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The Abbeville Press and Banner. !
BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1895. ESTABLISHED 1844||J|
< lieap Rules.
Summer excursion rutes nre now
over Ihe 1'ori Koval & Western Carol
way, s:ooJ until October :!Nt. to (>r
Spartanburg. Anderson, (!i<-un Sprti
n- Lit Ilia. AsbevUle, aod Western N<
flina resorts. Tickets to Spartant
A*hevil'e hear with them the pri
sloppingotl a' Harris Lithia orlileun
finjc or return in*.
Kor schedules, rates, etc., nddre*
(Yalg, (.Jeneral Passenger Agent, Aug
Estale if Rachel fiapley.
Notice of Settlement and j
cation for Final Discliar
rjWKF. NOTK'K that ou tlie Sth day
A 1 iviii ri*nder r final mwouv
siolitiK* and dollies a* Executor oi th
of Barbel Rapley, deceased. in the
.Judge of Prol>Hte (or Abbeville Conn
'clock a m.. and on tbe same day w
for a final discharge from my trust as
All persons having demands agal
es'ate will present tlietn lor pa.vme
before that day, proven and autlienti
be forever barrel. W. E. 15]
June 12,ISM, tf K.\i
H. U. Reese will fix your watch an
and engrave your name in your ring.
~ FI
Is the Place to
Orders by Ma
HIDES! B
BriDg your Hides to C.
Price for them. CASH
exchanged lor bJiUija, l
The leather market is
a big stock of SHOES an
MCA. WjW JESS Hi.
when you can buy a new
up, but we are going to
Mail orders filled pror
and SUMMER SHOES.
ABBEVILI
(xtiU. wnrii, rrop.
DRY
We have added to our
Muslins, Nainsodks, Lawn
striped ducks. Satines in al
batros and Worsteds. Somt
A Lot of Counter
Towels very Cheap. Tabl
Ladies' and Children's hose
COME AND SEE US.
t Harrisc
The
?HAVE ON HAS
DALMATIO
The best Bed ]
m1 |?i
Pre
jfjct*
BEST DRUGS!
ABB
Musi<
Hill <&
Musical Instrume
Kinds of 1^
Sewing
PIANOS, ORGANS and M
Prices Lo^
When in the City call at
and see c
Respectfully,
HILL &
0,, ?hi,> Teachers' Institute
I tut Kail- rpHK AIJIJEVILIJ: COl'NTY INSTITI
JL |or white ieaetn?rs \ci11 i?m hel?l (fnriim
ins II .r- vvt-t-k tinit?M July Mb. at Abhev
urth t ar- jt will he in oliai'jj" <>i I'rul. t'tiarlf* H. All
>ura and ,,f ||lt? Pennsylvania Slate Normal Sch
vilege oi wiili al>It1 assistant". AH teachers in I lit- )
springs, |jc schools will lie expecUd to attend,
... others interested 111 tin* work or eduoat
S". ',' especially school trustees, are earnestly
ncta. (i? quested to come.
I.iheral arrangements will be mnde for
entertainment or those who send in tl
Tlnn'fl names not later than .Inly lsi.
MrK N \v. r. MiLFoai),
uuuu J. C. KLl'ttH.
15. K. HA 1 LEY,
.June 1'.', 1>!'."'. Co. H'd of Exam'i
kppli%V.
Joel Smiili A Sons Local*.
o?' j Good stock ?>r "Genuine Scovll" hoes t
of Ju'v rel,t'y 'or sale by W. Joel Smith A Sons.
It oi niy All of the best sizes "Genuine Scovll" I:
e Kstaie at \V. Joel Smith Sons.
ofllce oi t;,i to \v. Joel Smith A Sons for Itani
ity at 10 hoes.
' !"}:pli W? have a -rood slock ol hoes, both with
M.l L.j without handles. \V. Joel Smith ?V Son
ii-a muu
lit on or - ?
c-Hteii or , hii.v new furniture. <Jet ?ur furnii
KLI-. ' p,,|ish ? looks ?oik1 as new. Harrison .1 Us
ecutor.
i rhe next lime you are in town cull at
, . katil's and get a tine pair of spectacles ch<
a olork ; _ ,, ?
Our pharmacist rooms over h 11 rmers Hi
I for niw'ht calls. Harrison A Game.
SPEED'S
Get Anything in the Line of
il attended to at once.
[IDES! HIDES
P. HAMMOND & CO. and get a goo(
OR EXCHANGE-more allowed whei
EATHER, &c.
