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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

Our greatest lack is q readiness to
use what we have. Whenever you
hear q man say that he wishes he had
''more faith" you may be pretty sure
that he does not use his present meas
ure of faith just as you may be pretty
sure that the man who wishes he had
more money in order to do good with
it, Is not in the habit Of doing rs much
good as he might with the money now
entrusted to him. The only way OF
getting more in any line Of right de-
sire, is by putting into fullest play all
that we now have in that line. A
prayer that was offered by the Rev. J.
Hudson Taylor, at the college stu.
dents conference, at Northfield, was
in recognition and illustration Of this
truth. "Lord, give us all that we have
the grace to pass on" he said. And
then he added this other petition
"Give us grace to pass on that which
we receive, so that we can receive
more" If all of us would in all sin.
cerity offer that prayer With reference
TO both funds and faith, the Lord
would be quite as ready to answer it AZ
we would be to have him do 30.
s. S. Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

'sIt has sometimes been asked why
could not the American husband and
wife do what SO many couples do In
France-thst is, work together In the
same business side by side? There is
q danger in that system. Where a
man has the spirit Of true manhood
and self-respect it is perfectly safe for q
woman to continue her wage-earning
power after marriage, at least until she
is called to the higher duties Of moth
erhood. When once that comes into
her life all her powers-mental, moral,
spiritual-should be consecrated to this
holy Office. AS I said, if q man is q
real man it is safe for q woman to con-
tinue earning wages after she is mar
ried, but I think that there are hun
dreds Of men to-day, yes, Thousands,
who have been ruined because they
were not compelled to support their
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

It is worth every mans while to
study the important art Of living hap
PLY. Even the poorest man may by
this means extract an increased
amount Of joy and blessing from life.
The world need not be q "vale OF
tears" unless we ourselves will 1t to be
80. We have the command, to great
extent, over our own lot. At all events
our mind is our own possession; we
can cherish happy thoughts there; we
can regulate and control our tempers
and dispositions to q considerable ex.
tent. We can educate ourselves end
bring out tho better part Of our nature
which in most men Is allowed to sleep
q deep sleep-we can read good books,
cherish pure thoughts, and lead lives
Of peace, temperance, and virtue, 20 a.
to secure the respect Of good men, and
transmit the blessing Of q faithful ex-
ample to our successors.
Samuel Smiles.
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AVERAGE BURDEN OF THE CLOTH
ING WORN BY WoMEN.-A lady Of an
iuquiring turn Of mind has visited q
fashionable modiste's establishment
and has weighed q number Of dresses
exposed for sale, with view to ascer-
tanning the average burden Of clothing
in which women are accustomed to
appear at ease. Taking into view the
disparity of strength between men and
women, and the fact that male attire
hangs almost wholly foom the shoul-
ders, the portion of our frame most
capable of sustaining serious weight,
the discoveries Of the investigator are
suggestive. Jet-trimmed dresses
weighed from thirty-four to forty-nine
pounds, plain walking-dresses from
twelve to nineteen pounds, and the
lightest dresses weighed a. much a
ten pounds. This is apparently exclu'
sive of other articles Of attire. 1t may
be surmised that ladies robed In thi.
heavy manner require little eaertior
to be overcome by fatigue.
[Londo,s Exchange.
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RIVERS SwERvINa TO THE WEST,
1t appears that the western and
southwestern hank of the Rio Grahde
is the one which suffers most from the
abrasion Of the current. Why does
the river show this tendency to- work
to the westward? Something like this
appears in the case Of the Mississippi.
Formerly the river had its principal
debouchmsnt into the sea through bay.
OH Manchac and the lakes. In the
course o. time that route was abandon
ed for the one now known as the main
river, which is very considerably to the
westward Of the old outlet. I'm the
meantime the river has shown dispo-
sition to transfer It's channel still fur
ther to the westward through the
Atchafalays. Can 1t be made to ap-
pear from these facts that there is q
tendency in great rivers flowing in
general directions along meridians of
the earth's longitude to swerve to the
westward? Can 1t be held that because
the rotation of the earth on ks axis to
the eastward the weight of Che water
in such longitudinal rivers is thrown
by the centrifugal force against the
the western bank 80 as to abrade them
with incresed energy and effect?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

