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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-07
BY n White Rose.

The far-reaching influence of little
act of kindness is beautifully show ir
this story. Kindness and sympathy
are what the world needs; not criti
cism and spurning. The incident is
told by a writer i'm the Silver Cross:
A wealthy lady, young and beautiful
who had lately experienced genuine
conversion, was 40 overhowing with
love for the Savior that she was
drawn to visit those who were in pri.
son.
The day before starting on this er-
rand of mercy, she went to her con.
servatory, and her gardener gathered
her up a large box of flowers, and was
about to tie it up for her when she
noticed perfect white rose untouched
and asked that it be added.
"Oh now he said; "please keep
that for yourself to wear tonight"
II need it more just now," she said
and took it with her on her journey.
Reaching the prison, she commenced
her rounds among the women's wards
giving few blossoms to each inmate
with a leafiet, text and a message
of sympathy and Christian hope.
"Have I seen all the prisoners here?''
She asked the jailer.
"No; there is one whom you cannot
visit; her language is so wicked II
would scorch your ears to hear It,"
"She is the one who most needs me, u
she answered. II have one flower, the
choicest of all brought; can you not
take me to her."
Then, when they confronted each
other OH either side of the grated door,
the visitor was greeted with curses,
and the only reply she gave was the
beautiful white rose, which was left In
the woman's cell. AS she turned
awav she heard one heart-breaking
cry, and the voice which had breathed
i'm precautions, moaned over and over
again the one word, Mother! mother!
motherW w
The next week she meagain. The
taller met her saying, "That woman
whom you saw last is asking for you
constantly; 1 never saw woman SO
changed" -,
Soon the two were alone in the cell
and the penitent, her head resting on
the shoulder of her new found friend,
told, with sobs, her sad story.
"That white rose was just like one
which grew by our door, at home, in
Scotland-my mothers favorlte now
er. She was a good woman !; my IA
theirs character was stainless; but l
broke their hearts by my wicked ways,
then drifted to America, where have
lived wicked life; is there any hope
for me ?n
And 80 the dawning of better day
came as the two "reasoned together"
Many visits the lady made in that mar.
row room, until she seemed an angel
of light to its inmate. When the
time came for the woman's release, the
love of Christ constraining her, she
went out into the world to devote her
life to the saving of such as she had
been.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-07

Cleveland is one of the eight presi-
de,,ts who never attended college, the
Others being Washington, Jackson,
Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln
and Johnson. The other ID, including
Grant, who was West Pointer, were
all colIege-bred men.
The time to do a good thing is when
YOU can. Unimproved opportunities
never return. If you find it in your
power to-day and here to helpa strug,,
Cling soul, you are guilty before God
IF YOU fail to stretch out your hand.
Tomorrow will be too late.
There is no other crop that insists So
positively on clean culture and rlch,
mellow soil, than onions. But at the
same time no other pays better for 1t.
The will Of God is the sum of all
aW.
Hearts that long for Jesus seek fol
Jesus.
We cannot SOW bad seed and reap 8
good harvest.
Most folks get savage when they
only intend to be severe.
When all men know little, how cal
any one man know it all?
He that smiles and says nothing
often ISLANDERS and lies most.
1t is not always the damage OF an IN
jury that's CALLING but the spirit IL
which it is prompted.
It is always a great gain to lose tht
thing that would cause us to lose
God.
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We are glad to see that Rev. DIR.
John Mcneil, some of whose methods
are eXtravagant, il thoroughly sound
on all important point, He does not
believe i'm making the second or after
meeting "a sine qua non." He thinks
that is not the true focus. The focus of
preaching, according to him, "is the
moment and the act of preaching.
"While Peter yet spake these words
the Holy Ghost fell" That is the
focus! First meeting or second meet.
ing. it is the entrance of Gods word
that gives light. What I ask for first
meeting or second meeting is to get
Gods word entered. Why should it
not enter while the people are sitting
there listening?" Our eyes were open
ed to this fact long ago by reading
Wesley's Journal. Many conversions
took place while he was preaching,
and the converts came up at the close
and repoted the fact to him, and were
Immediately classified. The late DR..
Samuel Hanson Cox, addressing some
ministers in this city, told them that
he had had an extraordinary time
preaching. and that a man came up to
him and said at the close, "Dr. Cox, 1
am obliged to you for that sermon.
While I was hearing it gave my
heart to God" "And," said DIR. Cox,
II was such a poor, unbelieving sim
ner that l hardly knew what to make
of it, and wondered if the man was
crazy. Hereafter intend to preach
with reference to a mans giving his
heart to God while am speaking"
Let the Methodists ever remember
that all the wonderful triumphs OF
those first seventy years in England
and the first forty three years in this
country, were before the introduction
of the mourners' bench, or any meth
cd of the sort.-N. Y. Advocate.
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Sturgeon Gave the Answer.

