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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
THE TREATING CUSTOM.

THE TREATING CUSTOM.
The banefuI effects OF intemperance which
to-day are so rife all through the land, steal
upon its victims moro insidiously perhaps
through the prevalent practice OF treating
than through any other channel. To invite
a man to take drink at ones expense Is the
order of the cay To put him thereby under
the implicit. obligation OF returning the same
or Of making him feel uncomfortable until
he has balanced in some way the kindness
which he thinks he has received Is an essen
tial consequence which to him Is very dis
honorable to neglect o, shirk.
This custom and its consequences wrap So
ciety as a cloud. In 1t men move, and
through it the chief work Of harm and OF the
disintegration of character Is accomplished.
In the lower state Of society it saturates the
very language that is spoken. 1t pervades
the very air that is breathed. 1t shapes the
sentiment most frequently formed at home
and abroad. Multitudes OF children daily
grow accustomed to it, and youths are last
falling victims to its snares. .,
Take any man who has found himself
chained by the habit. the unquenchable
habit for drink that is tearing his very vitals
to be appeased. and ask him how this going
the path OF self-destruction began, and he
will tell you, If he speaks carefully and ex-
actly, that it was not love of the liquor, that
it was not the need he felt for it. but tina! it
was the personal pressure OF custom
brought to bear upon him by the false obli-
CATION under which he felt himself placed to
accept the "treat" or the singular and un-
manly position in which he was put by refus.
ing to accept the same.
Whatever or wherever may have been the
origin of this custom Of treating, now 80
prevalent in our country, whether 1t be from
the old medieval idea of hospitality carried
to abuse or a practice introduced from a
foreign land, it matters not to our subject,
but il has waxed strong with our busy,
hurrying, American people.
The American scandal, the "saloon, Is at
once its feeder and its propagator. These
two dreadful fostering sores on our social
and body polite, the custom Of treating and
the saloon, must be eradicated or turned Into
purer channels. where they may be cleansed
from such dire hsbiliments as are fastening
thousands upon thousands to eternal ruin.
The force of this custom, combined with the
shrewdness and desire to gain on the part OF
the liouor-dealer, and the studied adultera-
ton Of intoxicants, themselves intended to
demand more. and the promiscuous sale
privately and publicly OF the same, is the
fruitful source of the far extending evils SO
frequently described and 80 menacing to the
free institutions of our country.-Father
Ternan in Church Progress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
TAXING A LOOK AT THE COMPASS.

A new creed 80 called, IS proclaimed BY
Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr., OF New York. the
resigned paster of the Twenty-Third Street
Baptist Church of that city. He entities it
"Union Evangelicism." He proposes to
found new church in which denominational
lines, rituals, paper creeds and ecclesiastical
building shall be done away with and the
.sacredness of the secular shall be fully ap-
preciated." In this way he hopes to reach
the great masses who never go TO church for
fear of having to listen to the old platitudes
for whose sake sake he throws aside his de-
nominational baggage" He feels convinced
that the machinery of Il Baptist church is
hiudrunce to the nest work. He believes the
time has come to make Christian union a
reality in our great cities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
PRECIOUS OPPORTUNITY.

That hour in the garden was precious
opportunity given for laying In spiritual
strength. Christ knew 1t we'll. Hestruggled
and fought then; therefore, there was no
struggling afterward-no trembling In the
Judgment hall, no shrinking on the cross,
but only dignifed and calm victory; for he
had fought the temptation on his knees
beforehand, and conquered all in the
garden. The apostles missed the meaa-
Ing of that hour; and therefore, when
it came to the question of trial. tie
loudest boaster Of them all shrunk from ac-
know!edging who he was, and the rest
played the part Of the craven and the rene
gade. And If the reason Of this be asked, 1t
is simply this: They went to trial unpre-
pared; they had not prayed; and what ls
Christian without prayer but Samson without
his talisman of hair?-Robertson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
TEMPERANCE.
LESSON IN VERSE.

LESSON IN VERSE.
Little drops of porter. little sips OF stout,
Make the breathing shorter, and will aid the
gout;
And these slight arrangements trihing
though they be)
Prompt on other ailm ents, or some malady.
Little drops of liquor. little sips Of ale;
Pulses beating quicker, faces grim and pale;
Mixtures alcoholic, be they what you please.
Will increase collie, or heart disease.
Little drops of Burton, little sips Of wine.
Are sure and certain misunderstanding
sign.
Little drops OF Allsopp, little drops Of Bass,
Take away the senses, and make a man an
ass.
Medical Pioneer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
FRFF FROM THE SALOON CURSE.

