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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14
Obsidinn.

Obsidian or volcanic glass, as It is
sometimes called, is a stone of glass
like appearance and Of volcanic origin.
1t is most abundant in Mexico, where
it was extensively used by the Aztecs
in making mirrors, knives, razors, ar
rowheads, spearheads, etc.
1t is also found IN limited quanti-
ties west of the Rocky Mountains,
but as yet has never been discovered
on the eastern side, although arrow
heads made from it have been found
in Ohio, which must have been trans
ported by the aborigine at least 1900
miles. Obsidian has both black and
smoky tints. 1t contains seventy-eight
per cent. of silica, and is thus very
hard and flint like. -American Nat
uralist.
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Only strairht-Laoed Men.

Employees Of the operating depart
ment Of the Alton road have bee1
given to understand that instant dis
missal will be the penalty Of their bA
ing caught or seen in any questionable
place, or detected in any ques7onabli
practice. The subject came up durin1
a conference which the management
recently had with a committee Of con
ductors who complained Of the dis
charge of some men who were caugh|
taking a drink in a dance hall. A rd
quest to reinstate the men met witt
determined refusal, and the manage
ment took occasion to insist upon thI
employees leading a rigid moral life.
The Atoms rules forbid a man ED
gagged in the operation OF trains q
visit q race track, a dance hall, or AM
resort where liquor is sold, or wherI
there is gambling or any immoral q
questionable practice permitted. Nom
Of the officials in the operating depart
ment every carry intoxicating liquor
on their private cars when on Afto}
rails, nor do they enter saloons
towns along the Alton road.
THE Alton management SAL
George Charlton, general passenge5
agent, "makes such rules, not becaus1
they are trying to control the mora
of men, but for the purpose OF safek
operation Of trains. All the thing
which are prohibited either tend to,
might tend, permanently or tempo1
arily to impair a mans mental AM
physical powers.
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Making a Christians: His Exercise.
by AMOS r. I

The editor of the Examiner has writ.
ten "A Word For Martha" Right
stoutly he defends this representative
of the active as over against the con-
templative Christian life. There Is alb.
solutely no reason for holding that
Jesus esteemed Mary above Martha.
In the famous sentence, Jesus loved
Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus"
she is placed first, ard Mary is not
even named. When Lazarus died. 1t
was Martha and not Mary that
fastened to meet Jesus. Christian
work in the world needs the devout and
Reconsideration, but not less the
robust and heroic Luther. The head
cannot say to the feet, i have no need
Of you"
1t is the fundamental weakness Of
much of our Christian life that we
think and talk so much more than we
do; our faith gets ahead Of u works.
There is an old ballad that tells how
a man wandered into a chamber full OF
enchanted knights, in complete armor,
but motionless. A sword and q horn
lay there, and the man was told to
choose one or the other, If he would
lead the army. He took the horn and
blew a mighty blast; but the knights
disappeared in an instant and he found
himself back in common life with these
words ringing in his ears:
Cursed is the coward that ever was born,
Who did not draw the sword before he
blew the horn. -.
To be sure, a Christian life without
speech is in absolute defiance of our
Lords command, for we are to let ou1
Lights shine, and we are to confess
Him before men. Also, a Christian
life without meditation will lack pur.
pose and direction. Who among earth's
heroines labored more faithfully than
Elizabeth Fry? Yet during her last
illness she said-to her daughter, II be.
!ieve 1 can truthfuIly say that, since
the age Of seventeen, I have never
walked from sleep, in sickness or in
health, by day or by night, without
my first waking thoughts being how
I might best serve the Lord"
Our Christian EndeavOr Society rec
ognizes the necessity of quiet media.
ton. and we have agreed to make 1t
our life rule to pray and read the Bible
daily. 1t recognizes the duty Of test.
mony, and by regular, pledged partici.
patton in the prayer meeting we train
ourselves to use our tongues for Christ.
But we have also o. glorious system OF
committees, covering a wide range OF
Christian activities, and the young En-
aeavorers learn to do by doing-which
s the only way.
Some societies have the thorough.
going custom Of placing every member
upon some committee. In any event,
by the time the E%ndeavorer has been
In the society for years, he has been
trained in a wide variety of activities
in guiding business meetings, carrying
on ,~socials, raising missionary money,
conducting committee work, bringing
others to face their duty, leading
prayer meetings. and the like-prac.
tically all the kinds Of work he will
be called upon to do in the older por.
ton of the church.
Let every society bear in mind its
function as a training school. Do not
allow the committee to lag. Insist on
regular reports. Learn and use the
best methods. Employ all members
Make of each young Christian a work.
man that "needeth not to be ashamed"
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Orange Cake.

