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2 THEIS MORAL COKUITION American Bible Society Re ports on the Filipinos. WHAT HIS RTTAHOED THEM “Sacerdotal Despotism and Official Rapacity”—Enormous Natural Wealth. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 13 —The American Bible Society has received a special report from the Rev. John R. Hykes, whom it directed in September last to proceed from Shang hai, China, to Manila and investigate con-' corning the Philippine islands as a field for Bible work. He reports concerning the islands, the iptople, bhe views of Admiral Dewey and American officers. The first parV of the report is devoted to describing the racial and tribal characteristics of the inhabitants and to a statement of the di versity of the languages spoken in the is lands. Further on Mr. Hykes says: "Not more than one-third of the arable land in the valleys of Luzon has been brought un der cultivation. The mountains are rich in the most valuable timber to be found anywhere in the world. While some of the valleys have been denuded of the forests Spanish official obstruction has effectually spared the valuable trees in the interior. It is not a had thing that it required about two yeans’ effort, and a large fee in order to get a license to fell a single tree and a htavy duty before it could be exported. The climate is a continual summer and it is not unhcalthful for Europeans. The cold or dry season is from November to February inclusive: the hot season from March to June and the wet season from July to October. The average temperature for the year is about 81 degrees fahren heit. The most common diseases among Europt ans are malarial fever, diarrhoea and dysentery.” Mr. Hykes devotes some space to a re cital of instances of what he terms "sa cr< dotal despotism and official rapacity,” under the (Spanish regime, and says re garding the former: ”1 am sure that the Roman Catholics of the United States would be as much shocked as anybody at this immorality of the Friars. I am aware that this is not Roman Catholism as it is to be found in England and the United States today and it. is necessary that this should be em phasized in order to comprehend the reli gious condition of the people and to ade quately realize their spiritual needs. "It is astonishing that a lower standard •jf morals does not exist among the people when we consider the character of their spiritual teachers. It is generally con ceded .that the Filipino priests are vastly more moral than the Spanish Friars and it is perhaps this fact and 'their Inherent superstitions that has prevented the people from abandoning all religion. With the native religion is a mere form and not a spiritual life. The symbols of the faith and the observance of religious rites are about all he knows of religion. The Friars have long been losing their hold upon the people. They cannot much longer be held in mental and spiritual thralldom." In concluding his report'Mr. Hykes says: “General Otis, the military and civil gov ernor. said there can be no doubt of the great need of our work. The Spanish priests are thoroughly hated by the Fili pinos and their hold upon the people is gone. He would welcome the American Bible Society and any other missionary organ ization and he would have much pleasure in giving u<s aiv’ help in his power. He thought that our ork would probably be discouraging at the start but there could be no difference of opinion as to this being the churches greatest opportunity in the Phillippines. Admiral Dewey received 'them , most? cordially and spoke very freely and en thusiastically about opening missionary work. He said he was anxious for the church and that Bible society to come in and begin work at once. We could not come too soon." A Narrow Escape. t Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. D., "Was taken with a bad cold which settled on mylungs; cough set in and finally terminated in consump tion. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could live but a short lime. I gave myself up to my savior, if T could not stay with my friends on earth I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King’s New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial; took in all eight bottles. It has cured me and thank God I am saved and am now a well and healthy woman." Trial bottles free at H. J. La mar & Sons’ drug store. Regular size 50c andsl, guaranteed or price refunded. MURDERER CAPTURED. Body of His Woman Victim Found Under His House. By Associated Press. Hot Springs. Ark.. Dec. 13—Hardy Sheer field is under arrest here for the supposed murder of Mrs. A. J. Horne, of Little Rock two weeks ago. Sheerfield was released fiom custody last week because there was not sufficient evidence to hold him. A re port reached the city that the body of Mrs. Horne had been found buried beneath Sheerfield s house fifty miles south of this city. Sheerfield was armed with a st*)t gun and made an attempt to resist, but Sheriff Williams “got the drop” on him and brought him in. Pains in rhe chest when a person has a cold indicate a tendency toward pneu monia. A piece of flannel’dampened