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[W . . ' - ' ' ' m / *' * J The Abbeville Press and Banner. J RV HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1894. ESTABLISHED 1844 | THE IDTOAL LIFE INSURANCE V, COMPANY OP MCW YORK RICHARD A. McCURDY, President For the year ending December SI, 1893 Income Beeelred for Premiums - $33,594,337 9S from kit other sources - - 8,368,807 70 $41,953,145 US Disbursements To Pollex-holders - - $20,8S5,472 40 For all other aeconnta - - 8,484,607 47 $30,370,039 87 Assets Halted Statea Boida aad other Securities ... $72,930,32-2 41 First Ilea Loana on Bond and Mortgage .... 70,720,938 93 Loaaa oa Stocks and Bonds 7,497,200 00 Seal Eatate .... IS,089,918 69 ?aah la Banks and Trust Cora* paalea ?... 10,844,691 73 Aecraed Interest, Deferred Pre* Ins, Ac. - - - 6,609,608 89 > $186,707,680 14 Beaerre for Policlea and other Liabilities . . - 108,755,071 23 Surplus . . $17,952,608 91 Insurance aad Annuities , assumed aad reaewed $708,692,552 40 Notb?Inumnos madj vrittai is discarded from this SUtsoait as vkolij mii!e*disg, aad only insonacs innillr hmd aai faid 2brla cask is ind aded. I hare carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct. Charles A. Pbkij.br, Auditor From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned m usual. robert a. qranni88, vice-presjdckt Waltm R. Glixnn General Manager Isaac F. Lloyd ) ad Vice-President Fuosxic cxokwell J Treasurer Smoky McCuntock lud.ijuu\ V Actuary MUTUAL ii mww. WRITE TO OR CALL on tbe underslgoec) ?? or to tii* 1)1 ector of your Township lor any information you may desire about cnr plan or Insurance. We insure your property against destruction by mi wihsstosk or urns, and do so cheaper than any Insurance Company In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to you that ours 1* the safeat and cheapest pla'i of Insurance known. DAVID AIKEN, Agent, Coronaca, S. C. J. FULLER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. BOARD DIRECTORS. S. M. Anderson ...Ninety Six Township. .I.M.Major Greenwood " H. W. Sail I van Onkesbary " W. B. Acker Donnald* " B. M. Cllnkt-caies ....Due Wed " T. L. Had don ..Long Cane " J. W. Scott........... .Mmlllivllle " K. W. Watson -White Hall Dr. J.D. Neel Indian Hill " tJapt. John Lyou Ctdar Spring " <\ R. Richie .....Abbeville J. E. Wakefield Diamond Hill J. B. Franks Lowndenvllle " George M. Smith Magnolia " March 21, 18M.-12mo. I Are : You- | sout of employment, or in | a position that you do not s slike? Possibly the solic-s siting of Life Insurance is 5 S your special forte. Many s speople have, after trial,: rbeen surprised at their: fitness for it. To all such sit has proved a most eon-jj s genial and profitable occu Z?Tl 1 A M onn<rc-?mpnt ? m uanuii. A uv Iofthe [ | Equitable Life j Sin the Department of the: SCarolinas, desires to add5to its force, some agents: of character and rbilit}-. s i Write for information. : Z W. J. Roddey, Manager, Z I Rock Hill, S. C. J T n WTT.T.TP Snoniol A art t# V? I H W) M |/UV4t?A VI Abbeville, S. C. Registration Inotice The books of registration win b opened in my office on Law Range, bb th law directs on tbe * First Monday in Each Month, ontll first Monday In July, 1S94, when the la* requires tbern clotted until alter tbe next get erBl election. This in for the purpose of regit lerlnn all persons who have become of age. c entitled to register since last election; t transfer persons from tbiR to another county and from one township to another, or frot one residence to another. All this must b done before or on the first Monday in Jul; 1S9I. Lost certificates may be renewed I within 'JO days or tbe election, and those wh ?>ecome of age between 1st July und theele tion. may register at any time before electioi Those who Refused or Neglected to Reglst< before tbe last election, cannot register unt tbe law te changed. J. D. CAR WILE, Supervisor of Registration for Abbevil County. IDec. 6,1893, tf ?. BOGGERO, GREENWOOD. S. G. MANUFACTURER and dealer In Rons Granite, Monuments. Gravestones, s kind Cemetery Work, and Builders Work. AJI orders promptly attended to. Feb. 21,1894,3 m. * RICHARD GANTT, Is now prepared all work in his department in tb manner und at reasonable charges. Mc customers shaving, hair cutting and ; p H>ing$l per montli. Rasors honed ai In the best condition for 25 cents each. For Sale. ft Share* Farmers' B:?nk of AbbevlllP ::Shares AbbevllieOli Mill. 42Shares Piedmont stork. (i. I.. W.N'XOB, Executor. March 21, IM(4. C'okesbury, I School Notice. I a LL persons holding school claims I J\ have them registered ai once, an I o make up rnv annual report. E. COW A School Commlsaio Oct. 1\ 18W.1, tl DENTAL NOTICE. 