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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-13
The Gospel Of Tact.
fly Supt. Charles Jacobus.

fly Supt. Charles Jacobus.l
The following we think applies with
peculiar force to the teacher.-EpITol.
OF MESSENGER.
Though l have all the tongues OF
earth ut my command, and have not
tact, am become us an empty show or n
useless vessel. =.
And thought have n remarkable gift
Of trunslating hieroglyphics and can ex-
plain mysteries, and am Il walking en-
cyclopaedia and though have all
menta! strength to remove mountains OF
difficulty, and have not tact, l am roth
ing.
And thong beStow all my attention
upon those p6or in mental gifts. and
though | give my body up q. e.. neglec,
it). in my burning zeal for intellectual
proficiency, and have not tact. it profit
eth no one else anything.
facts suffers none, and is Of it's own
kind (s"i generis). TACT worricth not,
trouhleth not itself; doth not give up
doth not believe itself unable tricth
every means is not easily discouraged;
thinketh nothing difficult reioiceth not
in darkness, but rcjoiceth in the light.
Observeth all things considereth all
things ullowcth for all things; sue
ceedeth in all things.
Tact never taileth if there be crook
cd things, they shall be made straight
if there be intricacies they shall cease
If there he ignorance, it shall vanish
away. Behold these three things
knowledge, experience. tact. Knowl-
edge is necessary. Experience is hope
full. But tact is, supreme.-Institute
and Practical Teacher.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-13

ing up.a boy than the quarters and halves
saved by buying q ragged, tattered one
II we have the choice in reading from a
morocco bound or q PASTE board bound
book we choose the one Of better bind
ing. We remember something Of this
kind that occurred in m "old-field
SCHOOL, tina we attended. A boy in
the spelling class brought Il brand new
spelling hook to school one morning
and the eyes Of u number Of bright lads
fairly Sp"rkl"d as they looked upon it's
fresh, inviting pages. The new book
was II novelty. We would not ovcr-draw
this picture. but We are sure that it is
very beneficial to sprinkle new books
through the school occasionally.
''Ineroduction prices' and "exchangc
rates. make the cost Of a textbook
almost nominal and on the score OF
economy nothing is lost. Oftentimcs
the small mounts which slip through
the fingers and which go for less worthy
purposes will cover the entire expense
If then this matter Of occasionally
changing the text book relieves the
work of the teacher of some Of its
samcness and acts as a gentle stimulan'
to the pupil and when the charge o
'high- priced hooks can no longer b:
made. it certainly is worthy Of consid,
Grafton by all faithful instructors.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-13

ton in the South be educated to work
while they are children, and ut home, or
shall they go North and West, after
they are grown, to learn what the
Yankee child is learning to-day, and to
stay there to practice what they have
learned ? Thir is the prospect before
them ut present.
How many grown men, women in the
whole South arc qualified to compete
with the boys and girls in Philadelphia
in some Of the classes of work described
wood carving. pattrrn-Making .brazing,
modelling. practical designing for carpets
will paper, &c.? The South raises
millions Of bales of cotton annually; not
n bolt oflv ints is made in the whole
section. we believe, and there are very
few persons III the Southern States " no
can dosing n simple calico pattern in
harmonious colorS. The Southern
States contain the finest timber in the
world. How many wood arvers have
we to convert it into useful, not to say
orname ntal forms? We sell our tree.
by the cur load and buy them back b,
the square chair or a table as we receive
for n dozen acres woodland.
There is but one way out Of our help.
l~cSsneSs and poverty, and that way lie.
through the combined school house anc
workshop. 1t is high time to open the
doors and call the children in, if W.
would keep them ut home and make 0
them useful citizens.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-13
A Good Day for Carolinn.

