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? What Others Say. (Christian Inquiry.) Think of the consolations store 1 in the Bible! The Bible?God's voice, (ioil'9love, God's pvomise! And in language a child can understand. Have we even heuun to realize the su|iern?turaluts", the divine presence, in the book? "O how I love thy law. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." (> child of God, believe your Bible. | and make your Almighty tainei si every promise a living and a helpful word. Use your Bible, and let it bens the very outpour.ng of God's heart upon you. The Bible? There is nothing in it to depress ; there is everything in it to inspire hope and lift the meanest to the throne of God. What a mine of consolation the twenty-third Psalm is, and the fourteenth of St. John, and the story of the Prodigal Son ! And there is only one book in all the world that contains them, and that book is 1 he Bible. (Sunday school Time*.) Salvation is not for souls a'one : i" is for the whole man, as he is and as he is to be. Salvation is not merely foi the next world: it is for the present a? well as for the future, for time as well as for eturuity. He who is not saved here and now. has no assurance thai he is to be saved hereafter. If a man would have hope for the life to come, lie should be able to say of his present life, "That life which I now live in theflpah I live in faith, the faith which Is in the Son of God, who loved me, and pave himself up lor me." We may think quite too much of our souls, or of the souls of our fellows. What we and they need i9 present salvation, while the soul is dwelling in the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit. v (CtirlHllan Inquiry.) Tf we want God's help we must nol trust to our own devices. Some of the most grievous troubles have corm through men rashly seeking to help themselves. Abraham tried falsehood when he thought he might he exposed to danger, and as a consequence was covered with shame. When instead of trusting God we place reliauoe on our own wisdom, and even, perhaps, are ready to depart from the strict rule of right to extricate ourselves we are likely to be leit to eat the fruit of out doings. Thus, alone, sometimes we learn how foolish and ignorant we are without God's guidance. (Richmond Advocate.) That the religious associations outside of the Church are weakening tin denominational walls of partition ? now generally admitted. The nex? question is, Are they also weakening toe outside walls?the walls which separate the Church from the world? The truths which are most apparen are the truths which we are most ap to ignore. Nothing is plainer than that the best way to settle a doubt about a man is to go to the man himself, ami yet when we have doutits about Chrisl He is the last one we thiuk of goin^ to. Southern Christian Herald. You expect your preacher to be faithful to all your spiritual interests?art you faithful to him in temporal things? What have you done this year toward his support? It is a longtime and a hard thing for him to have to "wait until the fall," with an empty pocket and empty lamer, anu an empi Btom ! and perhaps be forgotton then, aDd w rouge out of his pay by many, if they can find the faintest excuse for doing so. (.Methodist Protestunt.) Are we not more careless than our fathers were of what our children read, where our boys spend their leinurt hours, and what socitiy our daughters seek ? Or, rather, have we not forgotten that our children must have books, entertainment and society ; and that If home is not the place where they can find these things, the place where they do find tbem will be a home for them ? (RellRlons Teles-cope.) Self ought to be left out of our service for Jesus Christ. Indced.it must be. We caunot serve Christ ami havt! self uppermost in plan ami effort. II Christ is served, then self must take a back seat. The Christian life is an unselfish life. Tbe more we learn of Christ, ami the m> re we become like bim, the more will we leave eonsiilerations of self out of our aspirations and work. Kpwortli News. Cultivate a charitable spirit to all people at all times. We are careful to exhibit this spirit, often in company, but in the home ciicle ami among oui Close irienus 11 i* BuppiMineu uv cieiusu snappishne-n. A reformation in this respect is much needed in place* where we are too proud to admit there is any need for it. Examine thyself. In Britiau numerous coppers are dep >aite on Sabbath in the collection plates. The large and unwieldy coins occupy much space but are not yaluable according to iheir weight. It Is not the poor alone who depofit coppers. A notice has bten posted on the doors of a fashionable West End Episcopal church informing intending worshipers that "those who can not afford a three-penny piece are welcome to worship here free of charge." The notice it is said was pooled for the benefit of the rich who apparently ar? ignorant of the fact that giving to the treasury of the Lord is a means of grace. A minister who could not secure the cn&rKe 01 a uuuruii uiiw jiupmieu ur. Parker to explain the reason of his difficulty, says an English exchange. He was sclK)larly, studious, well Informed, willing to work; but nn church would look at him. He ottered to stand up in the corner of Dr. Parker's study and preach his