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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1887. VOLUME XXXII. NO. 19. jl Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina. OH"NTY Or AUMEVILLK. rorirr or common it.kas. E. C. Chajvll et. al. against (?. \V. Abney? Partition. T>V vlrtnoof an ord'T of sale nia'lo in the 1J above slated easi\ I will otter for sale al public outcry hi Ainifvwit! i n., ->. >?u | Saleday in October. 1>>7, within tlie hours of s.ilp, the following described pro|>* erty. situate in saiil State and County, to wit: All that lot of land in the town of Troy containing One Acre, more or loss, hounded l>y CJrecnwnod Street, Church Street, and l>y land* of 1!. \V. Lit vs. TEKMs > >F SALK?Cash. Purchaser to pay tiic Master for papers. J. C. KL17KH, Master. Sept. 8, lss7. 3t Master's Sale. THE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, | COUNTY OF AliltKVILLK. C*Ol"l?T OK COMMON I'J.t'AS. John llarmon, sr., et. ill..-mains! T. M. Scott, Ouardian, &?*.? Foreclosure. T)Y virtue of an order of sale made in the -LJ above state ease, I will odor lor sale at nubile outcr.v at Abbeville* II., S. C.. on Saleday in October. Ins", within the legal hours of sale, th<* following described property, situate in said State and County, to wil: All that tract or parcel of land, in Mct'orrniek, containing Lots 11 nni! 12, with a frontage on Pine Street of thirty feet each, and running buck one hundred leet lo an alley. TKRMS OF SAI.K?One-half cash, balance . on a credit of twelve mouths with interest , from day of sale, secured by bond of pnrchas- J er aim a mortgage 01 me premises. i-un-ii.-is-11 er to pav tlic Master for papers and recording. . J. C. KLUOH, Mast or. , Sept. 7, 1SS7. .n,t , Master's Solo. , The State of South Carolina, ; county ok Ainu:villi:. COURT OF COMMON I'l.KAS. , Jane A. Roberts against ("has. I\ Roberts et al I' ?Koreclosure. BY virtue of an order of sale made in tinabove stated ease, I will of'er for sale al | public outcry at Abbeville l\ II.. S. (on Sale-1 day In October. ISST, within t'.ie legal hours <>f!' sale, the following described property, situate j 1 In said State and County, to wit: All that) tract or parcel of land, containing (1 One Hundred and Ninety-Six Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of the Kstatc | of I)r. John A. Stuart. John it. Tolbert, Moore . & Qnnrles and II. It. Turner. I! TERMS OK SALK?One-half cash, balance j in twelve months with interest from day of sale, secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay the Master for puuers and recording. J. C. KLUOH, Master. Sept. 9,1SS7,3t Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. , COURT OK COMMON PI.EAS. D. V.Sharp against LctitiaSharp et al.-Par * tition. "T5Y virtue of ati order of sale made in tlic above stated ease. I will oiler for sale at] public outcry ut Abbeville C. II., S. ('., on Sale-: day in October. 1SS7. within the legal hours of i sale, the follotvins described properly, situate U?..tn nnil I VumlV lis M'it Thirty-Two Acres I"] of that tractor parcel of land, known as the Sharp place, bounded l>y lands of Alex. Agnew, G. K. Riley. \V. P. MoGee, and that por-! lion of said Sharp place which was sold by M.: Ij. Bon ham. Jr., as Master, to Mrs. Mary S. . Moore and Mrs. Lucy J. Mai s. 'J'o be resold at risk of T. J. Heacham, former purchaser, TKUM.S OK S.\ LK?Cash. Purchaser to pay j r the Master for papers. I, J. C. KLUGII, Master. il Sept. 12. ISfe", St j t Master's Sale. jj Uhe State of South Carolina. ? ; Ij ^Al'V'PV Af A DDI7VTT ft' ! . ? ? 11 cot"UT OK COMMON J'l.KAS. 1 Arabach, Burbundcr & Co. against John A. j I Moore?Foreclosure. j f T)Y virtue of an order of sale made in thep above stated case, I will offer for sale at; t public outcry at Abbeville ('. H., S. C., on ( Saleday in October, 1SS7, within the legal hours of sale, the following described proper ty, situate in said State and County, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land near the town of Ninety-Six, containing Twenty-rive Acrcs, [ more or less, bounded by lands of W. II. Holt. J. V. Kinard, Wilson's Co-ek, Ac. TKKMS OK SAIili?Cash. Purchaser top pay the Master lor papers. J. C. KLl'GII, Master. | Sept. 7, lfrS7. It Master's Sale. r 1 The State of South Carol ina,{ COUNTY <IK AliHKYir.r.K. CO CUT OF COMMON I'l.KAS. A. J. Salinas it Son against \V. II. l'urkersou ?Foreclosure. "RY virtue of an order of sale made in thejr above st-jn<-ti ease, i win oner i<>r saie ai < i Abbeville C. II., s. <?n Saleilay in October, 1*S7, within the legal hours of sale, the fol- ' lowing described property, situate in said State ami County, to wit: All that lot of land in the town of Ninety-Six, containing One Acre. more or less, bounded 011 the North by lands of J. A. Moore, 011 the Mast by lands of \V. II. I'urkcrson, and on .South and West by lands of J. A. Monroe. "TKKMS OK SAI.K?Cash. Purchaser to , pay tin* Master lor papers. J. C. KLKtill, Master. Sept. 7,1?>s7. 