Especial Dispatch to The News and Couaier)
WASHINGTON, Aprsl 5.-In the Su-
prcme Court to-day Chief Justice Waite
rendered the decision Of the Court in
the case Of William Stone against the
State Of South Carolina in favor Of the
State. This suit was brought by the
State Of South Carolina in the Court Of
Common Pleas Of Richland County in
August. 1877 against ID. II. Corbin and
William Stone, law partners, to recover
a balance claimed to be due for moneys
collected by Stone for the State and not
paid over to the State treasure. In
april, 1873, Stone presented in the
Court a petition for II removal Of the suit
to the United States Circuit Court from
South Carolina, stating that he was a
citizen Of New York and a resident
there, and that his co-defrndant was a
citizen Of South Carolina, and as also
wns plaintiff II citizen OF the same
State, and the United State Statutes
he suit was one III which there could
be no final determination reached SO far
AS he was concerned with the presence
10 the co-defenant to the cause. The
State Court proceeded with the suit. not
understanding Stones petition for re-
moval' and after trial gave Judgment
against both defendants for $23, 728. with
interest from July, 1876. During the
whole proceedings, says Chief Justice
Waite. Stone denied the jurisdiction Of
the State Court after the filing Of his
petition. The Supreme Court Of South
Carolina affirmed the decision Of the
Court Of common Pleas and to reverse
that judgment of aftir,nqnce the present
writ of error was brought. This Court
holds, says the Chief Justice, that n
State Court is not bound to surrender it's
jurisdiction Of n snit on petition for re-
moval until a case has been made which
on its fnce slows that the petitioner has
n right to the transfer. This Court fur
Their holds that the money sued forwas
received by defendants a partners. and
they are liable jointly for it's payment, if
they are liable at all. Such u case is not
removable, and, therefore, the judgment
Of the lower Court is affirmed. The case
was argued by State Attorney General
Charles r. Miles and Mr.. JAS. L.owndes
or the State and by Mr.. w, +. Earle
for Stone.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-13
GEO. C. HODGES.
Text Books.
tBy Prof. John H. 1iiller.l

The next most important factor in a
school-room to a teacher is a good text
book. Not that there IRE so many poor
textbooks, for now, with 50 much short
competitio n in the book market, a really
worthless book rarely gets through the
publishing house much less through
the school-room. A textbook is not a
good one when it fails to excite interest
in either teacher or pupil. Some books
may be uninterestipg from tile very be-
ginning because of an unfitness on the
part of the class to do the work which
they require. They may be too adj
Yanced for the class. This is often the case
but every experienced teacher knows
that for thorough and satisfactory work
1t is far better 10 have the text a little too
hard than a little too easy. This is es-
pecially true Of classes, somewhat adj
yanced. But the leading danger is not
here. That teacher is a fortunate prod
ICY VINO can use one textbook for
twelve or fifteen years and not grow
tired of it. This applies to some sub.
jccts more than to othcrL Let us say
that . teacher has taught the same arith-
metic for a number Of years. In taking
his first class through it he practically
masters it. There is left little Of fresh
mental work after this for him. He NAV,
and ! believe can, teach this book with
better results to the next two or three
succeeding classes than to his first one.
but after the third or fourth class has
gone over it, there is considerable dan.
gers of tho teachers work becoming per-
functory and mechanical to himself and
thereby to his class. This danger is
more imminent to teacher than to pupil
since it is new to each class and is old
TO the teacher after his first class. What
is true in this respect of arithmetic is
still more applicable to geometry. We
have known a great many very excellent
teachers who have avoided these dan
gers of keeping one textbook too long
ny interpolating their daily work with
original examples. and with problems
drawn, from other authors. We think
then that It is not for the teachers good
TO use one textbook too long.
Itsdoes not'help the pupil to use one
book too long. Whatever Injuries the
tcachihg-capacity Of the instructor rests
on the.pupif'as . matter Of course. But
there is"a subordinate consideration.
Teachers know how old, 'worn-out.
soiledtext-books accumulate in a school.
room. This'1is' especially true Of the
common school. Does it helps bright,
noble boy to get his lesson. III some old
book that a haTf-dozen careless fellows
have used before him. and on every
page Of which they have left their
names in addition to their amateur eff
forts to paint, to draw, 10 represent in
any way all the animals and flowers
they have ever seem The tendency to
buy second-handed books is Sc great.
because Of their ~cheapness, that we re-.
sard q y & 49, 9sI = favor to the pupils them
selves as well as TO their parents to
TO change the text-book that the class
may handle neat and beautifully clean.
books. The stimulating rest 81 HIND.
Ting : new book u worth moro ii build
ss sa s4st,i.s. sssICys
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

