davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
AFTER FIFTY.

It was said at the memorial meeting Of the
Willard Alumne at Troy, N. Y, that the
best of woman's life Is often after fifty,
'when the wall of humanity grows as pa
thetic in her ears as once did the CRY OF her
own children.
But cultivated intellect alone does not
make her last days her best. "Not harder
with thy polish grow" says Whittier; and
hardness is incompatible with loveliness OF
character or person. Cultivated mental
powers heightened by moral excellence give
personal loveliness t,anscending that OF
youth, however great that man may have
been. ''She grows more beautiful every day."
was said Of Alice Cary after fifty. Mrs.
Emma Willard had q finer presence at sixty
than at twenty She carried in her majestic
bearing and the lofty expression OF her in
tellectual face the record Of her benefccnt
life.
1t was not possible to associate the usual
ideas of female age with Miss Mary Lyon.
At fifty 1t was pleasure to look upon her.
The most undiscerning could perceive the
supreme excellence Of her spirit as it illu-
mined her beaming face like the light OF q
lamp shining through delicatcly-tinted
shade.
And there are faces like the lamps of the
foolish virgins whose light had gone out.
The oil needed replenishing. Their voices
have a wall like Shakespeare's witches
Double, double toll and trouble"
The inevitable tendency Of cultivated
mind, Of high thought, Is to carry youth
through life making the enthusiasms of
early years an impelling momentum to high
achievements in advanced age. And when
the trained mind and philantbropic heart
are consecrated by the religion Of Jesus. the
face becomes like Stephen's-"As 1t had
been the face Of an angel."-lSe!ected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12

How HOLLOW are the royal preten-
sions Of friendship among the ruling
powers of Europe is well illustrated
in cyuically worded dispatch that
comes from St. Petersburg. Owing
to defects in the new supply OF rifles
turned out by the Government facto-
ries in Russia, half Of them were re-
iected. The rearming Of the Cars
infantry will thereby be delayed, 1t
is stated, three years. These details
throw a new light on the recent visit
of the Cars Oldest son to the court
of Germany, where he was given an
apparently most cordial welcome.
And the situation is still more
brightly Illuminated by the closing
words of the dispatch referring to
the defective arms and their result
on the military forces Of the Mosco-
yite monarch. They were that a
knowledge of this state of affairs Is
believed to have Influenced the Car
10 assume a more friendly attitude
toward Germany" Royal amenities
in Europe to-day are things apart
from ordinary human actions I'm
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
PLEASING CHRIST.

Test all things by Christs approval OF
them. Proving what ~ well pleasing unto
the Lord" That, according to the natural
construction of the Greek, is the main way
by which the Apostle conceives that bis gen.
eral commandment Of walking us children
of the light" is to be carried out. You do it
if, step by step, and moment by moment,
and to every action Of life, you apply this
standard-Does Christ like It Does 1t
please Him? When that test is rigidly ap-
piled, then, and only then, will you walk as
becomes the children of the light.
So, then, there is a standard-not what
men approve, not what MY conscience,
partially illuminated, may say Is permissible,
not what is recognized as allowable by, the
common maxims of the world round about
US, but Chrst's approval. How different the
hard, stern. and often unwelcomed pre-
scriptions of law, and rigidity Of some stand
ards of right, become when they are changed
into that which pleases the Divine Lord and
Lover! Surely 1t is something blessed that
the hard, cold, and to such large extent
powerless conceptions OF duty or obligation
shall be changed into pleasing Jesus Christ I;
and that so our hearts shall be enlisted IN
the service Of our consciences. and love shall
be glad to do the Beloyed's will. There are
many ways by which the burden Of ife's
obligations is lightened to the Christian. I
do not know that any Of them Is more pre-
cious than the fact that law is changed into
His will, and that we seek to do what is right
because it pleases the Master. There is the
standard.-lDr. Maclaren.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
TIE POWER OF CUSTOM.

