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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
The Way of Peace.

The circumstances Of her life she
could not alter, but she took them to
the Lord, and handed them over into
His management, and then she be-
lieved that He took it, and she left
all the responsibility and the worry
and anxiety with Him. As often as
the anxieties returned she took them
back, and the result was that, though
the circumstances remained un-
changed, her soul was kept in perfect
peace in the midst of them. And the
secret she found so e%ffectual in her
outward affairs she found to be still
more effectual in her inward ones,
which were in truth even more utter
ly unmanageable. She abandoned
her whole self to the Lord, with all
that she was and all that she had
and, believing that He took that
which she had committed to Him, she
ceased to fret and worry, and her life
became all sunshine In the gladness
of belonging to Him.-Hannah w.
Smith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13

He looked fixedly ut her, as II at
tempting to penetrate the 0bscurity;
but she kept her face averted. and he
could read nothing from the dainty
coils Of hair turned toward him.
Then the tone of his voice changed
again; he dropped his usual semi
b~antering style, and spoke as she had
neTer heard him speak, except on the
occasion of the first rehearsal, in a
voice which conveyed a happy mix.
ture of pathos and philosophical in
difference.
81 have a difficult part to play he
said, land you are making it doubly
So"
She did not understand him. Her
only feeling vas one of anger at her
own slowness of comprehension; she
felt that there was a deeper meaning
in the words than she had caught,
and the moments were slipping
slipping away.
They got through the third act sue
cessfully, and the curtain descended
ir silence. This only lasted, how
ever, a moment, and was quickly fol-
lowed by %oeafening applause. 1t had
been almost too real. The music,
the lowered lights and perhaps the
dull excitement of the approaching
farewell, had affected the actors, and
into their parts they threw an in
tensity and earnestness whic: in the
b~usiness-like rehearsals had been be-
yond tt :ir powers.
1t was one o'clock before the last
of the guests at length drove away,
and VINEYARD ran upstairs to change
his clothes for the long journey be-
fore him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
CHAPTER XXI.
Farewell.

When the traveller came down
stairs again, he found the whole party
assembled in the drawing o
His rough tweed suit formed a
strange, uncomfortable contrast with
the evening dresses around him. De
spite his fatiguing evening, he APP
peared quite fresh and energetic.
Charles Mistley was the only other
person present who did not look worn
and tired; nothing seemed to affect
him.
Il think" suggested VINEYARD,
looking sideways at Lena, that it
would be most appropriate to finish
up the whole entertainment with a
song"
The girl silently went to the piano,
and, after a short search, found a
small manuscript book. VINEYARD
came up at that moment, and TAX
ing it from her hands, opened it at
the unpublished song which she was
singing when he first saw her. 1t
was on the first page of the book,
written out in a girlish hand, the
notes large and very inky.
Lena began the harp-like accompa-
niment and song. Slightly behind
her, Oh a low chair, her father sat and
ate cold chicken with an old mans
deliberate enjoyment. VINEYARD, in
his light-colored suit, was perched
on the high end of the sofa, with
his thick boots dangling. Charlie
stood near at hand.
The girl appeared to sing the first
verse with a studied disregard for
the meaning of the words, doing her
best to render them expressionless.
The second, however, she rendered
with more of the true intensity; but
at the end of it she stopped abrupt
ly, and closed the book.
cit is rather too appropriate" she
said. wheeling round and pointedly
addressing Mrs. Mistley.
They talked on in a vague, unin-
terested way, as people do at a we'd
ding or a funeral, while waiting for
a curtain to rise, or to kill time while
a ship is sinking beneath their feet.
We are getting very clever nova
days. Soon the flora and fauna of
the world will be eyhausted-soon
we will know everything worth know
ing about every animal on earth; but
of certain phases Of the human mind
we know no more than Noah knew
Of the inward thoughts of Shem,
Ham and Japhet. At last the gravel
outside grated under the light feet
of Lera's mare and the heavier tread
Of a sleepy groom.
In the meantime, VINEYARD had
donned his gloves. He slipped two
fingers beneath the girths, and gave
a preliminary tug at the stirrup
feathers; then he turned to say good
bye.
Il expect" he said, ito see you all
in town in a week or so. We will
not call this goodbye, because I have
not got all my pretty farewell
speeches quite ready. They require
further rehearsals. Do not stand at
the door," he added, With his i'm
perturable cheerfulness. You will
catch horrible colds, and abuse me
behind my back"
q TO be continued.l
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
The Drunkard'S Dinner.

