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TIE MARCH OF TEMPERANCE.

Ten Years ago the cause of temperance wa
not rs respectable as it is to-day. because
there were not go many respectable men ana
women advocating it. It has gained ground,
and is gaining ground. and all because men
and women who believe III It cou'd moi Dc
browbeaten or frightened. Neither the hiss
ing of geese nor the throwing oil rotteh eggs
has stopped or even DELAYED tnc man Traroa .,
temperance among the workers' -Ierehco
Y pCwiorlv
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MEN prate Of the resources OF Ma
.ture being exhausted, and groan over
q future when we shall entirely lack
some necessary Of life, as If it would
happen next week. Why, good old
Dame Nature has her storehouse full
for many hundreds Of years to come !!
And further than that, with the *
haustion of some special resource,
the ingenuity Of man constantly
comes 10 the fore and supplies hu-
manity with a substitute Of greater
value. When we read that chemists
turn scrap iron into ink, Cd bones
into lucifer matches, the shavings OF
the blacksmith's shop into Prussian
blue, fusel oil into oil of apples and
pears, and tar waste into aniline
dyes and saccharine, we can but be
Impressed with the fact that there
are many sources yet to he explore !
for hitherto unsuspected ingredients
or elements.
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We should hold in our mind the fact thaE
the Sabbath was Gods original appointment,
and that He designated this saptenary ar
ranpenent for man at the very moment thai
His creative work was pronounced good exa.
ceedingly." There is no basis for the view,
apparently held by some, that the Sabbath
was 4 Jewish institution. We learn that IL
VA, founded in a benefcent law. immutable
and Interchangeable in obligation. OF
DIVA
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Havoc at Savannah.

Almost on the anniversary of the great
hurricane OF 1881. Savannah, Ga, hts been
swept by one Of the seyerest storms 1t has
ever known. The storm began eac.y in the al
ternoon and increased from then on until It
reached the climax between eleven and twelve
o'clock at night, having blown for eight
hours in q terrific hurricane. 1t began rain
ing early in the morning, but only In gusts.
After the first fall 1t ceased entirely for sew
erat hours, and did not begin again till af-
ternoon.
Then the work Of destruction began and
lasted until the storm had spent its force at
midnight All the wharves along the river
front and the Ocean Steamship Company
and Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
mharves were under water and the tide was
still rising rapidly.
A view OF the city at daylight next morn
ING revealed scene OF wreck and ruin that
surpassed that after the great hurricane
OF 1881. The streets were impossible
from debris Of fallen trees. Twisted
roots. masses Of bricks and broken tim
bers and branches OF trees were piled across
the sidewalks and in the square. and
broken wires were swinging in every dlrec-
fion. The damage was general, and It Is SAFE
to say it will 80 to half millions dollars.
Nearly every one. if not quite all, OF the
property owners in the city have been dam
of thousands.
Twelve barks and barkentines which were
anchored at Quarantine station were blown
high and dry upon the marshland. Some OF
them were carried by the storm ACROSS the
marsh and on to an island two miles distant
from the station. One of the vessels at Tybee
Island was completely capsized and three OF
the club houses on the island were blown
down. Others were flooded, and the people
sought shelter wherever they could. The
wires were down and Savannah was almost
entirely shut of from telegraphic communi-
cation.
The ruin at Quarantine is immeasurabie.
Nothing is standing where one Of the finest
citations on the South Atlantic stood except
the doctors house. and how this weathered
The fearful gale cannot be explained. The
wharfs are gone and the new fumiga.ing
plant. which has cost the city so much money,
is in the bottom OF the sea. large number
OLIVES. estimated at all the way from fifteen
to htty were lost
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The House.

