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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
Have Faith In O

Dean Farrar tells how an English clergy
man visited two fine ships about to sail on
their voyage Of Arctic discovery into the
land OF snow and darkness. he found tho
brave captains full of confidence, and,
raising his eyes in the cabin he saw there,
As almost its only ornament, In illumin.
ated text, which read, Have faith in
God" "Ah, there" he said. pointing 70
the text. there is the true pole"
The Christian Commonwealth, Of Lon
don. referring to this incident. utters some
highly suggestive notes on the power Of
faith Is q guide to the Christian LIE. 10
I'VE like to think Of those gallant megl
carrying with them into the cold and mid
night that faith, that hope. 1t 10 o faith
which win tighten their darkness more
than the stars that glitter over the foes OF
ice. 1t 10 q hope which will make the heav.
ems glow with a more vivid splendor than
the aurora which fushes the fields Of snow.
Take with you that faith, that hope.
You, too, may sail, hereafter. in your ht-
tie boat Of life, into the cold. into the hum
ger, into the darkness, into the explora-
ton Of unknown hopes. Be sober. be yigi.
liant. Have faith in God and in His Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ, and He win give
you the victory. ,
I'VE cannot see what is beyond time and
earth. but faith gives 6 confidence in the
unseen"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
.spn.hine" In the Voice.

ut wasn't 80 much what she said as the
way she said it." One often hears some
such remark, made in tones expressing
cor Measure. content, resentment. accord.
ing as "the way she said it" had stirred
one or other of these emotions. Words are
mighty and once set forth cannot be &c;
called; but tones need Just as sareIa'
uous tone will rankle long after the words
that went with it have been forgotten.
Sometimes, on the other hand, a calm,
cheerful tone, even though it only observes
some commonplace about the weather,
helps me out OF a momentary depression.
In ones own home especially should there
always be Sunshine" in the voice. There
are many attractions of which most OF us
must be content to fall short. But :.
pleasant tone and n gentle manner ot
speaking is to be acquired by every y
who will firmly resolve that no harsh,
ouerulous words shall ever pass her lips.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
Serenity Of Character.

Who does not love a tranquil heart, q
sweet.tempered, balanced life: It does pot
matter whether it rains or shines. or what
misfortunes come to those possessing these
blessings, for they are always sweet, serene
and calm. That exquisite p!oise OF ehaTae.
SON Of culture; il is the Towering OF life.
the fruitage Of the soul. 1t is precious as
wisdom, m,r. to be ed; desired 3D. than .nn.s sDIdEi
ble mere money.wealth looks in compari-
son with a serene Iife-a life which dweTls
in the ocean of truth, beneath the waves,
bevond the reach OF tempests, IN the eter'
sou their lives, who ruin all that is sweet
and beautiful by explosive tempers. who
destroy their poise of character BY bad
blood! In fact, it is a question whether
the great majority Of people do not ruin
their lives and mar their happiness by
lack Of s~elf-control. How few people we
meet in life who are well balanced; who
hive that exquisite poise which is charac-
t~eris.ic of the finished character!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
Booklet and Newspaper.

For q business enterprise which re-
euires to be introduced to the public
by long explanations and descriptions
an elaborate and costly booklet may be
valuable as O form Of advertising. 1t
Is impossible. however, to reach every
body with such a publication without
q liberal use Of newspaper space to
call attention to 1t. and even then there
Will be q very large proportion Of the
people who will never send for the
booklet, and among them may be
many Of the particular persons 1t ID
most desirable to reach. The news
paper. on the contrary. gets into tho
hands Of virtually everybody. and the
expenditure Of a sum equal to the
cost Of the booklets for newspaper
space will accomplish more than the
booklets car.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
"Let ID Tell Jesus"

