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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
GROWTH OF OUR SHIPPING.
Total Tonnage the Largest For the Last
Twenty-O One Years.

The annual report Of Mr.. Chamberlain,
Commissioner of Navigation, SHOWS tnaI
the total documented tonnage OF the Unlteo
States on June 80, 1897, 4,769,O2O tons, Is the
largest for twenty-one years, except IN
1898, when 1t was 2,S25, OIL tons. Our largest
documented tonnage was $685., ,Sl3 tons, on
June 80, 1861. =.
Considering the speed and number OF
trips Of steam vessels compared Win SAIL
ing vessels our merchant Meet mas never
before been 80 efficient as this year. Inc
steam tonnage amounts to 2,2oo,ooo TONS,
and the sail tonnage, including Darees ano
canal boats to 2,410, ,402 tons. Constructlon'
thus far indicates that at the end OF Tue
current fiscal year the steam tonnage ior
the first time in our history,wll exceed Tue
combined tonnage OF documentea saihng
vessels, barges and canal boats. Ine totai
construction for the year, SOl vessels OF
232, ,29S gross tons Is the iargest onuuoi
output since 1871. ,. so
Our increase In tonnage for the last ae-
cade has been almost wholly attrloutaole
to growth on the great lakes. VI totai
tonnage Of 4,271 1926 gross tons IN 1877, 81
181, ,s04 were salt water tonnage, oocu
mented on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gull
coasts, and 1,069,4S4 fresh water docu,
1nented on the great lakes, Mississippi and
tributaries. OF total Of 4,769,O20 tons IN
1897, s. OS6, ,SOS tons were documented on
the seaboard and ], 1884 ,212 on fresh water,
the tonnage Of the great lakes increasing
from 74S, 900 tons in 1887 to !, ,410, LOG IN 1891
During the decade steam tonnage has In
oresead SIG, 900 tons Of which increase 69o,-
600 tons belong to the great lakes system.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
GODS MESSAGE TO MAN.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

Undue Thoughtfulness-AS Social Homily
The Ministry of Life -Afiiction Of
Divine Ordinance The Reason for
Living-Keeping Quiet Over Troubles.
So the o'er-wearied pilgrim, as he fares
Along life's summer waste, at times is
famed,
Even at noontide, by the cool, sweet airs
OF serener and holier land,
Fresh as the morn, and as the dewfall
bland,
Breath of the blessed heaven for which we
pray,
Blow from the eternal hills make glad our
earthly way!
Whittier.
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Hard TO Resist.

The celebrated temperance lecturer,
Francis Murphy, said not long ago that
after twenty-five years OF sobriety 1t re-
uuired the constant exercise of his will
power, close communion with God and en-
vlronments OF temperance associations to
enable him to refrain from liquor; that
during recent railway journey he had
taken up a glass at the water tank In the
sleeper for drink Of water that had been
used just previously to hold whisky, and
on bringing it to his lips the odor OF the
liquor at once aroused such a desire for
LIQUOR that it was necessary for him to ex-
ercise great control at the time to resist the
craving for drink OF liquor.
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Hard on Pat.

Gentleman Ito an Irishman) Dwell,
Pat, T see you have a small garden"
Pat-"Yes, SIR"
"What are you going to set in it for
next season."
Nothing, sir. I set it with pota-
toes last year and not one of them
came up"
"That's strange; how do you explain
it?"
"Well, sir, the man next door to me
set his garden full of onions"
"Well, had that anything to do with
your potatoes not growing?"
eyes, sir. Bedad, them onions was
that strong that my potatoes couldn't
see to grow for their eyes watering" !"
Answers.
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GATE TO THE GOLD FIELDS.
Wonderful Growth of the Town of Skaguay.

difficult journey they made with it up
the pass.
There does not appear to have been
any pilfering of goods left on the beach
from the steamers. In short time
there will be no chance for this. The
two long piers are hotly competing for
the honor of being first completed
and early next month both will be in
operation. That of the Skaguay
Wharf Company is already piled to its
ocean end, alength of over fifteen hum
dred feet. in curving line from the
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Little Girls Composition.