Wesleyan Methodism, in Its pro-
gressive branch, the Methodist Times,
London, makes q call and strong sp'
peal for money to found q second Sis
ters' House, and for Sisters to fill It.
1t says: "Wealthy parents must learn
to give up their daughters to the ser
vice of Christ as cheerfully as they
would give them to q wealthy and
amiable husband. They must get out
of their heads the ridiculous idea that
women have no other sphere In life
except the nursery or the kitchen.
The intense selfishness Of unsanctiied,
or only partially sanctified, men has
too long been permitted to assume, as
a sort Of axiom, that every woman
must sooner or later be married, and
that every other consideration, human
and Divine, must be sacrificed to that
supreme necessity. There is no coun-
try in the world where this heather
delusion is more absurd than 1t is here,
for on this island we have nearly one
million more women than men. Con-
sequently, unless the advocates OF this
dogma are prepared to advocate polyg-
amy, at least one million English wo'
men can never be married. Now,
surely out Of that million 1t is not un-
reasonable to expect that q few thou
sand may be called Of God to give
themselves wholly to Christian work =?
Not that they should bind themselves
by unscriptural vows. Let them re-
tain their perfect freedom. II God
should at any time call them to the
holy estate of matrimony, or to some
other sphere than that Of Christian
Sisterhood, let them be free to obey the
new call.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

HIS GENERosITY.--Some time since
the wife of q prominent citizen of New
York city was trying to instill in the
mind of her fve-year-old son what IL
meant to bs generous, thus:
"Now, Willie dear, suppose mamma
should give you cake and tell you to
give part of 1t to Harry, and when you
divided 1t one piece was larger than the
other if you gave it to him that would
be generous, but If you kept It for your
self that would be selfish. Do you un-
derstand?"
The little fellow thought he did.
The next afternoon, wishing to test
the effect of her teaching, she gave Will
lie a large, juicy orange, saying:
"Now Willie, take this orange and
divide 1t generously with Harry"
When to her surprise the child (who
was passionately fond Of oranges) gave
1t back to her saying, with q roguish
twinkle in his bonny blue eye:
"Here, mamma! won't you please
give it to Harry and tell him to divide
It generously with me-"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

A NEW USE For LEMoNs.-"If you
ever use lemons" remarked our house.
wife to lady friend, and have por-
ton Of one left over. be sure you do
not throw 1t away. lam never with
out them in the house, as I always use
them for flavoring but Of what use are
the pieces?"
"just this. The next time you think
you ara done with a lemon just dip 1t
In salt and rub your copper kettle or
stewpan with it. You will be surpris-
ed to find what brilliant surface you
will obtain If you rub the article in
stantly with q dry, soft cloth. You
can polish all brass work by the same
means every stain disappears as if by
magic. A mouldy lemon put into q
dirty saucepan half full of water boil
ed for half an hour cleanses the utensil
amazingly and removes any odor, such
as fish or onions. Try it and see If I
am not right"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

OUTw1TTED.-The celebrated French
physician, Ricord, was one day walk
Ing along the Boulevard In Paris,
when he met an old gentleman who
was very rich, but who was noted al
the same time for his extreme stingi'
ness. The old man, who was some.
what Of q hypochondriac, imagined
that he could get some medical advice
from Ricord without paying for it.
doctor, I am feeling very poorly
"Where do you suffer most?" IN
my stomach, DOCTOR" "Ah, that's
bad! Please shut your eyes. That
right. Now put out your tongue, so ]
can examine It closely" The invalid
did as he was told. After he had wait.
ed patiently for some minutes, he open
ed his eyes and found himself surroun.
ded by q crowd who supposed that he
was crazy. DR.. Ricord in the mean
time had disappeared.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

