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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
Merely a Matter of Annette.

Intemperance is a matter of uncontrolled
appetite. This fact was emphasized in a
conversation that occurred in a barber
shop between the barber and a preacher,
both of them close friends of the writer.
The preacher look his place in the chair
for a shave. The Dotatory barber knew
that his breath was heavily laden with the
odor of whisky, and felt that it was ne 'es.
sary for him to offer an apology. This he
proceeded to do by saying he was bothered
with stomach trouble. which sometimes
assumed an acute form. At such times the
only remedy he could find was whisky. He
had just been suffering an attack, and had
been compelled TO resort to the only
means of relief. He hoped the preacher
would not be offended, for whisky was the
only thing that could give him any salts
faction. The preacher replied substan-
TALLY as follows: Certainly, Mr.. -, GER.
tainfy. I know just exactly how you feel,
and can heartily sympathizc with YOU: The
fact of the business is, / have a similar
trouble. 1t is located in my stomach, and
bothers me every day. Sometimes it gets
so painful as to be unbcarable.. When
that occurs there is only one thing that
will afford any relief at all; there is just
one thing, and that is-chicken." The
shaving was done in silence, but each man
did some deep thinking.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
The Cats Rivals.

The cat has long been a pampered pet
of society, says a French writer. Fair
Persians, uncanny Chinese. half-tin-
ished Manxes, sleek English tortoise
shells, and lucky black grimalkins have
been cultivaed as carefully Of late years
as Shorthorns and r]acehorses and Ger
tain breeds Of dogs. Pussy has had
shows and 4 society all to herself, and
one could name some famous 'cat-
teries" Delongi-, to ~well-known mem
bers Of society. A great insult is now
offered her, however, in that the
mouse has become 4 fashionable pet,
and has already attained the distinc-
ton of points" A mouse show is in
contemplation. to which every god cat
should be taken for 4 treat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
Plain Sewing.

Many & woman unable to cave home
may earn a considerable sum by teach
Ing plain sewing, says the House
keeper, as mothers, nowadays, fire.
auently find little time to instruct their
daughters in this very essential accom-
plishment. The first thing necessary
Is to make an outline of the work to
be taught, then arrange for pupils of
equal ability to begin a course Of
twelve lessons.
Commence with teaching the use Of
scissors, thimble and properly knotting
the thread. On strips Of muslin about
twelve inches long mark dots with red
Ink where stitches are to be made. Be-
gin with five stitches an inch, and in
crease the number till twenty or more
can be run in that space. Then, with
o~verhanging, rernminga and filling, make
short marks instead of the dots, to
give the proper slant. .."
Continue with binding, facing, ruff
6ng, darning, buttonhole making, hem
stitching, cat-stitching, and graduate,
If possible, in teaching how to run the
sewing machine. Keep specimens Of
each lessons work III a sewing box
made of leaves Of any strong paper.
Review each lesson, and give only one
subject to 4 lesson. Give practice work
70 be done at home. Enliven the les
son hour by 4 five-minute recitation,
and with some good physical culture
exercises to rest the muscles.
A class Of ten is a good size. Each
one must receive individual attention.
One lesson a week is often enough for
girls under ten; older one may take
two. The course should bring S. a
pupil. A good teacher of plain sewing
may feel that while she is doing some
thing to help herself she is comforting
a blessing upon the rising generation.
in that they are learning usefulness
in a form that has become rare in
these strenuous times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
No One Without Talent.

Many Christians are failing TO receiys
degrees of joy in Gods service; and are
not doing what they could easily do if
they would throw away q false modesty
or humility. ooh, I can not do anything
I have no talent" or II have only one tai.
ent." a
No one is without talent. And if you
have only one be glad and use that one.
The Lord will add to it if you use the one.
He says to you and to me. Bear much
fruit" 1t is blessed the writer knows (by
the grace. of God) from long exp erience to
use 5Toyously and earnestly the powers one
has in Jesus service. 1t is blessed to
meet those whom one has led to Christ.
No wonder Paul says, writing, to the
Galatians, 81 live, yet not l., but Christ
liveth in me-" And the more N is led
by the Spirit the more of this blessed
peace with God does he realize and the
greater his joy in knowing that his lite
Is made a blessing to others.-Alfred 7.
Scott,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
The End OF Life.

