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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
There Is No Lack OF Opportunity.

Whatever God may deny us, He new.
er denies us the opportunity to do the
right thing. This thing may be our go.
ing forward or our holding back,
our accuiescence or our refusal. He
leaves it to us to decide. and this Is
our opportunity. Sometimes the oppor'
tunity Is to become poor, sometimes it
is to become rich. Sometimes it Is
to live. sometimes it is to die. But
it rests with us to make the circum.
stances in which we are placed our
opportunity to do the right thing, and
to take it. God often shuts the door
in our face in order that we may go
through another one which He has
or S.ed. He knows that the closed door
Is the one that we want to go through,
but the open one is the door that we
need to go through. But sometimes He
permits the opening Of door which
He knows that we know we ought not
to enter. He thus puts us to the test
by allowing us the opportunity Of keep
ing out of it. And there are times
when He closes all doors in order that
we may have the opportunity Of pa
tiently waiting and persistently knock
ing until one Is opened. No one can
complain of the lack Of opportunity.
for he Is pretty sure to be IN one or an.
other of these cases.-PATTERSON
DU BOIS, in Chat-Wood.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
Miss Swansdown.

Miss Swansdown has come to town,
looking as if she had stepped from out
the frame of one of Sir Joshua Rey.
nolds' canvases. Not only for cape
but for a muff. a neck scarf, or boa,
Is swandown in request. 1t is meant
for very young girls, remember. A
woman who has left behind her first
youth had better not attempt to wear
the delicate, fairy-like substance. But
for a young maiden nothing could be
more dainty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
The Drinking Customs Of Paris.

''The notion" SAYS Mr.. Phelan, editor
of the Western Watchman, "preveils that
France being wine-drinking country
drunkenness is not known. Paris is full
of heavy drinkers, and has more drunk
ards than any city in the world: Five.
sixths of the people show the effects OF
excessive wine-drinking.
"The women especially have their COM
plexions ruined by wine. They have the
faces OF topers. At the hotel at which ]
stop wine is served at all meals without
extra charge. Every woman at this hotel
drinks quart of wine day, and many .
quart and half. This every day.
"The vast majority of the day laborers
OF Paris eat and drink all they earn. They
never get married, and have as ward
robe nothing beyond trousers and a shirt.
mot only is drunkenness everywhere In
Paris. but crimes of the most shocking de-
,cription, resulting from drunkenness, are
of nightly occurrence"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
"My Joy I Give You."

Do you remember how. in almost
His last hour. Just as He was facing
the cross, Christ turned to His dis.
ciples and said. "My Joy I give to
you" That is joy of the spirit. The
joy of the soldier who bares his bosom
to the bullet. The joy Of the nurse
who gives herself with patient endur
ance to the service of .Ae hospital.
The Joy of the physician who carries
on his shoulders the burdens of hun.
dred families bowed by sickness; the
Joy of suffering for others. The JOY
of the mother-greatest Joy that ever
the world knows-sweetest song OF
joy that is ever sung from out this
weeping world. And yet Is this the
Joy that we are most coyetous Of, most
eager to get? that you are most Gov.
etous of. that you are most eager to
have?-Lyman Abbott, D. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
The Dangling Rosebud.

In spite of the fashion Of wearing
bows of gauze, strings Of pearls, mer-
curry wings, and other developments of
the aigrette in the hair, there Is more
simple decoration for the coifure
which seems particularly appropriate
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
Memorial to Perry in Japan,

An influential committee has been
named by the Japanese Government to
mark the place of Commodore Perry's
landing place with suitable memorial, in
the form of magnificent lighthouse on
the dangerous Plymouth Rocks, at the en-
trance Of Uruga Bay. This beacon is to
be surmounted by bronze figure of tae
Commodore.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09

Tclephoning without wires was success
fully accomplished few days ago by trans.
mitting the voice across the Misslssippl
River near the Franklin avenue bridge
Minneapolis, Mimi. a distance. OF over
1000 feet. AS a result the methods OF telc'
phonng now in vogue may be revolution
lied. Words could be as distinctly under
stood as over the ordinary telephone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
Orphaned by Drink.

Whisky is getting in it's work these days.
Last week poor man came from Jones
boro to Fayetteville with his two-horse-
team and brought his little son with him.
The father sold one horse, got drunk.
wandered on the railroad tack and the
night train tore him to pieces-beyond
recognition. He was identified by the
pants he wore. We saw the poor little
boy on the streets-o:phaned by drink
North Carolina Baptist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
A1aska,s Fur Output Small.

