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PREVAILING PRAYER. g

1t is an unspeakable privilege of the
Christian life that we may appeal TO
God directly. Like the Shunammite
woman, we may disregard common
means and ordinary channels, we NAV
spurn all human ways, and appeal to
the Master himself. LAS the Lord
liveth, and as thy soul liveth," I will
not leave thee" said the Shunammite
to Elisha. "'.' ''..'''
How the world would be shaken and
moved; how speedily il would be
cleaned of the filthiness of sin; how
quickly the dark places would be illu-
minated how even the sick would re-
joice how the wayw ard would hasten
to their homes; how selfishness would
vanish how near Jesus would come to
those who profess his name, if they
were to come before God. refusing to
leave him withour the blessing they
seek! If such as Luther needed de-
termined laying hold upon God, GER
tainly we, whose lives have so much
more of the sordid elements in them,
should realize our weakness, unless
prayer, whose every syllable is uttered
in faith bind US to God. Luther cried
to God and claimed the fulfllment of
of his promises. One can almost, inin-
imagination, see him approaching, in
his fervor, even to the very throne of
God, refusing to look this way or that,
his eyes blind to all else except the
brightness of his countenance, his ears
deaf to every sound except to the words
fulfilling the promise claimed all the
universe shut out except him D.; all aims
forgotten save the burden of his petit
ton.
Such prayer prevalent. Its answer
brings power TO win men into the love
of Him and bis work. The weakest
may grow strong in the power of his
might. ''For whatsoever is born of
God overcometh the world and this is
the victory that overcometh the world,
even our faith."-Young Mems Era.
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1t is true that a mans manners may
be the making of him, but as manners
are only the expression of the man it
would be more proper to say the man
makes the manners. Good manners
are the results of good sense, good
nature and little self denial for the
sake of others. Swift says, GOOD
manners is the art of making those
people easy with whom we converse"
1t is the art of saying and doing the
best thing in the kindest way. La
Bruyere says, "A mans worth is esti-
mated in this world according to his
conduct" The manner of a man de-
termines his reception among his
fellows. "Give a boy address and
accomplishments" says Emerson,
land you give him the mastery of
palaces and fortunes wherever be goes.
He has not the trouble of earning and
owning them; they solicit him to
enter and possess" "You had better"
wrote Chesterfield to his son, "return q
dropped fan genteelly than give q
thousand pounds aWkwardly, and you
had better refuse a favor gracefully
than grant one clumsily. All your
Greek can never advance you from
secretary to envoy, or from envoy to
ambassador, but your address, your
air, your manner of good, may"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-02

A San Francisco physician makes
the following statement: "a man
that smokes 100 cigarettes day, in
haling them, takes l2O grains of opium;
if he smokes fifty cigarettes day, he
takes sixty grains of opium. There is
no question about it. Analysis has
proved it. In addition to the poison
of the nicotine, he takes in each cigar
cite the deadly narcotic, opium. No
cigarette that have ever heard of is
free from opium. That is where the
soothing effect from the inhalation
comes in. Beyond question, the boy
that smokes cigarettes stunts his
growth, wrecks his nerves, weakens
bis heart and kidneys long before he
reaches manhood.n
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John, where are yourtowels I" said
Mrs. French to her son, when she
went to visit him at college. "You
had dozen nice new ones at the be-
ginning of the year, and here are only
three"
"I don't know where they are,"' said
John.,' 80 )"
"And where are your handker.
chiefs? continued Mrs. French. 1T
marked them very carefully with your
name; there were dozen new ones,
besides as many old ones, in your
trunk when you left home" "
II don't know where they are" said
John.
"This umbrella certainly is not
yours. The one you took from home
was a great deal better than this.
Where is your umbrella?" -.
Mrs. French was puzzled. But later
she was told, but not by John, that
college boys help themselves to what
ever they fancy belonging to their
mates, and call 1t ''pinching" or "swip-
ing," and think or try to think It no
harm. Johns towels and handker-
chiefs had thus disappeared one by
one and as John was too honest q fel.
low to steal, his stock of these articles
had run very low.
II congratulated Miss Jenks on
her engagement" said young Mr..
Brown to a lady friend, land she said
it wasn't true that she was not enga-
ged."
"You oughtn't to have done that,n
replied the friend "the young man to
whom she is engaged is in Paris this
winter, aud Miss. jerks says IL her en-
gagement were known, she wouldn't
have any attention at all from her
young gentlemen friends"
What kind Of harvest will come
from such sowing az this ? Can d lie
be anything but a lie? Can stealing
be anything else than stealing. no mat
ter what names it may masquerade un-
der.
These incidents are taken right out
Of last weeks happenings. =. ' ''- ,,... ~,
Brand the action with its real name;
write the commandments on the door.
posts; hold up the standards of eter-
nal right, and your child, mother, will
be spared what ignominy, aud you,
what unavaling sorrow !-Selected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-02
How to Study the Bible.

