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sY,ocal option means Tar more than the
FIGHT of a city to settle its own excise sys-
fem: Il means that civic freedom with
which comes the education of a civic con.
science.
1.-THE Christian Endeavor council which
has lust closed in Brooklyn called for the
permanency OF the existing laws. Chris
ltian churches in council assembled echo
this demand, and refuse to consider the
question of modifying these laws. IL
seems to me that such course Is serious
mistake.
"Such a total closing of saloons through
a whole Sunday has never been perma-
nently achieved in any large city OF western
Christendom London has the reputation
of being the most stringent in its Sabbath
observance of any city in Europe, but in
London the saloons are open during the
afternoon and evening.
"Heretofore, in all attempts to regulate
the liquor traffic on Sunday, our COM
munity. in common with other communi-
ties. has been content with partial en-
forcement of Sunday closing. Closing the
saloons during the morning, they have
been left open under proper restrictions
during the latter portion of the day. This
has been the course practically pureued in
can recall, whatever may have been the
laws upon the statute books. This pre-
sents possibility of enforcement perman-
emily, and to that extent lessons the evil
of intemperance and pays due regard to
Sunday.
Total Suppression Impossible.
sAll sane attempts to regulate the
iiouor traffic on Sunday In great towns
l. lett, ah hotx tho
drinks which arc offered, prohibiting the
sale OF ardent spirits and allowing the sale
of beers and light wines. The present
laws in New York make no such distinc-
tion. Such total suppression through
the whole Sunday is not now achieved,
even on Mr. Roosevclt's own testimony
He claims that 80 per cent of the saloons
are closed. Those who live in regions
principally occupied by saloons would
allow a much less percentage than this.
ssThe law cannot be enforced beyond the
point where the conscience and the will OF
q community are behind 1t. Law Is not
the driving wheel of reform, IL is the
ratchet wheel. 1t holds the gains made
by the public sense of the community.
"The temperance aspect OF the question
As. in reality, nothing less than the old
prohibition doctrine aprlied to one day
cut Of the seven. Prohibition on one day
out of seven will share the fate of prohibi-
tion through the seven days.
''The law will break down in the future
as 1t has broken down in the past. Pri-
vate clubs will take the place OF the sa-
looms. The side doors will be opened
when the front doors are closed. All man.
ner of shifts to evade the law will obtain.
The result will be morally worse than
from the attempts TO enforce practical
resistance Of the Sunday traffic.
1--WE should have the old demoraliza-
tion of the community through the fail
ure to enforce the laws upon the statute
books; we shall have worse liquors sold
under worse conditions, resulting In worse
drunkenness.
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CAPITA. Dead ana crew Sick.

NEW York. Oct. l4.-Norwegian bark
Figaro. from Batavia and Padang, re-
oorts that on Oct. II, 30 miles northeast Of
Cane Henry, she spoke the schooner Laura
l. Sprague Of Rockland. Me-, from
Brunswick. Ga. for Boston, with q cargo
Of lumber. The Sprague's chief mate re-
ported that Captain Wixon had died Of
supposed malaria, and that four members
of the Grew were suffering from the dis
ease.
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UurentIemanIy Taillon.

MONTREAL, Oct. l4.-Premicr Tallion
of Quebec at a bye-election meeting was
dilating on the evils of the Mercier regime
when someone exclaimed: "Mercer's
dog is deadl" Taillon Immediately re-
Joined; II hope that he has not left a
bitch TO bring forth another such brood"
Joseph Mercier, the dead premier's
brother, states that the first time no meets
Premier Taillon he will spit In the latter's
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Left CIothing behind Him.

Boston, Oct. li,-Charles II Blaney, a
crayon artist, is supposed to have com
mitted suicide by drowning In the Charles
river His clothes were found az the river
end of Berkeley street, and from letters
found In the pockets 1t is supposed that he
had been drinking heavily.
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pldn,, Like Sing sing.

SING SING, Oct. i4.-Frank NJ. Decker, a
convict, sentenced TO Sing Sing prison
Aug. l6, 1893 for four years and three
months for grand larceny in New York
city. escaped Saturday night. Decker.
as an exemplary prisoner, was stationed In
the warden's private apartments as a
earyant
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A Sign of Friendship.

