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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-16
NoWfor Your Warm 0VerCoaB and HeaVySuib!
G.. G.. STERL e. 90.
Positively show the Largest Best cheapest Clothing


4 mi AXE NO MISTAKE where you buy;
III 60 straight to Sterl's and you will be
right.
1t is certainly great satisfaction to
you to 60 where you will find S2O0OO.OO
stock to select from.
See us for a $3.50 Mems heavy all
wool Suit.
See us for S3.75 Mems heavy Over.
coat, this one won't last long.
See us for a good heavy Suit or Over.
coat for your big or little boy, it is sure to
get cold, SO come in at your earliest oppor.
tunity and get some Of our good things
very chean. they won't last all winter.
Those good Overcoats and Suits are 60.
ing, but will try and keep about what you
want if you don't wait too long. 1t will
open your eyes to see our great stock this
fall.
See us on Underwear at %, IS and Soc;
ours don't scratch.
See our Mems heavy lined Gloves at
25c pair.
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the barest necessities of life and to keep
themselves in drink. SO keen is the desire
for liquor that on the farms after the an
pies have been pressed for cider-mak king.
they are put through a fermentation and
another milling to gain further intoxi-
cant from the rancid mass. Much the
same is done with grapes in some sec
tions
Terrors of Absinthe.
If absintheism is not checked France
may go insane as nation 1t is ONLY
a few years since two old women living
in secluded mountain valley in Switzer-
land gave out their secret for brewing
drink of rare quality from the little alb
snthe plants growing only in that local
lty but now absinthe is known around the
world. Nowhere has its sale grown to so
great or threatening proportion as in
france, where its excessive use annually
drives thousands TO wild insanity. A
friend of mine here in Paris had an Eng
lish coachman who was a model servant
for years but who was noticed as be-
coming trifie erratic. One day he was
driving out with two Of the children when
a sudden frenzy seized him. and he at
tackled them to do murder. 1t was only
by help being at hand that he was over
powered and he was led away a raving
Aiidilioit. II was lOuIlu ne was an aD-
sinthe drinker in secret, and had got
up to eight glasses a day. Such is the
effect of this insidious craze upon those
who follow it far enough
In the last stages of this form of
suicide. the victim sometimes drinks six
teen glasses of absinthe in a day, and is
the most pitiable of all the types of
drunkards
Cost of Absinthe.
In the better cafes absinthe costs so CEN
times, or 10 cents. but in the dives" 1t Is
only sous glass. AS such it is little less
than deadly poison, especially when a.
dash of vitriol is added to give ii an extra
bite. Vitriol is regularly used in many
Of the cheap drinks, and even in the bet
ter ones.
Last week had an interesting talk
with Senateur Jules lie Jeune, Secretary
of State in the Belgian Cabinet, who is
pushing a bill to prohibit the sale OF
absinthe in Belgium.
1t Is doing much the Same for us as
1t is here in France" he said II also
have bill before our Parliament 10
gradually decrease the number of public
drinldng-housee through tho country in
the next ten years. At present we have
$500 OF these 10 n population of but six
mlllions of people, or ono TO every
twcnty-four persons. My plan is 10 make
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church of Russia is using its paramount
power for temperance, and an association
of the Catholic clergy of Europe has just
been formed to push the church work for
this cause, as is being done in America.
For the first time in the history of Eu-
ropean eXpositions there will be temper
ance building at Paris next year. Plans
have been drawn and stock is being sub
scribed for by prominent French people
for handsome structure, which will
serve as a soft drinks cafe on the ground
floor. 1t is intended to use the 1900 expo
sition as a vehicle for widely spreading
the movement.
On the Continent the most powerful tenn
perance association is the Blue Cross,
which has a membership of over % 900 and
operates in Switzerland, Belgium, France
and other countries. In Germany there
are 10000 enrolled for temperance, many
of whom are total abstainers. A powerful
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the proportion one drinking place to
every 200 people, but the proposal is too
radical to carry without material amend
ment."
Some of the Continental Governments
are posting temperance Autographs in
public places as a warning to the peo-
pie on the effects of intemperance, and
the temperance societies in France dis
play posters labeled "Absinthe-Poson."
with skull and crossbones.
Not alone are the present French ef-
forts cational. but they are aiming at
national legislation as being the only
permanent cure. There is d coterie of
temperance legislators in the Chamber of
Deputies and in the Senate who are press
ing for constitutional relief from the pres
ent desperate conditions. Senator Sieg
fried will shortly present a bill to reduce
the number of drinking places in the re-
public as the beginning of an extensive
Legislative reform. There are over half a
million of public drinking places in
France, and in some of the departments
the consumption of alcohol now amounts
to twenty liters per person yearly.
Legislation Against Drink.
