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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-08
Bos-oS's RECORD.

According to official figures, in Boston
during the last official year there were -
055 arrests. of which 5S45 were arrests of fe-
males, 20, ,551 Of foreigners and IA, SOC of non
residents Strictly speaking, the number of
foreigners should be larger, but it Is the rule
TO classify all who may be horn here as
Americans. There were 25,076 arrests for
drunkenness. of which number 127 males and
twenty females were under ten years OF age,
1156 males and sixty-two females between
the age Of ten and fifteen, and 1851 males
and sixty-four females between the age OF
fifteen and twenty.
BY these figures it will be seen that more
than $500 persons arrested in Boston were
under twenty years of age, which is a most
lamentable and distressing fact, aud brings
home to everybody the necessity OF training
children properly. There is no place for
child like home, and there is no social club
In the world like the home-club, CT which
the father is the president and the mother
the vice-presdent or secretary.
The memory Of home Is often the one ten
der spot that leads to reformation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-08

Horses, Three Dollars Piece.
Horses sold at auction In Ohillicotha, No.,
q few days ago at IS piece.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24
CUBA.

Cuba is today the centre OF world |
wide interest," the fate of a worldwide
interest: the fate of liberty-lOving
people are there in the balance. 10
Americans, particularly, this interest is
at white heat. Separated from us only
by narrow strait, with immense COM
mercial relations and with the sympathy
of a people who have suffered in like
manner, the Cubans hold a peculiar
place in the hearts of our cOuntrymen.
The wrongs, the abuses. the atroci-
ties suffered by the Cubans are but a
counterpart of what our patriotic fore
fathers endured, though" in d milder
form, before they succeeded in forever
throwing off the CALLING yoke of King
George of England. We do not forget
for a moment, that taxation without
representation is as much "a crime to-
dav as it was in 1876. We do not quite
forget the stamp act, or the causes that
led up to the Boston Tea Party. We
can not forget the Boston Massacre by
the Red Coats of English despotism
on the defenceless women and children
who were butchered by Hessian hire
lings. While. we have forgiven yet we
can not forget and today every true
American remembering 1916 and the
struggle for American Independence,
deeply sympathizes with struggling
Cuba.
Americans, however, are not alone IN
their sympathy for Cuba. Civilized
nations, the world over, are coming to
recognize i'll Weyler and his cutthroats,
a diabolical fiendlshness that even the
Sultan of Turkey must shudder at. A
record of Spanish atrocities in Cuba
brings to mind hell, compared with
which Dante's Inferno would be a par
adise of bewildering bloom and gran
deur. A record of blood, of fire and OF
tortures that could only be perpetrated
by people who instituted the horrors
of the inquisition: by race that pro-
duced an Alva, Courtney and a Wey'
} ler.
God grant that Uncle Sans great
guns may yet say to Spain: 'thus fal
shalt thou go and no farther" ''Dowr
Eros; up Mars.' Long live Free Cuba
Paper read before the Chautauqus
Circle by ICONOCLAST.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24

welcome that are everywhere met with,
leave ineffaceable impressions on mem
ory. Through the ages of early
manhood and womanhood, through
life to it's close, the Christmas tree and
the stocking left for Santa Claus to fill,
influences the thoughts, actions and
reflective moments and always for good.
In all conditions of life, the ,halloWed
memories of early Christmas days are
the sweetest elixer for the cares, strife
and competition of the sOberer years of
manhood.
In the early morning of life, when
every prospect seemed seconded by
certainty, even after boyhood's dream
had given place to manhood's just am
bition, after the first Intoxicating notes
of success had assured victory, the
Destroyer came and conquered. Is it a
defeat for all time, or are we only
forced to abandon the field? And is
there yet the hope of succor, when
manhood's forces are renewed? Yes
there is hope, but it is found in re-
sOlve-the resolve to avoid the Whirl
pools of temptation that engulfs man
hood beneath the sea of wasted
opportunities. c. f. c.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24
Trome. $1.OOper year. in advance
Six Months so cents.

