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i The Press and Banner. B? HUGH WILSON. , - I Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1893. \ V?^?0 - _____ CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. j ??:; " ? Cowrt of General Session* convened last 1 Siood&y. Judge Wallace presiding. i The weather is fine and farmers are gather- I lng in their crops as fast as possible. Our gins are running from early dawn till late at 1 nttfrt, and cotton is coming In everyday. ; Oor farmers seem determined to meet tbelr I ' at tllA InCP nri^A Af AAtf fill . I Rev. EMlsou Capers assistant Bishop of Soatfc Carolina dloce*se, preached in the Boteoopolchurch last Sunday, mornlug and afternoon. The congregation in the afternoon . . vu large, and listened attentively to (he eloqnsatMrmooeo forcibly and earnestly preMrs. J. W. McCaila and her two brightltttle 1 daafthtera from Heardraont. Ga? spent several days ia the city as the guests of Mrs. \V. A. Lee. Also Mrs. and Miss Harriss of Elberton. All returned to tbelr respective home* K. oslMtMonday. Ml?-Oreoe Hughes returned to Abbeville lant week. Her many friends are g lad to welcome her home ajraln. Mr*. W. R. Bullock who has been spending eonre tlaae In Georgia returned home lastSat. :wday. Mrs. John M. Oambrell was called last week to the bed aide or her sister Mrs. Barmore, who Is quite 111 at her home in WHIlamston. . Mlu Mettle Russell who has been quite atokln Ashevllle, N. C., Lh still very sick. Her mother aod father are with her and she has ry attention, and her many friends wish tor her early recovery. Mto H? toe Heard, one of Georgia's most | j DWHUOI KOU HOCDIUpilMItU J'uuug lauiCK, ijdk been-wltb tbe Mlssen Lee iii mir city. Shore- 1 tamed to her Georgia borne lust Monday amid 1 the regrets of more than one. Thau-., C. A -N. shop hand? wi 11 be here by V tbo last of next wetk. Tbe earn are now being loaded preparatory to the move, and wltb them oomM ibe large and Increasing demand fw-bea&es. What will we do with them, und wtwre will they find shelter should be a question of doepeat interest to the people of AObeTill*. Bo?ob*n A Co. are selling clothing very eh*ap, bat are notglviog them out free, as tbaparaoa who helped himself last Saturday have thought. The goods were found hiddsn In tbe woods In the rear of Mr. Beachazn'a&toro by one Pat Adams, colored, who promptly called it to the attention of our po ? lie* who recovered the goods which were IdanUfled by tbe above named firm. The a ttt*i who helped hlmaelf Is unknown and la aUU at iarg*. Thieve* are dolog their work on Magazine ' H11L Plundering Julia Brown's,colored,house aad carrying otf her feather bed while she wasatefanrch last Saturday night. Julia Is 1 : aookiae for Dr. Marshall and lives in a cabin ^V-jln his yard. 1 Mr. J. C. Marshall arrived In the city last J Saturday and spent Sunday and Monday clreoiatiafianonfthl* friends. Ketarnlug to bis 1 business Tuesday. Mr. James Baker returned from Washing- 1 <1. tea. J). C? last Thursday, and was in tbe city < tost Monday at Court. Mr. Batter in an as- < irtant librarian aud la mucn pleased with hU aUaattoa, and may move to Washington \ next Spring. Mr. X S. Norwood and family returned 1 fijPreboew taMt Monday. ' A. wgregatlonn meeting of the A. R. P. cfenHti vm held this week, and Mr. F. Li. Mor- 1 row waaeleeted Bating Elder. ^ In. J. C. Ellis has been quite 111 for the 1 ImC week, but 11 la hoped she is better now , ; tptf-w4u bood be well again. M&B.A. Boyd and son Benjamin passed through Abbeville hut Monday on their way ; teDeeWeat, where bis sou is attending Col Mm. J. F. C. DuPre relumed to her home at ' Fort Hill last Saturday accompanied by her 1 daogfHer^in-law Mrs. W. C. lJuPre. A new boarding house will soon be opened ( In Abbeville by Mrs. Harris of Elbertou. Let : them ooma, Abbeville has plenty oi room awta good"living for all who are willing to ; Wk. We want no drones and loafers, but ; ladntrloos, eeetgetlc, thrifty people, who 1 are willing to work. ! Beta frou* Verdery. Verdry, 3. C.t Oot. 9,1S?. . Mr. B. P. Neal had a light stroke of paralysis 1*ywtertay morning. ine up tram anu tut? uown irum inetJi iiere ; ' '} every morning with scarcely a tnlnute differ aaaln the time of of their arrival. i Rev. W. B. Wharton fills bis regular ap- < pofmment here next Sunday. Mr. Tboa. J. Lipscomb, traveling salesman < tor the Tbnrber. Why land & Co., la here at Ms mother's. He was quite ill fur several ] w*etra, bat Is now oon vaiescine. I Railroad 8aperrlitor W. D. Melton is spend- i v / lnga few days with bis family. ] , Me. W. W. Bui look has the contract to build < tbe aewMethodist parsonage here. < Wt. W. V. Wench, of Augusta, is with the of Mr. R. D. Partly. ( Mr. W. A. Loraax, Jr., has bought a new > mower and Is now mowing bay for the pub- 1 kSjESII#. t Mr. R. H. Devlin has ginned two hundred l - andttfty bale* of cotton this season. t Miss Sadie Self, of Greenwood, has return- i att hcrrne after a week's stay with of W. A. l Mfc. W. W. Bollock has Invented a new and j $>; eonrenlent blacksmith forge. I Mr. J. W. 8cott will ship to-morrow a car- t load of cotton seed to tbe Greenwood Oil e gggprrn. i Mr. P. T. Gaines, of Wyoming, came here t last Wednesday with two car loads of flue V;- mares, and has sold since his arrival twelve ( UrS; He will remalu here until the first of i next week. \ Btsmsa bete was nerer better. % Susie Xea In the City. Messrs. D. C. Harmon and A. C. Hand, of tfe*-1*elMra<rwn firm, of M. A. Malone d- Bro., of CofmnMa, are in tbe city ou business. Mr. Hand will remain here a few days, and those wtsodesire to hare their pianos tuned or repaired may leave their orders at McCants' Mf. Hand has been engaged for sometime e paat with some of the largest manufactories ijrtlt east and thoroughly understands bis , barttew. His work la folly warranted by the WMeh he represents. c * fc SSESirr I?akcx was taken quite sick last nfgM, and trad a physician with blm. 1 \ Stasd to your own coaoty. Don't go * abnad tor anything that cun be had at home, si. CATt. R. P. McCaslan U In town. J Amoskeag'8 best dress ginghams never sold for leas than 10 and 12%c per yard. Rosen- } v berg-is offering them at 14 > ards to the dollar. 