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A Gift??ho Klble?Co it Soil the day ] lie bccanic Twenty-one I yours of Ago. ( S Thnn Art. out on life's broad ocean. Passing to ihe farther shore? I Storms may rage in wild commotion, And the surging billows roar. j Thy frail barge will make one voyage, ' On ly one, across this sea ; j May it then he safely anchored Were the "many mansions" be. One alone t here is to eulde thee? One to comlort and sustain; He is Captain, Life boat, Pilot. t'nto all who bear Mis name. He who slept upon a pillow In a boat on Ualllee Still can calm the raging billon*, 1 Still can walk upon the sea. I He hath left this precious volume As a chart to show tho way: Please accept. It. as a token Of a mother's love to-day. Read its pages, for Mr warning, Fully trust each promise made; Heed its precepts In lite's morning, ' Let them light thy evening's shade. Miss Marcy's Gilt. BY EMILY THOKXE. "How tiro you to-day, Miss Marcy?" asked Mrs. Gary, the minister's wife, dropping iu after the varied calls of the morning. "Thank ee, mum, I'm all right," was the cheery reply. "Why, I thought you were very sick. Mrs. .Busby told me that you were ill last ni^ht for a short time, and that she is not hopeful enough to consider that you are even very well. Perhaps 1 ought not to have told you the latter," she added, self-ieproachfully. "That be all right," said Miss Marcy. smiling one of those patient smiles which seemed to mirror forth worlds of peace and rest behind it. "I know that I never am goin' to have my ncriu. so I can always be 1ICU1VM VMv.a --q , tellin of the truth wheu 1 say 'all right.'" 4<I wish I could always say these two words over pain," said Mrs. Gary. ' It seems to me that I wilt under the least bodily infirmity, and find it hard to recover myself. People are so differently constituted. I suppose you are accustomed to pain ?" Miss Marcy smiled again before saying : "I can't say 1 be." Mrs. Gary was young, and had been a pastor's wife but six mouths, so the matter of touching hearts and tasting experiences ripened by years and grace was new to her. She craved more of this novel food, so asked: "I wish 3'ou would give me your secret, Miss Mar#y, for you seem wonderful to me." woo mnkiner iron-hold iuaivj 0 ere for the children to sell for missions, and the needle flew a trifle faster us she suid: "I ain't much fond o' spreadin' myself out, but I'll tell you, as you care for it. I was the worrinest saint that ever livjd, and the complaininist. Nothin' never went straight with me. The weather was either too hot or too cold or too unsartin. I never was suited. My food warn't right neither. There was lumps in the mashed potatoes, or the lamb warn't done, or the viel was scortched, or sometlii'n' nother was ter pay. My neighbors never was suitin.' Mrs. Bourrow's even come visitiug my clover patch too frequent, and sister Jones was too pryin' in her ways for me. Then the church didn't run to suit. Brother Merkson, lie preacnea too much to saints and too little to sinners, and his wife didn't visit enough. Bro. Crane warn't suited to be a deacon because he was too closefisted, and Brother Tomkius was drivin'the young folks from meetin' because he was too long-winded. Then the choir folks used their mouths more for quarrellin' than singin'. And the prayer meetin's warn't well' tended, and take it all in all, I had more burdens to kerry than any woman in town. I had a mighty big stack of cburch-goin' religion in them days. I preached to all the sinners, when I would get at 'em, (for they'd run when they seed me), and I lectured the young disciples ; I S|*>ke out to Brother Crane and the rest when they didn't suit uie, and I carried the whole list o' sinners to poor Brother Merkson every day. At last one time when I was pourin' out more'? comuiun, Brother Merkson said, kinder fearl'ullike : 'Sister Marcia, will you do one thing I ask you every day for a month, and not get mad at me for askin'?' My curiosity was up so 1 said, glibly: 'Of course I will. What is it?' I never dreamed but what 'twas a private collection, for I was migbty handy at gettin' money out n' folks. Bro. Crane used to call me, J . 'Special aud General Collector for all public and private objects.' Well, I warn't ready for Bro. Merkson's words. He said: 'Dear sister Mercia. you go home, open your Bible at the filty-fifih Psalm, and do cxactly what the tirst clause of the tweuty-second verse tells you every day all day long for a whole month, and at the end of that time come to see me, for I want to have a long talk with you about (he condition of the church.' I promised again, weut ofl* quite elated-like. I \was right mad when I first looked at the text: 'I been doin' of that all the time,' I said. Anyhow I had promised, so I set about anew to cast my hnrflptm on the Lord. I'eop'e kin think it's easy who has never tried u sue 'nough. I found it hard-down rite hard at first. When that