learning.
The time spent in reading miscel-
laneous literature if devoted to sys-
tematic course of reading, such as
Chautauqua points out, will attain that
much to be desired end. The progress
you make will depend entirely on your
own resolution to accomplish what you
undertake to do, just as every other
aim in life is attained-a fixed desire,
and the will to do it.
AS suggestion to those who are in
earnest in the matter of selfimprOve-
ment, discard all literature from your
study table save that necessary to en-
able you to prosecute your study: admit
no other to your hand or room save
newspaper now and then as matter for
recreation or relief; select some part of
mental study during working hours;
have a pencil and note book and jot
down your thoughts occasionally, and
when you open your book again, COM
pare your notes with the text of your
study. You will be surprised at the
gratifying result in a short time. BE
not cast down with discouragements,
but go forward, hour by hour, day by
day, and little by little add to your
mental store. The intellect will ex-
pand to receive it. And let it be al
together useful and helpful knowledge.
An honest effort can not fail to attain
an aim so noble. A. c. II.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24
RICHES VS.. CONFINEMENT.

We are all apt to have mistaken ideas
of taking comfort. Almost everybody
associates happiness and wealth to-
gether, as if the one could not possibly
exist without the other. Now, in my
observations, wealth alone never in
sures happiness. A long bank account
will not do it; a heavy pocketbook will
not do it; stock of railway shares and
government bonds, with a Iank- haired
clerk to cut off the coupons, will not
do it.
1t is nice to have plenty of means
nobody denies it. We should all like
it. The desire for it is filling our in
sane asylums with victims; it is fatten-
ing our grave yards; it is sending our
misguided business men criminals from
the country; it is digging the graves of
suicides all over the land. But there is
something better than wealth. There
is something which will bring happi-
ness into life when money fails to pur-
chase it. 1t is the consciousness in
mans own soul that he has done, and
is doing, his duty, and that day by day
he takes the goods the gods provide,
and is thankful.
Life is not all sunshine; but we need
the storms to make the blue sky
brighter; and it is so true that we never
appreciate our blessings until they are
taken away. Why, it seems to me that
the man who is we'll; who has the power
to walk abroad over the land; to breathe
in the pure, sweet air of freedom; to
look on the green hills and buttercup-
spangled meadows of summer; to feast
his eyes on the snowy mountain tops
and the ice, laden pine trees of winter;
to bask in the clear, bright sunshine,
and see around him those whom he
loves and those who love him, even
though he hardens his hands with daily
toll, and wearies his feet in the struggle
for bread-it seems to me that he can
not help being happy. ZIP.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24
INTELLECTUAL IMPROVEMENT.

'.Just as the twig is bent, the trees
inclined" is an old saying. In the life
of almost every one who has come to
the age of discretion, the thought must
have forced itself upon the mind that
they would be the better for more
liberal education than they possess-I
mean the general class of the poorly
educated whose opportunities have
been few or have been neglected. And
with the thought comes the wish, and
then hopeless sigh, as if it is now
beyond their reach. To such, let me
say, it is not so. Look back on times
gone by, even in our own day, and how
many persons can one cite whose
career began under circumstances the
most adverse and trying? Their char
acter for noble achievement stands out
in bold relief as evidence beyond refuta-
ton as to what success one may attain
to, by energy and perseverance. What
is to hinder any man from doing the
same who desires to advance his in
terest in life? Many will say their time
is so occupied by other cares, none can
be spared for self-culture. Did Elihu
Burritt, the learned blacksmith, have
more time than any other laboring
man? And yet he placed himself in
the front rank of linguists. OF the
paths that lead one to pass the common
herd none is more sure than that Of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24
sELF-sTUDY.