besc sermon. At the end of the performance, Dr. Parker delivered his verdict. It was brief, incisive, aud summary. "Now I can tell you," he said, "why you can not get a church. For tht last half hour you have not been trying to gtt something into my miud, but something of yours; that is tht reason." It was his first vistit to the city. As be stood on the curbstone shaking his sides with laughter, be was accosted by a polieceuiau, who said, "What's the lun, stranger?" "Fun ! can,t yoi tee it? Just look how that thing (p dnting to a wareriug carl) leaks why, the man won't have a urop leti when he gets home." \orlliorn Auricul t u l'p. It is wonderful what growth is made by plants under the long continued | light of the Artie summer, notwithstanding the sun attains no great elevation above the horizon. The light, such as u is, is altnost constant for weeks together, and this constancy makes up. in great part, for the shortness of the season. It is to be kept in mind, also, that the growth of vegetation is not wholly dependent upon the heat rays of the sun. This becomes evident from the fact that wheat, for example, will grow in soil that, even in mid-summer, is |not. thawed more than a foot below the surface. In Siberia, agriculture ceases at sixty degrees of north latitude, But in Norway oat* ripen under sixty-nine degrees, rye a half degree, and l.arley a whole degree further north. In Finmark the heat, is intense, and dayI light is coutiuuous for ten weeks. The rapitl growth of vegetation in Finmark is almost incredible. During the short summer crops are sown, |ripened and harvested. It has been found by experiment that in latitude sixty-five degrees north, barley will grow two ami onehalf inches, and peas three inches in the twenty-four hours for several consecutive days. Rariey is harvested in ten weeks after being sown. At Hammerfest, in latitude seventy degrees ami forty minutes north, the grass grows underneath the snow, au<l Iia.v is made in a month after the snow has It*ft the fields. Here the .Scotch fir ini? an altitude of eighty feet. But a little further east in this same latitude, in winter, mercury and even brandy frequently freeze in the open air. A norwegian scientist has been engaged for thirty year* in making experiments to determine the effects of the midnight sun, during the Scandinavian summers, on the wheat and other grain crops. The conclusion be reached is that wheat, corn and other seeds imported from a warmer clime, when cultivated under this unintermittent sunlight, become hardier as well as larger, and are better able to resist excessive cold. 'J he colors of these grains are also gradually changed to a richer and darker hue. These are not the only variations rhat plants undergo by exposure 10 a night ami day suu. Wild and cultivated fruits, ri|>eued in uorthern lands, U??/\ n rvtii/tli litruliai* ummo nnA Uttvca UiUV.li 11 ? tuti aiwimv auw ua?ui thau the same fruit grown under more southern skie?. This is particularly >b*ervable in the small fruits that are <o grateful in, the early part of the warm season. The experiments of this Norwegian scientist derive double interest from the recent inquiries of Doctor Siemens, illustrating tne power of the electric ight when applied to .plants and vegetables to quicken and invigorate heir growth. The two invigorations, 'hough entirely independent, have led to the same scientific result. Military Church Oric.-iiilznlloiiH. In the August Arena we find a p'jw^rful argument by its editor, Mr. B. 0. Flower, against the military organizu ions and drills in schools, and now actually being largely introduced into so-culled Christian churches. For instance, in twenty-seven Detroit churches such military oiganizations have been lb in led. The largest is the Baptist cadets, with sixty-six men aud three officers. Then come the Maybury cadets, an Episcopal organization, with sixty (lien, (he First Congregational cadets, with fifty-three, the first and last being armed witli rifles. The Episcopalians have six companies, the Catholics eightjthe Presbyterians seven, Baptists three, Congregationalists two, and Lutherans one. Thirteen of the companies are armed with rifles and one with swords. These, it must be remembered, are all church military companies, and have no connection with the State militia. This article proves, by abundant '. itatlous, that as a physical exercise these drills are vnstly interior to other forms, making boys round-shouldered And tiollow-chested, ami as a moral influence are as pemicioys ami unchristian as anything can well be. If Christ had been a superhuman warrior, whose mission was to deluge this arth with blood,?in other words, if the arch fiend had come to teach us Cnristianity, then these organizations would have been strictly iu line with his teachings. We think our churches and schools will some day come to see that our "American numane Education oociety,"[first of its kind in the world] with its over twenty thousand Bands of Mercy, and its mottoes of "Olory to (jod," "Peace on Earth," "Kindness, Justice and Mercy to every harmless living creature," is more in accordance with the teachings of Christ and the progress of Christians civilization.? Our Dumb Animals. JewiNh Klniightcrins:. In the Bostou Herald of September j&rd appeared the results of an interview