3 very strong now but it finds us witl
d HARNESS on hand.
Don't drive those old worn out one:
set so cheap from us. Harness ar(
sell close as we always do.
nptly. Special prices on OXFORDS
Call and see us.
C. 1\ HAMMOND & CO.
M mmm eo,
W. D. BARKSDALE, Mai
GOODS.
stock a nice line of Percales, Chevic
s, etc. Some nice goods in solid s
.1 colors, cheap. Serges, Cashimeres, I
i novelties in striped Sateens and Piqu
panes to Close at 50 Cts
e Linen, Napkins. A Splendid line
and Undervests.
W. D. BARKSDALE,
m a Game,
ling JJniggists,
FD LARGE QUANTITIES OF?
; INSECT POWDER,
Bug Killer?Sure Death.
vents Moths.
Sticky.
LOWEST PRICES
EVILLE'S
z House
rj Oochrar
?nts, Sheet Music and
Musical Merchandise,
AT,SO
Machines.
ACHINES sold on the Intalment 1*1;
' and Terms ICas#\
No. 1, Rosenberg's Block (Daly's St
>ur Stock and get Prices.
; COCHRA1
k | Why Xnt Before.
'TEj IJV IIKI.KN STKONG TIIOMI'SON.
the'
llle ! V?"i will come when niv liiee is as ptilcas the flow
iert;j Tin- lill.v ?liiit* rtoweiu you strew <m my bier;
(Kill ^ llt ihe elose of the Ions, lonely hull
>Ub- AD'l show how von loved me when I mil not hel
mill ; When '"n" watch Is over ami life is no moiv;
jon lint why hot before, frienil ; O, why not before!
re- :
I Yon will brinsof these (lowers the b'st and the
iielr ! To lay "n my casket in beauty and bloom.
j Vou will whisper my name 'mid the proudest audi
J f
And tell how my coins ha* left you In slonm,
j When nothing can comfort the heart that is sore:
s, | Then why not before, fiiend: Ot w hy not before
Yon will come tat the crave with a heart altr
broken.
You will wish, (?, how keenly, the words couli
lOW | spoken
] That cannot now fill the dulled car of the dead.
When your voice cannot reach me on Lethe's d
shore:
,, .1 Then why not before, friend ; <>, why not before
I led I "
Yoii will sins of my sons*, yon will tell of my sti
and And weave the bright garland of praise roiind
is. nainc;
Yoii will erow.i my co'd brow with the laurel of
Whf-n vain is the dory and and useless the fmiii
lire When the poor heart is still and the lorn-ins is o'er
line Tlien why not before, friend; (), why not before
?Cumberland Presbytcriai
ink i- m
" IRBY'S VIGOROUS TALK,
ll<> I'pon It,'former* In Fig
IiidrpeiKlvniN mi,I XiKKcrN.
Through the courtesy of the edi
of the Piedmont Headlight, T
Register is enabled to publish in i
vance of its appearance in that pap
the following interview its editor h
with Senator Irby, Chairman of t
.State Democratic Executive Com:r
tee. Speaking of the political sitt
tiou, Colonel Irby said :
"The mask is oft* and I thank G
for it. Reformers have been wasti
time with such men as NVillian
Gonzales, Hemphill and other a
leaders, thinking these Conservati'
were honest in their efforts to bri
about peace and unity. Their obj
- was to get control of the convention
t the interest of corporations by dece
J tion anil treacnery. unman saiu u
a and ieft them. This tore the ma
from their face:. Thereupon th
meet in Columbia and voluntarily <
i sert the Democratic party and resol
to organize one of their own, and
1 Carson, their chairman, of what v
hoped a defunct organization, p
ceeds formally to carry out their
1 structions. This is barefaced In<
pendentism with all that word meal
I can't see in face of tin's how hone
3 loyal, Reform Democrats can affilii
k with them. In truth, the action
' this com mi tte releases every Reforn
in Counties where an agreement h
, been made.
> "If these agreements are carried c
and this Independent Executive Co
mittee succeeds in many counties
they purpose, then with the help th
expect to get on the plea of peace a
unity from youuties in which th
have agreed, lhey will certainly c<
trol that convention. .For instan
they are goiug to maKe a ciean (
Iff' open [light in many counties. Tli
may pretend to agree in Richland a
Charleston and other counties, a
these agreements will be repudial
on election day as sure as the s
its shines and aiui Democrats elected.
j can name, hut perhaps it would
ma letter not to do it at this time, enou
i.1- counties that they think they w
surely carry to aggregate seven ty-t'
eS5' votes by the use of the negro. Tb
if they can pick up nine from Ed|
* field, Aiken, Marion, Lexington a
0f Abbeville, they will have a majority
the convention. This has been th
game all along, aud corporations ha
been at the bottom of the whole bu
uess
"As long as they pretended (and
? knew it was mere pretense) to stay
party lines I could not attack the
Now led by Gonzales, with st
- lieutenants as Williams and Garlii
m ton, in open battle with the orgaui?
