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si.- - ?????? The Bamberg Herald. ESTABLISHED MAY 1st, 1891. < A. jr. KNIGHT. Editor. i ? ? ? , Rates?$1.00 per year; 50 cents for j six months. Payable in advance. Advertisements?$1.00 per inch for j first insertion; 50c. for each subsequent , insertion. Liberal contracts made foi three, six, or twelve months. Want Notices one cent a word each insertion. Local Notices 8c. per line first week, 5c. afterwards. Tributes of Respect, etc., must be paid for as regular advertising. Communications?News letters or on , subjects of general interest will be gladly . welcomed. Those of a personal nature will not be published unless paid for. THURSDAY, August 6,1903. Give us/oh, give us the man who is true to his friends! *** . , It is a significant fact that at many of I the good roads meetings recently held in ? ^ this State, resolutions were passed asking the legislature to sell the State farms and let the convicts be put to work on the public highways. This will come, too, * sooner or later. As work is soon to begin on the roads under the appropriation of |2,000 by city council, we think it well to remind our friends in the country that our people have taxed themselves to build and improve theseroads and itis not costing them one cent. Therefore, where new roads tl>p piti7pnsin that section ; should co-operate with the committee appointed by council and see to it that the b right of way is donated. Parties who live on the route of a proposed new road, should be willing to give a right of way, for it will be a great benefit to them and their property. Let all persons interested in this most important work co-operate with each other in order that we may get the best results from the money expended. The Eneampment. Last week, beginning July 27th, the o 'Guards saw the fruition of th'eir fondest ? 3 dreams in the first annual encampment of the second regiment at Chaleston's I- popular resort, the Isle of Palms. Leaving here Monday, the 27th, at 9.10 we arrived in Charleston at about elevens' thirty and were transferred immediately ^ to the wharf where we boarded the commodious excursion boat, the "Commodore Perry," and after a short, pleasant sail landed at Sullivan's Island. From thence we were transferred by trolly to the Isle of Palms and given about an hoar to refresh and wait for the trolly freight to .. bring in the tents, stoves, blankets, mess kits and other necessary camp equipment which arrived about 4.80 and were i..". immediately unloaded and taken charge of by the several companies. Before sundown, thanks to the hard - v work of the men, the formerly bare . beach began to present a very lively and |picturesque appearance. The long rows of khaki dwellings stretching away down the beach for about two miles and standing out against a back ground of palm trees, the snow capped waves coming rolling and dancing in from the deep blue sea, men in khaki trousers and blue shirts hurrying to and fro along the beach as the golden sun was sinking in the West ern horizon, made a picture that will be Rg-.v,- hard to forget. The first meal was eaten about 7.30 p. I&ir ; \ m. and consisted of ham sandwiches and I coffee. By 8.30 the men were assigned to quarters and given general leave until 10.30. Many taking- advantage of the opportunity, took a dip in the surf. All retired early the first night and were i awakened at 5.30 the next morning by the 1 silvery toned bugles proclaiming the first call for reveille, and ten minutes later i reveille was sounded. After roll call & short rest then drill call and as- 1 sembly for company drill, which lasted i for an hour. As soon as they were dis- i missed mess call was sounded for break- i fast, then next in order was battalion : drill for an hour, then general leave until 4.30 p. m. when the bugles again sounded 'i\ , the boys to battalion drill for another hour. After this came the crowning ? feature of the day, dress parade, which was witnessed by thousands of spectators. - The parade was led by the Columbia drum and bugle corps, and the way the companies conducted themselves in this sgr their first test called forth unstinted praise from the spectators and army offi? cers. The Bamberg Guards, company G, was tthe color company and received cheer after cheer each day as they passed in review for their perfect alignment. . The program was repeated each succeeding day, the men showing more and ? more improvement each time. The ball Friday night attracted, to& . gether with the dress parade and review by the governor, the largest crowd that (a has ever visited the isle or raims. Sunday morning the Rev. ?. M. Lightfoot, chaplain of the regiment, preached a fine sermon from the text: "I have played the fool and erred exceedingly." Mrs. W. G. Smith acted as pianist, and was assisted by a volunteer choir from the different companies, which rendered * - many familiar airs. Sunday afternoon at 3.80 o'clock the first band, artillery corps, arrived and gave a concert until 7.30. They then led the troops in their last dress parade. Dress parade over mess came next, then orders were received to strike camp and in another hour the old company street presented a very deserted appearance, for everything was packed ready for moving, and the company being formed marched down to the pavilion where we were dismissed and waited for the 10.45 p. m. car to takers back to Charleston where we passed the balance of the night in sweet repose at thcsannory of the German Fusiliers. Awakening at 5.00 a. m. Monday we .