we recently had with Itabbi Solomon Schindler in regard to the Jewish method of slaughtering. The Rabbi coutends that for sanitary reasons the blood should be thoroughly drained from every animal ; and speaking of the infinite importance of the post mortem examination of the lungs and all other internal organs of each animal slaughtered, which is practised by the Jews, states that of twenty animal's slaughtered iu Ano flnu liv flio VtiWU Uf till* Rrinrtifnn \/uv MMJ mv u V ff u uv biiv 4JI I^UVVU abattoir, len were found diseased, and were rejected, and ho of course sold to be eaten by Christians. Id view of the fact which we have, during the past twenty-five years, given in our addresses aud lectures very widely over our country, that it has been found by statistics in various parts of Europe that Jews live on the average something like Jive years longer than Christians, in view of this fact does it not seem very important that Christians should have the same protection as Jews against the dangerous meats of diseased animals ? A "Society for the Protection of Public Health/' such as we have often advocated in these columns, might soon accomplish this result.?Ceo. T. Angell. A Pastor's Wklcome.?The sue1 cess of a pastor depends much upon bis reception when entering a new field. If his appointment is a protest, aud he has to couquor a place in the good-will aud confidence of the Church - much of the year will be wasted aud experiences encountered that lea^esad memories. The nastor mav reioice in ' his triumph, but some asperities will perpetually recur and affect uufavora, bly his relations with the brethren. As Methodists, we should be loyal to constituted authority, and not grudgingly, but gladly, receive the pastors , appointed. A warm welcome, with j assurances of ready and unvarying I support,-at once gives him a vantage, ground that almost guarantees immedi iate success. It is pleasant at the close of a pastorate to have farewell demon strations of affection ; but it is more [ profitable toxeceive them at the beginning.?iV. Q. Advocate., Dec. 10, L885. The Itinerancy. The itinerant system was not made to please the flesh, to minister to sloth, self-indulgence or ease. It was never intended tli.it by it the Church should be used lor the convenience or selriisbne*s of preachers. It was formed to discipline men in an heroic faith to meet the demands of an heroir cause ; intended to lead the miniitry to the highest and fulle.it consecration to God. 11 tests men, and it makes men. Doubtless there are in it mean and servile natures, who are in it for what it brings to them and submit to it as they would to any taskmaster. Doubtless there are in it men who are narrowed down to its routine, who come and go and do and accept its behests without inspiration or conflict. Doubtless there are men who make it the minister of their ambition or covetousness; but these are exceptional cases?they prevent and debauch the system. Woe be to them ; but to the man who accepts it heartily and fully, and moves on with or without friction in obedience to its claims ami allotments, with an absolute committal of his case to God, that man will be blessed in his work ; go forth certainly with weeping, and as surely return bringing his sheaves with him. The man who has by God's grace, so chastened and subjuued his spirit as to accept fully the demands ofan itinerant minister's life and work, that man is in the best state to meet the claims of the uijnistry and secure its best fruit in any system ; and the remains of self-pride or worldliness which disqualify a man for the Methodist itinerancy will unfit him for the largest measure of usefulness in any other plan of labor. The system of itinerancy was not based on the fact that there will be neither error nor wrong in the authority which appoints; there maybe both, but these do not aftectjtheresults; they may be sore tests of our faith, but do not despoil the system of its virtue or fruit. Its efficacy depends on the spirit in which we accept its claims, the fidelity with which we labor in its fields, and the strength of our personal faith in God.?Dr. McAnally, in St. Louis Advocate, Dec. 10,1885. Don't. [For the Church Member.] Don't stand off and look at the new preacher as if he were a hideous monster.; but walk up aud extend to him a heartfelt welcome. Don't tell him you are disappointed at his being sent to the charge, and thai you "do not see why Bro. (the old pastor) was not returned."Such a speech does no good," but rather harm?it has a depressing effect on the preacher. Don't commence finding fault with the preacher at the outset, and tell him his predecessor acted differently. Don't make a low assessment for the preacher, and then fail to raise it; but assess liberally, and pay out in full. Don't wait until the close of the year to pay the preacher; be, like every one else, needs money during the year, aud his dues should not be withheld. Don't harp upon the shortcomings of your pastor. If he has faults or shortcomings, speak to him of them privately ; and speak, too, as a Christian. Don't allow vour pastor to preach to empty pews, neither let the whole burden of the prayer meetiDg rest upon him. It is as much your duty to be preaent as it is that-of the preachcr. [For the Preacher.] Don't tell the people