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B8HBBHML- What or the XMfbt ?"
9ffl^patut e 1 I us of the ulght,
PflHW BWHbA^Qsof promise are.
B^Hrav'ler, o'eryyon mountain's height,
Bee that glofjsbeaming star.
(B^HVatcbnoan, does Tfcj beauteous ray
nBI Aught of hope or hajr foretell ?
^^ 'ravie/, yes ; it brlngsthe day,
^^Kvatcnman, tell u* of the night:
Higher yet that star ascends.
UBTrav'ler. blessedness and light,
MSI Peace Snd truth, its course portends.
ICu^lttrn?AKmakt will l?? Knn mc olnnn
Ijild tha spot that gave them birth 1
av"ler, ages are Its own,
ee! it bursts o'er all the earth.
Btchman, tell us of the night,
for the morning seems to dawn.
av'ter, darkness takes Its flight,
Doubt and terror are withdrawn,
atchman, let thy wauderlngs cease ;
aie thee to thy quiet home.
av'ler, lo! the Prince of Peace,
Lo! the Son of God is com.e.
* ? Bowring.
The Childhood of .lesu*.
> holy Christmas season brings to
inds the thought of the birth it
lemorates, and consequently all
:an be told of the boyhood of
is of.especial interest to the young
s time.
:he revised version of Luke II:
: find the words, "the boy Jesus,"
hese words bring before us the
iat Jesus was a real boy, and
lis human growth was subject to
i ordinary laws of childhood and
fe. From his birth, indeed, he
<>d as well as man, but however
great the mystery, tnat aia not wuw
fere with his progressive human life.
iHe bad to learn to speak and think
land read, just like aDy other child;
I none of these things came to him by
I virtue of his being devine. ~
I Little is told in the four'gospels reI
garding his boyhood. Just here and
I there is passing notice paid his youth|
ful years, and this seems strange when
I compared with our histories of imporI
taut men aud events. With us, all the
wletaila of the early experiences of proBminent
persons are duly recorded, but
sacred story leaves us to dwell only
IK,imagination upon the formative
period in the life of the Christ,
i We know that he wrought at the
^carpenter's bench in his father's shop
ftfor eighteen yeqi>. A well anthenticin
profane writings tells
and thrillingly of how .leHL
sun forking in the shop one
crowd of excited men pass-!a1
? MAM in nltuihc I
IDy"-wun u muuwiijttii in vum..D
ngthem. The day was hot, the
I du9ty, the journey had been long,
the poor prisoner's tongue was
Miigh parched with thirst. The
ng carpenter's heart was filled with
passion, and he pushed his way
ng the cruel, jeeriug throng and
> the captive "a cup of cold wa'
i>uch an act of inercy was un1
in that time and place, and the
Jesus became remarked among
lows. But, to go back a little:
Jesus was ?ix years odd he wa?
ess, sent to school, (according to
ma of the couofry). We know
,l)e could rjau and write, which
? not b:?iriy means universal acthen,
therefore the
position he attended school is
? founded* The school iu Nazafflji
was a so\)f parish school, kept
HBan officer of tae synagogue, and the
B^Hdren were taught to read, write
K^H"cipher," and they were also made
ffi^Rrn by heart the Bible history and
which were used in public
BflViip. Teacher^jjd pupils sat croesM^klupon
cushions ou the floor;
r; but) held their
Rj^nl^Kcrol^^fn their-haads, and
teacher told them they
HHt together after him at the
voices.
H^MKH^itline may help us torealSHRhhHk
life of thev boy Jesus,
9hH|S well reconcile boys and
lo wftat tney sometimes
drudgery of learning.
BHNSH|H)ool-boy Jesus must have
BfflwIHh a pupil let each of my
try to be ; and when
places lesHmBj^^&SK^BRieB
in their dealings
or tbeu
^^^HufflBHFheir hearts in prayer
B|HnHDc>was once at school himHgKMpthey
will be sure of His symm^V^and
will not be left without His
UBHstmas daywill be coorly spent
flPBjHpJjo^^tKr^giVl uoes not add
QEHHng to their knowledge of their
m^^p^rother whose birth they are
SH^Kating. And withall such knowlWBb
will necessarily come added love
reverence for Him who is still call|HTthe
"Babe of Bethlehem."?P. H.
