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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Temperance Notes.

Those who depend on the use of al
cohol to give them inspirations or
suggestions are doomed to see them
selves and their work soon forgotten.
The rivalry is between the
"straights" and the "blends," and 1t
approaches in intensity the historic
feud between the Montagues and the
Capulets.
Mr.. William E. Curtis quotes At
torney-General Trickett, Of Kansas,
at considerable Length. as testifylng
to the continued benefits of State pro-
hibition also.
Temperance victories are the more
cheering when it is considered now
powerful is the foe from whom they
have been won. The liquor traffic OF
the country has a capital of $780,
OOO.O 600 invested in 1892 distilleries,
l7.111 wholesale houses and 225,O0O
sasoons.
The Swedish painter, Georg Van
Rosen, remarks: Very far from be-
Iieving that the use of alcohol helps
TO produce artistic ideas or concePs
tions. I am of the contrary opinion,
and believe they will only be hyster-
ical and monstrous, and in most cases
will lead 20 a weakening and finally
to a breakup Of all inspiring effort"
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Have No Right to License.


"No Legislature can bargain away
the public health or the public NOR
ais. The people themselves cannot
do 1t, much less their servants" This
Is a decision Of the Supreme Court Of
the United States in State VS.. Missis-
sippi, 101, U. 8. S14. The court gives
the reason when it says: Govern
ment Is organized with q, view to their
preservation, and cannot divert itself
of the power to provide for them.
They are among the inalienable
rights, to secure which governments
are instituted among men. Their Sc
curity being among the purposes OF
government 1t necessarily follows that
the State cannot so divert the exer-
else of its functions as to expressly
authorize its destruction"
! The Supreme Court of Illinois in
Goddard VS.. President, declared in
substance that intoxicating liquor is
4 slow and sure poison, whose sale
for beverage purposes can only be
defended by mems appetites, and not
by reason. observation or experience;
that gambling, horse racing, cock
fighting. obscenity, idlers, rogues:
vagabonds. Migrants. pestilence, con.
tagion and gunpowder will not de-.
stroy one-tenth Of the lives that will
the saloon, nor. produce socially sc
much moral degradation, suffering
wretchedness and misery, as much
pauperism, vagrancy and crime as the
saloon, nor so much pecuniary desti.
tuition.
The inherent character of the sa.
loon and it's natural effects surely
bring it within the condemnation Of
the law. To grant the license is tc
bargain away for the license fee, Hfe,
liberty, property and the pursuit Of
happiness.
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QGoodeTkn\QS
MDto Eat
@as=sss9 " .HND nov TO
SEEW THIN

Apple Sherbet.-Cook the pulp OF
six apples in one quart Of cider sea-
soned to taste with sugar and CHINA
mon; when tender rub through a
sieve, cool and freeze, When partly
frozen add the stifdy beaten whites
of two eggs. Serve in chilled apple
shells.
Queens .Pudding.-One pint bread
crumbs, one quart milk warmed and
poured over crumbs; yolks of four
eggs, we'll beaten with n cup sugar
and one teaspoon butter. When
baked spread over the top a layer OF
Jelly; beat the whites Of the eggs dry
and add two tablespoons of sugar
and spread i've top; bake light
brown.
Two Egg Marble Cake. - One.
quarter cup of butter, one cup OF
ugar, two eggs, pinch of salt, n
and one-half cups of -four, two tea
spoons of baking powder, favor with
vanilla; pour half Of this batter in
your cake pan, nov add to what is
left in your bowl two teaspoons OF
cocoa, beat thoroughly. put in pan
with your other batter, let stand five
minutes before putting in oven.
Grape Gelatine Pudding.-Press
enough grapes through a sieve to
make a pint Of juice. Dissolve half
a box of gelatine in cold water and
when it has become soft add a coffee
cupful of boiling water, an equal
quantity of sugar, the juice OF a
lemon and finally the grape juice.
Let it cool, and when beginning 20
stiffen fold in the stifly beaten whites
Of two eggs Set away to cool. To
be served with well sweetened
whipped cream.
Caramel Cakc.-One-third cup of
butter, one cup Of sugar, cream but
ter and sugar together two eggs, beat
up and added with the sugar and
butter, one-half cup of milk, n and
one-half cups Of -four, n teaspoon
cream tartar, half teaspoon soda.
Caramel Filling for Cake-One and
one-half cups of sugar, half cup Of
milk, butter size Of an egg, boil to-
gether fifteen minutes, beat until
cool and spread before too hard;
vanilla for %favoripg b:fcrs ri begin
to beat i.
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To be Continued.
Ont of Reckoning.