plagurin? cow got in the lot L knew it would o' I een easier for me to holler as usual: 'Run Jim, run! Don't yon see that everlasting, worrii 11' cow a eatin' my clover. Run quick, Jim, and hit her hard,' than it was to say nothin' 'sept 'Lord' take my burden, 'and then sit quiet and patient-like while she took it. Presn'ylsaid to myself: 'I'm just goin' to let that cow have her fill.' So when Tommy come to fetch the cow to his mother, I begged to let her stay, for she had been a blessing, and give as much as she took. So 'twas with all my stock o' weighin'-down, burdens?they went off into air when the Lord put His hand on 'ein. - "At the end o' the month I went to liro. Merkson with a shinin' face and says: 'I been playin' Christian all these years, pastor ; I know where to karry burdens to be melted, and 1 thank you for it.' Then he said happylike : 'Now, we'll have our talk about the church.' 'No we won't, 'I jerked out. "What I has to say 'bout the church f tays to the Lord, for I'm the worst member in it, an' I warnts Him to begin 011 me. What time we has to talk together we'll talk 'bout the Lord Himself.' Well, that was the beginnin' of the inwardness of my life in the Lord. I got so I never wanted to tell* any human soul any sorrow I had. I ran to Him first, and then if any brother or sister came to me 'bout it I would say 'all right,' as I did to you jess now. Troubles did come after that, thick and fas,t but J gave 'em to the Lord so quick, and He sent me somethin' so much better in their place, tnat after a while that word ,burdcn' trouble me. I got to countin' that all He sent was good. Paiu was a blessin,' nnd sorrow was joy. My only burden really was sin. and as that was myself all over, and f myself was His already, where was my burdens ? Well, one birthday as I? r. .. . [ was countin' up all His blessings :hat day as my gifts, my Bible was >pen at that favorite text o' mine. Suddenly my eye fell on the margin text. The word for burden was gift. rhere it .vas, sure enough ! What a mercy it was to see it! I had felt it long. All gifts. He gives pain. AN'e jive it back. The return is patience. It's so'bout all the gifts. I couldn't complain if I wanted to. J wouldn't konw how. But I've talked too long About myself ami didn't mean to." Mrs. (iary wiped the tears away as she said : "You have preached a sermon that will live forever from the sweetest of texts; 'Cast thy gifts upon the Lord.' " From Daily Life. A mother sat with her little girl in her arms returning from one of the pleasure resorts near this city. The eliild wanted something it could not have, and upon being denied set up a wail that the mother could not appease. She kissed the little thing weakly, and tried to soothe it receiving in return spiteful slaps from the little hands in her face, on her head, every where within reach of her hands. One knew not which to pity most the child commited to the guidance of so weak a mother, or the mother responsible for the governance of a spoiled and stubborn child: In the seat next to her sat anothei mother with her bitby fast asleep, and the two mothers talked. Said the latter: "He goes to sleep at seven o'clock :~t.+ T ? tl.nt wntrwifll evei~jr iiigm. x uc5n.11 iuuu ??.r him." "But wont he wake up when yoi undress nim?" "I shan't undress him till he wakes up" was the reply. 'My little girl," said mother mini ber one," never goes to sleep befon nine o'clock ;she wont." "What time does your little bo^ wake up in the morning ?" "Half past five." "My little girl sleeps till seven oi eight. Do you put your baby iu th< tub every day ?" "Yes, I never omit it; they say i makes them hardy to go in tbe tul every day ?" "My little girl don't like the bath tub; 1 wash her every day, but she'i so stubborn." "Does she cry like that often ?" "O, yes ; I can't do any thing witl her when she gets to crying," and tin wailing went on till sleep came at last to every body's relief. No Third Peraon Present. Between Judge Martin, of England and a witness in court it issaid, occuren the following episodote : The witnes seemed unable to report verbatim tin conversation in point, ana tne juag< took him in hand. "My man, tell us now exactly wha passed." "Yes, my lord; I sa'd I would no have the pig." "And what was theanswer?" "He said he had been keeping it fo me and that he?" "No, no, hecouldnot have said that he spoke in the first person." "No my lord, I was the first persor thut spoke." "I mean, don't briug in the thin person ; repeat his exact words." There were 110 third person, my lore only him and me." "My good fellow, he did not say lu had been keeping the pig. He said I have been keeping it.' " "I assure you, my lord, there was in mention of your lordship at all. W< are on different stories. There was n< third person there, and if anything had been said about your lordship, J must have heard it." The judge gave in.?Exchange. Practical French. Two teachers of language were dis' cussing matters and things relative tc their profession. "I)o your pupils pay up reguarly on the first of each month ?" asked oue o: them. 1 "No they, do not," was the reply. 