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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
THE POWER OF CONVICTION.

This is the greatest need of the world.
Has this' power departed? Has it, in any
serious degree, diminished in its practical
effects? We should not answer these and
kindred questions with undue haste. Our
present field of Christian labor NAV be en-
compassed about with peculiar difficulties,
such as require patient continuance in we'll,
doing in an extraordinary sense. Time
may be requisite in order to break the;
crust of selfshness and indifference that has
come upon the souls that we would save.
Marked exhibitions of this divine power
may seem to q weary worker to be wanting
in community, when in reality it is pres
ent. Under such circumstances let us
never give way to Encouragement.
We rejoice, however, when there comes
to our notice some wonderful change sud-
denly wrought in depraved heart by the
Holy Spirit. Without doubt, could We
know how widely and effectually He is
working among men, ,innumerable instances
of this kind would rebuke our unbelief.
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RELIGIOUS READIN(
IN ERRoR.

IN Error.
"Give me this day, dear Lord" cried,
Some blessed station near Thy side;
Some work in very deed for thee, ~
That may know Thy need Of me-.
Thus pleading, praying, up and down. s
I wandered, searching field and town.
Intent on task, the very best,
Eluding still my eager quest.
And morn to MONDAY frightened: night
Drew slowly toward the fading height, =
Till J. low kneeling at the throne
With empty hands made weary moan:
"Thou hadst not any room for me!
No work was mine, dear Christ, for Theei"
Then sudden on my blurring sight
Swept majesty and love and light.
The Master stood before me there
In conscious answer to my prayer.
He touched mine eyes, In shame Il
blushed,
In shame my weak complaining hushedl
For, 10! all day, the swift hours through
The work, Christ-given, for me to do.
In mine own house had slighted been, is5
And l. convicted so of sin.
Could only lift my look to His,
The grace of pardon ask for this.
That wandered far and wide,
Instead of watching at His side;
That had yet to learn how sweet
The home tasks at the Masters feet. III
-Maryorrt e. Sangster.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
MY JOHN IS TALL.

The sky is red at eventide,
The morrow will be fair;
And I shall be bonny bride,
With roses in my hair.
My John is tall, and am small,
But he's my love-rll give my all
To be his darling!
His hands are brawny. strong his arms,
'Tis toll that makes them so;
Gut they can shield me well from harm
And every earthly woe.
My John is tall and am small,
Sut he's my love-Pll give my all
To be his darling!
The burning sun that browns his skin,
And makes his cheeks to glow,
Has W armed the honest heart within.
And made it constant too.
Ny John is tall and I am small,
But he's my love-rll give my all
To be his darling!
He owns no pile of worldly wealth,
With care to break his rest,
But has treasure in his health,
And love within his breast
My John is tall, and am small,
But he's my love-rll give my all
To be his darling!
He'll build the fold and fell the trees.
And whistle as he goes;
And shall sing as blithe as he,
For Pm the one he chose.
Ny John is tall, and I am small,
But he's my love-rve given my all
To be his darling!
DIR. Har,Dood, in st. Louis Magazine
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
Light Lost in Windows.

The loss of light in passing through a
glass has been tested by two physicists of
Berlin. A simple translucent but not
transparent glass diminished the light
twcnty-seven per cent; cathedral glass,
both white with a slight ground tint,
twelve and two thirds per cent, plain
white Rhenish "double glass;" ten per
cent, and plain thin mirror glass, ten
per cent. Ground glass with cut stars
and white glass background, such as is
found in house fanlights, obstructed six
ty per cent. of the light; and plain
ground glass with the background, forty
per cent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
LIQUOR DRINKING IN FRANCE

Alcoholism and crime go hand in hand in
other countries as we'll as our own. The re-
port of the last international Congress for
the Suppression of Alcoholism, which was
held in Paris from July Goth to August 1st.
1885, affirms that criminality and mental
alteration follow a march parallel with the
consumption of alcoholic beverages. 1t ap-
pears that during the last fifty years the
consumption Of alcohol in France has trebled.
the number of lunatics has quadrupled, and
that crime and suicide are steadily on the
increase. 1t was stated that the number Of
crimes and offences against morals is exactly
in ratio with the consumption of alcohol.
The one obvious lesson which the French
people, and all others, must needs learn is
hewisdom and duty of abstinence.-Iemper-
onco ddrocofe
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27