ADVICE TO A YoUNG MAN.LNever'
whip your brain. All high pressure
is dangerous. Sturdy to think as
quietly and as easily as you breathe."
Never force yourself to learn Whist you :
have no talent for. knowledge 'wftiEs II
out love will remain a lifeless mAhui'
facture, not living growth. 3" Be con-
tent to be ignorant Of many things
that you may know one thing weHf
and that the thing which God Special
ly endowed you to know. It requires
fire to fuse the materials Of thinking
no less than to melt the iron7inr the
foundry. '''s "''ii "''''''
But remember this, however strong
yeu may be, physically, to strike ."
blow, and however sharp, Iinteiiecuaas"
ly, to recognize q fact and discern o.
difference, your success in the game Of
life depends on the serious culture
which you give to the third formative
force in human character, your moral ,
nature and of the rightful supremacy +
of this element compfehen ensive; e1-'
preston Is found in the right simple
word, love. On this all prophets, poets
and philosophers are agreed. .,; ~~ -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13
Which Was Most at Fault?

On q railroad train the writer noticed
the entrance of a mother and little son
who were Unexpectedly greeted by 9
friend Of the mother. The friend was
only going from one way station to the
next, while the others were on q long
journey. There happened to be but
one vacant double seat in the car; and
into this the boy slipped, taking the
seat next the window. His mother,
eager to improve the ten minutes with
her friend, asked her son to give up bis
seat and take another for that little
time, 80 that she could sit with her
friend.
"No I won't, because want to sit
by the window, and all the other seats
have people already at the windows"
"But darling only for ten minutes,
and then you can sit by the window
all day."
-, No, Il. 70 ! won't 60; I want to sit by
'But, dear, not to give mamma the
pleasure?'
"No."
"Not for just ten little minutes,
when mamma wants 80 much to talk
with her friend, and you can cit at the
window the whole day longW
NO" was the impatient emphatic
reply.
And in spite Of humble entreaty
from the mother, and good-natured
urging from the friend, that home
natured bit of selfishness kept his
place, the mother never dreaming of
insisting on the right and courteous
thing, but murmuring gently that
Bobby did 30 enjoy looking out OF the
window"
When seven-year-old Bobby becomes
Robert the husband, his sad little wife
will wonder. "Why Is 1t that men
have 30 little tenderness for their
wives?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

We call the patriarchial and pro-
phetic dispensations the twilight, star
light dispensations and our own the
noon day sun in Its superior bright
ness. But It would be difficult for us
to duplicate the list Of heroes Of faith
in the 11th chapter OF He.
brews and their nameless peers.
"Who through faith subdued king
doms, wrought righteousness, obtained
promises, stopped the mouths Of lions,
quenched the violence Of fire, escaped
the edge of the sword, out Of weak
ness were made strong, waxed valiant
in fight, and turned to fight the ar
mics of the aliens. Women received
their dead raised to life again and 9th
ers were tortured, not accepting deliv.
erance; that they might obtain a bet
ter resurrection"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13
Evangelical Messenger.

BITTER WoRDs.-A single bitter
word may disquiet an entire family for
q whole day. One surly glance casts a
gloom over the household, while a
smile, like a glssm of sunshine, may
light up the darkest and weariest
hours. Like unexpected flowers
which spring up along our path, full
Of freshness. fragrance and beauty, 80
kind words and gentle acts and sweet
dispositions make glad the sacred spot
called home. No matter how humble
the abode, II It be sweetened with
kindness and smiles, the heart will
turn lovingly toward it from all the tu'
mults Of the world, and home, II it bs
ever % homely, will be the dearest spot
beneath the circuit of the sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