Recently Bishop Vincent, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, was in
Kansas City and visited the Training
School of our Church, and at the re-
quest of the Principal delivered a lee
ture on the above topic. One of the
students made notes, and gave the fol-.
lowing report to the Evangel:
81. Take what recommends itself
to you in the Bible and profit by it
with heart. 1t may be passage here
or there which contains comfort or q
command or help of some kind. Ac-
cppt it as Gods Book. The twelfth of
Romans shows me the life of a per-
feet man the Sermon on the Mount
teaches me my duty the twenty-third
Psalm gives me comfort.
Study the Bible critically. 1t is
the divine Word given through hui
man agency, so you need not be surpris-
ed to find human expressions in it..
What God wrought man wrote. God
revealed himself TO man in history
The Bible is history in which men act
and speak.
"3. Study the Bible analytically.
On every page we find biography, to-
biography and chronology. 1 study
the Bible that may find how to live
know my duty.
1.-The two P's and four D's' is q key
that will fit any page, passage, or
chapter in the Bible;
"Persons,
"Places,
"Dates,
"Doings,
"Duties,
Doctrines,
"Study on your own account. Get
all you can out the subject beforeyou 60
to any commentary. Think for your
self if you would be benefited.
"The Bible makes us powerful. We
want to know it. Christ himself over
came by quoting the Bible. Take what
helps you for your own heart. Let
them not be tables of stone but fleshly
tables for Gods law. We can only
teach others what we know ourselves.
Live what you teach. The Word was
first action in Christ and it becomes
action again through the living, loving
Christian"
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Being Pleasant.-It will surprise
many persons to learn that being
pleasant is merely matter of habit.
IT must be cultivated like every good
habit. 1t has it's root in. all unselfish
desire for the happiness of Others, not
excluding ones own family. 1t will
require great effort at first to check
the hasty words, to forego the profit
less argument, to withhold the imper.
tinent criticism, to speak the truth in
love, but it is an effort that is we'll re-
paid by the results. Rudeness is nev.
er justifiabIe. 1t is sometimes neces-
sary to reprove, to warn, to remon.
strate, even to speak gravely and plain
ly of faults that should be corrected.
All this can be done without encroach.
ing in any way upon the courtesy that
is due from one human being to an
other. Well bred persons are never
rude the cbivalrous man, the refined
woman hesitate to hurt the feelings OF
any one with whom they are thrown
in contact. They treat them with the
respect which they exact for them
selves. There is no surer sign Of 9
flippant, ill-regulated narrow mind
than adisregard for therights ofothers.
"Be courteous," is divine command
as binding as "Be pitiful."
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For the Young Convert.