Two weeks later bronzcd and stall
wart miner, from whom Nance had
parted after a bitter lovers quarrel over
some misunderstanding, came to Sky
town. He stayed few days, but when
he went away he took Nance with him
as his wife, and the handsomest of all
her wedding presents was a beautiful
pair of gold bracelets from the Professor.
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
MILTAUKEE's SOUVENIRS"

1t is generally assumsed by Milwaukeeltes
that eyeryone Visiting their city has been
drawn there by a love Of beer. Accordingly,
on the recent arrival of the South and Gem
trail American excursionists, the Milwaukee
Reception Committee boarded the train bear,
Ing their distinguished guests and presented
them with souvenirs in the shape Of small
bottles containing lager beer. The next step,
of course, wns to hustle the travellers to the
breweries themselves. Surely no one will
maintain that the dignity Of the Republic
was not fully sustained by the beer-loving
Milwaukee City Fathers!-The Pioneer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27

HUNDREDS of men were seen at the
Van Vert, Ohio, fair sucking lemons
bought on the ground, and they enjoyed
the fruit so much that On Investigation
was made. When a tip was removed
from the end good old rye oozed out.
Three lemons would lay man out ss
stiff as a mummy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
ppoposED INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.
SSLCM SALOONS"

eSlunl saioons?' Are there any other, pray?
Is The shop where job is finished worse than
any other where it is begun or passed slong'
Is 1t the last step in a flight of stairs any
worse in character than those above it? Is
a thief in broad cloth any less thief than IN
rags9 Let us away with these distinctions.
They are all slum saloons.-Day DG,vn. = !:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27

The eggs of Pacific island turtles
are laid in perpendicular cavity
about a yard deep at the bottom of a
great circular excavation, which the
female scrapes by whirling around like
q av with its wings singed and yio-
lently plying its hippers. eThere are
usually over hundred eggs in litter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
TEMPERANCE.
HIS EVENING WALK,

The r'umseller took his evening walk,
Past the homes where his victims dwell:
Where pale, weak women, Of suffering talk,
And children, of hunger tell.
He hummed gay air as he passed them by,
Nor thought of their hunger or cold;
For little cared he for misery's cry,
If it filled his pockets with gold.
George w. Cook.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
WHICH

Shall the glad, tender story ofthe coming
of the royal Babe to find and redeem bis
little ones of earth be brought before our
children at the coming Christmas time? Or
shall we celebrate the advent of merry
Santa Claus or Kriss Kringle? .
The question ought not to be difficult
one for company of Christian teachers TO
decide. And yet it will be discussed-not
presented in just this form indeed-and in
far too many cases Kriss Kringle, or Santa
Claus. will carry the day! Practical busi
ness sens, will rule. I'VE must have as
good an entertainment as our neighbors, or
the people won't come, and the thing must
be made to pay
kut suppose the question of dollars and
cents be dropped, and the matter be ap.
proachei from the other-world point OF
view, will not some of the recitations and
col oquies and broom drills and spectacu-
lar effects be dispensed with?
A beautiful young girl was found Dy
midnight missionary in Wretched aance
house Terrified at her own rapid descentV
she was glad to listen to a friendly voice.
What led you from church ana sqnoay s,
school and sweet home life to the stageF
a ked hel friend.
II learned to love the stage when Sum
dav school girl. They always called upon
me to take part in the Sunday school enter
tainments," was the unexpected reply. :. :
A little girl of five years, who has recited
in public many times already, was heard 10
refuse to appear on one Sunday-school occa-
sion. "Do YOU think | am going to speak
before such small audience? SAID the Ut
tie maid, indignantly.
Is it matter Of small import or not to nour-
ish pride, love of dress and display; and vain
selfsatisfaction in young hearts? Would
that Sunday-school committees on enter,
tainments would think upon these things!
-!Sundoy-schoo1 Journal.
II is a great and marvellous thing to be
Christian, and God lays more stress on that
than on the sacrament. For the Christian IS
not made for the sake of the sacrament, but
the sacrament was instituted TOR the sake OF
the Christian.-Luther.
Our children, relations friends. honors,
houses, lands and endowments, the gooos
of nature and fortune, nay, even OF grace
itself. are only lent. 1t is our misfortune,
and il NAV be added, our sin, to fancy they
are given. We start, therefore, and are
angry when the loan is called IN. we
think ourselves masters. when we are only
stewards, and forget that to each OF us 1t
will one day be said Give an account OF
thy stewardship. .H-B,Seop Horne
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.
For some time among the temperance men
in this city there has been Eiuch talk OF an
International Temperance Convention. to be
held here in 1892 during the Worlds Fair.
We We are re glad to see that the National Ttm-
ne,uncp Adrocate is urging the project. BY
ali means have the leaders from all over the
world come together and compare methods
and exchange ideas. 1t will do good. Inc
National Temperance Society IS the organ
zation to push the project to success. Let IL
take the lead, and we will all give a nelplng,
hand-VOice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27
INSPIRED BY THE GLORY OF JEHOVAH.