you are grieved at your appointment?tbat you would have preferred to have been sent to some other charge. Don't criticise your predecessor too; closely?the way he conducted the affairs of the charge. He has friends, and they will be hurt. Dou't go to dinner every time with the rich of your charge, but go also with the poor.?Christian Neighbor, Dec. 16, 1875. Our Forefathers.?Our own forefathers not many hundred years ago, were besotted heathen, and practised the most horrible rites of superstition, and heathens they would we be to-day, if foreign missionaries had not gone forth from the South of Europe, first into Germany and then into England, to preach the gospel to our pagan ancestors. We have relics of our barI k..w/.na /vMi<wirt ir* t Ko mnof familiar UttI WU3 UllglU IU I.UV/ iliwov luiuiiiMk words of our language, notably iu the days of the week. Sunday was the day In which anciently $he sun was adored; Monday that on which the moou was worshiped ; Tuesday was consecrated to Tuiseo, the Saxon name for the Roman god Mars ; Wednesday was Woden's day, another Saxon deity Thursday was the day on which the Saxon Venus, Friga, was honored, and Saturday was Saturn's day, another heathen deity. Inwlpid Prayer*. George Herbert has these quaint lines in his ' Charms and Knots." Who goes io oeu ana aom not pray. Maketh two nights to every day. But what is the source of that "insurmountable disgust" to prayer which permits a Christian to close his eyes at night without communing with God? What makes devotion an insipid draught to him who once loved to pray ? To such a man Matsillon says . "Mount to the Hource of your disgust toward God and everything connected with Him, and see if they shall not be found in the iuiquitous attachments of your heart. See if you are not a slave to yourself, to vain cares of dress, to frivolous friendships, to dangerous animosities, to secret envies, to dtsiresof popularity,to everything around you?" What is your reply, O reader, to these questionings of the' great orator? Surely your conscience tell* you that he is right. Your soul is sick with worldly fever, and therefore spiritual things disgust you. That fever is deadly, and will end in your complete separation from God unless you expel that accursed love of the world from your soul, and return to Him. itr-iimon ami Keiiifiun. During the holding of his Annual Conferences this Fall Bishop Heudrix held "Six o'clock Prayer Meetings" each morning. A good move,?one to be heartily commended,? an example worthy of following. Were such the universal custom in our Conferences, less absorption informal business details and more pervading spirituality would doubtless be tbe happy result. Had some such plan been always in vogue probably the following paragraph, which appeared in the Neighbor, Dee. 5, 1889, would never have been penned : An Annual Conference is a favorable occasion for re-union aud social enjoyment, but rather poor to get more religion or even to leave with as much as one carries with him when he goes. Frogs are estimated to devour every season 57 times their own weight in insects. There are uow in Japan 37 Christian churches and 43 missionaries. Uooil Rondliifr for Old anil Xcw En ,' clnndcrft. How Mktiiooist preachkqs ark I MoitBKU In Ireland may be seen 'from tlie following verbatim extmet j from the London Times : * The Rev. Mr. Hollows, of Arklow, ; shifted the 9cenes of his street preachi iupfcirnpaign rf Athlone on Sunday ! la>-t, accompanied by ihe Rev. Mr Harj per, Methodist minister, formerly statI tioned in Athlone; Mr Parsons, aMetli1 odist of Athlone ; Mr. Vaughau, clerk j of the Union, and several other gentle; men. Mr. Martin, District inspector of 1 (tonetahulary, attended with a force of jone hundred men to protect them from I the violence of the large mob which j filled the market square in which they j took uo their first position. This was not sufficient to restrain the crowd, in : wnich were some shop assistants and j other young men of the better class, from pelting the preachers with mud, eggs, and mUsi'es of all kinds, and keeping up a babel of discordant sounds which effectually drowned the voices of the preachers. Occasional rushes wpre ulsn made to crush the nolice and the preachers against the shutters of the shops, and these hostilities at leogth assumed so menacing a form that, on the ad vice of the inspector, the missionaries were induced to retire to their lodgings. They were, however, not allowed to retreat quietly, but were followed by a howlingmob, who threw missiles at them, and let loose a box of bees among them. Only a few persons, and they belonged to the disorderly crowd, were stung. Father O'Keefe and Father Byrne appeared at this period, and asked the people to disperse. The reverend gentlemen then attempted to speak from the windows, but were assailed with clod* of turf, while a loud noise was kept up, and they liually abandoned the attempt. Tn the evening they held services in the Methodist and Baptist meetinghouses, and were escorted to them by a large crowd, but the disgraceful scenes of the day were not repeated. Our friends of Great Britian and Ireland, we trust, will seriously consider such events as this while they are thinking of the lyDchings that take place in the United States. Outbreak* are liable in any