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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20
RATIONAL DEDUCTIONS.

"a h1tlo MISS, just entering h>r teen
iastsummer, in the western part Of
Pennsylvania, took twelve saucers of
ice cream and died in q fIw hours -
then it would bo better not to take
twelve saucers Of ico cream at q time.
Withina month, D. G. p, q stu
don't Of Brown University, lost BIZ
life by an abscsss, induced by cxcos-
sive exercise in a matched game O.
ball between tho students of Harvard
and Brown.-Thcn lot all young per
sons take exercise in great moderalio,
in tho heats of summon.
A young lady Of Milwaukee having
heard that arsenic eaton in small and
increasing quantities wa. a great
beautifior, determined to try tho OK
pertinent, but not knowing what was
small dose, futal result was only
avorted by tho promp:itude Of the
family physician;-thcn it follows
that young ladies' ought not to cat
rank poison for the purpose Of ilnprov.
ing their looks.
A gentleman after active exercise
lay down On an ice.chcst ami fell
asleep, waking up with chill, ending
with death by consumption af er
threc Years of great suffering it is
very clear that he ought not to havo
fallen to sleep Oh an ice.chcst soou
after boing over heated.
Somo ti,no since man went down
into well and foil dead. A brother
seeing this FASTENED to descend and
relieve him, and ho was secn to fall
dead; q third brother followed, and
he fell doad. II would have been
better if the brothers had stopped go
ing into deadly we'll sooner, and to
have lot down hook at tho end of II
rope.
Ono of tho most respected and To-
we'd Of all thu Princesscs Of the House
OF uap.burg, set her clothes on fire
by treading on match on the fl ,or
she died in great agony, some hours
afterwards;-t lucf.r matches
on nyht not to be thrown loose around.
A French general having greatly
exerted himsolt in bringing some ar
artillery TO tho top Of q mountain,
drank greejily of snow-wator, and
dropped dead then porsoas ought
not 10 drink snow-waler grcedily
whom overheated.
A man took refuge from summer
shower under a solitary tree in AT old
field The lightning came down the
lrco through his body into his
boot,-spoiIing the boot and killing
the man then people who don't
want their bots burstcd in summer
showers, thus preventing thom from
getting homo without we,ting their
feet-in fact, without getting home at
all-ongbt to lie down on the gronnd
fat on the open field if they would
nuke it certain that the lightning
should not strike them.
An editor Of magazine, after II
ding all day without eating, ate q
hearty meal late q. night, retired ear
ly, went to sleep and never walked up
moro; then don't eat heartily late at
night; and better still, don't cut at oil
after sun down, if you want to be sure
of rising in the morning full Of health
and life.--HaA's s journal.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20

"A BENEFIT FROM THE ,CABLE-
Nine. tons of trac:s have boon sent by
Henry Buley, Esq. Of London, To- The
Young Mems Christian Associations
Of Chicago. It is said that this gilt
Is the result of a VOW made by Mr.
Buley when the success Of the At
lantic Telegraph Cable-of which Tho
is large stockholder-seemed doubt.
ful, that he would devote all his divi-
dends from it to religious uaes.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20

A call has been isaued by large.
number of leading farms throughout
the country for a national Convention
OF manufacturers, to meet at Cleve-
land, Ohio, on ,be'1stb Of this month.
The stepis taken with a view of ar.
g'ng on Congress, early in it's present
sessions at Washington, the neces.
sity of Simplifying and changing tho
tax list in such a manner as to remove
ourd 'ns, as far as just, from the man.
ufactering interests of the country.
and thus relieve and stimulate the
productive industry Of tho couutrv
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20

