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r V r BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1890. VOLUME XXXV. NO. 3. ? Preps Can Supply; Gentlemen whi young man who is SUITS. Just th I LINEN DUS1 which are very cool WE HAV I WE CAT We still brag c ounrc nrMT OJ.J. W JLJ kJ. J. SPECIAL SA We will sell dn 12, 14. Reduced from $5.00 to $3.8 Reduced from $2.75 Some Men's S to 38. Reduced fr< i^lso Seve June 11, 1890. ^ The Reading Dissipation. r "Reading makes a full man," said Lord Bacon. There is reading enough in these days to lill a vast multitude of ]>eople, hut many of them would fare better if they were empty. Willi not a few men and women rtadi:ig is not a recreation or a menus of improve-1 ineut, but a dissipation. This is true of some who never read'vile literature. They read woithle.-s books and-palters, or too much of that which is good enough in its place, hut not good enogh to occupy the mind constant The daily paper has become a formidable institution and a tremendous force. No intelligent person denies its usefulness. Neither politicians, nor merchants, nor mechanics, nor lawyers, nor physicians, nor teachers, nor ministers can alt'ord to be without a good daily. One who refuses to read these papers must fall behind his neighbors and Jose touch with his own generation. JJut a good thing used injudiciously may become exceedingly injurious. That many are seriously injuring their own minds by excessive reading of daily papers is capable of easy proof. Not a few intelligent men freely confess that they have wasted a vast amount of valuable time in this way, while others who do not perceive it show signs of having been seriously i I it.; . ~ i ..r 11 iiarmeu uy uus eiass ui reading. The man who takes up his morning paper as soon as he leaves his bedroom, reads it diligently while waiting lor breakfast, becomes so absorbed in it during his morning meal as to be unable to join in pleasant conversation with his wife ami children, continues to read it as In- rides in the ears ^lo his office, and a* soon as the Im.u:s| of business close buys an evening pa-j per, repeating the process of the; morning hours, is guilty of a speciesj of dissipation which will injure his; bodily health, his mental powers, and interfere with his domestic comfort and happiness. An article on "What Americans Read," by Helen Marshal North, in the April number of the North American contains some thoughts eminent-1 ly appropriate and timely. Theexaggeialed importance attributed to tlie j daily news-paper is judiciously characterized by the writer. She points! out one mischevious effect ot the liab-l it of immoderate reading, namely: "The distaste thus acquired for con uvuieu, tu^iciu uryuiufiu, ami ill geil-j eral for solid literature in any department." The practice of devoting the. mind inordinately to snatches of! thought, fragments of history, and1 brief items of news such as the dailies I contain, gradually weakens its grasp and disqualifies it lbr substantial and connected thinking. This accounts for the fact that multitudes of intelligent men and women who have received a liberal education have 110 taste for hooks of history, biography, political eeouemy, science, or general literature. The author of the above-mentioned article lias evidently witnessed some of the baleful effects of the Sunday | paper. Her observations on this topic cannot be too strongly emphasized, j rJ'his is si part of what she says: : "That prolific and prosperous newcomer, the Sunday newspaper, displaces, to a greater degree than any other paper, by virtue of its size and r time of sale, a far better element of I muntal training or culture than itself. It has a marked influence in detaining at home the weak-willed and in-1 termittent church-gocr; and?setting! aside all the claims which religion and morality have to the consideration ofj * ; - * ... r-- i" : -J. ; : < . : v -* -it....* " ire for $rou with a Cor o are in need of any th going to Commenceme e thing to "get there." ivf mw ?ERS will also be in ? and comfortable for S" 'E A TREMEE ST PLEAS m the EMERSON SI "S UNDERWEAR, H LE OF BOYS S iring the next thirty d from $6.00 to $4.80. 