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Life's Turning Point.

Adnoriam Judson, the apostle OF
Burmah, graduated from Brown Uni
versity all avowed infldel; his most
intimate friend, brilliant student,
was also o sceptic. The two friends
often talked over the questiou-mo-
mentous to one on the eve of gradua-
tien-"What shall We do to make fol-
ourselves a career?" Both were fond
of the drama and delighted in the
presentation of plays, each wrote with
ease and skill, and so, after many dis
cussions, they almost determined to
become dramatists.
Judson graduated in 1907 with the
highest honors. A few weeks later he
went to New York to study the "busi-
ness" of the stage, so that he might be
familiar with it's requirements in case
he should become play-writer. His
dramatic project, did not, however, re-
tain him long in the city, and, prompt
ed by love of adventure, he started
on horseback to make tour of two or
three of the New England States.
One evening he put up at country
tavern, and was assigned room ad-
Joining one occupied by q young man
sick unto death. The dying mans
means were distinctly heard by Jud-
SON, whose sceptcism was not strong
enough to keep him from musing on
the question, "Is that young man pre-
pared to die?"
During the night the groans ceased
and early next morning Judson arose,
sought the landlord, and asked:
"How is the young man?'
"He is dead"
"Who was lie? ?"
HE had recently graduated from
Brown, and his name was --."
Judson was stunned, for the name was
that of his sceptical friend. Aban'
doning his journey, he returned to MS
fathers house, q dazed, stricken man
The shock unsettled his scepticism
He determined to make a thorough
examination of the claims OF Cnrls'
tianity upon his faith and conduct
He entered Andover Theological Sem
nary not as student Of the ministry
not even rs Christian, but simply as
truth-seeker. What he sought fol
he found in Him who is the truth
He found more-the life and the way
He submitted to the truth, received
the life, and walked in the way with
martyrs spirit, and nigh often to the
martyrs crown until he heard the
call, "Co":e up higher" Then he
departed from his earthly apostolate
He wrote no drama, but his life was Q
sublime spectacle. No crowds laugh
ed at his wit or were thrilled at his de-
lineation of human passion, but hun
dreds of men blessed him as their ia
thcr in God Youths Companion.
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Things Worth Knowing.

That inspiration is nothing without
work.
That pound of learning requires
ten pounds OF common sense to apply
it.
That q thing is never too often re-
peated which is never sufficiently
learned.
That the cat which is always wash
ing itself before the fire has no time TO
go rafting. w
That there is a vast difference be-
tween being an important parsonage
and self-important one.
That silver dollar makes more
noise than five dollar bill when ii is
dropped into Il contribution box.
If right means will not compass q
desired end, then that desired end is
not a right end. However attractive
or desirable an object of attalnment
may seem, it cannot justify the use o
wrong means. Unless the way itsel
is right, it cannot rightly be taken as s
means to ali end.
Prayer and praise are like the double
motion of the lungs; the air that is
drawn Ivy prayer is brcathed fortl
again by Thanksgiving.
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A New Schedule.
BY ELIZABETH P. ALLAN.