FEVER AND AGuE.-There are some
situations where fever and ague pre-
walls every season, and this Is the case
in the vicinity Of creeks and swamps.
An acquaintance of ours, who has re-
sided for several years on one of these
creeks, never has had single case OF
fever and ague in his family, while all
bis neighbors have been more or lese
affected with 1t every season. He at
tributes his immunity from this troub.
lesome disease to the use of good fire
In his house every chilly and damp
night In summer and fall. When the
Indians travel ut night or early in the
morning In swampy regions, they COW
er their nose and mouth with some
part Of their garments to warn1 the all
which they inhale, and this they say
prsvents chills and fevers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

There Is an old story Of beggar to
whom one day there appeared by the
wsyside beautiful being, with hel
hands outstretched, laden with treas.
ures. AS he gazed at her in stupid
surprise, she glided past him but she
returned with her treasures still held
out to him and once more, with be:
seeching eyes, as If she would co upe]
him to take what she offered, she lsss.
ed slowly by and disappeared. She
had no sooner gone than, as II walking
from dream, he hurried eagerly In
the direction she had taken. He met
traveller, and said, "Have you seen
q beautiful stranger, with her bands
full of the things that I want, going
along this road ?'' "Yes," replied the
traveller; "her name is Opportunity
But once offered, and once refused, she
never returns"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

It has been estimated by Professor
Kirchhof, of Halle, that the language
most spoken on the globe, for the last
thousand years at least, is Chinese, fol
it is without doubt the only one which
Is talked by over 400 millions of the
human race. The next language most
in use, but at a very great distance be-
hind Chinese, Is Hindustani, spoken
by over 100 milliong. Then follow En-.
glish (spoken by about 100 millions,
Russian lover 20 millions), German
lover 81 millions), and Spanish lover
AZ millions).
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Mr.. w. A. Campbell remarks: "A
man who was very sorely tried, was
asked how he managed to bear all his
trials. Il do not bear them at ALL was
his reply, 4 put them sll on my heav-
enly Father, the great Burden Bearer,
and he carries them all for me- But,
his questioner continued, where did
you find God that ysu could give him
all your troubles to carry" Where !
left all his creatures he solemnly an.
swered. Have we left all human sup
ports, and put our trust in God our
Saviour? What God dees, he does
well, and what he undertakes to do he
can do without our assistance"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13
Control.

An expert and experienced official
in an insane asylum said to US little
time since, that these institutions are
filled with people who have given up
their feelings, and that no one is quite
safe from an insane asylum who al
lows himself to give up his feelings.
The Importance Of this fact Is alto
gether too little appreciated, especially
by teachers. We are always talking
about the negative virtues OF difci-
pline, but we rarely speak of the posi-
tive virtues. We discipline the schools
to keep the children from mischief, to
maintain good order, to have things
quiet, to enable the children to study.
We say, and say rightly. that there
cannot be good school without good
discipline. We do not, however, en-
phasize as we should, the fact that the
discipline of the school, when rightly
done, is as vital to the future good OF
the child as the lesson he learns. Dis
cipline of the right kind Is as good
mental training as arithmetic. 1t is
not of the right kind unless 1t requires
Intellectual effort, mental conquests.
The experienced expert, referred to
above, was led to make the remark to
us by seeing q girl give way to the
"sulks." "That makes insane wo-
men," she remarked, and told the sto-
ry of a woman in an asylum, who
used to sulk until she became desper-
ate, and the expert said, "You must
stop it; you must control yourself"
To which the insane woman replied,
"The time to say that was when was
q girl. I never controlled myself
when was we'll, and now I cannot.'
lJournal Of Education.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

PEACH CUsTARD.-Soak one-hali
cupful of gelatine with a cup of sugar
and dozen halves Of peaches for one
hour. then pour on a cup OF boiling
water and pass all through a strainer.
Be sure to stir it all over the fire un'
til the gelatine is dissolved. Set II
aside to cool, and when ready to con.
geal have ready a cup Of rich cream
whip the cream until light, add 9
pinch of soda, and stir 1t into the gel
atine quickly, one spoonful at a time.
Turn into q mold wet with cold
water, and set in a cool place to har.
den.
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4 Convenient Season.

