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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
The Duty OF Tolerance.

Intolerance carries with it lack OF be
lief in the sincerity OF others, and lack
OF respect for the opinion of Others. The
Chances are that the maa who differs from
US in some question OF belief has thought
it over as carefully as We have and is as
sincere in his conclusions as we are. Iol'
erance is an obligation upon US because 1t
shows respect for the others.
Tolerance as a duty is 4 hard thing. to
maintain. 1t needs constant watching
and prayerful care. For as soon as man
begins to grant that another who diaers
from him may be right, he is in danger Of
losing somewhat OF the positiveness OF his
own conviction. 1t Is not always easy to
tell where tolerance eEds and weakness
begins. For there must be no such thing
as the tolerance OF error. It takes very
strong character. fortified by prayer and
watchfulness. to tolerate the opinions OF
others and not yield to their errors. Yet
the same Paul who said. Let Us not Judge
one another any more" at Antioch. with
stood Peter to the face, because he was to
be blamed" Coas-esationalist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
French Victory In the Soudaa.

TtWHCH VEetVky ~ tHc SCoUHU'
A French force has defeated q tribe
OF Tuaregs in tle Soudan with great
slaughter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
A Double Knock.

'Tn knocking down his wife the man
knocked me out OF the liquor trade" In
these words +. n. Charrington, 90 well
known in connection with religious and tenn.
perance work in East London, closes his
account of the way in which he was led to
sever his connection with the great brew:
ing firm OF Charrington, Head & Co., Of
which he was partner. The man in ques.
tion was drinking in public house which
Mr.. Charrington happened to be passing.
His wife just a. that moment pushed open
the door. and appealed.to her husband for
money to buy bread to feed their starving
children. By way Of answer her husband
felled her to the ground. Mr.. Charrington
noticed that the simboard bore the name
of his firm. He reflected that this particI'
lar house probably furnished many. such
cases, and that the same was true OF hum
dreds of other houses owned by the COM
pany. The response hility was moro. than
ne could bear, and from that hour he rc-
solved to give up his partnership, worth
aJout SlO0, 900 q year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

coal (normaD. -. -. -. .S15. 10000
wages ~ ........ 7.77o.ooo
Loss to employees other than
miners made Idle by strike 100000
Loss to the business men OF
coal region. :. ..... 5,2OO,OOO
coal region. ..... .... 100000
iron police .... ........ 100000
Cost Of maintaining non-un.
lon workers.. ....... $1,000
and machinery 100000
Total. l.................. .s35, ,a05. 900
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

Wilkesbarre. Pa.-At the end Of the
sixth week Of the strike the estimated
losses were as follows:
Loss TO operatOrs in price of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09
Tho Failure OF Sueesss.

Pride, plenty and prosperity have often
produced the worst kind OF poverty. Nhen
l. man has reached these he feels that he
has planted his feet firmly on the pin.
nacle of success, whereas he has really
begun already-if these are on his heart
to slip down the dismal slope OF failure.
We pity often the man when he is climb.
ing up, in the midst Of his struggles, toll
ing, pinchins, saving, denying himself;
but really he does not need our prayers
one-half as much as the man who Is re-
joicins to think that oil those things are
behind, that he can now say, "Soul, thou
hast much goods laid up for many days;
take thine ease"
The hard times, the times that work
eternal hardship and loss often begin a.
lust the point where we feel that the good
times have come. The days Of prosperity
are the days of danger. Nations rise to
greatness through times Of struggle and
sink to shame and death in their days OF
splendor. Pride. and luxury eat out the
heart OF q people made strong by trials.
Cf man Is similar. We have watched him
in his struggle against tremendous odds,
watched and admired; and now he has
won, he comes forth with success on his
brow, and we look for further greatness.
But no; the heart shrinks, the moral quail.
ties decline and, with all his wealth and
fame, he goes down to the darkest failure.
The pride of prosperity 10 the danger.
Gus element. The successful man usually
thinks he is seli-made and he Is apt to be
inordinately proud OF his work; he has
done so good job that he feels independ'
ent of the Almighty; in fact, he thinks
that he is almighty himself in his own
world. His material needs met he forgets
h;a moral necessities, Money talks, ard he
believes that it can be heard in heaven
II he ever thinks of that place-as well a.
here. He assumes that God will congra.
tuiate Himself on getting such bright,
energetic, successful man in heaven,
though the man may find it little dull
up there.
To this man the only sin is poverty and
the only righteousness is to be rich. he
feels that religion may be good thing
for the Door, the lower classes; but the
cultured and respectable do not need 1t:
And he knows that he is as poor and
naked in Gods sight as the worst tramp
and outcast is in his. &c knows not that
God sees clear through his brown-stonee
front, the thin veneer OF his culture ana
respectability, the fine feathers OF his lam
lily and is weighing his soul, the only
measure of true success, in the eternal bal
ances. lie has forgotten that the worst
failure would be to make o magnificent
success OF building and furnishing 4 hne
house while you allowed its inmates to
starve to death.
It is not sin to be rich; it is not q SIN
to be poor; but it ia a sin to starve the
soul for the sake of setting the style or
securing a success in this poor world. Such
a success leaves the man eternaily bank
rupt. IN everlasting failure.-Ram Horn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

