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wm p, . s? THE KIiWS GAKMK j I Dr. Talmage Disccurseson Christ j and the Chirch. I THE MOST BEAUTIFUL j Flowers and the Best of Fruit?Why I the Savior Picks the Choicest First?The Day of Salvation. i I This sermon Dr. Talmage sends from a halting place jc his journey through fhA rillevfl of Switzerland. It seems to have been prepared amid the bloom and aroma of a garden midsummer. The test 13 Song of Solomon v, 1: "I am come into my garden." The Bible is a great poem. We have in it faultless rhythm and bold imagery and startling antithesis arid rapturous lyric and sweet pastoral and instructive narrative aod devotional psalm; thoughts expressed in stjle more solemn than that of Montgomery, m^re - " ' ' - ? Doid tOan tnac 01 iUilcoa, njure icrnyio than that of Dante, more natural thin that of Wordsworth, more impassioned than that of Follok, more tender than that of Oowper, more weird than that of Spenser. This great poem brings all the gems of the earh iulo its coronet, and it weaves the fumes of judgment into its garlands ana pours eternal harmonies in its rhythm. Everything this book touches it makes beautiful, from the plain stones of the summer thrashing floor to the daughters of N?hor filling the troughs for the camels, from the fish pools of Hesihbon up to the Psalmist praising God with diapason or" storm and whirlwind and Job's imagery of Orion. .Arclurus and the Pleiades. My text leads us into a scene of sum mer redolence. Tiie woric nas naa a great roan? beautiful gardens. Charlemagne added to the glory of his reign by decreeing that they be established ail through the realm, decidicg even the names of the flowers to be planted there. Henry IV at Montpellier established gardens of bewitching beauty and luxuriance, gathering into them Alpine, Pyrenean and French plants. One of the sweetest spots on earth was the garden of Shenstone, the poet. His writings have made but little impression on the world, but his . garden, the "Leasowes," will be immortal. To the natural advantages of that place was brought the perfection of art. Arbor and terracc and slope and rustic temple and reservoir and urn and fountain here had their crowning. Oak and yew and hazel put forth their richest foliage. There was no life more i i ^ - .1 Qingent, no boiii more ingenious iuau that of Shenstone, and ail that diligence and genius he brought to the adornment of that one treasured spot. He gave ?300 fcr it. He sold it for several thousand. And yet I am to tell you today of a richer garden i:han any 1 have mentioned. It is the garden spoken of in my text?the garden of the church, which belongs to Christ, for my text says so. He bought it, he planted it, he own it and he shall have it. Walter Scott, in his outlay at Abbotsferd, ruined his fortune, and now, in ihe crimson dowers of those gardens, you can almost think or imagine that you see the blood of that old man's broken heart. The payment of the last ?100,000 sacrificed him. But I have to tell you that Christ's life and Christ's death were the outlay of this beaat)fu! garden of the church, of which my text speaks. Oh, how many sighs and tears and pangs ard agonies! Tell me, ye women who haw him hang! Tell me, ye executioners who lifted him and let him down! Tell me, thou sun that didst hide, ye rocks that fell! ! "Christ loved the church and gave himself for it," If the garden of the church belongs to Christ, certainlv he has aright to walk in it. Come,- then, 0 blessed Jesus, today. Waik up and down these aisle and r>!uck what thou ?:n WX1U Ui. OWCCIUCOOlUi fciLJ DCil . The chorch in my text is appropriately compared to a ? araen, because it is a plaoe of choice flowers, of select fruits and of thorough irrigation. That would be a strange garden in which there were no flowers. If nowhere else, they would be along the borders ox at the gateway. The homeliest taste will dictate something, if it be only the old fashioned hollyhock or dahlia or daffodil. .But if there be larger means then ycu will find tne iilexican cactus and Diazing azalea and the clustering oleander. Well, now, Oiirist comes to Ms garden, and he plants there some of the brightest spirits that ever fbwered upon the world. Some of them are violets, inconepicous, but sweet as heaven. You have to search an' had them. You do not 6ee them very often perhapi, but you find where ihey have been by the brightened face of the invalid and the sprig of geranium on the stand and the new window curtains keeping out the glow of the 3uniight. They are perhaps more like the ranunculus, creeping sweetly along amid the thorns and briers of life; giving kiss for sting. And many a man who has had in ki? way some great black rock of trouble lias f<vnnd thar. thpv r>s.vti covered it a.11 over with flowery jasmine manin^ in and out amid the crevices. These fiowers in Christ's gurcu n are not, like the sunflower, gauay in the light, but wherever darkness hovers over a soui that needs to be comforted there they stand, ni?ht biooming cereuses. But in Christ's garden there are plants that may be better compared to the Mexican cactus-thorns without, loveliness within-men with sharp poinrs of cnaraoter. They wound aimost every one that touches them. They are hird to handle. Men pronounce them nothing but thorns, but Christ loves them, not*nhitandinp all their sharDncaseH. Manv mas has had a very hard ground to cultivate, and it has only been through severe trial that he has raised even the smallest scrap of grace. A very harsh minister was talkieg to