MAN AND W1Fs.-We have some.
times heard Ministers in closing a
marriage ceremony say: III pro.
nounce you man ana ,oje." In an ao.
count of grand matrimonial affair
IN brooklyn, few days ago, the pa
pers aso the same expression, "the
parties wore made man and wife.
we never hear the announcement, or
see it in print either, that we are not
reminded of very just criticism
made on it in our hearing twentv
years ago, by certain Theological
Professor, when he camo across it in a
work of DR.. Smyth, of Charleston.
When he rcad-it, be stopped and ex
claimed: "Just as though tho man was
not n man before he married him"
Why not say, husband and wife :
These are correlative terms. Man,
and wife arc not. This is a hint fur
Preachers. Let 'squires follow their
own course.-Assoeidts R5formea Pfes-
! y!erian. -
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p A HAPPY HEARr-A little boy
came to mo this morning with.a bro
ken arrow; and begged me to mend
it for him. 1t was very handsome
arrow, and was the pride of his heart,
just then, 80 did wonder to sec his
lip .quivering, AID tho tears come iuto
his eyes.
s.I'll try to fix it, darling" 1 said,
"but I'm afraid cant do il.
He watched me anxiou-ly for &
fow moments and then said, cheerful
ly:. -. ...
"Never mind, mamma; Ifyou can't
fix it I'll just beas happy without it"
Wasn't that bravo sunshiny hear,2
And that made me think of q dear
little girl, only three years old, whom
I once saw bringing out her choicest
'playthings to amnsea little homo side
COUSIN. Among the rest was little
trunk, with bands Of rils. poper for
straps-apretty toy bot careless liltls
Fred tipped the lid loo far back, and
broke it off. He burst out with a ery
Sof fright, but little Minnie, with her
own eyes full of tears, said:
Newer miad, Freddie; i1st see
what a cunning little cradlo the top
will make" = .-'1..
= Dear little: Minnie went to 1.-Two
with the angels a 'fow years ago, but
we have o. great mary" such sweet
memories: to ksep Of her:
: Keep happy heart, little children
aud you will -bs ike su'bsams every
where you go.-zaitls Corporal.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20

The LORDS DAY AT HoME.-"The
general aspect of this holy day: which
would encourage" writes DR.. uamil-
ton, "is not that Of sternness, of NOR
bid sensitivencss, of croucl,ing will
worship, but that of settled, solemn
s.iilnees. One word would give all we
desire: us best agreeing to it. without
and within-serenity. We rejoice
when IL breaks in elemental peace,
With bainy breath and cloudiess beau
ty. We rejoice when it departs with
The tranquility Of sunset which is
disturbed by no angry blast or t, m
pest rack. Yet more do we rej,ice
when the tumult of the people is still
Tho collisions Of life no longer chafe.
Tne dizzy whee!s of society stop.
City, village, temple, and home, liz
bstbed in an uncarlhIy calm.
"Our appeal is to Christian parents.
-D1 you respect. the Sabbath and
teach your children TO respcct-it7 Is
it tho memorial of your roof-tree 7
Is every duty and pleasure, journey
and visit, subordinate TO it1 DO you
not let thcra soc Tint Iothingis suffer
ed to interfere with it1s Do you in
ssruct them. in tho pccpliaritieS Of
your faith ?, Do you impress upon
Them tho ordinance Of this day 2
Tile ren,en'br,nee ef the SqJblM -day. is
-A<lDs IF CAeistiaa tao,ilies."
SISauLAR FRUlr.--Tbe Newark
New jersey. .JoarauI says:S"Mr.
.Fredeficls Simouson has shown US a
>beantifn! specimen Of fruit, the result
Of a now process Of migrating. A
plum tree AMI peach tree grew side
by side, in tho: garden oe Mrs.. b. 4.
CSlmonsop,.: in Washington street.
Eafiy in the season. ky way Of ex-
pe,imcn,, Blk fruit buds on the plum
Tree we're tied with fne silk thread,
to the came numbered bads on the
peach tree. Fous Of these united
buda dropped iiamatare from. the
trees, Tpo other two set and mata,
red fruit, one being attached TO. the
peach tree and the:S :Stiicrs totEa plum,
and'in colour thspeach, but thsdavoar
spartpoks ksof both The peach and plum.
The ipik also exhibited some Oh tie pe:
~. II
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20
CHEAP DWELLINGS,
Those who have plonty of mo

