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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26

The evil of impure literature Is one that
assumes many forms and DISCUSSES, and ap.
pears at unlookcd-ior points. IL, miasmatic
influence Is felt long after the original cause
has disappeared. There Is evidence that the
grosser forms of literature have ceased to
circulate as freely us formerly, but the poison
il administered in more unSuspcCtCd an 4
therefore In n more dangerous form. Only
recently one Of our prominent we"klies pub
lished story IN which the reader came
abruptly upon paragraph thoroughly brutal
and repulsive In its suggestive incident. 1t
was unit to be read aloud in the family cir
Gle. Writers who steal the livery of heaven
TO serve the devil In obtrudc their ware,
upon us. and we are powercsS To avert the
evil because II finds us 50 unprcparcd.
Publishers, whose names have hitherto
been guarantee OF purity and uprightncss.
accept story from some noted author
whose name Is one TO conjure with, aud
--.nd out to ;be world the concootions of an
Impure bnD",S,c 4 mlnd. How shalt we
remedy this copdition of affairs, how quaran.
tine our literature until IL can come TO us
with a clean bill of health that we may wei.
come II to our families? There Is but one
way. Niligancr is good. and indeed impcra.
tive. With the wide ragnc of reading at our
command, we must no more permit htera-
iure with the fnntest tingc OF impurity to
sully our home, than we would place a
loaded bomb-hrll down by the genial
warmth of our freside expecting il TO re.
main there harmless tZion's Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
tyrERMtrrEYT DRtNKrts.

There would be little use in my describing
what believe To ba tue cause and the courss
of intermittent drinking unless I So. forth
my experience ~ To the various methods in
ise to check or cure the disease. IL may be
,sked, Has not man will powaf and
'au he not ot his own voltion abstain from
what he knows % TOO simnly self -1estruc-
lonF n. answer, uuhappily, must be that
man W has once fairly fallen into tho
rink habit, whether constant or intermit-
tent, has scarcely any will power while the
10 is on him. aud as | have said, each a.
caves his will fc1uier an less able TO with.
'tand tho temptation OF seiative of which
10 mas proved the power ami OF which no IL
100 prone 20 forget the danger.
The Intermittent driuker as soon as ho
has abstatned tor "A few weeks. forgsts tho
disastrous ELECTS OF his last attack lie be-
heves himself rs temperate aud discreet u
nan ns any OF his friends who take, his pint
hottle OF cllret at dinner and seldom takes
more. He does not see why he should not
10 hkewise. H. is the hardest thing 70 con.
vince an intemperate drunkarI VINO IL abla
To ABSTAIN Tor period, tnnt he can never by
any chanc, become mo ioruJe drinker.
Nevertheless, the principle OF his drinking ~
Instinct from that of mo ierato man. IL
ne tries To return 20 his two or three glasses
Oi ciaret, he Is absolutely certain 10 90 on 10
his secret nip of brandy or OF WHISKY:
ana his "nips' will increase, and he will
una himself pack again In tho Old road to
rum. The patient, IL he really wants to be
cured. must clearly make up his mn that
" must bc total abstinence or self-iestruc.
ton, graiual, perhaps but not the less sure
National Review
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.


A temperance society has been estab
lisned in Harvard College.
Frances Willard is 10 spcnd some time IL
England with Lndy Henry Somerset thb
winter talking OF temperance.
There are 2i,OJ1 places for tho sale d
liquor in PARIS ani throughout the Ro
public there is one saloon for every eighty
seven people.
The Chief OF Police in Baltimore says tina,
he never found boys IN the saloons until
lager beer was introduced and games pre-
pared 20 entice them in.
A law was passed in England in 1850 Il
the effect that at parties ladies must moi
get drunk ON any preteXt whatever, ans
gentlemen not before . O'clock"
Sincs women have been appointed STATE
Librarians in Kentucky aud Mississippi, an
absenc5 of WHISKY aud tobacco Is noticed
and a reign OF order and attention begun.
Take something with me-" remarked on,
iaboring man 20 another, heading him to
ward "a saloon. "laKe something from
your wife and children, you mean" replied
the other, ani the iirst man blushed and
looked ashamed,
A friend TO the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union OF Moline, H., was Mrs.
Ann Atkinson, whose legacy OF $500 for the
work OF the union was accepted with deep
tuaukiulhess anu hppIeclhbiOh DJ heI soI'
rowing co-workers.
A Jealous missionary has carried the wal
from Africa into Meiforj. He delivered
an impassionei address in that ancient
Massachusett, town ths other day and ap.
pealed TO the inhabitants not 70 ship any
more rum T. the East indies.
The highest statistical authority in the
United States. David A. Wells, declares that
the yearly waste in tne unite1 States
through drink Is at least 500, 900 0JJ. In
forty years $40. 900, 900, 0JO nave been thua
wasted. THIS Is equal 20 the whole savings
of the people from 1888 10 1851.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26