a very piacid elder, and the placid elder said to the harsh minister, "Doctor, I do wish you would control your temper." '"Ah" said the minister tc the eider, "I control more temper in five miautes than I you do in five years." There are others planted in Christ's i garden who are always radiant, always impressive, more like the roses of deep hue that we occasionally fLd called "giants cf battle;" the Martin Luihers, j St. Pauls, Chrysostoms, Wyclifies, Lati- i mers and Samuel Kutheriords. What in other men is a spark in them is a conflagration. When they sweat, they sweat great drops of blood. When they pray, their prayer takes fire. When they preach, it is a Pentecost. When they fight, it is a Thermapylae. W hen they die, it is a martyrdom. You 2nd a great many roses in the gardens, but only a few "giants of battle." Men tt rnw VtoT?r> rr>r.T.-* r\$ I Baj, II "J V VA < k ? gfe. . - iii the church?" J ?ay, "Why don't you hays in the world mors Humboldt* ! and Wellingtons? God gives to some { ten talents, to others one. In this garden of the ohuroL which Christ has planted also find the snowdrops, beautiful but cold iooking, seemingly another phase of winter. I mean those Christians who are prcciso in tneir tastss, unmjjja^iuucu, ?.? snowdrops and as cold. They never shea any tears, they never get excited, ! they sever say anj thing rashiy, they i | Dever do anything precipitately. Their j | pulses never flutter, their nerves never twitch, their indignation never boils I over. They live longer than most peoi pie, but their life is in a minor key. | They never run up to t:C" above the ; staff. In their music of life they have no staccato passages. Christ planted them in the church, and they must be of some setvice or thev would not be there; fnowdrops-slways snowdrops. But I have not told you of the most beautiful flower in all this garden spoken of in the text. If you see a century T*rtnr orr>nfinna are started. You say, "Why, this flower has been a hundred years gathering up for one bloom, and it will be a hundred years more before other petals will come out." But I have to tell you of a plant that was eaihericg up from all eternity and that 1.900 years ago put forth its bloom never to wither. It is tbe passion plant of the closs. Prophets foresaid it, Bethlehem shepherds looked --I,oa it in tbe bud, the rocks shook at i?> bursting and cat no in the:; ading sheets to see its f ali bloom. It is a crimson Sower ?blood ai the roots, blood on the branches, blood op. the loaves. Its perfume is to fill all the nations. Its breath is heaven. Come, oh winds from the north and wines from the south and winds from the eavt acd wiods from tee w^st and bear to ail the earth the sweet smelling savor of Christ, my Loid! His worth if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love him too. Again, the church may be appropri atcly compared to the garden, because it is a place of fruits. That would be a stranze garden which had in it no berries, no plums or peaches or apricots. The coarser fruits are planted in the orchard or they are set out on tfce sunn7 Iiilieide. But the choicest fruits are kept in the garden. So in the world outside the church Christ has planted a great many beautiful things? patience, charity, generosity, integrity. Bat he intends the choicest fruits to be in the garden, snd if they are not there then shame on the church. Religion is not a mere flowerng senti mentality. It is a practical, life giving, healthful frait, not posies, but apples. cnmoKfi^r "T rlnn'fc what your garden of the church has yielded!" Where did your asylums comefrcii.? Atid your hospitals? Aud your institutions of merc>? Christ planted every one of them; he planted them in his garden. When Christ gave sight to Birtimeus, he laid the cornerstone of every blind asylum that has ever been built. When jhrist soothed the demoniac of Galilee, he la'd the cornerstone of every luaatic asylum that has ever been established. When Christ said to the sick man, ''Take up thy bed and walk," he laid the cornerstone ot every hospital the world has ever seen. When Christ said, "I was in prison and ye visited me," he laid j the cornerstone of every prison reform association that has ever been organized. The Church of Christ is a glorious garden, and it is full of fruit. I know there is some pocr fruit in it. I know there are some weeds that ought te be thrown over the fence. I know there are some crab app'e trees that ought lo be cut down* I know there are seme wild grapes that ought to be uprooted, but are you going lo c estroy the whole garden because of a little gnarled frnit? You will find worm eaten leaves in Fontainebleau and insects that sting in the fairy groves of the Champs Elysees. Yoa do not tear down and deetroy the whole garden because there ait a icvy D^iuicuo UI ^uauvu nuivi I admit there are men and women in the church who ought not to be there, but let us be just as frank and admit the fact that there are hundreds and thousands and tens of thousands of j glorious Christian men %nd women? holy, blessed, useful, consecrated and trir. nphant There is no grander collection in nil the earth than the collection of Christians. There are Christian men in every ohurch whose religion is not a matter of psalm singing and church going. Tomorrow morning that religion will keep them jast as consistent and consecrated in their worldly occupation as it ever kept them at the commuaion table. There are women with us today of a higher typa of character thaa Mary of Bethany. They not only sit at the feet of Christ, bat they - - ' 1 * ! < "? 