-v., were hurriedly marched to the depot and starred on our homeward journey, with many pleasant memories stored away in the recess of our hearts. The Bathroom. afeg :.v~Although the bathroom and its equipment are most important factors in preserving the family health, the perfection -"C.. of modern plumbing and bath room appurtenances reduces the problem of this department of hygiene to a minimum. The main concern of the modern home builder is the introduction of couven?% iences and comforts into this room. The > * " - ? - J L.aL luxuries provided for me moueru uaiuroom are many, and are features even in homes of moderate cost. Useful advice in regard to fitting up the bathroom is given in a paper in The Delineator for September, and illustrations of model bathrooms and toilet accessories add to its suggestiveness. G. C. Clemens, of Topeka, Kan., a smart lawyer, secured the acquittal of a jointist last week, although the evidence against him was conclusive. Mr. Clemens ignored the testimony and in his speech to the jury related how his client did heroic work during the flood, risking his life one hundred times to rescue drowning women and children in North Topeka. When he finished the jurors were iu tears and agreed quickly that such a noble soul could never have sold liquor contrary to the statutes made and provided in Kansas. The Death Penalty. A little thing sometimes results in death. Thus a mere scratch, insignificant cuts or puny boils have paid the death penalty. It is wise to have Eucklen's Arnica Salve ever handy. It's the best salve on earth and will prevent fatality, when burns, sores, ulcers and pihs threaten. Only 2oc. at J. B. Black, Bam- j berg; H. C. Rice, Denmark. x' fe - , Dots from St. Johns. St. John's, August J.?A very welcome rain fell here last Thursday uight, aud ;rops iu this immediate section are tiue. Mr. \V. L. Mitchuin has thirty acres of ;ottou which it is believed will make Jiirty bales or more. The protracted meeting at Carter's Ford Baptist church was well represented from our neighborhood. There has been a irreat deal of sickness iu this section, but I am glad to say that all the sick ones are improving now. Mr. J. H. Mitehum, who has been staying iu Florida, is at home again. Misses Vena Brelaud and HeuaKiuard. who have been visiting at Weiuier's, returned home Sunday. We are expecting to have a good time at the Crocketville picnic. There will be a game of ball in the afternoon between Hampton and Kearse. Kearse's second nine crossed bats with Buford's Bridge recently. The score was 24 to 9 iu favor of Kearse. There was a barbecue at Saltkehatchie last Thursday, which was well attended aud eujoyed by all. Also a game of ball between Uliner and Hickory Hill. The game commenced at 2.80 o'clock and was called at the end of the 8th inning on ac count of darkness. Score 12 to 18 in favor of Ulmer. Messrs. vv ii. much urn ami uwreure Shaw speut Saturday ami Sunday in Hampton. Colston Echoes. Colston, August 4.?We are having very warm weather now, and also nice showers of rain which we were very much in need of. The farmers are gathering their fodder this week. The protracted meeting at Colston Branch church will begin the third Sunday in August, the 16th. There will be one services on Saturday afternoon and there will be two on Sunday and dimmer on the grounds. The meetiug will go on a few days that week. Everybody is invited to attend. Miss Brown, from Augusta, is on a visit at Mr. J. B. All's. Mrs. Mary Woolley has returned to her home at Barnwell, after spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. T. C. Clavton. Mr. Wildon Clayton is visiting his sister, Mrs. Isham Goodwin. Misses Amanda and Blanche Bishop visited Misses Lucia Clayton and Ida Woolley last week. We are all looking forward to the Sunday school convention at Mount Pleasant Lutheran church, which will begin Friday. Miss Corrie Kinard, from Norway, is visiting on Colston. Affairs in Allendale. Allendale, August 1.?The watermelon season is about over at this point. There will be a few cars of good melons shipped next week probably. Most of the melon planters are well satisfied with the yield of melons and the prices they got