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- x >- :r' \ *\" * - ; . . M?? 1 J An Extraordinary Epitaph. Mr. E. T. Vlett baa furnished the Charleston (8. CL) Naw? and Courier the following epitaph, which was copied from a tombstone In Horsleydown Church, Cumberland England: Here lie the bodies of Thomaa Bond, and Mary, his wife. She was temperate, ohaste and charitable; But, he was prond, peevish and passionate. She waa-Au anecuonaie wire uuu a mother; But, ber husband and child, whom she loved, seldom saw her countenance without a disgusting flt>wa, while she received visitors, whom she despised, with an endearing smile. Her behavior was discreet toward strangers; But. imprudent in ber family. She wasa professed enemy to flattery, and was seldom known to praise or commend; But, tbe talent* In wblch she principally excelled were difference of opinion and discovering flaws and imperfections. She was an admirable economist, and, without prodigality, dlsTunujniantvtnnarviwnwn in her family; $ut, I would saorlfloe their eyes to a fiirthlng candle. She soMthne* made her husband happy with ber good qualities; But, muoh more frequently with her many fallings. Insomuch, that In thirty years' cohabitation he often-lamented that, mnukre all ber virtues, be ?nff. In tbewbole. enjoyed two year* of matrimonial comfort. At length, finding abfebadiost the affection of her husband,' aa well as the regard of her neighbors, lamUy disputes bavlDg been divulged by servants, shediedof vexation, July 28, 1768, aged.48 yean. Hsrwora out husband survived her four moathsandtwo days, and departed this life November 28, 1708, In the54th year of his age. William Bondi brother to the deoeased, erected this stone as a weekly monitor to the surviving wives of- this parish, that* toy may sroold the Infamy OX UaHSI'tlWinnNiKK'ies utuiueu uu?u w posterity wltbfrpotobwork character. PredeapsrttioD. An old-time Baptist preaeher of one of oiaH3?ntherh towns, who was retired fromaetive Gospel dealing, but who tiU-keepe a-flrm eye on the faith, has just had a little experience with a col* ore# prtm^that causes him to think serious]/, Meeting the colored man, the ptapober said: "Davev'lf you don't bring that saddle home^ I'll have you put in jail." "What saddle is yer 'ferren ter ?" "Thfr<ene you stole from me." "Pattoa^fore de Lor,' I nebber stole yer?kldle." "Yefiifoou did. I saw you when you took it- oft the yard fence. 1 believe I'll lutvtyieu attested, anyway." "Look hear: parson, you's a old Baptis', isn't yer ?" "Yes, and I'll have you sent to the penitentiary^ "Well, so is I, an' now ketch de p'ints as I gin' 'em to yer. Dar is jes' so many saddles in dis worl' what is ter be stole, an' dar's jes' so many men what is ter^ steal dese saddles. Dis is predesper&tion. Now if yer saddle hapfiens ter be ob de predisposed saddlea,an' I happens ter be ob de predispoeed^meiv kin I help it? Dar was Judas' fault, case be was one ob de predisposed eo 'tended from de foundation^ de worl'." The retired preaehor paused, and then continued thoughtfully : "I don'twant a religious discussion, Dave. It isn't the saddjenow that I care so much about* It is that you told me a lie in saying that you didn't steaL it. ..A lie once told, always stands. You have lied to me, you scoundrel, and I believe it is my duty to have you arrested." " Pa mo n > dar'a jes' a certain amount of lieato be tole in dis worl', an.' if I is one ob de men what is predisposed to tell one ob dese lies it is not my fault, anlI kan't help it" "You go on now and get that saddle, or I'Jl swear a warrant out for your ar reefed '* "I'lldo de best 1 kin, Parson, but dar'iwjeB* a certain-amount of stole saddles ter be returned in dis worl'. If I is ob de predisposed men, an' I guess I is, you'll find yer saddle hangm' on de yawil fence 'bout sundown dis evenin'." Yennont Pine Cones. In alluding to the subject of all rain* fall; and the effect produced by the destruction. of forests, one of our contempor&rieesays: While as a rule we turn upour voyalNorth American noses at the gnreefltion of systematic forest cul turey in Europe the people have learned (wisdom from - experience. The French and German Governments are illustrating what we might do ourselves, by buying seeds of us. Near Burlington, Vt.f some four thousand bu?hete?f pine cones have been purchased-at forty cents per bushel, for foreign: shipment They are inspected dailyj and as they -open are taken to the bam and threshed, the seeds cleaned and placed in bags for transportsAIam - Tf /vt/ttinSoa An ovrAMiivo nf fltta Viuui xv vwuj/ico