A man once saidto Mr.. Spurgeon
II do more good in the world than you
do. You only propagate your own
opiniopy and run race-hOrses."
"Then, perhaps, you will answer me
a riddle to which ! have never receiv'
ed all answer. Why does not the de-
vii run express trains to hell ?'
"I believe in neither the devil nor
hell and 80 I can't answer" "Then
I will tell you. 1t is because he finds
that men can get there faster by rum
ming race horses"
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Tseful Information.

There is very general Inisapprehen-
sion, respecting newspaper subscription
laws, even among people OF large III
telligence.
The National Advertiser has prepar'
ed the following valuable resume OF
law on this subject. We quote as fol
lows
Few readers or publishers of papers
fully and clearly understand the laws
governing subscription. The decisions
of the United States Courts on this
subject are:
/. Subscribers who do not give ex-
press orders to the contrary are cons!d-
cred as wishing to renew their sub
scription.
2. If subscribers order the discon-
tinuance Of their periodicals, the pub
Usher may continue to send them un-
til all arrearages are paid.
3. If Subscribers neg lect or refuse
to take their periodicals from the post
office to which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have settled
their bills and ordered them discontin-
ued.
i. If subscribers move to other
places without informing the publish
er, and the papers are sent to the for
mer address, they are held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that re-
fusing to take periodicals from the
postoffice, or removing or leaving them
uncaIled for is prima facie evidence of
intentional fraud.
6. If subscribers pay in advance,
they are bound to give notice at the end
of the time if they do not wish to con-
tinue, otherwise the publisher is au-
thorized to send the paper and the sub
sciber will be responsible until an ex-
press notice, with payment of arrear-
ages, is sent to the publisher.
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Truth is not a product of the intellect
alone it is a product of the whole ma
ture.** 1t would be pity if all these
D roblems could be solved. The joy OF
the intellectual life would be largely
gone. I would not rob a man of his
problems, nor would I have another
man rob me of my problems. They
are the delight of life, and the whole
Intellectual world would be stale and
Improbable if we knew everything
Prof. Henry Drummond.
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The most awful thought that come!

The most awful thought that comes
to man sometimes, is the thought OF
a soul that he has injured years and
wears ago. and that he cannot touch
and canuot help. His own life is un-
der better influence; his own life is up
lifted but where IL the man, where Is
the woman, to whom he did the harm
years and years ago? God save us
from that. 1t would be hopeless II II
had not the infinite hope in the end
les love OF God to fall back upon.-
Phillips Brooks.
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The man who is constantly think
ing evil finds thousand ways to
speak it.
God will not stop using an earnest
man because he sometimes makes a
mistake.
Contentment is natural wealth, lux
ury is artificial poverty.
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Laurens Hickock.

Surely something must be done to
spread Christianity over the earth of a
better nature than nearly all Of its pro-
fessors have practiced for more than
sixteen centuries, or the lion ap l the
lamb will never lie down togetht r.
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e6S.

