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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Some "DOn'tso for Parents.

Tt was q wise man who said, "Par-
ents. respect your children" We
hear q great deal about the duty chill
dren owe to their parents. but it does
not occur to some people that the duty
is reciprocal. 1t is for the 6eneht OF
children as well as parents that these
few "don'ts" are collected
Don't tell the faults or cute sayings
of your child in his presence.
Don't saw "Oh, do hush up" or
"Don't bother me with so many ques-
tions ~ when a child questions you.
IF he asks for the sake OF knowing,
answer him, though he asks seventy
times seven'' questions day, and
teach him to remember what you tell
him: 80,
when you promise child some
thing, don't forget to fulfill the prom
Use to the letter. If you are not scru-
pulous to do just as you agree, you
NAV expect the little one to; set you
down as false and learn to be thus him.
self. o.
Don't trample mercilessly under foot
the wishes of q child, but respect them
as far as possible.
Don't manifest spirit of partiality.
Children are sure to detect this.
Don't encourage in a small child
that for which you will punish him
when older.
Don't do and say things for the sake
of causing him to show anger, an ana
then scold because he does so.-Ihe
Culver.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Round ShOuldered Candidates for an
Early Grave.

The back bone (spinal column) is
composed of twenty-four alternate lay
ers of hard bone. Between these lay
ers is soft gristle resembling rubber.
The weight of the body rests on these
elastic cushions, when we walk, work,
or stand. The consequence is that q
person is fully half an inch shorter in
stature in the evening, than he was in
the morning.
If persons fall in the habit of lean
ing to one side, sitting bowed forward
as children frequently do in school,
the pressure on the elastic cushions
will tend to make these cushions thin
ner. on the side toward which there is
a leaning. The pressure and absorp-
ton will also become less on that side,
and the cushions will become wedge
sbaped.. Sometimes the whole cush-
ion will be absorbed. This is spinal
disease.
The cure must be commenced be-
fore the bones meet, or the case IL
homeless. TO effect this there must be
a Strengthening up, bending the other
way. TO make this effective person
must take plentiful outdoor exercise,
and while sitting or standing, con-
stantly straighten up. While sitting,
reading, writing and sewing, it 's al
most impossible to attain the erect po--
sition, though teachers, parents and
EMPLOYERS should constantly urge the
Young to sit as erect as possible. But
the outdoor exercise, with erect pos
ture is the best panacea. Walking
with the head downward, or sitting
thus also effect the health, by COM
pressing the lungs. 1t diminishes
the capacity of receiving an adequate
quantity of pure air, the blood becomes
more impure, until the entire mass be-
comes diseased.
The following rules should be OBJ
served by every one, and parents and
teachers should impress them con-
stantly on the young.
l. Walk with the toes thrown out
ward.
=. Walk with the chin raised above
a horizontal line, as if looking ut the
top of carriage.
3. Walk frequently with the hands
on the back.
4. Sit with the lower part of the
spine pressed against the chair back.
1t is sad thing to see, rs one paSSes,
along the street, 50 many DeaulllGl
Young ladies walk stopped shouldereu,
with crooked spines, thus digging 1or
themselves premature graves, all OF
which is easily avoidablc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

The moment you begin to explain
away the miraculous and supernatur-
al, YOU surrender the Bible. Take the
supernatural out of the Bible and you
make it collection of fables in prefer
ence to which I choose 4Esop's Fables.
They are what they pretend to be-fa-
bles.
There are things which are not spe-
officially condemned in Scripture
which it is best to avoid. There may
he no particular precept to forbid a
proposed. action, but that action may
be a wrong to our own souls. Any
thing which hinders in the least COM
munion with God and brings doubt as
to His approval is detrimental to our
own spiritual welfare.
IT is wonderful how trouble and sor-
row, if accepted in the right spirit,
gives vitality to our prayers. When
things are running smoothly and easl-
ly, we are often disposed to be llstless
and perfunctory; but when we are
con fronted with perplexing questions,
or hard-pressed by temptations, or
overborne by unexpected calamitles,
We cry to God from the bottom OF our
hearts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Guilty or Not Guilty.

