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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-07-26
The Coffee Tree.

Tie coffee tree is from six TO fonr-
teen feet high, and the same Tree
hears for number OF years. The
trunk is from twelve to eighteen
inches in diameter. and when fully
grown much resembles our own ap
pie tree Of from ten to twelve Years
standing. Ordinarily the lower
branches begin TO bend as the tree
grows old. he wood being very lin
berand rllahle, and soon form them
selves into the shape Of gigantic
umbrella, many of the branches
reaching the ground. The bark is
whitiSh and rather rough; the leav-
es much resemble those of a citron
tree AS it always grows in tropic-
III latirndes, it continues green
throughout the year. never being
niirclv bare of leaves. Blossoms
and green and ripe fruit may be
seen on the coffee tree at any sea
son Of the Year.
When the blossom falls off there
remains in its placea small fruit,
green at first. which becomes red ~
it ripens. not mike large cherry
and very good to eat. Under the
flesh of this berry; instead Of a
stone, is found the seed we call cof
fee, wrapped in Il fine. rhin skin.
The bean is then soft aud very un-
.palathhlc. Init becomes harder as it.
ripnns and The dried up flash or
pulp, which was edible when yonng
and tender, becomes a shell OF n
dark brown colcr and the berry e
why, transparent green. Each
shell contains one berry. which
when separated forms two of the
coffee grains commerce.-St. Louis
Republic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-07-26
Heed Not the Siandcrei.s.

When slandererS or gossir-mon-
gers attack you pay 10 attention
to them. Keep straight on in your
course. and lei their backhitings
die The death of neglect. What's
the use of lying awake nights
brooding over the unkind remarks
ofsome false friends9 What's the
use of getting into Il worry or fret
over gossip that has been set
#tloat 10 your disadvantage by
some meGdIesome busy-hody. who
as more time than character.
Ihese things emit possibly injQre
YOU, unless, indeed, you take no.
tice of them. and iii combating
them give them character and
standing. II what is said about
YOU is true, set Yourself right at
once: if it is false, let it go for
what it will fetch. fla bee stlngs
you. would you 60 to the hive aud
destroy it7 Would not % thou
sand come upon youa 1t is wis
dom to say little respecting the
injuries you have received. We
are generally losers III the end. if
we stop to relute all the back
billings and goSslpings we may
hear By The way. They are an
noyiug, it is true, but not danger
ons, so long as we do not stop to
exposulate, and scold. Our char
actcrs are formed and sustained
by ourselves, and by our own &C
tionS. Let us bear in mind that
"calumnies" may usually be trusted
to time and the slow, but sure
justice of public opinion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-07-26
TTnr!c Sam,s Seeds.

All the seeds given away bv the
Agricultural Department at Wash
ington are tested before being
sent ont. and the way in which it
is done is very curious indeed.
Shallow tin pans half full of water
are employed. and across these
parallel are laid thick wires III
pairs. Each two wires have a strip
Of muslin sewed between them. so
that when they are laid together
across the pan fold . inches deep
hangs into the water. In this fold
al along from one side Of the pan
10 rhe other serds are mt, and the
water rising by capillary attrac
tion. soakS the muslin and causes
,hr seeds to terminate. The form
Ing roots poke their way in every
direction through the muslin and
The plants grow famonsly. One
Tin pan. feet long will hold won
derfnl number of sprouts, and it is
a simple matter to count and find
out what percentage of those put
in germinate. one fold Of muslin
helm. devoted to each kind Of
seed. Any seeds that do not prove
entirely satisfactory are sent to
the gardner of the department. to
he tried in earth. Thus Uncle Sam
is able to guarantee all tie seeds
lie distributes; the Tin pan idea is
:, new one. The Tin pans are ut
tended TO altogether by arrettV
enthusiast in petficoalS.wlln links
it great iuG to have q whole hn'an
zeal garden within half a dozen
square feet of room. She does the
whole business on Il window ledge,
aud simply in the water that WAY
she has grown beans big enough to
eat. And she ate them. Try it
for Yourself. Use a good tin pan
from the kitchen and fix wires and
mu>Iinin the way described Write
to the department for the seeds
YOU want. and you are all ready to
go into business. Own your own
Kitchen garden; every city family
Shonll have one on the wln;low
ledge. Flowers DO as well Chicago
Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-07-26
Varicns Applications Of Paper.

