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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, sTc., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 18887" VOLUME XXXn. NO. 47^;^
Extracts from Lowndesville Advertiser
Monday was the time appointed to
elect Intendant and Wardens. The
old council was re-elected : Intendant
?D.L.Barnes; Wardens?J.J.Johnson.
B. A Henry, T. J. Baskin, II. A.
McConnell. Tneir past record is a
good one, and they have done as much i
towards the improvement of our town
as any council we have ever had. The
citizens have justly shown their appreciation
by electing them for a sec- 1
ond term, and they will no doubt do '
all they can to improve our town. Let
each and every citizen do his part towards
helping the new council in each 1
and all or its undertakings, and con- '
siderable improvement will be made.
The Advertiser wishes them much success,
and will join them iu any move <
that will promote the good of our
town. 1
We publish elsewhere a letter from ,
our friend, Mr. J. Altheus Johnson, of
Washington, D. C., to the Greenville 1
Neivs. It ia with reference to the
claim of United States witnesses and
jurors. His letter has the right ring to ,
it, and Mr. Johnson is doing a good '
work in exposing these irregularities.
When in Washington not long since,
ourrepres?ntative Judge Cothran spoke 1
of Mr. Johnson in the highest terms. .
Mr. Johnson stands high in the Treasure
TW?Rrtment. ami is a faithful
officer wlio is saving the Government '
thousands of dollars by exposing the
rotton irregularities that existed under
Republican rule. 1
The schedule on the Savannah Val? 1
ley has again been changed. The mail ,
train now leaves Anderson on the old
schedule and returns. An accommo- ,
datiou train is run from Anderson to J
Lowndesville in the evening, reaching
the latter place at six o'clock, and returning
immediately to Anderson.
This is a good schedule and one that .
will be a great accommodation to the
people; Now, if the railroad authorities
will sell round trip tickets for one
fare, they will find that the travel will '
be insreased.
Young men beware! There is a
younir man in town who has two
sweethearts. Consequently there is |
such a vacuum in his breast that a deaf <
man can distinguish the difference i^ (
sound by tapping lightly near the re- j
gion where nis heart should be. The
above i9 strictly in accordance with the j
facts in the case?the experiment has j
been tried. i
The Savannah river has been very i
high. Only lackiDg a few'inches of <
being as high as last August. The
passenger train that went into Augusta
last Friday night, on the Augusta .
and Knoxviile road, had to plough
through water four leet deep. We i
happened to be on board, but the next 1
trip like that we hope to be "counted ]
out." (
Rev. Y. E. Laury was here last ->
RotnrHov Innlfinir nflur thu intprpst of
his church. The colored people are
going to erect a nice building and *
preparations are being made to com- 1
mence work. The lot wa9 given them i
by Mr. T. Baker on Bell street, and it 1
will be a nice situation.
Oor merchants are filling up with
large and selected stocks of goods. '
Read their advertisements and come
and get what you want at very low
prices. More houses, more money,
more advertisements will keep up the
boom. Let every man do his duty.
The "stray bullets" that have j
been flying' around town, have
alarmed some of the "natives," and j
the "Czar" does not feel comfortable. ]
Rest easy, "dear friends," the municipal
authorities will soon take steps to ,
protect you-from harm.
In order to keep pace with civilization,
Lowndeaville is to have a big
"opening." All the stores in town are
opened six days in every week, and
you can get anything you wish. So if
^ou.want to buy goodsfcheap, come to
jjowuuesvinc.
Mr. Lamar Clinkscales killed a
grey eagle last week that measured
eight feet from wing towing. He used
a number thirty-two Whitney rifle
and killed it at a distance of one hundred
and twenty-five yards.
Mr. J. M. Latimer is building 1
quite a neat house on the street leading I
to the depot. He has most of the lumber
on the ground and expects to complete
it in a few weeks. Homes are in
demand, it seems.
Miss Kate Hester, after a pleasant
visit at Greenwood, returned to
her home at Hester last Saturday. (
She speaks of Greenwood in the highest
terms, and contemplates another
visit there soon.
Mr. J. M. Baker is building a
nice cottage on the street leading to
the Methodist church. The locality
is good and will be quite desirable
when completed.
Mr. W. G. Johnson has been quite
unwell, but is improvfng. "Beckie
Groves" has given him some good advice,
and if he takes it he will not be
sick any more.
Our friend Harmon, of the McCormick
Nerve, says he intends to get married.
He is to be in Lowndesville
soon, and Lowndesville is not without
her charms.
Mr. E. R. Horton has quit helpiug
W. L. Seawright, and has a better
job. The boys iu town are going to
elect him president of a "special club."
Miss Sedgwick, of Greenwood, after
spending a day or too in Anderson,
came down to Hester's last Saturday
on a visit to Mies Kate Hester.
Mb. E. H. Mathews was in town
last week looking as happy as you
please. He will be here* in a few
weeks to spend some time.
