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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
EASTER MESSAGE.

The Easter Message is not merely Christ
rising from the dead, but Christ rising as the
first fruits of them that sleep. This Is the
Easter message, as the Apostles bore It from
city to city. The love that was victorious in
every follower Of Christ. Have you read
Mrs. Browning's poem about little Hover
that prayed that it might come out before
The other flowers and be in advance Of the
sprlf;g,. and said How all nature will hail
me, how the birds birds will sing at my advent,
how the SUN will shine upon ne, Row the alf
will stoop and kiss my petals And the
prayer was granted, and 1t came before its
time, and the snow looked scornfully on its
and said Who are you that Is like bit OF
the snow? and there we're no birds to Sing,
and the sunshine was yelled and the rain
was cold. and the flower that was born be-
fore its time died before its time. Oh, how
pathetic Is the history Of. the human race.
Abraham coming out OF his country and
dying, with only just enough soil OF Canaan
TO bury his wife in Elijah withdrawing
himself into the wilderness in an age Of rec
reancy and livingin loneliness and in sorrow.
Paul giving himself with unselflsh service to
his fellow men, misunderstood by his own
church. .derided prosecuted by the very ones
he would serve. Sayonarola, Huss,
Wycliff, William of Orange-a long line
all seeming to bear the same witness.
Whoever comes to the world before his
time comes, like flower born before Its
time, to die before his time. And so 1t was
with Christ. And if that Is all. II the death
Of Jesus Christ interprets the life OF Christ,
then the inscription to write over that life Is
this Be not righteous overmuch, for why
shouldst thou perish before thy time? But
Easter brings different message. Love is
not defeated. Righteousness does not die.
For death Is not dying and there Is no man
vet that ever followed Christ's course-liy-
Ing life like His, bearing witness like His
who has not risen with Christ For love
is conquering and does conquer.--Lyman
Abhott D. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
An IMPORTANT QUESTION.

Ono of the greatest evils of our time and
land Is intemperance. A large part Of the
misery and crime in our community comes
,,irectly from this source. Every day we hear
of some poor woman beaten to death by
drunken husband, some man made insane oy
poisonous liquor sold to him by those whom
we license For the sake OF few dollars
men spend their lives in making and selhng
these dreadful poisons. Self-protection re-
ouires that society shall put an end to the
evil. How this shall be done is one OF the
most difficult as we'll rs one OF the most i'm
portant questions of the time.-James Free
man Clarke.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22

The Khalifa, writing TO the sheik OF AS
enon eaid that he was always ready to sub
mit TO the authority of the Khedive of Egypt,
as the representatiYe OF the Sultan, but that
he would ssresist to the death any expedition
coming from Egypt, so long as the British
occupy the country." In concluding his let
ter he said: 81 am aware that the British de-
sire to have me assassineted, but have taken
precautions that none Of the European pris-
oners shall survive my murder"
Some idea of the activity with which troops
and supplies are being sent SOUTHWARK can
be gathered from the stateme ent tnat tne
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
GREAT Bn1rA1S's DRINK BILL.

Great Britain's drink bill for lS9o-Whlcn
amounts to over S712,OO0, ,oOO-was much
larger than that for 1894. This increase the
London Times ascribes to the fact that IN
1895 there was a marked trade revival; and
when trade revives the drink bill. with other
bills, goes up. This leading London daily
does not, however, advert to the disturoins
influences exerted upon trade by the dis
locating and often destructive interIerences
of intemperance. with its sad results OF men
tai and physical wreckage. II when trade
revives the drink bill goes up. conversely
when the drink bill goes up trade IN many
lines declines. Rum and prosperity do not
in the long run keep together.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
For n National Flower.