A resolution has been proposed and
adopted without opposition in the Prussian
Diet requesting the Ministry to prepare. .
bill to impose more rigid restrictions on the
liquor traffic. The resolution was intro.
duced by Count Douglas, who stated that
he was no abstainer himself, but that hs
was deeply impressed with the injury N.
in drink. The Germans, he added, spend
1900, ,OOO, 900 marks (s75O, 900 000) year u
drink. twice the amount Of the army and
navy budgets, and 10000 persons were
brought before the courts through drink.
The number OF criminals was increasing
10000 annually, and the number OF con.
victed persons had increased from 299,l4o
in 1882, to 47S,l3o in 1859. In the insane
asylums intemperance furnished thirty pef
cent. Of the inmates. and eighty per cent
OF Germanys idiots were the children oe
intemperate people. The loss to industry
through excessive drinking was incalculA
bic.
Germany, while leading the world in so'
cial reform legislation. had done PRACTICAL!
nothing against drinking The United
States was by far more advanced than Ger.
many in this respect. He condemned the
drinking cult in the universities, saying IL
was Jolly life while it lasted, but it had
many tragical sequels.
Two practicing physicians followed with
statements drawn from their own expe.
rience. DR.. Endemann asserted that alco-
holists succumbed to the tubercle bacillus
much easier than others, and Dr.. Mertens
said the mortality in all diseases was three
or four times greater in the case OF alco-
holists than among abstainers, comparing
persons Of equal physical strength. .,
Just how the Prussian Government will
meet the problem remains to be seen. The
question Is Of worldwide interest, and
every experiment in the regulation and re.
striction OF drinking adds something to tho
sum of human knowledge and will be aid.
full to legislators who may have to deal with
the same subject While the cultivation Of
good habits and department Is more par.
ticularly a matter OF morals, and sobriety
cannot be enforced by acts of Parliament,
still the mandate Of the law may usefully
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-09

burping "ofos ot AuStc's
T. v. Powderly, former head OF the
knights Of Labor, in an address, gave
these burning words Of advice: Had !
10000 900 tongues and throat for each
tongue, would say to every man, woman
and child here tonight: Throw strong
drink aside as you would an ounce Of liquid
hell. It sears the conscience. it destroys
everything it touches. It reaches into the
family circle and takes the wife you had
sworn to protect, and drags her down
from her purity into that house from
which no decent woman ever goes alive.
It induces the father to take the furniture
from his house, exchange it for money at
the pawnshoP, and spend the proceeds in
rum. It damns everything it touches. ]
have seen it in every city east OF the Mis-.
sissippi River, and I know that the most
damning curse to the laborer is that which
gursles from the neck of the bottle. ]
had rather be at the head Of an organiza-
tion having 100000 temperate, honest,
earnest men than at the head OF an or.
:anizatiou Of l2,000. 900 drinkers, whether
moderate or any other kind. Every dime
spent in the rumshop furnishes q paving
stone for hell. In one Pennsylvania county
in q single year sl7 1000, 900 was spent for
LIQUOR, and it was estimated that Sll ,0O0,-
600 Of the amount came from workinsmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-13
WEARERS OF GREY
 CROWD CAPITAL
ANNSToN
Work on the New Hotel Begins To-
 day-several Men Arrested.

