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The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C. fi*^*Published every Wednesday a $2 a year in advance. Wednesday, June 19, 1895. Tillman*M Opinion of the Situation The recent expressions of Senator Til I ma: look like he had lost confidence in the po! slbility of a union of the white people in a eflort to elect a non-partizan convention. The Press and Banner had no great faith i the proposition from the first. It is unusual for the majority to yield anj thing to the minority, and in this instance i seemed that many of the newspapers though an even division was hardly enough for th Anils. It was not to be expected that the majorit would voluntarily surrender. Such an actio would have been without a precedent. The factions were too far apart, and th leaders were so exacting that it seemed Strang that a compromise was ever attempted. While the efforts of the "Forty" an the Tillman-Hemphill conference wi fail, yet the public should appreciate thei good intentions. Jn our County there has been perhaps les bitterness than in any other county, and ou politicians have done nothing to widen th breach. In the hope, therefore, that peace and quie may be restored to Abbeville, we hope tha the leaders of the two factions may resolve t put an end to all this squabbling and fussing The Tillmanites passed a resolution at on time expressing a willingness uO give us on< third, or two out of six delegates. Senator Tillman's charges against the Coi servative newspapers and the Antis of th State do not apply to Abbeville. The Antis have done nothing to widen th breach, and the Conservative newspaper have been praciflc from first to last. If, therefore, the negotations looking t peace in Abbeville County should fail, it wil be no fault of the Antis. They have been satli fled to accept one-third of the representatior and the Tillmanites are pledged to give u that much, I? they fail to comply with their own pron ise or give us two representatives in the Coi vention, the failure cannot be justly charge to any action of the Antis or their newspape Will the gentlemen of Abbevijle County d less than they voluntarily promised? V\ have kept the faith with them, and we hoi that they will not recede from their promls or withdraw the olive branch which had be? extended to those who were willing to recen it. Let Abbeville do the right thing, t giving the Antis two, and the Tillmaniti taking four to themselves. Abbeville can a ford to do right. The eyes of the world ar turned this way. Let them see 110 fault in i The Militia. The Abbeville Rifles, under command < (-'apt. J. L. Perrln will obey orders ever time, no matter how preposterous the ord? may be, so it comes from a superior officer. Last week there was some excitement s Mount Carmel about a negro rising. Tfc telegrams flew over the wires at lightuin speed. Asa result the Abbeyille Rifles pi their knapsacks on their backs and marche away to the wars. Our special reporter gives the facts as to th origin of that war, and the surrender to ih warriors. While we believe nobody though there waa any necesity for the move, yet th soldiers responded promptly, and were gon about thirty hours. Our people regret that there has been sue a hullabaloo about what seems to be as nea nothing as possible. Nobody blames lb Governor for issuing the orders to the mil tary. Everybody respects the militia fc obedience to orders, but nobody here b< Ileves that there was the slightest necessit for ordering out the militia at this time. It has not been so long 8go that a whol chnrch lull of negroes got into a row at Abb< villeon a Sunday. One or two policeme went and arrested about 150 ot them. Whe - brought before Mayor Hill be was in a d lemma. He bad ISO prisoners, and bis call boose would bold only about ball a dozer He dismissed the wbole crowd on their pre mise to appear in the Court House on Moi day morning at ten o'clock. Every mother1 son of them was there at the appointed tiirx We venture to suggest that Sheriff Nanc< with deputies J. R. Kennedy, Cicero Hughe and Charlie Allen can arrest every negro i; Abbeville County?every one who needs ai resting. ? A Step Id the Wrong; IHreclioii. Columbia, S. C., June 11, 'U5. To Dispensers: The Stale Board of Contrc has consented to allow all Dlspensarle throughout the State, until otherwise ordei ed, to open lor business at half-past dv o'clock in the morning and remain open ti and closing at seven o'clock in the eveniuf Yon are hereby ordered to conform to thes hours until you are ordered otherwise. Respectfully, F. M. Mixson, Com'r. The above order explains itself. To sa that It Is an insult to the temperance peopl and the decency of the state is to put it mil<l ly. This newspaper has ever defended the la' because of its good effects. When the stal concluded to add "cocktails" to its stock c goods for medical and mechanical purpose we felt outraged, but now to open these gi mills from half-past five o'clock until seve in the evening, seems to be doing cxactl wbat the enemies of the law have charge* namely: that the state was in the buslnei to make money. The mean way in which the order is couct ed is not in accord with our notions of th actual facts. Who asked to have the dispel saries open so early and close so late? The temperance people of the State will nt submit to this outrage, without a kick, j the officers of the State have not the decenc to restore the status, the people must spea out when they elect members of the Legisli ture. south Carolina is not going iuto th bar-room business, and the people should d< mand of our Legislators the correction of lb abuse contemplated in the execution of th above order. The temperance people, or prohibitionist! ^ accepted the compromise on the dispensary ma which has been open for ten hours daily, bu jft we believe they will resent the act of Ibe o fleers in lowering their offices, to the level ( a poorly managed bar-room. BH| Decency demands the restoration of the ol rules. To OrffHiiize Some Democrat* and SI won-Pure Ollice-Scfkcrs. A proposition lias been made for the kickei to organize a pure party comQosed of ret Democrats? Democrats who should not b contaminated by mixing up with the con man herd. This seems to be a good Idea. ] all such would consent to organize a littl k.