An orange layer cake can be prepared
as follows: Beat to q cream the yolks
of four eggs and a cupful Of sugar.
Add .three-fourths of a cupful of soul
cream and then one and three"fourths
cupfuls of -four which has been sifted,
with half a teaspoonful of soda, sew.
eral times. Crate in enough of the vel
low part of IN orange to give the cake
a strong orange favor. Bake in rather
thick layers. When cool spread upon
one sheet, or upon two, if there were
three layers, a thick coating Of orange
pulp. Cover the top layer with an icing
made with powdered sugar moisteIed
with orange juice and grated rind Of
on orange. A little lemon may also
be added. Decorate with a few bits
of candied orange peel. Place the
cake aside until the icing has become
firm and then serve. 1t will keep sew
eral days.
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The Spirits Touch.

Frances Ridley Havergal received an
Aeolian harp with q letter of instruc'
ton how to use it to make the best mu-
sic. She read it hastily and tried the
harp with her fingers. 1t made only
ordinary music. She read again the
instructions and noted that she must
place the harp in the window and let
the breezes of God sweep its strings.
This she at once did, and sweeter mu,
sic never foated on the air. o, let
the Christian put his life in the win
dow of Gods presence and let the en-.
ergizing breezes of the Holy Spirit
sweep. his soul; then he makes his own
little world vibrate with the music
of God-the sweet notes of salvation
from God and service to man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14
LIQUOR in the Home.

tFhe Boston Transcript quotes q nsw
paper article which warns the Anne
lean people that the drink habit is
creasing among the classes which
not frequent saloons, and that whist
threatens to do for this country VIII
absinthe has done for France. Pro
of this is. furnished by statements
the amount Of advertising in reputah
newspapers of liquor to'be used
homes. -. ','
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Household
-Matter
Dried Pea Soup.

Boil dry peas until they cook up,
then press them through 4 sieve. Add
water and rich milk in equal quanti-
ties until it is the consistency desired.
Season with pepper and salt, and if n
richer soup is wanted, aGd a little wa
ter. A large quantity can be made,
and it will keep for weeks, Il the milk
is not added.
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XII.
Thomas Dexter Comes Out in a New
Character.

Thomas Dexter Comes Out in a New
Character.
The Christmas Of that year was what
is generally called a seasonable Christ
mas-that is, it was bitterly cold, and
the snow soaked through your boots.
Dealing as this story does with those
mortals who are not as a rule inclined
to look at snow and ice from an ar
tistic point of view-beautiful as 1t
is pictorially and from a distance-and
to whom a rise in the price Of Goals is
a very serious matter, the term season
able, as expressing something for
which they should be grateful, is as
suredly out of place.
Boys, even ragged boys, extract a
wild delight from frozen roads and
ponds, but the -grown-up, having lived
long enough to discover that all is van.
ity, derive no pleasure from stamping
their frozen feet and blowing their
frozen fingers.
A hard winter indeed it was. Not
only Goals, but every article necessary
to life had increased in price.
There was a rise Of a penny in the
four-pound loaf, meat was much dear
er, bacon, butter, potatoes, cheese and
leather had all followed suit; even the
humble bundle of wood, though the
price remained the same, had dwindled
it's once fair proportions. Candles must
not be forgotten; twelve to the pound
was a fiction. The morals of the Lon
don tradesmen are sadly deteriorating.
To the persons with whom we are by
this time familiar great changes had
come.
1t is by no violent shock to probabil.
ity-such as we are accustomed to wit
ness in the modern drama-that nearly
all of them found themselves this
Christmas under one roof.
That roof is Thomas Dexter's, and
the gathering came about some months
since in a perfectly natura! way.
The only surprising feature in it was
| supplied in the action initiated and
urged by the old curiosity dealer.
He had become acquainted with Mr..
Deepdale's loss of fortune. and stimuli.
t%aneously with the engagement con-
tracted between Walter and Saranne.
In the early part of this story refer
ence was made to the upper portion of
the house, on the ground floor of which
he carried on his business.
The rooms above had a separate en-
| trance through q side door, which had
no communication with his shop, and
until now had been let to various ten
ants more or less to be depended upon
for the payment Of their Tent-gener-
ally less.
1t happened just as Mr.. Deepdale and
| Walter, accompanied by Little Make
Believe, returned to London from the
| country, that the whole of the upper
part of Thomas DeXter's house was va.
cant, and actuated by a feeling the
roots of which he did not take the
trouble to search for he proposed that
they should become his tenants at a
very low rental.
There was a sitting and a bed room
for Little Make-Believe and Saranne,
there were sufficient living rooms for
Mr.. Deepdale and Walter, and he sug.
gested that the sisters should perform
certain household duties, for which
they were to receive from him q small
remuneration.
To be continued.
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Eum Slays Its Millions.

