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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1892. ESTABLISHED 1844. M The Abbeville Lard, Loan anc i Improvement Company. IN ACCORDANCE with Commission o Secretary of State J. Q. Marshall dlrectet to the undersigned Hoard of Corporators o the ABBE VILLK LAND. LOAN AND IM P RO V E M ENT i OMPA N YNoliee Is hfreby Riven that the books o subscription of sntd company will be opt*n al theotllce of J. ALLEN SMITH, President, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY lith lnst.. at tli( Abbeville National Bank. .T. ALLKN SMITH, \V. C. MCGOWAN, T'. RflSKVRERfi. AUG. YV. SMITH, K. A. TEMPLETON, R. M. HADDON. T. P. C0THRAN. Board of Corporators. ; Abbeville, S. C.. Feb. 5 K*U. DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. 6. Thomson, OFFICE UP-STAIRS ON McILWAIN Corner. Abbeville. S. C, March 23, 1S91. tf ~ fes s ^ ?a d L/-J 3II h?Tl ><5 ^ 5= s^y1 * mi ?; p t=a III! signers WlligS.ssg ;r~ .urifi?3^g?r i|=o-o* aS03 ^ u lin*?1 _ t>S~ g _ rws' 15 ffl H S >2 jil ??sg& QQ -n M | Bg--g | <h-> U s w tg Cfl S m = hw^" a H S Sgw CD r-^ cr JjJ" *0 H g H h?2 0 i So t) S 2. PC * 1 Lr^-J ? f /-s So o 9* ?-b I Lumber and Shingles r SUPPLY EVERY DEMAND. THEY will be sold low. Enquire of me for prices. S. G. THOMSON. Dec. 9,1891. tf r ?? i?i Farmers' Bank -OF? ABBEVILLE, S. C., Does General Banking Business. Bays and sells Exchange and makes Collections. DEPOSITS SOLICITED. Paid up Capital $50,7G0 Subscribed Capital 75.000 I A Savings Department has heen established. Amounts received of 51 00 and upwards. Interest lit 4 per cent, payable quarterly,?January. April. July, October. .Small ravings increase rapidly. Win. H. Parker, J. T. Roberlson, President. Vice-1'kks. JiiIIun II. DnPre, Cashier. March 5, lS90-12m DR. T. J. CRYMES, \ Dentist. \ SRADUATE, PENN. DENTAL SURGERY, ys permanently located at Greenwood, and X oflers his professional services to Greenwood and surrounding; country. 4?-Work done after the most Improved and Modern methods. ?9*0fflce over Bank of Green wood.1t> June 3, 1891. : DR. E, L. WILSON, *s-Ofllce up stairs over C. P. Hammond & j Co.'s store. Aug. 2S, 188!). B. H. HENDERSON, Attorney at Law. \ (ireenwood, to. <J. jpvFFlCE over Leo <fc Bailey's store. Prompt V/ attention given to collections. April 15,1891. 12m* U CHIPLEY & BR8. UEPAIRERS OF Guns,Pistols, Locks, &c Also keep on band a fall line of CS-XJ3NTS. WORK GUARANTEED. GREESVOOD, S. C. ALL SORTS OF BUILDING MATERIAL. ORDERS FOR ALL KINDS IB 8 [MESSED LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, And otber BUILDING MATERIAL solicited. I HAVE WAGONS And can deliver any goods ordered from me, and will contract to BUILD HOUSES. C! ft Thnmerm W. W. IWWU vu, Abbeville, April 15, 1891, 12m. ONLY 30 DAYS TIME. AU Accouhts made with us from Jnnurj 1st. 189*4 will be presented at the end of each month for payment. Our terms are strictly 30 days. Respectfully, A. M. Hill & Sons. \ : iii of psis. 1 TO CANVASS' THE^RETURNS OF f PERSONAL PROPERTY OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Who They are and What is Expected of Them. The returns of ihe various Townships will be forwarded to ihe Township Hoards on the 1st day of March. The Township Boards will hold their meetings between the 1st and 5th day of March. Uu Monday the 14th duy of \1:ir<?h rliP (\mtilv I nntiblcf i nir nt f.hp chairmen of the various Township Boards will meet at Abbeville Court House. It is el early The duty of the Township Boards of Equalization to canvass carefully each and every Return of Personal Property made at their respecti ve Townsiiips. in order that individual Returns of Personal Property may be equalized as near as possible, and iu every Instance where a material chauge in the Return of any individual is made, notice to the tax-payer, must be given In order that he may have the opDortunity to appeal before the County Hoard which meets the 14lh day of March,4K!)2. Postal cards will he furnished by this office for the purpose of so notifying where material changes are made. The following free holders are hereby appointed Roardsof the various TowDships. Ninety-Six?J. D. Watson, J. N. Lipscomb, B. P. Pinson. Greenwood?U. A. C. Waller, J. W. Green H. F. Fuller. Cokesbnry?Dr. Willie T. Jone.c, W. R. Dunn,T. J.'Ellis. , Donaldsviile?J. W. Mattlson, E. B. Rasor J. R. Lit tinier. Due West?M. B. Cllnkscales, J. E. Todd, J. R. C. Dunn. LougCane?X. P. Mcllwain, A. F. Calvert, It. H. Cochrane. Smithville?W. A. Lomax, J. L. White, W. W. Purdy. White