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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
SUPREME REvEALER.

Jesus Christ Is the supreme revealef Of
character. Every one to whom he presents
himself IL confronted with the question OF
plate, What then shall 7 do unto Jesus
which is called Christi" and every one Is
compelled to make some answer. To decline
to make any answer Is to reject hlm. Ine
trial of Jesus illustrates his power to reveal
character. By contrast with himself the ma
ton, the council Of the chief priests, the high
priest, Judas, Peter, the disciples and Plate
appear in their true light. Jesus went
through q threefold trial. he was first
tried by Jewish rulers, who caused His arrest
and then condemned him to death, but who
had not the power to execute the sentence.
Next, at the instigation OF these Jews, he was
tried before the Roman court, put was ae,
omitted. Then again he was examined and
the Roman authorities were compelled by
the jews to confirm their sentence OF death
on Jesus,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
WHISKY.

Hold moutnful OF spirits-whisky for in,
,tance-in your mouth for five minutes, ana
you will find it burns severely; inspect your
mouth, and you will find it infiamed. Hold
it for ten or fifteen minutes. and you WIN
find the various parts Of the interior OF your
mouth have become blistered: then tic
handkerchief over the eyes, and taste, Tor
instance. water, vinegar, milk or senna ana
you will find you are incapable OF dlstln.
gushing one from another. This experiment
proves to n certainty that alcohol IS not only
q violent irrtant. but also narcotic. Gan
you believe that the still more tehusr anu
important internal organs OF the e. oouy vHH
be less injuriously affected than tne niou'n'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
TRYING TO DO MUCH.

There was once woman who was the de-
spair Of all the other women of her acquaint-
ance. Her house was as pretty as possible,
and always in perfect order; she kept It on
very small income and kept IT beautifully.
She made all her own clothes, and those Of
her child: she trimmed hats for herself and
sisters; she did fancy work; she painted
chairs, thereby saving as much as SIX shill-
ings; she taught class In a mission sewing
school; she took lessons in cooking; she be-
longed to several charitable organlza-
dons-and the end Of that woman
was nervous prostration and a sanitarium-,
Amid her occupations she had somehow
lost sight Of the fact that certain amount OF
amusement is necessary for the human mind.
She had never "had time" for rest or diver
sion. And her husband, as he paid the bill
for medical services, possibly reflected how
much better, and not only better, bur cheaper,
would prevention have been than the cure
Selected. .... w
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
THE sANCT1F1ED SINGER.

The value and power Of the single voice In
saving souls, in missionary work or in NOV
ing great masses Of men Is not fully under
stood. or course the singers thus employed
must be sanctifed men and women. Imagine
what the result would nave been II the Jenny
Linds. the Sontags, the Parepas, the PATHS.
the Melbas and the eminent tenors
and bassos Of this century had with
sanctifled hearts and voices been enlisted
to sing for the church. Jenny Lind came
nearer being an ideal Christian songstress
than any Of the others whom l havs named
A great part of hcr success was due to her
nobleness of heart, to her great generosity
and her attractive personality. She was good
and everybody knew. It, II such men and
women had come out boldly and sung for
Christ, they would, in association with the
pulpit, have moved the world. Mr.. Moody
and other evangelists understand the value OF
the single voice. ..,I
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
Beneficial.

Carrying weights upon the head grad
uated to the strength Of the bearer,
tends to straighten the spine and i'm
prove the condition Of the chest This
form Of exercise, taken for say half an
hour day, will do much good to young
people who are becoming stopped and
sound-shouldered. The exercise should
be commenced at an earlv age, and the
weight must be very light to COM
mence with. 1t should at first, indeed,
be more IN exercise Of balancing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
COMMIT YOUR REPUTATION TO GOD.


II you make up your mind to be wholly
the Lords, to do and to suffer for Him, you
will do well to cheerfully give up your repu-
tation. 1t will be troublesome thing to
you. II you undertake to take care Of It. I,
Said white sister for whom old Aunt Han
nah was washing. -.
"Aunt Hannah. did you knowthat you had
been accused of stealing?"
"Yes, hearn about it, said Aunt Hannah,
and went on with her washing.
We'll, you won't rest under 1t, will. you?''
said the sister. :;
Aunt Hannah raised up from her work
with broad smile on her face, and looking
full at the white sister, said:
"De Lord knows aint stole nutbin, and
knows amt, an life is too short for me
to be proovin' an splainin' MI de time. So
jes' goes on my way rejoicin'. They knows.
they amt tellin' de truf.and they feel ashame
and gu after awhile. II car. please de-
Lord dat is enough for me.".-Selected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
puM's nAyAaEs IN BELGIUM.