'I often have to wait for wee ks ant weeks before I get my pay, and sometimes I don't get it at all. You can'l well dun the parents for the money "Why don't you doas I do ? I always get my money reguarly." "How do you manage it ? "It is very simple. For instance,] am teaching a boy French, on the firsl day of the month his folks don't send the money for his lessons. In this event I give him the following sen tences to translate and write out at home. I have no money. Themontl is up. Hast thou got any money ? 1 need money very much. Why hasi thou not brought the money this morning? Did thy lather not givi any money V The next morniug, thai boy brings the money."?Jewish Mes senger. "Give Thy Horse Him Head." "A few weeks ago, the horses wore drawing each a load of coals up u rising ground in the surburbs of our city. The hinder horse had the bearing reir swung loosely on his neck, and tl?< animal was hanging his head forward and by throwing liis weight into the collar, and was draging his load steadily and without undue strain on liii muscles and joints. The foremost horse, will his ton of coals, was braced up with a light bearing rein, his head cramped and raised, liis mouth fretted and every joint and muscles starting and strained at each step he took. The two men were talking to each other and the carter of the hinder horse was heard to say,'Bill, go and give thy horse his head ; he'll pull that load easier.' Kill went and slackened tin bearing rein. 'Give him more,' said the other. Bill went and give him all he wanted. The horse immediately did his work in a way which conveyed the relief he felt as clearly as il he had said, 'Thank you ; t(> every one who has charge of a draught horse when he is at work, the advice of Kill receive and followed,?'Bill' give thy horse h:s head ; he'll pull that load easier.' "?Our Dumb Animals. Manners for Boys.?In the street ?Hat lifted when saying "Good by" or "How do you do?" Also when ottering a lady aseat or acknowledging a favor. Keep step with any one you walk with. Always precede a lady 14: stairs, but ask if you shall precede hei in going through a crowed or public place. At the street door?Hat off the moment you step in a house or private ottice. Let a lady pass first always, unless she asks you to precede her. In the parlor?Stand till every lady in the room, also older people, are seated. Rise if a lady enters the room after you are seated, and stand till she takes a seat. Look people straight in the face when they are speaking to you. A good man is a man who is good to us, and a bad man who doan't do what we want him to. "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Most of our young readers will be surprised to hear that the well known jnuisery song, "Wary had a little j lamb," is a true story, and that Mary J is still living. About seventy years ago, sue was a mue gin, uic luiu^uici of a farmer in Worcester County, Mass. She was very fond of going with her father to the fields to see the sheep ; and one day they found a baby lamb which they thought was dead. Kind hearted littte Mary, however, lifted it up in her arms; and, as it seemed to breatbe. she carried it home, made it a warm bed near the stove, and nursed it tenderly. Groat was her delight, when, after weeks of careful feeding and watching, her little patient began to grow well and strong; and, soon after, it was able to run about. One day, it followed her to | the village school; and, not knowing what else to do with it, she put it under her desk, and covered it with | her shawl. There it stayed until , Mary was called up to the teacher's desk to say her lesson; and then the | lamb walked quietly after her,?and the children burst out laughing. So ; the teacher had to shut the pet in the , wood shed until school was out. Soon after this, a young student named John Rollstone wrote a little poem about Mary and her lamb, and 1 presented it to her. The lamb grew tc . be a slieep, and lived tor many years : , and, when at last it died, Mary griev, so much for it that her mother took some of its wool, which was "as . white as snow," and knit a pair of ' stockings for her to wear in remembrance of her darling. Some years after the lamb's death, Mrs. Sarah Hale, a celebrated woman, who wrote . books, composed some verses about ' Mary's lamb, and added them tc those written by John Rollstone * making the complete poem as we ' know it. Mary took such good care of the stockings made of the lamb's fleece that, when she was a grown-up worn an, she gave one of tliem to a church ^ fair in Boston. As soon as it wa.' ' known that the stocking was made . from the fleece of" Mary'slittle lamb,' every one wanted a piece of it. So the stocking was raveled out, and th< yain cuc into short pieces. Eacli * piece was tied to a card on