l. Remember always that you are
not your own, but Gods. Gods be-
cause He created you, because He has
redeemed you by the precious blood of
His dear Son, because He has made
you His child by His Holy Spirit.
2. Pray to God every night and
morning, at least kneel down and ask
for what you want for your body and
soul. And pray for others as we'll as
for yourself.
8. Read every day a verse or two of
the Bible /; think over what you read,
and try to act up to it.
4. Every night think of what you
have dof7e wrong during the day, and
pray to God to forgive you, for jesus
sake, andito keep you from SHINING
again in, tile same way.
!. s.. Keep The Lords day holy. New
er misslgoing to church at least once
every Sunday. Go to the holy COM
munfon whenever you can. Prepare
your heart for it beforehand, and make
thanksgiving to God for it afterward.
.WheH you can, 60 to church when
thefe are weekday services.
g.. ATTEND services at your OWL
church when you can. Do not be led
bSIdle curiosity to go to different
churches. We should 60 to church to
worship God, not please our selves nor
to be amused.
I. Avoid bad company, and never
60 to any place where you may be
tempted to do wrong.
8. IF you have done wrong, confess
it, and get right as soon as you can.
Pray to God for help, and if you want
advice, do not be afraid to 60 and ask
your own pastor.
8. Never be out of heart when you
have done wrong. The Lord will for
give you, if you are really sorry.
Never be over-confindent when you
have done right. You fail next
time.
10. Think something of the four last
things---death, judgment, heaven and
hell. That will help you to be earnest.
Think often of Gods goodness. That
will make you love him. And if you
love Him, you will take delight in His
commandments.
II. Be patient. Be watchful. Perse-
we're.
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A we'll hammered man is as respect
full and considerate to his interiors as
to his equals and superiors. This was
the opinion of Chesterfield, who OBJ
serves: II am more on my guard as
to my behavior to my servants and to
others who are called my interiors
than I am toward my equals, for fear
of being suspected of that mean and
ungenerous sentiment of desiring to
make others feel that difference which
fortune has, perhaps too undeservedly,
made between u.s."
Henry Clay, returning colored ser
wants salutation by the lifting of his
hat, was asked why he did so. He
replied that he did not wish the colored
man to have better manners than he
had.
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A PRAYER.


Father, from out the tn multi and the strife
That never know surceaSe,
We cry TO thee: Lord OF our troubled life,
Grant US thy peace!
Our air Ia filled with din of angry cries,
The battle sounds increase,
From the calm azure of thine upper skies
Grant Us thy peace!
Harsh discords all thy truer music drown,
Loves tender breathings cease;
Upon the clamor and the grief look down!
Grant us thy peace
Fierce passions our compliant natures sway
Courage and faith decrease,
Harrassed with fear and doubt, to Thee we
pray;
Grant us thy peace!
We crave that inner quiet so desired
When outer storms increase;
To rest on Thee. for we are very tired:
Grant us thy peace
From duty's path-however steep-we ask
For no ill-timed release;
Only-for strength TO finish well our task
Grant US thy grace!
Edward a. Church, In Boston Courier
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Private Marks on Our Silver Coin.-
The "mint mark" on our silver COIN
age is 80 well known that almost any
school girl can tell you where the
piece was coined. The "s'' means that
it is from the San Francisco mint;
&c. c." that it was made at Carson
City, and 20" that it is the work OF
the New Orleans money-makers. Be-
sides the above you will find some
very small letters occasionally, espa-
cially on the the standard dollar, the
Columbian coins, and the 1893 design
in the quarters and half.dollar pieces.
On the standard dollar the letter is
microscopic I'm" on the left loop OF
the ribbon which binds the wreath
surrounding the eagle. Another "m''
of larger dimensions may also be
found on the same coin at the lower
edge of the neck OF "Liberty," just in
the edgeof the hair. These miniature
letters are private marks of Mason.
the man who made the dies.
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ENGLISH journal tells a good stor

An English journal tells good story
at the expense of the Earl of Derby.
While walking on land belonging to
the Earl. a collier chanced to meet the
owner. His lordship inquired if the
collier knew he was walking on his
land. "Thy land? Well, rve got no
land myself" was the reply, and Pm
like to walk on somebody's. Wheer
did thai get it fro' ?" "Oh," explain
ed his lordship l got it from my ances-
tors" "An wheer did tha' get it fro?
quered the collier. "They got it from
their ancestors" was the reply. "And
where did thai get it fro'?," "They
fought for it," "Well bedad." said
he collier, squaring up to the noble
earl, "I'll fight thee for it ;"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-02
A Psalm OF Death.

