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How to Fight Mosquitoes.

sInsect life," late publication
from the Government Printing Office
at Washington, gives the results Of
some experiments in New Jersey to
obtain relief from mosquitoes. Sprin-
king petroleum or kerosene on the
surface of the ponds in which the mos
ouitoes breed has been found to be
effective. A film of oil on the surface
OF the water destroys the larvae that
are ready to emerge, and also any fe-
male mosquitoes that may alight to
deposit their eggs. San Francisco
Examiner.
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WORDS OF WISDOM,

Rather skin carcass for pay in the
public streets than be idly dependent
on charity.
There is nothing in the world which
a resolute man who exerts himself
cannot attain. =
If thou desirest ease in this life,
keep thy secrets undisclosed, like the
modest rosebud.
If thou shouldst find thy friend In
the wrong, reprove him secretly, but
in comany praise him.
As gold is tried by the furnace, and
the bsser metal shown, so the hollow
hearted friend is known by adversely.
Let every man sweep the snow from
before his own doors, and not busy
himself about the frost on his neigh
boris tiles.
A man of little learning deems that
, little great deal frog, lever hay-
ing seen the ocean, considers it's we'll
a great sea. ...
In youth man is deluded by other
ideas than those which delude him in
middle life, and again in his decay he
embraces other ideas.
A wise man takes step at time;,
he establishes one foot before he takes
up the other; an old place should not
be forsaken recklessly.
Scratch yourself with your own nails;
always do your own business, and
when you intend asking for a service
go to person who can appreciate
your merit.
There are three things to beware Of
through life; when man is young,
let him beware of his appetite; when
he is middle-aged, of his passions, and
when old, of covetousness, especially.
As drops of bitter medicine, though
minute, may have salutary force, SO
words, though few and painful, uttered
seasonably, may rouse the prostrata
energies of those who meet misfortune
with dependency. ...
The fish dwell in the depth of the
waters, and the eagles in the sides OF
heaven the one, though high, may be
reached with the arrow, and the other,
though deep, with the hook; but the
heart of man, at foot's distance, can
not be known. ''.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04
RELIGIOUS READING.
MANS EXTREMITY, GODS OPPORTUNITY.

It is often made manifest in the history OF
mankind, that when man most feels his weak
ness and dependence, ,Godmakesthc richestdis-
play OF His Providental care and OF His over
ruling hand. It is also made as manifest that
what God does for man He does by man. He
helps those who help themselves. Joseph
whom his brethren sold into slavery, hoping
never to see his face again, trusting his God
becomes most efficient aid in preserving the
lives Of his brethren. An infant Moses Is
raised up to become the great Hebrew law
Siver under the protecting care OF the very
authority that had given strict orders
for his dissolution. The smooth stone
in tho sling of the STRIPPING David stays the
mighty Goliath and proud army ls put to
flight. The most carefully devised plans or
the jealous king Herod utterly fail to secure
the death of the child Jesus, the promising
king of Israel. The most violent enemy and
prosecutor of the followers of this same Jesus
becomes the most Jealous and successful pro-
moter Of the cause he was determined to de-
stroy. The array of highest ecclesiastical
authority to suppress the voice and writings
of Martin Luther against the errors, vices
and abuses of the church gave increased
efficiency and power to the great work OF he
formation. The effort to suppress religious
freedom to the Puritans drove them to new
continent where their principles have been
thoroughly established and have made it the
glory of all lands.
In the late wonderful exhibition OF the re-
suits of the enterprise, skill, and industry
and wealth of the world there were also i'm
pressive illustrations OF how easily the de-
vices Of the wicked are brought to nauSht
and the glory and pride of man made to lick
the dust This has been brought about by
the very instrumentality that despised the
counsels of Divine wisdom. God makes the
wrath Of man to praise Him, and restraints
the remainder, makes the foolish things OF the
world to confcund the wise, the weak things
those that are mighty. that no flesh should
glory in his presence. In times like these,
when banks arc burdened with deposits, but
the manufactures are closed, the store
houses are wel-provisioned, but the unem-
ployed are crying for bread; business men
are inquiring what can l do, whom can
trust T? is there not an impressive lesson
to be learned, when in addition to all this,
many are being suddenly taken away by
death that something more reliable and en-
during is needed than this world can ahordI
Have not the tens of thousands OF young SOL
diers OF Christ in the ranks of Christian En-
deavor a field open and an argument at hand
for pressing home the claims OF their LORD
and Master2 Underlying all these external
anxieties and wants of multitudes are unXl-
eties of mind and yearnings of soul that can
not be satisfied with anything less than the
provisions of the Gospel and the Water OF
life. Whom does our Lord command TO H.
vite to the feast?-Religious Herald.
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4 New SniD Canal.