1to Rosenberg's for bargains. one ?f those nice salts at reduced Prices > ggi! from P. Rosenberg & Co. * S?' If jog want a good suit of clothes remem- 1 bar that P. Rosenberg A Co.'s Is the place to e geiit. e Don't miss the opportunity to get a suit or c >- clothes ataoch reduced prices at Rosenberg's. A big lot drees calicoes Ac per yard at Ro?? aenberg's. ? S;? -. For a Dlee pair of pants go to Rosenberg's. Reaenberr A Co. are offering bargains in t clothing. Go and see them. b If you want a good Bull of clothes now Is . the tltne to get It cheap from P. Rosenberg A .) ? ,?* For a good overcoat go to P. Rosenberg A u v. Co. If you want bargains go to P. Rosenberg A e Oo|: C Amoakeag's best dress ginghams 14 yardr to r 1^-the dollar. P. Rosen berg A Co. ^ than 8 and"*10c per'varcf. *6 yard*'to tbe dol- > lar at Rosenberg's. For chenille curtains, lace curtains, chenille I*' table oovefs, tapestry and all kinds of drape- b rtes go to Aug. W. Smith. Don't fall to see Aug. W. Smith's stock of n gr clothing before buying. Q Tha very beet quality of table damask and A napkins toma&eh will be foond at Aug. W. u Sfeltb. v- Vanilla orinekleU, cream luucb, oyster d moo iter, assorted finger and animal crackers. Aug. W. Bmltb. p ? [ " r< From rural Virginia, ouce the home of skilled colored cooks, comes the complaint that they have well-nigh ir disappeared; and that their places are occupied by negros of the lowest orv der, rough, ignorant, and uncouth. the majority of housewives _ must, be content or serve themselves. ; An old negro woman who was a most e: valobleand thoroughly trained|servaut under tbe old regime is quoted as sayi*. of the new generation : "Dar ato'tno young niggers been bro't up right since this here freedom come Is* p "R? oiirn that wh?n?vpr rolifrinn n of Christ appears small or forbidding, al or narrow or inhuman, you are not st < dialing with the whole?which is a ir matchless moral symmetry?nor even with an arch or column?for every . detail la perfect?but with some cold rf stone removed from its place, and suggesting nothing of the glorious structr": 0|e from whence it came. ti gagaBMggggigagMnBgaj asamm THE COLLECTORSHIP, 9ouie Xfwsy XotcN From WrNlilnirfo Washington, 1). C.,Oot 6,189-J. Although the extraordinary session of Cor ?ress has been in session lor about ten week Lbere seeins very 1 ii tie prospect of a vote beln -eached In the Senate lor the uuooudltloni repeal of the Sherman Act for sometime t ;ome. The repeal Senatorfl seem confident thi they will win In the end, while the autl-n pealers are apparently satisfied with the pre ?e.it situation and claim an Increase < strength to their cause. A compromise Is bi ing talked of on both Rides, und with the pro pect ot a continuous session of LheSeuate It I more than likely that some conclusion will t reached before the end of the prei-ent nionll While no doubt the great majority of tli people are watchlug the proceedings of tli Senate, there are a few patriotic citizens < the Palmetto State who are watching wit more interest the pace of theadmlnisiraiio In disposing of the Federal patronage, an loubtiess think the administration equall isdlllatory In making appointments as tli ionnio Ih In rAOPxItni/ the Sherman Act. 11 might be Interesting to know justho' many applicants there are for Federal plum from the Palmetto State, but as It is hard! possible to correctly ascertain ihat lnrormi Lion, one might form an idea, by Judgln Trorn the nutnoer who are applying (or Hi ippointmeut of Collector ot Internal Iter uue. The appointment of the District Attorne t>elng disposed of, leaves the collectonsblpati rnurshalshlp yet to be determined. As tb little commission does not expire for somi Lime to come, there Is no telllug who nor bo' many may yet apply for that honor. The co lectorsbip, however, may be settled any da ar It may be delayed several weeks. The cot test urows more interesting each day to thos who are applying, and each man, no doub thinks he will be appointed. The records show that there are more tha twenty applicants for the coiiectoishlp, son: ol whom have varied endorsements, whll Dthere have contented themselves by simp! Sling a formal application, hoping no dout that the lightning might strike In the clet sky. Taking them In alphabetical order w And the following applicants. Geu. John Brat ton, Wlnnsboro. John C. Carv, Seneca. Win. P. Culiom. Falrvlew. A. H. Ford, Cherokee. J. P. Glenn, Slabtown. NV.J. Johnson, RidgewayAllen Johnstone, Newberry. T. J. Lipscomb. Columbia. J.J. Lucas, Darlington. T. W. McMaster, Columbia. James McCutchtn, South Carolina. I. H. McCaila, Lowndesvllie. L. P. Miller, Glympvllle. B. F. Perry, Greenville. L. E. Parker, Marion. R. A. Robln>on,South Carolina. J. Wlster Stewart, Greenville. R. T. Smith. Pickens. D. A. Tompkln, Columbia. R. C. White. Yorkville. CIirs. L. Williams, Sum tor. Dr. B. F. Wyman, Columbia. Thus It will be aeen that there is no lack < applicants, and the prospects are that mot will follow, it la reported here to-day the L'bas. Petty, of Spartanburg, is an appllcat also. It would be Impossible to give the endow ments of all the applicants as they woul make a book within themselves, but It woul t>e Interesting reading, and when finished th question would be asked what is an endors* meat? Among the twenty odd applicants, Messri B. F. Perry, I. H. McCalla aud D. A. Toraf tcIns, are making the tight as Reformers, an are perhaps more strongly endorsed than an of the other Reformer*. Gen. Brutton, Co Lipscomb and Dr. R. F. Smith are raakln ibe fight as Conservatives, and are perbac more strongly endorsed than any of the otl er Conservatives. Mr. Perry has the endorsement of Senate Butler, Representatives Shell. Tnlbert an McLaorin, ijieut.