Those who have plonty of money
can purchase tho braius of an archi--
tecL to tell how to construct house if
they have mono of their own; but
those who have but little money must
plan thcir own houses, perhaps build
hem. The popular msthod Of con-
'truoting wood houses, particularly
cottages, has not boon by any means
the m ost economical that c.ln bo devi-
Led. From thirty TO forty per cont.
more lumber has boon nscd than nee
essary, and much labor expended that
is wholly concealed when the house
is completed, and altogether unneccs
sary. A small dwelling need not be
constructed as we would build ware.
house ora grain elevator. 1t is mover
subjected to any test of its strength,
and wooden cottages never fall down
so long as they have good founda.
ton aud those lltllo repairs which all
houses must havo to stand the rava scs
of Tins. No square timber, and but
few scantlings are required in o small
cottage. Mortiscs aud lemons are Of
no account-indeed they are of pos
tive detriment while braces Gre cqral-
~ uselcs.
The studying Of q house may as we'll
be mado of inch boards four inches
wide and Of double that thickness.
These studs will hold the nails Of tho
siding and lath just Us well as those
two inches in thickness, Just SO tho
floor joists may be Of inch stuff, eight
inches wide. Having laid up the Gel
lar walls with stone and levolcd them
ut the top, boards should lie laid on
this wall to form q sill. The bonts
of the frame may then be set up ono
after another, and stayed until The 81
ding can bo put on. These bents may
bo made on the floor joists, studs,
cross joints for the ceiling and raftcrs
all nai!e1 together firmly with cut
nails, while lying upon the ground.
Every piece of siding nailed 10 thi
frame tends TO make it fi,mer aud
sttfer, and 80 do tho laths upon
which the mortar is to bs spread
The partitions made in like manner
we'll secured, also tend to stiff,n
tho whole fabric. With here and
there a good support in tho cellar,
such u house, when completed, would
DO just rs desirable for oil practical
purposes as ono of the same eizo con.
tanning nearly twice. as much material,
and it would certainly be Just as warm.
A cottage with FIVE or six rooms may
be speedily constructed on tins princi.
pie, 1T a much less cost than in the
popular style of building. This is
u substantial building compared with
those constructed on leased lands
about Chicago, and they are deemed
worry comfortable, and their strength
aud safety are not questioned. Some
method must bc devised to cheaper
the cost of dwellings, and we know
of mono that, commends itself so well
as this that that we have sugyested.-
PuruJ dmer;r,,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20

WnEnE?-A Country schoolma,ter,
happening to be reading Of tho cu>
rioas skin Of the elephant. :.
"Did you ever 500 an elephants
skin 2" he asked. ..,.,>' :,
81 haze II shouted little. six year.
old at the foot Of the class.
"Wbere9" be asked, quito amused
at the boys earnestness.
Son the elephant" was the reply,
with a most provokinggrin.
co'eridges was desesntipg, In; the
presence Of Charles Lamb, upon the
fepulsive appearance;of an ;oys.er: 6. :,
AIt isn't bandsome; Colaridgs,; 4 said
Lamb, s"bat It. hes the advantage Of
you in one thing I
aAyhst Is that ?. >qnerisd Oolefidae,
who. very oas kaew, waa aIsexr
fia1stless. .tatker.- & ..s. s.
s.I. knowsswhen 10. shut its ssouths
vsa she reply. '.. IS {
U The Rsn Dr. oampbsii sa6s Cshf,At
.prssh, ts,isn :ehurcE. g lsssssf. Haw
lYork, has q ssisrss sg 1s0Q S 4 hs o.bsr
day tesecsissd 4 pas 81 81 3 siss;y. :cltutcb
Philadsip 81 81 si 4 Il 40 ssc6o, ,bas as.
.,sllnsa q Sesgti 9 bers pahs lilt soss ,
:gsre stisaIis !. ~ D 3 yd kla 81 81 sss, s
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20

In Paris the people are buried by q
company who take charge Of all futer.
als This company includes eight
hundred persons, and It employs adv.
eral hundred horses. All these hars-:
-es are OF ther white or black. -
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20
CHRISTMAS ;CAROL.

The bells of time ring out the chime
VI merry, merry greeting;
Aud o'cr the earth, in joyous mirih.
All hearts with love ore beating.
In heaven far the blessed star
Ot Bethlehem shine Ger us;
And once again Good will 10 men 1"
Floats from the angel chorus .-
The earth and air,--nll seem TO share
The oldcn Christmas glory;
A"o now once more, glad hearts tell Ger
Chr'sts sweet and wondrous story.
So let US raise to him our praise,
Whose love still hovers DER us:
A"d slug again Good will to men -
With heavens angel chorus.
-Demore$t' IIaoaziue.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-20

GENERAL COUNCIL oE TIE EyAN.
GEL1cAL LUTHERAN CnuRou.-Th;s
body assembled in Fort Wavne. In
diana, on tho Goth, and closed it's ses-
slons on the 25.h Of November. The
meeting was largely attended, and it's
proceedings were characterized bv
much interest and great unanimiti.
This is the body organized ono year
ago at Reading, Pa, under tho lead
Of the Ministorium of Pennsylvania
the Mother Of all tho Luthorans Sv-
mods in this country. 1t is at present
composed of twelve Synods, COM
prisi"g about $50 ministers and l40-
OO0 COMMITMENTS. The considers.
ton and adoption of the Funda-
mental Principles of tho Council. and
tho subj .ct of tho Liturgy and II Hymn
book engaged largo share of the at.
tention of the Council It's mem IRA
seem to bo earnest and active 10 tho
work in which they are engaged.
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MASONIC BEnEF4Ts.

