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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-02

A sTonf Is told by the New York
Times of a certain young New York
woman, who was recently abroad,
and while walking out in Dresden
one day the stolidity Of the soldier
sentinels, pacing back and forth like
automata, attracted her notice. A
sudden impulse seized her to test this
cast-iron rlgidlty, and, waiting till
one had passed, she slipped into his
little sentry-box. When he reached
1t on his return, marching with
measured precision, she suddenly
jumped out before him, crying "Boo!"
In his very face. The soldier was
completely upset at this most unex-
pected performance and actually
dropped his nusket and ran away,
while the young woman, having thus
routed portion Of the German army,
walked on and demurely rejoined her
friends. The incident. it Is said,
came to the ears of the Emperor him
self, who expressed a wish to meet
this extraordinary young woman, but
Miss - admitted that her desire
did not equal his, as she was not sure
In quite what light her jesting i'm
pulse would be officially regarded.
A epEAR, SWEET TH1Na"-the sugar
trust. Record.
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By his side sat his companion.
.,Rahold rnu M nalN ha aYnlninad
THE HELPING HAND.

I shall never forget the feelings had once
when climbing one Of the pyramids Of Egypt.
When half way up, my strength failing. I
feared should never be able to reach the
summit or get back again. well remember
the help given by Arab hands, drawing me on
farther; and the step could not quite make
myself, because too great for my wearied
frame, the little help given me-sometimes
more and sometimes less-enabled me to go
up, step by step, step by step, until at last I
reached the top. and had grand outlook
from that lofty height.
And 80 in lfe's journey, we are climbing.
We are feeble. Every one Of US, now and
then, needs little help and if we have
risen step higher than some other. let rs
reach down for our brothers hand, and help
him to stand beside us. And thus joined
hand in hand, we shall go on conquering,
stop by step, until the glorious eminence shall
be gained. All, how many need help in this
world-poor afflicted ones; poor sorrowing
ones; poor tempted ones, who have been
overcome, who have been struggling, not
quite able get up the step; trying, falling
trying, falling; trying, desponding; hoping,
almost despairing! Oh, give such o one help,
a little kindly aid, and the step may be taken !;
and, instead Of dying in wretchedness ut tho
base, he may by a brothers hand, be raised
to safety, and flnallyto glory.-[Bishop Simp-
son, in Times of Refreshing.
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HnRR1En. WORRIED wEAR1Ep.

Worry is u token of weakness and q cause
of weariness. There is a calmness in strength
weakness struggles and exhausts itself in
fruitless efforts.
Probably nothing tires one so much as
feeling hurried. When in the early morning
the days affairs press on ones attention be-
forehand, and there comes the wonder how in
the world everything is to be accomplished,
when every interruption IS received impa-
tiently. and the clock Is watched in distress as
the moments fit past then the mind tires the
body. We are wrong to drive ourselves with
whip and spur in this way. Each of us is
promised strength for the day, and we must
not wear ourselves out. If only we keep cool
and cnlm, We shall be less wearied when we
have reached the eventide. The children
may be fractions, the servants trying, the
friend we love may fail to visit us, the letter
we expect may not arrive; but If we can pre-
serve our tranquility of soul and demeanor,
we shall get through everything creditably."
she that believeth shall not make haste"
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THE BLoTTED PAGE.

The writing master entered the class room
and passed from one pupil to another to re-
view the task he had set before them.
He paused before the new conner the page
was blotted scratched. and disigured with
the stain OF many tears.
Master" said the boy in trembling accents,
II have laboredi in vain my handis crippled ;
there is no resemblance between these crook
ed lines and the model have enceavored to
initiate; but, master, pity me, for have done
my best"
BY his side sat his companion.
Behold my page!" he exclaimed.
sit Is fair and clean, unsullied by blot,
untouched by IN ungsinly mark. Oh, mas
ter, in my wisdom forbore to incur your
d:spleasure. Is not a blank page preferable to
the tear-stained, misshapen attempts OF a
crippled hand that can not and never will be
able to make fair copy2"
The master threw aside the clean white
page without vouchsalng to cast q glance up.
on it, but he leaned with infinite compassion
and tenderness toward the pupil who had
done his best; gently he took his hand and
guided it over the lines, with words OF love
and encouragement-and the humble pupil
took courage and rejoiced whilst his idle
companion looked upon his fair white page,
and saw its brightness overshadowed by the
dispfeasure of his master.-[N. Y. Observer.
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KEEP THE WEEDS DOWN.