BERLIN, Oct. 14-Emperor William yes
terday received Prince Lobanoff. the Rus.
sian minister OF foreign affairs and Chan.
cellor Won Hohenlohe at Hubertustock
This visit must be regarded as a return
visit Of Chancellor Won Hohenlohe TO the
caar and es8 sign n! improved relations.
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Nervous PrOstratiOn
Cured by DR.. Miles Nervine.

Prolonged arrangement OF the nervous
system not only Affects the brain and men
tai powers, but develops disease in some OK
the vital organs. The most dangerous OF
these indirect results is when the heart Is
affected. This was the case of the Rev. n.
II. Surface, Fawn River. Mich, who writes
under dateof Feb. H. 1895:
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WESTERLY, r. L., Oct. li.-G B. Mathe.
son, one OF the crew Of the schooner Han
nah Blackman, was scraping the topmast,
when the chain-chair broke, letting him
fall 75 feet lie was Instantly killed.
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SARAeossA. Spain, Oct. 4.-Senor Cas-
rellanos, Spanish minister for the colonies.
SAYS that the relations between Spain and
the United States are very cordial. and
that he has received letter from Secre-
tary Olncy denying the rumors that the
United States had recognized The insur-
cents as belligerents
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Mn.nn. sIlnr. thc Lo...

DULUTH. Oct. li.-Thc Temple Opera
House was burned yesterday morning
The loss Is tiU0O00 The Masonic hall ex.
tended across tho thcetcr on tho sixth
iloor, and the loss 10 them Is heavy.
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Lool.lnr Over sIberIan Pronertr.

vLADIwsrocK. Oct l4-An American
scientific expedition has arrived here TO
inspect the siberian railway The gov.
srnment will grant them full facility for
accomplishing their work
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IIen.r Gold I,nnorts.

NEW YORK, OcL 1.-THE exports Of
specie from ;hc port Of New York last
week amounted TO Si25,7lO In gold aud
s594, $50 In silver. The imports were;
Gold, sli3,C4s; silver. 1884.
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over Six Score Deaths a Day.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. li-oiiicial re-
turns for the last fortnight In September
show that there were during that time
s2s9 new cases and 1901 deaths from
cholera In the province OF Volhynia.
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wrote religious Poems.

LONDON, Oct. i4.-Mrs. j. Alexander,
Che poetess, wife Of the Rt. Rev. William
A. Alexander. is dead. She was the author
Of Moral Songs" Hymns for Children"
and Poems on Old Testament sub
fecte
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CovsTAHTINoPLE. Oct. li-A report has
reached the patriarchato that two Arme.
mans were murdered on leaving the
Koumkapou church during the evacuation
of the churches by the Armenian refugees
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Friendly Duel For Championship.

LAWRENCE. Mass, Oct. l4.-Articles OF
agreement were signed here last night for
a contest with French foils, for a silver
cup and the championship of the world,
between the present champion, j. A. Nc
CURE Of New York, and William II. Rus
sell OF this city. The time and place o.
tbe coases' h--n scrced upon.
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HABASA, Oct IA r Over 100 persons
were drowned in the food which followed
the recent hurricane ~ the Nuelta Abaio
district
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PFKIS, Oct l4-Some Of the Moham.
medan rebels in the province of Kan-Su
have captured the city Of Lam -Chu, the
capital Of the province
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snd Commercial Printing done at short notice
a. News Job of1oss ~ south Water street.
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Vacation Sketches |!
Written for THE NEWS by the Boys and
Girls of the Grammar Schools OF Provi-
dence. Prize Winners to be announced
Mt
SELECTED STORY No. !.
SELECTED STORY No. !.
SUMMER DIVERSIONS
MAY BELLE MCINTYRE (Age 12).
28S Potter's Avenue.

To THE EDITOR OF The NEWS:
SIR-I left Providence June Goth in the
morning and arrived at Brunswick, Me-,
late in the evening. On July 4 l had a
party and had a great many fireworks IN
the evening. On Juy 20 left Brunswick
for Dresden, Me-, and remained there
one week. then took the train for Bos-
ton and stayed there three hours. then
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DEATHS.

