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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
Good Intentions.

Fred Russell was exceedingly busy.
He had only lived in the city three
years, and was already known as q
''rising young man." The only trou.
BILE seemed to be, he told himself, that
he had no time for anything except
his daily business.
He could not even write to his mo-
ther. For the last year, indeed, he
had sent her only an occasional, bur.
ried note.
One night, having finished his work
unusually early, he sat by the fire
thinking about her, and it was "borne
in upon him." as she herself would
have said, to write her long letter.
Just now there did seem to be an un-
occupied hour for it,. and he went to
work with zeal. He described his
mode of life at great length, inquired,
with careful interest, about all the
home affairs, and even tried TO tell her
at the end that he really loved her
dearly, though he had seemed to neg
lect her of late.
"There," said he, when he had fin
ished; II don't believe I've been as
soft on anybody since I was boy :
and here / register VOW that I'll
write every week-as good letters, too
as know how to concoct !"
When he came home from work the
next night, he found a telegram await
ing him: 49,.
mother is sick. Come at once"
He hurried down to the quiet coun-
try village, and by the time lie reach
ed the desolate home, the message
should have been changed to read,
"Mother is dead"
Just as those words were uttered by
his sobbing sister, he chanced to glance
at the table, where lay his letter-un-
opened.
She would never read it. The dear
eyes were not now to be frightened,
nor the faithful heart cheered by see
ing, in those loving words, the record
of his good intentions. 1t was too
late.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
Men who get Side Tracked.

Perhaps the most numerous class of
men VINO get side tracked are those
who start in life in an occupation for
which they have no natural aptitude.
There are thousands of farmer boys
who never should remain on the farm
the loud protestations Of the agricul-
tural press to the contrary notwith-
standing. There are, doubtless, men
the soil when they ought to be stirring
the senate; and on the contrary. per-
haps, there are men who are trying to
stir the senate who ought to be stirring
the soil. Good business men are fire.
quently spoiled to make poor preach
ers; and there are many large and
heavy lawyers who would make ideal
blacksmiths, and there are some slen-
der and unsuccessful blacksmiths with
the keen logical brain and the shrewd
masterful mind of the lawyer. Such
men are side tracked for life; unless
some great event crosses their
track, such as crossed that of Grant
the teamster, or Cromwell the country
squire. But no doubt there are many
Grants who always drive teams, many
Cromwells who never leave the farm.
There are many men who start out in
life, like hunters, on the wrong trail.
They never bring down their game be-
cause their game has gone in another
direction. They are like fishermen
who bob for cod in a trout brook, or
start a-whaling on an inland pond.
There are some men who are side
tracked for life at their very birth.
They are born into mesh of circum-
stances from which there is no eXtrica-
ton. Of course it is easy enough to
say that man, like water, will always
find his level; but its hard for water to
rise plumb with its fountain head
when confined in al underground
gipe. 1t would have been difficult for
Shakespeare to assert his claim to i'm
mortality if he had been born in Pata-
gonia, and we would never have heard
of Plato if he had first seen light in
Scythia. To say nothing of the hered-
itary influence that mold the unborn
man, the environment Of the young
humans infancy usually shapes and
directs his destiny, so irrevocably that
only men of the strongest will and the
toughest mental and physical fiber can
ever counteract the impetus that is
given them in childhood.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
Burdens on Young Shoulders.

