Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ri'e first I 11'90910 wer l 99( l 9and iwut ,, . My. but dihi W' 'iol:v*'ra/ Wu Woi. '%'iue dranug,',! NW.ts an1' 9(1d irs' -Ir eait "99*i "1 'I'llo ..."Oi jullil lnlrd91999Xli% mvint t,% 11i'.m rnor fre.sico w;:cii ivr ) the j broken 1Ty We "'Ccl Qlw x\a an. n-h '-tit fld-10. rd iv. W*' tl r-I ~ ches 10" IiThe first w.'.; ".1'"d WOt N:'~ (901 ahundanv~m* 1''\ 1 is W9 tha.9t th~e P'9r 1999 f ThV AM-I brsk~r with W.~ si:lpbw woum' (U2ke a, Im t a I hird on x'ee (199 thian that 'lrico itil ill'. 91: I'. I OO'9(. though the hs~e (TOP OU he at9v9loge iitre ~ARM * fUlT&?I. 7 1 0 .S iR., S!0CKMAN AAC r? .% f.EP will sow,; them in ;;: --ope ft.rrow, yon will nevver hiv l'em killed out. Let u all Unjit. n :no v so mu11(.h ain that the his of .a S iln. d will Je coeed wvith , c;:ol of green next winter :isik e:11 arly 'ring iu s they have everehad i0 fore. It nei'id not cut your ron(1 iI ouir area O :ere: you van m(: ak. _oie od Corn, or c't ton (.itr. afte Ti. ::rain. If yo w-ill only mnanure, 1:zl:an his is wvhat we vain you i o ). Spread on the m1anlure and( tnich-1 your lan1d. Ma1:1 ke two erops iw:e e grw oe he fore." and let us ftii;il r boast. "that i we have soil and liinzate in whicih we can grow aluost any cr).."-1.i'L1ern Cultivator. Stick to Strawiteri. The editor of th- Tampa (Fl:i.1 Thrms takes a text from an i'm in in en change and preaches fromt it a n ps iellent sermol. It begins abmuT straw herries. but applie s equalily well to any form of market girdening o iruck Sfaringl-. The Plant City Courier tels of a i man in that viinity who has already I this season shippe( : vorth of strawb is from. tV.O !d11 a Ilialf norier of land. andi has yEt enough lert to I carry the recelits up ito a round thou sand dollats ai aer. I tIn'taices like teivs cuole every noW and then to remind us that men in this section ought to stiek to a tiling even wbon it occa.sionaily goes into eclipse. .3rabTerries are splenidly piying Crops three S..sons out of four. iand yet there are men so blindI that when they have met a loss in their cuiltivatioii. or failed (if the gr-at re ward they xpected. quir their cultiva I 1o in disgust. This has been a very favorable sensen. and if : man has lost three previous erops-which, by the way. he has iever do:n,.. he would have moadne llndsonl:' noney iii te oing run. Lapk of syt'matically st4icint tO an iitelligelt policy in farmint is 11,e bane of operations in Suth Fl A. Foililowin;- a rnmaorkalily good seasn i lt thli... m1an-y no1wlgo into) her ri-. Next s'A :n;y h", o1ly an raV r.0P nd a large pionl of t1e men !) ill(- i 1sly 1diis poited in fl)(ir retturn. T1:oy wi 1qu.it inl disgu1st. whethrl 0h- rea'sonl he the skeasol or tlh'i r m faihl :,n will pr1rAim herry raisin.: to be a: It * itolerably ertain tl1.- ;I at1y b si i nes life a 111a11 1t ollO it skenfl3y :Ind stity it all the till.e and he'w per petually increasio. his knowled1gl' :Indl1 improving hiS ethods. it sollehow% there seems to be an ipri'5sion abroad tt anybol)dy 2 can rais strawhterrie,. that it requires neUither kniowleidge nor e xperece-n1iot inbt plants ph:-ed ill the grounid. '\o wondier .anty pr~o ple( fail. Thle expericedCt berry grower. wi'l tell you tha)t there*( is nto businet which requires more knowledge. wyork, attetioni and skill thanf his pulrsuit. Thle mani who applies these thlings will wn big money. :and the man11 who tries any other mleithOi. or fails in the :ap'li ationi of all these. Will matke~ a d able failure. Country Homes. What is said int tis~ aticle RA' sh es w.hieb nlmy follow on the .1 subject is promlpte'd by tim kindest~ 01i ('Intions. Expressiins inl the na'.lture of Criticism 0f aliparent neglect of cr"1n ry homles we' hope may not he t::ken) asfault findintg or miedlinlg withi af ftis not 0our ownf. Itn ('llinhg :a~ttt illo to a pparenlt derelietions iln th' attl' 51hould( he' we a1re actuatted only by the. desre to bie of SOrvice to the rte-a! popohi. fon, whliich of all ('lasses hiaveC ou geatest mlmira tionl and1( resliet. It