1 go Qui into me sueueu to neip xuwiu# in her work, that she may eit there too. There is a woman who has a drunken husband who has exhibited more faith and patience and courage than Kidiev in tho fire. He was consumed in 20 minutes Hers has been a 20 years' martyrdom. Yonder is a man v?ho has been 15 years on hia back, unable to feed himself, yet calm and peaceful as though he lay on one of the green banks of heaven, w-tching the oar?men dip their paddles in -the crystal river! Why, it seems to me this moment as if St. Paul threw to us a pomologist's catalogue of the fruits growing in this great garden of Christ ? iove, joy, peace, patience, charcter, brotherly kindness, gentleness, mercy; glorious fruit, ~ ? ? ? ?? * All ? 1 ) 4-h a A ^ A r? yt Vi CUVU J?U IV Uil Oil Wi-i.W UX ^MibU and heaven. It has seeded as if Jesus Cbrist took the beat. From many of your households the best one is gone. You know that she -was too good fo- this world, She was the gentlest in her ways, the deepest in her affection, and when at last the sickness came you had co faith in medicines. Yon knew that the hour of parting had come, and when, througn ; the rich grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, jou surrendered that treasure you said: ' Lord Jesus, take it. It is the best we have. Take it. Thou art worthy." The others in the household may have been of grosser mold. She was of the finest. Tk? hoorrer, rrrmr liff-lo nnpq will not bs fairly begun until you get there. All the kindnesses shown them by immortals will not make them forget you. There they are, the radiant throngs that went out from your homes. I throw a kiss to the sweet darlings. They are all well nGW in the palace. The crippled child has a sound foot now. A little lame child says, "Ma, will I be lame in heaven?" "No, my darlicg, ycu won't be lame in heaven." A little sick child says, "Ma, will I be sick in heaven?" "No, my dear, you won't be sick in heaven." A little blind child says, "Ma, will I be blind in heaven?" "No, my dear, ycu won't be blind in heaven." They are all I notice that the fine gardens sometimes have hi?h fences around them, and I cannot get in. It is so with a king's garden. The only climpse you ever get of such a garden is when the j king rides out in Lis splendid carriage. CT^r^---^-n' jwrrr-ra*-- V^-sctkjQ It 23 not so ??i!h this ?ardcc; this | King's garden. I throw wide opes t"he I gate and teli you ail to come in. No 1 monopoly in religion. Whosoever will j may. Choose now between a desert i and a garden Macy of jou have fied j the garden of this world's delight. You ' have found it has been ?- chagrin. S-j it was with Theodore Ker?!c. Ho made all the world laugh. He makes us laugh now when we read his poems But he could not make his own heart liuzh. While in the midst of his festivities he confronted a locking g!ass, and ho saw hiaaself s.nd said: "There, that is true. I look just as I ar>i?done up in body, mind and purse." Bo it was of Snenstone, tf whose garden I toid jou at the beginning of my sermon. He sat down amid those bowers and said: "I have lo3t my road to happiness. I am angry and envious and frantic and despise everything around me just as it becomes a madman to do." 0 ye weary souls, come into Christ's garden today and pluck a little heartsease. Christ is the only rest and the only pardon for a perturbed spirit. Do you not think your chance has almost come? You men and women who have been waiting year after year for some ~ ^ AvmAfHinitW in TT7Vi1/?h gUUU liA v * -- ^ Christ, but have postponed it 5, 10, 20, 30 years, do you not feul as if now your honor of dsiiverance and pardon and eaivatiou had come? 0 man, whatgrudte hast thou agiirst thy poor j soul that thou wilt not ic-t it be saved? | Some years ago a vessel struck on tbe j rooks. They had only one lifeboat [a that lifeboat the passengers and ! crew were getting ashore. The vessel fnnn^#.rA<l and was ainkinc deeper i and deeper, and that one boas could I not take the passengers very swif'tiy. A little girl etcod on the dectc waiting for her turn to get into ihe boat. The boat came and went, camn and wen% but her turn did not festn to corse. After awhile she couid wait no longer, j and she leaped on the taffrail and then j sprang into the sea crying to the boat- ! man: "Save me next! Save me next." I Oil, how many have gone ashore into 1 God's mercy, and yet ynu are clinging I to the wreck of sin! Ochers hive accepted the pardon of Christ, bat you are in peril. Why not this moment make a rush for your immortal rescue, crying untii Jeius sfcaii hear you and heaven and earth ricg with the r.ry ''Save me next! Save mo next!" Now is the day of salvation! Now! Now! New York's Vote William E Curtis, writing to the Cbioago R?cord, Bays before Senator Manderson, Republican sailed for Europe last week, he told a friend that rie had seen and heard enough during his stay at Saratoga aod New York city to convince hica that the Republicans were not goicg to have a walkover in that state. "Majorities change very suddenly in New York,'' he said, "Ir' you will examine the political almanacs you will see that the candidate of one pirty has been ejeoted by a iar<re majority one year and the candidate of another party b? a t.iiuiiiar majority the next, without *ny rea-o-* apparent to the outsider. From what I picked up in gossiping among politicians of both panic* here and at Saratoga," contianed General Manderson, "aod from what 1 gsthered from the lawyers I met at the meeting of the 3*r a-?so