Miss Eve De Chipenham, a lecturer
Of New York, holds that beautiful
thoughts make beautiful faces and
figures, and that ugly thoughts de-
form, even as unwholesome work
does.
by taking thought" said Miss
De ~Chipenham, in an interview In
Chicago, you cannot perhaps add a
cubit to your stature, but you can
eradicate round shoulders and
sponge wrinkles away.
"Our thoughts mould our faces;
form our expression. Thus they give
US away. They give US away as much
as the spoken thought of a Chicago
girl once gave her away.
This girl sat in a dim-lit parlor
on a winter evening with a young
man. A fire of oak logs blazed in
the CRATE, and, looking into the pink
and gold heart of the flame, the girl,
who was very pretty, murmured:
How divine, my dearest Hilary
But the young man frowned and
started.
":Hilary?' he said. You mean
George, don't you, pet?
The girl flushed and bit her lip.
"'Oh, dear she said how silly Of
ne. I thought this was Saturday
a:ght! Washington Star.
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The Soul's telescope.

Every. astronomer loves his tele-
scope, and there is but one simple
reason that leads him to have this
great fondness for this instrument.
If there were nothing but the instru-
ment, marvellous as might be the
construction, 1t would have but little
interest for an astronomer. The
mechanician would find interest in
its constructive features but not the
astronomer. To him the chief thing
In the universe Is the heavens and
all they contain. A searching on his
part to find out and understand the
objects that fill the sky, sun, moon,
and stars is the delight Of the as
tronomer. His name a. n who
knows the laws of the stars. And
because a telescope brings the stars
near so that he may learn the laws,
he loves this instrument.
The soul is an astronomer. It
seeks and searches alone that great
vast depth within which is God. And
do you ask what is the best instru-
ment of the soul in its search to find
the laws of God? The answer is,
Meditation, but for this power "the
soul discerneth God as If He were
near at hand."-Classmate. /.
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The TEMPERANCE PROPAGANDA
CONCERTED ATTACK ON DRINK
WINNING ALL ALONG LINE.
Women Are Winning Their Fight
Against Rum-Half the Union
Has Joined in the Prohibition

" Outu ATC "lilhlhS AhSA H1She
Against Rum-Half the Union
Has Joined in the Prohibition
Movement.
With astonishing rapidity the
light against the sale of Intoxicating
liquor Is sweeping over the country,
says the D%elineator. In the South,
State after State has enacted laws alb.
solutely closing all the saloons within
Its borders. After January /, 1909.
there will not be a legal saloon in
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi or Ok.
lahoma; North Carolina may also be
dry by that time; half Of South Caro-.
lima, a large part of Florida, all but
four cities in Tennessee, and nearly
all of Kentucky are in the same stu.
alton. Virginia, Maryland and Della.
ware are moving in the same direc.
ton. Ohio Is tending toward State
prohibition, Indiana has taken steps
toward it, and each new election sees
more townships in Illinois shifted tc
the dry" column. In other States
tho struggle is not yet so successful,
but already half the people and two.
thirds OF the territory Of the United
States are embraced in the now rapid.
ly growing prohibition districts.
In this struggle women have taken
a remarkable part, and they are reap.
ing a remarkable reward. This is a
new form of campaign, and it is diff
ferent. There has been little or no
hysterical agitation, but rather pro.
sale comparison Of figures to show
how much better of the dry States
|. are than the wet. And the women
to whom prohibition means infinitely
more than to the men, have Furnished
what excitement was necessary, by
focking about the polls serving TEN.
perance drinks to voters, and en-
deavoring to convince them that a
vote against the saloon Is a vote for
the home, and perhaps, most Of all,
for the clean administration of the
public schools. They have had to
present figures, too. Saloon men
have shown the amount Of taxes paid.
almost fabulous millions every year,
by the manufacturers, the wholesal-
ers and the retailers of drink. They
have piled up the totals OF corn and
rye and rice consumed in the factor
les, and computed how many men
we're employed. But the women have
shown that every dollar so spent Is
only a 1.-THE Of the amount that the
men pass in w the country for
drinks which net them nothing at all;
that out Of SO which leaves the
home for this useless thing only thirty
or forty cents eventually reach the
public treasury in license and tax, and
even less goes to the grain producer,
and that each drinker could better
afford to pay his share of the liquor
tax out of his pocket. chip into a fund
for grain production, and keep the
rest to use in buying useful things for
his home in such a way as to give
more and more useful employment to
his fellows and at the same time i'm
prove his own condition in life.
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TUE LORD RE1GNETH, LET THB
EARTH REJOICE.