One of the greatest lessons which we
should learn in this place is the one of
self-study. There is no place like this
for getting acquainted with ones own
self. Plutarch quotes Cato as saying,
that ''every man ought to especially
reverence himself, as every one is al
ways in his own presence.
How can we respect, much less rever-
ence ourselves, if we have not a
thorough knowledge Of ourselves. The
first step to be taken is careful re-
Prospect of our past lives We all
know that we have erred, but we must
90 deeper than the sin-We must eX
anime into the motive that prompted
the wrong doing with the keen dissect-
ing knife of dispassionate Judgment,
lay bare the inner history of past
years. This is a specie Of mental
vivisection which is exceedingly pain
full, and will be only undertaken by
those who truely desire to know them
selves-to ''see themselves as others see
them" Aye, and with an eye that can
see far deeper than any, save that of
the Almighty.
This retrospect, although painful, will
prove a valuable mental discipline.
The resultant picture can not but be
humiIiating. And it is very useful, in
asmuch as it shows clearly how little
we can respect ourselves, considering
the past, and to point clearly the way
in the future, whereby we can regain
our lost self-respect. This habit of
seIf-scrutiny should become a daily one.
Even with our restricted opportunities
in this place, we can do many things
during the day which careful exam
ination at night would clearly show
had much better have been left un-
DONE If each night we would review
with unbiased eye the words and ac.
tions of the past day, [ am sure that
there are few, if any, but that would be
greatly benefited thereby. Crime in
the abstract is revolving. Considered
, in the light of sober reason it is ex
termely repulsive. Minor offences leaC
to greater ones, and if we carefully
guard against the lesser we shall
stand in but little danger of commit
. ting the graver ones.
Q One of the most benefcent results o.
: this daily examination is the habit O.
J. thought. If we know each day tina
: every mood and every action has to b.
o accounted for at night, it will tend t.
: make one very guarded, and to thinl
t we'll before word is spoken, or dec
b done.
q The ancient Hebrew proverb ex
e presses quantity the thought which
have endeavored to place before you
# "Let the counsel of thine own hear
# stand, for a mans mind is sometime
h wont to tell him more than seve
d watchmen that sit above in hig
# tower" E.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24

The poor convict's prayer: Good
God, let not the pale December sun
light peep through the broken window
upon cold hearth where my wife and
babes shiver with cold; let it not gild
a barren board, but do thou move some
choice heart with Christmas charity
toward them that they may have good
cheer that day. There will be an
empty chair by many fireside on
Christmas eve, not made vacant by
death either. Justice has a sad trick
of shifting the innocent-the mother,
the child, the wife.-Ohio Penitentiary
News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS.

What world of meaning is associ-
ated with Christmas! Aside from its
historical and religious significance, it
is the one day in the Christian calendar
that is devoted unreservedly to friend
ship, love and good cheer. All Chris
tendon throws aside care, to eat, drink
and be merry. The events of the closing
wear are reviewed and where prosperity
has attended, all is joy and gladness;
while the less fortunate seek to forget
trouble and remember naught that will
mar the pleasures of merry Christmas.
Who can not remember the presents,
the feasting and the hallowed associa-
tions of childhood's Christmas, when
we were wont to have a merry gather
ing of schoolmates, relatives and
friends on the holidays eve, with a
candy pull, a sleighing or coasting
party to infuse the heart with the
Joyous spirit of the season that COM
memorates the birth of our Saviour
We can all remember the joyous laugh
the ringing boyish shout and the soul
full friendliness that prevailed on the
Christmas of sunny boyhood days-the
golden age of life. Such is our recol
lections of our earliest Christmas
Then as we grew older, the pure happi
ness of childhood days changed tt
the high ambitions of youth, when i'm
agination paints everything in brigh
colors and gilds the realities of life will
the romantic tinge of love, ardent il
constancy and blind to the storehous'
of troubles the future may veil.
The memories of the Christmas o
youth are no less dear than those o
childhood. The parlor dance, wit
music in plenty, and no lack of goo
things to cheer, the winning smiles o
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24

assing obstacles out into the sunlight
of plenty and partial contentment.
Thus from the morning of creation
hast thou been soothing angel to op-
pressed humanity; and thus shalt thou
continue thy peerless mission unto its
sunset and night. rs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-24
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JEMMIE'S CHRISTMAS.