for them?some getting as high as two hundred dollars a car net. Corn and cotton are doing very well. On Thursday night duriug a severe thunder storm the telegraph and telephone wires leading into the depot here were struck by lightning, and the depot set on fire in two places. The blaze was extinguished with little damage. Miss Gertrude Mixon left on Friday for Atlanta, Ga., where she goes to take a special course in stenography and typewriting. Mr. S. G. Lawton ana family iett yesterday for their summer trip to the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. J. G. Stoney and sister, Miss Tison, have gone to Saluda for the summer. The Seaboard Cotton Oil Company has about completed its buildings, and will commence putting in the machinery in a few days. Mr. J. E. Yarborough, of Atlanta, has beeu appointed manager for the mill. Public Improvement Society. Editor The Bambeko Herald:?I wish to mention a noteworthy act of one of our citizens and to point a moral. Our mill people generally have very little of the beautiful in their lives and homes. Tbeir's is a life of toil, honest toil. Most of it is passed at their homes, on the way to the mill, and at the mill. Their homes are rented and they do not care to adorn those homes when there is a possibility of their leaving at any time. Until recently there was hardly a vestige of trees or shrubbery at their homes or at the mill? all bare ground. Reader, do you not believe that one who lives in beautiful surroundings will more likely lead a beautiful life ? Superintendent Black found the old mill an unsightly place. (No reflections.) He has now transformed the unused courtyard to the left of the building into a pretty garden, at very little or no expense. Who will say that those few flowers have had no influence for good ? If he who makes two blades of grass (except nut grass) grow where only one grew before is a benefactor, what of him who make the rose, the lily or the violet grow where nothing grew ? The idea suggested is this: A Village Improvement Society with Supt. Black as president. Some may think that there is nothing much a society could do here. Let's see. Our streets first. The}' need more shade trees and those already growing protected. Ditches are flowing through some of them, making them unsightly. They ought to be covered. The streets would look better if cleared of all standing vehicles of every kind, garbage, boxes, poles, trash, and merchandise displayed for advertising purposes. I hope you will keep on working for those cross ings at the railroad, Mr. Editor, me appearance of tbe railroad through the town could be vastly improved. The grounds around our churches and school houses need attention. Mr. Black might extend the work already begun to the homes of the operatives. We ought to have at least one pretty country drive. How easy to have a fountain at each public artesian well. Other public buildings and grounds will come in for their share of attention. Such a society properly conducted will add dollars aud cents to all town property. We cannot discount appearances, whether in individuals or iu municipalities. A neatly kept town will attract people. Aikeu has a society anil Bamberg ought to have one. Otis Brabham. Bamberg, S. C., August 4,1903. Not Over-Wise. There is an old allegorical picture of a girl scared at a grass-hopper, but in the act of heedlessly treading on a snake. This is paralled by the man who spends a large sum of money building a cyclone cellar, but neglects to provide his family with a bottle of Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy as a safeguard against bowel complaints, whose victims outnumber those of the cyclone a hundred to one. This remedy is everywhere recoguized as the most prompt and reliable medicine in use for these diseases. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. The Editor and the Preacher. A preacher came at a newspaper mau iu this way: "You editors do not tell the truth. If you did you could not live; your newspapers would be a failure." Tbe editor replied: "You are right, aud the minister who will at all times, and under all circumstances tell the whole truth about his members, alive or dead, will not occupy his pulpit more tbau one Sun day, and then he will lind it necessary to leave town in a hurry. The press and the pulpit go hand in hand, with whitewash brashes and pleasant words magnifying little virtues into big ones. The pulpit, the peu, and the gravestone are the great saint-making triumvirate." And the great minister went away looking very thoughtful, while the editor turned to his work and told of .the surpassing beauty of his bride, while in fact she was as homely as a mud fence. Fats an End to it All. A grievous wail ofttimes comes as a result of unbearable pain from over taxed organs Dizziness, backache, liver complaint and constipation. But thanks