A woman entered a bar-room, and
advanced quietly to her husband, who
sat drinking with three other men.
She placed a covered dish on the
table and said, "Thinkin' ye'd be too
busy to come home to supper, Jack,
I've fetched it to you here" And she
departed. The man laughed awk-
wardly. He invited his friends to
share the meal with him. Then he
removed the cover from the dish.
The dish was empty. 1t contained
only a slip of paper that said: II hope
you will enjoy your supper. 1t is
the same your wife and children have
at home"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Food For Whisky Fiend.

An exchange furnishes the follow
ing as representing the yearly sup
ply Of food for the whisky fiend:
$500 smothered babies, 5000 sui
cides, 10000 murderers, 10000 fall
en- girls, 100000 paupers, 5000 MUIR
dered wives, 1000 murderers, 40
900 widowed mothers, 100000 Or
phaned children, 100000 insane,
100, 900 criminals, 100000 drunk
ards who die yearly, 100000 boys
who take the place Of the dying; I'M
told crimes, misery, woe, want, weep
Ing, wailing. war, shame, disgrace,
disease, degradation, debauchery, de-
struction, death, riot, reye.ry, ruin,
and $4,000, 900 in cash.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
The "Good Old Days."

Now and then we still hear a be-
lated brother talk about the good
old days when liquor was on the side
board at home, and every member of
the family drank when it suited his
taste We are reaping the harvest
Of such seed sowing, and will see it's
fruitage for some time to come, says
a writer in the Midland Methodist.
Liquor is of such a nature that it
bites like a serpent and stings like
an adder whether taken from a side
board or barroom, a little brown jug,
or a bottle behind a door. II is in
herently poisonous, and does the
work of the devil no matter where
tempered with.
to train them up on the safe side.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
CHAPTER XXI.
Behind the Scene.


The critical moment had come.
The stage was ready, the footlights
burning cheerily, and Colonel Wright
was at his post, with the curtain
cords held tightly. Through the cur-
tain came the buzz of many voices,
slightly hushed by expectation.
Charles Mistley rose to the occa-
sion quietly and steadily, as was his
wont. He appeared to know every
ones part as we'll as his own; but
only displayed this knowledge when
absolutely necessary. for he possessed
a virtue without which no man is a
Ieader-absolutc faith in those be-
meath him.
The curtain descended at the end
of the second act amid great ap-
plause; but when this had died away,
a sudden silence s~upervened. There
was a vague feeling among the au-
ditors that a crisis "a coming; that
they had hncn made to laugh simply
in order that they might the more
easily be made to weep. Sad and
softly signing music, which works on
the human feelings like water on a
penny bun, %softening and charging.
now followed.
Charles Mistley had decreed that
the longest interval should be be-
tween the third and fourth acts, on
the consideration that suspense
sharpens the mental appetite. Few
alterations were required on the stage
and VINEYARD was setting straigh:
things that were already straight-a
way w sometimes have when expec-
tation is pressing on Is, when Mabel
Sanford hurried out of the ladies
dressing room.
"Winyard," she sale in a whisper,
81 am awfully afraid Miss Wright is
going to break down. When / went
into our dressing room just now, she
was as white as a sheet. She said
there was nothing the matter, and
went out into the conservatory, | be.
lieve; but l saw her lips trembling
and she walked ~uncteadily. | don,
want to alarm YOU unnecessarily, be.
cause I ain sure you must be getting
tired yourself. but a glass Of wine OF
something would probably put bel
right"
VINEYARD never fixed Mabel Sand
ford as he did at that moment. Fol
the first time in his presence she ha1
forgotten herself, and in consequence
appeared, as she in reality was, Z
very good natured girl.
''Thanks. Mabel" he said simply
81 oaly hope it is not nervousness.
will take her some wine. ard will also
send sone into the iadie"' dressing
yocE. / ought to hava thought o.
that before. Mind you take some
yourself, because yowr work Is not
over yet, ard remember, you VII
gave to dance till daylight afte!
this!"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Not So Costly.

