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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
Nebraska Begins Work.

The State temperance workers Of
Nebraska have just held conference
and will at once start the agitation
for legislation in 1909 that will put
the legalized saloon out of existence
in Nebraska. or at least extend the
option principle from city and village
to county. An organization was
formed. 1t will work Independent of
all political parties, but it is proposed
to make 1t a force within all parties
to the end that county option is made
an issue in legislative districts and
the forces of the organization thrown
in favor of those VINO will agree to
vote for that legislation, County op-
ton came close to winning out in the
laS:~Legislature, but the brewers sue
ceeded in defeating it. They admit
that it would mean that half the
counties in the State would vote for
no saloons, and that would cost them
millions
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Bangor Pudding.

Moisten one and one-third cupfuls
cracker crumbs (the common "Bos-
ton" cracker) with one cup boiling
water. Let stand until cool, then
add one pint milk, one-half cup mo-
lasses, one-quarter teaspoon salt, one
egs slightly beaten, one-half pound
rais1ns, seeded.
Turn into buttered mold, steam
eight hours (or less if small pudding
is made) over boiling water. I put
mine in the upper part of double
boiler.
Remove cover when cooked and
set away in mold to cool. When
cover is taken off the pudding will
be watery around the edges. This
liquid, however, will jell when cold.
To be eaten with cream, plain or
whipped.-Boston Post.
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Drawn, Not Driven.

"I have loved thee with an ever
lasting love; therefore with loving
kindness have I drawn thee. "-Jere-
miah 31:S.
understand the word drawn" to
be used here as the opposite of
driven" I take the meaning to- be:
1T is because I love you that do not
force you; desire to win by love"
We often express surprise that hu-
man life does not reveal more traces
of Gods omnipotence. We see the
visible universe subject to inexorable
law and yielding submissively to that
law. But man does not yield SUBJ
missively; he resists the will OF the
eternal. Why should he be allowed
to resist? Is he not but an atom in
the infinite spaces-tb ese spaces that
obey the heavenly mandate? why
not put down his insane rebellion and
crush his proud will into conformity
with the universal chorus? The
Bible gives it's answer. 1t is because
love is incompatible with the exer-
else of omnipotence. 1nexorable law
can rule the stars; but the stars are
not an object of love. Man is an OBJ
iect of love, and therefore he can only
be ruled by loye-or, as the prophet
puts it, drawn
Omnipotence can subdue by driving
but that is not conquest OF love;
it is, rather, sign that love is baflled.
Therefore it is that our Father does
not compel US to come in. He would
have us drawn by the beauty of His
holiness; therefore He wells all that
would force the will. He hides the
glories of Heaven. He conceals the
gates of pearl and the streets of gold.
He reveals not the river Of His pleas
ures. He curtains from the ear the
music of the upper choir. He OBJ
scures in the sky the Son of Man.
He forbids the striking Of the hours
on the clock of eternity. He treads
on a path of velvet, lest the sound OF
His coming footsteps should conquer
by fear the heart that ought to be
won by love.-The Advance.
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Not Wanted by the People.

Judge Holt, of Belinda, West Vir-
glnia, recently sustained the City
Council in their action not to grant
liquor licenses, and then peremptorily
disqualified County Commissioner l..
N. B. Paugh from holding Office, who,
it is now charged, before election had
made the following agreement: Il
do hereby agree if.I am elected as a
member Of the County Court of Bar
bour County to grant license for the
sale of intoxicating liquors to certain
individuals who contribute to my
election in a financial way, and I will
not agree to vote for license for any
one who does not thus contribute. I"
He found too late that this is free
country, and that candidate mort.
gagged in advance to the liquor inter.
ests is not wanted by the people.
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4 Little Creature That God Loves,

Here is a little creature travelling
on under my pen, not bigger than the
dot over an 81" Who knows where
it is going, what it lives upon, and
whether it has not some anxiety on
its mind! 1t goes very fast.
I pause to watch it on its way
A good journey to thee, little
creature; may God conduct thee
whittier thou wouldst go! Have I
frightened thee! I am, no doubt, so
large in thy eyes; but perhaps for
that very reason I escape thee like an
immensity.
My little insect might lead me very
far; I stop at and rest in this thought,
that thus I too am in the eyes OF God
a little, an infinitely little creature
that He loves.-Christian Work and
Evangelist.
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TNX&ESy 81 GszS9@gzS
IHiN;TS N; FOR The
( 2HOUSEkEEPERI y
SNlSlI<S 80 S@SAsS