to Dr. King's new life pills they put an ? nd to it all. They are gentle but thorough. Try them. Only 25c. Guaranteed ty J. B. Black, Bamberg; U, C. Bice, Denmark, A Large Fish. The largest eatlish ever seen in Aiken was offered for sale ou Laurens street, on Saturday. The iish was brought to Aiken by March Harrison, whose brother caught it in the Savannah river, and weighed pounds, was 3 feet long and measured y iuches across the head, and it required four men to land it when hooked. The lish could not be sold whole, so it was butchered aud sold in pieces.?Journal and Review. Boy Cured of Colic After Physician's Treatment Had Failed. My boy when four years old was taken with colic and cramps in his stomach. I sent for the doctor and he injected morphine, but the child kept getting worse. 1 then gave him half a leaspoonful of Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy, aud in half an hour he was sleeping and soon recovered.?F. L. Wilkins, Shell Lake, Wis. Mr. Wilkins is book-keeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. A Unique Steam Whistle. Messrs. Hearn Brothers, at Whitakers, have a steaui whistle at their factory that is certainly unique and sure to attract attention. The city editor of the Motor was in that busy little town last Saturday afternoon, and when 6 o'clock came the whistle blew. The bustle and hurry among the crowd almost ceased; people stopped talking and listened, for that whistle, distinctly making the notes of "Home Sweet Home," doubtless carried many minds and hearts back to other days. The notes were not harsh and discordant, but pleasing to the ear. It was unlike anything we ever heard, except possibly the steam calliope, and the whistle made the best music.?Rocky Mount (N. C.) News. Dysentery Cured W ithout the Aid of a Doctor. " I am just up from a hard spell of the flux," (dysentery) says Mr. T. A. Pinner, a well known merchant of Drummond, Tenn. "I used one small bottle of Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy and was cured without having a doctor. I consider it the best cholera medicine in the world." There is no need of employing a doctor when this remedy is used, for no doctor can prescribe a better medicine for bowel complaint in any form, either for children or adults. It never fails and is pleasant to take. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. Postmaster C. J. Thompson, of Defiance, Ohio, says a special despatch from Toledo, was horsewhipped last Wednesday morning by Cora Prater, a colored girl. Thompson offered no resistance, but secured the names of all the witnesses to the affair. The cause for the whip ping is a supposed grievance which the girl had in regard to her mail, one of her letters having been confiscated by the department. The Prater girl is the only colored person who ever graduated from the Defiance High School. ? Herbine Renders the bile more fluid and thus helps the blood to flow; it affords prompt relief from biliousness, indigestion, sick and nervous headaches, and the overindulgence in food and drink. Herbine acts quickly, a dose after meals will bring the patient into a good condition in a few days. G. L. Caldwell, Agt. M. K. and T. R. R., Checotah, lnd. Ter., writes, April 18, 1903: VI was sick for over two years with enlargement of the liver and spleen. The doctors did me no good, and I had given up all hope of being cured, when my druggist advised me to use Herbine. It has made me sound and well." 50c. Sold by Dr. H. F. : Hoover, Bamberg. S. C. The Sequel. The double-chinned party with the white gaiters smilingly ushered himself in. "Here's a book I'd like to leave," he pleasantly announced. "It's entitled the 'A B C of Getting Rich Quick.'" Jenkins looked at it with a great show of interest. "Very rosy," commented Jenkins, "very rosy. Now have you got the X Y Z of the same series?" StoD That Caagh! When a cough, a tickling or an irritatation in the throat maks you feel uncomfortable, take Ballard's Horehound Syrup. Don't wait until the disease has gone beyond control. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Andersou, 854 West 5th St., Salt Lake City, Utah, writes: 44 We think Ballard's Horehound Syrup the best medicine for coughs and colds. We have used it for several years; it always gives immediate relief, is very pleasant and gives perfect satisfaction." 