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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05
VIII il do To Wait?

DR.. Nettlcton lad come from the
evening service iii some country town
to his home for the night. The good
lady of the house, rather an elderly
person, after bustling about to provide
her guest with refreshmcnt, said di-
rectly before her daughter who was in
the room -
"Dr. Nettleton, I wish you would
talk to Caroline. She don't care moth
ing about going to meeting, nor about
the salvation of her soul. have talk
ell and talked, and got our minister to
talk, but it don't seem to do no good.
I wish you would talk 10 her, DR.. Net
Teton" Saying which. she soon went
out of the room.
DR.. Nettleton continued quietly talk
ing his repast, when he turned round
to the young girl and said:
Nov, just tell me Miss Caroline,
don't they bother you amazingly about
this thing?"
She, taken by surprise at ar address
so unexpected answered at once:
"Yes, sir, they do; they keep talk
inc to me all the time till 1 am sick Of
it.n
$50 thought" said DR.. Nettleton.
"Let's see--how old are you"'
"Eighteen, sir"
"Good health :"
eyes, slr.n
"rhe fact is" said Dr. Nettleton,
'religon is good thing in itself; but
the idea of all the time troubling Il
young creature like you with it, and
you're in good health they say! Re
ligion is a good thing. 1t will hardly
do to die without it. [ wonder how
long it would do for you to waltz"
"rhat's just what I've been think
ing myself" said Caroline.
"Well," said DR.. Netlleton, "sEp-
pose you say till you are fifty. No;
that won't do; / attended the funeral,
the other day, Of lady fifteen years
younger than that. Thirty? How
will that do?" =.
"I'm not sure it would do to wait
quite so long" said Caroline.
"No; l don't think so either; some
thing might happen. See now, twcn-
ty-five, or even twenty, if we could be
sure you would live so long. A year
from now how would that do ?"
II don't know, sir"
"Neither do /. The fact is, my dear
young lady, the more | think of it.,
and how many people, as well appa-
rently as you are, do die suddenly, |
am afraid to have you put it off anoth-
er moment longer. Besides, the Bible
says, nor is the accepted time
What shall we do? Had we not better
kneel right down here and ask God for
mercy through His Son Jesus Christ "'
The young lady, perfectly overcome
by her feelings, knecled on the spot.
In day or two she, by grace, came
out rejoicing in hope, finding she had
far from lost all enjoyment in this life.
81. Louis P1'cSbyie7IlU.
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SOnnambulisnl.

Two extraordinary cases of somnam-
bulism are greatly exciting phycholo-
gists in Berlin. \ brother and sister
have suddenly been attacked by som,
nolency. 1t began with the eldest OF
the two, Il boy of II years, and Il lew
months afterwards his sister was seiZ-
ed. Whilst playing and in school they
suddenly fall asleep; also whilst walk
ing, standing, or speaking, so tl1at they
do not finish their sentences. ii tney
are nut TO bed and afterwards awake
thew try to continue the conversation
which was broken off by sleep, and
answer questions which were then N
asked them. If they are not put to
bed bed they sp, continue with what they
were doing when awake. For in
stance, in the street they continue to
walk on, and always arrive at their
destination.
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Talk.

The power to converse we'll is a very
prpat charm. You think anybody can
talk. How mistaken you are! Any
body can chatter, anybody can change
idle gossip. Anybody can recapitulatee
the troubles of the kitchen, the cost
of the last new dress, and the probable
doings of the neighbors. But to talk
wisely, instinctively, freshly and de-
Iightfully is an immense accomplish
ment. it implies exertion, observa:
ton, study of books and people, and
receptivity of impression. Plato ban
ishch the musicians from his feasts
that the charms of conversation might
have no interference but in our late
fashions many prefer music rather
than the gossip of the hour, which OF
ten degenerates into trivialities wear
isome and commonplace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05