4t Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COl'NTY OF Al'.lSKYILI.I-:. cor 1ST OK COMMON l'i.KAS. Pope & Flcinming against M. It. Hutchison, ?Foreclosure. BY virtue or an order of sale made in the above stated ease, I will oiler for sale at public outcry sit Abbeville ('. II., K. C., on Saleday in October, IKS", within the legal hours of sale, the following described property, situate in said Stale and County, to wit: All that tract or parcel of laud containing : One Hundred Acres, more or less, bounded on the north and east by lands of N. Henderson, on the south by lauds of M. K. Hutchison, and on the west by lands of the estate of N*. Henderson and an**Ua" ',m "??o l? II ?*/! ui>vr>< nf I ami bciiijr a part of a tract of four hundred and seventeen acres owned by the aforesaid M. It. Hutchison. TKK.WS OF SALK?Cash. Purchaser to pay the Master for papers. J. C. KLUCilT, Master. Sept. 7, 1.S.S7. tt ginning awn POKING UUU121VJ UilU A iiVUUlUI III AVK two iirst-cia?s ;j!ns at work in my cln bouse neartin; Depot. Capacity iifteen to twenty bales a tiny. Charge for ginning and packing, The Twenty-Fifth. Kvery cir?rl will be made for I lie accommodation ?.f customer*, and as litlle delay as jtyssiblc in doinx work. " t. w. McMillan, Abbeville, S C. Kept. 7,1^7. :*m Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABHKVII.LK, COUUT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sainuel McGowan asainst A. Bequest?Foreclosure. |>Y virtue of an order of sale inaile in the above stated case, I will ofler for sale at public outcry at Abbeville <\ II., S. C., on Saleday in October, 1SS7, within tlie lejial | hours of sale, tlie following described property, to wit: 1st, All that tract or parcel of land, known as Lot No. 1, Hollinslicad Tract, containing une .\cru, more or less, fronting on Poplar Street, in the town of Abbeville and further known as the Ah. Til us lot. 2nd, Lot No. 6, llollinshead Tract, containing One Acre, more or less, and bounded by lands or Lark itnddon, and A. W. Jones. 3rd, Lot No. 12, Hoi 1 ins Tract, known as the Win. McCaw lot, fronting Depot street and running hack to Holiinfilioad alley. TERMS OK SALE?One-half cash, balance mi a credit of twelvemonths secured by bond rjf purchaser and mortgage of premises, with Interest from day of sale. Purchaser to pay I he Muster for papers and recording. J. C. KLUGH, Master. Sept. 7, ls<T. It Master's Sale. The State of South, Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. COITKT OK COMMON l'LKAS. 1 ll"iM \JmlniclMlnr nirnltiKt .1 M M el ."ain?Foreclosure? T?Y virtue of an order of snle made in the above stilted case, I wil oiler for sale at public outcry at Abbeville C. II., S. C, on Saleduy in October, 1SS7, witliln the legal lours of sale, the following described proi>* ?riy, situate in snid State and County, to ivit: All that tractor parcel of land, the Me- , ain tract, containing Thirty Acres, more or less, bounded by innds of .1. K. Clinic cules, s. A. Glover, and James Cress well. 1 \ I so lot in Troy , 30 x 100 Feet. more or less, and bounded by Bradley & riimiisnn. Aucrustii Street, a ml by It. W. Litfs, being lot S'o. 11 in Uiock 15. "Also lot in Troy containing Two Acres, nore or less, and bouuded by O. ('. A C. G. It. H.. .lames White, and It. \V. Litcs. TKKMS OF KALK?('ash. Purchaser to jay the Master lor papers. J. C. KLUG1I, Master. Sept. 7,18S7. -It Ike State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. rtios. N. Smith, as Administrator of Isabella Tolbert, deceased, Plaintiff, against ilvira Tolbert, Saliie Smith, Mamie Smith, atici outers, ucirs ana aisiriuiuees ui ishbella Tolbert, deceased, Defendants. COI'Y SUMMOXS FOR RELIEF. J (Complaint served.) I fo the Defendants IClvira Tolbert, Sailic 1 Smith, Mamie Smith, Willie Smith, Tero- 1 sa Smith and the unknown children of J. | Wesley Tolbert alius Wilson, deceased : | YoU ARE IIEIIEBY SUMMONED AND equired to answer the complaint. In this ac- , ioU, of which a copy is filed iu the office of he Judge of the Court of Probate, and to ;erve a copy 01 your answer 10 uie suiu turnjlaint at the ofllce of suid Judge of Probate vithin twenty days after the service hereof, ?sclusiveof the day of such service; and if ;ou fall to answer the complaint within the inio aforesaid and to show cause why the reief prayed for should not bo grunted the tlaintiir in this action will apply to the Court or the relief demanded in the complaint, to vit, for the sale of the real estate of said Isa>cUa Tolbert, deceased, in aid of the payment i >f debts in aid of personalty. Dated Kept. 6, A. I). 1887. PARKER & M(GOWAN, Plaintiffs Attorneys. D.s.1 J. Kri.LEn Lyon, Judge Probate Court. I'o the Absent Defendants, the unknown children of J. Wesley Tolbert alius Wilson, de ' ceased : Take Notice tlint the summons in this | wise of which the above is a copy, with com)lnint,lms heen filed in theolUceof the Judge ^ ?f the Court of Probate for Abbeville county State aforesaid, on 0 day of Sept. A. 1>. 1887. PARK Kit & McOOWAX, 1 l'laiutills Attorneys. Sept. 7. 