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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-10

One of the most successful farmers of Iredell
exiled in 1S49 because of his political principles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-10

American silk manufacturing is crowding out
foreign silk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-10

Sow the Best and Cleanest Seed.
Wheat, rye and grass seed are the
principal crops sown in the fall, and
with these. two items are important !:
One is to use clean seed, and the other
is to have seed of the very best quality.
It is true that trashy seed can be sown
either broadcast or with drill, but at
the same time when trash is being sown,
good seed is not, and it is more difficult
70 secure good wheat stand with trashy,
unclean seed. 1t is very important to
secure a good stand, both in grass and
grain, if the best yield is to be obtained,
ind it is important that grass seed be
sown early to obtain this. In majority
bf cases in sowing unclean seed, more
Or less weed seed is sown, and this is
something always to be avoided.
A strong, vigorous plant is an import
ant item in securing the best yield, and
good seed is necessary to obtain this. 1t
Is not only necessary that the seed
should contain sufficient vitality to ger
inmate, but the plant 1t sends forth
should be strong and vigorous, and be
Rble to make a good start to grow. If
this is done, the seed must be of the
best quality. Good soil, we'll prepared,
properly sown, and thorough cultivation
In good season, are what may be termed
the true essentials of a good crop, and
generally in proportion as these are
given, will be the results secured. Each
Is important in itself, and failure to
give either will affe.t the result. The
difference in the cost between good seed
and that of poor quality, is a small
item in comparison with the risk in the
result to be secured. IN addition to
this, the use of poor seed aids very ma
terially to lower the quality of the prod
uct, and to cause the seed to run out,
while on the other hand, a very careful
selection, and using of the very best will
bid very materially to gradually improve
it.-Pyaiyie Farmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-10
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6ag Live sthone and money workiA for than
HuH, at anything world Either Costly ouit
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-10

While seated in his palanquin,
Rode Ling Gum Foo, a mandarin;
Some laundry people working nigh,
Were hanging garments out to dry
He beckoned with his golden fan,
And thus addressed the nearest man
"Why do the robes upon your line
Like glaciers of Alaska shine?
Since we set out from Ming Pc Keen
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08

shining angels bearing immortal fOWazr
few swiftly past her, and pausing benelsh
the sheItering branches Of 3 great oak, ~
gan t. scatter the blossoms over an. N
marked grave. Drawing nearer, she Ia
CURED whose dead was bur ed there. EEs
reply was 'Ihls is the grave OF PrIVazs
Thomas Denny, one of the many unkuevza
which God and the angels watch over,
then the rustic of their wings aEOke hex,
but the blessed IN iueuce OF tn cir preseusa
remained. When Dai y and Julia calLad
to leave memorial wreaths for her dead
boys she placed a basketful of roses n
soldiers graves. L eut EN- this morning
before the dew was dry, so they wouz4
keep fresh and sweet. Then she repeat
ed her dream, adding. so yen see, If 6uG
and the angels are tending 70 T0mmE's
grave, have no need TO be selfish win
his roses.
Though her aches and pains kept hex
from going to the cemetery that day, szg
did not bar her doors and blind her win
dOws, as had been her wont on similar -
casions; but from her easy chair on 'tao
porch she en- Dyed listening to the music
and watching the procession as it moved
along.
THOUGH she persistently refused to ap-
ply for the pension that belonged to herIT
rights, from that time forth she was eaL-E
for by the vi layers, and Tommy motEgar
ne eF again lacked for friends W1ea
next the loyal people turn out TO h06gR
the dead heroes, Aunt Placida s Wits
race Will be missing from the wind W. iesR
she has gone to Join her soldier boy on Esa
other side; but Tommy s roses she Be-
Queathed to the children for Memorial
Day.-Bell Y. Chisholm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08