government.?N. Y. Advocate. Character is disclosed by its sbawaowsnoless than by its lights. It sounds somewhat startling to hear Goethe say that "the errors of a man are what make him really lovable." Yet there is a sense in which the errors of another may so call out our sympathies, or so rouse our admiration for his efforts to overcome his faults, that we see his lovableness disclosed in the exhibit of those error?. And so, too, of the faulty character of families, societies, or churches. "I would not go to that church," said au excellent Christian, "because there seem to be so many disagreements and bickerings in it, and so much personal criticsm." "And yet that church holds together, and flourishes, and is doing the Lord's work nobly," might have been the answer, wnen rue lip iuui umus shows itself stronger and noble than the forces that tend to sunder, one cannot but admire the character that decides to have the nobler and better forces triumphant. It is at such times, whether in associations or in individuals, that we cau feel the truth that one's errors may make him lovable. Tt is uot that we cau rightly eulogize error or embrace sin, but that the truly lovable or admirable side of a character may be disclosed through its weakness as well as through its strength, through its cause for lamentation as well a* | through its causes for exultation.?S. S. Times. ?. ? ? The following isjan extract from a speech by Prince Momolu Massaqu of Vei, Africa, on "The Rum TralTic in the Dark Continent," delivered in Boston some time ago. "I can prove to you that about one half of the liquor sold in the portion of Africa which I represent is made in New England. And I cau assure you, also, that iu my tribe, in the last two years, more than eight thousand men and women have been slain, as a re suit of this liquor traffic. Just two years ago two men, one from Begula and another from Vei, bought a bottle of American liquor. They got drunk. The Vei man killed the Bogula mati. That was the cause of a war, and in that war hundreds and hundreds of men wer,e slain, besides other hundred* taken into captivity. My own mother was dethroned, and tied into the forest and was there ten days without anything to eat. and when found she was at the mouth of death, and died a few days afterward. That is a result of the traffic carried on by the very people I am speaking to this morning."? Fv. Thk Chapel Car.?The Chapel Car work makes a eood showing iu the annual report: Two Chapel Cars have been continuously at work. jNo l in Minnesota and west of tbe Mississippi River, and No. 2 in California and the Pacific Coast. These cars in their work have traveled in all 17,834 miles. From them there were granted 681 Bibles and 74,945 pages of tracts. There were 1,313 sermona and addresses; 2o prayer meetings held ; families visited 18 bap'isms; 7 churches constituted ; II Sunday schools organized ; 4o Sunday schools addressed, and 4 Sunday school institutes held. There were many professions of conversion, and good was accomplished in planting religious influences and winning souls. ?Chapel Car No. 3, known us "Glad Tidings," was dedicated at the last anniversary meeting. Mr. William Hills, of New York, paid for the ear ; the Este.v Organ Company provided a cabinet organ, and the Mount Morris church, New York, furnished the car complete. It is said that Italy, Austro-Hungary and Germany btve bunded together for the protection of birds. So great is the mania among lad it s to decora'u their hais with the feathers of dead 4\f f lio liifila lifMrrVlt AI' IU1IUS} tuai luaiij w* liiv. wii<ici| vn \r< plumage aud sweet of song, were likely , to become extinct. It is very commendable in these government to inter! pose their authority for the protection i of the innocent birds from the ravages I of fashion. Now if these governments, and all others, would combine to protect their subjects from the ravages of war, it would be a step in the right direction, worthy of all commendation. Mes. of Peace. Both Wrong.?Two grammarians were wrangling the other day ; one contended that it was only proper to say, "My wages is high,'' while the other insisted that the correct thing was, "My wages are high." Finally they stopped a day-laborer, aud submitted the question to him. "Which do you say, 'Your wages is | high,' or 'Your wages are high ?' " "Oh, off wid your nonesense!" he said, resuming his pick ; "yer nayther of you rightme wages be low, bad luck to it." To stop a horse chewing his tie rope, Hteep it in cayenne paper and water. HOUSE AND FARM ! Treatment For Fainting. Although fainting is not conimon in ; children, young girls may be subject to such attacks. When one faints, it is owing to a temporary weak action of the heart, so that sufficient blood is not pumped up the brain to maintain J consciousness. The face becomes very pale, and the extremities are cold.j Usually all t hat is necessary is to place j the person tlal on her back, which will j ease the action of the heart, while j gravtitation a:d.s in restoring the proper amount of blood to the brain. Never allow a fainting person to main-j tain an upright or sitting position,as death has thus resulted from heart fail- i, -5-1-15 vI .lM, ?