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STRONG DRINK.

The pightiest obstacle to the progress of
religion in this day is svstrong drink, whether
you call it gin, whisky, ale, beer or wine, or
anything else that poisons the brains and
makes man unnatural, says the G. I. A
News. Thousands Of men do not attend to
their religious duties simply because they
are addicted to drink. While they are dis.
cussing the question as to whether they shall
drink at all, or how much they shall drink,
they let the question Of their eternal saliva
tion go by DEFAULT. Often you find man
anxious about his soul, and talk with him,
and wonder why he does not yield his heart
to God. But after many weeks have passed,
and he has gone back again into the world
you find he has not the courage to give up
the strong drink which will, perhaps, be the
means of his eternal overthrow.
Would it not be better for such men, in
stead Of stopping to discuss the question as
to how much they should drink or whether
they shall drink at all, to throw the wine
flask out OF the window and resolve to let it
alone for the future. Join the temperance
societies, who are doing good work in bat
tling against intemperance, and are giving
healthtul employment to the fallen by STIR
ring and rousing temperance lectures and
rallies. Attend faithfully to the quarterly
communion, for it Is by obeying the laws OF
the society in regard to this feature that you
will have the grace Of God about you, and
be able to combat these evils Of intemper.
ance
Commence the new year right. Let liquor
alone Iryou have family remember t e
example you Set II you drink. your sons
will also take it, and the craving for strong
drink will grow stronger and stronger each
day. 1t is an awful responsibility that pa
rents take upon themselves OF setting bad
example to their family. Children will try
and initiate their parents. Look out in this
matter of drink and do not become an evil
example and ruinous and blasting influence.
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Causes Of Mine Disasters.

Mine disasters generally come from
some one of three causes-cave-ins, fire.
damp explosions or blasting. In nine
cases out of ten they are brought about
either by the penuriousness OF mine own
ers or the carelessncss of the men. In
each mine pillars of coal are left to s:p-
port the roofs of the worki gs. They
are of generous size. and when the mine
begins to get "worked OUT the tempta.;
tion to take coal from them is great.
This is called "pillar robbing." If these
roof supports are ''robbed" too freely
they will crumble under the weight above
them and bring about ''caVe in. q" The
chief danger of such an accident is that
the miners will be shut of from the exit
and buried alive. An experienced miner
can generally tell by the pistol-ike re-
ports of the coal as it begins to give un-
der the pressure from above that a cave
in is coming soon enough to run to q.
part of the mine not likely to fall AID
crush him to death; but in the meantime
thousands of tons of coal may have
blocked all ways Of escape. fhe place
of refuge thus becomes prison, aud q
prison more horrible than was ever built
by human hands.
1t is hard to imagine anything more
horrible than the situation of miners i'm.
prisoned in this manner. Fifteen days
and a half elapsed from the time OF the
disaster in the Hill Farm mine at Dun
bar, Penn. in June, 1890, before hope
was abandoned that the thirty men i'm
prisoned in the right heading still lived
Two or three days after the disaster
signals made by the entombed men were
heard by the rescuing party. Every pos
sible effort was made to reach them, but
in vaiu. Their bodies lie under Hill
Farm to this day if they were not de-
stroyed by burning gas.-Nsw York
Press.
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Mime. Carnot, wife of the President OF the
French Republic, is known to her friends as
woman of tact and ability. Socially, too.
reports the Chicago Post, she is brilliant,
gracious and charming. Her career as
MADAME Ia Presidente" has bsen social
triumph. She is popular with the French
people, whose esteem she has won by
her womanly ways and her active in
terest in matters that concern their welfare.
Nine Carnot devotes much Of her time to
charitable work and is liberal patron OF
all worthy schemes to aid the poor and dis
tressed. She is highly accomplished and,
unlike most French people WHO have a ma
tional contempt for. foreign languages, she
speaks English fuently. 1t is said, too, that
she has great admiration for Americans
and enjoys meeting them and talking about
the United States. Nine. Carnot IS not only
generous woman, but she has deilcate
way OF ministering to the needs OF those who
are chosen as the recipients OF her generos'
ity. She and ths President set aside S6( COO
to be distributed among 300 lately made
widows-mothers Of at least three young
chIldren-at Christmastide. This sum Is
divided into two parts, ,one.half is the gift OF
M. Carnot, and the Mayors have the
bestowal of it, the number Of women to be
relieved in each reimbursement varying ac-
cording to the amount Of poor it contains.
Nine. Carnot's offerings consist of bundles
of clothes, carefully suited to the require
ments of the poor families for which they
are intended, and to save any loss OF time
and also to avoid exciting the curiosity or
neighbors, the bundles are distributed by
parcels post,
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FIFTY-SEC0ND CONGRESS
In the Senate.

