davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
The Revival and Its Cost,

There can be no advance in spirituality
without self-denial. The history of the
church is continued illustration Of this.
There are so many things to lead the minds
of men away from Christ and religion, that
areviyal, q living. again, is necessary to
gain the attention Of souls to the Importance
Of salvation. All worldly excitements are
unfriendly to religion and direct the mind
from spiritual tn 'ngs. 1t has been Gods
plan ir the history of the church to awaken
the PEOPLE to e sense of their condition by
means of revivals. In this way back
slidden Christians have been awakened
to q sense Of duty and filed with long
ing desire for the salvation Of the world.
We all know that Gods agency in saving
men is His Spirit and in all true reviva!s
the work of the Spirit is clearly seen. 1t will
be admitted that a revival of religion IS de-
sirable, and if it could be purchased By pay
churches that would be sure to have one.
There are various things that stand in the
way of revivals in our churches. There is
the worldly spirit, for instance. The MEM
bers are conformed to the world, to its dis
play, its amusements and its sins. There is
the unconcern of professors who do not seem
to be at all troubled at the
irreligion Of the unconverted, and
they sleep while sinners are unsaved.
NOW we unQeTCdko 10 Say IuaG Iuo ledSOA
why churches do not enjoy revival influences
is they are not willing to pay the price in
self-denial and conservation to God. In
every church there are some earnest
souls who by faitbfulness have power at the
throne Of grace But there is large
measure OF the spirit of the world in our
churches, and this paralyzes the power of
prayer and puts its cod hand on every pulse
of the church. There are scores of churches
in Connecticut in just this condition.
Nothing can be worse than the deadening in
fuence of cold church. Many have the
feeble signs of life, but are in the Slumbers Of
death. How shall these churches
be awakened? Let Christians ask God to
have their faith renewed, and pray that the
power of sin and the world over us may be
broken. We have never known church to
be awakened to a higher state OF
Christian life and no conversions
to follow 1t is the worldly spirit in
our hearts that locks the onward course Of
the kingdom of Christ. Every unconse-
rated professor is lump of ice, to whom
the burning realities of eternity are nothing
We have often had our heart panied at the
great lack of conservation on the part Of
leading members of churches God blesses
us lust rs far as it is possible to do SO, and
the cost of spiritual blessings will be the con-
secration of ourselves to his services.-Hart
Rel. Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
An Audience Gauged by Moisture.

81 can tell you how large an audience
there is in the house any evening with
out looking" said the leader of Broad
way theater orchestra the other day.
"How" interrupted Stnr reporter.
"My violin bow tells the tale. When
the hou is full the moisture coming
from the audience lessons the tension OF
the hairs on the bow, and l am COM
PEELED to tighten them many times dur.
ing an evening. If the air is dry, of
course this is avoided You have no
idea how the sound of a violin is affected
by the weather. Damp atmosphere will
loosen and fatten the strings, and the
result is o screeching sound from the
instrument. The body of the instru-
ment is also affected by the atmosphere.
Moisture gets into the wood and The
violin gives forth an unnatural tone The
moisture thus lowers the pitch, and it IS
exceeding di icult 10 keep the instru-
ment rightly tuned on damp evening.
The wind instruments are affected in al
opposite way. Dampness contracts the
metal, and the result is a higher pitch.
1t frequently happens that there is a
difference of an entire note between the
wind aud string instruments in playing
a selection. .'--NeW Yrk Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
RELIGIOUS READING.
BY and BY.

By and by the path shall brighten,
And Its outlines rise to view;
As the moving mists shall tighten,
And distil the evening dew;
When the gems Of gold shall glisten,
In the cloud supported sky;
While the soul shall look and listen,
By and by, yes by and by.
By and by fringe of beauty,
Shall appear beyond the line,
Where the upward path of duty
Meets and melts in love divine;
There the Lord shall rise in glory,
Through the star depths drawing nigh;
Growing thus redemption's story,
By and by, yes, by and by.
By and by shall come the ringing
OF the music from the throne,
As the seraphs in their singing,
Chant the marvels they have known;
And the azure heights shall thunder
With the chorals Of the sky;
Till the soul shall wait and wonder,
By and by, yes, by and by.
By and by the city golden,
Shall in broad perspective stand;
All its massive bulk upholden
In the hollow of Gods hand.
Then the tempted heights shall glisten,
Near the throne exalted high;
While the soul shall look and listen,
By and by, yes by and by.
-Wa Alfred Gay.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