The town OF Harvey. ILL.,, is established on
q solid temperance basis. and has proved
that manufacturers can be more prosperou:
when their employees are prosperous. and
are free from the saloon curse. 1t has been
fully demonstrated there that men can DC
better work in foundries and iron and steel
works without beer than with it. They have
lust located three additional industries.
one hundred and sixty-eight new houses art
under contract. and there is great activity II
this manufacturing town. Harvey is without
a saloon. and the restrictions are such on
every lot that saloons cannot come in the
future. re.-Christian at Work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
LINKED FOR LIFE.
One of the Most Remarkable Births Ever
Recorded in New York City.

One Of the Most Remarkable Births Ever
Recorded in New York City.
Two children born to the wife Of J. Koch
Ter, are considered by the medical fraternity
the most extraordinary children ever born
il New York City. They are both girls,
healthy us babies usually are, and are
linked for life, as far rs present medical
investigation goes. The babies are attached
to each other from the lower part OF the
spinal column to the upper part of the pei
Wis. 1t is believed that the bones known
rs the sacrum and coccyx are identical in
both bodies. Another feature of the case
is that the children, though joined at the
back. are able to face to the front, owing
to some elasticity OF the ligaments and
flesh at the place of juncture. They have
each the complete quota of organs and
limbs. separate and distinct.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
Nearly Ninety Miles m Hour.

Remarkably fast time was made between
Philadelphia and Atlantic City by the news
paper train on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The train pulled out OF the Camden station
at 5.36H, and forty-five minutes later came
to stop In Atlantic City. The distance by
this route is IS $40 mile, and the average
speed was 7615 miles per hour. From Wins
low to Absecom, "a 9-10 miles, On average
speed of eighty-three miles per hour was
maintained. The fastest single mile was
made in forty-one seconds, which is an aver
age OF " $40 miles per hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
A Plethora of Currency.

New York City banks tha. are allowing
their country correspondents two per cent:
interest on their deposits are being deiuged
Just now with remittances OF currency. and
In some cases even with gold. the interest
being particularly attractive just now. From
Chicago exceedingly large remittances in
silver certificates have been received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15

She uttereds charmed, wondering CRY,
half terrified though she was
SDid Captain Edgar escape after all
then? is he alive? but how can 1t be? oh,
I am awake, hope!"
ayes, he is alive; he escaped by mir
acle; and the first use he made OF his
safety was to fulfill his promise to you"
TTo BE CONTINUED.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
TEMPERANCE NEws AND NOTES.

DR.. PARKER calls the saloon the street
corner god OF London
The saloon posing as the laDorlnG man
friend is his worst enemy.
"The devil in solution is DR.. Benjamin
Ward Richardson's forcible description oi
alcohol.
A man has Just died Mt Auburn, \. Y. who
spent over two thousand hours in jail within
eight years, all in short sentences for drunk
enness.
Some Protestant ministers near Blackburn.
England. the other day refused to accept a
check for s4b0 for church purposes: because
it came from U brewer
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
GcurCia's Great Soldier Colony.

The Soldiers Colony Company. Of which
P. H. Fitzgerald. OF Indianapolis, is at the
head, closed q deal Il. Atlanta with eX-Gov-
ernor Northen, of Georgia. and the Inmi-
grafton Bureau for n solid tract of 10000
acres in South Georgia. Five thousand per
sons will be settled there this fail, beginning
in SeDtemDer
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
April Treasury Receipts.

The United States Treasury receipts for
April were s24, PAT 900, or ss.7O4. 900 less than
the expenditures. The deficit for the fiscal
year to date is officially stated at S45, PAT 900.
During the month the gold reserve increased
S656,000. standing ut ISL 900. The
amount Of United States notes and Treasury
notes exchanged for gold during April
amounted to S9S9,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
THERE ) A FLAW,

DR.. Paul Garnier of Paris. has made a
special study of the children OF hahituai
d-unkards. He says: There is q flaw in
the very nature OF these children that the
phvsiologists see clearly and notes with aI1-
prcherson-th absence OF niTe"tionate emo
tions. When they do not become lunatics
they show insen5ibility and pitilessness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15

Hon. Carroll D. Wright. in the tenth cen
sus. referring to the industrial revolution of
the last century says that 1.-The religious re-
yiyal work of the Wesleys was one Of the
most powerful factors in the combination Of
forces essential to the establishment Of the
nev industrial order.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
MRS. PARNELL's AsSAILANT.