BF.. Christian Neighbor.
1 Tf> Wash Woolens.?Wash with as
IFfittleTTlbbing as possible in tepid, not
, hot, water, in which a little soap has
^ been dissolved. Castile soap is the
! I>est, but be sure that it is thoroughly
dissolved. Unless the water is very
, soft, a little pulverized borax may be
added with advantage.
j Rinse in clear water until the soap
is entirely removed. Have the rinsing
tka a&i.iu ramitftratiiro na fhp
UX IUO OtllllV VViU{/VIM.UIU MU ?MV
nHfrom which the clothing is .taken;
IWJg shake out well and hang at once
STpon a line in the open air. If the
Viveather is unsuitable for drying out-of
doors, then dry in a warm room.
Do not hang the clothing out of-doors
in freezing weather.
Do not wring the clothing, but hang
l upon the line dripping wet.
y" Do not use washing aoda or fluid of
I any kind.
I Do not use strong or medicated soaps
I which contain free alkali or other subI
stances injurious to the garment.
L Do not use suds in which other
bw been washed.
|nHBor'^ve in the water longer
HQraH necessary to wash and rinse
KofV-.co iho irnnHa arc (Hlit.p drv.
W??VI V v,,v M* " - if j
Hj^^Viug them to the required shape ;
B>iul that the iron if; not over^ETtrthe
above directious are fallowed,
^Boolen underwear will become softer
Ad more elastic With each washing.
^Hith some persons who perspire very
the direct action of the Derspl
IIqu upon all wool underwear will
fee it to shrink. Such persons
[uld use camel's hair good,s which
llessJikely to besiniilarly affected.
iove is the greatest or all things,
nude it gives all things.
wL~
' Fnturen."
The following poem, l>y Bishop Keener, de-1
scribing the 'Motion futures" tiambMug, appeared
in the J>i. O. Christian Advocate, Nov.
15,1891:
A lofty mart.
Where (ireeitin art
And i'arian polish centre:
Where Fortune's breast,
As yet impressed,
Knticing, bids you enter.
" 'Tis short and lotnj,
But nothing wrong.
Ana, either way, us certain :
'Tis something sure,
The poor man's cure.
Gold?just beyond the curtain."
*'J'ifi a cavern deep,
Whose sides are steep.
Where spirits pass and shiver;
A ghastly deal,
Death's secret seal,
A clutch thnt holds forever.
A buzzing sound.
The wheel goes round,
His "friend" is fortune vouching:
'Tis saton's lair.
Hell's private stair?
I see the "Tiger" crouching!
A dreadful steep.
Whence lortunes leap,
And phantom margins hover;
'Tis Fate's dark nod,
Raylessof (iod,
The pit without a cover.
Hark ! Death's wild cry !
Oh, hear it nigh !
His wife and children screaming:
1 saw a flash?
I heard the crash?
A floor with red blood streaming!
His prayers he said,
And went to bed?
"Felt bad, but did not mind ll."
The night has gone.
His spirits flown?
. And angels cannot And it!
You say 'tis right.
" Thou fool, this night,"
Gleams 'like a bolt of thunder;
Such wealth and greed
Do harpies feed,
That tear the soul asunder.
So many dead,
With right hauds red?
A swift and livid river;
A lurid tide,
A cataract wide.
That leaps and falls forever.
"Watch Mull I."
Not a great many years ago "watchnight"
was more widely ami solemnly
_i a :- 11 1 s? Jo r> f
uyservcu in cue uuuiuucs mau it to ?v
present. It was a good custom, for, although
no visible or audible manifestation
accompanies the departure of an
old year, the time is peculiarly auspicious
for solemn, soulsearching services
in the house of God, as it afso is
for "taking stock" (as it were) in the
heart of every mau.
A spirit of true unity, of sincere
brotherliness, lives in every Christian's
soul : Without the indwelling
nf cnnti enirit fhoro r?mi hp?t,hpri> is? I
no genuine Christianity. No doubt
about that. Then, witii such fellowship
existing, certainly all Christian
people could find mutual benefit .iu
properly conducted "watch night"
services.
