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The Abbeville Press and Banner, tj BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1887. VOLUME XXXII. NO. 13. |~M Christian Neighbor. BY KEY. NIDI II. BROWXK, Of tho South Carol I im Conference* XIIeNMlniCM, Judgments. Prayer, Obf. Uleiiee. Sunshine, rain and air are blessings or gifts from the Father of lights. Bui the sun may so parch the earth that seed to the sower and bread to the eater are x - 'I.. - i ? *? MAtW.UJnrt liwmrrA cut on ; lue uir irum a icuvaiiiu^ ? ???? may increase into a destructive tornado, and tbe raiu may continue until the destruction by Hoods may oxceed the damage of the storm or the cyclone. Thus may blessings become adversities, attiie- , lions or judgments. For such is the ' course of nature as affected by tho con- , duct of the inhabitants of earth and as ordered by the (Jod of nature, of provi- ' dence and of grace. May not prayer bo as effectual if of- ( fered lor shutting the rain windows of ( heaven as when in time of drought prayer is offered for rain, Should not ^ men pray for these and all other tomporal blessings, and soe that they use them without abusing them and give God thanks for them, and also pray that they , (the people) may be delivered from evil. And let the people not forget that obedience to God's laws, moral and phj'sical, ^ avails as truly in averting the judgments of the Lord as may the prayers of many righteous men, when, for the sake of un- ' cleanness and covetousness the wrath of ^ God has come, as yet but a little, on tho ^ children of disobedience. , Let no man, no people, be deceived. Jm m/\nl/orl UUU to iiiwnvw* | Tbe Pent-up Coming; to the Surface. ' Piiopnix, S. C., July 25, 1887. Editor Prestt and Banner : Dear Sir?A suggestion was made in this community in ono of our churches that a collection be taken up to educate negro preachers. Now, how many white men do you know of that is willing to go ] to the field and hoe and plow and earn , money and give it to educate a negro preacher? Do you not think that the ( white people of our country had better * give their money to educate their own < preachors and children ? I think so my- , self. Yours respectfully, Hard Peck. 1 The writer of the above paragragh puts the question as straight as any corn row. He says nothing against the education of negro preachers, but thinks the white ' """"'o A?? nnimtrw allrtlllH nnf hn sn I ^ ^A7UJJIO VI VI** wunbi j ^uvvi.M -> v carried away with the education of the 5 negroes as to neglect their own preachers s and children. Those whites, whether ' preachers or others, who are selling themselves in the interests of negro education, and the while neglecting the thousands j upon thousands of white children as poor ( and ignorant as the negroes, may get < .1 !J I- ...J WBI1 puili ill luuuey auu tuc ?? ou-uvsuv of some who would like to see the negroes dominate the South', but we look on all such as traitors to their race, and as contributing to the increasing complications of the race problem. The Water Question. This topic has boen attracting a full share of attention and remark lately, and the conclusion arrived at seems to be that there must be a change for the better in * ; n (ha nnar ftltnra \ hnnfl. ^ IUIO poi uvuiai Alt Uiv iivmi ?uvm?v. m?rv ^ ful move in this direction has been made ] which is indicated by a resolution offered } at the last meeting of the City Council ' which instructs the committee on water- { works to obtain specifications and cost of a reservoir of 3,000,000 gallons capacity, t and two filters having an aggregate ca- J pacity of 500,000 gallons per day, which, after considerable discussion was referred ^ to the committee on waterworks, with in- 1 stnictions to have a survey made from Gill's Creek to the city reservoir and re- T port on the practicability of laying pipe ' for a water supply from that source. ] Bo They Know? 1 Does the owner of that cow know how that boy throws stones at her as he drives nor aiong me sireei t jjovs mo uwum ui those beef cattle, or hogs, or sheop, know ] the cruelty inflicted by boys and men s with whips, sticks and stones, and thus urging the helpless creatures to a cruel j speed this hot weather as they are moved through the streets and along the roads? 1 Do the owners of those horses in carts, ^ buggies and carriages know how these dumb brutes are treated under the whip t speed of hired drivers? ' Do all people owning or having the care of dumb creatures, know how they < are aheltored, fed, watered and protected against cruel troatment ? J They ought to know?ought to carc. The Water Hnentlou. J The Register reporter has given the roresult of interviews with several of the City Council, including the Mayor. An artesian well near the present reservoir ' or elsewhore seems to us the surost and, J in the end, tho cheapest way to obtain ex- , eruption from tho present muddy and 1 filthy water now drawn from Broad river j with what little the spring in the park affords. The cost of an artesian well is of course ; \inknown, so too, is the cost to cleanliness, health and lifo to the people of tbo 1 city, if there be not some change for the better in the way of supplying the city with water. If the tax-payors favor the artesian enterprise, others can not object. The Difference. " Wixdoni is better than weapons of war." Arbitration iv$tca<l of the .word. , London, July 28.?More than one hundred and thirty members of