Ilall-D. W.Jay, T. J. Hearst, S. P. Brooks. Indian Hill-J. A. Childs, R. J. Robinson, J. F. Wideman. Cedar Springs?A. K. Watson, R. 0. Hunter, John Lyoi'. Abbeville?J. Allen Smith, John G. Edwards, T. P. Milford. Diamond Hill?S. B. Knox, J. E. Wakefield, G. W. Mil lord. Lownilesville?I. H. McCalla, Massalon Bell, Dr. B. A. Henry. Magnolia?Sam Miller, B. A. Boyd, J. S. Norwood. Calhoun'8 Mills?John H. Morrab, S. S. McBride. J. C. Kennedy. Bordeaux?Dr. O. A. Taylor, D. J. Wardlaw, W. T. Jennings. The various Boards will meet and organize by electing a chairman and notify this office. W. W. Bradley, Auditor A. C. ; R. M, BROOKS' OSCILLATING CHURN IS AHEAD OP ALL. Will bring butter quicker than any other. A child three years old can churn as well as an adult.. Price 85. Satisfaction guaranteed. Try one. Call on or apply to R.M.BROOKS. Abbeville C. H., S.C. Fair Notice. WE hereby notify all parties who are Indebted to us either by note or account that we are closing up our business, and all claims must be settled at once. We do not want to press any one, but we must close our old books. So call at once on Mr. J. T. Miller at the ofllce of Durst a Co.'s Co-operative Store, settle your bills and save us and your selves any any lurther trouble. * Yours truly, J. K. DURST & CO. Jauuary 13,1892, tf Fst.nt.e nf "DeLa Howe. INTEREST ON BONDS TO THIS ESTATE is now due and MUST BE PAID. \VM. H. PAhKER, Feb. 9,1592,2t Treasurer. SCHOOL NOTICE. ALL PERSONS HAVING BUSINESS with the School Commissioner, will tlnd him in his office, ull public days and every Saturday In each month nearest the middle of the month, durinc the present year lor the purpose ol registering claims, <tc. E. COWAN, School Com mm Issioner, Abbeville County. Never out of Stock WE KEEP ALWAYS ON I1ANL? A number of horses and mules for sale. We have now several excellent work animals which we will sell cheap. A. B. Hamlin. Agent. JNTE^W Fancy Grocery. G. H. MOORE HAS cpened a New Fancy and Green Grocery Store In Cothran'a Block. He deals In everything found In a Fancy Family Grocery Store, where you can purchase the nicest CANNED GOODS, consisting of Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, ? IS JHL 9 together with FRESH PRUNES, APPLES, &c., and other delicacies. The substantial* are BACON, BREAKFAST STRIPS, MEAL, IRISH POTATOES, and CABBAGE. FLOUR, MOLASSES, HAMS, ? ii - n .1^ ? V tigars 01 uie ih'si uraiius. . Fresh Flsli and Oysters, Fork Sausage and the choicest Beef a specially. Dec, ls'Jl. tf SCHOOL TRUSTEES For Abbeville County for School Year 1892. School district No 1?Capt JasIto;;ers, Jr, JN King.'I N Lipscomb. School district No 2?J B Sample. Joseph llusjbey, J F Coleman. School district No:5?J C Ellis, G W Conner, Dr \V T Jones. School district No 4?J W Maltison, M L Latimer, J C Martin. Ksq. School district No 5? M E Holllngsworth, \V P Kennedy, T J Bo wen. School district .No ti?1) I' Hannah, W H Bowie, G M Smith. Scnool district No 7?J L White, P I) Klugh, Jefferson Davis. School district No 8?T J llearst, Dr P II Adams, D II Howard. u/.tww.i riiKtrift. No 9?J T Wideman. D W Dowtiti. J W Young. School district. No 10?A T Brown, A K Watson, li H Ward law. School district No 11?J G Edwards, K W Cannon,S H Cochran. School district No 12? W T Mllford, VV N Hall, !S B Knox. School district No 1!>?J W Iluckabee, S K Bales, \V K Duniel. School district No M?KG Bell, J H Hester, F A Wilson. School district No 15?William McNeill, P H McCaslar., J O Hem in i tiger, School district No 10?James Cothran. Jr, W H Britt, L B ltumey. The school trustees wilt proceed to open a 1! the schools, if not already open, and conduct the same to suit the convenience and inter est of the whole people. The School Districts Nos. 17, IS and 19 will please send in the names of the Trustees ol the new School Districts as soon as practlit able. E. COWAN, County Superintendent and Chairman Bonrd of Examiners Abbeville Couuty. Feb 3, 1S#2. j RW. CANNON. General Merchant, Abbe .. vllle. S.C-, and J. T. LATIMER, General Merchant, Lowndesville, s. I'., are exclusive dealers in these celebrated glasses. KELLAM & MOOHE, (Only MannfaeturiDg Opticians In the Smith) Jan. G, 1802, Gin Atlanta, Ga. IF YOU ARE GOING WEST AND WANT LOW RATES To Arkansas Texas, Missouri, Colorado. Oregon *nii California, or }?ny point WEST or NORTHWEST IT WILL PAY YOU To write to me. FRED. D. BUSH, D. P. A., I-. & >*. R. R 2 Wall St., Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 28,1891. 