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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

Golden opportunities fly low, but
they fly swift.
White oak bark will stop the horse's
craving for boards.
In japanese saws the teeth point
toward the handle.
Electricity is now made use of to
dry tea leaves in Ceylon.
A horse will respond more readily
to kindness than he will to the
whip.
The soapsuds at hand after wash
day will do good if used in watering
plants in the vegetable garden.
An excellent way to cure lnsomonia
is to bandage the eyes with handker'
chief before retiring.
Horses of equal strength should be
harnessed together. To use a weak
horse with strong one is cruelty TO
the weak, and even to the strong.
1t is said that sunlight speedily
robs fine edged tools Of their temper,
and the rays of the moon are thought
to be equally harmful.
If YOU have sore or aching corus,
trim them well and grease them thor
with linseed oil. Your suffering will
end so far as those corns are con-
cerned.
-Habitual use of borax Is not ad-
visabie. 1t is cleansing, but it dries
the skin and discolors the hair, bleach
ing brown hair and turning gray hair
an ugly yellow.
One of the best remedies for tooth
ache Ia the common compound tine
ture of benzoin, sold everywhere in
the drug stores. If few drops are
placed on cotton and put in or around
the tooth, the pain will be almost in
bstantly stopped.
A good remedy for Group is simply
alum and sugar. A teaspoonful OF
powdered alum with twice the
amount of sugar; mix it we'll and
give it as soon as you learn the child
has Group. Almost instantaneous re-
lief will follow.
Great Britain has about four sheep
| to every COW. France has two, Spain
seven, and the United States nearly
one. If sheep husbandry were not
profitable the fa rmers of these coun.
tries would not engage in 1t as exten-
s'vely as they do.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
Handling Books.

The manner in which person ham
dies books Is In many ways an index
OF his intellectual Status. Some pick
up, q book as they would stick or a
stone, as II It had no life or feeling or
any rights they were bound to re-
spec. IF the book, iustinctively rec:
<ognizing the rude hands that hold
it, refuses to open readily, or to stay
open at any desired place, its covers
are pressed apart until its back au
dfbH cracks with the pressure. If a
leaf is to be turned, an insulting
thumb nnoistened on the tongue soils
the defenceless page, and is printed
thereon In Its own disgusting charac-
ter, If certain place is to be mark
ed, the vandai finger turns down a
leaf and 'lmakes on it the enduring
mark of his own crudeness.
Delightful, indeed, is it to see your
reA boOklover lay his appreciative
hands on some rare volume. How
dafntiIy he takes it up, how tenderly
turns its leaves, how carefully refrains
from straining the binding, from leav-
ing a sign Of handling anywhere
aboutit. And this treatment he gives
net'rare books alone, but every book
he hays his hands on. To him "books
are not absolutely dead things, but
doeoutain' a potency Of life in them
to obe as active as that soul WIS whose
progeny they are" IF he marks a
passage, that he may lind it again
readify. He uses a thread, pin, q
bitof paper, placed between the leaves,
or makes note of the page in his
mind or in his commonplace book.
No, dogs ears deface his volumes:
there may be notes in the margins
and-eheeks here and there at note
worthy passages, making the book
stih more valuable, but not marring it.
The intensity Of his enjoymentof Ger.
tain'parts of the book is not indicated
by the intensity of his underscoring.
That special manifestation of deligh,
Is left for those who as yet know nc
better.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
Melbourne, Australia.