* squard to themselves, they would not b ? v strong enough to do any barm, and the ba sxaceol the State might have peace. I,pt th organization proceed. "Twas Kver Tim*. Joe Mitchell, a. toney young gentleman an society favorite of Chattanooga, Ten n., is no' charged with larceny in stealing from hi employers. He had a key to the store, an helped himsell at odd times, 'l'bis thing i rirst eUu* people getting into trouble Ik b( oouiiug monotonous, it looks as If the, might finally become the criminal clast Nearly everybody who commits crime now ft Jays Jb a jUret class mm/, , TROUBLE IN MT. CARMEL. 15; - , . - i : Tl Rnoe ltiot Tlircnlonril - .Mililury ?r- , m i HI ilrrrtl O11I ? ITpms >1 ia?l Itamier'* |"jj Special Reporter on the Socnc- ! t'li Kvr.vlliiiiu' Auiiiii <lulel. {V, On last Wednesday afternoon <\ipt. J. I,. n< f Perrin <>l the Abbeville l'llles was very much *\r * surprised to receive the following dispatch Wl from Uovernor Evans: "Race riot threatened in Alt. (Jarrnel. Hold ! - your company in readiness to preserve the 1 j" peace." ' ' (,'apt. I'errin Immediately notilled the com- Pl pany and wired back to ttie (iovernor that. Ills j "J1* ? command was under arms and ready to obey , all orders. I*1' In the meantime Sheriff Nance had receiv- !af ed?(i telegram from Mr. J. \V. Morrah, of Ml. j w n Cetrmel, asking him to seud the Abbeville HI- 'V J1CN U> 1UV. Vliuun t ... , *' war. The Sheriff then wired Uov. Kvaus the ju* n state of altairs and asked that further orders , vj be sent immediately. In a short time the ! Governor telegraphed to Sheriff Nance to or-! 11 der the Abbeville Hides to Ml., Carmel at once, j , By this time the boys had assembled at the j P' u armory in their uniforms, ready aud willing ! '* to go, if necessary, only waiting for ttie word i }' it of command and when the word did come a j (t more ftarle66 and determined set of men was I 111 never seen any where. P' .Mr. J. T. Busbeu, the accommodating and ! etllclent Trainmaster of the Seaboard Air i y Line, was consulted and he soon had a special jllready to take the company to Calhoun Falls, i the nearest point on his line to Mt. t'armel. 111 The crowd left Abbeville at H.Si p. in. Tliurs-! [n e day and arrived at Calhoun Falls at 10.15 p. I m. A train could not be gotten on the Savati-1 , nah Valley Kallroad, so another way of trans-! w. portatiou had U) be tound. Some were In fa- j , d vorof marching to Mt. Carmel, a distance ol j '. .. nine miles, and some wanted to secure wag- vl " ons and ride. Right here allow us in beh.-UI I ?.r r of the Abbeville Rities to thank Mr. Edward ! , Kelser, of Calhoun Falls, lor the kindness shown the boys and his aid in securing the I 'u ,B wagons for thetn. r Alter some delay two wagons were secured 11 e and at midnight the party left Calhoun Kails lor the supposed seat of war, determined to ?! do their duty aud sland up for law and order, ,1 't no matter what the consequences. The t crowd, after alternately riding aud walking, V1/ reached Mt. Carmel at :5.:U> a. m. .y 0 Capt. IVrriu thought best to leave the wag- V ;. ous outside of the town aud march in, so this e was done. Just :is the coinpauy got into the }, town they were mistaken lor a band of tie- '? groes and a shot was lired by one of the '! guards stationed at the upper end of town, fortunately, not at the boys but as a sigual to [ the others to be on the qui vlve. Very soon j e though their mistake wan made evident and great was the relief of the brave men. who e were determined to defend their homes aud loved ones, even if their own lives were sacrl6 rtced In the attempt, when they recognized the familiar uniforms and faces of the Abbe M 0 vllle Rifles. Before going any further we will give brief" iv the whole cause of this trouble. On April | s- 12th last Mr. T. G. Baker's store in Ml. Carmel j was broken into unci a quantity of goods ' stolen. No clues as to llie identity ol the 1K thief could be obtained at the time ol the robbery. About two weeks ago some ol the stolen goods were found in the possession ol a et negro woman, who stated that a negro named w. Dock Sanders, an ex-convict and noted des- 8' id perado, had sold them to her. A thorough in- 'll vestlgatiou was made and it was proven be- u yond a doubt that Sanders \?as the person o who robbed Mr. Baker's store. A warrant " V was sworn out for the arrest of Sanders aud A Constables Baker and Tarrant went to iimke se the arrest. Sanders resisted aud opened fire .. e. upon the constables, who returned the fire, 1 " in killing Sanders. The constables were not j 01 ? hurt. The negroes became greatly Incensed 1 over this killing, and, in a spirit of revenge, ![ made threats against the people and properly |il >y of Mt. (Jarmel, neld meetings at the cnurches, " went to them armed and in many other ways lc gave the citizens of ML Carinel good reasons ?! >1" lor expecting a race riot, hence the appe'il to " e. Governor Evans for the aid 01 the militia. The citizens were so apprehensive ol trou- "j 18 ble that about twelve guards were stationed c in various parts of the village to alarm the inHabitants In case the negroes made an outbreak. As soon as the rifle company got iuto * the town a consultation was held with the au- r1 thorltles as to what course was best to pursue. , > It was thought best to arrest the leaders be- , >r fore daylight and before it became generally 11 known that the military compauy had ar- Ul rtved, so that they would have no possible 01 chance to escape. Immediately warrants it were sworn out before Trial J ustice Covin for J'j the arrest of the followlug parlies, viz: Paldo |,, ? Bull,Sr., Paldo Bull, Jr., Israel Bull, Simeon , , ll Duulap, Buuell Johnson, Arthur Tillman, I ''' 0 Andrew McCoombs, Fred. Jackson, Harry I Vincent, Frank Carwlle, and Nelson Staton, ,w and a squad 01 men, under Lieut. Taggart,; 0 f was at once sent to the house ol Paldo Bull, i 01 ie Sr., two miles from town, to arrest him and i r< I.I? I>ol/lr> U11II Ir u >wl luru^l Unll ! "I The men reached there just about daybreak, ' e and (surrounded the house. Lieut. Taggart I , e weut to the door, knocked and slated what he ' .. wanted. He was toid that uone of the men ! f were iu the house, so a thorough search was ; ,c b made, but no t race of the meu wanted were j r found. The soldiers were searching the prem-.' ises and outhouses when two men were seen [ fc emerging from a clump of trees and coining ' i- towards the house. They were Juuud to be i u ir two of the men wanted, Paldo Bull, Jr.,and ' Israel Bull. They were told to throw up their Pj hands and consider themselves under arrest, j V which tbey did, attectimr great surprise at j such treatment. They were searclied and a j ' loaded revolver Vas found on the person oi i Jv e Paldo, Jr. Another search was made for the J" ?