-Gov. E. B. Gary, Editor 1 L. Gantt, Judge Slmonton, of the Unite States Court, a majority of the Circuit Judge of the State, all of the County officials c CJreenvllle county, the Wage Workers Leagu of Greenville county, mass meetings held i Union,Spartanburg Greenvljie, Pickens an (Iamoao A/iuntloa un/1 rukftM/inu cion?H hv /ilt zeiisof those eountles. Mr. I. H. McCulla hnB the endorsement c senator Irby, Representatl ves Latlmei Straight, Trtlbert ana McLaurln, T. S. W1 llama Elector Second District, J. S. Price Ele< tor Fourth District, J.S. Hart Elector Sovent District, Lawrence W. Metts Elector Slxt District and J. W. Stokes Elector at Large. Mr. D. A. Tompkins has the endorsemer Df Senator Irby and fifty odd members of tb Legislature and State Senate. Gen. Brat ton has the endorsement of Get Hampton, Ex.-Gov. Richardson, and a m merously signed petition. Col. T. L. Lipscomb Is endorsed by a stron petition from prominent men all over tb State. Dr. R. F. Smith Is perhaps the most name oui-ly endor.-ed ol the Conservative candidate He is endowed by mass meetings held i Pickens Anderson and Laurens counties, als oy petitions from those counties, on which 1 the names of Col. James L. Orr, Col. J. E Bogus, Major E. B. Murrny, Col. Jos. H. Earli 2ol. R. W. Simpson, Editor A. B. William iud Gen. Wade Hampton. The application of Mr. L. P. Miller, c jlympbvllle. Is endorsed by Ex.-Gov; Hug] J. Thompson, Ex.-Gov. J. P. Richardson Hon. J. C. Sheppard, Ex.-Gov. Johnson Ht tood, Hon. R. L. McLaurln. Hon. W. L. Tret lolru. lie also bos the endorsement of Sent ,ors Butler and Irby, Gen. Hampton and Ret esentalive Brawley and Ex-Reprt-sentativ iemphlll that be is q untitled for the office. All of the applicants have made formal af >11 cut Ion, except Col. Allen Johnstone, c s'ewberry. He has filed no formal applict lou himself, but bis name has been preseni id by Col. James L. Orr in a strong lett? irglng his appointment as a compromise car Hume. With these twenty odd applications for tb ,'ollectorshlp. and such numerous endorse nents, who can guess who the lucky ma villbe? J. M. B. PILES' PAEAGBAPHS. Greenwood, S. C., Oct. 2, 1693. SOUTH CAROLINA. John G. Capers has retired from the edltoi hip ol the Columbia Journal to devote him ?ir exclusively to the prolusion of law. Florence had two destructive fires las veek. The faculty of Furman University have dc tided to admit women a9 studeuts to that 1e titutlou. The case of State Liquor Coramls?ioue rraxler Id his church at Timmonsvllle ha >een postponed for about five weeds. Calvin Stewart, colored, was lynched nea jaugley on the 26th Inst., for the murder o ;bai ten Carter. White caps have made their appearance li Jerkeley county. UNITED STATES. The Columbian Exposition closes on thi 1st Inst. Two ex-oonvicts burglarized a store nea 'homas, Ga., a few days ago. ana among oth r things stole a can of powutsr wbibh explod d while they were dividing It. Dreadfuilj Dangling both of them. The anti-Chinese agitation in LaGrande tregon, culminated on the night of the 24tt ilL, in the expulsion of the Chinese from tlx ity. Two freight trains on the Chicago, Burling on & Qulncy Railroad coilled on the 28th ult Lining one person and woutidlug ten others Five negroes were hanged at one time a lount Vernon, Ga., on the2Stb ult., Tor mur er. Four thousand persons In Brunswick, Ga. re dependent upon supplies sent tbem. Armed men will In tbe future accompany very train hauling express or mail curs Iron Chicago to any point East or Mouth. Of the 200,000 persons who entered th< herokee snip on the ICth ult., over half o hem have left. A million dollar Are occurred In St. Joseph lo., on the 25th ult. A boarding house was blown up at Sac ranclsco on the 24th ult., byatiynamiu ornb. The Louisville and Nashville switchmen lade a strike on the 26th ult. Two bandits were killed and three othert apiureU on the 26tb ult., near St. Joseph to., while attempting lo rob a passengei -aln. A steamer will leave New York In a few ays loaded with food lor Brunswick, Ga. Several deaths from smallpox have been re orted in New York city. Suspended banks of the South are rapidly >suming business. One hundred and fourteen persons hav< led of cholera on board an Itallun mail earner which Is now quarantined near Surd lia. The Mansfield mine at Crystal Fall, Mich, as caved in, entotnbiug forty-five miners. \V0KL1>. lue pmice ui uaruoiouii searuiii-u me lougen f thirty anarchist* on the 25th alt., und Ized muuy bombs and a larte quantity o! XDlOHlveP. England has 557 endeavor societies. The feellDK to abolish the House ol Lords i? owlug In England. N. O. Pyles. Mrs. Hodgson Burnett and her sister icked and sold wild grapes to get loney to pay for paper, envelopes and ad stamps, which took her first ories to an editor from the Tennessee lountains where they fived. Brunswick, Ga., Oct.?The yellow tver official report today giyes 30 new ises, 3 white and 26 colored. Paper false teeth are a late invenon. 11 \ Ilorrot-n or the Ntorm. A most destructive storm raged Oct i, in Louisiana, Mississippi and Fioridi Whole towns were well nigh destroy I," ed or killed otherwise. Communicj e tion by rail aud telegraph was bo brul ,o en that many sections bad not bee lt heard from, iu New Orleans, Oct i ^ Besidts vide-.^piead destiuetiou < >f properly on laud great were tt wrecking and loss of vessels on wate "When the reports are in the toti j. number of dead will be over 2,400. ,e The odor from decaying dead bodies i places is exceedingly offensive. I n some localities the land is too low It y burial. One hundred and twenty-si e bodies were conveyed by boats to tli (v high lands on the Mississippi for bu y ial. As indicative of the horrors i ? the wake of the storm the following j ? clipped from a dispatch to the dailies New Orleans, Oct 9 : ^ Eleven hundred and seventy-fiv >6 dwelling houses were desloyed t s- Catninadville, a tishiug village. Te * and fifteen corpses are being placed i y one grave. Over 930 persons hav >- been buried and the work is not yt i ended. In one house l'oity corpsc wf?r? found. ? A whole family of twenty-five wer !! drowned. They were buried in on y grave. >t ir m. *?m e Terrible Kewult of "Ilnclnjt." Princeton X. J., Oct. 4.?A nurabc of freshmen were "hazed" by sopi ornores last night. After surferin other indignities the boys were throw iuto a canal. It is now thought thti one