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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-12

George L. Wellington is Of German par
entage and was born in Cumberland, Md, on
January %, 1852. He attended German
school for brief time. but Is otherwise self
educated. When he was twelve years old ne
began work in canal store in Cumberland.
In 1870 he was employed us a clerk, and
later became teller of the Second
National Bank. of Cumberland. In 1882
he was appointed Treasurer OF Alle-
gany County and served until 1888. being
again appointed in 1890. He was delegate
to the Republican National Conventions OF
1884 and 1888. In 1889 he was nominated by
the Republicans for Controller of Maryland,
but was defeated after an active campaign,
in which he polled one of the largest votes
ever given to candidate OF his
party on the State ticket. In July,
1890. President Harrison appointed him
Assistant United States Treasurer at
Baltimore. Mr.. Wellington was nominated
for Congress by the Republicans OF the Sixth
District in 1892, but was defeated by W. NJ:
McKaig. In 1894 he was nominated and
electedto the Fifty-fourth Congress. Mr.
wellington will succeed Senator Charles 81.
Gibson, and his term will begin on March 4,
1907
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Elephants as Ronstabouts.

The man in Florida who has con.s
ceived the idea of using elephants In
connection with the saw milling opera
tions is perhaps more deserving Of;
praise than humorous criticism. Al
though the idea of elephant labor IN
this countey is at first q startling one,
and likely to bring down the condem-
nation Of trades unions and organized
labor, it is nevertheless practicable,
inssmuch as this kind of labor has In
India been demonstrated, to be one OF
the most economical and valuable I
methods which can be employed IN
numbering operations there.
In India elephants perform work
about the sawmill with almost human
intelligence. The labor is cheap, as
the elephant will work for his board
and never strike, and at the same time
perform the work of many mem. They
not only work about the lmilE and
yard, but propel logs in the streams
and carry them on shore. Fhe trunk
of the elephant, which the observer
would conceive to be the soft and ten,
der portion of the huge brutessan-l
atomy, can, in reality, be as hard as
steel at the will of its owner and be-
ing possessed of great strength. .obeys
the will of the driver. The elephant
will easily carry piece OF timber
weighing ton and half, but it the,
weight be over that he will absolutely
refuse to pull in which event, another
elephant is pressed into service and
the load is evenly divided. II the
piece be light the elephant will bal
ance it upon his tusks, and throwing
his trunk about the piece, will carry
it rapidly to whatever portion OF the
yard is desired, place it upon the pile
and adjust it with perfect nicely. In
time he goes to work of his own ac-
cord at the sounding OF the whistle.
and when the whistle blows at night
will positively refuse to perform any
more labor. Thus it is within the
possibilities that oxen and mules may
be retired, and that the loud.voiced
Florida hand who urges the patient
mule with blows of blacksnake whip
will cease this labor, and perched upon
the back of an elephant, armed with
pointed iron prod, will do the heavy
work required in the sawmill yard. =
| Tha Tim mbarman.
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A Mountain OF Pure Sulphur.

The recently discovered sulphur de-
posits in the southern Cocopah range
of mountains. on the eastern side OF
Lower California. are said to consist
of mountains of almost pure sulphur.
A. Goodbe, banker of Ensenads, who
returned to San Diego from visit to
the deposits. says the sulphur y ssi
per cent. pure, and in its natura! stsse
is fit for, ordinary commercial use,
especially for che manufacture Of sul-
phuric acid. At one>place-there is q
bluff fofpracticslly pure sulphur fifteen
feet high and $50 feet wide, and at
the foot of this bluff shaft has been
sunk sixty feet deep into pure sulphur.
The sulphur can be shovelled into
sacks and put on the market In its
natural state. New York Sun.
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A NEW MACHINE GUN.
One OF American Design and Manufac'
ture Adopted for tho Navy.