The influential daily LIE Temps, this
morning contains along article callingup
on the Government to pass the Siegfried
bill to abate the public peril and saying
that the present liberty to drink is simply
license to poison the people. The Temps
calls upon the French to learn the lessons
Of regulations are taught by the United
States. and it cites the city of Boston as
a model in this regard where there is but
one drinking place to $50 inhabitants,
while in France there is one to every 80
adults. One to every 800 persons is what
the editor thinks correct proportion
for this country
A redeeming feature of the French in
temperance is that next to no drunken
ness is seen upon the streets. Practically
everybody drinks, and rich and poor alike
take the little glass" or it's multiple,
with every meal, and between meals
Only among the poorest do they follow
the barbarous American practice of brac-
ing up against a bar and drinking on an
empty stomach. AS 1t is, they may be
In continuous fuddle. but never drunk.
An unexpected Endorsement of the
temperance movement has developed
since the first of the year In the friend
ly attitude Of the Socialist press of
France and other countries. These pa
pers, as the organs of the powerful work
ingmen's societies of the Continent say
they can cooperate with this propaganda
as tending to lessen the onpnrtunitv to
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monthly called LAlcool. AS his active
adjutants is a coterie of forty-two doc
tors of medicine. and other faculty mem
bers nearly all of whom are men of wide
reputation and independent means sew
eral being total abstainers in common
with their president
Under the stimulus from their distn-
guished leaders. it is not strange that the
students in these schools and in the col
leges throughout France, should take up
the campaign. They have organized the
Students National lie Grain League and
are pushing the work into all parts of the
country under the leadership of Georges
Barley. who is an advocate at law active
ly connected with the defense in the Drew
fus case. When / saw Mr.. Barley a few
days ago he said he had Just returned
from tour in the south of France, where
he made twenty-siX temperance addresses
in as many schools and colleges. In all of
these he organized leagues of the stu
dents, numbering from 20 to $50 members
in each. To such proportions has this
movement reached that it is extending to
other countries, notably to Switzerland
where students leagues have lately been
established at Lausanne, Basle and Zu-
rich.
killing the Little Worm"
Drinking shops in the poorer qaurters of
Paris are open at 4 o'clock in the morning.
and even then there are shivering men
and women who have braved the nipping
air to kill the little worm" as they call
their thirst for drink. In the poor quar-
ters have seen by night little groups of
women put their drink money into a com
mon fund, so the amount of alcohol NAV
be bit larger than If they bought sep
arately and they drink it oftentimes in its
full strength. This use of meat" drinks
is steadily growing. So fierce is the appe-
tite for the strongest Installations that the
law compels chemists to sell methylated
spirits only in colored form, which means
that they are poisoned. Alcohol from
wood is deadly. but popular with them. In
Paris they drink ether, In the north of
France turpentine is growing in popular
ity, and here and there a case is found
where kerosene oil is taken. although this
Is generally done secretly. Petroleum
especially has a terrible effect and causes
severe vomiting and other sickness until
the stomach becomes Injured to the horri-
bic practice.
Normandy Is the most drunken of all
the departments in the republic. While
the fishermen and peasantry OF the north
coast are bad enough rs men, the women
are worse. So besotted have many of
these people become that they work but
five hours a week, earning but enough for
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drink. which they plainly say is the
workingman's greatest enemy.
Royalty That Abstains.
The King of Italy is total abstainer,
as is also practically the Grand Duke of
Baden: and Emperor William of Germany
has several times expressed himself forci-
bly, on the drinking habits of the army
lie recommends to his officers that they
set a good example to the men in the
ranks, and the Emperor is said to be alive
to the dangers from the growth of child
drunkenness in Germany. Other sover-
elSns are apparently awakening to the sit
uation and the young Queen of Holland
especially so. In Russia the government
monopoly of the drink traffic has proved
so successful in the provinces where
il has been on trial for several years that
Car Nicholas ii is extending the rvs
tenn to decrease drunkenness. The Greek
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tention is being forcibly directed
Just at present 10 the aggressive
campaign against intemperance
which is being carried on in nearly
every country on the Continent and
especially in France. The advance in this
country is absolutely unique of its kind
as there never before has been any gem
eral movement of a national nature The
French have been wont TO look upon
themselves as good examples of modera-
ton. while they gave their pity to Ger
many and England as horrible examples
of people who drink too much
But France is now duly shocked Dr.
Laborde of the famous Faculte de Medi-
cine IN Paris has calmly informed the
French that they are the most intem-
perate of all the civilized peoples on
earth. and gives science and figures TO
prove it.