1AM NOW READY TO DO ALL K1 of Dental Work. Crown, Bridge uui ioi<la Hpeciuity. S. F. KILLINGS WORT Office up-slair next New Hotel. I Mmcli 21,1K!M. Abbeville, S SCHOOL NOTICE. A LL PERSONS HAVING BUSII . V with the School Commissioner will mm In bl? office all public days and < Suturday In each month nearest the m ol the motitn. during tbe present year fo purpose or registering claims, &c. E. COWAi School Commlss1 >ner Ibbevine Com Feb 2, ls!W. i J. T. PARKS, 5 Fire, Life & Real Estate Age S Cotbrao*s Brick Office, Main Strcel * FOR MALE. # Setting* of Indian Game Fowls 82. 4 Settings of 8. C. Brown Leghorn, 1. i Abbeville, 8. C.p Feb. 7,1894. E. F. GILLIAN TAILOR,/ HAS moved, and occupies the room r< iy occupied by J. L. l.'larfc, the ginith. and is now prepared to do all kit repairing and cleaning or gentlemen's cl on abort notice. Samples of nults always on band. Cb reAMOUr uie. The State of South Caroli COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. PKOHATE COURT. In the matter of the Entate of George thorn, Deceaued. Petition for Settlement and Dlscharg J\V. WIDEMAN, as Executor for . Estate having applied for settle and discharge, It ih Ordkrkd, That Monday the 28r< of April next be tlxed for grunting in lief prayed lor. J. FULLER LYOl March 21,1S94. J udge Probate Co Notice. BOOKS for Subscription to tbe Ci Stock of tbe Abbeville Cotton Mllli oe open at the office of J. C. Kluttb at i vllle.S. C., at 12 o'clock, noon. March 8,1 J. FULLER LYON. W. JOEL SMITH, R. M. HILL O. A. VIHANSKA. W. A. TEMPLETON, J. S. GRAVES, \ir U/UJn\17A V FRANK B. GARY, R. W. CANNON. J. C. KLUGH. J. T. ROBERTSON, March 7,1SW. Bourd of Curporat Coal! Coal Wood! Woo( A. M, HILL & SOI HAVE opeDed a COAL and WOOD 1 and are ready to receive your ord< Winter. Call and get cheapest ratos. ' -Cash on delivery. July 27,18) TERRA COTTA WEI AT PRICES to SUIT the TIK IN THE FUTURE I propose to sink t! ebrated TerraCotta Wells at a gre duclion In my former price. So parties inc ?n Averlostlnif supply of good spa water at a low price would do well to with me before making otber arrange: as I propone to make It to the Interest to do FO. WATER OR NO PAY-Ib m; to. I have In ten years experience sta testimonials In 6ix oountlee. Add rest C. U. CALHOUN Greenwood, S. March 22, 1893, It A Complete and [ STOCK OF THE CKLEBRATiv . Mstropolitaa brani of MixeflP OF JOHN LUCAS & always on hand at the ; City Drug Sto: 6 TJRICES IN ONE GALLON CANS 1 f single can 81.25. A liberal disco painters using large quantities. Oct. 25,1888, tf * ~ t Apportionment School I o for 1894. ? mHE apportionment of School Fund e X Townships In Abbeville county, f upon the attendance of pupils of said ^ ships, is herewith annexed, and Hie 0 Trustees are cautioned not to overdr - the amounts designated tor their resi n School Districts: Amount School District No. 1 81,3 H 2 1.8 ' 8 1.1 " " " " 4 1,0 5 9 " " ' " ft S 1a " " " " 7 t le " " " " 8 1.2 ' ' ? 9 ? ' " " 111 7 " " " 11 7 ? 12 " " * ? in 1,5 " 14 i " " " " 16 l.C " * 10 1,1 . " " " * 18 f :ii ! ? ! ? .o I hi ia ' E. COW, Feb. 22,1891. .School I i to do j Refined natures cannot always ej mthiy PreH8 themselves truly and gracefully ebam a.?id attractive manners are not a ad put ways the index to a refined charactei We must beware how we judge, ain also take care that we discriminate The unrefined nature trying to assum s f. | the outward graces of retiuemenc i I something like a rank of worthies i weeds with paper roses pinned on i ^ c for deception. The pretense may sue i_l_ ceed at a long range of vision, but i little closer view will turn both weedi and false flowers into derision. Slrange that so many warnings an waut unheeded. A minister in Brldgeton N, N. .1., ha9 been mastered by tin u? r- chloral habit, and compelled to re9igr his charge. He says a physician re comended it to him, but il so gained the mastery over him as to affect hif INTO acli?ns- Such things always will dY'ei- even quinine has ruined some men and tobacco its thousands. Whoevei ii. makes '*a new necessity for himself if not wise." "More women," says a physician "catch cold by changing from a collai witna 'cape' to a ruche, of ruffle, 01 ana capeless collar, than you have any idee }very of. I have had many oases of violenl lddie colds, resulting seriously, which could r tbe be directly traced to this cause. The ?j, neck is one of the most sensitive por?iy. tions of the humau body ; hence it needs particular attention." The Herald of Gospel Liberty has a i column of "Don'ts" for Jthe minister. ^ Among others it says : "Don't cultinj-a vate the ministerial drawl, if the 5 'holy tone' gets fixed with you, there * J is little hope for you. Ten legions ol K angels could not matte you Hcceputuie j?? J to a metropolitan audience." 