which "Mary" wrote her full name; and they sold so well that they brougln the large sum of $140 in the old Soutl Church. Gigantic Lens. A telegram from Boston, Massachu setts, September 19, says : "A most distinguished assem blage of mathematicians and scientist! j gathered around a plain; packing bo> s in Cambridge to-day to look at a piec< e of glass. It was ten feet in circum e ference and some three inches thick but as it lay in its bed of excelsior it! t value exceeded $00,000, and the spec tutors regarded it with the greates t affection. "The place was the office of Alvar Clark, the famous telescope maker r and the glass was the lens for the liev telescope to be erected on \V ilsor Peak, in the Sierra Madre Mountain ' near Lo.s Angeles, 0,000 feet above the j sea, for the University of Southeri California. It will be the largest tele j scope in the world, the object glass be ing three feet and four inches in diam 1 eter, or live inches more than the fa mous Lick telescope. The tube will ? be sixty-live feet long and the moot ; will be brought by it within 100 miles of the earth. The whole is the gift o , E. F. Spence, President of the Firsi ? National Bank of Los Angeles. Tli< ) glass was cast iu lJuris alter no less r than 100 attempts, and is insured foi f its full value in twoBoston companies "It will take fully two years yet t( to grind and polish it to the requirec focus, and when, to all appearaancei complete, the human tingers will be called into play to finish its surface . It is ground down with red oxide o ) iron and polished with beeswax. "Among those bresent were i member of the faculty of tin f California University, Yale, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions When iu position the telescope ii 1 expected to..perform wonders. It wil . also have a photographic outfit, whicl: t will be three times larger than ain , now iu existence. It will cost $3,00( i alone to transport the glass to Loi Angeles." j. A Lawyer Outwitted. I An anecdote told of an eminent ar . chitect who wasunder [ cross-exam in a tion by a keen Jlawyer, wiio wished t< i. detract from the weight of his tes | timony, and after asking him what ; was his name, proceeded : ^ "You are a builder, I believe?" 3 "Xo, sir, I am not a builder; T an , an architect." ' "They are much the same, I sup . pose?" "I beg your pardon, sir; I cannot admit that; I consider them to b< totally different." "0, indeed! perliape you will state wherein this great difference ex t ists?" ' "An architect, sir, conceives the , design, prepares the plan, draws oul ;|the specifications?in short* supplies the mind; the builder is mereely the ? l>ricklayer or the carpenter. The . builder, in fact, is the architect, tlu s power that puts the machine togctlit er; and sets it going I "Oh, very well, Mr. Architect, I tlmt will do. And now, after your , ingenious distinction without a j difference, perhaps you can inform the ; court who was tlie architect of the t Tower of Babel ?" 5 The reply for promptness and wit if - not to be rivalak in the whole history I of rejoinder: "There was no architect, ? sir, and hence the confusion." i II oiiseliold If in In. Before cutting very rich cake dip the ' knife in hot water and you will have ' 110 crumbs. Keep plenty of chloride of lime : around the house during a humid 1 spell. It will keep the air dry and ! pure. 1 Ringworms washed two or three times a day in a strong solution of borax and water and dusted over with the pow. dcr, soon|disappear. 1'aint spots may he removed from 1 wood by covering them with a thick ; coating of lime and soda. Wash oil after twenty-four hours. To neutralize the peculiar acid form> ed in milk when boiling, a pint of soda " should be added just when the milk is ' beginning to simmer. PrcciuitioiiN Against Consumption. In a cireulor 011 precautions against 1 consumption, published by the State Board of Health of Pennsylvania, the following advice Is given: "The , duster, and especially that potent distributor of germs, the jfeat her duster, should never be used in a room liabi t , ually occupied by a consumptive. The lloor, wood-work, and furniture should , be wiped with a damp cloth. The patient's clothiug should be kept by itself, and thoroughly boiled when washed. It need hardly said that the 1 room shold be ventilated as thoroughly as is consistent with the maintenance ofa proper temerature." VII Xhinlx nfThPO. I look to Thee in evey need, ( And never look In vain ; I feel thy strong and tender love, And all is well again. The thought of Thee is mightier far Than sin and pain and sorrow are. Discouraged In the work of life, Disheartened by its load, Shamed by its failures or its feares, I sink beside the road; But let me only think of Thee, And then new heart springs up in me. The Bible has now* been translated into GO of the languages and dialets of Africa. There are 553 Protestant ministers evangelists, and teachers sowing gospel seed in Italy. The Salvatiou Army of Seattle, Washington, has been made the beneficiary of the will or J. W. Munson, an eccentric old philanthropist, who dien on May i)at Honolulu. His entire estate, valued at $50,000, goes to the Salvation Army. Jlevs. R. A. Yongue and J. R. G'opeland have just closed a meeting of days at Friendship. The result was highly gratifying. Number of conversations ' HO? accessions to the church 12. Mr 1 Yongue has received into church membership on his circuit up to this date, \ 40 persons, 32 of whom processed con ' version.?