It is estimated that weeds draw 60
much nutriment from the earth that
the same amount represented in vege-
tables would be sufficient to supply the
whole population Of the country fol-
one season. This may startle some OF
our readers, but we believe it to be
true. This is the season when the
weeds begin to appear. The harder
you treat them the better it will be for
both you and the crops. Peter Hen
derson has aptly said that man will
hoe and rake over six times the surface
of the soil when the weeds are quite
small than he would do if the weeds
were six inches higher, Keep all crops
clean and use the hoe with plenty Of
muscle. Let the rake also come in
nse. American Farmer.
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The story Of grace has a beginning, but
grace itself has none. We cann~t lovo o
friend. till we have q friend to love- but the
heart which loves has throbbed within us
over the dead, till there are the dead to weep
over; but the soul that feels and the eye that
weeps were not created by the sight Of death.
It was the sight OF the multitudes that awoke
the compassion Of Jesus it was the sight Of
the city that broke up the fountain OF his
tears; but the tender spirit that commiserates
suffering was his always SO it was the sight
OF SHINING. suffering man, that called forth in
Eden the grace Of God; but the grace itself
had been there during all the infinite past.
It was only waiting for an object towards
which it might flow out; and now, like a
long pent-up river, it burst forth in strength
to overflow the earth. Rev H. Bonar.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
THE cHILDREN'S GOSPEL.

Louise Chandler Moulton, in an article IN
"Childhood," says: Il think my first real
lesson in the true spirit OF human brother
hood came from lady who went long ago TO
her reward. There were no factories in the
place where lived. no crowded tenements,
no starving poor, but there was certain
amount OF poverty and OF Ignorance, ana
there was in this place lady-the rlchest
lady in oil the country, so heard the people
Say-and watched her comings and golnSs
with sort OF romantic eager
ness. She used to drive about, all
over tho big sparsely settled township, In a
little open wagon, and in that wagon were
books for children who had no home libra
rieS, dainties for sick people, toys for fretful
babies, whose mothers had their own house.
work to do. And this rich lady-who seemed
to my childish eyes sort OF Goddess OF good
fortune-never INDUCED herself In any lux
ury. Fashion for her was as II it did not
exist. She wore simple cotton gown in
summer, an equally simple wooden one in
winter, and she went on her errands OF mercy
with sunbonnet shading her sweet face
from tho hot suns OF, June, or warm hood
protecting her ears from the blast of January.
don't know that ever said to myself, "Of
such Is the kingdom OF heaven, but surely
felt it.
One day I was sent to her house on a
slight commission for my mother. She was
out, as usual, but her housekeeper, discern
ing, suppose, in my face something OF the
reverence with which I regarded her mistress
asked me suddenly, "Do you want to see
where she prays?" and thereupon opened the
door of room almost as simple as monks,
and pointed to o couch where could see
the impression Of head bowed In
prayer. "There," she said, lis where
she kneels." The housekeeper was called
away, and shyly, and almost as If 1t were
sacrilege was committing, I kneeled in the
spot where the Lady of Heaven, as called
her in my thoughts, was wont to pray. and
I said hurried prayer that 7 might, with
Gods help, walk in the holy way she trod. |
had been taken to church all my life, I had
heard prayers enough and sermons enough,
but I do not remember that any ono
of them had ever moved me to a
single thrill of spiritual longing and aspira-
ton such as I experienced in that hushed
room, where she was wont to kneel, whose
daily life seemed to me more than prayer or
sermon. -. There is no truth in the world
more solemn than that our lives are the gos-
pei Of our children. a gospel that outweighs
q thousand-fold any teaching with which our
lips contradict it. Put on what deft dis
guises we may, the thing we are is apparent
to the young eyes that watch us 80 unceas-
ingly. Message and Deaeoness World.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.


