The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-27
GRAINS.

There is no worse thief than bad
book.
He loses least in qrarrel who keeps
his tongue in check.
Attempts at reform, when they fail,
strengthen despotism.
The best proof of apostolic success.
sion is apostolic success.
They must be strong legs that can
support prosperous days.
I,aziness travels so slowly that Pow
erty soon overtakes him.
Shame comes to no man unless he
himself help it on the way.
The love of our neighbor is the only
door out of the dungeon of self.
Not to- enjoy life, but to employ life,
ought to be our aim and inspiration.
Tho next thing to having wisdom
ourselves is to profit by that of Others.
Power multiplies flatterers, and fiat
teries multiply our delusions by hid
ing US from ourselves;
If every person would be half as
good as he expects his neighbor to be,
what heaven this world would be!
1t is with nations as with individ-
uals: those who know the least of 9th.
ers, think the highest of themselves.
Conscience, like any other faculty,
should be carefully cultivated, especial.
ly as the light of nature is so imperfect
and public opinion is so much de-
bauched.
When you desire holiness more than
anything else in this world, it is neal
at hand. "And We shall seek me. and
find me, when We shall search for me
with all your heart"
Religion is in its essence an inward
and spiritual holiness. Outward &C.
tioHs can be considered but two ways
either as the means and instrument,
or else as the fruits and effects OF holi-
ness.
The divinest attribute in the heart
of man is love, and the mightiest, be-
cause the most human, principle in the
heart of man is faith. Love is heav-
en-; faith is that which appropriates
heaven.
TOMATO FRITTERs.- quart
tstewed tomatoes, one egg, one small
teaspoonful soda. Stir in flour enough
to make batter like that for griddle
cakes. Have some lard very hot on
the stove, drop the batter in spoon
full at time and fry.
It is great comfort to people of COM
monplace gifts and talents to know
that the measure of success, in the
Masters sight at the last, will not be
largeness Of result, but faithfulness in
the use of what the Master has en-
trusted to US.
Spiritual account-keeping is much
neglected, and many Christians drift
along year after year without taking
account of stock, or even reckoning up
gains and losses. The books 20 unbal.
anced, and no care is taken to guard
against spiritual bankruptcy.
Oh, Christian, the God whom you
serve is so excellent that no good can
be added to him; and 50 infinite that
no good can be diminished in him
He makes happy, and yet is not the
less happy; he shows mercy to the
full, and yet remains full of mercy.
How many professors are there who
have light enough to konw what
shonld be done, but have not love
enough to do what they know! Such
people have no advantage from carry,
ing a bright candle in dark lantern.
Give me the professor who perfectly
sees the way he should 60, and readily
goes the way he sees.
STRINaING SEED CoRN.-A West,
ern farmer advises to tie the ears to-
gether with husks in some place where
the grain can be saturated with coal
smoke. The odor, he says, repels
squirrels and worms from eating the
seed. The seed comes up quicker,
the plants grow more vigorously, and
ripen several days earlier than from
seed not 80 treated.
Wouldest thou know the lawfulness
of the action which thou desirest to
undertake? Let thy devotion recon-
mend it to divine blessing; if it be
lawful, thou shalt perceive thy heart
encouraged by thy prayer; if unlaw-
ful thou shalt find thy prayer discour-
aged by thy heart. That action is not
Warrantable, which either bushes to
beg a blessing, or having succeeded,
dares not present thanksgiving.
BE certain of this; that no misery
can be equal to that which man feels
who is conscious that he has proven
UNEQUAL to his part, who has deserted
the post his captain set him, and who,
when men said, "Such and such one
is there on guard, there Is no further
need TO take further heed" has left his
watch, or quailed before the foeman,
to the loss, perhaps the total ruin, of
the cause he had made his choice.
Strive always to do justice. Never
make an unkind speech or express
yourself in manner calculated to do
injury, unless you are sure that you
know what you ale talking about.
Truth of the matter is, there is too
much idle, improbable talk going on
in this world anyway. Better thou
sand times not to say anything than
to carelessly misrepresent anyone.
It still seems TO be all unsettled ques-
ton whether wood can be ignited by
the heat of steam pipe in contact
with it. 1t Is admitted theoretically,
that it is impossible for wood to take
fire at temperature Of 2l2 degrees, or
somewhat higher; but it is we'll
known that there have been a large
number of cases of fire reported as oc-
curing from this cause, and the evil
dence is very conflicting.
The total railroad mileage in the
state is 2,076 miles. One hundred and
sixty-two miles have been opened
since June last.