au c*TUft^o vi utc i men daily- for two months to gather the seed from four thousand bushels, eaoh bushel yielding about a pound of seed. There is a branch of this business, nearly double in product, near Chaflotte, Vt. The cones are gathered about the first of September, and treated with heated air to expediate their opening. All these are shipped to Franoe, Germany and the other gov" eramente of Europe. Apropos of this subject, some statistics were recently published showing that Lake Champlain is shallowing each year, Bome of its ports having already become una- j vailable, owing to the destruction of the forests, the great store-houses of moisture.? Some day the American nation will awaken to the knowledge that it has been recklessly prodigal of its trees.?Boston Bridget. Boot-Blacks. Who Help One Another. A reporter called to a little bootblack near the City Hall to give him a shine yesterday. The little fellow came rather slow for one of that lively guild, and planted his box down under the reporter's feet. Before he could gethis brushes out another larger boy ran up and calmly pushing the little fellow aside, said : "Here you go sit } down, Jimmy." The reporter at once became indignant at what he took to be a piece of outrageous bullying, and sharply told the new comer to clear v nnfc. "Oh. dat's all rieht boss." was fi the reply. "I'm goin' to do it fur him, t you see he'a been sick in the hospital j< for nior'n a month, and can't do much work yet, so us boys all turn in and ii give him a lift when we can, savy!" I "Is that so, Jimmy?" asked the re- p porter, turning to the smaller boy. o "Yes, sir," wearily replied the boy, and as he looked up, the pallid, pinch- i ed face could be discerned even f through the grime that covered it. o "He does it fur me, if you'll let him." "Certainly, go ahead," and as the y boot-black plied the brush, the reporter \ plied him with questions. "You say all the boys help him in this way ?" 1 "Yes, sir. When they ain't got no s job themselves, and Jimmy gets one, they turns in and helps him, 'aause he s ain't very strong yet, ye see." <3 "What percentage do you charge J him on a job?" i: "Hey!" queried the youngster. "I don't know what you mean." ( "I mean, what part of the money do s you give Jimmy, and how much do c you keep out of it?" a "You bet yer life I don't keep none; d I ain't no such a sneak as that." "So you give it all to him, do you?" s "Yes, I do. All the boys give up i what they gets on his job. I'd like to I catch any feller sneakin' it on a sick a boy, I would." r The shine being complete, the report- t er handed the urchin a quarter, saying, { "Ieuessvou're a pretty good fellow; s so you keep ten cents and give the rest c to Jimmy there." t "Can't do it, sir; it's his customer. Here Jim." He threw him the coin, r and was off like a shot after a custo- t mer for himself, a veritable rough dia r mond. In this big city there are a a good many lads, with warm and gen- s erous hearts under their ragged coats. ? * I The Teeth?Again. I I Permit me to tell my experience on j. the subject of preservation of the teeth. ^ I have lost many by not having them j "thinned out" in the days of my boy- e hood. It is painful to extract teeth, t and looks useless to pull out good _ teeth ; but in most cases the cause of decayed teeth is found in the fact of j too many teeth. My upper teeth are in fair condition. I had them thinned a when a boy. My lower jaw teeth are e reduced to a "lone star" on either side. ^ They were crowded. Don't have the nerves cut out and your teeth filled. t If the nerve is exposed, have the tooth pulled out. ^ Don't have them sawed between. If j they overlap, pull out one, and let ^ them spread. They will do it. 1 If you want your gums solid, teeth white and clean, and breath sweet, throw natent stuffs to the dogs or on the ash pile; don't use any of them. Use nothing but fine salt and a soft brush. A so called good tooth-brush is e good for nothing. Leave the stiff f brushes in the stores until the dealers t learn better than to buy them. Clean 3 your teeth night and morning as sug- ] gested above. After dinner rinse your mouth with clean water. The appear- 1 ance of this in the Advocate won't J make the tooth-powder men happy, 1 but if followed it will make the reader c happy in the possession of clean c mouth, solid gums, white teeth, and a c sweet breath. ? *???. c The Slang of Shakespeare. c i c The power of Shakespeare over the j. public is shown by the extent to which t his phrases, and even his slang, have j. become incorporated into our lan- g