is evidet to all who tra~vel in-hii iS :liven1 to mat~kintg hlomes eomifoirtabl ii a id atttralct ive by farmilers and1 0 oter who live in tile e'nltry. I'ndoubtedly uch of tile discontent felt (esielatlly by' youngit people in the country :rties fromu this conditioii. Their homtes emn-l are unifavoraibly in appea1ranle withI homes they see in town. In towni tutey see pintedl houtseS. painted y:ard aid shadelt trees. shrubis and vine~s :1ml fowes. The(se~ evideniCes5 of self'-e t."ml mia y just .1s w ell he enjoyedl by far::'i . t an- td (children1 as by 'wn folks. They' cot but little mlnt.'hi :md.2 es tles ini th" coutryat~ than in towt. If sytt 5' i'al~ ly one t1he work'l of beatutifyi'ng the hiome does not ter of "ett ing starited at it. OThee fairlhy tarte hd the wvork he Comles fa Scii:tting. Ti's se.soni is ai t.oo time W wp; - outherui Fruit Grnower. Dairy'ing's A:1vantagZes. t". tinsTry, eleantiiness an ld thrift and eCs conistant ando reglart emtploymenCt a1 lighit ebiarne:1t'r to every mi~febe rollir er's fami Pointed Paragraphs. Trafi on the great lk's was com It i aain asserted that Father Iao has)i' P been pnt to desh by 1w1us Th Eri'hO i'i'ernmenlt hlas char - Maeb violence ilc aue di the Ma' pet'sons5 beingi wounded('( and a maimberi' arre's~ted. btit the ilitary~ iorces did Si Henry TIascher'eau. ( hijef .1us ie of Canada. has resigne'd. Tie most exciting day sinice 3May '). 1801 was experienced on the New York Stock Exchange. an new low records is protminent stocks for tile ear were established. As molasses attracts flies; so does a busy man attract loafers. UT W Latrre Fanilies in Merlin. Th ril !-re :-!! ol irh in Berlini last minthi thlrows somile interestilng light oi the siz. ot German inlies. One of th children I born as I he tventy-irst in the family, the mother ben: f'rty~ yars old. Another child wtas the twentieth of the nuarriage. New Snfrra-e Convertai. - E.tal suffrage sceieties have been or ganized in soie of the women's col leges in this vicinity. Dean Thomas, of Uryn Mawr. who went to the suffrage convention held in Baltimore a sceptic, has returned an ardeut advo eate for wVoman suffrage and before a large assemblage of stulents in chapel :i Bryn Mawi spokO eltliusiaiticl ly of her ciange of heart. As a result a small woini suffrage club has been organized at Bryn Mawr. A Man's Menu. At a recent suburban function the menu was selected by the hIost, who Said he was deadly tired of ice Crctil and eake and foolishness of that sort and wanted a change. As a conse quence his light refreshments con:isted of sandwicbes made of rye bread, baked beans, hot frankfurters. pickles and cheese. with mustard and horse radish for relishes. and'coffee and doughnuts for dessert. Strange to say, the women guests seed to enjoy this deelded departure from cut and dried custom quite as much as did thn' men. New York Mail. Gun Metal Chains Popular. Instead of the heavy round beads that have been the fad for several seasons tiny chains of gun metal are seen. These chains have never been espe cially com mended by manufacturing jewelers, who would prefer that fickle woman adopt a more expensive orna incnt. The substitution for heads is slender, almost invisible chains of gun metal. to which are attached crosses and other pendant ornaments studded with stones. both preelous and sei pr(eins. For wear with the ever-pop ular lingerie waist these cha ins :1re (ainty and appropriate.-New York Mail. Under-Brim PInmes. Put ting ostrich plimes und er. instead Of over, hat brims is a fa of the sea son. The quills are sewel to the hat so that the fluffy tendrils fall on the hair. and the softness against the side of the coiffure makes many a plain woman look pretty and almost :ny shape hat becoming. The feathers are placed so that they will touch 1he hair in front and on the side, at the back and one side, or entirely at the side. In wearing a feather this way the brim should slope upward, so that it will be plainly seen. This gives the hats a coquettish tilt thlat will be ex eeedingly appropriate for young