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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
sTntenseo Farming in the South.

As an instance OF the difference between
the old slavery-days farming and farming BY
the employment OF more modern methods
and i'm proved machinery in the South, the
following illustration is given: G. T. Doug
lass. a Young farmer OF Mscklenburg Coun-
ty, North Carolina, in 1898. planted thirteen
acres of land in cotton and harvested six
bales by the old method Of farming. Last
year he planted three ucres OF the same land
in cotton with the purpose OF cultivating 1t
Intensely" do An experiment. Result: On
three OF the thirteen acres, which yielded
him but five bales OF cotton the year before,
he harvested four bales Of cotton. Differ
encp: Under the old system OF cultivation
his land raised less than one-half bale OF
cotton 10 the acre; under the improved
methods it raised one and one-third bales.
This practice of intense" farming is rap
idly spreading in the State. and the ten
dency is decidedly towards smaller and bet
ter cultivated Iarms.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
ALWAYS A MARKET FOB GOOD COOKING

ALWAYS A MARKET FOB GOOD COOKING.
A late and most remarkable news
paper article declared that a knowl-
edge of cooking was worth absolutely
nothing to the woman who was obliged
to earn her own living or to exc it out
without being able to leave her home.
Also that the ability to teach dancing,
for instance, or to do fancy work was
worth far more, in money-making
point of view. This is arrant non
sense. The exchanges for sale of wo-
mems work are overhowing with un-
sold fancy work; dancing is taught by
professional teachers in most places.
And good cooking is absolutely the
one thing that will everywhere on the
face of the earth secure a rapid and
constant sale for it's products.
A woman who cannot go away from
home may, no matter where that home
may be, build up in time-.-and not SO
long time, either---a splendid busi-
ness, either in some specially in cook
cry, or taking larger orders. This is
not vague, general assertion; it is
fact. The reason is the same that
makes Of our domestic servants the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
no LOOPS on HER COAT.

When new coat is purchased don't
say few pungent words if there is no
loop on the top of the coat whereby it
can be hung up. Many tailors now
omit the loop because the woman who
cares properly for her wardrobe doesn't
hang her coat up by the loop, but
keeps it hanging on shoulder form,
such as her brother or husband uses
for his coats. New York journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
FASHIONS LAWS ABOUT MOURNING.

The laws laid down by fashion for
the wearing of mourning at present
staEd thus: For a widow, the dura-
tion is eighteen months, for one year
of which Grape is worn, for three
months silk, and for the last three
months, half mourning. For father
or mother, or for father-in-law or
mother-in-law, nine months Grape,
three months silk, and three months
half mourning. For a child over
seven, six months Grape, three months
silk, and three months half mourning /;
while for grandparents, brothers,
sisters, brothers-in-law or sisters.in.
law, three months Grape, three
months silk, :and three months half
mourning are the allotted times.-Tit-
Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
Successful Skin Grating.

Skin grating has proved successful IN
the case of Mrs. A. '. Fitzgerald, OF Chi
cago, and she is rapidly recovering from
burns. feared Mt one time as likely to be fatal.
She overturne q lamp on October last,
and the blazing oil ignited her clothing,
which burned the neck and breast.
About six hundred pieces OF skin were
taken by DR.. Webster from the husband,
but he could not furnish enough. Captain
Wells, Of Company X, First Regiment, ]. N:
G., with his whole command then offered
themselves to their fellow member, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, and many hundred pieces OF skin 30
offered werc util'z-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
IJistrionic Byplay In the Pulpit.

The Rev. Edward Davis, OF Oakland. CAL, ,
looes ike IN actor. Ho illustrated n recent
sermon on External Judgment" by assuming
the character oil Richard III, and quoting In
a dramatic manner the famous soliloquy IN
the first SCENE, and also from IN act OF the
play. There was big aulience. In acting
out the doom that overlook Richard III, the
preacher fell on the stage, just as Keene and
Warde i'd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
EARLY CONVERSION.