25c., 50c., $1.00. Sold by Dr. H. F. Hoover, Bamberg, S. C. Legal Blanks. We have in stock and for sale the following legal blanks: Title to Real Estate. Bond. Mortgage of Real Estate. Bond for Title. Note and Mortgage. Lien on Crop and Mortgage. Bill of Sale. Land Rent Lien. Bench Warrant. Subpoena Ticket (for magistrates and circuit court.) Subpoena Writ. Commitment. Arrest Warrant for Witnesses. Summons for Relief. Copy Summons for Relief. Notice of Pendency of Action. Mail orders solicited which will be promptly filled. To Care a Cold ia One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. ^>e. To see the best stock of buggies, wagons, aud harness visit G. Frauk Bamberg's place. He has just gotten them?no old shop-worn stuff, and the prices are right. The State Fair belongs to the whole State, every couutv should assert it's ownership and send enough exhibits to capture its share of prizes. Form an exhibitors club and make a big exhibit at the next fair, October 27-30th. A sad occurrence is reported from Saluda county. Saturday evening during the raiu lightniug struck the residence of Mr. Boatwright, killing one of his little boys aud shocking another child severely. It also damaged the house and the furniture. The children were seated inside the house near the fire place when the bolt struck. Mre. Mollie Allen, of South Fork, Ky., says she has prevented attacks of cholera morbus by taking Chamberlain's stomach and liver tablets when she felt an attack coming on. Such attacks are usually caused by indigestion and these Tablets are just what is needed to cleanse the stomache and ward off the approaching attack. Attacks of bilious colic may be prevented the same way. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. Mr. W. S. Lee, of the Fork, had a close and unexpected call Sunday morning. A negro woman went to his house armed with a razor to see another negro, and began usiug abusive and obscene language in the presence of Mr. Lee's family. Mr. Lee ordered her out of the yard, and she refused to go. He picked up aboard and attempted to make her leave, when she pulled a pistol from under her apron and tired at him at close range. Mr. Lee's wife was standing near and she quickly handed her husband his gun aud the woman fled. Mr. Lee was not hit by tl e woman's shot.?Orangeburg Patriot. When you want a physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and certain to act, always use Chamberlain's itomach and liver tablets. For sale by Bamberg Pharmacy. 1 WINDOW CLEANERS. Working In Skjrncrapera la Hard on Nerves and Stomachs. "The reason that we are always advertising for window cleaners," said the foreman of a company that employs 200 men in this business, "is that so many men ftirow up their jobs after they have been at it a week or so. Some of them even do not last so long as that A window cleaner can make as good wages as a mechanic or a motorman. The work is steady because nearly all the window cleaning in NewYork's big buildings is done by contract. "Any number of likely young fellows really in need of work who promise well enough at the start give out within a few days. Sometimes it is their nerves that go back on them, but more often it is their stomachs. We send away half the men who apply for jobs without even giving them a trial. If a man drinks or is so nervous that he has to dodge trolley cars he should keep out of this business. "When we take a man on trial tne foreman breaks him in gradually. We don't put him on a skyscraper job right away. A great many private houses in this city have their windows cleaned by contract, and we start him in on that If a man is no good at ladder work it is no use bothering with him. From private houses the beginner is sent to department stores and finally to the tall buildings. Once in awhile we find a man who can start in on skyscraper jobs right away without any trouble. " 'Don't look down. Look up all the time,' is the constant admonition of the foreman. Not one man in ten is able to obey that order. The temptation to look down is irresistible. If a man can't break himself of the looking down habit it is all up with him. He is sure to come around sooner or later and give up his job."?New York Press. YOUNG ALLIGATORS. They Feed k*t Once a Month and Then Prefer Live Food. "The thing of It being difficult to induce an alligator in captivity to eat is a mistaken idea," said a man who owns a young alligator and knows all about them. "The question is how. First of all, an alligator feeds but once a month and then prefers to eat anything that suggests life?anything that moves. For this reason angleworms, kvninrr frfwl frwi for it. nrove at UCOMICO F B _ tractive to tbe eye of a small gator and later disappears with the same relish it would were the alligator in the streams of its native regions. Again, a small portion of raw beef makes excellent food for it and the alligator never refuses to eat of a piece that is tied o a string and slowly drawn along in front of him, in this way giving a suggestion of life to the food. Another thing very important to know in the care of an alligator is to exactly understand how to make it comfortable. The best and simplest plan is to secure a ' box, any ordinary wooden box, and fill the bottom with sand, which is then covered with moss. Also have placed inside of the box, which must be kept in the sun as much as possible, a flowerpot saucer filled with water. This must be changed frequently. All of which makes tbe alligator very comfortable, for in case it should become tired of the water there are the moss and sand for it to get out upon. 80 with a properly arranged home or box and a little care as to its diet there is no reason why the little alligator tourists so frequently delight in sending their friends from Florida should not thrive in captivity."