believe 1t Is on the Island Of Cuba that
there are certain roads down the mountain
where the wheel tracks are worn 30 deeply
in the limestone that when the wheels Of q
vehicle have entered them at the top there is
no getting out until they have gone to the
bottom. So there are many things which
have come to be 80 customary that they are
kept up, nobody knows why, but simply be-
cause the wheels have got In such a rut that
you cannot turn round without turning
over.
A newspaper tells Of a queer custom which
has prevailed on one Of the, Danish Isles
recently bad always remained q strange
mystery. 1t was customary for the male
members Of the congregation, alter receiving
the holy communion, to courtesy with pro-
found reverence towards the side of the
church where the women were seated in 3
body. Lately, on repairing the walls, on
that very side there was found encased
statue of the Virgin Mary, probably enclosed
in Reformation times. Thus for nearly 400
years, successive generations unknowingy
continued an act Of obeisance, performed by
their remote Roman Catholic ancestors"
The custom has been abolished, but it is very
possible that there my be other customs
equally senseless still In existence.
Christians should not be blindly led. They
should know what they do and why they
are doing 1t. Of course such questions II
raised will produce more or less confusion.
but confusion is better than stagnation.
Questions will often be found to spring
from ignorance, but asking them is the
quickest way for this ignorance to be dis
pelled, and an understanding faith brought
in to take the place Of blind, unquestioning
obedience,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
Cut the Pennies in Two.

How many collectors OF coins know
anything about the curious half-pence
issued centuries ago by English authori-
ties, half-pence in the truest sense Of the
words, since they were nothing more
than minted pennies cut directly in half7
Specimens of these coins have been dis
covered frequently among the buried
treasures which from time to time have
been unearthed in Great Britain. In
Lancashire in 1910 were found a rare lot
of coins, among which were several
pennies of the time CT Alfred and Ed.
ward divided in this way.
Similarly divided pence of the time of
Edward the Confessor have been found,
and in speaking Of the discovery in
1888 of number of these curious halt
pence of the time of William the Con-
queror, an unquestioned authority states
that they were probably issued from the
mints in that form, since the whole col.
lection had evidently been in circula-
ton.
In the British Museum in London are
specimens of these divided coins Issued
under various monarchs from Alfred to
Henry ILL.,, with the latter of whom the
custom ceased. An eminent archeologist
accounts for the divided coins by saying
that this doubtless arose from the scarcity
of small change, which was in part
Iemedied under the reign of Edward /.
by the coinage of half.pence and farth-
ings.-Chicago Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
Best Position for Healthy Sleep.

A doctor writing in q medical paper
says: "An immense number of people
sleep on the left side, and this is the
most common cause of the unpleasant
taste in the mouth in the morning, which
is generally attributed to dyspepsia. If
a meal has been taken within two or
three hours of going to bed, to sleep on
the left side is to give the stomach
task which is difficult in the extreme to
perform. The student of anatomy knows
that all food enters and leaves the stomach
on the right side, and hence sleeping on
the left side soon after eating involves a
sort of pumping operation which is any
thing but conducive to sound repose.
The action of the heart is also interfered
with considerably, and the lungs are un-
duly compressed. 1t is probable that
lying on the back is the most natural
position, but few men can rest easily so,
and hence it is best to cultivate the
habit of sleeping on the right side."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
Quail Easily Tanned.

Peter Landin has been in the habit of
throwing out feed near his house for
flock OF quail during the winter. When
the late storm commenced he put tho
feed under box up against the house.
The quail took shelter under the box,
when Mr.. Landln took them into his
house, where they enjoyed the warmth
to the full. One remained in the house
for several days, refusing to 60 out and
join the others until the storm was over.
These quail are special pets of Mr.. Lam
din, and woe be unto the person that
molests them. He pets tn EN- 30 they
will clean the thistles from his farm
Port Stanley tWash.) Graphic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
EXPECTATION.
Rstween the sunset and the sun

