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Don't Mark the Face Like a Railroad
Map.

The non-professional world is always
more exacting of the professions than
the members of a profession are likely
to be of each other. 1t is the profess
sional man who feels most keenly the
limits of his own science and his own
power. The average patient expects
more of the average physician than the
physician himself would expect of the
most accomplished and distinguished
member of his profession. SO, too,
the world is more exacting in its eX-
pectations of what Christian should
be, and how Christian should appear,
than Christians themselves are likely
to be. Not that the world has high
er standard of Christ-likeness than the
Christian has, or ought to have, but
that the protesting Christian, knowing
the incessant struggle and toll and
warfare of the Christ-ward life, is
more likely to condone the failures OF
his brothers in Christ. Just because
the world is so eXacting, it thereby Of
fets to the Christian an increased op-
portunity to show himself a witness
for Christ. And because of its exac'
tions, the Christian should be doubly
guarded of his actions in the presence
of non-Christians. And yet 1t is IN
the presence of the world that the
christian is least likely to manifest
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-22
RinenesS In Character.

Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon beauti-
fully illustrates the marks OF rlpeness
in Christian character somewhat as
follows One mark is beauty. Ripe
fruit has its own perfect beauty. As
the fruit ripens, the sun tints it with
surprising loveliness, and the colors
deepen till the beauty of the frul1
is equal to the beauty of the blossom
and in some respects superior. There
is in ripe Christians the beauty Of real
lied sauctification, which the Woro
of God knows by the name of "beautJ
of holiness"
Another mark of ripe fruit is tender
ness. The young, green fruit is hare
and stone-lfke; but the ripe fruit il
soft, yields to the pressure, can almos,
be moulded, retains the mark OF the
finger. So it is with the mature
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-22
Reason why.
MESSENGER of Peace.

Christians oppose war not only because
II violates the command OF God,
"Thou shalt not kill,n but because 1t
violates nearly every command III the
Decalogue. 1t can not exist; IL can
not be carried OH without violating
these commands. General Sherman is
reported to have said to the Mayor OF
Atlanta, during the Civil War, that
uwar is cruelty, and it can not be refin-
ed.n If the cruelty is taken out OF IT.,
II ceases to be war. War unhesitatlng-
Iv violates the command, "Remember
the Sabbath day to keep it holy" 1t
violates the command, Thou. shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself." 1t does
this both Nationally and individually.
In private life, the man who obtains
goods or other property on false pre-
tense is liable to term III the peniten'
tiary. In war, the General who is the
greatest strategist, and can practice ting
most decepeti0n and obtain victory
on false pretense, is the greatest herS
and accounted worthy OF greatest
honor. In private life deception a,nc
fraud are accounted crimes. In MILL
tary tactics, they are not only all0wa
BILE, but are accounted "ollhy ~ ai
commendation "Love worketE nt
i'll to his neighbor." War worketl
all the ill it possibly can to those
whom it regards as enemies. The
gospel says, Glove your enenaies.'
War saws, hate them. The gospel says
"If thy enemy hunger, iced 2iim.'
War says, starve him. The gospe
saws, "Recompense to no man evil TO
evil.n War says, do him all the evi
YOU can. Indeed we can not think O
a single precept of the gosp"! that wa
does not violate and tramplc under it
bloody feet. Then let all Christians
all philanthropists, all humanifarians
and all economists seek to settle al
disputes between nations that ma,
arise in the future by arbitration, with
out resorting to war.
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Timetable for Boiling Vegetables.