ciatioa, I am convinced that Croker intends to carry the staie for Bryan if possible, and tta*. he is pledged to do ?o. Everybody familiar with New York politics knows what that mean?, and the Republicans of the state should be fully advised of tho danger." Battle Flags Returned. An incident out of the ordinary occurred at the reunion of the Forty-sixth Ohio Volunteer infantry at Washing ton, a suberb of Columbus Ohio, Wednesday. The colors of the Thirteenth Louisiana regiment were .returned to a committee of the survivors of rhat old organization. Thefiigs wore captured at Ezra court house, just outside of Atlanta, during the war and have been in the relic room of the state capital at (Jolumbusfor year3. During the rcu&ioD, Judge David Pugh made an address and turned the ?Uga over to a committee composed of Stmpherd D. Harris, John A. Landry and James H. Brown or Now Orleans. Governor Naih was present and particip*ted in the exercises. Alaska Indians StarvingThe secretary of the treasury has received advices from Ahska, confirming the reports that a most deplorable condition exists among Indiaas along the coast from Cape Nome northward. The treasury officials are powerless to render any aid to the sufferers owing to the fact that the department has so available funds for iuch a purpose, but Gen. Spalding has written a letter to the war department, which has a fund that can be drawn upon in emergency ~ nrAefinf rr r?ntt. rr.unrlinfr ua;vs uic mo tzr, u u, A V. that food b9 supplied and distributed under the direction of any of the army ofiiceis in charge o? the lroop3 stationed there. The treasury department will furnish surgeons. Wholesale Poisoning. Dr. S. J. Love, who resided near Long's store, in Union county, M. 0., died about 3 o'clockTaursday afternoon fiv.m tha fcifects of arsenic Doisoninj?. A force of threshers took dinner at Or. Love's and afterward the doctor's family a&d five of the threshers were lakea seriously iil, the doctor dying. The others are yet sick, and one more death may folios. Physicians say the effects are those of arsenic poisoning, aud it is believed a wholesale murder was attempted by putting the poison into the food eaten at dinner. Tncre is no clew to the perpetrator of tne deed. The community is much wrought up ovor the mutter. Can't Esc?pa the CrowdsBryan left Wheeling, W. Va , for Chicago Friday morning. He had endeavored to keep his route a secret, but at. (lambridze there was assembled a crowd of several, hundred people, who demanded a speech of the candidate. Mr. Bryan spoke for three minutes, confining himself to the trusts along tbe same lines be used in former speeches. He said thst no one could expect remedial legislation from the Republican party, which demands to a large extent upon these combinations for campaign contributions. He said that if the working man did not know how to vote in order to hurt the trusts Via cV.orjl/} tlip wa.v t.hA trust masr nates voted and then vote the other way. He wa9 cheered and applauded during his remarks. Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 8., 1399 Pitts' Antiseptic Invigorator been used in my family and I am perfectly satisfied that it is all, and wiil rln all Tmi ftlaim for it. Yours trulv. A. ii. (J. Dorsey. P. S.?I am using it now myself. It'3 doing me good.?Sold by The Murray Drag Co., Columbia. S. C., and all druggists. tf & SHGET COTTON GB.OP If tlic Fanners Are Wise They Will Get Good Prices. A dispatch from Galveston, Texas, i says cotton is EelliDg for a higher price at the depots in Texas than September contracts are quoted at New York. The planter has not got control of the cotton crop, and the speculators have not the control of the crop. The crbp is not ^rown. It is one of the latest in maoy years. Such cotton as is on the market i^ finding a ready sale at from to 9 cents per pound in the interior. The staple is excellent and the lint of exf rortrrl in-jr^r ofifiii f?nlnr The cotton is ;>low in appearing that it is difficult to tell bow long this demand will continue, but for the present at least the planter is sought by the buyer, and not the buyer by the planter. Pickers are rather scarce; the rains of this week have stopped field work and it looks like a further checking of the movement, making the crop later than ever. Cot too men are perplexed as to how ?v. krt* A Al/^ At?A?\ ^ ? rt 41IV UIIU3U1 UttnLVill VXJLXS \J?\X \J LXJtf C* U VI the ccw is to be bridged. There are offers here for all the cotton obtainable in the first half of September at 9J cenrs, f. o b, Galveston. Local dealers arc inclined to think the interior people will take their time about imrketin? this crop. Litumrrs & Flint, cotton factors and bujfrs, said to-day: ''Cotton is sellinsr in the interior tc vns of Texas at 8j cents or a trifle higher. There is a pronounced demand, indicating that there are a great many engagements for early shipment to b* filled. "Tne supply is not cqml to the de mind, and it is the producer who is fixing the prijo and the bu^er who is do ing the bidding. "The planters of T> xis are in better sha'e to market cotton slowly than ? 