Various new applications of pa
per arc being made by German
manufacturers. "A pulley of ny
.raulic pressed pastcboard, with
an IRON core and strong casing, is
said to lave greater friction than
one of iron, making it possible to
use smaller puIleys, and to save
.@,>ss.::'!tion by reducing the tension
otbeitS. This pulley is made from
the we'll known oilpaper employed
for car wheels. Handles for files
and othertools are being made from
compressed chemically prepared
paper, and arc hard, smooth, light,
durable and very convenient.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-07-26

Death makes beautiful appeal
to charity. When we look upon the
dead form, so -c0mposed and still,
the kindness and love that are in
us all come forth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
Oysters Found on Trees.

The coast waters at Sierra Leone,
Africa, are full of oysters of the finest
gratefully as good as Blue Points. The
tides rise eighteen feet at Sierra Leone,
and in many places the mango swamps
stretch hundreds of yards out into the
sea. Oysters in their curious migrations
are often lifted by waves and carried
about among these trees, and it is light
by no means uncommon to sec them when
the tide has run out clinging to the
branches rs comfortably as though they
enjoyed playing at fruit. Natives paddle
about in their canoes, gather the bivalves
and bring them to the traders and officers
for sale. In size West African oysters
are the largest ever saw. In 1883 one
oyster was served to three of us at the
quarters in Lagos, and Captain Davis, OF
the African Steamship Company, Mrs.
Lieutenant Governor Griffiths and myself
made bounteous meal from it. The
shell was preserved and is now in tho
steamship Office at Liverpool.-C Chicagd
Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Actions count where arguments fail.
He is below himself who is not above
an injury.
He is most powerful who has himself
in his power.
No one can lay himself under obligation
to do wrong thing.
To be content with littleness is already
stride toward greatness.
Punishment must be like salad that
has more oil than vinegar in it.
When mans temper gets the best of
him, it reveals the worst of him.
The icebergs Of selfshness soon melt
away in the sunshine of divine love.
The great difficulty about advice is the
pre6ominance of quantity over quality.
Comparison more than reality, makes
men happy, and can make them wrctched.
The better rule is to judge our adver-
saries from their standpoint, not from
our.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
Lifting by Arithmetic.

Civil engineers ARE mostly common
place people, but an odd stick occasion
ally turns up among them, says the St.
Louis GLOBE Democrat. One of the oddcst
I ever met lives here in st. Louis. He is
an old man, thoroughly educated in his
business and paragon of exactncss, even
for a Mathematician.
Not many months ago he was called to-
East ST. Louis to make new survey of
an OLD line originally run by himself. On
the first survey he had driven a certain
corner stake deep in the ground and COW
cred it up with large stone. When he
came to the spot he got spade and
cleared the soil away from around the
stone, and then cleaned it off nicely with
some dry leaves, top and sides.
Next he took out his rule and made a
careful measurement of the stone, which
he used moment later on the basis of n
calculation to determine its weight.
When he saw the product his face lighted
up with joy, for the number of pounds,
ounces and drains represented therein
was within the limit of his lifting power.
He made no attempt to lift the stone as a
means of testing his ability to handle it,
but relied on his mathematical knowledge
to settle that point for him. This IS the
only case l ever knew where man de-
monstrated his own lifting power by the
use of arithmetic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
TEMPERANCE.
THE RIGHT SHALL WIN THE DAY.

