOLATION that love is stronger than fear
and more subtle than death.
To one so full of vigor as Ii Xiii in
action at such time was impossible.
He turned to the captain.
'Why do you not summon your men
to defend the ship" he began, but broke
off in disgust, for the man whom he ad-
dressed stood wringing his hands in
abject terror, and muttering words
which were half prayers, half curses.
Then Ii Xiii, stepping forward, endeav-
ored to make his voice heard over the
tumult. He shouted words of encour-
agement, but no one needed him. The
few men among the passengers and
crew whose courage was equal to this
emergency were powerless amid the
frantic cowardice of the others, who
rushed first one way and then another,
some aimlessly under the blind influ-
ence of panic, others vainly seeking
hiding places or striving to get into the
boats which were being lowered.
Despair seized upon Ii Xiii and his
heart was like lead in his breast as he
returned to Sho Mai's side.
"All is in vain,' he said; "they are all
mad with fear. All! Sho Mai, I could
die thousand times and feel no pang
like this, that l am powerless to protect
you; but alone, withoua single man
to stand by my side and strike one
blow" He ground his teeth with rage.
"Cowards!" he shrieked, shaking his
clenched hand at the struggling crowd
of sailors, 'you deserve the death that
awaits your
His voice was lost in the tumult.
"We must join in their flight since no
one will make o stand" said Sho Mai,
and she led the way to one of the boats.
A hundred frantic men surged toward
the rail as the boat was lowered, and
some in their impatience sprang into the
sea. Ii Xii, putting forth all his great
strength, forced way for himself and
Sho Mai to the rail, whence with tre-
mendous effort he lowered her into the
boat.
He was about to follow her when
those who had the oars pushed off, and
in moment an expanse of water sep
arated the lovers. In despair he flung
himself from the ships side, and swan
after the boat which bore Sho Mai, but
he could not overtake it. The weeping
girl saw him grasp the rail of another
boat as it passed him and climb on
board, though those who were in it tried
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-05-23

A RoUsING PROHIBITION SONG TO FAMILIAR TUNE.
KEY OF FLAT.
Alcohol, the tyrant, in his palace trembling,
On his party minions he doth call;
Swarm around him, then, boys; prop him I'D
again, boys,
For he sees the writing on the WALL"
Look out there, now, we're a-going to vote!
Look out, there; don't you understand
That Babylon is falling, Babylon is falling,
And we're a-going to occupy the land?
See him frightened, shrinking even while he's
drinking
With the lords who muster in his hall,
Drinking blood of sadness, ds;nking unto madness,
Till his doom is written on the WALL
License can't protect him-let us now reject
him;
God hath said: This tyrant king must fall"
He 'gainst heaven contended, now his reign IL
ended;
There's his sentence written on the WALL"
Dare ye try to save him? Many years We gave him
Homage long; now break your chains this fall
Helpless his condition; vote for Prohibition
Bring to pass the writing on the wall"
REV. j. I. WRIGHT.
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to push him off again into the sea. The
two boats took different courses despite
the efforts of the lovers, and in a few
minutes were far apart.
The sailors rowed with all their
might away from their ship, upon
which the pirate was now rapidly bear
ing down. Tho terrible black flag with
its white crescent fluttered from the
mast, and tho decks were swarmin.r
with armed men. She soon ran up
alongside tho littlo mcrchantman, and
tho pirates poured out upon her decks.
Tho chrielzs which came across the
wate- showed the fate of those who had
not escaped in the boats.
Presently the pirate vessel cast off
her fastenings and was seen to drift
gradually away from the prize. The
wedge-shaped sails, which had been
lowered but a few minutes before, went
up with rattling sound which could be
heard long distance across the water,
and the prov was turned in pursuit of
the fugitives. 1t was not long chase,
for when the wind filled out the
wrinkles of the futtering canvas, the
Junk, clumsy as she looked, made rapid
.eadway. She came directly for tho
-'nut in which sat little Sho Mai, and, as
she saw it, she blessed me chance
which had separated her from her lover.
He might yet escape, for the sun was
now low in the heavens. Would he be
preserved, and in the days to come
would her memory live in his heart?
What message would he send to those
who waited for her in her deserted
home in the city of Paoting; to those
whom she would never see again? by
strange path had she been led to meet
the fate which now hung over her. Who
that had seen her in her fathers house,
surrounded by every safeguard, could
have foreseen death by the sword and
burial in the sea? Words that she
had read long ago came back to her, and
she murm ured: ''What the god of fate
wills, so shall it be-
Her mind seemed already to have
come out from her body. Dimly, asa
half-interested spectator, she saw the
great junk drawing near, and with
dull ear heard the frantic lamentations
of those who were with her in the boat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-05-23
"BABYLON is FALLING"

