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lhe Abbeville Press and Banner. P BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1893. ESTABLISHED 1844 I - j - mi Content. I would not If I could repeat A life which still is g<x>d and.sweet: I ke p lu aye, as In my prime, A not uncheerfui step with time. And. grateful for all blessings sent. I go the common way, content. To make no new experiment On easy terms with law and fate. For what must be I calmly wait. And trust the path 1 cannot seeThat God is good sufficed) me, And wheu at last upon life's play The curtain falls. I only pray Ttini hope may lose Itself In truth. And aue in Heaven * immortal youth, And all our loves and longing prove The toretaBteof diviner love! ?Whitller in NovemberSt. Nicholas. Annt Deborah Anionic Her Xeigh* born. Mis' Collins set! sbe was glad to liev the matter brought u|>, fer it troubl s her more than a little. An' then f-he ueaknbed tou* how ?mlv last Sunday she w^s tryiu' to sleep arier dinner, when there come sech a roarin' an' u howliri? from the front hall that she flew down there an' found the younguns actually play in' 'Lishy and the bars. Total was dressed up for the proftit, wfth a table-spread trailiu' au' * - ~ " * ?-?r\ /oitn Kio W iQ/| it WHU? U'V'W111 ?>f uiih/ uu' ibe two* little gals an' Will wa* the bad children that hollered at him uu' sassed hiib, an' Jo an' Harry an' Mis' Lineses J>oy was the bars that rushed out oil 'em an' et 'em up. They'd fixed up adeu with chairs an' their pa's overcbie at the end of the hall, an' Will had got mad bekuz lie couldeutbe a bar, an' there was ihe orfullest rumpus,- an' when their mar appeered she was most shocked to deathman' she sez: "You wicked, wicked children, abreakin' the Sabbath Day !" "But, mar," sez Tom, "'twas out'n i bu iA JJ tut? diuic. "But don't you know it's very wrong to play about auytbing in ihe Bible," sez she, "or to play at all on Sunday ? Why don't you read ?" i "Beeu a-readin'," pouted Jo; "got j tired." "Well, look at the piciers in the big Icther Bible,'" sez she. i VKnow 'em with my eyes abet," sez i Tom. "Go an'ask Grandpa Collins to tell i you a ntory," t>t-z she. "He aiu't ?ot any uew ones," growled Harry. "We want a little fun." "Say, mar," put iu Will, "ain't Sunday the tiresomest day iu the week?"- i "It's about fifty-leveu hours long," groaned El leu. "I'm allers glad to go to bed Sun- i lay nites," sez Tom, "'cause wheu I wake up 'twill be Monday.'' "The Cliffords hev a good time on Sundays," sez little Mury; "they al- ( v. U/v.? A/vmiJitu or*' ?tc\ riHin' mi' I icru ucv rump UJ UU bv/ ?.v*kU ?... tilings " "But that's breakiu' the Sabbath," I pence. Mis' Skinner sed that she found her Katharine last Sunday arter dinner 9 settin' iu the narler with a nkowl onto I her face an' ner Sunday-school book 1 turned upside down, an' she sed she in if for if-. wAPiit, in- ' w ao A*-M ?V| %. .v .. ? ierestin', an' what on airtb she was i ?oin' to do all that long arternoon she ' ident know. Mis' Skinner wan I sorry fer the child, an' ?o when Lizzy i Meachin called fer her to walk up to < the ceuieterry she let her go, although < she dident waut her on the streets i A Sunday talkin' nonsense.?New York 1 Christian Advocate. ' ? i Martin's Revenge. '0 mamma!" screamed little Martin Goodwin, as he ran crying to his mother; "old Mr. Thorn has shot my dear Malty!" < "What did he shoot her for?" asked his mother. "He said she was after his doves, k..?. r l.aliuvu if () niMimnu. I UUb X u\;u v uvuv * v * v? v , _ did love my kitty so." "And I'm very s->rrv lie shot ber," said raammu. "He was very uuueigbborly to do ho!" "Never mind," said Martin, angrily, "I'll get even wiili him. I'm going to hurt some of his pel*." "But. Martin, you must not do evil because be did," faid his mother. Tbe next <lay Mr. Thorn's beautiful peacock ,.Htw into Mrs. Goodwin's yard and w ent into the hen-house. "Oh, ho!" exclaimed Martin,quickly shutting the door; "uow I'll nave my revenge. I'm going to pull out every ft-atber in that peacock's tail." He caught the big l?ir<I, and pulled out two of the long, brilliant feathers. The poor peacock was so scared, and fluttered so badly, that dually Martin said, "Poor birdie! i won't ir.irt you, even to spite old Mr. Tliorn." So, taking the bird in his arm*, he was scon at Mr. Thorn's door. "Mr. Thoiu," aniil Mariin, "I'm awful mad because you shot my cat. I don't think I'll ever like you again. 