Potatoes, half an hour, unless small,
when rather less.
Peas and asparagus twenty to TWEEN.
ty-five minutes.
Cabbage and caulit1ower, twenty-five
minutes to half an hour.
String beans, if slit or sliced slant.
wise and thin, twenty-five minutes; il
only snapped across, forty minutes.
Green corn twenty to twenty-five
minutes.
Lima beans, if very young, half an
hour, old, forty to forty-five minutes.
Carrots and turnips, forty-five min
utes when young, one hour to one and
half in winter.
Beets. one hour in summer, one hour
and half or two hours in winter.
Very large ones take four hours.
Onions, medium size, one hour.
Rule.-All vegetables to 60 into fast
boiling water to be quickly brought to
the boiling point again, not left to
steep in the hot water before boiling,
which willis them and destroys color
and flavor.
This timetable must always be reg
ulated by the hour at which the meat
will be done. If the meat should have
to wait five minutes for the vegetables,
there will be loss of punctuaIity, but
the dinner will not be damaged but il
the vegetables are done, and wait for
the meat, your dinner will certainly be
much the worse, vet so general is the
custom of over-boiling vegetables or
putting them to cook in haphazard
way, somewhere about the time, that
very many people would not recognize
the damage; they would quickly see
the superiority of vegetables just cook.
ed the right time but would attribute
it to some superiority in the article it.
sllf, that they are fresher, and finer,
not knowing that the finest and fresh
est, improperly cooked, are little bet
| ter than The moor ones
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In q Dead Mans Pocket.

StepQen A. Price was man VINO
was liked and looked up to by all who
knew him. He was honest, kind and
true, warm friend and good neigh
Dor. The boys and girls all liked him
because he never forgot that he had
been young once himself. He became
rich, was made mayor of New York
city, and lived to be very old. He lost
his life in steamboat disaster. Those
who found his dead body found scrap
of printed paper in his pocket book.
1t was so worn with oft reading that
they could scarcely make out the
words, but this was what was upon
the paper:
. Keep good company or none. Never
be idle.
If your hands cannot be usefully
employed attend to the cultivation of
your mind.
Always speak the truth. Make few
promises.
Live up to your engagements.
Keep your own secrets, if you have
any.
When you speak to person look
them in the face.
Good company and good converse
tion are the very sinews of virtue.
Good character is above all things
else.
Your character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts.
If any one speak evil of you, let your
life be so that none will believe him.
Drink no kind of intoxicating Ii
quors.
Ever live misfortune excepted)
within your income.
When you retire to bed, think over
what you have been doing during the
day.
Make no haste to be rich, if you
would prosper.
Small and steady gains give compe
tency with tranquility of mind.
Never play at any game of chance.
Avoid temptation, through fear you
may not withstand it.
Earn money before you spend it.
Never run into debt, unless you see
plainly a way to get out again.
Never borrow, if you can possibly
avoid it.
Do not marry until you are able to
support q wife.
Never speak evil of an;s one. Be
just before you are generous.
Read over the above maxims at
least once week.
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Brave and Kind.

There is a saying that "the bravest
are the tenderest," and tins saying
seems TO apply to dogs rs well as men.
Last spring, in Paris, there was report.
ed in the papers trial III Wnich 1t
was proved that 4 Newloundlanu uos
had saved the life of his mistress,
Madame Brunot. She had been
threatened by q burglar who hau ell
tered her house i'll the night.
The dog flew at the burglars throa'
like an enraged lion; the man succeed,
ed i'm disengaging himself, and started
down a stairway, but Patand-that Is
the dogs name-followed him, seized
him by the coat, and held him until
helm had been summoned when the
burglar was placed under arrest. =,
"As soon as the affair was over,
said Madame Brunot, in telling the
story, "Patand went quietly and iay
down under the table as II notnlng
had happencd-which 7 don't think,
somehow, was much to his credit"
This brave dogs portrait appeared
in the illustrated papers 1t showed q
handsome, good and kindly face
And now another story is told OF the
same Newfoundland, which illustrates
the other side Of his character.
Madame Brunot possesses cat
soorceIv vet grown, for which Patand
hnd on Extremely warm affection
, One day last year the cat suddenly
disappeared. Patand showed great
\ concern, and even grief. Three days
y passed by, and he was still inconsotl'
able. The fourth day Patand also
disappeared and his mistress res oSsanse Was be-
ginning to worry about his absence &c
when, toward evening, he returned
with little Minet, the cat, in III:
mouth. Where or how he had founc
Youths Companion.
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Imperial FOOtwaShing.
OMITTED FOR THE FIRST TIME Il
FORTY YEARS.