There is one significant reason for
the fact that large proportion Of our
Sunday-school scholars do not 60 to
church, and that the Sunday-school
exercises form their only religious ser
vice during the day. This applies,
however, to one class only of these alb
sentees from morning worship. ]
have friend in a large city, who
counts eight or ten half-grown girls in
her Bible class, all of them from the
poorer sort of homes. 1t is very in
teresting class; the girls prepare care
full lessons, listen we'll, and show deep
interest in her teaching, but, to her re-
gret, their attendance at the morning
service of the church is irregular and
Iinfrequent.
Twill you not stay for the sermon
this morning, Kitty?" she asked one
of her most earnest and interested
scholars.
The girl hesitated, colored, and fl
nally said, Deed, Miss Mildred,
should love to, but I don't think l
ought; you see, mothers done all the
cleaning up, as it is, to let me come off
to Sunday-school, and I think I ought
to go home and help her get dinner"
"Can't she come to church if you 60
homer" asked my friend.
"Oh, no! ma'am; you see Pap, he
don't care much about church, and
he's used to havin' his dinner at
twelve o'clock. Then Sunday is the
only day he can eat at home, and we
likes to have things extra nice and
comfortable for him."
Kitty went home. "And what
could 1 say?" exclaimed her teacher.
II knew, of course, that it was Kitty's
duty to be at church; but how could 1
so present this to her as not to dishon-
or that other duty of helping her mo-
ther and gratifying her poor hard
worked father?"
An instant's outlook will remind us
that most of our working-people have
their dinner-hour at twelve,-just the
time when many of our preachers
have fairly entered upon the sermon !;
that there are no servants in these
homes to have dinner in readiness,
even should the family be content to
put it off till one; and we must feel
that if to the poor the gospel is to be
preached, a change of schedule is
needed.
The Roman Catholic Church recog-
nizes and solves the difficulty by an
early "mass,n attended by all devout
servants and poor people, followed by
another service at the usual church
hour. If this does not suit our differ
ent organizations, surely some other
remedy may be found.
1t may he said that these people
could attend the evening service; but
do they? And, indeed, we could hard
ly expect that they should las we are
speaking of those who feel no great
eagerness after church privileges, the
very ones we want to reach, when we
remember that the usual bedtime of
many of them is eight o'clock, and
that they must be up again by five
o'clock Monday morning.
Does it not seem as if our church
services were arranged for the conven-
ience of the so-called gentility?
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Rules for avoiding sins of the
tongue: |. Reflect on the number
and cnormity Of these sins. More
than half the sins of the world are OF
this class. .. Avoid the company OF
those who speak unkindly Of other
people. 8. Cultivate the habit OF
speaking of things, not of persons. !.
Read James iii. once week. ..
Charge yourself at night to recall the
uncharilable things you have said dur
ing the day. 6. Appreciate the diff
Guilty of avoiding this sin, and ask
God to help you.
A good man rises above selfish inn
pulses. He will do justly by his bit
terest foe. He will tell the truth.
though it seem to be against his inter,
est to do so. He will deny his own up'
petite that he may divide with the
hungry.
The worst orphans arc those who
have parents alive.
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WOman's Wasted Time.

It is a pitiful sight to see women
squandering their precious time on
such miserable trumpery, and wasting
their lives on needless and worse than
useless frivolities. And this same
wastefulness is visible in various de-
partments of household life. Women
who cannot find time to read the Word
of God, will pore over a library of
well-thumbed cook-books, and occupy
whole hours in compromising and
cooking indescribable mixtures of fan
ciful and unhealthful food, killing
themselves cooking what other people
kill themselves by eating.
Trouble came into this world by q
woman's tempting man to eat; and
the practice has been pretty thorough
ly kept up. Men supplied with plain,
wholesome food, are quite sure to eat
all that is for their good, and more;
without urging; but If in addition to
the force of their natural appetite, the
women devote their energy and skill
to compounding and preparing tempt
ing articles of food, and then coaxing
them to eat them, they are quite like
ly to yield to the snares that are spread
before them, and become gluttonous
and dyspeptic. All such useless work
occupies the time, exhausts the
strength, and wastes the energies that
might be devoted to the good of hu-
manity and the glory of God. An old
lady once said to the writer, that when
she was young she could cook for
family of a dozen as easily as she could
for family Of three now, when there
was so many different dishes to be pre-
pared. Gluttony is one of the sins of
the age, and while multitudes are pin
ing for daily bread, Christian people
are contriving to see how much money
they can spend, how much material
they can use, how much time they
can waste in tempting persons to eat
what they do not need, and in stimu-
lating jaded appetites, which need
nothing so much as plain living, fast
ing and prayer. And as result of
their luxury they derange their diges-
tive organs and ruin their health, so
that probably ten persons die Of over
eating where one dies for want of food.
The poor also ape these miserable fash
ions, and the means which would sup
ply them abundantly with wholesome
food, are squandered on nicknacks and
i'll cooked luXuries, until means are
exhausted and destitution stares them
in the face.-The Christian.
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Talent and Goodness.

There is in our day marvellous
idolatry of talent. 1t is strange ana
grievotls thing to see how men DOW
down before genius and success. Let
us draw the distinction sharp and
firm between these two Things; good-
ness is one thing, talent is another.
When once the idolatry of talent ell
ters the Church, then farewell to spir-
ituality. When men ask their teach
crs. not for that which will make
them more humble and godlike, but
for the excitement of all intellectual
banquet, then farewell to Christian
success.-F. ~. Robertson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-08
Home Calls.