Parliament, including eight ex-ministers, have signed a memorial addressed to President Cleveland and the United States Congress in favor of the settlement of international disputos by arbitration. Compare tbo above cablegram with tho following: "Gen. Boulanger [a French man] yesterday sent ins seconas wiui a challenge to Ferry to fight a duel on account of a speech made by Ferry at Eplnal, attacking Boulanger"?and the other part of the verse (Ecc. ix: 18) applies, "but one sinner destroyeth much good." Key Went?Fever. Up to July 28, there have been 173 cases of yellow fever and 41 deaths. Still flocking. At 33 minutes past 5 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, the 2f>th ult., a very pronounced shock of earthquake occurred at Summerville, accompanied by the usual roar and rumbling with which the people of that place have long been fa? :i:.. fT,l?? * '*?-?''? ?'oq onfHnion t tr% Ill 111 (11 llic ouanc n uo arouse the town at nil earlier hour than usual and create some consternation and alarm. This was followed by a slight tremor which occurred an hour later. Qukky.?Will the military display and ball to be given at the inter-State encampment at Spartanburg throw any light upon the agricultural interests of the State, or set the farmers ahead in their planting interest? It seems to us that the Introduction of the military and terplichorean features is rather out of place it a meeting called in the interest of the farmer. The innovation can scarcely xmein under the head of the survival af the fittest. What good to the farming interests of the State will como out of this "Encampment" of course remains to be seen. Presidont Cleveland is not lacking for invitations by people to visit them. One might think that sonio of these jommnnities were not visited very often by honorable folks. If it is convenient for Mr. Cleveland to visit this or that place, let him do so; but there is no special need that the people of the places risited should stand on their heads or torment the man to death with attention 'before the time." He cannot go to see jvery community that invites him, and ;hose he may not be able to visit will he miffed, and may not vote for him. Rev. S. Lander, D.D., President of Williamston (S. C.) Female College, has liscontinued the Naiad?a monthly which he published in the interests of the Institution and for the profit of his pupils, patrons, graduates and other read ?rs as well. For neatness, purity and induction we do not remember to have ?een its superior. This discontinuance >f the Naiad docs not affect the College n its prosperous course. ????? As indicating what sort of water (?) the 'works" are giving the citizens of Coumbia, to drink, a resident writing (July 17) to a friend in another city says: "I im sweating mud !" The City Council seem unable to give relief at tho present itno. Chester District. The Chester District Conference was leld at Lancaster July 28?31, under tho lirection of tho Presiding Klder, A. J. Zfeuthen. About fifty-seven preachers and delegates were in attendance during the sesiion. Every charge was represented, md everv nastor was present save one. Prof. F. C. Woodward was present in the nterest of Wofford College, and secured jetween $400 and 3500 for the proposed mrchaso of additional buildings for the sol lege. Revs. J. W. McRay and J. C. Kllgo ,vere prompt and efficient Secretaries. From the reports rendered, all the inerests of church in the bounds of the District seem to bo advancing. This is the fourth year of the organizaion of the District, and under the leadsrship of the zealous and indfatigable Presiding Elder it has made steady pro??% ! miKSIa DAunlnfiAnci toaHfv. JICS5 till llir? Willie. Avcoviuvivno wuvi. j ng to his fidelity, and regretting the ex)iration of his term of office were passed >y the Conference. A committee was raised, charged with he duty of taking steps for the procnrng at an early day ot a District parsonige. The preaching throughout the session vas plain and direct, and was listened to >y very attentive congregations. The Delegates to the Annual Confermce are: J. L. Glenn, D. M. Barrentine, iV. G. Austin,and C. A. Plyler, Jr., with i. E. Allison. W. S. Creiehton. Frank Japperfield and D. W. Fowler as Relerves. Next District Conference to be held at forkville. A. J. S. Florence District Conference Was hold at Timmonsville July 20-24. Bishop Duncan presided. Rev. W. I. Herbert and I. M. Koger were elected lecretaries. The whole work of the church wai ooked into with special care by the [iishop. Thq Advocate was represented by Kev. W. D. Kirkland, Editor. The Colleges by Rev. O. A. Darby and Bishop Duncan. . The following were elected delegates to he Annual Conference: Rev. J. W. Shell, G. Hoffineyer, I. M. Koger, G. W. Brown. Alternates: J. F.Carrawav, Dr. T. B. C. Wright, J. G. McCall, J. C. Elements. The next Conference will be held at Kingstree, S. C. Visitor. Thanks to the brother for this brief; ust a little too late for last week's issue. Ed. The People Npenk ?ludlifiiatlon. The acquittal of John D. Sheahan who killed Rufus L. Bishop at Laurens July I, called forth a large crowd, some time alter, mainly to declare a teiogram irorn Joseph T. Johnson to Newn ami Courier to ho "a malicious libel and slttnder upon the people of Laurens county." The telegram reads: "The defense claims that it [killing Kishop] was done in self defense, and so say the people." Joseph T. Johnson was the attorney ofShealian