womn en. or for older ones if they like a jaunty look ing head-wear. A Unique CharIty. Baroness Marie Salzgeber, a wealthy Ausatr:an widow, is about to tour this country for the purpose of studying chlaritable work. The Baroness is President of the Emoress Elizabeth Hlome, of Vienna. whose purpos? is to give instruction in music and high art to~ women forced to mak-e their ownl way in tihe world. This Lome. run un der the especial pattronage of Emperor Francis Joseph and named after his lhue E',npress, has in its six years' ex istonee sprung rapidly to fame. In the last few years a large number of Amer ican women have entered, and now the institution has become taxed to its capactity. Sice the death of her hus hand. who was an Austrian statesmuan. the Baroness has given large sums yearly to charitable work. No Bluestockine-, she. These are days in which it is rash to count any long dead author forgotten. We note, says the London Globe, that Miss Alice C. C. Gaussen is to give us k memoir of Elizabeth Carter. of "Epie totus" fame. This lady, who was a frirnd of Dr. .Tohnson, diet' just a hun dlredI years ago- She was a prodigy of learning and indtustry. In her youth she read night and day, ehewing green lea to keep her awake at one end of the nilght, and hiring a gardener- to wake her at the other end. She be longed to tan age of literairy women, and in 1778 figured wvith Hannah More, rs. ,Sheridan, Mrs. TIIox andi five others in a Colored ''epresentation of the Nine Muses. Yet "Eliza" of the Gentleman's Mag azine was no bluestoekincg. "My old frica~d, Mrs. C'arter." said JIohnlson. "mid make a pudding as well as trantslate 'Epicttus' from the Greek, and work a hiandkerci'ef as well as compoosea poem~l.' Mrs. Carter lived to a great age. (lvin; on the 19th of Feblruary. W1.6 at her lodgings in Clar'ges street. Picmadillyv. We unl dsantha t he niew ijograp henr will Ihr own words. Old Maids' Paradlee. A veilin' le '" ld muaids' parais i stt '1 :,.mm Nlhore. ta:nl hlars the disinetion~ of pss1ing .fud of whichl th Iiro-.0 .wsaedevotedt to thei carec 1of dC ther i's no a:) t!ii*life un uncder r mti: tr Xmw anywhV~ern in Sune Moe ian jai : of a sefremained stigle. from choice or rtherwvise. should be provided for when hey hecame depiendent wholly up)on themselves. The idea of an old folks' home ini S:'ituate was at that time en tirely out of the question. Miss .Ten kinls straightway did the next best thing, and left a fund of $3000. the in terest of which is yearly distributed among the worthy maidens of the town. The Jenkmns fund has always been ill chatrge of the selectmen. In the inat fmw yars they have nlaced abont personls. This 4.111 fui~w ias hend-ii persoll .nI Scuitiie for so in3ny y'': that the it have (1ome to re gArd t a a very commluon irstitution: i is v.::i lablI ony fovA)r niative orv)n wVImlln. :111d tis' is hout theI tolly I' striction it,; donor made. ?.Ianly a3 person~i~ 13as been' helped in1 the last twetliy-tive years to p.Iy off a mortgae' bly ful'1 for the winiter mUonitihs or purchase Semds for Iiht sping planting throuli this fund. Thw slectinen kUowt pretty nearly every one" ill the tonvI an:d it is- comipara1 tively ea'sv for them to diserininate between the worthy and unworthy. Soon after Jiss Jenkins thoughtfully provided forw the "old maids" another maiden wnmian. '3 iss. Lucy Thomas. origuinnied the idea of a simiiar fana for widows. She left $1000, also umier the care of the selectmen. for native born widiows. Interest ias been drawn from this fund nea'rly as many Y(ar's as froni the .hInkinls fund.