Matti Helemus, a member of the IA,
ulty of the University of Denmark
has made an exhaustive study OF th
statistics Of alcoholism. BE compute
that during the last thirty years seve
and a half millions Of people have bee
victims of alcohol in Europe. I'M
means that the drink demon has killd
more people in thirty years than hay
persisted in all the wars of the MIN
teenth century. i
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4 ChenpIy Made Skirt.

At a meeting Of the Amalgamated
Society of Tailors, in London, a men,
Der stated that she knew of q woman
who had made a cloth skirt pleated,
tabled, trimmed with bands and but
tons-for Cd, the said skirt being
ticketed in the shop window. THE
Best English T~ailormade." I
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14
L.esson From the Firefly.

DR.. Parkhurst. in answer to the busy
mans plea that he has no time fol
Christian work. well says that Gods
work may be done while we are per,
forming oNr daily tasks. 1.-THE hght
that is run up Gu the masthead Of q
steamer never has to sop in order to
shine. A Christian ought to be like
Il FREELY. which lightens most when. il
is on the wing
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14
Good OF Heavy Penalties.

Illicit liquor selling would speed
be stopped if all courts. We're as str1
about applying the law as the one
Huntington, W. Va, where a man hi
been sentenced to $4,000 fine or seVd
teen years in Jail for sixty-nine ofend
of this sort. This is one Of the he'd
lest penalties on record in q case
this kind. '.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14
Orange Cream.

Into a pint of boiling water mix two
tablespoonfuls of arrowroot. Add a
cupful of sugar and the juice of two
lemons: boil five minutes and remove
from the fire. Beat in thoroughly the
yolks of two eggs, turn into a mould
and when cold serve with the whites
of the eggs beaten to a froth with four
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, and
spread over it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14
Tree Grows Six Inches q Day.

Catalpa grows at the rate Of a thlrd
of an inch in diameter a year on good
soil. There are fine summer DAYS
when the sprouts on q stump of sturdy
ro%ot-growth will grow six inches IN
the t%wenty-four hours. You can see
catalpa, you can hear it grow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14
Secured Valuable Specimen.

Major Powell Cotton, who is on an
expedition from the Nile to Zambesl,
has secured q skin Of the northern
white rhinoceros. of which only one
specimen has ever reached Europe.
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a Big Issue.

Last year S3,350.GW bushels Of sr1
went into the manufacture Of drink.
converted into brsad that amou
would have supplied every family
the United States with 1856 loaves-d
for each day in the year. Not much
an issue. is it?
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%&%SKdm
BrGhkhS1
IGoble

Inasmuchi
] asked for aims!
He flung a coin at me
CONTEMPORARY.
bot without sense of shame
stopped and picked it no.
Does this fulfill
The Masters will
TO give a cup
OF water in His Name?
! asked for bread!
He handed out to me
Indifferently
A ticket for some food.
Was this the way
On that great day
Christ stopped to feed
The hungry multitude?
When we shall wait,
After this mortal strife,
Eternal life,
And to His presence 60
As suppliants indeed,
Will it be thus
He will on US
In .our great need
His priceless gift bestow!
The Outlook
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The Manly Way.