1VK7, ?t 1 Ike Stale cf Soell Carolina,' n j /? / 1 l . *11 . uounty 01 Aooeviiie. COURT OF PROIJATE. ? Nat Ii:uiiel Anderson, as Adm'r, Plaintiir, 1 nguinst S'athnnici Anderson, Edmund Anderson and others, Defendants. copy SL'MMOXS J'OJi 11KL1KF. (Complaint served.) i SALE OF LAND TO PAY DEHTN. To the Defendants above named : IOt! ARK HEREHY SUMMONED AND ' required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of yourunswer to the muu i ?mii pmi ii t uu 111 v huuM:nwuin <u tuvii \nlice nt Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff In this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. It F.NET & CASOX, I'iulntill's Attorneys. To Drucilla l'ace. 11. J. Ililev. Martha Ander sou, Leonora Anderson and John Anderson, absent Defendants: Takk Notice that thecomplaint in this action has been tiled in the Probate Court for said County. Dated August i3, A. 1). I.sst. [L.s.J J. KriXEii Lyon, Judge Piohate Court. UK NET & CA.SON, I'iaintill 's Attorneys. August. 21.1SS7, Gt Pay Your Guano Bills. PARTIES wishing to pay for Guano bought of tno will please call on Mr. K. W, Cannon at Abbeville, who will collect ami receipt for same. Very truly, Sept. 14, lfN7 If J. II. HOLCOMn. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF AimraVILLE. in rnoitATK cuntr. Elizabeth Dunn, Demandant, against James II. Dunn, Defendant?Sale ol land to pay dower, &c. TT vnui? n?? n??/1ni? mnrlf* in I tho above stated csise, I will sell at public outcry at Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, on Saleday in October next, for the purpose of settling Demandant's claim of dower, the following described real estate, belonging to James H. Dunn, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate in said County and State, containing One Hundred nnd Five Acres, moro or less, and bounded by lands of Win. I)nnn, Columbia and Greenville Railroad, and others. TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Purchaser t.) pay for papers. J. FULLER LYOX, Judge Probate Court. Sept. 0, 1NS7. :Jt The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF A IJREVILLE. J. T. Youngblood, us Administrator, ifcc., Plaintiff against James IT. Wideman ot. al., Defendants?Complaint for Relief. I WILL sell for the payment of debts [it Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, on Saleday in October next, the following described real estate belonging to the estate of Mrs. M. W. Yonngblood, deceased, to wit: All that lot or parcel of land situate in the town of Troy, in said State and County, being SOU Feet Wide and GOO Feet in Depth, bounded east by Church Street, north by Front Street, west I13' W. T. I'radley. TERMS?One-half cash. Balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, secured by bond of purchaser and a mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay for papers. T WITr.T.WlJ T AY1V Judge Probate Court. Sept. 10, 1SS7. 3t fill! In accordance with the act to raise supplies for the fiscal year com mcncing November 1st, 1SK6, notice is l?nw/\K*? <Kof Hia Ttwicni'or'c r> ffinn ! sf Abbeville County will be open for the j collection of taxes SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15,1887.! I Taxes can bo paid until December loth t without penalty. tug rate per cenium 01 taxes, is as ioilows: State purposes 4] mills. County current 31 " County special 11 " Schools 2 " Total 11 Poll tax ?1.00. Male citizens between twenty-one and i fifty j'ears are liable to Poll tax. Tax payers in Ninety-Six and Cokcsl>ury townships are notified that the tax i- - i..i j ? AK~ T> k() p;iy uie iij teres u on me duiius in am ui i iho Atlantic, Greenville unci Western Railway Company, amounting to 2} mills j in Ninety-Six and 3 mills in Cokesbury : will be collected at the same time as the! "Uato ami County taxes, and will be sub-; ect to tlic same penalties in case of non-j payment. In order to further tlic collection of the: axes and to accommodate the tax payers xs far as I am able I have arranged thej following schedule of appointments, and j icqucst tlio tax payers will take due no:.ieo thereof as tlie office at the Court DVmun will iir>f'f>ss;:iri] v lift closed Oil tllOSC I Jays: Vordory, Tuesday, November 1st. Bradley, Wednesday, November 2nd. Troy, Thursday, November Srd, McCorinick, Friday, November 4th and Saturday morning till 11 o'clock. Bordeaux, Saturday afternoon, November nth. Willington, Monday morning, November Till until 12 o'clock. Lowndcsvillo, Monday afternoon, November 7th from 2 o'clock and Tuesday, i Vnvpiiilim' Stb. Ml. Carmel, Wednesday, November E)th. Office at Court House the other days of Hint week. Ninety-Six, Monday, November 141h from arrival of down train until departure of up train next day. CwvuiumikI Tiipsrl'iv afternoon. No vein licr 15th and Wednesday morning November Kith. Hodges, Thursday, November 17th until .1 o'clock. Donnaldsville, Friday, November 18th. Due West, Saturday, November 10th. The remainder of the time I will be in Hie oiuce in uiu V/uun ikhisu. All information as to taxes will be cheerfully given l>v mail or otherwise. J. W. PERRIN, County Treasurer. Sept. 14. 