The end of life is not to do good, al.
though many of us think so. 1t is not to
win souls, although ! once thought so. The
end of life is to do the will Of God. |;
How can you build up a life on that
principle? Let me give you an outline
Of 4 little Bible reading:
The object Of life: Il come to do Thy
will, O God"
The first thing you need after life is
food: MY meat is to do the will of Him
that sent Me-"
The next thing you need after food is
society: He that doeth the will Of My
Father in Heaven, the same is My brother
and sister and mother"
You want education: Teach me to do
Thy will"
You want pleasure: IT delight to do
Thy will, o God" !,
vertical column, and then, when all is
over, "he that doeth the will OF, God
lbideth forever."-Henry Drummond.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
BOT Meat Without Fire.

The commissariat department of Rrssi,
Estates that not a pound of meat or bceat
is being sent to Manchuria, as cattle AM
grain available there are more than suffi
Gent for the demand. All the tinnet
meats are being put up in st. Petersburg
and at Riga according to a German pro
cess, by which the contents can be served
hot, without the use Of fire, the tin beint
placed in another filled with water ant
having a false bottom containing a carbid'
mixture which is forced into the water
when it is desired to do so and brings thu
contents OF the inner can to a boiling point
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
An Automatic Salt Train.

GERMANY possesses a miniature but most
useful railway to which no parallel is found
in this country, says the New York Iri-
bune. Its popularity is that its trains
have no drivers. 1t 3 used for carrying
salt from the salt mines at S~tatsfurt. The
trains consist of thirty trucks, each carry
electric, of twenty-fou horse power each.
As it approaches a station, of which there
are five along the line, the train automati.
cally rings a hell, and the station attend.
ant turns a switch to receive it. He is
able to stop it at any moment. To start 1t
again he stands on the locomotive. switches
the current and then descends again before
the engine has gained speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
Saloon Limitation in Germany.

Increase of alcoholism in Germany has
led to a movement for the better control
Of the liquor trade.
1t will require saloonkeepers:
J.. To keep for sale at all times food and
notwithstanding drinks, especially lemon
ade, milk, coffee and tea.
.. That no liquor may be sold on credit.
and that the number of women attendants
hall be strictly limited to legitimate -rrv-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
Dainty Slip Covers.

Slip covers are now Oftener made
with a French fell about a quarter of
an inch in width, rather than the bind
ings formerly so much used. Those Of
daintily Powered glazed chintz in
about three-quarter inch stripes are es-
pecially attractive and "summery"
looking.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
T;k0G1
WURdW
RrGhkfhsN
|.IGnble
The Turning Point,

Sweet Saviour, in the midst of life
I rest me halfway up the hill;
Look back upon the fields of strife,
Look forward, Lord, to what you VIII.
The past, what is and is to be,
I leave it all and come to Thee.
Thus far I've tried to walk alone
And many passed me on the way,
They followed where Thy love-light shone,
Passed on, and left me where l lay.
From out my life's Gethsemane,
Sweet Saviour, now I come to Thee.
-Cy Warman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
A Cheerful Exhibition.

The North of England Funeral Under
takers Association has 'been holding an
exhibition of coffin furniture, shrouds,
urns. baskets and drawings of funeral cars
in Manchester. The exhibition is only open
to members of the trade and their wives;
The wedding March" is regularly played
by a gramophone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
We Make Our Own Atmosphere.

Bear in mind that your happiness or
misery is very much of your W making.
You cannot create spiritual sunlight any
more than you can create the morning
star; but You can put your soul where
Christ is shining. Keep a clean conscience.
in reach. Keep a nightingale of hope in
your soul that can sing away the dark
hours when they do come. Reformed
Church Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
After Sweepinc n Carpet.