"Now, boys, you must take upon
yourselves the entire responsibility of
getting to school in season. 1 will see
that your breakfast is ready on time
but shall not find your books or your
hats for you, or remind you that it is
time to start. If you 60 through COL
lege, it will take you seven years
three for preparation and four for the
college course. I will provide cloth
ing, books, all expenses, but you must
see to it that you are every day punct-
ual in your attendance. [ cannot as
sumo that burden in addition to all the
rest" Thus spoke a mother to her
two sons, who were just starting on
their preparatory studies for college
course. She had a double reason for
thus throwing upon them the burden
of responsibility for purctual attend
ance upon their school studies. ItWas
necessary that they, being fatherless,
should early learn to spur themselves
to duty, to hold themselves to account
for their successes and failures and
she had already assumed all the bur-
dens she could bear. From that hour
she never in q single instance remind
ed them that they were likely to be
late. She did with great care 60 over
the monthly reports their teacher sent
home, and show her qualification when
their standing was high. She kept ad-
vised of their daily progress, overlook
ing their studies in the evening, SYM
pathizing with their enthusiasm, and
helping in the solution of their duties !;
but all the responsibility of their pro-
gress she made them feel rested on
Themselves. By the striking of the
clock in their room they knew when
it was time to get up, when it was
time to 60 to bed, when the hour of
breakfast arrived. If they carelessly
laid down their hats and coats out of
place, she did not interest herself in
the least to help in finding them. 1t
was unnecessary even to remark: "lf
you had hung them in place, you
would easily put your hand on them :"
for they had heard from earliest infan-
cy, "A place for every thing, and
every thing in its place !" "a time for
every thing, and every thing in its
time"
As the result of this course on the
mothers part, the two boys, though
walking two miles to school in all
weathers, were rarely if ever late; and
when they entered college, to which
they went daily by the train, they
were uniformly and easily on time:
Punctuality had become a habit, and
they needed no outside prodding in
keeping their engagements. This
sense Of possibility continually en-
larged until it embraced an increasing
ly wide area, and when they reached
full manhood they were entirely ac-
customed to bearing its burdens. mail
fully.
During all this time, of course, the
school gave the law to the family life.
Every arrangement was made for the
easy performance of school duties.
Such diversions rs would suggest or
demand late hours at night were avoid
ed. The evening meal was served at
such an hour as would give time for
study when it was over; or an early
hour for retiring was insisted on that
an hour for study before breakfast
might be secured without robbing the
time for sleep.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
Need of Cleanliness.

Private cleanliness is matter of
public interest. Wherever dirt and
filth are suffered to accumulate, there
the enemies of human health are
gathered together, and plague and pes
thence hold carnival. Nor does it
matter whether the dirt consists of an
exposure to decaying matter on the
surface of the ground, or of an un-
wholesome or undrained pool, or
whether it is distributed in unwasheG
parcels over the surface or in the pores
of the human body. In the latter
case it is rather more dangerous, since
a thoroughly clean person may escape
all injury from contagion, whereas a
system not fortified by cleanliness is
doubly liable to the attacks of disease.
The majority of mankind, both in
city and country are imperfectly wash
ed. The consequences are found in a
predisposition to disease. The un-
washed skin is incapable of discharg-
ing its natural and healthy functions,
and the stoppage or interrupted action
of the deep pores in the skin, which
throw so vast an amount of the waste
eff the system develops and fosters
every morbid tendency. This danger
to health may not be palpable at first,
but with each growing neglect Of the
means of cleanliness it becomes great
er, uutil it is no longer possible to ward
off the attacks of disease.
The human family is large, but we
have never heard that the supply of
water is deficient for their wants. In
deed, nature seems to have taken spe-
cial pains to distribute the health-giv-
ing fluid widely. Not satisfied with
piercing every part of the earth's crust
with innumerable rivers and smaller
streams of fresh water, with o lavish
hand over every continent and island
she has poured forth her superfex in
oceans, ready salted to keep them
sweet, until the quantity of water on
the surface of the planet largely ex-
ceeds that Of the land. But the boun-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23

One morning many years ago, Viii
liam Cullen Bryant after reaching his
office and trying in vain to begin work.
he remarked: n cannot get along this
morning"
"Why not?" was asked.
"Oh," he replied, I have done wrong.
When was on my way here a little
boy flying kite passed me. The
string of his kite having rubbed against
my face, I seized it and broke 1t. The
boy lost his kite, but I did not stop to
pay him for it. I did wrong. ought
to have paid him."
If housekeepers would only be will
ing to do just what they can do with
out getting completely dragged cut,
there would be fewer sick women and
more happy homes. ..-
Sleep eight hours out of the twenty
four, eat three meals q, day, >. and walk
on the sunny side of thestrest.
knowledge is dearly bought If we
sacrifice to it moral qualities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
How to Set Strawberry Plants.

All who have cultivated strawber.
ries must have noticed how inconve.
nient it is to have the runners extend
ing in all directions. Sometimes they
run from one row to another, where
they are torn up by the cultivator, and
sometimes two plants send their rum
ners toward each other, making some
parts of the row too thick and leaving
the others vacant. All this may be
avoided by setting the plants in such a
position that they will run in a given
direction. 1t was discovered years ago
that the strawberry plant sends out
runners in but one direction, and from
one side, and that is the side opposite
the old runner that produced it. If
the side of the plant from which the
main runner was cut is toward the
North, that plant will run to the
South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
The Evil Of Chewing GlsYes.

