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Strength Through Trouble.

Suppose, that. instead OF lodging trouble,
or just bearing 1t, 1t Is possible for you to
maze 1t a source OF life and strength; sup
pose that the very circumstances which had
seemed to you most overwhelming can be
converted by you into reireshment and
health for other souls-would not that ex-
plain at last why the dreaded valley OF
Baca lay thus on your road? Blessed Is the
man who, coming there, maketh a well. To
find under the dry soil OF that parching
place the signs OF water, and to transform
that very spot into verdure and fruitfuIness
that is the most gracious use Of lile.. do
not know when or where the valley Of disil-
lusion. or doubt, or disappointment Is to
come In your way; but do know what your
problem Is when you get there. It Is not to
dodge away up the hillside; it Is not even to
get through the best you can: it Is to dis
cover the interior secret and gift Of tho
experience, as one who digs into Its soil.
There Is not a single experience which you
are called to meet that has not within itself
some fertilizlns power; and there Is not
greater Joy than to discover the signs OF
water In the heart Of what seems desolate
and thirsty land. For the we'll, once dug, is
not for yourself alone; the experience once
comes that way. 1t becomes a green and
restfu spot in many weary journey. Nor
Is this all. The heavens above conspire
with the effort OF your will. "The ruin,''
the psalm goes on to sing, "fliled the pools.
The Rain-Sender comes to reinforce the
well-digger. God works with man when
man Is laborer together with God and the
man in the valley sings, as he digs his we'll
''It is better to sit at the fountains birth
Than a sea Of waves to win,
To live in the love that floweth forth,
Than the love that cometh in"
Francis G. Peabody, D. D., in Afternoons
in the College Chapel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-11
Humility No Drawback.

A thoroughly humble man often Is dis.in
guished for energy and efficiency, for good
sense and even for his conspicuous leader
ship. Some OF the worlds greatest heroes
have been genuinely and nobly humble. A
man may justly attain to worldwide reputa-
ton, and know that he has deserved and
secured 1t, and may enjoy it. and even be
proud OF 1t, without failing TO be truly
humble. If he should take pride in himself
and his endeavors more than is just, II he
should attribute to himself alone success
which has come to him through the help Of
others or through advantageous circum.
stances Of which any one else might have
made Use. he would full In humility. But II
be appreciates the fact that, having done his
best and having succeeded. his success, after
all, is not worth being puffed up about, he
cannot he said to lnck humility. No one
ean be truly Christian who overestimates his
ability or his services to God and his fellow.
men. And no one who thoroughly under
stands himself. no one who studies his own
heart and life from day to day and becomes
conscious OF the rapid and mischierous
growth Of all sorts within him-needing tc
be continually repressed and overcome, and
impossible Of being conquered In any
strength OF his own-no ono who thus
makes himself acquainted with his own
being and his own life can fail to be humble
in the true sense. 1t is to be commended to
the young especially that modesty and hu-
millty are essential elements OF true great.
ness. There is a self-assertion which is
legitimate and not unbecominC. but. rs the
rule, aggressive self.assertion Is more likely
to be mistaken and dangerous than either
beautiful or helpful.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-11
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
WaShin1ton Itens.

E. G. Evans. founder OF the Tobacco
Workers Union, testified before the In.
dustrial Commission that the absorption
Of the small factories by the large COM
panies was not beneficial to labor.
Extraordinary precautions are being
aken by the health officials on the border
TO prevent the spread OF smallpox from
Mexico to the United States.
Awards have been made for supplying
The army with 100000 yards OF khaki and
1901 yards OF khaki serge.
General Otis reported to the War De-
partment by telegraph that the 700 Chi
nese who were detained on sbIp board by
him on account OF his application OF the
Chliese Exclusion act to the Philippines,
had been permitted to land.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has ac-
cepted the proposition OF John Pierce, OF
New York City, for the interior finish OF
the postof1ce building at Buffalo. The
price Is s319,s50.
General Otis has informed the War De.
oartment that the six or eight days mai!
sent by the transport Morgan City was lost
n the wreck Of the vessel.
The Marine Hospital Service has been
lotihed that owing to the fever situation
n New Orleans, train inspection service
to be instituted on all the roads out OF
:he city.
The Navy Department ordered Captain
Longnecker, OF the cruiser New Orleaus, to
:eturn to New York City In his vessel from
iuty in Dominican waters. The New. Or
cans will be relieved at San D DomIngo by
he gunboat Nashville.
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SEPARATED WHEN CHILDREN.
Two Girls Who Were Sisters and Did
Not Know 1t.

