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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
The HYdrn.Headed Sin.

Some sins, comparatively, may die. be-
fore us; but pride hath life. in it, sensibly,
as long as we. It is as the heart of all,
the first living, and the last dying; and it
hath this advantage, that, whereas other
sins are fomented by one another, this
feeds ever Oh virtues and graees; as a
moth that breeds in them and consumes
them, ever the finest of them, if it be not
carefully looked to. This hydra, as one
head is cut off, another rises up; it will
prey upon them. And therefore is there
so much need that we continually watcn,
and. fight. and pray against it, aud be rest
less in the pursuit Of real and deep hui
initiation 50
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
UhaGA
WMadW
RrenkhkN
1lGnblo
what VIM It l1attsrf

Ee-lt=Eae Whot VIII
What win it matter, dearest,
When the day of life Is done,
And the sheaves we've toiled to- gathea
Shall be counted. one by one.
Whether we worked in sunshine.
Or whether the storm cloud rose.
II only we have the sbuIdlesE
For the Master hathsneed Of those?
What VIII 1t matter. dearest,
When the pearly gates are passed,
And our feet. all torn and bleeding,
Find shelter and rest at last,
Whether the path was thorny,
Or whether the way was plain,
Ii .India's poor lost children
Shall join in our glad refrain?
What will it matter, dearest.
At rest at the Matters feet,
Chanting our hallelujahs
In rapture and Joy complete;
II China can JOIN the chorus,
And Africa-latest born
Shall rise up to call us blessed
On the Resurrection morn?
What will it matter, dearest?
Thrice welcome the toll and care,
Thrice welcome the pain and sheaftacbet
There viii be no tears up sthere!f
Thrice welcome the th1rny pathways
For our Christ hath led the way:
And, finally, with "allf nations
Well praise Him through endless day
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
omnissienee Quite "1neonvenient.v

A missionary in Japan tells of a little
heather girl who went to Sunday-school
twice, and, going home, said to her heath.
en- grandmother: "The God in Sunday.
school is very different from my god.
l have to so to the temple to pray to my
god. but this God they have in Sunday
school You can pray to when you are
warm in bed, or most any time and He
can hear you just as well. But there ia
one thing / don't like. He can see you all
the time everywhere, and sometimes
should think that would be quite incon.
y%enient.' Missionary Review of tho
World
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Will Not Carry Intoxicants.

The Houston and Texas Central. the
Houston-East and West Texas and the
Houston and Shreveport railroads have de-
:ided not to receive for transportation
from either connecting lines at junction
points or from shippers at any point, ship
ments of whisky or other Intoxicating
LIQUORS when consigned to the point on
their lines. Forty cities and towns on the
Central and fifteen on the East and West
Texas lines have local option. This means
that all but three or four great cities have
voted the saloons out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Christ Taught Courage IS Live.

Courage to hive, to take up our burden
again and 60 forward, staggering, etum1E
ling it may be, but forward to 20 back
into the fight, though it seemed q losinel
light; the courage TO assume q great res
sponsibiity and dare % face q possible
crushing disaster; the courage to- live
that is what Christ has given to men. In.
an incompatible way Jesus has renewed
among men the desire for life. The Budd
hist says this instinct is sin, and pleads
forAhe holy lie. which is extinction. with
the result that his civilization is without
accomplishments; science, he knows NOT
disoTdered dreaming; social progress he
has none, neither universal education.
Pessimism is the tonescolor of his thought
and paralyzes his VIII. But to Jesus the
instinct to five is holy. He claims il for
God; and seeksssto change the desire into
love-lore that is pure and glorious joyg
Therefore, for the race that wantsto b 1--we,
/ Christ must be the supreme guide and
teacher. When He came into life men
shook of the look Of despair and smiled
with Joy, ceased to sigh for relief in death
and thoughtsof work to do.
The assurance that because Jesus lives
we shall also live, gives Increased cour-
age to live. Men hare protested egsipst
belief in the life beyond, because It Has
taken the thoughts OF men away from the
duties OF the present and led them to tem-
porize with the EVIL feeling that they
would soon be rid Of the whole woridsand
attain q quiet place In the heavenly man
test. Such assurance Of 1.-THE life beyond
is part of coward or a tired man. 1t is
sefishness carried up into the mostSboly
of h0liee of life Such am assurance 1Tvp9
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF lNTEMpERANcE.

Poem: RhymIng-The Problems OF the
Largo Towns-You Cannot Have 3D.
looms Without Criminals-spoils Char
acter For Thousands Not Vicious.
Many good people now when invited to.
shink it's lar better form not to drink
any
And when they unite in the company's
Best enjoy their good dinner without
any -.
And il to their homes they invite you to
You'll see no such thing as decanters OF
You can have a good time and be gay and
Without hurting your stomach with the
rank poison -.
And should they imagine you look thin and
They'd ne'er recommend daily glasses Of
For they know that if you once begin
You'll want something stronger like -
They teach: the dear children; ever so small
To refuse every drink which contains
And this is their toast, for son and for
daughter, s.
"Il drink to your health in a glass of
cold ~ ps
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
a Sword6ah Laaaoed.