Ruthless slaughter by hunters and prca'
pcctors of foxes and other fur-bearing ami
mails in Alaska during the past three years
has reduced the fur output of that Terri.
tory fifty per cent. Dealers say tur-oear. S,
in Alaslza that they will soon become ex.
tinct unless the National Government
takes some steps for their protection
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09

New York City.-The collarette that
can be worn now over the jacket or
blouse when Jack Frost is minded to
do his worst Is a comfort and almost
q necessity in this changeable climate.
The May Manton design illustrated is
eminently practical and simple. at the
same time that it Is in the latest style.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
A Prescription for Happy LIvir =.

Did you ever stop to ask what a
yoke is really for? Is it to be a bur-
den to the animal which wears it? It
is Just the opposite. 1t Is to make its
burden light. Attached to the oxen in
any other way than by a yoke. the
plow would be intolerable. Worked by
means of yoke. it Is light. A yoke
is not an instrument of torture; it is
an instrument Of mercy. 1t is not a
malicious contrivance for making
work hard; it is gentle device to
make hard labor light. It is not
meant to give pain but to save pain.
And yet men speak of the yoke OF
Christ as if it were slavery, and
look upon those who wear it as OBJ
jects of compassion. Christ's
loke is simply His secret for the al.
deviation of human life. His prescrip.
ton for the best and happiest method
of living.-Drummond.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
The Worlds Coal Fields.

The worlds coal fields embrace; 100000
square miles, of which China and Japan
combined have 100000 miles, the Un,ted
States over 100000 miles, India 3o,OOV
miles and Russia q 900 miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09

Highest Railroad Bridge in the World
The Gokteik Viaduct, in the Shan Hills
India, the highest railroad bridge in. the
world, has been successfully completed by
the Pennsylvania Steel Company and for
mally handed over to the Eurulah Rail
road Company.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
An Economical Trimming.

A chou Of chiffon is the economical
and entire trimming of many an ef.
fectiye off-the-face hat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
Modish Shoulder Knots.

Shoulder knots of panne velvet made
with the ends finished with gold agu;l.
lettes are used on both day and even.
ing gowns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
Wireless TeIeg

Wireless Teiegraphy Across the ocean
sirnor Marconi has practically solved
the question of ocean trnnsmssion py
wireless telegraphy, and will soon he able
to use his system across the Atlantic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09
The Influences of the Holy Spirit.

The fading of autumn. emblematic
Of our lives, has an admonishing voice.
It admonishes us to seek and secure
the things which satisfy. which fade
not, which survive the wrecks Of time,
and abide forever-the love and favoI
of God, the merits and grace of Christ
the influences of the Holy Spirit, a
title to heaven, and eternal life. There
Is a land where there Is DO scared
leaf, no fading flower, where there are
no <olent separations. where there is
no pain. no sorrow. no death. There
Is an inccrruptible Inheritance that
fadeth not away. which may be ours
by faith in Christ and life of holy
Observation-Disclosures Intelligencer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09

Studio or Housekeepers' Apron.
Every artist and every housekeeper
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09

If the springs Of our action flow
from molehill attitudes. our life will
but dribble through meanness like
some wretchel gutter Of the street. in.
stead of leaping upwards like some
strong pure, fountain whose source Is
in the eternal hills Canon Farrar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09

of medium size two yards Of material
twenty-o one inches wide. or one yard
fifty inches wide, will be required.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-09

was saved.
And if we had the love of God written
in all our hearts and on all our lives and
on all our banners at the sight of 1t the
hosts of temptation would fall back, and
we would 60 on from victory unto victory
until we stand in Zion and before God.
Leander swan across the Hellespont
guided by the light which Hero the fair
held from one of her tower windows, and
what Hellesponts of earthly struggles can
we not breast as long as we can see the
torch of divine love held from the tower
windows of the King! Let love OF God
to US and our love to God clasp hands this
minute. o we dissatisfied and distressed
souls who roam the world over looking
for happiness and finding none, why not
try this love of God as solace and inspir.
alton and eternal satisfaction? When a
king was crossing a desert in caravan, no
water was to be found, and man and beast
were perishing from thirst. Along the
way there were strewn the bones of cara.
vans that had preceded. There were harts
or reindeer in the kings procession, and
some one knew their keen scent for water
and cried out, "JIet loose the harts or rein.
deer" It was done, and no sooner were
these creatures loosened than they went
scurrying in all directions looking for
water. and soon found it, and the king
and his caravan were saved, and the king
wrote on some tablets the words, which
he had read some time before, GAS the
hart panteth after the water brooks so
panteth my soul after Thee, 0 God"
Some have compared the love of God
to the ocean, but the comparison fails, for
the ocean has shore, and Gods love is
boundless. But if you insist on compar.
ing the love of God to the ocean put on
that ocean four swift sailing craft and let
one sail to the north and one to the south
and one to the east and one to the west,
and let them sail on thousand years, and
after that let them all return, and soms
one hail the fleet and ask them if they
have found the shore of Gods love, and
their four voices would respond: mo
shore! No shore to the ocean of Gods
| nercy!" .-~-.- =
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21
The Local Newspaper.