18TH DAY-The 1ve.minute debate on the
Wilson bill began with speech by MIR.
Waugh, who spoke tor repeal as in
the interest OF bimetsllism. The
debate was confined with fve-minute
speeches by Messrs. Dingley, Van Voorhis,
Pence, Wilson, Russell, Johnson. Crawford,
Gardner, Bynum. At the evening session
the speakers were Messrs. Swanson, Maddox,
Grady, Ken and Murray against the Wilson
in favor of the unconditional repeal OF the
Sherman act.
18th DAy.-Day and night sessions were
devoted to the silver debate. Mess=s. Bur-
rows, Springer, Sickles. Payne, speaking
during the day At night Messrs. Bynum
and Pierce spoke. .-Mr. Simpson asked
unanimous consent for the consideration OF
resolution authorizing the Speaker to ap-
point committee Of five members to investI-
gate the allegation that certain banks were
not paying their checks, and to inquire into
troller Eckels in the premises. Inc Speaker
ruled that the resolution was not in order.
17TH DAY. This was the last day for
spsechmaking on the silver repeal bill. and
the galleries were crowded with spectators.
Several Cabinet members and number OF
Senators were interested listeners Messrs.
Reed, OF Maine Cochran. Of New York !:
Fellows. of New York, and Wilson, OF West
Virginia, were the leading speakers i'll favor
OF the bill to repsal the silver law, the last
named gentleman closing the debate on that
side OF the question. Mr. Mcmillan, OF Ten
nessee MIR. Williams, OF Illinois, and others
spoke for free coinage, and MIR. Bland. OF
Missouri, made the closing speech on that
side of the debate.
18th DAY.-The various amendments to
tho Wilson bill repeating the purchasing
clause of the Sherman siltsr law were de-
feated. The Wilson bill was then passed by
$40 yeas to ITO nays. The bill then went to
the Senate for action.
18th DAY.-The House took up the ques-
ton ofrules. The new rules reported by the
Committee on Rules were explained by Mr..
Catchtngs, OF Mississippi. Mr.. Reed, OF
Maine, wanted his old rules. Speaker
Crisp left the Chair aud replied to Mr. Reed.
After further debate the matter was dropped.
Mr.. Springer. OF Illinois, introduced q bill
80 provide for the coinage of the seigniorage
silver in the Treasury. Referred.
GOTH DAy-Mr. Talbot (Mo. asked unan-
imous consent to introduce a bill repeating
the statutes authorizing the appointment OF
marshals and supervisors OF election.
but MIR. Dingley (Me.) objected. mr.
Breskinridge (KyD. from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported the Ur-
gent Deficiency Appropriation bill, which
approprates $500. 900. and it was passed.
The items are 1875 900 for bank-note paper,
S200, 900 for coinage o. subsidiary coins. and
$4,000 for clerks to Representatives .-The
House resumed the consideration OF the new
code Of rules.
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CADETS CAPTURE CHICAGO.
Forty Thousand Witness the Drill OF
the West Pointers.

the West Pointers.
Forty thousand people witnessed tho re-
view of the West Point Cadets by General
Mills. in front Of the Terminal Station ut the
Worlds Fair. The plaza between the sta.
ton and Administration Building was roped
ofrduring the afternoon. and by the time tho
cadets arrived, headed by their bard, the
plazzas, windows and lodges Of adjoining
buildings and every bit OF space outside tho
ropes were occupied.
General Mills. commander OF the boys, put
them through their pnces after lively fash.
ion to the evident pleasure Of General Miles.
The evoutions by the cadets, which bordered
upon, perfection, aroused the crowd to high
pitch OF enthusiasm. The drill Lasted about
thirty minutes.
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II is often true OF human characters thaa
they are reduced in our estimate upon an M
innate acquaintan, with them. 1t IL not se
with Christ. The more we know OF Him tne
more sacred, wonderful. peculiar, lovely, a.
sractive, and divine He appears. De Gomez
more precious to the heart. as acquamaMnce M
and experience more and more disclose HirA'
to the eve of faith. Such is Christian expert
.nce on earth, and doubtless such 1t will bs
in heaven. The Independent. -
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ACaUsTrNE's PRAYER.