'"Well. Jennie, tell me what you want.
Of all the toys displayed;,''
And Jemmie's eyes grew large and round
With wonder quite dismayed.
And can l have the toys choose
Ia all that window there?'
"Yes Jennie" said the generous man.
Choose now your Christmas share.
II guess" said Jennie, Il will have
That engine and the cart;
Oh mol guess I'll have those blocks
That can be took apart.
But then. think I'd rather have
A great. big doll for Pet;
And Oh, my mamma and poor Joe
really did forget.
.'But-no-' and then he turned away
With look of sudden fear,
Il think LII take the money, sir.
And carry home some beer
The little boy had hung his head.
And tried to run away,
But holding him with firmest grasp
The stranger bade him stay.
Now tell me lad, Just what you mean.
Select the prettiest toy.
For surely balls. or tops or games
Best suit a little boy
.'Yes-just for me, = he softly said
IF were all. you see.
But there are more at home love.
There isn't only me. r.:
And little Susie is so sweet
I'd rather get that doll, ,..
But Joe is sick. and SO for him
I'd get that bouncing ball.
And mamma is so sad. know.
She'd like that scissor case.
But-Oh-'twould never. never do.
He turned away his face.
My father. sir. will drink, you see.
And he would thrash me SO.
I'd stand it-but you see mamma
Feels every single blow.
And so Ill take the dollar, sir
And take him home some beer.
And he will lie and sleep all day
While we have Christmas cheer
Fannie Fullerton in Minneapolis Progre
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
GOING TO JERUSALEM


To Spend the Renafndsr Of Their Livos,
According to Their Faith.
CHICAGO. March 5.-Seventy new
members of the American Jerusalem
colony will leave this city tonight in
q body for Jerusalem, where they pro-
pose to spend the remainder Of their
lives in accordance with the chief ar
ticle of their faith. The colony was
started more than fifteen years ago,
when Mrs. Anna Spof ord. her hus-
band, ten other adults and several chill
dren embarked for the sacred city. Mr..
Spofford died there several years ago,
and part of the colony, including Mrs.
Spofford, returned to this country two
years ago. All of them are now re-
turning with the new colonists. most
of whom are of Scandinavian descent
from Chicago and other cities of the
northwest. They have sacrificed their
property and business and will rely on
Divine help in obtaining the neces-
saries of life in the Holy land They
will do missionary work in a nonsec-
tarian spirit and perform the duties o.
nurses and helpers of the poor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
PETERRICHARDK ENRICK
The Aged Archbishop Of St Louis
is No More.
Death Called Him Away Peacefully After
Long and Laborious Life Devoted
TO tho Service OF the 81
Church of Rome.

ST. Louis, March 5.-Most Rev. Peter
Richard Kenrick, archbishop of the
diocese of st. Louis for so many years,
and for the last few months of his de-
Ginning years archbishop OF Marcian-
apolis, died yesterday at his home on
Linden avenue. The exact hour when
the lamp OF life in one of Americas
greatest and most-venerable prelates
became extinct was 1858 p. m. The
end was calm and peaceful as an in-
fant's slumber.
The only persons in the archbishop's
bed room at the time of his death
were Tom Franklin, his faithful me-
gro servant, and Hattie Mullarkey,
one of the housemaids. About 1890
Tom prepared hot toddy for
the archbishop, who complained Of
feeling cold. After taking the toddy
the archbishop thanked Tom with a
smile, saying that he hoped he would
soon get well again. The archbishop
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12

were too audacious in having attemps-
ed to show that the province of Dutch
Guiana was more extensive than was
actually the case.
THIS DECISION WAS RATIFIED
by the Spanish council of state, though
no reparation was made to the Dutch
for the interference of the Spanish in
their territory.
The Dutch archives are SO well kept
that Sir Frederick Pollock has been
able to make an irrefragable case for
British ownership of the Cuyuni basin,
which has been inherited from the
Dutch. though no absolute evidence is
adducible to show how far
THE DUTCH HELD THE COUNTRY
between the natural geographical de-
limitation known as the Schomburgk
line and the bank of the Orinoco.
The report, after exhausting the evil
dence prior to English acquisition OF
the country. deals with the more recent
diplomatic aspects of the case, which
are not summarized
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
TwENTY-sEvEn YEARS

Of imprisonment fora Crime Of Which. He
was Probably Innocent-Pardoned.
COLUMBUS, q. March AFTER % years
Of imprisonment for crime of which.
he was probably not guilty, JEFF
ferson Morehead walked out of the
Ohio penitentiary free man, last.
evening, with q pardon from Gov.
Bushnell in his pocket. He was con-
victed on circumstantial evidence Of
the murder of q yonng man in Mus
kingum county, with whom he was
seen to go into the woods. ON
hunting exexrsion. The latter
was never seen again, but his
remains were found in the woods long
after with q bullet hole in the head.
Morehead always denied that he
killed the man, and said that they be-
came separated in the woods. It has
lately been presented to the state par
don board that rs a matter of evidence
the hole in the skull of the murdered
man could not have been made by the
gun that Mo<chead carried on that
day. as the caliber did not correspond.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
SPECIAL CROP REPORT.

