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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1892." ESTABLISHED 1844. ?|B
The "Xph Boy."
"A new boy came into ouroflice today,"
said a wholesale merchant to
his wife at the supper table. "He
was hired by tlie firm at the request
of the senior member, who thought
the boy gave promise of good things
but I feel sure that boy will be out of
the office in le?s than a week."
"What makes you think so?"
"Hecause the first thing he wanted
know was just exactly how much he
was expected to do."
"Perhaps you will change your mind
about him."
"Perhaps I shall," replied the merchant,
"but I think not."
Three days later the business man
said lo his wife:
"About that boy you remember 1
spoke of two or three days ago. Well,
lu> i? fii*? 1h??i hnv that ever entered the
store."
"How did you find that out?"
"In the easiest way in'the world.
The first morning after the hoy began
work he performed very faithfully and
systematically the exact duties assigned,
which he had been so careful to
have explained to him. When he
had finislied he came to me ami said'Mr.
M , I have finished all that
work. Now what can I do?'
"I was surprised, but I gave him a
little job of work and forgot all about
him until lie came into my room with
the questiou, 'What next?' That settled
it for me. He was the first boy that
ever entered our office wbo was willing
and volunteered to d<> more than was
assigned him. I predict a successful
career for that boy as a business man."
Busircss men, heads of firms, know
capacity when they see it, and they
make a uote of it. Willingness to do
more than the assigned task is one of
the chief stepping stones to commercial
*.uccees.?Youth's Companion.
TliinirM th<> Queen May Xot Do.
Queen Victoria, not being born a
queen, probably learned to read just
like other persons. But after she became
afflicted with royality she found
that a queen is not allowed to have a
great many privileges that the humlest
of her subjects can boast. For instance.
she isn't allowed to handle a
newspaper of and kind, nor a magazine,
nor a letter from any person except
from her own family, aud 110
member of the royal family or household
allowed to speak to her any piece
of news in any publication. All the
information the queen is allowed to
have must first be strained through
the intellect of a man whose business
it is to cut out from the papers each
day what he thinks she would like to
know. These scraps he fastens on a
silk sheet with a gold fringe all about
it, and presents to her unfortunate
majesty. This silken sheet with gold
fringe is imperative for all comrnun cations
to the queen. Any one who
wishes to send the queen a personal
poem or communication of any kind
(except a personal letter, which the
poor lady isn't allowed to have at all)
must have it printed in gilt letters on
one of these silk sheets with gold
fringe, just so many inches wide and
no winer, all about it. These gold
trimmings will be returned to him in
time, as they are expensive, and the
queen is kindly and thrifty, but for the
tiueen's presence they are inperative.
The deprivations of the queen's life
are pathetically illustrated by an incident
which occurred not long
ago:
An American lady sent her majesty
an immense collection of the lloweis
of this country, pressed and mounted.
The queen was delighted with the collection
and kept it mr three months,
turning over the leaves frequently will)
great delight. At the end of that
time, which was as long -as she was
allowed by court etiquette to keep it,
she had it sent back with a letter saying
that, being queen of England, she
was not allowed to have any gifts, and
that she parted from theni with deep
regret.?He en Watterson. in Philadelphia
Inquirer.
It rush Clothes FreuiM'iitly.
Clothes of wool which are rarely
brushed and never hung out of doors
soon come to have au appearance of
long use, when the same clothes, if
carefully brushed every time they are
woru and frequently hungjoutof doors,
will always be fresh and will keep
iheir good looks very much longer.
A Nice way of Drying Shoes.?As
soon as you come in from bad weather
take off your shoes and till thetn with
dry oats, which will quickly absorb
i all the moisture aud prevent tbe leath^
er from losing its shape. Ke particular^
ly careful not to put your shoes near
y the lire.
V The next day take out the oats,
\ which may be dried and made to serve
^gaiu. if you do not like t lie idea of
using oats stufl'your shoes with fine
najK*r, which answers the same purpW.
