Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-18
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or whose letters to the old folks there
! Whose dreams are eyer d4 their
son-are few and far between, and
not worth much even when obtained
1t is sad to think, that there are
young men who let weeks and months
pass away without a letter to their
parents, Or their brothers and sisters
who, when they do write, only send a
line or two with some lame excuse for
their not doing more =; line or two
saying nothing, just containing some
stercotyped statement, or vague ut
terancc, which gives no information.
Why, the value of letter from n
young man to the far-off town or vii
lage homo, consists in its little details ;
its aifcctionatc gossip; its account of
any circumstance or incident that NAV
have promised in it Of advantage :;
It's story Of hopeful struggle, ci dawn
ing success or it's reference to new
formed fricndships,-to books read
churches attended, lectures listened
to, with n thousand things besides,
which may be small in themselves,
but which show an interest in the
homo circle, and manifest the beating
of "thc child's heart within the mans"
Young men arc not aware what pain
they may infiict by apparent neglect :;
how letters, brief and infrcqucnt, may
give rise to fear and doubt, aud occas
sion anxious days and wakeful nights
Now don't neglect home. Don't seem
indifferent to your own family, rs if
all your interest were transferred to
strangers. Keep tho chain Of COM
INJUNCTION bright by use, and write
freely and fully, with unrostaaincd
confidence, that it may be felt that
there is neither blight on the atfec-
tions nor error in the life, which is
too often the cause Of that lapsc in
filial or tratcrnal correspondence,
which though the result also at times
of mere thoughtfulness, is always un-
kind and sometimes cruel.
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THE THIMBLG.-Thc name of til
little instrument is said to have deri.
vsd irum ''thumbcll," being at first
thumble and then thimblc. It is Of
Dutch invention, and was brought to
England about the year 1905, by John
Letting WHO commenced its manufac-
turc at lslington, near London, and
pursued it with great profit and sue
cess. Formerly iron and brass were
used, but lattcrly steel, silver. gold
have taken their places.
In the ordinary manufacture, thin
p!ates of metal are introduced into
die, and then punched into shape. In
Paris, gold thimblcs are manufactured
to large extent. Thin sheets of
sheet.iron are cut into dies of about
two inches in diameter. These being
heated red-hot, are struck with a
punch into number of holes, gradu-
ally increasing in depth to give them
proper shape. The thimblc is then
trimmed polished, and indentcd around
its outer surface with a number Of
little holes, by means Of q small
wheel. 1t is then converted into
steel by the cemcntation process, tenn
pered, secured, and brought into q
blue color. A thin sheet Of gold is
then introduced into the interior and
fastened to the steel mandril.. Gold
leaf is then applied to the out
side, and attached to it by pressure,
the edges being fastened in a small
groove made to receive them. Tho
thimble is then ready for use. Those
made in this manner do not wear out,
as SO many good ordinary gold thin
bles do, but will last for years. Tie
gold. coating, if cut away by needles,
may be easily replaced, but the steel
is Of IN, excellent quality and very
durable. .-.
To MAKE Cows GIVE M1LK.-A
writer who says bis COW gives all the
milk that is wanted in a family