The total num1er OF bodies received at
the Morgue, New York City, during ls9!,
was 1871. Of these 1929 were adults. Friends
buried 249l adults and l9l children. Tnere
were buried in the City Cemetery Potters'
Field 1888 adults aud 1851 children. There
were 1884 Coroners' cases disposed OF during
the year. The bodies of l9J unknown persons
were received. or these eighty-one were
recognized and l09 were buried as unrecog'
nized. The disinterments from the CITY
Cemetery by friends numbered ninety-eigh'
during they
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
RELIGIOUS READING.
CAN Hr CARR.

Among so many, can he care'
Can special love be everywhere
A myriad homes, myriad ways,
And Gods eye over every place,
over but inf The world IL full.
a grand omnipotence must rule;
But Is there life that doth abide
with niue own living, side by sideG
From the great spaces, vague aud dim,
May one small household gather himy
! asked; my soul bethought OF this:
In just that very place OF his,
Where he hath put and keepeth you,
God hath no other thing to 10.
IA. ID. I. Whitney.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26

Our boldest bridge jumpers were out
done by "Sam" Patch of the Middle
Ages, the Austrian Knight Haras, who
survived leap from the top OF cliff to
the valley of the Zohoppan River, YER
tcal distance OF 400 feet.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
DISEASE o. TSfnRtErY

Statist GO at persons arrested for inehriety.
extending ovec long periois, will point 10
certain years IN which "A maximum in num-
uers was reached, followed by a retro grade
movement back To "A minimum. This iIo'
hSe movement is sometimes clear. then
oO'cure. Often IL i' markci by butn epi.
denic and endemic waves AMI is traced in
the prevalence ot inebricty in town, AMI
citles, aud IN the reaction noted by temper
ance reNivais
This psychological ebb aud a,w wa,
pointed out by DE-. Westphal in Sweden
many years ago, an an interval of seven
teen years was indicated as the time bet ween
the maximum aud minimum perio is Oh i'm.
eOristy IN that country. Shorter perio IL
nave bo'n notoi by other observers In diiier.
eut countries,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
TEMPERANCE.
THE RIVER OF puw.

rHF RIVER OF RUN.
There's river dark with murky tide.
us banks are high and its current wide.
And its circling eddies are swift aud strong.
us constant roar is the SIRENS song.
The shores are all darx and mirey clay.
Strewn with LIES hopes along the whole
way.
The fathers pride has gone down it's wave
lhe man OF great wealth as well as the sla We.
The wise, the gifted. the brilliant ana grand
dave all been wrecked on It's blighting
strand:
She who but lately was a laughing bride
NOW mourns alone by the river side;
Monrn for the fa,hor who was worse than
uead
That river 10 made Of many n rill,
but the cause OF ali comes out of the still.
Inc poison MD from the light OF the sun
Forms the vast tide OF the River of Rum.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26

The Berlin Telephone exchange has
1000 wires in connection.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
ALconoLIN suRGrRy

The journal of lnebriety invites attention
20 the "Mnnuil of Operative Surgery" 10y
the well known surgeon ot the London Hos
pital, DR.. Frederick Treves, in which, re
terring 10 the risks Attending operations OF
the bo lies of drunkards. he SAYS:
"a scarcely worse subject for an opera
ton can be found than I, provided 10y tn,
habltual drunknr1. Tho condition contra
indicates any but the most necessary and
urgent procedures such as amputation for
severe crush, herniotomy, nnd the like. Th
mortality of these operations among alco
holics is IL is needless 20 sav, enormous
Many individuals who state that they dc
not drink. and who, alth 'erhaps never
drunk, are yeG always ta,us O.. st!GiI
liant In the form OF 'nip5 and au asonA
glass, are often as bad subjects fo urgica
treatment as are the acknowledge drank
ards"
"Of the secret drinkers" continues Mr.
Treves, "tho surgeon has TO be indeed ware.
In his account OF 'Calamities ot Surgery,
Sir James Pdget mentions the case OF per
son who was "A drunkard on the sly, and ysi
not SO much on the sly but that IL was well
known 70 his moro intimate friends. His
habits were not asked after, and one ~ hli
fingers was removed because joint diseas,
had spoiled IT. He died IN u week or ter
days with spreading cellular inflammation
such as was tar irom unlikely To occur in al
habitual drunGarl. Even abstinence from
alcohol for IA week or two before un opera
tion does not seem o. greatly modify the 70
suit. Dwelling on the immsns, importauc,
10 an operator OF cutlvatius "a surgical
hand the same writer points out that "a
shaky han may bo developed by irregular
modes OF living, 10y the mo ierats use Of al
cOhol, ami by smoking"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-26
SOUTH cARoLIYAs NEW LAW.

