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Take a little dasn of water cold And a little leaven of prayer. And a little bit of sunshine gold Dissolved In the morning air. Add to your meal some merriment, Add a thought lor kith and kin, And then, as a prime Ingredient, A plenty of work thrown In. But spice It all with the essence of love Ana a little whiff of play; Let a wise old Book ana a glance above Complete the well-spent day. A Cbnrch Scene. "Closing with the Doxology in long metre," said the minister, after giving out the last hymn. The hymn was duly sung, with the congregation a half beat behind the choir. Then the organist began to pull out stops and experiment with transitions, till finally he slid into the right key, then he pushed down all the pedals he could get his feet upon, gave the few stops remaining an uncalled for vicious twitch, and began to thunder forth "Old Hundred." The average New Yorker straightened up, grasped hold of the back of the pew ahead of him, glanced placidly around, and joined the multitude of worshippers in the grand old choral. Jn sonorous tones he sang : Praise CJod from whom all blessings flow, Here he turned around and shook out the creases of his overcpat, and then, as he drew on one sleeve and hundhed his back and wrigged his fingers and squirmed as he felt for his other sleeve, he proceeded with his adoration, Praise him, all creatures here below, This tribute was paid with an everincreasing scowl, as the sleeve that was tightly grasped by the fingers slipped while penetrating the overcoat ' sleeve and could not be recaptured, though the fingers of the worshipper twitched as swiftly and frantically as those of a virtuso in the last agonies of a violin concerto. However, by the timely aid of his wife, who unselfishly stopped adjusting her own wardrobe for the purpose, the coat sleeve was regained, and the overcoat well put on, the bunch in the back smooth ed out by the time tbe worshipper called on the angelic throng to unite with him in his devotions in these fervent words: Praise blm above, ye heavenly hosts, But apparently the abode of these ministering spirits was under the pew, for, while chanting this invoratiou, the worshipper bent over and groped on the floor for his hat and umbrella. The search was painful, and, though tbe posture was humble and the sentiment edifying, there was an expression of suppressed rage on tbe devout man's face whicb was more demoniac tban celestial. But by tbe end of tbe line the articles were discovered and collected, whereupon the worshipper again straightened up for the closing adoration to the Trinity, which was rendered with a running obligato, or "stage business," somethinglike this : "Praise Father" here he angrily wiped the dust off his hat?"Son"?pulling out his gloves and dusting his coat with them?"and Holy Ghost"?buttoning up his coat. He then bent reverently to receive the benediction, glancing sidewise towards his wife as he did so, to see if she had kept up in the race, and would be ready to jump for the aisle with him as soon as they heard "Amen !"?Christian at Work. A Boy on Breathing.?A boy, 14 years old, recently imported from Kentucky, handed the following in as a composition on "Breathing." The instruction was. "Tell me all you can about breathing." He said : "Breath is made of air. We breathe with our lunes. our lights, our liver and kidneys. If it wasn't for our breath we should die when we slept. Our breath keeps the life a-going through the nose when we are asleep. Boys that stay in a room all day should not breathe. "They should wait till 'they get out of doors. Boys in a room make bad, unwholesome air. They make Carbonicide. Carbonicide is poisoner than mad dogs. A heap of soldiers was in a black hole in India, and a carbonicide got in that there hole and killed nearly every one afore morning. Girls kill the breath with corsets, that squeezes the diagram. Girls can't holler or run like boys, because their diagram is squeezed too .much. If I was a girl, I'd rather be a boy, so I can holler and run and have a great big diagram." I once knew a distinguished politician whose wife was his private secretary and best helper. Do you imagine they were bored if left alone for an evening? As a matter