Doctor set in contrast two points
especially in the history o Metho-
dism in the United States. In 1886
he entered the ranks of the church
as an itincrant minister. At that
time there were only twenty-five
annual conferences, and about 65O,-
900 church members. The territory
over which the church extended did
not reach beyond TIE Mlsslppi River,
with but little exception. There
were no railroads, and all this terri
tory, ii it was visited at all, had to
be visited for the most part on horse
back. and such other announcement
conveniences as a new country could
afford. Methodism is truly the re-
li9ion of the masses. 1t did not
hesitate but went out and gathered
through Ohio's forests, making its
home in a log cabin by the beautiful
streams and upon the rolling prairles
of the West, and when civilization
had carried her axe and plough be
vond into Indiana and Illinois 1t
went with them. With the Bible
as their light the messengers OF the
Wesleyan school dared the attacks
| both of the red man and wild am
mails in abundance in Ohio and Ken
lucky. Francis Asbury, a Jealous
young English divine, in 1894 came
across to America and planted the
seeds of open-hcarted MethOdlsm in
her untutorcd soil. Like wlld-hre
Methodism spread, till in the year
1890 it reached manhood's vigor,
and beganto establish itself in found
ing institutions peculiar to this en-
terprisin9 denomination. Since that
time its progress has been great.
In 1896 it had but one foreign mis-
sion and only one man IN that.
This was in the dark continent at
Liberia. Now her missions are
everywhere, and she is settling her
self to make a grand leap to mil
lion dollars for missions y Eth
callv the church has done much to
soften down the extreme Calvinism
of the Presbyterian Church, to mo-
dity and popularize the staid old
Episcopal Church, which just now is
beginning to use the methods used
by Ncthodists fifty years ago.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

WE commented briefly last week on
the farces OF Congressional funerals,
and now the Washington critic tells
how ledge Waxem, of Wayback. at
tended a Congressional funeral, and
how hard he mourned on the journey
When the ledge got back to Washing
ton he was not as neatly alfred as when
he started out to gieve. He looked
like frizziey chicken after an encoun-
ter with heavy shower. His hat re-
sembled an ACCORDION. But the ledge
did not care. "There is nothing wrong
in all this" he said. "When a mar is
in grief he wants something to drown
his so,rer. He pays for 1t himself.
When this great and glorious Nation
appints me to do its mourning it is but
right that it should pay for my woe
asshuagers."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03
WHERE SHALL THE LINE
BE DRAWN?

Miss Elizabeth Cleveland with that
semi authoritative tone which generally
distinguishes her literary illusions, has
recently written letter in which she
expresses her disapproval of the
"nakedness" of fashionable woman in
evening dress. Miss Cleveland doesn't
object it seems to becoming display
of the neck and arms, but she emphati-
cally protests against any style of even
ing toilets which "shows the bust. -
In other words she draws a very nice
line of discrimination between the neck
and bust, on the southern side of which
line she insists that no woman Of mod
esty can venture without producing
effects at once subversive of health,
morality aud beauty.
Now without intending it, Miss
Cleveland has precipitated a very i'm
portant anatomical question which will
require learned commission of ply
siologists to decide, viz, the exact
equatorial locality between the two
Where the bust ceases to be bust, and
becomes the neck must needs prove
very perplexing question to fashionable
women particularly thin ones. This
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