4 We may not be able to win friendf or to hold them, but every one of ue ought to be able to be a friend unfailDingly. Friendship consists in loving rather than in being loved, and the J measure of our worth in friendship is in our faithfulness as friends. ?Some one sent to Luther to know gun- whether it was lawful to use warm idsoi wafer in baptism. Luther replied othes "Tell the blockhead that water, warm arges or co^? ,s water." Whatsoever thy hand fiudeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no ina, work, nor device, nor knowledge, noi wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goe9t. T" ? onfiotinnr nf JI you are vumiauuj v. Haw- y0ur (jimrch in a way that pleases all its enemies, you may take it for grante ed that you need to set a watch ovei wild your lips. mcnl Every step a good man takes telle i day some sinner he ought to turn toward I re- God. ?"Iwish I were an ostrich," said Hicks, angrily, as he tried to eat one of his wife's biscuits, and couldn't in, "I wish you were," returned Mrs. i win Hicks "I'd get a few feathers foi \hbe- my hat." Money to Lend. f?n imnroveil farming lands? All applicants must "bring their title deedJ with tneui on making application for s loan. Apply to Perrln A Cothran, Abbeville, R. C Feb. 27, 18W. 4t. S100 Reward f1S OFFERED to any one who can fi'.rnlsfc evidence to convict the person who bnrnl the barn or Mrs. L. J. Lesley. Communicate with J. W. LESLEY, March 18,1891. Abbeville, S. C. 1 ! Dissolution of Partnership 9 nnHE LAW FIRM formerly existing anc -* engaged in the practice of law at Abbe vllle, S. C.. under the firm name of Benet A Cason, was dissolved by mutual consent ot kin the 16th day of Febuary, 1894. fcl \ W. C. BENET. IIO March 13, 1894. S. C. CASON. TARD rerms The State of South Carolina COUNTY OF ABBEVJLLE. , probate court. jlyO In the matter of the Estate ot Mrs. Harlet E Duckett, Deceased. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. [?S. A LL persons indebted to said Estate mus . , A settle wlthont delay, and those holdlni at mZ claims against the Estate must present then } Jii properly attested to. B. F. DUCKETT, confer Feb 201 Executor. P Sheriff's Sale. i Florence ?. Sullivan, by Goardlan ad liter p plaintiff, vs. Andrew Jackson Poore, d< *' fendant.?Execution. by virtue of an execution to m 3*1 i 11 directed In tbe above stated case, I will se ^ " to the highest bidder, at public auction, wltfc in tbe legal Lours of sale, at Abbeville Coui ? House, on MONDAY, tbe 2nd day of APRII , A. D. 1894, all the right, title and Interest ( fllllft Anc,rew Jackson Poore, In the followln Uill 10 described properly, to-wlt: All the followln described Real Estate?less u homesteadconslstlQg of tbe CO. Dwelling House and Twi [200] Hundred Acres surrounding the dwelling, recently set off b MA Commissioners appointed for that purpose. Wa All that tract of land in Abbeville Com ty, 8. C., containing unt^o Four Hundred and Thirty Eight [438] Acres, more or less on Kerr's Creek, waters of Lltt! 'und River, and bounded by lands of Elizabeth t Miller, Edwin Calhoun, J. OrlfTln, and other 2. Also, all that tract, or lot ol land coi for the talning based school Two [2) Acres, Active rooreor less, lying In the fork of the Mosel Ferry Road and the Charleston Road, adjoli ?.?'?? lng lands of Airs. Elizabeth Kberrod. 4.5.21 90.48 a. Also, all that tract or parcel of land, 1 said State and County, containing Sep One Hundred and Fifty-Fou |o7 [154] Acres, ^>21 more or less,and bounded by lands of Edwl >5j 02 Calhoun, A. J. Cllnkscales and others, an 6K by the Moseley Ferry Road, being a part i the tract known as the''Bull Town Tract >26 09 Levied on as the property of A. J. Poore, 184.44 satisfy the aforesaid execution and costs. AN F. \V. R. NANCE, Co la. Sheriff Abbeville County. February I, 1S04. [. ?iMt?r Snn<lny. Christ, the Lord, Ih risen to-day! |. Hons of men aud uneels *ny : Raise your joys and triumphs high ! j King ye heavens?ihou earth, reply. ( Love's redeeming worlt is dooe? Fought the tight, the battle won : H Lo! ihe Kiin'H eclipse Is o'er; s Lo! he set* In l looil no more. s Vain tlie stone, the watch, the seal? [ Christ hnih burst the gates or Dell: Death In vain lor bids tils rise: Christ hath openrd paruilise. j Lives again our glorious King! s I "Where, O death. Is now tdy sting ?" Once he died oursoutfi to save: Where's thy vict'ry, boasting grave?" Soar we now where Christ has led, Koll'wiug our exalted Head : ? Made like him, like him we rise? iinmiliu nrma r lip ?r?VP. MlC! skies. 