THE flowers spring and grow and bloom.
Then droop and fade away, -
The merry bees and butterflies
Can live but one short day, ..,..
And so with us-we live our time.
Then perish and decay. o,
But cen when the sweet flower is dead
Ine fra8rance doth remain,
And insects perished long ago
Some beauty may retain,
80 Lhat, although now past and gone,
Ihelr lives were not In vain.
Can We not live 80 that when we
Are numbered with the dead.
some act or word will still be left
That we have done or said,
And although past, our lives may still
Some ray Of beauty shede ~
" ny should the flower retain its scent
And all our lives be lost?
Oh let us strive while still we live.
Unharmed by Deaths chill frost,
To make our lives some grace still hold
When we the stream have crossed"
Edith M. Palmer, Corunna, Mich
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From youth up to old age, nothing
so develops man, physically, mentally
and morally, as an intimate acquaint-
with soap and water.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-02

If God ever did anything good for
our grandparents, we ought to be sure
Of his readiness to do good things for
US for God is always the same.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24
Good Temper at a Discount

It would almost seem as if in
some homes a premium were set
upon ill-temper, so vigorously do
the fretful and perverse members
of the family rule the house. The
greatest pains are taken, for ex-
ample, not to annoy brother John,
because, unfortunately, he has a
querulous and fa6lt-fnding dispo-
sition, which he INDUCES, uncheck-
ed by fear lest he shall trample
on the feelings of the rest. What
ever else one may or may not do,
he or she must avoid the topics
which stir up Aunt Kate or Uncle
Reuben, because they are, albeit
excellent people and the salt of
the earth, apt to fly off the handle
at the slightest provocation. Even
fractions child is often weakly
considered at the expense of his
more amiable brothers and sisters;
it is so disagreeable to have fuses
scenes, and so much pleasanter for
everyone to have peace in the
house. In the case of child this
is a dreadfully mistaken course to
pursue; for the poor little soul,
who might have been gently help
ed to control wrong impulses and
to repress selfish utterances, is
simply allowed to grow in the di-
rection of evil, and by and-by will
have terrible task in eradicating
deplorable faults.
Good temper should not be at a
discount iii domestic life. No
body, from the head of the family
to the servants in the kitchen or
the nursery brood, should be per-
mitted to tyranize over the 9TH
ers, and crossness is the worst
form of tyranny. 1t may require
frmness to set up barrier against
the aggressions of the ill-natured,
but it ought to be done, and a
steady determination never to
give way to demands or allow
claims made by the family despot
should be maintained. -Harper'f
Bazaar.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

slight injury to her knee, which
she allowed TO grow mortal rather
than permit any doctor to look at
the suffering place, though she
had won her success on the stage
by appearing constantly in parts
which compelled the most liberal
display of form and limbs. The
mere quality of thorough and alb
solute sincerely of artistic purpose
diffuses a charm over a painters
or sculptor's work, and sleeps it in
an atmosphere of art, which is
a safeguard against every corrupt
ing influence. The man who finds
his Imagination debauched after
looking at a masterpiece of Rapha-
el or Angelo may be sure that the
mischief was already done before
he felt the necromancy of these
great megicians of the pencil and
the chisel.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

The advertising agency of N. W.
Aver & Son, of Philadelphia, is
unquestionably the largest and
possibly the best equipped of any
in the United States. 1t has more
and larger patrons than any other,
and, taking one thing with another
it is questionable whether they
are not entitled to the credit of
securing for their patrons better
service than can be counted on
from any other. Itshould be, and
doubtless is, a great source OF
pride and satisfaction to Mr.. Aver
and Mr.. Mckinney that they have
been able, while remaining in
Philadelphia, to build up a larger
advertising business than has ever
been secured before by any adver-
tising agency in New York or else
where.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24
Better Notice This.

The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can ar
rest any one for fraud who takes a
paper and refuses to pay for it.
Under this law the man who al
lows his subscription ito run along
for some time unpaid and then or
ders it discontinued, or orders the
postmaster to mark it refused
and have a postal card sent notify
ing the publisher, leaves himself
liable to arrest and fine the same
as for theft.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24
Antl-IncorpOration.
DEMING, April 10, 1894.