of fact their mutual affection was envied by other couples. Many men, however, like to be distracted, amused soothed. I even know one noble woman that became an amateur photographer to help her husband. But a wise woman, again, has another quality, quite as necessary in friendship as interest: the quality that some one has called the oil of the machinery of life?tact. Such a woman is aware that "absence makes the heart grow fonder," and that tier husband will love her and value her all the more for occasional losses of her society. "Let him go to his club, now and then," said the wife of the most devoted husband I know ; "he always bears something amusing, and he likes to tell what he hears to me as much as I like to hear him !" The spider giant of the world in Ceutral and Northern South America, ranging to the north as far as the southern border of Mexico. He is the titan of the naigale species, and from his habit of preying upon the smaller representatives of the feathered tribes, is usually referred to as the "birdcatching spider." This formidable insect has a body from 4 1-2 to 6 1-2 inches long ; his diameter, with legs extended, oeing, in some instances, as much as fifteen inches. The nests of these creatures resemble those made by the larger caterpillars?tnose inhabiting tropical countries?consisting of a beautiful white silken tissue, the whole strengthened by very strong threads, capable of instantly arresting the flight of any bird not larger than a common English sparrow, This species of spider is very powerful, being provided with wickea looking instruments of attack, with which It not only destroy small, harmless birds, but the larger lizards and other reptiles. As Wise as slie is Uootl. Were she as wise a woman as she often is good, she would look about her to discover among her friends what women most successfully hold their own against the outside tempters of their husbands. She would throw her theories into the waste basket, and make a fresh set of facts seen by her own eyes. I tbink she would discover?this, at least, is what one humble observer has discovered?that unless a woman is interesting to a . man she canuot permanently hold him, A Sweet Plekle of Fourteen. A great writer speaks of "that hard, slight thing called girlishness." The phrase is one likely to recur often to the mind of any person who sees the daily behavior of many American young girls. Too frequently they do indeed appear hard : and they are apt to be hardest to those to whom of all others the most tenderness is due? their mothers. True the hardness is sometimes so mingled with the charming gayety, the pretty, Imperious, unconsciously selfish ways of youth that we scarcely resent its presence even when we feel that it is there. But again some trifling event throws it into sudden prominence, and we look with wonder at the daughter, who, with no sense of cruelty or unfitness, can fling to her tired mother in the tone of a challenge such a question as, "What have you done with my hat? I want it right away!" or, "Dear me ! where can you have tucked away my library book this time?" Or perhaps it is the mother who asks a little help In some domestic task, and receives for answer a reluctant and sullen ' O bother ! Must [ ?" "Yet, .bad as these things are, tbey are not always so bad as they seem. Often they indicate no lack of an affectionate disposition, but merely the lack, common in all young creatures, of judgment. The same girl who will answer her mother, sister or brother in words that sting like a whip, will frequently lavish the tenderest affection and consideration upo i a friend, a dull schoolmate whom she helps, a brilliant one whom she admires, a shy and timid one who admires and cling9 to her. Of course the girl's family have an indefinitely greater claim upon her love and kindness than auy of her mates ; but odd as it sounds to say so, that is often the very reason she takes no trouble to practice these virtues at home. The family she loves of course, and of course they know it. It can be taken for granted ; and though she does not deliberately say, that therefore crossness at home matters less than ill-temper among friends, she acts as though she did. It is true also that she cannot measure the effect of her