of the freshmen was drownei He was not missed until thin mort in*. The freshman's name is will held, but it is understood that he i from Washington, D. C. The canal i being dragged for the body. A number of expulsions are expec ed as a result of the hazing. It is ui derstood also that a number of sophc mores will leave next week. As some of our readers may not ei .g actly understand what "hazing l{- means, we give the meaning as foun iu Webster: To vex with chiding c d reproof: to punish by exacting unnece. ^ sary} disagreeable or difficult duty; t o- play abusive tricks upon. s> When or where this foolish an *; abusive custom started we are not ii d y formed. Why it has been tolerated i L anv college we cannot tell, unless B v w was thought to be something smart o the part of "college" students. Tb d thing is a disgrace to all concerned it ? eluding the faculty of any college coj ;s nizant of the fact. e It is as sport to a fool to do mi.^chie JJ Prov. : 23. If it should turn out tha i- one of the victims at Priucelon wti )f drowned the hazing party should b [?_ tried for murder. Which T Reader there are two ways of begir 'g ing the day?with prayer or without ii You begin the day in one of these tw > ways. Which ? l* There are two ways of spending th g Sabbath idly or devotedly. Yo e spend the Sabbath iu one of thes r. two wa)s. Which? B There are two clashes of people i n the world-the righteous and th wicked. You belong to one of thes :. two classes. Which? a ufa tir/? re rnn f t<n Iav.i ? ?i H>/\ o n "1 JL ilvl V Ui V * TT vy Ki VllV I UiCIO 1U lliC U Li 16 verse?God and Satan. Youaresen >1 ing under one of theae two great rulers b Which ? [i There are two roads which lea i" through time to eternity?the bi'oa i- and the narrow ro&d. You ar ? walking iu one of these two roads Which? >- There are two deaths which peopl die?some "die in the Lord," others di \r in their sins." You wi 1 die one c r these two deaths. Which? There are two places to which peopl e go?heaven and hell. You will got ' one of these two places. Which ? n Ponder these questions; pray ove them ; and may the i?sue be your sal vation from "the wrath to cume."Parish Visitor. JLnws of Ilenlfb. A knowledge of the laws of health r. and their practice, cannot be leame< i- all at once, but only projfressivelyL the same as we learn a trade, an arl or a science?by observation, study am > experience. The human constitution has its law I* nf ni'Hor qu rlaHnitD otiH norfoin n ^ vt viuvi) uu uviiua:v wuu vet iniu a those of astronomy; yet they are evei r more difficult to learn; for the humai f constitution id the most complex am i perfect of all created existence. Henc what we can here say is only suggest tive and fragmentary. B Cheerfulness?and good will are o r the first importance to human health Therefore, take the generous side ' Study benevolence aud the welfare o others for earth's sake as well as fo heaven. He whose tendencies are al 3 centrifugal or outward cau hardly b< sick. Sunlight?is as essential to animal a; vegetable life. A celebrated physiciai . says, the number of patients cured ii hospital rooms exposed to ihe rays o the sun, were four times as great ai r those confined in darkened rooms. Fresh Air. Thp air is the onlj ' agent which keeps the blood pure ant f enables it to circulate and impart lift , power to the system. It no less sus tains life, by impartiug this wonder 1 ful property to the blood, than by ex pelling the impurities of worn oui ' matter which the veins have collected . and brought to the lungs for expul , sion, and which if left in the systen Dui a iew moments, wouia caus< r death. Exercise?is best if taken in some employment for an object. Begin ant end slowly. It is well to carry out oui exercise to the point of fatigue if tilt 1 system soon rallies from it; but foi health no greater fatigue should be , incurred than a night's rest will re move. To sleep well and pain strength, the body must be fatigued. Fried Tomatoes.?Peel large ripe to^ matoes, cut them traversely in slices, i season with salt and pepper, dip in cracker dust, then in beaten eggs, and fry in butter or nice drippings. To remove rust or mildew from white wool goods, muslin or linen, saturate well with lemon juice and hang in a htrongsunliglit, then wash. ' If the first application does not remove the spot, repeat once or twice. If ink is spilled on a carpet, wash up quickly witii plenty of water, then rub.fine salt well into the spot while it is* still damp. When swept off there will be scarcely a trace of the spot left. v a&fcarta>iii*ir^rnrrtriiiiB<^ -Hi Taitfa**??<t Prayed to Keep l*i.*a CiotheN. o Noclass of the population of NeW "V York corae nearer to the poor than the Lai members of the Slum Brigade, as it is ed I called, of the Salvation Army. Theses i- Slum Sisters enter the homes of the ing t. unfortunates and minister, either con spiritually Or matetially, to sick and En poor alike. she It is a wonderful work which they offl if perform for the cause of Christianity, he ,e Imbued with an enthusiasm compared anc rn which the members of other beets tira " seem but half-hearted, the Slum Sis- her " ters do not hesitate to wash and dress sun " tbe babies, cook tbe meal for the moth- in < n er or attend to the family washing sid< and ironing. The necessity of the a n work only governs its performance. La< >r In the barracks in which the noble the x Slum Sisters live are beds and cots fih< ie for homeless women and children. Sec Many pathetic stories could be written the r" about the chance occupants of these adt " temporary resting places, but to none dei; is probably attaches more human inter- ly 3. est than the case of a little waif to tak whom the attention of Mrs. Balling- lad tou Booth was recently called. it,< e The child was a boy scarcely more wh 't than four or Ave years old. His pa- sioi n rents had evidently l eeu sent to the X u Island or bad dlifted away some- cat* e where. When fouud crouched in a occ corner of a hallway one chilly night ma s iu March he was but half clad and of i was numbed with exposure to the din e cold. gue e Taken into