with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and bound on to the chest over the seat of pain will promptly relieve the pain and prevent ■the threatened attack of pneumonia. This same treatment will cure a lame back in a few hours. Sold by H. J. Lamar & Sons. Chamberlain’s Coiic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy can always be depended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by H. J. Lamar \& Sons. SUGAR IMPORTS. Schedule of Countervailing'Duties to Be Enforced.l By Associated Press. Washington. Dec. 13. —The secretary of rhe treasury has issued a circular letter of instructions to co’i 1 . of customs as sessing countervailing duties on sugar imported from or the product of •countries paying export bounties thereon. This ac tion is taken under section 5 of the a.-‘ of 1897, which fixes a discriminating duty in such cases equal to the amount of that bounty paid. In‘pursuance of rhe act the following amounts are declared for the as sessments of additional duties: Argentine Republic, on sugar produced since January 10, 1897, and exported with benefit of drawback six sentavos per kilo gram. Austria —Hungary: Sugar under 93 per cent and over 88 per cent .polarization 1.35 florins per hundred kilograms. Under 99Va and at least 53 per cent, 1.46 florins; at least Denmark: Refined produced in the coun try 1.12 crowns. France: Refined leaf, crushed, etc., ef fective weight 11,51 Irenes; raw and re fined in grains or crystals, medium stan dard of 93 per cent 1.17 francs. Germany: Raw 90 per cent. 2.50 marks per hundred kilos: candy and sugar in white, etc, per cent, 3.55 marks; on all others at least 98 per cent, 3.00 marks. The Netherlands: Raw product in the country from beet 98 per cent, 2,2.t>4 flo rins per one hundred kilos of hard refined; raw beet 98 per cent or above three quar ters of bounty, viz: 1,7653 florins per hun dred kilos of hard efined. Russia: On sugar testing net less than 99 per cent, 50 roubles. (Not less than 88 per cent. 44 roubles. Not less than 75 per cent, 38 roubles. 1 SOLDIER’S DEFENSE. On Trial For the Murder of a San Francis co Citizen. a __________ By Associated Press. San Francisco, Dec. defense of Walter Rosser, a private of the Tennessee regimen t, who on September 13 shot and killed Henry Hildebrand in this city has opened. Many witnesses testified that the prisoner was apparently suffering from the effects of some unknown drug on the day of the murder and others have given evi dence that the defendant has always borne a good reputation prior to the crime. HENRY IRVING. He Will Not Retire From the Stage as JR4- ported. By Associated Press. New York. (Dec. 13. —Henry Irving has just sent a cable dispatch to William Win ter denying all statements as to his al leged retirement from the stage. His dis patch is as follows: "Absolutely ground less. Have been ill, but. am quite recov ered, and hope to see you soon.” WEATHER AND COTTON. Great Damage Done by the Element Dur ing the Past Six Days. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 13.—-Cotton plan ters have suffered a severe and heavy loss on account of recent rain and snowstorms. The damage has been io cotton in the field, of course, and ip absolutely definite idea of the loss inthis way can be formed, except by the planters themselves. An unprecedented bad fall, in regard to the character of the weather, is the history of the season from about the Ist of Septem ber up to the present time. Recurring rains, windstorms and finally snow, have dealt a blow to the cotton raiser. The fact that his year the producer of the fleecy staple is further behind than ever before in the gatherin gos his crop tends to ag gravate the damaging circumstances. There is a great amount of cotton in the field yet and the snowstorm of a few days ago resulted in the serious damage to the cotton yet in the bools. Much of it has fallen out and a great deal had fallen out prior to the snow. J. F. Frank, one of the largest planters of cotton living in Mem phis. was asked yesterday to estimate the damage to the cotton crop resulteing from the bad weather of this fall. "It is fully fifty per cent,” he said, "No one can form an accurate idea of the loss planters have sustained without being on the ground to see the conditions. My son Charles Frank, who is >on my plantation at Bledsoe, Ark., and Mr. Cartwright, the manager, who has been there for eighteen years, say that not in their memory have such conditions retarding the gathering of the crop existed in the south. There has not been a whole week since Septem ber 1 that the hands could put in. solid in picking. Many weeks only two days have been given to picking. Half of the cotton crop. I believe, is still in the field, and there is cotton that has never been touched yet. I know this to be a fact. The bolls are badly rotted and by the in cessant bad weather the lint has been damaged in the boll. Both my son and manager have written me that the cotton crop now being gathered is like the cotton picked in March. The weather has been of such a character that pickers have been unable to get into the fields. On land where three-quarters of a bale to the acre was produced over a quarter