TO BE CONTINUED. |
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more than that her departure for Peking
to attend the competition would solve
the problem. With this and with Sho
Mails promise to do all in her power to
check Ii Kean's unfortunate affection
Though exactly what she could do she
really didn't know the old philosopher
was compelled to be content. Ii Kean
was not banished to her relatives, and
she continued to carrya sore little heart
in her bosom, and to place the choicest
offerings of the season in Sho MATS
apartment.
This episode opened Sho Mails eyes
thought of love once put into her head
and her own feeling for Lii Xiii wore it's
mask of friendship in vain. And the
shreds of its disguise were torn away
not long after when Ii Yuen Wy,
having broken the ice of such discus
sion with Sho Mai, ventured to speak
with her of an alliance which he had
planned for Ii Xiii with maiden of the
village. How she wept that night!
Thus did the venerable philosopher
avenge his daughter better than he
knew, and another heart in that little
home began to ache for love. Sho Mai
had left her fathers house to learn the
lessons Of life, and they were being
taught her in a way of which she had
not dreamed.
Amidst all these troublesome shoals
ON which hearts are wrecked Ii Xii
sailed meanwhile with favoring breeze.
Sho Mails great eyes looking into his
would knock upon his hearts door
once in awhile, but the feeling Was but
transitory, and of course he knew not
why it came. So he said TO himself
that he loved Tien better than any
other man on earth, for the time when
he should make that confession to his
heart in more comprehensive terms had
not come, though it was not far away,
In few weeks both we're busy pre-.
pairing for the examinations at the coll
iege. Both were candidates for that
distinction which permits the winner to
engage in the all-important competition
at Peking. Both worked hard and we'll,
but Ii Xii was not sanguine of success.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-05-23
CHAPTER v.

CAPTIVE TO KWAN DAB.
The name of Kwan Dab is like the
menace of drawn sword. Hundreds of
miles from the sea which he has so oft
en- Redeemed with innocent blood, the
murderous ferocity of this incarnate
fiend is as we'll known as in the fore
castles of ships where sailors who fear
no other terror of the ocean speak of
Kwan Dah's deeds with trembling
voices.
Even Sho Mai needed no word except
his name to tell her for what fate she
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-05-23