The incident il related Of o young man
who was inclined toward infidelity, and,
like others OF his age who have imbibed
such notions he was more or less proud %
his advanced ideas. He took occasion one
day to 70 to the study Of o minister OF his
acquaintance and state to him hin doubte'
and disbelief in Christianity, thinking, OK
course, that the minister would uIrdertaks
an elaborate argument to prove tie truth
Of the Scriptures and the reality OF the re-
igion founded on them. This wo1ld give
10 argue and combat.
But the pastor, with q wisdom not born
Of Garth, after listening until he had con-
cluded his harangue, said quietly: LET 10
tell Jesus about it," and dropped on his
knees. The young would.be infdel was
surprised into following his example. A
the two knelt side by aide the mar Of God
poured out his petition from o full heart
Tor the young man beside him, but without
any allusion to his condition of skeptical
unbelief. He simply pleaded for him AZ Q
sinner needing salvation. The prayer was
answered: Before he rose from his tnees
he was convinced and converted, and ready
to ask, with Paul, Lord, what wilt Thoa
have me to do" The answer came, and
that young man now breaches the gospel
he once sought to destroy with his in6dsl
arguments.
The Mid Continent emphasizing the sug.
gestiveness Of this little incident, says:
There Is the lesson. VIII soul-winucrs
learn it? Go tell JesrA-alone, II need be-
with those you would win IL you can-but
tell Jesus, and ask of Him the needed
grace. It is not argument with man that
Is needed 50 much as telling Jesus. Take,
Him at His word, Ask what We viii. and
it shall be done unto YOU Go and tel
Jesus
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18

According to the London Spectator.
one Of the current medical fads among
the English laboring classes Is the fol-
lowing: Snails crawling up n church
wall are caught-those crawling down
possess no virtue-placed In a pan with
q little water aud boiled. being stirred
meanwhile with 4 quill plucked from a
black crow. When the mixture has
boiled down to the consistency Of a
salve 1t Is ready FOR use. When rubbed
on the soles Of the feet 1t Is a sure pre-
ventive Of disease. being especially efh-
Gent in the case Of what IS locally
known as "hinfooenzy." 1t is also val
liable in strengthening weak spines.
Srails, whether raw vi cooked Is not
evident. are also considered q valuable
remedy for consumption.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
This Sidcboard q Myth.

Colonel Theodore 4. Bingham. supcr;H'
tendcnt OF Public Buildings and Grounds.
n. Washington, states. after an exhaustive
investigation, that the story that a
sidcboard presented to Mrs. Lucy Webb
Hayes by women of the Christian Temper.
ancr Union. has passed into the hands ot
n Washington saloon keeper ia un,rae. So
far as can be learned no such stdcboa:d
was ever presented to Mrs. Hayes by he
Wonen's Christian Temperance tni"r.
and Of the two from the White Horse
which were recently sold at auc,.o1 the
only one bought hv 4 saloon kecrc- vas
obtained for the White House wni," AZ
thur was President. Another sidcboaId,
Dough, earlier, cannot be located.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
The Inhsritors OF the Kinedom.

blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs
10 the kingdom Of heaven" Matt. b: y
Christ sets forth what We are apt TO con.
slider a. the minor Virtues a. the condis
tions Of the major beatitudes. Our esd
mates Of such things are often mistakent
Humility. purity, p~eaccablencss scem al %
lesser significance than many things We
might mention. Yet these little things to,
gether make the large life and character
The greatest joys Of life are made up q
pleasures 20 small that, in the Analysis 81
a happy day, we cannot always deine II
particular parts. And 0 truly great char.
acter Is such not because OF some immenee
Illuminating virtue, but because OF it, a.
most innumerable minute projections.
The meek inherit the earth, but tn, poor
in spirit inherit heaven. The greater blese.
Of men. What Is It to be poor IN spiritk
The poor in spirit are not spiritually poor.
A man 10 not p~oor-spirited because he IL
poor in spirit. Bat it Is that c-onsciousneA
Of our cwn imperfections, Of our own moral
poverty and restitution, that we have no
means to buy our way into heaven, nor any
attractiveness Of our own that would win
us q way there, that we are such % must,
in moral and spiritual things, before God,
stand like supphants at the gate, unable
either to take the kingdom by uolence o.
by purchase, but dependent on the won
drous love and grace that win surely freely
without early discovering how poor he h
in spiritual, moral, soul wealth. 1t - o
blessing to come to this sen-knowledgs.
Just rs the gateway Of confession OF imor.
ance hes at the beginning OF the path Of
knowledge 90 does conscious poverty O
spirit lie 90 o Of the first steps that al
the sons Of God and inheritors OF the king,
II The e'I poor in spirit are HURDLE in life.
They have seen themselves a. God sees
them, and this humility h the first step
toward their being seen In all the glory Of
the likeness Of His SON.. Humility would
It i. said Of Christ TIA. he was meek and
lowly, and Of the Holy Spirit that "He
shall mot speak of Himself" The best
preparation for heaven viii be found IN
the practice Of humility, and the best prre'
tice OF this virtue in the following OF the
Man who pleased not Himself, who made
Himself OF no reputation and took upon
Him the form Of q servant.
But there is . false humility Of which NO
need to beware. God docs not think any
the more Of you because you tell Him that
you are o poor miserable sinner; do
knows it without your volunteering the in-
formation. he knows whether you mean
it when you say you are Q poor worm o.
the dust. Perhaps it does not please him.
Christ came to saye men and women, NOS
to save worms. If God has made you IN
His " likeness it Is not well to compare
il to q worm. Humility docs not need TO
wear q badge or to call itself names. Tho
poor in spirit may be the most diRni6cd,
elevated in life; witness the character Of
the Master.-Ram's Horn.
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v.
Continued.

