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I. " *' ' w' ' " ''; '"L :*"f-:>TV'-:' ";v The Abbeville Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER-^? 1887. VOLUME XXXII. NO. 20. MX?i I Xx ACCORD AN CK WITH IIE AC j _ to raise supplies for the fiscal yoar commencing November 1st, ls^G, notice is hereby given that the Treasurer's office of Abbeville County will be open for the collection of taxes SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1887. Taxes can bo paid until December loth without penalty. The rate per centum of taxes, is as follows : State purposes 4i mills. County current 3i " County special lj " Schools 2 " Total 11 Poll tax $1.00. Male citizens between twenty-one and fifty years are liable to Poll tax. Tax pa3*ers in Ninety-Six and Cokesbury townships are notified that the tax to pay the interest on the Bonds in aid of the Atlantic, Greenville and Western Railway Company, amounting to 2J mills in Ninety-Six and 3 mills in Cokesbury j will be collected at the same time as the i State and County taxes, and will bo sub- j ject to the same penalties in case of non- 1 payment. ( In order to further the collection of the 1 taxes and to accommodate the tax payers as far as I am able I have arranged the following schedule of appointments, and | reqnest the tax payers will take due notice thereof as the office at the Court House will necessarily be closcd on those days: Verderv, Tuesday, November 1st. Bradley, Wednesday, November 2nd. Troy, Thursday, November 3rd. ] McCormick, Friday, November 4th and Saturday morning till 11 o'clock. Bordeaux, Saturday afternoon, November 5th. Willintrfnn. Mnnrlnr morninir. Novem ber 7tb nntil 12 o'clock. Lowndesville, Monday afternoon, Noyember 7th frotn 2 o'clock and Tuesday, ] November 8th. ? Ml. Carmel, Wednesday, November ^ 9th. Office at Court Houao the other days of that week. c Ninety-Six, Monday, November 14th t from arrival of down train until departure of up train next day. Greenwood, Tuesday afternoon, November 15th and Wednesday morning .November lutn. Hodges, Thursday, November 17th un til 3 o'clock. i Donnaldsville, Friday, November 18th. ' Due West, Saturday, November lJ'th. The remainder of tho time I will be in j the office at the Court House. < All information as to taxes will be ' cheerfully given by mail or otherwise. J. V. PERRIN, County Treasurer. Sept. 14. 1887, tf j Tie Slate of Sootl Carolina,' County of Abbeville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. I Thos. N. Smith, as Administrator of Isabella Tolbert, deceased, Plainiiff, against Elvira Tolbert, Salllc Smith, Mnmie Smith, ] and others, heirs and distributees of Isa- ( bella Tolbert, deceased, Defendants. COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. ' (Complaint served.) To the Defendants Elvira Tolbert, Sallle Smith, Mamie Smith, Willie Smith, Teresa Smith and the unknown children of J. Wesley Tolbert alias Wilson, deceased: "W?TT HRRRRY SUMMONED AND required to answer the complaint In tbls action, of which a copy Is filed in the office of the Judge of the Court of Probate, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint at the office of said Judge of Proba'e 4 within twenty days after the service hereof, ? exclusive of the day of such service; and If you fall to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid and to show cause why the re- i lief prayed for should not be granted the i plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court i for the relief demanded In the complaint, to s wit, for the sale of the real estate of said Isa- | bella Tolbert, deceased, In aid or the payment I of debts In aid of personalty. I Dated Sept. 6, A. D. 1887. < PARKER & McGOWAN, ? Plaintiffs Attorneys. [L.S.1 J. Fuller Lyon, Judge Probate Court. To the Absent Defendants, the unknown children of J. Wesley Tolbert alias Wilson, deceased : I Take Notice that the summons In this case of which the above Is a copy, with com plaint,has been tncu in tneoniceoi uiejuayu of the Court of Probate for Abbeville county State aforesaid, on 0 day of Sept. A. D. 1S37. 1 l'AIlKER & McGOWAX, Plaintiffs Attorneys. Sept. 7.1887, fit GINNING AND PACKING. I HAVE two first-class g!ns at work in my gin house near the Depot. Capacity fifteen to twenty bales a day. Charge for ginning and packing, The Twenty-Fifth. Every effort will bo made for the accommodation of customers, and as little delay as possible in doing work. t. w. McMillan, Abbeville, S. C. Sept. 7,1M7. Sm E^gs for Sale. EROM IMPORTED BROWN LEGHORNS.! ?1.00 per 13. T. W. COOGLER. June ?, 18*7, tf I GrOOD Lumber at Cheap Rates J. W. Wharton VERDERY, S. C. IS PREPARED TO FURNISH AM, KINDS of LUMBER on short notice and ut low prices. CEILING, FLOORING. FRAMING TIMBERS and U1jAa> AO ?JI uvci j uceuipuuu. All orders promptly and faithfully filled on shortest notice at lowest prices for cash. Address