More than twenty years ago the parents
OF two little girls living in the mountains
near Fresno, CAL. died. Kind-hearted
neighbors took the orphans into their
homes, where they we're brought up as their
own children, ignorant Of their real par.
entage. One OF them became Nancy Reid
the other Lena Whitehouse. The babiei
grew to womanhood within few miles C!
one another and had passed and repnsse|
many times as strangers without tins
slightest knowielgs OF their kindred.
When Nancy Reid grew up she was serl
away to hoardng-school. There she mf'
an old friend, who, supposlnG she Ene7
the facts Of her birth, talked with he'
about her real father and mother. To he'
great surprise she fouod that the CIR:
knew no other parents chan Mr.. and Mrs
Reid. Upon her return homo she was toll
OF the early death o: her parents and
her adoption. But the greatest surprist
In store for her was the knowledge tha'
she had sister whom she had seen sinct
childhood, but without recognition.
Preparations were made for an eari}
meeting OF the long-separated children
The meeting took place Il few days ago
They are determined 10 make up as muct
as possible for the lost time and to maxi
the future at least fulfill their ideals
sisterhood
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Success Through Preparation.

Charles Kingsley says Of Turner, the great
painter, that he spent hours and hours in
the mere contemplation OF nature without
using brush or pencil. An authentic story
is told of how Turner was once known to
have spent whole day sitting upon rock
throwing pebbles into lake. When even
ing came his brother painters showed him
t.eir sketches and rallied him upon having
done nothing. He said. II have done this,
at least: have learned how lake looks
when pebbles ere thrown into it, None OF
him fellow students could ever paint the
ripples as Turner painted them. Many men
aud women flnd to their sorrow and dis
may when the opportunity OF lifetime is
presented to them they are utterly unable
to grasp it because OF lack OF preparation.
They are not ready for the hour OF oppor-
tunitv when it comes. They have not that
keen discernment, that mastery OF details,
that ripened judgment, that only prepara'
ton can give.
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MAMIE GS
IN MANY WAYS.

Which Shall It Bec-The Wrecking of a
Prosperous Business House-A Refusal
to Drink Lost a Sale. But Made
Saving in the Long Run.
Which shall It be, lads? which shall 1t be?
God, or the devil, bond or freef
VIII you boldly and cheerfuny take your
stand
With the chosen few. with the noble band,
Who are steadfastly doing all they can
For God and the right and fallen man?
Or will you sink, debased and blind,
To herd with the ruck OF human kind?
God, or the devil, bond or free
Which shall It be, lads? which shall It be!
Which shall 1t be-? The home-life sweet,
Gay with the patter oftiny feet;
Or the squalid tap-room, griny and grim,
The drunkard's curse, or the children's
hymn?
Wrecked lives, or the strength that never
flags,
Peace and plenty, or ruin and rags?
Bible or beer-shop, bond or free
Which shall 1t be, lads? which shall 1t be?
Which shall It be-? Two paths lie here.
The right leads upwards, the left, ah'
where?
Others may give you counsel true,
Sut the choice, dear lads, Is for you, fos
And remember now in your boyhood's
prime
Is the turning point and the seeding time;
The sot's bent back. OF. the saints bent
Which shall It be, lads9 which shall 1t be?
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Foreign.