1SS7, tf Notice of Sale. Y virtue .?f a deed of trust, executed to me t bv T. T. WaUelleld, I will expose to sale on SAI.KSDAV. MONDAY. OCTOHHll .ird. IM?7. :it the usual hours of sale, at Abbeville Court House, S. f'., all that tract of laud, situate in IMJllimiJU HIM iWMiinmii, >i 11 it i M nijj 181 Acres, more or loss, adjoining lands of K. 15. XorrK \V. II. MoAdanis, Kstaie <?r Wakefield and others. TIC U.MS OF WAL.K-Cii.sli. S. J. WAKEFIELD, Trustee. Sept. II. IKfw.Sl COMMONS. c The Morning: Psalm. "Head us n psalm, my little one." ^ An untried day hud just begun, 1 And ere tha city's rush and roar 11 Came passing through the closed home door, jj The family was hushed to hear The youngest child, In accents clear. Head from the IJiblp. A moment's space F The morning lo:>k tiled frotn each face? ,j The sharp, keen look, that goes to meet Opposing force, nor brooks defeat. sl "I will lift tin mine eves," she read. ' Unto the hiilH." Who was afraid ? *' What had that psalm of pilgrim life It To do with all our modern strife? a "Rehold, he that doth Israel keep j. Shall neither slumber, nor shall sleep; 11 The Lord thy keeper Is. and he L> Thy shade on thy right hand shall be; The sun by day shall not thee smite, . The moon shall hurt thee not by night."' 81 And (hechild finished the old psalm; V And those who heard grew strong and calm ; '' The music of the Hebrew words y Thrilled them like sweet remembered chords, ,, And brought, the heights of yesterday ,, Down to the lowlands of to-day, c] And seemed to lend to common things si A mystery as of light and wings; p, And each one left in eladsome mood, And life was beautiful and good. w Then forth, where duty's elarion call Was heard, the household hastened all " In crowded haunts of busy men ei To toil with book, or speech, or pen, ? To meet the day's demand with skill, And bear and do and dare and will, p As they must who are in the strife \ *..< olrnln ...Ml nf mn.li.i-n 11 To I And would succeed, but who yet hold Honor of higher worth than gold. . si /?( These are the days of peaee we say, , Vet fiercest fights are fought to-day; " And those who formed that household band lj Had need of strength that they might stand /-< In firmness and utirutlled culm; u But sweetly did their morning psalm l'< Amid the clamor, loud and long, tl 1,1 lie echo of a once loved song. _ Rise In their heart# and make them strong. At close of day they met again. I And each had known some toueh of pain, u Some disappointment, loss, or care, s] Some place of stnmbling, or some snare, y "And yet the psalm is true,'" said they; . "The Lord preserveth us alway; , His own were safe in days of yore, tl And from this time and evermore, H. If skies bo bright or kkios oe mm, i( He kcepeth nil who trust in liirn."' 11 {Marianne Farninyham. a a Tlie Dominie's "Wife. r< b A few triumphs in the matter of ti opinion have a most salutary effect in n giving a woman the respect of her y hnsbanil. A noted doctor of divinity tl has discovered this fact. He has a I wife who is quick-witted and as sensi- si ble as lie is. Tho.v have several bright it children, anil their household is one of A the happiest in America; hut Mrs. c< Dominic has sometimes confidentially a remarked that men do get dreadfully p arrogant and disagreeable, even the A best of them, unless they are "taken a /Kttirt-t Annn in n wliil/i I) One day, the doctor and his wife i.] were discussing the matter of putting s! up a shelf in a certain room. f< "This is the proper side on which to o put it up," said the Dominie, severely. t< "I beg your pardon, my dear, but I n should say a shelf put up there would u tumble down," rejoined Mrs. Dominie, v thoughtfully. "Now, on that side- are si joists, to winch brackets could be fas- t tened." h "There are no joists on that side," tl averred the Dominie, with conviction, si "You can't really tell until you a mnll mifli n Immmor nr 7J DUUUU 111C Han Hiui U I.??I4?M?V. w. something heavy," said ^Irs. Dominie, c "I think there are joists there." t Iho carpenter came the next day '1 and put up the shelf on Mrs. Domi- c< nie'sside- He said there were joists k on that side, and there wasn't any I solid support on the other. Did Mrs. p Dominie crow over her husband? <1 Not a bit ot it. That would split the h whole thing. She just laughed at him r' demurely out of the corner of her C eyes, and kissed him, and told him he a was the very dearest, sweetest man in tl existence, which made him give her tl a playful box on the ear and a shake h of mock reproof. But, in his heart. *>| he respected her because she had a ij real opinion, and it had been a good ti one. e Again there was a step-ladder to be h put away. Where should they put v it?" o "There's a long closet," suggested C Mrs. Dominic. tl "Oh. it won't go in there!" declared b jjominie. "Now, you try it," persisted his h wife. "1 think it will." c "Let me measure," said the Domi- f( nie, gravely, and lie produced a meas- o lire and went at it. "I was right," he said, "it is) now a mathematically demonstrated that the ladder will not go into the closet." a "f don't think you have calculated t! upon the slant that I propose to give ? it," insisted his wife. "I don't wish c to seem absurd, out i ieei a moral cer- i (ainty that that ladder will go into the y closet. Please make the attempt now, t? just to gratify mfe." v The Dominie grumbled, and said * something under his breath abonl