J. W. WHARTON, Verdery, S. C. August 24, 1887, 3m Buggies, Phaetons and Wagons Of all Sizes and Prices. \I7E HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF OUR if own n.ake on hand that will be sold for less money than we will take orders for at WHOLESALE PRICES. This Is your time to get first class work for less mon^y than you huve had before or will jet again soon. We also have on hand a stock of WESTERN BUGlilES and WAGONS which will t)o sold as cheap as am be by anybody. Seal. Mcllwaine & Co. Sept. 21, 1SS7, 3m. HOME ENTERPRISE, J. S. Hammond & Co., MANUFACTURERS OF Boots, Shoes, Harness and all Kinds of LEATHER. XOS. 2 and 3 TRINITY STREET. Highest cash prices paid for dry or green hides. Belting Leather, Whang Leather always on hand cheap. Calf-skins, Cip-skins, Sheep-skins in stock. ou will find SHOES very chcnp. The Farners Friend Is u 52.50 shoe, and the Farmers Dress is a $350 Balmoral?the best shoes ever nade or brought to this market. .They are nade from good honest solid leather and [imranieeu. EXCHANGE OR CASH. Leather, Harness or Shoes given In exihanpe for Hides or Tanbark. Highest cash prices paid for hides or tan>ark. J. S. HAMMOND & CO. July 13,188". tf TEACHERS EXAMINATION. ALL teaciiers and persons desirous of teaching in the public schools of Abbeville :ounty for the next scholastic year will meet he Board of Examiners at Abbeville Court House, on FRIDAY, the 7th OCTOBER next it 10 o'clock A. M. The white teachers and white applicants will meet the Board on Friday,7th October; md the colored teachers will meet the Board in Saturday, the 8th October at 10 o'clock A. M. with pen, lulc and paper. E. COWAN, Chairman Board Examiners. Sept. 21,1K37,3t Farmers' Central Club. THE FARMERS' CENTRAL CLUB WILL meet in the Court House on Naleday in [)ctober. Subordinate clubs will send deletions. Business of importance will come before the meeting and a full attendance Is leslrcd. J. H. MORRAH, Sept. 19, 1687. 2t President. For Sale or Rent. House and lot on magazine hill. Newly built. Four rooms nnd hall with ?ood well. Garden, stables, barn and cabin Splendid location. For terms apply to T. L. DOUGLASS. Sept. 21, ISfi", 4t Abbeville, S. C. \ PPL1CATION will be made at the next t\ sitting of the Legislature of South Carolina for the charter of a Railroad from Abbeville Court House to Savannah Klver In the direction of Washington, Ga., or Macon, Ga. Sept. 21,1887. 3m ULn CWn+n nf Onn+li Pnnnlim lilt) 01(1 ID Ul OUlllil lifllUllilH, County of Abbeville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Jane Lee, Plalntlfl', against Hugh R. Glbert, Defendant. COPY SUMMOXS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint not served.) fo the Defendant Hugh R. Glbert: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND equlred to answer the complaint In this action, of which a copy Is on file in the oftice of :he Clerk of Court for said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the 6ald complaint on the subscribers at their ofllce at Abjevillo Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive jf the day of such service; and if you fail to inswer the complaint within the lime aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to tho Court for the relief demanded In the com plaint. Dated Sept. 16 A. D. 18S7. BENET & CASON, Plaintltl' H Attorneys. [L.S.] M. G. ZKIGI.KR, C. C. P. ro Hugh It. Glbert, Absent Defendant: Takb Notice that the complaint In the above action has been filed in the office of the Cerk of Court for said county. BENET ?fc CASON, Plalntlfl"8 Attorneys. Sept. 26,1887, Ct Henry's Gin, Woflliincrtnn Rtrppt. WW WA* V* VV ABBEVILLE, S. C. I HAVE HAD MY GINNING ESTABlishment thoroughly overhauled and repaired and have added the latest improvements. My saw? are sharpened and reset and my gin runs evenly, with speed and saves all the lint in excellent condition. I'ublle patronage solicited and the best and r,uickost work guaranteed. FRANK HENRY. Sept. 7,1SS7,3m Pay Your Guano Bills. PARTIES wishing to pay for Guano bought of me will please call on Mr. R. W. Cannon at Abbeville, who will collect and receipt for same. Very truly, Sept. 14,1W7 tf J. H. HOLCOMB, _ COMMONS. A Lover's Trinuipli. BY MARIA UPIIAM DUAKR. I was writing in my study. Rut I could not think aright; For my boy had said, -Dear mamma, I Just want you in my sight. "I will not disturb you, truly, But be still hs any mouse. Only lot me have my blocks here; I will make a splendid house." I said, "Yes," for who could help It, When he said, with lover's grace, "It will make me, oh, so happy Just to sec lay mamma's face!" But the choice of building worried? Should It now be that or this ? And the builder sorely needed Kvery now aud then?a kiss. Till at Inst I turned In earnest: "Longer now it can not be. Building thoughts and blocks together Isn't holoful. dear, to me." Then my lover came to flutter, Shook his curls, and said?the elf? 