NEARLY five years ago the steamship
Germania, of the Lloyd Line, departed
from The Hague, bound for New York.
On board we're over 1000 passengers
and O. highly valuable cargo. The
steamship never reached port. No
tidings OF her were ever heard, and,
although given up for lost several years
ago, the particulars of her fate were
never known. The other afternoon,
while walking along the beach Of
Hassler's Haven, southeast of Mel.
bourne, Fla, Frank P. Hassler found
wine bottle lying on the sands. 1t
was almost covered with barnacles and
moss. On picking it up he found it
had been securely corked. Scraping
the Shiny moss off the bottle, two pieces
of paper were seen inside. The neck
of the bottle was broken off and the
papers withdrawn. One was blank
bill of lading of the steamer Germania,
Lloyd Line, printed in German. The
other paper was simply brown wrapping
paper, one side of which was covered
with writing in German, the characters
being almost illegible. After much
trouble the following translation was
made: "The steamship Germania is oD
fire and sinking. Gale blowing and
all boats swamped. All hope is gone.
Johann Weinbergg, Stuttgart, Ger
many, April II. 1884"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
TEMPERANCE.
True Heroism.

Let Others write Of battles fought
On bloody, CHASTITY fields,
Where honor greets the man VINO WINS
And death the man who yields;
But will not write Of him who fights
And vanauishes his sins
Who struggles on through weary years
Against himself and wins.
He is hero, true and brave,
Who fights an unseen foe, o..
And puts at last beneath his feet
His passions base and low:.
And stands erect in manhood's might,
Undanted, undismayed-
The bravest man who drew q sword
In foray or in raid.
It calls for something more than Drawn
Or muscle to o'ercome
An enemy who marcheth not
With banner, plume or drum
A foe forever lurking nigh,
With silent, stealthy tread;
Forever near your board by day,
At might beside your bed.
All honor, then, to that brave heart,
Though poor or rich he be,
Who struggles with his baser part,
Who conquers and is free.
He may not wear hero's crown
Or fill hero's grave,
But truth will place his name among
The bravest Of the brave,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
Cider and Temperance

A Boston paper remarks that the new new
amendment propo ed to be added to the Con- m
stitution of the Bay State ito prohibit Inc sell.
inc of cider as beverage we inferl viii not
hinder the manufacture Of cider by the farm
ers in case it is engrossel and improved by
the people The farmers may maantactnre astda tor
cider just as they 10 today ysa an tHa a,sea and Gon
half or three cents gallon more than if sold
ns beverage. 1t is quite probable that this
amendment will be given by the Massa-
chusstts Legislature to the people to act upon:
and it is decidedly important that they acr
intelligently. York Witnesa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

THE Pennsylvania Senate hasknocked
out the House bill requiring every
school house in the State to fly o
United States flag while the school is
in session. Might as we'll require every
school to fire cannon at its opening.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

In Greece it is not yet recognized
that women have the privilege of work
ing. An enormous petition has been
addr, sscd to the House asking fol
secondary education for women and fol
the foundation OF lyceums for girls.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

The Eifel tower, Paris, will be fin
ished April l. The elevator trip will
take five minutes. The toweris now S25
feet, and weighs $500 tons. There is
to be added 800 tons more.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
Gladstonc's Affection for Old Clothes.

MIR. Gladstone is said to be so partial
to old clothes that his valet has the
greatest difficulty in persuading him to
don a new suit when it is ready for him.
Although the servant carefully lays the
clothes out in the morning, ths grand
old man" persists in donning the old
ones. It is only by removing these at
night and leaving nothing but the new
ones in his room that Mr.. Gladstone cam
be persuaded to discard clothing that
has become positively shabby.-San
Francixo Ctr0aice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

DURING the year 1887 the Russian
tobacco factories turned out 2, 692, 1885,
S65 eiQarettes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
True PRAYER.