f' "how strangely even the most reason- f< able of womeii would sometimes con- e duct themselves;" but he carried the n ladder on, and?it fitted into the closet t likeacharm! p Mrs. Dominie put her face into a il ?itlnni oiwl Ifiiinrlipd li.nvl t;uil Yl'll IUIJ L j/IIIUU UIIVI that even the Dominic, who was inclined to he a little cross, had to laugh a little himself. "Do forgive me!'' cried Mrs. Dominie, putting up a ^ bright face at his; "you have such a e noble decision of character, my dear tl that I can't bear to disparage it, but t< don't you think that you sometimes, t< very occasionally, let it get the better li of you ?" si And the Dominie confessed, with a v grim and somewhat chagrined smile, f< that possibly sometimes ho did. But n lie loved her the more, because she ' had shown that she had an opinion of c her own, and the power to maintain o it*"? Good Cheer. I< I< The llawh and tlic Owl. .V The observing sportsman thus de- 1 scribes the different ways in which n 0 hawk and an owl eat a bird : o "The hawk win nrst pit-K an tnei" feathers oil' the bird, and tear it to t pieces, He then tfoesat liini in a very " systematic and dainty manner. Not 0 so with an owl. After killing a bird s the owl swallows it whole, feathers 'i and all. lie then sits quietly, and in an hour or so you will see the owl s move its neck as if it weie trying to untangle a knot in il. Then he will sort of hump his hack, lower his head :? and the next moment a hall of feath- ' el's will roll out of his mouth. The " operation shows that the owl divests 1 the bird of its feathers after swallow- I ing it, while the hawk plucks out " every feather and quill before he takes 1 m hi to." . v To seek u redress of grievances by re- t course to the law is aptly compared to ?heep running for shelter to a bramble j bush. '< !ouferencc of Yearly Mectiugs of Friends. I am much rejoiced to know that here is to be, in the Ninth month of liis year, a general tneeting at Richmond, Indiana, of the Yearly Meettips of Friends. No one. not in membership with 'fiends, I think, can have a more teller regard for the principles and a tronger desire for the prosperity of lie Society of Friends than the writer f this article, and I am very happy to jam that the great subject of Peace, no me amy or r rienus concerning will be brought very prominently efore the meeting. After having long and candidly conidered the duty of Friends in regard 3 Peace, I am fully convinced that liey should now aud hereafter for ears to come labor more earnestly, nd extensively, for the cause of Peace lian for Temperance or Foreign Misions, or in fact than for all other good nuses combined. The one great work rhich God in His providence now lainly points out to Friends is to laor for peace for the nations of the artn. This worn iar exeeeus an omr works, at the present time, in grand hi Ian thropic glory. All the leading Christian sects are iboring for temperance, foreign misions, and all other good causes, ex?pt the holy cause of Peace, a cause ear to "the' God of Peace" who "deglited in mercy," and who is "the lod of love." But alas! deep sadness ?sts upon my mind daily because all ie great bodies of Christians through- u ut the world are profoundedly indif rentatid even deaf to the gentle and U lessed voice of peace, which has been 0 peaking for nearly two thousand w ears from Bethlehem, Oethsemane, a ud from Calvary, to the nations of w le earth. Indifferent and deaf did I v iy? That does not properly express . Professed Christians by millions P re now cultivating a war spirit and ' n admiration of military glory by tl wading with delight the histories of ? altles and warriors, and by the erec- h on of military statues and monulents, which are increasing from f< ear to year. And in our country 011 j* ne Sabbath dav before "Decoration a )ay" thousands"of ministers preach jrmons that tend to increase the spir- I ; of war more than the spirit of peace, tl lh<1 "Decoration Days" excite in our rwntrymen, especially among boys ? nd young men, a war rather than a eaceable and truly patriotic spirit. l vain admiration of military glory t] nd pomp is spreading. Many of our S cople are much desirous to add great- b f from year to year to our weapons of fi laughter, and iron-clad ships, and of q irtilicationa without end. The state ? f niirrnnntrv and T<!iirnnp in recrard 3 preparations for war, and the senti- >s lents and feelings tliat prevail on b rar, are lamentable indeed. And ery sad to say, the church is respon- " ible for this dreadful condition in g Ihristendom. An eminent and be- s< jved Friend, Thomas Chase, in these [willingly, eloquent words, that fi hould electrify the Society of Friends b lid all other Christian sects with holy f< eal against war, truly says : "This h vil (war) would not continue in c 'hristian communities a day longer, n f the good Christian men of every b ountry were once to recognize and ac- j< nowledgeits monstrous criminality, tl therefore do solemnly arraign the v rofessed church of Christ, in all its o ivisions, save a few small bodies who e ave borne a faithful testimony in this v egard. I arraigu tne