Mrs. W. It. Buchanan, of Cokesbury.
is here visiting her relatives and
frieuds. 6he is now at Mr. J. W.
Huckabee's.
Mr. P. L. Sturkey is confined to
his bed suffering with a felon on his
hand. We hope to see him out in a
day or two.
The Stove and Tin House is selling
Rtacks of stoves. A car load has ar
rived, and if you want one call at
once.
Dr. Lowrie Wilson, of Abbeville,
was in Augusta preaching the past
week, but returned to Abbeville Saturday.
Mr. J. W. McCalla, of Elberton,
Ga.,weut to Augusta Saturday. He
will return Monday.
Miss Fannie Booker spent Saturday
at Capt. Brownlee's with Miss McMakin.
Mrs. W. H. Martin has been quite
unwell, but we are glad to report her
better.
T. Baker & Son have still a car of
guano on hand.
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NOTES FBOM ABBEVILLE COURT HOUSE.
Your correspondent was uw.iv from
Abbeville on business last week and
his communication for the Advertiser
readied its destination too late for publication
through a mistake.
General Greely is not the proper
man to be at the head of the weather
bureau. He cannot manage the rains
worthaccnt. The proper man in the
position would have kept back some
[>f the recent rain for a dry time next
summer. Greely might do very well
for the Arctic regions.
Messrs. W. C. McGowan and Ellis
Gi. Graydon were in Greenville last
week attending Court.
The Court House looks very much
improved since the front has been
completed.
There is a difference of opinion between
the Auditor and the National
Bank here, as to how much taxes the
i 1_ i now \fr .Tnnps is
uu.uk Licit; biiuuiu f"j,? - ?? .?
of the opiniou that the bank has not
made a proper return of its taxable
property. The matter has been referred
to the Comptroller-General.
Should Mr. Jones' position be sustained
the State will be the gainer to a very
large amount. This matter is very interesting
to the taxpayers.
The experimental bridge over Little
River at Island Ford has been again
washed away. Five or six hundred
dollars would put a bridge there that
would stand any freshet.
Last Sunday was Easter Sunday and
is usual the Episcopal and Methodiut
jhurches were tastefully decorated.
Messrs. C. A. C. Waller, of Greenwood,
and J. D. Brownlee, of Due
West have been appointed Assistant
Supervisors of Registration for Abbeville
county.
a nw.rw, tho nmminpnr, in Abbeville
/ILUVUg iUV
:>n Monday last were Messrs. J no. E.
Brownlee, John Morrab, W. E. Baroiore,
George K. Bradley, Dr. J. D.
Keel, Dr. Pressley, Messrs. F. W. R.
Nance, J. W. Gaines of the Chronicle,
i. VV. Power, B. A. Boyd, Capt.
E. Cowan, Messrs. W. D. Mars, R.
\V. Haddon, W. D. Maun, J. N.
King.
Capt. J. N. King will be a candidate
before the County Convention for
I'ounty Chairman. Capt. King is a
?ood man and if elected would make
x good officer.
Home of the township clubs thinking
that the County Convention would
meet to-day, sent up delegates. The
State Executive Committee have not
issued its call yet and the Connty
Uhairmau is waiting on the Committee.
Due notice will be given of meeting.
The following sales were made last
Monday by J. Fuller Lyon, Judge of
Probate Court: J. W. Keller, Admin
istrator vs. Milly Cozby, sale of land
to pay debts, seventy-six acress belonging
to the estate of Benj. Cozby,
deceased, bounded by lands of Dower
tract. Thos. B. McCord and B. S.
Barnwell to R. E. Hill for two hundred
and ninety dollars : also remainder
in dower tract, after termination
uf life estate of Milly Cozby, containing
forty-three acres, to Milly Cozby
for thirty-one dollars.
By the Master. In the case of C.
McHugb, as asssignee of A. J. Salinas
fc Son, against Richey & Miller, oue
house and lot in the town of Hodges,
the property of John W. Miller and
twenty-two acres of land to T. J. Ellis,
for six hundred and fifty-three dollars.
Also one house and lot in Hodges, the
property of William R. Richey, containing
one and one-half acres to W.
R. Richey for one hundred and twcnL?
?- ~ J~11 ~^ ?1oa AT?o Vinnua nfir)
tj'-uiie uuiuws, auu aisu uuv
lot in the same place, known as the
Koon Place, containing thirty-seven
acres to T. J. Ellis, for forty-four dollars.
Kossdhu.
OUR DUE WEST LETTER.
Life In and Abont the l(y or Letters.
Due West, March 27, 1888.
No sweet milk and peaches thisyear.
Dr. W. L. Pressly had a chill last
week.
J. T. McDill & Co., comtemplate enlarging
their store.
David Pressly, son Dr. W. L. Pressly,
had has arm dislocated last week.
The election of Town Council occurs
here on the 2nd of April. A
good ticket will be nominated.
t \c nrvr%/i/i line tlia moforinl
laid down to put a nice addition to his*
dwelling. We like to see improvements
going on.'