When I smell cloves on, q mans
breath my first thought is, "Thstsman
is fool" He thinks he Is scoaeealing
the smell of whiskey or some other
vile smell, and he is only advertising
it. There is another reason also .Mhy
he is fool. The oil of cloves, which
is expressed from them by chewing
them, is an active solvent Of the enam-,
ell of the teeth. Any one who. sehews
cloves will soon notice that 1t makes
the teeth tender. That means that
their enamel is disappearing, naad the
next step is mouthful Of tieeayed
teeth, which all the odors of tAEaLy
the blest can never sweeten. When
will people learn that: the sweetest and
rarest smell of all is no smellatali?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
Salt for Grapes.

In a report to the Western New
York Horticultural Society an eXpe-
rienced fruit grower, Of Tompkins
County (NIr. ?. B. Crandal) states
that salt spread around a grapevine in
radius of three or four feet, sufficient
to whiten the ground, has been pre-
ventive of mildew for the past two
years. The same varieties adjoining,
not thus treated, were ruined by mil
dew, while those salted were saved.
The result of the experiment should
be noted by grape-growers whose vines
are exposed to mildew.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
Choice Of Work.
BY LYDIA II. TILT0N.

"Do the duty that lies nearest thee"
Do the nearest duty;
Leave the rest with God,
All the possibilities
OF the paths untrod.
Just where greatest need Is,
Just where blessings wait,
He knows, and knows also,
When would be too late.
Do the nearest duty;
Nearest to thy soul.
Though from thy feet farther
Than the farthest pole.
Count no work too trifling;
Fear not shifting sands;
Trust, though finished patterns
Still are in Gods hands.
Do the nearest duty,
Mindful that to. day
Might put all to-morrows
"Out of plumb" for aye!
Let thine eye be single
For the duty given,
For the humblest heart-strokes
Must be felt in heaven.
Do the nearest duty
Promptly; lest today,
Dark with sudden shadows,
Shall have passed away.
Lest some hearts you might help,
Burdened with their cares,
Fall; and you by waiting
Slay them unawares.
Do the nearest duty;
Not in trembling fear
Gall not from the billows
ASH none could hear
Love is watching, waiting,
Ote7,in0 needed aid;
He tUh0 tUitLs ana fails not
Says, "Be not afraid"
Do the nearest duty;
Grateful that your hand
May do work that angels
Never could have planned.
So shall love eternal
Into life be wrought,
And blessing spring from
Fen your humblest thought.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
For Foot Bot In Sheep.

Those whose focks are soourged with
this dread disease are advised that the
most effective remedy is blue vitriol
(sulphate of Copper.) 1t is Of prima-
ry Importance that all scraps and
shells of horn rendered useless should
be cut away near to, the healthy it's.
sues. The solution of blue vitrlol
should be rs strong as can be made,
and be applied in the form ofsa foot
bath about. two inches deep, in which
the sheep are made to stand, fifteen or
twenty minutes. -- ~. "- ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
Farmer Nick's ScarecrOw.

Out In the corn field grouped together,
A flock Of crows discussed the weather.
Observing them, thrifty Farmer Nick
Declared that the crows were "gettin' toe
thick %
1T must have q scarecrow-that Is true;
Now, would not that old umbrella dor"
So into the house the farmer went,
And away to the field the umbrella sent.
One rainy day the farmer went out
To view the corn-flelds lying about
He neared the umbrella; looked inside;
And what he saw made him laugh till he
cried!
For In there, out Of the rainy weather,
a dozen crows were huddled together!
SO the farmer, laughing as farmers should,
Said: 81 fear my scarecrow did little good"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23

It's a good rule, says Mr.. Cyrus
Field, to put all you have 10 say on
one sheet Of paper" When he franz
ed the first letter to be sent to the Brit
ish Government on the subject of the
Atlantic Cable, he covered a dozen
sheets. But, thinking it over, he said,
"It's too long, no one will read it," so
he kept cutting it down till he got it
all on one sheet of paper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23

To strive to forget enemies, or to
throw out to them only friendly
thoughts is as much an act of self-pro-
lection as it is to put up your hands to
ward off the physical blow: The per-
sistent thought of friendliness turns
aside thought of ill-will, and renders
it harmless.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23

Boys, to forget may not be a crime.
but it often leads to results almost like
crime. If you have ever forgotten any
important order, do not think 1t q
trifilng thing because no tragedy fol-
lows your forgetfulness. Your fault Is
the same when the danger Is averted
as when it is not. You may be saved
when others suffer; but the fault Of
forgetfulness is not great onl y as 1t af-
fects the one who forgets, but as 1t
makes every thing depending on that
one uncertain and insecure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
--%~S- -