MILLER.-The Rev. John Miller who fir ON a
period before, during and just after the war
resided in Lexington, died of pneumonia at
his home in Princeton, N. j., Sunday morn
ing, A pri 14th.
He was seventy-six years OF age and was a
son of Re V. Dr. Samuel Miller long professor
in Prince to d Theological seminary. He mar
ried Mrs. Sally Mcdowell, daughter of Gov
James Mcdowell of ROckbridge county, Dur
ing his residence in Lexington he preached
for Fairfield, Timber Ridge and CoIlierstown
Presbyterian churches hear Lexington. At
the opening of the war he enlisted in the Con-
federate army as captain o. a company organ
lied at Fairfield known as the Ind Rockbridge
artillery, and served with it for some time.
is still living.
PAINTER-Near Mt. Crawford. Thursday
April 18th, after long illness of rheumatism
and nervous affection, Miss Cora Painter,
daughter of Mr.. roman US Painter, aged 20
years, months, and 2S deyS.
BELL.-Mr Robert S. Bell of this city wIo
had been for some tine ~ tolle Ieslfl.
died at IL o'clock Wednesouy nisl1. Ami
I7th aged 55 years leavine three .olIoIen
He was a brother IL. v Lllsn Len c1 Mt.
funeral fro III the First Presbyterian
church at 3 D. ~ Friday April 10th. Rev. A.
VI. Fraser offc1at1ng. lnterlnent in Thorn
rose cemetery.
KERR At the home of her son-in law, Mr.
John H. Sites, with whom she and her aged
husband lived, near Fort Defiance, sudden
ly. on Wednesday, April 18th, Mrs. Eliza
Ke +, wife of Mr.. John err. in the 73rd year
of her age. Whilst engaged in arranging
curtain III her room, she fell and expired al
most instantly.
She is survived by her husband who is up
wards OF 80 years of age, her daughter, Mrs.
job III. Sites, and her son. John Kerr, Jr.
She was one of the Oldest members of the
old Augusta Stone church, and after funeral
services at her home by her pastor, Rev. N.
van Devent r. the remains we're. laid to rest
IN the cemetery OF that church on Thursday
IN the presence of large number OF neigh
bOrs and friends.
DUNRlGH April 18th, near Stauntou, Miss
florence Outright. aged about 70 years.
lnterment in Thornrose cemetery.
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THE ALABAMA LYNCHING.
Horrible Crime for which Five Negroes
Were Hanged

GREENvILLE. ALA, April 22.-The
sheriff has made an investigation of
the lynching of the five colored men
and women charged with the murder
and burning of Watts Murphy, but was
unable to ascertain who composed the
mob.
The persons lynched confessed their
guilt and gave an account of the crime.
One of the men knocked Mr.. Murphy
down. Others beat him into insensi-
bility, after which they carried his
body to a log heap. The women piled
brush on the body and set fire to the
pile. One of them said Murphy turned
over after the hair had been burned
off his head. Wood was added to the pile
until everything was consumed but the
heart and liver. These refused to burn
and were taken away and buried. The
first clue to the whereabouts of the
missing man was obtained by the find
ing of the teeth and few bones; which
resulted in the arres1and con feSsion.
The murderers were Calvin IQfAnson,
Frederick Douglas, James CALHOUN,
Sim Jernigan, Mary Davis and a wo-
man called jenny
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Nine Horses Burned to Death.

At Suffolk, Va, at o'clock Friday
morning the livery and sale stables of
Junius 7. Parker, on Sycamore street,
were destroyed by fire, nine horses
perishing in the flames. The fire had
been under way some time when dis
covered, and, although the department
responded promptly, the building could
not be saved, but the fire was prevent
ed from spreading. Several of the
horses were gotten out of the stables,
but rushed back inta their stalls and
were burned to death. Only five were
saved out Of fourteen in the stables. A
carload of hay was also burned The
origin of the fire is a mystery, as there
were no lights in the building, nor had
there been any fire in it for several
days. Mr.. Parker's loss is estimated al
about $1,000, with no insurance. He
had an offer of 81 600 for pair of the
horses that he lost
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FOR TREASURER.