Mr. Mansfield Hollingworth has become
a permanent inhabitant of Due
West, is making a good citizen and a
constant attendent of our churches.
Mr. R. C. Brownlee went up t > Anderson
Friday. His brother, S. D.
Brownlee, of the firm of Brownlee &
Brown lost their elegant store by fire
Thursday morning about day light.
Insurance $2,600, stock $4,000. Supposed
t*be incendiary.
Through the kindness of Prof. Miller
We have read that grand little
pook, "Our Country." Though little,
what a monument to its author. .
Header, if you nave not reau il, gei it,
ponder it, digest it. Would that weal!
had the grace to act up to its teaching*
?every American. Thee would
America indeed be as "a city set on a
hill."
Our people are taking considerable
interest in the bank at Greenwood and
will take some stick. We hear Messrs.
Bailey & Durst each spoken of as
President. Pushing Greenwood ought
to support a good bank.
Some time back we alluded to the
appointment of Judge Sitton as Notery
Public by the Governor. Our letter
to the Press and Banner was crowded
out that week. This appointment
ment was particularly pleasing to our
people. It was a worthy one. Gov.
Richardson in bestowing it wrote
Judge Sitton at some length a kind,
appreciative letter.
Mr. John A. Devlin has sold to the
National Bank of Abbeville, the Bank
hiiilrlinnr 1 nr-111Hi ncr Pt>nnnv'a atflrpnnH
the building above, and in rear of
these for $7,000 cash. In this instance
both parties seem well pleased with
the trade, which is not always the
case. This leaves Mr. Devlin half of
his block of buildings there.
The Literary Club held au interesting
meeting at the residence of Mr.
Brice, Friday evening. The young
ladies were conspicuous by their absence.
r T> M if.. 1
JJT. jamtJtt r>?>jruc nan in ? uigunui
runaway scrape recently. He escaped
with bruises, but no broken bones.
Prof. Lee is taking some nice photos
now at his art gallery.
Mr. J. P. Harkness, of Charlotte,
has been offered a nice position on the
Atlanta nine but declined, preferring
to hold the good business position he
holds in Charlotte. "Jessie" is doing
well.
Prof. Kennedy is bending his energies
on farming this year and raising
fine stock. He has two pets in the
stock line. He is rejuvinating the
"Pruitt place."
We were pleased to meet "Mac."
that used to give us the delightful dots
from Greenwood. We have half a
suspicion that "S" from Donalds last
week in Press and Banner was signed
under his graceful pen points.
The prohibition election is over. We
think the anti-prohibitionists are as
much to be praised for their admirable
spirit displayed as any. R. S. G.
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Latimer L.?caln.
Latimer, March 31,1888.
The rain has poured almost incesantly
for the past week, consequently
the farmers are all disDondent.
JDr. W. M. Taggart'has been quite
sick, but we are happy to Bay he is
much better, and hope he will soon be
quit well.
Air. C. M. Calhoun has just completed
a public well at our depot.
This is the fourth well he harbored in
the neighborhood.
Mr. George Smith, of Hester's, wfisi
totowntoday. ?
Dr. Shirley, of Anderson, was in
town this week, he i9 thinking of locating
at Latimer. We hope he-was
pleased with the place, and people,
and wiJl make this his future home,
as we are very much in need of a
physician.
Mr. T. H. Graves is quite-sick.
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. iviiss rwuey, 01 v>?juuu mu, jb vioir
ing relatives in Anderson.
Every one predicts the fruit crop destroyed
by the recent cold snap, black
berries excepted of. course, else what
would become of the ^v?cage little
darkie.
Messrs. G. C. and T. H. Gravea
spent last Tuesday in Abbeville.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Calboun, of
Monterey, spent a day in town this
week. j
Messrs. T. H. Graves & Co., have
added to tbeir already well assorted,
stock of spring goods, a line of ladies
hats, all tbe latest styles.
The many friends of Mr. William
Danniels will regret to hear of the ex
treme illness of his eldest son Johnnie.
Honor Bright.
Extracts from Christian Neighbor
Have you not seen them ??thos
people that make the worst of everything.
They put the worst ooBstruclion
on all they hear, they take one's
words as conveying the worst possible
meaning, they alienate friends, they
sow discord wherever they go.
It is extremely difficult for persons
of certain temperaments not to think
ill many times. Being of a penetrating
mind they cannot fail to see oftentimes
the lack of sincerity which is so
general a characteristic. "She thanked
me quite courteously, but her eyes said
with equal distinctness, 'I'll never forgive
you as long as I live.' " So writes
some presentrday penman. Now,
what is one to do ? Accept the spoken
words as indicative of real sentiment
or the language of the eye which is
no less clear? If one "makes the best
of everything" hemust acton the first,
yet if he does it he stiullifies his own
understanding. We can only suggest
that it is better to try to believe that
the best may be the "rock bottom" motive,
and a less difficult thing to do,
try not to let the insincerity of others
irritate us, make us angry. It must be
a source of pain, but we need not let
it make us angry. There are some
who for the defaults of a shallow
pated servant will for the time hate
the whole world, say we are all going
to ruin, that morals are at a low ebb,
etc., etc., all because he has allowed
the petty subterfuges of an Inferior to
to gauge the morality of the world.