There are some, who remember not the
time when they did not sincerely love and
hibitually serve God. Having. like Jere-
miah, been sanctifled from the very dawn OF
life, having had the incorruptible seed of the
word sown in their minds by parental hand,
and applied to their hearts by divine infu-
ence, in early childhood; having been turned
or converted unto the Lord as soon as they
were capable OF moral action, they have
grown up under the influence Of religious
principle; avoiding that which Is evil and
doing that which is good; hating sin and
loving holiness; living in the daily exer-
else OF spiritual prayer and habitual sub
mission to the will and authority OF God.
They are truly the children Of God; born
of the Spirit converted and raised from their
natural state Of spiritual death, to state OF
spiritual life and new obedience. 1t is true,
that such may still need forgiveness, and will
often exercise repentance for their frequent
backslidings and continual shortcomings in
duty for there is no man who liveth and sin
eth not. 1t Is true, likewise, that they must
depend and will feel their dependence on d.
vine grace, through fuith in Christ, Tor 1t Is by
grace alone that they, rs we'll as others, can
be saved. 1t is by grace that they are what
they are; and the same grace is continually
necessary to carry on the work that is begun
in them. They must, therefore, as we'll as
others, repair daily 10 the throne Of grace, to
obtain mercy and find grace to help in time OF
need.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
The Thugs Are Protected.

At meeting OF q Chicago club, the other
day, it was asserted that thieves and high
waymen pay the police for the privilege OF
robbing In given localities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13

Ones happiness depends greatly upon the
feelings that govern isheart. If sunshine is
there. it will rnaiate out and make everything
in the external world beautiful, or at least 1t
will give to the surrounding objects bright
side that may be contemplated with pleasure
and feeling OF satisfaction which cannot be
felt under any other circumstances.
The State cannot exist without religious
principles. They are the Foundation and life
of the uation.-J. NJ. Foster.
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when the banks failed, but he failed honestly
and never lost his faith In God. Ups and
downs-he sometimes laughs over them
but whether losing or gaining he was grow
business ventures, but he never ventured the
experiment OF gaining the world and los
ling his soul. His name was power
both in the church and in the business
world. He has drawn more checks for contri-
buttons to asylums and churches and schools
than any one, except God, knows. He has
kept many a business man from falling by
lending his name on the back of a note till
the crisis was past. All heaven knows about
him, for the poor woman whose rent he paid
IN her last days, and the man with consump-,
.tion in the hospital to whom he sent flowers
and the cordials just before ascention. and
the people he encouraged In many ways, af-
ter they entered heaven kept talking about
ii, for the immortals are neither deaf nor
dumb. Well, it Is about time for the old
merchant himself to quit earthly residence.
AS 1t Is toward evening, he shuts the safe,
puts the roll Of newspapers in his pocket,
thinking that the family may like TO read
them after he gets home. He folds up SIS
bill and gives It to the boy TO carry to one
of the car men who got his leg broken and
may be in need Of little money; puts a
stamp on letter to his grandson at college,
letter with good advice, and an tnclosure
to make the holidays happy, then looks
around the store or office and says to the
clerks, "Good evening"" and starts for
home, stopping on the way at door to ask
how his old friend, a deacon In the same
church, Is getting on since his last bad at
tack OF vertigo. He enters his own home,
and that is his last evening on earth. He
does not say much. No last words ore
necessary. His whole life has been
a testimony for God and righteous
ness. More people would like to attend
his obsequies than any house or church
would hold. The officiating clergyman be-
gins bis remarks by quoting from the psalm.
list, Help. Lord, for the godly man ceaseth,
for the faithful fail from among the children
OF men," Every hour in heaven for all the
million years OF eternity that old merchant
will see the result Of his earthly benciicence
and fidelity, while Oh the street where he did
business, and in the orphan asylum in which
he was O director, and in the church OF
| which he was an officer, whenever his gem
iality and beneflcence and goodness are re-
ferred to. bank director will say to bank di-
rector, and merchant to merchant, and
nsighbor to neighbor, and Christian to
| Christian: ''That is religion. Yes, that is
| religion"
There Is man seated or standing very
| near you. Do not look at him, for 1t might
| be unnecessary embarrassment. Only q
| few minutes ago he came down off the steps
| Of as happy O home as there is In this or any
| other city. Fifteen years ago, by reason OF
his dissiPated habits, hishome was horror t, to
| wife and children. What that woman went
| bility and hide her husbands disgrace u q
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-31

THE STRAWBERRY BED.