guage, says an exchange. Among ^ these are bag and baggage, dead as a j door-nail, hit or miss, love is blind, j selling for a song, wide world, fast and a loose, unconsidered trifles, westward T ho, familiarity breeds contempt, patching up excuses, misery makes strange cbed-fellows, to boot (in a trade,) short and long of it, comb your head with a three legged stool, dancing'attendance, getting even (revenge,) birds of a ri~ rifaAlr mo /iinin. ^ learner, iuat a uai, iv uiw telligible,) packing a jury, mother wit, killed with kindness, mum (for silence,) ill wind that blows no good, wild goose chase, scare crow, luggage, row of pin8(asamark of value,) viva voce, give and take, sold (in the way of a joke,) your cake is dough. The girl who playfully calls a youth a milksop is also unconsciously quoting Shakespeare, and even loggerhead is of the same origin. Extempore is first found in Shakespeare, and so are almanacs. Shakespeare is the first author that speaks of the man in the s moon, or mentions the potato, or# uses s the term eyesore for annoyance. ^ t Other Worlds than Ours.?Re- ? cent improvements in telescopes have enabled astronomers to make interest- ^ ing discoveries, and it is positively asserted by Sig. Schlaparelli, of Milan, ^ who, it is said, has the finest instru- 0 ment in the world, that Mars is inhab- e ited by a people somewhat like our- * selves. He has made the wonderful v discovery of a series of canals in that planet. They are nearly a hundred miles wide, and run from the sea-coast to the interior. According to the Prof. E. A. Boyle other astronomers haye r seen the same phenomena. It is known that Mars has snow and rain, ^ while there are indubitable evidences 8 of animal life. t< a A Waterville lady expressed a great j deal of anxiety over the result of the vote on the charter question. When c asked her reasons she replied: a "I don't want Waterville to become t a city because they say cities are very unhealthful places to live in." t ft Only His Mother. Charlie Holland, at your service. A rell-dressed, well-mannered, pleasantaced boy. You feel sure that you like lim. Everybody who sees him feels naf an "His mother must be glad of him," 3 a sentence often on people's lips, jook at him now, as he lifts his hat lolitely, in answer to a call from an pen window. "Charlie," says the voice, "I wonder f I could get you to mail this letter or me? Are you going near the postiffice?" "Near enough to be able to serve 'ou, Mrs. Hampstead," says the polite oice. "I will do it with pleasure." "I shall be very much obliged, CharLe, but I wouldn't make you late at chool on that account." "Oh! no danger at all, Mrs. Hamptead. It will not take two minutes to lash around the corner to the office." Ind, as he receives the letter, his hat s again lifted politely. "T,T1?-1- - ?UUIa +1 a n " YVUftD U pcucui intiu Charlie Holland is," says Mrs. Hamptead to her sister, as the window loses. "Always so obliging, he acts a though it were a pleasure to him to loa kindness." "Bend lower, and let me whisperj a ecret in your ear. It is not five minites since that boy's mother said to lim : "Charlie, can't you run up-stairs ,nd get that letter on my bureau and nail it for me?" And Charlie, with hree wrinkles on his forehead, and a >ucker on each side of his mouth, aid: "0 mamma! I don't see how I an. I am late now; and the office is lalf a block out of my way." And the mother said, well, then, he leedn't mind, for she didn't want him o be late at school. So he didn't oind, but left the letter on the bureau, ,nd went briskly on his way unti] topped by Mrs. Hampstead. What was the matter with Charlie Holland ? Was he an untruthful boy? le did not mean to be. He claimed limself to be strictly honest. It was growing late, and he felt in a lurry, and he hated to go up-stairs. )f course it would not do to refuse Irs. Hampstead, and, by making an xtra rush, he could get to school in ime; but the old lady was only his aother. Her letter could wait. "Only his mother !" Didn't Charlie -it 1 i LI il~~_ It loiiauu luve HID UJULilci , iucu * You ask him with a hint of doubt ,bout it in your voice, and see how his yes will flash, and how he will toss tack his handsome head, and say: "I guess I do love my mother! She's he grandest mother a boy ever had." Oh! I didn't promise to explain Charlie's conduct to you ; I am only ntroducing him; you are to study for ^ourselves. Do you know any boy ike him ? A Bible Puzzle. This puzzle has often been publishid, but perhaps some of our young . .. i i. ;j. T* kn In. oiks nave not seeii xu j.t wuuiu w merestiDg and good practice for any one, roung or old, to find the answer, low many will ? A young student was asked: "How nany boys are there in your class?" 