There is not resident of town,
where live and enterprising news
paper is published, says the Reno
Journal, who is not benefited pecun-
iarly by it's publication, and the bet
ter support such paper receives the
greater advantage to all of the busi-
ness interests of the town. No better
estimate of the enterprise and busi-
ness capacity of the people of town
can be made than by examination of
the advertising columns of their
local paper. If they are well filled it
denotes the general prosperity and a
spirit of enterprise and hberality
upon the part of the citizens, while
a scanty array of struggling ads is
a sure indication of either poverty
of resources, or the parsimonious
methods of the business men of the
town. The narrow minded merchant
who thinks that money paid for ad-
vertising is thrown away, would re-
alize the idiocy of his belief inside of
a week, were the paper or papers of
his town to suspend publication. 1t
would be the worst "black-eye" that
could be given to the town and its
inhabitants. 1t would be worse than
the failure of a half dozen business
establishments in the place, and as
bad as the "petering out" of the prin-
cipal mines in small mining town,
whose business was entirely depend
ent upon the mineral product OF the
surrounding district.
Some people are inclined to regard
newspaper publishers somewhat as
mendicants, and that money paid
them for legitimate work is given in
charity. AS matter of fact news
paper publishers donate more to the
public in the way of free advertising
of the resources OF the section; en-
couragement and promotion of public
and private enterprises and more
than hundred other things, the
cost of the type setting alone of
which is ten times more than is be-
slowed in charity and donated for
public purposes by any begrudger
of the publishers compensation for
a few inches of space in the columns
of his paper.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21
ROOSfvflTSSPOuCY.

When President Roosevelt took
the oath of office, he said:
at shall be my aim to continue
absolutely unbroken the policy of
President Mckinley for the peace,
prosperity and honor of the count
ry."
Sunday last he conferred with
personal friends and the members of
the Cabinet who were at that time
in Buffalo, and gave them such ideas
as he had formulated for the con-
duct of public affairs and his own
policy.
This policy, az outlined, will be
more liberal and extensive recip-
rocity in the purchase and sale OF
commodities, so that the overpro-
duction of this country can be salts.
factorily disposed of by fair and
equitable arrangements with tor
eign countries.
The abolition entirely of CONNER
cial war with other countries and
the adoption of reciprocity treaties
The abolition of such tariffs on
foreign goods as are no longer need
ed for revenue, if such abolition can
be had without harm to our indus
tries and labor.
Direct commercial lines should be
established between the eastern
coast of the United States and the
ports in South America and the
Pacific Coast ports of Mexico, Cen
trail America and South America.
The encouraging of the merchant
marine and the building of ships
which shall carry the American flag
Americans and American capital.
The building and completion, as
soon as possible, of the Isthmian ca.
nal, so as to give direct water COM
munication with the coast of Central
America, South America and Mexico
The connection OF a cable, owned
by the government, controlling our
newly acquired possessions, notably
Hawaii and the Philippines.
The use of conciliatory methods OF
arbitration in all disputes with for
eign nations, 30 as to avoid armed
strife.
The protection of the savings OF
the people in banks and in other
forms of investments, by the pres.
ervation of the commercial prosper.
ity of the country and the placing in
positions of trust of men of only the
highest integrity.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21
MINES AND MINING NEWS.
What Is Reine Doae ia The Differeat District.
10 Mason Valley.
SOUTH KND pIsrRIcr-copPER.


