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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Despair is the gateway to insanity.
Avoid moods and pets and fits Of
snlkiness.
Study we'll the human body, the mind
is not far off.
Never charge bad motive if good
one is conceivable.
We never thoroughly know man
until we hear him laugh.
Passionate expressions and vehement
assertions are no arguments.
Originality is the faculty of adapting
an old idea to a new occasion.
Fame, like lightning, generally strikes
the man who IS not expecting it.
A Prince has. in reality, need but of
eyes and ears; his mouth only serves him
for smiling.
Princes are brought up to live with all
the world-all the world ought to he
brought up to live with Princes.
Argument will pull wise man down
to the level of a fool, but it never raises
fool up to the plane of wise man.
To be the friend of a sovereign, one
must be without passion, without ambi-
tion, without misunderstanding and
clearseeing-in short, not man.
Life is not dated merely by years.
Events are sometimes the best calendars.
There are epochs in our existence which
cannot be ascertained by formal appeal
to the registry.
A happiness that is quite undisturbed
becomes tiresome. We must have ups
and downs. The difficulties which are
mingled with love awaken passion and
increase pleasure.
A moderate understanding, with dill
gent aud we'll directed application, will
20 much farther than a more lively gen
ius attended with that impatience and
inattention which too often accompany
quick parts.
There's no coming back on the i'm
petuous stream of life. And we must all
set our pocket watches by the clock of
fate. There is headlong, fortnight
tide that bears away man with his fam
cies like straw, and runs fast in time
and space.
Ambition is full of distraction; it
teens with stratagems, and is swelled
with expectations as with tympany. It
sleeps sometimes as the wind in storm,
still and quiet for minute, that it may
burst out into an impetuous b;ast till the
cordage of its heart strings crack.
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entirely from cuttings made in July and
August. At that time the tops of plants
are cut and planted at once. They strike
root within few days, and from then
until they bloom at the end of October
they are well nourished, all lateral
branches cut off, and only one or two
buds at most allowed to appear. The
result is a grand flower like the Mrs.
Carnegie-a bouquet in itself, rich or
delicate in color, as the case may be,
and perfect mass of large spreading
petals.
To obtain new varieties we must oper.
ate with the seed. Cultivation has grad
ually made this more and more difficult,
for the iris which appears in the original
flower is often almost lost in highly cul-
tivated varieties. This iris, composed
of stamens and pistils, through constant
encouragement now gradually throws out
petals in place of the yellow mass of
generative parts. Having selected two
line specimens the pollen is transferred
with brush from one plant to the other,
and thus an artificial fertilization IS
made. 1t is curious fact, however,
that out of 100 seedlings propagated
one.third at least will revert to one of
the original types and be worthless, a
second 50 per cent. will show marks of
progress, and of the remaining 33 there
are not likely to be more than two or
three new varieties of any value. For
this reason it is always best to grow the
chrysanthemums from cuttings. 1t is
waste of money for any but fanciers to
buy seed. Good cuttings will not revert,
though they will often show inferior
qualities dnring the first year of their
Sr1wth. A weak cutting will give
paoy fower, snd even strong cutting
will show poor results if its food supply
is neglected, or it is subjected to too
great heat or cold.
the chrysanthemum will thrive-even
the finest varieties-out of doors, but
they should be carefully protected from
frost as the time for blooming ap-
proaches. In winter the branches are
cut down after Towering, and the plants
placed in cellar, cold frame, or under
heavy bed of leaves. When growing
there is no plant easier to propagate.
For this reason great care is taken by
florists to obtain new varieties which
they will not sell until they have sbun-
dantly supplied themselves with young
plants for the market. These plants
bring everywhere from fifty cents each
to 81. A single plant started in the
spring will soon grow and put out
half dozen leaves. Each leaf and an eye
of the stalk can then be planted and
will soon produce another plant, which
will grow and soon furnish material for
another half-dozen. By forcing the
plant through the winter a large de-
mand can be supplied at rates which
certainly look remunerative. Once the
plant is out of the hands of the sole
owner, however, he can no longer pro-
tect himself against competition. For
this reason the greatest circumspection
must be employed to guard against the
loss or straying of single plant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
A Partial Record Of Three Days
Doings Of the Liquor Traffic.