1 n vt they fiave ever oeen oeiorc. ixo one can tell what they will do. '"Theyare well informed as to the needs of the world and the general oatlook for the crop. "They expect good prices. Too little of the crop has come into sight for speculators to get hold of any of it. Such as is coming along is rushed to the seaboird for immediate shipment." Eustace Taylor, of Young & HiggiD, Eoglish cotton buyeis, said: ' Nevsr before were the farmers in sueh a position to dictate prioes. It seems they are doing it now, and will continue doing it for some time. "The needs of the trade are such and the condition of the oroo is so tender that the planter can practically control the situation until frost." WHAT NEW ORLEANS SAYS. A dispatch from New Orleans says the opening of :Iie net? season finds the coUon planters in a position to dictate the priccs at whicb their cotton shall soil. This h the consensus of opinion among the leading cotton men of that market. "The planters have oniy to market their cotton slowly and judiciously in order to get at least ten cents a pound for it," S3*id W. P Brotfn. the leader of the buil side in this market. ' ''PVi-a nlonforo Kn!.H f.'hfl tf?V tn tVlfi situation," he replied, when asked whether the new crop was in the hands of the speculators or the planters. ' The interior is bare of cotton, stocks at ports arc unprecedcntedly small, there is little or no cotton afbat for Liverpool and not likely to be for several weeks. Liverpool is almost hare of stocks and the visible supply has reached the famine stage. "All of these facts strengthen the band of the planters, to say nothing of the lateness and shortuess of the crop The Chinese fitiutisn has improved, so that it need no longer be feared." A?htoa Phelps, an acknowledged auttonry, told the Commercial corres pondent that he believed that the planters would control the situation and dictate prices. "There is a cotton famine," he said, "i'te T!51D:e supply 01 Amcncaa uuv ton on September 1,1900, wili be, in round figures, 600,00U bales. "It is ten years since suoh a condi tion of exhaustion has been seen. On September 1, 1890, the American visible stood at 545,000 bales, but the annual consumption was not then more than 8,000,000 bales, wherea* it is now larger by something like 3,000,000. The present supply is, therefore, relatively much smailer. "As to the invisible supplies, all the surrounding facts lead to the belief that tbey are paciically nil. The consumption during 1899-1900 may be reckoned at 10,750,000 bales, even with the curtailment arising from tli6 Chinese war. "If a reduction of 750.000 be made to r.ilow for loss favorable conditions. ! fi? 111 000 000 for 1900? 19Ul must still be faced. Ia order to be reasonably safe, 600,000 bales should be added to the visible aad 400,000 to the invisible supply. It is thus fairly certain that the world needs an American crop of 11.000,000 balo to satisfy its needs for the ensuing 12 months. Ihe c op is an exceedingly uneven one. In some sections the ouiiook is rcaliy good, while others are confronted with a veritable disaster." Illinois is Democratic. The Chicago D?iil? News eays: "Illiinois is for Bryan ana Alschuler, according to a poll of the state which the Democrats have mrde, from which Secretary Nelson, of the Democratic state committee says that practically complete returns have just been received. Contrary to general expectations, Alschuler is said to have run only about even with Bryan tave his own county of Kii;e, where the poll showed that he is exceedingly popular. This failure of Alschuier to rua far ahead of Bryan is thought to be due to the fact hat no poll was taken lia Cook county and it is right here in Chicago that Alschu:er's chief strength is suppased to lie, the bulk of the Jewish vote, which rtT-n -J cnli/3 tA? Alo/i^nlo?? h<ainor centered in this city. Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LuCAL APPLICATIONS., as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to care it you must take internal remedies. Hali's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directI7 on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hill's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of me UUit pujsiciaua IU iiiis uuuuixjr iyi jears, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such won?Aonlffl i r\ /?ri?inrt Pofo tfK U'vUUi Itoauo xu V/u;xug yaiauut uumfor testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75a. Hali's Family Pills are the best. LIGHT AS CttRE FOR MEASLES. ! Experiments Shovy That Saashlnc Will Alleviate the Severity of Dlifea?e. Tleeen: experiments indicate that the eun. may be a potent remedial agent in the- case of persons attacked with smallpox, scarlatina and measles. These experiments were made by Dr. Finsen, of Copenhagen, and Dr. Chatiniere, of St. Mance, and ko novel were they that *1..... U.1tta r. kalir a/I o /vaa/1 /laol /\ ? rllC. lliC^V uei w a: wuolu a. gvwu U^ai cussion among the members of the Academy of Medicine in Paris, says the 2s ew York Herald. Dr.Chatiniere a short time ago treated 12 children who had measles according to liia new method, which is scientifically known as phototherapie. Red light was the only cure which he used, and this he made serviceable in the following manner: On the windows of the sick room he hung red curtains and on the table near each bed he placed a lamp which gave forth a red light. He acted thus because he felt satisfied that the irritation of the skin in cases of measles is due to the chemical rays of the solar spectrum, or, in other words, to the ultra violet rays, and not to the so-called caloric or heat rays. If this were not so how account for the fact that the pustules and scars are es peciany ueep anu imikcu uu lug jute nnd hands, which are the very parts of the body that are most exposed to the Eolar rays? The result shoived that he had not erred in arriving1 at this conelusion. His little patients rapidly regained their health, and the virtue that lies