FLORAL CoLoRs.-The statement
that there are more flowers of blue
than of other colors is not universally
accepted. Examining the seed list Of
a leading English tioriculturlst, M. =:
H. Robertson has found 733 dlHerent
kinds, of which l29 produce red fiowo
ers, 1iO white, SO yellow, 81 blue, o6
purple, and II orange. Others give
flowers of various colors, classihca-
ton of which, if it were possible,
would not materially change these ra-
tios. A second seed list Of 1000 spe-
cies, confirmed these results; and, as
the lists include both native and exotic
species. Mr.. Robertson believes that
thew form fair index to the actual
PROPORTION of the several colors exist
ing in the floral world.
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The Nondon) Christian says: The
address OIL "Democracy" at Birming-
ham by Mr.. Russell Lowell, the Unit
ed Stutes Minister to Great Britain,
contained many good points. 1t nev-
crtheless, reveals the weakness and Oft
standardization of human philoso-
ply, even at its best. Mr.. Lowell Is
reported to have said:
For the individual man there is no
radical cure for the evils to which hui
man nature is heir outside OF human
nature itself. The rule will always
hold good that you must BE your
own palace, or the worlds your gaol.'
And yet he added further on:
sour healing is not in the storm oi
the Whirlwind; it is not III mon-
arches, or missionaries, or democra-
cies, but Will be revealed by the still,
small voice which speaks to the con-
science and the heart, prompting us to
Il wider and wiser humanity"
Probably the lecturer would say that
"still, small voice" is not "outslde OF
human nature itself" But if so, We
know how the inspired Word gives il
us the voice of God, and arc sure that,
whether for the ills Of society at large
or of the individual man, the only
remedy is for its Divine accents tc
reach the inner ear Of the soul.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05
RY HITCH WILSON. ABBE

day. and the happiness and sclfishnesS
of playin' with Jack.
"She was afraid, that sweet little
crccter WIZ, that she would forget that
she wanted to be good when she was
took up with her playthings, or when
he was plaguin' her; u*t as we he
time and ag'in, Josiah Allen, when we
yct 50 burdened by the cares of this
world, and plagued by its mean Greet
ers, or took up with its playthings,
that we most forget that we want TO be
good"
"Yes," says Josiah, II haint heard
nothin' more editying sense jined the
meetin' house"
Josiah Allen is very sound: And
what admire in that man, and what
makes him so different from most
grandparents, is: he haint blinded at
all by his love for babe. He sees clear
Jest how far above other children she
is, and deep.
And ain jest so, though l am far
from bein, the one that ought to say it.
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An incident in the antc-rcligious pc,
riod of his career illustrates this quail
ty of moral courage in Gen. Jackson.
When in the zenith of his fame and
popularity he was visited at the Her
mitage 10y a party of distinguished per,
sons, among them some high military
and diplomatic dignitarics. When
Sunday came he said to his guests
"a am in the habit of attending church
with my wife. We shall be happy t'
have you accompany us, if you feel 81
inclined; but if not, please make your.
selves comfortable during ourabscncc..'
If all our Christian readers lad TN:
sort Of moral courage, much Sunday
dissipation would hc avoided amt ire
ligions persons would have more re
spect for professcd Christians. an'
many half-hcartcd, compromising
man-fcaring Christians, would have
more respect for themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05

Some people are afraid of any thing
like 10Y in religion. They have none
themselves, and they do not love to see
it in Others. Their religion is some,
thing like the stars, very high and
very clear, but very cold. When they
see tears of anxiety, or tears of joy,
they cry out, "Enthusiasm Enthusl-
asmu" II sat down under his shadow
with great delight Is this enthusl-
asm? "May the God Of hope fill you
with all JOY and peace in believing"
If it he really in sitting under the
shadow of Christ, let there be no bounds
to our joy. Oh! if God would put
open our eyes and give us simple, child
like faith to look to Jesus, to sit under
his shadow. then would songs OF JOY
rise from all our dwellings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05

There never was a more touching
picture of canine modification than
was seen on Walnut Street the other
day. A dog led by woman is always
a sorry spectacle of dignity in chains.
The little animal in question was pref
ty, as black-and-tan dogs go; but his
deluded mistress had rugged him out in
a black satin blanket that was fastened
to his chin by one huge bow, and on
top of his back by another. At dis.
tance the beast had the appearance OF
an animated pink rosette. He was led
by narrow pink ribbon to match his
costume, and he glanced at every man
who passed with an expression that
plainly said, Don't laugh "-Des
u[oiaeS Leader.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05
Evening Prayer.