the barracks, the waif of I was washed aud dressed in clean aiu clotlies, warmed and fed. He was de- occ lighted with the attention he had re- ed ! ceived, and particularly with his gar- liar >r meuts?so much so that when one of rug i- the Bisters attempted to undress him Th g for bed he|cried, under the ;belief that yet n he was about to be permanently de- bee ?t prlved of his uew apparel. of I. This was very apparent when the wit > Sister attempted to teach him the pol l- words of the simple prayer, "^ow I era is lay me down to sleep." me is Kneeling beside him at the bedside net the Bister said: "Say thehe words uni t- after me: ''Now I lay me down to sto i- sleep."' an< * "1 pray the Lord my soul to keep," uni coniiuued the Sister. ant "I pray the Lord my clothes to ly I keep, whispered the boy. iot "No, not 'clothes to keep; 'soul to to I d keep,' " corrected the Sister. C ,r "Soul to keep," said the boy. coa "Now say it from the beginning," a tl urged the worker in the slums, of 0 "Now I lay me down to sleep; 1 pray wh the Lord my soul to keep." nal d But the poor Jiule fellow was too in- to i tant mtrtii Ilia troiuiinu l'\nw f Inv urn me down to sleep; I pray the Lord ray Th u clothe* to keep," he said, making the FU it same mistake as before. I t u "No, no; that is not right," spoke lie the pains-taking Sisttr. "You should the e iray God to care for your soul, not ber '* your clothes. I'll lake care of Hi tbeui. an< "And won't you pawn them," re- spe . plied the lad, to the astonishment of sai< r' the Sister, "and buy rum with them? a 1< t That's what they always did at home niy is when I had new clothes." off< e Tears filled the eyes of the slum Sis- jok ter, but she brushtd them aside as glo t?he kissed the child. His few words Fit of precocious knowledge had revealed poi to her the story of his brief life, and or i ]. she needed no more to tell her of the refl t, misery ^of his home. Although he Ch o finally mastered his little prayer, it was with the words, "I pray the Lord e my clothes to keep," on his lips that u he fell asleep. ^ ' le ?? .. v. the wo n For tbe Molliera. j-()rl ? Asbojsgrow up make companions wii of them, then they will not seek com- c,tf panionsbip elsewhere. w.? J* Let the children make a noise some- 'nB '* times; their happiness is as Important roM as your nerves. ^0I , Respect their little secrets. If they clia j have concealments, worrying them ^nl will never make them tell, and pa- "e* e tience will probully do the work. ca,) Allow them as they grow older to Kra have opinions of their own ; make 'n ? individuals and not mere echoes* bet' . Hemember that without physical wo! ' health mental attainments are worth- ^ less let them lead frie, happy lives, wo' J: which will strengthen both miud and rat! 0 body. test Bear in mind that you are largely ^ , responsible for your children's in her- the ited character, and have patience with terfaults and failings. be h Talk hopefully to your children of aKe lifeaud its possibilities ; you have no l'ro right to depress them because you '''e have suffered. uus ! ' Teach boys and girU the actual facts t0 1 of life as soon as they are old enough to understand them, and give them the sense of responsibility without y saddening them. a ^ Find out what their special tastes nee, s are, and develop them, instead of an(j s speudintr time, monev. and patience ? j in forcing them into studies which Jig fj ii are repugnant to them. ly , J As long as it is potsible kiss them one: e good-uignt after they are iu bed ; they COU] do like it so, and it keeps them very evel close. whf If you have lost a child, remember f that for the one that is goue there is j nothing more to do, for those remain- thel ing, everything; hide your grief for are 1 their sakes. an(j r Impress upon them from early in- pn? fancy that aciions have results, and |q?? 3 they cannot escape consequences even we j by being sorry when they have acted ie8a 8 wrongly. . tlie j As your daughters grow up, teach fmc , them at least the true merits of house- frje, f keeping and cookery ; they will tbauk jelt urui fur it in lifa a *r ? ?.<? t /lau 1 mAi?n . g J Vi? ?V? JV IMiVVI itiv ? ^twwv U V.U1 U1VIC OUt than for accomplishments. 0f { Try ami sympathise with girlish thrc r flights of fancy, even if they seem 1 absurd to you ; by so doing you will ' retain your influence over your daugh' tern, and not teach them to seek rpj sympathy elsewhere. con( Remember that although they nre t:()n t all your children, each one ban an in- ga?:a I dividual character, and tastes and qualities vary indeliuitely. turv 1 Cultivate them separately, and not * as if you were turning them out by te gi machinery. ter|)? k Encourage them to take good walk- m, ing ex?;rci.-e. Young ladies in tliis jajt country arc rarely walkers. Girls jirjn ought to be able to walk as well as jjrjt boys. Half of tbe nerveous diseases e(j fr that afflict young ladies would disap- eHja| pear if the habit of regular exercise ^ were encouraged. ^se Keep uyja right standard of prin- ^ ciples. \our children will be your r<)^ keenest judges in the future. Do be |njje hone.ot with them in small things as jjsju wen us in gieiu. 11 you cunnoi leu 0l,?s , what they ' wish to know, say so, a u? I rather than deceive them. exi;)j Reprove your children of talehear- : |() ing; a child taught to carry reports from the kitchen to the parlor is de, testable. TJ Remember that visitors praise the children as much to please you as they { "at deserve it, aud their presence isofteuer an affliction than not.?Selected. Vht 8IOUS ?< - ?? the] tryii To remove fruit stains from table linen, pour boiling water on them, let bor : stand until cool, aud tfcey will rub Beo jout easily. voca : - 7 V- .V C."; i ' f ' ?" ' Ilauillton Fish. Vhen he was Secretary of the State iy Brassey, of Great Britain, arrivhere in the yacht Sunbeam. She ired to see Presideut Grunt. Havthe idea that the Americans were imonplace people ready to defer to glisn nobility, she proposed to be iwu iuto General Grant's private ce. Mr. Fish suggested to her that would confer with the President, I she appoint a time. When the ie came Lady Brassey arrived in riding habir, having with her a ill dog, which she proposed lo. take svith her when received by the Pre?nt. Said the Secretary of State lo lan in waiting : "itemnve me uog. Jy Brassey protested. *'It is against rules for d>g9 to enter the parlor." 