One OF American Design and Manufac'
ture Adopted for the Navy.
The Ordnance Department Of the United
States Navy has adopted machine gun, de-
signed by Americans and manufactured Dy
Americans for the use OF the American Navy
and has entered into contract for the i'm.
mediate purchase OF fifty OF them for prac.
tical test on board ship. with the intention
ofpurchasing further supplies Us they may De
needed. The new arm was adopted by the
department after q series of competitive
tests, In which six similar guns were tried.
most of them reing oil foreign design OF
manufacture. further test will bs made
Of the Maxim gun, and 1t is possible that
number OF that type will be purchased lol
the navy.
The accepted gun Is the invention Of Jonr
n. and Matthew F. Browning. OF oSaeE'
Utah. and Is described rs gas.operaei,nS.
breech-ioadiug gun. 1t belongs TO the CHS
of guns in which the gas produced oy eN.
ploSiou, after it has given sufnSien!
velocity to the proiectile. is further utilized
as 4 means for operating the pretcI
mechanism. This process enables rapiu anu
successive firing by automatic means, iea'-
ing the operator the simple work OF llrins
the first shot and furnishing supply OF
cartridges to the gun, which continues lrlhs
so long as the supply of ammunitiou iasIs.
The guns are light, AM VIII De O! Sseas
service to landing parties and for attacks
made in small boats. On the warshipS tiey
will bs placed in thu military tops and III
other parts OF the superSrructure, Where they
can be used with great destructive euect.
The Colt Arms Company Is Interested III the
manufacture Of the gun, anu the contract
for q supply has bcen made with that com
Danv.
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SUGGESTED EXHIBITS.

Atter the demonstration OF the New York
liuuor trade before the election a sensible
citizen wrote to the New York Herald sug-
costing certain exhibits as appropriate In
LIQUOR parade. We commend the suggested
EXHIBITS to the managers Of the Berlin Indus
trial Exposition to be held in October OF this
year at which a prominent place will be
given to malt liquors, brewing and kindred
business. The suggested exhibits are as fol-
lows:
"A dray bearing a woman and children.
from some drunkard's home. No label.
"a dozen or more men walking behind this
dray, who have been ruined by rum; now
known as tramps. No label.
IA wagon such as is used for conveying
wild beasts with circus, containing q man
In convict's clothes. Label State Prison;
Eighty per cent. OF all crime caused by Rum.'
"Another van OF the same description con-
tanning a maniac might follow, appropriately
Labelled More Fruits OF Rum
SIS 1t right to parade the glitter and splen-
dor OF traffic without presenting also the
awful results OF that traffic?"
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A Large Block OF Virgin Gold.

The branch of the Bank of Mon
treal in New York City has received
from the Caribou mine, at Kootani,
British Columbia, the second largest
block of gold that has ever passed
through the New York Assay Office.
It is IN the form of sugar loaf.
weighs 2435 ounces, and is valued at
s4l,s5 The bank also received.from
the Horsehy mine, in the same section.
gold brick weighing 1511 ounces.
valued at S26, $50. The metal is virgin
gold, of a greenish tint-similal to
Australian gold.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
UNCONSCIOUS GOODNESS.

How refreshing 1t Is to live In the same as-
mosphere with thoroughly good person,
who Is all unconscious OF his own goodness!
Virtue seems mover quite virtue unless 1t has
this exquisite aroma OF self-forgetfulness, this
perfectly natural and spontaneous quality OF
being unaware Of its own existence and hap
PLY indifferent to the recognition OF Itself.
1t has been said that religion tends to make
good people too conscious OF themselves and
their goodness. because 1t cultivates In them
n subjective, contemplative piety that by its
very nature must be self-consclous.
Lhat II there Is slight grain OF truth
but we do deny that the assumption justifes
the conclusion. Granted that religion makes
a good man contemplalive, that 1t makes
h!m aware OF the nature Of goodness, and
OF MS own approximation to the standard OF
righteousness set by his Maker; 1t does not
follow that the Christians piety is self-con-
scious, or that In any sense, to himself or to
others, he poses as an example of virtue and
holiness. A Christian may he as unconscious
Of his own goodness, as modestly self-forget-
full in his beneyolence and kindnesses, as the
most unconventional humanitarian who ever
lived-yt, more 80, for the Christian has al
ways that reverent sub-conscousne of the
Divine will and power working in and
through him, making him but the humble
human instrument Of Gods omnipotence and
righteousness.
Indeed, it is very doubtful if any Of US ever
saw an example OF perfectly unconscious
goodness, save in the person OF some thor
ough-going, pure, and earnest Christian.
There Is always something about such saints
that makes one feel as II they had been
caught up out Of their own personalities, and
merged into that greater Personality, that
divine embodiment OF love and righteous
ness, whose names they bear. The sponta-.
neity OF their goodness is not the abandon OF
one who Is virtuous and helpful from sheer
soundness and health Of moral constitution
and generosity Of disposition it Is the calm,
even, unvarying righteousness which has Its
source In the Divine Love, works by perpet'
ual law like the sunshine, and never prefers
nor discriminates, but yields to all alike the
loving kindness and tender mercy OF Him
whose perfect goodness 1t declares.
Blessed Is the con munity or church which
has even one such Christian in Its bounds-a
man or a woman whose every act and look
and word proclaim their absorption in the
life Of Christ, their forgetfulness OF sell, their
utter Inconsistencies Of the reflected halo OF
sainthood! 1t is the complete extinction OF
the Pbarisee In the humble, self-forgetful,
benevolent, radiantly happy disciple. May
the time hasten when all Christian virtue
shall be 80 sincere and free from self-con-
sciousness that the term "pietiAc" shall dis
appear from the vocabulary OF the scoffer.
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TEMPERANCE.
rorAL ABSTINENCE.

