Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-11-16

queen of the Pacific. May the blessings
OF God come down upon her great
churches and her noble men and wom-
eni Whsn got into the city OF San
Francisco the mayor of the city and the
presiden. OF the board OF health called
on me aud insisted that go and see the
Chinese quarter. no doubt 40 that ON
my return to the Atlantic coest l might
tell what dreadful people the Chinese
arc. But on the last night of my stay
In San Francisco. before thousands of
people in their great opera house. said;
Would you like me to tell you Just
what | think. plainly and honesuy?"
They said: Yes, yes, ycsl" l said:
DO you think you can stand IL alp
They said: Yes, yes. yes." ''rhen. l
said, my opinion is that the curse of
San Francisco is not your Chinese quar-
ter. but your millionaire libertines"
And two OF them sat right before me
Felix and Drusslia And SO n il in
all the cities. i never swear. but when
l see n man go unwhippcd OF justice.
laughing over his shame aud calling
his damnahie deeds gallantry and poe
cadillo. am tempted TO hurl rcd-ho,
anathcma and TO conclude that IL. ~
cording 20 some peoples theology, there
is no hell. there out TO be, .
There is enough out-and-out licen-
tionsncss in American cities to-day &c
| bring down upon the wrath OF that God
who. on the cath OF August, 30 buried
Herculaneum and Pompeii so deep In
ashes that the 1918 subsequent years
have not been able To- TO complete the
eNhumation. There are in some of tho
American cities to-day whole blocks ~
houses which the authorities know IN
be infamous, and yet by purchase they
are arc silenced. by hush money. 80
| that such places are rs much
under the defense OF government
as public libraries and asylums of
mercy. These ulcers on the body poll
tic bleed and gangrene away the life OF
the nation, and public authority IN
many OF the cities looks the other way.
You can not cure such wounds rs these
with sillScn 6andagc. Nou will have
20 cure them by putting deep In the
lancet of moral surgery. and burning
! thcm out with the cauStic OF holy wrath
and with most decisive amputation. cut.
ting of the scabroua and putrcfyine
i denominations. As the Romans were after
the Celts. and as the Normans were
after the Britons, SO there arc evils after
4 this nation which will attend its obsc.
quies uplcss we first attend theirs
Superstition tells OF a marine reptile.
the ccphaloptcra, which embodied and
crushed IA ship OF war; but &c is not SUI
pcrstition when tell YOU that the his
tory of many OF the dead nations pro.
claim 10 as ths fact that our ship OF
state Is in danger of being crushed by
the cephaloptera OF national depravity.
Where Is the Hercules To slay this ny.
dra? Is IL not time TO speak by pen, by
tongue, by ballot box by the rolling OF
the prison door, by haugmsn's halter.
by earnest prayer, by Siaaitic dctona'
ton?
son OF King Cru,sus Is said TO have
been dumb and TO nave never uttered q
word until he saw his father being put
TO death. Then he broke the ShnclSlc,
OF silence, and cried out: "Kill not my
father. Crmsusl' When see the cheat
cry and the wnntonucss and the mani.
fold crime OF this country attempting
10 commit patricide-yca, matricide up
on our institutions. Il seems 20 me thai
lips that heretofore have been dumt
ought 10 brenlS the silence with Gamer
Gus tones OF frey protest
want to put AL OF tho matter be
fore YOU, so that every honest man and
woman will know just how matters
stand, and what they ought 10 90 IL
they vote, and what they ought 10 do il
they pray. This nation il not going 70
perish. Alexander. when nc heard OF
the wealth of the Indies. divided Mace
donia among his soldiers. Some one
asked him what he had kept for him,
self, and he replied II am keeping
hope!' And that jewel / keep
bright and shining in my soul.
whatever else / shall surrender
Hope thou ia God lie will set back
these oceanic tides Of moral deyasta.
ton. DO you know what Is the prize
for which contention - made to-iay7
IL Ia the prize OF this continent Never
since, according 90 John Milton. when
satan was hurled headlong flaming
from the ethereal skies in hideous ruin
and com bustion; down have the pow.
ers Of darkness been 30 determined to
win this continent ~ they are
now. What jewel IL ia
jewel carved in relief, the cumeo
OF this piaueu on one side Of us
the Atlantic ocean. dividing us from the
worn-ont governments Of Europe on
tho other side the Pacific ocean dividing
us from the superstitions OF Asia On
the north OF as the Arctic sea. which il
the gymnasium ia which the explorers
and navigators develop their courage.
a continent 10000 miles long, Il. 0oO, O0c
square inches aud all OF 10 but about
one seventh capable Of rich cultivation.
One hundred millions OF population
ON this continent OF North and
South hnerica--onc hundred mill.
ions, aud room Tor many hun.
dred millions more. All fora and all
fauna, all metals and all precious woods.
and all grains and al fruits. The Ap.
palachian range the backbone and the
rivers the 9anglia carrying life all
through and ont 20 the extremities
Isthmus Of Daricu. the narrow waist Of
n giant continent. all 20 be under one
government and all free and ali Chris
tan. and the scene Of Christ's persona.
reign on earth, II. according 70 the ex.
pectation Of many good people, ne shall
al last set up his throne in this world
Who shall have this hemisphere? Christ
or Satan2
Ought 20 Know. THE Daily Bread
- good paper % work on, isn't itr''
said the reporter with the ehecksTed
trousers YES" replied the reporter
with the loud Vatch-chaiu but frs