24rH DAY.-The Presidents message with
the Chilean correspondence was sent in and
referred-The Mexican award bill las to
the La Abra claim was taken up as the
unfinished business. It went over---Mr.
Hale made speech on reciprocity.
25TH DAY-The Mexican Claims bills
were passed-Among the bills introduced
and referred were the following: To de
velop and facilitate the interstate commerce
Of the whole country, and more especially of
the twenty-five States and two Territories
that are in whole or in part drained by the
Mississippi River and its tributaries. 10 re-
TURN to the Republic Of Mexico certain bat
tie flags cspture1 in the War OF 1S46-'
Mr.. Faulkner offered a resolution, wnich
was agreed to, calling on the Secretary OF
the Interior for statement as to ths
moneys received by the initial States Patent
Office from inventors from tbs establish
ment of the Patent Odics to the present
time.
26TH DAY.-The Printing bill was taken
up, the Pure Food bill being postponed
Mr.. Mitchell made a report in the case OF the
Claggett-Dubois contest for a seat in the
Senate from the State of Idaho. The reso-
lutions declare Mr.. Dubois entitled to retain
his seat. Mr.. Vance gave notice of mi
norlty report.
9TH DAY.-The Public Printing bill was
discussed--Mr. Kyle spoke on the divorce
laws-Mr. Dolph reported adversely a
number Of new Chinese immigration re-
strictions and prohibitory bills.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

ANDREW BoRJEssEN, who killed Emma
Anderson becans she retured to marry him,
was hanged n the Jail at Litchheld, Conn.
GENERAL HENRY A. BARNUsL Port War.
den OF New York City, and one OF the most
prominent war veterans in New YORK STATE
! died suddenly Of influenza. He was born at
GAINESVILLE, Onondago County, N. Y. IN Sep
tember, 1882.
HENRY G.. DowD. "JacS the Slasher,"
has been declared not guilty OF cutting the
throatS of seven men in New York City, as
he was insane at the time. Dowd was sent
to the State Insane Asylum for Criminals at
Auburn.
JACOB SoMsoRM, a pedlar, went to the
wine store OF his cousin, Julius Somborm in
New York City and demanded SIS. Being
refused that amount he shot his cousin anu
then killed himself.
WHILE some children were playing on
pond in Haverstraw, N. Y, Lena and Paul.
children OF Paul Kaemmerliu. aged htteen
and thirteen, broke through the Ice and
were drowned.
Mrs. EUCLID HILL, carrying her four
year-old daughter in her arms, was struck
by train at Woodbury., N. j. Both were
instantly killed.
HARRY AND WILLIE WILCOX, aged thir-
teen and eleven years respectively, sons OF
henry WILCOX, were urOWneu Willie shatinS
at Kinkora, n. j.
The explosion of an alcohol condenser in
the hat factory of the j. Rummell Company,
Newark, n j., caused the death OF three
persons, injured several Others, and partially
demolished the building.
DEMOCRATS in the Connecticut House Of
Representatives at Hartford resisted an ad-
iournment declared by Republican Speaker
Paige because OF the lacS Of quorum anu
proceeded to organize the House. Repre-
Sentative Callahan, of New Haven, was
elected Speaker unanimously and sworn IN.
Representative Markley was elected Clerk
pro teu.
IN New York City, after little more than
an hours elaboration, the jury found Car
lyle W. Harris guilty of murder in the hrst
degree, in having poisoned Helen Nelson
Potts, his uuacknowledged schoolgirl wife, on
January 81, 1891.
WARD FERRIS WATERBURY, the eight
year-old son OF Charles z. Waterbury,
well-to-do farmer of Long Ridge. Conn,
was kidnapped while on his way to SCHOOL,
and the kidnapperS sent note threatening
to murder the child unless S6OOO ransom was
paid.
ALL sixteen men who were blown out TO
sea on the New York City Street Cleaning
Departments tug and scow have been res
cued. The last to be picked up were TWO
sailors on Scow No. S. The British steamer
Ethelburga took them on board l60 miles
from Sandy Hook. They had been adrlft
for seven days without food or water.
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SPECIAL LEGISLATION URGED.