We, the undersigned citizens of Augusta.
county, believing that no man has a life lease
on any county office, hereby call upon Col n
}. W1lllams TO announce himself as a candi-
date for the Office of County Treasurer and
promise that we VIII use ali fair means to Sc
cure his election on the 23rd of May next
). +. HouSer, ]. W. Msh, William Steele T. A
SNYDER, John T. Hanger. John NJ Doyle. I Y
walton L. NJ. Moore, D. S. Condor, A. a. Ar
hold, JACOB Arehart, and many others.
To L. F. Houser, j. W. Mish, William Steele.
J. A Snyder, John 4. Hanger, John NJ DOYLE,
j. V. walton, j. NJ. Moore ID. s. Condor Jacob
Arehart and others Gentlemen:
IN answer TO your very fattering call beg
leave TO say that fully concur with you in the
opinion that no man has life lease on any
county Office And thereby announce mysejf
urer, in the election to be held May 23rd next.
ana promise If elected to perform the duties
or said office to the best of nv ability Al Il
also promise If elected to disburse the county
schoOl FUNDS free OF charge, believing that tnat
provision or our law allowing the county
treasurer commission of two per cent as
provided In Sec 1449 of the Code for disbursing
should be stricken from our statute hooks.
and as above stated, viii disburse the same
free OF charge. Very respectfully
april 2i-Vde HAZEL J. WILLIAMS.
To the Voters of augusta County:
announce myself candidate for re cleo
ton to the office OF COUNTY JREAsUREl, at the
port. l have done my best to perform the
duties of the office faithfully for the past
twelve years, ana If ele trd, will use my best
efforts to that end in the future.
Very respectfully,
mar 27-tde J. N. MCFARLAND.
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ToTest the Ordinance.

To test the Market House ordinance which
lnhibits the sale of fresh meat anywhere in
the city other than at the market house, Mr.
Lee Knowles took out a general merchants
license and opened a store ON South Augusta
street where he exposed fresh meat for sale in
violation of the said ordinance, for which he
fined S. and costs, from which his counsel
Turner K. Hackman, moved to take an ap
peal, when the Mayor said he would take time
to consider it.
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HIGhwAYMAN SHOT. A despatch

HIGhwAYMAN SHOT. A despatch
from Bristol of April Goth says
while Aaron Hamilton, of Buchan-
an county, was en- route from his home
to Tazewell Court House he was inter-
cepted in a mountainous portion of
the county by Bill Jerolds. noted
outlaw, from Pike county, Kentucky.
When Hamilton reached certain
part of the road Jerolds began firing
from ambush. Hamilton whipped
out his pistol and put several balls in
Jerolds' body. When the conqueror
walked up to the outlaw to assertion
the extent of his wounds the latter
begged for his life, thinking the man
was going to finish him. Hamilton
had started to Tazewell to put several
thousand dollars in the bank. Jerolds
had learned this from an employee.
The doctors say Jerolds cannot live.
The Tennessee House on Monday
adopted a resolution, previously passed
by the Senate, favoring the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of Is to /.
The London grand jury has found
true bill against Oscar Wilde, and his
trial was set down for Friday next at
the Old Bailey.
Fire in Duquesne, Pa, Monday, de-
stroyed large portion of the business
section. The loss is estimated at
$4,000
The Emperor of Japan has congratu-
lated the peace plenipotentiaries upon
the result of the treaty of peace with
China, and has also issued a proclama-
ton to the people upon the same sub
iect. A denial is made of the reported
alliance with China.
Among the effects captured by the
British column which has relieved
Chitral was letter from firm in Bonn
bay offering to supply Umra Khan
with every kind of modern weapon
The incident has made sensation
in military circles in India.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more prompt
adapting the worlds best products tt
the needs of physical being, will attest
tie value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
art to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effcctually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
noys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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Mr.. George Carlisle, brother of the
Secretary of the Treasury, died on
Thursday at his home, in Indepen-
dence, KY, aged fifty-seven years.
HON. JOHN S. WIsE.-Mr. John s..
Wise, formerly of Virginia, but now of
New York, has been employed by the
Norfolk Pilot. of which Rev. Sam.
Small until recently was editor, as
counsel in the libel suit brought against
t by Mr., Massey, superintendent of the
public schools OF Virginia.
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eurzon- Letter Nuptials in Washington.