Boys and young men often DO evil
things because they are dared to 40
them or jeered if they don't. we
heard tie late Senator Hoar once APP
peal to young men with 4 chaiianse
rs 10 whether it was not as manly for
Il young man 70 seem TO ne as soou
rs he was. rs it was 10 al;o" o'her
people 10 think that he was more
wicked than Lc waS.-ChElstian ltes'
lister.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-06-14

The city Of Vienna has established a
ARCHAEOLOGICAL institute for the
study of the diseases Of plants.
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A Large Crab.

The biggest crab Of which We have
any record has been caught in the
North Sea. 1t measured two feet seven
: inches acrOss. .-.-~.-
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A Huoh Dretlger.

A dredger in use in San Francisco,
Cal. has q bucket so large that it takes
up twenty-five tons Of mud at Il
scoop.
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An Odd Chick.

-Four legs and fifteen toes adorn q
chick Matched by q hen owned by Mrs.
Lille Bleiler, Of Hereford, Pa.
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Aluminium Horseshoes.

Aluminium horseshoes have beer
tested by the Russian Army. -.
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Character is the only cash that IS
rllrrept in hp3ven
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-10-05
FOREIGN RESIDENTS
ARE lNSULTED

PARRAL MEXICO During the
celebration Of a Mexican holiday IA
Parral state Of chihuahua. seine Mex.
leans grossly insulted the Americans
and other foreigners on the streets.
and even stoned the houses Of the
foreign residents. Tho better element
Of MeHicans. however. did not particl
pate IN the demonstration The for.
eigners held mass meetings. and pa,
the matter In the hands OF United
States Consul Long. who Is the only
foreign consul in the city. lie viii
demand an apology
Parral Is in a rich mining section.
with several hundred foreign resi-
dents The Mexican police failed TO
make any arrests aud anerWafd os.
planned that their force was lnsufne
lent. and that & would have preoipi
tated q riot had thoy attempted 70
make any arrests.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-10-05
DEWEY SEES MENACE
IN NEW ALLIANCE

WASHiNGTON-tH n discussion OF
general naval subjects and their con
nection with the alliance between
Great Britain and Japan. Admiral
Dewey, the head Of the American navy
and president OF the general naval
board, ave some OF The reasons which
prompted his recent upon
the %desirability OF the United States
strengthening its navy by the addition
OF ~battleships Of the highest class and
heavy armament
Admiral Dewey bellves that the al
lance between Great Britain and
Japan means that the United states
must be prepared to maintain the 20
sition Il occupies in the orient.
Admiral Dewey also spoke OF the
results which attended observations
by our experts and those OF Great
Britain In the naval battle OF the Rus.
~so-Japanese war Japan was ~secretivc
and denied American experts access
to her fleets during engagements. The
British experts had full swing.
Admiral Dewey asserts that the
splendid gun fire and discipline o. the
Japanese was due in large measure
their having IN the fleet a rear
admiral to every three vessels. and
command was secured through.
out. But the chief feature OF his OBJ
servations Ia his opinion that the Jap
aneseBritish alliance and the lnfor.
nation which Great Britain obtained
n the war constitute the moving rea
sons why the United States should get
busy to strengthen It's navy with high
ships.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-10-05

Deep Valley, Pa. oct. 2d-tspe
dalD-There is deep interest in Green
county over the cure OF the little
laughter Of J. n. whipkey Of Rheuma-
dsm. She was a great sufferer for
i've or six ear and nothing seemed
70 do her any good TIL she tried
Dodd's Kidney Pills. She began 10
Improve almost al once and now she
s cured and can run and play rs other
children do. Mr.. whipkey says:
I am indeed thankful for what
podd's Kidney Pills have done for my
laughter; they saved her from being
a cripple perhaps for life"
Dodd's Kidney pills have proved
hat Rheumatism Is one Of the results
u diseased kidneys. Rheumatism Is
caused by Uric Acid IN the blood. II
kidneys are right there can be no
Uric Acid In the blood aud conse-
7uently no Rheumatism. Dodd's Kid
aey Pills maize tho Kidneys right.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-10-05
is NOW BACK AT
THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON. The citizens OF
Washington made the homecoming OF
the President Saturday an occasion for
an ovation from the time he was sight
ed on the platform OF his car until he
passed. within the doors Of the White
house. There were no bands Of music.
but the sweeter melody OF the chers
Of the assembled people made the air
ring with "hurrahs as his carriage
passed slowly up the avenue. The
President vas deeply touched by the
welcome. and especially by its spon-
taneity.
IT was kind Of them to come out
20 greet me-" he remarked 90 some
friends at the White house porte coo
here "aud | was deeply. deeply touch.
ed by their welcome"
A brilliant scene greeted the presi-
dents ~ as he reached the White
house. The mansion vas Illuminated
from hasement TO attic. bathing the
structure with a radiant glow.
The President received a great cheer
~ he passed the line Of q. A. r. vete.
rams, who stood az attention in front
% their hall on Pennsylvania avenue.
rhe President acknowledged the gree
.ng with a bow and a cordial wave or
The hand.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-10-05
FIRED go TONS
OF EXPLOSIVE