'Mamma dear, If papa hadn't I (should marry you myself f" All ray precious thoughts were scattered What cared I, with such a boy? Thoughts and editors are plenty; I will have a mother's Joy. So he won, my little lover, And lo be his sweetheart true I would rather cheat the public; Would you blame me If I do ? ? Some of the Connecticut Blue Lairs. 17th Century. , The statutes copied below, from ftr ancient volume relating to the historj of the American colonies, were enact ed by the people of the "dominion 01 New Haven The Governor and Magistrates, con veiled iu General Assembly, are tb< supreme power under God, of this in dependent Dominion. From the determination of the As sembly no appeal shall be made. The Governor is amenable to the voice of the people. Conspiracy against this Dominion shall be punished by death. Whosoever says there is a power ant) jurisdiction abovo and over this Dominion, shall sutler death and the lost of his property. Whoever attempts to change or over turn this Dominion, shall also suffei death. The juuges snaji ueiermme controversies without h jury. No one shall be a freeman, or give n vote, unless he be converted, and c member in full communion of one o! the churches allowed in this Dominiou. Each freeman shall swear by the blessed God, to b,ear true allegiance tc this Dominion, and that Jesus is tin only King. No Quaker, or dissenter from the established worship of this Dominion, shall be allowed to give a vote for th? eltctiou of magistrate or any other officer. No food or lodging shall be offered to a Quaker, Akamite, or other heretic, T? 4-.. Itn oil., I 1 11 uiljr |Jeiawu lUliia V^uaivci, ucouuii be banished and not suffered to return but on pain of death. No priest shall abide in the Dominion ; he shall be banished ; and suffei death on his return. Priests may be neized by any one without a warrant. No one to cross the river, but witli an authorized ferryman. No one shall run on the Sabbath day, or walk in his garden, or elsewhere, except reverently, to and from meeting. No one shall travel, cook victuals, make beds, sweep houses, cut hair, 01 shave on the Sabbath day. No woman shall kiss her children on the Sabbath or fasting day. The Sabbath shall begin at sunset or Saturday. To pick an ear of corn growing in t neighbor's garden, shall be deemed theft. A person accused of trespass in the night, shall be judged guilty, unless he clear himself by his oath. When it appears that an accused has confederates, and he refuses to discover them, he may be racked. None shall buy or sell lands withoul permission of the selectmen. A drunkard shall have a master appointed by the selectmen, who are to debar him from the liberty of buying and selling. Whoever publishes a lie. to the prejudice of his neighbor, shall be set in the stocks, or be whipped ten stripes. No minister shall keep a school. Every ratable person who refuses tc pay his proportion to support the minister of the town or parish, shall be fined by the court ?2 and ?4 every quarter, until he or she pay the rate ol tne minister. Meu-stealers shall suffer death. Whoever wears clothes' trimmed with gold, silver, or bone lace, above 2s per yard, shall.be presented by the grand jurors, and the selectmen shall tax the offender ?300 estate. A debtor in prison, swearing he bas no estate, shall be let out and sold tc ! make satisfaction. Whosoever sets fire in the woods, land it burns a house, shall suffer I death; and persons suspected of this ! crime, shall be imprisoned withoul ; benefit of any bail. I Whosoever brings cards or dice into ! this dominion, shall pay a fine of five pounds. No one shall read common prayerbooks, keep Christmas or set days, eat minced pies, dance, play cards, or play on an instrument of music, except the Im.m . nrrtnnt Oiul Tourchni'n u1 ii llj'vl ulll|<vl| (?iiu v No gospel minister shall join people in marriage. The magistrates only shall join them in marriage, as they may do it with less scandal to Christ's church. When parents refuse their children convenient marriages, the magistrates shall determine the point. The selectmen, on finding children ignorant, may take them away from their parents and put them in better hands, at the expense of their parents. A man that strikes his wife shall pay a fine of ten pounds. A woman that strikes her husband shall be punished as the court directs. a oKull Ka rloomckH rrnmJ pvi. n. ? lie OliUll VV MVVf.iVV. QWVM V.? deuce against her husbanu. No man shall court a maid in person, or by letter, without first obtain ing consent of her parents. Five pounds for the 6econd ; and for the third, imprisonment during the pleasure of the court. Married persons must live togethei or be imprisoned. Every male shall have hi9 hair oul round according to a cap. ? The most beautiful thing in all the world is a sweet, modest and obedienl child. Christ i9 satisfied with any be liever who becomes