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LOGICAL ARRANGEMENT OF THOUGHT

A Couple Of Illustrative Incidents In
Preachers Experience.
The appended anecdotes concerning the
late President Robinson are given to the
public as too characteristic and too good
to be lost They are from the recollections
OF the Rev. DR.. A. j. Sage:
"Once in the classroom DR.. Robinson
was expatiating on the Importance Of care
full logical arrangement Of thought In dis
course, when he drew the following Illus
tration from his own experience: Once,
when was preaching, peculiar incident
occurred had gone through my intro.
duotion and first division, when my mem
ory failed me- Icould not recall my second
division, but instead Of 1t came up the
first point Of the application. After vainly
trying to recall the missing head, I stated
to the congregation that for special rea.
son would pass at once to the application.
did so, and when had discussed the
first point, the missing part OF my dis
course came back to me and l went
through 1t all without further difficulty.
On reaching home set myself down to
inquire the meaning Of this Incident, when
discovered that that which haG planned
as the first point Of my application should
have been really the second ulVlslon VI Vne
sermon. The mind In the activity OF
speaking had been more loyal to Its own
principles than had permitted 1t to be IN
the toll of preparation
1.-The doctor was speaking to the class
on the Importance Of keeping the mind
free from preoocupying and disturbing
thoughts when about to speak extempore.
He said: 4 was on my way to preach one
Sunday morning, absorbed In my dis
course, when a gentleman met me who
said, "Have you heard that -- Is going
to marry Miss -" mentioning two per-
sons in whom I was interested, whose
marriage would be particularly insult
able. The suggestion took possession OF
my mind, and in spite Of my best efforts
could not get rid Of it. All through my
sermon my thoughts were full OF the
haunting idea Of that unfortunate misal-
lance. My discourse was a failure. You
may imagine that my feeling toward the
source Of this Ill timed information was
not exceedingly amiable. I could have
helped him over tall fence. '"-New
York Examiner
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Tho Mind and Action.

Ionoe asked class Of 16 girls to think
intently what 1t would feel like to lift the
right hand and touch the left shoulder.
After a few minutes had elapsed nine OF
them confessed having felt desire to do
1t. then dropped the subject and spoke
Of something else. In few moments six
actually did it. Most persons when con-
centrating attention upon the thought OF
what given movement would feel like,
And themselves becoming possessed Of a
desire to do 1t, and this desire marks the
tendency Of the thought to produce the
movement. But as we not only feel but
also see our movements, we find that the
thought Of what movement looks like
has also motor value and tends to produce
It, This Is also true Of touches and Ideas
of touch-indeed all or nearly all mental
statee produce some motor changes In the
body, but the motor effects Of sensations
and ideas Of sound, taste and smell are rel
atively slight.-Professor W. r. Newbold
In Popular Science Monthly.
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MAN A NONctIMBER.
He Shows q singular RepugnaAos q
Becomine HArbo1ea1.n

He Shows . singular RepugnaAoo 70
Becoming "Arboreal."
Climbing runs In families, for steepls-
jacks are often the sons Of fathers who
were IN the business, but II Il somewhat
odd that man, though he learns 70 swim
20 we'll that armed only with knife b
can encounter shark In it, native sls'
ment, and Judged by the eKtsut Of his
mining operations In comparison with ths
size Of his body sufpasses by thous9nd
times all animals that work underground,
has never become good climber or sAqwn
tho slightees tendency to become "albo-
real" as no has become aquatic and sub
terranean.
South sea babies that cannot waIk
will roll into the sea and swim, collier
boys at II win take pick and lamp and d.
scend into tho mine almost a. naturally ~
young moles, but we believe that IN spits
Of the danger from wild beasts In fseeol
regions and the fsot that In susA plaeal
there L. tan times more LIE on ths lsvsa q
the tree tops than on the ground thsfs Il
no single instance of . tribe which, propsR.
~ speaking, has become "arborsal" and
learned to climb like monkeys. Though
not a few make huts In trees they approach
these by ladders, and except In tho huAs
which they use as refuge and sleepinS
place they spend their time ON the ground
Even In forests where the upper 6vola
of the trees are 20 closely laced togethas
that . comparatively slight sdapt.taon
would enable the Indians to progress iron
tree to tree, and where nearly The whole
Of the fruit and tho greater part Il ths
birds and animals used for food are found
only In this upper story" man r Ao<
and always refuses to become, climbing
animal" Natural repugnsnos 70 thia
form Of enterprise seems oharactsfis41o q
savage men, and even Of animals which
run no risks whatever. African NATIVES
who have only lived In ons storisd hu>s
show tho greatest dislike 10 going u1
stairs and have been known to eresp up O.
hands and knees, while Largo dogs whsn
required to ascend stairs for the FIRST ttms
often refuse TO do 20 except under stronS
persuasion and with evident reluotanoa.-
London Spectator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
The Jaudrail.