1 J VM,n ,,,v n ?ChiirlfcH Wesley. I * The Inlfind(*r*M Kevenjfo. ' Among the Friendly Islands in the South Pacific is a little native settle, ment called Vaovao. Two white missionaries have laboured here for years with happy results, and to-day there is i a large church on the island, built en' tirely by the converts. In the early ' seventies I visile J this place on a whali ing-ship, to obtain a supply of fresh ' vegetables and fruit. I We were short of men also, and suc> ceeded in persuading two fine-looking ' Kanakas to ship with us for the sea son, promising to return them to their island home before we left for New Zealand. t One of these men was called Johnny Cocoanut by the sailors, his own name i?uinir minronounceable. Hewasatall wv*"e* c ? - * wiry fellow, bnmmiDg over witJi sim? pie good-nature. He never.seemed out f of temper, and was always ready to do 1 a favour when asked. Indeed, his willingness in this respect was taken advantage of by some of the crew to 1 such an extent that he was really 1 abused. 'r One man seemed to take especial de; light iu shifting all his work upon the ! native, and even went so far as to 1 strike him on several occasions. But the blows were taken as unconcernedly ' as possible whilethe rest wondered what ' could be the reason for this extraor: dinary behaviour on Johnny's part, 1 for the Kanaka men are brave and quick to resent an insult of this kind. At last we found out the reason. , The native had professed Christianity, . and had been told it was wicked to i light. What it cost him to tame his wild nature to a point where a blow P oould be borne in silence will never be < known; but he did it. We cruised among the islands for [ several weeks, and big Tom Lincoln treated the Kanaka worse than ever. One afterooon we anchored close to a 1 small, uninhabited island and sent the ' boat ou a short cruise Tor Dump deck whales. They returned before dark, having met with no success, and after I we had eaten our supper it was propos, to have a swim in the deep waters of the little bay. As is customary in these latitudes, a man was sent aloft to keep a lookout for sharks, and tbe rest of us plunged overboard at ouce. The water was fully ten fathoms deep where we were, and after the heat of day it was deliciously cocl and refreshing to splash 1 about as we often did. Ou this occas' ion we had enjoypd ourselves for fully , a half-hour unmolested, when suddenly the lookout aloft shouted : "Look out there! Shak ! Shark!" We scrambled up the nettiug which hung over the ship's side as fast as pos _ e ' sible, each man tnniK ooiy ui uiuun., 1 when the captain cried, excitedly : "Good heavens! Who is that off there?" Every eye followed his outstretched arm, and to our horror we saw Tom 1 Lincoln's head fully fifty yards away. I He was swimming at his best speed for * the ship, but about the same distance , beyond him a black, triangular fin was cutting through the water at a speed which lay between him and safety. "Jump into a boat, some of you ! - Quick!" shouted the captain. f As he spoke he ran to the cabin for his rifle. At the same instant several men sprang for the nearest boat, falling over each other in their eagerness, and losing all presence of mind. It seemed an age before the boat pushed from the ship. Before it was a t dozen yards away oue man lost his g stroke and fell over backward, throwa Ihg the rest into hopeless confusion. It was evident that the man would be lost before any boat could reach him. - With blauched cheeks we stood as if fascinated, while the monster rapidly overhauled his prey. Suddenly a brown, lithe body shot from the ship's side and an instant a later we saw the Kanaka's head appear ; on the surffhce. Between his teeth he held a long knife, and with a speed almost incredible his dusky body shot E forward toward the unfortunate man II whom he had every reason to hate, i- Tom had been swimming with the t desperation of despair, and it seemed j, but a moment before the native had >f passed him and was not leu yards g from the pursuer. Then the brave fel* low's head sank out of sight suddenly. ' He's been bilteu by another shark !" exclaimed several voices* "No, he hasn't!" cried the captain, 0 who bud seen the daring (Vat i>erform ed before. He's gone down under thai sburk ; 1'ull ahead there, in that boat, ,y