When this announcement was made to
the French. who frankly told the doctor
that he was mistaken and worse, the news
papers took it up and published columns
of indignant protest against the slander-
Gus charge-and investigated as q second
thought. Then they changed their con-
fident note. for in a series of articles pre-
pared by NJ. Cornely of the influential
daily Figaro, 1t is shown that close to
fifteen liters. or about sixteen quarts. Of
alcohol are consumed every year for each
''s'NNffSS
French find that instead of heading the
alcoholic list Germany and the British
Isles come third and fourth in the rank
ing, as Belgium takes second place after
France, but with nearly a third less in
its per capita consumption. Fifth in the
list is Switzerland. the home Of absinthe
and then. in the order named. there fol-
low Italy. Holland, the United States
Sweden, Norway and Canada. Norway
is the most temperate of any European
country. Canada leads the world in its
moderation with a per capita of over two
liters year. This means that our neigh
bors in the northern dominion drink less
than seventh as much as the mother
country. whence many Of them came as
French emigrants.
Head of the Reform Movement.
1t IS from the Sorbonne. the Faculte de
Medicine and the other famous lycees that
the new propaganda has been sent forth.
Even more remarkable is it's present de-
velopment for total abstinence. Heading
the movement is DIR. G. Grain, one of the
best mcnical authorities in France, who
Is president of the National Anti-Alcoholic
League and editor of a temperance
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over NeWp and
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organization is the German Temperance
Association of 10000 members, made up in
considerable part of the Mayors of towns
and other officials, who are using their in
fuence to restrict the sale of drink. In
twelve years the consumption of alcohol
per German capita has decreased one
third. and the use of light beers is notably
growing instead
EDWARD PAGE GASTON.
Ethel-Why, what's the matter, Ger
trude?
Gertrude-Oh, nothing. Only Jack and I
had quarrel the other day, and / wrote
and told him never to dare speak or write
to me again-and the wretch hasn't even
had the decency to answer my letter.
The Married One-Can you imagine any,
thing worse than marriage without love?
The Unmarried One-Yes, I think l can.
Love without marriage, for instance.
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Special to The Sunday Call.

. ARIS, France. June 11.-Public at
tention is being forcibly directed
just at present TO the aggressive
campaign against intemperance
tI-hinln hnir,c. o., ......
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drink. which they plainly say is
workingman's greatest enemy
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Whack cd blessh
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-27

ID IlAhui 1f va EflN. ~ A'"'
on the eve OF the opening of another
tobacco year. the producers have so iar
marketed here Only "a small amount OF
the common graues Of the new crop.
From the dark tobacco section ln tins
immediate vicinity nothing has been OF
fered yet save a few prim.nss. Other
offerings nave been mostly common
brights shipped here. Prices are cons.d-
cred good in view of the quality OF the
tobacco. Present sales are not ln any
thing like sufficient quantity 10 suggest
any change iu former quotations. as the
great majority of the grades listed have
not been oered at all since the ne" crop
was housed.
Quotations at the close Of the last to-
baccO year follow.
Dark grades-Lugs: Common dark Tugs,
S1JOG2. 30, good dark Tugs, 2oj43.Joi fine
dark Tugs, $40.
Leaf-Common dark leaf, $3.J0N4; me-
dunn dark leaf. $3.50. good dark leaf.
SGaS. fine dark leaf. S9Ul2, good black
wrappers. SlOa14; line black wrappers,
VBrcht-Leaf Common uondescript,
s. 50a4. common bright br0Rnish Tugs,
s3d4. medium bright Tugs. &JQ6; good
bright Tugs, S1n9, fine bright Tugs, @ooG
Leaf. Common cutting. 500 medium
cutting. 5000. good cutting. S9Nl0. fine
cutting. Sllul2.JO. fancy cutting, SlA1O4
Leaf: Common cutting wrappers. Ssg
-. medium cutting wrappers. NlzIl5,
fire cuttings wrappers, s2Jai0i good ma-
h0gany. S|f2.J0uao.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-27
BEDFORD J0TTINGS,
Many Farms BEING Sold TO New
Corners.

MONTVALE va. Sept. Is special
Several lat..s of Portsmouth, Va, have
looked al Che "Iate House here With the
idea 0i opening 30 The next season as o
summer resort. feeling assured mat they
can ON 10 Ullh their friends as MontNAie
has become popular with NotioiN, fohs
mouth aad Richmond people as a summer
home.
Farmers are making preparations 20 so"
large crops of wheat. believing that the
present IlH prices cannot remain as wars
and rumo-s OH wars are lowering over inc
land. and ga there Will be a greater
foreign demand next year.
There DIS a steady demand for lands, in
this section. by parties from the north ana
northwest and the real estate agents OF
Bedford are reaDlug rich re"aNs.
Dr. S. 3D.. Price. the treasurer Of the
county. has taken charge of the canning
factory and is running it ON a large scale.