like such a little one. A Debt Paying: Religion. Just at this time our country needs a religion that will make a man pay iiis debts. Shouting dont settle old notes and accounts with God and man ?cash up. VVe want to pounce right on a fellow and put him out of the church if he goes to a ball, or theatre, or gets on a drunk, but never says a word to the pious scamp who never pays his debts. Preachers and people who never pay their debts, are doing the church more harm than dancers and drunkards -therearemoreof them in the church. Reader, am I getting close to you? Then lay down the paoer and eo and pay up, and then you can read on with ease. And don't you stop paying because the "statute of limitation" excuses the open account you made for your bread and meut?God's law knows 110 such statute. You pay it in cash, or God will make you pay it in fire and brimstone. God knows no such excuse from paying as "homestead exemp. tion." You: raise that excuse to keep from paying your debts, and you cau stop singing, "When I can read my titles clear to mansions in the skies"? you've got none up there. You may say, "I would pay if I could." How hard have you tried? If trying, at this moment, could you say, "I have done all in my power?" Have you ' tried to save a little each week or month for debts? Are you spending no money for things to eat and wear 1 that vou could not do without? How ' mueii do you spend per year for cigars end tobacco? Makej'our calculation, f Do you eat dainties and luxuries? Plainer diet would keep you from making doctors' bills that you won't pay, and bring up bank accounts. Do you strut about with an umbrella over your head, while your creditor walks in the broiling sun? Don't you cut shines in hired turn-outs (may be they are not paid for) when you might walk, and use the money to make i your creditor smile? A plainer suit would be more becoming till you can I pay for those worn out last season. When expenses not necessary for the ' feeding and clothing of the body are * J it cut on ana appueu iu lho pnjuicuu <n debts, then you grow in favor with ' God, and not till then does God excuse you. Repentance on this point must be of that Godly sort that needelh not to be repented of. Reader. i were you sorry that you had not paid i debts when you made a profession of F religion? If you were not, that is just why you have not got a debt-paying religion. True repentance has a > retroactive as well as well as a pros> pective effect on the life of the believ> er. He will, as far as possible, make good his past wrougs. ^rany new con verts sing, "'Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe." No such thing! Jesus s did not pay it all?neither uoyou owe it all to Him. It* the week before you were converted you owed ten dollars I and you were able to pay it, and you , owe that neighbor teu dollars yet, Je1 sus did not pay that for you. If you don't pay that debt, it will meet you at your judgment just as sure as you are a sinner. It is mean in you to expect Jesus to pay debts for you that you can pay yourself. If you have a ! Christian heart in you, think how much Jesus paid for you that you nevi er could have met at God's bar of inflexible justice. Some people think i that the cleansing stream of Jesus' blood washed Sinai away and deluged i the law?no such thing! Jesus came not to destroy, but to fulfill, and gave " At 1- TT: ? r.,1 grace mai we imuu^u xu.uu iu^ih i?r ' fill. Jesus everywhere enforces the Commandments as the rule of life. At the close of our great revival at Fifth St. Church, two years ago, a i number of young men came to me to know if they ought to go and pay bills i that they had made at bar-rooms for I whisky, &c. I told them to "owe them nothing," "let not your good be ' evil spoken of?give the devil his s dues. All of those young men, save one or two, went and paid up those i bad debts, and have had no more. 1 -1 ? t if 11FAO ' loose WHO UDUIII IlUt dcg iiiat II. ivoo their duty to pay those debts, have rei turned to their old paths, and their second state is worse than the first. Then let the whole church pray for ' a revival of the debt-paying religion. ; In every revival let prayers be made that the new converts may have grace to pay up old debts, and not contract i new ones, without good probability of paying thein. Let the ministry enforce this duty publicly and privately, > (with discretion,) and great good can be accomplished. If the preachers ' would look after this matter of debtpaying among their congregations, Ko mni*a nrnm r\L LI1CII V W XI UCU13 Lil Ij^Ut UC Uiuiv piwu.j/vly paid?chickens come home to roost. Both preacher and people need to be I more cautious, prayerful and payful ' about this line. The great necessity > of the present time is confidence I amoug the people. Let the church demand and command her membership to live up to their promises and con1 tracts, and soon present