clean. He had the best of it, he knew
over there was much tinsel and Flip
pancy, and too much laughing and
singing. He liked that too, or he
thought he would il he might try it
once. Tt was a little hard that Oat-
meal mush should be so tasteless and
chicken salad so full OF favor. What
would Mrs. MicrObe say to a mid
night supper in her leather hung din
ing-rOOm. By no fight of fancy could
he think OF her as sweeping her hand
around IN q genial, general way, and
saying to all who might be present:
''COme home to supper, all of you.
We Will find something to eat,
know"
Professor Microbe wrapped his
dressing gown around him and crept
out upon the balcony. How Jolly
they were across the way, singing
civilian Tell" After all, did his
theories and his oatmeal mush diet
and his laws Of abstinence do him any
more good than William Tell' and
bOned turkey olive as God Almighty
intended you should. Eat and drink
and enjoy this beautiful world 1t Is
a good word, be good and happy in
it. God hates a sOrdid heart"
The professor reached out to Nan
cites lovely rose vine, he plucked of
every royal sweet blossom and, like a
boy throwing snOwballs, he flung
them across the way upon the bal
cOny. And the next day, in writing
up items for the paper, made the fol
lowing: professor Ebenezer Microbe,
the distinguished scientist, who has
been spending some time in the
city, returned home this morn
ing, finding that the climate of the
south did not agree with him. -
Catharine Cole In New Orleans Picay-
une.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08

soldiers grave. Yours are so beautiful, >
Daisy began, trying TO control the culver
that ran through her frame
Roses for soldiers graves and my own
poor b y film nameIess one in the far
away, forgOtten-feId No, indeed! Didn
nay Tommy carry that rose bush all the
way home from Tennessee q score OF
years ago, and WASH it planted by his
own hands Now. mother, said he.
take care Of the IOse-5Ush, and when /
come home again it viii be in bloom.
But when war was over and other moth
ers pressed Their boys to their hearts,
mine ached on, for Tom, my boy, had
been left among the slain on the noun
tain. / vowed then that his rOse-bush
sh uld never be distur1 ed, and from that
day 10 this L have watched l. u ght and
day Never have my hands piucked a
single bud; and you have the impu 3encs
to ask me for his roses to spread o yer the
graves of rich men sons, while never a
Hover is laid on his own. You need not
be aWaitin, for not one rose will you get.
gave my boy to die for the country, and
a mighty poor return did I get. While 1
was able to work managed to get en- ugh
to eat and wear, but since have been
crippled up with the rheumatic 1 often
have to 60 to bed cold and hungry. A
poor return, a poor return, 1 say
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08
GOd Know which Va Right.

In Bath county, Va, when the war
broke out there lived two brothers named
Terrill, both of whom became br gade
commanders one of them having espOus-
ed the cause of the Union, and the other
taat O. the COnfederacy. The two were
were both killed in battle, sustaining
their widely differing sentiments. Their
father bro Ight the bodies Of his two sons
home, and buried them on the old farm,
erecting between their graves a marble
slab bearing the touching inscription,
God only knows which was right"
Why not in love them both cOmbine7
If age and wisdom ne er presume
To say which chi d, in duty's line.
Reached blameleSSly soldiers tomb ]
know but this-thet each was true,
Each one t, noble brave and bright;
That one wore gray, and one wore blue
God only knows which one was right
Vel I recall their last dispute,
The towering tone. the blazing eye,
The naughty gestures made to suit
Each brisk assertion and reply;
Their faVOrite mounts see them vault
And vanish on my aged sight,
To measure mig { in wars assault
God only knows which one was right.
Then erept an age of dragging days,
With Vag Q, conflicting rumOr rife,
Until along our dust-hung ways
The tldlngs came E at chilled my life;
A mOng the brave, heroic slain,
Were heavy fell the heavy fight
My boys lay wet with rimsOn rain
God only knows which one was right.
Ere long brought { en- home to SIeeD
On the old farm beneath mine eye
w here stranger eyes V1gilS keep.
1 could not bear that they should lie.
No more Q bugle to the fray
My boys all rouse. at dead of night,
A deep peace holds my blue an gray
God on Y knows which one was right.
. A. o. Spa ding in the Courier Ournal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08
Easy to Hit