5. Lot 8891. Hai A*. ^ ^ to nits to go the same w om $18.00 to $14.60. >ral OcidL L IT "Wi every honest citizen, and considering only the mental and physical re- j suits?it can be said, without fear of contradiction, that an hour spent in the spiritual atmosphere of a church listening to the expression of high and uplifting thoughts affords a surer means of inspiration to the better part of a man's nature than the same time devoted to careless, idle, aimless, and omnivorous reading of the Sunday newspaper." This sentiment we com- J mend to our readers without comment. JVew ) ork christian Aihoeatc. - CfX ? "Clerical Jesting." Such was the heading of an editorial in a New York paper a short time, ago. What followed was strong in' ciuun.'iiiiKiuiui ui me ffrtjwiiijr prauueej among clergymen of all denominations: of boiug funny, appearing*witty, and\ creating laughter, even when dealing! with the most sacred things. The) point, we think, is well taken? That there is "a time to laugh"?a time to joke, sport, amuse, and make merry? all will admit. J Jut it is not when the clergyman is in the house of (iod, or when he is engaged, at any time or in anyplace, in dealing with the solemn truths of the gospel or the eternal interests of souls. It is said that when a man can drive home an idea better by a little Hash of wit than by an argument, the former is preferable, even though a laugh has been evoked. But is there not more to be considered than simply "driving things home?" What about the solemnitv of the orpnsion the spiritual impression to be made, the divine influence to lie imparted to immortal souls? How much has been gained, though every thought of the sermon has been "driven home," if the spirit of the occasion has been secularized ? One of the deplorable things of our day is that so many ?o to the sanctuary for simple entertainment, and in this entertainment they demand that the preacher shall be funny. What sincere Christian does not deplore this state of things? J>ut nothing fosters| it more than the growing tendency of "clerical jesting" in the house of (iod. As long as ministers aim at making their congregations laugh, or seek to impress holy things by jokes cracked or flashes of wit, the secularisation of the sanctuary must go forward and tlu* spiritual power of preaching must grow less .? The 7 veasury. i give a menu interpretation to; Christ's promise "When He, the Spir-1 it of truth, is come, He shall guide you into nil truth ; for He shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto I you." I believe that the Church understands the nature of Christ bettei than the first Anostolic churches understood it; and the method of His redeeming love better than they either diil or could. It would lie strange if, after being in Cod's school and seeing His work for eighteen centuries, we had not learned something. But this Apostolic history remains to teach, us among other things, these j two lessons: First, that the Christian religion is not an elaborate system ei-; titer of church government or cliureh; doctrine, but faith in a divine Person ; j : and, second, that where that faith is warm, living, enthusiastic, there is power, hough the theological knowledge may he small. Alas ! how much of subsequent history there is to teach i us the converse lesson, that where I there is no such warm, living, enthuastic faith in a Person there is no power, no matter what nor how clear may he the theological conception of His character and work. Jy)))(()) Abbott. the Di 25 nplete Outfit of ing in our CLOTHIN' mt to meet his best g: Something real no HI fiMfS ki4 Refit ^4 rrp^t riArnpmrl. pmrl WP ummer wear. STR ITOUS LINE, ? E ANY ( IOES as they never & OSIERY, COLLARS i IUITS. TOOM [ays the following lots Lot 8456. Ages 7 idsome Blue Flannels, ray : Lot 1103a. S New Stock. Lot 4 -p r^T ( IUUO V^-LJV rILL PAY THE RIGHT WAY, Or the Gospel Applied to Intercourse Between Individuals and Naions. HY ItKV. JOSKI'II A. COLJ.IKK. (Continued.) IF. It nuiy be objected to the gospel; method, thut there tire aggravated j cases of injury, to which it is not applicable. Admitting its justness with! reference to the ordinary and lesser oc- ] casions of strife, is there not "a point, j beyond which forbearance ceases to be! a virtue?" It may be said, I am will-; ing to forgive slight injuries ; but there j are those of a graver character, which 1 must not be ovrrlooked. Such, for in- j stance, are deliberate persecutions, long persisted in, and marked with constant efforts for my ruin. The sum of the objection would amount to this : "The principle of the right way