and in the meeting was declared a paid correspondent of the News <xtd Courier. The meeting of citizens further declared liKewise? dv resolution?inai uieir dissatisfaction with the verdict of the jury could not bo too strongly expressed. No dissenting voice. Three Innocent Men Handed. Scotsboro, Ala., is all torn up over a big sensation which has just conie to light. In August, 1884, George Smith, George Hughes and Anbury Hughes wero hanged for burning a barn belonging to one Porter, on Sand Mountain. The men were all convicted on the testimony of the Porter women, who swore positively against them. Adam Freeman was sent to the penitentiary a short time ago for forging an order for a pair of shoes. He became sick a few days ago, and just before he died, called the penitentiary officials around liini and confessed that he had burned the Porter barn, and that the men who had been executed knew nothing about it. The confession has created a profound sensation. Mr. Johh Bobinson, of Anson county, Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina, will address the farmers at Mount Holly, August 10th. His subject will 1)0 "The North Carolina State Department of Agriculture?How it Protects the Farming Interest." COMMONS. A Child's Mirror.?A True Storj. "Where's the hahy, grandmamma?" The sweet young mother calls From h?>r work in the cozy kitchen, With Its dainty while-washed walls. And tfriinilinji lonvos her knlltlnir. A ud looks for her nil around; But not a trace of baby dear Can anywhere be found. < No sound of Its merry prattles, No gleam of ItR sunny hair, No palter of tiny footsteps, No stun of It anywhere, All through house and garden, Far out Into the field, < They search each nook nnd corner, , But nothing Is revealed. And the mother's face grew pallid; Grandmamma's eyes grew dim: The father's gone to the village; No use to look for him. And the haby lost! "Where's Rover?" The mother chanced to think Of theold well In the orchard. 1 Where the cattle used to drink. "Where's Rover? I know he'd find her! 1 Itover!" In vain they call. Then liurry away u> me orcnara; And thereby the moss-urown wall, Close to the well lies Hover, Holding to baby's dress; She was lenningover the well's edge In perfect fearlessness! She stretched her little arms down, But Rover held her fast, And never seemed to mtnd the kicks The tiny bare feet cast So spitefully upon him, But wagged his tail instead, To greet the frightened searchers, While nauuhty baby said: "Pere's a little dlrl in the 'ater; Sht-'s du*t as ble's me. Mamma; I w<jnt~!o help her out, And take her home to tea. But Rover, he won't let me. And I don't love him. Oo i Away, you naughty Rover! O! why are you crying bo?" The mother kissed her, saying: "My darting, understand, Good Rover saved your life, my dear,? 1 And see, he licko your hand ! KIbs Rover"?Baby struck him, But grandma understood; She said: "H'h hard to thank the friend Who thwarts us for our good." The Cattle-Train. i A touohing incident was related some years ago by Miss L. M. Alcott, lio wolLlrnAtirn nnfhnr Wp OM V A fhl>. vtav. uvii iw?wtt ii *?viv..w.. " - story in her own words, as published at the time: "Somewhere about Fitchburg, as we stopped for twenty minutes at a station, I amused myself by looking out of a window at a water-fall which came tumbling over the rocks, and spread into a wide pool that flowed up to the railway. Close by stood a cattie-train ; and the mournful sounds that came from it touched my heart. "Full in the hot sun stood the cars, and every crevice of room between the bars across the door-ways was filled with pathetic noses, sniffing eagerly at the sultry gusts that blew by, with now and then a fresher breath from iiit? puui umt miujjii ug utn*a v them. How they must have suffered, in sight of water, with the cool dash of the fall tantalizing them, and not a drop to wet their poor parched months! "The cattle lowed dismally, and the sheep tumbled one over the other in their frantic attempts to reach the blessed air, bleating so plaintively the while, that I was tempted to get out and see what I could do for them. But the time was nearly up; and, while I hesitated, two little girls appeared, and did tins kind deed better man x uoutu nuve uunc it. "I could not hear what they said; but as they worked away so heartily, their little tanned faces grew lovely to me, in spite of their old hats, their bare feet, and their shabby gowns. One pulled off her apron, spread it on the grass, and emptying upon it the berries from her pail, ran to the pool and returned witn it dripping, to hold it up to the suffering sheep, who stretched their hot tongues gratefully moot H. mid lannpd the nrecious wa ter with an eagerness that made little barefoot's task a hard one. "But to and fro she ran, never l>.