THE RIGHT SHALL WIN THE DAY.
Thro' the mists Of night is shining fair and
clear glorious star. -
And the splendor of its brightness, like q
beacon seen afar,
Flashes out the cheering message DER, thsy
fields where workers are, ~
That yict'ry is at hand.
'Tis the star that heralds morning after long
and gloomy night:
IT'S the star of prohibition, and its pure and /
steady light
Guides the temperance army onward to the
battlefield in sight,
Where vict'ry will be won.
Oh, be brave of heart, my brothers, in the 4
battle lift your eye
To the star whose ray of promise flashes
grandly forth On high,
And our hearts shall gain such courage that
the enemy will fly,
And victry will be ours.
Think Of home and loved ones, comrades, z
when you face the desperate foe:
For your boy and mine, my brothers, strike
a strong and telling blow; ssS
Shall we, can we, yield the battle? BY our
homes and dear ones no!
The victory must be ours.
-Eden E. Recford, in '"1runpet Notes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
AN IDLE. FAN CY.

sat with my soul, idly weaving rhyme
AS the fancy came to me;
And said: Sad soul, there cometh time
When the stars drop into the sea;
When they lie like gems
From diadems
In the blue of the midnight sea.
The daisy is just as it was of old,
And the suuhower turns to the sea;
And there lies in the west land OF gold
When the summers day is done;
But the bud that blew
In the morning dew
At night is withered and gone.
And what is life but leaf that grows
On the tip of an idle spray?
And beauty-what but red, red rose
That blossoms for only day?
And the red that tips
The sweetest lips
Soonest turns to leaden gray.
All, soul so sad, the riddle canst guess,
Why the rainbow after the rain
Our human eyes doth a moment bless.
Then waneth and fadeth again!
Why life doth seem
But an idle dream
That ends in cry of pain?
OF the things that are, my soul replied,
God knoweth the how and when;
And the roses Of June have only died
That roses may come again.
And the day that dies
Leaves golden skies :
As promise of morrow to men.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
How Did He Do 1t ?

In the latter part of the "Fifties"
there resided in Tehama County, Cali
fornia, an Indian whose eyes had been
entirely destroyed by disease, leaving
nothing but the bare sockets behind.
"Old Blind Jo," as he had been
christened, was well-known character.
He was a great traveller, rarely re-
naming in any one rancheria long, and
his journeyings extended over large
area. His usual gait was a jog-trot, and
his favorite route the stage road leading
north, which at that period was thronged
with teams of every description. Through
these he threaded his way with perfect
safety and apparently without the slight
est fear of injury and so well recognized
wss-hls ability to take care of himself
that teamsters rarely used any particular
pains to avoid him when he was seen ap-
preaching.
His marvellous perception and avoid
ance of danger were often the theme OF
animated discussion among the people of
the neighborhood, while their accounts
of his performances sounded almost in
credible to those who had never seen
him put to the test. An incident illus
trating this keenness Of his perceptive
faculty shall never forget.
Twas sitting with my friend, Colonel
E. J. Lewis, under tree on the ranch
of Judge Hall, near Tehama, when we
espied 10 coming from the adobe build
ing occupied by the Judges Indian SER
wants, and evidently heading for gate
that opened into the road some distance
away.
Between him and the gate, and directly
in his path, was an open, unused we'll,
fifty or sixty feet deep. Knowing the
poor fellows blindness, I had half-risen
from my scat to 60 and turn him to one
: side, when my companion told me to
keep quiet and I should see something
surprising-as I most assuredly did. On
trotted the Indian until he reached the
ve:y edge of the well, where another
step forward would have sent him head
long to the bottom.
But he did not take it. His pause was
so abrupt that it almost seemed as if a
strong hand had suddenly risen from the
depths of the pit and stayed his steps.
For moment he stood still, as though in
thought, and then quickly faced half
about, rounded the we'll with the greatest
ease, and resumed his course on the other
side.
A few yards further on was large
adobe store-house, fifty feet or so in
length, with an open driveway through
at one end. This building he approached
near enough to touch it with his hand,
and then, retiring step or two skirted
nearly its whole length until the driveway
was reached, when he passed through it
and continued on his journey at his usual
jog trot.
And the Colonel remarked when 10
had disappeared: "In the name of all
that's wonderful, how did he do it,
Youths ConapQnion.
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RELIGIOUS READING