After an expenditure of only $751;
900, an amount not much above the
price OF a recent circular to each per-
son in the State, in a little over four
years, the Illinois Anti-Saloon League
has made local option a permanent
issue, the religious forces of Illinois
have been committed to the move
ment, and there is every eason to
expect that when the legislature next
meets the desired laws may be
passed. 1t required three legislative
campaigns and the expenditure OF
S150,000 in Ohio before that State
came as near success as has Illinois
in two. F.. ?.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Hi GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.

A Dark Picture, But q True One
Tragic End to Which Dissipation
Brought o Prominent Physician
Two Lives Cut Off in Prime.
BE sure your sins will find you
out" On the 9th day of last March
DR.. J. B. Matthews, a prominent ply
sician, Of Greensboro, was found
guilty and sentenced to a term of
twenty years in the penitcntiary for
the poisoning of his wife In Deem
Der. He appealed to the Supreme
Court, but the higher court refused
to grant a new trial. So nothing was
left for DR.. Matthews to do but serve
the sentence, which meant a lifetime,
as he had reached middle age. Feel
Ing that the punishment was more
than he could endure he sought relief
in death, inflicted by his own hands.
The last chapter of this terrible trag-
edy was enacted at a lodging house
in Baltimore, where DR.. Matthews
committed suicide by blowing out his
brains with a revolver.
When DR.. Matthews started out in
life as a young physician he had a
bright future. What led to the tragic
ending of these two lives that might
have been so useful?
The cause is not far to seek. The
one word, dissipation, tells the story.
In our imagination we go back
where there is love, happiness and
contentment. But the Iempter steals
in, and with the years there Is a
change. The liquor and dope habits
have gotten in their work. The home
is wrecked and two lives are cut off
as the result. Is this the end?
No!
A little orphan is left to suffer as
a result Of the dissipation and crimes
of the father.
Will all this serve as a warning to
others?
No!
Dissipation from liquor, morphine
and other dope will continue to get
in it's work. Homes will be made
sad and lives wrecked and ruined.
This is a dark picture, but 1t is a
true one. We don't have to go to
some other section or community to
find these. things. We find them here
in our midst. Could n raise the
! curtain and get an inside view Of the
domestic lives Of some Of our people
he would be prepared to bear US out
In what we have said.
What are we doing about it,
Sanford Express.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
GuInbo.

J Cut in small diced pieces a boned
raw half fowl, quarter Of a pound
of raw veal, two medium-sized white
onions, one seedless green pepper
and two branches we'll cleaned crisp
celery. Place these in a saucepan
with one tablespoonful of butter and
gently brown for ten minutes, being
careful to stir with a wooden spoon
once in a while. Moisten with three
quarts Of hot water, add the other
half of the fowl, season with one and
a half teaspoonfuls of salt and half
a teaspoonful of pepper. Cover pan
and allow to simmer for forty-fve
minutes. Then add two crushed
peeled tomatoes and twelve trimmed
fresh okras cut in quarter-inch
pieces. Open and thoroughly drain
on a sieve a third of a pint of corn
and add to the soup at least a tea.
spoonful of freshly chopped parsley.
Mix and allow to boil for forty min
utes longer. Remove fowl and keep
for further use. Skim fat from soup
and serve hot.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Household Matters.
Care of TabIecIoth.

When not in use a tablecloth
should be kept in folded creases, and
when brought out to be spread
should be laid on the table and un-
folded its entire length, the width
being doubled, with the centre crease
along the centre of the table. Then
the half breadth that is folded
should be turned back and the cloth
will hang even. Careless servants
often gather up a cloth anyhow"
without taking the trouble to fold
it up again in its own creases, and
thus fresh ones are made. A table
cloth will keep fresh looking as long
again If it is always folded up in
it's own folds and put away until the
next meal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Burmah Oil Trade Growth.