CARRYING sHo MAI OUT OF THE CAVE.
rumbling and the rocks on which she
stood shuddered at it. Nearly fainting
from terror as she was, fascination
made her look down into the chasm. 1t
was filled with a CHASTITY phosphorescent
glow, and by this terrifying light she
saw two great shapes which pursued
each other, first running backward into
remote recesses, and then laundering
down again, while the noise of their
tread shook the mountain and mingled
with the moaning and the rush of
water. Her head swan round, and for
a moment she lost consciousness. Then
she perceived that her companion was
bearing her swiftly away. He plunged
in through the darkness, as she thought,
with incredible speed. Was he taking
her to the abodes of other monsters
more horrible than those which she had
seen? She had not the strength to cry
out or to make any resistance. At
Vulnerable steps, then light broke
round her, and to her joy she found that
they had come out upon the top of the
great precipice.
The fresh air revived her, and she
gazed with delight upon the broad ex-
panse of the ocean before her. Ii Xiii
placed her in reclining position and
stood beside her smiling, though he was
breathless with his exertions.
''The sight of the giants was too much
for you," he said. "Well, will tell you
W. hat tiaU FThnra SO
frightful about them after all. They
are two great rocks which have been
made round by constant rolling about in
that wonderful chamber where they
live. The waves are forced in through
crevice and strike upon the rocks
with the force of a waterspout, driving
them up the inclined floor of the cham
Der. When the water subsidies they roll
down again, only to be driven back by
the next wave. A fearful sound they
make, admit, and it is enough to keep
the common people out of the cave,
although the cause of it is we'll known.
Still, the superstitious will have it that
demons haunt the place.
81. discovered the passages through
which 1 have led you when was a
little boy l don't think all of them are
known to many. Often after storm 1
go down upon the rocks to see the
waves and look for a wreck. 1t was
thus that happened to meet you, which
is great pleasure to me and not alto
gether unimportant to yourself, for, as
there is no other way from the rocks to
the haunts of men, you might have had
20 go hungry to-day, unless, indeed, you
had found your own way through the
cave"
THAT could never have done, said
Sho Mai, and she expressed her thanks
in words that came from her heart.
''Let us not speak of it any more"
said Ii Xii. aCome, If you are rested,
andI will lsshow you the home of my
father, Ii Yuen Wy"
The fresh breeze and the beauty of
the daylight, so cheerfully contrasting
with the darkness of the cave, revived
Sho Mai, and she followed her guide
with nimble steps. They passed through
e1easant fields, and before their eyes q
beautiful prospect was extended. They
saw the city of Teng Chow set high upon
the hills, and the walls OF great tenn
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Sho Mai followed the direction of his
eyes. The shaft of light struck dowr
into the clear water, making every thing
visible. She saw the top of the broker
mast and the tangled cordage to which
they had clung, and there, with strong
rope twisted tightly round his body, lay
the captain, his face turned up to her
and his lifeless eyes shining like jew
els. His hand was extended as with a
last attempt to save her life he had cast
her up toward the air. Now the dead
hand seemed raised to the gods implor-
ing forgiveness. The face, too, had an
expression as of supplication. sho Mai
gazed upon this apparition, and fas.
clnated by the shining eyes and the lips
which seemed about to speak, until the
sunbeam passed slowly on and the dead
face faded from her sight.
''There was a wish upon his lips
she murmured. ''If the body can be
rescued from this place 1 will give i,
burial"
''That may be done," said Ii Xiii;
''but come, let US make our way to the
light
He turned, however, toward the
darkness; and, shivering, Sho Mai
followed him. They clambered over
the wet rocks for some minutes, while
all the time the voices of the giants
grew louder, and Sho Mais terror in.
creased. Suddenly Ii Xiii checked he1
with his hand, and then, holding her
firmly, said: ''Look down; the giants are
below you"
Her eyes had now become so far ac-
customed to the gloom that she could
see that they stood upon sort of ter
race. The wall of the cave was here not
high above her head, but great abyss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-03
ONLY ONE QUARTER.
Important Decision Under the
Homestead Law.
PRE-EmPToR's DISABILITIES.
Public Land Cannot be Taken Unasr Both
Homestead and Pre-Emptien Law
-One Bars the osasr.

wAsHTxsToS CETx, Jan. a.--1udxe Groff.
commissioner OF the general land ofice. to-
Gay made ruling which il of importance
wherever public lands are 20 be taken up,
inasmuch as ID holds that 4 homesteader
who has perfected title 20 land under the
general homestead act cannot transmit
his filings In substance il pronibits more
than one pre-ensrsion by the same person.
The case in point is that OF James ".
Barry, whose application TO transmit his
fling 70 the southeast quarter
Of section 20. township IsS north,
RANGE -. wss rejected by the reglstero OF the
land Office I'll Fargo. The reason given WAS
that prior 10 March ., lSs9. the date OF the
act under which Barry claimed the right,
he had perfected the title TO q tract OF land
oG which he had made entry under the
homestead act
The decision is that the act OF March 2.
1859. did not repeal section 2 2s'S OF the re-
vised statutes, which provides that no per-
son shall be permitted TO acquire title 70
more than one qnarter-section under the
provision OF this chapter. Section ? Of the
act of March ?, lsS9. provides that any per
son who has not heretofore perfected title
to the tract of land OF which
he has made entry under ths
homestead law. may make honest esl
entry of mot exceeding one quaTtef-seetlon
OF public land subject 20 such entry. such
previous filing or entry 20 the contrary not
withssanding: but this right shall not ap-
ply to persons who perfect title 20 lands
under the pre-emptioa or homestead laws
already initiated; provided, that ali pre-
emption settlers upon the public lands
whose claims have been initiated prior
10 the passage of this may change such
entries to homestead entries and proceed
TO perfect their titles to their respective
claims under the homestead laws. not
withstanding they may have heretofore
had the benefit Of such. Settlers whe per-
feet title 10 such claims under the home
stead law shall not thereafter be entitled TO
enter other lands under the pre-empticn or
homestead laws"
The land commissioner holds that this
act applies solely to persons who had not
perfected title" and that the word "bene-
fit' in the proviso was intended TO be un-
derstood in that sense; that the body Of
the foregoing section and the proviso are
consistent the intention OF congress
being carried out in the proviso to
extend TO any party Who at the passage of
the act had q valid fling the power OF
transmutation notwithstanding he had
previously iniatiated a homestead entry
but had not perfected title.
He holds. therefore. that the Dakota
claimants having perfected title 90 quar-
ter-seciion under the Homestead law can
not be allowed TO transmit his filing.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-03
rnE CoLToN cAsK.
Refusal Of the snpreme Court 20 Grant
New Trial.

