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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
Is. S, Times.)

Church-going alone, or the hearing
of the Bible read only in public, is not
sufficient to keep the flame of devotion
alive in our hearts. The man who
should depend on street-lamps and on
electricity in the city quares for all his
light, would have home no darker
than is the heart of him who depends
only on the public means of grace.
The light Of sacred prayer, and Of pri-
vate study of the Word of God, must
illuminate the inner rooms of the soul
life daily, unless we are willing to live
i'm darkness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

Lin seed oil is sure remedy for both
hard and soft corns. If they are indur-
ated and very painful, therelief it gives
in very short time is most grateful.
Bind on q soft rag saturated with lin
seed oil, and continue to dampen it
with the oil every night and morning
until the corn can be removed easily
and without pain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

Less than fifty years ago men were
imprisoned in Italy for reading the
Bible, or even for having it itr tlIeir
possession. Now, according to the re-
ports Of the foreign Bible societies.
the Bible has better. sale in Italy
than any other book.
Another prize fighter has died from
the effects of "glove contests" Per-
hap- the only way the world will be
rid of these and the football brutes is
by their mutual slaughter.
The total number of blind persons
in the United States and Europe is
252, 745, or about eighty-one to each
100, ,00U ofpopulation.
John Wesley Church, Baltimore, is
one of the largest in Methodisni,. hav-
ing now Mhont 600 members.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

To Wash Woolens.-Wash with as
]ffttle rubbing as possible in tepid, not
shot. water, in which little soap has
been dissolved. CASTLE soap is the
best, but be sure that it is thoroughly
dissolved. Unless the water is very
soft, little pulverized boraX may be
added with advantage.
Rinse in clear water until the soap
is entirely removed. Have the rinsing
water of the same temperature as the
from which the clothing is taken
shake out well and hang at once
kpon q line in the open air. If the
weather is unsuitable for drying out-of
:. doors, then dry in warm room.
Do not hang the clothing out of-doors
in freezing weather.
Do not wiring the clothing, but. hang
upon the line dripping wet.
Do not use washing soda or fluid OF
any kind. .
Do not use strong or medicated soaps
which contain free alkali or other sub
stances injurious to the garment.
Do not use suds in which other
Rclsthj6S hns been washed.
otsS9Save in the water longer
necessary to wash and rinse
before the goods are quite dry,
ing them to the required shape ;
sful that the iron is mot over
pthe above directions are follow ed,
ooIen underwear will become softer
nd more elastic with each washing.
ith some persons who perspire very
ely, the direct action of the perspl-
lion upon all wool underwear will
bee it to shrink. Such persons
|uld use camel's hair goods which
less likely to beslmilarly affected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

The Union Signal is responsible for
the following very significant state
ments: "In this country( United Stat
esq $500 women are practicing medi-
cine, 275 preaching the Gospel, more
than G,0UO managing post-offices, and
over 100000 earning independent in
comes. Since 1880 the Patent Office
has granted over $500 patents to wom-
en-, and in New York City $1,000
women support their husbands"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
Only Waiting.

Together they were looking over the
paper.
"Oh, how funny" said she.
"What is ?" he asked.
"Why, here's an advertisement that
says: "No reasonable offers refused"
"What's 80 odd about that?"
Nothing, nothing" she replied, try
ing to blush, "only those are my sen-
timents. ."-BOston Home Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
GRAINS.

When the church is asleep the devil
can rest.
Working without plan is q waste
of strength.
Think high thoughts and you won't
do low deeds.
A good mother is the best helper
Christ has on earth.
The start toward the devil always
begins with short steps.
A little sin is alwaA as black under
its mask as big one.
You are sure to punish yourself
when you hate somebody else.
Discomfort is the want Of self-reli-
ance; it is infirmity of will.
The first lesson in deceit is often
taken by going IN debt.
1t is better to run the shoes down at
the heel than to be too lazy to walk.
It is not the bird with the brightest
plumage that sings the sweetest.
A soft answer has often been the
means of breaking hard heart.
Give the devil your eyes and. he
will soon have your hands and feet.
A man who goes out to- meet trouble
will have short walk.
Without much prayer it is impossible
70 ho 70 IL b FIJI in Gp5ts saryian
70 treat men as if they were better
than they are, is the surest way to
make them better.
If our efforts TO do good to other
are spurned, they, and not we, are the
losers.
The man who is willin G for whiskey
to say is not in hurry for the devil
to go.
Every Christian should try to do do
something every day that will make
his pillow softer.
The world is sadly in need of an in
vention that will warn people when
they have talked enough.
The world pays more attention to
what q man does than to what he
says.
Tt is our duty to win favor, for the
sake of our Master, Us we go In his
name and on his business.
Church members who never smile
will some. day find out how much
harm they have done.
Every mans life is a failure who
does not try to do something to leave
the world richer than he found it.
1t is remarkable how many different
ainds of fish the devil can catch when
he bates his hook with money.
The golden opportunity like the
golden age, is seldom recognized until
it has passed.
Never condemn anybody until you
have put yourself in his place and see
whether you wouldn't do the same
thing yourself.
For every preacher who is popular at
the expense of his faithfulness there
are a dozen who are faithful at the
expense Of their popularity.
The Sabbath that does not inspire in
us determination to do better is but
another notch on the stick which
keeps the record of misspent time.
The best evidence that the heart is
set on thing is that the mind is on it,
Where there Is conservation of heart
there must be concentration of mind.
The religion that is needed most in
business is the sort that helps man to
decide against a sin without asking
whether it pays its bills promptly.
The best cure for sorrow is to sympa.
thize with another in his sorrow. The
cure for dependency is to lift the bur-
den from some other heart.
He who walks through life with an
even temper and gentle patience
patient with himself. patient with
others, patient with difficulties and
crosses, and he has an everyday
greatness beyond that which is won
IN battle or chanted in cathedrals.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings;
Risen with healing In His wings;
Mild He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die;
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born 10 give them sacred birth.
Charles Wesley
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