in red curtains and red lamps is being extolled by many physicians. Impressed, like Dr. Chatiniere, by the fact that the influence of the solar ravs is especially manifested on the face and hands of patients, Dr. Finsen conceived the idea of subjecting persons suffering from smallpox to the influence of ultra-violet rays, which a A of+AT t.liA 110-Vi t. ^ lipp-n filtered through thick red curtains. The result was that the little vesicles or bladders gradually disappeared and the patients did not suffer from the customary fever and, furthermore, were notpockmarkod. The ultra-violet rays, Indeed, in the case of these patients produced the same effect as the red light in that of Dr. Chatiniere's, the most notable token of their efficacy being the absence of fever and the restlessness and the gradual disappearane of the eruptions before coming to maturity. It was also noticed that the rays had a marked effect on the maladies in so far as they affected thr> bronchial tubes. Dr. Finsen's method of cure has been introduced into France by Dr. Larat and is being used not only in cases of smallpox, but also in cases of certain forms of skin diseases. HOW TO DRESS WELL. A Woman's Identity Should Not Be Sacrificed to the Taatc of the Dressmaker. If a woman is afraid to decide about her own style, let her get an. artist to tell' her what it is. and what she can wear to the best advantage, says the Ledger Monthly. Having ascertained her style and the colors she should wear, then 6he should never deviate from them. She must strengthen herself to ignore wonderful bargains in the wrong stj'les and colors, and prepare herself even to endure a certain amount of monotony in her wardrobe. But her reward lies in 'being1 invariably well dressed and in having- an air never to be acquired by sinking' one's identity in the nondescript taste of the average dressmaker. A business woman i9 wise to select some one standard color that best suits her?say brown, or navy blue, or gray?and then, having bought the principal garments in this tone, to buy all others in harmony with it. It affords a woman a wonderful opportunity to appear smartly dressed on the least possible outlay. And it ?c? ntx' w?>r?r TiTpffTT vfrHn tions can be found to prevent any one color scheme growing- tiresome. It is an excellent plan to begin this simple method of good dressing- -when girls are quite young. It cultivates their taste to a very great degree and enables them, as they grow up, to dress well with but little thought or money. What a wise precaution it would b? to give every girl her own pin-money, however little, and teach her to be self-reliant, for It is a- sad fact that it is usually the woman who has the least ability to dress weli who thinks most about her clothes, always struggling for efTeots, and doomed to failure; while the woman or girl who un derstands herself, her style, color and the courageous art of selective shopping can get the largest returns for her time andi trouble. The consciousness of looking veil is pretty sure to bring repose of mind e.nd manner?an attitude in which a woman is best calculated to meet the social and business world at her best. Served Him Rlfflit. He carefully prepared the small garden plot, while his wife, deeply inter tstea m ms iaoor, siooa waxcning- mm. After he had put in the seeds and smoothed over the bed, his wife took his arm to accompany him to the house, and on the way she asked: "When will the seeds come up, John?" Laying- hi* hand caressingly on. her shoulders, the smart man said: "I don^t expect them to come up at all, my dear." "You don't!" she explained. "Then why have you gone to all that trouble?" 11^ 4.1. ~ i. OM. >vixn u Bixiiic ui<kb jjpijugo aivui superior knowledge he answered: "The eeeds won't come up, hut the plants and flowers will, by and by." Yet he was wrong; for hit neigkbor's hens got into hi# garden, and tk? ?eed? did come up.?Ccllier'a Weekly. Grover Expected. The Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Journal says: "It is believed that in a few days Grover Cleveland will issue a statement declaring for Dr>au, auu anuisu^uug wV for the Nebraskan. There is a persistent rumor to that elect. It has caused a panio among the Republican a. Some time ago Cleveland and his old cabinet had a conference. The subject under consideration was not given out. It was evidently politics. Since then Ex-Secretary Olney and Ex-Postmaster General Wilson have gone to Bryan. It looks like Cleveland will do likePTa oinnnt ewallnw imnerialism." That Vermont Stump. The Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Journal says Senator Proctor, ^rrroa ATizi r\$ fVift earliest. f*al Ui ? CiuluUL, r,?a .JMv v- v~; ? lera at thewhite house Thursday morning. He had a conference with the president and franklytold him that the loss in the Republican vote in Vermont was due to gold Democrats going back into the regular Democratic fold. The same result will be witnessed in the Maine election. i Vot the b Grove's 1 The formula i: know just what yoi do not advertise the their medicine it yc Irorr and Ouinine du form. The Iron malaria out of the s Grove's IS the Or/i Chili Tonics are im that Grove's is su are not experiment: and excellence ha cr> 1/lilV W1UA1 ^ w.i v WW J the United States. LAST OF THE CO-CAPITALS, j Rhode Island May Try to Do with One ' Leslilatlve City Only Hereafter. The electors of RhodeIsland, the last the states of the country with two leg- j Islative capitals, are at the general No- j vember election to vote upon a consti- ! tutional amendment