3e replied: "If you multiply the lumber of Jacob's sons by the number >f times the Israelites compassed Jeri :o, and add to the product the number >f measures of barley which Boaz jave Ruth, divide this by the number >f Haman's sons, subtract the number if each kind of clean beasts that went nto the ark, multiply by the number >f men that went to seek Elijah after le was taken to heaven, subtract from his Joseph's age at the time he stood >efore Pharaoh, add the number of tones in David's bag when he killed 3oliath, subtract the number of furongs that Bethany was distant from ferusalem, divide by the number of inchors cast out when Paul was shipwrecked, and subtract the number of jereons saved in the ark, the remainler will be the answer." Directions to Husbands.?Never ind fault with your wife before others. Per contra, remember the counsel of he Good Book: "Her husband shall >raise her in the gates." That is, beore folks. Bear all her burdens for ler; even then she will bear more han you do, in spite of you. If you vant her to submit to your judgment, lever ask her to submit to your selfishless. A woman's life is made up of ittle things. Make her life happy by ittle courtesies. Love is a wife's only vages. Do not scrimp in your pay. "Put the garments to be washed in oak the night before; chip up the oap and put in the water, to be heated yith one tablespoonful of kerosene oil o every gallon of water; then put in he finest fabric first, the soiled parts laving been rubbed with soap. Boil or half an hour. Remove and put in he coarser clothes, treating them likewise and adding the same amount of il, you will be surprised how much asier your waBhing can be done and low much more cleanly the clothing vill be." To Houscwires. Hang a small bag of charcoal in the ain water barrel to purify the water, gait and vinegar brightens brass as well as any more modern and expenive potions. Rubbing a bruise in sweet oil and hen in spirits of turpentine will usuJly prevent the unsightly black and due spots. Tea or coffee stains will come out at ince if they . are taken immediately tnd held over a pail while boiling waer is poured upon them. Never sun feather beds. Air them horoughly on a windy day in a cool r3 r- v.''; place. The sun draws the oil, an gives the feathers a rancid smell. It is said that Catarrh of the hea can be cured t>y smoKiog muuei leaves?the smoke to be emitte through! he nostrils. It is better t gather the leaves before frost. To make silk which has been "tun: bled" and wrinkled appear like new sponge it on the surface with a wea solution of gum arabic on whif gloves, and iron on the wrong sid< Strong Black tea, cold, will clea black silk. Earache in any form is said to I quickly relieved by filling the ear wit chloroform vapor from an uncorke bottle ; vapor only. Ten drops upon lump of sugar is also an excellent ren edy for hiccough and ordinary nausei Stay in the San-Light. Sleenless neoDle. and there are man in America, should court the sur The very worst soporific is laudanun and the very best sunshine. Thereto] it is very plain that poor sleepei should pass as many hours as possib] in the sunshine and as few as possib] in the shade. Many women are ma: tyrs, and yet they do not know i They shut the sunshine out of the] houses and their hearts, they wee veils, they carry parasols, they do a possible to keep off the subtlest an yet most potent influence which is ii tended to give them strength an beauty and cheerfulness. Is it n( time to change this, and so get colc and roses in their pale cheeks, strengt in their weak backs and courage i their timid souls? The women < America are pale and delicate, the may be blooming and strong, and tfa sunshine will be a potent influence i this transformation .?Family Vmloi Never go to bed withhold and dam feet. Never lean with the back upon an thing that iB cold. Never begin a journey until th breakfast has been eaten. Never take warm drinks and the immediately go out into the cold. No doctor can prescribe diet. E* what you like if it agrees with you. When hoarse speak as little as poss ble until the hoarseness is recovere from, else the voice may be permi nently lost or difficulties of the throf produced. When going from a warm atmoi phere into a cooler one keep the mout closed so that the air may be warme in its passage through the nose ere : reaches the lungs. Never stand still in cold weather, ei pecially after