Two country lads came at an early
hour to market town, and arranging
their stands sat down to wait for Gus
toners. One was furnished with
fruits and vegetables of the boys own
raising, and the other supplied with
CLAIMS and fish. The market hours
passed along, and each little merchant
saw with.plessure his store.steadlly de-
creasing, and an equivalent In silver
bits shining in his little money-cup.
Thellast melon lay on Harry's stand,
when a gentleman came by; and plac-
Ing his hand upon it,s said: "What
fine, large melon! What do you ask
for it, boy?
The melon is the last have, sir and
though it looks very fair, there is an
unsound spot in it," said the boy, turn
ing it over. :, Ar. .,.,I
I will not take it. But" he added,
looking inio the boys fine open coun-
tenance, "is it very business-ike TO
point out the defects of your fruit to
customers ?"
"It is better than being dishonest sir"
said the boy, modestly.
"You are right, little fellow always
remember that principle, and you will
find favor with God, and man also.
shall remember your little stand IN the
future. Are those CLAIMS fresh Z" ne
continued, turning to Ben WILSON'S
stand.
"Yes, sir; fresh this morning. I
caught them myself" was the reply,
aud purchase being made the gen.
tleman went away.
"Harry, what a fool you were to
show the gentleman that spot on the
melon Now,you can take it homefor
your pains, or throw it away. How
much wiser is he about those CLAIMS 1
caught Yesterday? Sold them for the
same price as I did the fresh ones. he
would never have looked at the melon
until he had gone away"
"Rep. I would not tell lie, or act
one either, for twice what have learn
ed this morning. Besides, sLali be
better off in the end for have gained
q customer, and you have lost one,
And go it proved; for the next day
the gentleman bought nearly all his
fruits and vegetables OF harry, Dus
never spent another penny at the stano
of his neighbor. Thus the season
passed. The gentleman, finding he
could always get good article OF Har,
nv constantly patronized him, ana
sometimes talked with him few MIN
utes about his future prospects. 10
become q merchant was Harry's great,
ambition and when the winter cG.ns
on. the gentleman, wanting q srusty
boy for his warehouse, decideI on CIV,
| ing the place to Harry. Steadily, and
surely he advanced in the confidence
of his employer, until having passed
through various posts of service, he
became at length and honored partner
in the firm.-India's Young Folks.
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WESLEYAN Christian Advocate.)

Why should a man lose friends be-
cause he drinks whiskey, when every
convenience is furnished by those So
called friends for gratifying bis appe,
tite? Why should good people, or bad
ones, forsakc man because be walks
in way that they have made so broad,
plain and attractive to him?
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If you don't like the churches, 60 in
and make them better, but do not be-
come grumbler. Keep yourself aloof
from that class of people, for it is the
easiest sort of thing to find fault:
Any stupid man can do that, but 1t
takes a smart man to make things bet
ter. When man begins to grumble
and find fault you can size him up for
u lightweight right away.-D. l..
Moody.
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Wednesday, Nov. z, 1894.
Vacant Places At Home.

Vacant Places at Home.
RY MRS. A. L. RUTEE DEFoUR.
There are places-vacant places
Here bes de our dear hearth-Stoue;
And W. miss sweet angel voices
Once tuHt answered " our own.
There were smiling. cherub faceS,
Loving hearts, light, glad and Tree,
Which. nj morn and evenings altar,
With us bowed willing knee.
In our eyes the tear drops gather,
As We nee their vacant chairs
By The fireSide. table, altar,
Grief our chasiened spirit wears.
Little ipet that ever hastened
JoylulIy 10 seek our side.
Now no more their quick steps greet us.
No more thrill our hearts with pride.
Bat We know our father called them
TO his mansion up on high.
And we know our missing treasures
Have been garnered in the sky.
Soon our places will be vacant.
And ON earth be known no more;
Nav we then in biest reunion,
Greet those loved onee gone before.
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He that is habituated to deceptions
and artificialities in trifies will try in
vain to be true in matters ofimportance;
for truth is a thing of habit rather than
of will. You cannot in any given case,
by any sudden and single effort, will to
be true, if the habit of your life has
been insincere.- w. Robertson.
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There is always something to- be
thankful for, if man has grateful
disposition.
lit is very kind Of you," said lady
to her husband, as he knelt before her
to put on her rubbers.
The rubbers were pretty close fit.
and the husband was little out OF
breath, but he managed TO answer:
ut is a pleasure, my dear. Still, L
am glad you are not centipede."
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God gives US always strength enoug h
and sense enough for what He wants
US to do if we either tire ourselves or
puzzle our ourselves, it is our own fault.
And we may always be sure, whatever
we are doing, that we cannot be pleas
ing Him if we are not happy our
selves
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Look ont for the Rocks.