*ed, though the small pail whs so soon empty; and her friend meanwhile pulled great handfuls of clover and grass for the cows, and having no pail, filled her 'nicking-dish' with water to throw on the poor dusty noses appealing to her through the bars. I wish I could have told those tender-hearted children how beautiful their compassion made thut hot, noisy place, and what a sweet picture I took away with me of those two little si9ters of charity." "Blessed are the merciful: for they n 1% rk 11 altfnin " Oiian uuiain uicivjr* 4^* Not ft Poor Han's Paradise. California is not a poor man's country, and nowhere is this more evident, says J. P. Burke in the St. Louis Globe Democrat, than in the rural and mountain districts. True, it is cheaper to live there than in the East, but if ti l-?Afrt tvinlrn mAnntr f'onito 1 ifi io uaiuui iw mane iiiwuvj vnj'iv?. ?w centralized, and labor is ho fearfully cheap that n poor man has no chance to make expenses. The men who are wealthy have enormous amounts, and most of them do not know how to spend it. I was recently up in Shasta County, and I would hear of local magnates with very common names, and be told: "Oh, Tubbs, he's worth $10,000,000, but he never leaves the county. All he does is to work in his garden. He was once a laborer, and is filnuo Knt hia anna anonH Mia ninripv " WVStJV, wwv UVIIU ?v ? J ' If I heard such expressions once I heard them a dozen times. The pioneers are nearly all wealthy. Transportation is bad through the northern part of the State on account of the almost impasHible condition of the roads. If you want to travel a certain distance you are generally obliged to hire a toon mill (hnf nmnnnto tn nlmnqt the same as buying it. I had to lure a team to go up into the country, and kept it thirty days. The owner charged me SHOO. I was forced to pay it, for justice is very sudden in the mountains and I'd have been clapped in jail in a jiffy had I called for" a compromise. This was at Calistoga. Returning thence to San Francisco by rail I discovered that in the State or local travel the railroads have three classes of coaches, with dress as a distinction. I was rather roughly clad after my mountain trip, and approaching the ticket-seller's window laid down a S20 gold piece. "'First, second, or third :class?" I was asked, and I replied that I usually traveled first class. He i surveyed me and then remarked that I'd have to go second class or not at all. It did me no (rood to object, either T fnimrl firuf tn monn pl^irnnt icoaches where well-dressed people !o?ly were allowed, second class for | men of ordinary or rough dress, and third class for Chinamen and negroes. | The state of the Christian while on earth is not that of health but of con| valescence. Pulpit Improprieties. It is not proper for a preacher to be hunting his IeBsons, hymns and texts in the pulpit, while the services are proceeding, for this indicates that fit preparation has not been made beforehand. It is not proper to chew tobacco anywhere, but in the pulpit it is vulgar beyond expression. Stand erect; do not cross your legs or lean lazily on the pulpit, and do not beat the Bible when preaching. It is bad to drink much water while speaking, for, besides showing hesitation and prnhnrrassment. it iniures the inflam- 1 ed fauces to pour cofd draughts upon it. Much of "clergymen's sore throat" comes from water-drinking while the lining membrane? are hot from exercise. Too much pockethandkerchief is improper, and its frequent use shows you do not know what to do with your hands. Avoid cant and catch-words, such as, ''We feel to thank thee," "Our feet have wandered in forbidden paths," "Touch and tender with the finger of thy love," etc. Avoid "vain repetitions," such as, "Oh, God!" "Oh, blessed Jesus!" "Gracious Lord!" "Oh, our Father!" They take up time, display ' n nnuoftv nf rpaoiirnoq ftiiH detrnrt. t from the impressivencss of style, t Avoid tautologies, such as, "Guide, 1 govern and direct us," "We praise and * bless thee." Ayoid mispronuncia- 1 lions, such as, "Pentecostial," "Sper- t it," etc. Do not say "resurrected." JtrTs neither English nor biblical. Give out all your appointments at 1 once, in the purest and plainest words. s Do not get into the habit of scolding. * Uenrove only as as necessity, and then ' mildly. A preacher always loses pow- 1 er when he shows hu is angry or even ' unatniably perturbed. Study how to read your lessons and hymns, and do not drag or drone through them. Interpret the sentiment by tone and by placing., the emphasis on the right clause, word or syllable. Be careful to clearly articulate the vowels. Have a well-defined compass so that you will not speak too high or low. Never bellow or blow. Neither the bull nor porpoise are good models for elocution. \ Suit tone and action to sentiment. Declamatory pathos degenerates into ' mere pathos. Teartul feelings are 1 never noisy. Description should al- 1 ways be narrative and colloquial. 1 Climaxes may be thundered, but not roared. Always harmonize the ser- I vices by selecting, with respect to t unity, beforehand, the hymns, lessons < a ml Tnnnnirruitv of narts in i a service is like dissonance in music. Dress neatly. Always wear black in the pulpit. To preach in a linen-duster is in shocking bad taste. Never drink out of the pitcher. Famish for water first. We have seen it done. Do not have too many divisions to your sermon?, and not name them by numerals?as firsts, secondly. We have heard preachers emphasize them so as to say first lie, second lie, etc. Strike right into the subject, keep i striking into it and not at it. and atop when you are done. Never struggle | for a climax or a peroration ; omit it if , it does not come naturally. Eloquence , can't be pumped up. It must escape , like an iridescent jet from an impris- j oned fountain. If you have memoriz- ; ed anything you think particularly , nice, and forgotten to bring it in at the | right place, do not wander after it. ] Let it slide. You will have need of it , again when it will suggest itself. If j you start in on a poetic quotation and ( get tangled, give