The wedding of Hon. George Ma
thaniel Curzon, NJ. P, and Miss Mary
Letter, was celebrated at st. Johns
Episcopal church at 11:3H Monday
amid scenes of much brilliancy and the
presence of such a distinguished as
semblage of cabinet officers, diplomats
governors and bishops, as to give the
event the character of public cere-
mony. The wedding has been long
anticipated, as it marked another in
ternational union, Mr.. Curzon being
conservative member of the House OF
Commons, formerly under-secretary
for India, under the Salisbury minis
try, and the successor to his fathers
title of Lord Scarsdale, while Miss
Letter has been counted among the
beauties of the National Capital and is
a typical American girl.
JOHN WEBER KILLED-At Salem,
last Sunday, John Weber, aged 10
years, was killed by freight train.
~ AAoA ooCh W OuLAudy -oOhOOif q ohOi
distance above the station, and at
tempted to ride to the depot on a
freight train that was passing at a
rather slow rate of speed. In board
ing the train he slipped and fell and
the wheels passed over both legs about
midway between the knee and thigh.
He died six hours after the accident
LIQUOR IN AFRICA AND MADAGAs
CAR The Rev. j. A. B. Wilson, Pas
tor of the 18th st. M. E. Church in
New York City, spoke last Sunday
night on Reform" and in the course
OF his remarks. he said
1.-The hand of Providence" he said.
has entered the liquor question in
the calendar of the worlds court to be
adjudicated at once. The liquor ques-
ton is not only paramount in this coun.
try, but even in Africa and Madagas-
car. For every single person saved in
those countries a thousand are de-
bauched by liquor sent by Christian
America and England. 1t were really
better that those countries had never
seen Christian. Yearly liquor costs
this city thirteen thousand people,
and nearly two hundred thousand all
tho -
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NJ AR RgACES

LAM-W Wednesday, April 18th, by
Rev. !. NJ Schreckhise, Mr.. James E. Lam, of
Rockbridge county, to Miss Fannie X. b. W.
Wiseman, of Augusta county.
MAPHIS-CONWAY. Charlottesville, a
the Methodist church, Wednesday morning,
April 18th, by Rev. Frank Strother, of Shep-
herdstOwn, WA, uncle of the bride, assist
ed by Rev. DR.. A. C. Bledsoe, DIR. Samuel
Wellington Maphis, OF near Chicago, to Miss
Lula Lewis Conway, daughter of Mrs. S. j.
Conway. of Charlottesville.
HART-ANDERSON.-In Washington, We'd
nesday morning, April 18th, Mr. Matthew G
Hart to Miss Jennie Anderson. of Louisa
county. The groom is son of Mr. s. j. Hart
or Albemarle and is a clef k for Mr.. j. G.
Matthews of Charlottesville
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Trouble in Winchester.

The Washington correspondent of
Alex. Gazette, under date of April 2ond,
says
"a gentleman from Winchester. here
to-day, says there was great excitement
there last Friday at the democratic
primary for councilmen, who will have
control of the large requests recently
made to that town, and that at night
it reached fever heat and resulted in
regular knock down and drag out hand
and foot encounter between the Alex
ander and Ward factions, the latter
having been defeated by one vote"
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Trip to the Natural Bridge.

On Monday, twenty or more of the pupils
of the Augusta Female Seminary of this city,
paid a visit to the Natural Bridge in Rock
bridge county, one of the great natural Curl
osities of the world. After admiring its gran
deur and sublimity, and exhausting their
vocabulary of expressions of wonder, they
may calculate have many thousands of al
most countless years it required for the little
stream-Cedar creek-which passes under it
to carve that magnificent arch.
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EIGHT BEAUTIFUL PICTURES FREE.

To secure the names and addresses of lovers
OF flowers the Excelsior Seed Co., 4S6 Grand St..
New York, are making the following offer =
To anyone, lover OF flowers, sending their
name and address and enclosing fSame with
one other name of friend and &c stamps
for expenses, etc. they will send combina
ZION package of 10 different varieties OF beau
garden, and with same y beautiful engrayinys
superbly executed in coIOrs and genuine
works of Art. without line of advertising up
on tnem charges prepaid. Send at once as
stock of pictures are limited. apr 2I-2ts