Captain Benjamin Goodwin, of the fish.
ing schooner Thomas Knight, say that
while crossing Boston Bay the crew sighted
a swordfsh apparently asleep. on the SUI:
face Of the water. The crew tried to haul
it on board, but the fish struggled SO hard
that the tie slipped a. little and it got back
to the water. It made a gallant. fight, but
two dories were lowered, and after nearly,
two hours of lighting the fish was hoisted
on board. The swordfsh weighed 495
pounds. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Beer in Switzerland.

Beer drinking is increasing very rapidly
.trous effects, The official statistician has
lately issued some rather alarming state.
ments about the beer consumption: The
quantity used annually is 5000 Q .ooo. Eng.
lish quarts by a population of a little more
than 5000, 900. More than f3,000,0o0 ster.
ling a year is spent in this way, which is
considerably more than double the cost Of
all the primary schools in the country. Be
sides the waste Of money, there is wide.
spread physical and moral deterioration
which cannot be tabulated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
A Famous Opinion.

The liquor traffic is a cancer in society,
eating ont it's vita,s and threatening de-
struction, and all attempts to regulate it
will aggravate the evil. There must be 40
attempts to regulate the cancer, it must be
eradieateda: not a root must be left behind,
Tor until this is done, all classes must CON.
tinue in danger of becoming victims Of
strong drink Abraham Lincoln, Spring
field, 1858. - ."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
A Sweeping Measure.

Members fay orable to temperance. in
the French Chamber of Representatives
propose q sweeping measure of temperance
reform. 80 It tod is estimated that there are
and the new movement proposes a reduc-
ton Of the number to about $780, 600.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Use To-day Right.

The only preparation for the morrow is
the right use Of to-day. The stone in the
hands of the builder must be put in its
iect not the call that comes to thee this
day, for such neglect is nothing else than
boasting thyself Of to-norrow.-G. Bowen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

A new way OF. prospecting has been
tried .experimentally,, and is reaching
the point where it is practically useful.
The method is based en- the differences
in the electrical conductivity of the
earth due to the presence Of ore depos-
it's. Most ores are much better con-
ductors of electricity than the soil and
rocks, although some Others are almost
insulators. In making use of these
facts to locate beds of ore two cleo
trodes are grounded.about n hundred
yards apart, In the circuit is an IN
duction coil with a glass condenser
and two spark gaps. The current as
it passes through the ground is tested
by two telephone receivers connected
10 portable electrodes which are usu-
ally grounded about.seventy feet apart.
The make and break of the current in
passing through the ground is heard in
the telephones as ticks. AS the cleo
trodes attached to the telephones arc
moved about, the variations. in the III
tensfty of the tapping in the telephones
give an indication Of thespresence and
position of the ore, deposits. Although
the method is not out Of the expert
mental stage, yet it seems to promise
much for itself in the future.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Horse Races q Locomotive.

A frightened horse broke loose from a
consignment at one of the freight oepots
at Wilmington, Del, scattered the sroyd
on Main street, and then gave a hotface
to an accommodation train, keeping the
line of railway track. The animal S6llided
with a post and was captured at <he foot
of Poplar street. IL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
A Good Rule.

According to an ordinance which has
just been adopted by the City Council Of
Winchester. KY, it is now unlawful for a
minor to purchase Intoxicating liquors in
Winchester. the penalty for violation be-
ing not less than $40 nor more Ian $50.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
CHAPTER III.

Steinbausen observed. with some
Irritation. that on her fathers appear
+ ance Lies had risen quietly. noiselessly
replaced the knife and fork, plate and
glass she had used with others and
siIeAt)y left the room.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

The Adirondack Mountains embrace
IN area of over 100000 acres. and in'
this great area fully 300 mountain
peaks rise to attitudes ranging from
1900 tn 5000 feet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

u, Hundreds of wives. are murdered by
drunken husbands. 4 man came to him
self in q prison cell. Why am I here?'
he cried. tFor murder" For Gods sake,
don't tell my wife!!" why, man, it was
-v-,se pnn nnrdaraai*
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Drink and War.