financial darkness will give way to a brighter morn i of prosperity to all business circles. ' Keep the Amen corners and front seats > clear of members who can and won't pay their debts, (the pulpit, too,) and the Word preached will reach sinners. > May God give increase to these words which are written for the promotion of tt- i?: 1 : J"11S KlllgUUUJ ill hue |ll dUHtlll U^Ullllgo with men. Rev. D. H. Tutti.e. Wilmington, N. C. , Tlie Way to Conquer. "I'll master it," said the ax; and his blows fell heavily on the iron. But every blow made his edge more blunt until he ceased to strike. , "Leave it to me," saici the saw; and with his relentless teeth he worked backward and forward on its surface until they were all worn down and . broken, and he fell aside. ''Ha, ha!" said the hammer. "I knew you wouldn't succeed. I'll show you the way." [ But at the first fierce stroke ofT flew his head, and the iron remained as be! fore. "Shall I try?" a3ked the soft, small . flame. They all despised the flame, but he ( curled gently round the iron, ernbrac> ed it. and never left it until it melted . under his irresistible influence. There are hea.ta hard enough to re. List the force of wrath, the malice of persecution, auJ the fury of pride, so t as to make their acts recoil on their adversaries; but there is a power stronger than any of those, and hard } indeed is the heart that can resist love. Have you ever done anything for > Christ that has scarred your heart or your body? SCHOOLS. \ ' A List of Our Presidents. Come, young folks all, and lenrn my rhyme Writ like the ones of olden time. For linked together, name lo name, The wnoiea surer pince win ciaim;. And firmly In your mind shall stand The names of those who've ruled our land. /V noble list: George Washington, John Adams, Thomns Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe, John Qulncy Adams?and below Comes Andrew Jackson In his turn ; Martin Van Buren next we learn. Then William Henry Harrison Whom soon John Tyler followed on. And alter Tyler, James K. Polk; Then Ztichary Taylor ruled the folk Till death. Then Millard Fillmore came; And Franklin Pierce we next must name, And James Buchanan then appears, Then Abraham Lincoln through those years r\f n? 111? Arts! trliAn hlc llfa trua Inat 'Twits Andrew Jackson filled hip post, Then U. S. Grant and R. B. Hayes, And Jiimes A Garfield each had place, And Chester Arthur?nnd my rhyme Ends now In Grover Cleveland's time. [Wide Awake. Tbe Potatoes and the Old Man. A deaf old man, wearing shabby clothes and riding in a market-wagon, was slowly toiling up a long hill with his load of potatoes, drawn by a poor, bony horse. Near the foot of the hill stood the school-house, around which trie ooys were piaying. as me oiu man passed, one of their) said : "Let's go and raise the end-board of that old man's wagon and let the potatoes drop out. Won't it be jolly to see him stare when he gets to the top of the hill and finds them gone ?" "All right," says one and another, "let's go." These boys soon caught up with the wagon, quietly raised the end-board, and the potatoes dropped rapidly out i and were scattered along the dusty I road. The last bell rang and in a min I ute the scholars were sitting quietly in i their seats. Delaying the openingexj ercise, the teacher said : "As I came into the school-house, I isaw an old man picking up potatoes from the dusty road. I want to tell you something about him. At the beginning of the civil war he and his only son. a young man of twenty three, enlisted in the army and fought | in many battles, until at Gettysburg j he was dangerously wounded and his j son killed. It was six months before i he could leave the hospital to come I )mmo onH ivhaf lin cufFarod ?n trvilirr to live and get well can not be told, i Since that time he has had many aches jand paius, and it ha9 been very hard I work for him to earn enough to supI port his wife and himself. He is very | lame, and has to move slowly; it will take him a long time to pick up his poI T"> nn?* K A nmtoK \ f\ U I UUOfcJS. x eujjitj snj iliui uc UVICI uiu a ' mean thing in his life, and he is the ; kindest man I know." At this point one of the three hoys j raised his hand and said he would like j to go out and help the old man pick up his potatoes. The two other boys quickly raised their hands, too, and mfFered to go. The teacher looked I pleased and gave them permission; jthen the school went quietly on with its afternoon's work. It was a hot day early in September, very dry and dusty, and the sun poured down upon the boys as they hurried up the hill to the old man, who was leaning with one hand on the wagon-box to rest. "Mister," said one of the boys, as he steDned bravelv ud. "we have done a mean thing, and we are willing to say bo. We lifted the end-board of your wagon to let the potatoes drop out. Now, if you will sit down in the shade of that tree, we