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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-02
Our Supplement.

1t may be that you are about to ask
why we printed this sheet. If so, we
will tell you before you ask. In it
are great variety of excellent articles
on great variety of subjects. Among
other things, the reader will find some
of the choicest miscellany, education
al, household, literary, religious and
news paragraphs. Just the thing for
any tireside. We send it out as an
earnest of the energetic work which
we expect to bestow on the paper for
the benefit of our subscribers this
winter. With more type, and great
ly increased facilities for doing work,
we enter upon the winter campaign
confident of our ability to please the
public.
The present ediror of the Press and
Banner has been connected with this
paper for more than thirty years, and
he thinks he has earned something of
good will from the public. Hav-
ing the best interest Of the whole coun-
try at heart, we shall strive to make
q paper which will be read by large
circle of readers.
Whatever energy, and the liberal ex
penditure of money can do, will be
done to make the Press and Banner
an indispensable article around the
firesides of the people of Abbeville
County.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-02

To clean tinware dampen cloth
and dip in soda and rub the ware
briskly, after which wipe dry.
For starching muslins, ginghams
and calicoes, dissolve a small piece OF
alum and add to pint of starch.
To clean stove-pipe, put piece OF
zinc on the Goals of hot fire the va
Dor produced carries off the SCOT by
chemical decomposition.
Gut a good supply Of wood and al.
low it to be we'll seasoned. The wo-
man who can cook with green wood
and be pleasant with it, must be lit
tie lower than the angels.
A pan of sliced raw onions placed in
a room where there is diphtheria, will
absorb all the poison and prevent the
disease from spreading. The onions
should be buried every morning and
fresh ones cut up.
A wire basket to drain dishes in is a
great convenience. A substitute may
be made, by punching holes in the bot
tom of an old dish-pan and setting it
on two sticks in one end of the sink.
Pour hot water over the dishes in this
pan; after they have drained few
minutes, the nan may be carried to the
pantry. and the dishes will need but
little wiping before putting away.
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Samuel Bradburn.

An incident in the course of one OF
Bradburn's journeys was described by
an old minister, who had the best evil
dence of its authenticity, evidence
which was afterwards codfirmed by
Bradburn's nearest relative and biog-
rapher. The incident shows that his
wit could be merciless when saucily
provoked. He had come to roadside
inn to wait for the stage coach. While
waiting, another passenger arfived-a
young lord, attended by bis valet. The
young gentleman was lively, but stam-
mered slightly in conversation. On
seeing Bradburn, whose personal ap-
pearance would attract attention, the
gay young fellow, speaking aside to
the land-lady, said:
"Y-o-you h-have parson here"
Hes a Methodist preacher, my
lord" said she.
"Oh, then. I-I-'ll have "a bit of fun
with him." Approaching Bradburn,
he said:
"P-p-pray sir, c-a-can you t-tell me
how it was that B-a-Balaam's ass
spoke?
Bradburn, who knew that if you
look full at stammerer, you increase
his difficulty, replied:
"What do you say, sir?"
"P-p-p-pray, sir, ocean you tell me
h-h-how it was th-that Ba-Balaam's
ass spoke?"
"What do you say, sir ?" cried Brad
burn, looking sternly into his face and
putting his hand to his ear.
"Pa-p-pa-pa," suffered the fun-mak-
er, and stood with distorted face una
BILE to put his question.
His valet came to his rescue, and
bowling to Bradburn, said
my lord wishes to know, sir,
whether you can inform him how it
was that Balaam's ass spoke?"
II don't know, sir" was the answer,
"unless it was that Balaam stammered
so badly himself that he hired his ass
to speak for him."
Both master and man had found fun =,
enough.-Sunday Magazine.
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The Addresses Before the Teachers
Association.