- old mau, but he could not be fouud anywhere, i n A crowd ot negroes had by this time assem-1 r* bled at the house, but no resistance whatever j u was otfered. The squad under Lieut. Taggart i- divided, some going to the house of Simeon I Dunlapand some staying to keep a watch oui ' lor Paldo Bull, .Sr., whose wife was soon con-1 i. vinced that the best thing for him to do ). would be to deliver himself up to the proper authorities, which he did a short time alter P' the soldiers had taken the other prisoners s to town, the other division having arrested .' ;. Simeon i)unlap on their way back, Twooth [' er squads had been sent out in diiferent dlrec- : lions, In command ol Captain Perrln and "J is Sergeant Kenuedy and by various methods j p captured Burrali Johnson, Andrew Mc- H Coombs, and Harry Vincent. One of the men . r" wanted, Arthur Tillman, having no suspicion ol any impending harm betook himself to a ,? shady spot, under the tree where the other prisoners were, aud took his seat. He was ' pointed out by a citizeu, and a soldier ad- ' 5 vanced and toid him to keep his seal aud con- j sider himself under arrest, there being uo al- j >' ternatlve, the negro submitted, but his sur-' ^ prise was indescribable when he found out! r- thai he no longer breathed the pure air ol | v, * freedom. Nelson Stamn, Frank Carwile and j {' II k'rml .IilcIckou were uot anurehended. it belnt! I I supposed that ihey escaped over the Georgia i " line. After this the boys were taken in if charge by the citizens and heartily breakfast- , ed and it is certain that Justice was done t^ie j , y good things set before them as they were In just the right condition to appreciate such " . genuine hospitality. j *' 1 About ten o'clock Friday morning the pre-1,, lluiluary hearing before Judge Covin was JL, begun. A lair and impartial trial was con-1 {J 'v ducted. The lirst wituess was Mr. J. W. '? Morrah, whose testlmouy in snbstanue was as >1 follows: The people in Ml. Carmel were ap- iu prehenslve;of a race riot, neeroes having r." meetlugs in the churches, going to them . n armed, which was a very unusual occurrence, 11! ? also, on several occasions they had fired pis- , , tols and guns ou the public etreets and made t ' ^ other demonstrations, which somewhat : J, alarmed the citizens of Mt. Carmel; when !( jj. asked as to the cause of this behavior, ue-1 e groes replied insolently, "none of your busi-1. ness." 1'rlsoners had been seen to atteud ! [: i- meetings held in church. Mr. Morrah stated j s further that heretofore all small trials had j beeu attended by crowds of negroes with v sticks, tfce., eudeavorlng to Intimidate the , court, but nothing like that happened this j .. time; if it had not been for the prompt re-, sponse of the Abbeville Rllles, might have ! _e " had more trouble and never would have ! ce y made arrests, as the uegroes would have re-1 w k slsted the local authorities, and possibly | ia there might have been bloodshed. As It were, m ' everything was done without the slightest j e resistance beiug made. The loregolng testi- i mony was corroborated by the following gen-: tleineu, I lev. I). B. Ingraham, Messrs. B. A | e Boyd, G. 15. Morrah, and H. G. Ileese, all e prominent and supstanllal citizens of Mt. Carmel. The most startling evidence given was that of Mr. John Tarrant, which was that a colored man, a trua friend ol his, had dlsclos- ? r, ed to him what was done at the last meeting ' [t held In the chujch. Two committees of five men each, were appointed Kaeb took an i ' oath to do the work lor which they were np i"> >f pointed. One of the committees, headed by ; bt Simeon. Dunlap, was to set fire to Mr. Ha-1 bj ker's store and Ihe other headed by Nelson in '' Staion was to guard the road between Mr.! Tl Tarrant's house and Mr. Baker's store andij. waylay and murder Tarrant, while on his j. whj' iu luu inc. nu ui min n?> iu luivt. transpired last Saturday night and would lo certainly hove taken place It it had not been (u for the appearance of the militia on the:.J. scene and Instead of carry inn out Ihe pro-' 1*. rs gramme arranged, most of the culprits spentjai il Saturday night behind prison bars. Mr. ' Tarrant would not give the name of hisiu-ist former, having been lequetsted by him*not to' i i- do so, as he, tjia Inlormer, was afraid ol bell ing murdered himself 11 the negroes found , out what he had done. Mr. Tarrant staled | e lhat the man would be at ihe October term of court and would give his testimony at the 1- trial. ' lCl Prof. Lathan conducted the examination, j -Judge Covin, after impartially receiving the} testimony, disposed of the prisoners as follows; Paido Bull, Sr., and Andrew 1 McC'ombs, discharged ; Burrell Johnson and | vriiiur i iiiuiHiJ, cuamguog ior uiinj uiijw; i'aldo Hull, Jr.. Israel Hull, Simeon lhtnlap d and Harry Vincent, committed to jail to w await action of the Brand jury at tlie October term ol Court. Immediately after the trial Sheriff Nance gave the negroes assembled aj d talk which tuey will long remember. Jlojvf (j pointed out to them the ends or tne prison-!11 , ers as examples and admonished them in the 'y ' future to obey the laws of the State and there | y would be no more trouble. He also told NV, i. them if anything like this ever happened again and he was called upon for aid, he be * would nse the most stringent means in his ,'e power In bring nil tin? guilly ones t<? justice 1 id would surelv succeed. lie hoped tliej id learned a lesson and would In the futur< have as peaceful and law abiding clll/.ens lis little talk had a groat ell eel upon tht tiroes and It certolnly accomplished its <?b st. To prevent any further trouole. It wm ought best to leave n squad of men tit. Ml irmel until Saturday. The squa?l was com tscd of Sergt. Kennedy, Privates, Russell ysou, K ikin and Mc.Millen. In the after >ou after the trial the boys commenced t< epare for their return journev, though thej i;re loath t<i leave a place in which the.i ere treated so well, for they wero t.reatet st, class. The citizens spared no pains t( ake the soldiers stay a pleasant one, alte ey had done the duties they were sent. U trform, Mr. William 111 ley, one of Mt. Car els leadiug citizens, in a neat speech, In be all'of the peopleot Mt. Cnrmel. thankei ie Abbeville Hides fiv ihelr piompt actloi id great kindness n> Helping them to quel hat threatened to t.o n treat disturbanci id assured them that It the neople of Mt irmel could at. gny time in the future reu :r them and the people of Atibeville a ser ce, no matter what It might he. they woult adly and cheerfully do so. This whs rc mnded to by Opt. Perrtn. who in behalf