~1,1 1 ure. rtprinKiin^ u ncw mupa ? emu water upon the face and cautiously j holding spirits of hartshorn under the '. nose will aid, by reflex action, in restoring the functions of heart and brain. Cold water should never be poured upon a fainting person, and every- ' thing beyond the lirst shock is depress ' ing and should hence he avoided. Lyonnaise Potatoes.?Put two table-! i spoonfuls of clarified butter in a skil- < let or frying-pan, and when melted, 11 add to it two tablespoonfuls of minced | onion. -Cook till the onion turns yel-j low, then add two cups of diced or ! hashed cold potatoes, with which a tablespoonful of minced parsley has ! been mixed, and which has been sea-1 soned with salt and peper. Cover, and | cook slowly until nicely browned on:' the underside, then fold like an ome- < let, serve on a heated dish. If the cold i < potatoes are very dry, two or three | spoonfuls of sweet milk may be mix- H ed with it before the parsley and seas-1 ; D f\nr\ OUIIlg HIC ikUUCU. ncuuiu. Household Hints. Oyster Salad?Allow six plump oysters to each person. Parboil them s slightly in their own liquor, then , drain immediately and let stand till cold. Cut each oyster into bits, mix , with an equal bulk of crisp eggs. Stir j a portion of the dressing through the ( oysters thoroughly, then arrange on a ( bed of lettuce leaves and spread the j remainder over the top. Garnish with slices of hard boiled eggs and pitted . olives. < Pineapples and Edam cheese should j1 be cut so that the top will tit on again j in good condition. A large piece of! ahy other kind of cheese is preserved j j by wrapping it well in a large square L of cheesecloth, dipped and theni( wrung out of cider vinegar. When ! ( sending cheese to the table with the ! j salad or any otner course, see that it! | is laid on a fresh napkin. j ( li 1 D/?i1 t li/i nninnu i i iViimuojitru v/iin'iio.?i>wu mc until about half done, then pour olf',< the water. Cut into small piecies and j' All a large pudding dish with alternate j i layers of onions and cracker crumbs. Season with butter, pepper aud suit. Pour over the whole a little milk. Bake half an hour. Potato Putts.?Prepare as for mashed ' j potatoes. Mak'e into balls as large as ] an egg, place on a buttered tin sheet,: brush over villi a beaten eggs and '' brown in no oven. When brown slide; carefully on a platter and decorate j with parsley. Silver or steel thimbles are the only j kinds to be used. Other compositions of which cheap thimbles are made very j frequently of lead or pewter, and their I, use is likely to result in serious in flam-1 j mation and swelling if there is even a j, slight scratch ou the finder. j j Old newspapers are good t> wrap 11 woolen things in for the summer, as1' the moths don't like printer's ink. A I sprinkling of champhor gum is also good. Canned tomatoes are more delicious j baked than stewed. About ten minutes before removing from the oven j, spread buttered bread crumbs over L the ton. i; * M Use a little ammonia in the water in j which you wash window lights and! mirrors. Then polish quickly with 11 chamois skin or tissue paper. i ] Use very strong lie wheu cleaning 1 up the floors and let it dry in theU cracks to keep moths from under the! carpet. A cloth dipped iu weak ammonia1* water is good to lightly wipe of!'the carpets. It brightens them wonder- j, fully. 1 Hair dye is so detrimental to long: life that a Paris insurance company,( refuses to insure the lives of women Lj who use it. < | Canned sardines carefully browned : on a d??uble-wire gridiron, and served j with lemon are appetizing. I j Plenty of turpentine, to which a few i! drops of carbolic acid is added, will 1 keep insects from ttie pantry. ' * Acid phosphate will remove ink stains frnm Hip hands. M Any application of spirits will crack J leather. Use powdered borax for roaches. i. temliM. i 1 Kx-Senntor Robert C. Winthrop died in j 1 Boston, Mass.. Nov. Hi, IS!)i. j Mr. (}. Whitfield Connor died in Cokesbury, S. C'., November U. 18!U, aged 02. j | Dr. James McCosh. ex-president of Prince- j ( Ion College, died in Princeton, N. J., Nov. ill. t , I 1S!M. 1 I 1 Mr. Joel Warren, eight miles west of Lees- . ' vlile, s. ('., was found dead In his wagon Nov. ! '! , ISD-i. lie was moving some articles from I j hts home to another settlement und died ou ! the way. !( I Mrs. Einellne Squler, widow of the late A., IC. Hauler, Columbia, died Nov. n, IS94, aged [ ! 7!l. Mrs. Squler was a notable "mother in Is- i j rael." She was an energetic and cheerful | | worker ror unrisi. nnci niN kuikikhh. m? ???.-? n devoted member of the Presbyterian cliurch.; ' The NiipRrniiiiiiuic. We know a preacher who (has been ;! instrumental in winning thousands to r the Cross. Many are still living wliojj were converted under his ministry,,, and are useful as members or as preach- | ers. His voice in the day of his prime | was a trumpet ever heard in the van josbattle. Heis'an old man now, and is ' a superannuate. His last days are a , I prolonged struggle with poverty. The t Church owes that man a debt. It will I intake up the memory of his worth j < when at Conference his memorial ser- ' vices are observed.? Texan Advocate,1 * ./an. 2!