The following anecdote admits OF
wide and varied application. Most OF
US can apply it to ourselves if we will.
1t was the story OF a minister who,
preaching in the pulpit of a brother
clergyman. said some things about
racing and fast horses.
He was told after the sermon that
he had touched one of their best mem
beTs at a tender point.
''Well, said the preacher, "I can
not change my sermon for him"
In the evening the man was intro
duced to the minister who said, 81 I'M
derstand that what, I said touched
one of your weaknesses. assure you
that I was altogether unconscious Of
the weakness when I said it."
ooh, never mind" said the man.
cit IS a poor sermon that does not
hit me somewhere"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08

ready to cry.
Sorry won't put clothes on my back and
food in my mouth, can tell you, snapped
the old woman impatiently.
You ought to have pension, and am
sure if the President knew how badly off
you are, he would give you one, ventured
Julia, not knowing just how a pension
could be obtained.
"A pension! the price Of blood. Girl,
what do you mean? Would L take money
for the life Ofmy bOy?' cried the infurIated
creat ure, raising her cane in a threatening
manner.
No, no! we did not mean that, but is
there nothing we can do to help yOU?' ex-
planned Daisy.
yes, you can take yourselves off and let
me alone, was the sharp lejOiner.
No sooner had they turned away than
the door was shut with a bang, and the
bolt slipped back to its place.
Julia was grateful to be out in the free
air once more, but Daisy tender heart
tempted her to plead the cause of the
lonely old woman with so much elOquence
as to enlist the sympathies Of the villagers;
and that night a do en- girls, headed by
Julia and herself, knocked for admittance
again at Aunt Placidia door.
After considerable grumbling. the old
woman hObbled across the room and de-
manded what they meant by disturbing
me out 0 them roses you'd better be of,
she began; but Daisy assured her that
they had not come for that purpose, and
asked if they might not go in.
Aunt Placidia granted the desired per-
mission, mUttering that she wished their
call to be short, for it was near her bed
time; but when she saw the contents Of
their baskets, and knew that food and
clothing to last her a long time were be-
o. f1i yrc of war
opened, and the grateful tears streamed
down her Withered cheeks. As soon as
she could speak she asked: ''Why dill
you do all this for the cross old creature
who had only words of abuse for yOu?''
because you did so much for us in
giving your son for our d ar country, -
cried Daisy. Father says we owe all
this and great deal more to you, and to
all The mothers W Ose sons fill soldier
graves. -
''And we want to be your friends and
come to see you, too, sometimes, - ia tered
Julia, feeling tha1 it was her duty o say
something, and not knowing just what she
ought say.
''COme W en- you can. my dears. and
right glad viii the old crOne be o see your
bright faces But I can give you Tom
my ses, for L could not bear to break
EN- off, because he was to have the first
one hat bloc ed, and it would break my
Old heart to ma g his flowers a-cOverin'
other soldiers graves, and his n all grown
up to weeds, - said the old woman, as she
opened the door f them to file out.
We will not ask tn m, chOrused the
girls too we'll pleased with their victory
to trouble about her treasures.
After her Visi Ors had gone, and she had
fully satisfied her hunger, the old woman
could not realize that the strange occur
renee had actually taken place, and more
than once she raised the covering on the
table, and Toasted her e es on the a un-
dance spread out before her there, to con-
vince herself that she was not labOring
under a delusiOn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08
Equilibrium of the Sexes.

In Europe there is a greater excess
Of women in the north than in the
states of middle Europe and the east,
in some Of which the women are in
the minority. Through Europe as a
whole, the number of women is very
definitely in excess appears to be in
creasing. 1t was very great after the
Napoleonic wars; then the numbers
gradually tended toward equality, and
nearly reached it (184T to 1850.
1.OO9 to 1,OOO); then they diverged
again, and stood in 1870, l,O37 to
1000. The phases OF increased differ
enCe are generally observable after
wars, and, latterly, appear to be the
result partly of the enormous emil
grafton which has taken place to 9TH
er quarters Of the earth. In America.
as a whole, and the Australia and
Africa. on the Othe" hand. whittier
this emigration with its prepOuder-
ance OF males is tending, the men are
IN excess, and the excess are increa s.
ing with the constant arrival Of new
parties of emigrants. Nevertheless,
q near approach to equality prevails
over the earth as a whole. and this
whether we regard the white, blaCk,Or
red races, or their mixtures.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08