own sharp tongue. She speaks quickly and forgets quickly what she has said, and she expects others to forget as soon. She cannot tell the difference between giving a scratch and a stab. It is often the sharp-tongued and hard girls who are lovliest and most self-sacrificing in their friendships. Who has not known somo such sweet pickle in her teens to attach i herself to another girl, gentler, prettier and more popular than herself, wait upon her, pet her, and enjoy at second < hand with touching unselfishness the i praise, affection and admiration be* i stowed upon her friend, which she has not the gift to win for herself. We mil tit. rememher that Erenerosity < is the grace of youth, but justice comes with maturity. J Her ickerfiinggleams of good aud ^ and little spirts of evil, remind one of the snapping and flinging about of ( spiteful sparks that goes on at the , kindling of a wood-fire on the hearth, } which nevertheless forgets presently all about its youthful tempers, and settles down steadfastly and quietly j to be the light and joy of the , house. The Mother. I As we go on in life, we find more J and more that there is no love so perfect, so unchanging as a mother's ?the love that abides fast where all , else wavers. But often we see sous , and daughters who seem to be careless , of this treasure. They fail to realize how precious it is. They try to "do right," to be kind, but they omit , manv little offices of love which would brighten the sunset hours of the dear < mother. j They love her, of course they do; but I the outward tokens are withheld. Of- i ten she sits lonely, missing her early friends, perhaps her husband, gone to '1 ' 1*" Vi AH nkilil |?un I ILIC iiraveui^ UUIUU , auu LAX?A UUKU1VU, I immersed in care or pleasure, are apparently oblivious of the fact that the one to whom they owe most, whom they love most, is left to desolation of spirit, yearning for a word of tenderness from her own children. Show your mother that you love her. Let your affection wrap her around like a garment. Speak the kind, reverent, cheerful word now ; see that she has every comfort now: , soon it will be too late. In the evening twilight sit close beside her. Clasp the pale hands. Touch the white hair gently. Remember that soon the white locks will be brushed smooth for the last sleep; the brow will be cold ; the tender mother-eyes will be closed ; the dear lips speechless. Then the words and acts of affection, which are now possible. caunot reach her. Never more can j'ou speak one syllable of love to her, or perform one act of kindness for your mother. How you will then need such blessed memmories ! They , will be as a benison of peace.?Farm and Fireside. Albuquerque, Nkw Mexico.?The geographical location of this region of the Rocky Mountains is such as to ex elude the possibility ot tne presence oi moisture from either ocean or any other large body of water. The air is so pure and clear that our perception of distance seems to be almost annihilated, the mountains some twenty miles to the east, appearing only two or three miles distant. The bodies of ' animals dying on the plains dry up, becoming mummified. May we not have here the ideal long sought for by every surgeon?a pure aseptic atmosphere, entirely free from germs? Bright, sunny skies, some portion of the day, is the rule even during the rainy season ; two or the pleasant days often intervening between the showers. The wiuters are extremely mild. The ground was not covered with snow a single day during the past winter. During the past seven months there were only four entirely , cloudy days?a land of almost perpetual sunshiue, it even being extremely comfortable, throughout the winter months, to sit outdoors many hours of the day and enjoy the luxury of a mid winter sun bath. What the Doctors Sny. 1. Alcohol is a poison. 2. When taken into the system it is not assimilated, but passes the round of the circulation, and is finally thrown off through the organs of excretion, unchanged. 3. While passing through the body it disturbs the various physiological processes, and in this way lays the foundation for disease. 4. It does not stimulate nor strengthen, but it depresses and weakens. 5. As it is not assimilated, it can not be a food. 6. As it disturos every physiological process, it can not be a medicine. 