-Boston Globe. Drepsimakin Hints. Loosely-woven materials. or those which ire likely to fray easily. are often a sourc- of trouble to the inex )(rienced dressmaker. for. however much is allowed for seams. the threadIs are apt to become unraveled almost (own to the seamil stitches. To remedy this the raw edge should be overenst directly the garment is cut out. infore any seam is sewn up. By this means the necessity for wide turnings is avoided. Sleeves which ar full at the top or are fashioned with a puff should a! Ways I' made over a liin1 for a good tit to be insured and the fulness to be kept in a rproper lo*ition3. If :1 sleevo is made with a longv cuff of lace it is best 10 1)lloult it over a lining of white saltin. but if a tr:nis I-:1-e1t 4ffect is wane liffo s0ou liid he used for tie( linin3g. as it mrakes h armlooAmuh hiter unrdern-athi. The- sa33'e rtile paeliies to n lace Voi. If vol wish to m:.kO a walking skirt just ir o t groui1. whou3t a 3is r ilg too 11hori. adopt the following p m: Meisurve t'iprsoa from the wasr. to ill-r and dduact one. and I h!alf inebe s. Wh -a verY nert strnlielu linel s require'!. il" n:ate:ai slumldi : he torn or I' t ht a thhom! mus; he dr w i t1 3 l l'.-I to :.,-t as a i:l ln ';re cuttin;::. Ill strok-diing:ilers. the needle sindhi he held in a siopnug direotion. andI not uprightt. orI it will piece t hrotigh th mtateria 1m :331wI:aken it (onidernb3 ly. As airle. thet warp threatd wih'! run the length of :t materil ar stronller and more firmly woven thann the woof threads. which run from selv edge to selvedge. Rememberingr this. all piuts of a hodice whi~ch aire likely to stretch. such as sleeves. eollars andl yokes, should be cut the length of the stuff'. If a miateriaul has a pattern runnin.: one way only, care must lie takien: when 'utting out a blouse that the~ two fronts do( not have the pa:tterna .o lng inr different directioa. And the poorer o:me is the rn:'e stea1dfatstly should one 131:n fromi s33mi dylike materials. Fine, firmn weavetIS are invariably cheaper 31inlie 'nd3 13han poorly and33 l3osely woven fabrics, hoiw ever well they may looh: at first Pontar Toni, ihtihs. Tonic haths to- refresh 11he body' :3nd3 give toun' to the skin arte the iuxur'ies society tvamten are indtlilig in. :1n while they 'amniand the at11ention1 of specialists t hem ba: s arle wyithi iim reatch of any women who care to in dulge themselves. Whlile the3 old Rtomans knew and ;ill-~ ized the toini' hiaths, it is nly of mo:re recent yearIs that mouiernl woimen ha:ve comeC to appreciate their1 effiency. i.at it is a fact that there is nithintt guite so restful after a shopmin.g tour' 33r at niight to ind3uce sleep as5 one of these perfumed or tonic imme:'si ons. One of the pleasantest of liotid per fumes to he added to the bath is mnale from six grams of tincture of heazinl. fifteen grams of extraer of iar'erder iand three and one-half gil's of desdor Ized pleohol. Allow this In s::'.d for two weeks in a dark piwe. then if necessary strain thirotrh porusa palpcr. To0 use, pour' al spoonfl! tl a11 b1aslin of warmlf watter 01' at gr'eate qua Jtntity into the bath. It can also be sprayed overt the body1 after the b thi. I u this ease it 1hould be dilated wi It iv. timues Atnother'; liquid1 w'hi'h is s:aill to brig lal tafehng is ('om3po53'3 If tIbir!.x gramtzs of i fhram.tiie grams11i of Oil of 'itron,)th ii :' f'4 (il of Poingtal. seven~3 3,nd3 a1 hal I r ans of i of' nero'ili. the3 :.am 1 of'1, II' of pet titgrau3. threl(': and tihr' -1 uar't-'3rn (il ('f rm'( ar'11y. ''ight g 10e0nc 3am31 five i 3us1 de':331rz'd':l-00 f,: peroul ;hatr. tUcse :two3 '' *:uO1nh!' spoonfu1Si3:to'' i aih Wi ' d '1" . if used in the1 luin .f u l. :3 nom13 tehu i m! fro w and a1 Imi31ina. 41f r:- 2 1'. '2' 3:1'i and shake33 at~ l3r3lsf' ::' Let s13ud0 two0 wee'ks thn3ir for th 3' kini andi. Sily hi u3'lSed fr0 bath in1 handfuls (a' rt:bbm'i 3on the body hast 31 toni' effee:. The1 e'xpen'3'3 of these perfumnes is greatlIy l:'- 3" 3d if spr'ayed olye: the bsody after1 the hath instead oIf ulsing in1 the wa1ter. andh~ the e'ffect qumite as good.