Sorghum will grow on any land that
will grow corn. ....... T.
Keep the summer stable clean and
free from all odors. ...'.'
Good clover hay is one of the best
feeds for the dairy COW. ~ /.
Currants and gooseberries are easily
propagated from cuttings.
Shallow cultivation is easier for the
horses and better for the corn.
Small quantities of oil-mesl are con-
sidered valuable as appetizers for the
ewes.
There is no "sure cure" for hog
cholera, but cleanliness is good pre-
ventive.
Timothy is very valuable grass,
but in many sections it is sown too
exclusively.
Excess of milk cannot be more profit
ably disposed Of than in feeding it to
growing pigs.
1t will pay to give a little grain
each day to the cattle, even If they
are on pasture.
When selecting a dairy COW look
out for hearty eater. She must eat
if she milks well.
A good pasture for low, wet and
heavy soils is redtop, especially if
white clover is sown with it.
If the fodder is going to be scarce
this winter, part Of the oats may be
cut while in the milk and cured as
hay.
A COW should be judged by the
amount of butter fat her milk contains
rather than by the amount of the
milk.
The Shropshires are noted for the
fine quality of their wool and mutton,
as they have quality and growth COM
bined.
Work horses need q liberal allow
ance of grain during the working
season, and variety is far better than
any one kind.
The farmer who keeps good dairy
has more constant source OF income
than one engaged in almost any other
branch of farming. .'
When the hives are moved again let
them rest in the shade of some tree.
Almost any kind of tree will be OF ben
eft in hot weather.
Never stand directly over the hive
when working bees at this season, and,
if possible, never open the hives dur
ing the working period.
One ton of hay properly cured is
worth twice as much as if improperly
cured, and the extra labor required to
secure good article is very slight.
During the summer three changes
are necessary with sheep-plenty of
good pastursge, all the pure water
they can drink and salt where they
can help themselves.
The right time to place on surplus
boxes is when the hive or lower story
IS full, or nearly so. AS long as tne
bees have abundant room there Is no
need of any surplus boxes.
The cost of production can be
lessened by having better COWS,
better milking season and cheaper
ration. In realizing the best profit
every advantage must be taken.
Use the best combs for the brood
nest and the oldest and toughest near
the outside for storage. Do not allow
drone comb to remain in the hive ex-
cept the colonies you wish to breed
from. Cut it out and insert workers
comb in it's place.
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KEEP THE CHICKS DRY.

Look out for showers, especially for
the young broods. Not few chickens
are lost every year by reason of be.
coming drenched with rain. A coop
with tight roof and a bottom raised
short distance above the ground, low
enough to be easily accessible to the
chickens, 80 placed that the rain can
not drive in, is all that is needed.
Given such coop, and warm rain will
not injure the chickens unless the storm
be long continued one.-American
Agriculturist.
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HOW TO CULTIVATE CARROTS.