VIM. Moylan, an insurance agent Of Brook.
lyn, fell into the river while intoxicated, and
was drowned.
Mary Maher, thirty y-eight years old, was
stabbed in the right breast with pocket pen
knife, in the hIllway Of her residence, by
John Dunn. Dunn was drunk.
Bernard Hueckman, feed salesman OF
Cincinnati, drank himself insane and then
requested Officer Louis Becker to shoot him
in the street. He was taken to the station
house.
Charles Compton, of Buffalo, who had
been on a PROLONGED spree, turned up at
Niagara Falls. He bought two glasses Of
beer and then committed suicide by jumping
over the Falls.
Matthew Ash, of Paterson, n. j., showed
a pocket full of money in his brothers liquor
store. Becoming intoxicated he started for
home. and was found in the Passaic River
next day, apparently murdered.
John Kelly. hired man in the employ Of
farmer Geo. Kippen, went to Geneva, N. Y,
got drunk, came home and without word
of warning or provocation struck Ellen
O'Shea, in the employ of kippen, on the
head with club, killing her.
Henry Koehler,a saloon keeper of Chicago,
while under the influence of delirium ire
mems, threw himself into tie North branch
OF the Chicago River. His wife tried to draw
him out. but was herself dragged into the
river Both were drowned,
William Brown, a grocer and butcher Of
Callamer, Ohio, went into his store in state
of frenzy brought on by drink, and under
took to blow up his store and kill himself.
Not succeeding in his attempt he took q
butchers knife and cut his own throat.
AS Joseph kroger, an old market gar
dener of College Point, Long Island, was
quietly crossing the road opposite his house,
six drunken men with cowboy leader
swooped down the road on horseback, hoot-
ing like Indians. With a terrible scream,
old Kroger tried to escape, but in an instant
was trampled to death. The men rode on
unheeding.
Thomas Conway, aged &c, a telegraph line
man of Greenwich street in New York, was
a passenger from Staten Island. He had
been drinking. When the ferry-boat was off
Robbins Reef Lighthouse, Conway staggered
from tho forward cabin to the deck rail and
sprang overheard. The boat was stopped
and the man picktsl up. He is now in the
Chambers Street Hospital
A drunken young Indian of the Winnebago
Reservation, Wis, murdered helpless girl
at an annual hunting orgy. While some of
the older men were excitedly discussing what
should be done to propitiate the Great Spirit
and thus get better hunting, this young buck
Jumped into circle of dancers, seized
young girl by her hair and stabbed her sew
eral times He then bathed his hands in the
blood which gushed from her wounds and
smeared it over his face
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
A Horse With Eight Feet.

James McCloud, of Lodi, owns horse
on his Dakota farm which has eight feet.
1t is perfectly formed in all respects, ex-
cept that he has eight feet. Not until
the pastern or fetlock joint is reached in
the descent from the shoulder to the
foot is there any apparent difference
between this horse and any other. But
at the pastern joint, or lower end OF the
skin bone, the branch begins, and two
perfectly formed feet are found, one on
each of the four legs. The horse runs on
the range the same as any, and is as fast
as most of them, and all eight feet are
shod, or may be if desired. McCloud
has refused $4,000 for half interest in
the curiosity, but he wants $4,000 out
right for the whole nlal.-Nadts0a
jYis.1 Journal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12

the creeping things that creep upon the
earth: the chameleon and the snail" I have
thus tried to prejudice these Christian men
and women against gloominess, and slander,
and half-and- half experiences, and change
ableness and sloth. Our opportunities for
getting better are being rapidly swallowed
up in the remorseless past. This golden
Sabbath is about to drop out of the calendar.
This moment we may drive out all the
unclean things from our souls-the vulture,
and the bat, and the owl, and the chame:
leon. and the snail; and in place thereof
bring in Che Lamb of God, and the Dove OF
the Spirit! The case is urgent. Arouse! be-
fore it be eternally too late "Whatsoever
thy hand findeth to do, do it'll"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
Who is Resnonsible?

The husband OF q loving wife: the father Of
two beautiful children; the son of a highly
respected father and mother; this son lying
on a lounge awaiting death as the result Of
having swallowed morphine with suicidal
intent. At the side of the man there kneels
a loving sister pouring out her grief and
praying God to save her brother In answer
to her query: why did you do it," hear his
answer: "l want to die! I cannot bear the
shame of living drunkard, and l cannot
resist the temptation to which l am exposed.
Oh, pray for my SOUL Pray God to save my
soul, but don't let me live. ] want to die
| want to die! l cannot live Grunkard! !
Good-bye!" What a scene! What a spectacle
for God, angels, and man! Who is 70
sponsible .-Atlanta lGa.l Southern Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
TEMPERANCE.
Liuuor Adulteration.

In an official report to the editor Of the
Christian Union from the laboratory of Le-
doux G. Co., chemists and assayers, New York
City, some interesting facts are presented
with regard to the adulteration of liquor.
Samples we're taken from second and third
class saloons in New York City and carefully
analvzed Mr.. LedouT concludes that the
''lavors and colors used at the present day
are either harmless or employed in such small
quantity as to be fairly left out of considera-
tion," and that "when the mechanic on the
Bowery or the sailor on Water street is
crazed by drink, it matters little whether he
bought pint of pure forty per cent. alcohol
brandy at ninety cents, or quart Of twenty
five per cent. favored and diluted at fifty
cents; it Is the alcohol he craved and that
which produces the effect"
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RELIGIOUS READING.
Striving.