The strongest In the world, Luke"
laughed Nancy.
Kate Elgin stared with surprise.
This was the first time she bad ever
heard Mrs. Harker, the housekeeper.
speak In such familiar terms to her
uncle, and she felt her heart sink
a. she noticed II.
81 am now about to visit your IA
Their" said Hammond. as he advanced
towards the door. Mrs. Harker." he
continued. II need not advise You to
converse ~ little a. possible with our
fair prisoner. She she o sharp tongue.
and q shrewd brain to back It. She
knows how to put black and white
together, and make gray"
"Never fear, Luke" said Nancy. Il
know what I am about a. well rs you
do. Send Daniel hare as soon as you
can spare him"
For your treatment Of my poor ia
Their" said Kate. darling q glance OF
adherence ut Hammond, as he opened
the door. "God may pardon you. but l
cannot"
"How laughed Hammond. with his
dry. cruel mockery. You look like a
queen. and use q queens language. l
think Elizabeth Of England made that
remark. and then died Of grief. Per
haps you may survive It."
He nodded his long. snakish looking
head quickly. laughed again. and de-
parted for the crimson chamber. leav.
Sng Nancy Harker cycling Kate Elgin.
a a she-dragon might eye an enchant.
Cd lady.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
c.ah.rInn Hlas1lncp.

Tpis life is big with blessings, i we Know
the secret of gathering them. 1t is an art
to push back the hard clods and find the
maturcd gift OF nature; or crush the burr
in which is concealed the luscious kernel;
The Gifts which satisfy and enrich the soul
hang upon the boushs of each common
day' and Gods tender thoughts concern:
ing our higher good may he plainly read.
with earnestncss Of heart VIC but gather
His goodness out OF the nearby treasure
places of each passing day.-Rev. l. NJ.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
Mammoth Hnd Two Erains.

The dinosaur whose mammoth skeleton
is being articulated, had two sets OF BRAIN.
one in the head and the other some
sixty feet down the spinal column. The
dinosaur. which IS said TO have lived 10
OOO. 900 years ago, was uncarthcd by FRO
iessor Pennington and other scientists u,
the coma beds of Wyoming last year. and
ia now heinz mounted IN Chicago At the
Field Columbian Museum. 1T j. not un'
reasonable that such 4 mammoth being
as this dinosaur should need two brains,
lie is seventy feet long and weighed more
than twenty tons when he was alive dc.
clares the Professor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18

A life OF unselfsh devotion to God and
70 Righteousness is the unfailing secret OF
happiness. He who lives for himself alone
will dwindle into miserable and petty IN;
significance. He who lives to glorify God
and to make the world better and happier
is sure to be happy. No one can prevent
i. U.efulncss is true greatness and true
cl,dness. II we wish this to be q happy
year We must love God and work Ills holy
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
c.,xsstou's Big Sea wall.

q. E,lreston. Texas, has been laid vita
imposing ceremonies and a parade Of cru
,sns and MARINES and officers from the I'm.
ted States b.~ttleships at anchor II Inc
nasuuod most satisfactorily since it's be-
ming. last October. 1t will be three
miles long and give absolute protection 20
,he c;tv. even from a stage OF water equal
10 the tidal wave OF 1900. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
nistractiops That Tu.