7. There is no disease afflicting the body that can not be more successfully treated without than with the use of alcohol. Japanese Lacquer?In a paper read before the Chemical Society of Washington, Mr. R. Hitchcock ha9 urged that American manufacturers give too little attention to Japanese lacquer. This is a product of the Rhus vernicifera, a large tree growing throughout the main island of Japan, and is adapted for a great variety of uses. It gives a surface to wood harder than the best copal varnish, without brittle ness ; takes an unexcelled polish, looHnir for renturies : and seems to be insoluble in every agent known, boiling water, alcohol and acids having no effect upon it. In Japan it is used for many household articles. Danger of poisoning from the fresh material is serious, but it is thought that gentle heat may drive off the volatile acid to which the poisonous properties are attributed, without injuring the lacquer. The King-Pan, or Capital Sheet, of Pekin, is the oldest newspaper published. It was first issued in A. D. 911, and appeared irregularly. Since 1351 it has been published weekly. It now has three editions daily; the early morning edition is devoted to commercial news and prices; the forenoon edition contains official and general news. These editions are printed on yellow paper; an afternoon edition on red paper is especially prepared for country readers. The daily circulatian is about 14,000 copies. Quicksilver is to be displaced iD our tberemometers, it is said, by a dark blue substance derived from coal tar aud called tuluol. This new agent is found to expand with great regularity when exposed to heat; it also requires a lower temperature to congeal it than is the case with mercury. A larger tube can also be used, which will make it possible to obtaiu a more exact register and to read the.samoat a greater distance. Ah? my friend, thou mayst be sunk very low down in sin ana woe, but there i9 a thread of divine love that comes from the divine throne of heaven and touches even thee. Seize that thread. It may be small, but it i9 golden. I nprove what you have, however little, and more shall be given. That thin thread of love, if you will not neglect it, shall lift even you up to God ana glory. "Who hath despised the day of small things ?" A Christian lady was suffering extreme pain; she was unable, for more than a few moments, to attend to any word of comfort. The words of David "Thou art near O Lord !" were repeated to her. It was the very message she needed. In the nearness of her God and Savior she found strength to bear patiently her heavy cross. A Connecticut pastor one recent Sunday, after telling God in his long prayer the grim story of thelogical defections that signalize our time, finally found what seemed to him a place of rest in the feeling that took exactly this form of expression. "But, D Lord ; we thank Thee that Thou irt orthodox." Papa?"Are you sure that you and inammn fhnilirht nf me while VOU were away?" Little Grace?"Yes; we heard a man just scolding awful about bis breakfast, aud mamma said : 'That's just like papa. " The officials record of marriage is not kept in South Caroliua. It is the inly State so neglectful. CHANEY M. JONES, First class repairer of shoes and BOOTS, has his shop In the office ooce ocsupled by Colonel Orvflle T. Calhoun, where ae will be pleased to receive orders for all Kinds of work In his Hue, which he will do in satisfactory manner, on short notice, and at low price. [Feb. 18,1893, tf Time Is money. To be on time will save some occasionally, there fore if you have a Watch that was made to keep time, but requires setting every time you gaze upon its face, its hardly of much Use to you. A small sum of money, a great deal of experience, a good overhauling, close regulating, with the aid of our fine Tools and Machines would set hei all right again, and you can go your way rejoicing. This we sug gest as the best Remedy and advise one trial. If you need a new Watch you can be pleased. We carry the largest Stock of Watches in the county, and guarantee them to keep time, and quality as represented. IC. Ml. WIS DAINTIES! "CV)R the accommodation of the public aDd A to fill a long felt