the sentiment, and move right on. A man is never in so bad a snare as when entangled and ! struggling in a net of ribbons. The ! only thing he can do is to break loose ! and run. Never get in the habit of ' clearing your throat, or of ending your sentences with an "ah-ah," or of 1 stage-breathing. Leave all that to the ! Hard-shell Baptists. "Study to show thyself a workman ' approved, that needeth not to be 1 a3haraed," and of whom your brethren will not be ashamed. < ? ' Money Yaluo of a Wife. Let a man become a widower and he 1 soon learns what the financial worth , of a wife was to him. When he is 1 compelled to hire the food cooked, the ! garments made or mended, the wash- , ing and ironing done, he find that about one-half of his income is required to meet these outgoes. Who saved I this expense before? Let the cold fin- ? gersand the silent lips in the grave- i yard bear testimony. The family ' purse should be a* accessible to a faithful wife as to the hubband. What man would consent to become a part- I ner in a company in which his broth- 1 er partner should alone have control of i the company's funds? There is no one 1 thing more degrading and depressing i to a hard working wife, than to feel 1 that she must beg like a tramp for i werp cent she spends beyond her food, 1 which as truly belongs to her as i though she earned it as a domestic or shop girl.?New England Farmer. I People in search of the old New En- ! gland Sabbath should go to Winnipeg ) in ATaiiif>t)tn Tlio tnwil llftS a DOtHlla tion of 23,000, with church accommodations for 15,000, and on Sunday the streets are empty and the churches full. All places of business are closed, the Htreet cars are housed for a day, and everybody enjoys an old-fashioned day of quiet and rest. [Springfield Union. The above appeared in Monday's New York Tribune, and if the statement is correct, it should do much to attract attention to the far Western town of which it speaks. Such places are becoming more and j more rare, ana as resimn juuueH, ( whether at the sea-aide, on the moun- , tains, or in the woods, the Lord's Day ( is fast passing from one of quiet to one ( of more or less boisterous pleasure ( seeking. The very same paper which makes! < the extract given above denotes large j space to accounts of the expense and , trouble it is at to push its Sunday edi- , tion lo the most remote parts. In fact ( it seems to imagine that what is really ( nothing more than sharp advertising,-: will be mistaken for enterprise, and . that people will fondly fancy it is providing the best mental pabulum from benevolent motives. Sunday trains, Sunday papers, and ) rough crowds, go together, and are doing much to destroy numy once pleas-;' ant retreats. The more solitary, the more friend-1less, the more unsustained I am, the j more I will respect and rely upon my-! < sel f. ! | The saints, the more humble they11 are here, the brighter are they in glory, and the nigher and dearer to God.! > HOUSE AND FARM. Shade Trees. The setting of shade trees along both jides of the roads in the farming districts is often advocated by the rural jress as a means of increasing llie val .ju ui mnus lit coimequuiice <n uiu deasantness of such roads when the irees become large. There is no misake in this opinion, and farmers hVould do well to club together and set liaples, elms, &c., along the farms, md then see that no cattle are allowed ,o run in the highways. Suppose that i farm extends on the road 100 rods, Ifty trees would suffice for that dis,ance. The trees can be procured in liany places for fifty cents each, about ,hree inches in diameter, and ten to ;welve feet high. None smaller fhould be set, as trees of the size of ~ r* ~ >v tuning cuiiea, us iwe uiit-ii jjuimcu, jrow very slow and seldom flourish in he highways. Set none but those hat are of good size and straight, and rust 110 man to set them by the job inless you want half to die and the remainder to drag along a sickly life, rhetrees should beset in the spring, he roots well preserved in digging ,hem up, the tops cut bark, holes dug arge and good, rich soil filled in iround the roots, if it has to be brought rom another locality, as it doesn't pay .0 slight such work. Peach Marinoue.?Put a quart of Bilk, reserving half a tea-cupful in a laucepan, and when it boils add there lerve milK, in wnich two tabie-spoon"uls of corn-starch are dissolved, Stirling constantly. When it thickens renove from the fire aud add one tablespoonful of butter and let the mixture ;ool. When cold, beat in the yolks of .hree eggs until the custard is light ind add half a cupful of granulated jugar. Cover the bottom of a buttered iarthenware baking-pan with three layers of ripe peaches, peeled, stoned ind quartered, sprinkling two tablejpoonfuls of sugar over tnem. Poui ;he custard gently over the fruit aud jake in a quick oven for 20 minutes. When done, cover the top with the whites of the eggs beaten to a stifl Froth, sprinkling a little sugar over the wiiites. ?Srowu delicately m tne oven md serve cold with cream. An experiment with different fertilizer oil potatoes has demonstrated that stable manure and all nitrogene)us fertilizers injure the quality of the potato. The highest quality?that is, :he highest percentage of starch?was found in potatoes raised without fertilizers. The tendency of fertilization jeems to be that the yield of potatoes is much larger, but their quality is not 30 good. The super-phosphate