?Washington Post Kever Touched the Scotchman. It is related of the late Shirley Brooks that he had at one time a very favorite pig who, alas, went the way of all pigs and was converted into bacon. Brooks sent some of the delicacy to a friend, with a note as follows: "His end was peace, and I send yon a piece of his end." The Joke was related tcr a Scotchman, who laughed very heartily and shortly afterward having occasion to kill a pig of his own sent some to a relative, with the remark, "His end was peace, and I send you a piece of the pig." And he wondered why nobody saw the joke.?London King. The Worat of It. "Barker is not much on form," said the first commuter. "Why, the other day I saw him eating breakfast food for supper, ^nd that wasn't the worst VA A A ? "What could be worse?" broke in the second commuter. "Why, this," replied the first commuter, with a grin: "He actually had on evening dress at the time, with a morning glory in his buttonhole."? New York Times. , lew DMtrlat. The Rev. Dr. Fourthly was making one of his pastoral calls at the Upjohn mansion. "Doctor," said little Johnny during a pause in the conversation, "I wish you would tell me what you think of the doctrine of prestidigitation." ? Exchange. Parental slstaaee. Barnes ? When I was young my mother always used to sing me to sleep. Shedd?Yes, women are good at that sort of thing, but it takes the father's voice to wake a fellow up in the morning.?Boston Transcript I Staple Mediocrity. J "Why did she marry him?" I "I give it up. He wasn't bad enough | to need reforming nor good enough to i make a desirable husband."?Judge. | In finding fault it is very easy to be untruthful and unfair. ? Atchison Globe. Saicida Preyented. The startling announcement that a preventative of suicide had been discovered ! will interest man}'. A run down system, | or despondency invariably precede suicide and something has been fouud that will prevent that condition whick makes ! suicide likely. At the tirst thought oi self destruction take Electric Bitters. It being a great tonic and nerviue will strengthen the nerves and build up the system. It's also a great stomach, liver and kidney regulator. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed by J B. Black, Bamberg ; H. C. Rice, Denmark. L We notice in an exchange that a HarJrisburg (Pa.) doctor says "that the devil lurks in the soda fountain." "The young I women of this country," remarks another ' exchange, " are going to the devil at a rapid rate then." ' mm Cares Sciatica. Rev. W. L. Rilev, LL. D., Cuba, New York, writes: "After fifteen days of 'excruciating pain from sciatic rhematism, under various treatments, I was induced io try Ballard's Snow Liniment; the first application giving my first relief and the 1 second entire relief. I can give it unqualified recommendation." 25c , 50c., $1.00. Sold by Dr. H. F. Hoover, Bam1 berg, S. C. THE CEDARS OF LEBANON. Only a Few of Theiie Historic Trees Sow Remain. There aye only about 400 cedars of Lebanon now remaining high up on ttfe rock}' slopes. Hadrian sculptured his Imperial anathema against all who should cut these sacred trees; the Maronite peasants almost worship them and call tliem the "cedars of the Lord," and a recent governor of the Lebanon has surrounded them by a great wall so that the young shoots may not be injured by roving animals. Yet. century by century, their number grows less. But if the cedars are few in number these few are of royal blood. They are not the largest of trees, though some of the trunks measure over forty feet around. Their beauty lies in the wide spreading limbs, which often cover a circle 200 or 300 feet in circumference. Some are tall and symmetrical, with beautifnl horizoiAal branches; others are gnarled and knotted, with inviting seats in the great forks and 1 nf cnarmmg ocas an ma iuiu muagc v> the swinging boughs. The wood has a sweet odor, is very hard and seldom decays. The vitality of the cedar is remarkable. A dead tree is never seen, except where lightning or the ax has been at work. Often a great bough of one tree has grown into a neighbor, and the two are so bound together that it is impossible to say which is the parent trunk. Perhaps the unusual strength and vitality of the cedars are due to their slow growth. When a little sprout hardly waist high is said to be ten or fifteen or twenty yeais old one cannot help asking, What must be the age of the great patriarchs