She stood at the bar of Justice,
A creature wan and wild,
In form too small for woman,
In features too old for child,
For look 10 worn and pathetic
Was stamped on her pale young face,
It seemed long years Of suffering
Must have left that silent trace.
"Your manner" said the judge, as he eyet
With kindly look yet keen.
"Is Mary Mcclure, II you please, Sir"
And your agSd them am f9om sasnsa papsr a'esn
He slowly and gravely read,
"You are charged here-Tm sorry say IT
With stealing three loaves OF bread.
"You look not like an offender,
AndI hope that you can show
The charge to be false. Now, tell me,
Are you guilty of this or no?"
A passionate burst OF weeping i,
Was at first her sole reply,
But she dried her eyes in moment,
And looked In the judges eye.
81 will tell you just how 1t was, sir.
My father and mother are dead,
And my little brother and sisters
Were hungry and asked me for bread.
At frat earned 1t for them
BY working hard all day;
But somehow times were bad. SIR,
And the work all fell away. &.
II could get no more employment;
The weather was bitter cold,
The young ones cried and shivered
(Little Johnny's but four years old 20
So what was to do, sir?
I am guilty, but do not condemn;
Itook-O was IL stealing?-
The bread to give to them."
Every man In the courtroom
Gray beard and thoughtless youth
Knew, as he looked upon her,
That the prisoner spake the truth;
Out from their pockets cane 'kerchiefs,
Out from their eyes sprang tears,
And out from old faded wallets
Treasures boarded for years.
The judges face WAS study,
The strsngest you ever saw
As he cleared hib throat and murmured
Something about-the law.
For one so learned In such matters,
so wise In dealing with men.
He seemed, on simple question,
Surely puzzled justthen.
But no one blamed him or wondered,
When at last these words they heard:
"The sen tence of this young prisoner
Is, for the present, deferred"
And no one blamed him or wondered,
When he went to her and smiled,
And tenderly led from the courtroom
Himself the "guilty child"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

No little has been said or printed
about law having been enacted
which prohibits the sale of pistols exTT;
cept under the authority of q license
so to sell. There is law against car
rying concealed deadly weapons.
The little respect which is had for the.
latter may indicate the regard that
will be had for the former. Where
moral sentiment does not control
"many inventions" are sought out for
evading the law. And when vioiatorsS
of the law are brought to trial many
are the technical inventions of able,
eloquent lawyers to shield transgress-
ors from the penalty of the law. AS
long as civil and ecclesiastical govern
ments approve of war or are silent on
the wickedness of the spirit and prac-
tice of militarism so long will either
or both "powers that be" combined
fail to prevent men from making, sell
ing, buying, carrying and using pis-
tolls. And in proportion as these
things are done murder is probable,
and in proportion as violations of the
law are connived at or the penalty
eyaded whether by flight, by technf-
calities, by eloquence, by bribery, by
mistrial, by new trial or by executive
clemency, so long will violence by the
pistol and other deadly weapons con-
tinue their murderous work. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Holsto11 MethodiH.

Gambling stands i'll the same rela-
ton to stealing that dueling stands to
murder. In both cases, the victim is a
willing victim, and takes his chance OF
being the victor. Gambling is essen
tially a mean and vulgar habit, and
ought to excite contempt and indigna-
ton. So long as good men justify any
form of gambling or betting, the evil
cannot e effectually cured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

The Sisseton Indians of North Da-
kota are on the verge of starvation,
caused not by improvidence on their
part, but by an absolute failure Of
their crops for two years. The "gov-
ernmentn is due hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to these poor people
for lands sold by them to the United
States. Congress seems too busy about
pensions and like squanderings of the
peoples money to pay its debts to the
Indians. Who will plead for these
people: Help is demanded noa0. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

A "blus-gum" negro bit the finger
of another negro in a recent fight in
Orangeburg County. The bitten man
died from the bite. Two doctors have
said (so reported} that the bite of a
"blue-gum" negro is generally fatal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

There is food for thought in the fol-
lowing from colored brother 1T am
powerful easy to discriminate between
a wise man and a fanatic. De wise
man he belong to your party, de fanat-
ic to dc opposishin."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Christian Standard.