abolishing Newport as a capital, and making thereafter Providence the exclusive legislative capital of the state. Originally, a most curious provision for so small a state, Rhode Island had five capitals?Newport, South Kingstown, East Greenwich, Bristol and Providence. In 1S54, however, the number was limited to two by constitutional provision, Newport and Providence, and the date ot the meeting of the legislature was fixed on the first Tuesday of May. Until a few years ago Connecticut also had two capitals, Hartford and. New Haven, and the legislature met in these two cities alternately until the "joint cap- j ital" plan was abandoned and Hartford j is now the only capital of Connecticut, j With one capital it is practicable to construct an appropriate state building; whereas with two capitals an obstacle to it is found, and moreover the uncertainty a? to the permanence of j a capital is a barrier to the establish- | ment in a city of the interests which I a capital ordinarily attracts. By the ! last census the population of Provi- j dence was 132,000, while that of New- j port was but 19,000. Providence has j long been the commercial and political capital of the state. It is the chief foil?tirmtTifli, /if tVia roar?* r>rvn necting various parts of Rhode Island; it is on the mainland, and the retention of Newport, a town of no political importance, as a capital can be described only as* an anachronism, -which "Rhode Island -will be the last of the statea to do away with?provided, of course, that the constitutional amend-j ment submitted.' to the voters in 2s*o- I vember receives the approval of the i requisite three-iflfths. Section 13, of the j Rhode Island constitution, provide* that the general assembly, as the legislature of that state is called, may propose amendments to the constitution j if a majority of the member* elected to each, house approve, and' if bo, the amendment in the form agreed to is submitted to the voters, and "if approved by three-fifths of the electors of the state present and voting thereon in town and ward meeting" it becomes a part of the constitution. In proportion to its population Newport, with appraised property to the value of $35,000,000 to $175,000,000 in Providence, is the richer city of the two, but it owes no part of ita pros penty to tee capital ana wiu cave no reason for opposing the acceptance of Providence as the official, as it has long "been the political, capital of the state. CASHIERED ENGLISH OFFICERS They Find Employment for Their Talent* In Central and Sooth America. "The Boer army is said to be full of cashiered foreign officers," said m old revenue inspector, chatting at the custom house, relates the Xew Orleans Times-Democrat, "and if such is the case I would certainly hate to be. in that service. The cashiered officer, particularly the cashiered British officer, is a nomad of a strange and peculiar type, like unto nothing- else on the globe. In the course of in y wanderings up and down I have met a good many of such unfortunates and they resembled one another to a degree that was really startling. I suppose the common character of their disgrace and the continual brooding along similar lines was responsible for the family likeness. At any rate they were all morose, gloomy, fatalistic and generally martinets. There are a number of exiled Britishers in the Central and South American serrice, and some of them are B ne officers, technically speaking, but without exception they have mads themselves heartily disliked by their associates. "There was formerly <an Englishman in the Colombian army who had been a captain at home and who was unquestionably a military genius. Nobody knew his st-ory and nobody asked any questions. He had charge of the field artillery and brought it up to a very high state of efficiency, but he held aloof from everyone and lived the life of a recluse. One day he was met on the coast looking after a consignment ?f fixed ammunition, wnen ne nappenea to encounter a London mining expert who had come over to make a report on some properties. 'Great heavens, Charley!' exclaimed th? Londoner, "where on earth did yon drop from 7* The captain tnmed white a* a ghost. 'I don't kaow you, air,' heaaid, quietly; 'you mistake me lor somebody else,' and he -walked off, leaving the other apparently paralyzed with amazement. I -witnessed the little incident and alVaH r>m? itrnrfT* ?+_nTT lurked behind it. About a mouth later the captain committed suicide by shooting himself through the head." Leg of Pork mi Goose. I?oil a small leg of pork for an hour, remove the skin and put sage and onion stuffing round' the knuckle. Eoast for as hour and * half to two hours, baling constantly, and during the last balf-heur dredge it with two ounces of ?La?ly powdered crumbs mixed with a tablespoon or powaerea; sage, serve . with good rich gravy and plenty of apple ?auce.?Eo?ton Globe. T?v*a?ihMtti p v* m i mi riwini i?n m?' h>W^tmv%^ T" rTUTTZ EST PREIlllS fasteless Chi > plainly printed on every li are taking when you take :ir formula knowing that y< iu knew what it contained, t up in correct proportions a acts as a tonic while the vstem. Any reliable druggis gitiaS and that all other itations. An analysis of otm J perior to all others in e\ ing when you take Grov ving long been establishe Id throughout the entire : No Cure, No Pay. Pricc SOLDIER'S PAROLE. 