REST.
sit in the hush of the evenlna
The evening cool and calm,
And read from treasured volume
"A sweet aud olden psalr,.
a psalm Of His slecpless watchcare.
Who guards the sparrOw's flight
And weave for the lowly lily
Her spotless robe of white.
4 psalm of His deep compassion.
Who in the long, long years, .
With the gentle heart Of Il ulottR
Hushc5 our foolish fears.
o the pity and love and kindness
That thrnb in the tender words,
list to their music SWcctc-
Than the sweetest suns of birds.
I'LL tie roace and the st of hcayya
Fall on my aching heart,
And ore by one the troubles
And cares Of the day depart.
The cares that brought me annoyance
And wcarincss and pain,
II he troubles that seemed too heary
10 ever be borne again.
One bv one t. ey are lifted
And waited away in the night,
Without IT, is growing darker,
But within it is growing light.
q where is balm Of comfort
Like this rare balm of mine,
And where is the tou%h of healicS
Like the touch of the words d;S23
-Essta.S S5s}aA1
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
A Millionaire Locomotive Engineer.

Robert Coleman, of Cornwall, Penn,
the millionaire who owns the great orc
mines at Mount Gretna, is in some re-
spccts like George Westinghouse. He is
q genius and frst-class machinist. He
owns q small railroad at Mount Gretna.
the outlet of his celebrated ore mines,.
and he often, when at home, spends an
entire day on the road in the position OF
a Locomotive engineer. There is not n
man in his employ, it is said, that knows
more about an engine or can run one bet
ter than Dir. Coleman. He becomes
thoroughly acquainted with the routine
work on his line and is continually max
ing some improvements .-Pittsbu'g Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15

The mother looked down into the face 81
her dying child and said: "My dear, think
that must be heaven that you see." "Well,
then," she said, "father, you come, and with
your strong arms carry me over those mount
mountains" 'No," said the weeping father,
'.my darling, I can't go with you" ''Well,'"
she said, clapping her hands, never mind,
never mind; see yonder shining one COM
ing. He is coming now, in His strong arms
to carry me over the mountains to the beau
tiful land-oyer the mountains, over the high
r,nounfainsp
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
Explorer Stanley's Hair.

The correspondent who went up coun-
try to meet Stanley describes his hair as
being cutie white. This he ascribes to
the privations of the expedition. As
matter of fact, his hair had become white
long ago. But Mr.. Stanley did not
appreciate the venerable appearance
which his gray locks gave him. They
became black again a great deal more
suddenly than they had grown white. In
view of the chance of another curious
change of this kind, it is rather awkward
that their present color should have been
so universally made known.-Edi"5u'gh
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
BE TRUE,

When Constantine was chosen emperor
he found several Christians in
Office, and he issued an edict requir-
Ing them to renounce their faith or
quit their places. Most of them gave up
their offices to preserve their consciences,
but some cringed and renounced Chris
tiani y. When the emperor had thus made
full proof of their dispositions of character
he removed all who thus basely complied
with his wishes and retained the others,
saying that those who would desert or deny
the Divine Master would desert him, ant
were not worthy Of his confidence.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15

TERRENCE MAGU1RE, a hod carrier
in New York, fell from a fourth-story
platform to the ground. He held on
to his hod, but in falling turned so that
his head was down. He fell into
mortar bed but the hod broke the blow,
SO that aside from severe shaking up
and q good deal of lime in his eyes he
was uniniured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
NOTHING HIDDEN FROM GOD.

The papers tell of an interesting photo
graphic phenomenon which occurred at
Pittslield, Pa, some time since. A party of
amateur photographers set out from that
town one afternoon to- get some views OF
-Pontoosuc lake, lovely sheet Of wafer
nesting between the hills on the north Of
the town. Reaching good vantage
ground they placed their camera in pos; :on
and made a shot. They noiced q
strange spot on the lake, which at
that distance looked like small
disappeared. When they returned to their
hotel and developed the plates, the little
spot was distinctly marked. Being curious
to understand its nature, they examined it
through powerful magnifying glass and
there saw a complete reproduction of q
drowning scene. There was an over
turned boat, and man clinging to thestern,
while the head of another man was
just visible above the water. While they
were examining it man arrived at the
hotel, and reported that boating accident
had occurred that afternoon and two men
had been drowned. The photographers had
been too far away from the lake to dis.
tinguish the incident, but the camera had
made all clear to them afterwards. How
many things are hidden from US
by the dullness of our senses. What trag-
edies are being enacted unobserved by
those who might prevent them if they
knew. And what surprises are in store for
us when, in the last Great Day, it will ap-.
pear that the deepest secrets of. our inmost
lives have been photographed by the divine
camera, and when the secret tragedies OF all
our lives will be fully revealed and accurately
descrit ed. We are too apt to forget that one
eye is always upon us.--Esenge'te2 Hes
senner
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15