Carrots may be proftsbly raised for
winter food for cattle. Horses fed on
them will always be in good condition
and they will increase the flow of milk
when fed to COWS. Each horse or cow
eats about twenty pounds day, or
one and half tons during the winter.
Carrots yield from twenty to thirty
tons to the acre, and fair crop can be
had even from poor land. The pro.
duce of one acre will therefore be
enough to feed twelve cattle through
the winter. Mellow land plowed deep
is the best for carrots. A dressing OF
well rotted manure will greatly i'm
prove the crop.
The ground should be we'll narrowed
before planting. The seeds, which
have been soaked for few days, are
covered with about an inch of soil
and planted in rows twenty inches
apart, thinned to six inches apart in
the row. These rows must be straight
if cultivator is to be used. Planting
may safely continue as late as the 10th
of June if the seed has been properly
prepared by soaking. The digging is
done by running turning plow close
to the row, always throwing the furrow
away from the carrots. They are
pulled, the tops cut of, and then left
in the sun to dry. When they have
dried two or three days they may be
stored, either in a cellar or in pits,
like turnips. .-Colman's Rural World.
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II so be that you know much of the Holy
Spirit and he, as the Holy Spirit. openeth to
you the things OF the Father and the Son,
then you are walking in light that is near to
the holiest o. oil; for he comes to show us all
things. and you shall soon learn what it is to
perfect holiness in the fear of God.
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do YOU think a porous plaster can
cure him from stuttering?" Doctor
Yes; when he comes to take 1T off
he will swear without stopping
Inter Ocean.
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"THINes are coming my way at
last" murmured Hamphat, the ira
gedian, as he lodged deceased cat
and received an ancient egg In the
eight ear.-Philadelphia Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-02

a vessel of water containing 220 gal
Ions. In a separate vessel %. S pounds
of quicklime are slsked by added
water and are passed through a fine
sieve into the copper solution. This
quantity of the mixture should be
enough for one acre of land.-New
York World.
SUMMER CARE OF YOUNG FRUIT TREES.
The first season after the young
fruit tree has been transplanted from
the nursery to its permanent home in
the orchard is critical period'i in its
existence, and it is hardly too much to
say that, on its growth during this
period, depends, in great measure,
the future value of the tree, writes
Webb Donnell, in the American Agri-
culturist. If it receives check at this
point IN its career it's full possible per-
lection will probably never be real
lied. OF course much of the first
seasons success or failure depends
upon the care or carelessness with
which the trsnsplanting has beenAdone
in the spring, but still the summer
care will have much to do in helping
the tree through the first season.
The greatest danger the tree will
encounter is the scalding effect of
midsummer heat, and the weakening
Of it's vitality by drying of the earth
about it's roots. The first difficulty
will be at least partially obviated, and
the latter almost wholly, by taking
care that the earth is made firm about
the roots when the tree is transplant
ed, and kept thoroughly well mulched.
The mulching should be spread on
thickly and as far out from the trunk
of the tree as the roots run, and if car
ried considerably farther it will be all
the better, as the moist condition of
the soil beyond the extremities Of the
roots will induce root growth.
Another care of summer is to be on
the lookout for the eggs of the apple
tree borer that may be deposited upon
the trunk, from which eggs, if not de-
stroyed, will come a brood of Larvae
capable of inAicting irreparsble dam
age upon the tree. Another important
summer care is the cutting off at once
of all branches that are not desirable
for the growing tree to possess, as in
this way much strength can be saved
to be expended. in growth, where
growth is desired. Care at all points
throughout the season is amply repaid
by the orchard in after years. '-'
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A new England firm of shoe manu-
facturers has twenty-five retail agen-
cies where shoes purchased of thom
are shined free of cost rs often as tho
wearer desires.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-02

THAT graduate from school or col
lege has learned most who best real
ICES how much knowledge is yet to be
acquired
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@DD the whole company rise and
drink Howler's health?" "He didn't
say, but guess they did, for he isn't
able to sit up tt u morning. Inter
Ocean. ------. --
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TOMATOES.