* Democracy, it is my duty to fight th<
and defeat them as such. If our pi
* pie divide with them they can ms
up their minds for these politii
heueticiaries to vote with the Iin
nendents and the uigge'rs as soon
ilie convention is organized. Tli
cannot be trusted. Office aud cout
of the State is what they want a
nothing less will satisfy them. Tli
want control of the convention
undo and destroy everything that 1
been done since 185K) aud disfranch
enough poor and illiterate Democr
to give the rich man control
Carolina for all time to come. This
plain talk, but J mean every w<
I say.
"The very idea of the poor men
Laurens voting for some peace cryi
Independents to keep them from
sei'ting their people, who will go
Columbia aud join in with the otl
! Independent Democrats to take aw
their political rights forever and pi
_ theui upon an equality with the nigg
is farcical. Our people are not f<
and they will prove this when
proper time comes. We are for pi
ciple. If they can beat us we v
yield. It we beat them somebody <
will have to yield. It is no use to (
guise it any longer. The issue
I simple. The organized Democr
-1 1. - T...i 1
1 ^ ana ine Willie mull, viz. ; iiiuejjeiiu
tism and the nigger. We are rei
for the fight, and I have no fears
the result.
"Senator, from what you say,
Democrats will assume that you th
Lthe Gonzales crowd have ''eserted
Democratic party.
} "That is just what I mean. If ;
will read this address, which was !
deutly written by Kriitor Willia
you will he convinced that they h
deliberately surrendered all claim:
q Democracy. It is addressed to
"People of South Carolina" and
to the Democratic party of the St;
The "people" include not only
tiroes, tuit Republicans, with wh
| I have believed that there has been
i understanding for more than a y<
The address does not contain the w
i.Democrat, and it purposely ign<
I.I-- ?..i |.?
;me gtMitiai |jiim?ii> wmciru \?j
j Dein< cratic Committee, while
jlll. |tionzales in their organ (The Sti
urges ilH [followers in Reform conn
i to make terms with the reform
* j That is the reason why the resolul
: to stay out of the Democratic prim
ore)'was n?k clUT'etl- This was done to
Reformers in such counties*as Al
j ville and Kdgelield. ?They are
I tempting to use a double barrelled j
on us?make an Independent strai
k"T~ tight in close counties and ex|
^ Democrats to compromise with tl
I ill strong Reform counties. If this isU
: not so, why did the members of the I Hoi
conference or anti committe applaud shoul<
eRi<:so vigorously the speech of Mr. Gar-.et| t,Q
lingtoii, editor of the Spartanburg! whicL
ts. Herald, who long ago withdrew pub-|rever[
licly from the Democratic party?|Christ
' , They are Democrats in Reform coun- j Palest
! ties where they can't elect a delegate. J ijving
r:ir" and anti Democats in nigger or autil0ue0|
counties. ! that I
air- "We are not children and cannot be as if I
fooled in any such way. However, engro:
we must be up and doing. The con-jtheui
? vention must be carried by a decisive condei
|05t majority. We would l>e in danger19jgnifi
| with a margin of twenty-tive, for there! remer
1 l,e are always men who 9Pe new lightjej to 1
after they are sworn in office." I to th
?rk ? , : faith,
A Friirlnl Warning:. jShouh
Ibranc
r>. | the vi
At a certaiu town meeting in Penn-i froni ]
irv sylvauia, the question came up wheth-J the b<
er any person suuuiu uc iiccuscu iu ocu ^y
rum. The clergymen, the deacon and jrUjde<
? the physician, strange as it may ap- iy jo
" pear, all favored it. Only one man take, I
spoke against it, because of thejmischief for us
it did. sings
The question was about to be put, jourm
when all at once tbere arose from one Becau
corner of the room, a miserable worn- the F
in an. She was thinly clad, and her ap- witb
pearance indicated the utmost wretch- the H
tor edness, and that her mortal career wa9 ju
I almost closed. there
i(j. After a moment's silence, and all come
)er eyes being fixed upon her, she stretch- here*
atJ ed her attenuated body to its utmost here
lie height, and then her long arms their wear(
length, aud raising her voice to a eunob
Ja[ shrill pitch, she called to all to look Spirit
upon her. Jt is
0(j "Yes," said she, "look upon me. whicL
u? aud then hear me. All that the last blesse
y speaker has said, relative to temperate jou w
Qtj drinking as a beverage, a9 the father j0win
^ of drunkenness, is true. All practice, a. J.