1 started to pull out the feathers in your deacock's tail so's to get even with yov, but I thought I wouldn't be so mean. So here he is." The next morning Martin was greatly surprised when Mr. Thorn came to his door with a beautiful Maltese k tten in his arms. "Martin," belaid, ''sometimes liitle folks ant better than those with gray hair. I can't call back the cat I shot, but I've brought this one to take it'n jdace." The kitten was a beauty, and it was not long before Martin and Mr. Thoru were as good friends as ever.?Nellie Burns, iu Our Little Ones. Brilllaut Repartee. A certain famous English general, the hero of two eastern wars, found his health beginning to give way beneath the strain of long and arduous service, home bv his doctors. | a UU UOO wiuv* VMM*...On the day of liis? embarkation for England he was accompanied by a vasteiowd of friends, to whom be began to distribute various small tokens of his regard. "Well, general," asked the bishop of Calcutta, who was one of tlie party, ' have you no memento to leave to an old friend like me?" "Oh, I have not forgetten you, my lord," cried the general. "On the contrary. I have bequeathed to you my entire stock of impudence." "Ten thousand thanks, my dear general,' jeplied the undaunted bishop. "You have given me by far the largest and most valuable part of your properly." And then the bishop's wife turned to her husband and said sweetly, 'My *1 dear, I am glad to see that you have come into your legacy so soon."?David Ker in Harper's. k PnliitliiK and Still 11 iisk* Floor*. I For a room with a very large rug, )r carpet nearly covering it, with only a narrow border of the floor lel't f :>r i staining, a coat of one of these pre- < pared stains will do very well ; with a s thin wash of varnish and turpentine ( after it is dry. Never apply a Ihipk j varnish to the floor, as you will findiit ( almost impossible to keep it free from > spots. I t If the entire floor is to be stained, i and the boards have not been preparjed ? for it, be .sure that they are perfectly c smooth and even; if tb^re are apy ! cracks, or holes, or roughrfess of any r kind, go over the floor carefully, with putty for the holes, and sandpaper-^-or 1 | plane, ir necessary ? ior lue ruujgu I places, and lie thorough in this priep- d aration, if you want the finishing J to be a success. I y After all is smooth and even, gjive the floor a coat of linseed orcoat-*>iI, and when this is perfectly dry, vou will he ready to apply the stain. If his a may he made hy adding an onncrt or c two, according to the depth of chlor b 'esired, of burnt sienna, umber or of her o coloring matter, to a quart of boiled linseed oil. t< Instead of varnishing this, a tery h pretty glo-s may be obtained by boil- c< ing a small piece of beeswax, about the h size of a hickory-nut, with the oil, be- cl fore adding the color. For a kichen floor, or oue in constant k use, where there are no rugs or carpet, ai a good coat of paiut will be more sat- w isractory than tne stain, u noose a h gray tint, as near ash and dust as possible, if you wish to keep it looking fresh and clean. A coat of bright red, or any dark paint on a kitchen floor is always a H source of annoyauce; it is impossible gi to keep ofF that "dusty look," even of with repeated washings. But after a the floor has once been carefully pre- p( pared for the paint, and a good coat o' be fome desirable color applied, and it is m ullowed to become perfectly dry before ca there is any wear on it, you will have m very little trouble in keeping it bright w und fresh looking. See that it ia not co scrubbed with soap and hot water, but tv frequently wiped with warm water; at an-l when at last it becomes sppolted te with grease, or so badly soiled that the w warm water will not clean it, it may at be scrubbed and another thin coat of the paint applied. This is not a difficult yc proceeding, in fact, it need not take w uny more time than the "wiping up." vi Hhvh the kitchen work finished a rw liitle earlier than usual some evening, w iimi the floor cleaned ; then, placing a tr little paint in a basin, thin it with tur- of pontine until it is merely a wash, and ni with a cloth apply it quickly and dr evenly to the floor. It will not take long, will become thoroughly dry dur- gfc inn the niyht, and you will find a h bright, fresh-looking kitchen await- m ing you in the morning.?The House- pc keeper. gj Vale nnd Prfnccton Football fight on ThnnkNKivliiK D?y In New York City. From sermon of Rev. Madison C. ea Peters, N. Y. City, on Nov. 27. we take tii the following in Boston Herald Nov. th 2813 "The sights enacted in onr city m Thursday night by the college men pi takin<r possession of saloons, breaking he up pertormances in ineaiers, mowing vvi horns in people's faces, kissing unpro- ro lected women on the public streets, St carrying them on their shoulders, w; drinking themselves drunk, and shout- ra ing themselves hoarse, were a disgrace u to our civilization, an t the colleges ra and universities which tolerate such th depravities should be consistent and ye drop the name of Christian." 8ti * * * he "On a day set apart, by the PresHfc >t th of the United States for thanksiflflri ' Qi to God for his goodness of Che yeajr, in cultured gentlemen flghlMf lUw mad- iarj mpn. iroRtled hv 2-5.000 neonle. 