>, 18!)"). A Soi.kmn" Mattkh.?Church mem-ii bershlp is a solemn matter. It is:' union with an organization that em- I braces earth and heaven. It involvesi t separation from the world, a new na- j 'lure and anew life. Let it not he' > cheapened by ignorance, thoughtless- t I ness, or blamable substitution of the high motives of the minister of (loci j by the inferior ones that seem to actu- i f ate some men who stand in sacred L places.?Jliahop Fitzgerald. ; j ' Where treasures are suppo.-ed to be 1 distributed, there is sure to be a crowd. ] Hut men do not always know what is 11 the greatest good. ! < To the Bishop and Elder*. "In particular, I beseech you, if you ever loved me, and if you love God and your brethren, to have no respect of persons in stationing the preachers."?John Wesley. ' There were some debates among the preachers in this Conference relative' to the conduct of some who had mani-! fested a desire to abide in the cities and i live like gentlemen."?Asbury's Jounnal. PiiAYKR.?There is no means of | ^race so elttcacious, and yet none is so j much neglected, as prayer. To attempt to substitute anything else for it is folly. To neglect it is to trifle with j lhe most sacred matter that a humau : being can touch, and to treat the infin-! itely wise, holy and loviug God with j forgetfulness, ingratitude and disobed-j ience.? Ji'mhop Fitzgerald. According to Berlin papers, the tallest man in the world at the present time is now to be seen in ihe Passage I'unopticum in that city. He is the Arabian Hansen Ali, who has grown to the enormous height of 9 feet 2 inches, although he is only 10 years ;>ld. Jt is believed that he will continue to grow for several years. "I'encc Sunday.'' lGth December, 1894. In accordince with a resolution of the Second Universal Peace Congress, 1890, ail the peoples of the different nations of the world are affectionately invited to unite?at public, family and private jevouous?(iu ounuay, join i^eceniuei', ] 1894, in earnest prayer for the fulfil-1 rnent of the Christinas 9ong, "Oil earth peace, goodwill toward! men." Our program for public meetings is ready.?Pacific Banner. Kight living is good living. Health find morals are interpendent. If you would look well, do well. A sound body is a help to a sound mind. One who has broken down his health, is not likely to do good work sven in his thinkiDg. If oue takes 3are of his health, he can use his mind to better advantage. If a young man does well, he will be pretty sure to induce others to do well. There is contagion in virtue as well as in vice. ? In the good time coming we think t may be enacted that the man who lies leaving millions and nothing to jbarily, shall be buried in some "Potters Field," and that if any tombstone s permitted to show that he has very ived, on it shall be inscribed, "He lied worth millions, but left nothing n charity to better the condition iither of his own race or the lower aces that depend on our protection j ind care." This definition of "anthem" isaccred-| ted to a British workman. Under:aking to explaiu the meaning of the word to an inquiring friend, he began: 'Well, if I said, 'Bring me a pickax," hat would not be an anthem ; but, if 1 said, "Bring?bring?bring?me the pickpick?pickax?bring me the?bring me ;he?pick?pickax," that would be an inthem."?Com. You never get to the end of Christ's words. There is something in them tlways behind. They pass into proverbs, they pass into laws, they pass nto doctrines, they pass into consola:ions ; but they never pass away, and lfterall the use that is made of them :hey are still not exhausted. "Mamma, when Willie has a toothiche you take him to the dentist to novo it filled, don't vou?" asked Tom ny. "Yes, dear," said mamma. 'Well, I've pot a stummick ache. Don't you think we'd better go to the ;andy store?" "What papers off ruy writing desk ire you burning there?" cried an auhor to his servant girl. "Oh," only; ;be paper that's all writteu over, sir; | [ hain't touched the clean." Col. James A. Hoyt, proprietor and iditorof the Greenville (S. C.) "Moun:aineer" has been?so it is reported? lwarded the contract for publishing :he "Southren Christian Advocate." "The longest way round is the shortest way home" in many a case. An indirect way may be the directest path. If your eye is on the eternal, your intellect will grow, and your opinions. xnd actions will have a beauty which I no learning or combined advantages of; jther men can rival: Jesus did not spend his life in trying not to do wrong. He was too full of i u Innoino tn (in ! nit; emucaif ?uu ? . right?to do his Father's will.?Phillips Brooks. Obedience is the road to all things, i [t is tlie only way to grow to be able to ; trust him. Love, faith, and obedience! ire sides of the same prism.?George | MacDouuld. We shall uever be able to weigh or (Measure our inlluence in this world; >nly the balance of the sanctuary can J reveal its true value ; only the days >f eternity can disclose its graud j results. Let no thought of discouragement 1 inter into our souls; let no doubt j ibout final results intrude itself upon i >ur minds: let the work be wrought! n God ; let faith take hold upou his promises, and let tlie results be left; with him. To lift a fallen man to his feet and ead him to a better life without re- j iroaching him for his weakness, or j ibusing him for his sins, is Christlike.! That is ilie way to restore one who has )een overtaken in a fault in the spirit i >f meekness, and to do as you would >e done by. If I do what 1 may in earnest I