Now, tired l am at close OF day:
I'll go to rest: but first I'll pray
OIIeavenly Father, may Thine eye
Above my head watch very nigh.
Forgive the wrongs this day I've done,
For Jesus sake, Thine own dear Son;
And may His blood, once shed for me,
From all that's sinful set ME free.
Bless parents, brothers. sisters dear,
Each whom love, both far and near;
Bless all Thy children, great ana small,
/ pray Thee, Father OF us all.
OGod, may thoughts of Thee depart
At night the latest from my heart,
And in the morning first arise
To Thee in grateful sacrifice.
And from the mornings early light
Until the darkest shades of night,
May thoughts OF Thee inspire my heart
Well 10 perform my humble part.
And when my days and nights are o'cr
And shall wake u sleep no more,
Then shall my soul delighted rise,
To praise Thee ever In the skies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05

Those religious teachers will always
command the most confidence who
dare most to speak in positive tones.
Assertions hcsitatingly expressed or
qualified with modest reserve may SUIT
the lecture room or the study, but they
are out Of place in the pulpit. An ea-
ger, hcavy-laden soul, crying out from
its heart, "NNhat must I do to be saw
ed ?" will listen only to preacher
who shows that he believes himself,
with all his energy, the answer lie
gives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05

Paper bedclothes are made at facto-
nv in New Jersey. They are doubled
sheets of MANILA paper, strengthened.
with twine, and valuable by reason OF
peculiar properties of paper as nom
conductor of heat. They have q
warmth-preserving power far out OF
proportion to their thickness and
weight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05

A good sister, in answer to the ques-
ton, "What is your standard of a
good sermon?" said, "When a sermon
makes you feel that you ought to do
better and that you can do better, l
cal it good sermon."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05
The distinction between Christianit

The distinction between Christianity
and the Socalistic aims of to-day was
put recently in the Swedish Rigsdad,
or Chamber of Deputies. The leader
of the Radicals in the debate Oh the
Socialist law under consideration cried
out "Christ himself was socialist" ."
YES" replied the Court Chaplain,
Bc-kow, "but with q difference. lie
said, what is mine is thine but you
saw, What is thine is mine.'"
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80

This was the criticism-so the pa
pers say-that Il certain Scotch worthy
made of the new minister: "Well, ye
see, frae Monday to Saturday he's in
vecsible, and on Sabbath he's incom-
prehensiblep ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05
SIcll q Goose /!
BY JENNY WALLIS.

Off in the distant azure sky
A flock Of geese go sailing by,
When In their midst appears bird
The like Of which they've never heard.
can enemy" the leader cries,
And ut the fancied monster flies.
All the geese that follow after
Now arc bubbling DER with laughter.
Right through the foe the gander flies,
Exhibiting marked surprise
For all that caused this sad alright
Was just our Tcddy's new spring kite!
Wide Aa1dke.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05

The oldest horse in the world is
claimed by farmer in Chilli, ILL.,, His
father purchased it forty-nine years
ago from the Indians, when it was
supposed to he two years old. 1t servg.,
cd all through the war, but escaped all
injury. 1t has not a tooth in its head,
but is fed on corn-bread and soft bran
M ash, and is enderly cared for.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-28
Don't Know Every Thing.