OMITTED FOR THE FIRST TINE IN
FORTY YEARS.
A Vienna dispatch to the London
Times says Monday and Thursday the
ceremony Of the footwashing did MOI
take place rs usual at the HotourS
This is the first time during the Empe
ror's reign of forty years the function
has not been discharged by his Maes
ty. Some years ago the Empress ceas
ed to perform her part in the yearly
ceremony owing to failing health, but
last wear the Emperor went through
the formality of washing the feet O
twelve old men. 1t will be remember
ed that the religious service of the foot
washing was instituted in the mlddle
ages as a lesson to humility to the
proud Emperors of the Hapsburg dy'
nasty. and every year for the last foul
Centuries. with occasional exceptions
as in 1S4S, the reigning emperor mas
washed the feet of twelve OLD men
while his consort has performed tht
same office for twelve old women
The present Emperor has always OIL
ciated at this ceremony with remark
able and touching reverence, Out tnert
is no denying that the function nae
somewhat outgrown popular reverence
and was no longer in keeping VIII
what strong-minded people call 1.-THE
shirt of the age" 1t is therefore be-
ing asked to-day whether the ceremo
nv will ever be witnessed again. Ihe
death of the Crown Prince, which has
caused its discontinuance this ,yeal
has possibly brought it to a final eS
tinction. ,,
The twelve old men and the twelve
old women who had been selected, as
usual, from among the poor OF Vlenn;
to figure in to-day's ceremony have re
ceived the customary bounties-that is
each a complete suit of clothes, a purse
full of gold and silver coins, and a an
ner of four courses. with silver cover
a goblet, and Il wine jug. These WINE
Jugs being of peculiar pattern, Brit
ish collectors of curiosities who have
any in their Possession may, in case
the foot-wasTng should never be sol
emnized again, be advised to treasure
the jugs of date prior to 1889.
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himself as Christian. The Christian
is most likely to appear at his worst in
the presence of the world it is there
thathe is least likely to seem Christ-like.
The world may care little for his pro-
fessed principles as Christian princi-
pies, but the world expects and de-
mands that he shall live up to those
principles. 1t is not in the sanctuary,
not at the prayer-meeting or the Len
ten service, that the Christian has the
best opportunity of witnessing for
Christ but it is in the presence of the
pathizing, but the no less criti-
cal and exacting, world.
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HoME1Y TALK-.M. Spurgeon says

HoMELY TALK-.M. Spurgeon says
How very homely the saviour's talk
became with his disciples in conse.
ouence of his desire to cheer their
hearts. Why, He talks, I have often
thought, just in the way in which any
one of US would have talked to ou1
children when desirous to encourage
them! There is nothing about the
Saviour's language which makes you
say to yourself, "What a grand
speech! What a rhetorician! What
an orator He isl" If any man makes
you say that of him, suspect that he is
off the lines a little. He is forgetting
the true object of a loving mind, and
in seeking to be a fine speaker, and to
impress people with the idea that he is
saying something very wonderful, and
|saying:it very grandly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-22

Dean Perowne, in q sermon on
"Apostolic Successionj' preached re-
Gently in Peterborough Cathedral, gave
utterance to the following Christian
sentiment:
The doctrine of Apostolic Succession,
as it is now put forward-the eXc!u-
sive claims that are now asserted tor
Episcopal government-are entirely
novel, so far as the Church of England
is concerned, and date from Oxford be-
tween the years 1880 and 1S4O. 1 desire
that an entirely novel view of the
claims of the church, one which has
obtained currency only within the
last fifty years-one which 1 believe
Is opposed alike to Scripture and the
Church of England-should not be
accepted without a single word OF pro,
test. For myself, I would think and
act the spirit of the High church pre-
late, Archbishop Sancroft, who enjoin-
ed the bishops and clergy of his day
that they warmly and most affectionate-
ly exhort" our brethren, the Protest
ant Dissenters, Join with us in daily,
fervent prayer to the God of Peace, for
the universal blessed union of all Re,
formed churches, both at home and
abroad. against our common enc
mics; that all they who do confess the
holy name of onr dear Lord, and do
agree in the truth of His holy Word,
may also meet in one communion, and
live in perfect unity and godly loye.
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Nothing is so narrowing, contract
ing, and hardening, as always TO De
moving in the same groove, with no
thought beyond what we Immediately
see and hear close around us.
The real saint is distributing saint.
He lives at the base of supplies, and
however little he receives, it is always
more than he personally needs: and
he commences distributing to the
Lords cause and the needs of others,
and keeps at it all his life.
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After the battle of Salamanca, Lord
Hill observed soldier leaning in g.
gloomy mood upon his firelock, while
round him lay mangled thousands of
French and English, "What are you
thinking Of, my man ?" said his lord
ship. The soldier started, and after
saluting his general, said, II was
thinking, my lord, how many widows
and orphans I have this day made for
one shilling" .' i,
Ex-President Hayes has found a de-
fender in the person Of Governor Cor
don of Georgia. In speaking Of the
situation in 1875, when he was trying
to get the troops removed from the
State House at Columbia, Governor
Gordon says:
II made an appeal day after day and
week after week to President Hayes to
sign the order removing the troops.
Finally, after long and laborious effort
and in the face of opposition by his
own party followers, he said to me,
using language of this import, which
struck me as worthy of any man who
ever filled that high seat:
Gen. Gordon, if I take this action
my own party will not sustain me, nor
will your party uphold my hands. On
the contrary the Democratic party
will be glad of the opportunity to strike
blow when I am deserted by any
portion of my own party. The action,
however, is right and I shall sign the
order, knowing that my course will
cause me to fall between the two par
ties.'
II repeat" continued Gen. Gordon
with much emphasis, "that such cour-
age, such singleness of purpose to dis
charge high obligation without refer
ence to personal consequences have al
ways impressed me with the belief
that great injustice had been done
good and brave man,
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Peace Hymn.
sh the loud cannon'S roar.