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Economy is the best use of meaus,?
the,distribution of forces where those
forces will work the largest proportionate
results. It is not easy always to
see where a given amount of money
or energy will do the most good, but
it often happens that the best economy
is in that expenditure which seems to
be the least directly useful. It is not
tn lu'sir it nronused to withhold
from floral offerings in order that the
money may be given to missionaries;
or to stint the side of luxury for the
Hide of necessity. But there* is 110 definitive
line between flowers and missionaries,
any more than there is between
necessity and luxury. Many a
flower has proved itself ail efficient
missionary. Money is often wasted on
flowers and sweets, but so also it is
sometimes wasted in buying bread and
salt. There can be 110 invariable rule
that the rose ami the pansy must give
way to the missionary, or that the
glass of jelly must give way to the
loaf of bread.?S. K. Times.
Doughnuts and cookies, as well as!
crackers, can he freshened by heating
them thoroughly in a moderate oveu,
after which they should be cooled in a
dry place before serving.
An old horseman says a sure way to
start a balky horse, without inflicting
cruelty upon himj is to pass a line
around his forelegs, at the knee joint,
then take position in front of him and
draw steadily 011 the line.
<"'irfles of felling, pinked or scollop
ed, are invaluable" to put between
choice china plates when they are in
the closet.
If one's hands perspire easily, when
doing delicate work, they should be
bathed in a few drop* of cologne from
time to time.
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That Tongue
That tongue of yours, that no man
can tame, but that (jotl can : that
mouth out of whch has been proceeding
blessing* Tor the Father and curses
for his children: thatfountianjthat has
been strangely sending out sweet and
bitter waters; tnat fig-tree and vine
.l.-t a?,.|, nxnntnral
mat IIUVC urt-ll MCcllllI^ ^UVII uuuuvuiui f
f4uit that fountian that has been sending
forth hath salt water and fresh?'
may yet he brought right by the power
of God. You may yet become wise
enough to show out of a good conversation
your works with meekmss of
wisdom. Your bitter envying, your
heart-felt strife, your glorying and lying
against the truth, your work, your
confusion and every evil work,
your "tumult and quietness" (margin),
may yet be replaced by the wisdom
[ that is first pure and then peaceable,
gentle, easy to he endured, full of
mercy and irood fruits, without partiality,
41 with out wrangling," and
without hypocrisy (James iv).
What a change for the better that
will he! Better for yourself. Better
for all concerned. Then your conversation
and you conduct will be graciously
natural and beautifully symmetrical.
So mote it be ? Come quickly, Lord
Jesus, to do this ?
CieiitleniaiilincNM.
ivinaiy iceiings, quicK symjjuimra,
and gentle manners, joined with true
self-respect, form the basis of that gentlemanline*?
which is so naturally admired
and coveted. Vulgarity, which
is so much dreaded aud so much misunderstood,
consists in the absence of
one or all of these qualities. It is not
vulgar to wear a coarse coat or a cheap
gown; hut it is essentially so to dress
in fiue cloth or costly siik at the expense
of one's creditors or one's peace
of mind. It is not vulgar to make a
mistake in the laws of etiquette; but
it is so to sneer at the one who makes
it, to ridicule ignorance, to be rude to
the aged, to scorn honest frugality,
A true gentleman may be poor or rich,
but will b* neither a miser nor a squanderer;
he may be slenderly or thoroughly
educated, but he will be neither envious
nor supercilious; he may speak 1
a provincial dialect, but he will not
use slang; he may be reserved, but will
not be cunning; he may be kuown or i
uuknown to fame, but will be neither
obsequious nor contemptuous.???. Y.
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The Imvard Battle.
Happy lor every nmu that the battle
between the spirit aud the flesh should
begin in him again and, again, as long
as his flesh is not subdued to his spirit.
If lie be wrong, the greatest blessing
which can happen to him is that lit
>hould find himself iu the wrong. J1
he have been deceiving himself, the
greatest blessing is that God should
anoint his eyes that he may see-?see
himself as lie is; see his own inbred
corruption ; see the sin that doth so
easily beset him, whatever it may be.