Captain Freystaetter, who appeared
prominently at the Dreyfus trial at Rennes
as friendly to the prisoner, has been mace
commander OF the Marine Infantry.
The British and French auth horities have
disagreed over the Newfoundland shore
question.
The attempt to hold pro-Boer, antl-war
demonstration in Trafalgar Square, Lon
don. resulted In a drastic failure.
Mrs. Baker, custodian OF the cottage Of
Anne Hathaway, the widow OF Shake
speare, ut Stratiord- -on-Avon, England.
died as the result OF an accident. she
was a descendant OF the Hathaways.
MGR. Mariana Giocomo Casanova, Arch
bishop OF Santiago Ge Chile, has returned
to Santiago de Chile from Rome. He Was
accorded an enthusiastic reception.
Krezeyic, the alleged leader In the plot
to assasslnate former King Milan OF Servia,
at Belgrade, on July 6. was found guilty.
by the court and taken out and summarily
sbot to death on the Champ Rsrabunna
upon evidence wholly inadequate.
The financial troubles of the Republic OF
Colombia are becoming more grave. Em.
ployes are being given unlimited leave OF
absence In lieu OF eighteen months salary
due them.
It Is ottcially admltteu IN Berlin tnat
army mobilization plans stolen by Sergeant
Schlosser, In WuersburG, Bavaria, have
been sold to France. Schlosser Is fugl-
tive from justice.
II Is reported at Cape Town, South
Africa, from Pretoria that General Joubsrt
reckons on 900 Transvaal troops, 5000
from the Orange Free State, 5000 from
Cape Colony, 1000 from Natal aui GOOD
Hollander, German and other volunteers.
Colombian ports have been closed tc
ships having the bubonlc plague cs arriving
from infected ports 80.
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Alcoholism and Crime.

The alcoholic craving accounts for many
1 confirmed criminal. Douctless the ten
lency exists In minor degree as belong
ing to all habtuais, who make 1t sec.
ondary part Of their life, teetotalers being
:arely met with In criminal walks. But
here is large number OF hopeless prison
ars whose only idea OF life is drunkenness
at any cost. In such the craving makes
The criminal, and as the drink cannot be
obtained without money other means are
,esorted to, such as breaking into public
houses, robbing bar tills. stealing jugs and
bottles from children sent out on such er-
cands, dressing up as blind men, mutilated
beggars crawling alcnS the pavement, and
other pleasantries 80 we'll known to the ex-
pert. Chewing a piece OF soap and thus
forming lather to the stimulation OF cpl
.epsy is a common fraud, and the profits
all 90 to the publican. The alcoholic aspect
ts, however, very difficult OF concealement.
aud the experienced observer we'll knows
:he pseudo-ep tue armless. legless
cripple, and the unfortunate widow who
with Ave children Gall hired) parades the
street In lamentatlon OF wocs.-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
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"0D'S MESSAGE TO MAN.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

Blueberrying-Strenst Through Troubl
Humility No Drawback - Success
Through Preparation - For Preserva
ton From Danger-A Great Apology.
On the rock-ribbed pasture hills,
With the hollows hid between,
Arched with skies the great sun fills,
Morn by morn. from green to green;
Where the birds their frtendliest lay
On the fragrant air Quitting.
Where the crickets Groom all day
There We go blueberrying.
There the deepest shadows lie,
There the pines their balms let fall
There the squirrel watches nigh,
There the moping tree toads call;
There the mornings longest keep
Their sweet dews, all gllstening,
There the free winds widest Sweep
Where we go blueberrying.
Oh, the scents the plain herbs yield,
And the odors that are blown
From the forest and the field,
And the meadows. newly mown:
Ah! the dropping clouds that float
Just below the sun at noon,
And the sunsets, note by note,
Writing large their color-rune.
There each nesting bush has won,
In its globes OF dusky blue,
All the fervor OF the sun,
And the coolness Of the dew;
Low to seek and plain to hold,
Clustered thickly; dew-impearled,
Free and sturdy, but within,
Summers sweetness has been furled.
IT'S the marvel, dear and old,
OF q Providence that pours
Into every common mould
Its mysterious, potent stores.
Let the hurrying world so by!
Fear nor foe nor questioning
Bars the kismet which is nigh
We will 30 blueberrying!
Olive E, Dana.
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small table and a gas stove, she dis
covered that, no matter how much care
was exercised, light housekeeping
would leave heavy odors. But she
finally hit upon plan that makes
light housekeeping odorless, easy and
practical, even if the, keeper has only
one small room.
She had little box kitchen built
outside of the lower Fart OF her win
dow. In this there were two shelves.
the lower for q gas stove and the up
per for variety of culinary utensils.
The window kitchen is miniature ex-
tension, and can be made 5put Of
strong pine packing box andIattsched
outside'of almost any ordinary win
dow. It must be firmly screwed to
the woodwork on either side, and the
top slanted and covered tar paper. 4
row of holes about an inch in diameter
should be bored through each parh-
ton of the miniature kitchen, to az
cure good ventilation and to carry out
the steam and odors that come from
cooking. A hole must also be bored
in the lower sash of the window, large
enough for gas tube to pass through
and be connected with the nearest gas
let. This allows the window to be
raised without interfering with tho
tube.
In warm weather the upper shelf OF
the window kitchen can be. used as q
receptacle for food to complete the
kitchen arrangements. Inside the
room the inventor had window seat
built and upholstered. The upholstery
aud hanging could be removed while
the meal was being prepared and the
seat used as table, while the draw
ers and compartments and cupboards
built underneath served as recep-
tacle for dishes and table linen. She
hung a neat little pair of curtains from
the middle sash of the window. which
could be moved back aud forth when
the stove was in operation.
After the dishes had been washed
and restored to their shelves and cup
boards the upholstered seat is put
back and the end of the couch piled
up with pillows. The curtains are
drawn, and no one would ever know
that meal had been prepared.
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Didn't Worry the Composer.