having taken a slight d< gree of exercise, and always avoi standing on ice or snow, or where th person is exposed to cold wind. Not Ashamed. Justice McLean, of Ohio, heard minister preach. He had been a skej tic, and this minister spoke to him i such a way as to convince him of th truth and necessity of the Christia religion. He was led to see hoi Christ had died for him, and was tx gotten again. He went home. H had hardly gotten tnere Derore ne saic "We are going to have family prayer let us go into the drawing-room an pray together." "But," said his wife, "there are fou lawyers in there; they have come t attend court. Let us go into th kitchen to have prayers." Judge M< Lean replied, "It,s the first time ever invited the Lord to my housi and I don't propose to invite Him t the kitchen, by any means." H went into those lawyers and sai( "My friends, I have found out tht Jesus died on the cross for me; I hav given myself to him, and now I pre pose to invite Him to my house. Yo may do as you please?go or staj But I am now to make my first praye in my own house." They said the would very much like to stay, and di ' stay. From that day Judge McLea lived a consistent Christian life. Stress the Life. Perhaps the disposition to mak much of dying utterances has been to common among Christians. The Bi ble contains few such speeches, an God does not seeem to value thee much. Mr. Wesley rejoiced that "ou people die well" but he was more con Cemea lor liiem lu nve weu, w ictv holy lives. It was a false prophel and one inordinately selfish, who pray ed "O that I may die the death of th righteous, and that my last end ma; be like his!" It had been better fo him?he would have died better?i he had prayed more about livin, righteously. It is better for us to en our prayer pleading to be delivered ii temptation than asking to be save in heaven. Such was the manner c our Lord. Our Church Extension Board i doing good work for the Master. Fron April 1, 1887, to March 31,1888, hel was given to 295 churches and 23|parson ages. The General Board aided 5 churches and 6 parsonages. The Coe ference Boards helped 545 churches an 17 parsonages. The cash capital of a] theloan fund in the handsof the Genera Board amounts to $42,290. Grants wer made to80 churuches and 15 parsonages in donations, $31,500; loans, S1.20C contingent, $1,900. Total, $49,600. Th Board received 221 applications for aid but could only give aid to 96. Th amount received from collections wa $22,882?an increase of $4,160 over las year. Receipts on loan fund amounl ed to $5,638. The more this specia part of our work is brought before ou people the more they will be dispose* to give for its extension. We trust al our pastors will give it special atteri tion in all our congregations, and tha the close of this year will bring u] larger additions to this fund. <"< < v. '/' ; * '. : - ' :r-:t "w' d Ten Cents and a Moral. d Here Js a silver dime, my son; Looks like lead, It la blackened so. U Not a bit like the shining one ri I dropped In this pocket a week ago! Dingy ? Yes; do you think It strange ,0 It should lose its sheen in so short a time? Would you like to know what wrought this change For the worse In a brand-new silver dime? The cause Is simple and readily told, '? But pay good heed to It, son of mine! It See if It does not a lesson hold For a bright brave boy with a wish to shine, e I draw from my pocket a copper cent: See, there Is the secret; this silver dime, - Dropped In the pocket by accident, q Has rubbed against copper all the time. And the copper is never a whit more white, And has gained not at all by its company ; >e But the silver dime comes out less bright, i And its value Is questioned, as you see 1 11 Now, the moral lor boys Is very clear; d And you see It, of course ? Well lay it to heart: a And see. I drop the dime in here, And tnc copper there; let them be apart! 1- __ One Less at Home. One less at home f The charmed oircle broken?a dear face, Missed day by day from Its accustomed place, y But cleansed and saved and perfected by , grace! One more in heaven I *> One less at home I ? One voice of welcome bushed, and evermore One farewell word spoken; on the shore 8 Where parting comes not, one soul landed ip more? I One more in heaven 1 ? One less at home ! ( - Chill as tne earth-born mist the thought would rise t. And wrap our footsteps round, and dim our l_ eyes, II But the bright sunbeam darteth from the U* skies? , I One more in heaven! , One more at home! u This Is not home, where, cramped in earthly , mold l" Our sight of Christ is dim?our love Is cold, d But there, where face to face we shall behold, is nome ana neaven j )t I GRAINS. n >f Work and pray. y Holiness is an unselflng of ourselves. 