is good?it is divine ; but the extent to which it is to be practiced is in an inverse ratio to the enormity of the offence. The greater the injury, the less it is to be forgiven. If an enemy hate me but little, I am to love him ; if a great deal, I am ;? i,:.? >> ! JUMUICU ill 1JIIJL1. Those who make use of this objce-j tion, either widely mistake the eharae-! ter of the gospel precepts, or do liotj obey them at all; for they have a direct reference to the grosser nod more, aggravated kinds of tnspa>s; and in j this fact lies their chief value. Peter; says, "For this is thankworthy, if a man fur conscience toward t?od endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what is it, if, when ye be bulleted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? buti if, when ye do well, and suiter for it, ye j take it patiently, this is acceptable! with (!od," 1 Peter 2: 11), 20. It' love, meekness, and forgiveness be duties, the fact that the injury is severe and I undeserved, so far from absolving lis! fV/ktv> t hnm ah1\t iloition/lL' f hot t lint' l\r? I the more thoroughly uud earnestly discharged. This objection is put at rest by the example of those who are held up in the Scriptures for our imitation. The ease of the martyr Stephen was surely an aggravated one, for his enemies were stoning him to death. Yet he did not deem this a sufficient reason for cherishing one bitter feeling towards theui, but prayed with his last breath, "Lord, lay not tins sin to their charge." Acts 7 : GO. What grosser indignities can be imagined than those that were heaped upon Christ? JJctrayed, scourged, spit upon, crucified? not all this accumulation of injuries could extort from him a whisper of resentment, or prevent his firm, hearty utterance of the prayer, "Father, forgive them!" Who * can estimate the enormity of every sinner's offences against (Jod ? Are they not a thousand-fold more aggravated than any we can commit against one auotncr . i et hear (jod saying, "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall lie as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall bo as wool." Jsa. 1 : 18. Here is our standard. When we arc required to exercise a forgiveness and lomr-xu 11'ering greater than these, it will be time enough to hesitate; but let not those who are daily the objects of a forbearance so great that only (jod could exercise it, attempt nicely to assign the limit beyond which "forbearance ceases to be a virtue," and hate to i be a crime. We are not warranted in i the belief that there is any such limit. The maxim just quoted was never derived from (Jod's word, nor from the I example of (jod or Christ. III. Another and plausible objection lo the ri^lit way is, thai if* />>wficr ictnthl outy Hithjcct us to y<t (jrmUr injuries. J le Wei MEN'S and E G- DEPARTMENT * irl we have an elegant bby. The politician! and fI?, have a full supply. AW HATS of every d ltjtd intend JNB JLJN C iil to give satisfaction, and CUFFS of all kinc ANY ON HAN of Boys Suits at the r to 13. Reduced fro . Fast Colors. All siz lizes 33 to 3.7. Redu ,208. 4 Suits left 38 t 3THING t " YOU TO il>e Whether this is true or not, the fact that it is our duty sufficiently answers this, as indeed it does every objection. We have no right to make the real or supposed results of a divine obligation the criterion of our obedience. If the way which we have presented is the right way, it is our plain duty to follow it, whatever be the comequcncc*. The [objection, however, has not the sanction of either reason or revelation. Obedience to the gospel must necessarily lessen strife, and "turn away wrath." He who controls his own passions, acquires thereby a mastery over those of his adversary, and by his very forbearance disarms the other's enmity, and recalls him to reflection. He does indeed outwardly yield, in refraining from physical resistance, yet he subdues him by a moral power which is far more effective than that of the strongest arm, or the deadliest weapon. But it may be said, while this is in general true, it is not always the case. When assailed by one of violent temper, will not our forbearance be abused? Are there not those who will basely take advantage of it, and ini prove the opportunity thus afforded them, by new injuries'? It is tiie misfortune of the Christian world that this has been so generally taken for granted, that few have fairly tested