1t is neither wise nor right for Gods peo-
pie to be too persistent in pressing particular
requests in prayer; or rather in showing
wifful disposition in prayer. No matter how
much we want to obtain some fancled good
thing or to avoid some fancied trout lie or
calamity, our petitions ought always to be
accompanied with the feeling and expression
that the Lords will, not ours, may be done.
This is the lesson taught us in Christ's ever
memorable struggle in the garden or
Gethsemane, and it is revelation OF the
nature and effectiveness of true prayer. 1t
is only when the ignorant and weak human
soul submits itself TO the guidance OF infinite
intelligence and perfect love; only when the
wayward and sinful human will bows to tie
righteous Divine Will that there is any real
communion between Inan and God.
Nor will God answer in the best sense any
other kind of petition. He does indeed at
times answer wrong petitions pushed by the
wilful believer to the extreme and in wrong
spirit; but the very answer is an lnfllctlon OF
His displ. aSure and sure to end in disastrous
results. For example: when the lsraelltes
prayed in murmuring and rebelllous dlSpo-
sition for flesh, whilst signing after the theSn M
pots of Egypt God replied by sending fiocks
of quail which, though wonderfully gratfy-
he nation back into IS years of wre tched
ing to the appetite, bred nevertheless
plague that destroyed the caters by thou,
sands. SO again He yield d to the demand
of the tribes to send spies into Canaan, whl+h
displayed lack of faith and obedience; but
the conflicting reports of the returned spies
divided the camp, threw the majority INTO
doubt. fear and despair: and in fact hurled
vanderings in the wilderness. In the same
wav the wish and determination OF the dis,
contented people to have king was real
reLelion against the theocracy. Well, Je,
bovoh Granted the rebelliOus request ana
himself selected the king, had him anolntel
and crowned; but the result was that 1ne
people suffered all sorts of evil from their
king 81 that he became a rod OF Divine
wrath rather than an instrument OF mercy
and blessing.
The writer Of these lines once knew
mother who was most remarkable IN her
persistence in praying for the restoration
from perilous sickness of her son. She was
warned that she should say: "Ihe LordS
will be done" but replied that "she could
and would nof, if that will meant the
death of her on and darling boy" here
was sinful re eilion of heart ana VIII.
Her prayer, hoy ever, was answered. Inc
boy seemed rescued from the jaws OF death;
but alas, he grew up to b. a wick q, drink INK
ing. gambling, remorseless wretch! Inc
heart t-broken mother often recalled with
nenitcntial sorrow her own stubbornness OF
will in having refused to bow to what
see red q call from Cd for her boy as
clear as the call once given to Abraham;
and wished, tco late. that God had taken
him fro II earth while yet IN the beauty
and innocence Of childhood
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

The Bristol Gospel Temperance Union Oh
Edinburgh, since its organization in lSS2, has
influenced between four and I've thousand
persons to sign the total abstinence pledge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

The thoughtful and judicious disciple will
always remember, and in remembering this
will find all his comfort and JOY, that God
knows best and will do best, that as his own
truth declares: "All things work together
for the good of them TINT love Him." He
will therefore say as Jesus did when contem-
plating the appalling scenes of tn, cruel
tixion: 30, NY Father, if it be possible, let
this cup pass from Me: nevertheless, not as I
will, but as Thou wlt."-Christian at Work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

We are wanting the strength we need for
the discovery Of truth as yet unknown, be
cause we do not rest enough in truth that we
know. "Rest in the Lord" The greatest
things are known already.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
A Boys Terrible Inheritance.

The most striking illustration that is in
my recollection at the present moment was
in one whom knew from his birth until he
met his death by the most tragical Of sutci-
dal acts, and who was as peculiar in some re-
spects before the fatal influence Of drink had
actually seized on him ns afterward. On his
paternal side this boy directly inherited the
alcoholic taint: on his mothers side, incI-
rectlv He was boy not wanting in cer-
tain ability, and not wanting in q certain
beauty Of build: hut he had about him no de-
termination of purpose. He was restless
without object capricious, and often lnelan-
choly He was not Intentionally cruel, but
as if without knowing it he was suddenly
and often desperately cruel with animals and
playfellows alike. 80 he grew up, not MAX
ing much progress in anything, and caring
should. At last when he was under
age, the taste for wine and almost in
stantly for stronger fluid Of the same
spiritclass, was acquired. Then as it
were, with bound, he passed into dipsoma-
MIA There were no preliminary stages OF
gayety, Of occasional into1ication, with
periods of reformation; no re!apses under
anxiety or urgent temptation, but COM
plets Transformation OF the whole manor,
rather, tho whole youth-nto drunk mad
ness. He did not, would not, could not
reason on tho matter. He was as conscious
of the evil as was anyone who looked at him
in his worst phases. He had no desire what
ever to reform. 1t was his confession that
he csred for life only so far as it gave him
the opportunity to indulge in drink. Having
no pity for himself. he had 10 pity for others,
and disregardful OF his welfare, dragged all
who approached him, as far as he could into
his own courses not, lie it observed, from
any desire to do them wrong, but from an
actual indifference, or, it may be. ignorance
Of the relations between right and wrong;
and so, for many years. MS distorted way OF
life, accursed, as he himself said: and &C:
cursing, progressed, until in mere freak, and
practising in the actual act of killing him.
self an awful cruelty Oh others, ne came TO
l,;c ,,t;,,olv and -EJjoneer
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
A Professor" Who is Not Wanted