There Is no rest without the tol,
The patient, strong endeavor;
'Tis he who wins divides the spoil
The coward takes it, never.
We cannot all the prizes take;
We cannot all be thriving;
We can our evil self forsake--
We always can be striving.
To dare is better than to doubt,
For doubt is always grieving;
'Tis faith that finds the riddles out,
The price is for believing.
To do is better than to dream;
Life has enough of sleepers;
To be is better than to SEEM
The sewers are the reapers
7[Rev. Henry Burton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
Comparative Animal Longevity.

Attention given to the study of animal
lifetime has evoked this formula from
Flemish folklore, "town" or inclosure
being supposed to last three years:
A town lives thres years,
A dog lives three towns,
A horse lives three dogs,
Man lives three horses,
An ass lives three men,
A wild goose lives three asses,
A crow lives three wild geese,
A stag lives three crows,
A raven lives three stays,
And the bird phoenix lives three ravens
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uerlui. 1HeY aTe SGoppeu ny every LIsae oo-
stacle, because, like the snail, they have no
backbone. Others mount up on eagles wings
but they go at a snairs pace.
o. child Of God, arouse! We have
apotheoszed Prudence and Caution long
enough. Prudence is beautiful grace, but
Of all the family of Christian graces l
like her the least for she has s,;6ess been
and Sloth, and Stupidity. We have a
million idlers in the Lords vineyard who
pride themselves on their prudence. 'Be
prudent" said the disciples to Christ, land
stay away from Jerusalem" but He went.
BE prudent" said taurs friends, land look
out for what you say to Felix" but he
thundered away until the rulers knees
knocked together In the eyes of the world.
the most imprudent men that ever lived
were Martin Luther, and John Oldcastle,and
Wesley, and Knox. My opinion is that the
most imprudent and reckless thing is to stand
still. 1t is we'll to hear our Commanders voice
when He SAYS ''Haltl' but quite as important
to hear it when he says Forward" This
Gospel ship made to plow the sea at fifteen
knots an hour is not making three.
Sometimes it is most prudent to
ride your horse slowly and pick out the
way for his feet, and not strike him with the
spurs; but when band of Shoshonee In
dians are after you in full tilt,
the most prudent thing for you to do
is to plunge in the rowels and put
your horse to a full run. shouting: 'Go
long" until the Rocky Mountains echo it.
The foes of God are pursuing U.s. The world,
the flesh. and the devil arc after us; and our
wisest course is to go ahead at swiftest
speed.
When the Church of God gets to advanc-
ing too fast, it will be time enough to use
caution. No need Of putting on the brakes
while going up hill. Do not let us sit down
waiting for something Ito turn up" but
go ahead in the name of God, and turn it
up. The great danger to the church now is
Lord God would send host of aroused and
consecrated men to set the Church on
fire, and to turn the world upside down.
Let us 60 to work and catch the last
snail in our souls. With Divine vehemence
let US stamp its life eut for my text declares:
t'Thess also shall be uaclsan to you among
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climate the cnrySantnemum IS narQy
plant. 1t will stand several degrees of
frost without injury, though sharp
frost will often wilt the bloom. On this
account florists generally protect the
plant in this country. In warm weather,
however, it thrives in the open air. The
cutting practised seems to have the same
effect on it which inter breeding has on
animals. 1t renders it delicate, not so
much to tho air as to its mode of life.
To grow the best varieties chrysanthc-
NUNS need q rich soil, and just the right
quantity of water. Too much surfcits
them; too little starves them. There
fore they need watching Again, their
growth must be carefully attended to.
At certain times they must be pinched
to give them strength; at Others the
laterals must be cut out. the buds
carefully thinued down or manures of
different kinds given. The first pinch
ing is generally done soon after the
plant gets we'll under way in the spring.
If the growth is strong then it may be
left to take its course. Those plants
which are least intcrfcrcd with will give
the best bloom in the fall. The first
pnchings have tendency to make q
plant bushy. Sometimes the plant is
grown rs a standard-that is, one stalk
alone is allowed to grow to certain
height when it is punched, and all
laterals below the top removed. The
shoots thrown out at the top are then
bent down and woven about circular
hoop, and the blossoms disposed at will
in due season, as they appear.
The finest flowers Of all, the large ones
which are displayed with such taste in
the exhibitions, are not grown with very
much more care than the others. They
ale generally in pots and short, though
the nature of the chrysanthemum is to
grow long and lanky. The reason is
this: That these plants are grown almost
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Legislative Notes.