(jnesterneia Advertiser. A Good Rule.? A rule in the iuterest ; of truth and humility was the one Dr. Livingstone?made never to read or preserve any words of praise. Some 1 men make scrap-books of this vicious literature. ; There is no refuge for the Jews. The i powers of central Europe are refusing , to admit them from Russia, and it is ! 9aid a number of the unfortunates have committed suicide rather thau return ; to the Russan yoke. The Shah of Persia recently ordered an embezzling provincial gooernor to ; be boiled alive, and the sentenc was ? carried out. Such barbarity will pre' rare tlit world to hear with equanimity ? of the conquest of Persia by some ciyil; vilized power. i "I alone am master in this country, I and nobody else," says the young Emt peror of Germany. "I shall not dei viate a hair's breadth from the course I have adopted." And your subjects, William, show no signs deviating from the course they have adopted? of emigrating to free America. Before Christianity entered India - lepers were treated with shocking ins humanity. Many of them were c buried alive. The English rulers have i put a stop to this custom, and for 14 years there has been a special Chris: tian mission to the 135,000 lepers in * India. t The colored people of New York City are greatly excited over the appearance l of an embony prophet who predicts the destruction of the metropolis by r an earthquake. "Yet forty days and i New York shall he destroyeed,"is the , cry of the modem messenger, whose i mime is not Jonah, hut Jones. 1 The Brainy, Breezy, Newsy Paper.? - The New York Post says of tills class - of papers: "The father of a family might just as well send his children to I a bar-room or a brothel for their educai tion as to leave among them one of ? these pestiferous sheets." f i t The Boston Daily Traveler has been J bought by a "committee of one huni dred," and and is to be published as a r daily Christian newspaper. It is to be non-sensational and non-sectarian, > will oppose the dominance of Roman 1 Cathotic influence in the public i schools, advocate temperance, seek the1 revision of the immigration and natur alization laws, and try to appropiate f public money to sectarian uses. Dr Luther T. Townsend, of the Bostou 1 University, will act as one of the assisti ant editors. That a clean daily newe5 paper, advocating religion and moral ity, is a great desideratum none will deny, and this* experiment will be 1 watched with keen interest. i Doctors are fighting the long, street ) sweeping dresses. Said one of them s to the mother of three young lady (laughters: "Let me advise you toI have the dresses cleaned in the open air immediately after coming in from the street. You may not believe me, but - in the filth, dust, aud dirt collected on - the hosiery, shoes, and underwear by 5 the trailing, flopping skirt, there is - enough germ life to sicken your whole : family. I have nothing to say against the fashion, but if you were in my family and addicted to it, I should ? compel you to play turk and leave your shoes, .stockings, and trailing - robes outside the door." ; A Soldier's Confession. There was a Russian, a soldier in 5 one of the Petersburg regiments, and there \>as a Yorkshire man, a soldier of my regiment, and myself. The Russian had never been a free man ; he was a serf before he became a ' soldier. I had beeu free enough by \ birth,*, but I had sold myself into | bondage. There we were, two bondsmen, white slaves, Buss and Englishmen, foot to foot and face in the dark misty morning at Inkerman, all alone, separated from our comrades, grasping empty but bayoneted muskets. I tell you in that red1 Uiiuainn fjipp under Ihat lint eni). J ! saw the face of my fellow-wan,* my brother in Adam ; and by the look in ; his large grey eyes, and by the way in which his lips opened round his big 1 teeth, J could tell that the Russian didn't want to kill me or anybody. He was a mild, simple-looking man, and I had no more heart to kill him ! than I should have to butcher our ; good horse Dobbin, |at home. But|I was a soldier ; my masters had bought ! me, and bought me to kill ltussians. I was a murdering machine, and I must work. I heard the English shouting as they drove the Russians down the hill, and I clubbed my musket and struck my Russian down. My foot on his breast, my gun seemed to lift itself; next minute down it came with a liud, and the poor fellow died, his mouth spouting blood, my bayonet llxed fast in his lung. Nobody can hang me for it I know, but I tell you killing that man was murdcrl and the guilt of it will blacken my soul till I die.?English Tract. We have seen preachers and others invest in sharp words, in envy, jealousy, contempt, petty spite, and all sorts of unkind feelings, and we have tried it ourselves, but we have vet to record the lirbt item of profit or happiness that has ever resulted. They say that revenge is sweet, and it may be, iu a sense, but what a low sense, and how bttter in the end. Why don't we love everybody and let everybody love us?? Wes. Chr. Advocate. 