Professor Jolley, Director Of the insanity
wards in the Charlie Hospital at Berlin, has
issued pamphlet in which he urges the alb.
solute necessity Of special legislation against
habitual drunkards, on the ground that the
statistics of insanity show direct ratio to
those OF intemperance. In the Rhine prov
inces, the percentage Of insane persons who
had lost their reason through excessive
drinking was twenty-eight, and in Berlin
and Alsace as much as thirtythree. Taking
a general average for the wine and schnapps-
drinking districts, Professor Jolley reckons
that twenty-five per cent. among the in
mates of asylums have been inebriates. Dis
cussing the section Of the new bill which
enacts that habitual drunkards shall be shut
up until cured. he insists that this authority
shall be committed to medical men, and not
to magistrates only. He says that in the
asyiums for inebriates hitherto existing,
medical direction has been almost entirely
wanting. throughout his pamphlet he
maintains the proposition that drunkenness
should not be regarded as a punishable
offence, but as an in6rmity. The retreat
for inebriates should, ne says, be no prison,
but something between hospital and luna
tic asylum. 1t should be governed by medi.
cal men, and perons should only be consigned
to it by doctors certificates. f
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DUCHESS OF RuTLASp's WORK.

The Duchess of Rutland is one OF Eng
lands most effective workers in the cause OF
temperance. Without being at all fanatical
she has been very successful in her dealing
with the question by means OF village halls
and reading rooms, concerts, lectures and
singing classes, and advocates in every ham
let "a public house without the drink, open
to all, with no rules and regulations" The
efforts made by Miss BROOKS at Woodstock,
which have more than once been alluded to
in this column, receive the highest commen-
dation, and her experience as to the books
most eagerly sought for by the villagers is
interesting; lives OF Wellington, Nelson and
Gordon are always in demand, and the books
about her majesty the queen and the jubilee.
To develop love OF natural history is
another matter Of great Importance, in order
to develop ideas which may brighten the
round of village life and give glimpses OF the
beautiful world we live in and the life be-
yond, where honesty will meet its reward.
The duchess works along the lines laid down
by the Church Of England Society, which
does not demand total abstinence, but which
does all in its power to encourage it. She,
with other temperance workers, IS doing
much good toward suppressing the evils OF
drunkenness and in bettering the moral and
physical condition Of the victims CT the
DRINK habit. Chicago Post.
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Washington.

MISS CLARA BARTON, President OF tho
American branch Of the Red Gross Society,
issued from Washington an appeal to the
American people for SIS, 600 to pay the e1-
peuses Of shipping four cargoes OF 1000
IRON New York to Libeau, on the Baltic, Tor
the starving peasants of Russia
The Democratic members Of the Ways
and Means Committee adopted Chairman
Springers policy of attacking the tariff BY
separate bills.
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS RAUM ap
pearei before the House APPROPRIATION ,s aae
Committee and recommended that Sl46, ,9o6,-
ODj be appropriated for pensions for the
fiscal year Of 1893.
TIE Treasury Department has awarded the
she contract for building the revenue cutter
hudson to H. j. Dialogue, of Camden, N. j.,
at s36, 500, and $500 for each additional foot
over the present design.
HOWARD J. SCHNEIDER, an electrician,
shot his wife and her brother while on their
way to church in Washington. Mrs.
schneider was shot several times, fatally.
der brother was instantly killed.
OFFICIAL notice has been received at the
State Department from the British Minister
That the tariff changes agreed upon IN the
rec procity arrangement for the British w est
iI,ia colonies nave already been voted by
Jamaica. barbados and Trinidad
| JOHN J. HAWKINS, Chief of Judiciary in
,,.- First AUDITORS Office of the Treasury
.,srtElpnt. is iead. For twenty-five years
he has held an important position in the
Treasury Department. In 1873 he was one
OF committee of three to carry to England
over 500. ONO, 900 in bonds to be delivered to
the Rothschiids.
THE relatives and legal representatives Of
Charles W. Riggin, one OF the sailors of
the Baltimore who was killed in Valparaiso.
have formally filed at the Department Of
State, Washington. claim for indemnity
from the Chilean Goverhment.
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Harrison gave din
ner at the White House to the Diplomatic
Corps.
The United States Treasury Departments
monthly statement OF changes in the circu-
lat:on during January shows a net increase
during last month OF sl5, ,013, Boy.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has signed and
caused to be published the reciprocal trade
agreement between the United States and
Germany. 1t admits feathers, hides horse
hair, fat, oils, certain animals, ETC., free
while the duties on many other articles are
greatly reduced.
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In the House.