0 all drinking of alcholic poison, as a upon
_ct beverage in health, is excess. Xew ]
ju "Look upon me! You all know mer h
,D. that I was once the mistress of the natun
j'jg best farm iu the town ; you all know, uaturj
too, I had one of the best, the most de- 9UCh ;
' voted of husbands. You all know I grew
jg_ had five noble hearted, industrious action
ve boys. Where are they now? other
jr "Doctor, where are they now ? You btcarr
\ " all know. You all kuow they lie in a lo ,n
ro. row, side by side, in yonder church- they
jn* yard; all, everyone of them, filling a proces
j * "drunkard's grave. ?y an
ug "They were all taught that temper- pacte(
^ ate drinking was safe?that excess absorl
alone ought to be avoided, and tbeyjgrew
0f never auKuoiweugcu caucbs. iuc; oilier
,er quoted you, aud you, and you, (poiu- jt beg
a(i ing with a shred of a finger to the finaly
minister, deacon and doctor), as au- pearei
)Ut thority. They thought themselves {runk
safe under such teachers. But I saw at tj1
as the gradual change coming over my the 01
e? family and its prospects, with dismay 0ther.
and horror. I felt that we were all to
ev be overwhelmed in one common ruiu. jesus
I tried to ward oft'the blow. y0Ur
ce" I tried to break the spell, the delu- yyjtfo
>ut' sive spell in which the idea of the bene- an(j
'eV tits of temperate drinking had involv- \Vher
ed my husband and sous. I begged, I ijVeg
n(j prayed, but the odds were against me. worj
The minister said the poison that mi/gt
uu was destroying my husband' and boys jjag t
j was a good creature of God ; the dea- an(j j(
con, who sits under the pulpit there, ^ave
and took one farm to pay his rum bill, j^t jj
sold them the poison ; the doctor said Dearei
a little wa8 good, and the -excess only ^ase.
ought to be avoided. My poor husband yet in
and dear boy9 fell into the snare, and ^nd t
they could not escape, and one after fle8>a
f another was conveyed to the sorrow- god
ful grave of the drunkard. gejf 'f{
? Now, look at me again ; you pro.
bably see ine for the last time. My
sands have almost run. I have drag,
ged my exhausted frame from my r
. * present home, the poor-house, to warn ivri1
you all; to warn you. deacon : to warn any
tl you, false teacher of God's word." nave
'' And with her arms flung high, and ??anp
Jrl ^er ta'* ^rame stretched to its utmost, ,.e
and her voice raised to ail unearthly
pitch, she exclaimed: lJesoul
. " "I shall soon stand before the judg- ae.8?ri
1 | ment seat of God. I shall meet you *P,rlM
^ there, you false guides, and be a wit- , ?n
e~ ness against you all." j 1,s Ul
The miserable woman vanished. A 1,0111 ?
\ dead silence pervaded the assembly, P,n.y r.
' j the minister, the deacon and the physi- 3Y
, cian hung their heads ; and, when the n , /
President put the (luestion. "Shall any ?ee "l:
license be granted for the sale of ?Yet9
. spirituous liquors? the unanimous , ,
response was : "No!" su.h,.lli
ats r |spiriti
of ? | tiiem
is soul Food. I uncor
>rd ; (luetic
Some Christians die of starvation, j may I
of They surfeit the inner man with stim- ii is u
ng ulants of all sorts?with spiced books to be I
de- of fiction, with "light reading" which (juitet
to is mere syllabub. Many swallow lit- the fa
her tie else than their daily newspaper. Kb tli
,-ay The moral faculties become debilita- ness.'