of the grove? It is hard to tell exactly. By the aid of a microscope I have counted more than 700 rings on a bough only thirty Inches in diameter. Those who have studied the matter more deeply think that some of thes* trees must be more than a thousand years old. Indeed, th^e i| nothing wildly improbable in the thought that perhaps the Guardian, for instance, may have been a young tree when Hiram began cutting for the temple at Jerusalem.?Lewis Gaston Leary in Scribner's. APHORISMS. Bahit is the deepest law of human nature.?Carlyle. Good nature is stronger than tomahawks.?Emerson. Talebearers are just as bad as talemakers.?Sheridan. Almost always the most indigent are the most generous.?Stanislaus. Those who complain most are most to be complained of.?M. Henry. True gentleness is native feeling heightened and improved by principle. -Blair. He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor.Johnson. Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.?Edward Eggleston. He who commits injustice is evei made more wretched than be who suffers it.?Plato. A friend that you have to buy won'1 be worth what you pay for him, nc matter what that may be.?Prentice. Some Formal Correspondence. A matter of fact sacristan of the Ca thedral of Berlin once wrote the king of Prussia this brief note: Sire?I acquaint your majesty, first that there are wanting books of psalm: for the royal family. 1 acquaint youi majesty, second, that there wants wocx! to warm the royal seats. 1 acquaint you: majesty, third, that the balustrade nexi the river, behind the church, Is becomi ruinous. 8CHMIDT, Sacrist of the Cathedral. The reply of the kihg was not that ol a "gracious majesty." Its stiff formal ity in imitating the style of the sacris tan probably was not taken by the re ceivfer as complimentary t*> him: I acquaint you, Herr Sacrist Schmidt first, that those who want to sing ma] * ? * *? T oomtalnt TT pr DUy LKXJI1.3. octuiiu, a. Sacrist Schmidt that those who want t< be warm must buy wood. Third, I ac quaint Herr Sacrist Schmidt that I shal not trust any longer to the balustrade next the river. And 1 acquaint Hen Sacrist Schmidt, fourth, that I will no have any more correspondence with him FREDERICK. Absent Minded Lord Derby. Lord Derby could be very absent minded, and once on a time he walked with Lord ClArendon, his opponent and told him all the secrets of the cabi net Lord Clarendon listened amazed but thought it too large an order whei be was asked for his advice. It was no for him to counsel his political foes. A' this intimation Lord Derby woke up saying, "Really, I thought all the tim< I was talking to a colleague!" He had continued, hardly recognizing the fact a controversy he had been having witl other ministers at the foreign office. Oi course Lord Clarendon honorably pre served the cabinet secrets, but he told his story against Lord Derby and madi a laugh. Hi* Mistake. Gushington?I wonder whafs th< matter with Starr, the tragedian. H< never notices me any more. Crittick?Didn't I hear you tell hin his style was very much like Booth's? Gushington?Yes. But surely? Crittick ? That's where you mad< your mistake. You should have sale Booth's style was like his.?Phi la del phia Public Ledger. Quite Fast. First Girl?Those stockings are I lovely color. Are they fast? Second Girl?If you had seen me yes terday when I met a cow you wouk not have asked that question.?Houstoi Post "Some men," said Uncle Eben, "wil put in weeks prayin' foh rain an' dei kick cos dey happens to git deir fee wet"?Washington Star. End of Hitter Fight. " Two physicians had a long and stilt l>orn fight with an abscess on my righ lung" writes J. F. Hughes, of DuPonl ? Ga., " and gave me up. Everybod thought, my time had come. As a las resort I tried Dr. King's new discover | for consumption. The benefit I receivei was striking and I was on my feet in few days. Now I've entirely regaine* my health." It conquers all coughs 1 colds and throat and lung troubles Guaranteed by J. B. Black, Bamberg II. C. Rice, Denmark. Price 50c. an< $1.00. Trial bottles free. "Cicero," said the lawyers's wife fidget ing about iu a fruitless effort to wo< - ?-? i i;? v ' Sleep, "Willi:II lb uie ucbt aiuc in nt ??u . "The side that puts up the bilges retaining fee. Go to sleep and don' bother me with silly questions." Rheumatism. When pains or irritation exist on ani part of the body, the application o Ballard's Snow Liniment gives promp relief. E. W. Sullivan, prop. Sullivai House El Reno, 0. T., writes, June 6 1902: "I take pleasure in recommending Ballard's Snow Liniment to all who an afflicted with rheumatism. It is the onlj remedy I have found that gives immedi ate relief." 25c., 50c., $1.00. Sold by Dr H. F. Hoover, Bamberg, S. C. ?