The iQuor law which Is TO go into force in
South Caro'u" on the first Of next July will
be- stringent. II will prohibit the manufac-
ture, sale, barter or exchange, or the keep
lng and Offering for sale, barter or ex.
change OF any splrtuuus, malt, vinous,
irrmrnt a. or ether Intoxicating liquors or
any compDuu or mixture thereof Stats
agents, however, will be empowered 10 sell
liqp or, hut under such close restrictions as
VIII tut II Gu, OF the mower of most people
10 luy It. Another cause in the law makes
1t "A mislemoanor, punishable Dy fine or I'm.
prisonment tor any cub 10 have liquor in
its possession even II It is not sold or given
nway. Tne state Legislature tried to pass
sni II app,ars 70 have done so.-Detrou
Free Press.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
LOCAL PERSONAL.

H. j. MCGEE, of Reidsville, is in the
city
G. D: Smith, of Waycross, is at the
Pulaski.
G.. V. Gress of Atlanta was in the city
yesterday.
Mr.: and Mrs. Henry Walthour are at
Hotel Tybee
c E. King, of Atlanta, is registered at
the Pulaski
w H. Withers, of Atlanta, is stopping
at the Pulaski.
w. T. Stapler, of Harmony Grove, is a
guest of the Pulaski.
]. M. Cheney of Orlando, Fla, is a
guest of the Screven.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z. Sholes, of Augusta,
are at the Screven. They leave for New
York tomorrow on the steamer.
Mr.. Joe Hirsch and family, Mr.. H.
Hirsch and family and Mrs Wellhouse
of Atlanta, were visitors at Tybee yester-
day
w. p. Dawson of Macon, and Sam B.
Webb of Atlanta, two of the Central's
well known passenger agents, are stop
ping at the Screven.
Mr.. E. B. Whitehurst takes charge as or
ganist, and it is said that Mrs. w. A.
Bishop, Mrs. Wells, Mrs Theodore Full
ton and r. F. Burdell will perform in the
new choir.
w. r. Leaken, Esq, leaves tomorrow
morning for Baltimore, where he will
visit his home near that city for several
weeks. He will then take a trip out to
the worlds fair and return to Savannah
about October.
Judge Michael Naughtin will leave to-
morrow morning on the City of Augusta
for an extended trip to New York, from
whence he will go to Chicago to take a
look at the worlds fair The Judge has
had a busy year of it, and needs a few
weeks rest.
After ten years Of faithful service as
organist Of the First PRESBYTERIAN church,
He resigned the position some
time ago, and played for the
last time yesterday. The members of
the choir were his personal friends and
retire also.
Rev. G. H. Strong, of st. Johns church,
who is spending the summer at Isle of
Hope, held service in the Methodist
church there yesterday morning. The
church was well filled and the congrega-
tion, which had representatives from all
religious denominations, was pleased with
Mr.. Strong and his sermon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
A HEAVY SURF AT TYBEE.
Several People Come Near Losing
Their Lives in the Rolling Waves.