o s command assured Mr. Riley and the p'eu e of Mt. Carinel that they were Klad to havi ;eu of service to them and that if In the fu ,re their services were again needed, al ley would have to do would be to say so am s conipanuy would respond with tha omptness and willingness which has here fore chaiacteilzed It. He thanked then r thei kind treatment of the boys ant ;aln assured them that each and every out them would ever have a warm spot ii leir hearts lor the good people of Mt. Car ell. Alter drilling some by request of th dies, the company took the taain for Abbe lie, carrying with them the hearty gooi III of Ihe people of the thriving little towi Mt. Cartnel. The boys left Mt. Carmol a 15 Friday afternoon and arrived at Abbe lie !t. p. m? bringing witn mem me prn lers, who were escorted to the jail by a spc ul guard composed of sergt. Cochrane, en ga Itobertson. and private Kills and slvei 10 the hands of the lallorS. F. Nance unII rther disposition can be made of them uns we hope ended the Ml. Carmel trouble The following composed the company tha L-nt to Alt. Carmel: Capt. J. ij. I'errln, Is ieutenant T. L. Douglas, 2nd Lieutenan is. Tag gar t, :!rd Lieutenant Thos. Thomson srgeants, J. s. Cochrane, J. K. Kennedj r. K. Perrln,.!. A. Allen. Corporals, W. A ilvert.J. K. .Jones. Privwtes, w. T. Eh kin K. McDavld, W. J. Bryhon, W. C. Ellh , JO. Bruce. L. II. Ilussell, T. L. Robertson . A. McMillen, A. B. Edwards, 7. E. Toll> I{. IHillock, L. Dargan, F. C. Uoilges, M Younger and I.. W. ICeller. Iv. H. \V. Jr. SEVERE PUNISHMENT, ? ihlch Has Xot Mmiy of tho Pnrenta Feature* in II? The 1'ouiik Lad; Xot hm Much Injured i?s the Instl futlwii Wliirli Intended lo Sllifmu llze Her. We have been asked if we had aoy refe: ice to the Due West Female College whe e spoke last week of the trouble In a Geo a l-'emale College. We reply that we ha at theu heatd of the perplexing Incidents no Wp?t_ Our correspondent, "R S. G." had not refe Ml to It. and if anything was said of it In th ssociale Reformed Presbyterian we failed t !e it. Hut we are told that the matter at Du ^esl in reference to u young lady w? ti a line with the trouble in Georgia. . [>u?g lady had been In the College until tb me Tor her graduation had come. Hecaut le young lady received some assistance i er examination, she was charged will) cbea ig?the alleged cheating not being tolnjui rset back any fellow-student, but only to ai > passing her own examination. A regularly organized court, we are tolc as held for a week, enqulriug into th larges, during a portion of which timesom r the young ladles were treated as felons i lat they were locked io their rooms an ept from association with fellow 8ti ents. The result was, that in consider! on of a spirited reply to an exceedlugl Ifenslve question by tne presidents toa icident not here detailed, and which doe ot appear on the surface, a young lad ti the eve of graduation was sentenced t iffer the most severe penalty that could b itlicted by the Faculty, (expulsion from tb ollege). And thus it was that the hopes < ie young lady in the supreme moment < er life was crushed, and the father in tb our to which he had for years looked fo ard with so much pleasure was borne dow y the Indignity which had been inflicted uj 1 his daughter. It was thus that instead c scelvingthe kindly and heartfelt sympath id good-will of the Faculty whom she love( lat the young lady was met by the ster iok of those who no relenting felt, but sen ie steel deep into her very soul. Bette hide the fault I see,'' than to magnify ilble Into a crime. It may be that College Faculties too nearl; isume the role ol detectives and prosecutor id treat the young ladies and young gentli en under their charge as something les ?M?1 lilfl iOK M?1<i fjpllt All the tenderest sympat hies of this newi iper go out to the young lady who?instea receiving the benediction of her alma ith ir?has been the subject of extreme punist ent, for an alleged offense, which does no id has not, as far as we have heard, excite ie slightest consideration, while thepunisi en t has not In our heariug met the endorse ent of a single person. The thought is no be entertained that any young lady coul main in a college for a term of one or rnor jars and then at the last, ou a mere quibble ! denied her diploma. Eveu though lb >ung lady may have been Indiscreet, an ay have thoughtlessly violated some of th lies, yet the public will not endorse crue lnishment even though she resented pu mal insult. The punishment inflicted 01 ie lady in question was out of all proportio tiie alleged offense, and may furnish ou ore evidence that our schools and college e sometimes tyrannical, and that the prid id self-respect of the student may not b ways properly regarded by the Faculty. We deeply sympathize with all the partle this sad affair. Our sympathies are ea nded to the Faculty, who under a mistake: nse ot duty, committed an offense againe e young lady which is more grievous thai lythlng with which the young lady has beei larged. We presume that an absolutely fal hool examination, in which the studeut d no cheating, and In which the prope vards of "merits'1 or "demerits" were glvei ith exactness by the teachers, Is an unheari event. Teachers should some times b taf and some times blind, even if they ar jver nartlal. There are few instances wher >ung ladies commit an offense which need vesiigatlon. The Press and Banner knows that the Fac ly of I he Due West Female College wouli > nothing thut the members did not bellev as right. They are conscientious Christian* ho have only the good of the College am elr pupils at heart. We blame them fo )thing, except lor a mistaken zeal?a zea jwever, which had for its purpose the greal t. good. But no thoughtless net of a lady couii stify, before an impartial public, the undt rved punishment which has been Intlictet the Georgia Institution and at the l)u est Female College. Such extreme punishment and such harsl easures reflect more on the Institution thai i the young lady upon whom it may liavi en Intended to cast a stigma. Alter havini itertalned the lady, and alter having tauuh ;r lor a long time, and alter having receive* ?r money, there is no justification either It luity or morals in the withholding from he e benediction of the college?no matte hat the circumstance. If she was uti orthy, it was the duty or the college to hav scovered It long ago. They had uo right t< eeive her money for the diploma and thei luse to deliver the goods. There are uo con ivable facts or circumstances that wouli arrant the Faculty In keeping the youn dy, in