A musical organization, intending
TO give performance OF an oratorio,
began to be alarmed about the prob
able cost of the production.
Accordingly, the director OF the
chorus said to the leader of the or
chestra, who was professional mu'
sician:
"We've got to keep down our e1
penses, and L thought I might get
YOU to leave out the tromboness You
know, they have only four measures
in the entire oratorio, and if we leave
them out we can save at least fifteen
dollars, and no one will be any the
wiser"
The leader of the orchestra was e1-
tremely shocked. Assuming tragic
attitude, he exclaimed:
"That would be an insult 10 the
composer!"
The chorus director reflected mo-
ment, and then said, cheerfully:
"Oh, never mind him; he's dead|
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BOHEWIVNS oINWS INSENoSI-'
VIII Attempt to Reduce Number OF Sui.
cldes Among Country's Agnostics.

A plan by which it Is sought to revolu-
tiouizs the social customs OF Bohemians In
the United States has heen undertaken
among the 100, 900 OF thas race in Chicago
By the Bohemian Brotherhood OF America.
The brotherhood, which Is q secret organi-
zation and represents Il variety OF religious
beliefs, makes the bold declaration that
the prevalence OF InSersoll agnosticisn
among Bohemians has resulted IN suicides
in such numbers rs almos. to threaten the
determination OF their race.
Necessity for action Is emphasized by the
bro herhood in n circular sent throughout
the country calling on Bohemians to coop.
crate in altering the unwhoiesome mental
attitude OF their countrymen. To tue ap-
peul for cooperation In the work OF pre-
venting suicides are appended statistics
going to show that one-third OF the deaths
among Bohemians are by suicide.
MI. Zdrubok, who is editor OF the Svor-
most. a bohemian daily newspaper, and
vino is mentioned in the circular rs en-
couraging suicide, declares that the
societies prohibit religious BELIEF among
their members, and that the works OF
Ingersoll are used as texts in the Orders.
He said: "We preach and practice aGnostic-
ism, and think the brotherhood hos
difficult task In hand in attempting to
effect the so-called reform"
Other officials OF the Bohemian societies
make no effort to deny the statements
made by the brotherhood.
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Our Adopted Islands.

The election OF delegates to the NUM-
,lpal Committees OF Havana has taken
place, the voting tables being we'll at
:ended. .uan Gualberto Gomez asserts
that all kinds OF political opinions are
represented In the men chosen.
The son OF General sanguly and the
other young Cubans who recently invaded
the Spanish Clerks Club In Havana and
nauled down the Spanish aag, have been
arrested.
The indications are that the yellow fever
:itua tion at Havana Is under control.
General Wood, Military Governor OF San
iago, says, after his tour OF inspection
from Porto Principe overland, that very
little progress has been made since the
war.
The Maccabebe scouts in the Philippines
have surprised two small towns on the Pam
panga River and captured few rlhes.
They exchanged shots with the enemy, but
neIther side suffered any loss.
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Drummer's Experience.