8ft If fate-1 up reft of their reason, sitting nearly flVe ar hours in the dulling blasts, ana yell- r<> ing themselves hoarse, shows a teoden- se: cy in our national life: that nt?fc only w poisons the young, but may plague our f0 fair republic into the grave of the dead de nations of history." Thank God for this true and noble utterance. We send a marked copy of it in this paper to every university aiid pr college president in thd United States, ti< and trust that no one of tbemvill fail pi to see the importance df aiding the ef- th forts of our American Haontae Ednca- w tion Society to carry, through it prices a i ottered and otherwise, humane edijpa- sli lion into all our Higher Institutions of Tl Learning. Geo. T. AngelJ. fr< To Make A Home Hnpi r. jj.1 1. Learn to govern ; you reel >es and js to be gentle in spirit. , 2. Guard vour tempers, specially in seasons of ill health, irritation and trouble, and soften tpem byIprayers ' and a sense of your own shortcomings and errors. j' ^ . i to 3. Never speak or ajct ir an ,-er until , you have prayed over your 1 'ords or acts and concluded that Chrii t would have done so in your place. 4. Remember that, valuable as is T the gift of speech, silenoe is o!leamore Dj valuable. L ' v vi 5. Do not expect too much'* from n( others, but remember that all have au ^ evil nature, whose developt?|ote we (j, must expect, as we often duire forbearance and forgweoens ourelvea. 6. Never retort a sharp >tr angry word. The second word nstfces the t)] quarrel. k:.7. Endeavor at all times t?aefc as if . you were in Chi ist's preaeuct. i * T* . W A naturalist, who was absent-minded L to a degree, recently celebrated his ct silver wedding. J list as we nrsi es guest arrived one of the daughters was sent to summon the father, who was all ready, and came into the parlor, p The daughter noticed that ier father w carried in his hand a small wooden (j box, and as he shook hands, with ; the Ul nearest guest she saw hinj drop it. |v The cover rolled oft', but she gave a si?h of relief when she saw that the box was apparently fempty. The na- (j tnralist, however, uttered a cry of dismay, and intsantly wentj down on his hands and knees in an attempt to gather up something. fi "Have you spilled, anything, fath- h er ?" she asked. ! tj "Spilled anything?" he echoed, in ti evident indignation at her calm tone; si "I have lost fifty fleas that I have just ii received from Egypt:!" The effect of this intelligence on the family was nothing ia comparison to the efFect the catastrophe h^a upon the ^ company before the evening was over. t( ?Argonaut. f He who would exert influence must j exercise judgment. . i LnukIi anil Learn.?The Kind of a Fellow lie Was. A very high-toned looking young man in exquisite mustache, loud plain ilothes, red necktie, low-crowned hat. straw-colored kids, and knitting needle nine, walked into a tobacco shop on Fourth street to-day, and throwing lowii a h?lf dollar on the counter, aid : "Well, thin is the worst town I jver saw ; a gentlemuu can't fjet anyhinginit that if. satisfactorj*, and I i.m utterly unable to see how a person >f fastidious taste can live here. I say, tfr. Shopkeeper, can you sell a gentlenan a decent cigar?" "Yes, sir," said the cigar man, meeky. "Well, then, fly around lively and lo it. Don't you see that half dollar?" "Ye", ?<ir. What kind of a cigar do ou wish, sir?" "What kind?" "Yes, sir." "Why, look at me, sir, a moment, nd see for yourself what kind of a igar would suit me," and he drew j limself up grandly and gazed down \ n the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper looked and then j :>ok in the half dollar, got out a cigar, ( auded it to the man with forty-uine ents change and said : "I owe you a t alf cent, sir, but I can't make the ( hange unless you take another cigar." , The nice man looked at the shop- { eeper and then at the cigar and then t l himself, and without a single word ( alked out of the shop.? Steubenville [erald. ^ a icrriDie irenin j-uiiiMiimeiii. 1 In England during the r*ign of ienry VIII the public mis.d became reatly excited through several cases ' poisoning, and parliament enacted law making boiling to death the jnalty. ' This law was on the statute )oks about sixteen years. It was ade retroactive, so as to take in a ise that chiefly prompted its enactent?that of Richard Rosse, other- g ise Coke, the Bishop of Rochester's j *>k, who poisoned seventeen persons, yoof whom died. Coke was boiled , Rochester. The inflictiou was atnded with peculiar cruelty, as Coke as put into a cauldron of cold water t id gradually cooked to death. v A few years later, in March, 1542, a )ung woman named Margaret Davy as punished in a similar way on con* Ction of poisoning. The public were it satisfied as to her guilt, and, not- . Ith-tmiding the comparatively slow v avel of news in those days, the story Margaret Davy's trial aud punishent soon spread through the king>m and aroused universal horror, railing to death remained on the ? atute books, however, as long a* t enry reigned, perhaps because the onarch himself had a dread of being >isoned. Immediately after his death . irJiaraent repealed the law.,?Pitts- j jrg Leader. ^ The old South Carolina railway has n curious history. It was one of the " rliest lines in the country and, at one ^ me in its early history, the longest, *ough it extended at that timeonly 7 miles. The earliest trains were oved by sails, and mules were em- j oyed uutil the early locomotives had , en made more efficieut than they ere at first. Large sections of the ? ad were effectually destroyed by ? lerman's arrny near the close of the|P nr. In the early days of the war ' ilroads were simply torn up by the nion or Confederate armies, and the 