The straw berry vines lie in the sun,
Their myriad tendris twined in one;
Spread Ike a carpet of richest dyes,
The strawberry field in sunshine lies.
Each timorous berry, blushing red.
Has folded the leaves above her head,
The dark, green curtains gemmed with
dew:
But each blushful berry. peering through.
Shows like a flock of the underthread-
The crimson wool Of down cloth
Where the elves may kneei and plight
their troth.
Run through the rustling vines to show
Each picker an even space to go,
Leaders Of twinkling cord divide
The field in lanes from side to side:
And here and there with patient care,
Lifting the LEAKAGE everywhere.
Rural maidens and nothers dot
The velvet of the strawberry plot:
Fair and freckled. old and young.
With baskets az their girdles hung,
Searching the plants with no rude haste.
Lest berries should hang unpicked, and
waste.
or the PUPPY. odorous. hidden quest,
First gift of the fruity months, and best.
Crates OF the laden baskets cool
Under the trees at the meadows edge,
Covered with grass and dripping Sedge,
And lily leaves from the shaded pool:
Filled. and ready 70 be borne
To market before the morrow morn.
E. G. Stedmau.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-31
OLD HORSE

How" asks a supposititious questioner
in Coins Financial School" how can
the government by passing a law add a
cent to the commercial value of any COM
modity?"
suppose" answers Coin. that congress
should pass law tomorrow authorizing
the purchase by the government OF 100 900
cavalry horses OF certain sizes and quail
ties. and the government entered the
market To get these horses. Horses would
advance in value. Not only the kind OF
horses desired. but also other horses upon
which there would be a demand 10 take
the place Of the horses sold 10 the govern
ment"
''The hand-clapping that followed this
reply" continues the narration. land
smiles on many faces indicated two things
one was that the reply was satisfactory:
the other that the school was making
progression IL was the first applause
Coin had received"
This was the third day. yet the first ap-
plause was given for this profound dis
play OF logic.
Va tNAA4 So hAtf AAs~N NSAtN Abt AtA4 SIS
would so M. for a time. aud everybody
who Rad a horse would rush in - unload
his horse on the government. which is
regarded by some owners OF other prod
ucts than "horse" as a place in which to
dump a surplus OF commodities not other
wise "A demand.
IL fact. II the doctrine % some Of the
free silverites IS 10 be adopted. owners Of
horses have right 20 demand that the
cavalry 20 increased SO as 10 keep up the
price az horses The great extension OF
cable cars electric cars and bicycles has
50 decreased the demand for horses that
there has been a large over-produetion,
and the price has gone down. 10 the seri-
ous loss Of the owners or horses.
This topic IS suggested by the recent
purchase by the government OF some
horses AZ Yakima. The purchases, how
ever. were made by conscientious repre-
sentative If the government. who would
not let the price so % merely because
the government" was the purchaser.
: local paper describing ;he incident.
SAYS: 'Out az about 30 horses brought in
% DC Inspected by Zoe Piummer. who
vas IN Yakima last week fer the purpose
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-31