6m. . o\&$? XT r ^ O * & A O ? ^ ^ O O ?MANUFACTURED BY? 'ihe Wilcox & Gibbs Guano Co, CHARLESTON, S. C., ferns- 'TyyuO-J^L c^ Cj/VLC^-ftss?- Sf CZr Xj&nsfcjypfy. Qr^di &ud $&b? QjQrtj&r^ ^yt^Xy ( Returns to Probate Court. A ll administrators, 'executors, Guardians and Trustees are required to make 1 return of receipts and expenditures on account of their several estates before the first ? day of March next, or be subject to rule and costs. J. fuller lyon, Judge Probate Court. Jan. 13,1802. H. D. Reese, WATCH REPAIRER, Abbeville, S. C., IS ALWAYS ready to serve the public In 1 his line of business, and solicits a share 1 of the work in his line. He will keep a varied stock of the best and cheapest spectacles and eye-glasses, together 1 with sliver plated ware and Jewelry. Nov. 19 1890. SEED POTATOES! EARLY Rose and Burbanlcs. S1.25 per bushel at A M HILL & SONS. RICHARD GANTT, is now prepared to d all work in his department In the bes manner and iM reasonable charges. Monthl customers sLavlng, hair cutting and sham pooinx $1 per raontn. Rasors honed and pu in the best condition for 25 cents each. SUUUUl. AUTlUli. a ll persons having business t\ with the School Commissioner will find him in his office all public days and every Saturday in each mon ih nearest the middle of the montti. during the present year for the purpose of registering claims, &c. E. COWAN, Pchool Commissioner Abbeville .County. Feb 2, 1892. Something to Eat at A. M. HILL & SONS. Hams, Canvassed and Uucanvassed. Sausage (Hecklers) every week. Sugar cured Breakfast Strips. Mackerel, white fish. | Irish Potatoes, Rutabaga, Turnips. unions, wiiit.e, red anu yellow. Dried Peaches, Apples and Prunes. Apples, Oranges, Lemons and Coconnuts. Tea Cakes, Preserves, Jelllesand Mince Meat Pickles In variety. Cheese and Macaroni. Maple and Fancy N. O. Syrup, Rousted Corfee (every week). Read tlie above and see If can't get something to eat at Jan. 13,1892. A. M. HILL & CO. VALUABLE Land for Sale. IOCATED FROM TWO MILES TO WITHj lu a half mile or Abbeville Court House. Real' Estate of Mrs. Sarah M. rinll^ A?YI "HAnnn OAf] \jciiiuu uuj x/uocaooui As Executor of the last will iind testament ol Mrs. Sarah M. Calhoun, I am given full power to sell her real estate at private sale as a whole or lu small tracts. I now offer the House and 100 Acres of land for sale. Thin leaves 410 Acre* that I will sell in small lots or parcels to suit purchasers. For further particulars apply to meat my office in person or by letter. WM. P. CALHOUN, Executor, Keh. 17,1892, tf Spanish Peanuts. i J HAVK a good supply of Spanish Peanuts, A \\ lilcli I oiler lor nile its .-ccd. j ne.v are u : I valuable crop. J. E. UiUJWNIjKIC, Keb. IT, 1S02, tf A n I rev ill t-, S. C. | ! J. S. GOTH ItAN. Ij. VV. l'ERRIN ?T. P. COTHHAN.? COTHBAN.PERRIN & COTHRAN Attorneys at Law. Abbeville, S. C. | April 929, 1891, If. NOTICE. PARTIES wantina accommodations lntlir. way of farm supplies, etc., can get from us by giving good securities. All town accounts, unless otherwise arranged upon purchase of goods, will be piesenipd every thirty days lor settlement. Feb. 10,181)2, tf HEATH & CO. Rririorp TO LET. WE WILL LET THE BUILDING OF A Bridge across Long Cane Creek at or near Mr Alston's Oi Ma?, March 1st. at 12 M Contractor to give bond with satisfactory security. t J. W. Lyon, Co. Co., A. C, Feb. 17, 1862, 2t. BRIDGE To M : WE WILL LET THE BUILDING OF A Bridge across Long Cune Creek at BRADLEY'S MILLS, On TUESDAY The 8th Day of MADPTJ M U-LAibuJJLJ ClU ??l \J U1UU&. iu.1 Rids will be taken for the hulldine of this Bridge with stone piers and also with woodin piers. The Contractor to give bond with satisfactory security. J. W. Lyon. Co. Co., A. C. Feb. 17,1892,3t. An Ordinance l'o Raise Supplies for the Town of Abbeville, S. C., for the year 18H2. TiE IT ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT and Wardens of the Town of Abbeville, F>. C., In Council assembled, and by authority of the same. That a lax for the sums ami in the manner herelualter named shall be raised und paid Into the treasury of the Town Council tor the uses and purposes thereof for the year A. D., 1S92. Section* l. On every One Hundred Dollars of the cash value of all Real and Personal esinttt within llifl inrviruoratlon of the said town of Abbeville, the sum of Fifteen Cents. Sec. 2. On each Billiard and Pool Table or Ten Pin Alley kept for hire, the sum ofTwenty-tlve Dollars; for each Table or Alley more