22D DDAY.-President Harrison transmitted
Chile's reply to our uItlmatum. 1t was re-
ferred-rhe House devoted the remainder
OF the day to debate on the report OF the
Committee on Rules without coming to
final conclusion.
23D DAY.-Mr. Bacon introduced bill
to carry into effect the recommendations OF
the International American Conference by
the incorporation OF an international Ameri-
can bank-rhe report o; the Committee
on Rules was further considered.
24TH DAY-Mr. Oates offered a resolu-
tion, which was adopted. authorizing the
Committee on the Judiciary to investigate
the charges preferred against the Hon. Alex
ander Boorman, Judge of the District Court
for the Western district OF louisiana, who
was charged with high crimes and mlsde'
meanors-Mr. Reed asked that unanimous
consent be given for the introduction OF
bills and resolutions by handing them to the
Speaker for reference. The motion to lay
wenty-nine-Public business was then sus-
pended and tributes OF respect vera paid TO
the memory Of the Hon. L c.. Houk OF
Tennessee.
18th DAY.-Some further debate was
had on the proposed rules-The States
we're called for the introduction of bills and
resolutions for reference. The following
were referred: To reduce taxation and ln-
crease thu volume Of currency. To permit
State taxation of National bank notes
and United States notes. To promote
and encourage agriculture. For
constitional amendment prohibiting
polygamy in the United States.
To restrict the rights of aliens to our land in
the United States For the appointment
OF commission to represent the United
Stetas ar the Colnmbian Historical EYpoSi-
tion, to be held in Madrid in 1892. 70 Gre
ate an executive department Of mines and
minlng-Mr. Arnold INTRODUCED resolu-
tion demanding the recall OF Minister Egan
from Santiago so that cordial relations be.
tween this country and Chile could be re-
established.
26TH DAY.-Mr. Grady introduced bill
to reduce the Presidents salary from $50
600 to s25, 900 year--The discussion of the
rules was continued.
nth DAY.-The consideration Of the re-
port of the Committe on Rules was re-
sumed-The "Holman Rule" in regard &C
riders, was adopted.
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SPURGEON DEAD.
Eneland's Eminent Divine Passes
Away Peacefully.

Eneland's Eminent Divine Passes
Away Peacefully.
The celebrated English preacher, Charles
Hadden Spurgeon, died at Mentone, France,
a few days ago in the presence OF Mrs.
Spurgeon, his private secretary and two or
three friends. He was quite unconscious
when death occurred and had not spoken
for some hours.
Mr.. Spurgeon, who occupied a somewhat
similar position in England to that OF Henry
Ward Beecher IN America, was born at
Kelvedon, Essex, England, June 19. 1884,
and educated at Colchester, Maidstone.
He was received into the Baptist denomi.
nation by the late Robert Hall at Cam.
bridge, and was pastor at Wateroeach unul
he was offered the New Park Street Chapel
in Southwark. His frat sermon in London
was in 1s53 and in 1851 the Metro
pdlitan Tabernacle, which was erected Tor
reverend gentleman's life was his withdraw.
al from the Baptist Union, caused by. his
Independence Of character and outspoxen,
broad.minded doctrine. 49,.
In 1883 was celebrated the delivery of his
20OOth sermon. His sermons have been
printed weesly for years, and sixteen
volumes have been published collectively, be-
sides a volume entitled "Gems: Brilliant
Passages from the DiscoIrses of G. d.
Spurseon." -.
Mr.. Spurgeon never laid claim to the dis.
tinction Of being an orator. be always taikeo
In a slow. deliberate way, his enunciatlon
being clear aud his pronunciation perfect.
His language hypericritical people might not
call choice, being directly to the point, and,
like the man himself, simple and strong. In
his discourse the fact was noticeable that he
never sought for fine phrases. His voice
was not musical or pleasing at first to a
strangers ear, yet it possessed those quall-
ties most demanded in public speaker.
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South and West.