There is nothing which strikes a for
eigner more than the abundance of to-
matoes in this country. Great i'm
provement in their culture has been
made in the last few years. The ground
should be well turned up and heavily
manured, though the lighter covered
varieties will succeed in almost any
soil. Tomatoes allowed to trail on the
ground bear much more plentifully
than when pruned and trained to q
trellis. The fruit on the latter plants,
however, is free from rot and larger,
and therefore brings better prices. An
insufficient amount of pollen will pro-
duce misshapen, smaller fruit, with
fewer seeds, than where an excess of
pollen is applied to the stigma. The
cultivation should be thorough at first
until the roots begin to spread, after
which it is only necessary to keep
down the weeds. For late crop the
seed should be sown between the 1st
and the 18th of June. A purple tomato
is the best for market purposes, as it
can be picked before it is quite ripe,
but the number of first-class varieties
is now 80 great that each person must
be guided by individual preference.
One great enemy Of the tomato is
the disease known as the tomato
blight. The first Symptom of the dis
ease is the willing of single leaf near
head, as though suffering from
drought. The other leaves soon follow
suit, and the whole head willis. The
death of the plant is then mere ques-
tion of time. 1t is suggested that the
ground becomes contaminated with
bacteria, and that therefore tomatoes
should not be planted on any soil
where the plants showed signs Of
blight the preceding year. It is also
advisable to destroy the vines by burn
ing as soon as they show signs OF dis
ease.
As the tomato blight appears to be
the same as the potato blight, it is
probable that the following recipe,
which has proved effective for the lat
t.r disease. may also answer for the
fo:usr: Forty-6vs pounds Of copper
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It is estimated that there are 62,-
O5O, 900 horses-in the world, 1876, 15O,-
900 cattle and 434, 500, 900 sheep.
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Again, remark that many OF our business
men are tempted to neglect their home duties.
How often It Is that the store and the home
seem to clash, but there ought not to be any
collision. It Is often the case that the father
Is the mere treasurer of the family, sort of
agent to see that they have dry goods and
groceries. The work OF family government
he does not touch, Once or twice in year
he calls the children up on Sabbath after
noon when he has half hour he does not
exactly know what to do with, and in that
half hour he disciplines the children and
chides them and corrects their faults and
gives them a great deal of good advice, and
then wonders all the rest OF the year that bis
children do not do better when they have the
wonderful advantage OF that ssmi-annual
castigation.
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A eDEAR, SWEET TH1Na"-the sugar
srust.-Philadelphia Record.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-29
AoNa-plsrANcE RIDES.
Inc Difference Between Those in R
 mances and Those In Actual Life.

Tho Difference Between Those In Ro- mances and Those In Actual Life.
 Lon-distance rides have always been favorite subject With poets and the writers of romance. There is some thing that seizes the imagination in the idea of solitary horseman spur ring on his steed in a race with time, spurred on himself by terror, by hatred or by devotion to duty. But although they willingly treat of him it cannot be said that they ofteu succeed in making him very real We all know how Dick Turpin rode to New York. We also know how MT. Browning brought the good news to Ghent-after fashion al- most as apocryphal as the news itself.
 The recognized method, both in po- etry and fiction, generally produces much the same picture. The gallant, generous-heartei animal gallops on md on, with no abatement of speed, for the rider is always, apparently, in- Judicious enough to force the pace the whole way; soon after the accomplish ment of some hundred-odd miles at full gallop, we learn that the noble steed begins to show signs of distress-as well he may; his 'heaving Hanks are wet with foam," his "blood-red" nos trils are wide spread, and his labored breath comes in great soba One might imagine, from the description, that the horse had stopped; but no, he Is still galloping, heaving Hanks and all One might also suppose that the rider, per celvlng these symptoms, would pull up and give his horse a chance; on the con trary, at this juncture he makes a pas slonate appeal to the horses better feelings, an appeal which is couched in language too beautiful to be unavail- ing. And so the poor beast gallops on for another hour or so until he arrives at his destination and drops dead with a broken heart
 Even men who have ridden their horses to a standstill in the hunting field at the same mad pace will fail to recognize the accuracy of the descrip- tion. In the case of long distance, where it is the course and not the pace that kills, the picture is ludicrously in- correct. Well, it must be confessed that the reality is rather ugly, and does not lend itself easily to the uses of TO- nance; the sight of a man and his horse, crawling painfully onward, the former still wearily persisting in the useless cruelty of spur. while the lat ter, painfully dragging one foot before the other, droops his head miserably on the hard -jerl1ed rein. is not one to in- spire pleasurably the readers of TO- nance.