THE governor has appointed L. o. Greene
of Woodstock as inspector of finance.
THE Grand Isle Bridge bill was refused a
third reading in the house Friday afternoon
by vote of 1873 to A.
THE senate has passed Joint resolution
fixing the date for final adjournment on
Wednesday, November 2S.
THE committee on railroads is soon to re-
port to the house a bill embodying the recon-
mendation contained in the report of the
railroad commissioners.
WEDNESDAY, evening the member from
Pittsfeld was presented with an elegant
gold watch and chain, by his fellow board
ers at Merrill Russell's.
The gentleman from Middlebury was in
his seat Tuesday afternoon for the first time
since the memorable afternoon when he
spoke on the woman suffrage bill.
The young people repaired to the Pavilion
Thursday night at the close of the ladies'
reception and enjoyed a social hop from ten
TO one o'clock. Music was furnished by the
Montpelier orchestra.
So many flaws were found in the report
of the committee on mileage and deben-
lures that the house finally gave up the at
tempt TO correct the numerous errors and
recommitted the report.
GENERAL W. w. HENRY, in his speech
last week Tuesday night before the Sons of
Veterans, made an earnest appeal to the
legislature to pass the bill appropriating one
thousand dollars to the Stannard monument
fund.
THOSE of the members who have attended
certain of the Montpelier churches on the
past two Sundays have been treated to sun
dry grave and scriptural admonitions as
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-21

and Barre, dealer in pianos, organs ana
sewing-machines Barre headquarters, Per-
ley Chandler's jewelry-store. He has the
agency for the White sewing-machine, of
which j. G. Griggs of Waterbury, W., says:
" | have sold the White machine for the
past six years and have never yet had a
customer who failed to pronounce it the
best in use. On over four hundred ma
chimes which have sold during that time,
all of which are fully warranted. / have
been called upon to pay out less than five
dollars for repairs"
THE New ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INsUR-
ANcE COMPANY issues life-rate endowment
policies at the old life-rate premium. An
nual cash distributions are paid upon all
policies. Every policy has indorsed thereon
the cash surrender and paid-up insurance
values to which the insured is entitled by
the Massachusetts statute. Pamphlets,
rates and values for any age sent on appli-
cation to James e. Curran, Montpelier, gem
eral agent for Vermont.
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MAN Good energetic agents wanted in
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-01-05

at Mr.. John Hoops; Master Clark Cum.
berland and Miss Fannie, Of Mt. Oreb,
at their grandmother's, and Miss Tamar
Jane Purdy, Of Sardinia, at Ed Mat
thews.
Mr.. William Slagle and Miss Mollie
Shockey were married at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. Isaac Shockey's,
November 9th, by Rev. G. w. Briggs.
May peace and happiness attend their
pathway through life, is the wish OF the
writer.
Mr.. A. H. Ream's had q Christmas
tree at the Tolls school-house Christmas
eve. Many beautiful presents we're re-
ceived. Miss Sillie Strobe received a
fine plush album from her best friend,
A. H. Reams a fine lamp from his
scholars, Mac. Badgley beautiful silk
muffler from the Sunday.school as a
token of esteem, that they appreciated
his labors as leader and instructor in the
sunday.school; also some splendid sing
ing by the choir.
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"Danr."
eyes, SIRE"
"The newspapers say they raise wool
in Texas; 10 that sof"
II have consulted the cyclopedia, sire,
and it 10 20 set down."
"And do you think North Car'liny
will 60 against me because it wants the
tax of tobacco and whisky?''
81 fear 1t may, SIRE"
"But Carlisle and Mills told me they
didn't raise anything but razor-backed
hogs and yellow dogs down there in
Texas and North Car'liny. They're
pretty close together, amt they, Dan ?"
"Not very close, SIRE"
"And Dan," after pause, "what
causes the contented grin that sits so
placidly ON John Sherman's face? You
don't think this revenue reform message
has made me make q fool of myself,
again, do your"
"No, sire," slowly and impressively,
mot exactly. But you've opened 4 big
Jackpot on nothing but pair of queens,
and I'm mighty fraid the Republican
party holds four aces"
And Dan fell ON Growers neck and
Cleveland Leader.
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new IMPROVED CANTON PLoW
Farmers Hardware Go.

gun sitting in the corner Of the store
and in taking it up to start homo the
hammer Of one. Of the locks cansht
against the counter and the gun was
discharged in the ceiling Of the room,
missing Nsce's head by but few inches.
Another warning TO the careless.
The friends and nslghbon Of VIM.
Psrr gave him . surpriss dinner last
Saturday.
Misses Mamie Ford and Mary Roas
spent . part Of Last week in the vicinity
Of Folsom. &
Rev, Bnrba filled the n. r. pulpit last
Sabbath IN the sbsenes Of The pestof.
Rev. Briggs. Il,
New YsaFs day passed ~ quistly II
our village. Not inGle case q dyunk-
snnsn torepoet. Family dinnsssseemed
e b the ordsr Of the day.
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