This year, like other years, has had
more or less of sorrow, trial, hardship
and suffering for many. As children
of God, as members of His family on
earth, we are commanded to comfort
one another, to strengthen the weak.
Obedience to that command is a loving
privilege. Let family freedom and
confidence obtain. Perhaps we, ourselves,
need comfort or counsel. Doubtless
we are dissatisfied with much in j
liuoa <liirin<r th#? v#??r nnw r?lrisinc. I
What better, more appropriate, time
for ?renewing couragG and strength
than at the birth-hour of a new, unspotted
year ?
But, whether in the church service
or in the solitude of one's chamber,
the last night of the year is an occasion
for serious retrospection, and also
for calm thought of the coming
days. At that hour a man naturally
"casts up accounts" of all sorts : he
attempts to strike a "balance" and ascertain
his position, in the spiritual as
well as t?e material world.
Whatever the result of his mental
calculations, let each and every one
determine that, by the grace of God,
'9o will be better than any year in the
past. Man's wish aud will, blessed
with God's wisdom and strength, can
achieve all things.
(). W. L.
"Will Yon Langli to Me Again, Moth.
er ?"
It was little three-old Mabel whoaBked
this question one morning in the
early spring. She bad been bringing
me the first spring flowers, aud oh !
how "buful" she thought those bright
yellow dadelions were. I had enjoyed
them too, and bad responded to her en
thusiasm with words of appreciation
and thanks; but it was the smile
which t-eemed to delight the little darling
most, and, as she started out to
hunt for more flowers, she came back
to ask in her own earnest, winsome
wav. "Will vou lauffh to me asrain.
mother ?"
It was a simple question, or ratherrequest,
but it almost startled me, and
started a new train of thought.
Was that dear little heart hungry
for more brightness, and thus seeking
for it as the vine sends forth its tiny
branches in search of the sunsWine ?
While careful, and perhaps too often
troubled about household duties, striving
to have everything as combortable
as possible for the dear husband and
little ones, had I been failing to give
them the smiles the sunshiue which
their loving hearts craved, and which
I could so gladly and easily give them?
When T was quite young I remember
being touched by hearing a little
child say, "Mama, they are the laughingest
folks at Uncle P 'a I ever
saw. I wish we had more laughin' at
our house." Ah ! perhaps our little
ones ofte'u wish for "more laughin' at
our house," though they do not say so.
Surely we should strive in every way
to gladden their young lives, aud be
careful that by our careworn, or perhaps
frowning, faces we do not repel
their natural lightheadedness.
Phillips JJrooks once said that "the
truest, tinmnr iu the lilomn of flip Inch
09t life," and, while we should never
encourage silly simpering and jiisruling,
should not seek to cultivate iu ourselves
and our children that "true humor"
whifh, like the sunshine, always
carries with it gladness and bloom ??
fj. S. Times.
^ ?
Linseed oil is a sure remedy for both
hard and soft corns. If t.bey are indurated
and very painful, therelief it gives
in a very short time is most grateful.
Hind on a soft rag saturated with liuseed
oil, and continue to dampen it
with the oil every night and morning
until the corn can be removed easily
and without pain.
? ?
"Doan' talk about yoh neighbors,"
said Uncle Eben. "Yoh services am
s'perfl'ous. Dey'l ten' to it foil one annuddah
an' fob yon, ton."
Co mi I ry Children.
Little fresh violets,
Horn in the wild wood ;
Sweetly Illustrating
I nnoe-ent childhood!
Sliy as the antelopeBrown
as a berry?
l-'reetis I tin innuutnin air?
Romping and merry!
lilue eyes and hazel eyes
I Peep Irom the hedges.
Shaded by sun-bonnets
Frayed at the edjjes !
I'p In the apple trees.
Mxnhood in embryo
Stares at the stranger!
Out in the hilly patch*
Kfiptrtncr fnr horripc ?
Under the orchard tre<\
Feasting od cherries.?
Tramping the clover-blooms
Down 'mong the grasses,
No voice to hinder them,?