want, 1 have opened an ICE CREAM PARLOR first door Id rear of J. F. Miller's, where I will supply at all hours Ice Cream, ?ALL FLAVORS, ' Sherbet and Ice in any Quantity, served and delivered to families on short no I tlce. Sunday hours?12:30 to 1:30 and 6 to 7 p. m. O. H. MOORE. June 20,1894, tf Port Royal and Western Carolina R. R. Augusta and Ashevillc Short Line. J. B. CLEVELAND, Receiver. QUICKEST route to Athens, Raleigh, Norfolk Richmond. Va? and Eastern cities. Schedule In effect .Tuly 1st, 1894. Eastern time. Lv Augusta 2 85 pin 6 50 am Ar Greenwood 5 23 pm 12 10 pm Ar Anderson 8 35 pm Ar Laurens (> 24 pm Ar Greenville 7 50 pm Ar Spartanburg 8 05 pm Ar Saluda 9 48 pm Ar Hendersonville 10 22 pm Ar Aeheville 11 20 pm Lv Ashevllle 8 40 am Lv Spartanburg 11 46 am Lv Greenville 11 10 am Lv Laurens 1 28 pm Lv Anderson 11 00 am Lv Greenwood 2 28 pm G 00 am Ar Augusta 5 15 pin 10 15 am Ar Savannah 6 00 am 6 00 aui Lv Greenwood 5 23 pm 12 43 pm Ar Athens 3 00 pin Ar Raleigh 1 26 ain Ar Norfolk 9 10 am Ar Old Point 11 00 am Ar i'eiersourK o uu um Ar Richmond 6 40 am Ar Washington 10 45 nm 6.50 a. in. train connects at Greenwood Tor WalhulU and all points on Seaboard Air Line and Columbia and Greenville Hallways. For any Information relative to tickets, rates, schedules, etc., address W. J. liRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent, K. L. TODD, Travelling Passenger Agent. Augusta, G a. |T0FF0RD fJoLLEGE NPAKTANRl'RO S. . \JXVXiXi ^ m Tr1^1 - 'I fVfli* ?^** DRUGS, MEDICINES, pj^n (Ijr FINK CHEMICALS, m l. TOILET und FANCY SOAPS. J. O D? EXTRACTS, PKRFUMKKY, <1111 SPONGES, CHAMOISE. a11' HOT WATER BAGS, Syringes, Fountain Syringes, BREAST PUMPS, Prescription ? atomizers, AC. ko 2 HOTI -penlal attention H. & G. LIVER PANACEA. slclans sappll ivvaluabi.k tlonxaad Fan LIVEB TONIC k APPETIZER. ^clfl^p^ompUy 25 and 50c. from Room > al Bunk tik SPEED'S DE With a LARE and w< DRUGS. CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES, OILS, WINDOW ( PUTTY, COMB GOODS, PEE The demand of thlR market can be supplied. Headquarters for fine CIGARS and TuBACCC ed to. Prescriptions carefully compounded at i You are respectfully Invited to call. P. B. n K RF f JL/l 111 JUJL ? WILL TAKE CON1 ^ERECTION OF ALL ( ? INGS AND REPAI] I ABBEVII The Gold and LAUNDRIED AND ? Every one of these tit, long or short arms. 'Ladies and Misses Fli just received a beauti Opera, Common Sens* Button and Congress. Our Stock of Fall a has just arrived. We I CROSS & RICHARD GANTT, is now prepared to do all work In his department In the best manner and at reaxonable charges. Monthly customers shaving, hair cutting and shampooing Si per month. Rasors honed and put In the best condition for 25 cents each. Give Your Orders ? FOR ? TOMBSTONES & MOMENTS TO JAMES CHALMERS. n I limn! trruuuncs! iriuuencis: NEW FIRM. LIVINGSTON & PERRIN, DEALERS IN Staple, Green and Fancy Groceries YOU will find everything that Is kept In a first class establishment. Particular attention given to the Market Department. Having secured the services of a first cIbrs butcher we lnteud to make this department first class In every respect. Fresh Meats Always on Hand Also, POTATOES, ONIONS, CABBAGE and all Country Produce, HIGHEST MARKET PRICE paid for CATTLE and HOG a. Give us a call at n -a MHHPTMS nm STAND. Ul J_Li JUVVlViJ hj vwv NO. 2 COTHRAN RANGE. Jan. 10, 1894,12m JAS. H. CARLISLE, LL.D-, Prest. I Two Full Courses. | Necessary expenses for one yeur, One 1 Hundred and Fifty Hollar*. For Catalogue address, J. A. GAMEWELL, Secretary ol Faculty. ! Me Headstones & Moments* ON FENCING, NWOOD, - - S. C. rmatt White Lead, Ready Mixed PAINTS. 1CCOS I Colors, Vurnl hes, Status, 1 BRUSHES, GLASS, L Jr PUTTY AND SUNDRIES. 0. Mill COMBS, HAIR BRUSHES, H Uftlyiaij Tooth and Nail Brushes, n_? i? Co8metlcfi, Tollet Powders, Drofflsts. Dcullfrlc? a?a iX BLOCK. Tooth Powders. Is given tophyes. Prescrlp- THYMOL DKXTIFRICE. ally Recipes. (Carhollzed ) a. tn. to 10 p.m. Spongy and Sore Gums and responded to Moui li; removes tartar; keeps To. 2. Nation- the teeth white. 