-MIargar'et MIixter, in the New York Teiegram. Rubber trees ar'e being p)3 intedl an'd developed inl various par~ts of Africa, India. Samo:. Mlexico. Central AmeIr ica, the West Inmdies and the Philip. ninst r It hrte National Aid Question. g I' 1isvry :tifyin:i to 111 I 1.ut Ii fe of tIhIe 1ipaer 0 l 0 i:i the con1tllry ii7ppoSe ii inoin ent for na:Iti1nl11 ni 11) to ::Jod r:l. S e :u-rkablhil ina nimity of sentimient i She prs' is a elear showin: 4)C p;)to1 feling con'erin:i tihe mesure. IV ill kiow. of oure. tl:It ti $24A.0100 smUb 1) be :-prpritedk by ilh Br wnluow-Ltimer bilt. 1to b * xpi ed at $..t))0t? a yea:r . will not 1inor th~n start the work of road i i1111 in The Tmurnose is to stimulate road ini prove-ment. by furnishin;- object ltssoni 0 the States. a1l to 1id the State where they are willing to aid then Seives. IL k. an accomplished fact tI, the building of railroads by Goveri men1i :1id stimulated the building o ititer railroads without Governien aid. mnd so it would be in the matter o tile wiag-on roads. Tle building of rail roads has made it possible for the prc duets of labor . of every sort to b hauled it the points of consumption a the lena cost and greatest profit. Th, railro s have also opelned utp nexw set tions and made possible our marvelou dev'lopment. and thus the Governmenl ias-. Nlnl'ited a thousand fold for al 0h1' aid it extlendCd. When we hav, tihe ':e wise policy adopted as to tl lii-inwaiys the result will bie still ior' wodl(erful. an(1 the (ountlry will go 01 it, the full fruition of American hope. And this is what is coming. Thl statesman of to-day must certainl: know th::t national aid to highway i rolvemnt is a fixed certainty of th ear future. Public sentiment in a re yuhlic like ours does not sleep nor stan still. The world is progressing; it is progressive age we are living in. Ti m119n3 who hew the woodI and carry thi water to sustain national life will no :lways bear lirdens that are unrea snlllme. There is nothing more mon strous ill our social and economic sys tem than the impo:sition of all the ex pense of road huilding and1111 maittel ;inee iini the farming clasges when the beieits to flow from ,-gol roads are t4 go into every household. wvorkslop Imlt:wtIr. halkinig house and mer :nilo (s1tal is!i memt in the T1Pitet St~nes nvlourTerrhoies. Hle wvilh wisc who nTotes thze. things :mid 'ret 'n th.. car or progres. National alit of the pox)le -rowvinz ou; of comntlii. tl: -re Ti'Itoeah. No other -iviiizet f- imu fry midier Ahe zim has failed i1 imilingi1 goodi rolls. The flrie 0 th; eaantry pa'y a peaally f~or- a:i roads(1 that is igrievouls inl the' extrem.e T;w way to relief is through tile ellat wmi inro lnw of the good roads hilh. wm- efore ('onress. It is not iieces !r to tell Sein:a tors and Representa ties that the contry needs this l:els. la1tioni: they every oneC 1(now it. no0 ttat w:- what States or distri.ts they rep resent- Butt we may tell thern that th( denimd for it is growin.; every~ daty and1( that the daly is close by when th( proposition mulst lbe atcceded to. It i: olo stupen~idius in its -mportance to ix1 dipimui~tly I tate by the. awvmakin;a ioly of the l~tad: ih cannot be criet down by jest or sp:-elt1 p)lea'ding. No-h in sess than its Cleatmenit into lan will he justice to there who susta~in thl 1;lvernmen"It.--1-rooklya (N. Y.) Uptowi: nhe Nation's iloadis. The wagon roadl~s oIf tihe country b~e ?-m;: to the nlationf-nlot to the States, rounies1 or townships. Every highwvay in thel lantd is pre-emupted by the G er. ('ral G ove:nmentt for tile carr'ying orl of anI essenitia1l partt of its b)usiness. any~ it h' by a h1lighw'ay commitnssioner 0' trlad Iive\'s5(erl. is imm lVdiatel'y resisted wi: rte foir.e of the Governmen~t .lu the oIflender sentt to prison1. The Gen1 l'r'lt Govermun~ent holds fast to the hi'gh ways of the land for the tranlsmissi5!r I:- na i Is. :and1 1no atiori jy. R!nte o1 ciunity. ily iten0'ene. The Govern Wmt does not pay one fa'rthinlg as t pi vihege in doitng this. The Governl 1i11.en~ t oe not pay one penn::y of the ex pi'nse of imlproving 0or construlctinlg 1 si.::ie foot oif road in theo land. exep1 inl is reservations, parks and cemeter es 'rTe Government has the roads for its o)wn use. and11 unlder' Federa stttest'. if necessary to the continlu anie of the mails, all other businiess cold be stopped thereon without fur ther ado about it. Aud yet. we hay' people who think tihe Goviernmn ought not to partiicipau in 1 the0 expents of road building in thie States. It is fair and honest plropoisitioni to say tha the' Governimenlt oughtl either to extenu its:, id to lie Wta tes in highway cot strutionl. as outineit~d in the Brownlow La timer bills nowv plen-ling in Congres5 (31 it ouight to (cin.trucl.t a1 systemi 0 roads ait its own expen('te whteever' I buiessS. of whate ver -hreracter'. eli Tonds. R~oad buiiing1: jn the0 T'nit tates is a nahIona ii i ili.Th- o li:ntion wvill nlevert i, enar::l'gd unt higways. A Comntxor. trn 0 - I' many rises lim il l 1i- .: .