refusing the diploma, and at the las oineut In seudl"^ her home, iu the mantie hicii was recently done In Georgia and a ue West, ODD FELLOWS. Flourishing; I,o<ige Organized ii This City. On last Friday night Abbevilie Lodge Si , I. O. O. F. was instituted by W. 11. Camj ill, D. L>., G. >1. of South Carolina, assiste r a working team from Athens, Ga., consisi g of .1. K. Klnned. I). G. >1., Hon. <ieo. ( lornas, P. G, I). M. Kenney, .1. B. Maddo) K. Elrod, H. Kinney, J. B. Gardener an A. Nichols. Also assisted by a number of old Odd Fe ws wiio reside here and to whom credit i le for the organization, viz : It. I.. Harris i> itnuhua r w 11 ii ward. ('. B. Veronee. .1 Hillings T. J. Henderson, It. N. Tidd; i<l A. W Clark. J'lie following olllcers were elected and in ill led: U. A. NenfTet ?N. (J. A. J. Corrle?V. U. II. L. HrookR- Recording Secretary. Alberts. Melding?Financial Secretary. A. .1. Peterson?Tereasurer. ,1. W. WolFord- it. S. to N. tJ. T. V. Harris?i,. S. to N. ( . A. Cohen?It. S. to V. (i. 15. W. Brooks?L. s. to V. <>.' il. \V. Howard?P. ti. r. K. Connor?Chaplain. II. A. McLesky?I. U. W. C. Stewart 0. U. J. K. (iadsey?Warden. A. J. (iillelund Cond'r. W. F. Siubbs? It. S. S. W. C. Parker?L. s. s. Also there were present and took I he de ees the following members: . 1). Keese, J.C. Harris, U. lteeder, .I.A.Hill, , II. Maers. j, M. Wallace, . W. Marshall, W. H. Austin. I'll is lodge Marts oil with a splendid mein rshlp and tnuch enthusiasm, and theottl rs ami members are determined I > nmM dievflle the banner lodK?* of the Stat<-. THE ABBEVILLE FACTORY % The l.iinil Boiiglil and Pnitl Fop?Co tract lor Brick. It Is our pleasure to report progress in I work of building ihe Abbeville Cotton Mil The committee on site has bought elgl acres of land, and pnid lor sixty-five act The otner fifteen acres have not been paid because of delay In getting the titles prop 1 ly signed. 51,200 was paid to Capt. J.G.J 3 wards for about twelve acres; $2,000 waR pt r to Mr. W. T. I'enney for fifty-five acres; o' J fifteen acres of the McMillan estate has bp contracted for atSWau acre, and will be pi - for when the titles are perfected. J The factory building will be located ni ) the creek, close to the line between fc,dwar I and Penney's land. b Messrs. .1. C. Klugh, B. F. Bailey, W. .. Templeton, and Hugh Wilson, directors the factory, and Messrs. J. L. McMillan a - George s. Wilson, contractors for making I 1 brick, were present to determine the locatl !- of the hrlck mill. Mr. Gllkey as a friend f the enterprise was also present. Willi pick and shovel search was made e suitable clay, which was found in abundan - and in the most convenient place?close I water and close to the factory?with accei I ble wagon ways In almost every direction, t. The undergrowth In the wood Is bei - cleared now. i The committee on bricks concluded 1 agreement, (though papers not yet hlirne i last Monday with Messrs. George S. Wilt i and J. L McMillan for one million brick, a - as many more as may be needed at $3.33 i e thousand. Bricks to be 2%x4x8 inches?1< !- thirds to be hard burned brick, the otl 1 third to he pale brick. a Mr. George S. Wilson will make arran t ments to bring his engine and brick mil - the grounds at the earliest day possible, wt the work will be vigorously pushed to c?; > plelloti. An abundance of best clay Is to be had rij i) at the proposed building site. Thegrocm I slightly rolling but it cau be easily level i. and made ready. Wagon roads will be op ed, over which to haul the necessary wood t burn the brick. t At the proper time the G., C. & >J. railn t company will put a side-track from the mi ; line to the mill. The brick are to be burned within a I .. yards of tiie proposed location of the bu i. ing. A portion of the brick are to be ret i; lor delivery by the tlrst of September. 1 i, whole to be ready by about the first of J ? vuuiuer. I. The outlook for the factory is better tt at any other time. The stockholders are earnest, and the directors are working w zeal and In harmony. They are more co dent as the work progresses, and the additl al subscriptions to the capital stock are suring. The capital stock now is fully fo thousand dollars, and other subscriptions coming In?one subscription last week c thousand dollars, and one of a slml amount this week. y While the capital stock is not large, yet i confidence of the people in the enterpris crowing. It is thought that quite a num i- of subscribers will double their subscript! In the Fall. All that we need Is coufldenci the enterprise, and the work will go on., r- The presents directors have given their I n attention to the work, and they have no c r- er object in view than to make the Mil d payiug institution. The board of directors \ it guard the treasury. No fancy salaries wll paid to anybody. Whether we get North r- help or not they will build the factory, thoi e they hope to get aid from abroad, so I o they may build a larger mill than they co construct with home capital alone, e For the convenience of any one seeking is formation, we append the names of the flees and directors: J. C. Klugh, Preside ie G. A. Visanska, Vice-President; W. H. 1 ;e ker, Treasurer; B. F. Bailey. P. L. Gr n Hugh Wilson, W. A. Ternpleton, C. P. Hi t- raond, G. A. Neufler. These gentlemen e live in Abbeville, except Mr. Grler wJj ii home is In Due West. S LOWNDESVILLE'S ITEMS n d * I' Troupe Blown IIU Horn?Tlie Kelt y which Reverberate Over the Hill n Lowndesville, 8. C., June 17,1M s Birth?To Mrs. E. K. Horton, a girl last M y day. <i Mr I1 R Allen, of Mtnrr wan down Monc e Menr-rn. T. and ja?. M. Baker lel t Monday e Clarksvllle, (Ja., where they went to look a >f their landed Interest. * >f Mr. T. (4. Baker, and Mr. Jno. Tarrant e Mt. Carmel, were In town Tuexday r- Prof. J. C. Harper was called to Honea l1 d Wednesday on business. > Mr. J. M. Huckabee has ?. clock 120 y( )f old which performs it's dally fluty well. y also has a copper coin about the same awe. 1. Mr. J. B. Franks came up Iroin hia now j n gusta home Wednesday. it Messrs. D. L. Barnes, E W, Harper, W, r Baker and others went down to Ciieru a Shoals on the Savannah river Thursday f fish nnd hunt, and stayed uotM Salurd f Their success was uot very encouragl though they caught perhaps euougli ll?h i -- killed euough squirrels to supply thern w is meat during their slay, but were well paid their tinii and trouble In fun. ' Mr. Henry Moseley and his sister, Miss I u lie Moseley, left Thursday morning by dirt road for Anderson, where the last nan i- will spend some lime, then on to Ureeuv If to visit relatives. Q