None but those who give way to child
e
mil lius ui uugtu uau ictri ow, uut umuj
otherwise strong men do thus lose their
self-control.
"Every Day" Criticisms?N?. 4.
A distinct enunciation is a thing invaluable
in those to whose voice we
must listen every day, something to be
prized above rubies,?an acquirement
which renders its possessor twice esteemed,
for himself and for his manner
of speaking. Clear utteranoe is a
grace, so rarely is itfound in perfection ;
a grace peculiarly charming to every
listener. How painful, on the contra
ry, 10 near uau uttereu wuitmie, ?u
mouthed that the meaning is barely
recognizable. Mornin\ or, worse,
mawnen for morning; Sadday, for
Saturday: lem me, for let me ; hyuh
for here; comfut for comfort: las'
night, for last night;?these are a few
examples of the slipshod enunciation
of many, an ennunciation that
almost causes the. speaker to forget
what manner of words be gpeak*
eth, and ail enunciation which
if practiced before children trains
them to vicious habits of speech
which are overcome only with difticul
ty. Yet this accomplishment is not
impossible of acquirement. By carefully
attending to the enunciation of
those who speak clearly, by forcing
one's self to repeat correctly every imperfectly
Bpoken word the habit can become
so fixed as to be "second nature."
During the past ten years no less
than six species of North American
birds have become extinct, and it is
claimed that the English sparrow has
been the main cause of their disappearance.
The wicked slaughter of birds to get
their feathers to sell for bedecking a la
hnrhnrirm tho henH (rMrinc nf wninon
and children may have done as much
as the English sparrows in exterminating
the innocent, beautiful and
useful creatures, with which the Creator
has favored the-world.
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The State National Bank, Raleigh,
N. C., has closed its doors. The Presdent
and Cashier have skipped, carrying
about $45,000 cash. The whole
defalcation is over $300,000.
The Savannah river is very high,
March 29, and the Piedmont section
of this State has been visited by floods
of rain and a storm of wind.
News from Germany Is that the rivers
Elbe, Nogot, Vistula, and Odor
have overflowed their banks, flooding
thousands of acres of farm land, inundating
towns, destroying many villages,
and making thousands homeless.
; t ^
irue Dins ior lorgery nave ueeu
found against Cross and White the absconding
officers of the State National
nBank, at Raleigh, N. C., and they are
in custody at Toronto, Canada.
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M. B. Smith, Atlanta, Ga., was bitten
March 27, by a rattle snake which
was soiled in* crate of cabbage shipped
from Florida. Dangerous symptoms
appeared in a few seconds. A
hyperdermic injection of permanganate
of potash?a solution of two
-grains to a dram of water?saved his
-life.?Exchange.
The Prohibitionists of North Carolina
have issued a oall for a State Convention
to be held in Greensborough,
May 16 next. The business of the
Convention will be to elect twenty-six
-delegates and as many alternates to attend
the National Prohibition Convention-to
be held at Indianapolis June
6, the selection of eleven candidates
for Presidential electors, the nomination
of a full set of candidates for
State offices, the election of a State
executive committee, and the full and
complete organization of the State.
The town of Ninnescah, Kansas,
was destroyed by a cyclone March 24.
Three persons were killed, and several
iniured.
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Mississippi has been visited by terrible
storms of wind, and in Alabama
'
the principal rivers have risen rapidly
gand continue to increase in volume.
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An explosion occurred in Mine No.
16, at Rich Hill, Mo., March 29. One
hundred miners were buried. Forty
[bodies have been taken out.
A* earthquake shock is reported at
Nashua, N. H? March 27.
The State Sunday school Convention
met in Spartanburg March 28. A
larere number were in attendance at
the opening.
The State Convention of the Young
Men's Christian Association opened in
Florence March 29.
The trial of Col. Hamilton for the
murder of the young prohibition editor
Oambrell progresses slowly.
Marnh thirtv-one was the end of the
'sixth week.
Interesting Political Fact*.
"In the history-of this country, was
I a political party ever in control of the
(Government for but a single term of
[four years? If so what party and
when?" Replying to the foregoing
[question of a reader, the New York
Sun says:
; Several times. The federalists were
in-power from 1797 to 1801, when John
Adams was President. Then, under
Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, the
! Republicans, who afterward became
i Democrats, were in power to 1825.
Then the Whigs, with John Quincy
Adams were in power one term ; after
them the Democrats, with Jackson and
Van Bureu, held power for three
terms; then the Whigs held one term,
and the Democrats followed, and then
Whigs again, uutil in 1853 the Democrats
came into power for two terms.