Snow Pudding.-One-half box Cox s
gelatine put to soak over night in one
pint of cold water, and pint of scald:
ed milk added in the morning till
gelatine is dissolved; strain, sweeten
and flavor, and let it come to the boil
ing point; put in cold place to hard
en-. When the Jelly begins to set, beat
the whites of three eggs to a stiff
froth. and whip them thoroughly into
the jelly, then pour into d mold, and
let it remain until wanted. Sauce for
Same.-The yolks of the three eggs
and one whole egg added to one and
one-half pints milk, sweeten and fla
yor to taste, and make into soft Gus
;ard. 70 he eaten cold. When ready
for the table, the sauce can either be
poured around the custard on the dish
or served separately.-Exchange.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
Must he True. Then.

Miss Ricketts-Sue is all awful tat
tier.
Miss Gasket-O, that can't he.
Miss Rirketts-But it is. / have it
straight from Blanche, and she's Sues
dearest friend.-Town Topics.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
Haste the Day

"Vhen peace shall over all Hie earth
Its-ancient SpLendors fling,
And The aUhote tDorLd gire back the song
That no,U The angels sing
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
GOD Is not dead; nor doth lie sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace nn earth, good will to men,.
-InngfellnW.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

"Doan' talk about yoh neighbors," "
said Uncle Eben. "Yoh services am
s'perf' 'ous. Dey'l ten to it foh one an
nuddah an foh you, too.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

Waffes. are often made
with bread, as follows: Soak half Il
loaf of haker's bread in a piut Of milk ;
add sufficient flour to make tolerably
thin batter; also some salt; lastly,
put i'm three eggs, beaten.vefy lightly.
Bake i'm waffle irons. .s...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
The Childhood OF Jesus.

lue VI "S""'
The molly Christmas season brings to
minds the thought of the birth it
pmmemorates, and consequently all
hat can be told of the boyhood OF
esus is of especial interest to the young
u this time.
In the revised version of Luke III
we find the words, "the boy Jesus, "
md these words bring before US the
act that Jesus was a real boy, and
that his human growth was subject to
=! kil the ordinary laws of childhood and
boy life. From his birth, indeed. he
was God as we'll as man, but however
great the mystery, that did not inter-
fere with his progressive human hfe'
HE had to learn to speak and think
and read, just like any other Child ;
none of these things came to him by
virtue of his being devine.
Little is told in the four>gospels re-
garding his boyhood. Just here and
there is passing notice paid his youth
full years, and this seems strange when
compared with our histories of impor-
,tant men and events. With US, all the
"details of the early experiences OF pro-
minent persons are duly recorded, but
he sacred story leaves us to dwell only
imagination upon the formative
period in the life of the Christ.
We know that he wrought at the
scarpenter's bench in his fathers shop
6Qr eighteen years. A we'll authentic
stteeadx in profane writings tells
Meant and thrillingly of how Je-
enc working in the, shop one
dov crowd of excited men pass
bS@with q /fellow-man in chains
bng them. The day was hot, the
dusty, the journey had been long,
the poor prisoners tongue was
1-nigh parched with thirst. The
ing carpenters heart was filled with
passion, and he pushed his way
ing the cruel, jeeriug throng and
the captive "a cup of cold wa:
Such an act of mercy was un'
al in that time and place, and the
Jesus became remarked among
n lows. But, to go back little
Jesus was six years old he was
ess, sent to school according to
Is of the couEtry). We know
he could read and write, which
not h,yahy means universal ac-
tst1shmNts then, therefore the
position at he attended school il
founded The school In Naza-
4 was sorS Sef parish school, kept
an OFFICER of tss synagogue, and the
dren were Taught to read, write
"eipher," and they were also made
arm by heart the Bible history and
'saims which were Used in public
nip. Teachersnd pupils sat cross
upon cushions on the floor
&c, DESKS but, held their
crolls, IN theif~hands, and
be teacher told them they
1t together after him at the
voices.
putline may help us to real
e. il life of the boy Jesus,
we'll reconcile boys and
- ay TO what they sometimes
drudgery of learning.
pool-boy Jesus must have
pupil let each of my
ers try to be and when
ard places in their les
~ fties in their dealings
Tvs or teachers, then
their hearts in prayer
40 was once at school him.
they will be sure of His SYM
and will not be left without His
stmas day will be poorly spent
= boysand girl does not add
ing to their knowledge of theil
Brother whose birth they are
rating. And with all such knowl'
will necessarily come added love
reverence for Him who is still call
the "Babe of Bethlehem. ."-P. H
:, in Christian Neighbor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