For eighteen years was drummer. My
territory was in all OF the Southern states;
and travelled through them all. In one
Of the largest cities In these States had
good customer to whom sold many large
bills. The buyer OF this house was man
who drank regularly and very often.
On one trip went IN to this buyer, and
he sent the stock clerk to see how many
cases OF my goods we're needed. When
told, he ran bis arm IN mine and walked
out OF the office and up the street to an
alley (talking all the time about buslness),
and then down the alley to the back door
OF barroom. When be struck the alley
saw his object, and said: "Ifthe Lord will
help me now, I will not break my rule"
When we got within ten feet otthe door OF
the accursed hole stopped, and, looking
at my customer (for be certainly was not
my friend), I said: I don't drink any.
thing; no use my going IN there" He
looked at me. and said: Come on and
drink" "Take Cigar, then" "No,
don't 20 in barrooms at ALL" He stopped
and looked me squarely In the face, and
took his arm out Of mine, and went In. BE
soon came out, and We walked on back tc
his Office, but he didn't arm me back nor
speak word to me. When We got into the
office again I took out my order book az
though nothing had happened, and said
politely: Chow many cases shall I put
DOWN." None" said he; "1 don't want
any," I answered, Gall right, sir; we have
a surplus on hand at all times, and when
you want any OF our goods we will be
pleased to have your order" and sbade him
good day. This was Saturday. I.remalned
over In the city until Monday. Sunday
morning 7 went to church, as was my
habit, and when tho collection was taken
up VINO should see passing the plate my
way but this buyer whom I had of1e nded
ths day before. ! don't know whether he
recognized me or not, but knew him, and
was told that he had been an omcer. In that
church twenty years.
Now for the application. This man OF
whom I speak was full partner In the
house, which was rated at $2O0, 900. lost
the custom OF this house. It failed In about
TWO years after this for over half million
dollars, but did not get my house for
cent. Since that time this man has gone
iown the hill, until to-day he is complete
whisky wreck. He is very poor, and has
out few Of the necessarles OF life, and has
to work hard to make both ends meet,
His head Is now white, and his steps feeble
and totterlng. I never see that man that
Ibis incident doesn't come up In my mind.
My employer commended me for what
lid, and retained me In bis service Tor thtr.
teen years. II 1t had not been for whisky
this man would be we'll of to-day. and
have plenty to start all his children and
grandchildren in nllfs.-Nashvllle Advocate.
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Practical Work by SaIrationists.

Practical work for temperance has bssn
Undertaken by the Salvation Army in Bos'
ton, In the establishment OF stands where
lce-cold lemonade and buttermilk are sold
at one cent per glass. At first variety OF
drinks were offered, ice-cold tea, coffee,
etc., but the public demanded only two.
.emonade and buttermilk, and nothing
else is served. It Is good lemonrde, too,
Boston Transcript reporter says, after sam.
pling 1t, and buttermilk fresh from the
Iarm churn, and the public Is reveling In
the privilege. Well-dressed men aud wom-
an patronize the stands and the small boys
Ind their delight there. The idea Is to
supply the needs Of the thirsty thousands
If poor outside the saloons. Seven stands
have been established, and 1t Is proposed
70 double this number at once. As yet the
army has not been able to meet expenses
In its enterprise, and an appeal has been
made to the temperance public to be gen.
erous with funds.
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Uncle Sans Beautiful Girl Model.

A beautiful little New York girl has
the distinction of having her picture
on every 80 bill issued by the Unitod
States in 1896. Her name is Roso
Marston, and she is but sixteen years
of age. Little Miss Msrston is said
to be the most shapely child ownto
the New York artists. She is par
ticularly remarkable for the beauty
and grace of her arms; hands and fact,
which closely resemble the old Greek
models. On the 1896 SO bill there Is
a group of five beautiful female hg-
ures. The one which represents Roso
Marston is that of the girl kneeling
on the left of the group. The ac-
companying illustration gives fair
representation of the girl in one OF
her poses. She has posed for leading
artists for over four years. The fig
ures of Steam, Electricity and Manu-
factures on the 1896 81 bill were all
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For Preservation FROM Danger.

O God, whose eternal providence has EN-.
barked our souls In the ship OF our bodies,
not to expect any port OF a. ciorage on the
sea of this world but to ST. er through 1t to
thy glorious kingdom, rres' rye US, o Lord,
from the dangers that on all sides assault
u.s. andkeep our affections still f1tly dis
posed to receive thy holy inspirations; that
being carried sweetly and strongly forward
by the Holy Spirit, we may happily arrive
ut last in the haven where We would be,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.