2 still protested. "Madame," said the retary, ''you must choose between removal of the dog and your being uitted to the presence of the Presiit of the United States." Reluctautshe consented to the dog'a being en out. To say such a thing to a y of distinction, and to insist upon was unpleasant to Mr. Fish ; but at he believed right he had thedeci1 of character to do. Ve will relate an incident communied to us by a person present on the asiou, never before published, which y serve as a model for the imitation ill Christians. Mr. Fish often gave uers iu honor of distinguished wts, or as a munificent expression hospitality to his personal friends 1 acquaintances. On one of these asioue am' ng the guests wasa UnitStates senator, widely known, family spoken of, of great wealth, of ;ged ability, once also a cabinet office, is man, up to Hie age of thirty-six irs, when he went into politics had n a devout Christian, iu the habit taking part in religious meetings h fervency ; but after he became a itician he underwent a sad degen tiou in most elements, except comrcial honenty, yet his wealth, boldih, aud abilities kept him prominent lil bis death. He was a famous ry teller of a rather boisterous sort. 1, like many formerly religious, had ich to saj against the Church and 1 against religion, usually indirectby narrating scandalous incidents erlarded with irreverent references Christianity. )n this occasion he was particularly ^rse and loud. Mr. Fish listened for Ime, his face wearing an expression astonishment and disapproval licli would checked a more sensitive ;ure. In this case it seemed rather incite to further effort*,as though he uld compel a laugh from his host, e result was otherwise. Said Mr. ih : "Senator pardon me, but mist requst you to desist. I firmlybeve in Jesus Christ as the Saviour of i world; of His Church I am amem, in my house have tried to honor m, aud in His faith I expect to die; i it is painful to me to hear you ak in ttiis way." Our informant d that the*e remarks were made in jw tone, with such dignity and be;nity that it was impossible to take ?nse. Tbeie were ao more vulgar es nor anecdotes derogatory to relin. The chief characteristic of Mr. ili as man and statesman was the >ver to restrain himself from action decisiou until he had profoundly leoted upon the whole case.?N. Y. ristian Advocate. A Truthful Sonl. t costs some people very iiltle effort [>e false and faithless, but the friends y lo.-e and the injury they work uld make it worth their while to put I li great enort tooe irue. i itmntj jh admiration. Unfaithfulness ex's disgust. To be genuine and truttltby under all circumstances is the hest mark of the Christian. Jeue, of Prague, tells of a brave man who, being upon the rack, llenged her persecutors to do their rst, for she "would rather die than " These were noble wordn, indiing loyalty to Christ and sustaining re. Were such a spirit prevalent the world, society would be the xr for it. How .commercial life ild boom if everybody would tier die than lie ! How the church uld flourish if all adherents would her surrender life than make a false imouy or live a false life ! et people be transparent. Take off musks. Act out your real cbaracMake it so pu-e that you will not ishamed to have it known. In an of dishonorable and guilty coinniise with sin and Satan it is po*sito win immorality by self-denying werving, God-fearing devoteduesa he truth.?Michigan Advocate. Harried, Worried, Wenrl^d. /orry is a token of weakness and oise of weary ness. There is a calnii in strength ; weakness struggles exhausus itself in fruitless efforts. Probaly nothing tires one so much t?eling hurried. When in the earnoruing the day's affiairs p ess on 's attention beforehand, and there les the wonder how in the world ylhing is to be accomplished, ?n every interruption is received laiiently, and the clock is watched istress as the moments flit past, i the mind tires the body. We wrong to tire ourselves with whip spur in this way. Each of us is raised strength for the day, and we it not wear ourselves out. If only seep cool and calm, we shall he wearied when we have reached eventide. Tl?e children may be oamronfo frvinor (hp uuun, iijc ocitwuw m j it'^i ids we love may fail to visit us, the >r we expected may not arrive; -f we can preserve our tranquility ioul and demeanor, we shall get iugh everything creditably." + ^ Peace and Arbitration. le great event of the week is the duslon of the Behring sea arbitrawhich has settled peacefully and ifuctorily to all parties an internaal dispute that in anv former cenwould have resulted in war. The sion came just in time to give init and encouragement to the Inatioual Peace Congress at Chicago, arbitrators denied the American ii to exclusive jurisdiction iu Beg sea and awarded damages to ish ships hitherto seized or preventom sealing on that claim, but they jlished the "close season" di-ei red LUierieans, and, we judge, uotopd by British authories, to begin 31 each year and end July 31. A tjcted zone, extending for sixty s around the inland, is al.-o estabjd. Plagic sealing is to be allowed ide this zone in Bebring sea after ust 1. The use of fire-arms, nets, osives and steam vessels in sealing rbidden. ie Spaniards have a maxim, "He* loseth wealth loscih much? he j losetli a friend, loseth more ? but ' rho loseth his spirits loseth all." ;never we look for fine expres- ' at the last we find the best in 1 Bible. What better pussage for ig times can be found than'this: ey helped everyone his neigh- c and everyone said to his brother, 1 f good courage?"