When the Work-day hours arc closing
And the evening twilight falls,
How tho homes throughout the city
Send forth their loving calls!
Calls YOU low, 90h may not hear them;
But how many hear and smile!
Md tired hand and heads so weary
Are forgotten for the while.
The dear hoInesounds ring swcetly
In the ears of toiling men,
And for love Of wife and children,
They seek their homes again.
So sit In the broodlng twilight,
And watch as they homoward go,
With glad steps hurrying onward
TO the hearths that love them so.
And long to cry out to them:
80, guard the home-love we'll;
Be tender and true to your loved ones
How long yours, none can tell!
For know there is one among them
Whose heart in sadness roams.
Who hears no call In the twilight,
Save the call to the Home of homes.
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An Act,

TO ALLOW UNIMPROvED LANDS WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN ON TIE TAX BOOKS
SINCE 1875 TO BE LISTED WITHOUT
PENALTY.
SECTION l. BE ii enacted by the Son
ate and House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by au-
thority of the same, That in all cases
where unimproved land which has not
been on the tax books since the fiscal
year commencing November 1st, 1875,
and which are not on the forfeited list,
shall at any time before the lst day of Oc-
tober, 1855, be returned to the County
Auditor for taxation, the said Auditor be-,
and he is hereby, instructed to assess the
same and to enter it upon the duplicate
Of the fiscal year commencing November
lst, 1887, with the simple taxes of that
year.
SEC. 2. That all such lands as may be
rrturned to tho Auditor for taxation be-
tween the first day of October, 1885, and
the first day of October, 1889, shall be as
sessed and charged with the simple taxes
of the two fiscal years commencing re-
spectively on tile first day of November,
1887, and the first day Of November, 1855.
SEC. 8. That as soon as practicable af-
ter the passage Of this Act the Comptrol-
ler General is directed to furnish a copy
of the same to each Auditor in the State,
and the Auditors are required to publish
the same in each of their county papers
once week fer three months during the
year 1888, and for tho same period Of time
during the year 1889; and the cost of
such publication shall DO paid by the
County Treasurer, upon the order Of tho
County Commissioners, out of the ordi-
nary county tax last collected.
Approved December 10, 1881.
Jan. is, 1888, 3m
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Large quantities of gunpowder are
at present being sunk at the mouth OF
the Thames by a government steamer
This gunpowder has been accumulat.
inc for some years in the magazines at
Purtiect, having been returned from
stoves rs dcterioratcd or unreliable:
The government has attempted to find
q market for this condemned powder,
but no manufacturers were willing to
undertake the risk of the process of
extracting the saltpeter.
A newspaper poet demands to know
"where are the girls of the past p"
Bringing up the girls of the future,
don't YOU think? 49,.
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HOW Is THIS FOR Low.
Potware ! Potware !

If we can't sell you n Cook Stove come let us
sell you some old fashioned PUTWARE.
OVENS and LIDS, EXTRA LIDS, WASH
POTS, TEA KETTLES.
On account Of space We cannot enumcrate
all we do keep in store for you. But come
and see for yourselves and be convinced that
we carry the largest stock OF STOVES, TIN,
CROCKERY, GLASS, CHINA and WOOD
ENWARE ever offered to the trade Of Able
vile county.
We will furnish CHURCHES with LAMPS
and CHANDELIERS at q small per cent.
above cost and carriage.
We are agents for the largest and most re-
liable JEWELRY HOUSE in the United
States, and will take pleasurein ordering you
any thing in this line you want. Call and cX-
anime our illustrated catalogue.
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Bridge Notice !!

fCHE contract for building n bridge over Lit
/ tie River Mt WARDI.AW'S, will he let to
The loves: bidder on SATURDAY, the 25th OF
FEBRUARY next at IL O'Clock \. NJ. at
bridge.
Specifications made known at the time of
letting.
~ the same time ana place tho contract for
near the bridge will bC awarded 10 the lowest
bidder w. d. MANN,
Jan. 30, 1855, St Commissioner.
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Get the Best.

xnyARRA NTED for 5 years. The New High
w Arm Davis, Vertical Feed Srwing Ma
Abbcyillc county. Write TO me for prices.
sell the New Domestic, thu, New AMERICAN
Tile best Spcrm Sewing Machine Oil, Needles
&c, for ali Machines. offer TIC best and
cheapest stock OF Fu:niturc CoihnS, %c, III
March 80, lSS1, l2!n Nlncty-siN. >. :.
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Administrators Notice.