Hush the loud cannon'S roar.
The frantic warriors call. -,
Why should the earth bc drcncheu VIII
gore"
Are we not brothers all?
Want from the wretch depart,
Chains from the captive fall;
Sweet mercy, melt the orpreSSOrs ne;lrt--
Sufferers and brothers all.
Churches and scctS, strike down
Each high partition wall;
Let love each harShcr feeling drown
Christians are brothers all.
Let love and truth alone
Hold hunan hearts IN thrall;
That heaven lis work ut length may own
And men be brothers all.
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Never lose your temper in governing
an animal. Both suffer thereby, and
nothing is gained. You may recover
from your angry mood only after the
beast is made ugly for life.
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Another instance of the eNpediency
of peace principles occurred in the
Irish Rebellion of l79S. Civil var Is
generally the most mercilrss Of all
war, and the principles Of Friends
were put to very serverc test. Few
will probably deny at the present day
that the Irish had been treated with
great injustsce and cruelty and when
for time they thought they had an
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-22
LESS LABoR.-LoW wagons shoul

LESS LABoR.-Low wagons should
be preferred on the farm. The differ,
ence in the labor required to load and
unload low wagon, as compared with
q high one, Is very great. Broad tires
are also better than those that are mar
row.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-22
Life of Bishop Wightman.

Rev. S. A. Weber thinks that we
should have life of Bishop Wight
man, and nominates Rev. A. Coke
Smith as the author of such O work.
We agree with Brother Weber in both
particulars. The eminent ability, the
life and the ministerial and admins
trative record of Bishop Wightman
would furnish abundant material for
an interesting and instructive volume,
such as Brother Smith could compile
and write. Let us have the book.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-22

1t is proper we should say that the
Central Methodist does not agree with
those who favor q collection for the
entertainment of the first place there
are few towns where board could be
obtained, for pay, for 40 large num-
Der of men and women, who attend
the sessions. In the second place, the
laity of the Church, who must pay the
money to board the preachers. are also
those who entertain them during the
annual sessions. Until they demand a
change, preferring to pay the money
the question is hardly open for discus
sion. If the time ever comes that no
town in the territory is willing to en-
tertain the Conference, then it will be
time to adopt different method.
Central .1zekh0disI.
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Mr.. Moody has opened training
school in Chicago for lay workers. He
states his case as follows:
Zone of the great faults of the cler-
gy, I have been led to believe, is that
they have been educated above the
mass of the people and out of sympa-
thy with them. When young man
has gone through college and then
through a theological seminary he is
in a certain sense removed from those
he wishes to serve. There is a gap
which I have long been specializing
how to fill. I believe there should be
g. body of workers between preachers
and the people they seek to reach
men and women well qualified to teach
religion, but still not preachers, and
willing to 60 out into the wards OF
cities and do the preliminary work OF
redemption. I think they should be
business and working men and wo-
men, who will perhaps, know better
how to sympathize with and move the
masses than the clergymen now in the
pulpit. This body Of assistants-lay-
clergy if you plaese-is what I hope to
create by the convention just opened" "
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-12-05