The rapid growth Of the Burmah
oil trade is shown in a report from
Consul-General Michael, of Calcutta.
Ten years ago Burmah supplied In
dia with only Observation-Disclosures
part Of the foreign mineral oil re-
ceived, while for the fiscal year 1906
the supply from Burmah was A.
OO0, 900 gallons, valued at S5,400,-
900, against supplies from all other
countries of 100000 gallons, val.
ued at S5,933,333.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Salvation Of Drunkards.

The Gospel Temperance Society,
LA Croix Bleue," has done much for
the salvation of drunkards, and is
pursuing it's way with great energy.
More than 1000 reclaimed drunkards
can be counted in its ranks, and the
work is now eagerly carried on by
many all over France, in Havre, in
Marseilles, in Lille, in Roubaix, in
Lyons, in Rouen, in St. Etienne, and
In many other places, as we'll as in
Paris. Bands of Hope are being
formed, and thus educational work
is being carried on among the young
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
CHAPTER Xxx
Continued.

They were all working in different
parts of the old b%anqueting hall,
which had for the time been con-
verted into a tiny theatre; working,
each in his characteristic way; Win
yard with a dashing rapidity; Char
lie with easygoing indifference, &C
complishing much without appearing
to exert himself, directing everything
without appearing to have a will OF
his own upon any II question.
There was nc fuss, no undue haste
about his movements. AS usual, he
was ahead of his time, and could af-
ford to waste a few minutes here and
there with some grave pleasantly.
Colonel Wright was quite content to
occupy a subordinate position. He
was ready to lift the bigger flower
pots for Lena, hand the tacks to
Charlie, Or climb up a ladder with a
hammer for VINEYARD 1t was during
the last named service, when they
were both perched high up on a lad
der, that VINEYARD impaired to his
chief the news he had just received.
81 have just heard" he said, in a
low voice, as he took the hammer,
that Our foreign friends have left
Walso."
Then, without waiting for a reply,
he turned and began driving a long
nail o the hard beam. Most of us
love to drive a nail, though few care
for the more tedious task of first Dor
ing the hole. And SO many deals are
split in this world, and many hearts
are broken.
Colonel Wright from below watched
the steady swing of the hammer, and
acted the almost boyish delight which
VINEYARD took in his noisy occupa-
ton. 1t seems that with some people
a proper sense of responsibilities
realization of life's gravity-never
comes; and, what is stranger still,
they appear to get on very well with
out it.
When the nail was driven, and the
curtain duly arranged, the two men
descended and stood back in the hall
60 enjoy the effect of their handiwork.
They were out of earshot, and Char
lie was haInmering somewhere be-
hind the dropscene on the stage, so
VINEYARD took the opportunity of say
ing:
Colonel, It is just possible that
something may come out in time
about Marie Notwithstanding
untrue, ! mean, that might do her
harm. If my name should in any
way get on gossip's tongue when /
am away, do not trouble to contradict
anything to the general world. For
he- the contradiction would be worse
than the slander-for it would mean
a charge of attempted murder. For
myself thought / did not care
but now 1 find / do. / should not
like your-Mrs. Wright and your
daughter to believe anything they
might hear. You understand"
YES" replied the colonel, slowly,
So understand. Shall we put up the
other curtain now"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
A Long Pine Line.

A 2S5-mile pipe line, for carrying
oil, is to be built from Pine Grove,
w. Va, to Marcus Hook, Pa, by the
Pure Oil Company, according to press
dispatches. The line will be laid
with six-inch pipe, and its estimated
cost is 100000. Marcus Hook lies
about seventeen miles southwest OF
Philadelphia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Russia's Poor Railroads.

That the Russian railway system
generally is in a very d%eplorable state
has long been an open secret, and the
imperial authorities have been
brought at last to see that something
really must be done. The commits
sion appointed to report upon the
railways estimates that S4SO,oOO,OO0
will have to be spent during the next
five years in making the Russian rail-
WAYS filter for the work that they
have to do. The commission is care
full not to suggest the means by which
this huge sum CT money is to be
raised.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Census of Common Drunkards.