will pick up all your potatoes for you." The old man lai(i his trembling hand upon the head of the boy, and, looking from one to the other, said: "Well! well! my dear boys, you have done a brave thing. Never be ashamed to tell the truth or confess a fault. I will gladly sit down and rest, for I am very tired." The boys then took the horse and wagon and spent a good hour of hard work in undoing a mischief that took them only a few minutes to plan and carry out. When the boys returned to the school the teacher said nothing to them ; but everything went ou as usu al, only there seemed to De an uncommon thoughtfulness and attention. The pupils had learned a life-long lesson. Its vtiliie consisted in the object lesson of the three boys willingly doing what they could do to repair the evil effect of a mean action. Where He Learned It. He was a pretty little fellow, but it was his manners, not his looks, that attracted everybody?clerks in the stores, people in the horse-cars, men. women and childron. A boy four t?ani?u a!/I if onvKnHu ooirl tn liim ? ?, .? w "How do you do?" answered, "I am well, thanks," and if he had a request to make, be it of friend or 9tranger, began it with "Please." And the beauty of it was that the "thanks" and "please" were so much a matter of course to the child that he never knew he was doing anything at all noticeable. "How cunning it is," said a showy woman to his mother as they sat at dinner at the public table of a hotel one day. "to hear that child thank the waiters and say 'Please' when he wants anything. I never saw anything so sweet. My children have to be constantly told if I want them to thank people. How well you Kim tlvnf hp novar niuat uiivu kaugiit ntui, inuv ..v.v. forgets." ''He has always been accustomed to It," said the mother. "We have always said 'Please' to him when we wished him to do anything, and have thanked him. He knows no other way." The showy woman looked as if she did not need any further explanation of the way in which habits are formed. Probably you do not, When I first formed the resolution of withdrawing from the naval profession I was impressed with an idea, perhaps rather a confused one, that though wars of conquest and aggres-? 1 SI011 were Cieuiiv uujiiBuuauiu aim wicked, yet that wars of defense were not so. For individuals or nations to engage in these, I considered as not merely lawful, but as highly honorable and meritorious. However I may subject myself to scorn and contempt, I now feel no hesitation in declaring my conviction that warfare of any kind, offensive or defensive, national or individual, is most plainly interdicted by the spirit, if not by the letter, of the gospel. Jt is absolutely irreconcilable with the characteristic precepU of Christianity. If we r?lly follow Him in all His leadings, the Lord's way would be to many of us a plainer path than we find it. Hawaii and Pcacc. "Hawaii illustrates the policy of William Penu as fully applicable to missions and an island government as to a civil colony on the mainland. "When the French, at several times, threatened the independence of Hawaii, rash counsellors advised preparation for war in time of peace and insisted upon fighting. But the King aud Council, under the tuition of Titus (Joan, the most successful missionary of modern times, and who preached a pacific Gospel, sent out a proclamation to the people calling on them not to Knf t r\ mm if TKrv I? rA?-> nK H^IIL, uuv iu jjiaj. x lie r luiiwu tvum not conquer men without arms. They departed. When the British Lord Pullitt took the islands with a stnall frigate not a gun was fired. The invader was monarch five months, and the British flag floated over custom house, port and fort. The British could not stay where there was no resistance. Public opinion in the islands and in Europe brought down the British flag and sent up the Hawaiian. Hawaiian forts have been dismantled, their materials utilized and war vessels have been converted to commercial uses. The nation has now only one small battery, for saluting, on the top of an old crater behind Honolulu. "All European governments having iuiuit'sis in me vvwieiu .ruuiui; uu\c decided to prohibit the sale of arms throughout that region. Hitherto Polynesian laborers have been largely paid in guns, the possession of which has been a great source of mischiel and bloodshed. We hope the government of the United States will co-operate. The project to neutralize the Pacific Islands under the lead of Hawaii, the neutrality to be guaranteed by the United States, Germany, England and France com mauds our support. It will enable the native races to work out a nationality, and following Hawaii, become Christian powers. The missionaries favor this project. It is in the interest of uuiversal peace." The above taken almost verbatim from MeMurdy's work on arbitration seemed to us specially timely at the visit of the Hawaiian