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ticket for tho passage it found her So
rlously i'll. Her mind ofton wander =
ed, but when she had lucid moments
she would ask for the Bible TO be read
naming some portion, and once desig
natei that beautiful and TO her up.
propriatc, twonty.th third psalm.
Twice when calmed down from the
raging Of tho fever, sho broke out in
Il clcar voice and chanted u hymn of
praise. Though sho desired greatly
10 take the contemplated journey,
it was Gods intention for her to visit
he heavenly city, the "New Jcrusa
lem"
~ is said "Thero is turning point
in every prisons lifo," and with Jcn-
ME it seemed to DO that time in the
bloom Of youth when she was weighs
ing the question whcthor sho should
attend the sociablo or tho prayer
meeting. And now that she has
been long enough in heaven to havo
seen and heard many Of tho woudrous
revelations of Gods glory, do you
think, reader, thorc can be any doubt
in her mind which way she should
havo answered tho question, "Shall l
dance or shall pray?"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

EXCESSIVE ExERcsE.--Those who
have gone through the severest train
ing become in the end dull, listless
and stupid, subject to numerous dis.
eases, and in manyinstances the ulti-
mate victims of gluttopy and drunk.
enness. Their unnatural vigor seldom
lasts more than Eve years. 1t was
especially remarked BY the Greeks
that no one who in boyhood won the
ppize at tho Olympic games ever dis
tinguished h,mself afterward. the
three years Immediately preceding
seventeen are years of.great mental
development, and. nature cannot at
the same time endure any severe
taxing of the physical constitution.
Prudehce, therefore, especially at this
critical period of life, must ever go
hand in hand with vigor; for the evils
Of excess equal, If not outweigh by
far. the OWLS Of dedeiency.-Rmala .,
Health. 80"
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death, with littlo AMMO in his arms,
apparently doad.

death, with littlo AMMO in bis arms
apparently doad.
There was scono Of Widest con-
fusion; but Mrs. Shaw was thore with
her help and sympathy, and soon they
had hot blankets, and bags Of ashes
and bottles Of hot water, and all other
krown remedies applied, and with a
deep sob Iit!lc ANNE opened her eyes
and knew them all.
But she Was muo!, hurt; her head
was badly cut, ard the bright curls
had all to be taken off, AM sho was
an invalid for good many days and
nights OF wearing pain.
And the old path through tho fields,
that had grasscd ever since the law
suit, was worn down again, for Mrs.
Shaw and the girls wont back and
forth many times a day, and never
another word was hoard about tho
lawsuit, and the two families drew
water out Of tho we'll, as they always
had doEe, and renewed their old III
tercourse. But farmer West never
looked at the we'll without thinking
God in his heart that he had saved
his child, and his own self respect,
and taught him to value true friend
and ncighbor above rod or two moro
OF land, or tho possession of that
which camo so near becoming tho
grave Of his dearest treasure.
The old woll is closed up now, and
little AMMO plays about it without
danger. "Wo both wanted tho we'll"
said Hiram Shaw, "and yet, how
strange that we can both do without
it,"
"Because, like great many other
things we crave, it is not necessary to
either Of US. We have both sunk
money in it, now it is past harming
US; but think We have found out tho
use of the adago, "TrutA Ties ut the Jot-
tom Of mel."
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

REMOVING STAINs-All cloths sub.
ject to be stained, such as table linen
napkins, ohildren's clothes, towels,
etc, ought to be examined before be.
ing. put into any wash mixture or
soap suds as, these render the stain
permanent. Many stalps will yield
to good washing in pnre soft warm
water. Alcohol will remove almost
any discolorssion. Almost any STAIN
or iron mold, or rnitdew, may be- re-
moved BY dipping.in q moderately
strong sitriS acid, then covered will
saltapd kepti in the ann. This may re-
quirs to be repeated many times, but
with us has nover failed.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

CRoUP.-The season Of the year having
now commenced in which this infantile dis.
ease is most prevalent, the following ex.
tract from the Medical Gazette Of Paris, is
published for the benefit of those mothers
who usually treat Group without the aid of
a physician: NJ. Mangautsne, after OBJ.
ervipg the effect Of sulphur on the ordium
Of grapevines, Was led to administer it in
several cases of Group. He mixes q tea.
spoonful Of sulphur in a glass of water,
and gives teasroonful of this mixture ev.
cry hour The effect is described as Won
derful. The disease is cured in two days.
the only symptom remaining being cough
arising from the presence tf loose pieces
Of false membrane in the trachea. NJ. M.
says he has followed this plan in seven
cases, all being severe, especially the last
in which the child was cyanotic, with roll
ing eyes and noisy respiration:
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WHITEFIELD'S POWER.