Soak hard, dry lemons in warm
water for two hours. Dry thorough
ly and they will be found juicy and
good, and can be grated as well as
the freshest.
Bread crumbs come in for use in
many ways, and they should never be
thrown away. Grated they are ex-
cellent for Dreaded chops and outlets,
and toasted they make excellent crou-
tons.
1t is q mistake to keep rooms so
warm that distinct change is felt in
passing from one room to another.
1t is difficult in steam heated apart
ments to regulate temperature, but
every room should have some fresh
air in it, never mind how cold thu
day.
TO clean the long, thin vase slice 4
potato into long, thin strips and drop
into it. Shake thoroughly and then
add a little water and shake very
hard. Pour off this water and add
fresh and continue to shake the vase
hard. When the potato and water
are emptied the vase should be shin
ing and clear.
Wipe the mahogany dining table
with soft rag dampened in tepid
water and with pure soap. Rub dry
with soft cheesecloth. Caution the
children, and older folk, too, about
putting their feet on the base and
legs of the table. Otherwise insight
ly scratches will make the careful
mistress most unhappy. Footstools
obviate the resting of the feet on the
lower part Of the table.-New York
Globe.
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SUNDAY Thoughts
AFTERNOON X ofNoted
READING. T. Otolnes.
WHAT THE VOICE SAID At EVEN.
ING.

Rest, fife, and be still. The task OF the
day is done.
What you have sown God trusts TO the
soil, rain and the SUM-. :,
What YOU have dreamed is His thought OF
DAYS that are yet to be.
What YOU have hoped He counts in the
sheayes Of eternity.
Rest, life, and be still. For you falls the
night-sweet boon! -,
Truth lives in eternal Iay-lilie tie sun, in
eternal noon.
Touch. o soul, the soul OF the infinite, pa
tient God, =. =,
Who plants the seed of the ages in the mo-
ment's moldering sod.
Rest, life, and be still. God gave this sun
set hour
That, watching, you might feel the peace
of His quiet power.
In lights and colors of life no dusk of de.th
God paints this day in heaven, and over it
Charles P. Cleaves, in Youths Com
panion.
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advantages. 1t is extraordinary how
long family delusions continue.
At this moment Mrs. Denstone
came in, little, pale, rather trembly
woman, with a sensitive, pink color
coming and going in her thin cheek.
What does Arthur say?" she said
to her husband.
Arthur put his arm round her ten
derly.
There is nothing Arthur would
not do for you, little mother" he
said, land so you may imagine that
this opening is bliss indeed, only if
Reggie does not like it"
Reggie won't mind. He thinks it
might just do for you," she said.
"One cannot wonder at his horror Of
the idea after what he had expected" "
"All right" said Arthur. Then 1
will start for Liverpool tomorrow
morning. l don't see why i shouldn't t
send you every sixpence of the
money, mother mine, for shall evil
IDENTIFY board with my uncle"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
BITTER WAR ON INTEMPERANcE
SOLDIERS FIGHTING THIS CURSE
GREATLY CHEEEED.