Hear lads and lasses *
Dear little innocents,
Horn In the wild wood ;
Oh, that all little ones
Had such a childhood !
(Jod'B blue spread over them?
God's green beneath them:
No sweeter heritage
Could we bequeath them !
??- - ? - ?
GRAINS.
Wlien the church is asleep tixe devil
can rest.
Working without a plan is a waste
of strength.
Think high thoughts and you won't
do low deeds.
A good mother is the best helper
Christ has on earth.
The start toward the devil always
begins with short steps.
A liJfio oin io nlu'fl i a no hlnplr linHpr
its mask as a big one.
You are sure to punish yourself
wheu you hate somebody else.
Discontent is the want of self-reliance;
it is infirmity of will.
The first lesson in deceit is often
taken by going in debt.
It is better to run the shoes down at
the heel than to be too lazy to walk.
It is not the bird with the brightest
plumage that sings the sweetest.
A soft answer has often been the
means of breaking a hard heart.
fJive the devil-jour eyes and-he
will soon have your hands and feet.
A man who goes out to. meet trouble
will have a short walk. " ~
Without much prayer it is impossible
to be faithful in God's service.
To treat men as if they were better
than they are, is the surest way to
make them better.
Jf our efforts lo do good to other
are spumed, they, and not we, are the
losers.
The man who is willing for whiskey
to s'ay is not in a hurry for the devil
to go.
Every Christian should try to do do
something every day that will make
his pillow softer.
The world is sadly in need of an invention
that will warn people when
they have talked enough.
The world pays more aiieuuou u>
what a man does than to what he
says.
Tt is our duty to win favor, for the
sake of our Master, us we go in his
name and on his business.
Church members who never smile
will some, day lind out how much
harm they have done.
Every man's life is a failure who
does not try to do something to leave
the world richer than he found it.
It is remarkable how many different
binds of flub tbe devil can catch when
he bates his hook with money.
The golden opportunity - like - the
golden age, is seldom recognized until
it has passed.
Never condemn anybody until you
have put yourself in his place and see
whether you wouldn't do the same
thing yourself. Fo?'
every preacher who is popular at
the expense of his faithfulness there
are a dozen who are faithful at the
? ?? ? ? r tUnSn nnrvit In i<i t ir
CAJJfUnc Ul IUCI1 pvpuiOiiij,
Tbe Sabbath that does not inspired)
us a determination to do better is but
another notch on the stick which
keeps the record of misspent time.
Tbe best evidence that tbe heart is
set on a thing is that the mind is on it.
Where there is consecration of heart
there must be concentration of mind..
Tbe religion that is needed most in
business is the sort that helps a man to
decide against a sin without asking
whether it pays its bills promptly.
The best cure for sorrow is to sympafhiyp
with another in his sorrow. The
cure for despondency is to lift the burden
from some other heart.
He who walks through life with an
even temper and a gentle patience?
patient with himself, patient with
others, patient wi'th difficulties and
crosses,?and he lias an every-day
greatness beyond that which is won
in battle or chauted in cathedrals.
Ways of Injuring the Health.?Continual
worrying about something or
nothing; or giving way to fits ot
anger.
fmnriilAi'tlv in dlM^nimr nmt Pufine
- - " v " i e>i ~ o
too many kinds of, anil too highly seasoiled
food.
Wearing thin shoes and stockings
and insufficient clothing, especially
upon the limb.s and extremities.
Bleeping on featherbeds in 7x0 bedrooms
without ventilation at the top
of the window.
Allowing gain to absorb our minds,
so as to leave no time to attend to
health : following unhealthy occupations
because money can lie made at
them.
Tempting the appetite with bitters
and niceties when the stomach says
no, and forcing food into it when nature
does not demand it; or between
meals.
Marrying in haste and living in dissatisfaction;
cultivating jealousies,
domestic broils and always being in a
ferment.
Neglecting proper care of ourselves
and making a drugaliop of the body.
The Union Signal is responsible for
the following very significant statements:
"In this country(United Stat<si
2,500 women are practicing medicine,
275 preaching the Gospel, more
than 0,000 managing post-oltices, and
over .'5,000,000 earning independent incomes.