Between the sunset and the sun
Night slumbers on the sleeping bars
And through its curtain, one by one.
CLEAN tender glances of the stars
Between the sunset and the sun.
And so between my loves lips lies
An untold message meant for me;
Whether twill bring me sweet surprise,
Or dole. or doubt or paradise
Is known alone to destiny.
Yet, as'I wait, dream Of tears
Between her eyelids and her eyes
A mystery of mist appears
That hints Of hope and fatters fears;
And on her lips burst Of sighs,
And on her lids red that dies
Toslumberous shadows thattan ndrise,
Till, as seek some sign to see,
Between her eyelids and her eyes
Love lights his lamp and laughs at me.
Francis Howard Williams
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
eeefman SOUPS.

Soups furnish curious instance in
which Germany differs from other na.
tions in the preparation of food. Milk
soups, sweet and savory, chocolate
soups, almond soup and wine soup,
frothed lemon soup and beer soup, are
among the number, while soups made of
apples, pears, strawberries, currants
and cherries are not uncommon. There
are also large number of fish soups,
which bear strong resemblance to the
fish soups of the Russian kitchen.-De.
troit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
RELIGIOUS READING,
TRUST IN GOD.

TRUST IN GOD.
Leave God to order all thy ways,
And hope in Him whate'er betide;
Thou'lt find Him In the evil days
An all.suficient strength aud guide.
Who trusts in Gods unchanging love,
Builds on rock which naught can move.
What can these anxious cares avail,
These never-ceasing moans and sighs?
What can it help US to bewail
Each painful moment as it flies?
Our cross and trials do but press
The heavier for our bitterness.
Only your restless heart keep still,
And wait in cheerful hope content
To take whateer His gracious will,
His all-deserving love, hath sent;
Nor doubt our inmost wants are known
TO Him who chose US for His own.
He knows when joyful hours are best,
He sends them as He sees it meet;
When thou hast borne its fiery test
And now art freed from all deceit,
He comes to thee all unaware,
And makes thee OWN His loving care.
Nor in the heat of pain and strife,
Think God hath cast thee off unheard;
Nor that the man, whose prosperous life
Thou enpiest, is OF Him preferred;
Time passes and much change doth bring,
And sets bound to everything.
All are alike before His face;
IT'S easy for our God Most High
To make the rich man poor and base,
To give the poor man wealth and joy.
True wonders still Of Him are wrought,
Who setteth up and brings to naught.
Sing, pray, and swerve not from His way,
But do thine own part faithfully;
Trust His rich promises of grace,
So shall 1t be fulfilled in thee;
God never yet forsook at need
The soul that trusted Him indeed.
-[George Nedmark.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12

Royal Baking Powdd' !
Is Absolutely Pure

WHILE there are 50 many alum baking ,tP = pow, ",
physicians decide render the food unwholesome
and liable to produce dyspepsia and other
ailments, housekeepers should exercise the ut
most care to prevent any powder but the Royal
from being brought into their kitchens.
In the use of Royal there is an absolute:
certainty of pure and wholesome food.
The official State Chemists repor-: The
Royal Baking Powder does not contain am
monia, alum, lime, nor any injurious ingre-
dients It is absolutely pure and wholesome.
The Government reports show all other
baking powders to contain impurities
In the use of any baking powder but Royal
there is uncertainty if not actual danger.
1t is unwise to t,ke chances in matters Of
life and health. s..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12

The religion Of Christ is reasonable re.
ligion. The Lord invited his people 10 come
and reason with him and if we are to rea-
son we must know the reason of things, and
act reasonably. We should not be hasty,
rash, or cantankerous. but the Saviour him
self has set the example Of answering the
question Of his disciples, and he would have
us search. and investigate. and know the
truth, that we may be able to declare it and
defend it, bearing intelligent witness Tor
Christ and his gospel, and giving to every
one that asketh reason for our faith and for
our hope The Christian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
PITH AND POINT.