Queen. Titus Coau, to whom allusion is made, still lives in his deeds and influence. His widowed wife writes under date ol April 7th, 1887: "The American Peace Society holds a large place in my heart. Its very name seems to be connected in my thoughts with that of my beloved husband. I hardly know of any grief that rested on him more heavily than that which oppressed his great heart when any one seemed to disparage the good the society does. I know how he loved to help it, and J am glad to do what I know he would appiove." [Hawaii owes more to the Christian and peaceful teachings of Titus Coan and his fellow missionaries thau to all other sources combined.?Ed. Waste of Brayc Lfyes. Archibald Forbes thus depicts Skobeleff's assault on the defenses of Plevna, in 1877: "Tbe assaultiug column moved forward, rifles on shoulders, with musicplaying and banners flying. But the Turkish redoubt flamed and smoked, aud poured forth such a torrent of bullets that the Russian line was staggered. On the panting soldiers poured steadily against that deadly shower oi i'urKisli bu'lets; men were railing in hundreds, and the isiue swayed to and fro in the balance. Skobeleff had now in reserve but two battalions of riflemen ; but they were picked men, tin best soldiers in his command. .Hireached the wavering, fluctuating mass, swaying llicre in the hell-lire, and sent, thrilling and tingling through it, the sublime inspiration oi his own high courage. The whole redoubt was a pandemonium of flame and smoke, from out of which rose screams, shouts, cries of agony and defiance, along with the deep-mouthed bellowing of the cannon, and the steadv. awful, ruthless crash of the deadly rifle lire. Skobeleff's sword wascut in two in the middle, as he waved it above his head. A moment later his horse rolled on the ground; the horse shot and done with, the rider alive and unharmed. Skobelefl" sprang nimbly to his feet with a shout. Then, witli a sharp savage yell, the whole mass of men streamed after the white coated leader across the ditch, up the face, over the parapet and swept down into the redoubt like a whirlwind. There ensued a few fierce moments of desperate hand to hand fighting; then numbers and the bayonet captured the redoubt. But at what a sacrifice! In that short rush of a few hundred yards, three thousand men had gone down. By the afternoon of the 12th three thousand more of his men had gone down. He had lost 50 per cent, of his command!" And after all this massacre, a loss of 6,000 Russians alone, the Turks retook that redoubt, so that the awful slaughter had been fruitless in its object. What a world of suffering and woe was involved in this single episode of war! In the Soudan, the English officers Kori tn ovnprionpp a IJ U LUCIi OUiUIViO HUU vv V?j/v. other barren horrors?poor Gordon and many other brave men were the sacrifices. Lives and agony utterly wasted, and worse than wasted. Ah Unequal Division. Many things will appear different at the Judgment from the impression they give to-day. Here is aca.se told i by the Christian at Work: "A very wealthy family near New 1 York decided to go to California. They had a favorite dog, which must, i of course, go along with them. On arriving at St. Louis, they found that < Rover would not be allowed in the nonlAl'.flOP hnf if W^nt 3 1U1UUUU |rni iv? v?? V *. "V must go in the common baggage-car. This would never do for such a deli- i cately-reared dog as Rover, so the whole family concluded to give up their trip to California. They spent a few days in St. Louis, paying a man 1 $10 a day to take care of tlie dog and ' insure his safety. The whole trip cost 1 them several hundred dollars. After ' their return home they went to church j on Sunday. The Lord's Supper was > celebrated. Both heads of the family > .w, inn 4 <*ri ? mtoiiui nn riiis- S j 11vt* cv dv ??.. ?... sions wa? preached and. a collection taken. The whole family cave $o for the conversion of the world to Christ." Ten dollar a day for the doc, and live dollars a year for the salvation of the heathen l?Jkiotist Missionary. There are two classes of men in tin clerical profession?there are th?> men ...lw. tnutuin llin nnlnit mwl flio mt-n ? HV DUi'iw.M X' ?x ? "4VM whom the pulpit siietaint, 11 HOUSE AND FARM. Liquid Manare. It is chiefly in the summer time when plants are in active growth that liquid manure is applied to them. It is a mistake to give plants that are Dot well rooted much of it, but when they have plenty of roots, and are growing (VppIv ovorvmhiiro It So verv hnnufl. ~ J V.V.J " MV?v, -V V eial; but as liquid manure is often a scarce and always a valuable commodity, it should be used in such a way as to secure the best possible return from it. In the case of plants in pots wUien they have many roots they are always apt to become quickly dry in hot weather, and many of them are often so dry that when the water is i^iven them