This is a composition on temperance,
written by little Georgia girl: Temper
ance is more better than whisky. Whisky
Is ten cents drink, and lots OF 1t. My pa
drinks whisky. He has been full lib times.
One night he came home late, and my ma
went out and cut some hickories and wal
loped him good. Then she ducked his head
In tub OF soapsuds and locked him up In
the barn. And the next morning my pa
said he reckon he'd swear off,"
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Afliction q Divine Ordinance.

You will live to recognize the wisdom Of
Gods choice for you. You will one day see
that the thing you wanted was only second
best. You will be surprised to remember
that you once nearly broke your heart and
split the wine of your life for what would
again your love. You become possessed Of
depth of character a breadth OF sympathy,
a fund OF patience, an ability to understand
and help others. which, as you lay them at
Christ's feet for Him to use. will make you
glad that you were aflicted.-F. B. Meyer.
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The Reason for Living.

Life has no zest when 1t has no real
ization Of the unattained. The man who
knows all, who has all and who is entirely
self-suficient has never had the satisfaction
Of coming into ideal possession ofthe splen-
dor Of the Infinite he has never reached
out and taken hold Of the beyond. Let US
praise God for the unmeasured and unat-
tanned. In this is our stimulus to activity,
our promise of growth and our sufficient
reason for living ng.-Churchman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
The Worlds Telegraph System.

The total length OF the worlds telegraph
system has now reached 4, 4,s0S, ,921 miles, ex-
elusive Of 1870, ,440 miles OF submarine cables.
OF this Europe has 1,764.79O miles; Asia,
BIO 1856 miles; Africa. 9S,4l9 miles; austria.
liza, 217,479 miles, and America, 2, ,5l6,5iS
miles. United States Consul German, VINO
sends these figures to the State Department
from Zurich, says they show that notwitn-
standing the steady increase In the build
Ing OF telegraph lines all over Europe,
America leads the world and has almost
double the European mileage.
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Temperance News and Notes,

Drink is danger to body and soul. Avoid
the danger.
The moderate drinker could abstain, but
he won't, the drunkard can't.
How many boys have you to keep the
liquor Industry in working order?
Many people suffer from water on the
brain. still greater number, however,
aretroubled with whisky on the brain.
Tie young man feels very big when he
begins to treat" his companions to ardent
spirits. He feels very small later on In
life when he finds himself bound by chain
of his own forging; for the drink habit Is q
chain that shackles mans mind and de-
stroys his will. -
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MkbE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS. -.

Don't Ask tile Boy to Drink = Liquor
Drinking and the Bicycle-Two Rea-
sons Why the Wheel is the Enemy Of
the Liquor Habit-Hard to Resist.
Nay, do not ask the boy to drink,
That glass may be his first;
That glass may start him forward
On the path Of the accurst. II
Weigh we'll the misery OF sin,
The bitterness Of tears,
That single act Of yours may cause
Through all his future years.
Then do not ask the boy to drink,
His way Is hard at best,
BY ills beset; then do not add
Another to the rest.
The consequences OF our acts
Are greater than we think,
So pause before you tempt q boy
By asking him to drink.
Sacred Heart Review
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Connecticut W. C. T. U.

The annual convention OF the Connectf-
cut Woman's Christian Temperance Union
was held recently in New London. The
following officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Cornelia B. Forbes, Hartford; Corre-
spending Secretary, Mrs. Mary M. An
drews, Stanford Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Susan K Luce, Mantle; Treasurer,
Mrs. Anna N. Hurr, Norwich; Honorary
Secretaries, Mrs. Caroline B. Buell., East
Hampton. and Mrs. Hannah G. Partridge,
Jewett City.
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Liquor Drinking aud the Bicycle.