cnurcnes 01 !hristendom as guilty of all the crime p ?d woe which the continuance of c [lis barbarous instituiion entails upon s lie world. The white robes of the n ride of Christ should be pure and potless; but they have been draggled y i blood. War seems to aim in seting up the kingdom of Satan on v arth ; and yet the church is its very e ulwark. It says, God speed to the t warrior, as he sets out on his mission t f death. On this subject it is not a !hristian, but Pagan, [charge upon t ho nrofpasinrr Church. the resnonsi l,v r,w? ~c ?? -? - - 4ility for all the evils winch war in- a icts upon society ; for one word from o er would stop them ail. I make this v barge with no bitterness, and in per- c jet charity. But I make it in all seri- r us 11 ess and solemnity." An intelligent and benevolent man, v native of Hindosfan, visited Eng- f ind a few years ago, and in his great stonishment at what he saw, wrote il luis: "As a Hindoo, I cannot underland how Christians, as Christians, n an light so brutally as they often do. i cannot understs nd how, year after c ear, the most deadly weapons and enines of torture and war are being in- t ented, in order to carry the act of i Iaughtering our brother man to perL'ction. I really cannot tell how the r >1 lowers of the Prince of Peace can vor en to war. I cannot for one mo lent believe that men can be true .? !hristians, without doing all in their i ower to prevent the growth and spir- s t of war." Mistakes of Life. Somebody lias condensed (lie mis- li iikes of lite, and arrived at the con- d lusion that there are fourteen of n liem. Most people would say, if they e aid the truth, that there was no limit n the mistakes of life; that they were 1. ike the drops in the ocean or the v ittxls of tlie shore in number, but it is s re 11 to be accurate. Here, then, are ( jurteen great mistakes : "It is a great i: listake to set our own standard of a itflit ami wrong, and judge people aconiingly: (o measure the enjoyment tl f others by our own ; to expect uni- P irmily of opinion in this world ; to u >oU for judgment and experience in p outh ; to endeavor to mould all dispo- <1 it ions alike; to yield to immaterial ti rifles; to look for perfection in our \vn actions; to worry ourselves and thers w'th what cannot be remedied ; j( iot to alleviate all that needs allevia- s, ior. as far as lies in our power; not to j( nakc allowances for the infirmities of j fhers; to consider everything impos- n ible that we cannot perform ; to be- |. ieve only what our finite minds can |, rasp; to expect to be able to under- p tand everything. ? ? There is no grace that Christ person- e IIv exemplified more conspicuously i, linn humility. Witness the washing j| f the disciples feet! Can anything u ie conceived of more touching and ex- t revive? What a rehuke to pride, to r Dilution, to strife for a place of prefer- { nent, to all feeling of exaltation or v >ersonal worthiness! Could those re- j Hiked Uiscipiea nave ever uirguiieii j be lesson ? t A vegetable acid, such as lemon 1 uice, or cider, is said to be a sure spe- t ;ific for most cases of scarlet fever. _ SCHOOLS. Our Menngcrie. c p \Vc have a whole menagerie p At our home, I declare; . > For yonder comes a little chap 11 As hungry as a bear; V And I have heard the youngRter say, t] AVhen on an errand sent, "I'm Just as tired as a dog," l< Aud doggedly he went. a It Is but seldom that he cries, r( I'm willing to confess; G And seldom would you care to hea? u His signals of distress; 0 For. like the "mighty monarch," who In forest loves to reign, r< The autocrat of ours will roar ] With all his might and mall). ^ I* As slyly as anyfnx Is ho When mischief Is about; As Innocent as any lamb w When you would find him out; ei And whon correction's roil, perchancc, ? You'tl have the urchin feel. He wrtsrgles nut of Wisdom's wny < > A6 slippery as nn eel. tl But there are days when order reigns tl Supreme within the home; tl No doors are banged; the child appears i. As q 11 let as a mouse; " Till ot a sudden through the bars p Of silence he will bolt, a And scamper up and down the street Like any other colt. ^ We never knowjust how or when ? Occurs the chnnge we see; Now he is slower than a snail. t< Anil then a busy bee; ' e But when n whole menagerie We're anxious to enjoy, a We open wide the outer door Anil Introduce that boy. 0 "Take Hold ? ? tl "A boy in the well! A boy in the n fell! A boy in the well!" a This was the cry that rang through C) ie solitary street of a roadside village ne clear summer evening. The day 's p fork was done. The sun had set in tl mber and gold. The busy laborers p 'ere resting after their toil in the har- ^ est new. n Some one asked "whose boy" it was. p libers inquired "how he had fallen w i." Another wished to know "why :ie slab had been removed from the t] loutli of the well," or "who could n ave left the well uncovered." u But a young m^, hastily stepping ii ward and stripping himself of liis icket, called a crowd of helpers round him with the words : "Never mind who did the mischief. g) jet us see who can undo it. That is C( lie question now." "Heisriglit!" said a dozen