OF buying animals for government use In
Montana. only eighty-three were held
over for closer scrutiny, and but hve
were eventually purchased -Four OF these
brought SO each and one sold for xe.
There were some very sorry-loosins
equines paraded for the buyer on Friday.
AT 90 per cent of them he merely gave
glance. and, with the remark. Take hirn
away disposed OF 30 head. Plumnner Is
close observer and good Judge of a horse
He occupied but little time in going over
the eighty-three head he had reserved,
finding some OF them with bad eyes. soft
feet, poor wind. etc He selected only nve
out Of the whole lot, a rather meager re-
suit for & visit of two days"
Here were some American-born horses.
raised under the grand old Tag. owned by
citizens of the greatest country on earth,
to be paid for b. the peoples own money,
yet they were rejected by jack in office
whose pay comes out OF the pockets Of the
very taxpayers whose "old horse he con-
temptuously passed by.
What an outrage, Yet IL congress had
only passed law compelling the pur-
chase OF 10000 horses. or better still. their
free and unlimited purchase. every one OF
those free and independent American citi-
gems would have been enabled to market
his horse. and money would have freely
circulated In the community.
This government has got to be changed
IL ''old horse is to have any sort of a
Shaw
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-31
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The Duchess of York will launch the
new battleship Prince George, now being
built August p.
G. ]. Hamlin and Leland Stanford are
the only men who ever could boast or nav
ing five horses in the 2:10 list.
Claude c. Ramsey is back after visit
to his hon in North Carolina and an
extended tour OF the Eastern ana South
ern states.
Frau Matilda Mailing. of Copenhagen.
wrote a novel ten years ago and called IL
'~The First Consul" 1t has Just been
printed and is creating sensation.
In scientific circles 1t is rumored that
Lord Kelvin is about to resign the presi-
dency of the Royal society, and that SIR
John Lubbock, Bart. nj. p, VIII be asked
to succeed him.
dent of Burlington, VT, since ms retire-
ment from the United States army, has
been elected president of the Norwich
university at Mortified. VT.
Robert E. Scott. who died at Augusta,
Wis recently. was nephew OF Sir wal
ter Scott. being the fifth child OF Charles
Scott, younger brother of the author.
He was horn in 1920 and came to this coun-
try In 1A4.
The woman who made the first Ameri-
can flag, Mrs. Betsy Ross, lived In Phiia-
delphia and last Flag day, the 11Sth BIRTH
day of the Stars and Stripes. thousands OF
people visited the little house where Mrs.
Ross lived, which stands on Arch street.
DR.. d. G.. Martin and family, of Oma-
ha. Neb., are registered at the Northern.
The doctor is an old time friend of Sem
ator John NJ. Thurston. and Is travelling
purely for recreation and pleasure; The
doctor expressed himself as highly pleased
with this section of the state, and thinks
the future will witness a remarkable de-
yelopment in the Puget sound country.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-31
THE SUBSIDY LANDS.

The secretary OF the interior has re-
ceived the first report of the twelve COM
missioners appointed under the new law
TO ascertain the mineral character of the
subsidy lands along the Northern Pacific
road In Washington, Idaho, Montana and
Oregon. The report embraces about 30.
600 acres, while the total amounts to fully
10000. 900, which the general land commits
sioner estimates 1t would require them
five years to merely ride over without
the formality OF examining its character
for mineral or anything else. The report
thus far rendered is decidedly against the
Northern Pacific, as four-fifths of the
land examined by the commissioners has
proved to be more valuable for mineral
than for agricultural purposes. The work
is OF greater magnitude than congress
anticipated, from the limited amount ap-
propriated for carrying it through. about
$4,000 OF this $1,000 is already exhaust
ed. and the field is hardly touched. AS
the work progresses, however. the COM
missioners will more fully comprehend
the magnitude and Importance Of the I'M
dertaking. both to the government and
the people, and they will undoubtedly rec
ommend amendments increasing the COM
mission and enlarging its powers.
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sands IL not millions of dollars. suppose
il does not result in the great ship canal
which has been the Seattle dream from
the days OF her forests prfmeval. The ma
tional importance OF that enterprise has
become recognized, not only st home. but
in congress. and that canal is going TO be
dug. The government is committed 10 tha
grand scheme. and whether the outlet be
in Salmon bay or through the Duwamish
flats, the canal viii not be suffered
to lag. The fear that the waterway COM
pany would or could block that mighty
movement is an unfounded croak of the
chronic GROWER. Let us be thankful for
what has already been accomplished and
assured. 1t is enough to know for the
present that something is going on in our
midst: that outside confidence in our fu-
ture is restored: that the attention of a
continent will be steadily attracted to a
mammoth undertaking at our doors; that
the worst Is over, and that the work be-
ing done can not fail TO be the harbinger
OF a new era Of mighty development.
Let US also remember to pay honor to
whom honor is due. The enterprise
fathered and directed by Eugene Semple
and resolutely backed by Andrew Heinrich
through good and evil report is signal
triumph of concentrated and persistent
effort over obstacles seemingly insur-
mountable. The plan called for careful
study and calculation in the inception. 1t
had to be formulated by the aid of legis-
tive enactments and the uncertain deci-
sions of the courts. The shyness of capt.
tai in time of widespread business par
aIysis had to be overcome. Countless dis
couragements at home and abroad were
calamity met and gloriously vanquished.
The Seattle spirit is not dead. II can never
surrender while such men sound the slo-
gan. *. Is. A
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PERSONAL.