and stand by to take him aboard when he comes up !" As the men in the boat obeyed, wt saw the fin disapear for an installs. Then with a mighty splash the shark . sprang nearly iiis whole length out ol the water, revealing a loug gash in his white belly from which bis life was flowing. Again and again he threw him^ell L in the air, and tbe.i the native appeara* ed to our view and struck out for the a- boat, which was now helping the frightened sailor on board. Jit-fore the meu were on the ship's deck again there were fully a dozen ravenous y sharks fighting for the body of theii 3. dead comrade. Tom Lincoln was ton frightened tc speak for some time, but when he re " turned to the forecastle the native walked by to him quietly and held oui r his hand, saying : "Me no fight man, but me fighl shark, eh ?" Under his brown skin beat a hero's ln heart, and his reproof was a monumeii ld to his teacher's glory.?Youth's Coin paniou. to Mystery of mysteries is this strange ministry of pain ! But in all liumai history there is no other snob peaoe maker. Teach Yoar Boy*? j To run, to swim, to carve. ; To be neat, to be honest. To make a fire, to be punctual. | To sew on buttons; to do an errand To cut kindlings: to sing if thei i can. To h?nsr up their hats; to bold thei I heads erect. ! To respect their teacher ; to buttoi ' their mother's boots. To help their mother and sisier; t< wipe their boots on the mat. To read aloud when requested ; t< cultivate a cheerful temper. To speak pleasantly to an old wo i nmn. j To help the boy smaller than them selves; to put every garment rn ilt 1 proper place. j To remove their hats upon entering ; the house; not to tease smaller boy* than themselves. To keep their ringer nails clean. To be as kind and helpful to theii own sisters as to other boys' sisters. To close the door quietly, especially when there is a sick person in thf house. To take pride in having their mothei and sisters for their best friends. To treat their mother as politely aj if she were a strange lady who did not spend her life in their service. If they do auytbing, to take theii mother into their confidence, and, above all, never to lie about anything thev have done. When their nlav is over for the day, to wash their faces and hands, brush their hair, and spend their evenings in the house. Not to take the easiest chair in the room and put it directly in front of the fire, and to forget to offer it to theii mother when she comes in to sit down. A Fifteen-Minme Rent. "Do you remember old I)r. L ?" asked a woman of society the other day. "He believed in what is now called 'rest cure,'years and years ago. I remember very well a formula he gave me when I was first married, which was practically the same thing that every one advocates nowadays. 'Whenever a woman feels tired,' he usetl to say, 'or discouraged, or depressed, or out of sorts generalty, she should lie dowu and be ahsoJutdy quiet for fifteen minutes. The eyes should be closed, and the mind should be made a blank, as far as possible. No pillow should be used, her head reclining on a level with her shoulders. Sheshould not even think of the tiiue, but have some one call her at the expiration of the time. 'This treatment,' he used to say,'repeated twice a day, has a wonderful effect on nervous w omen.'" Degree* in Charch Membership. i rPl-?A /1iAai>An/)a Kotraaan the* mpmhprs 1 UU UtlVIIVt k/blTTVVU in a Christiau church was lately illustrated by an account of a gentleman i who in the north of England was puzzled as he was getting into an omnibus by seeing that there were first, second, and third class compartments, difference in fare, but with no apparent difference in comfort. The mystery was presently solved when, coming to a steep hill, the conductor called .out, "First-class passengers, keep you seats; second-class passengers, get out and walk; third-class passengers, get out and shove." We need members willing to be third-class passengers. i English hotels always have butter of a peculiar llavor. It has long been a mystery to the Occidental cousin, but now the cat has escaped from the bag, and it is found to be flavored by honey. The|Bee Gleanings has the following: Honey in butter, an ounce to the pound, has a two fold purpose: Toim1 prove the flavor, and to prevent the butter from becoming rancid. If an ; ounce of honey were sola in mis counj try for every pound of first-class but! ter, there would be quite a boom in the ! honey market. Is there a dairyman jin our ranks* to try this thing, and I report his judgment as to the etFect ol honey in butter? Three Unad Kciuonii. The following conversation is giver as having occurred between a plain 8|>oken Scotch woman and her pa9tor, "(iood morning, Janet. I am sorry tc | hear you didn't like my preaching on | Sunday. What was the reason ?" Jonet?"I had three gude reasons sir. Firstly, ye read the sermon ; se< condly, ye didna' read it well: and j thirdly, it wasna' worth readin' a! fall." Something in That. 