ace ted on this fiimsey diet. Now, all the \\'h
rpr. athletic Christians, all those who can day t(
>ols carry heavy loads, do thorough work, secrat
the ?nd stand a long pull, are hungry our w
in- feeders on God's Book. Nothing will we In
vill impart sinew and muscle to your piety those
?Ise like the thorough study and digestion are so
Jis- of your Bible. A good sermon must life?1
> is be digested, or it will be of little use to mighi
aey you ; daily bread of the Bible must go chara
en- through the same process in order that a sing
idy it may be assimulated and taken into Hoi
of your spiritual fiber. "Thy words charil
were found, and 1 did eat them, and ofhui
the they were the joy of mine heart," said jiess,i
ink j the old time saint. One strong Bibi? the w
the text lodging in the memory, aud turn- tresse
! ed over and well digested will be oppre
you I breakfast for your soul, and in the the M
?vi- strength of it you may go through the way,
ros, whole day. A soldier is never in so direct
ave'good a trim for battle a* after a sound ship >
s to'sleep and a square morning meal; it ready
the i* not easy to light or march on an word,
not!empty stomach. In like manner, faithf
ate. every servant of Jesus Christ may re- ful ov
uel j cruit his spiritual strength by reading ruler*
l0m Christ's words and thinking about to the
an'them, by meditation, by prayer ami
?ar.:soul converse with Cod. I have alord
ways observed that the light readers * .
)res and light thinkers make light Chris- exerci
the tians, and those who neglect their Bi- ^.ee ,
Mr.!bios and closets soon dwindle into y, ,
ite) dwarfs. Having no depth of root, the : reale
tje# religion withers away,
ers.: ? *" " ? Pw
ion ! Itev. J. Thomas l'ate, I). 1)., pastor f1.1'*
'iry of the M. K. Church, South, in
fool Orangeburg, S. C., is to deliver an ad- Pntlll
'bo- dress before the J'an-A merican Conat
jjress of Iieligious, which is to meet in
<*un Toronto, Canada, July 18-25, 181)5. Mrs
gbt: ? , celebt
- hirthi
Try goiu (liiRi wftfiuiug powun .
leii) Hton ?&\rerrin*M | HtU J
i
injf Christ *. Christlike Mvine.
v comforting and inspiring Tl
i be the thought that we are uuit- kee|
a liviug Christ! It is a truth to goo(
1 we should often let our minds iappi
. We are too apt to think of that
t as liviDg and dying loug ago in root
ine, and to forget that He is a Mar
luimAtia 1 Ravinnr npnr fn minli A lit
f ua. Even though we know spec
le is alive, we often regard Him that
le were fir away, and so fully Mar
ssed with the great concerns of a lit
liverse that He is not willing to Ii
scend to bless and guid6 our in- cow
icant little lives. But we should idea
nber that as the branch is unit- wht
:he vine, or as the body is joined wou
e head, so we, by a liviug feel
are in union with Christ. We and
\ also bear in mind that, as the less
h draws its nourishmebt from and
ue, so we derive our strength the
Him ; and as the movements of not
idy are directed and controlled to, i
e head, so we. are swayed and I
i by our living Head. Not on- to
es He know the way tnat we ter i
but He has even marked it out The
i, and He now goes with ?s bles- ly ii
md strengthening us along the sora
?y. Because He lives, we live, you
se He lives, we are blessed with edg<
ather's love, and we are enriched you
those gifts and graces which tard
oly Spirit was sent to impart. wh<
union with the living Christ pay
is safetv: here can we over- selv
the temptations of the evil one; shoi
3an we quell the risings of sin ; thai
there is life abundantly ; here thai
} endowed with the beautifying, atte
ling, and cheering fruits of the it.
(Gal. v. 22, 23). and
i difficult to Hud an illustration still
i will set forth the nature, the to y
dness, and the effect of ourun- Ron
ith Christ, but perhaps the folg
from the pen of the late Dr.
Gordon will throw some light
the subject: "In the part of D
England where I spent my sum- Bib
olidays I have seen a parable of tivi
?. * * * It i9 an example of of (
il grafting, if you have seen Y
an instance. Two little saplings ban
up side by side. Through the roal
i of the wind they crossed each not
; by and by the bark of each cho<
le wounded, and the sap began free
ingle, until in seme still day A
became united together. This to 1
?s went on more and more, and "ca|
d by tliey were firmly com- W
i. Then the stronger began to coul
) the life from the weaker. It tivi!
larger and larger, while the mea
grew smaller and smaller; then swe
an to wither and decline till you
if Hrnnnprl uvv.iv and di.aan- you
I. And now there are two T
s at the bottom and only one wil]
> top. Death nas taken away thoi
ie; life ha9 triumphed in the you
Pre!
lere was a time when you and
Christ met. The wouuds of
penitent heart began to knit up
the wounds of His broken heart, A
you were united to Chri9t. "U<
e are you now? Are the two yeai
running parallel, or has the Wa
been accomplished in you, 'He His
increase, but I must deerease?' Fro
hat old life been growing less tbai
jss and less? More and more g?ei
you been mortifying it until at for
; seems almost to have disap- Sati
d? Blessed are ye if such is the *vhi
Theu you can say; 'I live; not
ot J( but Christ livetli in me: T
he life which I now live in the dog
[ live by the faith of the Son of
who loved me, and gave Him ?