A gentleman crossing the English
Channel stood near the helmsmap. 1t
was a calm and pleasant evening, and
no one dreamed of possible danger TO-,
their good ship, but a sudden fiappipg
of a sail, as if the wind had shifted,
caught the ear of officer on watch, and,
he sprang at once to the wheel, examin--
ing closely the compass.
SYou are half apoint off the course"
he said sharply to the man at the
wheel. The deviation was corrected,
and the officer returned to his post.
"You must steer very accurately"
said the looker-on, "when only half
point is so much thought Of"
."Ah half point in many places
might briugL L. directly on the rocks"
he said.
So il is in life. Half point from
strict truthfulness strands us upon the
rocks of falsehood. Hall a Loint from
perfect honesty, and we are steering
right for the rocks of crime. And so of
ali kindred vices. The beginnings are
always small. No one climbs to the
summit at one bound, but goes the one
little step at a time. Children think
lightly of what they call small sins.
These rocks do not look 80 fearful to
them.-Sailor's Magazine.
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What God would make known, man
cannot hide. Light is seen from afar.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-10

the day, that should cause anxiety and a desire for prompt relief.
 When the nerves and the blood have thus become so badly nourished and the strength thus reduced, food-food appropriate for building up the nervous tissue-and rest are the plain and simple means, in fact, the only means of restoring vigor and health. All the material so urgently needed by the million of exhausted nerve cells and by the thin. depleted blood are found in that remarkable invigorator, that food for the brain and nerves, Paine's cei- cry compound. It fills the nervous and muscular tissues all over the body with the means of rapid growth, the blood gains new red corpuscles and grows ruddy and capable of thoroughly feeding the body. The strength returns, and headaches, dys- pepsia, neuralgia and nervous debility dis appear when the tone of the system has been thus raised and the body abundantly supplied with fresh, life- giving blood.
 The very first week in which this perfect nerve food, Paine's celery compound, Is conscientiously employed 1t will declare it's tonic effect by the feeling of returning strength, marked increase in the appe- tite, freedom from pain and depression.
 Paine's celery compound cures radically and permanently iheumatism, heart weak ness, diseases of the liver and the kidneys, and encourages the excretory organs to ex- pei whatever impure humors there lpay be in the blood. This is evident by the
 
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 Here is the experience of Mrs. E. L. Wing of Potney, .Vt., told in her own words:
 ''I had been afflicted with rheumatism and neuralgia for many years. In year and a half l have taken eight bottles of nj tc no1a nd haun n0f been so free from these troubles in fifteen years as I am now. advise all who are afflicted in any way with rheumatism or neuralgia to use Paine's celery compound.
 ''For the nerves and tired feelings, think 1t is the best dose of ambition that have ever found. Before I had taken one bottle felt almost like another person. Other medicines have given me only tenn porary relief. But the compound has done me more permanent good than the doctors or any other medicine, and I can hardly feel grateful enough for the benefits that I have derived from its use.''
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-10
WOMEN ALWAYS TIRED. Mrs. Henry Ward Beeoher Says
 She Has Known But Half a Dozen Women Who Were Thoroughly Well. The Routine of Domestic Tasks Overdrains Their Ner-
 vous Force.

"Among all my friends-and the number of my acquain ntances has necessarily been rather large,o says Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, s'I can recall but half dozen thoro ughly we'll women.''
 So many, in order to obtain the reputa- tion of being good housewives, work from morning till night, cooking, sweeping and overhauling.
 :What would the house look like, '' they ask, .'if were not constantly look ing after it?''
 It would certainly look good deal more homelike if the wife and the mother kept her health and high spirits instead of grow. ing old and careworn from the struggle with dust and the neglect of their tired, aching nerves, and pale watery blood that daily becomes more and more badly nour- ished.
 It is not the healthy weariness of muscle and brain, so easily forgotten after good nights sleep; but it is the weariness that re- mains till morning and fellows one through
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-10
SELMA SETTINGS.
Dallas Light Dragons Elect Officers. New Uniforms Ordered-Electric
 Plant Overtaxed-Personal
AGE- HERALD BUREAU,