Tho Reward for His Capture and Convici
ton Has Been Doubled.
The reward Of $3.50 offered the first day byl
the county Of Burlington, New Jersey, forthej
arrest Of the assailant Of Mrs. Della T. 81
Parnell, who was knocked down and robbed
while returning to her home, "Ironsides, Il
from Bordentown, has been doubled. All
though she fingered at the point OF death forl
several days after the outrage, now she hasi
been declared out Of danger by her physician!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
Tasso's Tri-CeEtenary.

The tri-centenary OF the death Of Torquato
Tasso, the great Italian poet. who died April
25, 1895. was celebrated throughout Italy.
In Rome there was a funeral mass at the
Church of St. Onorfrio, where his remains
are buried. )
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
A Monster Midget Dead.

Mrs. William Tavlor, of Peru, Ind, known
as "the Virginia Fat Midget" a museum
character, is dead. She was three feet tall,
and weighed over 400 pounds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15
The Pennut n Tecetable.

The Peanut q Vegetable.
The Department of Agriculture has de
eided that the peanut is not nut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-15


ulously.
81 have come to you because those
doubts are forever laid" he returned.
u thank God who put it into your guile.
less heart to write that story Of our
misfortune, for through the resistless
mower OF truth it helped me to believe. 4"
sAh nv heart smoke to vours therals
cried she raising herself to look at him
with timid tenderness.
aAnd have you really accepted my
simple word-which is no proof?"
II have not been so generous, Enge-
londe," answered the Earl sadly. "My
stubborn pride fought against my yearn-
ing love; we men are hard and stern,
sweet soul, not like you gentle beings
whose love makes you so self-forgetful.
In reading your narrative, saw that 1t
was in my power TO prove one point;
when that was proven, accepted all the
rest ioyfully, and entirely"
"And that point"
"Was one which could be proven by
John Sircombe-and which WASP"
She considered q moment, then the
whole scene came back to her; she
turned with burst of joy, and threw
her arms ABOUT neT nuSDdHu ueCh-
@And you believed ne through that
one triflng piece of evidence?" she cried
exultingly; because these few words OF
mine were corroborated you could accept
the whole ah. your heart could not
have b, en- very cold or hard towards me,
or you would never have come back to
me on such insufficient testimony, which
the world would only laugh at Now,
indeed, am happy, for 1 know now
great your trust is! l thank God! oh,
hcw gratefully, for the gift he has given
me to-day is without one flaw, my hus-
band not only loves but trusts me-"
For moment she gazed with stream
ing eyes towards heaven, then turning,
gently laid her arms around her hus-
bands neck. her face upon his shoulder.
Another sweet silence, then she looked
up with wondering face.
"4ou say you have read my story; how
can that. be? IL my happy bewilder-
ment looked st everything through q
mist; did not realize what you had said.
But how did you receive that manuscripts
which thought lost?"
u received it from the faithful hand
to which you contided it,. said Inchcate
gently; "you chose your champion well,
my Engelonde!" 49,. o.. .----- --.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-02-21
DIED.

CoRY-THoMAs.-In this city, Feb. 10, 1895.
Mary Zpella Foster, beloved wife of
the Rev. L. Cory-Thomas Of Chicago.
-Zoella Foster was born at Prescott,
Wis, July 10, 1862. Her early life was
spent in River Falls, where she grew to
womanhood. AS child she was always
a comfort to her mother and an Inspira-
ton to her friends. By her great love
for children end her enduring patience
she was especially fitted for the calling
she chose, that of kindergarten teacher.
In 1886 she was married to the Rev.
I. Cory-Thomas of Wales, in which
country they spent some time. Return
ing to America she entered most heartily
into the duties of Rector's wife. She
was indeed an helpmeet under all the
varying circumstances Of the city mission
field.
By her death two little children are
Dereft of the truest and noblest mothers
care earth ever gave. Little Paul went
before and l doubt not was at the Gate
to meet her when she entered Paradise.
Through all the long, weary months of
suffering, no word of complaint ever
escaped her lips. Surely this Goddess
OF Patience" is worthy example for us
all.
She was buried from Trinity church in
which she had been baptized, confirmed
and married, and of which her husband
was at one time Rector. We weep with
the bereaved husband and family that
oneso lovely should have life so brief"
"Of all the thoughts of God that are
Borne inward unto souls afaT,
long the PSamist's music deep,
Now tell me II that any IS,
For gift or grace. surprising this
He giveth His beloved, sleep"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-02-21
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL

As before stated the Academy was
occupied by the public school of the
district from December 1862. The
district school had been kept" in
the old building located in the East
part of The village. A. III. Weld had
charge of the scnool at this time ana
Immediately upon the acceptance OF
the use of the Academy by the district
moved with his pupils into this
house, becoming the first teacher
under the district management. In
1850 the Board of Trustees demanded
that two departments be provided for
and maintained, and that the regular
Academic studies be taught in the
upper or higher department. The
school was maintained with these
TWO departments as long as the build
ing was in existence. a principal
teacher had the management of each
room, or department, but the school
was graded into classes as convenient
~ as the conditions and circum stances
allowed, and sufficient number OF
eachers were employed for the re-
qulrements of recitations, and
necessary oversight, control and as
sistance. This school maintained its
nigh reputation for excellent facilities
Tor education for many years. To il
many nonresident students came To
III srha..ial r mr. m
binary branches under the better IA
cilities offered. Mr. Weld, being
elected County Superintendent OF
schools, resigned as principal OF the
school and was succeeded by his son,
A. T.. Weld. The names of the prin-
cipals of the school following Mr..
Weld are here given in the order OF
service:
Rev. Mr.. Higgins, II. l.. Reed, Rev.
Mr.. Miller, h. ). Reed, George b.
Elliott, Miss Emma Leyings, Benz.
Burnett, Miss kunice Pratt, Miss
Lizzie bradley, +. b. Smith, }. t. Me-
Cleary, Frank Ensign, Hos Barnes,
e. III. Reyes, ID. SCHUYLER, Charles Frie-
dell, A. W. Burton, IL. b. Hazard, A.
a. Love and IL. l.. Wilson.
The public school began to lose
much of its earlier prestige for higher
learning soon after the location OF the
Collegiate Institute and the opening
of the Normal, and did not begin to
take rank as tirst-class High School
until the new building was con-
structed. Appropriations were mad
equate-niggardly: the wages OF
teachers deprecated and interest in
the higher departments had been
transferred to other schools, and
general apathy prevailed with refer
ence to the other departments. The
building Of a modern house, conven-
lent, complete in equipment, attrac-
tive: the increase of population the.
revival of interest, the adequacy of
appropriations, the disposition to
secure the best teachers available, the
furnishing of elaborate and needed
appliances, the extended school year
from eight to nine months, the adop-
ton of a selected course of study have
placed the River Falls High School in
the front rank of public schools.
While il is more difficult to retain
so large a class for graduation as in
towns of equal size that have not a
Normal School within its limits, the
work done is Of the highest aud best
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-02-21

order. Many young people who can
afford the time and means for the
preparation, desire to teach, and for
this purpose the Normal furnishes
the special training tfat the High
School does not contemplate.
In 1915 the question Of enlarged ia
cilities began to attract public atten-
ton. Some favored tile demolition
OF the old house and the construction
of an adequate building. with modern
Improvements and substantial mate
rial, either brick or stone. Some adj
vocated repairing the old building and
adding to its capacity as the necessity
of the case demanded. Others as
serted that the old house was good
enough For a time the discussion OF
the question was maintained with
moderation and reason, But during
the next five years some pad blood was
fomented between the separate fac
tions and the zeal and excitement of
the cOmbatants was intensified as
time wore on and one party for build
ing was in the asctndency, soon TO be
floored by the faction anxious TO re-
consider and postpone.
In September 1875 a special meeting
selected ponderous committee of
nine individuals TO make an extended
report on the condition Of school
facilities, or the lack of them, and
report at meeting MINED for Oct.
10Th, 1875. This committee reported
The condition of school facilities
deplorable in the extreme" and
recommended rehabilitation and a
millennium in an elaborate report
consisting of five divisions. The
consideration of this formidable re-
port so appalled, the meeting that
they voted to dispose Of the whole at
one deglutition without mastication.
The report recommended slight
repairs on the old house, the renting
of the Institute at So a year, the
more proper grading pf the school,
THAT immediate action be taken t.
build new house with sufficient
capacity TO accommodate two hundred
pupils, TO be built of bfick two stories
high, with four study rooms, ward
robes, furnace, To be thoroughly
ventilated and so constructed as t.
admit of enlargement without inter-
fering with the sym netry of its
external appearance or its internal
convenience. The last clause OF
this report is valuable contribution
to the literature of school house
architecture. 1t is the only proper
way TO construct school house unless
the district can afford to complete a
building in anticipation of future
growth of population The entire
cost was not to exceed $4,000, and was
to be finished in 1876, $1,000 was to be
voted as building futd.
Remonstrance of dissidents culmi-
mated in a special meeting Jan. IL,
1876 that knocked this model building
off its contemplated foundation.
One hundred and fifty voters attend
ed this meeting. The $1,000 having
been already collected ana as they
couldn't agree on dividing among
themselves pro rata they voted to
place it in the Hudson Savings
Bank for IA rainy day.
Tai A.
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