16 The highest form of Christian life is n self-denial for the good of others. r. Life's evening will take its character from the day which has preceded it. P The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with new ^ ones. e There is nothing that so refines the face and mind as the presence of great u thoughts. To obtain perfection it is not necesit sary to do singular things, but to do . things singularly well. i" Power is so characteristically calm d that calmness in itself has the aspect of *" power, and forbearance implies ^ strength. It is not until we have passed * through the furnace, that we are made to know how much dross there is in ^ our composition. Many indeed think of beirig happy 3_ with God in heaven; but the being e_ happy in God on earth never enters d into their thought. 16 Frivolity, under whatever form it appears, takes from attention its strength, from thought its originality, from feeling its earnestness. a "As oft, with worn and weary feet, y We tread earth's ragged valley o*er, The thought?how comforting and sweet! n Christ trod this very path before." Lfi Vam mill fV?of fVto moro roonlvA n not to be useless, and the honest desire w to help other people, will, in the qaickest and delicatest ways, improve youre self. The true Christian is like the sun, ' which pursues its noiseless track and every where leaves the effect of his beams in blessing upon the world around him. o e This is true: "It is said that one, tenth of the Christians in the world j do nine-tenths of the Christian work, j So long as this is so we can not wonq der that it goes halting as it does." e There is never a moment, nor any - IV. II* C ? l( experience, iu i-ue mc ui ? nuc v/imoit tian, from which a message may not e instantly be sent up to God, and back ). to which help may not instantly come, u We think of parting; let us think of r. meeting. We think of going away, ?r let us think of arriving. And as the y voice of death whispers, "You must go d from earth," let us hear the voice of u Christ saying, "You are but coming to me." We never know through what divine mysteries of compensation the great Father of the universe may be 6 carrying out his sublime plan ; but the .? words, "God is love," ought to contain * to every doubting soul the solution of all things. Q r He who is brought to serious reflection by the salutary affliction of a sick^ bed, will look back with astonishment . on his former false estimate of worldly things. Riches! beauty! pleasure! e genius! fame!?what are they in the ? eyes of the sick and dying? J ' f The moral fault of a man is unbelief. if The legal disobedience. The former is g the antecedent, the latter the consed quent. This relation is fixed by ima mutable law. To secure obedience, bed lief must be in exercise; hence, the ,f burden of the gospel is "believe." Ay. strip thee of thy dainty garb, Thy tinsel robe of pride, Lay glistening helm and flaunting plume, And specious names aside,? 8 And what remains of that gay thing n That dazzled us before? A monster hideous to behold, p An Idol Bmeared with gore! l- Life is a composition of a multitude 0 of little things. Men design not to be i- harsh and hard?would not be unfair, d But not enough attention is being paid II to the amenities of life. A kind word, J a word of cheer, of exculpation, extene uation; a little gift, a flower, a picture, j: a book, a courtesy, a polite bow, a cor>; dial smile?how such little things cone vert the wilderness of life into an I, Eden! e ? ? s The largest body of fresh water on t the globe is Lake Superior^iOO miles r long, 160 miles wide at its greatest 1 breadth, and having an area of 32,000 r square miles. Its mean depth is said 1 to be 160, and its greatest depth about 1 200 fathoms. Its surface is about 635 , - feet above the level of the sea. t p The use of money is all tho advan- j tage there is in having money. < COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE DIT CONDENSED SCHEDULE. IN zmcT BEPT?MB*B 80, 1888. (Trains ran by ?5th Meridian time.) NORTUBOUXD. t t t No. No. No. 4. 60. 54. la.ra, Lv Charleston 7 00 ........ F.M. Lv Columbia 0 10 10 25 At Alston 6 42 11 22 ... Lv Alston 11 25 P M Ar Union 1 25 Ar Spartanburg 2 50 _ Ar Tryon 4 46 Ar Balnda 5 38 Ar Flat Kock 6 00 Ar nendoraonvlllo C 10 - Ar Asbevllle 7 00 Ar Hot Springs 8 40 Ar Newberry 7 40 12 39 ?. Ar Laurens 9 45 - - Ar Greenwood 2 27 Ar Abbeville 3 65 A.M. Ar Belton 3 52 Lv Belton - 10 80 3 52 Ar Piedmont 11 17 4 42 Ar Greenville- - 12 05 5 80 .. Ar Anderson 4 25 ........ Ar Seneca- - 6 45 Ar Walhalla.. 6 45 Ar Atlanta - 10 40 SOUTHBOUND. ? + t ' No. No. No. 1 55. 51. 8. A Mi Lv Walhalla. 7 00 T,v Seneca. 8 00 Ly Anderson 9 85 Lv Abbeville 10 30 .. P. M. Lv Greenville- 8 40 2 10 Lv Piedmont 33 2 53 Lv Belton. 10 22 Lv Greenwood 11 66 P.M. A.M. Lv Laurens.. ...... 6 10 Lv Newberry- 2 16 8 10 Ar Alston 8 25 9 10 Lv Alston 3 36 .... A.M. Lv Hot Springs 6 50 Lv Asheville 8 25 .'. Lv Handcrsonville 9 16 Lv Fist Book 9 25 Lv Salada. 9 62 Lv Tryon 10 89 Lv 8partanburg. 11 65 P.M. Lv Union? 1 40 Ar Alston. 3 86 - 9 16 Ar Colombia 4 40 .. 10 10 Ar Augusta... 9 15 - ? ........ Dally. t Daily except Sunday. Msin Line trains Nos. 64 and 66 daily between Columbia and Alston. Dally except Sunday between Alston and Greenville. D. CABDWELL, Dlv. Pass. Agt, Colombia, S. C. JAB. L. TATLOB, Gen. Pass. Agt. BOL. HAAS, Traffic Manager. THE BACKET STOKE. Just received. The finest line of general merchandise we have ever handled, and at lower prices. We are agents for the femons P. Cox ladles and (misses shoes, the celebrated Douglas gent's and boy's shoes. The following are samples of " Backet" goods : For One Cent Each. 1 box blueing, 1 box blacking, 1 paper needles, 1 gent's collar, 1 pair cuff's, 1 yard lace, 1 Dollar button, 1 dozen buttons. For Two Cents Each. 1 large box blueing, 1 spool splendid thread 1 yard wide lace, 200 matches, 1 card books and eyes, 1 tin cup. | For Five Cents Each. 2 large papers pins, 12 metal dress buttons, 11 spool of silk, 100 yds, 1 pair stockings, 6 tea spoonB, 1 pocket knife, I white gravy bowl, 1 yard garter web. II yard bleached cloth, 1 y'd unbleached cloth 1 quire gilt edge paper, 1 pack of envelopes, 1 3-ply ladles collar, 1 dust pan. 1 set cuff buttons, 2 yarbs ribbon, 3 papers tacks, 1 roll shirt braid, 1. set dress extenders, 1 best file. 1 1 towel. 1 toothbrush, 1 large lamp chimney, 1 large goblet. For Ten Cents Each. 1 pair lady's gloves, 1 pair gent's gloves, 1 red Jail lock, 1 yard silk veiling, 1 large file, 1 pr lady's linen cuffs, 1 y'd beautiful curt'ns, 1 yd best twilled crash, i l?i( iinnn trtirol 1 vnrri ulllr rnnhinar. 1 i-ply genta'coliar, 1 syprap pitcher, 1 yard beautiful worsted. For Twenty-five Cents Each 1 good gents undershirt 1 plaid shirt, 1 pair Joans drawers, 1 set caps <fc saucers 4 granite plates, 1 high glass lamp, 1 yard all wool twilled flannel, 5 tin wash pans. GALLOWAY & SON. I Dae West, S. C., Sept. 26, 1888. Sale of Land. i I | ??? A 8 Executors of the Will of James J. DevA lin, deceased, we will sell the REAL ESTATE belonging to said estate consisting of SIX HUNDRED ACRES, ? Kw lonria nf Tkinlfll Uiuru Uf iODB, UUUUUCU UJ i?uud v? Atkins, W. E. Henderson, B. H. Devlin, the Whorton lands and others. If desired by purchasers the land will be divided into two or more tracts. If not sold before SALE DAY in November next at private sale?then at public outory. S. M. DEVLIN, J. A. DEVLIN, R. H. DEVLIN, Executors. Sept. 20, 1888, tf. Special Shoe Department of ROSENBERG & CO You can't afford to buv elsewhere. "" V The Largest Stock! The Best Shoes! The Lowest Prices! G-ood shoes at prices within the reach of all. Our stock of Men's, Ladies' and Children's shoes is more than double its usual a mount. We buy from manufacturers only, and can sell you shoes for less money than those who buy from the jobbing trade. Buy from us, and we guarantee you a durable and comfortable shoe. Special bargains offered to those wanting several pair. P. Rosenberg & Co.! i Wo arc roiwly for tlio planters with a choice ' lot of barley ami rye for Fall sowing. Smith 4 Son. > ' . '..v., - nil inmTfir i 1AA iillM! 1 :'>m " r'M m ' ~'5?' In accordance with the act to raise supplies for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1887, notice is, hereby given that the Treasurer's office of Abboville county will bo open for the collection of taxes MONDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 1888. Taxes can be paid until December 16th .' without penalty. After that date 15 per ,,', cent, will be added. ;j.;- H The rate per centum of taxes, is as follows : State purposes 5 mills. County current 3 " County special J " Schools 2 " Total 10| " ; Poll tax ?1.00. Male citizens between twenty-one and fifty years of age are liable to Poll tax. r v Tax payers 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, amounting to 3 mills in NinetySix and 3i mills In Cokesbury township will be collected at the same time as the ji State and County taxes, and will be sub- ' . % ject to the same penalties in case of nonj ' payment. In order to further the collection of the taxes I have arranged the following $ schedule of appointments (subject to changes in Railroad schedules) and reauest the tax navers to take due notice thereof, as the office at the Court House V will necessarily be closed on those days: >, Verdery, Tuesday, November 6th. Bradley, Wednesday, November 7th. Troy, Thursday, November 8th. McCormick, Friday, November 9th. The next week from Monday, Noyem- * ber 12th, until Saturday 17th will be devoted to the stations on the Savannah ' ^ Valley Railroad, further notice of which y>. 