We will in a short time publish in
these columns the admirable address
es which were recently delivered be-
fore Teachers Association at Due West,
and which are valuable not only to
teachers, but to the intelligent general
public. We have already published
Mr.. Cork's address, and we now have
in hand several other papers.
"Cultivation of WILL" by Rev. W..
NJ. Grier, D. D.. of Due West.
"How to Interest Children" by Miss
Leona Blake, of Greenwood.
"How to Teach Geography" by
Prof. w. G. Bell. recently of Triangle
High School, but now Of Johns Hop
kin's University.
These are all valuable papers, and
will be read with interest. The names
Of the distinguished authors, are a
sufficient guarantee of their real mer-
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Wise Words.
tice is nine-tenths.

Practice is nine-tenthS.
Never trust much to b new friend.
Living only avails, not the having
lived.
Concentration is the secret of
strength.
Employ no one to do what you can
do yourself.
Trust thyself; every heart vibrates
to that iron string.
Better to die at the post of duty than
to live elsewhere.
Evil is talked of, but good is taken
as matter Of course.
Most things that are said to be smart
will not bear analysis.
No man was ever strong enough to
conquer his own prejudices.
Slander is q slime which envious
people throw on others better than
themselves.
Evil takers should be arrested for
carrying concealed weapons in their
tongues.
knowledge, like money, increases
our responsibility in proportion to the
amount obtained.
We build barriers against the flood
tide; we should place some restraints
to all prosperity.
The man who runs from q humble
bee may show great courage when
fighting with lion.
Flags, brass bands and fireworks
may influence weak minds, but they
are not real arguments.
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PoLYCARPs GRAvE.-A correspond

PoLYcARPs GRAvE.-A correspond
ent of the New York .Mnn ana Er-
press, writing from Smyrna, says:
t"The chief historical character con-
nect-d with Smyrna is Polycarp, one
o: tie first Christian martyrs. He
Was lis first bishop, and received in
structinns and perhaps his consecra-
ton from the Apostle John. His
words to the Roman centurion, who Of
fered torelease him from the flames If he
would recant, are memorable: "Eigh-
ty-six years have I served Him and
He has never done me any harm.
How, then, can I blaspheme my King
and Saviour?n The Moslem has en-
tered Polycarp's name upon the calen-
dar of his saints, and points out his
grave on an eminence behind the city
Commanding a fine view of the bay.
The grave is inclosed by fence, and is
marked by humble structure of stuc-
co masonry, three or four feet high.
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About Horses.

Never wash horse with cold water
when he is heated.
Water before feeding, but not while
the horse is hot from work.
Use the whip very little, and never
when the animal shies or stumbles.
Never leave q horse standing un-
hitched. II is the way to make them
runaways.
Do not storm and fret. Be quiet and
kind, and the horse will generally be
so too.
Give the horse large stall and a
good bed at night. 1t is important
that he lie down to rest.
Do not expect your horse to be equal
ly good at everything. The horse,
like the man, must be adapted to his
work.
Keep horses bedding dry and
clean, underneath as well as on. top.
Standing in hot, fermenting manure
causes thrush.
Collar gals and bruises are benefited
by washing with salt water. Wash
shoulders daily when using the horse.
Brine is also good for stiff joints:
Never allow any one to tickle or
tease your horse. The animal only
feels the torment and does not under
stand the joke. Never hit the horse in
the stable, as it only assists in making
him vicious.
Use the curry comb very lightly,
when used roughly it is a source of
great pain brushing and rubbing are
the proper means to secure a glossy
coat. Let the heels be brushed out ev-
cry night. Dirt, if allowed to cake
causes sore heels.
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The Robin and the Chicken,

A plump little robin few down from tree,
To hunt for a worm. which he happened to
see;
A frisky young chicken came scampering by,
And gazed at the robin with wonderful eye.
Said the chick, "What q queer-looking chick.
en- Is that!
It's wings are 80 long and It's body so fat!
While the robin remarked, loud enough to be
heard,
"Dear me! an exceedingly strengthening
birdw
"Can you sing?" robin asked, and the chick
en- said mop
But asked, in Its turn, If the robin could crow
So the bird sought tree, and the chicken d
wall,
And each thought the other knew nothing at
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-02
A Go cd Work at Little River Church
8. &.