We are constrained to draw the at
tcntion of our cotcmporarics and ma
sonic orators to the growing tendency
of publishing to the world details OF
masonic benefits. We scarcely pick
up a Masonic paper or address, that
VIC do not notice some mention about
how some mason got out Of trouble,
sayc,l his property, or accomplished
some other thing through masonic re-
cognition. We assert before the
world and Masonry, that this is wrong
wrong for two reasons: First, it is
an unmosonic announcement Of mat
ters that do not belong to the world ;
and, secondly, the publication of these
things can only be recognized as the
military flag at a recruiting station.
1t is the brazcn and injudicious pub
lication of masonic benefits that have
drawn within our Lodges the thous-
ands of mcrccnary creatures who
rushed to our doors for no other OBJ
icct in the world than to learn the
signs and words, whereby they could
reap some of the harvest of benefits
so imprudently announced by mason
ic papers and lecturers. 1t is this
class of publications that sells about
nine-tenths of the masonic jewelry
with which every mere ncophyte is
covered; it is this which caused about
800 members out of every 1000 ma
sonic soldiers, who were hustled
through the lodge tents and lodge
rooms during the war; in short, it is
just this sort of advertising which has
nearly swamped the masonic bark by
being overrun with a set of beneficial
ry pirates, who are ready to board
any craft worth plundering.
What right has the world to know
that masonic signs and words arc Of
any use to any body? The more we
look at this question, the more VIC arc
compelled to acknowledge that Ma
sonry has been more injuliciously
advertised, and more prostituted to
mere mcrcenary purposes, during the
past six years than it was in the pre-
ccding six hundred years. Ofcourse,
wc mean legitimate and pure Free
masonry, for the outside Frcnch rites,
invented by Ramsey, NORM & Co.,
have never been anything else but
food for pcddlers, and VIC do not,
therefore, pretend to interfere with
their regular business Of auctioning
J degrees; but, in the namc OF Ancient
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a despotic stretch of unauthorized
power. Finally, while temporary re-
lief has been afforded to debtors, VIC
have the fact forced upon us, that a
large class of creditors, among whom
arc numbered many now destitute
widows and orphans, have been great
sufferers thereby.
In this connection, I would ask if
you do not know that the application
of Order No. 10, to the Federal
Courts, was an aftcr-thought on tic
part of General Sicklcs ; and that lie
did allow the process of this court to
be freely executed in this State, until
it occurred to him that this court
might, on proper case made, declare
the July. Act unconstitutional, q and
thus destroy has saper- Czm'ic power?
I am constrained to characterize
your letter as your second bid for
radical favor. Your speech in
Charleston, when you ungratcfully
aspersed thcDemocratic party, which
gave you prominence, was your first
bid. Your letter has furnished the
radical party with a prctext for the
prosecution Of its ncfarious designs
for the oppression Of the South, that
has been seized upon with avidity by
it's partizan journals. while thus
opening the way for your admission
into the folds of the Black Rcpubli-
can party, you might at least have
spared lis the unwarraAtcd calumny
Of stating. that but for the "wisdom,
moderation and forbearance' Of Gen.
Sicklcs, "a considerable number of
troops would have been nccsssary to
preserve public records, and insure
the safety of slcriffs, &c.'..sYou will
know how law-abiding are the eiti-
zens Of the State thus maligned by
you, and that the only riotous demon
stations made since the war have
been by negroes at places where Uni
ted States troops were in forcc.
In conclusion, l must stsay that your
letter represents the sentiments Of
only a small class { of debtors, who
prefer their individual well being to
to the preservation Of the liberty Of
their country and that all true South
Carolinians feel that Gen. Sickles,.
while with u.s., whatever may have
been bis peEsgap relations +to.sygaas,
not only crushed out the substance of
liberty, but likewise destroyed its
forms. Yours respectfully,
r. W. WOODWARD.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