4, ils were prompily relaid as soon as e enemy had disappeared. In later . ars, however, the armies actually de- . roved railroads by burning tbe ties, jj sating the rails red hot and twisting . em about the trunks of trees, /j rant's army was frequeutly engaged that kind of work on the Weldon , id South Side railroad during the ige of Petersburg, and Sherman's my did the same thing with various ads on its march from Atlanta to 'he 0 ft. The South Carolina railway, d hich has been in financial difficulties p r many years, is about to be sold un- ri ir a foreclosure of mortgages.?Ex. a] Cleaning Lamps.?If a lamp is opprly brushed put with a stiff lit- n ; brush, which may be kept for the u irpose, there is no need of washing ? e burner. All that is necessary is to [, ipe the burner out in every part with gt soft flannel or cotton cloth, which rj lould also be kept for the purpose. , bis keeps the burners bright and free nm surplus oil and dust. The be*t ay of treating a wick is to brush off ie charred part and thus allow it to ^ im itself. If the scissors are used it ? apt to be uneven until the flame lias ^ jrnt it even. A few drops of alcohol ill do more to remove the dust and ic noke from the inside of alampchim?y and leave it crystal bright than a lartof water. When dust is difficult u remove apply a little alcohol 011 a oth. n f< Practice What You Preach.? lie Michigan Advocate tells of a ( ominent minister, who, when in- ^ ted to a colored congregation, took ;ca9ion to give them some wholesome >ctrine on the moralities of life. In |j le closing prayer the colored preacher " )t even with him in the following shion : "0 Lord, bless the brother 0 mt preached to us to-night. He's w rought us the gospel about good vin\ He's done told us we mus' quit in', and quit Htealin', and quitgettin, runk ; and he's told u.h we must pay t: ir debts, and keep our word good. O 3 ord, bless him wid power and length to practice what he preach, >t 4 A Floating Audience.?Rev. Dr. ierson tells of an Irish evangelist ho had had a way of always ad- r ressing his hearers as "dear souls," fl reflxinir to the name of the town in t hieh I hey lived. But he came to riff, when in addressing an audience i the city of Cork, he began by calllem "dear Cork souls." t An English brick-maker, aftercare- ? il investigation, reported that among is men the beer-drinker who made >e fewext number of bricks in a jriven , me made 87,000 le^s then the total-ab;ainer who made the fewest number i the same length of time. -? ? t There is something wrong with the jli?rion of the man who will not pay is debts because he cannot ;be made ( - I "Public oftice is a public rush" is the i itest version of a somewhat celebrated i i' ' *A" ' '* it THE WORK OF RELIGION. Iu the Heart of ft I<ittlo Child. "I love them that love ine;and those that seek me diligently shall find me."?Prow viii., 17., H. V. < The following remarkable circum- j stances was relateti to Ann Mifflin, j wife of Warner Mifflin, by a person , who attended the meeting of Friends, t although not a member. , neaamg uie ine 01 reuemu, one t First-day morning, in my bed, two of t my children being with nie?a son of < seven years o d, and a daughter of four , ?T requested them to remain still ? while I read; and to induce them to ( be so, I proposed that they should t think for hair an hour aud then tell f me their thoughts. j ''After a pause, my little son replied, = It was impossible to tell his thoughts ; they were the same that had been in c his mind more than one year; and that they were so delightful, the more ^ he thought, the more he wished to con- a Li nue in that sweet meditation ; and if q ill the world could get into the same c Feeling, it would be impossible for any c to be damned. u "Being very much startled at such p in unexpected reply from so young a j 2hild, I inquired of him if he could u ecolject the first time when he felt ^ ;hese serious impressions. He said t( ,hey came on by degrees, and from a rj lesire to be good and serve God. j, "I then asked him if he was willing ^ ;o die and go to heaven. He said he v lad heaven already in his own heart, herefore lie believed if be should be jailed from this world,'his spirit would inite with God his Father. But he vauted to live to pray for others who ? vere wicked; and mat maDy times f( vhen he was ttlone he had burst into ^ ears for the sius of the world, and had j( vished it were iu his power to bring . hem into the same feeling as himself, le also said that he could not speak of .. he<.e things to his companions at chool, knowing he should be rid- , culed ; and also, that if I knew all be offered in his mind among such a set . if wicked boys, I should weep for him. , "I asked him what he meant? "He said' he grieved for them, lest hey should continue hardeued in > wickedness; was sorry that they should ift'end so good a Gori, and was distress- v d for himself iu struggling against 1 he temptations before him, and was .fraid he should do something wrong limself; but that these thoughts which vere continually with him, were his omfort. "I asked him if he knew from whence those thoughts proceeded ? h "He said : 'Yes, from