The Co:umbinn Association, whose oolect
Is to brin; about tha official adopton OF the
columb;ne rs the National hover OF tne
Tnited states. has been started in Boston.
Ira organization has just been perfected NJ
Ter obtaining an Endorsement of the move
ment from many representative Americans;
including artists. writers, horticulturists and
botnnists in various parts of the country
In order to accomplish its purpose the asso.
citation proposes to circulate rs widely q.
possible information regarding the UNIQUE
qualifications OF the columb;ne Tor Colum.
bias flower emblem and in other ways &c
arouse the interests OF Americans IN TINS d.
lection.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
HUDSON RIVER CHANNEL ALTERED.
Changes Wrought by the Big Ice Gorge Mt
Stockport.

Changes Wrought BY the Big Ice Gorge Mt
Stockport.
Superintendent Horton, of the Citizen
Steamboat Line, made trip down the Hud-
son River on the steamer Belle Horton. 1t
was found that the big ice gorge which had
formed in the river at Stockport, n. Y, dur
ing the winter had materially altered the
channel at that point. A permanent dam
seems to have been formed on the west side
OF the stream.
The big Albany and Troy boats have always
used the west channel. but will now be forced
to use the east one. which is much mar
rover. This channel for mile and aquarter
is not wide enough for one Of the big boats
to turn in it. 1t is deep and per.
fectly safe, however. The west channel
will nave t o be dredged before it can be used
again. The eas. channel, which will be
used by the big boats. will be carefully
sounded and provided with signal lights.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
Katnhdin q Seaw0rthy Ram.

Tho United States ram Katahdin. which
WAS given builders speed trial on Long
Island Sound on October 81, before her ac-
ccptance by the Unit'd States Government,
was given twelve hours run from New
London, Conn, to sea to ascertain whether
she had any de ect or weakness in hull, fit
ting or equipment, or any defective work.
manship or material. She proved herself o
seaworthy vessel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
CRIME IN SWITZERLAND.
Agitation in Favor of Restoring the Death
Penalty.

Tho alarming increase in the number o.
murders In Switzerland has given rise to On.
other agitation in favor Of the restoration o'
capital punishment throughout the Conted
eration, and 1t Is not impossible that th'
question will soon be put to popular vote
In 1874 the Federal Constitution abolished
the death penalty, but the Cantons retained
Individual liberty TO restore it, and oas
the first to take advantage Of this option wa
Lucerne, where, however, there has sino
been only two executions. each for pecu
liarly atrocious crime, of which the victims
were women. Year, ago the murderers II
Lucerne used to be bebeaded with swort
In tho market place, but now guillottne l.
used and executions tuke place within prisol
walls
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
TRIBULATIoN.

What efficiency does tribu1ation give to
character When the king asked Ole Bull,
the virtuoso OF the violin. where he caught
the rapturous tones which he brought out OF
his instrument the artist replied, II caught
them, your majesty. from the mountains OF
Norway" He had climbed the mountains and
listened to the storm; he had footed the lofty
cliffs and heard the vespers OF the pines at the
time of the sunset breeze he had heard the
midnight litany Of the cascades In the dark
ness. When interpreting these voices OF no
ture, he thrilled the worlds great heart.
What gives some men power beyond others to
move and thrill? 1t is because they have
ascended the mountains and gone down into
the valleys of sorrow and there caught up
the tones Of tenderness and Of subdued
strength and confidence. which have made
them John Howes. to discourse on the IKE
deemer's Tears" Fletchers, to tell out some
thing of Loves Bottomless Abyss" and
Whiteflelds to roll the thunder Of alarm
along the affrighted ranks Of folly. 1t Is
sorrow that gives the tongue Of the learned
to know how to speak word to them that
are weary. When hear Of minister who
has never had n days sickness. nor sor-
row, nor a little green grave to which his
heart fondlv turns. you tell me he IS
eloquent and gifted and applauded
To me. without the baptism OF sorrow. he
is but as the sounding brass and tlnkanS
cymbal He can never move my heart,
He can never thrill my spirit. never
bring me nearer to the bosom Of Jesus. Trib-
ulation is Gods own school. through which
His only Son had to pass, that being made
perfect through suffering, He might be
made a merciful High Priest Because pain:
suffering. sorrow. give power to move and
thrill the spirit Of men. therefore I'VE glory
in tribuiations. George Douglas, DID.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
Training Young Tars.