lime locks-Sfay halr.
A cowcatcher-The lasso.
A chop.house-The woodshed.
But one in a thousand-The figure
one.-Harvard Lampoon.
The bad practices of others give the
lawyer his good one.-Truth.
If the tongue could kill, not many
would live to old age.-Ram's Horn.
The play of imagination is a great
help in the work of imagination.-
Puck.
Some persons are like the sky; they
never are perfectly tranquil unless they
are blue.-Puck.
"Now, this is what you call high art, !"
said the man who was frescoeing the
ceiling.-Washington Star.
"Is your neuralgia any better, dear2"
"It's worse-I can't even think OF my
new dress" ."-Forget.Me.Not.
Jealousy is that which makes US in.
sanely think we can secure the object OF
our regard by appearing hateful.-Puck.
St. Louis has girl phrenologist. Evi-
dently woman is getting to the head in
the march of progress.-Boston Tran
script.
No man can paint sign on fence iB
such way that boy cannot change il
to read something else.-Atchisou
Globe.
She (yawning)-"I do like young
man with some get up and 60 about
him." He gets up and goes.-Detroit
Free Press.
Fred-"How do you like the table at
your new boarding housea Is there any.
thing to object to2" Arthur-"Precious
little, old fellow"
First stranger-"It seems to me ]
have seen your face before" Second
stranger-"Quite likely. That's where
I carry it."-Tt.Bits.
II must collect my thoughts" he said,
And she, sarcastic miss,
A thimble gave him, with the word,
Collect your thoughts In this."
Washington Star.
Teacher-"Who was the person who
turned everything he touched to goldf"
scholar-"I guess it was the man that
makes cheap jewelry."-Detroit Free
Press.
Influence will make itself felt in poll.
tics. Even the humble letter carrier
when he comes to the door shows what
1t is to have a pull.-Philadelphi'
Times.
Only one person in thousand dies OF
old age. So it seems that old age is moi
so dangerous as the insurance tables
would have us believe.-Boston Tran.
script.
The way in which little things count
looms up lmpressively when you rqte
how far a slight change in the prevail
ing fashion can put your hat out OF style.
Washington Star. . .....
Manager-"What in the world Is ell
that racket about out in the back room"
Helper-ssIt's time for the four-footed
girl to come on and she can't find her
other two feet. Truth.
sIt's just like fussy old maid, any
way." Mamma-"What's wrong now,
Johnnie9" "Well, teacher told me not
to speak out loud, and then kept me in
for whispering. ."-Intes. Ocean.
Dolly-"Oh, mamma, I met q little
girl to-day who had never heard OF o
cow" polly's Mother - "That was
strange, wasn't it2 Who was the little
girl, Dollys" Dolly-"She said her
father was a milkman. ."-Life's Calen-
dar.
$50 you say Professor Gufins ex.
pressed great deal of interest in me, "
said Miss Passeigh with little futter.
"He seems like a very distinguished
man." eyes," replied Miss Cuttins,
"he is celebrated antiquarian. Wash.
ingtg~ -"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
August
Flower
Miss Jennie Cunningham
Sontb Newcastle. Me.

I have been troubled with dyspep-
sia, but after fair trial of August
Flower, am freed from the vexatious
trouble-J. B. Young, Daughters
College, Harrodsburg, Ky. I had
headache one year steady. One bottle
of August Flower cured me. It was
positively worth one hundred dollars
to me-. w. Smith, Pm. and Gen.
Merchant, Townsend, Ont. I have
used it myself for constipation and
dyspepsia and it curedme, It's the
best seller ever handled-C. Rugh,
Druggist, Mechanicsburg, Pa. D
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12

A CHEERFUL youth in Santa Ana
is said to have undertaken the task OF
pa pering his room with Cancelled Co
lumbar stamps. The only thing that
need trouble him is the saaste. The
rest ought to be ins1l ksnd easy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
SprinKles OF Epice.