Liquor Dr1nk1nR aud tne Bicycle
At the close Of the League meeting OF
American Wheelmen in Philadelphia the
Times Of that city had an article from
which we clip the following: :
"It may be only coincidence tha during
the year In which the use OF the bicycle
increased almost in geometrical rogres-
sion the consumption Of liquor In this
country decreased to q wonderful extent;
but 1t looks very much as II there were
some relation between the two facts. That
this liquor habit Is growing weaker among
the American people Is shown by the re-
cent statement Of the Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue that during the past year
there has been decrease Of nearly ,000,.
900 gallons in the consumption OF whisky
and other spirits. and Of ], ,409 ,004 barrelS
In the consumption OF beer. H
"The bicycle Is the enemy Of the liquor
habit for two reasons: It appropriates both
for its purchase and for its use the spare
money Of the young man that formerly
went largely to the saloon-keeper, and 1t
makes impossible overindulgenoe IN In
to1icating drinks, because 1t can be oper-
ated only to advantage by strong-limbed
and clear-headed rider. The men who
own bicycles to-day are not the million
aires, but the wage earners Of the country,
and their machines were bought from the
money that they were enabled to save by
economizlng In some other direction. And
what is more reasonable than that this
economy should be first put In practice by
cutting of the luxury Of drinking2 4
"But the other reason why the bicycle is
cutting down the consumption Of liquor--be-
causelt Is not the friend Of weak and sodden
men-is more potent and will be more last
ing. The athlete In all branches Of sports
nowadays Is eschewing the use OF tntod-
eating drinks, and the wheelmen, forming
the largest bands OF athletes In this coun-
try, must be given the credit for the great
est decrease In the consumption Of liquor.
There are some riders who at first think
they can drink deeply and ride strongly att
the same time; but they are soon unde-
ceived, and quickly join the great major
ity Of abstatners or light drinkers. The
bicycle has been condemned for intener-
ing with the sacredness. Of the Sabbath
and for introducing laxity In the morals
OF the young, but 1t should be given full
credit for its assaults upon the excessive
use OF liquor"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03

None of us ever desired anything more
ardently than God desires to bring men to
the knowledge OF Himself. God Is ever
ready, but we are very unready God is
nigh to us, but We are far from Him God Is
within, but We are without; God is at home,
bnt we are strangers. God helps US all to
follow Him that he may bring us unto Him.
self.-Juhn Tauler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Keeping Quiet Over Troubles.

Nothing ever suits her. She amt had
no more troubles to bear than the rest of US.
but you never see her that she didn't have a
chapter to lay before ye. I've got's much
feeIin' as the next one; but, when folks drives
in their spiggits and wants to draw a bucket
full O. compassion every day, right straight
long, there does come times when it seems
as If the bar'l was getting low."-Sarah Orne
Jewett.
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Lord have mercy when we pray
Strength to seek better way:
When our wakening thoughts begin
First to loathe their cherished sin:
When our weary spirits fail,
And our aching brows are pale: .
When our tears bedew Thy word,
"hen, o then, have mercy. Lord.
Dean Milman.
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American Woman Honored.

Mrs. May French Sherman, the
African explorer, recently elected a
member of the English Royal Geo.
graphical Society, is the only woman
ever thus honored. She is an Ameri-
can by birth.
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Thousands of Miles Arrow-Pierced.

Some years ago H. N. Clement, an
Indiana farmer, shot at flock of wild
geese in the Kan Ka Nee marsh and
bagged several of them. One of them
wore as breastpin On srrow nine
inches long. The arrow was so unique
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03

II thou canst not continually reeollect
thyself, yet do it sometimes, at least once a
day-namely, In the morning or at night
Thomas Kempis.
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Come apart and rest awhile;-
There are many coming. going,
Whose dry lips forget to smile,
Who forget to reap, for sowing:
From the hot streets surging tide
Rest Is but one step aside.
Arthur Willis Cotton in Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03

To make some nook OF Gods creation a
little fruitfuller, better, more worthy OF God,
to make some human hearts little wiser,
manfuller, happier, more blessed. less &C.
cursed 1T is work Tor a god.-Carlyle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Equipped For War.