The past, which brought us so much pain.
Brought, too, the cure Of III.
The future dimly CLEANS; in vain
Our steps we urge, our eyes We strain;
As slowly, in unhastening train,
The days their course fulfil.
And each to each these tidings tel.
God rules the years, and all is we'll"
Brave and content then, come what may
We face what time may send. Il,
Life cannot be all holiday.
And love and hope alike decay,
And disappoihtments bar the way
Sometimes. until the end;
But we can bear all, knowing this:
God rules the years, and we are His.
Susan Coolidge.
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French Chalk.

If a girl is away from a cleaners
and she finds one of her best froclss
spotted with grease, she can try the
simple remedy of French chalk and a
hot iron. The chalk is spread thick
ly over the spot until all the grease
is absorbed. ~.
Then a piece of plotting paper Is
put over it, and a warm, not hot,
iron is held over it to draw the grease
into the paper. Rub off the chalk
with a soft silk or muslin rag and
the spot will probably have disap-
peared.-New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Don't Work by Poor Light.

I'll is 8 great mistake to sew, read
or do other close work by artificial
light which cbmes from any distance
much above the level Of the eye. Uss
a kerosene or. gas lamp, which. can
be placed at the proper height. :
To demonstrate the truth OF this
observation one has only to sit in
doors in the daytime and let the light
pour through the upper foot or two
of the window, keeping the rest OF
the window securely l%ightproof. The
eyes will soon tell you Of the unwise
strain.-Indianapolis News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
In Old Kentucky.

Behold Kentucky, the traditional
cradle Of all good whisky! In less
than two years the liquor traffic has
been practically o~bliterated. and yet
this State has s160O00,000 invested
in distilleries. Only%four counties are
wholly wet at this writing, and the
.Jailers' State Association has petit
toned the Legislature for regular
salaries, because, under prohibition
conditions, the empty jails do not
bring them fees enough to live on
Darlington A. Phelps, in Broadway
Magazine.
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God Alone Knows Us.

Every man bears his own burden,
fights his own battle, walkS in the
path which no other fGet have
trodden. God alone knows US through
and through. And He loves US, as
Keble says, better than He knows,
He has isolated US from all sides that
He alone may have our perfect COM
fdence, and that we may acquire II
habit of looking to Him for perfd
sympathy. He will come into i
solitude in which the soul dwells, Al
make the darkness bright.-R.
Dale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
"Forget It."

