Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Physiology and Forgetfulness. Forgetfuluess as to events occurring la the first two or three years of life is not unnatural. The brain has not be- ! come thoroughly organized, the cells have not formed their numerous connections which are necessary before association of ideas is possible, and the ' vast multidude of sensations crowding < together upon the imperfect brain can- not be separated one from another and ' each makes its own proper strong ira- ' oil nf wliinh must take nlace < if memory is to result. After a while < the cells become slowly united into 1 groups ("centers") and these establish < connections between themselves, ever i becoming more and more extensive, and memories of the organized form arise and recollection becomes possible. In extreme old age the nerve cells iose more and more of their ability to take on new impressions, the heart acts with less force ; nutrition gradually fails, and forgetfulness becomes i more and more marked. Tiie Jater impressions having made the slightest i change in the cells are soonest forgot- ' ten, while those made in earlier years, i when the processes of growth and nutrition were most active, remain the longest. Old FalstafF, dying, "babbled i of green fields," and the aged not infrequently remember nothing but the scenes of childhood and early youthall else has faded away forever. During profound sleep, if ideas arise in the mind they are notsufficiently strong to make any lasting impression upon the brain cells?they are not registered. In dreaming a portion of the brain is active, while the rest is quiescent, but the disturbance of consciousness is so light that a large proportion of dreams are not remembered even on first waking. It frequently happens that a dream is remembered when one awakens in the night, but -by morning the impression has vanish, ed, and no means can be devised to compel recollection. ivriuuv juvmwr uu ? There is Much Humbug in Most Public Honors. At a dinner given to a foreigner in Boston recently, a gentleman, an invited guest, who had not read the author's chief work, said to a friend, "What is this work which the guest of the evening has produced ? I have not lmd the opportunity to read it." To his surprise his friend replied, "'Neither have I read it, and don't even know what it is." This amused both, aud they made a tour of the room without finding one person whom they knew who had ever read a line of the author's works. A very celebrated American Minister to Germany would never receive guests not personally known to him until the day after they .had notified him of their intention to call. In the meantime he would ascertain what they had done, and on meeting them would say, "I am delighted to meet you ; your great work, so and so. is known throughout the world, aud is a standard in the United States." Or, "The fame of your influence as a statesman has extended far beyond the bounds of the country you so worthily represent." Or, "Your exploits at the battle of have thrilled patriots every-where." Thus they were delighted, and the Minister obtained the reputation of universal knowledge. ?? Ministers must be interested?and we hope people, too?in the statement now going the rounds that if the external throat be well bathed with cold ivater, and rubbed, there will be little trouble from hoarseness and weak voice. It is an easy treatment and pleasant, and, as the advertisements say, "is within the reach of all." Lo- , cal application may be very useful, and there is a common-sense character about this advice that commends it, ; but it can do very little if there is want of general good health. Rubbing is nothing if the stomach is iuefJicient. What we eat, the character of our exercise, the method of our study ?these all have their influence on our voices, making them strong, resonant, flexible, or the opposite. Home First.?Let home stand first before all other tliiugs. No matter Jiow high your ambition may transcend its duties, no matter how far your talents or your influence ma3r reach beyond its doors, before everything else build up a true home. Be not its slave ; be its miuister. Let it not be ( enough that it is-swept and garnished, that its food is delicious ; but feed the low in it, feed the truth in it. feed ' thought and aspiration, feed all chari- ( !ty and gentleness in it. Then from its -Avails shall come forth the true woman 1 /and the true man, who shall together 1 rule aud bless the land. i Give not thy tongue too great a lib- , crty, lest it take thee prisoner. A ( word unspoken is, like the sword in j nhe scabbard, thine; if vented, thy ( sword is in another's hand. If thou