Anniston, November 12-(Speeial.) 1.-The work on the new Anniston hotel will be- gin tomorrow. The grading which has already been started, but was given up some time ago will be started again and completed by next Saturday. On Mon- day the force of brick layers will begin work and it Is the purpose of the con- tractors to have the building completed by June | 19Oa The contract for the erection of the hotel has been awarded by MT. W. H. Zlnn to the Jefferson Construc- tion company and Annistons magnificent hotel is now assured. The new hotel will be structure four stories high on Noble street where it will face and five stories in the rear The rooms of the building will have the latest and most up-to-date furnishings as well as other appointments which go for public convenience. A tele- phone will be placed in each room and the large hotel will have a central office in the new building. The building Is to cost $100,00o and 1t Is through the grand and noble efforts of Annistons public spirited citizen, Mir. William H. Zlnn. that it has been secured.
 A horrible mangled body was brought to the city Friday on a freight train of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. It was the person of John Swift, a negro section hand, he was dead when the train reached here. Swift was riding on train and was intoxicated when in the vicinity of Ironton he picked a quarrel with Conductor J. H. Gilland and attack ed him with a knife. The conductor de- tended himself by clubbing him with his lantern. Afterward the negro in walking on the top of the train fell between the cars and both of his legs were severed from his body The train was stopped and the victim placed in the caboose.
 The following invitations were issued this afternoon: Mrs Edna Evans Dar- den requests the honor of your presence at the marriage Of her daughter. Emmie, to MT. Walter Hampton on Wednesday evening. November 2s, 1902. at o'clock Parker Memorial church, Anniston, Ala.
 The marriage promises to be one of the leading events of the present season in Anniston society as both of the young people are quite prominent in that realm.
 Several men have been arrested charged with taking part in the effort to take the negro Baker from jail several nights ago. It is understood these cases will be vigor- ously prosecuted sMost of the men are out on bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-13

., every form of PRIVATE DISEASE Sa~ua, weakness. etc.. etc.. are cured un. der plain guarantee.
 Ali condolences held invioiate
 Consultations at office or by man ,r. .r,ted without charge.
 Treatment by mall for those who c.n. not visit me. .
 medicines.
 cree on application
 nR DOZIER is graduate in evarv
 ooch of medical and surgical scisnas pre- twenty-five years experience. ns. s,onal reputation. and Is indorsed by the .rass. national banks and thousands of p.sora as the most expert and reIia h,a ps.,al,st in the south.
 spsS.atgomery Advertiser: Dr. Dozfar ,. .-Marsed by the press and people of evarv lection of Alabama,
 wts Southern Odd Fellow: We canno, .aa anvthing to the reputation Dr. n ~ Doy,er has already acquired in the linA :. h,. nrofession. but we know him to he o' hrotber odd Fellow that can be relied = to carry out every promise he make. sn those needing his services.
 xSason,c Guide: Dr. Dozier comes from
 tsrnilv of prominent physicians, and -,,h bia fun store of medical knowledge srd his large experience in his profession -an he relied Ion to treat disease in the most successful manner.
 Age-Herald: His long record and ap- croved abilities entitle him to the proud S,st,nctior of standing at the head of his profession.
 Offices First avenue and Twenty-frsf street. Birmingham. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-13
SONS OF VETERANS MEET.
ThomasM. owen Unanimously Elected
 President.

Montgomery, November 12.-(Special9- The Sons of Veterans met today with nine camps represented. Thomas M. Owen was unanimously elected commander, Warwick Payne not being a candidate for reelection. Resolutions were adopted of sympathy with Tennent Lomax in his present illness; deciding to erect monu- ment to Pelham, who sleeps in an un- marked grave at Jacksonville; deciding to help the Daughters in the erection of a monument at Shiloh; indorsing the Mountain Creek home and sending greet ings to the Sons of Veterans G. A. R.
 The history committee made an elab- crate report, and the proceedings wound up tonight with a banquet. W. H. Dent made the speech of welcome and W. B. Bankhead of Huntsville responded.
 Miss Annie Wheeler is here with her father, General Wheeler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-13
ATHENS.
Sensational Damage Suit Is Filed, In
 Which Defamation of Character