Some one says you might read all
the books in the British Museum, if
you could live long enough, and re-
main utterly an illiterate, uneducated
person. Then, again. if you read ten
pages in good book. letter by letter
that is to say, with real accuracy
you are forevermore, in some measure,
an educated person. 1t is only in
measure that person can be educated.
When there were but few books it was
possible for one person to know their
contents. Science has widened. and
the butter of intelligence must be
spread thinner. The ripe scholar is
one who is ready to drop off. Only
boardlng-school girls finish their edu-
cation. The bald-headed professor,
who has been studying all his life,
feels ignorant in the face of many
things he does not know. A child can
ask him questions he can not answer.
The young man goes to college to be
educated. The most college can do
for him is to put him on the road lead
ing to knowledge. 1t takes every body
to know every thing. and very little O.
any thing is yet known. Run away
from the man who claims to know it
all. He will make you tired exposing
his ignorance. IN. o. Picayune.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-28
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Voice from the Cage-"The saloon"
he solemnly drawled, sis the house that
Jagg built. buffalo Courier.
Have you really signed as pitcher
on the nine?" she asked, breathlessly. u
have" he answered. ''Then l am
ewers." she replied.
Mrs. Bloodgood-"What! not an
open fireplace nor a stove in the whole
house? How does your father warm his
slippers, Willie?" Willie (ruefully)-
Warns 'em on me, ma'am. "-Burling
ton Free Press.
Coming from the Theater.-Wife
Ito husband)-'I enjoyed the play ever
so much. 1t is an excellent piece of
dramatic work-a ripe production, |
think" Eyes. a mellow drama. Ar
kansaw Traveller.
Miss Luphretta Cumberland (seat-
ing herself at the melodeon) Jennie,
come heah, please" Jennie-''Whatf TO
Ito tu'n the leaves?" mo; | want We
to If up de keys when dey stick down. -
-Harper's Bazaar.
Must Go by Rule.-Chief- "Have you
got any clews?' Subordinate-''No but
I've caught the criminal" Chief-'Well,
you must go out and get few clews. 1t
will never do to break established rules,
you know '-Terre Haute Express.
She Knew What She Wanted Old
Lady-''Id like to buy some plasters
young Teller" Drug Clerk Yes,
ma'am; porous?' Old Lady-''Do you
s'pose ! want to ketch my death O. cold?
Let's see your winter styles. Judge.
-Curicus-''You'v seen the new re-
versible coat?" Quericus-"No, what is
it like?" Curicus-''A comb: nation over
coat and house coat" Quericus-''Ah, 1
see. After you have worn it out you
wear it in.''-Ciothier and Furnisher.
Susie" said Willie to his sister,
''what are Blackfeet Indians?" What
are what?' ''Blackfeet Indians" II
don't know, I'm sure" said Susie,
what the expression can mean.
unless those wicked traders have
been selling the poor Indians some of
the hosiery that is warranted not to
fade. Merchant Traveller.
old Mrs. Smiley-''Nextt time I get
took down sick, my dear, / wish We
wouldn't have that there young sprig OF
a doctor come to attend me. | don't 90
much on young doctors, no how" Mr..
Well, Maria viz would you
like to have me call?' Mrs. S-'I've
kinder took notion to the doctor
around the corner. l dunno much about
him. but l see he's got sign out
Veterinary Surgeon and 1 think he
must be man of experience. Amer
ica
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-28
TIRESOME PEOPLE.
They Are Altogether Too Numerous and
You Can't Avoid Them.

They Are Altogether Too Numerous and
You Can't Avoid Them.
In going about the city the same tire
some people are encountered everywhere
The man who at all times and upon all
occasions makes puns and does most OF
the laughing himself, is exceedingly
tiresome. He is closely related to the
man who has alw; got good story to
tell and is bound to tell it, no matter
how violently it may clash with the sub
ject of conversation in the group of peo-
pie to whom the story is told.
That ELUSIVE person who, when he
meets you, squeezes your hand until he
nearly dislocates bone and shakes it
until yonr arm aches to the shoulder,
he, too, is a WEAKNESS to the flesh.
When you see him coming you are apt
to dart down side street or get into the
lee of some building until he has passed.
The person who in the hurry and
hustle of business and at other inappro-
pirate times talks religion is apt to make
you very, very tired. He is almost al
ways super-sanctimonious person who
conveys the impression that to be relig-
ious is to be sad, whereas the person
who is religious from conviction must of
necessity be joyous
The fond mammas and no less doting
papas who are always telling of the cute
things their children have said and of
the remarkable things they have done.
tn csc make you tired also. They talk
right along without stopping, and give
you no chance to say a word regarding
the prodigies that there may be in your
own family, and when they have reeled
off variety of stories regarding their
juvenile offspring they commence upon
the various diseases which they have
had and how the doctor treated them,
and how they finally survived the treat
ment.
People who always have grievance,
whose corns are always being stepped
on by somebody, and who seem to ex-
pect you to rise in your might and strike
the aggressors while they look on; men
who ''carry their hearts upon their
sleeves for davis to peck att and haven't
spunk enou gh to shoot the davis away
when any of these come round, as come
they will, one longs for lodge in some
vast wilderness where tiresome people
arc not known.-Brooklyn Standard
Union
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-28
BEGINNING OF A BOTTLE.
Processes Employed in the Manufacture
of Glassware.