Mr. John C- Lomax and her three childi )* of Latimer, were ihe guests of Mr. i), 5* Barnes Thursday and Friday. ?t There whs a heavy rain and some hall d the Ridge Thursday evening. e Miss T.J. Bulow, of Charleston, is on a v >. to the family of her kinspeople, Mr. 1\ e Cunningham. d The Spring Communion In Provide e church began Saturday morniug with a 'I mon by the pastor. Rev. Luther Link. ' ' Sacrament was administered to a large nt a ber of communicants at the close of tbe tni 0 ing service. e Miss Sallie Sherrard and her brother Mai * Sherrard. of Moffatlsville, are a Itiiig the family of their uncle, Mr. J. H. J e kin. Of the small fruits, strawberries, plu s cherries. &c., we had about our usual sup] > The larger ones will soon be in season. Q Mr. W. C. Ten nan l went on his wheel uy 1 Savannah river Thursday to attend a plcu Q Mr. R. W. Speer came down from Anderi 11 yesterday 10 spend u lew uays wun uouie i r pie. Troup R l TROY'S SMALL TALK. fc e y Preacher** and People?Pretty Worn and Ilaud.Home Men?All Sort*. Troy, S. C., June 17, ISO 1 Presiding Elder Cbampbell preached in e Methodist church yesterday. ' Mr. Charlie Kennedy, one of OharlotUvi ' Va.'s medical students Is spending his va r tion at home. i Mrs. J. C. Davis, Mrs. J. C. Kennedy, M Fannie Jay, Miss Ettie Robinson and Mr M.Jay are off to Due West to attend C< menceinent. ' Another party of Augusta excursion 1 spent Saturday In our town, arriving hi e at 9 O'clock a. m. They spent the entire (1 tripping the light fantastic. They expr< 1 ed themselves as highly delighted with Tn 1 About .'ill dlmed at the Park hotel. e Mr. 1). J. Jj. Pressly and Mr. H. D. Pros* ? of Cedar Springs, visited relatives here Sat J day. J Mrs. M.and Miss Jenna McOaslau are vi I ing relatives near old Cambridge. r Kev. F. Y. Pressly will preach here ni r Sabbath. Miss Mary Hogers, of Augusta, Ga.. is h e spending some lime with Mr. and Mrs. J 0 Harris. II Mr. Bushneli, of Augusta, and Mr. R bfliner of Edgfleld, are the guests of Mr. n J Mr. G. H. Burton. 5 Rev. J. s. Jordan, o? Phoenix, was in to 1 last week. >' Mr. Ella Jay and Miss Janle Jay, of Br I ley visited their many kinsfolks here 1 week. Rev. J. E. Taylor will preach here on fill) Sabbath morning. Messrs. T. M. Dendy, T. C. Lites and J. Punched, three of our popular bachelors, < show tlie finest poultry yards anywhere to found. Ea< b having 100 large enough to fr; II Miss Mamie Taggart entertained a num of friends Friday evening. ) Quite a number of Augustans haveappl (" for noard at t he Park Hotel. Miss Olive Smith, a pretty young lady fr . White Hall, is with Miss Carrie Puckett. Mr. .1. H. Chiles, Jr., from Mlllway. waf tnivn lust. week. !j Dr. 6. W. I'ressly, formerly ol this place, I now of Charlotte, came from (ioldsboro, |. (J., wearing honors for having stood so h d III medical examinations there. He be , next highest In n large classand theyoutigi [' M. 1). there. Our High School closes next Friday, i * -1st, with a basket picnic. All are invited . join and spend a day pleasantly In the pi near the academy. I'rof. McKlroy has mi J a success of the school this year. The patr< of the school urn requested to meet Krlr afternoon at I o'clock, when lliere will h ( I trihutlon ot prize*. Very iniicli depend* this meeting Ms lo securing I'rot. M/Klroy i other year, anil we urge all Ihe p?rents a |others too, lo lie present. ],et nil come a bring their dinner and enjoy a day with I j children. N<?-l W. Joel Smith ?V Sous l.ocitls. j Good stock of "Genuine Scovil" hoes m j ready for sale by VV. Joel Smith ?fc Sons, i All of the best sizes "Genulue Scovil" In j at W. Joel Smith ft Sons. 'I (Jo to \V. Joel Smith & Sons for hand ! hoes. i We have a good stock ol hoes, both with a ! without handles, \V. Joel Smith * Sou> j - - - *i Hnddon'R are receiving new goods snital J for the hot summer days. j A good parasol Is a necessity these hot da l.\ good lineal I (addon's. HIDES! HIE n- ? BriDg your Hides to C. P. H. iIb! Price for them. CASH OR I e? exchanged for SHOES, LEATP The leather market is very ^edr a big stock of SHOES and HA HA.niU'KlSil. Doi ,ar when you can buy a new set s d8 up, but we are going to sell c. ?r Mail orders filled promptly, fi and SUMMER SHOES. Call on / C. ce, fit A filT V KIM >m?ht i Ik led : j' rew lide 11 lan & M si M ODas rty are ______________ )fu "" liar , the H Loot Carefully at tke? Prices w is? in niiiiil too that till! ooali i-in *" ? * 1 be E the top and Pr uld r lnr" "VTOTWITHSTANDING WHAT OTHER > i. jfo one who expects to not Id up ami nt; trashy" goods. Why? simply because if a a''* that what ho bas bought is literally none ler< would buy anything else from you. Conseqi " '"J* wanted to ever ho bHd. for when I sell you oc n" customers. But I do believe In selling good j lose 1 bottle of gilt edge shoe polish loc 1 do/.cn Speneerlan pens lift 10 slate pencils 01 'J bottles of best black ink 05 i pkge xxx white wove envelopes.... (CI qui en of note paper for 1" ?<>* This Is the celebrated Sagamore mills paper and weighs 5 pounds to the ream. My 1077 ladies black hose Is a beauty. ' It Is perfectly fast black and seam lees, lUU* excellent quality, two thread, double . heel and toes, would be cheap Indeel at lor 20c pitlr' hut 1<)c buyB lhem fter A. beautiful line of boxed paper and envelopes 5, 7,9,15,19 and 22, , of My one pound papeterle contains 60 sheets heavy white wove satin flnifth ocalb tavo, wltb ">o envelopes to match, for 19. 20 plain cedar lead pencils 1% Inches ;ar? long for *15 He l box of best chalk lor OK 1 big box of very best blacking 04 \u. i paper of pins (fair point) 01 1 paper of best pln? <8 i M. l palrot regular ,7l? suspenders, guarkee an teed quality, for 2.? ?r u j card ot airate buttons 3, 4 and 05 lay. a good comb and brush for 12 lug, Vtr! This is a partial list of other things for arid when in need of any tfc . the prices as low i the led Hed Ticks. ",e Checked Homespun, Bleaching, "e{1? Sea Island Drills. D. Brown Homespun, Silk Thread. on Silk Twist, , Canvass for Paperlne. Islt Fools Cap and Legal Papers, Pocket Memorandas, Slates, nce Drawers, 5?r* i'oliars, rbe Cravata, im' Hats, ""n- Umbrellas, Handkerchiefs, ,,er Hair Pins, ^'K* Corset Stays. ?aB" Corset Si rings, Belts, p. White Tape, ?'y- Bonecasing, Novelty Braid. >0D Hook and Eyes, lc- Pearl Buttons, son Dress Buttons, >e?