~n i - I :il' la n.iili kus thm. n:: 6 t: e nt kn11 .i in :'' b Ilrecet drai'st ''iil.wl- : 11i ma eexh edtlreo' thie henlit ofli sutn ithalt 1the a itreissi I nestiont has nolt .inedi'( tihe Ovetrt'low I'l ranks of 4tint'O!L-rivers- Shtei merely one of tha~e who believe pr1ovidinlg piinwo15 mittS fot the ei ,et,.ainonie: of hter sunnort ers dutrit THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNAT:ONAL LESSON COMENTS FOR MAY 2,. .iubject : iDcath ofr.Trohn ihe finpt i'.Mar i., 14-:9-Golen T'ext. .ph. V - Memory Verse. 10 - A Temperancc I .eason. I I. Kng Ilero~i's territiid conscience y. 1-t. 14. "Hermi." This w:s Herod Amiipas. oln 01 the souts of S-.d thd e Great, and ih 1 ruler of Ga! H!-- and Plerea. "i-d11-1- olf Ilimi." of T-us i Matt. 14:11. Amip;s h:al heard A, 11sca tlsoa ibei:s onl -h" Sea f o Gale. "Risen fom the dad. 0 fHzrod's :onIscIienc accused himi. S"Migthy works." n oI1sequenCe of lhaving risen from the dead lie is - thou;ht to be possessed of miracle W&Orkinig powers. This Is a striiing in e,-ntal confirmation of John 10:11. h1:t01 .on wrotuighi no mirlaiclo while livin. 15. "Others said." To rait ihe king-'6 fears probab!y soine of his 'ouriiers macde these IS1;Lestions. t "Elias." Greek for:n for EiU.i 1. "A prophet." Some new, wonder-working p:mpbet. Gi. "But-Herod-said." Uis guilty f(e.science impelled him to hiol to his irst opinion. "Whon I beheaded What a bold confession of guilt was this! No need for the Baptist iow; econscience performs the otlice or tel t thousand other accusers. 1 1. The faithfulness of John the Baptist (vs. 17-2,)P. 17. "In prison.' s The place of John's imprisonment and t dea:th was Macherus. in Perea. on the eastern side of the Dead Sea. near the southern frontier of the tetrareby. Here Antipas had a palace and a prison under one roof. as was common in the East. "For Herodias' sake." This woman was a granddaughter of Herod the Great. She first married a Herod Philip, her uncle, who was the lfather of Salome. Herod had put away his legal wife, the daughter of Aretus, king of Arabia Petrea. and had taken Herodias, though Philip, Herodias' husband, was still living. IS. "John." I John was the son of a priest and was born at Juttab, in the summer of B. & C. 5. He was a Nazarite. pledged to ' a drink no wine or strong drink, and to I t let his hair and beard grow uncut, as f - a sign of consecration to God (Num. .w. "Had said." The Greek verb is in 1 the imperfect tense and implies that he c - repeatedly reproved him. John was i bold and fearless. He faced the king personally. It is well when ministers ' a dare rebuke the sins of politicians and those in authority. "Not lawful." Herod had put away his wife; had in - duced Herodias to forsak? her hus J band; and had married H rrdias, his nioce and sister-in-law, conrary to the law (Lev. 18:11. 16). "To have." To marry her. The force of the original bears cut this interpretation. !u. -Ha : a quarrel." In the margin this is rendered. "had an inward e l rudge" against him. The Revised L Version renders it. "set herself against him." She hated John as an enemy L hea1150 he had rebuked her sins. u "Would have killed." She desired to i kill him. "Could nt." Herod would not yield to her murderous desires, but merely threw John into prison. 20. "Herod feared John." He had respect -.for him and feared his words. "Know- a -ing that." etc. This makes Herod's - sin all the more glaring and heinous.C "Observed him." "Kept him safe." R.a 'V. Hlerod did not allow Herodias tot ae'omrpl is h her purposes. "When he I heard him." Herod went repeatedly to ' J~hn's preaching. "Did many things." Some sins which Herod denounced 0 Herad forsook. l IUI. Hlerod's birthday festivities (vs. 21-2.). 