1t has always been Lord Wolseley's
boast that when starting upon a cam
paign his equipage is of the lightest,
consisting of little more than tooth
brush and clean shirt.
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Numerous Big Cities.

There are known to be 209 cities in
the world with populations of over one
hundred thousand persons each. -.--
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As the fading Goals are rekindled by q
breath, so prayer refresheth the hopes OF the
heayt.
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in formation that it could be ascribed
to no tribe of Indians in the United
States or in any other country. Finally
Professor o. T. Mason, of the National
Museum, said the bird and arrow
could have come from no other place
of the globe than the Yukon Valley.
Thousands of miles the goose had
flown with an arrow in its breast be-
fore turning up it's legs at the shot of
q Hoosier farmer. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
Killed by a Bean.

A little girl at Wilmington, Del, pushed
bean up her nose, and died from ensuing
blood poisoning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
WILL USE NO LANGUAGE.

How Coming Generations Will Look and
Act, According to Scientist.
This is the way DR.. R. NJ. Burke,
President of the psychology section of
the British Medical Association, says
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Gold in Maryland,

Port Deposit, Md, is aroused over dis.
coyerIes Of gold in the vicinity.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-20
A DIFFERENT VIEW.

Astoria. Jan. 10, ISs7.-(Editor Asto-
the present state OF
feeling in the community wish Ia
make few comments ON the commu-
nication in this mornings paper OF Rev.
J. ]. Walter on the treatment OF diph-
iberia. | am not aware of the gentle
mans source OF information. but II
would be difficult to find any one posted
in homeorathic therapeutics who would
confirm the statement that belladonna.
in any attenuation, Is prophylactic
against diphtheria-
As to the use OF sulphur and alcohol
as local application. Il would be hard
to find a greater refinement of torture
than the repeated application Of abso-
lutte alcohol 10 an liberated and in
famed throat. There are few children
who would submit TO such an applica-
ton without vigorous and dangerous
resistance. Such torture Is not neces-
sary, as there are other applications
which are more effective In removing
the membrane and which are also pain
less.
The safest way TO handle diphtheria
is to call a physician whom you are
confident understands his business and
give him complete control OF the case
disregarding entirely the suggestions Of
outsiders ]. s. BISHOP. ". d.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-20
AT REST.

Matilda Sloop was born at Knappa,
Or. February ., 1850. Father. mother.
three sisters and six brothers are left
to mourn her loss Her Illness was
very brief. but diphtheTfa claimed her
victim Monday, January II. after an
Illness Of only ten days. She was pre-
pairing herself for a teacher under Mrs.
Krager's instruction. and At school and
at home was very studious. Every
where quiet and thoughtful. While in
the city she lived with the family OF
L. II. Peterson. at whose residence the
death occurred. When told by her
mother the probable outcome Of her
sickness, after thoughtful moment she
said, 1T is all right" She was ready
to go. No complaint had crossed her
lips: with hand In her mothers, her
soul took its flight, and without a
struggle life had gone. All that was
left was the house not made with
hands. the earthly abode Of her spirit.
The fOrtitude and strength Of the moth
er during the illness and death was
the greatest the writer has ever known.
The medical skill in attendance was Of
the best. and the nursing constant and
faithful. but to her the summit OF life
had been reached and the journey over
the river OF death was quick. The sym
pathy Of the entire community Is with
the parents and relatives, but owing
to the violent nature Of the disease
the body was Inferred as soon as pos
sible and is now resting in the Knappa
cemetery. She was member Of the
church Of that place, and next Sun
day at / O'Clock the pastor will hold
her funeral services in the Knappa
church. AS she lived she died, quietly
peacefully, and loved by all. But loved
ones in that far-away land draw heav-
en- nearer. May her spirit be a guar
dian angel to her loved ones, to draw
them TO the other shore, where there
shall be no more partings, but the en-
tire family be united.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-20