The United States training ship Essex
sailed from Newport, r. l., for southampton,
England. on ner regular summer cruise.
She has large number Of naval apprentices
on board The itinerary Includes HaYre,
Lisbon, Funchal and Las Palmas. and the
cruise is expected to end at Gardeners Bay,
L. l., July &c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
HEAVY ITALIAN LOSSES.
Further Reports of the Battles With the
Dervishes.

Dervishes.
MAssowAH, Abyssinia, April 9.-Later ad-
vices from the front show that the losses Of
the Italians in the fighting which followed
the attack made upon the Italian native
battalion at Mount Mocran, near Kassala,
were much more severe than at first reported.
Itis now stated that the Italians lost ten Off.
GERS and 300 men. The heaviest loss of the
Italians was incurred in the reconnaissance
of Tucruf made by Colonel Stefani, during
which he captured some Of the forts. but was
unable entirely to dislodge the dervishes. 1t
Is presumed that the numbers given in the
despatch mean the number of men killed, as
nothing is said about the wounded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22

The town of Wenatchee, Wash, is to be
moved two miles from its present location to
a point on the bank Of river. 1t Is pretty
fair sized town, too. All the buildings Will
be moved In the usual way to the new loca-
ton. There Is not an adequate supply OF
water where the town now stands: ana IN
addition the citizens arc lncensed at the av-
arice OF the owners of the present town site,
who have fixed the price Of the property at a
vary high figure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
The Venezuela Dispute.

The British Foreign Office authorities deny
the truth OF the report that the Tenezuele
dispute is on the eve Of settlement The po.
sition. they say. is virtually unchanged.
though the negotiations now in Progress
gradually tend toward settlement.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
To Explore Labrador.

Professor C. E. H to, OF Philadelphia, Is
preparing to send scientific expedition
into the interior OF labrador during the
coming summer. 1t will include representa-
tive, OF Harvard, Columbia, the University
O. Clicago end the University OF Iowa. 90.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
WEALTHY WINE BIBBERs.

Some idea OF what the weathier classes
drink, when they indulge in intoxcants at
all. may be gained from the custom house
records which show that the total OF im-
ports OF champagne into the United states
ior the year 1895 was Z39.S45 cases. But Just
how many eases ofintoxication. Of sal blight
OF prospects and helpless ruin OF nope result
ed therefrom is not stated. mol stataDle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
Ocean TowaSe.

The Standard Oil Company is about to at.
tempt towing from Philadelphia to Europe
one OF the schooner-rigged tank barges, ca
pacity $4,000 barrels, which have been for
some time in service between that port and
MoiDp
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
Precocious Highway E0bbers

Mamie and John Timothy. twelve AMI ten
years old respectively, were held for trial in
Jersey City, n. j., charged with ahductnG
and robbing babies and pawniag their
clothes. the proceeds OF which th3y spent for
candy and cigarettes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

There never was q COW that gave milk
puncn.
What world of misery and crime will
vanish with tho saloon.
1t was Cardinal Manning who said: "Tom-
pe.ance is gooi; total abstinence Is better"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
England Exports Bicycles.

During nine months of 1895, England ex-
ported 1900, 900 worth of bicycles. OF this
amount the United States took only $4,000
worth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
pixies Peak Wants Its Hero.

Governor Mcintyre will ask the Colorado
Legislature to take action with view OF TAX
ing from Massachusetts, the body of Zebulon
N. Pike and burylng It on the peak which
bears his name. -..------.---. -e-1G--.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
The SOUDAN EXPEDITION,
The Dervishes Preparing for a Stub
born Resistance.
ABYSSINIANS DEFEAT ITALIANS.