AELer SWeepInE II CdrpeI'
1t is a good plan sometimes to rub it
over with a cloth wrung out of am
monia and water. This will add to the
cleanliness of the carpet and much i'm
prove the look of one that has become
dingy. This method helps to keep the
air of a sick room fresh, and there, Of
course, it is particularly necessary to
avoid dust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
The Power of Happy Thoughts.

How careful we should be to guard our
thoughts. If they are pleasant we will
have pleasant faces and kind ways. We
will gain treasures for days of adversely,
upon which we can draw when other
sources of enjoyment fail. Old age will be
happy through them, for they will be used
as material from which to build homes OF
refuge wherein We find comfort and de,
light when the windows are darkened and
we are forced to keep company most of our
time with what is within us.-Presbyterian
Record,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09

: HOUSEHOLD -
|: 9 8 3 3 MATTERS
To Select and Prepare Fruit.
q & & MA

To Select and Prepare Fruit.
Buy fruit that is fresh, firm, of best
quality and not over-ripe. Never put
up fruit on a wet day or buy fruit
that has been gathered after rain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
Major Tornedo Boat.

M. P. Chauchard, the well-known French
motorist, announces that he has succeeded
in adapting the torpedo tube to motor
boats. A vessel is expected to render great
.ervice in scouting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
Christian Reciprocity.

Ii We forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your tres
asses. -~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09

Safety pins are peculiarly American.
The United States uses IA, DOC, 200 Of
them each year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-09
Expensive Lace.

Some lace has been manufactured valued
at $1,000 yard. ---.-..-.... 49,.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
STATE CANNOT TAX NAVY.
Right of Virginia to Charge for In
spection Service Is Decided
in Washington.

A decision has been made by the
judge advocate of the navy on the right
of state under its police powers to
tax the federal government. The law
of Virginia provides for the inspection
of powder and other high explosives
brought into the state mainly with re-
gard to the manner of the packing and
the appointment of an officer who is
authorized to enforce the law. For the
inspection of packages containing the
explosives small fee is prescribed
which goes to the inspector, Recently
the United States shipped quantity OF
powder from Ionia island, N. Y, to
Norfolk, Va, for the use of the navy.
The state inspector examined the pack
ages, and for this service rendered a
bill for $26 This raised the question
regarding the right of state to tax
the United States as a shipper of pub
Tic stores to be used in the public serv-
ice. The matter was referred 10 the
law officer of the navy department, and
q decision has been rendered against the
right of Virginia~to impose the charge
prescribed by its laws. In deciding the
question the Judge advocate says that
If Virginia may undertake to enforce
such police regulation it follows that
every other state may do the same, and
that If the states may control the trans
fer OF powder belonging to the govern
ment they may inspect and turn back
regiments Of cavalry Under police regu-
1afions. providing for the inspection OF
all horses coming across their borders.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
1T IS CHASTITY GAMBLING.
Risks Taken by English Insurance
Companies on the Lives Of
Monarchs.

Policies, I'll wager, are already be-
ing taken out in London on the life Of
little Alexis, the new heir to the Rus
sian. throne" said an insurance agent,
recently, reports an exchange. eThe
English gamble horribly in life insur-
ance, and Alexis must appeal to them
as wonderful risk. They will pay
high for him, though.
THE insurance rates on all royal
lives are tribute to the power of the
nihilists and anarchists, for they are
SO huge as to be almost prohibitive
The rate on the king of England is
enormous, and among monarchs his
is the lowest rate of any. That on the
Russian car is the highest The car
is bad risk. Many companies would
not insure him on any consideration.
But Lloyds, the great London con-
Germ, would insure anything or any
body-Prof. Langley going up in one
of his flying machines, Japanese spy
about to enter Port Arthur, Russian
battleship going into battle. And
hence Lloyds is willing to insure the
poor little Russian heir. and certain
class of men. taking advantages Of
this fact, are procuring policies upon
the baby's life.
Gambling on lives is a CHASTITY
form of sport, and believe that it is
practiced nowhere but in England. Il
ought not be practiced there. The Law
ought to prohibit it. At Lloyds, how
ever, it is always going on. Policies
at Lloyds are continually being takeU
out on persons Of eminence all ovep
the world"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
GETTING THINGS STRAIGHT
Smart Man Gets Hotel Proprietor to
Put His Bill in Proper
Terms.