Aug,stine's prayer was, :sLord, give me thy
self" And In this spirit, the believer Is ready
to exult. ''Whom have in the heavens but
Thee, and there Is none upon earth that de-
sire but Thee The Lord Himself is the pox~
ton Of mine inheritance and Of my cup;
Thou maintaineth my lot. The lines are fallen
unto me in pleasant places. yea, Ihavea good
ly heritage; will bless the Lord who hath
given me counsel" Surely the whole world
cannot weigh against the comfort OF being
able to let all go, and look up-"Thou art my
portion, o Lord" For unless His perfections
should mould away. and leave Him desdtuts
and INDECENT God, it is impossible that Hia
people can be impoverished. This portion,
however, can never be enjoyed, even by .
child OF God, unless He, who Is the essence
of IL, be supreme in the soul-not only above
all, but in place OF all. Other objects may bo
subordinately loved; but Of none hut Himseh
must we say. "He is altogether lovely. -
Rev. C. Bridges.
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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
The Senate.

18th DAT.-The Vice-President announced
the appointment Of the Committee on the
Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniver-
sary of the Laying OF the Cornerstone OF the
Capitol as follows: Messrs. voorhees,. Sher-
man. Ransom. Chandler. White. Squire and
Martin. y -Messrs. PETER and Allen spoke on
the financial question.
14rH DAY.--The debate on the voorhees,
Repeal bill was resumed. Mr.. Hill, OF New
York, being tho principal speaker. Other
|. speeches were made by Messrs. Vest, Vance
and Mcpherson. The consideration OF the
Cherokee Outlet bill was resumed. The
amendment requiring the Trustees to be bona
fde residents of Oklahoma Territory was re-
jected. sixteen to twenty-nine, and the joint
resolution was passed just as it came from
the House.
18TH DAr--The final vote was taken in the
case of the Senators appointed by the
Governors OF Montana and Washington
to fill vacancies caused by the eXpira-
ton of regular terms: and the Senate
decided adversely to the right OF the
Governor of 4 State to make such
appointments. ts.-The bill allowing National
banks to increase their circulation up to
the par value of the bonds deposited
by them to secure circulation, was taken up ;
and Mr.. Cockrell's amendment for the re-
demption of S25 900 900 two per cent. bonds
to be paid for by new issue OF legal ten
der notes, was rejected. bill WAS re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee BY Mr..
Hill for the repeal of the Federal Election
law, and II went on the calender.-The
House bill to repeal the Sherman act was re-
ported and referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
18TH DAY.-The Finance Committee re-
ported the House Repeal bill, with an amend
nent substituting the Voorhees, biu.-Mr.
Hill spoke in favor of Mr.. Stewards resolu-
ton Of inquiry into the alleged deficiency in
the Treasury, and Messrs. Sherman, Mills.
Voorhees,. Mcpherson and Harris spoke IN
opposition. By vote OF 40 to 16 Mr.. Voor-
hees's motion to refer the resolution was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee. .--Mr
Gordon spoke in favor OF the repeal OF the
Sherman law and Mr. Teller In favor Of free
coinage.
nth DAy.-Several petitions calling for
tn. immediate passage Of the bill repeating
the purchase clause of the Sherman act were
presented Mr.. Stewart New offered
resolution which was, on his own motion,
referred to the Finance Committee. directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the
Senate how the revenues since the beginning
of the present fiscal year compared with the
estimates es-Mr. Sherman made . long
speech In favor OF the repeal of his silver
purchase act of 1890. asserting that that act
was by no means the sole cause Of financial
depression. Teller finished his speech
in favor OF free coinage. e.-Executiye ses-
sion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13

TIE clearinghouse keeper often
complains OF the effort it costs to get
up meal, and her boarders main
tain that IT. is more of an effort to
get it doWn.-YonkerS Statesman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13

A MAN never discovers how hard
his lot really is until he tries to put
spade into it and make a garden.
Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-13

II AM taking cooking lessons Of
Mrs. Picrust." "Do you find them
benefcialf" "Very. I have already
learned how to tell when something's
burned. Chicago Record.
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SOME men are 80 indUlent that they
wouldn't even take their ease II they
bad to go out Of the way to get it,
Yonkers Stateman.
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A TERRIBLE DEATH LIST.
A CYCLONE RAVAGES THE
SOUTHERN COAST.