God ;* aud dded, it was God's Spirit in him ; and hat he sometimes enjoyed heaven s< without waiting for death." Alter ine ciniu aau ieu ujb room, u he narrator continued : "My eldest laughter, aged twelve years, who was resent, burst into tears and said: ol What but the Spirit of God could aakeachild like this speak in this aanner?' "?Published by the Tract ^ Association of Friends, No. 304 Arch Street Philadelphia. tl The religious editor of The Boston w ierald made a bad break the other ,ay. Commenting on the fact that h n a bell in a church in Newton are ngraved the words, "Blessed is the . eople I hat know the joyful sound," J1 e remarked that these words are also ngraved on a certaiu Hebrew shofar, o] r ram'shoru. And then he added, Tnat a legend of the Jews should ow be placed upon the bell that w angsovera house of worship erected y Gentiles is indicative of the levelig tendencies of modern progress." ei is a matter of fact, the words in oueson are taken from the Psalms, which re recognized by Christians as well as ews. "He was touched with phe feeling of ur infirmities." That is a beauiiful er escription of Christ. We know peo- m le that are strong intellectually, uprrht. aiiot Ipr? in'unrif v pvpitmlnrv in b B,,vi ' i' J ? r*? i/ ? ? 11 the proprieties, but that have little ti entleness, little clemency. They ave never been touched with the >eling of human infirmities. They S1 eed to feel the deep cutting of the lowsbare of sorrow. They need some assiouate, quickening love; or some ot >uely, Jacob-like wrestle; or some at ;iuging travail of soul?some expe- . ence to smite open the sluices of ni jeir hearts.?George D. Black. C( Health and labor are saved by good, ry, walks from the house to the barn- ni ard. w An occasional feed of chopped on- *( \?io tvniit/lit/l frvf ( It a luitiu ;uo id ittumiuciiucu iui iiic ucua. Have you put in. enough wheat to!H ?ed your fa.niily through the year? If {" ot, whose fault is it ? l)) Do you ever oil and mend your liaress? These wiuter days are the time J'5 )r such things. ai Of course you have a compost" heap, ruano costs money and the compost iws tons of guano. ?l Get your plows, hoes and other cj [^ols ready for the working season. A stitch in time saves niue." Build good shelters for all your wagns, bugnies and carls. It wiil be j0 forth much to you in the course of a ear. r< This years's crop of cotton is stiil es- w imated at a little over 0,000,000 bales, ,000,000 bales less than last year. C( Massachusetts has 8S,000 dogs and 5,000 slieep. The more dogs there are 11 a section the less is the number of n: honl-k PI ""v f jIf you have not already done so, tc ake up the fallen leaves. They make ine stable bedding and are excellent to hrow into the compost heap. p( st d Almost all the composition work on y< he New York Tribune is now done by naehines, each of which does the vork of about three compositors, and ol t requires only a short time for the ti iperator to obtain proficiency. tr Thirty of these machines now do lie \V(M K W IIICU 11)1 IIIUI IJr ULXllJlltJU linety nit'D. :J ? ? - ? *? A newspaper is like a family?it is * nighty easy to start. Only the quickening of conscience ian hasten repentance. To repress an emotion is to destroy c< t. If you fed a malignant temper in n rour heart, throttle it at once ; but if tl i good sensibility rises into life, let it 1? lave &n outlet in speech or deed. si We cut the following from the New York Christian Advocate and print it as it appears in that paper: t INCONSISTENT CHRISTIANS f Why are some Christians inconsistent? The virtue of men who do not i *6ek the inspiration of revealed?that a is, Christian?truth i.j, if La Roachfoueuuld is to be believed, alloyed with {j canity. Its impressions are from c lature and from the world, aud "art* t lot strong enough to carry men to the itul of the line of duty." Its consist- o jncy is at best "an artificial consist- t >ncy." Alexander Vinet says, in com- c nenting upou such defective motive, 'thofu la nrv ootrn Iamo rxf I" vuviv 10 uw liiv/n vrj oavu iiiu iurc \j i v toU, powerful enough to carry us to d lie end." Hence, he concludes, "if f here are some inconsistent (Christians, t t is because they are uot Christian v snough." a And from the other side of the same ti lolumn we take the following : "The Dppartment of State is advised jj >y the United States Charge d'Affaires ll it Constantinople, that the Turkish tl government has acquiesced in our i< laim for protection to the American tl cessionaries at Bourdonr, Asia Minor* ,ud reparation;for the injuries to the li terson and property of Dr. Bartlett, e ndemnity to the full value of the t| infinished house which was burned, tl resides personal indemnity, has been ft endered to Dr. Bartlett, and accepted. n "his is said by a dispatch from Wash- c tigton, to remove the occasion for r ending war vessels to Smyrna to ineftigate it." d Is not this a wonderful show of the tl nconsiwtency of Christians? Pun T^r Pnnb lot? ni* n n\? nfhor II ian show scriptural authority for ?