In 1861 the Republicans came in ?
successors to the Whigs, not the old
Republicans who had become Demoorate
in Jefferson's administration?
and they held power until Cleveland,
ini884.
They that trust the sword will take
the sword. "He that taketh the sword
shall perish by the sword." Has it
proved a success? So long as it is
* ? 1 tifill lin Qttrar^ I
UllSieu tutu LiitJU IU115 Ilia U1VO..W.M
return to plague him who wields it.
Love has always beeu distrusted. It
never has had a fair trial. Hatred
and revenge; these be thy gods, O
man! Embody these in laws. Exhibit
them on the scaffold, the gallows,
the duel and the battlefield. Have
they made the race less unkind, cruel
aud murderous? "If so," one who is
not a Christian might say, "multiply
I them." What would he say who came
j not to destroy men's lives but to save
them.?Advocate of Peace.
The Danish Goverment forbids the
importation of pork products from
America.
How near to me, my God, Thou art!
| Felt to the throbbing of my heartNearer
than myself to me:
| Nothing is real, without Tliee.
Thou fllleat my being's hidden springs;
Thou glvest my wishes heavenward wings;
I live Thy life, I breathe Thy breath,
[ And in Thy presence is no death !
I Did you ever feel the ioy of winning
a soul for Christ? I tell you there is
no joy out of heaven wnicn excels 11?
the grasp of the hand of one who says:
"By your means I was turned from
darkness."
Love, even of the most demonstrative
and ardent description, is of small
value unless it leads to the performance
of duty. God accepts only that
love which leads to the keeping of His
commandment*.
Never go to bed in winter with cold
or damp feet.
Guidance.
Being perplexed, I say,
Lord, make it right!
Nlgbt is as day to Thee,
Darkness as light.
I am afraid to touch
Things thut involveso much;
My trembling hand may shake,
My sklilees hand may break;
Thine can make no mistake.
Being in doubt, I say,
Lord, make it plain ! ,
Which is the true, safe way?
Which would be vain?
I am not wise to know,
Nor sure of foot to go;
My blind eyescanuot see
What Is so clear to Tbee.
Lord, make It clear to me!
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The Unworked Mine.
The questions are frequently asked :
"Is there any department or, journal
ism that 18 not filled ?" "Is there any
new department fo be created?" "Is
there any news that is not reported ?"
"Is there any field for a strange man
with new ideas?" Yea, there .is.
There is one journalistic field that hat
bcarcely been scratched by the reporter's
plough. There is one mine of
news which has only been thinly and
spasmodically worked. There is one
department of journalism that is waiU
ing for a pioneer reporter to open it up
to his brethren.
Read the religious column of any
paper, no matter what, and then an*
swer if religious reporting is not an
unknown art. There are three bun*
rl nnrl fifHr nK n aa in DViil n AaIu
Ul tu AUU UllJ UJUXbllCD 1 LI 1 UUCIUVIT
phia; we have bureaus and departments
of educational, charitable and
reformatory work, and more than half
a million people have a direct interest
in all that they do. A hundred
thousand families are eager to know
all that is being done in the churches.
They have hundreds of. social Movements,
social recreations'and social enterprises,
which are of interest to the
general public and of-apecial interest
to a hundred thousand families. Read
the religious columu of such papers as
maintain one, and-then answer how
this mine is worked. Probably the
best in Philadelphia is that which is
published iu Saturday's Ledger; but
it is little more than dry bones. A
larger amount of Information?that is
news?ought to be given every day.
But, perhaps it is the reporter, not
the paper, that is at fault. It was the
remark at a college dinner, of one of
the highest archbishops, that ho had
never met but one reporter who could
write up a church ceremonial without
making it ridiculous. As the Archbishop
made this complimentary re-i
mack, be placed, the reporter on his
riglvt in the seat of honor. An evan
gelist conducting special services sent
a formal request to the ^newspaper by.
which lie was employed that thissamq
reporter should De assigned to hid
meetings, and at their conclusion, hei
publicly thanked the reporter for having
contributed largely to their sue-,
cess.
The report of a church service can
be made as interesting as that of an
opera, a college commencement, or a
kermis, and the story of a prayer
meeting may be told sp as to bo as readable
as that of auy social event. Perhaps
there are few reporters who havetried
to do it; but.one of these days
the religious reporter will beas import
taut a member of the staff as the baseball
man is now, and as well paid.
Growing Smllax in the House.
This beautiful winter climber?the
graceful queen of decorative vines?is
adapted alike to the green-house and
conservatory. Nothing can excel this
dainty plant in beauty of foliage aud
orange fragrance of the flowers. It is
extensively used for bouquets and floral
decorations of every description.
This plant is a specialty with Boston
florists, by all of whom it.is extensively
grown as a decorative vine; and no
Boston lady, dressed for a. party, feels
nnmnlnfo if nnftirol flnWAffl
jl1ci luucb wxllpavvv it umvuamf .mv r
are worn?without a spray of amilax
appended to her-hair.