FOREIGN engineers report that at
the present rate of sinking the north
ern coast of France will in few cen
turies be completely submerged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15

The newspapers of Italy arc raising
subscriptions to raise a monument to Co.
lumbus on American soil.
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WATER THE ONE DRINK NEEDFUL.

An interesting argument for the temper
ance advocates Is isapparently to be found In
the fate of large town in South Africa. The
name of the place is Shoshong. It contained
10000 people and was the center of a large
and prosperous trade. The only. thing II
lacked was water So great was the suffer-
ing on account Of the scarcity of water that.
the town has been deserted by its entire pop
ulation and site for a new city selected on
the banks Of the classic Limpopo one hum
dred miles away. This is fine object
for the Temperance paafla.-Ssrh51 that
water is an esseAAsaa Condition Of that aggre-
gasien OF human beings which builds cities,
and forms great societies, and that man, as
alone. The good people Of Shoshong might
have been literally supplied with liquors; but
nevertheless they were finally forced to en.,
igrate to the bright and sparkling waters OF:
the Limpopo. Chicago Herald. AS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
PROHIBITION BY CONSTITUTION.

In twenty States Of the Union the ConsHz
tuition contains provision which absolutely
prohibits lotteries and gift enterprises and 4
no word is raised for repeal. Nor was any
word raised against their passage except
from those engaged in the lottery business.
mental law of the State. The principle Of
prohibition without compensation is thus os-
tablished. d.-Nationnl Adrocate. EsEE;
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one-thousandth part of the entire
globe is uncultivated? This is all
to be cultivated, all Inhabited and
oil gospelized. Oh, what tears Of
repentance when nations begin to weep! Oh
what supplications when continents begin tc
begin to sing! Churches will worship on the
places where this very hour smokes the blood
of human sacrifice, and wandering through
the snake infested junglcs of Africa Christ's
heel will bruise the serpent's head. Oh, when
the trumpet Of salvation shall be sounded
everywhere and tho nations are re-
Sssned town brsbtsr shs T sban tat fa wseS
fell upon Bethlehem, and more overwhelm-
ing than the song that fell on the pasture
fields where the flocks fed, there will be a
song louder than the voice Of the storm
lifted oceans, "Glory to God in the highest"
and from oil nations and kindred and people
and tongues will como the response, "And
on earth peace good will toward lnenm On
this Christmas Eve bring you good tidings
of great Joy. Pardon for all sin, comfort
we now take this Christ into our
hearts? The time is passing. This is tho
closing Of the year. How the time speeds by.
Put your hand on your heart one. two,
three. Three times less it will beat Life is
passing like gazelles over the plain. Sorrows
hover like petrels over the sea. Death swoops
like vulture from the mountains. Misery
rolls up to our ears like waves. Heavenly
songs fall to us like stars.
I wish you a merry Christmas, not with
worldly dissipations, but merry with Gospel
gladness, merry with pardoned sin, merry
with hope Of reunion in the skies with all
your loved ones who have preceded you. In
that grandest and best sense merry
Christmas.
Aud God grant that in our final moment
we may have as bright vision as did the
dying girl when she said: "Mothcr"-point-
ing with her thin white hand through the
window-"Mother, what Is that beautiful
land out yonder beyond the mountains the
high mountainsT "Oh," said the mother,
'.ny darling, there are no mountains within
sight of our home" "Oh, yes" she said,
"dont you SEQ them-that beautiful land be.
yond the mountains out there, just beyond
the high rpountainsT