i desire to be held wise, be so wise as to ] hold thy tongue. I Children and the Church. A few years ago a great deal was written about the children's attend- n tince at church, and plans were pro- ai posed to secure it. There is no proof fr like success, and in our church we have succeeded. It is a fairly large re church in a country town, and on tl Sunday morning you will see rows of ei little heads, of all sizes, with the older brothers and sisters, and parents, in st the pews. Yes, in some cases, overflowing into the second pew. The a< older children do not congregate in the back pews, but sit with the family, r( even the young men. It is a lovely ^ iio-hh si What is the reason ? Simply this? that it has been the custom always to take the children from their early si years to church. Our fathers did it, the elders did it; the children, not al- 19 ways liking it, never dreamed of any- Vl thing else, and grew up in this way. n "When we go to a city church, and see the meagre attendance of the chil- c< dren, the pews filled, or not filled with grown people, only here and there a P1 child, we are struck with the contrast, n and thankful for the good old ways. Habit is strong, a lithe self-denial is wholesome and does not hurt a child, and many sweet and hallowed influences come into its young life as it & worships with godly parents in God's house. 11 M n 81 The Reason Why. b The question, "Why is a dram- b drinker's nose red?" is answered by 0 Dr. J. B. Johuson, of Washington, h who says : "The dram-drinker's heart ti beats about thirteen times oftener in e the minute than the heart of one who g does not drink alcohol. The arteries in consequence of this increased action \ carry the blood to the nose quicker than the veins carry it back. The (j blood, therefore, remains congested in c the overfilled vessels, and the nose t and the face as well, thus becomes e habitually red. So stagnant is this ' ' ' ii i ?? -- it- - J J ? 1. ? Diooa inai wnen ine uram-unuhei-? ^ nose meets a sudden current of cold D air it immediately turns purple, and so f remains until warm air restores the red color. So the red nose is caused c by congestion. {Every organ in the fc body is in a similar state?a warning j of an impending fate not to be avoid- t ed." The stomach of the drinker is in a bad state also, as Dr. Sewell's stom- 0 ach plates plainly show. They are the f, best object lessons on this subject ever D presented. The best way is to let all strong drink alone. D Is it Right to Play Cards? Is there any harm in a game of j] whist or euchre? "Well, I know good men who play whist and eucher, n and other styles of game without aDy t< wager. I had a friend who played cards with his wife and children, and a then ai the close, said, "Come, now, b lmno nravora " T will not iudcre IV/ I UO JUHTV V> Ml ? ?. --- ?- ? - y 0 other men's coDscieuces, but I tell you li that cards are in my mind so associat- a ed with the temporal and eternal t; damnation of splendid young men, that I should no sooner say to my fam- t( ily, "Come, let us have a game of o cards," than I would go into a menagerie, and say, "Come let us have a b game of rattlesnakes," or into a ceme- p tery, and, sitting down to a marble t< slab, say to the grave diggers, "Come, i< let us have a game of skulls." Conscientious young ladies are silently saying to me while I speak, "Do you think card playing will do us any T' harm?" Perhaps not, but how will you feel in the great day of eternity, when we are asked to give an account of our influence, if some man will say ? to you, "I was introduced to games of chance in the year 1888, in Brooklyn, a at your house, and I went on from that -1 AvnSHnrr mirl if sport lO SUIUUlUlUg U1U1C CAVlVlllg, uuu ?. went on down till I lost my business, tl and lost my morals, and lost my soul; h arid these chains that you see on my tl wrist and feet are the chains of a h gamester's hell ?" Honey at the start, T and eternal catastrophe at the last! a [ Talmage. 01 The Lancet, a conservative medical j authority, rises to say that "beer and w other stimulants are hurtful rather ^ than helpful, and the substitution of r non-intoxicant, cooling drinks for those beverages is a truly scientific ^ and sanitary advauce in public taste." ^ "And morals," we should have added. w C( A Harvard professor has made the ^ calculation that if men were really as they sometimes feel, there would be room in the United States for only two college professors, three lawyers, four *? [factors and a reporter on a Philadel- w phia paper. The rest of us would be w crowded off" into the sea and have to ^ jwim for life. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes's theory i is that a certain part of the brain re- j ceives impressions like the plate in the camera. They are photographed there and always remain, Sometimes we si] can recall them at will and sometimes d< not, but they are there?a theory that w leads to very serious thought. tii F Chicago Herald, m T fttr Pnlnfo UU II X V1UI9I The following compilation of busiess law contains the essence of a large mount of legal verbiage. We copy om the New York Journal: If a note is lost or stolen, it does no >lease the maker; he must pay it, if le consideration for which it was giv3 and the account can be proven. Notes bear interest only when so ated. Principals are responsible for the 3ts of their agents. Each individaul in a partnership is sponsible for the whole amount of ebts of the firm, except in cases of fecial partnership. Ignorance of the law excuses no one. The law compels no one to do imposbilities. An agreement without consideration void; a note made oil Sunday is oid; contracts made on Sunday canot be enforced. A note made by a minor is void ; a jntract made with a lunatic is void. A note obtained by fraud, or from a srson in a state of intoxication, canot be collected. It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. Signatures made with a pencil are aod in law. A receipt for money is not always inclusive. "Value recieved" is usually written l a note, and should be, but it is not ecessary. If not written, it is prenmoH hv law nr ttiav hfi nnnnlied y the proof. The maker of an "accommodation" ill or note (one for which he has reeived no consideration, having lent is name or credit for the accommodaion of the holder) is bound to all othr parties precisely as if there was s ood consideration. No consideration is sufficient in law f it be illegal in its nature. Checks or drafts should be presented luring business hours, but, in this ountry, except in the case of banks, he time extends through the day and vening. If the drawer of a check or draft tas changed his residence, the holdei nust use all reasonable diligence tc ma mta. If one holding a check as payee, or >therwise, transfers it to another, he ia9 a right to insist that the check be resented that day, or, at the farthest, he day following. A note indorsed in blank (the name f the indorser only written) is transerable by delivery, the same as il nade payable to bearer. The time of payment of a note must lot depend upon a contingency. The rAm?ao mnof ho nVtQnllltp A bill may be written upon any aper or substitute for it, either with iik or pencil. The payee should be distinctly araed in the note, unless it is payable 3 bearer. An indorsee ha9 a right of action gainst all whose names were on the ill when he received it. If the letter containing a protest oi ion-payment be put in the post-office, ny miscarriage does not affect the par y giving nonce. Notice to protest may be sent either d the place of business or of residence f the party notified. An oral agreement must be proved y evidence. A written agreement roves itself. Tlje law prefers written o oral evidence, because of its presis)U. Practical Christianity is no sanctuay sensation, no Sabbath-day service, t is the conscientious discharge of all uty, with a desire therein to honor ehovah. It makes the whole world temple and the whole life a priestood, "eating and drinking, and doing 11 things to the glory of God." TMiova ?ro nnl n fow^Phrintians wlin. f they would hike their fingers off leir own spiritual pulse and lay both ands to gospel work, would realize je most delightful sensation they ave had since the day of conversion, o be continually feeling for feeling is poor exhibition of true religion. When we grow wanton, or worldly, r proud, how doth sickness or other Mictions reduce us! We may say itli David, "Before I was afflicted I ent astrayand many thousand :covered sinners may cry, "O healthil sickness! 0 gainful losses! 0 lessed day that ever I was afflicted !" ot only the green pastures and stilaters, but the rod and staff, they >mfort us. Suffering so unbolts the )or of the heart, that the word hath isier entrance. The great need of the time in every wn and neighborhood is men and omen who stand for something, and ho represent positive moral qualities lat can be felt as living and working rces on the side of goodness. Life Is an inn where travelers stay? 3ome only breakfast ana away, Dthers for dinner wait and are fall fed, rhe oldest only sup and go to bed. Long Is his bill, who lingers out the day? Who goes the soonest has the least to pay. If sorrow could enter heaven, if a gh could be heard there, or a tear roll >wn the cheek of a saint in light, it ould be for lost opportunities, for o?e spent in