The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-29

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place the peace of the world in crltl-
cal position, even while the profess
sion, and perhaps the belief is that
these measures are to increase the Sc
curity for maintaining it.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 14--The
Car has determined to issue all ukase,
withdrawing from Jewish workmen
the privilege of living outside the linn
its assigned to Jews, and ordering. the
expulsion of those who live outside
the pale. This will involve the expul-
sion of 14,000 from Moscow alone.
Every saloon in North Dakota is
closed, the result of the Supreme Court
decision that liquor in original pack
ages can not be sold in that State.
An Abilene, Kansas, man recently
settled large estate belonging to his
/. deceased father in New York, divid-
ing the property satisfactorily among
q number of children at a cost of only
thirty cents, and that was for pos
tage.
A man in Newark, n. j., bought a
clock. The family upstairs refused to
buy one, as they conld hear his strike.
He set his clock half an hour ahead of
time, and they now sue him for so do
ing and causing them to arise too ear
ly.
y In Paris, out of the 200, 900 resi-
dents, it is calculated that one in eigh-
teen, or 100000, live on charity, with
tendency toward crime in London
the proportion is one in thirty.
Sweden has a law providing that no
person can immigrate from that coun-
try without first procuring certificate
of good character from the pastor of
his parish.
In the report of the proceedings of
the East Nashville District Confer
ence, the Nashville Advocate says
1.-THE projected Tennessee Methodist
was indorsed without opposition"
The Cumberland Presbyterian
Church was eighty-one years old Feb
ruary 4th. 1t started with three
preachers it has now ], 1,648 ordained
preachers, and membership of 1885,
5l6.
H. L. Hastings, of Boston, speaking
~of secularism says: "ln England, a
few years ago, the infidel societies took
in 1883 members; the next year 1900
then 1900; and so on, down to less
than 500. Last year l3 infidel halls
were closed"
The Secretary of War has furnished
!: to Congress a statement showing the
cost of the campaign against the
Sioux. This little war represents Il
ocost of two million dollars. This sum
would have sufficed to pay to the
Sioux Sl00,O00 for twenty years.-Ad-
yocate of Peace and Arbitration.
Bishop A. w. Wilson, of the NJ. f.
. Church, South, arrived ut his home in
Baltimore, OH Saturday afternoon,
April II, from his third trip around
the world. He has been to China and
Japan, visiting the missionary stations
of his Church in those countries.
The rejection by the United States
Senate of the international compact to
keep firearms and liquors out Of Afri-
ca Is q national disgrace. 1t would be
interesting to know just what "iob6y"
voices were raised against it. Of sew
enteen nations, ours alone failed to
ratify the Treaty.-Ibid.
The French Government is taking
action against the adulterated drinks
80 commonly used by the masses.
The life insurance companies have
discovered some startling facts relating
to the shortening of life through these
beverages, and the knowledge is wax
ing up people of many classes.
There is significance in the fact that
two of the largest manufactures of
weapons of warfare in the country
have turned their forces-or a part OF
their forces at least-to the manufac-
ture of "weapons Of peace" The
Remington Company are becoming
more widely known for their type
writers than they ever were for their
rifles, and the famous old Colts Armo-
ry is now used for the manufacture of
the "Colt's Armory printing press"
one of the leading job presses in the
market.-Peace Banner.
One of the daily papers calls atten-
tion to the rapidity with which our
large cities are ceasing to be American,
citing Chicago as an example, where
cut of 172, ,756 votes cast at recent
election, $500 were cast by natural
lied citizens. This is true of many
parts of the country as we'll as cities.
A writer in recent number of The
Forum points out the fact that
throughout the great West American
farmers are leaving the country and
moving with their families into the
cities. while the farms are being taken
up by foreigners. There are large dis
tricts in Ohio and Western Pennsyl-I
vania once occupied by American far
mers where complete change has
taken place within few years. Meth
odist churches in the country which
were once strong and thrifty are now
almost deserted because the American
population have left and German inf
dels have taken their place. We have
consoled ourselves that, although the
cities might be overrun with the worst
classes of immigrants and ruled by sa-
loon and anti-Sabbath sentiments, the
country was safe on account of the
conservative elements in the rural dis
tricts. At the present rate, however,
not only the cities but the whole coun-
try will soon lose its American distinc-
tions. The question to be answered is
not: "Are our cities ceasing to be
American ?" but rather: "How long
will it be until the men of pure Amer