4 Since Protestantism entered Mexico, about twenty-six Protestants have i given their lives for their faith. : * ? t*t f rt jrli.'^ , Deaths. Bishop Jabez Campbell of the African Methodist Episcopal Church died in Philadelphia, Augnst !>. 1S01, aged 67. James Russel Lowell, scholar, poet and ' diplomat, died In Cambridge, Mass., August 12. Mr. George Jones, of the New York Times, died August 12. Mr Jones and Horace Ureely were friends of fifty years' standing. Public Morals. Although the election in Louisiana to determine the lottery question does not take nln(;e until Anril of next year. the canvass for votes has already begun. and the contest promises to be exceedingly bitter. On the one side are those gamblers with strong personal interest in the continuance of a pernicious legalized device for robbing the poor and illiterate; on the other hand, moral men and women, who the lottery as evil, not so much to themselves as to others. The lottery people propose to amend theState Constitution so as to permit the granting of a new charter, the Legislature not being able to extend the present charter of the lottery company beyond 1895. From the nature of their business they may be expected to be unscrupulous in the means they employ to carry the elections; but there is a strong public sentiment against them, and the leaders of the opposition appear to be less determined to rid the State of this disgrace. The people are tempted to vote for the amendment because of the large revenues the State may derive from the lottery, and their opponents propose to checkmate them there by getting Congress to refuse leyee appropriations to States that undertake to provide for their own levees by lotteries. There9hould be no difficulty in getting Northern Congressmen to support this measure, for it is really founded on a principle of fairness.' The whole nation is taxed indirectly by the Louisiana Lottery; if that is to be continued let the direct taxation represented in appropriations be suspended.?Philadelphia Tublic Ledger. The Roman Catholic policy in China is another disturbing element and has contributed in no small degree to bring about the present state of affairs. The Catholics seek to obtain control of large business properties along the river fronts and in the most desrable locations for foreign trade in the open ports; as lor example, at Wuhu and Cbinkiang. where Chinese merchants are obligea to pay them many thousands of dollars annuallyfor rent. At one of these ports they own the greater part of the river front, and even the Chinese Imperial Customs are compelled to rent their offices from them. Such a business by no means accords with the work of a missionary. Where their buildings are attacked and burned, they secure large indemnites from the governments, new buildings are erected and the program is repeated. Then, the Chinese have never logotten their old enmity against the Catholics of 200 years ago, when the attempt was m<nlft tn fnrpp Rnmauism on the neoule by bitter persecution, and the Jesuits also tried to play the same political role which they attempted in Japan, which led to their expulsion from both countries. Jt will readily be seeu that when the mob becomes excited, it does not discriminate between Catholics and protcstant, but all missions and missionaries are made to suffer alike. Eastern Europe is like a powder mine with the train ready for ignition; and it needs only the application of a match to set off the explosion. Russia, Germany aud Austriabave massed enormous bodies of troops on their frontiers, and in many instances the camps of armies that may at any moment become hostile are in sight of each other. A friend in Moscow writes me that war is looked for before the seed is planted for the crops of the comingseason, and it is understood in miliary circles! throughout Russia that when war comes it will be no child's play. There is great discontent throughout Russia, and it is largely for this reason that the czar desires war with a foreign power as it win tenu 10 consolidate the people by turning their attention to the frontiers rather than to domestic matters. Then, too, it is the desire of the czar to push the Russian boundaries nearer to Constantinople, a [change of the map which Austria is determine to prevent at all hazards. Germany