The Belgian Government has laid the
foundations of a very urgent measure OF re-
form In appointing commission to inquire
into the cause OF the ravages exercised by the
abuse of alcoholic drinks. 1t appears that
the licensing system has proved utterly incl,
ficient, and that the suppression OF 3S,OOO
public houses has only resulted in the crea-
ton OF an equal number OF clandestines es-
Establishments, while the consumption Of alco-
hol has increased in alarming proportions.
The poisonous nature of the liquor sold,
which is computed by chemists to be seven
times more deadly in its effects than the pure
spirits, Is IN additional evil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
NEWS AND NOTES.

The screen in the saloon door is the snare
that hides the devils trap.
The victim rolls in the gutter and the
saloon keeper rolls in wealth.
The man who can take liquor without suf-
ferins injury is not overburdened with
brains.
The Medical Brief says: "Alcohol is per-
hans the most deceitful drug in the whole
materia mediea."
The next International Congress on Alco-
bolism will be held at Basle, Switzerland, on
August Goth, 2lst ard 22d.
No man ever got stung by hornets VINO
kept away from where they were. 1t is pre-
cisely the same with liquor.
The drunkard's appetite is measured by
the depth Of his pocket.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
1NE1EENcE As CHRISTIANS.

Our influence as Christians will be in exact
proportion to what we really are. Botanists
tell us that there are some trees, the spread
of whose branches above ground Is In exact
proportion to the trend OF their roots above
ground. don't know OF what trees this may
be true, but OF this am sure, that our in1u:
ence with our fellowmen in public WILL
always be in exact proportion to the depth
of our hidden life with God in secret. 1t Is
not what we say, not what we do; 1t Is what
we are that tells, or rather what Christ is;tn
US Make room for Christ in your heart, and
YOU need not advertise it. 1t will be noised
that he is in the house.-E. ". Moore.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
THE ONLY SAFEGUARD.

II you never drink the first glass OF liquor,
you never will become drunkard. This Is
q sure and safe position. against such
there Is no Iaw"-total abstinence from all
intoxicating drinks the only position that Is
absolutely safe. The army OF drunkards Is
recruited from the ranks Of moderate drink
ers, and not from the ranks Of total abstain
ers. Where this principle lives, intoxieants
have no power. Total abstinence reclaims
the drunksrd from his folly and the mod
crate drinker from his error. 1t appeals to
the reason; convlnces the Judgment; over,
comes prejudices; prompts to action; and
sets the spirit free. Practice it, and you Will
never become drunkard.-National Advo-
cate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
RUINED BY CIDER.

A speaker once addressing an audience OF
bows and girls. told, among other things,
that cider started the appetite for stronger
drinks At the close Of the meeting poor:
besotted. brokcn-down man came up and said
to the speaker: "You did right IN warning
the bows and girls against using cider. Just
look at what I am! It was the cider on my
fathers farm that made me drunkard!'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
A New Grain DESTROYER.

The farmers of San Joaquin and adjoining
counties in the great California wheat belt
are complaining about the ravages of new
grain destroyer. 1t is supposed to be the
aphis an insect belonging to the hemiptera
family. Many hundreds ofacres Of late sown
wheat are affected and the crop will be great
ly shortened The insect attacks roofs and
leaves web or film about each separate
root, destroying the plant. After the aphis
has attacked field the grain ceases growing
and the blades color very similar to rust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
TEMPERANCE.
A FOOLISH MAN.