AGE- HERALD BUREAU,l
 SELMA, Nov. g. The Dallas Light Dragons held an en- thusiastic meeting last night end elected officers for the ensuing three years as fol- lows:
 Captain, V. B. Atkins.
 First lieutenant, o. M. Cawthon. Second lieutenant, D. M. Scott. Junior second lieutenant, L. H. Nun- melee.
 The following non commissioned officers were appointed:
 First sergeant, J. Hooper Adams; second sergeant, w. O. Ward, Jr. third sergeant, John F. Burns; fourth sergeant, Thomas Q. Q Bender; t3fs9 sergeant, John & 5: Ford; poral, Will Peacock; third corporal, T. A. Clopton; fourth corporal, John J. Fellows quartermaster sergeant, P. Pheiffer; color sergeant, J. l.. SuttIe; secretary and treas- urer, J. o. Privett.
 The new officers are good and efficient men and the continued prosperity of the troop is assured.
 ORDERED NEW UNIFORMS. All staff and field officers connected with the Selma military companies have ordered new regulation uniforms.
 MUST USE GAS.
 The building committee of the Cumber. land Presbyterian church expected to light their new church by electricity, but their application for lights was refused by the Selma Gas and Electric company on the ground that their plant is now overtaxed. They are also pushed to supply the de- mand for gas. Six additional retorts were put in operation last night.
 PERSONAL.
 Mrs. Charles M. Shelley is in the city, the guest of Mrs. W. P. Armstrong. Mir. Walter P. Bewley, the new law agent of the Southern Railway, succeeding the late MT. Ro Lapsley, has reached the city and entered upon his duties. MT. Bewley comes from Morristown, Tenn. For several years past he has held a respon- sible position in the office of the general counsel or the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia at Knoxville. His headquarters will be in this city.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-10
HONOR ROLL

OF HOWARD COLLEGE FOR THE SIX WEEKS
 ENDING NOVEMBER 2, 1894.
 Miss E Weatherly, SeJ Ansley, w s Britt, w T Berry, 0 R Bell, w L Brown, 0 Black, Darlington (second highest average, 9s.S), W L Clifton, R c Collins, o Cunningham, H Crumpton, Eubanks. Fauk. R E Fulton, B Green, w D Gresham, w A German, c Herbert, R l. Hood, Joe Johnson, E A Jones, H T Land- man, H Longcrier, D Lyon, Mont. gomery, w McAdory, Fred Moore, F Mynatt, l. w Matkin, w A Me- Cain, j W O,naro, Q B Moseley, F Mcdonald, " J McDayld, Pres. ley, H Parker, s Parker, J T Payne, R 0 Prather, j O Pace, T Y Prude (highest average, 1oo( J Q Smith, M | scotts IIs H A well, TIP Yam, William Waldrop, J M Weatherly, J F Watson, W W Watts, H T White.
 W. 8. BRITT, Adjutant.
 B. F. CALDWELL, Assistant Adjutant.
 A. w. MoGAHA, President.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-10
DIED.

At her home last night on Eighteenth street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, Miss Perle Gribble died suddenly of heart failure.
 All during yesterday she was in her usual health, and went through her daily work at Miss McCrossin's.
 She came to Birmingham eight months ago with her mother from Chicago, and during the time she has resided here has made many warm and lasting friends. Her death is one to be greatly regretted {, and her bereaved family has the sympathy of host of friends.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-10
A CARD.
FOR FAIR ELECTIONS.

To the People of Birmingham:
 A report having been put in circulation that at Wednesday's meeting of the board of aldermen opposed allowing representa- tion on the boards of managers of election to opposing parties, take this method of acquainting the citizens of Birmingham that such report is absolutely false.
 am in favor of honest and fair elections, and from personal knowledge l can state that the committee having the matter of selecting election managers in charge are emphatically in accord with me, and heart- fly favor giving opposing parties repre- sen tation In the boxes.
 Hoping this will set at rest the report, am very respectfully.
 JOHN M. MCCARTIN.