"Adeline, have you been to see
Mary Dale ?" asked Lucy Dearborn
Of her school-mate, Adeline May
"You said you would go to see her,
and take her some flowers. She
loves them 30 much-more than ever
now that she is shut up with a broken
leg-and they haven't so much as q
rose-bush in that little bit of q place."
mo, I haven't been," said Ade.
line, calmly; "I've meant to 60, but
it wasn't just convenient"
"But you have such heaps Of fow-
ers, and none of US have 30 little to do
at home a. you have" continued Lu-
cy, who was . persistent little thing.
"Why couldn't you do it?"
"Well, don't know. Monday, ]
had an interesting book I wanted to
read and Tuesday I didn't exactly
feel like 1t; and Wednesday I didn't
seem to have any time, some way, and
Jane came for me to walk In the after.
noon, and 80 it's really not been con.
venient to do 1t; but I mean to do II
some time"
"I'm going down to see Mary now"
said Lucy. If you'll get me the flow.
ers, I'll take them.n
20, T can't now, I want to 60 in and
work on my cushion. It's all done
but putting In the beads"
1T won't take more than five min.
utes," pleaded Lucy.
20, I can't now. It really isn't
convenient" said Adeline; "but !
will some time," and she went into
the house.
Convenient" !" said Lucy to herself,
a. she walked away. cts never con-
venient for Adeline to do any thing
for any body but herself" The words
were severe, but they were true
enough.
AS Adeline was as q school-girl, 80
she was as grown woman. She was
born to wealth, and had all that mon
ey could buy-plenty Of servants to do
her work, horses and carriages; but
she never found It convenient" to use
any Of her good gifts In the service OF
God and her fellow-creatures.
1T wouldn't be convenient" was
always her excuse and the idea that
she could incur any Inconvenience for
the sake Of others never seemed to en-
ter her mind.
There was always some lace or trim
ming wanted for her dress, some pic
ture or ornament for her fine house,
which was reason enough for refusing
her money, and she always had some
thing to do for herself which made 1t
"inconvenient" to attend personally
to the wants Of others.
To every opportunity for good she
continued to repeat, "Go thy way, and
when I have q convenient season Twill
call for thee" The convenient season
never came.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13

Life is long or short, according to
what we put into 1t and make out Of It.
James Brainerd Taylor lived to be but
twenty-eight years Of age, but with
the intensity Of his religious zeal he
made his life larger than that Of many
an octogenarian. Kingman Mott died
at the very opening Of his hallowed
ministry, but the strength Of his faith
and spirituality heightened out hia
days, and he being dead yet speaksth.
We may believe it Of the trustful soul
"With long life will satisfy him and
show him my salvation"
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THE WAY THE MONEY GOES
Towels are used for holders. Napkins
are used as dish-wipers. Soap is left
to soak in water. Clothes are whipped
to pieces in tho wind. Hams and
cheese Mould s a9a snd full sncas OF aS stsIS
open and lose their strength. Coal is
wasted. Vegetables are thrown away
that would warm over nicely. Scrub
bing brushes are left to warp in water.
Bits Of meat are thrown away that
would make good soup or hash. A
pint, more or less, Of dough is LETT
sticking to the bread pan. The cork is
left out Of the molasses jug and flies
take possession. The extravagant use
of butter, sugar and eggs in cookery:
PRils are allowed to sun dry and fall
apart Bread Is wasted. Tea and
coffee made too strong. Careless
breakage Of dishes.
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e Hrmholdt witnessed

. Since Humboldt wftnessed :, nSh
thrt WI; f:ur: b" "@''ra''2 :l'otc2aAM ~
1893, il .as :".3: 49,, :;i.i1 .,.a .I..;.;,
non.enon j. i-i.tak': .':-l 80 t,,.. - .ss-
during eruplions, and tait ~ taa,.r-.
also In other volcanoes Of the Andes. 4,
The fish are sometimes elected tn, vast.
quantities. All belong to one species,
which exists in some Of, the lakes on
the sides of the mountains, q u.,: ,...,,''