* Gloves and Mitts, I Laces, Lamp Wicks, Last, but not leant by any means, Spool ( what this is. Cor there Is scarcely a household not yet tried it ask your neighbor she will te It lias 200 yards on n. spool. Is six cord and is i It. Then If you don't agree with mo f will re 4. [hp . My Place of Business?THE lie. J ca[iw the corner next to .T. >mDon't let people fool you any more by telli list Be sure you are right, then go ahead. M; ere Don't even charge goods to my nearest of kit lay credit. This together with my buying good ?hs- cheap. I don't have to make you help pay si oy. I am anxious for your trade and think it w come to town come to see the Racket mau, 01 ;iy. urM. T. Cl ere . S. ________?_ ub-Sheriff's Sale. ad-1 astl Mary C.Jennings against W.T.Jennings am i James Cothran, Jr.?Execution. ' U F. X>Y VIUTUE OF AN EXECUTION TO All :an j directed. In the above stated case, I will sell t< I Ka i the highest bidder, al public auction, wltlilr bcr the legal hours of sale, at Abbeville Cour House, S. U., on MONDAY, the 1st day o led JULY, A. D. 189.'., all the right, title and Inter om est of W. T. Jennings iu the following de scribed property, to wit: All that tract oi 1 I parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Al butlbevllle County, in the Stale aforesaid, cot N- taining lull I m* Two Hundred and Thirty-Four tw Acres, I rlr more or less, and bounded by lands or Mrs >us Lvdla Corley, H. C. Edmunds and E. A l'?y j Searles, and by Little 111 ver. iievidonanc V.1** f t<> tx; sold an the property of W. T. Jennings Oil j r mi. to satisfy the aforesaid Execution and costs ml TKKM8?Cash. K. \V. It. NANCE, i. wSherlll' Abbeville County. I June 10, t^k'i, ,)W The State of South Carolina, I)es COUNTY OF AHUKYIIXK. i PROKATK rOI.'ltT. led Iu the mutter of the Estate ol' John (>. I1(] tyroolw:. Deceased. ' Notice to Debtors and Creditors. ALL persons indebted to said Estate must settle without delay, and those holding claims against the Estate must, present them vs.! properly attested to A. K. WATSON. k May'.Ml, IX9*i,-It* .Executor. ?ES ! HIDES ! A.MMOND & CO. and get a good !XCHANGE-more allowed when [ER, &c. strong now but it finds us with RNESS on hand, l't drive those old worn out ones o cheap from us. Harness are lose as we always do. Special prices on OXFOKDS . and see us. P. HAMMOND & CO. w I V 111 J I ill Yon. they are "Stunners." Be; ity if tie polls is always at m at tlie Mom, t f ERCHAN'TS WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEV establish ft permanent trade can afford 10 s i customer makes one purchase of you, and (in count, it will be a cool day In August before jently I can't afford to sell that kind of stuff I ice I want to add you permanently to my list goods CHEAP. So see here: I The corset that l? taking the day now Is cRlled "The Racket." It has an extra long waist, being made of the best J an, and has two side steels and a 15 Inch I clasp, will Improve the lorm.aud the price Is only 39 l dozen best whalebone 03 i J dozen big safety pins 08 A big lot of Seaside novels 05 ! Ladles gauze vests from 5c up. I Men's gauze vest* from 28c up. i Hair curlers 3, ft, 7 and 10c I 1 pair good cuffs for 10 | l box of 144 pants buttons for 05 . F*st black darnlne cotton, each 01 ! l yard good elastic for 01 I Mosquito netting, all colors, p?r yd.. 05 The best unlauudrled white shirt on ! the market for fij Here is the description of this shirt: i It Is called "The Herald." Made of New York mills muslin,extra long, full and 1 liberal in dimensions. 4 ply bosom, pat{ ent extension facings and gussets doui ble yoke, reinforced front and back, j patent reinforced arm. Something eni tlrely new, double stitched. It Is simply a beauty. This shirt isteversold | for less than SI. Try one for luck. kept in stock. Ilead them over cartful line call on me. You will find is those quoted above. I Tablets, Lamp Chimneys, ! Tumblers, ?4oblets, Blacking Brushes. Hammers. Machine Oil, Matches, Laundry Soap, Tea and Table Spoons, Work Shirts, Shoes. Needles, i Dolleys. Ladles Linens, Calicoes, Ginghams, Diaper (joods. Checked Musiln, I Table Linen. Oil Cloth, ! Dress Unices, Towels, Crash. Sheeting, i Bachelor's Buttons, Koach CombR, , Tooth Brushes, Tooth Powder, } Swans Down. potion. It Is not worth while for me to tell y I in the la;id but what has tried it. 11 yon hn II you all about It. A word from me will suffl m good as any made. If you don't believe Hi fund your money. Price :$ > per doz, or :tc spool I RACKET STORE-is right c > the Farmers' Bank. ng you "Ihis is the Racket Store, walk right, ii y goods are sold STRICT Li' FOR THE CAS i. So it. will be u waste of breath for you to a Is cheap is the secret of my selling the.ri so ve Dinebody else's bad account. See ! on Id bi-a mutual benefit all around. When y l the corner, he will be glad to see you. DLEMAN. Sheriff's Sale. i t | The State against Frank Lomax?Executk for Taxes, ] J>Y virtue of an execution to me directed, j A* the above staled ease, I will fell to tl highest bidder, at Public Auction, within tl I legal hours of sale, at Abbeville 0. H., Soul ? Carolina, on Mouday, the 1st day of July, j j!D.. 1S9."), all the right, title and interest ' Frank Lomax In the following describe 1J propertj , to wit: One house and lot In Coke t i burry townsnip, In the county and sta f' aforesaid. Mounded by It. & 1). it. R on tl West. East by TIiok Millford and others. "! Levied on and to be sold as the property -i Frank Lomax to satisfy the aforesaid Exec r 1 Hon and costs. I TERMS?f'ASH. F VV. R. Nance. >1 June 11,1895. Sheriff'AbbeviII Co. ) __ Sheriff's Sale. The State against Estate of Scipio Henry.Execution lor Taxes. BY virtue of an execution to me directei In tne above stated case, I will sell to Hi | highest bidder, at l'uttlic Auction, within Hi ' lentil tioars or sale, ai Auoevmc ^ '; 011 Monday, the 1st day of July A. I)., IM95, n , i the right, title and Interest of Sclplo ilenr iin Ihe following described property, to wit ' One lot In the town of Troy In Abbevlll .County and State aforesaid, containing Tw I Acres, more or less, hounded by K. W. Lit* I on ihe north. Henderson I'ope ou thesoutl Augusta A Knoxvllle K. K. ou the east, Pop .Street on the west. Levied on and to be sold as the property c Sciplo Henry to satisfy the aloresald Kxeci ! lion and costs. Terms?Cash. ,; l-\ W. 11. NANCE. June 11, !>!> ?. Sherlll' Abbeville Co. We dally hear that Koot-te-na is one of tlv (inest, medicines ou the market. P. U. Speed IIaddon's close their store at 6o'clock p. m , Saturday's excepted, from Juue 1st. ' White and colored organdies, demeties, jar onet pleHsle, crepons, dotted swiss, persiai i mull, .tc., are a few tilings in demand jus 'now, A good assort men tut Haddon's. ??f ??M? ??1 | The Sin of Backbiter*.