Recent dispatches from the seat Of war
inform usSthat open indulgences.i in drink
by the%Russians had assumed rsuch appal.
ling dimensions that General Kuropatkin
had issued stringent orders prohibiting the
sale Of liquors. This is very significant,
and who will say that the abstemious char
acter of the Japs has not had much to do
with their bravery and endurance during
the present campaign?
The Russian general evidently has come.
to. realize what the history of all recent
wars teach-that drink is not only unneces.
sary but injurious to soldiers in the per.
Torrance of their arduous work. Sir Eve.
lyn Wood, in 1892, testified: Throughout
the Crimea these were the best and health
lest sailors and soldiers who did not touch
Intoxicating drink" a few years later,
Lord Wolseley wrote: There are yet some
great enemies to be encountered by the
United Kingdom. But the most pressing
enemy is drink. 1t kills more than all our
newest weapons of warfare, and not only
destroys the body but the mind and sou!
Also" The .Ashantee War, the famous
Red River expedition, and not SO long ago
the series of brilliant and decisive achieve
ments in the Soudan campaign OF 1893 by
Lord Kitchener and his troops were ac'
complished Oh nothing stronger than water
And have we not the authority of the field
marshal that those wonderful British
marches in the South African campaign
were accomplished through the remarkable
steadiness of the troops?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

Thirty-seven per ccnt.>of the Amer
lean people now live i'll cities Of more
.han 1000 inhabitantns.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Cotton Goods in japan,

Last year the production Of cotton piece
goods in Japan exceeded in value the
amount of ss0,O00,0O0. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

In the survey OF. the Scottish lakes,
which is now nearly. completed, a
depth Of 1017 feet has been reached in
Loeb Moran. This proves to be the.
deepest lake in the United Kingdom,
and. as the surface is but thirty feet
above sea level, nearly the entire bed
of the lake is below the surface line
of the ocean. Only seven deeper lakes
are known in Europe, four being in
Norway and three in Italy. At a depth
% one thousand feet the temperature
of Loeb Moran is fairly constant
throughout the year at about: forty-two
degrees. .....,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Government T%S.sphones. |

The German Government operatks 1920
telcnhnne statinns
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

The much ridiculed name OF liquid
crystals" is still retained by Dr.. Otto
Lehman, who has published an, en-
larged list of the orgar:c compounds
having the peculiar properties. These
substances, as was. first made clear If
teen years ago, have TWO melting
points and at intermediate tempera-
lures move freely like liquids, but po-
larize light like crystals Ind show the
dichroism of crystals. Whether they
are really like solid crystals is still dis
puted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11
Peril OF the Cities.

All thoughtful pubIcists are coming to
see that the problem of our civilization, Is
our cities. They are appalled, at the preva-
lence of crime and vice in those central ag-
gregations of humanity which are yet to
rule the nation. They are shocked at the
preeocity Of wickedness. the number of
juvenile criminals and de%speradoes. They
hunt in libraries and book stores for dime
novels as the cause. The cause is the sa-
loon. You may, indeed, have criminals
without saloons, but you cannot have ga.
looms without criminals. When you sow
saloons thick among a population you
must reap a harvest of crime.
= The. saloon produces crime and vice by
the alcohol it. administers, which, as ply.
siologists now know, .deadens the higher,
finer faculties, last evolved in the march OF
evolution, and hence most easily de.
throned, while it stimulates the lower I'M
stincts, the long inheritance of barbarism
ever struggling to control, and needing only
to be unleashed-to have the restraints OF
judgment and conscience remoyed-m or
der to become resistless.
The saloon produces vice and crime by
the companionship it gathers, and satur:
ates with its own deadly atmosphere.
There, sooner or later, the vicious and the
criminal resort, the innocent are made
WIchGu duQ lue ,WlChSu dfS IuduC MOi6S.
TO suppress the saloon is the supreme
concern of our imperiled cities, and of the:
rural homes whose boys are to be the city
men Of the next half century.
The saloon spoils character for thous-
ands who do not become vicious or crim-
.'inal, but do become purposeless. sodden,
stupid, selfish, hard hearted, as the better.
instincts are deadened and ife's higher
aims forgotten.
The saloon spoils character for thous-
ands of children, deprived by alcoholic. pov.
erty of fitting education, despoiled. Of the
joy of childhood and the love Of home.
Put into those homes and lives the. com.
fort and opportunity that might be theirs,
if only the wages of the fathers toll might
come to them ~unplundered by the saloon,
and there would blossom forth, that nobler
citizenship which. should be the birthright
of every American.
Good men may differ as to how this
works. to be done. but those who take
the straight way to abolish the saloon are
certainly devoting themselves with utmost
directness to the supreme issue now before
the American people.-New York Voice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

The pulse register of Dr.. Gartner, OF
Vienna, has proven very. successful III
lessening the surgeons work in watch
ing the circulation Of patients under
anaesthetics. It consists of a watch
like box, which is attached to the pa:
tents forearm, and with hands that
are moved over the dial by a
tive spring: very accurately showing
the pulse and blood-pressure Vibra-
tons. 1t even. reveals pulse action so
feeble that the finger cannot feel it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