The Rev. William Tennent of the Presby-
terian church, after preaching one Sabbath
morning, walked into the woods to spend
the ;ntermission. He was rejecting on the
infinite wisdom of God as manifested in all
his works. and particularly in the wonderful
method of salvation through the death and
sufferings of His beloved Son. This subject
suddenly opened upon his mind with such Q
food of light that his views on the glory and
great as to overwhelm him; and he fell
almost lifeless to the ground. When
he had revived little, all he could
do was to raise fervent prayer
that God would withdraw himself from him,
or he must perish under view Of His in-
effable glory. Overstayins his time, some
of the elders went in search Of him, and
found him PROSTATE on the ground, unable.
to rise, and incapable of informing them OF
time took him to the church. He remained
silent for a considerable time, earnestly sup
plicating Almighty God to hide Himself
from him, that he might be enabled to adj
dress His people. He then spoke to them
as man inspired .. @
LOVE FOR THE SAVED.
Travelling down the Ohio river on q
steamer, gentleman passengers attentions
was called to the pilot, who was coarse
looking man '.The captain informed me5,l,
he said, "that three weeks ago, as the boat
was going through the rapids, the pilot
called him to take the helm. He had just
seen boy struggling for life in the rapids.
He sprapg into mere skiff, and ventured
himself among the boiling waters without
an oar, and saved the boy. I went up to
the brave man and spoke to him: DO you
ever see the boy whom you saved?' Yes
he answered, at every trip he comes
down to the boat to see me- And
how do you feel when you see him" More
than can tell you, he replied, more intense
interest than in any of my own seven at
home. for whom have run no risk"
How true it is that ''there is Joy IN heaven
over one sinner that repenteth more than
over ninety and nine just persons who need
no repentance" How must Jesus regard
those for whose rescue from everlasting
de 18th He has given His life? Will He not
regard them with more interest than the an
gels for whom He runs no risk ?-Christtdn
Witness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-27

HNOt another step, sue crleu VAIL
ingly, "not another inch or your dead
mani"
"Good God!' yelled Fielding, "it's
Nancyw
There she stood, erect as statue-a
target for dozen guns!
"Nancy Williams, " I cried, "for Gods
sake come down"
;If they take the Professors claim
they walk over my dead body ter get it.
What are you goin' to do, Rice Field
ingw
"Don't shoot, boys. Nance, put up
your gun-rll quit. In heavens name
don't stand there"
'Ill stand here till every last one of
you gifts acrost the Pipestem. Now, you
fellers move or I'll shoot anyhowm
Well, they ';moved," and I never saw
such dismayed lot of men as mounted
their horses and rode toward Skytown.
They were not too much inebriated to
realize that twelve men had made war on
one woman and they went back con-
scious of defeat.
But what allied Fielding? At the very
climax of his expedition he had weak
ened. What caused it? Nancy Williams
happened to be in the store two or three
DAYS after and I asked her.
"Huh!" said she contemporary, "he
wants me ter marry him, an I'd see him
dead an buried afore I'd stoop so low as
that after what he tried to do to the
Professor. She paused moment, and
I saw a tear steal down her cheek. 81
never liked but one feller in my life, Mr..
Barlow, an Bill-I'vc made it up with
him, ,and he's comm for me from dear old
California in fortnight"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28