A striking feature 10 Whitefeld's prea.
ching was singular power Of description.
The Arabians have proverb which says
''ue is the best orator who can turn mans
ears into eyes," Whi,e6eld seem. to have
had peculiar faculty of doing this. He
used to draw such vivid pictures OF TIE
things he was handling that his hearers
could believe they actually. saw and heard
them. "On one OCCASION" says one OF hs
biographers, "Lord Chesterfield was among
his hearers. Tho great preacher, in de-.
scr'bing the miserable condition of an un.
converted sinner, illustrated the subject by
describing blind beggar. The night was
dark and the road dangerous. The poor
mendicant was deserted by his dog near
the edge Of precipice and had nothing to
a'd him in grouping his way but his staff
Whitefield so warmed with his subject
and enforced it with such graphic power
that the whole auditory was kept iu breath.
less silence, as If it saw the movements of
the poor old man; ard at length, when
the beggar was about to take the fatal
step which would have hurled him down
the precipice to certain destruction, Lord
Chesterfield actually made rush forward
to save him, cxcla!ming, aloud, He is gone
lie is gone! The noble lord had been 50
entirely carried away by the preacher that
ne forgot the whole was picture,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05
A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE ON We
SUVIUS.

An adventurous lady who has as
ccndcd Fesuvius, and bravcd the dan.
gers of an approach to the crater,
writes the following sketch Of her
experience to the Philadelphia Bulle-
tin:
"a half an hour of fatiguing jour-
ney over desert moro droary and
terrible than imagination can possibly
picture, with Pompeii, Herculaneum,
Torre del Greco, and dozens of buried
and ruined cities and villages painful
ly expressing our sense Of tho su-
premacy of mans ingenuity over
natural accident, and inspiring d dread
Of the awful fiery monster wo were
so rccklcssly approaching, and not in
tho least modified by tho fact that
soventy-fvo thousand souls were &C.
tually clinging to their old homes on
tho mountainsido, down which rivers
of fire rolled and surgcd, uphcaved
and turned in great blocks of crimson
paste, rs if tho cauldrop Of hell were
boiling over, and seeking victims be-
yond it's limits.
"Now wo dismountcd our skirts
were tied closo around us TO prevent
their being torn off by tho sharp edg-
os of hard lava, and with guido to
drag us by the hand, every one of the
party being furnished with q stout
stick, we started toward the lakes and
streams Of liquid fire. At every stop
the heat became moro intense. We
were passing over lava that had roll.
ed down only twelve hours before.
We dared not pause an instant, or our
feet were burned; if we stepped ono
inch aside from tho spot pointed by
the guides staff, We must plunge oul
feet into fery paste; sometimes the
crust undor our feet cracked; we
sprang from it, and suIphurous flames
issued from tho crevices. Al last,
found my strength exhausted; my
guide, perceiving it, cried out, 'Cour-
oge Madame; avanees plus loin" Not
a STEP 1 ans" cred, and all scenes up
peared to recede, when a glass of
bright wine flashed between nv eyes
and the light, and Drink! it is the
wine of Eosuvius"
"Wo were 80 near the flowing lava
Tint our faces were all crimson with
the heat; but we dared to remain
while coins were thrown into it, and
then fishcd out with the metal stick
ing to them; eggs were roasted, and on
the place where We stood, holes were
made, only one inch Deep through which
papers were lighted for the genllernen's
cigars.
"Soon we returned to our ponies, began
the descent, and will never forget that
awfully grand scenei A black mountaio,
sighing, groaning. breathing out fire and
smoke. Ruined cities, new villages, iIlu.
minated by its flames. The snowy noun.
tains, rearing their white peaks to the
clouds that caught the golden glow of
Vesuvius, and broke into silvery ligh. as
the full moon rose triumphant, when the
volcano sunk into gloomy, smoky dark
ness. Naples, beautiful white crescent
city, lying at our feet; the bay cleaning
with the thousand lights that lay like a
radiant eoronet on the dancing waves the
deep blue belt Of The Mediterranean stretch
inc out, an illimitable line, beyond, and
awe struck, weary, and subdued, ponder-
ing Cd the Majesty that rides on the
clouds, and holds the beas 10 the hollow of
His haod !"-E Evening Bulletin.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05
SHALL l DANCE OR PRAYP

