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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1890
Page
4
Dr. Talmage argues the greatest crime is success not virtue, citing Daniel in the lions den to illustrate courage under envy. He warns that rising with achievement provokes scorn from peers, urging decisive character to secure both worldly and spiritual outcomes.
The piece argues for steadfast Christian principle guiding public life and voting. It contrasts Old Testament Daniel’s integrity with modern political mist, urging young men to fuse faith with civic duty, and to value religious conviction in local as well as national affairs. It cites figures like Benjamin Butler and Theodore Pierce, urging resilience against hostile crowds and a duty to bring religious ethics into governance.
The passage argues that religion should drive out per sonalities from politics while stressing the right to debate political beliefs without attacking private morals. It likens public scrutiny to biblical trials and warns against corrupting influence from fear, loss, and adversity, urging trust in God.
A severe fire swept a city center destroying the First National Bank building and a livery stable, with homes and shops incinerated. Fire raged for hours from the north wind, killing several residents including Mrs Me bobyre’s niece and nephew, while others escaped to safety. A separate prairie blaze along the Little Missouri affected ranches and horses, with twelve hundred head driven past control.
A northbound Louisville and Nashville express was held up near Pensacola Junction by masked robbers who forced the messenger to open the safe. The robbers escaped into the woods after taking the money, with pursuers from Flomaton and Mobile in pursuit. The incident is unclear but linked by rumors to Rube Burrows or Capt. Gunnh.
English manufacturers direct agents in the United States to buy no more cotton than needed for immediate mill use. Several New England mills curb takings to press for a price drop amid expectations of a large U.S. crop. Banks report liquidity improving as money markets loosen, while critics blame federal policy for currency elasticity. Separately, letters praise B D B Balm’s claimed cures and a Jacksonville fire report notes Cocoa from Indian River struck by a major blaze.
Christina Barrundia, daughter of General Barrundia who was killed on the Pacific Mail steamship Acapulco, fired twice at United States Minister Mizner in his Guatemala City office. He diverted the shots with a heavy law book and police soon arrested her. Mizner declined to prosecute, and President Barillas offered protection to the legation. The incident sparked widespread newspaper humor over a “fired feeling” theme.
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