the question in their own experience. Men have so believed their fears upon this subject, that they have rarely given themselves the opportunity to learn whether those fears are just, or groundless. Even the best of Christians have been slow to believe that lie who commands is able to protect his children in their obedience. JJut is he not the (iod of providence? How easy it would be for him to avert the blow that is aimed at a faithful disciple, to wither the arm that is lifted against him, and instantly to subdue the ferocious tiger to the disposition of the! lamb! We are accustomed, in regard! to other duties, to expect that (iod will sustain ami defend us in their discharge. It is a sad want of faith which prevents us from thus relying j upon him in the fulfilment of these. When that faith shall be more strong-1 ly cherished, it will be found to fulfil our highest expectations; and it will be seen that by the operation of natuunil laws, and the ordinary course of divine Providence, the right way results only in good to those who practice it. This, (he known character of Glod, and U19 very constitution of bis moral government, lead 11s confidently to believe. A Practical IIktjgion.?We want! a religion that softens the step and tunes the voice to melody and checks tbe impatient exclamation and harsh rebuke, a religion that is polite, deferential to superiors, courteous to inferiors and considerate to friends; a religion that goes into the family and keeps the husband from being cross 1 when the dinner is lute, and keen the wife from fretting when the husband tracks the newly-washed lloor with his muddy hoots, and makes the luishand mindful of the scraper and doormat ; keeps (he mother patient when the haby is fre'.ful, and amuses the children as well as instructs them; cures for the servants besides paying them promptly ; projccls tho honey- ' moon into tho harvest-moon, and makes the happy home like the Eas- J tern fig-tree, bearing on ils bosom at [ once the blossomed and the glory of 1 unripened fruit. We want a religion that shall interpose between the ruts ] and gullies ami rocks of (he highway , of life and the sensitive souls that are 4 travelling over them. j st Com 'JMrn itPMBBgfc iOYS WEARII Till find a most beautifi line of FANCY CAS* 3 can't electioneer and BRAP BETE t\ * j_ n i i uoii I- iorgei we nave escription! TO SELL THE] >ur seto: We also have a sp Is. D. THEY MU eductions named for Om $6.00 to $4.70. es. Reduced from $? ced from $20.00 to $1 o 42. Reduced from it Correspc CALL OI rg Oklahoma. Oklahoma Territory is a garden spot ?line climate, splendid body of land ; it emdraces 41,000,000 acres, beyond question the finest body of land as a whole of any of the older or younger States or Territories. The average fv/\m Mm Ofitli ynrrjinlmr to April 1st was 42 degrees; plowing, fence making, building, every class of improvements going forward without intermission during the entire so-called winter, and a constant llow of immigration by railroads and wagons; many and many days, fifty wagons, with horses and mules, cows and stock I of all kinds following, all making for j their claims; and, mark you, these arei all good, reliable, industrious, sober, and in the main, religious settlers. 1 j have seen this Western country in early log-enbiu period ; but never have I: seen such good material in the early j settlers ashave rome here into this, "beautiful land," Oklahoma. The young cities founded here are aj marvel; a wonder of wonders even for this extraordinary century, when won-} der is piled upon wonder, and all1 things seem possible. We have herej (Oklahoma City) a beautiful, compactly built city of 8,000 or 5),000 people,! representing every State in the Union and all nations, the Turk and Japa-^ ncse alone excepted. Now go with me'. on sunntiy morning, iou may ionow (lie alleys or the main streets, all quiet, orderly : children aud adults going to Sunday-school; no drunken men, no rowdyism, no profanity?the churches tilled to overflowing, morning and evening, and order throughout the week, all on good behavior; and no police?no police court, absolutely without municipal government ?was ever anything like it? and this j not for a day, but now only lacking a few days of an entire year! This shows what an intelligent Christianity j is doing! Certainly, we admit, all the; people here are not Christians, but, j