EDITOR SENTINEL:
1t is a little uncalled for posi-
bly, to impose on your good nature
regarding matters pertaining en-
tiIely to Deming, but as the Head
light has "delicacy" (will that
cover the case?) about publishing
anything regarding the scheme to
incorporate our town that is not
in its favor, it is absolutely neces-
sary to go outside in order to get
the ear of the public through the
press.
The proposition to incorporate
Deming eminated in the fertile
brain Of one of the smoothest pro-
moters in the west, and were it
not for the fact that the only ones
to win are those directly interest
ed in its success, it might be con-
sidered foolish to oppose such u
philanthropic move.
Unfortunately, the ones to lose
are the people, many of whom
have been deluded by the sophis-
tries Of the advocates of incorpo-
ration with the belief that unless
such is accomplished the town is
sure to ego to the bow-wows."
That such is not fact is dem
onstrated by the history of every
town in the Territory, for whenev-
er incorporation sticks there
springs up ring of self-interested
philanthropists whose whole aim
and object is to take the burden of
affairs off the shoulders of the peo-
pie and administer them in their
own interest.
Regarding the incorporation OF
Deming, the principal argument
in its favor is that with the power
to grant franchises in the hands of
council of representative men
foreign capital would be anxious
to invest here. Silver City is a
living example of such anxiety.
Now the writer of this vas in
favor of incorporation until he be-
came satisfied that it was consider
able of a scheme to place few
men in shape to make a nice little
Doodle at the expense Of the many.
However, presume the projec-
tors Of incorporation go on the
principle enunciated by the late
lamented Vanderbilt, "the people
be damned" and taking it for
granted that they will b they pro-
pose to incorporate the town
whether the people like it or not.
Fortunately there are two sides
to every question, and in this par
ticular matter the second side not
only has the last say, but unless ali
signs fail, and they seldom do ex-
cept in dry seasons, the last vii
become first and incorporation
will not become established fol
some time.
Should space be allowed IN the
SENTINEL for articles in the fu
ture regarding this little scheme
of Deming and Silver City people
the writer will give few of tn,
many reasons why incorporation
will not be successful.
AN ANTI.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

A woman in Ohio utilized the
high temperature of her phthisi-
cal husband for eight weeks be-
fore his death, by using him as an
incubator for hens eggs. She
took a number of eggs and wrap
ping each one in cotton, laid them
alongside the body of her husband
in the bed, he being unable to
move. Fifty was the number of
eggs used and after three weeks
she was rewarded with forty-six
lively young chichens,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

The Boston Park Commission
ers have decided to equip the park
police with bicycles, believing
that they will be of great value in
covering the great amount of terri
tory required to be patrolled. An
order has been placed with the
Pope Manufacturing Company.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

In France the ballet girl begins
her career usually at 7 years old.
She is then paid at the rate of 40
cents for each appearance in pub
lie, as demoiselle do quadrille $40
to $40 a month, as a coryphee $50
to $50, and sujet $50 to Sl2O. A
dancer of the first class will get
from S12O to $500 a month, and a
star from 5000 to $40, 600 a year.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

Miss Harriet L. Potter, Of St.
Joseph, Mich, who on Thursday
{ April 5 became the wife Of
Lorin A. Thurston, Hawaiian
Minister to the United States,
first met Mr.. Thurston at the Ha-
waiian Cyclorama on the Midway
Plaisance Worlds Fair), where
she was cashier.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

M. Constant Coquelin, the actor,
is said to be worth more than
100000 francs, which he has
amassed in his profession.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

A Kentucky woman lately re-
covered damages of one hundred
and fifty dollars for the loss of
horse killed in a railroad accident
and one cent damages for the loss
Of her husband, also killed at the
same time.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-04-24

Papa" said the Fiji Island
maiden as she laid down her paper,
II have just read that bali room
dresses are daily becoming more
and more decollete. What does
that mean?"
1T means, my child" replied
her grizzled warrior father, as a
flush Of pride struggled with the
Pacific tan on his brow, "it means
that, uncivilized as they call us,
we are not beyond establishing a
precedentW