Mr.. Cleveland ought to understand
that the American people will bear with
ignorance, with mistakes, with gravel
faults even, in their public men but
they DO not like hypocrisy. He ought
to read Senator Harrison's speech from
beginning to end, and then he ought
honestly either to pull up his curtains
and expose the Representatives, Sena-
tors and others who have led him too
easily into very dirty waters, or else he
ought to announce formally and ottici-
ally that he has been humbugging the
people and will hereafter do so no more.
LET us core upon an honest basis, y
as Senator Harrison said.-Nrar YORK
/LyuH
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place them in an attitude Of Wanton
hostility, to the public prosperity. The
stoppage of railroads would throw many
thousand men out of work, and great
suffering would fall upon a vast multi
tude of workers in various avocations
who have no concern whatever in the
contest. 1t would affect the industry
and trade of the whole continent. 70
take such step without just grounds,
and without any practical end to be
attained that justities such loss to labor,
would largely Deprive the organization
of public confidence. The interests of
the men, therefore, and especially Of
the organization, require that great care
should be taken that there is full justi-
tication before any interference with
traffic is ordered.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

The venerable Bishop Alfred Lee, OF
Delaware, has long been recognized as
above all things else a Christian man
of refined and spiritual nature, and
what he says IN his book on the Event
full Nights IN Bible History" has at least
the merit of simplicity and sincerity.
In all Bishop Lee reviews fifteen event
ful nights in the Old Testament and
seventeen in the New. The story of
Daniels night in the lions den is treat
ed as literal truth, as are many other
miraculous narratives, but the spiritual
lessons Of these stories are well grasped
and portrayed and the book can be
read with pleasure and profit by all
sincere Christian people.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

WHEN the Rev. Phillips Brooks, OF
Boston, was travelling in Norway he
lost pair of field glasses which he had
bought when he lived in Philadelphia,
and which were marked with his name
and address, ",,oo4 Chestnut street, "
no city being named. The Norwegian
who found the glasses sent them to
"Mr Brooks, 2,oo4 Chestnut street, l.
S. A." and the occupant of 1904 sent
them to Mr.. Brooks in Boston. All OF
which proves that the honest men are
not all dead.
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derful. They have put themselves but
little to shame. There is the virtue and
discipline that make men. But | have
not said these things to apologize for or
defend workinsmen. | know their faults
and shall no: hesitate to speak OF them
and them at the proper time. But |
want to reassure the alarm among good
people. The spread OF knowledge in
wolves just such results as we see, and
when these troubles are over others will
come. But the end will be the ultimate
elevation of all men "
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

The Rev. Mr.. Milburn, the eloquent
blind Chaplain of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, has been recently hitting the
Congressional sinners so hard right and
left. that Mr.. Morrison has written him
a letter politely suggesting that he be
less ''pointed' in his prayers. The
parson talked to the Lord, but talked al
them, and they didn't like it. 1t is the
truth that cuts.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03
BLCK'S SATIRE ON CLEVE..AND

BLCK'S SATIRE ON cleveland.
From the Albany Express.
Sc ator Beck should be demonstrated
with by his party colleagues for his evil
dent satire upon President Cleveland.
Thank God,' he declared with an un-
necessary redundancyof irreverence, 81 dc
not stand on the corners of the streets
and thank God that am not as other
men, an pray aloud to make men b, :
lieve that have all the virtue and all
the integrity and all the godliuess eK-
t.nt." The one mau instantly suggested
IS offeri g the text for this remaI kable
disclaim II is OF course the President of
the Uni ed States Slr. Cleveland has
done m re OF the sort of thing which
Senator Beck inveighs against than was
ever co e by President before him,
with the possible exception of Andrew
Johnson
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

AFTER the general sensation created
by the showing of the meagre salaries
paid to some Methodist preachers, there
is no surprise at the report that cler-
gyman in Chester county, Pa has struck
for higher pay. y week ago Sunday
he refused to conduct the services I'M
less his salary was raised. The church
authorities think of trying him for in
subordination.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

Alb ut ruur hundred gir.s, whose ages
rage from 9 % -, together with two
hundred men aud b ~, are on 4 strike at
the Chelsea lutte Mills, at the foot of
West TAenty ii tn street New York
The former struck against long hours
of work and i"I better pay, while the
latter went out III tie spirit of chiv-
ally with view of aiding them. No
new hands have cone forward to take
their rlaceS and al the looms are idle.
Advertisements have been inserted in
papers y Erglard towns for exper-
fenced workers, bat as yet there has
been no reSpD ne.
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ssYHE+WHIGS:

Pe-tn.snc,iiy ro'obic tor its Local as 'esi as "e"
oral IHieIiig0,cc Ncrs Communications are respect
tu1y solicited from al sections Of the County. "
addition to the tcrekly contributions Of lis regular
oitS Of correspondents. anonymous commu"'cd
fionS triH rcceirc no attention. the name Of Tia
,rjf,r bciGq rcqnired in all cases as Gg"6rG"i'' o
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03
G ROWTH Or THE METHU.
DISTS.