of lime md sulphate of potash used together in the potato field produces a very large yield of large potatoes. One experiment produced two hundred aud three bushels to the acre of large potatoes.? Vick'fi Magazine. If, when a lamp is new, you begin ay keeping a bowl of kerosene handy, ind drop the burner into it a few minutes nearly every morning, afterward* polishing it off with a soft woolen rag you can always keep it bright. An >!d, blackened burner is. however, irery hard, almost impossible to clean, jut may be greatly improved by a long kerosene bath, and a good scouring with common brick dust, polish ofl ifterward with a soft, woolen cloth lipped in ammonia and whiting. Give the Cows Water.?When sows are obliged to live on hay they have a stronger desire for water than if fed on other kinds of fodder. See that they have access to it at all times, rt will pay to give the milk cows a pailful of water at noon in which a ]uart of bran has been stirred. A lack of water will quickly cause ? shrinkage iu milk as well" as actual loss of flesh. It is said that the milk, after the jream has beeu taken from it, retains Lhe elements which most cows find deficient in their food, and it is therefore profitable to feed milk to the cow after it has been skimmed. Sweet milk and molasses for colic in Iiorses 18 said 10 worn wen. wue jhiji find half of molasses, mixed thoroughly, used as a drench for the sick horse, will give relief. ? To produce a good gloss on linen, pour a pint of boiling water upon twc ounces of gum arabic, cover and lei stand over night; add a spoonful tc the starch. Proper men, well proportioned, carefully brought up, able and sound, botli in body and miud, are led like ac many beasts to the slaughter, in the flower of their years, pride, and strength, without remorse or pity, and killed as so many sheep, by thousands Jt once. For many ages nothing is so falniliaras this hacking and hewing massacre, murder and desolation. Who can be sufficiently amazed at their flinty hearts, at their obstinacy, fury, and blindness, who (often), without any likelihood of good success, hazard poor soiuiers, ami jeau mem without pity to the slaughter. .Every nation naui its nwium, jib Scipios, its Ciesars, its Alexanders. Dur Edward the Fourth was in twenty-six battles, and lie glories in it, as they all do. These are the brave spirits, the gallant ones of this world, the done admired, alone triumphant; these have statues, and crowns and pyramids, and obelisks to their eternal fame. Why should creatures born 'o live, to mercy, and meekness, so rave and rage like beasts? God's and man's laws are trampled under feet; llie sword alone determines right and ustice. Father flghteth against son, urother against brother, Christian igainst Christian. Infinite treasures consumed, towns burned, flourishing jities sacked and ruined, goodly counties depopulated and left desolate, anient inhabitants expelled, trade and :raffic destroyed, ami whatever other torment, misery or mischief can be indented, doth follow in this train of ruin?so abominable a thing in war, he cause and effect of sin. "Why do :he heathen so furiously lage? says David. Why do the Chrintiam so furiously rage? we may ask. The piety that Christ smiles upon is :i piety that will stand a pinch and face a storm ; that would rather cat an honest vium man iare .sumpiuuusiy on unholy pains: that gladly ves up its eouchof ease to sally off on its mission among the outcasts: that sets Its Puritan face like a flint against fashionable sins. We talk glibly about "taking up a cross," but a cross is intended for somebody's crucifixion. On Calvary's Cross we know full well who bled away His precious life. Ou our cross self is to be the victim. What Others Saj. (Baltimore K. Methodist.) Should Theke be a Vacation from Religious Work.?It is known that man is so constituted that after a season of toil, whether mental or physical, re t is imperatively demanded or the consequences of nerves continuously strained to their utmost tension, or exhausting fatigue will he so ruinous to health; as to hasten the incoming of old age, if indeed death does not meet us in the way. It is shortsighted policy to consume our vitality in any such way. The command to be "diligent in business" is over strained, while the accompanying commands to spiritual thrift are often ignored. We think that any man who believes lie cannot be spareo, and must therefore toil on, is a specimen of one who thinks more highly of himself than he ought to think. The world's work will go on without a break, if he dies in the harness. And , we advocate recreation and rest to every toiler as a duty he owes to himself, his family and his God. 