voices; n nd the bucket was lowered, the wiud- _ iss turned, and many eager faces bent ^ awards the darkness. One voice af- u ?r another shouted to the child. gl ome advised him to get into the v ucuet; some asneu mm 11 ne were n righteued ; but to all the advice and a uestions there came no audible reply. ? Jot a.sound could be heard. ^ "It has been a dry season, and there ^ i little or no water in the well," some- ^ ody said. u "Dearme!" said the boy's mother; v and it was only yesterday that I was j rumbling about the water being j: t^rce." 9i "Give us a lantern!" shouted the t] rst man. A lantern was lighted and j rought, but just at this moment the ^ itherof the child was seen elbowing t] is way to the front through the n rowd. Immediately the neighbors ? iade way to mm to pass, ne nau t] een away on some business at an ad- j, lining farmer's, and, as he returned () li rough the gloaming of his cottage, 'hat had been his surprise to see his w wn home deserted, the village street j mptied, and a crowd gathered at the .1 /ell. ? As he heard the story and saw his f, oor wife wringing her hands, he be- n arae very pale. But, calming him- ^ elf as best he could, he said to the ^ nen who stood around him : "Step back, mates! step back, will ou? Leave the child to me." ? Then, examining carefully the ? windlass and rope, he drew up the jj mpty bucket, untied it, and weighted q he rope with a couple of sacks rolled D ightly together. Then he let it down j-, gain slowly till he felt sure it had t] ouched the bottom. f( "Don't speak," he said, looking v round. And, laying himself down j, n the ground with his face to the v cell's mouth, he shouted loudly and learly: "Johnny! take hold of the ope!" This time there was a slight quiver, Fhich those holding it could plainly . eel. Ki).,11 fi1 if ft poM flio mnn C 1U1I 111 111 , nai\l tilV IMMJI* ly, mates, steady!" 11 And then ?once more putting his s nouth to the well, he said, speaking c nto the darkness: "Hold on firm, my a hild!" v All this time the windlass went on 1; inning. The well was deep, and the V mil seemed a long one. At length one good English cheer ent the air. "All safe!" shouted the crowd. ? "Here lie is, and thank you, mates," l! aid the rather, as he lifted the child 1 11 his arms, carrying him down the l) trcet. 'J The little ooy wassaveu: x ne ia- * her's voice had reached him. He lad been taught tt> obey; and when j' he voice he knew told him to fake " 10UI of the rope, the cliild could 1111- s( lerstand, and he did it, too. Thecom- j-'( uand was a wise one?it proved the 1 hild's salvation. "Our Heavenly Father sent His on- * y-begot ten Son down into this dark 1 rorld. He has provided a way ol " afety. 'Jielieve on tlie Lord Jesus {' .'hrist, and thou shalt be saved.' This '' i His command. If we obey it, we si re saved." 11 i ?T; ? ?e i, a "J^ei mill lllhc IIIIIU >11 111,, onvt.^i.. lint He may make peace with me, and e. fe shall make peace with me." Oh. hat a glorious promise, true ami Iain! Will you do as Johnny did p own in the dark well? Will you r< ike "hold of the rope" to-day? H Praying with Ciiildkkn.?The P jving instruction of a mother may " eem to have been thrown away, but P. : will apj?earafter many days. "When s was a little child." said a good old Kin, "my mother used to bid me u, neel down beside her, and place her ^ and upon my head wliilc she prayed. 'v Jre I was old enough to know her ' , . ei ,'orlli she tiled, and i was it'ic mo inch to my own guidance. Likeoth- ei rs, T was inclined to evil passions, ut often felt myself checked, and, as ^ twere, drawn hack, by a soft hand tl pon my head. "When a young man I 11 raveled in foreign lands, and was ex- tl losed to many temptations; but when _ would have yielded that same hand a vas upon my neau, ana i \va9 saveu. v ; seemed to <ee! its pressure as in the a iappy days of infancy; and some- fJ imes there came with it a voice in my a ieart, a voice that was obeyed: 'O! lo not this wickedness, my son, nor is ;ih against God.' " g ?== m Hurried Penitents. It is, perhaps, one of the most diffiult and responsible duties to give proer attention and help to penitents. , 'articularly is this the case when lierc is a special interest in the person. Ve are so anxious to see them at rest nat we are in danger of urging them ) declare they are saved before theyre ready. Some persons have not yet ealized that sense of their state before fod which is needed before they are ~ -J.. .'