PORT SAID EGYPT-The wreck
OF the British steamer Chatham with
her cargo OF ninety toni Of dynamite
and blasting Eeletin was blown IN
Friday morning by mines distributed
around and inside her hold these
were fired by an electric current from
Raselech about five miles away. No
serious damage was done to the canal
and tho authorities anticipate that
the passage VIII be cleared Of debris
In four DAYS The railway and Sweet
Water canal adjoining are intact The
explosion was tremendous The onor
nous displacement OF water was ,is
ihlc from Rasciech
a huge column of water. sand and
the ships wreckaec was thrown 2.000
feet IN the afr and M falllug destroyed
COO feet Of the cas- bank Of the canal
Divers Immediately commenced re
moving the debris The canal popula
lion IN the vicinity Of the scene Of
the explosion LEFT early In The morn
ing for the scashorc. closing the banks
and stores. which were guarded by
police.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-10-05
SLAUGHTER CHRISTIANS
IN MACEDONIA

LONDON-W, A.. Moore, secretary
Of The Balkan committee. who has re-
turned from a two months tour OF Ma.
cedonia, said 10 the Associated Press.
The vanton slaughter OF Christians
in Macedonia continues under the eye
Of Europe's representatives. Cross
ing tho Bulearian border, the first
news 10 greet me was the u%nbardon.
able massacre IN the little village OF
Konopniiz. which occurred three DAYS
before my arrival
'The sillage % Mogla. In which an
Albanian hrieani was assassinatei
was punished By the Turkish rooms
Nine unarmed peasants were killed
and arms were placed beside them IN
n cornfield IN order 10 deceive the
Italian officers who were invited to
Inspect the Insurgents. But the
rifles were Of the pattern used by the
troops In the Monastir district.
"Bricandage continues f~agrantiy
ami life and property are lcse safe
than before Russia and Austria were
the mandate to reform the
country two years ago. The gendar.
merle officers admit their inability 10
protect the population. and several OF
told me they had so reported TO
their government The Macedanlans
have no hope left.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-10-05
GROSS CORRUPTION
IN CITY GOVERNMENT

MILWAUKEE, WIs.-The grand
bury Of Milwaukee county. which has
been In session since June p. barring
three weeks vacation. completed its
Investigation OF alleged graft and cor.
rdption In county affairs and reported
70 Judge Brazoe in the municipal
court
The total number OF indictments
returned since the jury convened. viii
approximate nearly $50. and viii af.
feet about forty individuals.
In its report on the labors OF the
summer, the grand jury took occasion
70 say that their Investigation had
developed a most surprising state OF
affairs-vice and crime regularly
oreanized and fostered." we doubt
continues the report II n citizen in
1000 knows the correct way in which
the affairs OF this community have
been conducted The effort fully tol
expose these conditions mas been on
posd by corrupt interests and the
systematic resistance OF powerful in
euS apparently ~syndicated 20 con
coal the truth and encourage crime.
have been hampered by the efforts
Of witnesses to conceal the facts, ana
many Of thse Instances 1t has been
apparent that the witness was testify.
Ing faiseiy. Our observation r~ega-A
Ing the vice and crime Of perjury is
that we must characterize Il as
nothing short of outrageous"
The jury's report says that since the
starting Of the investigation OF affairs
n county and city in 1903 there has
been a noticeable decline in grating
other corruption. The jury recon
nends that grand iuries be summoned
periodically to investigate affairs In
and city.