As we have received go much good
from recent meetings, we want to des-
cribe them 80 that others may be like
wise benefited. About four months
ago DIR. E. NJ. Caine, an elder of
Liberty Springs church, Cross Hill,
IS. c., made an appointment for an
all-day prayer-meeting at our church,
Little River. A good number of the
community turned out, and after Sun
day.schooi DR.. Caine took the chair
to conduct the prayer-meeting.
He first explained that In his neigh
borhood the people had been greatly
blessed for the last two years by doing
what they could for the Masters cause.
They had done great good, and they
wanted all Christian people to learn to
live as they were commanded in the
Bible-like brothers. If nelghbors
had anything against each other, they
should have some one 60 for them and
make it I'D; and also learn to live a
Christian life, and bear in mind that
we must help each other to start IN
our Christian duties. After he had
finished. about ten others followed, who
had come with him, besides few OF
our good brothers-all pleading that
the people might turn their hearts to
God and live at peace, and giving good
advice how to start family worship
and how to interest the children in
the work, and many other things.
In conducting these meetings the
Moderator would call on different per-
sons to offer prayer and would give
out songs, and then leave it open to
any one to talk reasonable time. At
the close of the evening services,
which were conducted by Mr.. c..
L. Fuller, he requested all the men
to stand up who would agree to carry
on union pray-meeting each Sunday
evening at some ones house. A goo1i
many Of different denominations stood
ND, and then the ladies were asked to
stand up to show who wanted it at
her house first. That being decided,
the meeting was closed.
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TO the extent that profession Of re-
ligion does not carry with it purity,
chastity, truth-in a word. integrity of
moral nature-it is an evil and not a
good.
Very much less than we think docs
our happiness depend upon what is
external in us. If there be no heaven
within, all the externalities of all out
ward heaven would be insufficient to
produce happiness.
Power is so Enthusiastically calm
that calmness in itself has the aspect OF
power, and forbearance implies
strength.
Blessed be God (says pious writer),
I not only begin praying when [ kneel
down, but do not leave off praying
when rise up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-02
Court Week.

We expect to print full account of
the proceedings of the next Court. If
you are not subscriber, you should
hand in your name before that time,
SC as to get copy of the best issue of
the Press and Banner that has ever
been published. 1t will be q histori-
cal paper, and one which every citizen
will be likely to lay away for future
reference.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-02
A Good Way to Invest Two Dollars

When you sell your cotton, send
two dollars to the Press and Banner,
and receive paper which will be of
interest to you, and of value to your
children. Nothing adds more to the
intelligence of a family than good
newspapers. They are next in value
to the services of a teacher in impart-
ing knowledge, and in cultivating a
desire for the higher attainments in
life, they have no superior. No fami-
ly should do without a good news
paper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-02
A Few Proverbs.