A correspondent requests u5 10 stare ~
brief reasons why total abstinence should
be practiced as remedy for intemperance.
With this request we gladly comply. Total
abstinence is the practice Of that principle
which restraints an individual from either
taking or giving intoxicating liquors, and
induces him to diScountenance all tpe causes
and practices Of intemperance. Its design Is
to suppress and prevent intemperance; 6y
the former to effect the reformation Of the
drunkard, by the latter to securethe per-
manent sobriety Of the sober.
That it is sufficient TO accomplish ihis two
fold object will be manifest when we con-
slider (1) It Is safe in its operation; from the
very nature OF total abstinence it cannot pos
sibly injure one in any respect, and 1t may
be practiced with perfect safety, eithtr as re.
CARDS mans physical, intellectual OF moral
nature. or his domestic or social welfare.
(2) Il Is simple and definite. Simplicity
in anything Is great recommendation, ana
so it Is here. The principle is so simple that
a child can understand and practice IT. II Is
also definite; in this it Is In striking contrast
To moderation claimed by some to be rem
edy. No one can mistake the prescription OF
total abstinence. It is abstain from every
thing that can lead to intemperance.
(S) It Is efficacious. If it was deficient In
this respect, however excellent otherwise. 1T
would still be deficient in that which could
alone recommend it to practical use. But in
this respect, az we'll as In others, its charac.
ter is fully vindicated, for both reason and
experience concur In demonstrating its ef-
fcacy. Reason teaches, for 1t is the plainest
of all truisms, that IL man never drinks
that which will intoxicate he can nevsr be-
come drunkard; or, If he is one and ceases
to drink, he will cease to be a drunkard.
Experience all testlaes to its efficacy.
In enterprises OF worldly nature, men
are induced to engage In them by prospect
of future gain; here it Is different. True, we
may point to the good that will yet be ac-
complished-for much remains to be done
but, at the same time, We can triumphantly
point to the good which it has already
achieved as an evidence OF what 1t can and
will yet do. We can point to thousands and
hundreds Of persons wno have been rescued
from state of utter degradation and re-
stored to the church and the community by
means of total abstinence. Turn to the an
nails OF the triumphs of this reform and see
not merely persons so benefited, but fam
lilies whose homes were once scenes OF
wretchedness now scenes Of happiness; hus.
bands and wives whom intemperance mad
separated now united, and children who
we're growing up to be the pests OF society
now trained up In the way they should 20;
In short, in every part OF the world where
The principles Of abstinence have prevailed,
there are multitudes of livi ng witnesses tes-
flying to its practical NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Temperance Advocate.
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DO NOT IRR1rATE YOUR CHILDREN.