f. Bradberry, a pioneer logger of Sedro,
is at the Northern.
H. L. Tibbals, jr.. of Port Townsend.
was in the city yesterday.
d. r. Davies, well-known citizen OF
Carbonate, is at the Northern.
w. C. p. Muir, u. s. N. has arrived
In the city from Shelbyville, Ky.
William Walker, the millionaire of Port
Gamble, is a guest at the Butler.
w w. Adams, a mining man and capt.
talist of Montana, Is at the Butler.
Mrs. A. f. McClae and daughter. OF
Olympia. are guests at the Dfller.
Mr. and Mrs J. c. McFadden. of New
Whatcom. are in the city on visit.
Sheriff James Iiagan. of Snohomish,
registered at the Diller last evening.
C. II. Burnett, superintendent of the
Burnett mine. was in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Ladd and Andrew
Ladd tourists from Merrill. Wis. are
at the Butler.
Hon Samuel Bass, OF Whatconn, the
well known Democratic politician, is
guest at the Butler.
L. NJ. Johnston. manager OF the Pacific
Equipment Company, of San Francisco,
is at the Occidental
Miss Blanche Lorensey. OF Mount Yer
non. proprietress of the Hotel Brooklyn
is a guest at the Northern.
August Pfeil Mrs. r Weir. Mrs c. A.
Orr and Miss Matte Garttre, tourists
d. c. Cox and l.. C. Stacy. OF New
Westminster, b. c., are in the city on
business, stopping at the Diller.
Mrs. Hiram Fuller, OF Friday Harbor.
wife Of the assistant engineer OF the Ma
gle, Is in the city visiting with friends.
Miss Hawieson and Miss Lukkins. OF
Chicago, arrived in the city yesterday
TO spend a month with Mrs. r. c. Stew
ems.
Horace A. Crary and Miner n. Crary.
brothers, from Sheffield, Pa. are stop
ping at the Butler, and are looking over
the country.
Levi Cohen ana daughters, Misses Au-
gusta, Sarah. Sadie ana Fannie Cohen.
tourists from Boston, have arrived at
the Occidental
daughter. of Columbus, Nd. have ar
rived at the Hotel Northern. having come
TO see the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas GreenIeaf. os-
car 2. Greenleaf and Miss Hattie Green
leaf. tourists from Springfield, Ill, have
arrived in the city.
Sheriff ]. J. Bell and Deputy ~. N
Finsdale. Of Whatcom county. are at the
Diller. on their way home from Stella
COON. where they have been with pa
tient.
Miss Sophia Beck and her sister. Miss
Christina Beck. OF Friday Harbor. who
had visited the city for the purpose OF
seeing the canal celebration, returned
home last evening.
Among the arrivals in the CITY vestAr-
day were DR.. and Mrs. r. c. Dudley their
five children and Miss Titcomb. all OF
Chicago. who arrived in special car OF
the Louisville New Albany & ChIcs go
railroad. They have been on an extern
sive journey through the West aud the
Pacific coast. having gone from ChIcaro
TO Los Angeles. where DR.. Dudley was
called TO attend patient. thence north
TO San Francisco. Portland. Astoria and
Seattle. The party will leave today hy
the Northern Pacific.
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\ Thinker Hits Back.
Chehalis Bee.

ANeLA4lS bee.
The Post-Intell!gence delights TO enunl-
crate the country papers that are SIP
porting the goldbug theory, and cites each
new case as evidence that the thinker is
at work. II always neglects 10 mention.
however. that the thinker Is I'm New York
IN the employ 81 the Sound Money League.
Tacoma Ledger
Does the Tacoma Ledger imagine for a
minute that simply because IL has such a
weli-established reputation as a Doodle
sheet that the representative Republican
newspapers Of the state are IN the same
boat? In year from now when the Led
gers editor and SIS national committee
man silver nine owner proprietor read tire
Republican national platform viii tie
paper announce that the Republican ua-
ttonaI convention was IN the employ OF the
Sound Money League also? The Ledger
boited the Republican state ticket in IS9.
for Ear less reason than principle WIZ II
IN IS6. or VIII il crawl on 10 the Republi-
can platform without free silver trln-
m.u%Sl