Scores Of Lives Lost at Beaufort and
Port Royal, South Carolina, Sa-
vannah, Ga, and Other Places
Crops Ruined and Buildings De-
y molished-Many Vessels Wrecked.
( Scores OF lives were lost in and around
Beaufort and Port Royal, S. c., in the cy-
lclone that blew through those places at the
rate OF 100 miles an hour. The information
was furnished by Mr.. F. NJ. Averill, general
freight and passenger agent OF the Charles
ton, Sumter and Northern Railroad. who
brought the first news from Port Royal. He
said Port Royal was completely cut of from
the outside world. as all telegraph wires
Were down and railroads washed away.
MIR. Averill was unable to state the exact
number Of lives lost, but said that, without
oyeres,lmating, more than 100 people were
killed and drowned. He himself saw thirty
dead bodies, and others were being recov-
cred and many still missing.
! Most of the drowned are negroes Only
six whites lost their lives. The negroes were
30 frightened and horror stricken that in
many cases they were killed by failing to de-
Bert their shanties and seek places OF safety.
, Twenty persons were drowned on Paris
Island, a short distance from Beaufort where
United States naval stores are kept. They
were building large dry dock. Only two
Iof these were white men, one mechanic
Engaged on the dry dock and the other
resident physician Of the island.
Other white people on the island had most
miraculous escapes. The water swept over
the entire island and carried almost every
thing away For hours it was between ftf-
teen and twenty feet deep, with wind blo"-
hing gale.
Several prominent citizens were killed.
Hhere were twenty-five lives lost between
Port Royal and Seabrook, small station
only four miles from tho harbor. All were
negroes who were plantation hands. One
negro family OF seven were lost, and several
other families were wiped out. Three
strangers were drowned, one In Beaufort. two
lin Port ROYAL Their bodies were recovered
but not identified.
Houses were blown down and carried in
every direction. large steam piln driver
was carried up the CooSaw River $40 yards
and landed in marsh. All the d'edges of
the Coosaw Mining Company wer, washed
ashore and most Of them were injured. The
steamer Pilot Boy. OF Charleston, which was
Tied to the Waterhouse docks, was swept
away. carrying along large part OF the
dock. The steamer was followed hy three
tugs-Juno, Weymouth and Allianoe-and
all four boats were swept up on the blun
and left there high and dry.
Three pilot boats were swept into the
marsh 500 yards from the channel. Two
were totally wrecked. The Alma Cumming,
q large boat loading at the Sea Island Chem
ical Works, was swept from its moorings and
badly injured. The pilot boat Palmetto.
tied up at the Port Royal Docks, was blownto
pieces and sunk few yards from her moor
ings. Every house in Port Royal and Beau
fort was damaged.
Port Royal is a village situated on an ISL
and four miles south Of Beaufort, and near
Port Royal entrance. 1t Is thirty miles north
of Savannah.
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The scotch are a very canny peo-
pie, but they are not as can-can-ny
as the French. Boston Courier.
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Amongst other holy counsels which thou
must observe remember well this; Look not
upon other mems faults, but thine own
Perfect resignation is attained by remember
ing that God permits grievances to fall upon
US, 10 humble and annihilate us and to mako
us live wholly resigned. Hold it for true
ma,im, that nobody can do a grievance orin-
Jury to soul despfsed by itself, and one that
is nothing in its own account. Never be dis
luieted 6y any accident, for inquietude is the
doc. by which the enemy gets into the SOUL
to rob it OF its peace. e.-Michael de Molinos-
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Bsstow thy youth so thou mayst have COM
fort to remember it, when it hath forsaken
thee, and not sigh and grieve at the account
thereof. Whilst thou art young, thou VIII
think it will never have an end; but, behold.
The longest day will have its evening, ana
hat thou shalt enjoy it but once that It never
tmrns again: use it. therefore. as the spring
lime which soon departeth and wherein tboa
)uphtest to plant and SOW all provisions fof
long and hap ppy life.-Sir Walter Raleigh.
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those HrletS are -DelnS cOiiecteQ. DOHn Oh
the back streets, In all the alleys. amid shan
ties and log cabins, the work goes on. Tears,
IT wantEseething in summers heat or freez-
ing in winters cold-they fall not unheeded.
They are jewels for heavens casket. They
are pledges OF divine sympathy. They ore
tears for Gods bottle. -, -
Again. the Lord preserves the remem-
brance of all paterna1 anxieties. You see a
man from the most infamous surroundings
step out into the kingdom OF God. He has
heard no sermon. He has received no
startling providential warning. What
brought him to this new mind2 This Is the
secret-God looked over the bottle in which
He gathers the tears Of His people, and He
saw parental tear in that bottle which has
been for 40 years unanswered. He said. ''Go
too, now, and let Me answer that tear ~ and
forthwith the wanderer is brought homo to
God.
Oh. this work OF training children for God !!
1t is a tremendous work. Some people think
1t easy They have never tried it. A child
is placsd in the arms Of the young parent. 1t
Is beautiful plaything. You look into the
laughing eyes. You examine the dimples In
the feet. You wonder at its exquisite organ
ism. Beautiful plaything! But on some
nightfall as you sit rocking that little one n
voice seems to fall straight from the throne
of God, saying: "That child is immortal !
The stars shall die, but that is an immortal I!
Suns shall grow old with age and perish, but
that is an immortal"
Now, know with many OF you this is the
chief anxiety. You earnestly wish your
children to grow up rightly, but you find 1t
hard work to make them do as you wish.
You check their temper. You correct their
waywardness In the midnight your pillow Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-21