Loses Long Fight With Drink; Dies
to Keep Vow-Richard Hoffman
Takes Poison When Intoxicated
For First Time in Seven Years.
The following Temperance tract"
IS from the news columns of the New
York American:
The third of three brothers to COM
nit suicide in two years, Richard
Hoffman, killed himself yesterday IN
the presence of his wife and seven
children, grimly fulfilling a seven
year pledge to end his life if he ever
drank another drop of liquor.
Up to seven years ago, Hoffman,
superintendent on the docks of the
Red Star Line, was an excessive
drinker. He came to poverty through
his drink and his family suffered
from his ungovernable temper. Real
izing one day that the liquor was
proving his undoing, he stopped short
and declared that he would be new
man, and would never touch a drop
again.
For seven years he kept this vow.
! When he made it, he went to live in
a pretty little house at No. Third
place, Brooklyn, and announced that
he intended to buy 1t. At the same
time he purchased small bottle of
carbolic acid, which he placed on
shelf, announcing that he intended to
drink 1t as soon as he was SOBER
enough to do so after his next taste
Of liquor.
Early yesterday morning, while
lying in bed, Hoffman wakened his
wife, who saw terrible expression on
on his face.
my God," he moaned, "the drink
got me again. I'm craving for it, and
I'm afraid I'm not strong enough to
fight it."
Thoroughly frightened, Mrs. Hoff-
man rose and said she would cook
| breakfast Immediately and the food
might appease his appetite for drink.
A half hour later, when she returned
to the room, she screamed when she
| discovered that he had slipped out
| of the house.
Harry, twenty years old; Annie,
nineteen, and three Of the younger
ones, with Mrs. Hoffman started i'm
mediately to hunt for the missing
man in all of the saloons Of the neigh
borhood. The other children were
left with Marion, the seven-months-
old baby. Hours were spent in vain
hunting for Hoffman. About 1 o'clock
his wife and all the children except
Harry went home and sat down to
eat. Silence reigned during the
gloomy meal. In the middle Of it
the basement door changed and Hoff-
man staggered into the dining room.
, barely able to stand. Mrs. Hoffman's
face was buried in her hands and the
children dared not look at their
father.
He staggered across the room to
the shelf where the carbolic acid vial
was kept and as he pulled the cork
he turned to his family and said:
well, I'm going to keep my prom
Use. Good-by."
He drained the bottle to the last
drop and as Annie and Blanche, the
thirteen-year-old daughter, sprang to
his side, he fell to the floor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
Iced Chocolate.

Put one ounce of unsweetened choc-
olate into a saucepan and pour on it
gradually one pint of boiling water,
stirring all the time. Put the sauce
pan on the fire and stir until the
chocolate is all dissolved, then add
granulated sugar to taste and stir
until it begins to boil Cook for three
minutes longer without stirring, then
strain and cool. Add one teaspoon of
vanilla extract, bottle and store in a
cool place. When needed put two ta-
blespoons of crushed ice in tumbler,
add two tablespoons of whipped cream,
one gill of milk and half gill of any
carbonic water. Stir thoroughly be-
fore drinking.-New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
White Potato Pudding.

Wash and peel four good sized
white potatoes, crate them up fine
and put them in a dish with one
quart of milk; set this over a gentle
fire and stir until we'll scalded; beat
four eggs and mix one cupful OF
sugar with them, and stir into one
quart of cold milk, one teaspoonful of
salt, small lump Of butter and half
a grated nutmeg, or ground CHINA
mon, if you prefer; mix this with the
potato and pour into a deep dish,
which has been buttered, and bake
four hours.-American Home Month
lV
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
Greenland Mosquitoes Bloodtllirsty.

The British bark Calcium, which
arrived at Philadelphia from Green
land after thirty-three days run,
was the first of the cryolte fleet to
reach port. Captain Zurcker, of the
Calcium, says that the natives re-
ported last winter unusually stormy
and that the summer had not been
unpleasant, with the exception Of at
tacks by swarms Of bloodthirsty mos
quitoes. The general idea that mos
Quitoes are not to be found in the
Arctic Circle, the crew stated, is a
great mistake, as the pests frequently
forced the men to retreat while she
was loading cargo Of cryolite at
Ivigtut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
Odd Names of Sailors.

When the crew of the timber lad
en- vessel from Nova Scotia were
lined up at Liverpool in order that
they might declare" before the Gus
toms officer, one man gave his name
as Washington Seafoam, and another
as Salvation Army. Thinking the
men were Joking, the officer appealed
to the captain, who confirmed the ac-
curacy of the names.-Birmingham
Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
Farmer Digs Up $500.

While working on his farm near
Portland, Me-, few days ago, Jerome
Terrell unearthed S400 in gold ccin
that had been buried forty-five years
ago. George and Benjamin Denny
lived on the farm in 1862. When the
Civil War began the brothers buried
their hoard at the foot of an immense
oak tree in field on their farm.
After several years the gourd which
contained the money had rotted, and
though vigorous search was made,
they were misdirected and the money
was never discovered until Terrell
found it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
What Law Will Do.