A LII persons concerned will take notice
"A that the undersigned has been regularly
appointed and qualified MS Administrator Z.
T. A. of the Estate tf WILLIAM PRATT, de-
ceased, and all creditors of the said estate are
hereby notified to present their claims prop
erly attested within the time required by law,
and all debtors to the estate are required to
make prompt payment to the undersigned, or
suit will be brought against them:
A. +. CARWILE,
Admir- c. T. A., &c.
Inn G. 1855 tf
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John Alexander,
,SGAHEE IKON WORKs. Columbia. =. G.,
Do You Ride Horseback I?

TT so VIC are prepared to show you the larg-
| Cst Stork and best variety of SADDLES
ever opened in AbbcvIllc. We mean this and
will convince you that it is true, if you will
give MS IL look. We have every grade. kind
and price from the cheapest wagon to the eel
cbrlicd Kentucky Spring Sent. Ask to sec
our Sprcialtics, "TEX AS RED and "GEN-
UINE KENTUCKY SPRING SEAT"
KIDINC and BLIND BRIDI.ES, MARTIN.
GALES, REINS. LINES, STIRltUP LEATIi-
Frs, plain and covered STlKlul'S, HAIR
NESS and any and everything in this line.
our stock Of COLLARS is complete. Best
wool. filled, good, medium and cheap leather
duck, &C 49, w ,,,, ,.,,,
JAM q, 1883, II
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APPORTIONMENT
OF THE
PURLIC SCHOOL FUND
FOR 1888.

rNIIE following is the amount OF money oi
L the Public School Fund to he distributed
by the Boards Of Trustees OF the School Dis
tricts Of Abbcville county for the year lSSS.
1t is expected and required that the School
Trustees will give each school its share Of the
School Fund regardless OF the time of the
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We are Sole Agents

nor THE "ELECTRIC" CUTLERY. Scis
\ sors, Shears, Razors and Knives; abso
lutcly the best goods ever offered to custo
mers. If the ladies will give the Electric
Shears and Scissors and the gentlemen the
"Electrc" IaZors Il trial they VIII not nave
any Thing else. Look out for our handsome
"Electric" show case on the right, as you en-
ter our store. , ,,
Ian s. 1857, If
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VOLUME XXXII. NO. 80.
The Lost Doll.
BY FRANK II. STAUFFER.

My doll baby's missing
Since earliest morn;
Sometimes Pm sorry
She ever was born.
I've hunted and hunted
All over the house,
In crannies and hooks
Too small for a mouse;
Down In the meadow,
And under the trees
Asked all the butterflies,
Asked all the bees.
Where Is the bell-man?
Oh! what shall I do2
Get out q hand-bill?
Pray, sir, would you?
Mammals not worried;
For, as I went past,
All that she said was:
"Where had you her last ?"
Doesn't she suppose
That If / knew
I'd go and get her
Without this ado?
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LAND TAXES ES !
OFFICE 0F COUNTY AUnIT0E,

OFFICE ~ COUNTY ACnIToE,
ABuEVILi.E =. H., :. e., Jan. ii. i>Ns'.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH lNSiRtC 6
tons from the Comptroller General, and
in obedience to requirements of the Act
the following is published for the i'll
formation of the people.
A. W. JONES,
Auditor.
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Seeds ! Seeds |! Seeds

SGT ANDRETH'S'' GARDEN SEEDS after
IL many years trial have proved them
selves to be not only pure and good, but best
good stock Of these well known and reliable
SEEDS and arc now prepared to furnish the
trade with any and all kinds; Also, "EAlt!.4
RED" and "WIIlTE SllEElt SkIN ONION
Sets. W. JOEL SMITH, ~ oON.
Jan. IS, ISIS, If
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Coffins at Mt, Carmel.

w. SIGN has coffins at Mt Carmel III th,
o.. care of w. II. POWELL. The HEARSF
will be sent from Abbcvilc when desired.
Jan. 5, 1887. II
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w. Joel Smith & Son.
A CAR LOAD OF
New Orleans MolaSSes

NxIE have just received SIXTY BARltEI :
w of different gradcS Of New Orictns Mo
laSses in Barrels, Half Barrels and kcgS
Packages of convenient size and shape for all
We bought these goods at the very lowest
prices and propose to give this advantage Il
our customers. Those in need OF a good and
cheap article in Molasses and Syrul's will dt
we'll TO give us Il call.
W. JOEL. SMITH Il son.
lam Is 1883, If
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Notice..