OrTo HAUsER, who committed suicide at
San Antonio, Texas is reported to be STAN
islaus Padewski, the NihiEst, who assas-
sinatsd the Russian General, Michael de
Seliverstof, in Paris on November 10, lS9o.
NEAR Pineville, Ky.,"Bob" Jones and Lee
Davis. members of the Parton faction, were
killed by Turner and his men.
RAIN began falling throughout Central
and Northern Arizona. 1t Is the nrst rain
since February Is, 1891.
THOMAS THOMPSON, colored, was hanged
at Chestertown, Kent County, Nd, for the
murder of William Adams, also colored.
The hanging was the first in the county since
1851.
THE doors of the Fall River County Bank,
at Oelrichs, South Dakota, were closed. The
depositors are mostly poor farmers and
laborers. The depoeit bank at Glasgow, KY,
has also closed its doors after run.
By a premature blast in the Rush Kun
Coal Mines Fayette County, w. Va, i've
men were killed and five wounded. They
were all colored laborers-
THE residence of George Cramer, few
miles from Brainard, Mimi, caught tire, and
Mrs. Cramer and her three children were
burned to death.
THE British ship Ferndale, coal-laden, went
ashore five miles norSh OF Cne entraHce W
trays Harbor, Oregon. Twenty OF the
crew, including the officers, were drowned.
Three of the crew reached shore alive.
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARsHALs
started on from Rabun, Ca, with three
revenue offenders. Two Of the prisoners
were handcufed together, while the third,
named Lowell, marched in front of deputy.
Lovelps mother and sister, both deaf and
dumb, suddenly sprang from the bushes be-
side the road, seized the officer and held him
long enough for Lowell to run into the
woods and escape.
WHILE scouting ahead for D troop,
United States Army, Rufus Glover, q welt
known scout, was shot and killed by the
Cara revolutionists.
The historic old Appomatto1, tVa.) Court
House has been destroyed by fire. All the
records and furnishings were consumed.
DAVID PORTER, Deputy Collector Of
! Savannah. Ga was, while beating his wife,
| shot and killed by his son.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ABRAHAM SEAY, OF
| Oklahoma, was sworn in as Governor OF the
| Territory.
JACOB LEEsn, the first white settler in
California, has just died at San Francisco,
/ aged eighty two years. He came to Cali
| fornia in 1888 and built the first house in San
! Francisco in 1886.
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THE PATENT OFFICE.
The Com missioner's Report of Bust.
ness During the Year.

The Com mlSStOner'S report VI DuSk'
ness During the Year.
Commissioner Simonds, Of the United
States Patent Office, at Washington, has sub
mitted his annual report to Congress. The
report recommends amendments to the
Patent and Trade Mark laws.
The following is summary OF the busl.
ness of the Office during the last calendar
wear: Total number Of applications re-
ceived, excluding applications for the regis
tration Of trade marks and labels, 40, ,552;
total number Of patents granted, S, IA:
total number Of registrations, !S99. totai
receipts, $1,271. .2S3; total expenditures, 81
139, 7l3; leaving a surplus OF SlSl, ,572; max
ing total balance in the treasury 70 tne
Patents were issued to the residents Of the
several States and Territories as follows:
Alabama, so; Arizona Territory, 9; Arkan-
sas. IO3; California. 622; Colorado, 1S9; Con.
necticut' 733; Delaware, 81 District OF
Columbia, 2l0; Florids, 81; Georgia. 124;
Idaho. Ia, Illinois, 1858; Indian Territory,
6; Indiana. $40; Iowa, 4s7: Kansas
263: Kentucky, 1875; Louisiana, 122;
Maine, 143; Maryland, 2s4i Massa-
chusetts 2l22; Michigan, 752; Minnesots,
352: Mississippi, 63; Missouri, 1856; Montana,
~: Nebraska, 19l; Nevada, 10; New Hamp-
shire, IA; New Jersey, $50; New Ms1ie9 IA;
New York, 1907; North Carolina, 70: North
Dakota, 90: Ohio, 1913; Oklahoma, g; Ore
gon, Il; Pennsylvania, 2l97: Rhode Island
S9O: South Carolina, 49,; South Da-
kota, SO: Tennessee, 1911; Texas, 800: Utah,
Is, Vermont 55; Virginia, l65; Washington,
20; West Virginia, "a; Wisconsin,, 5s6;
Wyoming, 3; United States Army s.; United
States Navy, g. Total, 81, 236. Inc 1o0a'
number issued to foreigners was l29s.