The Melbourne Age contains an
eloquent address delivered in that
city by DR.. Neild, and extending over
three columns, in which he denoun-
ces the sin and folly Of war. He re-
marks 1--WE have a reasonable right
to inquire how it has come to pass that
l6, ,0O0, 900 of men in the flower of
their manhood, men who might be oc-
cupied in agriculture. in the mechaui-
cal arts, in commerce, in scientific in.
vestigation, in the finer arts which
help to make home life beautiful. in
literature and in sanitation, are with
drawn from these useful exercises and
forced into the commission of crimes
which differ from. ordinary murder
only in being homicide on vastnesS
colossal beyond parallel."-Herald of
Peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

Prayer in order to be effective does
not need to be long. The Bible records
many prayers but very few of which
are of any length. They are gen.
orally short and to the point. Peters
prayer when in danger of sinking,
Lord, save me or PERISH" wns short
and effective. Had he prayed after
the manner of some modern ministers
aud laymen, he would have been forty
feet under water before he reached the
real point of his supplicaiion. We
once called on venerable D. D., to
pray for certain object. Instead of
addressing himself at once to the point
he had to go through his usual pream-
BILE and after long while he finally
reached the object for which his pray
er was requested. We should remem-
Der that we are not heard for our much
speaking.-Mid Continent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

One thing that represses utterance of
love is the characteristics shyness of the
Anglo-Saxon temperament. Oddly
enough, a race born of two demonstra-
tive, outspoken pations-the German
and the French-has an habituaI re-
serve that is like neither. There is a
powerlessness of utterance which we
should fight against, We can educate
ourselves to expression if we know and
feel its.necessity. We can make oursel-
yes say the kind things that rise in our
hearts but never pass our lips do the
gentle and helpful deeds which we long
to do and shrink back fiom and little
by little it will grow easier. The love
spoken will bring back the answer of
love, the kind deed will bring back a
kind deed in return, till the hearts in
the family circle, instead of being chill
ed and silenl, shall be full of the
warmth and harmony of love.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
The Human Hand.

The human hand is the most won
terrfu tool in any workshop. 1t Is a
profound study. No instrument de-
vised by man compares with it for
complication. 1t is a hammer, vice.
a forceps, a hook, spring, a weight;
it pushes, it draws in; and the fingers
alone contain elements of chisels,
gouges, and all the tools sculptor re-
auirts in modelling. From the elbow
to the. digital exlremities its move
ments are produced by nearly fifty
muscles. SO complicated is the cor
dage of human hand that expert
anatomists can hardly keep in re-
membrance its intricate mechanism:
With it all the emotions of the mind
may be both manifested and intensi-
fed. How could q Frenchman talk
with his hands tied? The hand Is the
prime minister of the brain. 1t is the
SOULS agent in the accomplishment Of
its designs. 1t is a wonder OF
wonders
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
Household Hints.

Try little saltpeter or soda or
rusty nail in water to keep flowers
fresh.
In making up unbleached muslin,
allow one inch to the yard for shrink
age.
If an artery is cut compress above
the wound; if a vein is cut compress
below.
Remove matter from the ear with
tepid water; never put hard lnstru-
ment into the ear.
One part suet to two parts lard
rendered together, is much better for
frying purposes than all lard.
For slight burns dip the part in
cold water, if the skin is destroyed
cover with varnish, or white of egg.
If you want to keep your house
free of moths, never put down your
carpets till the floor is thoroughly
dry.
"A banana baked in its skin about
ten minutes and eaten with little
salt is delicious, very digestable and
very nutritious.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
WomanIy ConyersatiOn.

Keen q watch on your words, my sisters,
For words are wonderful things;
I hey ore sweet, like the bees fresh honey
Like the bees they have terrible sungs
They can bless Ike the warm glad sunshine.
And brighten lonely life:
They can cut, In the strife OF anger.
Like on ope1, two.edged knife.
Let them pass through your lips unchallenged,
II their errand Is true and kind
Ii they come to support the weary.
To comfort and help the blind;
II o bitter and revengrful spirit
Prompt The words, let them be nnssid;
They may fash through the brain like tightening
Or fall on the heart like lead.
Keep them back, II they're cold and cruel
Under bar and luck and seal:
The wounds they make, my sisters,
Are always slow to heul.
God guard your lips, and ever,
FrDm the time OF your early youth,
May the words thHt yon daily utter
Be the words Of beautiful truth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
Nothing Better than Peace.