< imerican war vessels going to a ai areign country and demanding repara ion for injurien to one of Christ's fol .a >wers? Would John Wesley ever u: ave thought of such' a thing? We 'fluid that the columns of the Chris- ai an Advocate were open to articles pon the peacableness of Christ's kingora, and how Holy Ghost, full believ- ai lg followers of our Lord succeeded in h ving consistent lives without dependig upon the naval reserve and did the h est. kind of Christian work. If he ic ill publish it we will send him a ol trong article with plenty of facts iiereiu.?Christian ; Arbitrator and ai lessenger'of Peace. * ei trKAlNa * = Pi Let aDy one be idle long enough, and re e will break out in some folly. He loses character who puts hina;lf on a level with the underserving. The only way you can "bring a chil i p is the way you're going yourself. Never let your curiosity get the better f your discretion. S1 More people are generous than have atience to be just. si A square acknowledgment of sin is ie first step toward riddance. No man can pray right who lives -rong. fl( If God dwells in us, let us make the ouse cleau for so pure a God. w ucuciudhj 10 usually opasuiuuit'} uui vv istice is equity at every point. If you always do good as you have ^ pportunity, you will never be idle. ^ God will hear no prayer that does not >rae from a heart of good will for w ;ery one. ''If we must give an account of pr /ery idle word, take eare also lest you fo ave to answer for an idle silence.!' People never come to know eachher well until they have prayed to- , stber. Cruelty and religion don't fit togeth- er How can a man love God who tb istreats a poor helpless dumb brute ? fr The right kind of Christianity is the *!; ind that never waits for an introduc- , on to anybody it can help. We should not expect everybody to at )eak well of the Bible. The Bible te K'8 not fpeak well of every body. m fri Comparing your sins with those of ;her people won't make your sinning . iy safer. w Feelings are very much like ther- th mmeters, they im> up and dowu ac- g| >rding as the w< s?tIn.*!- or surrounding 0E rcumstances indicate. A precious promise laid up in the emory to comfort declining years ill be worth more than all the gold )ti will lay up for the same purpose. l,c in "It is always a definition oT a gen- sa emau to say that he is one who never sit illicts pain ; he is tender toward the uc ishful, gentle toward the absurd.'' Let us remember that peace as well 'f1 i charity begins at home, and try to &1 eep back the unkind word and the jgi-y look. Wnen an opportunity to do good oc- . ir?, don't let the occasion slip by. Do 10 at once. You may not have such a to lance again. yc Whatever touches the nerves of move, whatever shift** a man's'moral po- ^ tion, is mightier than steam, or carta, or lightening. ?t The wind makes the waves. Christ buked the wind and stilled the de aves. The true peace comes when [e rebukes the evil which disturbs the fe< mscience, and gives us rest in par- s'| >niug love. C< A man must strive with himself ^ men, aim ior a long time, betore lie ^ m learn thatjbe lias fu 11 y overcome linself, ami given his heart entirely k ? God. It is astonishing how soon the whole wl inscience begins to unravel if asingle hi: itch is dropped. One little sin in- in ulged may make a hole you could put an [>ur head through. w co I have always found the honest truth th F our own mind has a certain attrac- jU on for every other mind that loves jt nth houestly. n{ Invite good thoughts and welcome lern when they come. They are vis- j ors that will leave a blessing behind :iem when they have departed. m Every preacher in preparing his ser- oj iotH, should remember that in even tli jii^regation there are peisous win is ir ;ly read the Bible, and who get all P' le r kuowledire of it from the pulpit, ti ?e sure to expound theT. Word thai -W uch persons may be fed. H How They .were Cared. "I'll tell you, Daisy, something nicer linn playing dominoes," said Kitty, jacking them neatly away in the box. 'It's helping each other improve." "How?" asked Daisy, settling back nto her chair for a "good listen," as she aid when a story wus in order. "Well,just this way. We'll each ;et a litttie blank book and then-write lown each other's faults: then trade looks, you see." "Splendid!" said Daisy, skipping >ut of ber chair and clapping her lands, "and we'll have it for a 'serick,' and not tell anybody." Daisy lived next door to Kitty and bey were almost constantly together , luring their waking hours, and aside ro ii occasional little "&pats," which j lever lasted but a moment or two, they rertj the most peaceable of playmates, \ nd it gave oiie pleasure to see them ( ORetber. . , The programme was changed com- ( letely now. Instead of playing iu , beir usual happy and contented way, , tiey fell to studying one another crlt- ] jally and making laborious entries iu , tie little books. , t A coolness and a feeling of unfriend- | ness, such as they had never before | xperienced, gradually came between , leui. The day at length arrived when ( tie books were" to reveal to each her , lults. Daisy came over, and with , lany misgivings the books silently ] hanged hands, and they sat down to s ead. * j For a long time the ticking or the ( Otl/1 kliMMtnM /vf I n iwvzx ttUU