Too many are like that candidate
for the ministry who gave as evidence
of a divine call thereto: "Desire, OF
portupity, and failure to succeed IN
anv other business" That is what
ails US nowadays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
NesU York advocate.

An old writer says: Goods bid
dings are Gods enablings," and a new
writer on Christian ethics adds: "So
we may be quite sure the path OF
obedience is the one of possibility,
that all-sufficient grace runs parallel
with every commandment of the
Lord" Most true. And it applies
without qualification to every COM
mand to grow in grace, to endure trial,
to witness for Christ. On things not
specially revealed the difficulty is to
ascertain whether God bids or not.
Often our own evil hearts and imper-
feet judgments engender ideas which
we think come from God. In such a
case mans bidding is not Gods ena-
bling.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Wednesday. Feb. 18, 1891.

The Baltimore Herald says: I'm
1860 one in every 3,442 was criminal.
In 1870 the ratio was one to l,647,
while in 1880 the proportion was one
to S39, etc."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

The banking house of r. E. Fraser,
Georgetown, s. c., suspended pay
ment January 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

A small piece Of linen molstened
with turpentine, and put in with the
woolens a day or two three times Il
wear. DESTROYS all moths.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
What Others Say.
Christian Companion.


NEEDLEssNEss OF FESTIVALS ETC.
[From letter by the Board of Stew
ards published in the last number of
The Brandywine Star, we make the
following extracts, hoping that some
of our churches may be helped into
the better way of raising the money
for the support of Gods cause.
Editor.]
1t has been our custom to take up
your time on Sunday at the religious
services to ask you for money, and as q
last resort to hold a festival. .
If we take up collections on Sunday
for this cause, it is unpleasant. 1t
keeps people away from church, and
it spoils the effect of good sermons.
Besides, it must be veryunpleasant to
the pastor.
When we hold a festival it usually
takes two weeks to get ready and one
week to hold it. Night after night We
work and worry. All this breaks into
our happiness, and class-meetings, and
prayer-meetings. Then, something ls
usually said or doue, accidentally and
unintentionally, which hurts some
ones feelings. And if we held one
you would be asked to give something
toward someone's table, or make a
cake, or buy some tickets. All this
would cost you something before the
festival began. Then if you went you
would buy something, so that no doubt
the festival would cost you more than
we ask you to give us. Then, at least
one half of what is taken in. at festivals
does US no good. 1t goes to buy can
dies. cream, &c.
Won't it be good thing to get
along without a festival? We will be
better off every way.
Those who make no account of tri-
fies make a great mistake. Things
which are SO small as to be beneath
the notice of certain men of high at
tainments and position may neverthe-
less be great enough to wreck those
who treat them with contempt. An
exchange tells of q lawyer who was a
diligent student, superior scholar,
eminently qualified for the duties OF
his profession, but because of. his con-
tempt for the generally accepted rules
of etiquette utterly failed to secure the
respect of the people among whom he
lived. He removed to Western city
in order to escape the reasonable de-
mands of good society, but bis infirmi-
ty defeated him in his new relations.
Life with him was failure. His
manv admirable and excellent quail
ties could not save him. He was
wrecked by trife. tits not wise to
devote much time and thought to tri-
fles, but to ignore them altogether is
still greater folly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

Bishop Fitzgerald and Bishop Gran
berry are both reported as recovering
from recent affliction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Way Of Faith.

Don't leaye the world with your
vote on record for party that upholds
the saloon, such a ballot will rise up
to condemn you in eternity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18
Rev. 81. M. DuBose is to be the edi
tor of the Pacific Methodist.