'will be given as soon as the winter echedules on said Railroad are arranged. - ft Ninety-Six, Monday, November 19th .A5 after arrival of down train and until up ^ train next day. , Greenwood, Tuesday . afternoon, November 20th and Wednesday morning _ November 21st. Coronaca, Wednesday afternoon, November 21st. Hodges, Thursday, November 22nd until 3 o'clock p. m. Donalds, Friday, November 23rd. | Due West, Saturday, November 24th. V *5 The remainder of the time I will be In -. t the office at the Court House. All information as*to taxes will be cheerfally given by mail or otherwise. ? J. W. PERRIN, County Treasurer. fM Sept. 26,1888,3m ? For 5 Cents Each.. 5 Nutmegs, 1 tin wash pan, 1 tin baking pan, 1 glass batter dish, X bottle shoe dressing, 1 glass pickle dish, 1 glass plate, 1 glass mug, 1 glass pitcner, x un waiter, a Deamy, 2 cakes laundry soap, 1 cake nice toilet soap, 6 lamp wicks any size, 1 dozen boxes matches, 1 quire good note paper 1 pad good paper, 1 p'k envelopes, 2 sizes 1 box baking powder, 2 pie plates, (j or 9 inch 1 chromo, paper frame, t 1 wire bustle, 1 towel, 1 doylle, all linen, 6 tea spoons, 3 table spoons. 1 cake cotter, 1 bat rack, 7 pins, 1 coat rack, t box caps, 12 safety pins, any sif^ ; rv 6 long bat pins, 6 toilet pins, 2 papers good needles, 30 feet rope clothes lino 1 wash pan, 2 thimbles, 1 large dipper, 1 breast pin, 1 spool good silk, 5 spools good silk twist 1 package smoking tobacco, 6 lead pencils, 1 box paper and envelopes, 12 slate pencils, 1 large box good blacking, 1 basket, fancy, 1 plug Kirkwood tobacco, 1 butter print, 1 lamp chimney any size, 2 small tin cups, 1 largo gents handkerchief, 2 paper pins, 1 large ladies handkerchief, 1 paper pins, 1 bunch R. R. braid, at E. A, TEMPLETON'B. Sept 12,1888, tf For 10 Gents. ? 1 stove pan, 16-quart milk pan, 1 frquart milk pan, 1 ^quart milk pan, 110-quart milk pan, 112-inch silver waiter, 1 card receiver, 1 hat rack, 3 tin cups, 1 hat rack, 10 pins, , v 1 hair brush, 1 shoe brash, 1 pr splendid stockings 1 pair splendid socks, 1 needle book, ^ Sept. 12,1888, If Notice. 8 rrHE UNDERSIGNED WILL APPLY TO J. the next session or the General Assem ble of Soutb Carolina for a charter of the female school now conducted at Greenwood, 9. C., under the name and title of the Green wood Female College, of Greenwood 8. C. MRS. N. GILES, MISS T. GILES, B MI8S P. GILES, MISS M. GILES. MISS S. E. GILES. . August 14, 1888,3mo. NOTICE I TO DEBTOES AND CREDITORS. I ESTATE OF JAS. A. ARMSTRONG. ALL PERSONS HAVING CLIAMS against H the estate of JAMES A. ARMSTRONG, , B deceased, will present the same on or before the 15th of OCTOBER, noxt, and all persona Q Indebted to the said estate will make lmme dlate payment. H EZEKIEL HARRIS, Administrator. S| August 17,1888, 8t H Tack for sale. i WE OFFER FOR SALE OUR thorough H bred JACK, MOZART, said Jack Is M seven yours old, perfectly black, and can be handled by a boy. For further particulars M| apply to WALLINGFORD & RUSSELL. BH August 1,1883, tf. H| See What You Can Get at H the Racket Store for a I Few Cents. H 3 thimbles, 5 cts. 2 quires note paper, 6 cts. 69 2 packs envelopes, 5 cts. 4 crochet hooks In IB case, 5 cts. 6 spools button bole twist. 5 cts. H 1 spool silk 5 cts. 12 large safety pins 5 eta. 2 dozen small safety pins 5 cts. 12 large PW lead pencils G cts. 12 small lead pencils 5 ct?. 3 rubber tips lead pencilso cts. If pair kid W gloves 10 cts. 3 large box bluing 5 cts. 2 doz- Ba en slate pencils 5 cts. 6 cakes toilet soap 8 cts. 3 paper plus 5 cts. 3 paper needles 5 cts. Bfl 2 bottles ink 5 cts. 1 pair suspenders 6 cts. Pocket handkerchiefs, 3,5,6 and 7 cts. Spool cotton 25 cents dozen. For Sale. H QNE TWELVE HORSE TOZEIi ENGINE, H SAW MILL and PLANING MILL, and H E YOKE OXEN. All in flrsUtlasH order and will bear inspection by first-class ma- 9H zhlulsl. For particulars apply to 10 J. A. HAGEN, M Hodges, Abbeville county, 8. C. 131 Sept. ll>, 1888,3m MB I