TIC Toronto (CInada) Aqueduct Compan;
has secured franchise from tho board OF
wor;s. subject to the approval OF the city
council. which provides. subject to certain
conditions. that the company shall within
ten years construct ship canal from Lake
Ontario to Georgian Bay. and that on this
undertaking work shall be commenced with
in six months after Incorporation that $780,
900 shall be expended oa Il within eighteen
months and 900 within five ycars.
Subject to the carrying out OF this promise
the city grants &C. the company an electric
light, heat and power franchise. the company
paying TO the city treasury FIVE per cent. on
all gross receipts up 20 81 900, 900, and In.
creased percentage beyond thut Oh all light,
hoat or power held In Toronto.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04
A Daisy.

The schooner R. F. Chandler ia q
daisy. She was wrecked in July,
1898, off the Cuban coast, and was
passed bottom up some months later.
A few days ago she was sighted by the
steamer North Anglia, from the Med
iterranean for New York, right sider
up, with foremast and bowsprit still
standing. The next thing to be ex-
pected is that she will come into port
without hailing a pilot. Brooklyn
Citizen. =:
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Greatest OF Bargain Counters.

The highest Offering that is made for tbs
Manufacturers Building ut Jackson Park,
Chicago, a structure that yers more ground
than any other III the world, Is but 0,000,
while Tor the famous Colonnade but s45 Is
rendered. The highest bid OF all the build
Ings Is but SIS, 900 These structures repre-
sent expenditures OF many millions. The
Worlds Tair Commission, which is dispos-
ing OF these eiltces, has u bargain counter
that psyer had rival.
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BURDES-BEARISQ.

That each man has burden to bear. or
toll, OF pain, of trouble. and that his charac-
acter is formed in bearing the burden. is the
fundamental fact Of human life. Unhappiy,
in the vicissitudes of our mortal state, these
burdens u-e OF unequal heaviness. Some
among us are clearly overweiGhted; they are
in danger of being crushed beneath the load
Here is the opportunity of the strong.
SO much of our neighbours burden we may
carry as shall keep him from sinking to the
earth. But when We assume it ALL or, in the
excess of our sympathy, permit him to shirk
the greater part OF it upon us, orkindness be-
comes cruelty. We take away from him the
opportunity of manhood. Ween:ourage him
in saerillcing his integrity to his love of ease.
his soul to his senses.-[W Washington Glad
der.
Instead Of kecncr arguments with which 70
meet unba!ief, W. want more OF Gods love In
-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04
Kapsas's Zig Wolf Crop.

Kansa c,uc,Ies pxid for wolf s:a!Ds s6o''
900 duriaI tav last lour years. The countlcs
havn r1i,. .a"fo zach yelr covered oJ tno re-
porA Tn!. raises the interesting QUESTION
Are soms in.m.rs in the western plrt OF the
State rass.pg wolves u Lou OF sheep!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04