One day we went to town to visit man
ufactory of cashmere shawls. After "A ter
ribly unattractive approach we clambered
up some stairs and emerged into large
room, full of looms, with about 10 men all
hard at work. One we especially watched.
He had in front Of him nearly 600 shut
ties of different shades and out OF these he
would select one and thread it through ms
many of the fine strands stretched tightly
before him rs his pattern directed, and aft
er so doing he pulled toward him heavy
bar, which pushed the last little cross
thread quite tight, before putting i'll the
next.
In old days one man used to read out the
pattern to all the rest, but now each has his
own design on IA slip of paper in front OF
him. 1t is said that the wavy line SO often
seen in these shawls was originally taken
from the curves of the Jhehm. 1t took
four months, we art told, for two men to
do seven inches Of this wort. one yard
wide, working from in the morning till ,
In the evening every day, so it was hardly
% be wondered at that two yards should
tost nearly Al00-Cornhill Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-21

At one time IL n japanese girl married /,
foreigner she was instantly dccapitated. y
Portuguese gentleman whom we met in
Yokohama related his experience i'll this
direction. He went there 30 years ago and
fell in love with a Japanese girl. Her par
ents warned her OF the fatal consequences
If marrying him. lie was young and ar
dent and she romantic
IF YOU agree to marry me, will die with
You he said.
Then | will marry YOU, die or live" the
pretty maiden said.
IL was Catholic, and he had promised
his parents not to marry ont of his religion.
"Will YOU join the churchy' he asked.
join anything said she We die to-
gether"
They clopecl aud visited the nearest priest
who advised them against their fatal mar
riaMc but to no purpose.
"sShe cannot be baptized, confirmed ami
married all in the same day." said the
priest.
"She must" said the lover
II must, said she, 'for we both die to
morrow morning"
The priest waived few customary rules
to fit the occasion and performed all three
B
the brides life, The mikado decided that
he could not behead the Portuguese, but
| the girl should die. The priest warned him,
saying. She is now II Portuguese, too, and
you would better post pone the decapitation
until you confer with the Portuguese gov
ernmcnt."
Time was granted. The priest persuaded.
The husband pleaded. The Portuguese gov
.rnmeut demanded
After n correspondence which lasted iiv.'
years and in which the British, American
and other conSuls or representatives too&
much interest, the young woman was per
mitted TO live. Mr.. la Rosa, the happy
husband. is now in business with "A famil :
surrounding him.
He, it is said, is the first European who
dared To marry a japanese. Chicago Rec
ord.