nevertheless, the spirit of Christianity! rules and overrules the body of the people.? W. J. WotJ'c in Independent. When Dr. Coke, one of the early ; laborers in the Methodist Church, was in America, he missed the ford iuj crossing a river, got into deep water! and was in danger of being drowned, j He found qnaters and kind treatment in the house of a widow of a neigh-' boring village; and messengers were sent after his horse, which had been carried down the stream. Five years [. after, being again in America, he met < with a young man, who asked him . if he remembered the circumstance, to j which the doctor replied, "I romem- 1 her it well ; and never shall I forget j the kindness which the widow lady ( showed me." The young man then t told him, that a tract which he had t left with her, had been blessed by the ] Lord, and been made the means of \ her conversion, and that of several of j lior niWirhliors and children, of whom < he was one ; so lhat there was now in \ that village a society of professing i Christians. The account says, the t tears of Dr. (,'oke showed how much ;i tins incident atlected his feelings. I . I Jtowland Hill once said of a mar | svlio knew the truth but seemed alraid c td pivacli it in its fullness, "lie preach- j es the gospel as a donkey mumbles a s thistle, very cautiously." Have we my of these thistle mumblcrs? The liible is now translated into the ' languages of nine-tenths of the people t if the earth. In the early part of tills v entury it could be read by only onellth. t mence TG APPAREL il and stylish line in a! 3IMERE, DIAG-ONA] "keep cool" in that lar ^ a complete line ol J wi. no ma E DEPAI ilendid line of LADIEI 'STGO. Look; A.SH only: Lot 864. Lot 8705. Ages 7, 9 vfin t.n ?2 70 T.ot 5.25. New Stock. $17.00 to $13.25. >ndingly L< *r us. dfe < Clerical Wit. The following are a few instances of clerical wit: In the reign of George II., the See of Yorkshire falling vacant, and his Majesty being at a loss foi a fit person to appoint to the exalted olllce, he asked the opinion of the Rev. Dr. Mountain, who had raised himself by his remarkable facetious humor from being the son of a beggar to the See of Durham. The doclor wittily replied : ''Hadst thou faith as a grain of mustard seed, then would ye say unto this Mountain (at the same time laying his hand upon his breast), 'lie removed, and be cast into the sea (see).' " The king langhed heartily, and forthwith conferred the appointment 011 the facetious Doctor. A second may follow of a similar type: The lirst time that Pitt went to Cambridge after his election for the university. all the clerical host were, as it might nave been expected, gaping for lawn sleevs and other good things in the gift of their representative. A witty Doctor preached before the vouue Premier from the following text, "There is a lad here which hath five barley loaves aud two small fishes; but what aie they among so many ?" Here is a very clever repartee, with a hearing in the same direction: Charles J I., playing at tennis with a dignified prebend who had struck the ball well exclaimed, "Not a bad stroke ror a Dean." "I'll give it the stroke of a Bishop," said the Dean, "if your Majesty pleases." Here is a repartee equally good, though not directly self-interested : When Henry III. proposed to send Bishop Bonner to France in a diplomatic capacity, the king told him that he must speak to the French monarch in a very lofty lone, instructing him what he had to say. "Please your Majesty," said the Bishop "if I should hold such haughty language, King Francis, in all probolkSlStv* ti'/ml/l niv lwin/1 tn hp chopped off." Wf he dared to do such a tiling," cried Henry, "I would chop off the heads of 10,000 Frenchmen for it." Truly, your Majesty," objected Bonner ; "but perhaps not one of those heads would fit my shoulders."? Uhe Churchman. Leaks in some Households. Occasionally :here is a careless, extravigant housewife, whose husband never did and never will prosper. Pots are allowed to burn and silver spoons are used to scrape them instead i )f a 5 or 10 cent pot scraper or an iron 1 >poou. Coffee, tea and spices are left in open vessels, or in the paper < ivere bought in, instead of being put i properly away in covered boxes, pota- ' oes are allowed to grow, and the < sprouts arc not removed until the pota- ' oes are worthless; brooms are never I iniiir im sind are verv soon suoiled. 