a large quantity of it passes through the soil and ruus to waste. It is a mistake to aliow manure water to be wasted in this way, as it does the plants little or no good. The most economical and advantageous wav of aoDlvincr it to all Dlants in pots is to make the soil and roots wet with clean water first, and then water with liquid, as the moist soil retains all the best properties of the manure, and this is the point to secure. This rule also holds good i n the case of fruit trees of all kinds, and vegetables as well.?FicA's Magazine. The Rorann Care for Malaria. Naaman's objection to the prophet's nrescrintion lias not lost its force, and the simplicity of the laws of health is ofteu the most potent hindrance in the way of obedience to them. The medical virtues of lemons were slow in being developed, but once known they promise to be efficacious as they are simple. A physician in Borne, where malaria lies in wait for every tourist, thus describes their use: Cut a goodsized lemon, into small pieces, rind and pulp. Add one pint of water. Boil down to half a pint. Strain and cool. Take a teaspoonful or more, as the stomach will bear it, an hour before meals. It is said to do all that has been attributed to quinine, without effecting the nerves or head as qninine does, and some physicians use it exclusively iu place of that drug. ? ? Indian Heal Diet. "Eat a good bowl of mush and milk for your breakfast, and you will not need any medicine. Indian corn contains a large amount of nitrogen, has qualities auti-constipating, and is easily assimilated. It is cheap, and has s^reat nutritive properties. A course of Indian meal in the shape of Jonny- cake, hoe-cake, corn or pone bread and mush, relieved by copious draughts of pure cow's milk, to which, if inclined to dyspepsia, a little lime water maybe added, will make a life, now a burden, well worth the living, and you need no other treatment to correct your nervousness, brighten your vision, and give you sweet and peaceful sleep." The cheapest meat for the farmer is mutton. It may safely be said to cost nothing, as the fleece from a sheep of a sjood breed will pay for its keeping.N Then, fnr Additional nroflt. there is a lamb or two, the pelt of the auimal, if killed at home, the excellent manure from its droppings, and the riddance of the pasture from weeds, to which sheep are destructive foes. A German test for watered milk consists in dipping a well-polished knitting needle into a deep vessel of milk and then immediately withdrawing it in an upright position. If the milk la pure, a drop of the fluid will hang to the needle, but the addition of even a small portion of water will prevent the adhesion of the drop. A little liquid ammonia added to the water in which flannels are washpd will prevent them from becoming yellow and shrinking. To preserve C*. U * 1. n,A_ iiiiiir siJiiiivss, w.mpu Liirui m icpiu noter, rinse in water of the same temperature, and dry rapidly at a moderate heat. We have seen a definition of tbe word ''heroine" which is not given by Webster or Worcester or any other lexicographer, but by a college profe$-? sot's wife. It is, "An educated Amer* iean woman who does her own house* work." Pickled Egos.?PIg1< led eggs furnish a relish enjoyed by many persons. Boil the eggs hard, and put into cold water for a moment. Remove the shells, stick cloves Into them, and drop in cold vinegar. What to Teacli Your Boys* Teach tliem how to earn money. Teaoh them to be strictly truthful. Teach them shorthand and typewriting. Teach them economy in all their affairs. Teach them to be polite in their manners. Teach them history and political economy. Teach them arithmetic in all ita branches. Teach them to avoid tobaeeo and strong urniK. Teach them to ride, drive, jump, run and swim. Teach them careful and correct bus* iness habits. Teach them how to get the roost for their money. Teach them by example how to da tilings well. Teach them to avoid profane and in^ decent language. Teach them habits of cleanliness and pood order. Teach them the care of horses, wagons and tools. Teach them to be manly, self-reliant and aggressive. Tench them to be ueat and genteel in their appearance. Many a disciple loses much because lie has'been unable, or unwilling, to meet with his brethren in the house of God. There is much talk, In these lays, about meetiug God anywhere uul everywhere; and tuany who go to jhurch claim that they worship God 11 nature, and hear sermons in brooks, md the like. Our own belief is that such persons do not really worship 3od in nature, hut rather worship nature as God, and that the sermoDs :hey hear from brooks are exceedingly watery. Church less piety is an ex eedingly rare article, and to find a 'Christian worker who rarely goes to lie prayer-meeting is almost impossi?le.?A. l'\ Hchatifficr, D. D. Despise nobody, 110, nor uo coudi,ion,?lest it come to be thine own.