II is hard 10 live calmly AID work stead
ily and conaectedly in the midst Of dis
fractions that try fiber and spirit, but men
chaa,ed with large duties and much re-
sporsibility must learn to do it. Bethle.
hem was peace, but the Babe become the
Teacher was "a man of sorrows."-Ep-
worth Era.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
Let "a Be Thankful.

Let us be thankful that our sorrow lives
in US as an indestructib.e force, only
changing its form and passing from pain
into sympathy-.he one word which. In.
cludcs ali our best insight and our best
loye.-Gcorge Elliot.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
Coiored Rain In England.

During the storms that have prevailed in
several parts OF England the rain vas G,s'
colored; apparently by volcanic dust. ne
icmbling the dust thrown out by volcanoes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
IhInL Ke6ora We Speak.

Let us think before we speak, since the
words we must speak must enter into the
life OF the world and m.ke it worse or
better. and If we err on either side. err
in gcntlencss and tenderness and love-
The Rev. DR.. Savage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18

Miss Slngleton-"How lovely 1t must
be when husband and wife are Of one
mind" Mrs. Wederly-.Well, my dear.
1t all depends OIL which II the mind
belongs to."-ChicaSo News
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18

Misery vii! not ias%t-happiness will. II
only in remembrance. No pure JOY, how
ever f~lecting, contains any real bitterness,
even when It il gone by.-D. NJ. Craik.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
nov YORK y,ry.s reputation.

The Health Departments estimate o1
the present population OF New YORK City
is 3'732, so3, an increase OF 1850! sines
1900. --~---
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF:

Poem; Gods Love-The Meek tnherh the
Earth, But the Poor In Spirit Inherte
Hsaven-H1miiity Would Seem % u
. Divine Attribute.
Oh, walk with God, and thou shalt ind
How He can cheer thy way,
And lead thee with q quiet mind,
Into His perfect day. :
His love shall cheer thee ike the dew
That battles the dropping flower;
That love is every morning ner,
Nor fails at evening hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-03-18

is warm, alert, alive. Poverty needs us
every faculty, its every power. II must
fight battles and anticipate the onslaught
Of unseen fees. 1t must read the signs OF
the morrow in the evening sky and adapt
itself to sun and shower and storm. 1.-The
man with the hoe" is not the poor man,
for poverty neither deadens nor brutalizcs.
Were ] to choose my illustration OF hon st
poverty | should find it in the humble toll.
ers of THE Angelus." Clad in the rough
garb of workers in the fields. holding in
their hands the cumbrous inst 'meats OF
their daily toll. they are. nevertheless,
kcenly alive to the beauty, the poetry, the
the gently stirring summer brcezes. Truly
typical are they, as with bowed heads they
stand, OF the succeeding generations OF
Gods poor, as, amid aoil and tribulat:On,
they seek to find the good. to know God.
The sensitiveness OF honest poverty. i
see it in the little children OF the rabo!c as
they followed Jesus through the streets OF
Jerusalem. and | see it in the children who
to-day clutch the flowers carried into the
homes OF the poor by sweet charity. l see
it in the zeal, the devotion OF the slaves
who first heard the Gospel message. and
see it in the enthusiasm OF the mul:!tudss
who caught the inspiration Of the Rchais.
sauce. see it in the faces OF the Common
people" who heard Him gladly" and i
see il in the faces Of the lowly as they lis
ten t. Il Chrysostmm ora Moody.
Disguisr. il a. We may. deny it il we will.
the soul OF poverty has been the one at.
,uned to catch the messages sent from
heaven out Of the heart OF God. Wealth
can do no more than furnish the material
for nm Angelo; it can only create the "p-
~pcrtunity for IL Savonarola; it can but pro
vide Jesus with the stage for His sublime
activity.
Again, is it not apparent that poverty
tends to the development of the power oi
receptivityg Rightly understood poverty
is n wonderful aid to clear vision. enihiins
man to distinguish between the essential
and the unnecessary. 1t enables its posses
sor mot its victim) to develop self rather
chan 10 collect things" 1t enables him
20 see til. difference between having cad
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-08-15