21. "Convenient day." For tI Herodias, who was watching for an opportunity to kill John. "Made a sup- P per." This was done, probably at the e Macherus palace with great display. h 22. "Daughter-'aneed." Female' dancers in the 2rat are a customary a part of great entertainments. On this b occ'asion the dancer was of high birth. Y being no other than the Princess Sa- b Tome, daughter of Herodias and Philip. "Pleaised Herod." They were probably e hailf-intoxicated. reclining at the tables, c as their custom was. The infamous a saloon system of to-day is only a rem- d 1inant of the ancient revels that were so k vile and corrupting in their effects. Ih 2.'1. "Half of my k ingdom." A king- Ia dom for a dance! This was the prom- a ise of a drunken man. reveling in sen- o suous delight. The Moloch of intemn- e perance does not confine his work to li Ithe degraded, a: -24. "Mother." What a mother! it .Leading her own daughter into the. viest elimes. "What-ask." Th~e viile t~ Hlerodias was not long in telling her. 2.5. "With haste." She hastens to S have the deedl perpetrated while the revel is on, proably in the night. ,4 -Herod drunk will do what Herod sober ha ref'used to do. "Give me by and N Iby."- "Forthwith." R. V. Give me immediately. She took Herod by sur prise and made her demand "on the instaint, lest Hlerod should change his mind." "In a charger." On a large platter. "The head." She is thirsting for his blood. IV. John the Baptist beheaded (vs. c~ 2(t.29. 2t;. "Exceeding sorry." His ri tconscience was not entirely dead, and he was worriedl and troubled. "Would h~ not reject her." Note the steps that h ad led Herod to this: 1. Rejiecting the truth. 2. Continuing to indulge in -his sins. 3. A drunken feanst; liquor is" responsible fo- untold crime and mis i ery. 4. An immoral dance: dancing e -can but result in sin. 5. A wicked o 1 oath. which nev'er .should have been . taken. but, cgee taken, should have a Sbeen broken lirnmediately. 6. His fear of the people. 27. "Beheaded him." But his pris-. oner was ready. 2$. "Brought his" head." What a irhastiy present: Hlow ' inhuman these wretched women must ? .have leen. 29. "His disciples." JTohn's d nsml:s. --Took up is corpse.' Sor t ow Lrought them io Jesus (Matt.14 :12). ooK:iNGc BY Sr~im!1 e 1 up .2pr. afing on the 11i1d tihty. s If there~ is n. stamecr use an craQi- r n:-~y sau:cepi:a 1:'ge enouigh to easily e hold : he bimsin. Havc in the sauce 1. an eracuigh imi:g water to come - just h:::f way up the balsia. which,r in this ca::e, -stands right in the 1 ,r ;arer. A s. nsible suggestion i1$ 1 to lie some strin-a rcundl th3 I I- basin so that it forms two long : *A loops on either sidie, thus providing a handles with which to raise the basin. I - TIhey: sh ould be caught up by: the lid a to .eep them out of the boiling wa MIRENOEOH NOTES MAY TWENTIETH. .essons From the Lives of Elijah and John the Baptist.. Luke 1: 14 17; 1 Kings 18: 33-3e. Of no man more surely than the irunkard may we say, "It were bet :er had he never been born." Temperance, self-control, is one of he chief elements of greatness, in he sight of men as well as of God. You may add to your life "the ;pirit Fnd power" of any man whose ife you know and whose character rou imitate. Every man has the choice of dei ,ies. appetite or Jehovah: in that hoice lie all other choices. Suggestions. john and Elijah were great in the mumber of things they could do with lut. No man is safe with a liking, bough for plain bread and butter, inless it is subdued by his will. John anu Elijah were not borm vith their splendid wills; they got hem by choosing difficulties. and tersevering till they became easy. John and Elijah feared God; there ore they did not fear man. Illustrations. The man who can live in a wilder less. far frcm others and independ at of them, has thus a longer lever ge upcn them. Whoever cannot control his appe ites is like a house with a fire back f the wainscoting. John and Elijah were ambassadors >f a King. In their own authority hey could never have done what hey did. A true picture of the drunkard is ;hakespeare's phrase: He puts an nemy in his mouth to steal away is brains. Making Christians. Even if our societies could not do vangelistic work, they could learn ow to do it. The members could rm classes in Christian doctrine. 