The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-06-26

The Columbus (Ga.) Enqu"rT-ou1
has suspended publication one day III
the week avowodly 10 allow its en-.
ployees to enjoy Sunday as Il day ol
rest.
The Jews of America will have two
anniversaries to celebrate in lSJ2-the
discovery of America and the eXpui-
sion of the Hebrews from Spain, both
of which took place in l-i9o.
Since the purchase OF Alaska it can
be said of the United STATES what has
been said of England for the last CEN
tury-that the sun never sets OH her
djminions. At, sunset i'll Alaska the
next mornings sun is IN hour high in
Maine.
Every newspaper, no matter where
il is printed. is opened ut the 1rohllei
offices i'm Russia and carefully looked
over before being sent to lis address,
and Objectionable matter is stamped
out.
Do you imagine that the Lord will
he satisfied with what you can spare,
the "straill" of your full measure ?
Has it never occurred to you that God
demands, not what you can spare, Dut
what you will miss; ; that lie requires Il
real sacrifice at your hand:
Don't try TO restrict communion
with the Lord to meditation on the
written word of God and to acts OF de-
yotion. You cannot do it. TO know
him YOU must seek him in OH the
transactions of your life, and learn
daily of him who manifests himself as
"Wonderful, Counselor, the EverIaSt-
ing Father, the Prince Of Peace"
An inquirer, at a temperance meet
ing. interrupted the speaker by eT-
claiming. "I say, mister, do you think
gin sling does fellow any harm" "'
To which the lecturer replied. Not
if the man sliDgs it far enough; but
when the gin slings him, ever SO little,
then it does harm."
When YOU take your seat IN your
pew in church the next time, bow
YOUR head q few moments in silent
PRAYER, and maintain a medltatlVe
and prayerful silence until the service
begins. This will give you good
start for real worship.
a TIN SCARECEOW.-An old 1rult-
can is prepared by punching hole III
the center of the bottom, through
which is thrust from the inside q stout
string, to the end of which is tied a
large hail or rspike. This is hung from
the top of pole or stake driven into
the ground in leaning position. AS
it sWavs in the wind the spike acts rs a
clapper in tolling this improviSed bell,
while the CLINT of the sunshine upon
the tin has some terror for the wary
marauders, by suggesting the flash OF 4
gun.
If the rate of self-destructi0n which
has been maintained since the begin
ming of the year shall be kept up till
| its close, "not less than twenty-five
hundeed will have died by their own
hand, or twice the number OF last
year.n Five suicides in single day
recently occurred in Chicage.-Prc&Gy-
tcrian Observer.
All the flags now doing duty as EN-
signs and union jacks Oh board the
ships of the United States Navy vii!
be called in OF July 4 Of this year, and
new ones, having forty-two white stars
on the blue union in the upper left
hand corner, will fly from the mast
head or gaff end instead of those that
had thirty-cight stars.
The way some men recount their Ia
bors impresses us with the IDEA that
thew will 60 to heaven by arithmetic.
tThe number Of visits made, the pray
ers offered, the amounts given, are all
told with an exactness that indicates u
certain reliance upon the virtue CT
quantity. These arithmelicians seem
to forget that quality more than qHan-
tity is the measure OF valuation or reli-
gious services.
1t ought not to be necessary every
day to print evidence Of the bad effect
of cigarette smoking on growing
Youths, but the evidence from 200 doe
tors before the Michigan Legislature is
worth needing, and they each cited
cases of boys being dwarfed, made III
sane, killed or rendered incapable OF
speech, and the professors of Michigan
University also testified at length OF
the effect Oh the students who were
made stupid by cigarettes.
Bismark said something in speech
the other day which has Il very wide
application: "There have been times
when | thought it possible to hold for
eign stock. But afterward | found
that the possession of such stock was
calculated to some extent to mlslead
me in my Judgment of the policy OF
the Government whose securities |
held, and so | think it is now about
fourteen years since got rid on prir-
cipIe of all such bonds. L now only
wish TO interest myself in my own
country and not in foreign securities"
The children of to day will hardly
be able to call up any thing TINT Will
remind them of the dcvotlons OF their
parents when those parents are rcmov-
ed. Few things in memory are SO
dear and touching to our hearts as the
sweet and favorite songs sung over
and about Us in childhood's suscepti-
bic hour by DIR parents. Modern
hvmnology has virtually destroyed
that holy and touching chain by the
trashy and silly songs too much used.
Fifty-two short sentences of prayer,
40 Lord, acccIt and bless this Offer
inr,n are better than one petition half
an-hour long ut the end OF the year.
Fifty-two gentle touches of Il mans
heart-Strings are more etlicacious OF
permanent results than one eloquent
appeal ut the end of the season. Elf
,y-two gentle pulls on Il mans purse
STRINGS are more Vromotire of healthy
liberality than one conVulsive jerk oil
the annual Sunday.'
Life should be conceived rs first OF all,
serious thing. Look into some face