'Dr. Chalmers.) The only popularity worth aspiring , after is a peaceful popularity?the pop- . ularity of the heart?the popularity that is woo in the bosom of families , and at the side of death-beds. There , is another, a high, and far-sounding popularity, which is, indeed, a most , , worthless article, felt by all who have it most to be greatly more oppressive ; than gratifying?a popularity of stare, and pressure, and animal heat, and a whnlofpihAnf nfhpr jinrmvnnnps whifih . it brings around the person of its unfortunate victim?a popularity wbich j rifles home of its sweets, anu by ele, vatiug a man above his fellows places him in a region of desolation, where the intimacies of human fellowship are unfelt, and where he stands a conspicuous mark for the shafts of malice, and envy, and detraction?a popularity which, with its head among storms and its feet on the treacherous quicksand*, has nothing to lull the agonies of its tottering existence but the ho- . sannahs of a driveling generation. The Old-New Gospel.?I believe : with all my heart, in the old ^et ever ' new ijrospei?me uospei mr siiiiicia? the Gospel of salvation?the glorious Gospel of the blessed God. I have never preached oftener on any text than this, "I am not ashamed of the i Gospel of Christ, for it 19 the power of God unto salvation to every one thut i believeth." I glory in it because it carries me up to' the unmeasurable depths of the Trinity, downward to i the unfathomable wonders of the In; carnation and Atonement, inward to the unparalleled marvels of grace in the work of the Holy Spirit, and onward, after the blessed renovation of ' men and nations in Christ, to the gloI fiAtia n #-1 Airfiil ilnsf Stiiou nf nfonn i fir 1 > iiuuo auu uniui ucoumvij 1/1 viciuivj. I eannot square this Gospel to my reason : I eannot mould it to the shifting breath of this or any other century; but I can, as Luther says, be taken . captive by it. f (The Arbitrator) \ A specimen of the "Saint Soldier." A recent number of the Tydsclirift contains the "Cirrv of a Boer" from 1 which we extract the following: J "Sunday, February 23. No Kaffirs f in night. Held divine service. Prayi er meeting at night?a blessed time. Monday, February 24. Saw Kaffirs on the hills. Commando went out and shot thirty-four, besides a number tliutrrnt oivov uvillllHoil Tlifttl kqui V w.t..bwv .... ^ O , ingservicoiu the evening on return to camp. Sang Psalm 107, and went on ; sentry. Shot two Kaffirs during the ' night." (' Observer" in Alabama Advocate.) [ Sunday Loafing.?I deplore the shameful practice of some Churchmembers visiting their neighbors Sun' day afternoon. If a man's Sunday af1 ternoon time hangs heavily on his ' hands, let him go out to himself; and, for pity's sake, do not trespass upon V.in minH nuinhtutr'a volnahlp time which he desires to employ in reading i to his children, and instructing them : in the ways of righteousness. By such visits two families lose, forever, a fa, vorable opportunity for doing good. Do not loaf on Sunday. > There is a law of nature below all ; this, which is, that variety is essential i to the health of body, mind, and spirit. Whether you consider food, residence, raiment instruction, religion, . the same rule holds true. Variety is i indeed the "spice" of life; for as , spices and condiments are used for no . other known purpose than to make food pleasant to the taste, the smell, and even the eye, so variety in all , things sharpens the appetite and ini creases the enjoyment. But science has discovered a still more important truth touching the matter. It has been proved that the same food is more lwiiiritttiincr whon rpliahed than other . wise. A gracious Providence has pro-| vided all things for our enjoyment; and that this is really the law of the.' universe is proved by the fact that the | i very things that are necessary to our existence are profitable in proportion as they afford pleasure. i Puritanism or asceticism is, there- I fore mistaken in supposing that all an- ; , inial pleasures are sinful. The body is susceptible to pleasure and is healthy ; JIIHC SO jar as It enjoys mmui |<ica?uic9. , Puritanism lias thin advantages, however, that by foregoing' all pleasure, it , necessarily avoids the sting of unlawful pleasure. On the contrary, the mere pleasure seeker is certain to fail. Though enjoyment is a law of nature written in every fibre of our bodies, it is, as the case of food clearly shows, not an etui but a means. It increases the nourish- i ment of food, but can not take the i place of food. Those who seek pleas- i r? ?1.? Kl,? 4 I. a urtf mi un UUII .",ai\c aic line uic uinu who chews his food to cet the flavor < ai:d tlien spits it out. You can live on ' food without flavors, but you can not i live on flavors without food ! i If a tree is not growing, it is sure in the long run to l?e dying. And so are our souls. If they are not growing, 1 fchey are dying; if they are not getting better, they are getting worse. This is ] why the Hi bit* compares our sou!s to i trees; not out of a mere pretty fancy j of poetry, but for a great, deep, world- i , wide lesson, that every tree in the field < . may be a pattern, a warning to us < i thoughtless men, that as that tree is i meant to grow, so our souls are meant i to grow. As that tree dieH utiles.*) it i . grows, so the soul's spiritual life must die unless it grows. I All perfection in this life hath some ? imperfection mixed with it, and no I knowledge is without some darkness.I] SCHOOLS How to Do It. The fields are all white. And the reapers are few; We children are willing, But what can we do < To work for our Lord In His harvest? Our hands are so small, And our works are so weak, We cannot tcach others: How then shall we neck > To work for our Lord In Hlu hai vest? We'll work by our prayers, By the pennies we bring, "#3 By small seir-denlals? The least little thing May work for our Lnr<l tn Htn hor?M( - "SI Until, by-and-by, As the years pass at length, We, too, may be reapers, i And go forth in strength ? . To work for our Lord In His harvest. How She Was Converted. VVheu somebody asked her under .