jennie S. was sprightly, affection
ato girl OF fourteen years, and pos
sessed Of a considerable share of nat
ural goodness. Ono day she CON-
planned of being sick, and her fever
became 80 alarming that hor Chris
tian mother could not say any thing
to her about her soul but whom the
danger was past her mother said:
'JeEnie, am glad you are getting
better, and that God has not called
you away during this sickness, for I
don't think You wcro prepared"
ono, MOTHER" she answered, ~
don't think l was, but ought to be-"
Shortly. after this some of her
friends, a little older than herself,
were seeking the pardon of their sins,
and she was persuaded to join thcm
and sough for the same grace. They
nearly all belonged to one Sunday
school, and the superintendent would
occasionally call on these serious
scholars to lead in prayer in tho Sun
day school prayor-meetings. jennie
soon, for the first timc, responded to
such call, and aoAile beariag this cross
her sins were pardoned, and she felt
sho was u child of God. The Bible
then became a pleasant book, and
prayer a delightful employment.
The good work won't on, and many
Of her young friends were converted
and Jonnie was so faithful that the
minister, and tho officers of the
Church thought she with others, was
worthy to be received into it's NOM
bcrship. Her parents had long been
Christians, but she consciontiously
chose Church rotations with q differ
ont denomination from them; yet
they deemed it privilege 10 60 to
the table of tho Lord with thor
daughter, though among strangers,
the first time she approach cd it.
"Every grace the Lord gives he
tries," and so Jennie found it; for
soon there was TO be q sociable, to
which sho was invited, and many of
her companions were to be present.
She thought if she did not 60 they
would say, 40 she is very religious;"
and on the other hand, if she did, and
should dance, which she knew was to
be the amusement OF tho evening,
othors would say, ~ don't see any
difference in Jennie since she profess
ed religion, for she dances just like
tho rest" Beside, the sociable was
originated by the brothers of this
circle of fomaie young converts, and
they had persuaded .. number of their
sisters to be present. And then it
was fixed for the night Of the week
ly Church prayer-neetfng, where
they hadloyed to be found. Jennie and
her mother often counseled together,
and 30 she said 'Mother to which do you
say go?" The mother qqfskly sided
with the daughters convictions, and
Jenn,e, with two other of these
friends, went to the prayer-meeting.
After this she grow in grace faster
than ever, and her loye to Jesus
prompted her to do every thing she
could for him; and as she felt she
could accomplish more by writing
religious letters to her friends than
by conversation with them, she wrote
a number to such as she often met.
Nov everything seemed TO- go on
| pleasantly. -: .'@'' =" rT:.'
|, In the faIIness of spring time Of
last year she was invited to visi,
loved 'oees; afar of city. But she
@as taken sick again, and grew
worse 30 fast that when q second in.
vitation came, accompanied by q
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05
MANURING MARKET GARDENS.