Electrical sunstroke is new dis
ease which arises not from heat so
much as from light 1t befalls work.
men employed in melting metals by
means of electrical process. Even at
IL distance of thirty feet the rays will
produce hot, prickibg sensation like
that of burn Oh uncovered portions
of the body. The skin then becomes
copper colored, i'm some cases of q
br0wnish hue. Entire sleepleness
and fever follow. The French doc
tors are trying to devise a, method OF
treatment.
During the century between 1893
and 1898, European nations lost Sll =
495, ,OOU, 900 and 3,Sl4,000 lives; in the
same time the United States lost S.
7OO, ,OOO, 900 and G5G, 900 lives-all by
brutal war.
Less then 100 years ago the Penn
sylvania assembly passed this law
'iThat in the future no member of the
house shall come barefoot or eat his
bread and cheese on the steps ~
The wholesale slaughter Of Armen-
ian Christians by the Turks is stxri'|ng
worldwide prot, 81, ami haiiy g"r"in-
men:s arc combining IN Il vigorous H.
vestigaiion.
Earthuuakes and Volcanic eruptions
I'm the New Hebrides Islands in Nov
ember destroyed mucn property, and
killed over hundred people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

4ove is the greatest of all things,
|ause it gives all things.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

holy child o. Bethlehem.
Descend ~ us. we pray;
Cast out our sins, and enter in,
Be born In us to-day.
Julia w. Miner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

The NJ. f. Church, South, has with
in its jurisdiction nearly 200 instiLu
tions of learning, worth nearly S. ,OO0,
600.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

stmas day will be poorly spent
= boy<~and girl does not add
ing to their knowledge of their
Brother whose birth they are
rating. And with all such knowl-
will necessarily come added love
reverence for Him who is still call
/ the "Babe of Bethlehem."-P. H.
+, in Christian Neighbor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

The following poem, by Bishop keener, de-
peared in the n. y. Christian Advocate. Nov.
The herald., 1895-11-11
The Bearing Rein

San Francisco Bulletin: We are as
brutally cruel to our horses as to our
dogs. Noble animals, full of generous
impulses and high courage, are seen in
the park every dav with their necks
forced into unnatural curve by the appli-
cation OF check rein. How much they
suffer is shown by the sense of RELIEF
which the animal exhibits when the cruel
bearing rein" is released. The agony
same as that of the culpri. in China who
is confined in cage in which he can
neither lie down, nor sit, nor stand up.
Any construction OF the muscles, any con-
trivance which forces a limb into
strained attitude and keeps it in that at.
titude Tor hours together, is as intolera-
BILE a torture as the inqusitiOn ever in
vented. The dumb beast 10 so discip-
lined, his spirit has been 30 reduced By
the mutilation he undsrgoes in the pad
dock, that he refrains fr m resenting in
jury by kicking the carriage to pieces !;
perhaps he consoles hi self by observ ing
those other members of his race whose
docked tails illus rate the barbarity of
man. II he could only talk and say what
he thinks OF his owner! There can be no
real civilization among a people who are
cruel to dumb creatures. No man can bs
gentleman, no woman can be lady
whose pleasure in6icts agony upon mem
bers of the animal creation, Such people
are the Legitimate pus:ertty OF the lro-
quois squaws who gnawed off the finger
nails of their white prisoners.
The herald., 1895-11-11
CHINO RANCH LANDS
Notes on the Quality and Resources Of
the Soil