^9 tvho.se preaching she was converted die smiled and said : "Under nobody's ?reaching; it was under Aunt Mary's j'ral practicing She had gone to live with her aunt* '? when she was a self-willed, thoughtless, head-strong young girl, leaving the house of her parents because they '?gfl opposed her marriage to a young man ^ who proved, as she soon found, entire- ^ ly unworthy of her love. And the mnt, who believed the Word of God with all her heart and acted it out in ill her life, received her lovingly, and with patient and gentle khidness, and M good sense gradually led ber to see the error of her course and to receive ia * >|? love the lessons she endeavored to im- $8 press, till in the end they brought* forth fruit an hundred-fold, and the ' -?30 neice became a warm-hearted and faithful Christian. And when, as al- . -.19 ready said, some one asked, "under ' JM whose preaching she was converted," ; . with a smile she replied, "Under no- -, ..Js body's preaching; it was under Aunt Mary's practicing And there is a World of meaning In ' ;fi| the answer, for example is ever more powerful than precepts, and a holy life . #Jj is the mightiest of all arguments for religion. "It wasn't master's ser mons, but it was master's life that did it," said a servant?who had been awakened to think of her sin?of her master, who was a clergyman. Chris- .* jj tian reader, can it be said of us that our home life is a daily sermon which every one in the house can read? Of two of the disciples of old we read that men "took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus," and the command of Christ to all his disci- jg pies is, "Let your light so shine before f|sf men that they may see your good ^ works and glorify your Father which is in heaven." He does not say "let your professions be loud," oreveu "let your doctrines be correct," important as the last may be, "but let your light . .5 shine." ; And this is what is everywhere needed; not only those who profess, but those who practice; not so much better preaching as better living; not the mere assent to the gospel, but car- < rymg out lis principles ana spinia ia the daily life. The Christian looks to the Bible as the great standard of truth and duty, but the world's Bible is the Christian himself, and to him they look to see what religion is, and if every day his life is preaching the gospel they will see and be impressed by it. For a holy life is the best kind of preaehing, and by it every one may preach, in the family, In the workshop, on the journey, by the wayside, just as truly as a minister can in the pulpit, ana as effectually too. In fact, we are always preaching?every one of / "sf us?for good or evil, to win men to Christ, or tempt them to evil. Our looks, our'words and actions and buslness habits and our daily and hourly unnnnsrioiis influence?it is all vreach ing, and we should see to it th'at it is preaching not only the letter but the spirit of the gospel. To every one let the question come home, Am I doing this? Every day am I living for Christ ? Do I obey his commands and exemplify his spirit, and so live as to win others to him? Reader,are you doing it?? The Presbyterian. Religion in Childhood. A little girl of eleven was telling in a simple way, the evidence that she was a Christian. "I did not like to study, but to play; I was idle at school, and often missed my lessons. Now I learn every lesson well, to please God. I was mischievous, and when the teacher was not looking at me, would make fun for the children to laugh at. Now I wish to please God by behaving well and keeping the school laws. I was selfish at home, and was sulky when mother called me from play to help iier in her work. Now it is a real joy for me to help mother in any way, and to show that I love her." ? "What is Your Father Teaching You?"?It is recorded of a certain great philosopher that a friend who went to visit him met the philosopher's little daughter before he met Ihe philosopher himself. Knowing that the father was such a deeplylAaiMiorl mnn lip flinncrhf fhfll thp little girl must have learned something very ?rave, something very deep, fromHUcn a father, and he said to her, "What is your father teaching you ?" The little girl looked at him with her clear blue eyes, and just said, '"Obedience." That was what the great and wise man taught his little girl, and I believe that is the most important lesson for children to learn, "to be obedient." It is a lesson necessary for their happiness, for their safety, and f think we may say. for their \\fe.?Canon Wynne. Goon Looks.?There are face9 that might bo beautiful were they not empty, telling of a starved soul so plainly that lie who runs may read. There - - ? * it..i l.? 1 are Oilier lacvs mm iin^ni unmuim were they not written all over wTHi Jiscoutent and selfishness. An artit-t who had secured an unwilling Chinaman to sit as a model, said to him, 'John, if you don't look pleasanter, r < won't pay you." "No use." said John, "when Chinaman feelee ugly, lie lookee ugly." Once you were a model of Scriptural plainness in dress. For some reason? is it in the heart'??you have been gradually departing from your original simplicity. As your finery has in jrensed your influence for holiness has lecreased. Did you not yourself realize it? or has judicial blindness fallen upon your once keen and clear spiritual sight and insight. ?Six thousand three hundred and forty-one buildings were destroyed when \Ioscow was fired in 1812 to prevent the French from enjoying the ancient Muscovite capital.