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Shocking Sacrilege. An Unnatural Story Thai Comes From Virginia. Richmond, Va., Nov. 15.?The authorities are said to be looking lor evidence which win leaa io the arrest of young men who committed a sacrilege in St. Luke's Episcopal church, in Lan caster county. It is said that the party of prominent society men, accompanied by a young woman, went to the edifice and held a mock communion service. Crackers and whifikej* were used instead of bread and wine. Alter this sacrilegious service, the roy sterers smashed the table upon which the feast was spread. The young woman was then baptized in the sacred font, which was also smashed. The woman is said to have since committed suicide in - T> I ' I A ~ I a lktiuli uro iiulci. here's another from our neighboring) town of yorkvillk. Yorkville special to The News and Courier: La6t Saturday night Policeman Sanders caught Harry Ward, tlie negro sexton of the Church of the Good Shepherd, (Episcopal) of this place, red handed in the act of selling whis key to three white men over the pulpit of the church. In searching the vestry room a quantity of whiskey was found in the closet or wardrobe, where the surplice of the rector is kept when not in use. Japanese Marriage Laws. (From Harper's Weekly.) Although Japan has revealed herself as highly enlightened in so'many spheres of civilization, she has not yet applied reformatory principles to the institution ot murriage. There is as yet no such thing in Japan as equality between the sfcxes. The law relating to marriage recognizes no wrongs ex cept on the part of the wile, from whom the husband may obtain a divorce by merely asserting that he is tired of her, or upon any of the following grounds: Disobedience, adultery, barrenness, jealousy, physical an lipafhy, talkativeness, or thell. W lien a girl is about to marrv, her mother impresses upon hoi various rules of conduct to bo followed (lining her wedded lite. Some ol t h<-se are; 4kB always amiable to your mothei n-1 ;w. k,D >n't talk too much. "(J ! u:> earl v. go to bed late. and never sleep in the afternoon. "Until you are filly, never mix in crowds. ''Do not consult lortune tellei . UJ) > nut wear light clothes. uI>e humble and polite, ''iNcyer allow yourself to be jealou-' "ftVen 1! your husband is in the \m r, never tret angry-'" ?A man will die fur want ol sleep in about ten days and tor want, ol air in about live minutes. Three women and two men burned to death, in a burning building, in New York Thursday. Three of the victims were kned ng in prayer when tin fire reached them. Fire in Waxhaw. . Mr. J. D. Davis Loses his Residence and Household Effects. i Waxhaw Enterprise, Nov. 16. While most of the people of Waxhaw were at breakfast Tuesday morning the general alarm of fire was sounded. Mr. J D D.ivis' r^siHonrifi on Nnrlh Providence St. was found to be iu flames. The progress of the fire was so rapid that prac ically none of the household effects were saved. All the members of the family lost their clothing except what they had on. T< e fire is thought to have originated up stairs. The cause in un known. Mr. Davis carried a small amount of insurance on his household goods, but not near enough to cover the loss. It was by hard work that several near-by residences were saved from burning. Typhoon in Philippines. Mail Advices from Philippines Show Damage Done by Typhoon Under Estimated. Washington, Nov 15.?Mail advices rec lived from the Philippines today show how in adequately the devastation caused by a typhoon was des cribed in ihe cable reports last month It is stated that at least fifteen Americans and two hundred natives lost their lives and that ihe damage done wi 1 exceed $.'1,000,000 in jzold, in the province of Albai alone I.i the province of Sorsogan the damage was placed at $2,000, 000. In these provinces SO per cent of the building* were de si roved. As ? result. of the storm ami drought of ea*ly summer, only 50 per cent of the usual receipts from crops will he obtained In Sorsogan all municipal buil<iiti??s an ' school houses with two excep lions were destroyed. It w i | be eighteen months before a l iTew crop of hemp will be av ol j able for market, so that much I de-titu'ion am no the na ives is in -vi able. The typhoon a' most wiped out the rice and sugar crops. . I A otii'elo oil I'ersoii.i / mh btct! to j the ijftiiedstei' Mercit utile Co. I As yc u well know, we made ; some business changes the lirst j of la t year, ant. it is absolutely necessary that we must collect all past due notes and accounts iiu order to settle with the bite menthols of our concern ; theroj foro, we now ask our friends, w hom we have been so liberal wit h, to now make a r/^i elements I at once to pay us. All past due (notes and accounts not settled! I promptly will be placed in the hands of our lawyer lor col lee| tion. Yours truly, 13t Lancaster Mercantile Co. | " "** """"'t a. ~ I * ? ? ' - vurtniunio Anvone sending n skploh mid deserlidton niny I quickly nsoorinln mir opinion free whether an Invention is proluitily pinnil utile, ( iniiiiiiiiilrii funis si rlclly confident In). HANDBOOK ?"> Patents sent free, oldest iiuonoy for securing patents. I'm cms lukcii through Miiiin A. Co. receive tprcinl nutlet, wlilmiit cliargo, In the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. I. n-vest circulation of any solentlllo Jonmnl. Terms, $8 a year: four months, $L Hold by all newsdealers. i MUNN SCo.361"^-'New York | Branch Office, tS6 V St., Washington, L>. C. j E E. CLOl Lcnic Di | OrlLL PI | Our November ? Each day brings something new to our store ? of customers are flocking to our store daily, m buy of us to be worth the money or your moi S Special for This Sale. B 1 case of 8 cents Madras Ginghams just% M received, and to make the sale more inter- . Iesting we will make the price ^ the yard O CIS One lot $4.00 Jackets, for (?A T7 C this sale we make the price... v])ui / 0 One lot $10.00 Overcoats, for (1JA QA this sale we make the price.. vJ)0?v/U One lot of Shoes in heavy Cangaroo and Vici Leather, worth from $1.25 to AO ~ $1.50, this sale the price is 89c and %/OC 1 case ladies' fleece Vests, worth 1 A 20c., for this sale the price is, each Remember EVERY Da^ The Store Where Money Talks tmSTwi ? $ $ 0 The Cold Wa ? r_- < And You Should Gi V T ^ OVER $ I d> H ? J Prices from $2 % q ^ f*H With one of these and |g A 5 ? V /; e-t-''*--. '*-, ^ (D fljlfof Tf <0 ' >, 1 JhLj?;- \v <J U "PA ^SW * I COTTON MILL S */WVWWV% www t*MMrtMMl?ftMM*MflMMaiM*MMM| T TV The Store Where 1 J U Monev Talks f DOMING Sale Booming! j to make this sale more interesting. Crowds We guarantee each and every article you' ! > ney refunded. Come and see for yourself. J IVn.wuici iui ui niuoc gwvi ncciv.y ucana, [ worth 35 cents the yard, this 00 4 On sale we make the price, yard.. iiU I'Zju ; ? \ Sweaters , New lot ladies' and children's Sweaters just in, at from $1.00 to $2.50 each. . \ is a BARGAIN DAY at ' : . 1 E. CLOUD | WMj] ? r< ve is On Us! o J /~s Jt> et Into One of Our ^ ^ : 1* i ATS g % w ? 1.00 to $12.50 g J ? * hH ^ a pair ol our famousi ? 8 $ lligator ? * PANTS 5 * ou can withstand any weather ^ \ V JUFF SAID $ mAnn riAHirnIHTTT ?# time. lumraini * wv\w\% \