- ui 'iiuijg iu uinhc an ciiuic DUIIOUUCI* ithers have not yet awakened to that jalization of the nature of the step ley are about to take, so as to take it 0 roperly. And so from a great varie- % y of causes there are many penitents 'ho present themselves at the mournrs' bench, or the inquiry room, who re not yet in a condition of mind to elieveon the Lord Jesus Christ. Is lere not also too much ground to fear lat by the nersistent reiteration of le word '-Believe" in the ear of peni;uts, they are only bewildered and erpiexeu : Ana oy constant laimug re not many worried and hindered ? hen, too, are not some persuaded by ' * leir friends saying, "You are con- 'v erted, if you would only believe it,". ) accept this statement and cease their fForts before they have really been .7' ccepted by the Lord ? It is a great matter to give up a life f sin and be fitted for and enter upon life of holiness; and whilst it Is lost graciously and blessedly true 4.: bat "Now is the accepted time, and ow is the day of salvation," yet it is lso true that without repentance there (Jj an be no saving faith?no salvation. Now what we can do is to let our enitent friends know that we sympa^ Sxm S I It (Kami nrA Sin VI nilA^A fU A * - \iiyjk: wiiii iiiciii) >vc v;au vjuuio tuv romises, we can assure them of God's illingness to save, we can bear testi- :;M jony of how we are saved; we can oint them to Christ; and we can pray' rlth them and for them. But in a trge measure they must be?Jeft to leinselves to wait upon God. It does ' ot hurt the soul to wait ou the Lord util he manifests himself. The Life to Comfc. ^ Many think it strange that we know ) little about another life. But the institution of our earthly nature is ladequate to bear with advantageany lore on this subject than faith may enlize from the word of God. An Inint's eyes would be ruined if cuntin- :J{ ously exposed to the full glare of theuntight, and the strongest vision ., ould soon be utterly blinded if deied relief from the blaze of noonday ' Only Peter, Jame3, and John could / e trusted with a view of the Transguration, and even then they had to e cautioned and commanded by the ^ I -I ?#!<!* f A V* O f Koif . :*! laVlUUr WI 111 iciui ciJtu iv n uat tuvj rare privileged to see, lest they should o more harm with it than good, 'aul needed to be put under the law of ilence in part, and under a life-long /39 rouble of humiliating affliction, lest e should be more damaged than proted by his "visions aud revelations of !ie Lord." And everywhere the inflations are that too close a familiarity rlth the things of another life, and lie experiences of the saints in enterig into them, would unfit us for our roper duties in this. Hence the mysyry of death, the heavy obscurity 'hich hangs over the aooue ana conition of the departed, and the rigid ivine prohibition of all attempjts to . ft the veil or to get communications om tiie spirits of the dead. We may ?st assured that if we could be any etter off by knowing more than has eon revealed, we certainly would ave that knowledge. That we have ; not is proof that it would not be ood for us while yet oecupied with ur mission and duties in the present fe. The all-wise and all-gracious !od is to be trusted for this, and it is a art of His coodness to keep us back rom seeing and knowing tod much of A t;? lie other world until the time comes ?r us to quit this earthly life. That ,'ill be early enough for us to get the r iformation which our restless thirst rotild like to have before the time. ?. <1 "God Knows me Anyhow." Frank had beautiful long hair hangtig over his shoulders, and his parnts were very pioud of his appearnce. One day he got his mother's cissors, went to a looking-glass, and ut off'all his fair locks. His father nd mother were much displeased pith him for so doing and resolved to iiitiish him in this way: When they rere all seated at the dinner table his nther pointed to him, said to his moher: "What little boy is that?" I'm your little Franky, papa," he at nee said, not giving his mother time d reply. "Nonsense," was the falicr's answer, "my little Franky has eautiful long hair; I would not giye iv Frnnkv for a dozen bovs such as on." Franky now turned to his mo* lier, and said: "Ain't 1 your little 'ranky?" but mamma only shook er head. Matters were now looking srious, and Franky, becoming alarmil, could not make any progress with is dinner. He now appealed to his rother, and asked if he was not little 'ranky, but his brother only shook is head. He was becoming very unappy at the thought that father, moler and brother no longer recognized im, and at last he burst into tears, lying as he did so : "Well, it doesn't + tvtiis.1t f/\?? fit wl'u Irimn'O mo jailCI iiiuiu, a nnwno ?nv, nyhow." Tears were now in other yes as well as Frank's. A new disinfecting compound for urifying the atmosphere of the sick>oni has just been presented to the lorlin Medical Society. Oils of roseuiry, lavender, and thyme, in the roportion of 10, and respectiveare mixed with nitric acid iu the -i roportion of 30 to H. The bottle liould be shaken before using and a ponge saturated with the compound, rid left to diffuse by evaporation. imple as it is, the vapor of this comound is said to possess extraordinary ropcrties in controlling the odors and rtluvia of offensive and infectious dis ises. Some men will follow Christ on cerlin conditionsif He will not lead :ieui through rough roads,?if He will ot enjoin ihem any painful tasks?if lie sun and wind do not annoy Ihem -if Hpwil! rr?niif ji nnrt of His til mi nd order. But the true Christian, fho has the Spirit of Jesus, will say, s Ruth said to Naomi, Whither thou ocsi, I ivill (jo, whatever difficulties nd dangers may be in the way. That which is striking and beautifut 3 not always good, but that which is ;ood is always beautiful.