Reverence is one Of the signs of
strength; irreverence one of the sure
indications of weakness. No man
will rise high who jeers at high things.
The fine loyalties of life must be rev.
erenced or they will be foresworn in
the day of trial.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23

A cow in milk should never be driv-
EN- faster than a walk. Good COWS
have large and well filled udders,
which cause pain to them if they are
hurried or driven on q run.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23

"Ez for war Ilcall It MURDER
There you hewitt plain an fiat;
don't want to 60 no furder
Than my Testyment fer that;
God hes sed so plump and fairly,
It's ez long eZ 1t Is broad, =
An you've gut to git up airly
Ef you want to take In God.
: I'll return ye good for evil
Much ez we frail mortals can,
But won't 60 help the Devil
Maxim man the Gus o. man.
Call me coward, call me trailer,
Jest as suits your mean idees,
Here l stand O tyrant-hater,
AM the friend of God an Peace"
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-15

on an eastern trip. They viii visit Al
bany, Ne~ York city, and Boston.
The Psuacea oil Company aud their
band have been furnishing advertisement
for the peUuiacs for several evening".
MIS- Susie Howell Evans, who has BEEN
visiting her mother for .eyy.ai w,tss, re-
turns to her hcme 10 PlttsbuFg Today
Dr.. Fisher NJ r Wolf and Chas Ham
llton left Monday aveniu: for Baltimore,
Boston and oths, places Of int"res, in the
East
Mr.. Michael Hadsu, of Pitt-turg, mas
been appointed msusg-r a; The Bridgeport
glass factory, successo. to r., +. Sheppard
resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Norton have returned
to their home in Dravosburg Pa, after II
pleasant visit with Mr.. George NJ. Bar
thOlemew.
A special meeting Of Council was held
last evening, at which time the purchasing
OF the foundry property for q town hall
was confirmed
Messrs. William Kouhuline, MARSHALL
John w. Stun and John Rnsenberg left
Tuesday evening for Atlantic City, to he
gone about q week.
Dan Savage and Frank Campbell, en-
gineers on the C., l. x w, are of OF n
We tern trip. They Will take in Kansas
City, Omaha and ST Louis.
k. j. Baggs Il Sons mills are making
full time aud are busy. They are getting
out several new houses, among them one
O. w IL
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-15
PRODUCE.


TUESDAY, August II.
There has been rather a scarcity OF every
thing in the produce line this week, on nc
count OF which the demand has been
bri-ker
Rutter-Creamery l5al6c; country choice
l2al3c: good country lOallc; common "a
Toe. The supply is good and the demand
is good.
Beans - Fer h~aud-pickcd navy the
demand il good and the supply Is very
light. Prices are - GOa2 - per bushDl,
extra fancy - 80.
Cheese-Prime mild Ohio factory pa
BE; New York l3alic; SweitzeT l3!aalic;
Limhergpr gilOc. Market nominal.
Eggs strictly fresh stock Re per to1"n'
suppl" good, demand tg'r
Feithrrs-Choice IN original packages
45alDl: ia small lots it5r extra.
Pctatoes-New Sl75a? uO per barrel;
demand good; supply scarce.
Poulty-L.ye chickens, - 'lt2 "
per dozen; sprIug chickens s. OOa3 90 per
dozen: Dues, live 50 ODa2 80 pei dozen.
Raua-Sr,ady at Halle for white mixed
cotton; laiic Tor ali wool, aud ital3c Tor
mixed.
Lord-Coun'ry PRIME, with " far de-
maui. at 7iaSc.
Onloas-Damand good; supply far;
per hushel, 75i9Jc.
Cabbage Toe per barrel demand slow;
supply good.
Tomatoes-New &5c per bu-hel; demand
goGl; supply heavy.
Cuyumher--Pcr hu hcl crate soc; per
dozen, lUll5c; demand good large supply.
Aprl,s-Choir zoe 10 81 - per barrel;
supply light; demand good. ,
Enthusiastically per pail demand
good supply good.
Prach,s-Pur bushel, 75c to 81 50; sup
plv light: demand good.
P!ums-Per bushel, yellow 81 90, dam
sons 81 GOAL -; supply fair with demand
laFyc.
Huckleherr.es-Pcr pail - 20 9Dc.
Com-Gryen, per barrel 81 GOAL 50; d.
msnd good; supply fair.
Canteloues-per barrel 81 GOAL 30.
Watermclons-pcr piece 10 to 2Os.
SoS York
Nsw YORK, August If -Flou7-Es-
ceipts 1853 packages; exports uvW
harrelsant Cos s9rk-; market moderately
active: sale, II, 100 barrels. Wheat
Receipts 10 $50 bushels; exports none;
sgjes : Gl2. 100 bushels futures, and rs
600 bushels spot; options less active; NJ. >
-Glc. No. red sOs~O!c; ungr,dcd red
7s-g2E. W > red August 9ltc, S5ptem-
her &c; October g2.n92,c, closing at
.g2-r: November 90 SOC, closing at
q3., December 9i,e; February -jtc;
NV g--,. Coro-R.ceip'g lGl 400 bush
els: exports if 600 bushe.e, sales l,536,
on6 bushels futures, $4,000 bushels
spot: o,uons steady; No ; Ansnat ga
5i,c, closing at 53fr: September 52,a5@ic
clasinga a. 5Sec; . tobsr $50; November
52.,: December 5ui5lc, closing 1T 5ic.
O,ts-Recelpts 2!5 bushels; sales 30
ono bushels futures, snd $4,000 bushels
mot: market moderately active: mixed
western $3a3ot; white DO iOii9c; No.
. Chicago S7a3- Hay and H)ps-N'eady.
Coaaa-Fsir: market 10 points oil, sales
a $50 BAG: August 10 75alo -5c; SEP
t.mber 10 SOC; October, Dec amber, Jan
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-15
THE LATE Mr.. BLAINE.
HIS Ovation Was the Celebration Of a De
teAt.