the Soil
In that con ectural geologic, when the
greater part of the territory west of the
region of the great lakes was covered by
an immense inland sea, and when the
climate was characterized by incessant
humidity and terrific rain storms pre-.
vailed; when the valleys of Southern
California were all under water. then it
was that the vsat deposits of animal and
vegetable remains which now snrich the
exposed soil were made. In the Chino
valley this deposit reaches the remark
able depth of sixteen feet. Beneath this
deposit is stratum of hard clay, imrsr-
vious to water. At the present time the
fact that the lands upon the Chimp ranch
are constantly moist is accounted for Dy
the fact that the water which falls upon
the mountain sides across the valley
sinks into the soil in tho foothills unit
It reaches the Impassa BILE barrier of clay,
flows along it to the ranch lands which
are OF less altitude, and then by their
own momentum are forced to the surface.
This hypothesis accounts for the perpet-
nal verdure which clothes the landsca Pc
the year round. The lands OF this area
require no irrigation, the moist soil sup
plying the water which in less favored
Localities must be got ny artificial means
Regarding the possibilities of farming
upon Chino ranch, it may truthfully be
said that in no place can small farm
be made more profitable. Twenty acres
planted to various crops will under
thorough cultivatis1, produce from $500
to $1,000 worth II general farm products
every year. The semi moist sandy loan
will hold its own against the world for
fruit, corn, potatoes and alfalfa. There
are IL 900 acres Of hill land with rich
deep soil to the summit. Practically all
the hill lands can he cropped. Natural
grasses, called altilerilla and burr clover,
abound in tnis region OF the ranch, which
makes the finest natural pasture On the
globe. Apples, pears, figs, plums. grapes
and other fruits do better here than in
the valley. These lands are all offered
much cheaper than the level lands and
are very desirable propositions. These
hill lands are all in the lower thermal
belt. Uplands, level, fertile loan with
water within 50 to so feet OF the surface
The herald., 1895-11-11
STATE LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY
General Savings and Commercial Business
Transacted


Transacted
Situated at the corner o. Spring and
Second streets Is the superb|y appointed
banking house of the State Loan and
Trust com pany, an institution which has
been int:m ately associated with the finan-
cial grown and Development Of Southern
California for many years. The banking
Office and vaults. as well as all accessories
OF the great institution, are thoroughly
in harmony with the spirit OF progress
which has characterized the management
from the first. The house is located in
the heart of the business district OF the
city and enjoys tho patronage OF large
and constantly increasing clientele. In
the growth and development of the house
particular attention has heretofore been
paid to the savings and loan features OF
bank business, and the result is that the
firm has an immense patronage in this
class of transactions.
At the present time this house is pay
ing particular attention to general com.
mercial banking and is improving and
extending lis facilities in this direction
SO as to place itself fully abreast of the
leading com m erciaI banking houses OF
the country. Tho prominence which the
house his always enjoyed IN financial
circles, together with the prominence
Of its managing officers, insures for II a
liberal measure OF patronage in all OF Its
enterprises for all time to come.
The State Loan and Trust com pany
has a paid up capital, in gold, OF $500, QUO:
Il pays interest upon time deposits ana
acts as trustees, guardian and admlnistra-
tor of estates. :.
The officers and board Of directors OF
the esta blishment are a. iol!ows: Prs .a
dsnt ]. F. roweil, second vice-prssident,
Warren aillelsn; cashier, John v: A.
Off; assistant cashier. N. D. =: Lewis he~is.
b. F. Porter, +. G. Howes, X. H. Howell.
?; NJ. Green. ". p; eSrdn Tn.e Fl r. IL BaiI,
Warren oillelsni u r. az ao"eii' H. -
The house maintains ssie deposit de.
PARTNER for the use of its patrons and
the public generally, which 10 source
of great copvenince to the latter and
source of profit to.the former.
The herald., 1895-11-11


1--WE ara unable at this time to give the
exact returns in money which the differ
cut growers will receive for their crops
a. this can not be determined until the
end of the season. The prices upon nuvels
have netted the growers from III to 81 80
per box, and upon seedlings from 50 cents to
81 per box. Orange orcnards will always
yield good revenue. Many groves in
Pomona (some Of them not three miles
from Chino ranch) have paid tneir
owners 500 10 500 profit per acre tn $
year. The fourth year after planting all
orange groves pay their owners hand
some jncume."
What is true of the cultivation OF the
orange is equally true Of ali other kinds
of fruit culture II this favored region.
All citrus and deciduous fruits, in end
less variety, do well and yield to their
proprietors handsome profits. Oranges,
lemons, pomegranates, figs. plums,
peaches, apricots, grapes, apples, nuts,
are all produced at greater profit here
than anywhere else in the world. A
prominent apple raiser of Pennsylvania
recently planted all apple orchard upon