Mr. J. Vicks, than whom there is no
better authority as a florist, gives the
following directions for the household
culture of this plant:
With very little care, it can be
grown successfully as a house plant.
The seeds should be sown in a box, or
in pots, in the house; should be kept
moist till tbe young plants apDear.
The seed being rather slow to germinate,
you must not think it bad if it
does not make its appearance in two
weeks. The young plants should be
potted off into three inch pots as soon
as they are three or four inches high.
n - l-.-il 1 ij l~ ?1
uuce a year me ouius biiuuiu uv huuw
ed to dry off and rest; they will start
into growth Again in about six weeks.
The vine does not require the full sun,
but will grow in a partially shaded situation.
It can be trained on a small
thread across the window or around
pictures. It is a climbing vine, and
will attach itself to a string in just
about the right condition to use for
wreaths, eto., or, when required for
lighter work, the branches which become
entangled can be separated.
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Sound Tissues.
A young laboring man was brought
to a certain hospital in this city with a
badly lacerated hand. He had fallen
upon an old cotton-hook, and it bad
gone entirely through the palm of his
hand, carrying with it rust and dirt.
The wound was kept open so it would
suppurate freely and be readily cleansed.
As time passed on the hand became
very much swollen, turned,
black, and the surgeons watched carefully
for sigus of blood poisoning, fearing
that the entire hand would have to
be amputated to save the life of its possessor.
These signs not appearing, it
then became a quesuuu wucmci uiuic
of the band could be saved tbau the
thumb and first two fiugers. As the
hand became no worse, the surgeon
delayed operating on it, and after a
time it began to mend, and finally
healed entirely, equally to the surprise
and delight of the surgeon.
"Young man," said he to the patient,
as the danger was passing away,
"do you use alcohol in any form ?"
"No, sir."
"Do vou use tobacco?"
"No,"sir."
"Do you use coffee ?"
"No, sir."
"Do you use tea?"
"No, sir."
With a wave of hia hand, a nod of
his bead, the surgeon murmured,
"That is what has saved you your
hand."
Tissues degenerated by the use of
any one of these stimulants cannot resist
the attack of accident and disease
as can tissues that are formed only of
wholesome and nutritious food.
Obscurity of Blrtli.
It is only shallow-minded pretenders
who make either distinguished origin
a matter of personal merit or obscure
origin a matter of personal reproach.
A man who is not ashamed of
himself, need not be ashamed of his
early condition. It did happen to me
to be born in a log-cabin, raised among
the snow-drifts of New Hampshire, at
a period so early that when the ?oioke
first rose from its rude chimney and
curled over the frozen hiJls there was
no similar evidence of white man's
habitation between it and the settlements
on the rivers of Canada. Its
remains still exist; I make it an annual
visit. I carry my cbildreu to it
and teach them the hardships endurpH
hu the oonorotinna hnfnr* thorn .T
love to dwell on the tender recollections,
the kiudred.ties, the early afifee>
tions and.the narrations and incidents
which mingle with all I know of this
Srimitive family abode; I weep to
link that none who then inhabited it
are now among the living; and if ever
I fail in affectionate veneration for
him who raised it, and defended it
against savage violence and. destruction,
cherished all domestic comforts
beneath its roof, and through the fire
ancUblood of seven years' Revolutionary
war shrunk from no toil, 110 sacrifice,
to serve his country and to raise
his children to a condition better than
his own, may my name and the name
of'my posterity be blotted from the
memory of mankind.
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The Euglifth Language.
A pretty deer is dear to me,
A hare with downy hulr;
I love ai hart with all tny heart,
But barely bear,a beer.
*Tls plain that no one takes a plane
To have a pair of pairs;
A rake, though, oftefc takes a rake .
To teur away the tares.
All rays raise thyme, time razes all,
And; through the whrile, hole wears.
A writ, In writing "right" may write
It^wrlght," and still be.wroug?
For "wrlte"'and"rite" are neither "rights
And don't to write belong.
Beer often brings a bier to man,
Coughing a coffin brings,
And too much ale will make us all,
As well as other things.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is but reclining:
And, when consumptive foika decline,
They all decline declining.
A quail don't quail befogB.a storm?
A bough will bow before It:
We cannot rein two rain at allNo
earthly powers reign o'er it
th? dyer dyea away, then dies; i
To dye he's nlwnyH trying,
Until upon his dying-bed
He thinks no more of dyeing. <
A son of Mars mars many a sun; ,
All deys must have their days,
And every knight should pcay each night :
ToBlm who weighs h|fe ways. {
'Tis meet that men should mete out meat
To feed misfortune's son;
The fair should far? on love alone, '
Else one cannot be won.
A lass,alas!is something false;
Of faults a maid 1s made:
Her Waist lrbqt a barren .wasteThough
stayed, she is hot staid. !