A party of guests at Edge I'LL, inciud.
ing Mrs. Billy Wise, az Churchland, Va.
Mrs. and Hiss E. N. Hatton, Mrs ).
+. Smith. OF P"ortsm0uthi Mr.. and Mrs
James Read. a. d. Eiess. of Bedford and
T.. b. Butt. of Portsmouth, cnaperoned 10y
Mrs. Riyes Hoffman, Will visit The Peaks
of otter Thursday.
N0nt.aIe is a. fine opening Tor a young
physician.
p. O.ey Hoffman. O. nephew O. Mrs
Rlees HOFFMAN. is spending "a month az
EDGE InIl. He is a prominent lawyer
OF Mobile and court stenographer for the
courts 0f Alabama. also. yice-presldeut OK
the National TypcWriting Machine COM
pany. for which be has just returned lrbn
a trip t0 New York, looking 90 establishing
..M.ra ID. NT.s.rn Hrfl
This valley is ag,ow with the tremuious
sunlight VI am early autumn. The rich
upland and meadows CLEAN In thelf
wealth Of golden rod and purple astors.
The long glad summer is at an end. the
season of good byes is here and the resorts.
which have been fun % Overlooking, are
giving up their visions Of youth and
beauty. Like the June roses. they are
passing from us and only the memory of
ID sweet and happy time To cheer the
dreary fast approaching winter months
The days of picnlcs. drives and germans
are over and tho time for nutting and
almless rambies is here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-27
FLUVANNA COURT.
Verdict Against "A Railroad Company
Sir. Pembroke Petit Hurt.

PALMYRA. VA. sept. 25.-Special-
Circdi. Court after nearly a weeks term
closed Saturday night, Judge Daniel a.
Grlmsley presiding. The case In which
NEST interest centered was the case OF
Rlson VS.. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company. the jury returned 4 verdict Tor
he plaintiff Of $50. The attendance Of
the bar was very run and was as faIoWs'
colonel W. b. Petit. Messrs. Pembroke
and Paul Petit. A. A. Gray. II. E. Ha'
den. f. ". King. Il. y. Wood. Daniel
Harmon. L. O. Haden. f. c. Moon, j. p.
sadler. r. A.. Cox, Judge a. X. Leake, D.
II. Loake and AIr. Barrett.
County Court has been in session 10.
day.
Rev. A. S. j. Rice has been conducting
a revival at this place for the past week
Mr.. Pembroke Petit and daughter Miss
Nirgilia. were nainfclIy bruised bu. not
seriously hurt Sunday. They were re-
turning from Cunningham and the horse
was frightened at a bicycle and ran Off
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-27
DEATH RATHER
THAN DISGRACE
A Sad Story Of Misguided Love From
Northampton.
YOUNG LIVES DESTROYED.
A Young Lady Takes Poison, and h
Man Who Caused Her Downfall
Ends Ills Life by Drowning.
Both Well Known.

CAPE CHARLES. VA, sept @-spe-
eal-Two suicides within twenty-four
hours near the small yilage OF Ca9eYNe'
is the sad story that has startled Nofth-
ampton county and cast a shadow ot
gloom over the entire Community. Betray-
al OF confidence is the cause that Ted w
TO the unfortunate drama.
HER LIFE WRECKED.
Miss salle Dixon, a pretty young Hri
~ eighteen. the only daughter Of Dir.
Thomas II. Dixon, a highly respected ana
prosperous farmer. about 2 o'clock yesier-
day morning called her parents TO her
room and told them she had taken strych-
nine. Remorse oil conscience had driven
her 20 taken the fatal dose when ein'a
her life within ten minutes are. she holl-
fed the family and before medical ASSIST
anCe could be summoned.
She told her sad story n toid them 10
send for w. n. Gomgon, who was re-
snousib'e for her downfall. and % whom
she was engaged tO bee married, put the
engagement had been broken.
HIS A~TONEdkNf.
Mr. Gonie0n was a prosperous farmer
about twcnty-seycn years old ana HFea
with his mother ON am adjoining farm 20
Afr. Dixon. ON hearing of the action or
his former sweetheart me said Dee Woria
also end his life. lie was advised By ms
half brother not TO do SO. but go give Mn
self up.
lie left home lafe last evening ana dii
not return. His family becoming alarm
cd az his absence. started out 20 seaFcn
for him this morning and found his dead
body In the creek az Mlihins LANDING
with a rope around Dis neck and the other
end made fast go the wharf. Tie had been
dead several hours when found, as his
face was badly eaten by crabs.
Constable Branam had "a warrant Tor DTS
arrest and wss searching for hlm When
his body was found.
Both The young couple were members
Of good families and had "a Wild circle
o. friends and relatives la The ncishbor-
hood.