Tue most rapid politician and the most
rapid steamer Of the age caused a double
disappointment % a crowd Of Republican
b~oouirrs in New York hy their tardy ar
rival.
TIE steamer was late because it was
new. and it's machinery was untried. Mr..
Blaine has recently contracted the habit OF
heiug les" because he ia old, and his ma
chjn,ry has been tried too often.
What would have been, under iavorsbl,
circumstances, the greatest demonstration
ever seen GA this continent was spoiled by
being split in two. Mr.. Blaine was con
dieatly expected Wednesday afternoon.
tie faxed 10 come. and an day Thursday
the crowd looked for him. When the.
demonstration could no longer h. delayed
The affair WIS turned into an vahOn to
Morton. At last, on Friday morning, the
steamer put IN IT'S appearance, and the
weary rtuuiut OF Bla'ue's admirers
worked themselves into a Hurry OF eathU.
-las,a.
But 10 wss ton late. Wayn champagne
is rurorkru the second tune u may be
champagne, but the sparkle, the elIeTyes-
.rnc, tHy liz are wau,,nG =, it Is with
the second u-tallment OF popular euthu,i-
~u ID any case
General Tcpmh-' remarks applies to the
tu- over EIIlre-.t YVES the celebration OF
. defeat
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-15
TRAVEL AT HOME.
THE ADNONITIoN TO THE DISTINGUISHED
MR.. BLAINE
Ias Sights He Could See and the Sounds He
Could Hear 10 America Tarf-Rsorm
LeSsoB-C5mmslS on the
Blaine Ovation.

Mr.. Blaine wishes that every American
voier could see what he has seen and hear
what ae his heard abroad of the condition
OF labor
1t is not necessary to 90 abroad to see
poverty, degradation and misery. Mr..
Blame ~hould travel at home, of the routes
ct the palace cars and tally-ho coaches.
Let him inspect the Italian quarters in
this city aud the other rendezvous of the
auty-Irre labor impo,ted by the protected
manufacturers and contractors to kill
strikes AND force down wages.
lie; him 90 10 the coal mines of Penn
sy!vanla and see now American labor
lives there on 90 cents q day.
Let him visit the iron works Of his friend
Carnegie and get the opinion Of the opera
tiyes there AS to the policy that forces a 10
per cent. reduction in wages to make Il
saving thN' should pay for Crur,us's coach
iug trp through rural England.
Let Mr.. Blame yet himself out of con-
tUgj with tHe men VINO, League President
r'us. CT says, make large fortunes every
year and who are getting practically
the sole benefit Of the tau1' laws and
see how the ~workiugmen thrive, before he
H',asvs on the ''paUpyr Labor of Europe.