% These vestibuled
Trains are limited as
to time but not limited
as to the number Of
All classes Of passen-
gers carried, with sepa-
rate apartments for
class, and
NO EXTRA FARES.
Trains Eastward will
run as follows
LEAVE.
Minneapolis, $50 PM.
st. Paul, 1880 Pm.
ARRIVE.
Milwaukee, 7:4OA.M.
Chicago, $50 Am.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-12-05
ECEI0 DE- I'oUEST

tire devait SO Keller au secret que
lul cachait Micamo.
-Allons! cria-t-elle en- s'adres'
SAINT q tous les deux, allons! q cite
niche! Toi! Micamo! tn pensee
bien que je ne vais pas to laissel
biberonner toute la NUT. ST lie pa
tron veut parler affaires avec M
Sayers! II ma qua roster lei, nous
nous partons!
L'appat du lucre, le d6sir de con
c]ure CO quill consid6rait CONNIE
une bonnie affaire, empechaient pro.
bablement M. Sayers de s'occupel
de Mona, ct d'etre encore tout en-.
tier q So galanterie, Car il ne sop
posa point au depart de la jolie i'll
lie, a ~laquelle il faisait une cour en-
reggie. Une fols en- t6te a tete, Moi
ma etant partie en- emmenant Mica
mo ct le monstre, la discussion re-
commence. Bompard entendait OBJ
tenir de M. Sayers un chiffre eleve
de billets de banque ct dams con
ivresse semi-complete, il changeait
de nombre q tout instant, variant
de wing a dix. M. Sayers, pour OBJ
tenir un chiffre fxe,ne versait point
trop a bore a son conf ere. II lie
m4nageait savamment, avec toutes
les sollicitudes. Pour Mini, en- in,
gurgitant So vingtieme cerise q
Peau-de vie, ellie murmurait sur un
ton de verjus:
"Mais quand reviendra lie temps
DIES %cerises," etc, etc.
Bompard, don't les pr6tentions
allaient %croissant, en- etalt arrive q
viugt ct un mile. &c chiffre pa,
rut satisfaisant aux yeux de Mini,
car ellie l'appuya, tout en- cassant
des noyaux entire ses dents:
Ne fanche pas, va! mon hon.
me! ne te laisse pas plumer.
Dams ces conditions Ia, dit M.
Sayers, l'affaire est impossible.
Votre mat6rlel ne vault pas quatre
sous. Vos chevaux sont tous q re-
nouveler! Je ne puts prendre l'af-
faire a moi tout seul. Mails alors
%laissez MOI vous offrir une ld6e
nouvelle: pourquoi ne prendriez'
vous pas un associ6?
Bompard 6clata dune gros rlre.
--Mais pulsque je vous al dit
que j'entendals me retirer. Ne plus
rien faire! RENTER! le lezard au...
gu solelil C'est clair, pourtant!
c'est llmpide!
Et sc laissant aller cette fois, ta-
pant un grand coup de poing SUI la
table:
--Mais vous ne comprez done
pas, petit farceur, que ]'ai mon pain
cult:
Ill fault ref5chir, reprit M.
Sayers. Dites.vous bien que &c
monsieur, Get ancien ma1tre, peut
changer d'id6e, il peut Sc refuser q
vous ouvrir sa bourse, q vous ceder
une partie de So fortune.
oh! pas de danger, r6pondit le
d~irecteur, en- accompagnant ses pa
roles dun hochement de t6te mena-
can't, Ga lui conteralt trop cher.
-Alors, vous lie tenez? demanda
M. Sayrers.
CONNIE 81 je vous l'avais CO
che avec IN 6tau! Et il sen doute
bien, lie malin p%arolssien!
--Mais, s'6cria M. Sayers, vous
avez Pair bien sur de votre afaire;
dun autre cote, vous me semblez
ignorer absolu ment la loi.
"A cOnfznueT.1