Craft Masonry, We protest against
the detailing of masonic signs, ETC.
These publications aressof no benefit
or information to the Craft, for a
Mason, who has not, and cannot learn.
all his benefit in the Lodge, will never
have sense enough to learn it outside.
We do not want any recruits for the
sake Of the "bounty.' Every man
who applies at our door should come
there to help their fellow creatures,
and to improve themselves in the prac-
tice of morality and virtue. Let us,
then, unite and correct this growing
evil, for evil it is. We appeal to our
contemporaries. and our brethren eve
rywhere t6limit the bounds Of publ
Iet:us cultivate the virtue
of prudence, and for the sake of ma
sonic stability, let US frown down eve
ry resemblance of appealing for can
didates-lct them come unbiased by
friends or.mercerary motives.
National Freemason.
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How TO CURE CALUMNY.-"If
any one speaks i'll of thee" said Epic
tetus, "considcr whether he hath
truth on his side; and if so, reform
thysclf, that his ccnsurcst: may not af-
feet thee" When Anaximandcr was
told that the very boys laughed at
his singing he said, "Ah, then I must
learn to sing BETTER" Plato, being
told that he had many enemies who
spoke i'll of him, said, cit is no mat
ter; l shall live so that no one will
believe them" Hearing at another
time that an intimate friend of his
spoke detractingly of him, he said Il
am sure he would not do it if he had
not some reason for it. This is the
surcst as well as the noblest way of
drawing the sting out of a reproach,
and the true method of preparing a
man for that great and only relief
against the pains of calumny.
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DECLINE IN THE SERVICE OF JUG

~ ESblAN1J k-N liih ~ LIN '1Hi' Va y ~
GERNAUT--The Calcutta correspon-
dent of the London Times, writing
July 18th, says that the great Cal
festival of Juggernaut at Poorce no
longer draws together such fearful
crowds of dcvotces as it did formerly.
lie says:
"Takc the Juggcrnaut Poojab at
Seramporc, which is second in popu-
lation TO that of Poorec. In 1864
YOU recorded how one of the cars ran
over six worshipers, killing FOUR
This year the crowds were much less
than usual, and consisted chiefly of
women and children. One of the two
cars not dragged at first, because the
people would not assist in an act gen
orally considered as giving salvation,
until the priest raised sum of mon
cy to.hire men to do the work.
The car was dragged a little distance
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

How to get ricl-stick to your bust
ness. There is man in New York
city who has q chicken stall at one of
the maskets. He is now reported to
be worth 100000. He lives in a
large brown stone palace on Brooklyn
Heights, tho furniture for which cost
s12O,0O0. Ho attends to tho sale of
his own chickens, nevor taking break
fast at homo, but coming over to tho
market every morning between the
hours of four and five o'clock. He can
bo seen every day. standing behind a
marble counter, with white apron on.
In the afternoon, he drives out, with his
wife and family, or few friends, in an
elegant carriage.
Why is printer like tattling wo-
man? Because he spreads the news.
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-. -
.'.OpENING OF THE TENNESSEE LE-
G1sLATURE.- The Nashville Gazette,
of the 9Th says:
The General Assembly Of Tennes-
see met yesterday morning. On en-
tering the Capitol, military band,
stationed opposite the Governors
room struck up "Hail Columbia" !"
and made so much noise that we1beat
a hasty retreat to the hall, wherewe
found a large number of members
and ofice-hunters-the former con-
graduating each other on their good
looks and good health, and the latter
pressing their claims, or those of their
friends, with a pertinacity truly COM
mendable. The Hall cf Representa-
tives was decorated with banners and
flags Of Tennessee regiments borne
during the war for the preservation
of thesUnion and the destruction Of
civil liberty. Eight flags adorned the
portrait Of Brownlow, while thirty or
forty were fastened to the bar, and
the desks of members, The por-
trait of Andy johnson has been re-.
moved. The Speakers desk was or
namented with the banners of the
Governors Guards and others. The
galleries contained about fifty negroes
and four military men, representatives
of the present sovercigns of Tennes-
see. The crowd of "citizens'' being.
small, the band was placed on the
palcony to draw a crowd to the show.
This had the effect of increasing. the
negroes.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

FRIENDsuIp.-Life is to be forti-
fed by many friendships. 10 love
and to bo loved is the greatest happi-
ness of existence. If 1 lived under
the burning sun of the equator it
would be pleasure to me to think that
there were human beings on the 9TH
CT side Of the world who regarded
and respected me; I could not and
would not live if were alone upon
the earth and cut off from the re-
mcmbrance of my fcilow~creaturcs.
1t is not that q man has occasion to
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