Whatever anguish of mind it may
cost him, it is a light price to pay for
the inestimable treasure which true
lepentance aud amendment brings; !
the fiue gold of solid self-knowledge,
tried in the lire of bitter experience:
the white raiment of pure aud simple
heart; the eye-salve of honest self-condemnation
and noble shame, If he
have but these?-aud these God will
give him, iu answer to prayer, the
prayer of a broken and contrite heart
?then he will be able to carry on the 1
battle against the corrupt llesh.andits '
affections and lusts, in hope, in theassured
hope of final victory: "For 1
greater is lie that is with us than he
that Is against lis." He that is against
us isourself, our selfish self, our auimal
nature; aud He that is with us is God '
?God and none other; and who can
pluck us out of His hand??The Itev. 1
/ MturlnD inrrohit* 1^1 "T.il'llWr '
^ua"? "'"to0" J) *" ?"t
Truths."
A Noble Act.?There was an old lie- 1
gro floating in a skiff on the head wa- ;
ters of the Licking. He was fishing
?fish mighty fine down that way.
He had a boy in the boat with him 1
who kept looking into the water until
helost his balance and disappeared
in the water. Quicker than 1 could
tell you the old man had his coat off
and dove for the boy. He brought
him up all ri^ht and then rowed for
the bank. When they got out, dripping,
of course, a white man, who had
seen the whole business, complimented
the old man on his heroic act.
"He must be a son of yours?" said
the while man,
""Vrv nn enli* nn son nf
"Nephew, theu?"
"Xo, sail."
"Cousin?"
"No; no cousin."
"Then you deserve all the more
credit for saving his life."
Well, I doan' know 'bout dat, boss.
You see he had all de ba t iu his pocket."?Fargo
Forum.
To-Day, not To-Morrow,
There are duties that must be done at
a particular moment or they cannot be
done at all. 11 is to-day the hick neighbor
needs your visit, your help; to-morrow
he may be well or others will have
ministered to him, or he may be dead."
It is to-day that your friends needs
your sympathy, your comfort; it will
not be of any use to him to-morrow.
It is to day that this tempted one
needs vour heln in his struirirle: to-mor
row he may be defeated, lying in the
dust of shame. It is to-day you must
tell the story of the love of Christ: tomorrow
it may be loo late. Learn well
the*n?puning of Now on life. To-mor
row isii fatal word: thousands of lives
and countless thousands of hopes have
been wrecked on it. To-day is the
word of divine blessing.?J. it.
Miller.
If a man is as competent as he thinks
he is, why can't his great intellect permit
him to ''hung up his clothes and
keep his things picked up?" as Bridget
says.
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J'hfs*11 u1 *>ivu?\i;im. ? j->irai\ icii
into a tin plate, add one large spoonful
of butter, some suit and pepper,
put the plate on the stove and allow
the eggs to cook until the whites are
done, then slip the tin plate into a
china one, and send hot to the table.
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Brown Bread.?One pint rye flower,
one pint corn meal, one tablespoonful
salt, three heaping teaspoonfuls royal
baking powder. Stir the above thoroughly
together; then add one cup of
molasses; mix, and add water until
| like com bread, and steam three hours.
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Bo Real Witnesses.
Can you lix upon a time when you
have spoken to a neighbor upon the
subject of religion? 1'ause a moment.
Can you fix upon a time when you
have shown to one of your unconverted
neighbors that you had a thought
about his soul? There are young men
in every community who need a
friendly hand laid on them to bring
them into the Church of God?hundreds
of young men going down to
skepticism and ruin who need the
friendly hand aud voice of a layman
l?rinnr tlmm lianb TV* if whem olnnr*
with them. They may resist it in a
public place or congregation; but the
heart responds to a kind appeal giveu
alone. "John, my dear boy, I fear
you are making a mistake. Stop and
think." Brethren, hundreds of
sheaves could be garnered in that way.
Laymen, do this work. Let it lie on
your hearts. Keep it in your minds.
Speak to him alone. The hand of
friendship on the shoulder-of a young
man will soften the way to his heart
for the friendly word. Take it on your
hearts, and do it.
Honesty*
It may be that honesty is not a
Christian grace, but it is a moral quality
which is essential to a.l Christian
character. It may not contitute the
Christian, but he is a sorry Christian
who is without it. Evidently there is
a growing demand for this homely but
valuable quality, the absence of which
is bringiug reproach on so many names
and wrecking so many institutions.