The most remarkable thing about the
landrail is It's extraordinary instinct O.
passion for migration. Whence comes to
1t that overpowering desire which twice
In the year impels it, weak winged though
1t is, to change It's quarters, to range dur
ing our English springtime as far north
as the bleak and frozen shores Of arctic
Greenland, to descend in the fall Of ths
year away south into Africa and eastward
into Asia, reaching in its return migra-
ton countries 50 distant and 20 widely
sundered as Natal and Afghanistanf At
present, in spite Of theories and surmisea,
we have no satisfactory reason offered to
us for the wonderful migration-reouf-
ring steadily, persistently and unfailing-
ly, year after year-of bird like the land.
rail, whose weak wings and strongly de-
veloped legs plainly attest the fact that
its natural powers Of progression ne fss
more in walking and running than In
dying.-Saturday Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
OLD BOOKS.

Their Contents Rather Than Thsdl
Dates Make Them Valuable.
1T is extraordinary, said book col.
lector the other day, the value some peo.
pie attach to old books simply because they
are old. Not long ago friend Of mine
showed me two old trunks filed with
books which he had found in house orig
inally the property Of his wife's grandfa-
ther, and which she had recently inherited
from her mother. There were In all per.
haps about 300 volumes, most Of which
bore the dates 1850, 177O, 1895 and 30 on,
and my friend confidently believed that
they were worth at least their weight In
gold. On the contrary, they were books
Of very little value and interest, and not
worth much more than their weight as
waste paper, He politely suggested that I
was liar when I told him that, but he
changed his mind after he had tried In
vain to sell the books to secondhand deal
erS.
"Outside Of these overestimated books
my friends wife had a barrelful Of pam
phlets which she was going to use to kin
die the fire with. Though worthless In
my friends opinion, these had really con.
siderable value, being old Massachusetts,
Philadelphia and New York almanscs,
Revolutionary pamphlets and broadsides
and printed documents relating to Kings
and Queens counties, and dealer paid
my friend 800 for the lot. One Of the de-
spised almanacs was Charles Smiths
'Gentleman's Pocket Almanac for the
year 1898, which contained portrait OF
Washington - one Of the rarest Of the
Washington portraits--and yet my friend
was going to kindle the fire with it.
ut Is really next to impossible to get
mch people to believe that book is not
Of necessity worth money because 1t was
printed a long time ago. Nine out Of ten
books published before this century are
growing more worthless every year. The
tenth one has value, higher or lower, In
proportion to its character. Occasionally
q literary gem, book Of real value to
collector, may be found in lumber room,
but the date on the title page Is never q
safe guide. New York Commercial Ad-
yertiSer
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
Varied Career OF the Distinguished
Courtier and Adventurer.

Varied Career of the DistinEuishe
Courtier and Adventurer.
Raleigh's day Of days was at the sack Of
Cadiz in 1896. 1t was Raleigh who over
bore the timid counseIs Of Lord Thomas
Howard, crying out to Lord Essex: "En-
tramos! Entramos" q permission 30 40
oeptable to the gallant young earl that he
threw his hat into the sea for sheer Joy.
Then Raleigh betook him to his ship and
led the van under the batteries and right
into the harbor. When his vessel, shat
tered by shot, was on the point Of sinking,
he left it to enter Essex's ship, and,
though wounded severely by splinter,
had himself carried on shore and lifted on
to horse to charge with Essex against
the Spanish army. OF the sea fight Hak.
luyt says:
"What manner Of fight this was and
with what courage performed and with
what terror to the beholder continued,
where so many laundering tearing peeoes
were for so long time discharged, leave
it to the Reader to thinke and imagine"
OF the charge on shore he tells us: "The
time Of the day was very hot and faint.
and the way was all Of dry deepe slydins
sand in q manner, and beside that, very
uneven. But the most famous Earle, with
his valiant troopes, rather running In
DECIDE in good order, then marching, has
tened on them with such unspeakable oour.
age and celebrity, as within one houres
space and lesse the horsemen were all dis
comforted and put to fight, their leader
being strooken downe at the very first en-
counter, whereat the footmen, bsing Won
derfully d1smayed and astonished at the
unexpected manner Of the Englishmen's
kinde of such fierce and resolute fight, 10
tyred themselves with all speed possible
that they could"
Weknow the story of Sir Walter Raleigh
but too well-his cruel imprisonment, his
more cruel liberation to save his life by
accomplishing che impossible and his
most cruel execution on a warrant signed
15 years earlier. He knew all that Is to
be known Of success and failure, Of courts
and treachery, Of sea fights and assaults
on cities, Of treasure islands and tempests
and long marches In tangled forests.-
Fortnightly Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
PECULIAR ENGLISH SPELLING.
Dset Dimoult Of All Systems - ~
QaiFs Except the Chinsss.