ask for some of the roses and hOneysuckles
that we almost closed both door and
window Of the wee house, urged Daisy.
y on do not know Aunt Placidia or you
would not think Of enter ng within her en-
closure, said Julia why. she was going
70 throw scaIding water on Jimmie Lyons
for daring to cross her yard the other day.
Oh you don know her, Daisy, or you
would not think risking yO1r life by in
Tuding upon forbidden ground, exclaimed
Alice Gray, looking very sober.
tMOther says she used to be like other
people, but her son was killed at Lookout
Mountain, and ever since she has been
little beside herself, explained Florence
Marks.
Then, If her boy lost his life in the ser
vice Of his country, she viii be interested
IN FeWing the soldiers graves. am sure
she viii give US one rose for each grave.
She viii never miss twenty, and 1 am go
ing to brave the iiOuess in her den, per
sisted Daisy as she opened the gate and
walked into the yard
If you are determined to carry out your
iOOlishness, VIII 20 along although you
vii have your pains for not ing L assure
you, said julia following the Wilful girl
we viii wait around the corner, ana If
he old woman begins to abuse you we
viii be near at hand. said Alice, as she
1urried away TO the place Of cOucealment-
IhOugh Daisy had been so brave. IL was
timid knock that arouse the old dame
rom her habi uai rev RE. She was 50
.Ong in making her appearance that the
girls, sUppOstng that she WOuII not admit
hem, were about to retire. At that
moment they heard the thump Of her
srutches On the floor. and presently the
sOlt slipped hack, and very eross-loolz-
ne face appeared AZ the door.
what On EiEth are you aftsF2"
mapped the Ulgainly creature 8 q gllsEu-
Gus voice
''You know to-maEr Is Memorial
ta7s end we came 60 beg a rose for each
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08
Modern Improvements in Devotion.

A friend of mine has a telephone Il
his East End residence Like wise ha
possesses a little daughter some four
years in age. of vim ng ways, sweet
face, and artfully aTtless manners.
When bedtime came a few nights a1a
the mother of this little maid could -
find her. She was not in the nurseuz.
and, carrying on the search, her mothEr
reached the landing on the stairs. Tharo
she stayed a moment and, LISTENING
heard the babes voice in the hall be-
low. Looking over the banfste s sho
was surprised to see tiny Miss Mabf
standing on a hall chair and talking H.
20 the telephone in 2 loud voice.
'Hellci relic! Hello. Centralr The
child was saying In exact imitation q
her fathers manner. Hello, Central
Give me heaven, want tsav
praYers!'- Pittsburg Dispatch.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08

When, at last. she did sleep, &c was TO
dream Of people streWing flowers upon
the graves of soldiers, and TOmmy's still
left without a ngle blossom. A new
tho ght seiZ d her, and gathering an arm
ful Of her own roses, she started in search
Of the lonely grave. Ia her vision she
passed over hills and through valleys,
crossed rivers and Waded through marshes,
until the mountains where she knew her
dead Eeposed, rose up before her like
mighty giant
At dEst she feared that her search
W0 10 be fruitless, bat the sound o. keav-
susy music suddenly dllsd the alE and tS1o
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08
panger in the Houee ~.

Few realize what an enemy to man
is the common house fly. It is bad
enough to have them crawl over our
berries; it is tantalizIng to have the N
speckle our glassware; it is maddenins
to have them investigate our bald
neads, but there are deeds OF which
the fly is guilty that put all these IL
the shade. Flies eat sewerage and
putrid matter that Is rseking with
disease germs until they ara filed with
them. and then bite Us and so mocu-
late Us with disease, or leave the,
COntagiou in our food. We hear a
great deal about the little things that
make up life. Let some one tell us
about the little things that cause
Observation-Disclosures Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08
A Curious lightning Stroke.
AtIantic Congtitution.

Atlantic Constitution.
The Iightning's freaks have been
strangely illustrated in Burke county,
where the fluid struck one of the cab
ms on McMaster's place. The house,
q small, one-room cabin, was Occu-
pied by an entire family of seven. The
house was struck upon the cone, the
current running along the edge of the
roof for several feet, thence to the
inside, where it ran down the studding,
which was about six inches in diane
ter, tearing it into splinters, this
within two feet of the head of a bed
occupied by two children. These
were not even shocked, but the light
ming flashed across the six feet inter
veniug between the other bed occupied
by the mother and three children,
setting the bedclothing on fire and
severely burning three Of tho children,
but the mother was left unframed.
Thence the current ran into a chest
under the bed, setting fire to the
clothing in it. The eldest boy, Is
years of age. hasn't the smallest
vestige of skin left on his back from
his neck down, and is perfectly raw,
while the next, boy OF some 3 years
old, has the skin burned o from the
small Of his back to his heels, and his
hand Is terribly burned. The third q
baby,2 years old, has the skin burned
of from the hips down.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08
What the Rose Bush Did.