of a bale is now in the fields. This explains the sit uation with the farmrs." A traveling man for a well known Mem phis firm made the statement several days ago that between three and five hundred negro cotton pickers had deserted the cot ton fields in the Osceola district and had returned to their homes in and about Cairo. They were simply disgusted with 'he weather and left on that account. Cotton factors asked about the matter said that the loss to the planters with cotton in the fields was considerable. WONDER. Hall’s Great Discovery. One small bottle of Hall’s Great Dis covery cures all kidney and bladder trou bles, removes gravel, cures diabetis. semi nal emisisons. weak and lame backs, rheu matism and all irregularities of the kid neys and biadder in both men and wohipti Regulates bladder troubles in children/If not sold by your druggist will be sent by mail on receipt of sl. One small bottle is two months’ treatment and will cure anv case above mentioned. E. W. HALL, . Sole Manufacturer. P. O. Box 211, Waco. Texas. Sold by H. J. Lamar & Son, Macon, Ga. READ THI3. Covington. Ga.. July 23. 1898. This is to certify that I have used Dr. Hall s Wonderful Discovery for Rheuma tism, Kiddney and Bladder Troubles, and will say it is far superior to any thing 1 have ever used for the above complaints. Very respectfully. H. I. HORTON, Ex-Marshal. MALCN NEWS TUESDAY «veN’i«u DECEMBER n 1898. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY The Great Educational In stitution to be Built in Washington. By Associated Press. Washington, (Dec. 13.—The trustees of the American university will bokl their semi-annual meeting at the .Arlington Ho tel today. President McKinley yesterday received a delegation from the board of of ficer® of the university in the cabinet room at the <executive mansion. Those present were Bishop Hurs-t, chancellor; Bishop McCabe, of Texas; Hon. Wm. McConnell, of Scranton. Pa.; Mr. B. P. Hukill, Oil City, Pa.; Rev. 'Harroll, of Baltimore; Rev. J. F. Wilson, of New York; Mr. C. C. Glover; Rev. T. W. Smith, of Washington, . secretary of the university; Rev. (Albert | Osborn, registrar; 'Rev. I>r, W, L- Davjch son, of Cuyahoga Falls, 0., and Rev. U. Dimmick, of Harrisburg, Pa. Representa tive ConneD speke on behalf of the Uni versity. and called >the attention of the president to the broad scepe and national character of the enterprise, The president examined the birds-eye view of the site and the twenty-one buildings grouped upon it. and also the elevations of the proposed Ohio college of government and the Pennsylvania, hall of administration. 'He expressed a cordial and deep interest in the institution. 'ILLINOIS REGIMENTS. By Associated Press. Springfield, Ills., Dec. 13. —Captain R. P. Page Wainwright, chief mustering officers of Illinois, has received <a dispatch from the -war department ordering him to mus ter out ithe Third Illinois infantry volun teers on January 12. The place of muster ing out is left to Captain (Wainwright. The regiment will probably be mustered out at Springfield. Two Pointed Questions Answered. What is the qse of making a better ar ticale than your competitor if you can- I not get a beter price for it? Ans. —As there is no difference in the I price the public will buy only the better, ' so that while our profits may be smaller I on a single sale they will be much larger . in the aggregate. How can. you get the public to know I that your make is the best? If both articles are brought prominently before the public both are certain to be tried and the public will very quickly pass judgment on them and use only the better one. This explains the large sale on Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy. The people have been using it for years and have found I that it can always be depended upon. They ! may occasionally take up with some sash- i ionable novelty put forth with exagger- i ated claims, but are certain to return to ' the one reemdy that they know to be re- i liable, and for coughs, colds and croup j there is nothing equal to Chamberlain’s | Cough Remedy. For sale tyy H. J. Lamar : & Sons. LARGE VERDICT. By Associated Press. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 13. —One of the largest verdicts in a personal injury case obtained in the district court has been rendered in the case of Michael J. Rcem, by his guardian, Ad Litell, against the street railway company. The verdict was for $10,500. The plaintiff is a 14 year old boy. It is claimed that the car was over crowded and that he was pushed off the car and under the wheels. His foot was i so crushed that a part of it had to amputto f ted. ' , , f u I IBeautifuli 'Women | H There are few women as beau- S 3 tiful as they might be. Powder 2 ■ and paint and cosmetics don’t g m make good looks. Beauty is S 2 simply an impossibility without 2 • health. Beautiful women are ® • few because healthy women are g • few. The way to have a fair J g face and a well-rounded figure 5 h is to take 2 | Mlleld’s ! 