All successful market gardeners
agreo that it is useless to attempt to
grow good crops without Il yearly ap
pl'cation Of manure in larse quanti-
ties. Uenderson's Ganleniay says:-
ut is grave blunder to attempt to
grow vegetables crops without the
use Of manures Of the various kinds.
l never yet saw soils OF any kind that
had borne a crop of vegetables that
would produce as good q crop the
next season without tho uso of ma.
nure, no matter how rich tho soil may
be thought to be-. An illustration of
this came under my observation last
season. Ono OF my neighbors q mar.
kot gardener of twenty years OK
pcrlcncc, and whose grounds have al
ways been a perfect model of produc-
tiveness, had in prospect to run six
ty foot street through his grounds !;
thinking his land sufficiently rich tocsr-
ry thioughn u crop of cabbage without
manure, ho thought it useless to waste
money by using guano on that por.
tlon on which tho street was to be-,
but on each side, sowed guano at tho
rate of twelve hundred pounds per
acre, and planted the whole with
ea'ly cabbagos. Tho effect was the
most marked 1 ever saw that por-
ton on which the guano had boon
used, sold off readily at s12 per hun.
dred, or about s24OO per acre, both
price and boing more than an average;
but the portion from which the guano
had been held, hardly averaged three
dollars per hundred. The street oc-
cupied fully an acre of, ground, so
that my friend actually lost ovor one
thousand dollars in crops, by with.
holding sixty dollars for manure.
Another neighbor whose lease had
only one year to run, and who also
un wisely concluded that it would be
foolish to waste manure on bis last
crop, planted and sowed all without;
tho result was, as bis experience
should have taght him. crop of inte.
rior quality in every article grown, and
loss on his eight acres of land, proba.
bly, two thousand hundred for that
season."
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05
CANDIDATES.

eB The friends Of ROBERT JONES. re-
sFectfnlly announce him candidate for
the office of Tax Collector at the ensuing cleo
ton. He is the only candidate who has come
oui xquarely on the Democratic platform and
hence has entitled himself to the unanimous
support'of the party.
MANY VOTERS.
Mn. EpI1on PLEASE announce P. W. GOOD
WfN as a candidate for Sheriff, Of Abbeville
District at the next election.
MANY VOTERS.
cE- The many frierds of Mr. HENRY S.
CASON Uhe present incumbent, aud who has
held he Office only half of the te, m for " hich
he was eiectedl respectfully announce him
candidate for Sheriff Of Abbeville District.
The friends of THOMAS MoALLIsTER, re-
~spectfully announce him as q Candidate for
One OF the Board of County Commissioners at
the ensuing election.
eS- The friends Of SAMUEL II. ERWIN
sespestfuly apnounce him a candida, for the
office of Commissioner of Roads aud Bridges.
or Abb.vlle District, at tho ensuing cleo
tion.
eF The friends of Mr. JOHN ENRJGIlT
respectfully announce him as a candidate fer
Sheriff, of Abbevlfle District, at the ensuing
election.
EB- The friends Of Mr.. III. 8. INGRAHAM
respectfully announce MN rs n candidate Tor
Tax Collector al The next election.
CF The friends of W. d. GAL.LAIIER re-
sfoctfuliv announce him candidate for the
office Of Tax Collector for Abbeyille District,
at the ensuing election
cB- Tho friends of Capt. w. s. HARRIS
respectfully announce him q candidate for Tux
Col ector at the next election.
Tho friends of WM. II. TAGGART respect
fully announce him candidate for the Office of
YAK Collector ut the next election.
w- The many friends of Z. n. SHARP
respectfully nominate him for the office of Tax
Collector for AbbvvilIs District, at the eusu.
ing election.
EY- The friends Of J. w. JENNINGS re-
spr.,lully nominate him q candidate for Tax
Collector at the next election.
The many friends Of l.. II. RUSSELL re-
sp.ctfu!ly announce him candidate for Tux
Collector at the next election.
tB We are authorized to announce DA-
ElD CRAWFORD, q candidate for Tax Col
lecsor at the ensuing election.
eB- The friends Of Capt. W. r. WHITE !
respectfully announce him as a candidate fol
lax Collector, at the next election.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

SMALL FARMS IN EuRor E.-Thers is
little in Holland, or Belgium. or Swi.zer.
and, or Frauce, which q large English
farmer would call good farming; there are
no steam plows, few thrsssiug machines,
none..of that vast apparatus, which ws
foolshly suppose indispensable to good
farming; bot there ID, in all these ooun
tries, i. more minute. a more careful cult
yatiop Of the soil, and there is also, that
which should be the principal object in
all farming-a larger amount Of produce
from The land, larger quantities Of food
for the people, which obtained vitho
xhausiing the soil.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