?Christian Ad-il te. Il ' ^ v , ' ' : ' - " " ttort's Care tot Worrylrig1, . T From beginning to end a Chriafain . life 1h a life of faith. The word t,,r< "trust" is the keyword r.f Old Testa- l,u8J ment theology, and the won] 'believe" mui ris the keyword in tbe New. They U8 hnth mean the snme thing. Jesus . Christ never agrees to hear the sinner's sins until the sinner is penitent., and dan has willinglv accepted him as his sub- we stitute and burden-beareri When our heavenly Father savs to us, "Give Me your load; trust Me; what you can- we not do f will do for you He expects out us to take Him at His? word. He ed 1 noviip nnnaorxia tn n?rrtr nur Vtiir^ana ? ? 1,1 " * " J ? | | CT[ unless we intrust them to Him. Wor- . ry is blind ; but God seep into the fu- for ture, and often Bees the coming relief N just ahead. Worry impatient; but the der patient God bios us wait and tee. ^ie Worry eomp'ains of the weight of the loads; but God's offer is to lighten 1 n< them by putting Himself, as it were, guii into our souls and under the loads, to 1 He then become# our strength?a ug ^ streugth equal to the day. This is a ? supernatural work. This is what I* ^ meant by, "My grace is sufficient for wri you." This is the result of having Oui Jesus Christ dwelling in our sonls as a t^e light to cheer and a power to sustain. "Follow Me" implies that Christ lead* "ai us at every step, and he never means nl? to lead us over a precipice or leave as affl in the lurch. ?_ Buch actual and constant trust is the only real antidote to worry. The the more entirely and simply and implicit- say ly we trust, tbe quieter we become, the As the baby drops over upon moth- l er'a bosom into sweet repose, so God giveth His beloved sleep ? not 800 sleep from work, but sleep from gk* worry. I have always found that Dac legitimate work is ntrengtheniug . to body, brain, and heart; but worry frets ana fevers irs. ltcnaies our sptrit and killi our devotions. Nearly the pro whole magnificent thirty-seventh (0l Psalm is aimed against the sin of fretting. Paul, the giant worker who laid the foundation* of Christ's kingdom from Jerusalem toRome, and who had the oversight "of ail the churches." never seems to barve chafed him- J self with a moment's worry. He am warned sinners "with tears," but they . were such tender tears as Jesus hsd " ?hed over a guilty city. "Be anxious firs for nothing, brethren," was his calm gin counsel to nis comrades, for he knew ear whom he believed* / It is the weak and wicked worry over the future that cuts your sinews. Re- '?v< member that God never promises any- tha thing more than grace sufficient for go8 the hour and strength equal to the day. ? God's love will outlast all yonr to- ? morrows; roll your anxieties oyer on P'a that love; it will cure all vour worry- car ing.?Dr. Cuyler, in ''The Evan- Dre neltot-" L Authored to the Rock. the Readers of Darwin will recall the R description he gives of a marine plant that li-es from a depth one hundred anJ and fifty to two hundred feet and floats chl on the surfac of the water in the midst m0 of the great breakers of the Western Ocean. The stem of this plant is less ^ than an inch through; yet it Brown c"f and thrives and holds its owu against pea the fierce smitinge and pressures of breakers which no masses of rock, however hard, could long withstand. What is the secret of this marvelous re- I siatance and endurance? How can 0f 1 little sleuder plant face the fury of the elements so successfully, aud iu spite of storms and tempests, kepp its hold, n?l and perpetuate itself from century to a? century? The answer has leaped to out every lip; it reaches down into the p still depth, where it fixes its grasp, C01 after the fashion of the instinct that &"< has been put into it, to the naked rock* lea and no commotion of the upper waters can shake it looee. . to I A Remarkable lfettler, written on ^ - -- ... . 7- ~ .. . iriM Juue 9, by Mr. Cleveland to Cardinal "**" Gibbon?, has just been made public, we The letter is designed for the Pope, and olu after offering congratulation*, Mr on| Cleveland says : "The pleasure attending this expression of iny felicitations ler is much enhanced by therememberance that his holiness has always manifested a lively interest in the prosperity I of the United Slates and great admira- Cat lion for our political institutions. I am glad to believe these sentiments are the natural outgrowth of the holy ma "father's solicitude lor the welfare and slot happiness of the masses of humanity, [ h and his eppccial sympathy for every 0f { effort made to dignify simple mauhood and to promote the moral and social "u9 elevation of those who toil." The one letter was a accompanied by a present, the a bound volume containing Mr. Cleveland's official letters and messages during his tiret term of office.? S What next? kSar The is A "A holy life is made up," says Bon- tb0 ar, "of a number of small things. ??th Little words, noteloqueut speeches or {n H sermons; little deeds, - not miracles nor DO < battles, nor one great heroic act or e]er mighty martyrdom, make up the true p0f Christian life. The little, constant per' sunbeam , not the lightning; the wa- re^ tersof Sbiloh, 'that go softly' in their jrna meek mission of refreshment, not the mai watprs of the 'river, sironir an<i many.' cr^r' rushing down in torrents, noise, and ?ud< orce are the true nymbols of a holy thai ife. The avoidance of little evils, lit- erjE tie sins, littlet?iiiM, little inconsistencies [Q ] little weaknessas-", little follies, little j0w indiscretions and imprudencies, little the foribles, little indulgences of self and pen the flesh -the avoidance of such little jng things as these goes far to make up, at |lus least, the negative beauty of a holy teac life."?Exchange. tact _ enw and Dr. Adam Clarke, in advanced age, Misj and after an active poweful ministry of nearl>- half a century, wrote in the album of a friend as follows: "I have Tl enjoyed the spring of life; I have en- cula joyed the toils of its summer; I have we 1 culled the fruits of its autumn ; I am the now passing through the rigors of its Pari winter; and am neither forsaken of mill God, nor abandoned of man. I see at per i no great distance the dawn of a new pagt day?the first of a spring that shall be ra, ] eternal! It is advancing to me! I run larg to embrace it! Welcome! Welcome, I the eternal spring! Hallelujah!" [ rupl New Its < A lady once talking with an eroi- ar(j.