neglect of God which ight have been spent in His glory. \ Extracts from Lowndesville Advertiser y, The Marriage of Mr. Bnskln and Miss ]j Brnce. g A AnnpHinir fn nnf.inn rrluan in Inaf. week's Advertiser, the marriage of Mr. T. J. Baskin and Miss Emmie Bruce ^ was solemnized in the Methodist church in this place last Wednesday at 4 o'clock, p. m. The church in and around the chancel was most beautifully and appropriately bedecked with overgreens and flowers. Just in the A center of and about five feet from the p altar railing stood a gateway, tastefully u clothed in evergreen, and in the arch above was suspended a large bell robed in white. The lateness of the hour j ron^oroH if oqqv mnof af nof. AVUUVi V-U IV VMtJJ VUUV UJUO l Ui IfAJW XJWV ural light could be excluded, and the g, lighted lamps gave an added charm to the beauties Ground. Sometime before the appointed the hour church was p filled with an expectant crowd of the a. relatives and friends of the soon to be t( united pair. The bridal party assembled in the vestibule of the church "on time," and after arrangiuga few necessary preliminaries, the ushers, Dr. J. B. Moseley and Mr. J. B. Franks, en- ^ tered the left door, and Messrs. Arthur c L.Latimer and R. P.'Hutchison, the right, and marched up the aisles, and took their positions a few feet in rear e' of the positions to be taken by the at- ^ tendants. As the ushers entered the doors, Miss Jessie Trowbridge, of An- b derson, began to play upon the organ c the time honored piece, the wedding s march. Closeley following the ushers s came Dr. B. A. Henry, our townsman, and Miss Lillie White, of Greenville, 11 on the left, and Mr. Herbert Barnes, \ of Anderson, and Miss "Willi? LeRoy I ' of this place, on the right, and after r passing the middle tier of seats, the l( 1 first mentioned couple filed to the right j and the second filed to the left and crossing each other took their position next the altar railing. Next ^ came Mr. R. A. McConnel, this place, ? ' and Miss Nannie Johnson, of Mon' terey, on the right, and Mr. G. E. E ' Bruce of this place, and Miss Mamie Baskin, of Monterey, on the left, who * : followed in the footsteps of their pre- * decessors, and took their proper posi- 9 ' tions. Next in order came Prof. J. F. e Harper and Miss Lucia Moseley, both of our town on the left, Mr. J. J. a ! Johnson, this placc, and Miss Jennie i Harper, of Harper, on the right took i 1 their proper places. Last came the 1 bride and groom who were the chief t 1 attraction. They took their stand in the gateway under the bell, and the o Rev. W. S. Martin in a very impress- J ive way performed the marriage cere- ( ' mony of the Methodist church. The usual interrogatories having been asked and answered, the congregation v rose to its feet and Rev. R. C. Ligon, delivered a short and feeling prayer, At its close the bride and groom ad- ' vanccd and knelt at the altar railing, when the Rev. W. S. Martin concluded the ceremony by joining their Lands and pronouncing them man and Y wife. The happy pair then repaired E to the vestibule where they were congratulated by almost the en tire congre- p gation, at the close of which, they, ac- I companied by quite a crowd, went to the depot and the train for Augusta, h Charleston, and perhaps other points, q Thus ended an event in Lowndes- c viile's history long to be remembered ^ in part because of the great esteem in which the main actors are held by all who know them. They both are of fine social position, and if good wishes c could secure to them prosperity and D happiness they certainly would be p ranked among the favored few. The groomsmen are of the very best the $ country affords, and the bridesmaids are unexceptionable. The attendants a were all arrayed becomingly in the p tip of fashion, and all filled the place p of honor assigned them very credita- tl bly indeed. To the happy bride and groom we extend our heartiest con- a gratulations, and to the attendants we will cheerfully do the same when time n comes. 9j ?am s< Last Monday morning Messrs. B. I Berry Allen, W. L. Kenedy and D. K. ci Cooley went to Charleston and return- ti ed on Friday. I Miss Lilly White, of Grenville, 11 arrived here last Tuesday and has ^ since been visiting her relatives and friends in this section. ol Miss Jessie Trowbridge, of Ander- T son C. H., came last Tuesday, and ^ remained till Wednesday night. The y above named young ladies, by their many attractions, love secured many friends, who are always glad to welcome them to our town. b* Capt. W. T. Branch, agent for the ^ National Life and Maturity Associa- .u tion of Washington, D. C., spent a day or two in our midst, last week. jn Mr. Jno. Morrah, of the Fork, and ? ( Miss Emma Morrah of Antreville were united in marriage in Shiloh church on last Tuesday by the Rev. S. J. Bethea. Mr. J. A. Reid and wife of Abbe- cg ville attended the marriage in this ^ place, and Mrs. Reid spent several aj. days thereafter among kinsfolk in this community. m Mr. Herbert Barnes with tb McCully, Cathcart & Co. of Anderson m C. H., was in town on last Wednes- ht day. nc The remains of Miss Mary Fleming rere brought down from Anderson ist Wednesday and buried in the hiloh Cemetery. >. mb. a. jl>. ?