The Advance Guard OF the British and
Egyptian Invading Force In Pre-
carious Posltion---The Work of For
warding the Troops Being Pushed---
Recruiting the Natives.
CAIRO. Egypt. April 9.-Advices received
from the soudan say that the news of the de-
parture of the Anglo-Egyptian expedition up
tho Nile Valley spread rapidly beyond Khar-
tum and along the road from Suakim to
Berber. The departure Of pilgrims for Mecca
has been suspended and the payment of
war tax demanded by the Khalifa. The
dervishes at Fashoda and Darfur have been
recalled to Omdurman, where the Khalifa
Expects 20 assemble sc, 900 men by September,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
Nor angels can their JOY contain,
But kindle with new fire.
The sinner lost Is found, they sing,
And strike the sounding lYrel

When Napoleon talked of going into Italy,
they said "You can't get there. II you
knew what the Alps were. you wouldn't talk
about it or think about it. You can't get
your ammunition wagons over the Alps"
Then Napoleon rose in his stirrups, and,
waving his hand toward the mountains, he
said: There shall be no Alps" That Won
derful pass was laid out which has been the
wonderment of all the years since-the Won
derment OF all enginee S. And you tell me
there are such mountains Of sin between
YOUR soul and God there is no mercy. Then
I see Christ waving His hand toward the
mountains. hear Hin say, 81 will come
overthe mountains Of thy sin and the hills
of thine iniauitv." There shall be no Pyre-
nees: there shall be no Alps.
A lad at Liverpool went out to bathe; went
GU: into the sea, went out too Tar, got BE-
yond his depth. and he fioated far away. A
ship bound for Dublin came along and took
him on board. Sailors are generally very
generous fellows. and one gave him cap,
and another gave him Jacket, AMI another
gav3 him shoes. A gentleman passing along
on the beach at Liverpool found the lads
clothes and took them home. and the lather
was heartbroken, the mother was heart
broken, at the loss Of their child. They had
heard nothing from him day after day. and
they ordered the usual mourning for the sad
event. But the lad took ship from DuDlln
and arrived in Liverpool the very day the
mourning arrived. He knocked at the door.
The father was overjoyed and the mother
was overjoyed at the return OF their lost son.
Oh, my friends. have you wRded out TOO
deepi Have you waded down into sin! Have
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22

Protestan, theology is as yet far behind
Roman Catholic tlrolocyi III lis handling OF
the great d"rlrin"> If +"!h!arl'y. reV;rsi'
bil:tv and rXyia;io".-D:iti-h Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22

"If Christ be not risen thenis your faith
vain." Not as withering infidelity writes
"He Is not here, He is risen. Come. see the
place where the Lord lay" That empty
grave Is significant. The Lord OF Life
there annulled death. We are not to regard
the resurrection Of Christ as a resuscitatton
after the manner Of Lazarus. That was
recession. a. coming back into his former
manner Of existence. Christ's resurrection
was Il progression. not coming back INTO
the sphere of the finite AMI temporal on the
part Of the spirit but tn: spirit taking the
body to itself into the spiritual, eternal
realm.-InteriOr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22

Physicians Have the Right-of-Way.
Chicago has passed law giving the right
of-way In the streets 10 physicians.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-18

Nicoli Tesla, whose electrical dis
coveries are second only, II not quite
equal. to those OF Edison, writes to
The Electrical Review OF interesting
physiological results obtained from the
Rcntgen ray. By exposing the head TO
powerful radiation he has found that
there is created a tendency 10 sleep
and time seems to pass very quickly.
In experiments upon himself he has
noted general soothing effect produced
by the ray and sensation OF warmth
in the upper portion Of the head. The
same experiment upon a labratory as
sistant confirmed the tendency to sleep
and the quick lapse OF time. Remark
ing. upon the possibilities suggested by
the experiments Tesla says: Should
these remarkable effects be verified by
men with ke5ner sense OF observation
l shall still more firmly believe in the
existence of material streams pene-
Crating the skull. Thus it may be pos
sible by these strange appliances to
project a suitable chemical into any
part OF the body" If the electrician
can hit upon a new method Of injecting
the disagreeable doses that now have
to be swallowed they will confer a
upon suffering humanity that
will not be forgotten.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-18