What could make the homes of suf-
fering humanity happier than the su-
preme reign of peace? There is moth.
ing. Arbitration of alldiffsrences will
90 long way toward universal reace.
There is not nation upon the whole
earth who tolerates war, that has there
by secured peace to all the Inhabitants
under its rule. War does not bring
peace. Nay verify. 1t brings bitter
subjugation, loss in finances, loss
in blood, q loss in strength-man's
strength. The fiat from heaven has
gone forth, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself" This means
peace. "Righteousness and peace have
kissed each other" Let the inhab-
itants say it shall be SO. 1t is impos-
sible for either individuals or nations
to do right-righteousness-and not
practice aud be at peace. Then let all
the earth rejoice and practice peace
henceforth and forever "in the strength
of the Lord"
OTIS T. BEDELL.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
Socialist and Miiitarism.

The Methodist Times remarks =
"The Zurich international Socialist
Congress has resolved that the May
Demonstrations shall be in favour of
International Peace as we'll as Of an
eight hours legal day. Nothing is
more significant than than the grow
Ing tendency of all Soci alist organi-
sations in all lands to take up the Peace
Question and advocate it with the
utmost viguor. Many of the members
of Congress were In favour of uni
versal strike, so as to bring military
rulers to their senses. If ever strike
is iustifiable, that would be. Imagine
the result of all working-men and
working-,vomen throughout the civ
ilized world were to say, we will not
DO another stroke of work until all
these bloated armements and huge
pestifurious armies are abolished" !"
The socialists are absolutely right in
their conviction that militarism is to
them and their children the greatest
and the most absolute of curses. 1t
does them no good whatever. Its in
huence is evil, nothing but evil, and
that continually. The real interest of
Socialism in Germany, where IL has
already become the most numerous
political party, is the fact that PROM
inent plank in its program is the aboli-
ition of standing armies. But why
do the Churches leave the practical
and earnest advocacy of Peace to So
cialists? Surely, if our Lord were to
appear among US now, He would say
to those who profess and call them.
selves Christians, Verify l say unto
you. Socialists and Anarchists enter
the Kingdom of Heaven before
you.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
An Imperial Cure for HOarseness.

There is curious story told of the
manner in which Frederic the Great
dealt with a prima donna of the period
who was inclined to disappoint the
public with little reason. The great
artist seemed to catch a cold, which
had the effect Of rendering her hoarse,
and consequently unable to sing.
when anybody or anything displeased
her. One: day certain opera was to
be performed at Berlin before the king
himself. At the appointed hour the
manager came forward and said,
"Ladies and gentleman, we grieve to
inform you that our prima donna has
a sore throat, and that the representa-.
ton announced can not, therefore,
take place." The stolid Teunic audi.
ence seemed 10 whit surprised, and
was moving out TRANQUILITY, when the
King rose and commanded the musi.
clans sat down again, and waited pa
tiently on events. 49,.
In less than q quarter Of an hour
the manager re-appeared and spoke as
follows: "Ladies and gentlemen,
have the most unfeIgned pleasure
lin informing you that our prima
donna is completely cured Of hel
sore throat, and will have the honel
to sing before you TO night" Surely
enough; the famous singer soon appear
ed, and never had she suing better
Her triumph was complete. The
kings prescriptions had been q very
simple one. The prirna donna, hay
ing dismissed the unhappy manager
was sitting comfortably before the fir
in her own roem; actually pleased
with having spoiled. the pleasure o.
several hundreds Of persons, when
the door was thrown open, anG
there entered an. officer, followed BY
four dragOons.. "Mademoselle," "quOtt
the officer, 1.-The king, my master, has
sent. me to ask after your health
'The king is very good. I have
bad sore throat" Ibis Majesty knows
lit, and has charged me TO take you al
once TO the military hospital, where
you will be cured In few days.
Mahemoiselle turned pale. "You art
jesting," she simpered; but Prusiar
officers, she was informed never jested
The lieutenant gave the orders to hii
men, who seized mademOisslle ano
carried her out.
A coach was in attendance, the lady
was deposited therein, the officer TOOK
his place beside her, and off they
went, the Dragons riding alongside
In q second, "Stay," said the lady
II think I feel better" 1.-THE king II
an xious, mademoiselle, that yor
should feel quite restored and ever
that you should sing tonight" 81
will try" murmured the prisoner
"Back to the theater" cried the Off
Ger to the coachman. Arrived there
mademoiselle begsn to think she hat
yielded too easily. II will sing. since
his Majesty commands me-" she said
but Heaven knows how" "You vii
sing" returned the officer, 'like th'
great artist you are." II shal! sint
like an artist with bad cold" %.
think. not" "And why?" "Becaus'
Ia couple of dragons will be In atten
dance, and at the least couac the!
have orders to carry you off again Il
the military hospital" The hoarse
ness was now entirely gone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
Those Selfish Chicagoans.