Wendell Phillips: "No one sup
poses that law can make men temper
ate, but law can shut up these bars
and dram shops, which facilitate and
feed intemperance, which double our
taxes, treble the peril to property and
life, and make the masses tools IN
the hands of designing men to under
mine and cripple law"
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Sing:

We set up monumental stones over
the graves of our joys, but who thinks
of erecting monuments Of praise for
mercies received? We write four
books of Lamentations and only one
of Canticles, and are far more at
home in wailing out Miserere than
in chanting a TIE Deum.-C. Fl. Spur
gsOp.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
Neglect.

The greatest danger to the church
Of to-day does not lie in deliberate
and willful opposition to Christ and
His salvation, but in the decay OF
Christian sentiment brought about
by neglect of the principles of right
eousness. Men are so absorbed in the
temporalities of this world that they
are neglecting the eternal verlties
which undergrad the universe.-ReV.
A. S. Herries, Presbyterian, Union
City, Pa.
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CHAPTER II.

"Good-bye, Arthur! God bless
you!" said his mother, choking back
her tears.
The whole family had accompanied
him to the station. There they stood,
all thirteen of them, on the platform.
Arthur thought to himself that they
were an uncommonly good-looking
family, and he wondered how far
sixty pounds a year would go to re-
place the shabby, black cashmere
gowns that Janet and Tola wore.
Reginald was so disguised at their
all having come that he walked off
to the upper end of the platform and
tried to look as if they did not belong
to him. He did not think them good
looking at all; on the contrary, he
thought the children hideous, and as
for Tommy-the vulgarity of that
boy!
Take care of yourself, my boy"
said his father
Give Aunt Betsy my blessing, )"
said Tommy; and when the train
moved off, he flung an old slipper
after it for luck.
Janet slipped away and Joined
Reggie.
"Oh, Reggie" she said, 81 wish it
had been you"
Thank you for nothing, my dear!
1 am thankful it isn't
But, after all, perhaps, if Uncle
Alfred had only persevered little, he
would have seen what pity it was;
80 much talent!"
"Gammon!" said Reggie, who, with
all his faults, was too much OF an
Englishman to stand f1attery. Good
gracious, Janet! there is Colonel Cur
tbs, and you are such a guy. Do, for
goodness sake, efface yourself among
the rabble."
Janet drew up her naughty little
head.
IF he cares about my Dress"
she said.
Dress by hanged" said Reggie
sharply. AT least you should look
like lady"
Colonel Curtis was advancing to-
ward them. Janet meant to stand
her ground, but her brothers words
brought the tears rushing into her
eyes, and she was obliged to retreat
quickly, and take refuge among the
children.
Colonel Curtis eyed the 1etreating
eleven wistfully, but it was more than
he could do to join them. That
would have been too formidable.
Reggie was advancing upon him with
a cordial smile, but he was too much
disappointed to wish to talk to that
vapid youth, so he only nodded to
him and went on, and Reggie walked
home by a roundabout route to avoid
the cavalcade.
Arthur arrived in Liverpool about
7 o'clock. He was full of interest and
curiosity about his new home, and his
mind was too much occupied with the
hopes and fears which chased each
other therein, to have room for -sht-
ness, even when tihermument arrived
in which he found himself being con-
Quoted by a footman into the library
Of his uncle.
Poor Arthur! A little pang shot
through him as the contrast struck
him forcibly between this solid, hand
some, comfortable apartment rich
with useful and interesting books,
and the poor, old, shabby room at
home. The contrast between the two
brothers was much the same. The
shabby, gentle, peevish Squire, with
his sad face and threadbare coat, and
the smart, stout, dapper, old gentle
man with his thick black hair
brushed into a formidable cockatoo
tuft on his head, and his clothes of
the best make and quality. Mr.. AL
fred Denstone was not alone; his
wife and one guest we're already as
sembled for dinner.
To be Continued.
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Horrors.

A Nemaha County woman thought
she was using cold cream, but the bot
tie was found to contain a prepara-
tion for cleaning white slippers. The
paper adds that now her face squeaks
every time she tries to smile.-Kan-
saS CITY Star.
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: Household Matters. :
A Water Lily Salad.

Cut fresh lettuce of good size In
small points, and place hard boiled
eggs, cut in petal strips in a circle on
these leaves; fill the middle with the
yolks mixed with mayonnaise. Put
two egg yolks through the sieve and
sprinkle over the petals to simulate
pollen. This kind of an arrangement
makes the water lily quite perfect.
When fully prepared place upon a
fat dish.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-01-15
A Peculiar Accident.