Many people have still the mistaken notion
that whisky will keep them warm. Our mis-
sionary in Alabama, Mr.. J. C. Leftwich, dur
ing the severe cold weather in that State in
February, says that great many ignorant
and poor people who could not afford 1t
bought whisky to keep them warm, think
ing that they must have 1t. Here Is an In
stance OF where poor man spent his last
penny for whisky. Mr.. Leftwich says:
II saw at the corner Of street In Mont
gomery an old colored man standing look
ing disconsolately on the ground. went to
MIN and asked what was the matter. He
said that he had come five miles to buy 50
worth OF whisky, and when getting on his
mule to ride home he had broken his Jug,
and his whisky was spilled on the ground.
DE said he was sorry because 1t was the only
money he had, and that he had nothing to
eat at home. He confined to repeat, i have
nothing to eat at home. have nothing to
eat at home"
Was he not foolish man? And yet there
are thousands of others like him, who will
spend their last cent for drink when they
Know not where they can get bite Of food
to eat.
Now, If that man had spent his 90 for
bread, potatoes, eggs, corn meal. coffee,
bacon, or beef, he would have been able to
nourish himself with good meal. and been
able to battle with the cold. He needed
warm food, not fiery drink. And his whole
family would have shared in the good things.
AS 1t was, his money was worse than wasted.
Youth Temperance Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
CHURCHES oPEN IN DAYTIME.

They are discus 'ing again over In England
whether Protestant churches should not be-
open the whole daytime. The subject is per-
tinent here as well as there. In some local
ities-in the country, for example--prooaoly
nobody wonld make use OF open chuches e1-
cept at stated hours as at present. In towns,
however. many would be glad to enter them
often for meditation and prayer. AS for class
rooms and those devoted to philaDthropic or
other collateral uses, they ordinarily are row
kept open as often and as long as experience
has justified.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29

Faith is simply taking God at his word. 1t
Is believing what he says, not because we
feel 1t, but because he says it. To believe
because we feel would not be faith in Gods
word at all but faith in our own feelings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29

John Randolph, the great statesman OF
Virginia. once said, 81 should have been an
atheist il it had not been for one recollection
and that was the memory OF the time when
nv departed mother used TO take my little
hand in hers and cause me on my knees to
say. Our Father who art in heaven
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29

II two angels were sent from heaven to OK
ecute divine command. one to conduct an
empire and the other to sweep Il street in it,
thev would feel no inclination to change EN-.
ployments.- Newton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
A New Grain Destroyer.

The farmers Of San joaquin and adjoining
counties in the great California wheat belt
are complaining about the ravages Of new
grain destroyer. 1t is supposed to be the
aphis, an insect belonging to the hemiptera
family. Many hundreds ofacres OF late sown
wheat are affected and the crop will be great
ly shortened. The insect attacks roots and
leaves n web or film about each separate
root, destroying the plant. After the aphis
has attacked a field the grain ceases growing
and the blades color very similar to rust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29

It was Godet who wrote MAN is vessel
destined to receive God, a vessel which must
be enlarged in proportion rs it is filled, and
filled in proportion as 1t is enlarged"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
n New Connecticut Law.

Connecticut has passed law forbidding
the posting OF bills OF any sort on houses,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29

Paul made the sanctifled soul we'll
rounded character, broad and liberal, that
could "endure all things could be Just as
much of q saint in the kitchen on July day
as in the parlor on holiday; Just as pious
behind the counter six days in the week as
in the pew on the Saobath.-Mrs. c. F.
Wilder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
sTIMULANTs AND THE GRIP.