2a Underatooa ai a rnrejy voimiarr Coatr&ot DnrUs Active Service. Parole, it must be understood, is a purely voluntary compact. The cap- ! tor is not obliged to offer to parole his prisoner?the prisoner is not obliged, and cannot be compelled, to give his parole. If he does ao, he will probably be released on pledging his word not to serve during the existing war. If he refuses he will remain oaptive until the war lz over or until he can make nis escape. The usual parole pledge extends only to active service against the enemy. A prisoner released on parole Is not breaking his contract if he drills recruits, quells civil commotions or fights other enemies. A soldier taken prisoner has no authority to pledge himself never to serve against a particular enemy. He cannot throw off thus lightly the duty he owes his sovereign or country, and if he make any pledge it must be confined to a limited' time. ! Moreover, if a prisoner should make a pledge not approved by his own government, he is boundi to return and surrender himself to the enemy. T? it. _ J U me JDL l Lit>u tii juuj a mjiuici ^au only give his parole through a commissioned officer. Even a noncommis^ sioned officer or an officer of inferior rank cannot give parole for himself or for his men without permission from hia commanding officer. The United States authorities, by the way, give greater liberty to parole than is the case with the British army. A captured prisoner who has violated his parole may be punished with death. Extinct Giants of Gnam. Were there giant* In the old days in oty latest possession, Guam? The present races are Melanesian and Malay, with occasional Negritos. But these men could liever have built the massive forts that dot the isles?forts as massive as those of Yucatan. The walls range in height from eight feet to forty. In one w?Ul a corner stone ten feet by two and one-half by six wap found: 20 feet abor? the ground". How did the natives, -"ho have left no trace of skill beyond & none ax or two and) an iron spearhead, rear those mifMy walls??St. Lottia Post Dis]trto&. I Ortman Pays the EXpress Steam Dyeing of ?very description. 8team, ?*ap* tha, French Dry and chemical cleansing- Bend for out new price list and circular. All work guar an teed or no charge. (Ha?m Hun Wrtrta yiuuai; a mcani y?s fiuuo 1810 Main Street OOLCXBIA, S. C A. L Unman, Proprietor Murray's Aromatic M All 1T?V U U1 Wash Whitens the Teeth Cleanses the Mouth Sweetens the Breath The? Murray A/IUg COLUMBIA, S. C. PITTS' INTiSEPTiG ilVSOORAIQB! Cures La Grippe, dyspepsia, indigestion md all stomach and bowel troubles co'uo or holers morbus. teethine troubles with children, kidney trou.'..bad blood and ill sorts of sores, risings or felons, oats ana barm. It is as good antiseptic, when locally applied, as anything on th6 market. Try it and you will praiae it tc othert If your druggist doesn't keep it. Trite tc MURKY DRUG COMPANY, COLUMBIA. S. C. mm 10 m On improved real estate TnrerABt AicrVit tvpt rant. payable semi-annually. Time 3 to 5 years. No commissions charged E. K. Palmer. central national bank building, 205 Plain St., Columbia, S. C r ' '" ' >**"' VWrtr;3 1 1 - - - - "I * ?(/ ?( jP I eper IK fc> x2 SON SS 4 411 ill. Ionic. m bottle?hence you Grove's. Imitators {|gj du would not buy , j Grove's contains 'tM nd is in a Tasteless . J Quinine drives the " 1 t will tell you that J so-called Tasteless :r chill tonics shows 'ery respect. You 1 e's?its superiority d. Grove's is the jM malarial sections of coc. . -jf Near Union Depot. Having formed a connection Tlte ELLIOTT SIN REPAIR WORKS I I am now prepared to repair and rebuild cotton gins as thoroughly as the various manufacturers. , This branch of the business be under the personal supervision of MR. W. J. ELLIOTT, who has had fourteen years of practical experience in building the Elliot Q-in, and who is well known to most gin users in this State. Now is the Time I Bring Your J&L Gins Before You Need Them! COMPLETE GINNING SYSTEMS, EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST PERFECT PNEUMATIC ELEVATING AND DISTRIBUTING 8T8- ? TEMS ON THE MARKET SIYTYEIGHT COMPLETE OUTPIT8 IN U &>? U> xmo 91A1A, -|M EVERY ONE OP THEM GIVING ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION. Highes Grade Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Corn Mills, Brick Machines, . Wood Working >3 Machinery, Saws, Pulleys, etc We offer: Quick delivery, low prices and reasonable terms. V. C. BADHAM, 1326 Main St., Columbia, 8. C. ^ mmm uno 1 MIEIIMEL I Ginning Svstems Equipped With The _|g Murray Gleanioj[ and 1(^h. Distributing System. ^ Power Equipments :| Saw Mill Machinery Farm anil ill Machinery J IN GENERAL. ..-H 8. C. Agents for Steele's New South. Brick Machinery. Write ns for prices on anything in onr line. ^ W. H. Gibaes & CoM 804 Gtervais Street, COLUMBIA, 8. C. . :| ?IHE LEW in. "J The New Ball Searing 1 Domestic i Sewing Machine 1| It Leads in Workmanship, Beauty, Capaoity, Strength, Light Running. Every W*man Wants One. Attachments, Needles and Parts for Sewing Machines of all makes. When ordering needles send sample. Price 27c per dozen,. postpaid. A oonfa Wintan in TTnAiiAnnia^ Taiw If RyvvH ?u vuwwvu^u jl.vl<ory. J. L. SHULL, ' 1219 Taylor Street, COLUMBIA, 8. C vj !? & fin % J OLD NORTH STATE 0INT MENT, the Great Antiseptic Healer, cures Piles, Eczema* Sore Eyes, Granulated Eyelids, Carbuncles, Boils, Cuts, Bruises, Old Sores, Burns, Corns, Bunions. TnorrkWintr Truvnaila inflammatory Rheumatism, Aches and Pains, Chapped Hands and Lips, Erysipelas. T f 1b BAWlU+Tlitl/lf ? J.V BvaiOMililg C ?CI Jf l/JU J needs. Once used always used. For sale by all druggists and dealers. At wholesale by THE MURRAY DRUG CO., Columbia, 8. C.