No mar a accomplish great
things unless he is an optimist. But
what does that means? There are
some folks who. call themselves by
that name-although there Is usual
ly another ism" attached to their
beliefs-who have adapted notices
something like the following:
Forget it."
There is no evil"
Look happy and you will be hap
py." 81
you can conquer any situation Il;
you smile enough"
Gods in His heaven-all's right
with the world"
Sounds rather pretty, doesn't tt?
There Is a certain amount of truth
in these little sunshine" opiates, but
what are the facts?
In the first place. there are some:
things which it would be criminal to
forget, because there is evil. Look
ing happy and smiling is a very fine,
antidote, but we can't all be Hap
py Hoolfgans," and most of us don't
want to be. We'd rather be real
men, leaving the tomato a and the:
scrubby beard to those who enjoy
that sort Of thing. E;
There Is sin in the world. There
is tragedy. There Is suffering. Hun
dreds of thousands Of children are
in mills and factories who. should be
at home or in school. There are
slums. with their hell-holes. There
are saloons, with drunkenness and
brutality. There are underfed and
overworked men and women In Dur
great cities. Will the T~osey-posey
doctrine of the long haired man and
the short haired woman doctrinaire
smile these away?
Goods in His heaven'-yes, but
all's not fright with the world" It's
going to be right, but that's why we
can well afford to be optimists--but
not the kind that expect to usher In
the Millennium by a smile. There fS
work to do, and fighting too. 1t ts
q work and a fight that requires red
blooded men. 1t is a. task that has
the assurance of success, because
God is in the heavens. 1t is a great
thing to realize that 1t is His task
working through is. We are COM
missioned to it. That should give
nerve to the arm and power to the
blow of every fellow who has taken
upon himself his share Of the task
of helping to redeem the world from;
the particular evil which he sees
most.-Rev. Charles Sickle, in the
Interior. -
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Hot Apple Pie.

The secret of the delicious hot ap-
pie pie is the S easoning of the pie af-
ter it comes from the ofen. Tart
green apples arc the best for it. AS
soon as the pie is done the cover is
taken from it very carefully and su-
gar, cinnamon and tiny dabs Of but
ter are sprinkled over the top and
the crust is put on again. Rich cream
is a vast improvement to it.-New
York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Values Her Hairs at 81 Each.

One dollar a hair Is the valuation
Mrs. Susan E. Robinson places on her
he'd. While inspecting the Sylvester
Tower Manufacturing plant, in Cam
bridge, Mass, her hair caught in the
machinery and she was literally
scalped. She sued for $4,000, Fat
the rate OF 81 for each hair de-
stroyeu."
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Blow to MOrphia Trade.

Minister Rockhill, at Pekin, China,
cables that all the treaty Powers have
assented 10 prohibit the Importation
of morphia and the instruments used
for its injection. This action Of the
treaty Powers is regarded as signif.
cant, as a number of them had with
held their assent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
wnen to Buy Shoes.

1t is said that people should never
go in the early morning to buy shoes,
for the feet are then smaller than
they are at any other time of the day.
Later the feet are the maximum size,
owing to walking and standing.
Many people do not agree with this,
for they think that later in the day,
when shoes have been worn, the feet
contract. However, try on shoes at
both times-morning and afternoon.
Then they will be sure to ft.-Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch.
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~asaa .aD sp~
A Hurried Supper Dish.

For a little supper dish whipped
UP in a hurry, cook half a pint Of to-
matoes or three good sized ones IN
til they are reduced to-a tender pulp.
Season with two teaspoonfuls Of but
ter, salt and pepper, and stir IN three
eggs. When the mixture Is creamy
serve without delay.-Indianapolis
News.
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Frescoes Cndcr WIlitewaSh.

Important frescoes representing re.
ligious subjects have been discovered
on the walls Of the Church of Santa
Maria, at Maranola, near Caserta;
Italy. Unfortunately the paintings
have been spoiled by the breaking OF
the surface of the walls in order that
the whitewash with which they were
covered might hold.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Anti.Saloon Law Breaks Schwill

Walter Decamp was appointed
ceiver for the F. A. Schwill d
dealers in glassware, at Cincinn3
The Schwill Company dealt larg
in saloon goods and the recent Id,
option elections in Ohio are declati
to have been responsible for the'i
ownership. The company is incc
porated at $4,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Wherc It Ought to Be.

Cardinal Manning, once while in
Rome sat to a celebrated sculptor
who was an expert in phreEology,
and during one Of the sittings they
fell to discussing the sculptor's hob
by. Tell me, then" said Cardinal
Manning at last, where is the seat
of conscience?" The sculptor. strobe
across the studio and, Indicating a
spot on the cardinals head, That's
where it ought to be-" he grimly said.
London Bellman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Would Dust Indiana Breweries.