Since 1880 the Patent Office
has granted over 2,500 patents to women,
and in New York City 27,00(1
women support their husbands."
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hall the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings;
Risen with healing lu His wings;
Ml la He lays His glory by,
Born that man no more may die;
Born to raise tbe sons of eHrth,
Born to give them sacred birth.
-Charles Wesley.
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/
llante the Day?
" When peace shall over all Hie earth
IlM ancient xplcndorx.fling,
A nd the whole world (jive baclc the xong
That now the angelx tiufj.'
tlnw f;nlil?>nhnir Hel n(><l her Mother.
Her name was Margaret, but the
family and friends often called her
Goldenhair for her luxuriant yellow
curls. She was only three years old,
and rather small for her age.
One day a lady visitor, taking Ihe
child upon her knee, said, withasmile:
"When you grow up, my little maiden,
you will be a great help and comfort
to your mamma."
"I am a help to mine mamma now,"
replied the little one, with a look of
surprise in her sweet eyes.
"You a help! Such a midget as
you !" laughed the lady. "Just tell
me if, you please, how a baby like you
can help your mamma !"
"1 kiases her."
"Kiss her ?"
"Yes, I kisses her."
"And do you call kissing "your mother
helping her ?"
"Ves, I fink mamma likes to have me
kiss her. I link I lie'p her. I likes (o
kiss mine mamma." And the baby
got down from her perch ou the lady's
, knee and went in search of Jim Crow,
her black doll, whorn she had not seen
for an hour.
After a considerable search Jim Crow
was found under the sofa, in a bruised
, and tumbled condition. Goldenhair
undressed him, put on bis nightgown,
and tied a rag arouud his head. Just
i as she had covered him up in
his cradle, her mother looking
quite weary, came into the room. She
sighed as she sat down in her sewing
chair by one of the windows and took
up her work as if it were some tiresome
duty that must be done.
Do you remember how you rejoiced
one dark depressing day, when the sun
came out suddenly and chased the
shadows ? Well, the sua came out
just as suddenly that moment in that
little sitting-room where Jim Crow
was sleeping in his cradle. The sweet,
bright picture that the guest saw was
this: A lit tie golden haired girl kissing
a weary mother first on one cheek <
and then on the other, aud then on
f the 1 ir>s. What the gue9t heard was :
"I love our mamma and the, glad
. answer, "My little darling, what a
comfort you are !"?Ex.
Tight Lacing and Gallstones.?Prof.
Marchard, says Modern Medicine, <
1 calls attention to the fact that gallstones
and tight-lacing are frequent
coincidents. The furrow caused hy
lacing runs directly across the right
lobe of the liver, crusing a tendency to
atrophy of the gall-bladder. VVIjen
tight-lacing has been extrenn/e, an arti-ticial
fissure is formed in the liver,
giving rise to what is termed the "lacing-lobe."
which carries with it the
gall-bladder. Stagnation of the bile
is well known to be one of the most
i uportant cau>es of (he formation of
gallstones. A change in the com portion
of the bile, from catarrh resulting
from congestion of (he mucous membrane
and the thickening of the bile
duejto failure of the gall b adder to
completely evacuate itself, gives rise to
the formation of smill masves which
serve as nuclei for calculi ; heuee ?nytthing
which obstructs the free outflow
of bile through the oyalic ?luct must
favor the formation of g til <t.>ne*. <
Marclmrd is also of the oimiiou that
many cases of cancer of the liver
should be attributed to tight-lacing,
[t is only a few years since a. Cierman
surgoen was obliged to open an abdomen
to remove a "lacing lol>e" of the
liver which had been so completely separated
from the rest of the organ as
to cause its death, rendering its remov- *
al necsssary. . - ,
Bedroom Brevities.?Restful sleep re- '
news the life.
Turpentiue is a sure extermininator 1
of bed bug9.
Bed rooms should be darkened when I
occupied. '
Never sleep with the face toward a 1
near wall. <
Never have children habitually with s
older persons.
Pure air is fully as important in
sleeping as in waking hours. . j
"One bed for one person," is the bent '
rule for health and comfort. ' ,
Study common sense and comfort
rather than custom and fashion.