The registration act has received the
sanction of the president and will soon
become law of the land. Now comes
the question of supplying funds to
make the law of value, and we trust
our Legislators will meet the emergency
properly. A cheess-paring policy in this
instance would be ruinous. The law
is in many respects an experiment, and
sufficient money should be expended in
its administration to allow the trial TO
be a fair one. We believe the new
departure will be successful and en-
tirely satisfactory in its results, if the
men who have admitted the sound char
acter Of the theory will follow their con-
victiOn with due recognition of tn.
practical side of the question.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-18
For Sale i!


house, two cottages, a barn and serv-
ants quarters are included in this
offer.
Z ACRES of RICE and .TARO LAND
Situated on the Railroad, between
Pearl City and the Peninsula. Two
houses and a windmill are on the
premises.
PROPERTY -InstaIlment
plan.
Beach lots at low prices and easy
terms.
Lots with houses, lots without houses.
houses without lots.
PEARL CITY LOTS-Any elevation.
desirable and cheap Now is the time
10 get country home at a reason
able price.
Apply AT THE OFFICE OF
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-18

devotes a full chapter TO the taxation OF
incomes. OF such he says: The cen
trail and variable tax in a proper sys-
t1m of state taxation ought to be an
income tax" The income tax in Japan
has been a success and the income tax
in England is.
We cannot endorse the idea that a
Uniform rate should be levied upon all
incomes. In Japan there is an exemp-
ton for small incomes, then a rate of
one per cent rising gradually till upon
large incomes three per cent is charged.
We also think that Mr.. Davies ex-
empt income is too high. A man who
receives $4,000 per annum should not
be exempt from taxation. We incline
10 $500 as the limit Of exemption, and.
of course, this exemption should be de-
Quoted from all incomes. But to draw
up and discuss properly an income tax
bill, will, we fear, not be possible this
session. Our legislature will need a
good deal of study to meet the ques-
ton properly.
Mr. Davies last suggestion, that in
order 10 reach the Chinese, Japanese
and others, they should be given the
option Of keeping their books in Eng
lish or else be taxed on property,
seems to meet the difficulty very well.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-18

The discussion in the senate upon
renting the personal taxes of all male
citizens attending the schools of the
country has had a most curious effect
upon some OF the native and Portu-
guese scholars of the night schools in
Honolulu Many of those patronizing
the night schools labor under the i'm
preston that if they continue their at
tendance they will be obliged to pay
an additional tax There bids fair to be
quite a falling off in the number en-
jOying this new educational privilege.
There is an opportunity for missionary
work by those who have influence
among these people, and we trust that
the opportunity will not be sighted.
Nothing could be more remote from the
truth than that the government de-
sires 10 place any taxation barrier in
the way of young men and boys who
wish to devote their evenings to study.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-18
PIGS GALORE.

Among the plants introduced by Mr.
Marsden in 1884 after his visit to ia
maica was the Mandioc 1t has proved
a splendid food for pigs. Indeed Mr..
Marsden informs us that if people will
only plant Mandioc we can raise all
the pigs we need. The great trouble
with pig raising in this country has been
the matter or cheap food In the
Kula OF Maui, where a large number Of
pigs are raised by Portuguese and Chi
nese, the chief dependence is upon the
fruit of the prickly pear. But this
food gives out during a portion OF the
year. The Mandioc gives an mex
haustible supply all the year round.
w. H. Rice has tried it in Kauai with
excellent results and L. Won Tempsky
has gone into it considerably on Maui.
The plan is TO plant in paddocks, so
that when one paddock is used up the
next may be ripe. The pigs do their
own digging up. Thus the cost of
digging up the roots and preparing
them is saved. So fond are pigs OF the
root that they will not leave a scrap in
the paddock When the pigs are
through with the field it is in fine
condition for replanting.
Mr.. Marsden has a large number of
plants ready for distribution and we
should recommend the members from |
the country districts TO look him up. |
During the year 1895, according to the |
custom house statistics, 1888 pigs and |
hogs were imported, valued at s9.35O.67. |
1t would be a good thing to keep that /
amount of money in the country. There
seems to be no doubt that fed on Man
dioc pigs can be raised cheaper than
ever before.