*uryfoy, who was >rmerly a condutor on our road, and is wife went to Mexico last Fall, hey have lately returned to good old .bbeville County and are now at Mr. no. Harmon's, near Bordeaux. Mr. and Mrs. T. Baker, went to .nderson C. H., on last Thursday, artly on business and partly for pleasre. They returned on Friday. Last Wednesday night there was a i j. _! ?xi i j. n/ ery pleasant social guiueniig at iur. . B. Moseley's, to which the brideslen and maids of the marriage that vening, together with some of the oung people of the town and others, 'ere invited. The guests were sup- -y lied with a nicely prepared supper, a nd the evening was a great pleasure ) all. It is said that "the Nation" is now n a considerable boom, has built a ew Methodist Church, paid for it, aid up its assessmenc, has a debating jciety, a sheriff and a lawyer. What ommunity can beat it? Last Friday it snowed a little, sleetd and rained a little more, and was ?as cold a great deal. During the past week our town has een somewhat up on the price of otton. For a day or two the fleecy tanle readilv brought 9} and one bale old for 10. * Now is the time of year for little 'coons" to be burned to death. Last j peek one met that fate near Mr. A. G. ^ Jaskin'e. Will the colored folks lever realise the danger attending the ^ eaving of their small children alone, ^ >articularly where there is fire. Thanks to Brother Carter of the Greenwood Tribune for his fraternal ;reetingand good wishes. Weintend o strive to continue to merit both and ost cordially reciprocate. Rev. B. F. Miller preached an ' nteresting sermon in the Baptist Church on yesterday. There were no ervices, in either of our other churchis. Rev. W. S. Martin and his wife ,nd children left last Thursday mornug, for the home of Dr. Brockington, iingatree, the father of Mr. Martin. Phoy went via Augusta and Charleson. Miss Fannie Booker spent a part if the past week, at the Augusta Exposition and a part attending the iala festivities in Charleston. Mr. J. T. Latimer has just competed a set of commodious stables ipon his premises in this place. Mr. L. W. Stevenson, of Hartwell. Ja., having attended the exposition in Lugusta, stopped over a day or two in ur town. Mr. J. Q. Donnald went to Hartwell, on a visit to his family, who are io\v there, on last Saturday. I E. H. Mathews will now give his 1 iersonal attention to his store at 1 jowndesville, S. C. ' E. H. Mathews has just completed iss arrangements with 8. M. Inman & 1 )o. for buying cotton. Bring in your 1 otton; P. L. says he wants 1,000 bales y January 1st. ^ 10 sacks of good Rio Coffee direct rom the importing houses, just re- 1 eived by E. H. Mathews. Country ( aerchauts would do well to get his ( rices before buying. A lot of fine over coats worth $15 to 20, for $10 and $12 at E. H. Mathews. Thanksgiving Day will be gener- ] lly observed here, our merchants proose to close their stores, and the lanters particularly, may govern tiemselve9 accordingly. i Last Friday Judge J. B. LeRoy alfoH a friend etiindinc bv. what he f bought the weather would be the extday. He replied, "cold, very cold, j ir." The Judge replied "I am very jrry to hear that, as I have a good hog wanted to kill to-morrow, and I an't do it now, as I now know it will arn warm," and sure enough it did. le always looks for the opposite of ? is friend's predictions. He would lake a splendid weather calculator = >r an almanac. 9 Mb. Edgar A. Williams formerly a f Anderson, now of Knoxville, 'enn., spent last Wednesday night at a is aunt's, Mrs. J. T, Latimer. Mr. 0 Williams is now traveling for a whole- e ile house in the latter city. A day or two ago we received "A n icture of Charleston S. C." a name ^ orne by the industrial issue of the ^ rews and Courier for 1888. It is with. a nice cover and cannot fail to give le beholder a clear view of all of the iterests and industries of our historic 3ity by the Sea." >' w Two weeks ago a young gentlemen id young lady respectively aged sixen ran away and were married by a rtain minister. So soon as the fa- ? er of the bride heard of her wherelouts, he went after her and brought 0 ;r home, leaving the