of Glassware.
The process begins with the gatherer.
His blowpipe is tube of wrought iron,
five or six feet long, and of lighter
weight than the pipe used in blowing
window glass. He dips the end of his
pipe into the molten contents of the
boot, and brings out a mass of red-hot
plastic glass. If the bottles to be blown
are small, one gathering suffices, but,
for larger wares, two or even three
gatherings may be necessary to get the
requisite supply of material on the end
of the blOwpipe. When the gathering
is done properly, this lump of red-hot
glass is perfect homogeneous mass.
Its subsequent fortunes rest with the
blower He takes the blowpipe from
the gatherer, and resting the plastic
glass against a marvering table of stone
or cast iron, he gives the pipe few
adroit rotations, thus fashioning the
glass into an even cylindrical shape.
By further rolling it along the edge of
the table he forms the smaller prolonga-
tion of glass which is afterward to be-
come the neck of the bottle Lifting
the still red-hot glass from the table,
he blows through the pipe, forming
small bubble of air in the interior of
the mass of glass. This is afterward
extended until it becomes the inward
ness of the bottle.
The partly fashioned bit of glassware is
now introduced into the mold which one
of the ''shop" boys has already opened to
receive it. For convenience in working,
the mold is placed on a somewhat lower
level than that on which the blower
stands. 1t is made of cast iron, and is
commonly formed in two pieces. One of
these is stationary, while the other
opens outward it's motion being con-
trolled by a foot lever. When the blower
places his incomplete bottle, still at
tached to the blowpipe, into the mold,
he closes the mold with his foot, and
blows through the pipe until the plastic
glass is everywhere forced against the
sides of the mold, and has impressed
upon it the form of it's prison.-Prof. C. H.
Henderson, in Popular Science Monthly.
How things have gone on and i'm
proved since l was boy!'' exclaimed the
old gent, as he laid down his pen and
blotted his letter. For instance, it
wasn't thirty years ago that no one had
any particular way of spelling shugar.'
Now everybody spells it just as always
said It ought to be spelt"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-28
Wounds Dressed with saw-Dust.

The use of fine saw-dust as dressing
for wounds and as a vehicle for medica-
ments or antiseptics is suggested. 1t is
said that the dust, freed from splinters
and sharp bits of wood by sitting, when
used alone and dry, makes clean and
grateful dressing; that it readily takes
up and holds the discharges without
packing or adhering. and that it is easily
rendered antiseptic by any of the meth
DDS used in preparing antiseptic cotton
or wool. A well-known medical author
lty also suggests that our yellow pine
saw-dust rich as it is in turpentine,
would prove of itself valuable antisep-
tic appication.-s.New York Telegram.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-28
A TALE OF WINTER.
The Opening and Closing Scenes of
Domestic Drama.

The Opening and Closing Scenes of a
Domestic Drama.
Did you ever observe with what en-
thusiasm the boy of the household goes
out on the morning of the first snowfall
to shovel off the walk?
He enters into the work with all the
zest of a boy at play. How he makes
the snow fly, to be sure! How blithe and
merry is our little man, and with what
infinite JOY he buckles to his task. AL
though bleak winter lies all around him
he forgets the suffering it brings to 9th
ers in the warm sunshine with which it
floods his own soul.
Hear him carol and sing at his work!
He dances a nimble jig, slaps his
hands about him and utters a merry
jest, inspired by the frost that nips his
toes and fingers.
This is the first act of winters tale.
There are other acts, but they are not
like this one.
They are different.
In the scenes which follow rapidly the
same actor come on the stage, set as a
sidewalk covered foot deep with real
snow; but he is changed boy.
Where is the merry laugh, the gibe,
the jest, the song, the dance? Where is
the flood of sunshine in his heart?
Gone!
Gone! Never to return until the first
fall of next winters snow!
In place of them we have a boy aged
as with an awful grief, bowed as with a
heavy woe. The buoyancy of youth mas
fed. He feels like one who treads alone
some banquet hall deserted. He dlags
his shovel after him like thing loathed
and despised.
Sorrow hath marked him for her own!
The frost that lies in the ground is
nothing to the frost that has settled
upon his young life. There is pain in
his heart bigger than load of hay.
''Hear me, ye Implying GODS" ouoth
our hero, ''of the shoveling of snow I
have got my stomach fullr-N. Y.
World