Their Lives in the Rolling Waves.
Two or three people came near losing
their lives in the surf at Tybee yesterday
afternoon, but as fortune would have it,
they were brought into shore, nothing
harmed beyond a slight scare.
The surf was a heavy one, in fact one
of the heaviest for bathing that has been
seen in some time Nevertheless, a large
number of people ventured into the
water.
Along in the afternoon about O'Clock a
well-knOwn young lady of the city, while
in bathing, was dashed suddenly by
wave against one Of the heavy safety
ropes, the shock taking away her
breath. She was entirely stunned
by the shock and sank to the bottom. But
for the prompt assistance of those around
her there might have been a fatality, but
DR. Norton succeeded in rescuing her
from a watery grave and brought her in
TO the shore. After ten minutes of hard
work he succeeded in resuscitating her.
She came up to the city last evening
little exhausted, but otherwise as well as
ever.
There were several other narrow
escapes during the afternoon. There
were two couples in the water who had
gone out some distance and becoming
fatigued and being rather beyond their
depth. they were struggling YEARLY with
the waves to get back to shore. Capt. II.
NJ. Branch, theufamous swimmer, got TO
them just in time, and with a little assis-
tance got them safely into the shore.
The surf was heavy one and very ia
tiguing, but the bathers were glad to
notethe absence of the jelly fish, the sting
of which worried them so much week
ago. Several parties who were in bath
ing yesterday reported the loss of gold
rings in the water. The water somewhat
contracts the skin and often rings slip off
unknown to the wearer.
The Sunday crowd at Tybee shows no
decrease. There were over 100 people down
on the Augusta excursion train yesterday
and thirty or forty from Atlanta We're
registered at the Hotel Tybee. The sea-
son bids fair to keep up well during the
rest of the summer months, and perhaps
up TO the first of October. Tybee is
growing in favor as summer resort with
people from distance, and the past sea-
sons patronage has increased steadily
from week to week
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
OUT ON A LARK.
A Party Which Came Up From Tybee
Late in a Launch and Came Near
Being Arrested.

A Party Which Came Up From Tybee
Late in a Launch and Came Near
Being Arrested.
couple of young men, all of Savannah,
met with an experience several nights
ago which they will not want to repeat
soon.
The party had spent the day merrily at
TYbee. Unmindful of the flight of time
they enjoyed the cool sea breezes until
late into the evening, and it seems that
the gong of the 9;30 train sounded with
out attracting their attention. At any
rate they were left on the island and
unless they found other means OF convey
anceit meant all night there.
This would never do. Their mothers
would not have known what had become
of them, and besides some of them were
working girls and had to be in the city
on Monday morning. The two boys in
the party secured launch at the island
and they started out for Savannah There
was great deal of merriment in the
party and also something that under GER
tain conditions produces merriment.
When they landed in the city, according
to the story of well-known policeman,
they were all rather hilarious.
II was after 2 o'clock in the morning,
and some citizen awakened from his
slumbers made complaint about the
racket. A policeman came up, took the
whole crowd in tow, and in spite of pro-
testation, was about to ring up the hurry
up wagon. Another policeman came along
about the same time, and seeing what
was up, he treated the whole matter as a
joke, He knew some of the crowd, under
stood the circumstances at once, and pre-
vailed upon his brother officer to let them
go, With instructions to go home at
once, the crowd started off without more
ado
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
DISTURBED PUBLIC WORSHIP.
win Prosecute w. j. Schuman for
Cursing the Rector.

st. Stephens CoIored Church Officials
viii Prosecute w. j. Schuman for
Cursing the Rector.
w. J. Schuman, captain of the convict
gang at camp No. 3, came into the city
in his buggy last night little the worse
for few drinks of rum and for a while
proceeded to make things lively in the
neighbOrhOOd of I'roup square.
He drove up to St. Stephens colored
Episcopal church about 40 O'Clock while
services were in progress, and during the
sermon began to swear in pretty bold
terms at the minister.
Hush up you - he said, chow in
the - do you know what you are talk
ing about If | had you out here I'd show
you what I'd do with you"
The members of the congregation
heard his language, but fortunately the
minister did not hear his words. Schu-
man finally drove off, but came back
again and drove right through the square
just at the close of the seYices. The
crowd seeing him wanted to mob him
right there, but several of the cooler heads
prevailed, thinking that there might be
trouble if SchUman was armed, and there
was no further trouble
Several followed him down to the
Second African Baptist church, on Presi-
dent street, where he stopped again, and
there an officer was secured and he was
taken 70 the barracks, where charges of
drunk and disorderly and disturbing
public worship were preferred against
him by the church officials.
The church officials say they will
prosecute the case not only before the
grand jury, but before the county COM
missiOners, and will ask that he be dis
charged as unwoBchy of his position as q
county officer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
Richard Il. Conway Dead.