Never set a bed in the corner of a 1
MAAM> f k AM/\ aU/vit l/l ka Aftan ci ?\n no A n '
IUWII1 , II1CIC OIIUUIU uu upcu wil
at least three sides. '
Sleep is nature's season of repair;
the more quiet and unbroken the sleep, (
the more perfect its work. ,
Feather beds are not only unwhole- |
some and uncomfortable, but they harbor
and transmit disease.
^ <
(S. Si, Times.) <
Church-going alone, or the hearing
of the Bible read only in public, is not ]
sufficient to keep the flame of devotion !
alive in our hearts. The man who
should depend on street-lamps and on
electricity in the city quaresforall his
light, would have a home no darker 1
than is the heart of him who depends
only on the public means of grace.
The light of sacred prayer, aud of private
study of the Word of God, must <
illuminate the inner rooms of the soullife
.daily, unless we are willing to live
in darkness'.
Electrical sunstroke is a new disease
which arises not from heat so
much as from light.- It befalls workmen
employed in melting metals by
means of electrical process. Even at
a distauce of thirty feet the rays will
produce a hot, priekiAg sensation like
that of ii burn oil uncovereu portions
of the body. The skin then becomes
copper colored, in some cases of a
brownish hue. Entire sleepleness
and fever follow. The French doctors
are trying to devise a method of
treatmeut. ,
During tiie century between 1793
i and 189.5, European nations lost $11,49.>,000,000
and 3,814,000 lives; in the
same time the United States lost $?,700,000,000
and 050,000 lives?all by
brutal war.
Less than 100 years ago the Penn,
sylvanin assembly passed this law :
' 'That in the future no member of the
house shall come barefoot or eat his
bread and cheese on the steps !"
The wholesale slaughter of Arnien,
ian Christians by the Turks is ? xciiingj
world-wide pr<*i( st, ;uni :i.any sr<>vci n-1
ments are <*i'.nibining in a vi^oi-tuirt n.-j
vestigaiion.
! Earthquakes and Volcanic eruptions!
l:?? V 14uliiMsiutt IqUiuIu ill
Ill HID lien i itui i\?vo ioiuumu ...
ember destroyed nnico properly, and
1 killed over a hundred people.
1 The M. E. Church, South, has within
its jurisdiction nearly 1200 institutions
of learning, worth nearly $7,000,000.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: j
"Ood Is not dead; nor doth lie sleep !
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.'"
?Longfellow.
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Their First Horn.
Young father? I am amazed, my
dear, that you should think of giving
the baby paregoric. Don't you knowthat
paregoric is opium, and opium
stunts me growr.il, emeeoies me constitution,
weakens the brain, destroy*
the nerves, and produce* rickets,
marasmus, consumption, and everything
else that is dreadful ?
Youg mother?Horrors ! No, ]
never heard a word of it,. I won't
gi ve the darling a drop?110, indeedy.
But something must l?e done to stop
its crying. Can't you carry him a
while ?
Young father (after an hour's walk
up and down the room) - My de^r,
where is that bottle of paregoric ?
Only Waiting.
Together they were looking over the
paper.
"Oh, how funny," said she.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Why, here's an advertisement that
says : "No reasonable offers refused."
"What's so odd about that?"
"Nothing, nothing," she replied, trying
to blush, "only those are my sentiments."?Boston
Home Journal.
Mn*t Be True, 'flicn. ,
Miss Ricketts?Sue is an awful tattler.
Miss Gasket?O, that can't fie.
Miss Ricketts?But it is. I have it
straight from Blanche, and she's Hue's
dearest friend.?Town Topics.
Snow Pudding.?One-half box (,'ox'S
selatine put to soak over night in one
piut of cold water, and a pint of scalded
milk added in the morning till
gelatine is dissolved; strain, sweeten
and flavor, and let it come to the boiling
point; put in a cold place to harden.
When the jelly begins to set, beat
the whites of three eggs to a stiff
froth, ami whip them thoroughly into
the jelly, theu pour iuto a mold, and
let it remain until wanted. Sauce for
Same.?The yolks of the three eggs
and one whole egg added to one ami
one-half pints milk, sweeten and tlayor
to taste, and make into a soft cus-Jaril.