IUC pUlilUg Ui tuc AlbtCU III ie window were the ouly sounds in ae room. Tbeu a little book came flyig across the floor, turning mauy jmersaults before it collapsed utterly, ad an augry voice exclaimed : "You are just as mean as you in be to write such things about le !" aud Kilty's tears began to flow. "Well, you're a nateful old thing, nd I shan't never come to see you gain. Bo here !" aud Daisy flounced nt of the house in high dudgeon, too ogry and hurt to eveu think of her at. Kitty threw herself on the sofa, and ere her mother found her, bundled ito a dejected little heap in one corner f it, crying bitterly. "Why Kitty ! What is the matter, id where is Daisy?" "Gone home; we've fit," sobbed j itty. ' ' c ' Impossible! How did it happen ?" cciaimed her mother, sittiug down s ?ide? her; and by a few adroitly-put i lestions she learned the trouble, and c eking up the book off the floor, she { ad the following : ] kitty's faults. jj Don't bite your nails so much. a Don't feel so big in your white hat. L Don't leave your clothea ou the floor, i Don't ?it on your feet, its improper, t Don't be mad when Freddie Blake ) ves me gum drops. v Don't carry my doll by the leg. c Don't blow on my bird when he 1: ngs too loud. t Button your own shoes, I do. i daisy's faults. : 1 Don't throw your bonnet^A^the f >or. , & Hnn'f nrof marl tuhor. J llifv 1 u in your doll's best clotB^HT Put your hand over youKHHHI hen you gape. Vv Don't act so silly in Suday-schdt*^ % ou make me sick. % Don't think you are so smart sometnes before Ibe boys fl Don't open your mouth so wide o ben you laugh. With difficulty Kitty's mother sup- ? 'eased a laugh that threatened to burst j rth, then said : v "We caunot expect to keep our ^ iends if we criticise them in this way. n re find it hard to bear when told our Q ultsin the kindest and gentlest man- n ;r. Our enemies are ever ready to ? llighten us on that score, and even jj len it doe-t not wound as when a t iend takes us in hand. It takes any e nouut oi laui, my uear, uuu iubicuu searching out the faults it's better J find out the good qualities; then (] )u'll always be at peace with them id yourself also. Now you had bet* r write a note to Daisy at once and ake up. You can't aiford to lose her iendship, nor she yours." Kitty dried her tears and sit down write. . o When she opened the gate to carry a e note to Daisy she spied the little ? rl coming out of her own, evidently ti l the same errand. e They hurried toward each other, w >ldinga note at arm's legth before em, with a look at once timid and lestioning; then a smile of forgive- fl :ss beamed from both faces, and feel- I g that the trial was at an end, they V t sociably down on the edge of the a iewalk and read their respective t< )tes. Daisy's to Kitty ran : o "My dear Kitty I am not mad any v' ore, and I hope these few lines will J id you the same. 1,1 "Your's sincerely, Daisy." 0 A ?,1 Xrtfl..>a . C( jTVilU J.XAVIJ ?3 | "Dear Daisy I am sorry we tried to |j iprove. Come over mamma is going p make carmels. p. s. and come get >ur hat. "Yours respectable, Kitty." "We won't ever do it again, will we, 11 itty ?? ? "Never! Mamma says we must use acks' when we tell faults." ~ "Tacks ! How ?" asked Daisy won- , iringly. f "O, I can't tell how," said Kitty, ^ sling herself in deep water. "I l] jose we'll know when we're growed. v >me, Daisy, there's mamma at the w indow putting on her apron," and w Liid-in-hand they hippity-hopped up e walk as nicely as two nice little '' lis could possibly be.?Advocate. T lmvp nppnpd infr? niiipf nnrlnra w rwwi'v,,( r? liere the carpet is clean and not olu id the furniture polished and bright, " to rooms where the chairs are neat " id the lloor carpetless, into kitchens here the family live and the meals are v oked and eaten, and the boys and a e girls are as blithe as the sparrows g tiie thatch overhead ; and I see that is not so much wealth and learning >r clothing nor servants nor toil nor ' leness nor town nor country nor ution, as tone and temper that renr homes happy or wretched. And I e, too, that in town or country, good nse and God's grace make lite what *) teachers or accomplishments, or e eaus or society can make it?the v )ening stave of au everlasting psalm, I ie fifir beginning of an endless ex-| tence, the goodly, modest, well-1 oportioned vestibule to a temple of . od's building that shall never decay, ax old vanish away.?lie v. Joliu i ^ ?? c !; V 1- ' -'i'- v - -. - i?.. . Messnge of '92 to *93. The folowiog communication was written for "91 to 92" but came too late for its proper place. By changing "91 to 92" to "92 to 93" it may suit the ? present time as well as if written for the present occasion. The decline of nine-two is a picture of life. The world was here before 92 came, and the world will move on when 92 is gone. Man comes on earth, tills bis respective position, remains a while and passes away. The world was here before he came.. Men have lived before him, and the bodies of whom have long been lost in the gloom Df the grave. While yet ennobling monuments of fame which the very few, out of the matly billions that have Lived, have erected for themselves yet stand honored and revered in the memDry of ages. Heroes left their deeds, ..? 