need ! lot mourn if I work no great work on I lie earth. To help ihe growth of a ,bought that struggles toward the! ight; to brush with gentle baud the j :arth slain from the white of onej inowdrop?such be my ambition!?I Jeorge MacDonald. Cling fast to the Hand that is leadng you, though it be in darkness, t be in deep waters. You know Arhom you have believed. Yield not or a single moment to misgivings ibout future storms. Infinite love,, oiue<1 to infinite skill, shall pilot the ,vay through every straight and tempion. We can never know a sorrow into; vhich ilieSon of man cannot enter;! tnd we can never understand the; lepth and preeiousness of his synipa;hy till we come to need it. ... I lave had a very deep wound, the trial las been very severe : but how should t have known Christ as a brother born or adversity without it?? hady I'owTMcnut. * ;y V GRAINS. Gladness is a better gift than gold. He is most powerful who has himself in his power. Extravagance begets temptation,aud temptation crime. The worst deceived man is the one who deceives himself. Whenever you go to your brother in love God goes with you. Our characters are our own; our reputations are other people's. No Christian ever attains eminent grace who does not learn to be useful. Cheerfulness is an excellent wearing quality. It has been called the oright weather of the heart. Let not every pain send thee to the doctor, every quarrel for the lawyer, nor every thirst to the dram-shop. There are a good many people who want to do good, but they are going to wait until tomorrow to begin. Some people are so constituted that they can never see the bright side of anything but a dollar. Unless we are willing to believe that Jesus is a Savior, we cannot find help in him an every-day helper. Better be right than conquer in an argument. Better bear the assumptions of ignorant meu than waste your dearly bought experience on fools. Eternity is a depth which no geometry can measure, no arithmetic calculate, no imagination conceive, and no rhetoric describe. Men who have a reputation of knowing their business have not wasted all their time in meddling with the business of other people. If we are ever in doubt what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done. If your religion does not give you any comfort in life, there is no reason why you should expect any comfort in death. The man who is rich in words is many times poor in deeds. He who is going to do tomorrow never sees a tomorrow. A modern philosopher says : "Experience would be a splendid commodity if it could only be sold for what it cost." Every man must be governed by his own conscience, but has no right to make his conscience a tyrant to control others. Would Christ's words of truth today be any more palatable to multitllHpq than frhov nraro nlnotoan oon. turies ago ? Four hundred Armenians are reported to have been slaughtered in Turkey, Nov. 16. Andrews Church, W. N. C. Conference, was dedicated Oct. 21, by Rev. H. F. Chreitzberg, D. D. RICHARD GANTT, ft now prepared to do all work la his department In the best manner and at reasonable charges. Monthly customers shaving, hair cutting and. shampooing 81 per month. Rasors honed and put tn the best condition for 25 cents each. School Notice. T WILL BE IN MY OFFICE AT Abbeville for tbe transaction of business every saleday and every Saturday except the first Saturdays In each montn. W. T. MILLFORD. May 1, 1S94. School Commissioner. House and Lot for Sale. I OFFER FOR SALE MY HOUSE and LOT i on Moseley Ferry road In the town of Abbeville. Terms easy. Apply to W. S. Coth ran, JAllen Smith, or to me at Greenville, S. C. T. P. COTHRAN. March 15,185)3, tr E. F. GILLIARD, TAILOR, /. HAS moved, and occupies the room recently occupied by J. L. Clark, the gonsmitb.andls now prepared to do all kinds of repairing and cleaning of gentlemen's clothes on short notice. Samples pf salts always on hand. Charges reasonable Take Notice. WE HEREBY FORBID ALL TRESPASSlogon the tol'.owlDg premises for the purpose of bunting and tlshlng, either during day or night time. The law will be enforced. W. P.CALHOUN, Attorney for S. M. Calhoun estate. H. H. and J. S. NORWOOD, for Norwood estate. NV. WILSON. ARTHUR PARKER. A. K. WATSON. ROBERT KEOWN. W. P. CALHOUN, Attorney for Caball estate. Oct. .11,1X94. tit. UNS, PISTOLS, CARTRIDGES AND AMVJ unltlon. Shells loaded with Scultzs A C. E. powder, also American Wood and other owiler. We have on hand 75 SECONDHAND GUNS; will be sold for REPAIRS. Our stock of BREECH-LOADERS and RIFLES are the largest ever brought to Greenwood. Leggings and hunting coats on band. RAZORS, CLIPPERS and CUTLERY first class. Best paper shellsftOc per 100. Shot $1.2;> er sack. '< keg powder 81.10. Primers 30c box. Best B. E. Wads 17c box. Repairs on GUNS, PISTOLS and BICYCLE work GUARANTE ED, 32 and 38* American D. <fe A. revolvers 81.00. 32 ani :1S Harlngton <fc Richardson 82.75. 32 and 3S Forth & Wardsworth 82.75. S. it W. at '> per c. ? ? ^ - -* O J. 1. CMpiey <x uro. Greenwood, S. C. Sept. l!t, 1S1?4. tf Port Royal and Western Carolina R. R Augusta ami Asheville Short Line. J. B. CLEVELAND, Receiver. QUICKEST route t<? Athens, Knlcigh, Norfolk Kielunonil. Va? and Eastern cities. Schedule in effect Tnly 1st, 1&1)4. Eastern tune. 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