nest Otmoult of All Systems - ~
Qutrs Except the Chinese.
English spelling is the most unsystem-
attic and therefore the most difficult Of al
systems to acquire, except the Chinese.
Tho French has not a complete alphabet
to represent all It's sounds In simple and
systematic manner, but the French use
the incomplete and defective Roman Al.
phabet much more consistently than va
The object Of writing is to convey thought.
An ideal system would allow Of the con
veyanos Of thought with the least e1pendi.
ture Of energy on the part Of both writer
and reader.
The sounds Of the spoken language
should be represented by the simplest,
most complete and most logical system.
There are in English 40 distinct sounds;
10 distinct letters are needed to represent
them. With such system the tnte1nina-
BILE difficulty Of learning to spell would
disappear, the time spent in printing and
writing unnecessary letters would be saved
and the Learning Of the language By chill.
dren and foreigners would be greatly h
oilitatsd. There L. no valid objection to
phonetic spelling except the difficulty Of
introducing It. The genealogical objso-
don il unworthy Of serious confederation.
The etymolosy, for example, Of "soph.
Inn" (which, BY tho way, does not import
. wise saying) resides In the real word,
not in its spelling. Any one who knows
the history Of the word would associate
that history with 1t, however 1t might b
spelled, The Pathological association t.
vors phonetic spelling. It Is, Of course,
impossible to make 10 radical change at
once, but it does not follow that the bens-
flts Of phonetic spelling, tho metric system
or any other great improvement win coms
to Us In the surest and best way by simply
leaving tho matter to chance. There II .
tendency to shorten spslling, but the bens-
lts to be derived from Improvement sfe
40 great that definite action should b
taken to secure them early and to make
the changes In the way that viii be moet
beneficial. Changes for better and for
worse will continue to come BY chance -
they have come In the past, but chAnce
change in 10 important matter - the
language Of the most enlightened and
most progressive people Of the world
should not b satifactory.-SaH Cultuz&
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24

Alexandre Dumas, who hated The Eng
ush, would have cursed In his bfeeGiesS
style had he known Of the number of IN.
authorized adaptations and annsxations q
his "Three Musksteers" which b1istls O.
OUR boards. Beerbohm Tree put on the bis
toric oonglomeration in gorgeously pane
ramio style at Her MAjssty's. 6iang
Grundy, play sdaptse In ordinary, psspaf'
cd that version for the stage, and bis name
appeared in bigger tyre on the postsss than
that Of Dumas. Dumas was lucky 10 b
mentioned at all. Most Of the play tnke5
here erase the name Of the original authos
altogether and insert their own. A. 1walk
along the Strand I sometimes think ]
hear Grundy and Comyns Oar. and Ham.
uton and Rose, all the modish nsst.s
adaptsrs Of the day, dng ir eherus ~
good old oouplsts:
Bring me the works Of '. esrdes.
Bring me the works Of I. AuCiss.
Bring me the paste and soinofa. toe-
lam ths man to write play.
London LsttR. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
The Wife Knew Better.