than one kept by the same owner$25. On each Bagutello Table kept for hire the sum of Twenty-five Dollars. It any person or persons are found guilty of receiving payor making a charge for a came of Billiards, Pool, Bagatelle or Ten Pin Alley, without , having a license, shall be fined not exceeding the sum of Fifty Dollars, or not more than thirty days In the County Jail. Sec. 3. That all male persons between the nge of sixteen and fifty years, except those physically unable to earn u support, are liable to road duty and shall be required to work on the roads, sidewalks ana streets within the lncorporilon of the town of Abbeville six and oue-third days by dlrectlou of the Town Council, The commutation for said road duty to be the sum of Two Dollars and One-half, to be paid at the time of payment of other taxes, to wit, on or before the first day of March. All persons refusing or failing to work six and one-third full days, to be accepted and approved by the Council, or paytheabove commutation, shall he liable to pay a line not exceeding $25, or imprisonment in County Jail not exceeding thirty days. uw J Thtil .nil It lnprnnf iniot Innppi'R. r>prl dlers, except venders of farm produce raised in ttie county, offering at retail uny goods whatsoever lor stile, shali.'piiy a license of uot less than One Dollar per day. Sec. 5. That all circuses shall pay a license of One Hundred Dollars lor each and every exhibition; and all other shows, ineludlnir wbal are commonly known as side-shows at taclied to a circus, shall pay a license or uot more than Fifty nor Uss than Two Dollars lor eacli exhibition. Sue. < . That all returns shall be made tinder*oath,on or before the tlist day of February, IhOJ.and all taxes shall be due and payable on or belore the first day of March, JS'J2. If any person or persons shall refuse or neglect payment of the taxes herein levied wltn in tne time specified, the Treasurer of the Town Council Is hereby authorized and requiifd to add twenty per centJin penalty, and If tiie tax with the penalty is not paid within thirty days thereafter, it shall be the duty of tue Treasurer ot the Council to issue executions therelor immediately, and collect the same by due process of law, as provided in the charter of said town of Abbeville. SEC. 7. The Town Council or a quorum thvreol shall coustitute a Hoard of Assessois to aflix the value of property returned lor taxation. ? T( am- nciMiin fir nersiimu Kliiill rf fuse or neglect 10 make a return of tlx ir properly tor laxai Ion within the t.ltne prescribed herein, the return of lust year with twenty per centum added, Bhall be deemed and taken by the Treasurer to be the true value ol tneir property lor taxation and it shall be assessed at that rate. SEC. ! . For each license to retail spirituous liquors in the town of Abbeville the sum of Five Hundred Dollars 'or the year beginning with the lirst day of'January, IM)2, and ending on the llrst day ol January, ISIKi, the said sum payable In three Installments in advance, said dealer or dealers to give bond and security tor the payment of said ;sums of money, and it at any time during the year thesaill dealer or dealers should go out of business the whole amount of Five Hundred Hollars shall immediately become due and payable, and any person or persons doing business the whole or any part of t he year shall'pny the whole sum of Five Hundred Dollars. ski". 10. For the use of the water from the public spring as now taken by the A (?. 11. if i'milium v_ 111e s11111 ill' One Hundred Dol-I Iiirs per annum. Done and rat itied in Council and the seal of the Town Council atllxed this :it)tii (L. S.) day of December, clgluecii hundred and ninety-one. Al'lJ. W. SMITH. Intr-ndant. JONES 1<\ MILUilt, Secretary. Kread-Crumbs ure belter than pastry i in makingcoeoa-nut, potato, apple, and I lemon puddings. Strew crumbs over the tiisii to the usual depth of crust, pour in the pudding, and strew another layer of crumbs over the top, then bake. Precedence. by nORATICS hon"at:. 'Tis first the tme, and then the beautiful, Not first the beautiful, and then the t<-ue ; First the wild moor, with rock and reed and pool, Then the gay garden, rich in scent and hue. 'lis first the good, and then the beautiful, Not first the beoiilifnl.and then the good ; First the rough seed, gowu in the rougher soil, Then the tluwer-blossom or the branching wood. Not fir*t the slad' and then tho sorrowful, Hut first the sorrowful, and th<*n the dad : Tears for a day?for earth of tears Is full, Then we forget that we were ever tad. Not first the bright, and after that the dark, But first the dark, and after that the bright; . | First the thick cloud, und then tho rainbow's arc, First the dark grave, then resHrrection light. 