Mr.. Richard H. Conway, a weu-known
citizen, died yesterday afternoon at his
residence, No. 5 Jefferson street, after a
lingering illness of several months. Mr.
Conway was for many years a clerk
at the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, but latterly he was engaged at the
Central. He was a brave and faithful
confederate soldier, serving throughout
the war in F'easers Battery, the Pulaski
Guard Of this city, Army of Northern
Virginia. He was a member of the Con
federate Veterans Association. The de-
ceased was 80 years of age and leaves
wife and four children. The funeral
will take place this afternoon from his
late residence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
Inquiring.

Editor Morning News Dear sir:-Is
there any company in Savannah who will
sell me house and lot on the installment
plan and make the monthly payments less
than regular house rent
l cannot afford to carry stock in a Loan
Association and if did, would have to
own lot before could borrow enough
money to build me a house.
Answer-Edw. w. Brown, Real Estate
dealer, 107 Bay St, is the only place in
the city where you can purchase uhouses
from 1850 to 1000 in value sfor $50
cash and balance payable in monthly in
stallments for ten years with 4 per cent.
mterest-thOse who rent houses want
s per cent. net, for their Investments
ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
CITY BREVITIEs.

Sam Anderson, a detectives spotter.
was committed to Jail Saturday by JUS
tice Naughtin for the burglary of sthe
premises Of Mr.. James Douglass, on July 2.
The police were notified last night to
look out for several sailors who escaped
from one of the ships in the river and
are in hiding to escape going to sea with
their vessel.
The jury in the Cahart case spent all
of yesterday and last night in the city
court jury ROOM and will makes its re-
port upon the assembling of the court
this morning
A sail boat. with several ladies and
gentlemen on board, capsized in Will
mlngton river at Turner's Rocks yester-
day afternoon. A bateau, which was
fortunately near, picked up the passen-
gers and towed the party to Thunder
bolt.
A white woman who was crossing West
Broad street at the corner of McDonouph
street at o'clock last night was knocked
down by an electric car and bruised about
the head and shoulders. The police ambu-
lance was telephoned for and the woman
was taken to her home at Price and Gas
ton streets. Her injuries were not con-
sidered serious.
VIM. DeignOn and Judson Edwards. two
white boys about II years old, were
IOugeo IN the barracks yesterday by
Policeman Smith on the charge of va
grancy. Their arrest was requested from
the Belt Line office. 1t was charged that
the boys have made that locality their
headquarters, and being loafers without
visible employment, have made them
selves great nuisances.
Two negroes engaged in a cutting
scrape near Thunderbolt yesterday af-
ternoon and one was slightly cut. The
party who did the cutting was arrested
by Marshal Quinley and put in the lock-
up, A white man and a negro also had
scrap at Thunderbolt in the afternoon and
both were arrested by Marshal Quinley.
The white man gave bond and the negro
was locked nm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
TO PLAY sCHMELz's MEN.

Savannah to Meet the ChattanooRans
To-Day, Tomorrow and Wednes-
day.
Gus Schemlz and his team of Chatta-
nooga players arrived in the city yester-
day morning and registered at the Pu-
laski. The team is in good condition and
proposes to give Manning a severe tussle
for the three games beginning to-day
Stephens and Dugdale will be the battery
for Chattanooga. Quarles and Connaugh-
ton will probably do the battery work for
Savannah, though Manning may decide
to put in Cross and Hurley
Savannah has not received any pitcher
to take Petty's place yet, and Cross will
probably have to alternate between the
pitchers box and shOrtstop for awhile.
The Savannah team is in pretty good
shape, and in spite of its decrease in
pitchers, will very likely take two
out of the three games from Chattanooga,
as it did from Atlanta last week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-31
THE SUNDAYS NEWS MUSICAL
FEATURE.

The Universally Popular Song Loves
Old, Sweet Song to Be Published
Next Sunday.
The musical feature of the SUNDAY
MORNING News was enthusiastically and
tremendously received by the patrons OF
the paper yesterday. The beautiful love
song, until Then" is one of the very
best productions of the well-lznown
author, Geo. NJ. Vickers. The music is
catchy and bright, and the words are
just such as please a music-loving people.
The MORNING NEWS has secured a num-
Der of popular, copyrighted pieces, both
vocal and instrumental, and win publish
the entire series, one each Sunday.
Next Sunday the excellent, well-known
and popular song entitled Loves Old,
Sweet Song" by G. Clifford Bingham and
J. j. Mallory, viii be published. This
beautiful musical production has been re-
Gently sung at concerts throughout the
country, and is considered one of the fin
est songs of the day