"See here" said the smart man to the
hotel proprietor, 1--WE just had an argu.
ment with my friend on the matter of
terms, and l want you to decide"
cording to the New York Press.
well, told my friend was coming
down here to the Office to pay my bill.
My bill, you understand? Was that
right?"
OF course. What did he contend?"
He said l should have sad your bill.
How about it,"
"Well, yes. It certainly ID my bill.
That seems to be correct"
right"
20, we'll; it's both. It's your bill and
it's my bill"
. That sorter makes it our bill, doesn't
"Yes," assented the proprietor, anx-
ious to get rid of the man. That's what
it is-our BILL"
We'll, that decision suits me to T.
just you make out my half of it and I'll
pay you right away. There'e aothing like
getting things straight"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
MADE HIM UNDERSTAND.
Least Intelligent Member az the Au-
dience Pleasantly Acknowl-
edged the Truth.

A famous scientist whose early home
had been in . country district had long
promised to visit the scenes of his boy
hood and deliver lecture in aid of the
funds of one of the institutions of the
place. At last he fulfilled his promise,
and the lecture was given, relates London
Tit-Bits.
When, at its close, he was conversing
with some of the principal promoters Of
the affair they warmly congratulated him
on the facility with which he made his
rather technical matter interesting and
clear to his somewhat uncultured audi
ence.
"Oh," said he, by way of explanation,
II invariably fix my attention upon that
member of my audience who strikes me
as having the least intelligent face, and
continue to explain any subject upon
which touch until l see by that per-
sons expression that he understands it."
Almost directly afterwards the leading
public official of the little town came into
the room and made his way to where the
scientist was standing.
Sir" he exclaimed, you cannot pos
sibly believe how much real pleasure you
have given me tonight. 1t seemed to me
all the time as if your eye was never away
from me, that you spoke to me alone, and
that your whole wish was to make me
understand every word you said"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24

torious; white supremacy lawfully and
Justly maintained. These are, In brief.
such that all Democrats can give
such that all Democrats can give
their adherence thereto.
The Southern Democrats, and may
say the entire people OF the South
are more vitality interested in the de.
feat OF Roosevelt than any other sec
ton of the country. He out-Herods
Herod in his attempt to humiliate the
South and to resurrect issues that
were long since buried. Let the Do
mocracy Of Mississippi MANIFEST its in
terest, because We are deeply inter-
ested, by doing two thingss
First-Let the members of the va
rious county Democratic executive
committees go to work and organize
in their respective towns, villages and
country voting precincts. Parker and
Davis clubs. The object Of these clubs
to be the raising Of Campaign fund
to be used in the doubtful States and
in bringing to the pslls the full vot.
ing strength of Mississippi. The Ma.
tional committee needs the funds In
order to pay the legitimate expenses
Of this campaign. Mississippi must
not be a laggard in contributing. Let
every Democrat in the State give
something, be It much or little, to-
wards encompassing the defeat Of the
Republican party, and especially it's
present candidate for the presidency.
Let these clubs see to 1t that the
entire Democratic vote of the State is
oiled in the November election. This
should be done for many reasons,
among them because the Republican
organization is constantly using the
small vote which we poll as reason
and argument why our representation
in congress should be reduced.
Now, this work must be done, and
1t must be a work of love for the
party and for the principles which 1t
stands for. If the county committees
have not organized, let them do SO at
once, and let each county committee
go to work to carry out the above
plans. Let each chairman OF the
county committees call a meeting, or
ganize and put the members to work
along the above lines. Let the De.
mocracy of Mississippi not be found
wanting. Let it do its duty now. as
/. has in the past, and when the Sight
is over, and the victory is won, each
snd every Democrat in the great State
Of Mississippi will feel that he has
been a factor in the fight, a helper in
the victory.
The State committee cannot do all
Of this work, so let every one do his
full duty, and the victory will be ours.
C. L. LOMAX, Chairman,
J. w. GEORGE,
LESTER FAINT,
WIN. WILLIAMS,
State Democratic Executive Com.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
A Garner an Ice.