UST look at the bow
er Of roses eX LAIN
ed Daisy Raymond,
as she paused before
the gate leading to
Aunt Placid as cot
tage. Did you ever
see such a bower or
beauty
such roses are not
to be found any
where, replied Julia
Dent; but if we stop
to admire them much
longer we will not
finish our wreaths be-
fore dark.
sT Of rr 80 ~ cd
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08
He Left HIementOes.

Do. Everett Wagner OF MetoalF
county, Kentucky. d ed recently an
Jhis VIII declares that b 8 friends vIe
NEGLECTED him in life wanted smaz
trinksts as mementOes hence he directs
cash assets valued 1T $4,000. 60 9,
public charities.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-08

And, on this chOs en- day, when all the past
Its TRACE Y, its glory, passion, woe
w hen mem'r ies rush upon US thick and
Kindiing to life the scenes OfIOng ago;
Come We, a race of brothers, bound with
Cemented by the blood these heroes shed,
To muse in reverence, with moistened
And pay our tribute to the silent dead.
Soldier, the glowing wreath that left your
hand
To lightly fall upon that cherished grave,
Has sanctihed the turf on which you tand
And smOOthed the pillow Of the sleeping
brave.
Sister. who placed your simple garland 50 !;
Son, mother, wife, whose eyel1ds still
Your dewy gift has stolen half your woe,
And told the lost thaty you can not forget
Aye, as yOn grave-eyed dame forbeara to
While sbrewing forth her fragrant bios
SONS there,
Her hero in his everlasting sleep,
But rests the calmer for her loyal care.
No soldiers heart may burn with anger
The past lies buried. like its noble dead {;
And from these flowers, with radiance
grand and clear.
The light of an abiding peace is shed.
To thought Of strife and hate arises now
In the ful6llment of this sacred trust;
For blue and gray at last join hands and
Eternal friendship o Ter each others dust
Harold r. Vynne.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-09-01
THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS,
Ro.h Ashona and Yomkippur.

Next Wednesday evening our citi-
zen Of the Jewish faith will close
their places OF business at sunset for
the observance OF the Hebraic New
Year. II is n of the most solemn
festivals on the Hebrew calendar, and
is observed two days in the orthodox
and one day in the reformed syna-
gogues. According 10 the orthodox
usages the festival will therefore last
over Thursday and Friday, and bust
ness will BE- entirely suspended by the
observers during that time until dark
Friday night. Saturday being the
Jewish Sabbath day the suspension Of
business will continue throughout Eu-
rope among the orthodox Jews until
dark on Saturday night. The major
ity of the Jews in Eureka are REFORM
ers and will observe the festival only
one day, opening their places of BUSH
ness at dark on Thursday night. This
festival is observed in solemn prayer
and acknowledgements of the Almighty
for all the sins that the supplicants
have committed during the year. 1t
will be followed, on Saturday next, by
Yomkippur, the Day Of Atonement,
which will be observed by fasting and
prayer, commencing on Friday even
ing at sunset and ending at dark on
the night following. This fasting
means total abstinence from all man
ner OF food and liquids, not even the
taste of a single drop OF water being
allowed
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-09-01
A $4,000 Fire.

A fire occurred last Thursday week
about 0 O'Clock in the morning, at
Buzzetti & Lani's hay and stock
ranch, at Sulphur Springs, about %
miles north of Eureka. A board
stable, SIS feet long, by 20 feet wide,
60 tons OF hay, a 30x24 feet stockade
stable, three stockade corrals, five
sets of harness, three saddles and the
farming tools were entirely destroyed.
The damage is estimated at not less
than 5000, and it is supposed that it
caught by one of the farmhands stand
ing on a manure pile at the corner of
one of the stables, distant from which
only two or three feet was a stack Of
hay, and lighting his pipe. He may
have dropped a match or fire into the
manure which may have burned until
it communicated with the hay. Joe
LAM had left the stables with a
four-horse team to load hay a little
| wav off and had been absent about
| three quarters OF an hour when he
first discovered the smoke from the
fire. but too late TO do him any good.
There was no insurance on the prop
erty.