To be eaten cold. When ready
fo/ the table, the sauce can either be
poured around the custard oti the dish
or served separately.?Exchange.
Waffles.?Waffles are often made
with bread, as follows: Soak half a
loaf of baker's bread in a pint of milk;
add sufficient flour lo make a tolerably
thin baiter; also some salt; lastly,"
put in three eugs, lieaten?ve>y lightly.
Bake in waffle irons. \
Le?s than fifiy years ago men were
imprisoned in Italy for reading the
Bible, or evrri for having it itr their
posession. Now, according to the reports
of the foreign Bible societies,
the Bible lias a belter Kile in Italy
than any other book.
Another prize fighter has died from
the effects of a "j?love contests." Perhaps
the only way the world will be,
rif] of these and the foot-ball brutes is
by their mutoal slaughter.
?The total number of blind persons
Ill tne united mates anjn r,urojje is
2o2,74-"it or ahout eighty-one to each
100,OCX; of population.
John Wesley Church, Baltimore, is
Due of the largest in Methodism, having
now about 1,(500 member*.
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O holy child of Bethlehem !
Descend to ur. we pray;
Cast oul i?nr sins, nod euter in,
He born In us lo-day.
-Julia W. Miner.
. Home day He will tell you why He
liad tried you and will let ycu look
oaek upon your life story, and seethe
golden thread of His fatherly love
?nd care shining over and around
it all.
How to reach the masses will l>e a
timely question wnen ine ume comes
that men can be saved en masse. Just
[low, the only thing to l?e done is to
iivide dp the masses into individuals
and save one at a time.
The man who votes for license had no
jood reasou to complain of tramps,
oaypers, criminals and maniacs.
These are the legitimate fruits of his
fote.
No man makes much progress
heavenward so long as he walks backward
in order to keep his eyes on beloved
Sodom as long as possible.
We are no longer anxious to be condetent
with ourselves. wheu we are
Joing our best to be consistent with
the truth.
So long as our hearts are set on the
?arth, every effort we make toward
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lltfHVtu iiimiis a, v,. ..v?.
string.
Criticism never hears the gospel.
Mere genius never hearts it. liroken
heartedness always hears it.
A good way to give thauks to the
Lord is to put a part of it in a basket
ind carry it to His poor.
Nutmeg hickory is the strongest
wood growu in the United States.
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Cotton Blight.
Tests made by the Alabama Experiment Station and
elsewhere prove conclusively that
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cotton blight. Planters can prevent the immense loss caused , /
annually by this disease. Send for our pamphlets.
Thcv ore sent free. It will cost you nothing to read them, and they will save you
dollars. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York.
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JULIUS If. DiiPRE, Cashier. v .
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The Parmers' Bank of Alfteville.
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TNOES GENEItAJ* BANKING RUPINRSS. I'.uys and sells Exchange and makes Oofec
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war<li'. interest at4 per cent, payable quarterly,?January, April, Jnlv. Ociolxr. Smallsav
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J ALLEN* SMITir. J. M. HARDEN', W. P. FERCl'SOtf.
President. Manager. Superintendents
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Tills cation plnnt was fertilized with onr Xo cotton sped meal
cotton seed meal. was used on thin plunt." .
Tlio tibnve cut-is an exact reproduction of photograph of two . .
plants from same plantation this season.
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Hulls and Meal for Cattle Food.
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And will GIN your Cotton at current rates. _
Pay Highest Market Price for Cotton Seed.
f J. ALLEN SMITH, I XTpW VTPM I * W. D. BARKSDALE. t'v
Proprietor. I..?r ^ " Manager. ... s.
^successors 10 J. n. jammer.;
ABBEVILLE SUPPLY COMPANY;
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W. 1). BARKSDALE, Manager.
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Abbeville, S. C.
Oanital, $75,000 1:?%
Surplus, 15,000 ?
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J. ALLEN SMITH, President. W. C. MeGOWAN, Vice-President. ^
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Depositors. Is readv at any and all limes to make leans based upon such safe collatera
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