| nent divine upon the subject of juve- wj(j( nile education, said* 'Well sir, I no s have made up my mind never to put my child under religious instruction until he ha.s arrived at years of discre- Fii ti<>n." To which the minister replied: "If you neglect your child all ^er!a' that time the devil will not. I the t suit and Washington, Sept. 24.?Statistics i compiled from official data show from ! G? January to September this yar 560 "oue 1. .-,. i?i. r..4i_.i ?i i like Maies uaiiKs laueu auu pcvciiij-iwi/ liave resumed busiuet-s. In the same,swee ;ime lf)4 national banks failed,seventy >f which have resumed. Lak( * " " Tli Rev. G. P. Watson of the Methodist fl sliurch, hassuHlniently recovered from P t lis recent illness to occupy his pulpit . astSuuday, though he had to deliver .P us sermon while sitting in a chair. the Christian Standard, rials.?No saint of God ever passed >ugb tbe pearly gates without flint dug through trials. To this rerk there is no exception. If any of expect to get to heaven without Is we expect to do what no son or ghterof Adam has ever done. If had no trials this world would 3e to be a state of probation. Whencease to expect to get along witbtrials we will ceaseto bedisappoiuttvhen trials come. We will greatly iten our burdens if we will but take granted that trials must come, o other blessings are so greatly unvalued as are the blessing* of afions, trials, and persecutions, ^e things are all blessings In disae. We will never know till we get leaven what blessings have come to ;hrough affliction. >ur readers, when tried and afflicted, ite for an interest in our prayer?. r aymp&MueB are gretuiy eiuveu ujr se letters. Our prayers are some* ea answered when we fall to reeoge that they are answered. The lotion In some casts is removed, but >ther cases the trial continues, but Holy Spirit whispers to the heart ing, "My grace is sufficient for e," or, "as thy day bo ,11 thy strength be." *lt is letlmes more for our good and God's ry for us to be sustained in the furte than to be delivered. We may itake and be in too great haste to out of the furnace. We pray appriately when we ask God either leiiver us from the trial or (rive us ce and strength to bear it. > X > * /:, . V; ; A. R. Presbyterian. Tot the Epistles written by Paul I Peter and John, but the "living Biles" of father And mother are the t that children read. And they beto read thene "living epistles" in ly life. How careful then ought be that the gospel as written in our ? be plain and pure! How careful t they form no wrong views of the ipel or low ideas of Christian cbarer from our lives. There is no ce where people generally ate less eful of what they say aud the Imssions that: they leave than around i fireside at home. To strangers desire to appear our best, but before i children we are not so careful, t if our characters are imprinted f where it will be in the lives of our ldren. Before none ought we be re on our guard than before them, t them see only the best sida of our iracters that only the best may apir in their lives. 8. S. Times. in act iB not always an expression man's character. It may be in the b of his character, and again it may ; be. Or it may seem to indicate a ertaiu spirit, when, in fact, it is an come of just the opposite spirit/ aduct sometimes reveals character, I sometime misrepresents it. Uni we know the character of one om we are observing, we are liable misjudge it through our mlsintei^ itation of hid conduct. Character ret be allowed to explain conduct, as II as conduct be looked for to explain iracter. Observing conduct needs ly a keen eye, but reading cbaraoc-alls for knowledge and charity. - . \ Vancle Xavier, tbe eminent Roman :bollc missionary, has left ou record sstriking statement: UI have had ny people resort to me for conflesi. The confes-ion of every fin that ave ever known or heard of, and sins so foul that I never dreamed of, been poured into my ear; but uo ' person has ever confessed to me sin of covefcousness." I I iam.?The name Siam is from a iscrit word meaning the brown race. i natives do not use it, for their name' luang Ti, the countray of the free; ugh they also frequeneutly call it e country of the white elephant." pile of ihe fact that there Lb really such animal. The lightest colored )hant is of a dull yellowish I ro<vn. '? uiiportiiil onmucr tlm iiiv y gain j ia u... ~ classes. Buddhism is the national gion and the laud is full of Idols, ges of Buddha,.made of all sorts of terials and of all sizes, from a Hn8 lengtht to those of colossal magnie. In one temple there are more 14,000 idols,worshipped with offigs of incense, fruit, andflowers. Bangkok alone there are 10,000 yel-robed, lazy priests, and throughout kingdom millions are annually exded for their support. The reignking is an absolute monarch and been somewhat enlightened by (he hings of missionaries and by con* with the outside world. He has xiragsu education 01 wuu ses.w promoted civilization general.? sionary Heraldd' ?e newspaper with the smallest cir,tion does not exist. At any rate lave never heard of it. That with largest is the Petit Journal, of a wlioie dailly edition is over one ion copies. The smallest newspain the world, as regards the size of >. is the Telegramo, or GurdalajaMexico?four inches square, Ttie est newspaper ever yet printed iu world was tlie Illuminated Quade Constellation, which api>eared in r York on Independence Day, 1858. intensions equalled that of a billitable?eight feet long by six feet and, wonderful to relate, it had idvertiseiuents. sh balance themselves in water by cular contraction of theairbladAt death the muscle* relax and lir bladder expands, with the retliat the flsh is thrown on one side rises to the surface. od nature, like a bee, collects sy from every herb. Ill-nature, a spider, sucks poison fron the test flower. ke Michigan is twice as deep as ; Erie. e quickest way to put out the iB of an overturned kerosene lamp throw flour over them. The flour hers the flumes and also absorbs >11. .r... ' ' -.v?i. -j.