'hey could commit to memory the assages of Scripture most likely to arry conviction. They could learn be most frequent objections of un elievers and how best to meet then. 'hus they couild get ready for even elistic work later on. N38TH [[IU[ LESSONS SUNDAY, MAY 20. crving By Exarple.--1 Tim. 4. 15, . 16. The influence of older Christians pon younger ones is beyond reckon g. The maturer disciples are watch i more closely than they know. Their eek-day life is carefully noted. Their .titude toward doubtful practices is :rmirnized. The.r words and habits -e noticed and remt-mb'ered. They arry' a great responsibility. If they .e Christlike they may help others ithe Christ; if they have little re ~mblance to their Lord they will eep others from him. This means much in all questions conduet. No Christian dare say at he has a right to do as he pleases. 'e has ecme into a great family, and ~e interests of the family must be msidered. as well as his own desires. :iui knew that, and some of his plain st words concerning Christian duty E.ve to do with the power of example. All things are lawful. but all things re not expedient.." There is a weak other to be considered, not because m pity him, but because he is your rother. The intent of God is that every sav I sinner shall be a means of saving ther sinners. It is the most naturai id simple plan that could have been avised A sinner saved by grace nows howv groat a wretchedness he as escaped. and he knows others who re still in bondage. Who could be so :tractiv'e to a company of slaves as ae of their number w-ho had discov 'ed a way to freedom? "If our re gion is true." says a wise man. "awe 'e in duty bound to preach it." But is more than a duty. It is a joy. To preach deliverance to the cap yes" i s~the finest of all occupations. hen one has come into the liberty of isus Christ ATISFIED W:TH HIS QU(SBLE. ew kampshirc Mvan Stu:k to Letter cf the Deed. There are some literal minded pe' m:s who are never satis.ed with the dirt of the law. but who con'sider it scessary to eater into comr:ises ith the lett'r. Of such was an old tizen of Hopkinton, N. H.. a good any years ago. and his justing wit~h s conscience is recordedi by Mr. Lord .the records of the town. The old man. tused to boast that he aver' went back on his exact word, li had no: comapunction in going mnd~ i:. Once h' wishedl to buy a ata in traet of landl. and whenr the ;aner named the price he r':;eiailmed: I won't give it: I tell you I will Thelv ow.ner' did. u' yield. neverthe st. A few days afterward the old mn*ealc 'agali. He said notting ud Qe2 !aad. burt stepped inno the v.:.v's barn and olekedi up a nlail. "'What-s that?" he Cskedi. "That? Oh. that's a ilail." ''So you cali t ha: a flaii. do you? 'ei. What wculd you rake for it?'' The ow;ner named a very sadil sum. 'New. I'll tell you what ll (o." xatinued the o.. main. "~FI! give you we price you mentioned tor' your1 land ni this hili. And you muusn't forget 1w flili. It must? be incliude'd in the So the gal i:3! ument was du -a:e out. signe~d andA dlive:-'-d. re ording the purchase of a certain aet of land si uated thus and so. nd bounded a.s follows, and oao a rtainl flail-Youth's Comlpanio. ;ecrgia's Only Republican Governor. Rufus Bullock, the only Republican v'er elected governor of Georgia and rho played a conspicuous part in the econlstruction periodl. is flow :spendinp1 1is declining days in the viilage of Elbion. N. Y.. his boyhood home. Ai. hough his mind is as brilliant anr. lear as ever, a form of paralysli vhich seized him a year ago has madt im an almost helpless invalid. A dollar in hand 1s worth two -na -o a friend..