'Tis first the night?stern night of storm and war; I nn,, niiyht i.f hnnvu nn,l uolM-ll skl|.< Then the lur spin kit' of tho morning RtoT, That bids the saints awake and dawn arise. Origin or "Foolscnp." Every body knows what "foolscap" paper is, but everybody does not knowhow it came to bear that name. In order to increase his revenue, Charles I. granted certain privileges amounting to monopolies; and among these was the manufacture of paper, the excluive right of which was ?old to certain parties, who grew rich and enrich ed the goverment at the expense o those who were obliged to use the pa per. At that time all English pape bore the royal arms in water marks The Parliment under Cromwell made sport of this Jaw in every possible niannpr' uiwl amnnir nt.hpr indignities to the memory of Charles, it was ordered that the royal arms be removed from the paper, aud that the fool's cap and the bells should be used as a substitute. When the Rumb Parliament was prorogued, these were also removed; but paper of the size of the Parliamentary journals, which is usually about 17 by 14 inches, still bears the name of "foolscap." Siifr'BiiarilK to Purity. There are parents who think they can bring up their children, and especially their daughters, in u large degree ignorant of the evil that is in the world. As the king in the fary tale banished all spinning-wheels from his dominions that his daughter might not wound her. fingers with a spindle, and realize the probecy of the spiteful fairy at her christening, even so moth ers with-Uoici userui ami necessary knowledge from their daughters, lest with it may be mingled something leading to harm. And even as this charming princess, notwithstanding every precaution, us by Occident came upon the only spinning-wheel in the realm, was wounded by the sipndle, j and fell into her hundred years'slumber, so often does the young lady un-| awares stumble upon experiences of j whose possible existence she never i dreamed, and which are even more! disastrous to her than those that befall the Sleeping Beauty. Boys and girls as they grow will learn the ins and outs of this wicked world. If their parents do not give them this knowledge somebody else will, and the manner in which this information is given is in all moral respects vastly more important than the mi tkn mailer. me jmicrui/ may xusuuub tuc child in every thing it should know, satisfy its curiosity withiu proper limits, and thus preoccupy the ground that would ofiierwis be sown by chance cultivators more with the tares of vice than with the wheat of knowledge. It is simply astonishing how soon young children pick up siang words, and attach to them meaning. Objectionale words and phrases seem armed with hooked burrs and cling tenaciously to the mind they catch hold of. It is equally surprising how instinctively they conceal all this knowledge from their parents. It is not possible for the mother to cultivate too great intimacy with her chid. She should have the juvenile heart spread out before her us a mirror, reflecting every thought, every feeling, every passion of the child. Thus she will be able judiciously to administer antidotes to vice and build up safeguards to virtue. When there is a perfect understand ing between parents and children ; when the daughter feels that she can carry every thought and desire to her mother, and the son is in full sympathy and counsel with his father, there is little danger that the happi"""1 fhriatmn nnxents will be tlie profligacy of their children, little danger tbui. the children will wander far from approved lines of conduct. (From Our Dumb Animals.) A few mornings ago a little bird fell from one of the trees in Charlestown. A number of small boys, their ages ranging from seven to twelve years, saw the bird as it fell. Instantly they went to the spot where it fell. One picked the bird up very tenderly, and started to climb the tree, but was unsuccessful, A second attempt of several of the boys was unsuccessful also. All this while.the mother bird kept flying from bough to bough in great distress. The boys finally climbed a water conductor, and so reached the roof of a house from which they restored the bird to its mother. I never witnessed any thing that pleased me more. m M. E. W. The best way in the world to improve a poor memory is to make it work. If you tie your right arm iu a sling for a few weeks it will be of no use to you ; if you make it work it grows stronger every day. To tie itr.nr momnrv un in vour head will "*v?