Mrs. Mugsius: "How did you ell
Joy your visit to the Worlds Fair"
Mrs. Puggins: 1.-The Fair was good
enough, bat don't think they had
any business to charge extra for the
gondolas and side shows and things.
Seems to me the price of admission
was enough to cover it all and give q
free lunch besides, but it didn't. !
never saw such selfish, money saving
creatures as those Chicago people.
The worst of the troubles, though,
came at night. That was awful! We
were packed four in aroom sometimes,
and one night the children had to
sleep ON the sofas. Inever felt so an
noyed in my life."
"Were you at hotel?"
"No, we was vistin' relatives, and
other relatives kept comm"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
(Australia.]

The registration and sanitary COM
mittee of the board of health of Phi Ia
delphia has issued the following sig
nificant notice: "Physians are request
ed not to place OIL any certificate
"heart failur" as the cause of death,
but the disease of which the patient
was suffering prior to the heart failure.
This term has never been placed on
the list of diseases adopted by this
board, it being looked upon as a result
of come other illness from which the
patient was suffering. Furthermore, it
furnishes all opportunity to conceal
contagious diseases, and thus permits
the ignoring of the rules of this board,
either innocently or desiguedly."
Bad people never enjoy good COM
pany.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

A good-looking, well to do, and popu-
lar young bachelor of All interior
town was being teased by the young
ladies ola club for not getting married.
He said: "I'll marry the girl of your
club, whom, on secret vote, you elect
to be my WIFE" There were nine
members of the club. f ,ch girl went
into corner, and used great caution
in preparing her ballot and disguised
the handwriting. The result of the
vote was that there were nine votes
cast, each girl receiving one. The
young man remains bachelor, the
club is broken up, and the girls are
all mortal enemies, unitei in the one
determination that they will never
speak to that nasty man again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
A Woman Of the World.

She had been talking pleasantly to
two or three women; she made her
good-byes all cheerful and bright, and,
after she had disappeared, one woman
turned to another and said in tone
that was scoffing: "She is thorough
womanof the world" Now in this
case the woman who had said none
hut pleasant words, who had stopped
by a bright story the discussion OF a
petty scandal, was u woman who was
as brave-hearted as any that ever
lived and who bore, not only her own,
but the burdens of good many other
people yet she saw no reason why she
should infiict her troubles on her
friends, nor why, while she was in the
world, She should not be in its best
sense woman of the world.
A woman of the world is one who
feels that the story told to hurt your
feelings Is essentially bad form.
A woman of the world is the one
who is courteous to old people, who
laughs with the young and who makes
herself agreeable to women in all con-
ditions or life.
A woman of the world is one who
makesS her good morning pleasant
greeting, her visit bright spot sin the
day and her good by hope that she
may come again.
A woman of the world Is one who
does not Judge people by their clothes,
or their riches, but who condemns
bad manners.
A woman of the world is one who
does not let her right hand know
what her left hand does. She does
not discuss her charities at after
noon tea nor the faults of her family
at q prayercmeeting.
A verftabie woman of the world is
the best type of a Christian, for her
very consideration makes,otllsr women
long to initiate. her: Remember that
Christ came into the world to save
sinners, and to be in the world among
1t and the people who make it, and to
do your work as q woman of the world
means more than speaking from plat
form or assumed elevation.
A woman of the world is one who is
courteous under all circumstances and
in every condition in which she may
be placed. She is the woman who
can receive the unweleome guest with
smile 80 bright, and hapdshake so
cordial that in trying to make the
welcome real 1t becomes so. A wom-
an Of the world is one whose love for
humanity is second only in her life's
devotion, and whose watchword is un
selishness in thought and action
BY making self last it finally becomes
natural to have it so.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
The Last Promise in the Bible.