Redemption Group-Work is still
being carried on in sinking and
cross-cutting. Nothing new to re-
port except advancement in depth
and on cross-cuts.
Copper Hill Group-Development
work still progressing. 1t is proba-
BILE that more men will be put to
work soon, as parties are expected
here soon who will probably pur-
chase this property.
Spragg Group-Development still
being done in sinking and cross-cut-
ting.
CENTRAL DISTRIcT-coPPER.
Ludwig Group-The pipe line Is
about completed, as is also the hoist.
ing plant. With good luck the COM
pany expects to be able to start the
furnace about the first of the month.
Douglass Group-K. G. Small, for
Capt. DeLamar, has considerable
work being done on some of these
claims. Four tunnels are being run
to prospect the claims thoroughly.
All work is being done by contract.
PUMPKIN HOLLOW DIsrRicT-GoLp.
F. w. Acker, representing John
Sparks, of Reno, was here the first
of the week and visited this district
with view of bonding some proper.
ties there. He was very favorably
impressed with the Klcampo and
Afterthought claims, owned by Mil
ler, Kaufman and Archer, and took
samples of ore back to Reno with
him to test. In all probability these
properties will be bonded for $4,000
soon. If such is the case the people
who secure the bond will put up a
small hosting plant and sink to a
depth of several hundred feet and
also do considerable other develop
ment work.
Several new locations have been
made in this district during the
week.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21
ANTI-MOSQUIIo PLANT.
A Vegetable Aatldote to an Iasect Pest.

The observation made by Professor
Starr, of Chicago University that
the plant which bears the caster
bean-the ricinus commune, or
palma Christi-is eficacious in driv-
ing away mosquitoes, is by no means
new, says the Boston Herald, but is
valuable in reinforcing the influence
of one made some time ago. Several
years have passed since it was re-
marked, somewhere in one of the
Southern States, that where these
plants grew about house mosquitoes
were always absent. In view of the
demonstrated functions of the mos
quito in spreading malaria and yell
low fever, new value is given to all
means for destroying that evil in
sect or keeping it at a distance. The
castor bean plant should therefore
be valuable auxiliary to petroleum
the latter exterminating the larvae
and the former driving away the
winged insect. Possibly amounting
with castor oil might also keep off
the INSECT and so prevent its attacks
under circumstances where it would
be impracticable to carry the bean
itself. The castor bean plant has
long been common garden orna-
ment liked for its rapid development
to considerable hight, its picture
sque foliage and large, tropical-look-
ing leaves, with flowers that, in eer-
tain varieties, are also showily hand
some. With it's benefcent function
clearly established it will naturally
gain favor rapidly, and next Spring
we may see something of run on
the market for castor beans.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21

Just a glimpse of woman's face is
often all that is needed to tell the story
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endure for long the pangs of womanly dis
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Women who have been cured Of
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"Favorite Prescription" cures irregu-
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Buffalo, N Y.
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21

IoB WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Ex-
j ecuted with neatness and dispatch at the
TINES Office at reasonable rates. Send for our
estimates before sending your work elsewhere.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21

Clean, comfortable rooms for
regular and transient board
ers. Single meals rs cents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21

The most important discovery of
recent years is the positive remedy
for constipation. Cascarets Candy
Cathartic. Cure guaranteed. Genu-
inc tablets stamped c. c. C. Never
sold in bulk. Druggists, roc.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1901-09-21
for Over fifty Years.

MRS. WINsLow's g SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for over fifty years by millions Of mothers for
their children while teething, with perfect sue
allays all paiu cures wind collie, and Is the best
remedy for Diarrhea. II will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by Druggists
a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. WinslOw g
Soothing SYRUP" and to ke no other kind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-06
HON. A. C. HARRIS RETURNS.
He Will Spend the Summer on His
Hamilton County Farm

Addison c. Harris, eX-United States min.
lister to Austria Hungary. arrived in In
dianapolis yesterday shortly aftern noon,
accompanied by Mrs. Harris. After Mr.
Harris and Mrs. Harris had lunched at the
Denison the two started for their farm IN
Hamilton county, where they will pass the
greater part of the summer. Mr.. Harris
expects to take a fishing trip to Wisconsin
later on. In the fall he will resume the
practice of law in his office, which has
not been closed since Mr.. Harris went
abroad about two years and half ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris spent the winter
very pleasantly in Vienna. Before return
ing TO America they passed ten days in
Paris where they were entertained at din
ners by Consul General Gowdy and Gen.
Horace Porter, ambassador TO France
During their sojOurn of a week in London
ambassador Choate entertained them at a
select breakfast. The HarTises saw the
great military spectacle, the trooping of
the colors," at Whitehall in London. On
the ocean voyage Mr. Harris says huge
wave "doused" a number of passengers on
the promenade deck of the steamer. On
Memorial day ceremonies were held in the
cabin Of the steamship. the Grafton being
delivered by Mr.. Harris and religious ex-
Ithaca. y. Y, clergyman. Hail Column
bia" and THE Star-spangled Banner" were
sung with a will passengers and officers
being led by a prominent New York mu-
stefan Mr.. Harris declined to discuss the
decisions of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the ''insular' cases, saying
that he has not yet read the opinions