A snake which dropped down from
a tree on to the steering wheel is
blamed for an automobile accident in
Connecticut recently, in which a WON.
an driver tainted, ran down a farm
wagon and then ran into stone wall.
Snakes, but of another sort, are to
blame for seventy-fve per cent. of all
the auto accidents in this country
The Motor Car.
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Give Statue to Peace DeIeeate,

The French Inter-Parliamentary
Arbitration Group presented NJ. Bour-
geois, formerly Premier, who headed
the French delegation at The Hague,
with bronze statue representing
The Awakening of Humanity" by
Rodin. r.-Ss .
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Italian Floods Destructive,

The damage by foods in Northern
Italy to embankments and hydraulic
works alone is estimated at more
than G1,000,Q0G.
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Mission oG Jesus.

Jesus came not to save the palaces,
but the slums.
Evening journal., 1908-05-28
ITALIAN CONCERT
AT WEST CHURCH
Twenty Children in National
COIOTS Sang the GaribaIdi
March

Under the auspices of the Italian Mis-
sion conducted by West Presbyterian
Church, an Italian concert was given IN
West Church last night, which was large
ly attended. The Rev. Alexander Alison
Jr.. had charge. and the Rev. Thomas
De Pamphilis. who is in charge of the
Italian mission under tho auspices Of
West Church, assisted.
The entertainment opened with remarks
Nv the Rev. Mr. Alison. and the Rev
William II. Logan offered prayer. The
Rev. Mr.. De Pamphilis prayed in Ita1an
and English. The Italian Mandolin and
Guitar Club under the direction os Donate
Donnadio provided music
feature Of the evening was the an
pearance Of twenty Italian children
dressed in their national colors and carry
ing American and Italian flags. They
marched through the room and sang he
Geribaldi March. the Italian national air
Mr.. De Pampilis spoke of the progress
o fthe Italian Presbyterian Mission. de-
claring that the Italians were anxious to
hear the Gospel and were developing
under its teaching
Archibald NJ. Main. superintendent OF
the Italian Mission School. spoke on Our
Indebtedness to Italy.
Evening journal., 1908-05-28
$4,000 HORSE
DIES in HARNESS
Famous TrOtter, Admiral
Dewey, Falls Dead on
KirkWOOd Track

While DR. J. C. Mccoy was about to
exercise the trottng stallion Admfal
Dewey on the private track at Xix
wood yesterday afternoon. the animal
fell dead from heart disease. Only two
weeks ago DR. Mccoy who is one Of
the best known horsemen of the East,
refused an offer of $4,000 for the ami
NAL. Horsemen say the animal was
worth the money.
Admiral Dewey was only years
old. His sire was Bingen and his dam
the famous Nancy Hanks. Admiral
Dewey had a record Of 204 "a. His
record az three years old was 2.14 Ia.
DR.. Mccoy bought the horse from h
Malcomb Forbes in Massachusetts sew
eral years ago. for S650O. Previously
Admiral Dewey had trotted on all the
grand circuit tracks and had won big
money. He is said to have never made
a break. The animal had a long string
of colts all Of which have proved fast.
Many other big offers had been made
to Dr. Mccoy for Admiral Dewey, but
he had refused to sch the Admiral at
any price.
Evening journal., 1908-05-28
ASKING FOR MORE
MONEY FROM CITY
Council Requested to Grant
Increases TO Teachers
and Firemen

At the close of a hearing that last
ed until II o'clock last night. the finance
committee of City Council could not
assert that increased appropriations
requested would be allowed or that the
present tax rate. $3.50, would be re-
tanned.
A delegation representing the Board
of Trade and the Board OF Education
pleaded for an increase in the salaries
Of teachers, and representatives Of the
five fire companies asked for an in
crease of $500 in their annual appro-
priations. 1t is said that Council viii
permit an increase to each company
of the department of $500.
This report is disconcerting fire.
men. who declare that it would be
insufficient and that they would rather
have the amount go to increase the
salaries Of the teaehers than to accept
it,
The appropriations will be decided
upon at the meeting of City Council
tonight and the tax rate may be fixed
then. 1t is probable that the rate
will remain as at present.