1 female Regaiaiorf 2 This is that old and time-tried J g medicine that cures all female a ► troubles and weaknesses and 2 ■ drains. It makes no difference J ■ what the doctors, call the trou- ■ ■ ble, if there is anything the 2 2 matter in the distinctly feminine 2 • organs, Bradfield’s Fe- • ! male Regulator will help « 2 and cure it. It is good for ir- J ■ regular or painful menstruation; ■ 2 for leucorrhoea, for falling of the 2 2 womb, for nervousness, head- 2 • ache, backache and dizziness. < » Take it and get well. Then ’ 2 your old-time girlish features g ■ and figure will be restored. Sold by druggists for $1 a bottle. ■ 2 THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. 2 2 • ATLANTA, GA. •BBBBBeBOBeB«BiieigB«BBB«s! JAPANESE ra i CURE A New and Complete . 1 reatment, consisting of SUPPOSI TORIES, Capsules of Ointment and two Boxes of Ointment. A never-failing cure for Piles f everv natureand degree, it maaes an operation with the knife, which is painful, and often results in death, unnecessary. Why endure this terrible disease? We pack a Written Guarantee in each Bl Bex. N o Cure, No Pay. 50c. and $1 a box, 6 for 5. Sent bv mail. Samples free OINTMENT. £sc- ac 4 sOc. CONSTIPATION Japanese Liver Pellets, the ?reat LIVER and STOMACH REGULATOR and BLOOD PURIFIER. Small, mild and pleasant to take: especially adapted for children’s use. 50 doses 25 cents. FREE.— A vial of these famous little Pellets v. :T be given with a $1 b. x or more of Pile Curt . Notice—The genuine fresh Japanese Fief Cure for sale only bv For Sale at Goodwyn’e Drug Store and Brown Houm Pharmacy. 1 Ma . 1 * When a Totwg woman *it» down ami ponders over her future life. there is one all-important subject which she should not forget In a day dream she may bcrtld castles in the air with a happy home, lauffo ing children and a loving muband ia Wjz foreground. At facing death. MafrrttuanS> hold out no,happtaes£knhe ywwne who suffers from weakneaa and dhA* ” ‘ the distinctly feminine organimn The wo man who S'tflten in this way will be a weak, nervous,Via<MF. wife. an ineopabte £l9th£r fn 'unarnTable hoateas. Not knowing the truth, her acquamtanem* will not understand that she is deserving of pits I*th£CJß3 ru*2*«*. - ' I Any V&'tnaii tnaf be Strong and healthy in a Woman ly way "If abe will uae the remedy. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is the best of all medicines for weak and ailing women. It acts directly on the de licate and important organs that make wife hood and motherhood possible. It makes them strong, healthy and vigorous. It banishes the dangers that surround ma ternity. It insures a healthy baby and an ample supply of nourishment. Thousands ’ of women who were weak, sickly, nervous invalids, are now healthy, robust wives and ! competent mothers of healthy children, as the result of the use of this medicine. Mrs John M. Conklin, of Pa|terson, Putnam Co.. N. V . (Box 104). writes: ,T I am enjoying perfect health and have been since I took the last bottle of Or. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. I had falling of the internal organ*, or female weakness. anJ flowing caused by miscarriage, and was very weak when I commenced taking your medicine.” The unfailing, never - griping cure for constipation—Dr. Pierce’s Plaasaut Pellet*. For Asthma use CHE NEY’S EXPECTOR ANT. For the Next Thirty Days We propose to make some special prices 1 on WHISKIES, WINES and BRANDIES. I You who appreciate good goods will un derstand the value of the offer made be low: Look at our price list and begin to save 50 per cent on all purchases in our line. Do not throw your money away and pay twice as much for inferior goods. Give us a trial. See what we will do for ’ you. All goods bottled at the distillery. < Original bottling only. Whiskies, Pr Qt J Belle of Macon (Kentucky Bourbon).. 40 Old Monongahela Pure Pennsylvania Rye... 50 1 Our Monogram ( 4 years old) 60 i ■2<tker’s A. A. A. A. Rye 65 ■ Canadian Rye 75 Finch's Golden Wedding 75 1 Old Dscar Pepper (green label) 75 Old Club House Rye 75 1 Hoffman House Rye 90 Mount Vernon Pure Rye (6 years old).l 00 Old Oscar Pepper Rye (white label).. 1 00 Old Crow (7 years old) 1 00 Guckenheimer Pure Rye (6 years old).l 00 j Sweet Pansy (8 years old) 1 00 Old Private Stock (cream, of whiskies) ... *. 1 25 Park & Tilford Fine Rye 1 25 . Wines and I Brandies.; j Pr Gal. 1 California Sherry, Port and Angelica..7sc ; Imported Sherry, Port and Madeira...l 00 Old Cognac Brandy 2 00 Pr Bot.-j Martel Brandy, 3 star 1 00 Hennesy Brandy, 3 star 1 00 Clarets by the case of one dozen quart bottles 4 00 . Rhine Wines by the case of one dozen quart bottles 4 00 1 All other goods by the gallon, such as corn whiskey, peach and apple brandies, f etc., sold equally as low, from $1.25 per gallon and upwards. We make a specialty of the jug trade and all orders by mail or telegraph will t have our prompt attention. Special in ducements offered. Send for price list and other information. Phone 265. The Altmayer & Flatau Liquor Co. 506 and 501 Fourth Street, near Union . Passenger Depot. For LaGrippeand In fluenza use CHENEY’S EXPECTORANT. The News I Printing Co. Does Binding and Job Printing of every de scription. Ask for estimates. High clas work. Wiley’s Delicious Bonbons and Chocolates Fresh Every Day. 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