looks unkindly upon any advance of Russia, and hence the massing of troops on the Eastern frontier to check any possible aggression 011 the part of the Muscovite. Briefly it may be said t hat the whole of Europe is a vast miltary camp; one-half the ablebodied population is under arms and must be supported by the other half, who are thus kept in a condition of poverty.?Messiah's Herald. T"?of Hflnnnnu'ilor nilH cmier inc ncuu ui \*un(>u<. Grog," the Sydney (Australia) Presbyterian asks its American exchanges to give prominence in their pages for a few weeks to til is one sentence: "Because America alone of all nations refuses to lay on her traders in the South Sens a restriction which other nations are willing to impose on their traders, the islands of the Pacfic are being devastated by gunpowder and grog." The meaning of Ibis emphatic request will appear from the following extracts from the Presbyterian's article : "By British Jaw Jiritisn siuyecis :u C* 1111 UIU- I den, under penalties, to sell spirits and fire-arms to the natives of islands in the Pacific where there are no settled go vermeil t. But French, Germans, Americans, and traders of all other nations may sell to the natives as much fusel oil and as many Brummagem muskets as they can get value for from the igronant savages. . Pressure has been brought to bear 011 the French and German Governments to join in prohibiting the sale in the islands of destruction. Both governments have professed their willingness to do so, but on one condition?that all nations represented by traders in the Southern seas should enter into the same agreement. There is practially only one other nation whose consent is necessary, and that is America. The smaller obstructives could be summarily dealth with. It is affirmed that America alone hinders the British prohibitory law from becoming universal in the Pacific." If any American can read these statements without a blush of he can do no more than we can. A minister in the South, who was a very small, slender man, once had a 1 fervent prayer offered iu his behalf, commencing as follows: "O Lord, 1 bless this thy gigantic servant, whom Thou hast set over us for the extermination of the gospil! Bless him O Lord, with unmitigated ages of the ' world to come !" Curio Dealer?Here's a skeleton of George Washington's pet cat. Odlec- , tor?I don't want one so large. What's this small one? Curio Dealer?1That's a skeleton of the same cat when it ;was a kitten. \ *T- -r' r.r. T r NOTICE J' IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN APPLICA- nf 1 tlon will be made to this l egislature at Its I I next session, for amendment and extension, r>f the charter of the Carolina Midland Railway Company. H. It. WALKER, IJarnwell, S. C., July 22, 1S91, Sm Secretary Notice. j The undersigned having bought ? the County right for the sale and operation of the J. G. FALLS & CO. GIN and LINTER, GUMMER and SHARPENER are now prepared to either furnish machines or to do the work themselves. Satisfaction guaranteed. Those wishing to Inspect the machine can do so by calling at the Abbe- j v 1 lie Oil Mill. The patronage of all is solic- J ited. Respectfully, . Gl F. fe. EVANS. Be J. L. PERRIN G. A. DOUGLASS Has on hand a full Stock of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing ^ and HATS. A complete line of Saddles, aj, Bridles and Harness,iCrockery, Guns, Pistole, Cutlery. Barbed Wire, and Hardware of every description. Xamps, Lamp Chimneys, Jew- A( elry, Fancy and Domestic Groceries, Provi- ]0, slons, and ha Plantation Supplies. ou Just received a lot 01 aewmg m; Machines of the latest and most " improved styles with all attachments and warranted for five years V at from $16 to $25, either for Cash or partial payments. g ALSO A LOT OF Cfc Horses, Mules and Wagons CASH or on TIME and on the very best TERMS. Oct. 15, 1890. Notice. p] The temperance conferfnce of t Abbeville County is hereby cordially in- I vlted to meet at Abbeville on Wednesday, Sept, 2nd, and In connection with the S. S. ai Association. Pastors of churches and Tem- . perance workers invited and urged to come. n< \V. A. Gaines. ? Aug. 12th, 1881. 3t. Chairman. ? \ ORAYDON" A GRAYDON, E. S. P. GILES, ' Abbeville, S. C. Greenwood, S. C. GRAYDON & &RAYD0N & GILES r XXTE have formed a partnership for the prac ?v tice of law In all its branches, underthe T firm name of GRAYDON & GRAYDON & 1 GILES. All business entrusted to any of the m Arm will receive prompt attention. te ELLIS G. GRAYDON, ta WM, N. GRAYDON, b( E. S. F. GILES. j March 12,1890, tf 1UIE MAIN WHEEL IN A WATCH \ makes 4 revolutions In a clay of 24 hours, or 1,460 in a year. Next, the centre wheel, 24 revni nt ions a (lav. or 8.780 In a year. The tl third wheel 192 In a day, or 59,030"ln a year. The fourth wheel 2,440 In a day, or 545,600 In a _ year. The fifth, or scape wheel, 12,960 In a n day, or 4.72S.200 in a year. The "ticks" or beats of the balance wheel S88.900 In a day, or | 141,882.000 In a year. A The above is inathemetlcnlly correct, and *J should prove to you that a WATCH is a very delicate and complicated machine.andshould it be out of order the watch requires the attention of a First Class Watchmaker The undersigned offers you all the advan t tages that skill and experience can command -1in the repairing of Watchs, Clocks and Jewelry. EN(tRAVING S any style letter or monograme executed at short notice. ol All Work Warranted 12 Months, g A first class stock of GOLD. SILVER and NICKEL WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, GOLD PENS &c. W Rogers and Bro., * ?x*:?m cl_? r Wm. Rogers s FORKS, KNIVES AND SPOONS. = Goods guaranteed as represented or mony refunded. JJo charge for engraving goods boughtof me. * Place of business in F. F. Dunbar & Co's \\ store. It. E. Hennemann, ; GREENWOOD, S. C. " Jan. 30,1891, tf y' 10 yards colored Lawns at 2o cents W, E. rn Bell. p, m spmi We iiave opened up Spring and Summer G-c Gingham, Chal Teagle Cloth, Calicos, tonades, &c. Our Stock of Muni, Fir, fool OUR LINE OF BLACK ANI VATS, SCARFS, SUSPENDER: CHIEFS, AND GENTS furnis: Generally is very full. In fact nil you could deslr We are Leaders iti Shoes for Gents, Ladies and C In Children and Misses Slippers? Fifty Cents a ] WE ARE HEADQUARTERS AGES, CARTS, WAGONS, H, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT PLIES IN ALL LINES. ty We cordially invite all to Call on us. W. JOEL SMI' April 15, 1891. U : r:*\ ' .+ :t-, mmmmmmmmm ,|J gS S. COTHRAN. L. W. PERRIN. -T. P. COTHRAN.)THRAN,PERRDl & COTHRAN Attorneys at Law. Abbeville, S. C. Vprll 29, 1801, tf. LLEf ELLIN SETTERS, In the Stud. ACK S. & CLEVELAND. Registered ia A. K. C. Stud Book. Descendants of adstone. Lady Ueaconsfleld, Pride of the irder, McDonuld's Ranger, 4c. G. L. CONNOR, M. D. Vlarch 11,1891. Great Bargains. [TE HAVE JUST PERFECTED AR* rangementa with one of the most rellle firms in the United States by which we .ve control of South Carolina for the sale of 'IEFF PIANOS. DAVIS & SON8andPALJE ORGANS. \Ve offer Instruments at a w prices and on as liberal terms as can be id anywhere. Don't purchase before seeing r catalogues and prices. Address : JOHN A. HOLLAND, Ninety-Six, S. C. Representative of Chas. M. StlefT, Baltlore. Medical Notice. irE the undersigned have formed a co-partV nership under the firm name and style Mabry & Neuffer for the practice of MED* :INE and SURGERY In all their branches, ills will be promptly attended to. When e services of both are required only one large will be made. THOMAS J. MABRY, M. D., G. A. NEUFFER. M. D. April 4th, 1890. DR. J. B. BRITT. IYSICIAN AND DRUGGIST, - VERDERY, 8. 0 )EALER In Pure Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals. Paints, Stationery, fine Perftimery id Toilet Articles, Fancy Goods, Ac. Prescriptions accurately prepared at all )urs. [Dec. 31,1890,12m ?M. PATRICK CALHOUN, Attorney at Law and IEAL ESTATE AGENT. N addition to my Law Practice, I have opened a Real Estate Agency, and will egoMate purchases and sales on reasonable rma. I already have a very large Real Eaite business. It will be to the Interest of jth buyers and sellers to give me a call. Abbeville, S. C? Feb. 25,1891. NEW Fancy Groceiy. 3. H. MOORE | TAS opened a New Fancy and Green Groi>?rv Stnro In Pnthran's Block. He deals in everything found in a Fanoy amlly Grocery Store, where you can puriase the nicest CANNED GOODS, consistig 0/ anned Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, JF M H 9 igether with FRESH PRUNES, APPLES, o., and other delicacies. The snbstantlais ACON, BREAKFAST STRIPS, MEAL, IRISH POTATOES, and CABBAGE. FLOUR, MOLASSES, HAMS, ' Cigars of the Best Brands, v Fresh Fish and Oysters, Fork Sausage and ie choicest Beef a specialty. Oct 22, 1890. . A. ALLEN, Prop. J. F. RICE, Snpl iLLEN MANUFACTURING CO. Clinton, S. 0. larviraiii iuilders and Mechanics To Send For Prices and Estimate on ASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, Scroll Sawing. Turning and Fancy Work r Every Description. lest Workmanship, Lowest Prices. An Experienced Mechanic Superintend all fork. Wire Screen Doors and Wire Screen Winnws. M Dried later a Specialty. J. F. MILLER & CO. are agents for us, and ders given to them will receive prompt atntlon. March 2, 1891. 12m. 10 yards Best Calico at 50 cents W. E Bell. 12 1-2 yards Best Blcaclied Homspon at flff. r. E. Bell. Pineapple tissues 9 cents per yard. Newatterns at O. P. Heath Co. 10 yards colored Ginghams at 75 cents W. E. ell Barley! Barley !! Barley!!! Smith & Sons ive received a lot of Fresh Tennessee, seed arley. We defy any competition to show a corse* r "i0 cents that will compare with ours. O. , Heath Jt Co. IG MIIIIS. a Splendid Stock 01 ioas. lies, Outings. White Goods, Cotand Straw Hats is Immense> COLORED SHIRTS. CRAS, HOSIERY, HANDKERHINGrS e. 'htldrcu. A great bargain is now oflered ?air for Cash. 5 FOR BUGGIES, CARRIA.RNESS AND SADDLES, :S AND FARMERS' SUPIH & SONS,