The Journal OF Health has an article by
DR.. G. II. Shepard, OF Brooklyn, who says
that the primary cause Of the grip Is the sus.
ceptibility of the system, and shows the fool
ishness Of taking alcoholic stimulants. He
adds:
"Among the more prominent causes ofsus-
ceptibility may be classed the almost uni
versal habit Of drug taking, from the mild
tonics to patent medicines. Whenever one
is out of order in any way, apparently the
first thing to be done is to swallow some
thing, instead Of trying to find out the cause
OF the trouble and seeking to obvlate 1t by
regulating the habits Of life. This drug
habit tends continually to lower the tone OF
the system, and the more 1t ts INDUCED In
the more apparent becomes the necessity OF
continuing the down-hill course. A large
amount Of the deterioration Of our people is
due to the use OF alcoholic tonics, or sdmu-
lants. as they are sometimes called. Ihe
majority Of persons do not look beyond the
fact that they seem to feel better after the
use of stimulants, but this feeling comes
from the benumbing action OF the alcohol
itself, and never from any building-up action
Of the drug, because 1t has no such action
MADE DRUNK BEFORE BEGINNING BUSINESS.
It was stated at late meeting OF the St.
Petersburg Hygienic Society that two OF the
oldest tribes in the Russian Empire, the Ost-
jaken and the Samojeden, the orig NAL inhab,
itants Of Siberia, are fast dying out, and will
before long have to be numbered amongst the
extinct races OF human history. The dis
tricts which have been inhabited by these
tribes are already becoming desolate wastes.
Two direct causes and one indirect cause
were given by different speakers for this
melancholy phenomenon. The direct causes
are want OF sufficient nourishment and the
increasing use Of spirituous drinks. The in
direct cause and the original blame is at
tributed to that old and worldwide offender
against aboriginal races, the greedy merean-
tile adventurer Merchants, with their
heartless middlemen, have been in the habit
OF visiting these tribes every year, and have
managed to appropriate them OF nearly
everything by an iniquitous system OF bar.
ter. It has been the recognized "custom! OF
the trade to make the poor samojeden
drunk before beginning to do business, as
this made it easy for the merchant to get
his wares at price ridiculously below their
real yalue-Scottish RefOrmer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29

The Watermelon District.
The watermelon district Of Georgia covers
$50 square miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29
GROWTH OF TEMPERANCE.

DR.. Norman Walker. in giving an account
Of visit to the Highlands, says: IA dis
tinct change has come over the country with
regard to temperance. Time was when
whisky was constantly in evidence. re-
member the late Mr.. Hugh Handyside telling
OF q meeting he had had somewhere with q
deacon's court, when glass went round be-
fore the commencement Of business. Now
most of the ministers are teetotallers, the
number Of public houses Is exceedingly
small-far fewer in proportion to the popu-
lation than In the southland such a sight as
that Of a drunkard Is very seldom indeed to
be witnessed, at least In the north. The
only place which holds an exceptional posi-
tion Is Stornoway. During the fishing sea-
son the drinking there Is deploraple." When
moderate drinking was substituted for total
abstinence, Canon Ellison. and hke-minded
earnest men, found that the preaching Of the
Gospel WAS like "casting pearls before
swine" But when the stumbling block Of
drink was removed by "entire abstinence
from that which had been the occasion Of
the sin," and Christian men and women, "in
the exercise Of their Christian liberty" asso-
ciated themselves with the victims Of the
drink, Sin their voluntary abstinence" 1t
was found that the Gospel became again
"the power Of God unto salvation"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-05-29


wished to leave the city, and he delayed
not on the way.
Meanwhile quarter of an hour
elapsed and al was silence and darkness
in the house which Stuart Harland had
just left. But presently the stiffness
was broken by the sound of an opening
door, and Marion Oakburn emerged
from her sleeping room. gliding forth
stealthiy. In her hand she carried the
lamp as before, but the paper and the
metallic something from which the light
had glstened when Harland saw her
was no longer in her possession.
For a moment she stood motionleSS as
statue and listened, while we note
how extremely beautiful she is.
Marion Oakburn possessed form
above the average height of women,
which might have been the ideal of a
Grccian sculptor, and her rare brunette
lovelneSs was unsurpassed. Here was
the dark and radiant beauty of Egypt's
queen, but Cleopatra did not rival her,
and Marion's eyes sparkled with the
light Of q pure heart and a noble ma
ture.
But there was an expression OF sad
,, ness upon her perfect fcatures-a LOOK
| of melancholy that was pitiful, and it
| led one to think that sorrow had en-
tered her young life; that in the heart
| Of the beautiful girl there was some
blighting gr.ef. And yet Marion was
| ever cheerful, as though sustained by
| sorrows pale star-hope.
Marion Oakburn was twenty-four
years Of age, and therefore in the full
| hlnon, and pnrfnct 1nvnlnprnapt pf q
| glorious womanhood.
As she stood at the door OF her bed
| chamber listening, she detected no
| breach of the silence, and so she gldcd
! along tho passage to the back stairs
noiselessly and gained the lower hall.
There she passed directly to the Office
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1895-12-19
Historic Europa
EN Ell SIGLOXTX
POR D. EMILIO CASTELAR,.