# '''' ^ ' ' ' ' RUSSIAN PILGRIMS. HOW AGED PEASANTS ATTAIN CASTE IN THEIR VILLAGES. They Travel Far A^vay to Pray at Distant Shrines and Monasteries. The Holy Places They Visit and at Which They Are Fed and Lodged. When the snows of winter melt in Rhssia and the woods are fragrant with violets and the ice in great masses floats down the rivers to the s#a the peasant who is on the threshold of old age, tired of long inaction, comes forth from his izba and looks abroad. Strange thoughts have been stirring in him for several months, recollections of a vow that he once made that if heaven willed, he would one day worship in a certain monastery and there venerate the relics of its saints. For many a long year it seemed as if this vow would never be fulfilled, for there was uTrtrL- dn 1n thp vlllncre nf which he could in no way rid himself, and still more pressing was the burden of a numerous family that could not be left. But now the children have grown up and can fend for themselves, and the father and mother are no longer of the same value to the community as laborers. Indeed were they to quit the village they would not be much missed. One way, however, remains for them to redeem their lost position and to entitle themselves for the rest of their lives to the respect of all their neighbors. It is to go on a far distant pilgrimage. Innumerable are the sacred places in Russia and out of Russia which the pilgrims visit. On the sterile tundras that end in the lonely strand where th'e waves of the White sea fling their foam upon the walls of the Solovetsky monastery; on the quays of Odessa, awaiting the steamer that will carry them to > Jaffa, or on the monotonous straight i roads that for verst upon verst lead by ' forests of white stemmed birch or som; ber pine to the resting place of St Serge, near Moscow, or of the saints who sleep in the catacombs of Petchersk at Kiev, there may be seen bands of pilgrims, staff in hand, journeying on foot through poverty or in .accordance with a vow, to their faroff goal. The men often wear clumsy but comfortable shoes of plaited bark, stockings fastened round the leg with string, breeches reaching to the knees and wide, baggy, flowing cOats "attached to the waist with a colored belt The women have a colored underskirt a short dress and bodice all in one and a bright hued handkerchief wrapped ' round the head, a knapsack on the back and a gourd or kettle fastened to a girdle. But the costumes are very various, and it would be impossible to describe them all. ! These pilgrims beg for money com paratively rarely. They have the self respect and independence which befit i people presumably so pious. Perhaps 1 they have saved for this pilgrimage for monir roow thPV APft h?rdv UD to thO last degree. At night they sleep where they can, in a monastery or perhaps in sheds that have been erected for them t by the road, and when they wish to t drink they stop and ask for water at a peasant's hut, where they are respectfully received. If they are short of bread the poor moujik will give them . some, if he has any, for the charitable I instinct of the people in Russia is inextinguishable. And perhaps, too, they will render some service to the homes j that they visit Tolstoi has described " a pilgrim to the Holy Land who found r a whole family dying of starvation and i set them up again. And when Satur^ day arrives, and all good people are bound by their religion to take a bath, then men and women will plunge into the river regardless of the want of bathing machines and careless of all bathing regulations^ Glad, after this interminable march of many weeks, is the Russian pilgrim t ?rttan ho ooofl fnr nff flflshinir n.on?lna< ^ IT UCU UV? wvvw wv ?Q r the azure sky, the domes of the church' > es of the holy places where he Is to j worship, and especially is he glad if 11 , be a town, like Kiev, that stands on a r range of wooded hills, breaking the t monotony of the endless plain. Sing* ing a more Joyous hymn, he approaches eagerly, for he knows that there arc food and lodging assured him at hie t destination. At Jerusalem there is an i immense convent built supported by , the Russian government which is well . aware of what the pilgrims do to increase Russian influence and her repui tation in the Holy Land. At Solovett sky there is a hotel with sloping coant ters that" serve as a resting place. At the lavra of Petchersk, the oldest of the ? Russian monasteries, there has been 1 a house for the poor since the eleventh century. Some of the pilgrims are ao ! commodated in rooms that resemble I well kept haylofts, and each one has a . locker, where he may sit during the I day and sleep at night There is a ho? } pital there, too, with eighty beds, and a special wing for those whose ailments are not of a serious description. And for three days pilgrims are lodged 3 and boarded free, and many are allow3 ed to come and go just as they will. 1 Lang's Literary Oatpnt. 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