Just for the sake of "auld lang-synen
and that "auld acquaintance" be not
forgot, we propose here and now to
give the readers specimen of the pro-
verbs used by our fathers in days and
years long since gone by:
/. IA counterfeit note will come
back or bad penny will come home
again." That is: The evil men do
will react and plague themselves.
2. BETTER miss dinner than make
work for DOCTOR" Many attacks of
sickness have been prevented by a lit
tie fasting.
8. IA bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush," but thorn in the hand
is worse than ten in the bush.
4. "a poor mechanic blames his
tool" The Chinese say,
"An unskillful fools
Quarrel with their tools.'
Many a botched piece of work is
charged to the tools, when in reality it
is the fault of an unskillful workman
S. IA bird is known by his note and
man by his talk"
6. IA blind man cannot Judge COZ
ors." So an illiterate man cannot crit
icise the products of learning, nor can
one ignorant of the Bible and Christi
anity be a judge of preaching.
7. "a drinking Dame
A sight OF shame"
Yet there are many women who drink
to their own shame and injury.
8. "a drinking man is on the road
to Needham." Yes, and on the road
to worse place than that.
9. Zone drop of liquor is drop too
much" Therefore drop it.
10. Devotion when lukewarm IL
undevout." Much truth in that,
which ought to be understood and re-
membered by all who pretend to wor-
ship.
II. "Dare to be right, and do right
because it is right"
IL. "Dead devotion is living mock
ery."
19. "Despair not for thou hast a
God presume not for thou art but q
man."
IA. "Do not wrest the Scriptures and
do not rest without the Scriptures"
Is. "Fond of doctors, little health.
Fond of lawyers, little Wealth.
10. "Fools have made wise speeches ;
and wise men have made foolish
speeches"
II. "If you have two hands, beware
of third-behind-hand."
1s. "Mere lip-prayers are lost pray
ers." Do not pray 6y heart, but sOith
the heart.
19. "If you jump into well, do not
blame Providence if you are left
there"
20. "Deny yourself, or Christ will
deny you"
81: "Fools mock at sin because they
are FOOLS"
%. Don't wait for something to
"turr up." Go to work and turn it up
Yourself Many people complain of
the hardness Of their lot when indus
try and frugality would greatly soften
it.
@. Do not charge Providence o,
Fate with the results of your own care.
lessness, or neglect. You and none
other are TO be blamed.
"a. "What thy hand findetn 20 Go.
do with thy night" and be sure it is
something useful and ought to be done.
25. Judge not God by His Provi-
dences, for you may not understand
them but judge Him by His prom
ises which are plain and easily under
stood.
26. "Do not gaze at stars and fall in
the ditch.n Many men have had hard
falls because they look too high. Look
up, but don't forget you are still on
earth and Of the earth earthly.
81. GAS well try to reach the skies on
a tread mill as to hope to reach heaven
bv YOUR own good works alone"
%. GAS grace lives, sin dies"
%. "As you hope for mercy, learn to
be merciful." -,
80. "Do as you would be done by"
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In family government let this always
be remembered, that no reproof or de-
nunciation is so potent as the silent in
fuence of good example.
A true sense of our unworthiness
makes every blessing great and pre-
cious.
Communion in suffering helps to
work compassion toward them that do
suffer.
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If you run a fish-hook in any part OF
the body, do not try to pull it out, but
cut off the line, file or break off the
flattened end and pass the hook on
through the flesh as you would nee
pie in sewing.
As important as is a correct religious
theory it, of itself, never saves soul !;
there mus st be q submissive, penltellt
trust in the Christ an enlightened re-
ligious theory presents.
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GETTING READY FOR COURT.
The Drawing of the Jury, and the
Names of the JurorA