under the change in measurement she
now registers 1885, with carrying ca
paclty OF 5000. The ship Is well known
the world over. and Captain Corkhill
has been In command for u series OF
years. The house Nag is blue with a
white diamond and a crown. The cap
tain's officers are at present; First
officer. +. H. Curtis: second, Louis
Smith. third. j. Verstrachten; steward,
Il. Morgan. Just prior to entering port
and expecting an immediate charter.
the ship was polished up run the keel
son to the topmast. Every piece Of
brass and all the woodwork shines like
ia mirror. The hold has been arranged
for any sort OF IL cargo and Is In a
clean and wholesome condition.
Sunday evening Captain Corkhill en-
tertAined several friends from shore
and the handsome cabins were beautl-
fully decorated. including the captain's
private stateroom and charthouse. The
steward was not behindhand. and all
that could minister tn the inner man
was forthcoming. To say that the
guests had pleasant evening Is put
ting the matter very mildly.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-20
FORCED To ACCEPT CHARITY
Last Survivor OF the Family OF John
Brown Is Penniless.

The last survivor OF the family
.of old John Brown. the Kansas
hero, is penniiess and In want In Cal
ifurnia. where she has lived for num-
ber Of years. and her friends. without
her consent and against her protest,
are appealing for aid for her and her
family.
Mrs. Adams has been living near
Pasadena. California. for a number OK
years. She Is a widow and has fam
lily OF eight children to care for, only
one or two Of whom are old enough to
be OF much assistance in keeping the
wolf from the door, Not long ago
Mrs. Adams little house caught fire
and the unfortunate family We're left
without a home They saved little
from the flames, and a small mortgage
on the place made their condition truly
a pltlabie one. Since then they have
had little except what has been pro-
vIded by friends.
Now those friends have written 10
Kansas and TO Washington telling Of
the sad state Of affairs and asking for
contributions TO aid the family In build
Ing a new house and living through the
winter. II. y. Rust, OF Pasadena,
writes: II invite those who have been
fortunate to contribute what they can
To relieve the family. Money, clothing
bedding. and all such articles as are
needed in a frontier home with large
family will be gladly received. Mrs
Adams. know. would never herself
ask for assistance"
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SANITARY CONDITIONS.

Astoria. January l9.-(Editor Astori-
an)-It Is a fact greatly to be deplOred
that a malignant disease should gain
such a foothold I'm a community as to
necessitate the closing Of the public
schools OF the place. Nevertheless such
seems to be the case in our city. and
most certainly there must be a cause
for such a spread Of the disease. Would
not this be a good time for the proper
officials to investigate some on the back
yards Of the city, and thereby ascer-
tain whether the sanitary requirements
have been kept up to the standard re-
auired by law? Not five blocks from
the heart Of the city old cess-pools are
allowed TO stand. in open defiance to
the health of the people, while the
drainage sinks runs out and seeps
into the ground as best It may. Why
is It that the law requiring property
holders 10 make proper connections
with sewers is not enforced?
A PARENT.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-20
THE CROWN OF INDIA.

One Of the most Handsomely fitted
ships in the merchant service is the
Crown Of India now lying at anchor in
the stream. She belongs to the famous
Grown" line, formerly owned by
Robertson, Cruikshank & Co, Of Liver
pool, now the property Of J. and r.
Young, Glasgow, Scotland, who have
purchased the entire fleet. She Is a
four-masted iron ship built at Leith,
by Ramage & Ferguson in 1885, and at
that time was the sixty-second ship Of
the line. The builders are the famous
yacht builders and the Crown Of India
sails like yacht. When she was built
money was plenty and freight rates
were good. Her cabins and accOmmo-
dati0ns for officers are fitted UP in
luxuriant style, the trimmings being in
mahogany and birds eye maple. The
quarters for the crew are amidships,
and comfortable in the extreme.
The vessel measures 290 feet in length
over all, 275 feet between perpendicu-
lars. She has breadth Of beam of
43 feet, with a depth Of hold Of q feet
Her tonnage was originally 1875, but