TIE Anglo-Australian Steamships Com
pany by crossing the American continent by
rail, propose to take passengers from Eng.
land to Australia In twenty-five days.
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am nightly encouraged because lind
among other things that while this Chris
tianity has been bombarded for centuries in
fidelity has not destroyed one church, or
crippled ore minister, or uprooted one verse
OF one chapter OF all the Bible. The church
all the time getting the victory, and the shot
and shell OF its enemies nearly exhausted.
have been examining their ammunition
lately. have looked all through their
cartridge boxes. They have not In the last
twenty years advanced one new idea. They
have utterly exhausted their ammunition m
the battle against the church and against
the Scriptures, while the sword OF the Lord
Almighty is as keen as II ever was. We are
just getting our troops into line. They are
coming up in companies, and IN regiments,
and in brigades, and you will hear shout
after awhile that will make the eartn quake
and the heavens ring with "Alleluia Ii
will be this, Forward. the whole line"
And then find another most encouraging
thought in the fact that the secular printing
press and pulpit seem harnessed in the same
team for the proclamation OF the gospel.
Every Wall street banker tomorrow in New
York, every State street banker tomorrow
in Boston, every Third street banker to-mor-
row in Philadelphia. every banker In the
United States, and every merchant VIII nave
in bis pocket treatise on Christianity,
call 10 repentance, tea, twenty or tnlIy
passages OF Scripture in the reports OF ses-
sion preached throughout these cities and
throughout the land to-day. It will be so In
Chicago, so in New Orleans, so in Charles
ton, so IN Boston. 30 IN Philadelphia, 80
everywhere.
I know the tract societies are doing
grand and glorious work, but tell you there
is no power on earth o.day equal to the
factthat the American printing press is TAX
ing up the sermons which are preached to a
few hundred or a few thousand people and
on Monday morning and Monday evening, in
the morning and evening papers, scattering
that truth to the millions. What thought
It Is What an encouragement for every
Christian man!
Besides that, have you noticed that during
the past few years every one OF the doctrines
Of the Bible came under discussion In
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-04

this book has more copies abroad In the
world, II there are five times as many Bibles
abroad as any other book, does not that
show you that the most popular book on the
planet to-dayis the word OF God2
"Oh," say people, the church Is collec-
ton of hypocritea, and it Is losing its power,
and 1t Is fading out from the world" Is it?
A bishop of the Methodist church told me
that that denomination averages two new
churches every day OF the year There are
at least 1900 new Christian churches built in
America every year. Does that look as sthough
the church were fading out, as though 1t
were defunct institution? Which institu-
tion stands nearest the hearts OF the people
OF America to-day? do not care In what
village, or in what city, or what neighbor-
hood you 60. Which institution is it? Is 1t
the postofice? Is it the hotel? Is It the
lecturins hall2 All, you know 1t is not. You
know that the institution which stands near
est to the hearts of the American people is
the Christian church. Ifyou have ever seen
a church burn down, you have seen thou
eands OF people standing and looking at it
-people who nsvrr 90 into church-the
tears raining down their cheeks. Thewhole
story is told.
liberia sweeps your children OF whom do
you send for2 The postmaster, the attorney
General, the hotel-keeper. alderman No;
YOU send for minister OF this Bible region
And If you have not a room in your house
for the obsequies, what building do you So
lieit2 DO you say, "Give me the finest room
fn the hotel?" Do you say. "Give me that
theatre7" Do you say, "Give me place IN
that public building, where I can lay my
dead for little while until we say a prayer
over it2" No. You say, "Glve US the mouse
OF God"
. And II there Is q song to be sung at the
obsequies, what do you want? What does
ANYBODY want3 1.-The Marseillaise" hymn2
sdod Save the Queenp" Our OVID grand
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
The Slow Growth of Terrapin.

EAsToN, Md, Jan. 25--In 1890 Thos.
Winter bottom caught diamond back
terrapin in Rigby's creek, three and u
half inches long on the bottom sLell. He
cut the length and width on the
shell with a knife and let it go. A few
days ago he caught the same terrapin
about mile from where he had caught
it first, and found that it had grown
but a half inch in three years, and he
of st. Michael's, recently shipped u
flour barrel full of diamond backs
which netted him over $500.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
Sensational SANDER suit.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Jan. 30. Tho
trial of n $40, 600 SANDER suit here filled
not ONLY the superior courtroom. but
also the corridors of the courthouse.
with witnesses and friends of the in
terested parties from the southern part
of the county, where the defendant is
wealthy farmer. The suit was brought
by Olivia j. Hamilton, wife of Charles
III. Hamilton. The court ordered that
a male stenographer be secured, instead
stenographer, to take the testimony
The proceedings We're postponed until
male stenographer could be brought
from another city.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25