The Rev. DIR. ID. +. kidder, sec
rotary of the Board of Education OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church rec
emily delivered an address on the
P.ogress of Atethodism in the Last
Fifty Years" In the discourse the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

Condition of tn" >i,k Cabinet Members.
The flicl.dS Of Secretary Manning have
what is de. me- substantial or und for
fresh courage i'll his improved condition.
lie is not Yet able to ST. up, but his sit
nation Is reported To lie more comtor-
table. He brellhes ester, sleeps more
soundly and has be.ter arp tite. There
is no lo ger my p IN i'll his side or at
the base of Jhe br!i'. 1t is also stated
that Seer eta J. mar is much better.
He is out bed hu: will probably be
confined 0 is huuse and room for few
days. Enc puraSing news comes at the
saIe time non Attorney General Gar
lands SICK Oh inter. The last two Off
Gals will lie on their feet and at their
desks soon, Lut in the case of Mr.. Man
ming the recovery will be very slow, if j.
comes at all completely.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03
JEFFERSONIAN SIMPLICITY At THE
CAPITAL

from M, Washington C.Hic.
"Grover,' remarked Colonel Lamont
to the President in the Sanctified seclu-
sion of their private pirlor, will you
lend me cork screw
"Dan. inquired the President, gravely,
SIS this a season Of Jeitersonian simple
ity?'
%. course it is. was the prompt
reply.
Then, ID .n'l pail the cob out with
your teeth and the President smiled
good naturedly as he carelesSlv laid his
round fat hand on the jug.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03
Another Life Saved,

About two years ago, a prominent citizen
of Chicago told by his physicians that
he must die. They said Ills system was SO
debitated Thai thert was Lothing eft tC
build on. He made up his mind to try o
new departure" He got soma of Ar.
Pierces Sc rlden NJ edical Dis, ovsry" and
took il according to ur, ctions. He began
to improve at once He kept w tn. treat.
ment for some months, and is to-das we'll
man. He says the "Discovtry" saved his
life.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

Because they know not what else to do; or
because sometimes IA little liquor serves to
kuGe the exhausted fires of digestion. But
his l'quor prescription is bad business for
tie pallets, tor It makes IT. unkards out OF
a large m"iorl1y OF them. Browns Iron
BitterS does not klnde Il Temporary fire. II
nouri>hr>, cnrichr>, streugh'hen~, puriti,S
Il drives uEt debility and dyspepsia, and
b SIS OF heal h.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

II is reported that Senators Beck
and Call have tried to persuade Senator
ZONES, of Florida, to come back to
Washington but he answers that he is
not at their beck and call.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03

The Knights Of Labor have become
an important organization, with posi-
bilitles of great usefulness which we
earnestly hope it may attain. Its man.
ayers need wisdom at this juncture ;
wisdom enough not to make demands
hat are clearly unjust. and that will
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-03
An Old Sinner

Shipham Meyers, alias Gen. Gruenthal
though = years of age, one of the most
expert pickpockets in the coultry, wae
sentenced to five years in thu State's
prison in New York comfy or pick
ing the pocket of Mr.. Robert B. Sbble
of : 191
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II ESDAY.

On Tuesday the Senate considered the
Army bill and the bill for the admission
the Postothce Appropriation bill was dis
cnssed il committee of the whole Mr.
Randall offered resolution, to which
objection was made, for the appointment
of committe TO il vestigate the killing
of colored men at CIrrolton, Miss. The
Senate confirmed the nomination Of
Judge NJ Trick by a vote of two to one.