AT an outing Of mothers and
their babies planned by New York
political clab to take place at Geen-
wood Lake, l.. j., on Aug. 10,
several prizes viii eawar - The
Theodore Roosevelt prize" will b
three tone OF coal, for the family
which is represented by the great
est number Of children. The
"Governor Giell prize" will be q
cord Of wood to the family having
with them the greatest number Of
triplets. The Mayor Low prize
will be three barrels Of flour to the
family having the greatest number
Of twins. The "Janes T.. March
prize" will be a railroad pass to
Niagara Falls and return to the
young man aud woman from among
the guests who are the first to mar
~ after the excursion.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-08-15
I ax.tixe bro.nc Ouinine
Cures . Cola none Dsy. cr6 - Deys
= m II oasv~y

Some newspapers can recant their
political, financial and SDther con-
victions with the ease aud frequency
with which the chameleon changes
Its colors, or in plan English, their
opinions Of to day are as easily re-
versed tomorrow as those Of orr
Supreme Court. This assertion,
broad though it may be, 10 based
upon knowledge Of the fact CLEANED
from their editorial columns, that
. majority of the newspapers sup
porting Judge Blanchard, and which
advocated the convention method Of
nominations previous to HE pub
licly announced espousal Of the pri-
mary side of the question, are now
either very reticent on the question
or have swallowed the primary
plans at the dictation OF the Caddo
Statesman.-Ld. Democrat.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-08-15
GOV. HOGG AND THE FARMERS.

It appears that Ex-Governor Hogg,
of Texas is advising the farmers OF
that State to organize for social mo-
raj charitable and political purposes. "
No objection can be offered to the far
mers organizing for social moral char
liable or business purposes but Gov.
Hogg advises them badly when he
urges them to organize for political
purposes. When they do this it is
only question of time when discord
and strife will appear in their orgaii-
zation. It has not been SO long ago
that the farmers have forgotten how
politics broke up the Changers and
next resulted in the disruption OF the
Farmers Alliance. These organiza-
lions nourishiug until politics crept
into them and they went up in the air
became everything waA suboidnated
to politics.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is
well within the mark when it says
that il could not be OF helwise, because
| nil the farmers are not the same pOliti-
cal opinion, but, on the contrary are
| inlap ,ndent in their politics aud the
idea Of bringing all of them even in
one State into harmonious political
organization is absurd. 1--WE sup
pose" says the Times Dispatch "thnt
Gov. Hogg wants the farmers to or
ganize for political purposes in order
to push legislation in their own in
terest but nothing could be more un-
wise. The farmers could never separ-
rate themselves into political class
because if they go in for class legisla-
ton they encourage men in other vo
cations to do the same thing ana II
that be done by and by we shall have
different laws for different classes to
the detriment of all. -
In this lies tho greatest danger OF the
time. Thoughtful men have lately
observed the disposition OF the people
of the United States to separate them
selves into classes each contending
against the other to secure some spe-
cial benefits of government and of this
state of things should finally come to
pass the country will no longer be n
democracy for the very essence of
democacy is the principle of equal
rights to all and special privileges
to none. This is principle which
above all Others should command the
support of the farmers Of the country
because experience has taught them
that in the giving out of special pri-
yileges they get left with monotonous
regularity. States.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-08-15

The Donaldsonville Times says
Chow IN the name Of heaven it vii
ever be possible to suppress lyncl
law il this or any other State with
leading papers like the Times Dem
oorat and Pisayuns dsnouncing thu
Board Of Pardons for doing whal
they conceived to be right; trying
to bulldoze the Governor into sup.
plying blood to satiats the thirst Of
those who howl Tor It, and virtual.
y advising the mob to resort to
murder, is : dinioult problem to
solve. Lord deliver as from such
''pnblic educators. /" II the Gov
ernor wants the blood 0f Batson
on his hands he will undo what the
Board OF Pard0us has doue.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-08-15


The gulf quarantine conference,
which includes the Boards ofHealth
OF Louisiana, Texas and Alabama,
has materially modified the quar-.
antine regulations. Cuba will nc
longer be treated ~ infected, and
vessels and passengers from that
island will hereafter be admitted
under such rules aud regulations "a
are necessary for the protection Of
the gulf ports from disease. Pas.
sengers will be admitted freely to
this country who have been IN Cubs
Ave days Or more and have been
free from any infection; and the
question whether . vessel should be
disiufected OF not 10 left to the dis.
erection Of the quarantine officials.
Item.