TOPEKA, Jan. 25.-Mary E. Lease
has written number of letters to Pop
ulists throughout the state informing
them that She is preparing to ho.d
seven meetings in the state. one in each
congressional district, for the purpose
of denouncing Governor Lewelling and
his administration. She gives no ont
line of her speech in her letters. but it
is presumed that if she carries out her
purpose she will make public the al
legged charges she has frequently al
luded to recently. that the administra-
ton has been corrupt in handling the
gambling evil in Wyandotte county
and that there has been crookedness at
the penitenitary.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
CLAIMED BY MEXICO.
A Move Made to Secure Some
Valuable Lands.
THREE ISLANDS ARE IN DISPUTE.

Though Commonly Considered a Part Of
aitlers They Have Never Been Trans
ferrcd to the United States settlers
Pay No Tribute to Any Country.
CITY OF MEXICO Jan. %. A move
ment is on foot in Mexico to annex
portion of what is commonly consid-
cred to be southern California to this
republic. 1t is claimed that the relin-
quishment of the California archipelago
off the coast of southern California has
never been made either by Spain or
Mexico to the United States, and that
the islands comprising it very properly
are Mexican soil. The three islands to
which the claim is made in particular
are those of Santa Catarna, Santa Rosa
and Santa Cruz. A committee has been
appointed at the instigation of the Geo
graphical and Statistical association of
Mexico to push the claims of the repub-
lie to possession of these islands. The
memb ers of the committee are Seniors
Angel NJ. Dominguex, Trinidan-San-
chez Santos and Isadoro Epsin.
The claim is made that ON the trans
fer of California to the United States
these islands were not included. No
clause in the transfer. it is said, can be
found having reference to them, and
the same will hold if "A search of records
be made by which the state of Caifor
MIA in turn defined its limits and gem
eral regulations. The most diigent in
vestigation fails to show that Califor-
MIA has the slightest claim to these
islands. except that they are al jacent
to the coast and naturally tributary to
that state They lie off the coast from
Is to 30 or 40 miles and are consider
able in their extent as well as being
quite productive. Tho settlers hold
their possessions by the rule of squat
tiers rights and have come from the adj
jacent coast. They pay no tribute to
either the United States or Mexico SO
far as known here and have the other
advantages and disadvantages of a resi-
dence in II mo mans land" Mexico
will now step in and ask if there be any
reason why the flag of the south should
moi float over the islands and their in
Eabitants be under the rule of and pay
tribute to this republic.
The committee is already at work
making it's preparations for laying
claim to the archipelago for the pur-
pose of annexing the islands to Mexico.
1t is not known what course will be
pursued, but the plan as outlined will
begin with reference to the treaties of
the year 1919 and 1913, as we'll as the
general delimitation agreements in eff
feet.
The Mexican government has not as
yet given official expression as to its
course i'll the matter, but if the claims
prove correct on fuller investigation,
will then probably promptly lay the
matter before the government of the
United States. and ask that Mexico be
given peaceable possession of the
islands
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. %. The
bondsmen of ex-City Treasurer Fitz-
patrick. VINO was found to be $4,000
short, have learned that they are also
losers by reason of the failure of John
S. Beach, the private banker, who
is now under Indictment. Fitzpatrick
turned over his property to his bonds
men, and Beach was made chairman of
? committee to dispose of it and apply
the proceeds to the rein bursement of
the bondsmen. 1t is thought that fully
$1,000 of this money is yet to be &C
counted for
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
Coasters Crushed.

CHIPPEWA FALLS Wis, Jan. 25.-A
very bad accident occurred here to
eight boys who were coasting here
They collided with horse, which was
thrown from his feet upon the load of
boys. Barney Seigrist was injured,
perhaps fatally. sustaining concus-
sion of the brain; Harry Weber, leg
broken: Dan Herring, skull fractured.
and the other boys more or less bruised.
1t has not been decided where to place
the blame. The boys were using the
hill under the permission of the police.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
Beaten and Robbed by Tramps.