r RESPECTFULLY announce to the citizen!
of Abbeville that from this date l will
teach a School at this place for pupils Of botf
sexes and all sizes. TO this school will give
every moment of time that 1t requires, and
respectfully solicit your patronage.
Miss Emma Perrin will assist in the work.
]. w. THOMSON.
Jau III. 1855, If
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DR.. G. A, NEUFFER,
Physician and Surgeon,

ABBENILLE, S. e..
EDlCINE AND SURGERY practiccd in
NI all their branches. Calls from the coilll-
try promptly answered. Onicr at Speed )
Drug store. Room III Central Hotel.
Jan. IL, 1855, l2m
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A Rare Chance.

A SMALL UPRIGHT STEAM ENGINE
"A for sale cheap for cash or credit, to sun
an acceptable customer. Apply at the Press
and Banner office.
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To Teachers,

THE PRIMEI, OF PHYSIOLOGY and IlY-
| GIENE; can he had of the School Com
missioner ut Abbcvil!e. Price 10 cents.
Teachers will be examined on this branch Of
study ut the next examination, and 1t Will br
wnn for them 10 take notice Of the fact 1T
nnrr T.. COWAN,
School Commissioner.
Dec FL lSST. If Medium copy.
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TO ALLOW UNIMPRovED LANDS WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN ON TIE TAX BOOKS
SINCE 1875 TO BE LISTED WITHOUT
PENALTY,
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Hig.rny in sels-D.fense.

6tg4my IN SensOs1enees
Pail Mall Gazette: Mr.. Justice
Hawkins yesterday decided that big
amy is no crime whom VIC men commits
it in self-defense. "A poor woman who
had married a habitual criminal when
she was IL was deserted by him after
her first baby was born. He had never
made any provision for her, and in the
intervals when he was not in prison he
used to come back to her whenever she
got . situation and compel her to keep
him. The poor creature thereupon
married a second husband, who UNDER
took to protect her from the first, who
was always threatening her. Hus-
band No. l, therefore. gave k,v into
custody for bigamy. When all this was
proved Mr.. Justice Hawkins became
very excited, and declared that he re-
GREETED exceedingly that the woman
had been imprisoned one month watt
ing trial. He felt that he should be
wanting In humanity il he were't TO
order her to be imprisoned for one !
gle hour beyond that time. and the
sentence was that she DO imprisoned
for half an hour. The announcement
was received with applause. Bigamy y,
therefore. il henceforth to be regard ed
40 justifiable Al . means of self-prot &c.
ton. But would it not be better ia
amend the law Of divorced
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-20

An odious custom is intruding itself
into London society, says a corre-
spondent of the london Post. It is
parties for roulette. OF rouge ct noir.
Ladies and gentlemen stand around.
the green table for hours and play for
money-not for very large, but still
for sufficient amounts. I have tried
one of these evenings, and they are a
kind of entertainment the most hope
lessly dull and stupid. It is not pleas
mt either to see the fire Of excitement
in the eye of young girls, and to hear
the delight with which they speak Of
their winnings. Finally the dude has
acquired another accomplishment. It
is, us you know, quite q thing to play
the banjo. but a gentleman reaches the
highest peak Of accomplishment If he
is able to whistle an accompaniment.
There are even teachers who mako a
good income by showing how it is
done, and I believe the lesson is not
easily learned. It requires a certain
action of the muscle Of the under lip.
such us has to be acquired by cornet-
players. Strange r the ways Of the
fashionable.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-20
THE CHILD OF THE YEAR.

Spring is the child of the year, laughing, ten.
der,
Maynard, yet ever sweet and dear.
In It the young, the old, ind pleasures and
Treasures which sweeten the all Of their pain,
And wipes away the sorrows and tears
OF those years coming to memory
Fills the heart with images dark and drear.
Yes, spring is tho child Of the year, routipg
shouting,
And ronping over the work of the year that.
! forgotten.
In It, We that ara old, again live over the day,
That were golden. Ah, why should those
happy
Days ever be brokena know moi, it's . mys
OF ilfs which can NOT on .arsh DO spoksn.
Bat that we sail .bt spy agaan-some
where,
s,ns tns--springl itssli Is on; fair token.
- .6ayvin.