1 itiives are thrown into hot water, 1 landles and all, and are soon spoiled, s ir drop to pieces, tlie Hour is sifted in a > vasteful manner, and the bread pan is < eft with the dough sticking to it; c ilothes pins are not properly cared for < titer the clothes are taken from the 1 ine, lines are not taken down, but are eft out in all kinds of weather; rags, trings and paper are thrown into the ire, bits of meat, vegetables, bread and f old puddings are thrown away, when i hey might be warmed, steamed, and I erved as good as new. I The mistress of the house does not 11 eo that the flannels are put 011 at the s irst eold snap in the fall, then comes 11 he three e's, colds, coughs and coffins, 1 nth a doctor's bill thrown in. A mis- s :iken idea of economy often costs more ban it saves. c ment! I 4 naw i at small cost. 11 grades. For the L. and WIDE WALE ge crowd unless they ?mm I TjANNEL shirts ^ T-~ -M H PRICES. ;| ITMENT. vJj 3 and CHILDREN'S it these Prices. | 5. Ages 6, 9, 10, 11, ;|l , 12, 14. Reduced 70QQ A r?Qci O 4-n 1 O I UUU. C/ UV JL U* Lot 3932. Sizes 33 M &4 .A* >w Prices, j ' || Jg Mr. and Mrs. The origin of the titles Mr. and Mrs., which are now common property, is npt without interest. It is thus accounted for by the Oldham Chronicle: In earlier times the ordinary man was simply William or John; that is to say, he had merely a Christian name without auy kind of "handle" before it, or surname after it. Some means of i distinguishing one John or one Wll! liam from another John or another \ William became necessary. ! Nicknames derived from a man's j trade or his dwelliug place, or from | some personal peculiarity, were tacked ! on to their Christian names, and .plain John became John Smith. 'H-i As yet there were no "Misters" in (he land. Some John Smith accumuj lated more wealth than the bulk of his i fellows?became, perhaps, a landed proprietor, or an employer of hired labor. Then he began to be called in the Norman-French of the day the j "Maistre" of this place or of that, of these workmen or of those. r.. ti.sx u\r?:nu?. if in uiue iiiu Diuisiic ui mui3i/t?it as it soon became, got tacked on before his name, and he becume Maister Smith, and his wife was Maistress Smith. Bfllf gradually the sense of possession was lost sight uf, and the title was conferred upon any man who had attained social distinction of any kind, by mere possession of wealth or by holding some position of more or less consideration and importance. It is only withiu comparatively modern times that the term came to be considered an almost indispensable adjunct to every one's name, when mentioned in ordinary conversation or writing. Maistress Smith soon became Mistress Smith. Exactly how and when the term got corrupted cannot be said. Maister Smith, however, remained Maister Smith louir after his wife became Mistress SmithT "N^ To Tki,l thh Weathkr.?B?njamiii Franklin was tbe first to discover that storms in tliis country travel from west to east. He was interested in observing an eclipse, and found tbat while the observations were spoiled in Philadelphia by a rain-storm that came on just at the begiuning of the eclipse, the sky was clear at Boston until the eclipse was over. By commuaicating witn intervening towns he learned that the storm traveled eastward at a uniform rate. Simultaneous observations taken in all parts of the country show that nearly all great storms follow the same general direction?from the west to the east. The same is true jf cold and hot waves. Therefore, to tell what the weather will be, in advance, we have only to find out the nrovailinnp wocf nf no fhis is practically the course pursued ay the signal service. All attempts at nedicting the weather for months in ulvance are mere guess work.' Such superstitions as trying to foretell the severity of a winter by the thickness >f the breastbone of a goose, or the fur )f animals, originated in some obscure juarler, and are not worth the cireuatiou and atteution they receive. Interior. I have seen persons who gather 'roni the parterre their choicest liowsrs, just as they began to open into doom and fragrance, lest some passer>y should tear them from the bush ind destroy them. Does not God ometimes gather into heaven young md innocent children for the same eason?lest some rude hand may de poil them of their beauty ? We may not all be eloquent, but we an all be earnest.