Last Thursday morning messenger
came to ask the editor of the Press ana
Banner to witness the drawing of the
jury for the October term of the Court,
which was to take place in the office OF
the Clerk of the Court.
When we arrived the Jury Commits
sion were already at their work, and
a number Of spectators were present to
witness and testify as to the manner in
which that important duty might be
performed by the peoples trusted Off
GERS, and all, with one accord, are
ready to certify to the fairness of the
drawing.
The Jury Commission is composed
Of W. f. Morrison, jury commission
er Joel w. Lites, chairman of the
board of county commissioners A.
w. Jones, auditor. According to the
requirements of the law, the drawing
took place in the presence of the clerk,
Thos. L. Moore, and the sheriff, w.
D. Mann. The commission also invit-
ed spectators to be present, Cerhaps a
dozen gentlemen accepted the invita-
tion, and witnessed the drawing.
Mr.. Morrison sat near a box contain
ing the names from which the jurors
were to be drawn. The lid was slight
iy raised, so as to admit his hand and
arm. Drawing out the little slips,
without remark, he handed them to
Captain Lites, who announced the
name. The paper was then passed to
Mr.. Jones, who repeated the name as
soon as he had written it down.
When the whole had been drawn,
Sheriff Mann, Auditor Jones and Clerk
Moore compared notes, and the list
was declared correct and complete.
The names on the little slips of paper
were then put in large envelope and
sealed by Auditor Jones, and the work
was finished.
The following are the jurors, the
names being set down in the order in
which they were drawn:
/. J. L. White, seventh township.
2. H. w. Gordon, sixth township.
8. J. A. Leroy, fifteenth township.
4. J. A. Bannister, eighth township.
S. J. r. Glenn, eleventh township.
6. w. B. Acker, fourth township.
7. J. R. +. Wilson, eleventh town'p.
s. J. R. McGhee, fifth township.
9. w. P. Atkins, seventh township.
10. P. B. Speed, eleventh township.
IL. w. NJ. Davenport, second town'p.
IL. G. F. Lee, fifth township.
19. J. T. Hester, fifteenth township.
IA. J. C. Nickles, second township.
Is. A. B. Kennedy, fifth township.
16. E. D. Kay, fifteen townthip.
II. J. T. Carlisle, sixth township.
1S. A. S. McKinzie, third township.
10. j. IT. Baskin, thirteenth township.
20. A. IT. Fleming, sixth township.
81. G. F. Shirley, third township.
%. Fletch Arnold, third township.
%. J. B. Reynolds, second township.
"a. T. J. Hurst, eighth township.
IS. Robert Hester, fourteenth towr'p.
26. J. A. Moore, first township.
y. J. D. Ward, eighth township.
%. n. P. Milford, sixth township.
%. J. A. Stevenson, sixth township.
80. NJ. B. Neel, seventh to ,nship.
81. w. H. Emmerson, third township.
80. A. S. Osborne, first township
33. J. P. Phillips, first township.
"a. I. H. McCalla, thirteenth town'p.
IS. w. w. Gilbert, fourteenth town'p.
SO. w. T. Mcdonald, fifteenth town'p.
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The practice of keeping night lights
in the children's bedrooms is pro-
nounced very injurious by q we'll
known physician. Instead of allow
ing the optic nerves the perfect rest af-
forded by darkness, the light keeps
them in perpetual stimulation, with
the result of causing the brain and the
rest Of the nervous system to suffer.
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We have seen somewhere, 'St. Pc
ter's Chain" linked and welded to-
gether in this way: Faith may be-
come feeble; therefore, add virtue.
Virtue may become rash therefore
add knowledge. knowledge may be-
come conceited; add temperance.
Temperance may become ascetic; add
patience. Patience may become sto-
ical; add godliness. Goodness may
become morose; add brotherly kind
ness. Brotherly kindness may become
bigoted; add charity. This links
faith, the foundation, with charity, the
capstone.
A holy life has voice. 1t speaks
when the tongue is silent and is either
a constant attraction or Il continual re-
proof.
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disputed possession that he laughs at any
attempt to dislodge him, and 80 believers and
churches are overcome instead Of being over
comera
10. "And David went on and grew great,
and the Lord God Of hosts wss with Him
Going and growing are the two words In the
margin; thus should every believer daily ad-
vance, growing In grace and In the knowl
edge Of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Oh Pet. iii, l9, our motto being still upward,
still upward, still upwardl" remembering
that every winding about makes an enlarg-
ing, and there is always One in the midst
Ezek. Iii, ., or this Of Paul: 'This one
thing do, forgetting those things which are
behind, and reaching forth unto those things
which are before, press toward the mark
for the prize of the high calling Of God in
Christ Jesus" phil. iii, 1S, III Thus shall
our daily life be going and growing; but
we shall never get to it till, like David, we
realize that "The Lord God of hosts is with
us" and firmly believing this, seek with the
whole heart more intimate acquaintance
with Him, and thus cultivate a more implicit
reliance upon Him.
II. "And Hiram king Of Tyre sent niessen-
gers to David, and cedar trees, and carpen-
ters, and masons; and they built David all
house." Here is a Gentle king and his peo-
pie, coming cheerfully to the king Of Israel
to do him honor; thus shall it be, as tho
prophets everywhere tell us, when the king
dom shall have been restored to Israel
12. david perceived that the Lord had
established him king over Israel, and that He
had exalted his kingdom for His people
ITael's sake" Notice in this verse two
things: First. that the Lord had done it all;
it was not David's patience or wisdom or
might, but the Lord alone that did it all;
and, second, that it was done for His people
Israels sake.