An extra piece Of ice was wanted.
says Lipplncott's. An ice wagon was
at q neighbours door, but there was no
small coin in the house wherewith to
pay for the desired article.
well, never mind" said MARINA;
"you run out, Blanche, and get Aick-
els worth. The man will trust you I'M
til tomorrow
Now, Blanche was not accustomed to
dealing on credit, and did not take
kindly to the idea, but was moving
very slowly to do her mothers bidding
when some words In large letters on
the top Of the wagon attracted her at
tention and suggested an unanswerable
objection.
"But he won't do 1t, mamma! Look
there on the wagon! It says: Not in
the trust"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
Avoiding Dilution.

A Kentucky colonel, who in every other
way showed his enjoyment Of his Bour-
bon, always shut his eyes as he lifted his
dren are usually advised to take un-
savory medicine, his frienB wondered
that the colonel should show such an
aversion to looking at the beverage that
all the rest of Kentucky likes to gaze on
only less than to taste. Some one asked
him at last why he always shut his eyes.
He replied: "Ah'm afraid if All looked
at it nah mouth would watAh and dilute
NAH liquah. Chicago Chronicle.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.

@DEAR PNK1AM:-I praise wonderful remedies
enough for have done good than all the doctors have
was very weak my housewor also had pros
would whole day and
night My nghbors thought could butt thanks
your medicine, now feel like different woman.
81 feel grateful to and will recommend Lydia E. Pink
Compound all 1t has years
had spell of posraton only weighed ninety
eight pounds time weigh hundred and
Vegetable Compound the finest remedy made
Thanking you many the benefit received from medicine
Irman truly H FARMER 2809 Elliott Ave, St LOUIS Mo-
Remember Pinkhams advice and all sick
the widest
experience, and has helped mutitudes of women.
N5 ss EET @ @ Es ssHgs s1 s and signatures
Il CuL Lynn, aHs
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
JoHNNY's SORROW.

Am l sorry for the ears boy?
Gee whiz! You bet ami
He'll never have the pleasure
OF eatin' bread and jam
And gittin' it all over
His chin, the same as me
Cause they'll be servants watchin'
Wherever he will be.
He'll never go a-fishin'
The way do, I'll bet;
They'll keep him in the pallus
Fer fear he might git wet,
Or git his fingers dirty,
Or else fall in somewhere
Or stop bomb somebody
Sent whizzin' through the air.
He can't go to his grandpa's
And slide from stacks of hay
And drive the cows to water
And whoop around all day,
And have pie fer his breakfast
And pancakes from the pan,
With doughnuts in between times,
AS If he was man.
I'm sorry for the cars boy;
They'll watch him day and night
And never let him rassel
Or climb tree or fight;
He can't go to his cousin
And help them to raise Ned
And have the fun of sleepin'
About four in a bed.
IS. E. Kiser, In Chicago Record Hel
aid.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
HAS UNIQUE ALARM CLOCK


A Tyrolese, Switzerland, clockmaker
recently invented and patented a unique
alarm clock. 1t Is simply new and
original application of the alarm to the
clocks made in the Black forest possess
ing a certain peculiarly which he desig-
mates the Alpine walker. Whenever In
the soIitudes Of the high pastures, the
cowherds Of the Tyrol and Switzerland
desire to communicate with one another
over distances too far for the voice to
carry they make use OF d sort Of wooden
drum, upon which they strike with a
wooden hammer, thus producing q sound
which is distinctly audible over q long
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-24
ssren old Maids. },

The story is told Of a teacher Of In
dams ct Hampton, Va, who was read
ing them the parable Of the Ten Yir-
gins by the aid of an interpreter; as
she read, she noticed furtive smile
in the faces Of her usually sober-vis-
aged pupils, and. stopping to inquire
the cause, discovered that. owing to
the paucity OF the Indian dialect,
which made the same word serve for
varRin and old maid. the story, as II
wan siffed down through the interpre-
ter, was to the effect that ten old
naids lighted heir lanterns ana went