Five separate custer suits were
filed at Indianapolis by Attorney
General Bingham against the Indian
apolis Brewery Company, the Terre
Haute Brewing Company, the Home
Brewing Company and the American
Brewing Company. The Attorney
General charges that the brewing
companies are exceeding their corpo-
rate powers by leasing saloon builf-
ingS.
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A fox, pursued by a pack Of
hounds in Somersetshire, stopped
long enough in his fight to select a
fat duck from a farmyard he was
passing and carried it off.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Poverty Stops Church Work.

Poverty in Cape Colony keeps many
men from entering church work
where it is greatly needed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
s4aminino Weddina Gifts.

:'Women viewing another woman's
wedding presents say things which
are likely to be miSinterpreted,' said
the bachelor who declares he hates
weddings, but always goes when in
vited, according to the Washington
Post. ''and other things which no ia
vorable Interpretation would make
complimentary to the bride or to the
givers It's the way Of the sex. sup
pose. Now, why is 1t that the most
common remark Of the women who
are inspecting the layout Of silver and
cut glass and other gifts more or less
useful is. What lot Of presents she
got:' They don't mean anything IN
kind. but the Inference an uninit!ated
eavesdropper would draw is that they
wonder why she got so many, is II by
rights she shouldn't have had half so
many. Of course they vary the re
mark. What lucky girl! says one.
as ii she would like to add. Some per.
sons have too much luck And an,
other says, I wonder where they all
came from implying almost as if the
bride couldn't have enough friends to
make so many gifts and must have
sent some of them 70 herself just to
making 4 showing"
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USE FOR A TELESCOPE.
Interesting Discovery One Woman
Made by Use Of the Glass.

Interesting Discovery One Woman
Made by Use Of the Glass.
Il thought it was 4 pretty fair sort
of telescope for one that wasn't very
big" said Uncle Silas. II rugged It
up in the attic by the high north win
dow and had it fixed so it would
swing around easy. I took deal OF
satisfaction in looking through it, the
sky seemed so wide and full of Won
ders. so when Hester was here l
thought ia give her the pleasure too.
She stayed q long time upstairs and
seemed to be enjoying it. When she
came down I asked her if she'd dis
covered anything new.
Yes she says. Why, 1t made
cverybody's house seem so near that
seemed to be right beside 'cm, and
found out what John Pritchard'S
folks are doin' in their outkitchen.
I've wondered what they had light
there for night after night and l
Just turned the glass on their Win
dows. They are cuttin' apples to dry
folks as rich as them cuttin' apples.
".And actually that was all the Wom-
an had seen. With the whole heavens
before her to study, she had spent her
tine prring into the affairs of her
neiehbors. And there are lots more
like her-with and without tele-
scenes. christian Uplook.
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The Grab In the Oyster.

taThe little crab found in the oyster"
said dealer, "is not, as supposed
by two-thirds Of the oyster eaters,
the yo:lng Of the blue crab, but is
distinc- species. It is messmate Of
and caterer to the wants Of the oyster,
being. therefore. a benefit instead Of a
detrimant to the latter. In return for
the oysters Kindness in protecting it
against it's enemies the little crab
catches and crushes food which in its
entire state could not be taken by the
oyster. \ singular thing in connection
with them IS that all found inside Of
the oyster are females. The male Of
the same variety has hard she'll"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-12-16
,ranaoinc Small Sa;lboats.

It is quite trick to lower q main
i p! ,perly. In the first place, the
hoops should be just large enough
not :, large, however, that the sail
does NJ set close to the mast. Lower
the th rat first and follow it with the
peak. If the peak is dropped first,
says q gvriter in Country Life In Amer
lea, the sail will not come down. 1t
goes Y Chout saying that the sail must
be shaken when you want to lower
it. To lower centerboard when IN
der way- put the helm up and keep the
boat OF. 4 small boat can be stop
ped BIZ putting the helm up and down
across the boat quickly. This IS use
ful in coming up to dock or moor
ing. \ boat can be got out OF stays
by dropping her peak and then hoist
ing it when she is under way. An
other way is to put the helm down,
slack the main sheet and let her drift
back; then trim her quickly and she
will sail away. Always so to the lee
side Of dock. When a boat is towed
make sure that it has good painter,
especially at night.