Airs. Stuart standfng beside him.
 aspirant nt her elbow, and nothing remained Tor him but to retire with haSty smile and hand shake, Miss Bretherton brightly re- ninding him that they should meet again.
 few minutes afterwards there was once more a general futter in the room. Miss Bretherton was going. She came forward in her long, flowing black garments, holding Mrs. Stuart by the hand, the crowd dividing as sho passed. On her way to the door stood child, Mrs Stuart's youngest, looking at her with large, wondering brown eyes and finger on lip The actress suddenly stopped to her, lifted her up with the ease of physical strength into the midst of her soft furs and velvets, and kissed her with gracious queenliness. The child threw it's little white arms around her, smiled upon her and smoothed her hair as though to assure itself that the fairy princess vas real Then 1t struggled down, and in another minute the bright vision was gone, and the crowded room seemed to have grown suddenly dull and empty.
 That was prettily done," said Edward Wallace to Kendall as they stool together looking on. "In another woman those things would be done for effect, but don't think she does them for effect. 1t is as though she felt herself in such a warm and congenial atmosphere, she is so sure of herself and her surroundings, that she is able to give herself full play, to follow every impulse as it rises There is O wonderful absence of mauvaise honte about her, and yet believe that, little as she knows of her own deficiencies, she Is really modest"-
 "Very possibly" said Kendall; ''it is cu- rtous study, Q character taken so much au naturel, and suddenly transported into the midst of such a London triumph as this. l have certainly been very much attracted and feel inclined to quarrel with you for having run her down. believe shall admire her more than you do tonight"
 II only hope you may" said the Ameri- can, cordially; I am afraid, however, that from any standard that is worth using there Is not much to be said for her as an actress. AS human being she is nearly perfection" {"
 The afternoon guests departed, and just as the last had gone Mr. Forbes was announced. He came in ill Q bad temper, having been de- layed by business, and presently sat down to dinner with Mrs. Stuart and Wallace and Kendall in Q very grumbling fraule of mind. Mr. Stuart, a young and able lawyer, ill the frst agonies Of real success ct the bsr, had ssnt word thet he could not r..a..,,. hor,e till late
 N s- i-.--., ---s..s' sc A ;x4 II
 The Homeliest Man in Waterbury As we'll as the handsomest, and others are inyited.to call on any druggist and get free trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for Throat and Lungs, remedy that is sell ing entirely upon its merits and is guar tn<.<J A~> sDvs T v<Nv
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
CHAPTER II.

Two or three days afterwards Kendall, in looking over his engagement book, in which the entries were methodically kept, noticed: Afternoon ten, Mrs. Stuarts, Friday" and at once sent of Q note to Edward Wallace, suggesting that they should go to tho theatre together on Thursday evening to see Miss Bretherton, "for, as you will see," he wrote, "it will be impossible for me to meet her with @ good conscience unless have done my duty beforehand by going to see her per form" To this the American replied by . counter proposal Miss Bretherton," he wrote, "offers my sister and myself a box for Friday night; 1t will hold four or five; you must certainly be of the party. and shall ask Forbes" 1,
 Kendall felt himself little entrapped, and would have preferred to see the actress un- der conditions more favorable to an inde- pendent judgment, but ho was conscious that 6 refusal would be ungracious, so he accepted and prepared himself to meet the beauty in as sympathetic frame of mind as pos sible.
 On Friday afternoon, after long and fruitful day's work, he found himself driving westward towards tho old fashioned Ken sington house of which Mrs. Stuart with her bright, bird like American ways, had sue ceeded in making . considerable social cen ter. His mind was still full of his work,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
Tho RacheIor Girl.

It Is more pr less fun in this world to be . girl Even being working girl, and . hard working girl at that, is not enough to rub oil the bloom. providing she only takes things in a nice, manly sort of way. Ev- erything comes to him who waits, but he who waits gracefully and with pleasure has a deal more fun, Girls all wait for bus bands, but the giris who sing-even the girls who whistle-while they wait, are just that much more attractive.
 The bachelor firl ought always to bear one thing in mind "It gives one stiff neck and a wry face with wrinkles on 1t to look too long over onet shoulder" The bachelor girl who isn't absolutely averse to some day becoming a Benedict should keep her con science, her liver and her forehead clear. Get thy spindle and thy djstaff ready, and God will send thee fax" ssys the old prov erb. A revived edition might well read "Get thy heart and thy life ready, and God will send thee a husbandr-Lesiies News paper.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28

"Wen, Quaritch, if you and Ida have quite done staring at each other, which isn't very interesting to a third party, perhaps you viii not mind telling us how you happened on old Sir James de la Molle's hoardn
 Thus adjured, Harold began his thrilling story, telling the whole history of the night in detail, and if his hearers had expected to be astonished, certainly their expectations were considerably moro that fulfilled.
 "Upon my word, said the squire when he had done, II think am beginning to grow superstitious in my old age. Hang me if I don't believe it was the finger of Providence itself that pointed out those letters to you. Any way, I'm off to see the spoil Run and get your hat, Ida, my dear, and we will all go together"
 And they went and looked at the chest brimful of red gold, yes, and passed down,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
MISS BRETHDRTON|
By MRS. HUMPHREY WARD.