Among the arrivals in New York by the
North German Lloyd steamer Trave, on the
I'd ult., was n champagne professor"
Professor F. P. Hofmeister, Of Wurtemburg,
inventor Of a new system of making
champagne from still wines. He and his
assistant, DR. Cote, it is announced, have
come to this country in response to the in
vitation of New York wine merchants, with
view to applying his process to California
white wines. He expresses the opinion that
America can become all extensive exporter
of champagne and still wines Amy increase
in champagne and wine-making in this
country is to be depored. We are in no
sense in need Of champagne "professorship"
on this side of the Atlantic, and it would be
we'll for investing capitalists to take note Of
the signs of the times in various States
wherein Prohibition already obtains, and
others wherein Prohibitory constitutional
amendment campaigns are now pending.
Like breweries and distilsries, wlne-pro-
ducing vineyards and champagne inven-
tions are certainly destined i'll the not distant
future, to become poor paying property on
American soil.-Temperanc Aarocate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27

blage there may be some who have misap.
propriated trust funds Put them back, or,
II you have so hopslessly involved them that
you cannot put them back, confess the wno'e
thing to those whom you have wronged, ana
you viii sleep better nights, and you VIII
have tho better chance for your soul. What
a sad thing it would be If, after you are
dead, Your administrator should hnd
out from the account books, or from the lack
OF vouchers, that you were not only eanKruPG
in estate, but that you lost your SOUL II all
the trust funls that have been misappro-
priated should suddenly fly to their owners,
AMI all the property that has been purloine!dl d
should suddenly go back to its owners. IL
would crash into ruin every city IN America.
A clustering young man arrived at d
hotel in the West and he saw man on 1he
sidewalk, and in rough way, as no man ~
has a right to address laborer, SAID 10
him: Garry this trunk upstairs. The man
carried tho trunk upstairs and came down,
and then the young man gave him quarter
of a drllar which was marked. and insteau
Of being twenty-five cents it was worth only
twenty cents. Then the young man gave
his card to the laborer and said: "4ou take
this up to Governor Grimes; want to see
him." "Ah," said the laborer: II am
Governor Grimes" "Oh," said the young
man. ''you--I-eXcuse me-" Then the Gov
ernor said: II was much impressed oy
the letter you wrote me asking ior a
certain office in my gift, and | had made up
my mind you should have it; but young
nun who will cheat laborer out OF nVe
cents would swindle the Government OF the
State il he got his hands on it. Idon't want
you. Good morning, sir" 1t nevar pays
Neither In this world nor in the world 70
come will it pay. ,,.
do not SUPPOSE there ever was better
specimen Of honesty than was found IN tne
Duke of Wellington. He parched with nus
was suffering, and he hardly knew how to
get along. Plenty Of plunder all about, but ne
commanded none of the ilhnder to
be taken. He writes home these re-
markable words: I'VE are over
whelmed with debts, and can scarcely Gtir
out OF my house on account Of public crealt-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31