Athens, November 12.-(Special.)-A rather sensational damage suit has been filed in the circuit court in this place by Hon. Thomas c. Mcclellan, representing the plaintiff. Thomas Wilson of Bethel, Tenn, against w. B. Vaughn, the wealth. fest citizen of this county, asking that $2500O be allowed Wilson for defamation of character. Vaughn charged in let ter, it ts alleged. that Wilson had stolen a car load of cotton seed from Vaughn's place and sold them and had not account ed for the money. Wilson enters a de- nial and claims that his character has been damaged. Wilson resides on large plantation that belongs to Vaughn and has been farming in a co-partnership manner with Vaughn for years and this charge grows out of an attempt upon the part of Wilson to get settlement.
 Vaughn stated to Wilson's attorney in request for a settlement that he was ready to settle when Wilson paid for the car load of seed that he had sold from Vaughn's farm and had not reported. The suit will be vigorously prosecuted and ably defended. It is the largest damage Both men have a large acquaintance and both are popular and the charge was a surprise to the friends of both.
 Athens is anxious to have a sewerage system. The chamber of commerce at the suggestion of Thomas C. Mcclellan, ex- mayor of the town, under whose adminis- tration the water and light plant was es- tablished, has taken steps to see what sewerage system adequate to the wants of the town can be built for and com mittee. has been appointed to investigate the financial condition of the town and to report at once to the chamber of com merce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-13
CALERA.
L. 6 N. VIII Build New Tracks On
 Account of Increased Business.

Calera November 2.-t5pecial. Jon ac- count of the ever-increasing business the Louisville and Nashville railroad has con- cluded to place double track through the town of Calera. In other words, there will be triple line of tracks at the crossing where now there Is only the main track of that road. The track of the Alabama Mineral. instead of striking the main line some 800 yards south of the present crossing, will come to the new passenger depot. which will in all prob- ability. be moved to the southwest cor ner of the crossing on It's own track If moved 1t will then be easily approached from the main part of the town.
 These changes mean great deal to Ca lera and are said to be of incalculabIe benefit to the growth of the place. They are also imperatively demanded by the immense travel and freight traffic which this road is getting.
 The citizens are fully aroused to the advantages that will surely follow and are willing to do whatever is asked or required of them in a spirit of lberality.
 c. w. Wade has just completed a nice new hotel in the Louisville and Nashville and Southern railroad Y, which Is both cheery and commodious. It will soon be ready for occupancy. This makes the ninth building erected by this public spirited man.
 Frank Gist. campaign manager for Congressman Berrie. has recently re- turned to Washington. his home. He Is also MT. Berries private secretary. He left quite number of books behind for general distribution.
 A fire broke out in the Moss building today which would have been serious but for the timely intervention of the citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-13
TUSCALOOSA
pr. Battle searcy and Miss Mary Ntch-
 olson Married-other News.


 Tuscaloosa, November 12-(Special.)- wick Nicholson were married at the Epis- copal church yesterday afternoon, only the relatives and intimate friends being present. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. s. B. McGlohon. The bride entered on the arm of her brother, Will liam F. Strudwick, while Joe Searcy. brother of the groom. was best man. The chrysanthemums. Mrs. Searcy has been much admired in Tuscaloosa society and Is a woman of rare culture and refine ment. Dr. Searcy Is the fourth son of Dr. and Mrs J. T. searcy, the former being superintendent of the Bryce Insane asylum. He Is a graduate Of both the University of Alabama and the Johns Hopkins university. They left immediate ly for Mobile and other places before retruing to their home at Tuscaloosa.
 Hon. and Mrs. Frank S. Moody left last evening for New Orleans, where the former delivered the address from Ala bama at the Bankers association. Mrs. Moody went to attend the meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, being a delegate from the R.. E. Rodes chapter here.
 The county commissioners who have been in session for several days adjourn ed yesterday until December IT. Those interested in the welfare of Tuscaloosa will regret to learn that nothing in re- gard to the building of the new court house was decided upon. One of the commissioners stated yesterday that pos sibly the matter would remain unsettled for the next twelve months, that Is if the present structure could be made good for so long and that in all probability next year would be devoted to the i'm provement of the roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-13
CONVENTION OF
 CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Gathering in Selma Largest in
 History of Denomination
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME
pr. Adams of Pineapple Reads an In- terestina Paper on the Bible Plan of MissIons-other News
 of Selma.