"Charlotts, my dear, how is IL AA1
you weepingi Have you had bad nswB
from your husband"
"Oh, worse than thatl Ny Arthur
writes me from Carlsbad that hs would
die with ardent longings for me- wers II
not that he could gaze a5ectionately q
nv picture and cover 1t with thouaAna
kisses every day."
"That Ia really very nice Of him. And,
pray, II Il that you are crying fort I
would give anything to have such postis
and tendarly loving husband - you havsi"
"Ah, yes, my Arthur Il very postioali
But let ms tell you that, Just to t.y him,
I slipped my mothers photo Into bis tzav-
cling bag instead Of my own bstoss b
started. "-I.ondop Tt-Aits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
London Restaurants.

In London we are now in advance OF
Paris In the matter of restaurants. To
cite only one, the Savoy, not only Is the
cooking better, but the comfort and the
surroundings are superior to anything IN
Paris. Wonderful Is the progress that has
been made. When I was young man,
there were literally no restaurants In Lon
don-nothing but the Blue Posts, or the
Hummums in Covent Garden, and simi-
lar places, where the dinner was Of the old
fashioned British inn type.-London
Truth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
SHE DAYS EYE.
= msrgueritesl

= margueritesl
Virginia. margucritesI
1ow your hillside home, from the sky to ~
river,
Sione in the summer heats,
Tith each Of your silver selves a-quivef.
Beautiful margueritesl
hundred thousand hearts Of gold
To greet the opening day,
4 hundred thousand at night to fold
In silver leaves away.
o margueritesl
Delicate marguerites!
Opal hued petals, fringed and fine,
TIMBER hearts with the scent Of pine,
You tangle across the autumn's path,
You nod at her from the limestone ledge;
A part Of her beautiful aftermath
You leave to the brown brooks edge,
Or, lost in the heart Of the cedar woods,
You scatter intangible sweets
To WOO her steps to your solitudes,
Beautiful marguerites!
Fanny Z. johnson in Youths Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
The Smart VerEsr.

The church possessed valuable Bibls,
which was only used on Sundays, says .
writer in The Cornhin Magazine, speak
Ing of an English country parish. During
the week twas kept in box which rather
curiously formed the stand upon which
the reader Of the lessons stood. o. ons
occasion, when this was being shown to .
visitor, the remark was made that 1t did
not seem very reyerent for even q clergy.
man to tread upon the Bible. pardon
me-" the old verger replied. I'm this
church, sir, we take our stand upon thu
ScrintI1res -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
A barrel of Flour.

A barrel Of -four will make nearly dou-
BILE Its weight In bread. Flour rapidly do
teriorates with age unless kept dry. II
sbsorbs moisture, and this moisture i'm.
pairs the gluten which Is indispensable to
the lightnsss of the bread. Besides, II
changes some Of the starch into sugar and
gummy matter known as da1trin, and
this makes the bread heavy and sodden.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24

A man never realizes the superiority Of
woman so much as when he is sewing on
q button without thimble, pushing the
needle against the wall to get 1t half way
through and pulling it through the other
half by hanging on to 1t with his teeth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24

"Kid" is merely jocose substitution
for "lamb," used for a young child, and
ls very old. Charles Reade and Dickens
used "kid" In this sense, and VirgN's
phrase, "its capellm," has BEEN frssly
translated, "Go it, my kiddies."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24

Johnny-Ps, Is there anything nnss
valuable than dinmondsi
His Father-No, son. Whyi
Johnny-Oh, was Just wondering
what they gave Methusalsh on his i've
hundredth wedding anniversAzy.-Jswsl-
srs' Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
An old PR1Aea.

IAmbsth palace, London, has bssa ths
home Of the primates Of Canterbury fH
over seven centuries This plaoo oan show
speoimsns of almost every style Of azsAi
tsoturs which ~ prevailed Enos lisa
naps4..aA-0 1Sp>.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24

Thousands Of Egyptians live in old
tombs, eating, sleeping, wooing, loving,
laughing, dancing, singing, doing all
their deeds Of daily Life and household
eork among ths munmiss and sasoseAp
kof GS ~"'' 81
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24

Nothing is rich but the inexhaustible
wealth Of nature. She shows US only sur
faces, but she Is million fsthoms deep
Emerson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24

The Egyptians used pencils Of colorsd
chalk, and several Of these ancient orayors
have been found In their tombs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-24
LAND! LAND!
353 Acres for Sale.
The Healthiest Place i'm the County,. q

Situated Little Mountain 12 miles
public roads through plantation.
and stables large cotton house. with
we'll which would supply plantation
four speudid springs we'll located
Lies well and practically waste the premises.
Applyto PRESS AND BANNER
OFT, J. LYON.
The Marshall republican., 1906-12-28
Carpet Department.