4/ sculptors their works, philosophers their teachings, writers rh?tr wnrHa ill of these are in existence when man Appears amid tbe scene. In his childhood's happy hours he looks upon the icbievemeuts with careless wonder , md amazement. Iq his manhood he begiusto realize tbem, to see life in its real apparel, to understand the real value , of time, and with something twixt hope and discouragement he seeks to do something for himself. In >ld age, with a heart hardened by the knocks of time and a mind drilled in the school of experience, be looks back to see what baa been done. On his death jed he,calls 'to his side his son, gives to aim his charge or mission in life, im- * Darts his dying blessing, sinks back, sloses his eyes, and the light of this vorld is shut out forever, So it is with )2 now fast declining. Tbe old year dying, looks back at its * >rief existence, sees the pangs of got- i ow that rend the ties of numan atfecions, hearts pining beneath the veil of ieparted happiness. Sees the wicked- ** ieds, crimes evils, meanness, wrongs, uaateu nopea, ruinea some, wrecked iinbitiiDB, and deeds of terror more \'l errible thaa the imagination can pic- ? ure io plutoniau regions. Sees the railires, disasters, ruins, wrecks, wars, amides, and destruction of all kinds. U the sight of all these deeds of ghastly hideousness, ninety-two would v iide beneath the death shroud as if oth that ninety-three should see the >luah of shame and despair mantled >u his pallid -brow. ?? But with all this there is much for ehiub 92 may justly feel proud. Durng its brief stay, it has witnessed Jhanges of all kinds. It has seen im>rovements and great discoveries. It las seen mighty disturbances in the tolitical fields. Nations bidding deti .nee to nations, crowned heads deposed ' ,ud empires demolished. The world d a year older but on the plains of civlization and enlightment is the'world be proper distance in advance of a ear ago? In otHer words, has the ? vorld been bettered by the existence if ninety-two? The human genius ias been busy devising means for the tetter condition of man. There is teed of reform, there is need of iHiiro vera en t. Many thing&have sprang nto existence but time is yet required * ' or tbeir completion. That time .is vith ninety-three. Look to it, and as he old passes away the new begins tare the old leaves off; mark well t tat and when your days are out eeu^^i^ave made the proper ad^oen?nvfcud see wherein the world las been IjettafcLby your existence. Id yea^ breathes ear^comes in *|h| pith serene blushes, as i^MgM^NKSra^ I ag in fragrant fields of ie*s. But .the demands of tfrq? *?' | ore real. Improvements mM> aade, developments be begun, inven^.3 -''M ions contrived. So let ninety-three r";;JM ive that all demaiids may be met, and hat maokind may be bettered by its xisteuce, and may you, bind reader, . olive that you and others may be enefltted by haviug lived through "k inety-three. W. J. W. San Saba, Texas. The Sin of S6If?Con fldence. The secret of the failure of more than ne young convert?yes, and of many young minister, too?has been overweening self-confidence. "He that rusteth his own heart is a fool." To very beginner in the Christian life we rouldaay: You can not trust your- . elf too little, and you can not trust !hrist coo much! In fact the real con lict with you will be just this: ''Shall ^ trust myself or my Lord and Savior?" 'oursoul has no soul-lifting power, ny more than your body has power 3 lift itself by grasping at the straps f your boots. You can no more find our way to heaven without Christ ban you can find your way through tie Mammoth Cave without a guide r a torch. Let poor Peter in Pilate's ourtyard show you what a poor figure ,boastful Christian cuts when he rees on his own strength.?The Canada 'resbyteriau. It seems to me the preaching is of atiuitelv smaller account than the life rhich mirrors Christ. That is bound 3 tell; without speech or language -like tbe voices of the stars; It lirows out its imprefsious on every ide. The one simple thing we bave 3 do is to be tbere?in the right relaion; to go through life hand iu hand ritb Christ'; to.bave bim in the room -ith us, and .keeping us company wherever we go; to depend upon him nd lean upon bim, and .eo bave bis fe reflected in the fullness of its beauy and perfection. ix^to ours.?Drumlond. It makes all the difference in the rorld whether we put Truth in the irst place or in the second place. When a man reaches a point at /hich hecaunot get al(?ng without the pproval of his fellow men, all the lory has gone out of his character. On questions of expediency and poley a Christian man may properly ompromise when he finds it necesary to do so, but on questions of priniple never. If we would rather lose the grace of Jod out of our hearts thau lose our arthly possessions, something is sadly vrong. In such a case the world is >referred to Christ. No grace is more necessary to the ihristian worker thau fidelity, the nimble grace that marches on iu sunihiue or storm, when no banners are vaving, and there is no music to cheer weary feet.