PRovEKBs FOR HONE UsE-Person
whose social position is uncertain, always
accept invitations.
A boar remains boar, though he sleeps
on silken holsters.
A close mouth and open eyes never did
any one harm.
A foolish woman is known by her f.
merry.
A rich child often sits ia a poor moth
er's lap.
A rich man is never ugly in the eyes Of
a girl.
A slotLful man never has time.
A spot shows most on the finest cloth.
A small cloud may hide both sun and
moon.
A thief thinks every man steals.
A hog prefers bran to roses.
After Christmas comes Lent.
A wreck on shore is beacon at sea.
Act honestly and answer boldly.
Adam must have an Eve to blame for
his own faults.
Advice after mischief is like medicine
after death.
Advising is easier than helping.
A woman who loves to be at the win
dow, is like bunch Of grapes at the way
side
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

said, possessed five hundred swarms.
Honey is said to possess so great ros-
torativo powers that in some instan,
ces, at the point Of death, when a.:
stimulants and tonics had failed, :.
table spoonful given every half hour
has rallied and saved the patient
New England Farmer.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

ABOUT uoNEY.-To show that, hon
ey-bee", instead of being an injury to
farmers, are benefit to them, the
fact is cited as we'll known to obser-
wing bee-keepers that when We have
fine yield of honey from the buck
wheat or the orchard we have q cor
responding yield Of grain or fruit,
unless esa prFse prFse naturely destroyed BY: frost,
or other causes, There are seasons
when bees work very little on buck
wheat, and the result has been. with
soatos'y 81 sp ! ssxoeptionn, q small yield Of
grain, Ia Ila many, parts Of Russia,
some,psssaRts have, hundreds of bee
hives, and really make moro profit Of
their Bees than Of corn. In one To-
caIlty the number of hives was 10.
credible; q single parish forest, it is
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

THE TRADE FOR A FARMER
Every young man who means to be
farmer, ought first to learn some me.
chanical trade. We would rather
learn tho carpenters and joinor's than
any other, as it will oftener come into
use on TIC farm. That farmer who
understands this trade has many ad-
vantages over ono who does not and
has to run for mechanic for every
little job required to be done on the
farm. Even if ho work but a short
time at the trade, say one season on
Iy, undor good master, he will find
tho knowledge Of great benefit to
him, many times. If young man
is robust and healthy, this trade in
connection with a good practical ed
ucation, sufficient to qualify him as q
teacher of district school in the
winter season, is about as good start
IN life as any young man can have
who is not furnished with capital
ready to his hand, and the rare facul.
ty to know how to use it.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

Mn. EpI1oR Please announce p. w. GOOD
WfN as a candidate for Sheriff, Of Abbeville
District at the next election.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-05

:eB The friends Of ROBERT JOSE :, re-
sFectfully announce him a candidate for
the Office of Tax Collector at the ensuing cleo
tion. He is the only candidate who has come
oui xquarely on the Democratic platform and
hence has entitled himself TO the unanimous
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-11-18
A Union" Triumph.

There is one Radical triumph at the late
election in this State, of which the newspa-
per press of that party have failed to make
mention. It was in the cass of Senator
to fill uacancy in the Portage Senatorial
District, always largely Republican.
The specimen brick of the So called, U.s.
ION party, nominated as one peculiarly rep
resenting the opinions of the majority of the
District, bears the name of Wm. Stedman,
and is the same sweet-scented, Union-loving
William named in the extract from the SEN
ate Journal of this State, page SO of inc ses-
sion of 1857:
TUESDAY, FEB. 3, 1s4T.
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Gurley.
''The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
''Mr. Brown presented the petition of
WIN. STEDMAN and sixteen legal voters,
and Rachel Savage and twenty seven nom
voters of Stark and Portage counties,
PRAYING THE PEACEABLE WITH
DRAWAL OF OHIO FROM THEUNIoN
which was read MT the Clerks DESK" &c.
VIM. Stedman, on the day of the meeting
of the Legislature, will take his seat rs q
''Union" member, in full Communion with
the Union party, in that very Senate In
which his predecessor, ,sMr. Brown, present
ed the petition of Stedman and RachaLS---
age, and other strong-minded women and
weak-minded men, to destroy the Union be-
cause the people of the South held slaves,
just as Washington, Jefferson, Madison and
Henry Clay did.-OHIo STATEsMAN.