-J 1" < uot give you a good one. As long as .you use crutches you will limp. A j boy at school who always had to bei prompted in his declamations was en-; tirely cured by leaving his book up, stairs. Knowing that no one could j prompt liini, and that he must remem-. ber or fail utterly, he found his memory stronger than he had thought, and after that made it "walk alone." Ask j no Audiences to Speak tjikjk Minds Risky.?Bishop New??nm ilnriiiir his missionary trip; '*'""1 ? n around the world, visited India, and addressed a gathering of native pastors 011 the best methods of carrying on evangelical work. He began his talk, but was constantly interrupted by the native brethren, who jumped up one after another to remark that this or that would he preferable. "Now, look here," finally exclaimed the Bishop, losing his patience a little, "if any of you think you can conduct this meeting better thau I can, please rise." There was silence for a moment as the Bishop glanced around the room. Then four of the brethren rose, and waited to be counted. The "G" Society. Editor The Ladies'Home Journal:? Just before Christmas I noticed that ray children were leaving off their g's. Words like "coming," "playing" etc, was invaribly pronounced comin', playin'. So one day at the dinner table I told the three little girls that I intended to form a "G. Society." The I rules of the society were to be as folI lows. Each time a ug" was left off, a : penny had to be paid as forfeit. The money was to be put in a small barrel shaped box and at the next missionary service, was to be presented to that cause. There was to be a president and treasurer. The children's grandmother, aunt and little cousin joined the society at once. It was astonishing how sood the children began to notice whether a "e" was left oft'. One lady visiting at the . house was caught seventeen times by a little girl of eight. It finally became necessary to tell the children that they most not notice visitors. One day after a friend had left, one of the children said ''Mamma, she left oft'six G's." I think any mother will find it a help if her children do not speak correctly, to form a society of this kind. Five weeks after the society was formed, 102 pennies were paid over to the missionary cause, though that did not beein to be the number of "g's" that were left oft". As Christmas was so near, the children felt they could not afford to pay up for every "g," so we compromised 1 a little. If children are inclined to exaggerate. a D. E. (don't exaggerate) society 1 Will be a great help. 1 Mrs. W. L. C. : \ The Remedy for Worrying. A correspondent of the Advance relates this incident with its lesson : 1 "Last night I bad a long talk with a 1 lawyer, distinguished and able. ,He is now tilty years old. I remarked as 1 to his apparently vigorous health, i 'Yes,' he said, 'I am perfectly well. ( Two vears asro I turned over a new ( new leaf. I have broken down two or three times in my life, aud I knew 1 that unless I did something I should i break down again.' 'And what did I you do?, Tasked. 'I made up my < mind that I would not worry adout * my business.' 'And were you able, I by this act of your will, ta stop all I worrying !' Yas,' he replied, 'I was. I No matter how hard a case I have, or < how discouraged the outlook Is in any i of the business, I never let it trouble I me out of the office. Why, the other ( night I slept twelve hours.' I "I stood in astonishment before this i wise jurist and strong man in admira- < tion lor such determination. Not < every man, possibly, has this power of < will; not every man at the age of fifty 1 can give up worrying. But I believe < mnot mon hv fhp snnreme nower of wiii could cause themselves towor- < ry much less than they do." < Mrs. Christopher Columbus. Columbus was married in 1470, or thereabouts, to a Miss PaJestrollo, of Lisbon, whose father had distinguish- | ed himself as a navigator. A part of i Miss Palestrello's marriage dower was I a great collection of valuable charts, journals, and important memoranda, i From childhood she had displayed i wonderful enthusiasm on the subject, | partaking to a high degree of the spec- i lative and adventuresome ideas aud