Sternness in inflicting penalties is also
growing in favor. We noticed a few
days ago in an English paper that a
man who had failed and failed aDd
paid only seven shillings andsix pence
on the pound, and who had been suspended
from the church, appealed to be
reinstated. But the men to whom he
appealed proved inflexible, 'lhey
listened to liis much pleading, but
finally replied that bis offense was sueh
that he should have "the grace and
humility to goto heaven in silence."
?Presbyterian Observer.
There are griefs that hang no crape
on the door-bell that wear no black garments,
that close no shutters, that drop
no tear which men see, that can get no
sympathy save that of the blessed
Christ and perhaps of a closest human
+ uiwl nuich \i7on r
men, and go on with life's work as if
all were gladness within the heart. If
we knew the inner life of many of the
people we meet, we would be very gentle
with them and would excuse the
tilings in them that seem strange or
ecceutric to us. They are carrying
burdens of secret grief. We do not begin
to know the sorrows of our brothers.
There is no need to try to solve
that old, yet always new, question of
human hearts, "Why does God permit
so much sutiering in His children?"
It is idle to ask this question, and all
efforts at answering it are not only in
vain, but they are even irreverent.
We may be sure of one thing, that, in
every pain and trial there is a blessing
folded. We may miss it, but it is
there, and the loss is ours if we do not
Ket it. Evey night of sorrow carries in
its dark bosom its own lamps of comfort.
The darkness of grief and trial is
full of benedictions,?J. 11. Miller,
D. D.
If we really believe that where two or
three are gathered together in Christ's
name, He is there in the midst of them
actually, though invisibly, present, we
ought to feel that to us the place where
he is now present in Spirit is more holy
than the place where He was in person
oiany hundred years ago, and thus the
upper room, the open field, or our own
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privtue tiiaujuci wucic \juu wudescends
to meet with us, should be to
us "none other tlmn the house of God
and the gate of Heaven." I firmly
believe, that if we seek to afFect the
mind by the aid of architecture, painting
or music, the.impression produced
by these adjuncts just so much
subtracted from the worship of the unseen
Jehovah. If the outward eye is
taken up with material splendor, or
forms of external beautj', the minds'
eye sees but little of "Him who is invisible;"
the ear that is entranced with
the melody of sweet sounds, listens not
to the "still, small voice," by which
the Lord makes his presence known.
A couple of Texas sheep-raisers,
beingin Austiu went to church. On
emerging from the sacred edifice one
of them said :
"Say, Bill, that preacher was hitting
at us."
"You bet he was, He didn't talkabout
nothing except lost sheep. Oot
yer pistol?" replied the other.
"Why, certainly."
"Then let's wait here till he comes
out, and give him a chance to explain
what he meant by them personal re
marks."?Texas Sittings.
All authors agree that there isscarcely
a function of the body which escapes
the injury done by the influence
of great dejection of spirits. That
long-continued gref and anxiety of
mind hastens the development of other
diseases, can readily be believed, and
when those affections are once manifested
their progress is more rapid when
urged on by the depressing influence
of this harassing passion.
Little girl (looking over advertising
page): "Mamma, why do all these
boarding houses object to children?"
Fond mamma: "I don't know. Go see
what thebabv is yelling about, and tell
Johnny to stop throwing things at people
in iliH street, and make George and
Kate stop lighting, and tell Dick if he
dosen't stop bunging that Chinese
gong so hurt) I'll take it away from
him."?Street and Smith's Good
News.
It in to a mail's credit that he responds
promptly to every proper cull
npon him for help and cheer; but it is
more toa man's credit that he seeks to
give^help and cheer to those whose
aching or despondent hearts have not
yet forced them into aery for sympathy
and assistance.
"You'll l>ea man like one "of lissome
day," said the patronizing spoilsman
to a lad who was throwing his line into
the same stream. "Yes,sir," he answered,
"I s'pose I will some day, but
b'lieve I'd rather stay small and ketch
a few lisli."-?Washington Star.
Yon can so seldom get hold of a man
as can turn his brains to more than
one thing; it,s just as if they wore blinkers
like th, horses, and could see nothing
on onesideof tliini.?Adam liede.
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