The springs spring forth in spring, aim
moots
Shootforward, one and.aU; ,
Though'strrnmer^kllls the flowers, it leaves
The leaves to failio Call. I
I would a story here commence, t
But you tnigntflndit stale, i
So let's suppose that we have^eached ,
The tale end of oortale.
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Sweeping.
Those whose rooms are heated by
stoves have doubtless noticed thatdust
gather*sooner.and more readily under1
them than anywhere ebe in the room.'
The hot air rising from .the stove
draws the dust as well as the cold alii
toward the partial vacuum created un-i
der the stove. Taking a hint from*]
this, it is a good plan to sweep toward
the stove and gather all the dirt on the
zinc under it. The stove covers down;,
the dust and keeps it from flying allover
the room. <
There are times, as in sweeping a
large room,wben one can avoid rais-J
ing dust by sweeping only a small
area at a time; ana taking up the dirt
ih a dust-pan or witli & carpet-sweeper
as one goes along. This .saves Carrying
a large amount of dirt over the
carpet or floor, and is-easier as one
practices it. To sweep a room clean
without raising very much-dust ieeasy
to those who have learned to use. the
broom with art and skill. Dust is the
enemy of bric-a-brac and fine furniture,
and the abhorrence of every nice!
housekeeper.
Some sweepers insist on moving1
everything movable out of a room before
giving it a thorough sweeping.
Others are content to move out pieces'
of furniture, sweep where they stood,
and then move them immediately
back again. This method leaves the
room in order as one progresses save
the immediate place where they are
sweeping, aud tor expeditiousness is
preferable to the former method.
The stroke in sweeping should br
snori auu rapia ; a long siroKe scuuh
the dirt into the air and fails to bring
away the dirt thoroughly. The broom
should barely leave the floor at the enu
of each stroke. The more continous
the contact of the broom with the carpet
after it touches it at the beginning
of each stroke, the less the dust raised.
A careful sweeper does not omit to
brush the dust as she moves along
from the chair board and other places
where it has settled, thus anticipating
the work of the duster and leaving less
for it to do.
After a carpet has been carefully
swept, if it is gone over with a mop or
a cloth wrung from clear water, lt?
brightness will be increased and Its
cleanness also.
Tiw rnr v *~t rPrtfiflST 0 TU A tMtKllA irtir a1
rUDLJIU X11C puuuu ivwci
is never safe to use?that is, the towel
that the publie wipes on. It not only
removes the moisture that it is its purpose
to do, but it rubs off scales, pieces
,of dead skin, lymph from cuts and
iabrasions, perspiration from the pores,
|mucus from the nostrils, pus from
isores and ulcers, and any liquid that is
.excreted upon the surface of the body.
These impurities and disease germs
are retained in the meshes of the towel,
and are ready to attach themselves
upon subsequent users of the towel.
A hundred or more persons use on; of
'these towels in a day, and those who
are among the last especially run unpleasant
chances of oatchiug some ill
or other.
The writer, at one time thinking it
inconsistent with the laws of physiology
to eat soup before meals, and thus
dilute the digestive fluid, took his af
ter tne usual incai. x ins aiu uoc agree
nearly as well as taking it at tha beginning.
Such a time honored custom,
however, as eating soup at the beginning
of a meal, could only have
been so persistently adhered to because
of its having been found by experience
to be the most appropriate time. It
does exactly what warm or hot water
with th? addition of salt does and
more, in that it is nutritive and excites
the flow of gastric juic*.
There Was Once * Mlirfater. > >?
"There waa.oooe a ^minister of < the .'J
gospel who never built achurch.
"vho never preached in -one.
Who<never propoa?d a churoh fair
to buy the churelra new carpet. "'iSaM
Who never founded ;?ny.eeot.
Who frequented public botseee -and
drank wine with oitiners.
Who never,teceSved-a<salary.
Who neveraeked forone.
Who never.wore & black suit cr a
.white necktie.
Who never used ft prayer-book.
Or a hymn book.
Or wrotea,?e?non.
Who never hired a cornet sofofat to
draw. Mu]e>to4iear the ,fcWord."
- Who never even'took a-teXt for bis . -'?3
( enuone.
. - >Who nav*?WMt thioMlrftMnru nf
theological study.
Who waattavepovdstaed.
Who v?a? nevereeen "converted."
Whe never weafeto conference.
^Whowsa^he?
i-Cbriat.
The ^Recbptivb Facui/ty.?The
reeeptive faculty needs cone tan t-.cultivation.
In the very *eariicst /ears it j
may be trained and devefopea. Children
are, it is true, always receiving, '
but few are taught how to ^receive.
They can be accustomed to habits of
observation' and -attention," to sentiments
of sympathy and-gratitude, to a
sens? of i^poralbHity tor "the u?ev of
what is conferred upon 'them.' The
same cLew-tbattfalte-opon a -wonfc imlls
alia on the thirety flower; bat 'the
stone is unchanged by its presence,
while the flower eagerly drinks it up
and draws from it fresh -vitality fbr its
own growth. So good infloetiees are
everywhere abroad,- -falling alike on M
the calk>us<aadthe4>e&sjttve; on thow
who are -scarcely <#oeeiou* of them,
and those who weJcowe .th?m~with -jM
eagerness, ua?,them with intelligence, t m
and, draw, from. them^ever-<?ew^ -and iJaW
fresh vital power.