* , There is a vast deal of difference between theoretical religion, and practical, Scriptural godliness 1 Jul judging Ironi wlmt we see and what we bear iu our ordinary every day intercourse with men, we are forced to the conclusion that a majority of iiic; people do not know that there is a distinction. The Bible is very clear in defining the relation which men sustain to each other, and in Melting forth the - conditions upon which men are saved. This relation and those conditions are not set forth anywhere in the Old or New Testament Scriptures more clearly than iu the lifteenth division of / the Psalms. No thoughtful man cau read this searching passage of Scripture without raising in his own mind _ < the solemn question if these things are true. " Who then cau be saved ?" We cannot or do not question the truthfulness of their teaching. That this Psalm reads thousands of professing Christians out of che kingdom aud patience of 6od, no mau (whose opinion is worth anything on the subject) will question, or for a moment deny. Strange as it may'tseem, there are not a few preachers who belong to this 1 n* ? ? Iw*. ct\rar\r L'lass, ricauucin wuu annuow v?v?j day violate one or more of the precepts of this Psalm. I am pained to Hay it, but it is the truth, and just because it is the truth, I say it: 1 do not believe ihat there is any oue class of men professing to love Uod and to be an exaui| pie to their fellowmen in all right JivI ing, who more habitually violate ihe I precepts of the fifteenth Psalm than do V a certain class of our preachers; espeI cially that part of it which forbids f "backbiting," and taking up a "ref proach" against one's neghbor. If any preacher feels inclined to deny the -* . truth of this staterueut aud can ?how m that he himself is not guilty, aud that the class of preachers referred to in this paper are innocent of the charge preferred against them, we shall be . 1 very glad to hear his testimony. But we do not care to listen to the vaporizings of any preacher who 'secretly feels himself condemned under this indictment and has no proof to show that , . the charge is not true of other preachHp crs. vVhat is it to backbite? Mr. Webster says to backbite "is tt> censure or revile the absent." To take "up a reproach" is almost identical in meaning with that of backb.ting. It is by 110 means an unusual thing to hear a preacher condemn in the most uncharitable terms possible, the offense or reported sin of one of his E. brethren. en If there is a report about a brother, which (if true) would place bin uuder / rj the ban of public opinion, and in aorne of cases excommunicate him from the communion and fellswship of the church, there are some preachers who will sit up all night to gather the gossip, and when they have gotten it, roll it under their tongues ad a sweet morsel, and wherever they can get a hearing they peddle out, not what mey know, but the slander they have heard. "Taketh not up a reproach against bis neighbor." is this taking of a reproach In this way they often do irreparable hurt to the name and character of an innocent man who Is never given a chance to deny the report, or defend himself against the vile slander of his heartless and reckless traducers. It is worth nothing to the case of the reproach bearer, to say the man is guilty of the offense with which he stands charged. No Chrfstian and especially no Christian minister will take up the reproach which stands against the offender, i. e., repeat what . f he has heard. y Not a few people thiuk they have license to repeat everything they .bear. This is a great misiaKe; do man naa u right to repeat what he has heard, if it be ca'culated to damage another. "Backbiteth not with his tongue." Only a few days ago I heard a number of preachers backbiting a Georgia evangelist. Perhaps those preachers would not like to admit that they were backbiting their brother. But they were, nevertheless. Not one of them will tell the evangelist what they said about him in my presence. What they said was a very grave reflection upon his moral character, and if true, ought to be said to the preacher himself. Ifuottrue, what tbey said was was nothing more or less than slander. Some man has saidt "I am not afraid of the criticisms of any man is prepared to die." But some meu are not prepared to die, and no one can tell what these will do or say. A preacher ought to be a good man, J -- ? ?v? rt?? ! r Un of loot*. anu m UHl ue a gwuu iuau 11 uc uv m.i? gets tobeaveu. But no man will ever ou get to heaven who is a backbiter, or who taketb up a reproach against his ,ry neighbor, unless he ceases this evil and learns to do better.?"David," in YVesleyan Christian Advocate. The worst part of martyrdom is not the last agonizing moment; it is the wearing, daily steadfastness. Men 1." who can make up their minds to hold H. out against the torture of an hour have sunk under the weariness and the harass of small, prolonged vexa011 tions. . . . There is many a Christian who feels the irksomeness of the duties of life, and feels his spirit revolting from them. To get up every morning with the firm resolve to find pleasure in those duties, and to do them well, and finish the work which God has given us to do?that is to drink Christ's cup.?F. W. Robertson. >d Prayer is a closing of the eyes oil things seen, and opening theta on ,p things unseen. It is peniteuce vocal, ie faith making iie profession, and love 'h kindling into a flame. It is a lieart 0\ brought to the altar, a flower opening ?d 10 the benignant eye of heaven. It is a putting off the shoes at Horeb. It is ie a walk to Emmaus. It is to be present in tbe upper chamber, to Hit quiety by of the Savior's side, lean the head on u" his bosom, and feel the beating of Immanuel's heart. Find your niche, and fill it. If it be ever so little, if it is only to be a hewer of wood or a drawer of water, do soroe_ thing is this great battle for God and truth. 1, ie * ie God works through human instrumentality, and helps us to answer our y own prayers. A prayer of faith !m : always ottered by u man who works * consistently ami persistently towards .8 the object prayed for. The reason i. why ho many prayers are uot answere ed is because they are uot prayers, but ,f only words. They go no lower lhan i- the Adam's apple in the throat, and no higher than the lips that utter them. All our travail in seeking, without e faith, is but a fruitless wearyingof our i deceived souls; for he that cotneth to . God must believe. And the wiy to believe is hearing ; for by hearing ' conieth faith ; the word is that star { which guideth and directeth us to j Christ. / /