A very fatal disease, called the black
death, is prevailing in Siberia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-18

Bishop Fitzgerald will make his
Episcopal home in California.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26

Drake said he would be pleased to answer
any questions.
Then tell me" said Henry Martin, "have we
right to voter
"Yes, you have right to vote, the same az
any white man"
"Well, am glad to know it. And now want
to tell you that the Democrats say we have no
right to vote. That We are fenced in Ike sheep.
These Democrats say this when say we will
vote the Republican ticket, but when say we
well be Democrats, then they are as sweet as
can be-"
Rousing cheers and applause greeted
Chief Martins declaration.
Judge Drake refused to allow the list of
white men who had bonded Indian lands
to be published at present. The bulk of the
contracts were made out for the purpose
of furnishing the Indians with money
until they could be legally entitled to sell
their property. As such the Indians con-
sidered the advancing of money great
favor. Money has been advanced, accord
ing to the statement withheld by Judge
Drake, by Messrs. Manning, Fred Will
Jams, Ross, Uhlman, Stamp, d. r. Boston,
an Indian medicine man, and others.
The commission will meet the Indians
again before returning to Washington City
If the Indians desire it.
position of the reservation lands is the
burning topic of the hour. Chief Counsel
Mcknight, of the Northern Pacific, has
been in the city since Sunday evening. All
day and night he was closeted with j. NJ.
Ashton, of the firm of Mitchell,
Ashton Il Chapman. Northern
Pacific attorneys. He is preparing
statements to be made To the commission,
claiming for the Northern Pacific the odd
sections of the reservation Upon what
this claim rests efforts TO ascertain have
been made late tonight by lawyers who
have been delving into the matter
One is that the Indians have no
lands at all, save the few sections
comprising the TOWNSHIP of Tacoma. upon
which they were originally settled. OF
course, it is admitted that the PuyalIup
Indians are now on lieu lands provided
for them in 1852, and approved by Presi-
dent Pierce in 1853, and il is held that
the law of 1853 provides that no reservation
of this nature shall comprise over twenty
acres, therefore the Indians have no reser-
vation save the original town site of the
city of Tacoma, which, of course, they will
not get.
Conjecture has it that other lieu lands
will be provided at great expense to the
government and the Puyallups will be
removed to a place far distant from
any large community. Further those
who have advanced money to the Indians,
with the understanding they would be
paid in land when the Indians were un-
able to give title, may not find it is an
easy matter to get out any of the wealth
they have advanced.
In all, about one-third ofthe reservation
lands have been bonded under money adj
vanced 10 the Indians. Should the
Puyallup reservation be thrown open, the
Northern Pacific getting the odd sections
and settlers the even sections, there would
be scramble in comparison with which
Oklahoma would dwindle into insigniti-
canoe
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
New Trial for Texas Murderers.

WAsHINGroN CRY, Jan. 26.-The supreme
court today rendered an opinion directing
that the cases of G. i. Cook andsix others,
convicted in the circuit court ofthe United
States for the Western district of Texas
for murder committed in No Mans Land.
be remanded with instructions to grant
new trial. The attorney general admitted
that ruling of the judge at the trial was
erroneous, and this is the ground on which
the action of the court is based. The
court. however, decided against the pri-
soners on other points Ut issue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
MURDERED AN INNOCENT GIRL.
Ramon Lopez Pays the Penalty of an
Atrocious Crime at Santa Barbara.