= a. oueetiouer also. There was ohe
asv an Iejsh tenant who had been threassnes 49,
sh.t ne for disobcdience 70 the ofuch - -
rearue aWhen.s asked Mr. Biggah WIN ,.a "a
babitnal chucble, did you first begin 70 % ais ~
:, vonr life p When you first came ineo IA
riace and made a speech against me-,
~ sturdy farmer 1t was either ~ TINS ~ y,
ss..,,a. casa that the genial Member for neoO
rayar had nrounised that If anybody were piose-
e,,,ad Tar numbering iand-grabpef, no".y
shaulS he found for mis- defence. Inc cause -
Home Rule is but ill served by champions '.
sert. and one of the mysteries WHICH ea go
Mr. parncll is his acceptance oil neip ii s. an6
sinaulas sources Mr. Biggars harsh !, ,SS. ~ah
harsh voice and harsh manner express wen D..
his dellghtsin what is cruel and coWaruS, 60
suppose Mr. Parnen ~ not IN al 'nns SS - lie
agent. He must work with sucn '00iN 10
ready TO bis hand No., Mr. Healy
:. : sansble sharp person, and would DC lnuOn
ahIs, one n he could keep his temper unoer Oqn-
troll ar II he did not take pleasure ~ rnoVVi-o
~ . vituperatiye kind--in calling Names ~ e,,S
49,, saw II saw him but once IN COURT os'iN'
aa,,er vnung man. of moderate helght-he onAS
tbing moderate about him and slender nsule
With nrotruding forehead and protruoine eS1o'
partlv Ind by an egeglass lie 10 nOo
What M Henri Rochefort was twenty years @so'
the upper part Of his face especially, ana "a, 'i0
suggestion Of being ready at any monens lU M 81
encounter with anybody seout any 'n has an air
even than Az Rocbefort. Mr.. Healy has an sil
~ hs,nr ON the lookout for sk1rmlsh' WIN VIC
warlil,e demeanor Of the bantam COCK w nls Wv"
dnnrhill Colonel John Hays ine' pearl "uu
cbipper and sassy might have been Writes ~
des erls Mr.. Healy. Pleasant and amusing ~
private life, say those who know him, put s IL
public his mission is to make things tIeIs q,
for The base and brutal Saxon, and nc lSils ~
Nth . nerseyering conscienuOusness which earns
him the admiration of his own cOuntrymen 1t Is N
u,n s which is perpetual puzzle to the English
The Irish NJ p. plays to the Irish gallery, 9oS 70
the Enghsh or even to the American. a.. ..,aS
on fine one occasion when saw him In court O,,eu
! +oIl with Mr. Justice Hammer, aud got IL. eus
in that he Jared no worse than Sir Charles Eoss'n
himself,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
SOME APPALLING GARD ETIQUETTE
Prom Tho washington Post.


The families OF Chief Justice Fuller and Senator
Eyar.s arc very thick. II has brought about q
remsEAabe reform In certain social custom s1p
dcsslS' VIII 9mphSs. that n @ ~ tS sS IL
strict adherence this rulo whom the seven Evarts
girls went over TO call on tho Fullers they bad 20
leave cards Of themselves and papa and msn NINA
Evarts for papa aud mamma Fulier ana lhe o'Bh'
plus . tines 2 plus EQUALS 90: to-,
nlne9 nSh ear hS on e bali table, and when tho Fuller
girls went 10 soc The Evarts Iamuy they hsa "
S PqSS S. carl . to v Do ' aa sD Zach PS&R
OF them, rather thant 70 do single thing which was
Ss chic sa ssSeS f tho For & an oy
SS, back and iOrtA 70 see each other IN their IN
h SS SFs stood Se Ss end oi11 MONTH
80 times times times 80 eauas Is. ~ ~ 1c,ohs,
and by the end Of tho year bis dear girls bad used
over 10000 cards eallng on tho Evarts girls, And
not less than S gSs s aa hui IN Of Shs S a
couldn't pick mp book or put down Lo6 hand w wtG S
Sotsd With cards It 8 the way over at senator
Tso Indigo had been drawing his s1o5oo year In
uon1bIy instaIn,ents md paying bis landlord 81 900
a month with OOmmnda6ls regularity and cheerful
Rui When Ja5T &C., came nI S59Sn SS GOO 5 sDs
cards the Judge felt Ayprehensiye. -.
The ststIoner had Ia thing down fine. To accom-.
TS SaNi l, Inc decks Of tsnaSt family GoCs Tou
Then, when call was made psok gas te ZOE esSS
member OF the family ohueu upOu' anu 4lD
girls had theirs fixed tho same way. So convenient.
didn't have 20 break deck -. .
The Justice carefully brushed his has that evening.
He had thought OF buying new tile a. New ear
nrcsent hut he nut away the notion and gave tho oia
ana n whir against the benzine rag Then ne puL "
on, washed his hands carefully, gave hs Hs ioaed
iongn1iv AZ passlnR stootcar but N sontoly otacea
bimself AGAINST the temptation and Walked .,.,
Tho Senator and the Justice had lonk nrd 1as
next day furniture van heavily laden went nom tns
Evarts house TO the Fuller house ana OK msticejS
10 The Senator's The girls wero exehanglk Cs 49,
Now when they make calls on each oiner, thoS 'U''
bang on the neweI post and holer upstairs