We carry every worthy weave from Rag
Velvet. and the prices quoted below mean
cut to match. Smith Administer, beautiful
patterns, regular price sl.i0 In this sale,
per yard ..m. r..'.,, ~..... ..~ ..m~~m 81
Stinson Wilton velvet, regular price Sl.l0
In this sale only, per yd ~.~....~..... ..~... 81
10 wire tap. Brussels, regular price 7sc, in
this sale only, per yd ..~..,. @,,...~ ...~..~ ~. SO
Best 2.ply All Wool Ingram, regular price
zoe, in this sale, per yd ~.~.~.~..~.y ...~.r. So
Best 2.ply Ingram, All Wool filling regular
price 55c, in this sale only per I'D ,o.r. 90. a.
Smith Administer Rugs, size 9xl2, regular
price, 1921. 90, in this sale only ,...... 1855
10 wire Tap. Rugs, size 9xls, regular price,
SIG. so in this sale only Y..... .n..~... .~~.~ 1870
Administer or Smyrna Rugs size 36x72 inches
regular price 81, 90 in this sale only 81
same az above, size 27x60 inches, regular
price 50. 90, in this sale only y,o.4. .~... ~
Lace Curtains and POrtiereS
Nottingham lace curtains, B Ia yards lont
and window, button hole stitched all around,
SIS. 90 grade, in this sale, for only 40
81. SO grade, in this sale for only ...... ..~.. 3.5l
S., 90 grade, in this sale, for only .~...~ -..-... 3.2'
3d. 80 grade. in this sale, for only ,~..~S, .,s4. 2.6
SO. 90 grade, in this sale, for only ~~~- .~,-.~ "a
So. so grade, in this sales for only ..~..-y .v..... 2.5'
FN
The Marshall republican., 1906-12-28
DRESS GOODS.

The prices on these goods are truly sensational and the values
in the next two weeks will never be duplicated again. All-wool broad
navy blue. red and green. regular price slOO, in this sale only ..mm~~
Black Siciian cloth. As inches wide, beautiful luster, regular
Storm serges. ~ inches wide. In green, red and black, regular
All black and colored henrietas and serges, 3s inches wide, rel
The Marshall republican., 1906-12-28
Ladies and Children's Furs
20 per cent discount during this sale.
Ladies' Underwear.

Ladies' Union Suits. All Wool either white
or grey. any size, regular price S,.75, In
this sale only .an.. ...a. 10000. ....n ...~.. SIS
Ladies' Union Suiis, All Wool. white or grey
regular price Sl,50, in this sale only .~. l..
Ladies' Union Salts in white with heavy
fleece, regular price 81. co., this sale, &c
Ladies' Union Suits, heavy feeced. white or
grey, regular price 75c, In this sale only, Sc
Ladies' Union Suits, heavy fleece, white
regular price soc, in this sale only a... Sc
Ladies' heavy. fleece lined Vests and Pants,
white or grey. regular price soc, in this
Ladies fleece lined Vests and Pants. white or
grey. regular price 25c, in this sale only, lS
Mems heavy Wool fleece Shirts and Drawers,
regular price 81 40, in this sale ....~....,. 7s
Mems heavy Wool fleece Shirts and Draw
ers, regular price soc, in this sale only, sc
Misses and Childr-n's Wool and fleece lined
underwear 75c grade in this sale Sc
5oc grade In this sale Sc
25c grade in this sale iS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-10-04
a Woman's ComDlexion

1t is rank foolishness to tempt at
TO remove sallowness or grexsiness
of the skin by the use of cosmetics.
or ''Iocap' treatment, as advocated
by the beauty doctors. The onlv
safe and sure way that woman can
improve her complexion is by purify
ing and enriching the blood, which
can only be accomplished by keeping
the liver healthy and active. The
liver is the seat of disease and blood
pollution. Green's August Flower
acts directly on the liver, cleanses
and enriches the blosd, puriies the
complexion. 1t also cures copsti-
patton, bliousness, nervousness. and
induces refreshing sleep. A single
bottle of August Flower has been
known to cure the most pronounced
and distressing case of dyspepsia
and digestion. New trial size bottle
20 cents; regular size Is cents. AT
Frost & Spies.