5ke4ueai OF fhe supreme Court 20 Grant
New Trial.
SAN FR.xcrsco. Jan. 2-The supreme
court today decided the eeaebasesf case OF
Mrs. Cotton vs.. Leland Stanford and others.
and denied the application of plaintiff for
new trial. The suit attracted much public
attention duriag its trial at Santa Rosa
several years ago, as the history Of the Gen.
tral Pacific Railroad Company was re-
viewed in Mrs. Colton's efforts 10 grove her
claim against defendants.
General ID. O. Cotton was formerly as
sociated with Stanford and others in the
ownership and control OF the Central Pa
Cihe railroad and a number OF other exten-
Hive enterprises involving millions OF dol
lars of capital General Cotton aisd 90
tober, 1879. and about year later settle
inent was made between Mrs. C0lion and
the parties who had been associated with
her husband In the railroad enterprises.
An agreement was signed by aIi parties
at the time the settlement was made but
about two years afterwards Mrs. Cotton
claimed to have discovered many errors in
the calculations upon which the agreement
had hern based and In MAY, 1882, she COM
menced suit against Stanford and others
for rescision Of the agreement on the
ground that it had been procured through
false aud fraudulent representation.
Defendants in their answer denied the
charge Of fraud and averred that Cotton.
during his association with them. had
fraudnlentiy appropriated 10 bis own use
large sums OF money belonging to them.
After o trial lasting nearly two years
Judgment was rendered In favor OF defend
ants. From this judgment Mrs. Cotton
appealed. The decision Of the supreme
court today affirmed the Judgment of the
lower court and denied the motion for a
navv trial
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-03
THE WORLDS UNIT.
al the Leading Governments
Agree TO
"A UNIVERSAL STANDARD.
Acceptance by ths Presldent OF the Inter-
national Commoa Meter of
Weights and Measures.
UNIVERSAL
STANDARD.

WAsHIKsTox EfTY, Jan. 2--The national
prototypes allotted to the United States st
the international Convention Of Weights
and Measures in Paris September last were
formally reserved and accepted by the
president this afternoon. in the presence OF
q distinguished company oi representative
and scientific men. Taey we're brought
from Paris carefully sezled and MARKED
and guarded from t1e moment Of their
manufactures
The standards we're constructed By the
cooperation bf the principal governments
Of the world. Their history in brief Is that
in iss9 the French government invited
other nations 10 sead delegates 70 Paris for
the purpose of forming an international
commission for the construction OF new
meter IS an international standard. The
invitation was accepted and our govern
naent appointed Professors Henry and
Hilgafd as delegates. In 1875 treaty was
signed at Paris for the establishment OF
an international bureau OF weights and
measures
The establishment was put under the ad-
ministratiye direction Of delegates from
the various countries concerned, and a
large staff cf learned mea was employed 20
study methods for carrying out practically
the theoretical requirements agreed upon
as necessary ny the delegates. The diff
culties encountered were all surmounted,
and work was carried to successful COM
pletion. The standards ordered by the
various governments were distributed last
September.
One set of the standards is set apart as an
international prototype and kept in cave
at the international bureau. The object of
putting them in the cave is to secure them
against accident and sudden or great
changes Of temperature, as It is deemed
possible that permanent changes in the
molecular structure of the materials Of the
standards mag be brought about by such
fluctuations OF temperature.
No single person can have access to the
international prototypes. as the cave is
locked up by there different keys in the
hands of as many individuals and every
conceivable preeaution has been taken TO
keep them inviolable. The standards dis
tributed to the various governments are
tested BY the international prototypes. and
the same care viii be taken to preserve
them Unaltered as Is deemed necessary for
the international standards.