'i A very observing, if not a very pious | woman, says: There is aconstan1 I grumbling by the men because w< 11 ladies insist on wearing high hats t< .the theatre and thus obstructing tin 'vtmrp Rut we wear the high hats t< J church, and nobody grumbles. Ar< i we to infer from this that the stage ii raore attractive than the pulpit tothes< i men ? ( ) i ?Apropos of the lawyers pitching into experts on the witness stand ii ? murder trials, the case is recallec where the lawyer looking quizzically at the doctor who wa9 testifying am } said : ''Doctors sometimes make mis i takes, don't they?*' The same as law , j yers," was the reply. "But doctors j mistakes are buried six feet undei jj ground," said the lawyer. "Yes,' ,! said the doctor, "and lawyers' mis . takes sometimes swing six feet in tin . j air." 1 An invitation to dinner in Japai ' i commences as follows : "I beg pardoi ' for thus insulting you, in begging you company at my house to dinner. Tin ' house is small and very dirty. ()u ' habits are rude, and you may not ge ! anything to eat; and yet I hope tha L: you will coudescend to be present witl ^ us at ?> o'clock." s Whittier was color-blind, and 01 tjone occasion purchased a bright-re< -I necktie, supposing it to be a dul greey one. He wore it several times and was not aware of his mistak until one of his Quaker brethrei p remarked : "Thee's never worn 1 necktie like that before, Greeulenf does thee think it is becoming?" A Defect In the {Training of CJirl*. The incapacity of girls for any son ; of work connected with the home i.? j one of the most prominent features o . I the present flnaucial distress. A few f I typical cases which have come within | our knowledge fairly illustrate the r' defects along this line in their trainj ing. i A well-educated young woman ap ; plied for work to a prominent dress' > maker in Boston, saying that she was willing for the present to do anything, >| Placed in the work-room she displaced utter incompetency with her needle - being unable to baste a seam properly, Of course it was impossible to keep - her. At another place a benevolent i womau offered to pay the same applicant generously for sweeping aud f dusting two rooms once a week. But 3 the girl was even more unskillful j with broom and duster than with scissors and needle. A college grad uaie expressed a willingness to engage temporarily in any form of ser' vice if only she could earn enough to ? pay her board. When questioned as i to her capability for doing certaiu things which any girl of twelve a generation ago would have accompi lished easily, she showed both ignor; anceand an overwhelming dislike for all forms of work about the house. Defects of a different kind, too, , have been thrust upon our notice dur: ing these hard times. Besides being unable to sew decently, girls say that , so long as stitches are out of sight no i matter how they look. Here is a false i principle which touches character. Fancy Mary Lyon's abhorrence of any such rule of practice! Another i defect which is noticeable among - American girls is a dislike, or at least an indifference, toward children. The ! materual instinct seems to be dying out. along with the old-fashioned ability to turn one's band to almost , any sort of work. That there is something wrong in the education of our girls when results such as these ensue, few will ;jdeuy. What is the remedy? Shall turn our colleges into training ^ schools for cook9 and nurses and seamstresses? By no manner of , means. The home is the place ! in which girls should be lilted [ i for these homely accomplishments. "But it is impossible," said an earnest mother, in discussing this subject with the writer. "It is all my daughters can possibly do to keep up with ! their studies in school, it J add any [domestic duties they break down in health." Then there is something i wrong in the school system. Too i much is required of the girl students. ! Let them iro with less SDeed and more attention to what will be demanded of them in future as women. Let them drop oueortwo studies, if necessary, and let it be considered an essential part of their education to take care of tbeir own room9, including the [ sweeping, to mend iheir own clothing neatly, to cook a few simple dishes, and to balance their accounts weekly. They may not be obliged to do any of these things except |the last later.in life, but in the mere performance of them judgment is developed, the hands become deft, and they acquire tbat all-round training whicn is now lamentably lacking. The gain in health, too, which would surely follow, is no small consideration. Blessed be the bard times if they lead i us to wiser methods of training our 1 daughters. How to Determine the Quality of . Silk.?Take ten fibres of the filling in any silk, and if on breaking they 9how a feathery, dry and lack-lustre condition, discoloring the fingers in handling, you may at once be sure of the presence of dye and artificial i weighting. Or take a small portion of 1 the fibers between the thumb and forefinger, and roll them over and over very gently, and you will soon ' detect the gum, mineral, soap and other ingredients of the one, and the | absence of them iu the other. A simple but effective test of purity is J. to|burn a Mnall quantity of fibers. Pure silk will instautly crisp, leaving only a pure charcoal; heavilydyed i silk will smoulder, leaving a yellow, , greasy ash. If, ou the contrary, you can not break the ten strands, and they are of a natural luster and bnll1 iancy, and fail to discolor the fingers 1 at the point of contract, you may be well assured that vou have a pure silk ' that is honest in its make and durable 1 in its wear. 1 Restlessness That Ruins Homes.? Thousands of farmers every ^ear leave [ pleasant homes in the older, settled States and make long and tedious pilgrimages to newer States and Territories, not driven to it by necessity, but by a chronic restlessness?an idea j that it is possible somewhere else to ' get on a little faster in the world. In [ nine cases out of ten the man would ' be belter off where he is, but he is I never satisfied until he has made at *"?n /ihuntypQ HnmPS flTG llCIWUUtl,. ln?VU?.6 I destroyed in the most ruthless manner " in persuit of this phantom of betterI; ing one's self?homes which can never be really restored to the family, for home is something more than the j roof which shelters U9. The associar J tious of childhood, the friends of early i! days, the memories of the past, the 1 ancestral graves upon the hillsideflare these nothing? It will take more I years than the most of us can afford, .! to build up a new home and get into - the feeling with which we regard our ' present one, be it ever so humble. I Old-fashioned molasses, the genuine I dark brown, saccharine, delicious ad" juuct of corn pone and the slap-jack, nas become a scarce article of late years, and is likely to become scarcer i still. In faot, the old-time molasses is i scarcely produced nowadays, forassur gar making machinery is improved e and the production of sugar iucreased, r | the quantity and quality of molasses II decreases. Many planters can rememi! ber the day when, to separate the su11 gar from the molasses, the boiled cane juice was placed in barrels bored full | of holes: the molasses drained out and i the sugar remained in the barrel. The ] i ceutrit'ulgal machinery now in use se11 parates the sugar so thoroughly that but little molasses and that of pool ? quality, is left. a The Kentucky Legislature is get j j ing after the blind tiger, by a law which will extract both his teeth anr claws. Cut his head off t Tbe Crown or Amaranth. t The warrior round bl? temples May bind tbe laurel wreatb, * Bui a curse la on Its greenness f Tbe cur?e of blood and deatb; j That blight will quickly wither The fairest wreath of bay; 1 While tbe Christian's crown of amaranth ; Will never fadeaway. . Proud were the mighty conquerors, Crowned In Olympic games ; For tbey deemed that deathless honors Were entwined around their names; Bat sere was soon tbe parsley wreatb, ' And the olive and the bay; , While tbe Chrlstaln's crown of amarath Will never fade away. , ! On the brow of mighty raonarohs May sparkle many a gem : ' And gold, and pearls, and Jewels ' May deck tbe dlfldem. ; But It sblnes with earthly luster, It will tarnish and decay ; While tbe Christian's crown of amaranth Will never fade away. With a harp of angel melody, 3 And a palm-branch in bis hand, Tbe saint' mid circling spirits , fjl Bound the golden tbrone sball stand; Anil hla sons' shall ho ?ndnrlnc As heaven's eternal day. And his victory-crown of amaranth i Shall never fade away. - Vjj m ? ,-a KITCHEN TALK. "J Nome Valuable NnnMtloni for C?h< fort and Cleanliness. I have often thought