Children of the present day are ' .:->m
much criticised, m1 the ana in
tfie.pr^,becau?e of-thOTfbrw&rddesa 'M
and lack of reverence. It"ftr<ven a
common remark of ^)kfer;p?rfetjtfc; that ' ;-3
"there are doehHdren no^raSayg';0 po
children who havetttro spiritaind*place
of children^ -BtttefaHdren are ustuUlj
what they, ace-trained to be. Tf-the
children.ofi& .forinet -day -were better
mannered ihao4hose of to-day, the . - /.'Vfl
reason-rati st*be looked for in *4be fact > *
that they-ha<i4)etter -parente .than * %
those who.are convplaioinf abotit the
children of to?day." There-Hire - some, ;
advantages,or>.aduantagee for some? ' r'*l
in the k>ng.ago.
We are full of this view of
Not a day goes by without our detecting
som.etlung.fatberly hi Him which
we never ODse^vea oqiore. , AMjiiea
grow into privileges,"pepapces brightheart
with a delicloisPbu'm Uity ahd
sorrows are heavenly br^wpces. It. ia
as if earth were placing AUetf Into.
heaven and at the <&IPBiQb4ft^gJite
and sounds something-tjngias In. bur
hearts, as if God werejDst ox^thfrpeint
of 8p?aklng prappearing. ^
A government agent traveling in
Alaska says that the American citizens
in some portions of that country *tiil ' ^
pray for the Emperor of Buaakk In ^
one town?jmly one man ,was found
who knew the name of an American
city, and that was San Franciseo. The
report says: "After labojin* ...with
them one man was found wno had
some bow heard of Chicago. Boston, 4
New York, Ehiladelpbia and .Washington
were unknown regions."
A convenient and sensible implement
forsaking up fenee^posts Consists
of a stout pole of tbe size and shape of
& wagon tongue. The thieker part of *'s$a
this pole, for about fifteen inches , from "ifj
tboend, is shaped into a wedge. This
is sheathed with a.frattoe.made of.iron
half an inch thick and two and
inches wide, and securely fastened
with screws or tyolto. 'Ul^ e'q^ snwild
be pointed autLalighily^ bent. upwards.
"I think" said thejninister who<was
visiting a parishioner, 'Uhat It. is easi- o
er to coax children than^o drivwtheni.
Gentle words are more effective than
harsh ones." "I think so, too," said
the lady tenderly. Then, she -raised
the window and suddenly shouted to
her boy: "Johnnie, if youdon't come
in out of that tuud-puddle I'll Ibreak
your back!"
One of Satan's devices to ]ce*p ,poor
souls iu a sad, doubting, #nd?queauoniug
conditbin is ca using them-to be always
posing and musing upon sip i to
mind their sins more than their Saviour;
yea, so to mind their sins m to
forget their SavJour. Their eyes are
so fixed upon their disease that, they
cannot see their, remedy, tliougb It be
i near.
How often in meditation upon what . ?
the Christian has been reading, .has be
found his affections raised, uod his
soul in some measure brought near to
God. By meditation the word takes
deeper root in us, makes uiorcjxkwerful
impressions on our minds, and furalsheth
matter for prayer.
However early in the morning you
seek the gate of access ^ou'iJnd It already
open; and however deep the
midnight hour when you find youraelf
in the sudden armsof death, tj&e winged
prayer can bring an instant Saviour
near.
A little ftve-year-old girl drew the
nf n /1a/* or>H AO f nn Ka0
pivvuic ui a (utu v?v vu ?iv^ f'Hw
aud calling her mother's attention to
it, said, "A cat oughtn't to have but
four legs, but I drew it witb six.legs eo
she could get away from the dog.''
A boy eight years old, in one ofjhe
public schools, having been toltfthata
reptile "is an animal that creeps," on
being asked to name one, he promptly
and triumphantly replied ,la baby.11
Sudden changes of the weather
cause disease among fowls much sooner
than long continued cold or warm
weather. Roup, a very contagious
disease, >s usually au? 10 uampness.
Restlessness aud fretfulness. binder
godliness. The very restless will never
be very godly; the very godly will
never be very restless. "Be still, and
know that I am God."
A Paris paper recently stated that
the people of St. Louis, Dakota Territory,
are dying of a disease called the
blizzards.
It is said freckles can be removed by
washing the skin in water in whtoh Is
dissolved a small quantity of-'bo rax. Recent
tests appear to confirm the
meory mai pmuujig .whsj?j pouuoai w
ollowed by tb? largest cropi.
The tongue of the hamming bird is
split almost to the base, forming two
hollow threads.
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