25 aud 50c. Ig. upstairs. ICG STORE. nil R+nr>lr nf ~X1. bUM IU vwu PAINTS, jLASS, PREPARED IS, BRUSHES, FANCY FUMES, STATIONERY, &C. ). Orders by Mall or hand promptly attend ill hours. SPEED. :achaTI TRACTS FOR THE ? CLASSES OF BUILD- A RING OF HOUSES. # jLE, S C. t Silver Shirt, > UNLAUNDRIE1). Shirts Warranted to Padan Bros. & Co's ne Shoes. We liave ful line, consisting* of 3 and Spring* Heel in jul Winter Neckwear liave the latest Styles. MARTIN. I W. R. WELSH, Stone Cutter and Quarryman, Quarry P. 0., S. C. IS prepared to fill all kinds of orders on short notice for first class granite of every description, either rough or dressed. All granite delivered on board cars. Prices given on application. Work enaran teed to be satisfactory. T^ct. 26, 1898. l'2m E. F. GILLIARD, TAILOR, HAS moved, and occupies the room recently occupied by J. L. Clark, the gonsmltb. and Is now prepwred to do all kinds of repairing and cleaning of gentlemen's clothes on short notice. Samples of suit* always on hand. Charges reason-hie WM. H. PARKER, Presidont. JULIUS H. D The Farmers' Ba: DEPOSITS ^? b? 11 ? I iUVplUH Does general banking business. lions. A Savings Department has beet wards. Interest at 4 per cent, payable quarter Ings Increase rapidly. J. ALLEN SMITH. I TV!T7 WT Proprietor. | -T-i VV Abbeville Successors to J TURNS JUiiidi'M Mel< Our stock includes the following wt Ruta Baga, Yelllow A Seven Top, Early White Flat Dutch, Come esrly and get the best seed at lowest W. D. BAB National Ban! Abtoevi Canital, Surplus, om< J. ALLEN SMITH, Presided. HENJ. S. BAR* WDI. II. PARKEIl, Abbeville, S. C.t L. W. WHITE, Abbeville, S. C., BENJ. S. BARNWELL, Abbeville, S, J. ALLEN SJttlTJ DOES a General Banking business, provide Depositors. Is ready at any and all time as our county affords. 18! We are still at tbe eld stand, and will I fully and faithfully during '94 as of the past. With us you can s Dry Goods, Clothing, H; Kinds, Wooden w: Dress and small check Ginghams, 5c yard. Good yard wide 8ea Island Homespun at CtH. Beautiful line of colored Prueees, Dotted Musllnes, Eperlines, Cambrics, Lawns, CallCo. etc., Just opened. Bacon, corn, oats, meal, bran, hay, lard, cheese, molasses, Ac. Come in and trade with us. We W. JOEL SM Citizens Hi - FC Fine J Scarf Pins, Lace 1 ins, Ear Rings, i And Weddi We sell only for C benefit of the Low Pr l Give the old relial REES ' ItAAPI KtlfUdEI The Oil we sell is pos Simply Try it ai 15 CENTS j 12 CENTS AJ 5 Gallon Tic These Prices for CA! H. W. La^ DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. 6. Thomson, OFFICE UPSTAIRS ON McILWAIN Corner, Abbeville. S. C. DENTAL NOTICE. S. F. Killings worth, No. 4 Seal Block. Abbeville, S. C. i J. T. PARKS, J i J Fire, Life & Real Estate Agent J ^ Cotbran'w Brick Office, Muln Street. # f FOR SALE. f W Settings of Indian Game Fowls $2.00 0 A HettlngsnfS. C. Brown Leghorn, 150 0 j i Abbeville, S. C., Feb. 7, lfiM. A j %%%%*%%%"* A. W. SMITH, Yice President. uPRE, Cashier. ok of Abbeville. SOLICITED. ^65,790 5,000 onH e/illo Ur/.Konafl ori/l moboo Pnllpn i eHtHfollHhed. AmouutB received of SI aud up ly,-Januury, April. July, October. Small *ay [March 1,1893,12in FIRM. | Manager. ' J Supply Co. f. H. LATIMER. r SEED! ected Utoelc. ill knowu varieties?best for wluter: Lberdeen, White Globe, Purple Top, Mammoth Bed Top Globe. prices. LKSDALE, Manager. i of Abbeville, lie, S. C. - - - - SB75.000 - - - - 15,000 s^jarm t W. C. McGOWAN, Vice-President. [WELL* Cashier. ctoi*?s J. C. KLIKiil, Abbeville, S. C., \V. JOEL SMITH, Abbeville, S. f., ,C., W.C. McGOWAN, Abbeville, S.C. U, Abbeville, S. C. s tbe greatest security and convenience for Its s to make loans based upon such safe collatera Bept. It. 1K92. ljr )4! ry to serve our friends and customers as i we have through the long years ilways find what you most need. its, Shoes, Groceries of all are, Hardwaie, &c. Dixie Boy plow, wtaeeloarrows, wen natures, garden Hud farming tools of all kinds. We carry a big stock of shoe*, hats, clothing, and can give you what you want. Bull Dog breeches, Klghmle shirts and Meuns shoes are specialties with us. Trunks, valines, harness, saddles, bridles collurN, &c. will be glad to see you. ITH & SONS. adf arters ewelry. Bracelets, gfc^C.ocks, Watches, ng Presents. A8II and give you the ices. jle Jewelers a call. E & DuPRE. NLOIL! ifivoiv flip l^st made. id be Convinced. B flL GALLON. I MLLON FOR ? =? 5 Gallons or over. I :kets 60 Cts. I SII Only. I / son & Co. I