that the main reason why several little conveniences were not always found in kitchens was carelessness and no 'forethought," rather than from economic ideas. A small agate soap-dish which can * be fastened on the wall near the kitchen sink is a very necessary convenience. It can be bought for a few cents. A truly economic article is a "soapshaker." It is round and sieve like and fitted with a cover, and has a long Kon/llA Tf la /loaJfvnnrl fn nmafl UMUUIV* Jl U *a VAVOIg UVU W UVIU OUiOU pieces of soap, and when shaken in the hot water makes a fine suds. With one of these there is no need of a care* less wasting of soap. The price is only ten cents, A small, durable match safe of iron, ?l8o costing a dime, should surely have its special place in an aspiring or wellordered kitchen. In a friend's new kitchen, among some practical hints I gathered, was the need and value of a pin-ouahion. This one, fashioned by the dainty housekeeper, was bag-shaped, of a fine wine-colored cloth. It had a band of velvet, fancy stitchej? with yellow, diagonally across one corner, and it was tied with yellow ribbon. A twine-bag is another very necessary article. One can easily be crocheted out of silk. An even prettier one could be made of chamois leather in dark red or gray. A pair of shears should be suspended from the same hook. An oil cloth cover spread for the kitchen table is very neat, and eaaily kept clean. And when used with care it is not expensive. A pile or old newspapers should occupy their particular place ooveniently at hand. These can be used for setting hot dishes and kettles on. Wire dish-cloths are very helpful in washing iron ware. Square stoves cloths, made of heavy cotton or linen, are preferable in many ways to the ordinary holder. An easy way for an overworked housewife to keep a stove well blacked is to black it thoroughly once a week, then rub it each morning with a cloth, first placing over the hand one of the small paper sacks which grocers use. Have a holder for the towel. There are various cheap ones which will hold the towel securely. Have holiand shades on spring rollers at the window and door. Sash curiains can be made of very simple material. A beautiful old pink can be found in sateen. They will serve several purposes?shade the windows, give your kitchen a neat, cozy look, and will add a delightful bit of color to the exterior view of your home. A rocking-chair is a very useful and humane addition to a kitchen. A small rug adds much warmth and comfort to the kitchen. It rests the feet to stand on it when one is ironing, washing dishes, preparing vegatables, ciA;. Let light, cleanliness and comfort reign in your kitchen. Make the occupant feel that if not an important member, at least she is a very respected and neces?aryoneinyourhousehold. ?Country Gentleman. m How He was Led. "In consequence of reading the, 'Friend of Peace,' and other tracts publisned by the Massachusetts Peace Society, I became convinced that war is an evil which ought to be banished from civilized society, and it is the duty of every man to lend a helping hand to bring about so desirable an eveui. I feel a duty which I owe to God and my fellow-creatures, to do something to hasten the glorious era when men shall learn war no more; which is certainly predicted in the scriptures, but which must be brought about by God's blessing on the exertions of the benevolent. Every individual is responsible for his conduct in this respect. He who does not give his prayers, his influence, his talents, and if necessary, purse, to hasten the millenium, fails in his duty as a Christian and a man." Wm. Ladd, Portlaud, Maine, 1823. Undoubtedly the brain is strong, and is capable of doing a great deal of work and even i a many cases of resisting the bad treatment to which it is often subjected, says Dr. William A. Hammond, the eminent New York physician. It is the undue exercise of the emotions that breaks it down, and uufortuuately the work of the present day can scarcely be accomplished without some one or more of the emotions being brought into inordinate action, and, according to my experience, the emotions that affects it most injuriously is anxiety. At one 1 period of the world's history love stood pre-eminent in this respect, but in our*day love has had to retire be! fore that emotion, anxiety, which is developed in the constant struggle for < wealth and fame and position, in ' which civilized man is engaged. Easter is always the first Sunday - after the full moon that happens on or r uext after 21st of March. This year I Easter is on March 2">.