It reads like psalm OF the sea,
1t sings like the chime Of the rain,
It flows like river set free
From springs In great mountain chain'
IT'S sweet as the breath Of the flowers
When bsthed In the dew vf the morn,
It shines as the sun on the showers
Where rainbows ia beauty born,
It follows us whittier we 60,
The Rock. with its deep-rifted side,
Whose waters in beauty outflow
From fountains of blessing supplied.
We kneel in our thirst at the brink,
Autrake up the word as song.
"Come with us, sin.blighted and drink,
Ye weary from desert paths long.
Beyond the grea, chambers OF rain,
Aud deeper than springs Of the sea,
o, Jesus, Thy love In refrain
The Joy Of our pilgrimage be;
As cups TO the lips OF the faint
We press Thy dear promise, Q Lord,
Our bitterness gone and complaint,
Thy blessing in fullness restored.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

Modesty in prayer-meeting is shown
by quietly taking one of the empty
front seats, instead of crowding into
one of the "chief seats" in the back OF
the room. BY this modest act on the
part of one who is willing to render
service. the leader is encouraged, added
warmth is given to the exercises, and
a good example is set by the willing
hearer. Modesty in this line is a
trait as commendable as it is rare.-S.
s, Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

The malice that is eager to ascribe
selfish motive for a good act Is the
blacklist thing Is unregenerate human
nature. 1t is akin to that which as
cribed Christ's miracles to the devil.
tits the troubles of tomorrow that
make people heavy laden to day.
Tell the truth if it kills you-but
there Is danger of its killing you.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
Two Ways Of Seating the Sam
Thing.

Recently all account was given OF
Ralph Waldo Emerson's (after his
faculties began to faiD, going to the
wrong hotel, enteringa room, ana 60
ing to bed. where after q long search
he was found. AT that point a woman
who was one of the listeners eXclaim.
ed "Htw beautiful how interesting
His mind has become so merged
i'm the universal it has ceased 10 take
notice of the phenomenal" Mr..
Emerson in one of his lucid intervals
did not take so favorable view of 1t,
for he sadly remarked: "When a man s
wits are gone the heavens should open
and take him away"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

Fitness.-Some people who stay out
side say they are not fit to come in.
Well, I have been in the church four.
teen years, and there has never been
day that | felt lit to stay there.
But / am not running on my fitness,
but on the blessed faith Of Christ that
is given to all the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

"Is his lordship at homer" asked a
gentleman of we'll powdered
fiunky.
"Don't know, sir, I'm sure. will
just Inquire
He returned with the message:
mo, sir; bis lordship desires me TO
say that he has just gone out"
Ahi thank you very much. Kindly
give him my compliments and say
didn't calIw
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

"How did you get along at school
today, Tom ?" asked the old man at
supper. "Papa, our physiology says
that conversation at meals should be
of a pleasant character. Let's talk of
the minstrels."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

Ground cinnamon scattered in the
cracks or corners of closets, pantries
and bread and cake boxes will drive
away ants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

Little Tommy eldest of the family,
ut dinner.) Mamma, why don't you
help me before Ethel?
Mamma---Ladies always come first.
Tommy (Triumphantly)---Th why
was I born before Ethei?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27

Don't worry about heaven if your
conscience tells you that you deserve
it.
Peace Is the sentinel of the soul
which keeps the heart and the mind
of the Christian through Jesus Christ.