Els I'm ibro lamado alcanzar gran 6xito en- todos
los paises donde liable Ell casteano Su impression es
exceente las amnas que conene ecutadas en- CO.
lores por los meiores artistas espanoes
Sc reparten cuadernos mensuales de 30 p1gnas
cada uno en- cuarto mayor excelente pape satnado.
Preeio de cada cuaderno 80 centavos
Para obtener suscrpcones dirijirse sus 6nicos
Agentes en- la Isa los Sres. FYaiIe Hermanos y Co.
San Francisco 95, Capital
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1895-12-19
DANC0 TERRITORIAL Y AGRIC0LA DE PT0-RIC0
DEPOSITOS
Recibe dinerO en-

Recibe dinero en-
Cuenta COrriente a la
vista, con el inter6s
reclproco de 2 p E
annual.
Las imposiciones
a plazo flo deven-
gan
q 3 hlases el 3
p s anual.
a 6 meses el 8!
p annual.
a mas de 7 me-
ses ell 4 p & annual.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-07
A PHILOSOPHERS ATTIC.


One Of the queerest places III New
York can be found in what looks, from
the street, to be funny little gable
rooted house pcrchcd jauntily ON one
corner of the roof of the Windermere,
on rifty-seyenth street. Ii is Il conserva-
tCiy and observatory i'll one, miniature
rcnf garden, the den Of an attic philos-
opher, Henry s. Goodale, whose some
what celebrated daughters, Elaine and
Dora, evidently got from him their
poetic strain.
The attic is reached by steep nau-
teal flight Of steps leading up through
Il small squore hatchway straight into
wonderful greemcry of bloom, snug
gerry of comfort, lillewise a hennery,
consisting of one fine brown Leghorn
fowl and single fluffy, yellow chick,
and dovccot, where there are softly
whirring wings. 1t is a charming bit OF
Arcadia, high above the ceaseless roar
and heartbeat Of " great city, which
undor its potent spell seems unreal and
cyanescent, Ike Tie undulating, elliptic
al rings of smoke that float past the
"attic' windows. The attic is q l Win
dOws, except the floor. roof ard the SIM
pie matched board dado. The little room
is symphony i'll green; tho floor is car
poted with dali green denim; the gabled
roof is covered with burlaps of the same
hue; a green wicker couch is cushioned
ill green yachting cloth; u broad green
and white striped awning shades the
sunny sides of the little house all the
care,esSly strewn cushions, though Of
varying designs and materials, are of
the same general hue, and green figured
denim drapcrics on slender brass rods
hang ready toeXclude the whole outside
world il it is desired.
But it is the window gardens that
give the greatest charm to tho place.
loaln give suStenance to thick, tangled
clumps of spicy pinks, old fashioned
rose bushes and honeysucklo vines,
clambcring over wire network trellises,
which metaphorically kill two birds
with one stone by literally preserving
the bird3--that is, the len and her
chick--from disaster and upholding the
la"y green dfapery OF the vines.
OF course the hen is not allowed the
liberty of this garden i'll the air, though
she keeps vigilant and determined eye
out for opportunities to martnd outside
her own domain, which is quite spacious
enough to keep her hale and hearty,
apparently contented with her lot and
glaciously disposed in the matter Of
eggs. Dame Attica Hennica-which is
the len S classical name-evidontly be-
longs to a fno Old Latin race of fowls,
and her neiEhbors, the doves, a1e on the
most amicablo terlns-New York Press.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-12-07

A good story is told of one of the can
vassers Of a leading publishing firm in
London. He found his way into the par
lor of Il branch bank, and saw the man
ager, who, rs soon as he learned his
business, ordered him out Very quiet
ly he said:
81 meet with so many gentlemen in
the course of the week that can afford
to meet snob occasionally" and took
his departure.
Next day ho called at the bank again.
and wished to open an account. He was
again shown in to the manager, and
gave very satisfactory reasons for open
ing the account, and deposited G270
Tho manager could not do less than
apologize for his rudcncss on the day
preceding, and ordered copy of the
work, an expensive one, and allowed
access to tho clerks, several of whom
did the same. Two days afterward ev
cry farthing was drawn out.-London
Tit Bits.