Ramon Lopez Pays the Penalty of an
Atrocious Crime at Santa Barbara.
SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 26.-Ramon Lopez
was hanged this morning for the murder
OF Mary Desirello, October 20. 1890. The
execution took place in the Jail yard in the
presence of about 80 people. The ar
engagements were all perfect, and the ex-
eeution was completely successful Lopez
slept well last night, and this morning
ate hearty breakfast and exhibited no
signs of emotion. He said farewell to his
mother and brother the night before, and
his attendant today was the parish priest.
At III O'Clock a little procession issued
from the Jail door, Lopez and the priest
In the lead. The doomed man walked
firmly and held crilcifix cIasped to his
breast. He mounted the gallows steps
without assistance, and never changed
countenance while the fatal moose was
being adjusted. Father Compiona, who
accompanied Lopez. addressed the crowd
briefly, saying Lopez asked him to say that
he acknowledged his crime and that the
punishment was just.
AT IL :04 the sheriff gave the signal and
the prisoner was fastened into eternity,
His neck was broken by the fall, and
death was instantaneous. He never
moved a muscle, nor was the faintest
culver or movement of the body percent
lble. In fifteen minutes the body was cut
down and taken to the undertakers, and
will be buried tomorrow
The crime was "a particularly atrocious
one. Lopez had forced his attentions on
Mary Desirello, young and highly re-
spected girl, and had for months persecut-
ed her with advances, which she repealed
She was engaged to be married to young
man in San Francisco, and on October 20
shortly after learning of her engagement,
Lopez called her out of a neighbours house.
and after demanding an explanation from
her, shot her through the body. As she
was dying on the ground he stopped over
her, and with tiendish malignitv 1red shot
after shot into her body. The crime
aroused tremendous public feeling, and
vigilance committee was formed to handle
him. Sheriff Broughton hurried the pris-
oner off to Ventura, and as he was not safe
there, afterwards to Los Angeles, where he
was kept month when he was brought
back. The Jail here was strongly fortified.
Lopez was tried in December. His defense
was aggravation of crime He declared
that his victim had been criminally init
mate with him, which was clearly proven
to be false. He was convicted after a trial
lasting IA week, the jury being out only
ten minutes, His crime, trial and exec,i-
ton, all occurred in less than 100 days.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
Hetty Green Loses a suit.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Judge Horton today
dismissed the bill of Mrs. Hetty Green and
her son against George NJ. Bouge, Il. l..
Grant, of the New York Life Insurance
Company and Grand Land Association,
and David r. Lyman and Edward r. JEFF
frey, which was the second attempt to re-
deem section of the town of Cicero.
bought by the Grant Locomotive Works of
Patterson, \. j., at a mortgage sale In
this suit Mrs. Green claimed the right to
redeem on rendering to Mr. Bouge 500, 900
as receiver of defendants.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
CUT HERSELF WITH A cLEAvER.
Unsuccessful Attempt at Suicide by
Sacramento Servant Girl.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. elena Hemmer, a
comely German girl, Is years of age, en-
ployed at the residence of John Studarus,
jr., at Hangtown Crossing, attempted
suicide i'll sensational way last evening.
The girl took a heavy meat cleaver, stood
in front of a mirror and deliberately
backed herself in the head. One frightfuI
cash extended almost entirely across her
forehead, while another equally as long
and deep is located further back An un-
finished letter was found, in which she
said she had trouble on her mind. She is
not expected to recover
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
THE GUN WA CASES.
Three Principal Offenders Plead Guilty
and Are Fined $500 Each.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 26.-The cele-
brated Gun Wa eases practically came to
an end in the United States court this
morning when Judge Jenkins fined each
of the three principal defendants, A. Wilt,
C. A. Jaenson and Jim Lee, alias Gun Wa,
$500, and nolled the cases against the
others, excepting +. l.. NJ. Smith, of Dem
yer, against whom four indictments still
stand. The defendants pleaded guilty to
the charge of sending obscene matter
through the mails under agreement that
all the other counts be dropped
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
Wedding at Olympia.

OLYMPIA. Jan. 26.-[Special.l Miss An
ME Connolly, of this city, and Mr.. Law
renee Portman, of Port Townsend, were
married in St Michael's church at s o'clock
this morning. The wedding was quiet
one, only immediate relatives being pres
ent. Father Classens performed the cere-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
koch,s Lymph Tried at sam rrancisco.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 26.-Fiye patients
at the city and county hospitals received
injections of Koch's lymph today in the
presence of Mayor Sanderson and a large
number of prominent physicians. The
lymph was sent To DIR. Rosenthal, of this
city, by DR.. hilbert, Of Berlin. The patti
ents were in various stages of consump-
tiOu
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
Sir John Goes to Toronto.

OTTAWA. Jan. 26.-At the cabinet coun-
Gil this morning the question Of dissolu-
ton was considered, but the decision was
postponed until Sir John Macdonald can
consult with his supporters at Toronto,
for " HIGH place he will leave tonight.