Selma, November 12.-(Special.)-Th convention of the Christian church, now in session in Selma, Is the greatest gath ering of that religious body that has ever occurred In the state of Alabama, and will certainly result in great good for the cause of Christ in thls communi- ity and the state at large. There are now present about one hundred delegates, coming from all parts of Alabama, as well as representative men from Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri and Georgia.
 A splendid program mme was carried out today. In the morning reports from the various churches of the state were pre- sented by delegates, showing the very marked improvement for the past year, and elaborate plans for the work dur ing the coming year.
 Dr. Adams of Pineapple read an inter- esting paper on the Bible plan of mis- sions, and Miss Bagley of Oxford read splendid paper. setting forth the great good to be accomplished by Christian living
 At Il o'clock c. F. Powell of Birning- ham delivered a powerful sermon on the mission of the Christian in the world At o'clock the convention re-assembled, and after devotional exercises Miss Mamie Osborne of Anniston demonstrated the primary work in the Sunday school in manner peculiarly her own ana established the fact that she is without a peer in that line of teaching in Ala bama.
 At 3:30 the convention adjourned out of respect for Mrs. J. c. White, whose fu- neral took place from the church at o'clock.
 Tonight the programme was one of very great interest to all lovers of the cause of Christ and a large audience was present. President Howell Of the State Christian Endeavor Society of Alabama delivered an address along the line of endeavor work Miss Louise Donner, one Of Selma's sweetest song birds, delighted the audience with solo, after which the evenings exercises closed with an ad- dress on foreign missions by A Mclean of Cincinnati. president of the foreign mission board for the Christian church in America.
 x. of p. Members Confer,
 Hon. J. B. Graham of Talladega, Dr. w. H. Wilder of Birmingham, D. c. Cooper of Oxford, J. D. Block of Mobile. F. P. Nichols of Roanoke and T. D. Sam ford of Opeltka, officers and past chan cellors of the grand lodge of Alabama, Knights of Pythias, were In the city to- day In conference with Grand Chancellor J. B. Ellis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-13
K. of p. Members Confer.
BESSEMER.
Miss Lola Johnson Dies After Llnoer-
 Ing lilness-Nearo Shot in Lea.

Bessemer, November 12.-(Special.) Mrs. Lola Johnson, the young wife of John D. Johnson, assistant postmaster. died this morning of consumption. Be- sides her husband and other relatives. she is survived by an infant daughter. Brief funeral services were conducted this afternoon by the Rev. ]. L. Thompson, after which the remains were taken to Duk's Hill, Miss, for interment.
 Will McAlpine, negro, was shot in the leg last night while resisting ar rest by Officers Lynch and Leonard. His wound is not serious. He was tried in the mayors court this morn- ing and fined for resisting an officer.
 Messrs. Chambers McAdory, T. w. Huffman, w. F. Hanby and T. M. Shaw of the Bessemer camp of Con- federate Veterons are attending the reunion in Montgomery.
 Mayor T. T. Huey and Mrs. Huey are spending a few days in Tusca- loosa.
 James Owsley was stricken with paralysis last night and lies quite seriously i'll at his residence on Caro- lima avenue. MT. Owsley is about 60 years old, and his family and friends are very uneasy about him. Julia, the little daughter of MT. and Mrs. Everett Smithson, is quite Ill with typhoid fever, as is also Miss Vannie Sloan.
 The Merchants and Manufacturers association met this afternoon and appointed committee to appear be- fore the synod with a view to the securing of the location of the Synod ical college here. The association is prepared to make the synod a fiat tering offer.
 The Merchants Protective associa- tion will meet tonight and adopt a constitution and bylaws and transact other business.
 The United Charities report that they have nau fewer calls for help and there has been less want in the city this year than ever before. Every one seems anxious to work who can secure it, and there is employment for all
 At about 4:30 o'clock this afternoon a live electric wire blazed up in the stores of G. R. Lewis, Kohnsky, Forst, Leeders, and Erlicx and Lefkoyits. The fire department was called, but before it could respond the current was shut off and the fire extinguished The damage was slight.