Epitome of the Special Crop Report OF
the American AgFiculturist-TheQ Guam
tity of Wheat In Farmer Hands Much
Less than . Year AgO-There Is Still
Plenty-The Amount of Corn on Hand
10 Enormous.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, March 5.-The
following is an epitome of the special
crop report which will appear in this
weeks American Agriculturist:
1.-THE quantity of wheat remaining
in farmers hands March is 10000, Osa
bushels less than a year ago, accord
ing to the special report of the Anleri-
can Agriculturist. Consolidated esti-
mates of county correspondents inGi-
cate that 29.4 per cent, or l34, sis, 900
bushels of the wheat crop of 1895 is
still on farms. Corn on the farm 46.6
per cent, or / ,061. OOO, 600 bushels. and
oats $50 per cent, or Ala, 94s, OOA
bushels.
$. A special investigation indicates
that in the seven surplus states II per
cent of the corn crop. or 100, OOo, 900
bushels, which has passed out of first
hands, is now stored in the cribs ia the
te:ritory in which it was raised. The
present estimate of 135, OOO, 900 buahels
wheat as probable farm stock is in
tended to incorporate all wheat now
On the farm, including not only COM
mercial surplus. but stocks reserved
for spring seeding and such domes-
tic consumption as is supplied
by local custom milling. The
present writer, however, has been
exceptionally mild, and in many dis
tricts there has been winter growth
which can be judged by appearances.
Returns from correspondents indicate
a marked improvement since December
1. except along the Ohio river. Dry
weather early, followed by abundant
rains, gave deep root growth, and the
fact that the growth above ground is
trifle short is of little Importance.
The record-breaking corn crop has
moved slowly, and farm consumption,
owing to the mild weather, has been
less than expected, hence the farm sur
plus remaining is larger than ever
before. This is placed in the esti-
mates of the American Agriculturist
at LOCI, OO0, 900 bushels, compared
with 563, 100000 bushels a year
ago. Iowa is credited with most, 1885,
600, 900 bushels, followed by Illinois
with 100. 900, 900; Ohio has Al, ZOO, GOO;
Pennsylvania 16, OOO, 900 and New York
6, SOC, 900 bushels. Farm stocks of oats
are largest in Iowa. which has 1O1 ,OOO,-
600 bushels; Minnesota, Illinois, Wis
consin and New York following in the
order named
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
LIBELous INSCRIPTIONS
On Envelopes Will Prevent Their Posting
/ ss-e- "a Mail Matter.

On Envelopes Will Prevent Their Posting
ssss- 40 Mail Matter
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The story Of
the order issued against the mail mat
ter sent out from San Francisco in the
Central Pacific contest Is officially
stated by the post office authorities as
follows:
Senator's and representatives IL con-
gress have received envelopes. stamped
on the outside in large red letters
Corruption and bribery will not carry
the day" Another inscription stated
that &C. P Huntington would not
steal red hot stove" There were
several more Inscriptions of similar
character. The recipients called the
attention of thepost office department
to the matter. Mr.. John L. Thomas,
assistant attorney general for the de-
partment decided that the sentences
were libellous. First Assistant Post
master General Jones then instructed
the postmaster at San Francisco to re-
fuseso accept these envelopes as mail
matter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-12
AFFIRMED.

The Pennsylvania supreme Court Declares
Holmes IL Guilty.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The state
supreme court has affirmed the verdict
of murder in the first degree in the
case of Herman w. Midget, alias II. 81.
Holmes, found guilty in the court of
over and terminer of this city of the
murder of BENJAMIN F. PitezeL
The opinion, which was delivered by
Justice Williams, oyerrules all the as
sipnments of error and affirms the
Judgment of the lower court. 1t holds
that no substantial error was pointed
out and that the evidence fully sus-
tains the verdict