THE condition Of the sponge crop
is of absorbing interest.-TrOy Press
THE poker-player does not use Wis
iting cards when he is calling.-Pica-
yune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
Thsy OF hardware h ~
United yHf ~ 1883 amountsd =
ss7o. .00o, ,0oQ, !, Q sgainst el0o, or, -

Wanted 500 gals me 70 b buy ., ne -
for fSs f. Fss.SBsss Giyss y ysH ss aAd Vse'r ~
Remember that Ii Gasdsld Ise yoa hass u
unfailing remedy for lHdAsllttgA, Sick HsaA.
ache and every attending ~ t1at an ahaeea
stomach can make yout 141r. Ex1Ey dH1GS4B3
sells It. &C., 6Oc. and SLssz
For Coughs and ThHss xf6SI1n ~
Browns BRONCHIAL TR6oA1s1 80
an attack Of my asthma co1kh Ftfx
q. FdLch, AiafniuiIe, ohio. Ns5s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12

A car brake has heen patented that
operates not on the wheels but on the
rails.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, oleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
r. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
: LOUISVILLE. xE NEW r0ax. kE
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12

Several thousands of hairpins, in many
styles, have been recovered from Pom.
peii.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
Worth Reading.
Mr. STERLING, KY, Feb. 13, 1889.

..# Mt. STERLING, KY, Feb. 13, 1889.
FL. Cheney & Co., Toledo O.
Gentlemen:-I desire to make brief
statement for the benefit Of the suffering, I
had been afflicted with catarrh of the head,
throat and nose, and perhaps the bladder for
fully twenty-five years. Having tried other
remedies without success, I was led by an
advertisement in the Sentinel: Democrat to
try Halls Catarrh Cure. I have just fin
ished my fourth bottle, and I believe I am
right when 7 sayI am thoroughly restored.
Idon't believe there is trace of the disease
left Respectfully,
VIM. BRIDGES, Merchant Tailor.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS, rs cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-09-16
Bob could not truthfu,ly disown tn

Bob could not truthfuily disown the
remark, - he had made it frequently.
in confidence. TO hls near companions
In the village. So. after this unex-
pected home-thrust, he remained un-
comfortably silent
Minna pursued her advantage.
"Nice doings, them, fur q man" she
went on contemptuously: "Talkin'
about girls when they can't talk back
for themselves"
II the reported conversation had not
been wholly imaginary, Bob would
have been stricken with remorse. As
it was. however. although inwardly
trembling, he saw an opening and took
il.
but I spoke back for you. Minna; ]
did"
'-Oh You did. did your was the dis.
couragiug comment ''Since it wuz
you said the worst seems TO me Il wuz
al you could do"
''They said . lot more'n did," Bob
continued with fictitious courage.
s'They said as how needn't be hang.
in around here, fur vc'd allus scorn me
till the jedgment. and not marry me st
all" :.
There wuz some truth in their re.
marks" remarked Minna, snubhingly.
Bob gathered al his vanishing bold
ness together for . final effort
''But there's wusser nor that" he
said. with well-forced gloominesA 81
said rs how I Lnowed you would marry
me"
''Who made you 50 wiser interrupted
Minna, sarcastically. 80
''An' . man bet me you wouldn't; an
-su'-I bet him you would. I'll r
''Beasts!" ejsculsted the mheh&n-
eeuscd Minna-
'.An' bet . fearful lot, Minna. Goshi
FIN scared to think Of it II got to
give hin al that money the farm'ull
have 70 60. sure" =
Minna looked up. frighteaed
'sHow much?" she asked, faintly.
'Wonder how much she'll. stand!''
Beb asked himself, perplexedIy. Then
he glanced 1t her tentatively. F' -et
I'm most ateard to tell you. It's
it's-gosh! MiRsa-it's hundred dol
larx."
''Oh. my!"ejacu'atcd Misna; ''yoane,
er did,"
"A hundred dollArs!' repeated Bot
chokingly, and overcome by the feel
ings he had aroused he buried his heas