groom very uch depressed. Afterward the faer relented and sent for the young a an, a summons which he no doubt ^ irrledlyobeyed, and everything is 1,1 >w moving on smoothly. iCI " " V j v -'m Some Day Some day all doubt and mystery Will be made clear. The threatened clouds which now we see Will disappear. Some day, what seems a punishment, Or loss, or pain, Will prove to be Goo's blessing sent For every gain. Some day our weary feet will rest In sweet content, And we will know how we were blest By what was sent. And looking back, with clearer eyes, O'er lire's shortspan, Will see with wondering, glad surprise God's perfect plan. And knowing that the way we went Was God's own way, Will understand His wise intent Some day?some day. ?IM1 ?eon TVTr T!t?o Slinf.)) m BY BETH IRVING. Little Henry had been very sick. iVhen he was slowly getting better, ind was just able to be up and about he room, he was left alone a short ime; his sister came in eating a piece >f cake. . Henry'#mamraa had told him that 't le must eat nothing but what she gave \im, because it would not be safe for rim to have what other children did ill he was stronger. He was hungry; he cake did look so good; he. wanted rery much to take a bite of it, and the " find sister would gladly have given it ;o him. "Jennie," said he, "you must run ight out of the room away from me ' ivith that cake, and Ptt keep my eyes ihut while you go, so that I sha'n't ivant it." Wasn't that a good way for a little soy of seven years to get out of temptation ? I think so. If other children, and big people, boo, would remember Henry's way, they would escape from sin and trouble very ofteu. Love to God. When Jehovah had laid the foundations of the earth, and had called into beine His creature man. His love was celebrated .by the harmony of the spheres, and raptures of angels. "The < morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of, God shouted for joy." And when the same lote was yet more gloriously displayed in the mission and incarnation of thePrinceof Peace, when bbth the majesty and the mercy jf God were made manifest to mankind in Jesu9, the melody of heaven > again became audible. And suddenly there, was with the shepherds a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying: "Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will towards men." As this blessed dis- ? pensation extends its influence over fhe world, songs of praise will be more and more heard from the uttermost parts of the earth. "One song employ all nations, 'Worthy tbe Lord, for He was slain for as." Joseph John Gumey. Habit is a cable. We weave the thread of it every day, and at length ive can not break it. The claims of aabit are generally too small to be felt, ' until they are too strong to be broken ro one who murmured because he reDuked him for a small matter, Plato replied: "Custom is no small matter. A. custom or habit of life does frequenty alter the natural inclination for good >r evil." After a series of veals windng up a watch at a certain hour, it be ;omes bo much of a routine as to be Jone in utter unconsciousness: meanwhile the mind and body are engaged n something different. When I meet a being I cannot serve, [ know my ignorance. Do thy duty; that Is best; Leave unto thy Lord the reet! Unmrt nf iliA Ki*!rrlifaaf firtlifa (va Allf UWUJ C Vi (.lie Ull^UlCOV il^uto gv VUb -n consequences of using borrowed oil. Faithfulness in little things fits one or heroism when the great trials come. Vanity is a refined selfishness which s ever exacting homage, but never laying any. Sacrifice being the essential basis of 'irtue, the most meritorious virtues are hose which are acquired with the [reatest effort. If we were asked what are the two :reatest human aids to the pulpit, we hould say, self-possession and selfbandonment. Sometimes it is hard to tell whether , man is firm in principle or simply bstinate, but the man himself never xpresses any doubt. Men who think for themselves do ot believe quite so much as those who ike what they have from hearsay; ut it is a better quality of faith. The moon above, the Church below A wondrous race they run; But all their radiance, all their glow, Each borrows from Its 8un. Be thankful for past mercies before ou plead for new favors; this is the < ray to plead successfully ; he that of>retli praise glorifieth God. I have seldom seen much ostentaon and much learning met together, he sun, rising and declining, makes ing shadows; and at mid-day, when e is highest, none at all. "The malice that la eager to ascribe selfish motive for a g< od act is the ackest thing in unregenerate human ature. It is akin to that which as ibed Christ's miracles to the devil."