schemes in the iiue of geographical i discovery for which Lisbon was then the headquarters, She possessed a fine education and was widely known an a brainy, brilliant woman w4io was i constantly urging her husband on in < the path which finally brought him to the wonderous goal with which we are so familiar. While a girl Miss Palestrollo made a number' of hazardous voyages with her father in unfamiliar waters, and, later made many geographical drawings, several of which were used with great profit by Columbus when he had won his wife and set out upon his more important wanderings on the great deep.?Chicago Times. Criminals On Honor.?Judge Gresham in the Indianapolis Journal says: ?: ?: ? I- mUnn "My experience wuu unmiuaia wucu I was on the district bench taught me that there was no man devoid of manhood. Place anybody, however, depraved, on hi9 manhood, and you will observe his eye brighten up. I have taken men who have been convicted of serious offences, and after sentencing them to the penitentiary have said: "Now, I intend to place you on your manhood, for T believe you have manhood in you. I will give you a mittimus and the marshal will provide you with money to go home and bid your family good-by. After you have staid there a day or two I want you to report at the door of the penitentiary named in the papers you will receive and serve out your centence like a man. And when you are through I want you to come to me. and I wfint to see what can be done to restore you to the confidence of your fellow- ( men in society." "I never \va9disappointed in a nvin I thus trusted, and those convicts j whom T have helped on their return ; from prison have always been faithful j to the trust imposed upon them." Brown Bread.?Sift two quarts of corn-meal and put it to soak in warm , buttermilk over night. In the morning add a pint of molasses, two and a half pints of rye meal, salt, and but- ( termilk sufficient to moisten the whole; , add soda to neutralize the acid of the buttermilk. Mix thoroughly. Bake three hours in a moderate oven. If iwnH nmsf.formed over the loaf is objected to, steam four or five hours. Sour milk may be used instead of but- ' termilk. If sweet milk or water is ' use?i, instead of the other two liquids, 1 baking powder must be sifted with the rye-meal. The Home Doctor. O, woman, In our hours of ease. Uncertain, coy. nwl hard to please. When pain ami aneuish wrinc the hrow, Then none so cheaply pleased as thou ! We've only to submit to tnke Hot rhubarb tea and nnti-ache, A?.l ..I,, ?,l ??,1 Ami |iur?ug piasters on the back, A llux seed poultice, catnip ten, | And Quacketn'snew discovery. Hot-water bags and sweats beside, And camphor oassally applied, And castor oil and vaseline, And ciais with feathers burnt between, Ami soothing syrup, paregoric, Cold-water cloths, and drinks caloric, And all the housewife's category? Tis then we see her in her glory. Needing to make her bliss complete, But mustard plasters on our feet. Harper's Bazar. Mosses from an old Manse. DT GEO. TII08. DOWMKG, D. D. The minister's wife had finished her chore*, - '? By calling on all the Church people; :r- . And some she found open as both the church doors, V' And same she'd found stiff as the steeple, >>. for while oil the deacons had slept on the wall, A committee had come like a lion ; And by gi"tng her husband a generous call, Had shaken the bulwarks of Zlon. For years they bad paid him who taught them the Word, ' About six hundred dollars or seven ; For they felt that a preacher stould "trust in the Lord." Anil ornuj fat on 4*mnnnn from XTn a run ^ And the cash question had come to Annoy; Which so many ministers rankles; . "T1; For the Lord had sent children; three girls and a boy, .:>l' And the boy?hollow down to his ankles, Sister Blodgett. the wife of "a pillar.11 had cried. (They supported a carriage and horses,) "Beware! lest yoa sin against God," she had sighed; "A rolling stone gathers no mosses." The preacher looked up from the boot which he S. read, "t . , ' ' ya| And his merry eyes twinkled with laughter, "Wby didn't you tell Sister Blodgett,'1 he Mid. "That moss Isn't what we are after ?" Jvgt ?New York Independent Intelligent Sparrow*. . In a certain country town the English sparrows took posession of the J; eaves and the attic of the courthouse, built their nests there, and fought and , O;? propagated with tireless and noisy energy. One day In the spring came a butcher bird, and lighted on a tree near the court-house. Before