AUTHOR OF ROBERT ELsMERE." Sic was handsome i'll her own refined and delicate way, especially at night, when the sparkle of her white neck and arms and the added brightness of her dress gave her the accent and color she was somewhat lacking in at other times. Naturally, She was in no want of suitors. for she was rich a-.d her father was influential, but she said "Non many times and was nearly 30 before II. de Chateauvieux, the first secretary of the French embassy, persuaded her to marry him. Since then she had filled an effective place in Parisian society Her husband had abandoned diplomacy for politics, in which his general tendencies were Orleanist, while in literature he was well known as con- stant contributor to The Revue des Deux Mondes. He and his wife maintained an in- teresting. and in its way influential salon, which provided meeting ground for the best English and French society, and showed off at once the delicate quality of Mime de Chateauvieux's intelligence and the force and kindliness of her womanly tact.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
-<~ -k-|-- --e.' '. R>I IT
The Homelie.t Man in Waterbury

The Homeliest Man in Waterbury = As well as the handsomest, and others are lnyitedto call on any druggist and get free trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for Throat and Lungs, remedy that is sell ing entirely upon its merits and is guar anteed to relieve and cure all Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Large bottles soc and S1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28

A ND IN ORDER TO BE EVEN WITH THEM "A we have decided to lower our Table Beard which is first-class to $500 per week. Ladies S2. 50. Give us a trial. Private room for ladies MITCHELL'S $ & 10 CENT DINING ROOM
 62 East MaiE Street
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
NOTICE.

nURING THE SESSION OF THE LEGISLA- .D turo will be at my office Mondays and and evenings when specially required. Mi Judd will be at the office constantly.
 HENRY B. GRAVES, Waterbury, Jan ary ., l8s9
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
Times Are HarG |

To be continued.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
C0L0NELQUARITCH,V.C.
 By H. RIDER HAGGARD.

would be good thing, as I've told you be- 'ore," said the squire; "but there, go along with you" '.
 And the honest fellow went.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1889-08-27
XIII.
8efannte Bfa6e.

Ser nd9fte Gag fibrte uns In bic idon
sinmaI bstrstsne @esenb Don Sulba auriid.
Oa sribts aus buftis blauer Serne Der
Petersburs, mo mir mad ben @efe9teu
pom 9slmba1 einen &ubetag 9enofsn.
Die psrsansensn 8O9en sosen In Der Or:
innsruns potiiber, unb man freute fi9, baB
es iber itanben mar.
au9 In 9eiiu, benz Quarter bes foIsens
ben Cages, tau4ten alerlei @rinnerursen
auf. ga bintsr Der 9sde baben mir &ar.
%tOiisln ssto9t.. -. Sn benz srauen 5auie
baben MIR aus sinem Yferbeeimer Wunsr
s~et,unten. -. Sn oteier Birtbi4aft buben
mir uniere 6slpfaiSe nit Branntweln
fiaen lafen....
2lbsr nod lsbbafter erpa4ten bic @rins
nsrunSsn in Der @esenb BON Oermba6,
pel9s mir am foIsenbsn Worsen bstratsn,
Bon sinsm Bsrss iberidautsn mir bic
poblbstannts it6ae gsrsIanbi&aft. SIN
sriiusn GpaIe aruppirtsn i4 bic rotben
Dd9sr bes Stdbttsns. Srisolid itis9
Der blaue Rau9 bss 9srbsS In bic ionniss
WorssnIuft; fiber Dor benz fsinbli4en
Wefer Der Soloatsn frdbtsn BITE Sdbns
IN ben i,ibsn Worssn binaus, unb frieos
LID srfIans bas @srdui9 Der usri9iebsnsn
5anbwsrss. Ssrse fttsssn btutsr Bergen