Archdeacon Farrar declares that parents.
cannot be reminded too often or too earnestly
not to fret not to worry their children. and
finds scriptural warning to this effect in the
words rendered in our authorized version OF
the Bible: "And ye fathers.provoke not your
children to wrath, clause which he says in
the original means exactly: do not irritate
YOUR children" '.Do not rub them the wrong
way" Perhaps there was never more need for
this Injunction than at the present day, when
periodicals devoted to child culture and
home training abound, when theories re-
gardlng the discipline OF children are num-
berless and advice to parents Is met with on
all sides. The young father or mother,
anxious to bring up child In accordance
with all the latest scientific methods, Is in
danger OF. OVERRIDING the training Of the lit
tie one. A father, who has learned by ex-
perience the wisdom Of letting his children
alone to certain extent, declares that he
harmed his first child for life by his eIactlng
requirements She was checked unduly and
shut up within herself until she grew up In
a rigid and unnatural constraint. The same
warning might be applied to children OF an
older growth; who are not permitted to de-
vrlop their own individualities. DR.. Farrar
sums the whole matter up in one sentence: /:
parents must respect their children as we'll
as children their parents.
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OUR SKYLIGHT.

Theologians have disputed not little
over dchotomy and triehotomy; that is,
whether there are two elements In mans be-
ing (body and soul ,or three elements (body,
soul, and spirit). Where the three elements
are Disseminated, the soul is taken to de-
note mans immaterial part in its inferior
powers and activities, those which he has
in common with the brutes. while the
spirit includes the higher capacities and
faculties, such as reason conscience and
free-will, which constitute him responsible
and immortal. There is much to be said on
both sides OF the contention. A very sensible
conclusion seems to be that mans immaterial
part, while possessing quality OF powers, has
unity OF substance. Dr.. A. H. Strong pithily
and prettily expresses it by saying: "Man's
nature is not a three-storied house, but two
storied house, with windows in the upper
story looking in two directions-towarde earth
and toward heaven. The lower story Is the
physical part OF us-the body. But mans
upper story has two aspects there is an out
look towards things below, and skylight
through which to see the stars"
It may be added that in the unspiritual
person this unspiritual person this skylight is
so thickly &C vered with dirt and cobwebs that
the stars nrs all hidden. The "wsshing OF
regeneration" very largely removes the OBJ
scurity; and by proper subsequent diligence
our heavenward window may be not only
further clarified, but greatly enlarged.
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TINE FOR RESOLUTIONS.

The opening year il the season for making
resolutions Every wise man should make a
trial balance, not OF his business alone, but
OF his health. his domestic state. his friend
ships, his unfinished plans. aud, above all, ri
his moral and religious character-what his
prospects are in that unknown realm for
which he must one day set out. perhaps on
summons what treasure if any,he has lain up
in heaven. II any sinful path has been
and determine that. with the help OF God, it
shall be avoided. The help OF God This is
the key, the only key, which can unlock the
door to peace and security in all the future.
AS subjects in the Kingdom OF God, We shall
be prepared to receive whatever tho months
may bring. and we can bear all
".. knowing this:
God rules the years, and we are His.
Christian Advocate
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pAwNEp HIS FALSE TEETH.

The proprietor OF pawnshop sat back OF
the counter with good-natured, self-con-
tented smile on his face, as though at peace
with himself and the world He was waiting
On q woman who had put sealskin cloak
Sin hook" at some forgotten time in the past.
and VINO was at last all but prepared to re-
deem it. She bad the money, but had lost
her check. The proprietor would not de-
liver the cloak unless she could produce
check or get some reputable citizen to iden-
tify her. She left In high dudgeon, declar-
ing that she had been insulted, and that 1t
was pity people couldn't get what right
fully belonged to them.
"Where did get these false teethp" he
said. in reply to question. "Well, say.
there's funny story in connection with
those nibblers. A wild-eyed man rushed up
stairs the other night. He informed me IN
IN excited manner that he was dead broke
and was dyin' for drink. He had to have
the booze 1t was necessity.
"iGot anything to put up| asked: He
thought moment and then said: why,
no; nothin' worth PAWN thet's detachable
'cept my teeth Then happy thought
struck him, and he said: Say, what'H you
let me have on 'em?' He took them out for
examination, and as they were sound and
GOOD piece OF work let him have 51.25. He
hast't been up since, and I guess he's omit
chewin'. Funny, wasn't itP"-Minneapolis
Tribune.
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~rr,rptyc. NEWS AID NOTES.