the arrival of the butcher bird, perhaps two hundred sparrows were hopping and flying about in peace, if not in qaietneseIn an instant they had all dissapeared. Not one could be seen. You would not have known that there was a sparrow in town had it not been for an oc? casional subdued chirpunderthe eaves of the court house. Now, probaly none of these little scamps had ever seen a butcher bird before. But some instinct told them that he meant mis- , - vi chief, and, not standing upon the order ' q of their going, they Went at once. For two days the butcher bird made his home in that tree, killing several robins, but not a sparrow. They laid low. On the third day a clerk in the uourt bouse shot the butcher bird. The sparrows must have been watching Al c? -I a* iije jjiuuocuiugo, lur luen ueau, euemy < had scarcely touched the ground before every one of them was there, too foraging with appetites sharpened with , .! i two days' fast. They paid no attention to the man with the guft nor to the butcher bird, but went industriously to work filling their littlecrons. * ' Now what other bird has so much discernment? How did they know their enemy was dead? and, further, how lid they know that the same weapon svbich had killed him wouldn't be used to kill them? They did know both things in some way. If for nothing else but their smartness, the sparrows 5ught to be encouraged by asmart people like ourselves.?New York Star. . ... Kindness. More hearts pine away in secret anguish for the want of kindness from those who should be their comforters, > than from auy other calamity in life. A. word of kindness is a seed which . _ n * j J springs up a uower. a Kina woru and a pleasant voice are gifts easy to give. Be liberal with them. They are worth more than money. If a word or two will render a man happy, said a Frenchman, he must be a wretch indeed who would not give it. Kiuduess is stored away in the heart like rose leaves in a drawer, to sweeten every object arouod them. Little drops of rain brighten the meadows, and little acts of kindness brighten the world. We can conceive of nothing more attractive than the heart when filled with the spirit of kindness. Certainly nothing embellishes human nature as the practice of this virtue ; a sentiment so genial and so excellent ought to be emblazoned upon every thought and act of our lives. The principle underlies the whole theory of Christianity, and in no other persons do we find it more happily exemplified than iu the life of our Sayiour, who, while on earth, "went about doing good." >. Childhood Religion. A little girl of nine summers came td ask her pastor about joining the church. She had been properly taught, and auswered the usu&l questions promptly and properly. At last the pastor said: "Nellie. doeB your father think you are a cnristian'![' "Yes, sir." "Have you told him?" "No, sir." "How then does he know ?" "He sees.'* "How does he see that?" "Sees I am a better girl." "What else daes he see?" "Sees I love to read my Bible and to pray." "Then you think he sees you are a Christian ?" "I know he does : he can't help it;" and with a modest, happy boldness 3he was sure her father knew she was a Christian because he could not help seeing it in her life. Is not such the privilege of all God's people, to be sure that others see tbey are following Christ ?? We cannot hide a good life. It shines. It may make no more noise than a candle, but like a candle it may be seen. Thus even a little boy or a girl mry be a light-bearer.?Wesleyan Christian Advocate. \ Very Simple Way to Ntnrt a Balky Home. I passed a considerable block of street cars yesterday to come upon the cause [>f it, a balky horse, at the very moment when a bystander stepped out into the roadway and after a moment's manipulation set the animal going as if perfectly content with his work. The success of the operation was so immediate that 1 ventured to ask how it was (lone. The man did not have the horsey look which usually accompanies the posession of stable secrets, was evidently an amateur, and did not hesitate to tell me at once that he simply placed under the horse's tongue a chip of wood that he picked from the sidewalk. "Anything else would have ^ done as well," he went on to explain, "for it is only necessary to divert the animal's attention for a moment from his fancied grievances. I only changed the current of his thoughts. You might have argued with him all day, and he would still have held to his opitiion."?Boston Post.