FORT SCOTT, Kan, Jan. 5.--Three
tramps entered the grocery store owned
by c. b. Messenger in this city and
asked for some tobacco. Mr.. Messen-
ger was the only person in the store,
and as he turned to wait on them they
Jumped over the counter and grabbed
him by the throat. He struggled with
them, but while two of them beat and
choled him almost into insensibility.
the other plundered the store, taking
all the money out of the safe, finally
going through his pockets and taking
his pistol and watch. He is an aged,
decrepit man. ana was left helpless on
the floor but soon revived and gave the
alarm. The police and a crowd of citi-
zens are in pursuit of the tramps, and
if caught they will be handled roughly
by the indignant crowd.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25

VINITA, l. T., Jan. %. A gang of
train robbers, of which Bob Rogers
was the leader, was located by officers
at the home of Rogers, on Big creek.
30 miles from here, and were pounced
down upon while asleep in IA house.
Bob Rogers and "Dynamite Jack" were
captured unhurt. dynamite Jacks"
brother, Kiowa, was killed. and Willis
Brown was so severely wounded that
his death is expected. None of the Of
fcers were hurt. This is presumed to
be the outfit who successfully robbed
the Kansas and Arkansas Valley train
at Seminole short time since, and two
days before that made AN unsuccessful
attempt on Missouri, Kansas and
Texas train at Kelso.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
A Rich Mineral Strike,

GALENA, Ills, Jan. %. George Wool
ridge and Casper Hardy are mining II
mile this side of Sinsinawa Mound, end
have struck IL flat opening and have
cross cut it more than 60 feet north and
south and found no walls yet. They
are drifting east, and taking out min
eral of rich galena ore in Jumps of from
II to 20 pounds in great quantities.
The land on which they are at work
was bought by New York syndicate
years ago and operated short time and
then abandoned.
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Raided by burglars.

GIRARD. Kan. Jan. 35.-The hard
ware and implement store of e.. II.
Barker of this city was Durglarzed.
The store was entered from a rear win
dow The robbers succeeded in get
ting away with over $3.50 worth of sill
verware, cutlery, etc. After hay
ing robbed the hardware store
they made raid on the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe depot.
blowing open the company's safe and
securing about Sl20 in cash. 1t is the
supposition that the burglars were pro-
fessionals, as number of drills, etc. =,
were found in the hardware store after
the robbery. No clew to the robbers
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
Southern Pacific Tunnelins.

SAN LUIS, Cal. Jan. 25.-The great
tunnel through Santa Lucia mountains.
which the Southern Pacific company
has been boring for more than year
past, has been pierced. 1t is nearly 1000
feet long, and is the third finished of
seven tunnels which the fpad had to
make to complete the line to this point.
The remaining four are short ones, and
ell will be finished before March /.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
Bank Officer, to Be Prosecuted.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Congressman
Gresham has been working for some
time to secure assistant counsel for the
government in the prosecution of the
officers of the Ninth National bank of
Dallas and the defunct Rockwell bank.
indicted for matters growing out of the
failure of the banks The department
of justice has notified Mr. Gresham
that Mr.. Short lawyer of Dallas, who
is acquainted with the affairs of the
banks, will be engaged by it to assist in
the prosecution of said officers.
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Securities Sacrificed.

DENVER, Jan. 25.-Receiver Griffith
of the Western Farm and Mortgage
company, was not ready to present his
final report to the court, and was
document. In regard to the sale of the
company's securities, which Judge AL
len authorized, the receivers reported
that paper which represented face
value of nearly 100000 was sold to
A. Macarthur for $500 net.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-25
Tho Postage Stamp Contract.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Postmaster
General Bissell has fixed upon the Goth
instant as the date for hearing of the
bidders for the postage stamp contract
Claude M. Johnson, chief of the bureau
of engraving, which has submitted Il
bid for the contract, will probably APP
pear for that bureau, and both the
American Bank Note company of New
York and the Charles S. Steel company
OF Philadelphia will be represented.
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Troops Are Ready.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.--General A.
d. McCook has been notified of tele-
gram received by the war department.
from the Mexican government giving
warning of an apprehended raid
across the Rio Grande into Mexican
territory. General McCook replies that
the troops are stationed south of Silver
City and Fort Raynard, where no ban
dts can cross the river.