There are at least S757 common
drunkards in Manhattan and the
Bronx, according to a census recently
taken by the officials of Bellevue and
the allied hospitals. OF this number
6121 are chronic DRINKS, men and
women who are always more or less
under the influence of liquor. These
are virtually a charge on the COM
munity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
External Props Not Necessary.

If we only knew what our Lord
teaches in the account Of His third
conflict with Satan, we should know
that it is not the want Of external
supports which ever makes us weak
in His service. The one thing which
IAN make us weak IS If our hearts
are not right with God, and relying
on Him alone.-British Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
King Edward Laid Brick.

King Edward has played many
parts in his time, one of them being
brickmaker and builder. At Os-
borne there still stands a small fort
erected by the King and his brothers.
At Balmoral there is a tool shed
which was entirely constructed by
Prince Albert and sons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
LIQUOR Sellers Tabooed.

The grand lodge Of Masons OF
Georgia took action which Will re-
cult in every Masonic liquor seller,
except druggists, being expelled from
the order unless they quit the bust
ness. This is in line with what 10
now the trend in all respectable Sc
cret societies. One after another, in
every part of the country, is tabooing
tiouor sellers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Lunacy and Drink.

A movement is on foot to induce
the government to appoint a commits
sion of inquiry into the subject of
lunacy, with special reference to the
part played therein by the wide
spread use of alcoholic liquors. The
movement is being pushed by tenn
perance and reform organizations
and it is quite likely that the scheme
will be successful.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
China Produces More Coal.

Coal mining in the province OF
Shantung, China. is steadily increas-
Ing. In 1905 n district produced
10000 tons. !
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13

DR.. M. H. Parmalee, physician and
surgeon, twelve years in Toledo,
says: Beer drinkers are peculiarly
liable to die of pneumonia"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
Prize For DirigibIe Balloon.

A new Lie Of $4,000 is Offered
in France for the invention of a
dirigible tallcon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13

There are no rounds of drink in
The ladder of success.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-06-07

PoTosI.

Development work at the Potosi con
tinues steadily. Now that the surface
water has ceased, the re-opening of the
adit tunnel on shaft house level has
been resumed. The south drift on No
2 level is being driven steadily farther
into the mountain with very satisfac-
tory results. The face OF this drift is
now well into the ore shoot showing in
No. l level above, and is equally as
large and much higher in values than
on that level. The development so far
proves that the ore increases in value
with depth.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1907-06-07
Hotel and Big Barn at Jordan VAL
ley Burned and Six Horses Lost.

The Monopole hotel and barn we're
entirely destroyed by fire early last
Saturday morning, resulting in a loss
of over 10000, with but $4,000 insur-
ance. The plate glass front of the Jor-
dan Valley Mercantile company was
shattered by the heat and damages from
fire and water amounting to about $1,000
were sustained.
The fire started about 4:3O a. M, in
the hay NOW of the Monopole barn and
quickly spread over the building. Six
valuable horses we're consumed by the
flames before they could be reached.
Their struggles are said to have been
most pitiable. Fifteen sets of harness,
several vehicles and quite quantity Of
feed was destroyed. The flames, fed by
the dry pine timbers of the barn, pro-
duced an intense heat, and we're quick
ly communicated to the hotel which
was soon a seething furnace. The
building, two-story frame structure J,
was owned by Harry Scott. Nothing
was saved except few things from Mr..
Scott's room. The bar, which occupied
part of the building, was also total
loss. Mr.. Scott's loss on building and
contents, together with the barn, also
owned by him, will amount to over $780,
600. The Chinese cook lost $500 in cur
rency that was burned in his room.
At first it was thought the origin of
the fire was accidental-caused by the
careless dropping of lighted cigar stub
or cigarette. This belief was modified
somewhat when a hobo was detected
stealing suit of clothes from the hotel
and was found with Harry Scott's watch
on his person that he had taken from
Mr.. Scott's room. The hobo said his
home was in Salt Lake. He had been
seen about town the evening before and
it is now the opinion of many that the
tramp set fire to the barn. He was
held for investigation.