For they know that if you once begin
You'll want something stronger like =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

A curious effect of the war in the far
East is the migration of sharks to Eu-
ropean waters. The submarine e1plo-
sions are supposed to have frightened
the creatures, which have passed
through the SueZ Canal, and have
been making havoc among the fishes
of the Adriatic. Invasion Of the Black
Sea even has been <eared.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-01-11

And should they imagine you look thin and
pale, ;.
They'd ne'er recommend daily glasses Of
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-01-11
To Land BUYERS.
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-01-11
BITS FROM THE WRITER'S

\ brave man doesn't think: he acts
II. Rider HagCard.
Hurry. excitement. bustle-thesc are
not good Tor people. Let us go slow
and 1--we long.-Frank T. Bullen.
There Is only one way I'm which 4
man or woman can develop real
strength. and that IS 70 fight unceas-
ingiy and 10 stand absolutely alone -
Gertrude Athcrtou.
To borrow ones mental fare from
free Libraries is Ike picking up cata-
bles dropped by some one els, on tbc
road and making ones dinner or an
others eavings.-Marie Coveiu
To go a-fshing IN the pond OF Ill,
past is a pastimc not devoid of charm
What old. forgotten, faroG things car
be dragged up by the assiduous an
gler,-Ella Hepworth Dixon
BY leading people 70 suppose tina
you are as wise as themselves YOU los,
opportunities OF obtaining useful I'm
formation. They won't tell You thing
they think you know already Saral
Grand
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-01-11
THE LAND OF NICOTINE.
Smoking seems TO he an Essential
Part OF japanese Life.

/ think every man. woman and child
in Japan smokes. This may he an ex-
aggeration. especially as regards the
children, but il is no eXaggeration 10
say that smoking is as much Il part of
the everyday life Of the people as is
eating or drinking, and it is INDUCED
in by women with the same innocent,
nonchalant enjoyment as is exhibited
by the men. 1t was a bit OF shock
to me when 1 first came TO Japan TO
come face to face with this fact be
fore l had an opportunity to form any
sort of impressions OF the little women
in whom 1 was prepared to be so In
terested. / landed at NagasaN and
almost Immediately took train for
Moi, whence l was TO so for trip
through the interior. 1t was early
morning, and, being In the midst of the
rainy season. everything was soggy
damp.
The first class carriage into which
was shown was anything but first
class: IL was unclean and badly ven
tilated, and its only other occupants
were two Japanese ladies and man.
The women had evidently just finished
breakfasting i'm the car and were now
sitting on their feet upon the seat alb
solutely enwrapped in clouds of the
most evil smelling smoke, which they
pulled from long cigarettes. They were
beautifully dressed in silk kimonos and
were undoubtedly gentlewomen. l
knew that even then, when l had seen
SO few. and must confess was rather
annoyed. because their daintiness
seemed To be entirely destroyed But
after residence of months l think l
would rather see them smoke than not.
They do 1t so daintiiy. so innocently
with such frank enjoyment. and So
constantly. that it seems n very part
Of their quaint Jappiness.-Eleanor
Franklin In Leslie's Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-01-11
TRUSTING TO FATE.
An Incident That Gives an InsiEht
Into Russian Character

"A few years ago I was taking a
country walk I'm Kovno. The road lay
through a dense forest, and the day
was progressively hot I arrived at last
at crossroad and sat down under the
shade OF the trees to rest A signpost
pointed its two arms down the con-
verging roads. On one OF them was In
scribed IA versts TO Janova." on the
other III versts TO Shadowa." Present
~ the creaking OF wheels and the slow
"elop. clop" OF a horses hoofs on the
road behind reused me- A cart piled
high with tinware was coming down
the road. with the driver perched on
the top OF the load.
Good day, brother" called out as
the cart with its sorry horse. came
abreast OF me. The man returned my
salute. and the horse. glad OF any ex-
cuse TO rest his weary legs. came to a
standstill I'm the middle OF the road.
Which way are you goingT' 1 asked.
TO Janova. There Is q market there
tomorrow"
But there is also a market IN Sha-
dowa." ! answered. and II is a more
important place than Janova."
so it is. 50 II IS" the driver replied
with perfect Indifference.
What have you for saaT
Plenty OF good tinware. as you can
see. brother. l have worked for six
weeks to make this CARLOAD"
We'll, good luck 10 you and your
unware." I said. pulling and eating the
berries within reach. "Win you take Il
10 JanOva or ShadowaT"
The man picked up the bit Of cord
which served as reins and prepared "a
go ON.
Il shall leave that 10 my horse" he
answered callously.
The numbering wagon moved or and
finally passed out OF sight down the
Janova ROAD, which the horse had elect
ed 10 take.-St. James Gazette.