To talk about L respectable saloon is sheer
nonsense. You might as we'll talk ABOUT IN
honest thief or an innocent criminal.
An old lnun and his wife, both oveT eighty
aud paupers, were brought before London
Police Justice recently for habitual intoXica-
ton.
It is the duty of government to make It
easy for the people to do right and difficult
for the people to do wrons.-W. L. Glad
stone.
Weakness of the hearts action; softcning
of the lung substance, thus leading to con.
sumption; diseased stomach, kidneys and
liver: and various forms of alcoholism. the
last stage OF which Is known as delirium
tremens-are the inevitable consequences OF
excessive drinking. ..---.----------
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LIVER ENLARGED BY ALCOHOL.

Patrick Carney, a lfteen-year-old boy,
who lives at 629 First avenue. was brought
to Bellevue Hospital last evening to be
treated for an enlargement OF the liver caused
by the action OF alcohol. This case Is re-
markable one because OF ths youth OF the
patient, The disease Is not uncommon
among middle-nged men who are hard
drinkers.
Young Carney has been in the habit OF
drinking beer or whisky at his meals ever
since he can remember. 1t was also his
habit to join in drinking the beer which his
father brought up in the evening In can for
supper. He drank beer or liquor ut any
time, in fact. as matter OF course.
The boy Is no larger than child OF seven
or eight wears old He was carried in the
physician sarms to and from the examination
room.-Ncw York Sun
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HOW, WHS, WHAT.

In the measurement OF moral values the
"how" and the why" count for good deal
more than the "what.' In other words the
spirit and the motive are OF more importance
than the mere amount OF accomplishment.
Quality rather than quantity Is the thing to be
closely looked after. a small sacrifice made
in humble, hearty. sef-forgetfulness and
genuine devotion is moro pleasing in the eyes
Of God than the greatest sacrifice made for
show and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of self. There
is a world OF comfort in this for the lowly
and the weak; in that it puts them on level
before the Master, with the strong and gifted.
There is world OF warning in it, also. for
the latter class not to presume upon their
powers, and fancy that because they have
accom- plished what seems great good II the
eyes OF men therefore tho Lord will praise
them. Their service will be spoiled il self
creeps in. To keep him out requires cease
less vigilance.
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Decay of"Chinntown."

The decay Of "Chinatown' is ono OF the
most remarkable features Of San Francisco
lie. Five years ago Chinatown had 25, 900
inhabitants and trade was lively. many of the
large merchants doing an extensive business.
Rents were higher in Chinatown than in
other parts of the city. Now rents have
fallen more than one-half in this quarter, real
estate is unstable and the population has
sAruuk to $4,000 The last China steamer
carried 700 Cinnamon back to their homes,
the greater part OF whom will not return.
At the present rate, Chinatown III six months
will not have 10, 900 inhabitants.
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MISS BARTON IS ADMITTED.
The Sultan OF Turkey Yields to Minister
Terrell's Urging.


Owing to the energetic representations OF
United States Minister Terrell. Miss Clara
Barton and her party will be permitted by.
the Turkish Government to distribute relief
to the distressed Armenians. although the
Red Cross itself will not figure In the work.
This news came to the State Department
at Washington In q cablegram from the
Minister to Secretary olney, in which he
says TINT while the Porte refuses such per-
mission to the Red Cross. or to the members
Of the Red Cross as such, and thereby decline
to officially recognize that society. 1t will
permit any person whom the Minister names
and approves to distribute relief In the In
terror of Turkey, provided the Turkish
authorities arc kept informed OF what they
are doing.
There can be no question that Miss Barton
and her party will be 80 designated by Min
lister Terrell, but 1t is apprehsnded that they
will encounter almost insurmountable OBJ
stscles in reaching the field OF action as the
mountain passes between the seaboard and
tho interior are now practically impassable
owing to the deep SHOWS
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Bound tor Georgia.

Emigrants from the Northwest continue to
arrive at the old soldiers colony. in Wilcox
County, Georgia, In considerable numbers.
Last week feet OF six prairie schooners
arrived there. each wagon containing one
family, and the fleet comprising twenty
eight persons in ALL One wagon came from
Kansas. another from Nebraska and another
from Minnesota. The whole journey WAS
made in the wagons, but from st. Louis to
Memphis the wagons were tloGted down the
Mississippi on RATS. The Kansas party had
been more than three months on the ROAD,
and the Nebraska party almost as long.