>r me.' "?Canada Presbyterian.
Helping: Others to Nee. ' |
immacher has said: "How I
a Christian pilgrim could never j
seen anything of the spiritual JL
? onlpSlnol atroom fprtm
t% auu iuc opunuui ..w._
ock bad God listened to hira
, with fear and trembling, be
ght Him not to lead him into the
We often speak thus of the
jal gain that comes to the Chriehrough
his affliction or through
lanswered prayers; but we sel- 01
:all to mind the gain that others ,1
lerive from observing how this til
dual grows in grace under God's -ii
>d of dealing with him. They
* experience in faith, hope, and
teadily ripening. They also are
see?through his patience and 18
issiou?the spiritual manna and l|
ual stream. He thus becomes to
a spiritual instructor, though
isciously to himself, and the in:e
he exerts over them for good
>e all the more powerful because
nobserved. He does not assume
heir teacher and guide, but he rrrj
ly demonstrates before their eyes
ct that God's chastisement yieldie
"peaceable fruits of righteousen
we ko forth, therefore, each
) our appointed tasKs, wirat conion
and divine trust should mark
ay ! How near to Him should
:e ! How painstaking to seize all
little threads ofiuHuence which w<
eretly woven into the texture of ,i
little in human thought, but oil
Ly, so often, in the formation of "Uq
cter in others. How can we live
;le hour without prayer ? ,Ci
x we ought to cherish habits of
:y toward all, increasing the sum 3,1]
nan happiness by godly cheerful- -pi
stimulating the virtuous, helping
eak, sympathizing with the disd,
advocating the cause of the Vc*
seed. So it will be found that T1
aster will meet 113 daily 111 the ,
going before us in everything to til
our steps. Thu-*, in companion-1 1
vitli Him, we shall be always WJ
to hear Hl?n speak the final
"Well done, thou good and
ul servant : thou lias been faith- crQ
era few things, I will make thee ?
!..
over many things : enier uiuu iujoy
of thy Lord." ^
i S. C. College commencement th
ises were held in Columbia Inst i
llev. l)r. Lucius C'uthbert, of XO
eston, preached the baccalau- -pp
sermon June lis.
|gO
ing to alleged inability to secure ?.q
ials, several cases of violations of P"
Dispensary law have been red
from Charleston to Orangeburg
ty, S. C.
t. Harriet lieecher Stowe, the
ated author, celebrated her S41h
lay in Bridgeport, Conn., June
1895. She is in good health.
For Girln.
lie habit of thoroughness in houseping
leads one to keep rooms in
1 order and the table beautifully
uinted. J know a girl who says
; she takes great pains with her
n whenever she thinks her Aunt
y is coming to see her, because
it Mary's sharp eyes discover every
:k of dust and observe any trifle
: is in the least out of order. Aunt
y is a bit of a critic, and her niece
tie afraid of her comments.
i otber words, the aunt has made a
ard of the girl. T do not like the
i of being iu bondage to anybody,
it 11 ni< n n nit rtf r\ m n nfwnrxvni* F f
i*?? i au auut hi a nuau^ci. n
il<l seem tome a far better way to
that one must answer to one's self,
that one would not feel satisfied unshe
could IooR herself in the glass
say : -'There, everything isdone in
l>e3t possible manner, and you canfind
any fault with me today. Try
fyou dare!"
wonder whether you are particular
rite notes of thanks very soon afreceiving
gifts or acts of courtesy!
value of a note of thanks is great1
creased by its beiug prompt. If
e friend leaves a bunch of vioiets at
r door, and you fail to acknowl3
it until the flowers have faded,
r thanks, when they do come, are
Iv. When flowers are sent to those
> are ill, they, of course, cannot re-1
the courtesy by a little note them-j
es, but some one in the family
uId do it for them. Your note of
uks should be very genial, showing
; you are really pleased by the kind
ntion, and the happier because of
Do not be afraid to write warmly
cordially ou such occasions. If
'and formal, you are unjust both
our friend and yourself.?Harper's
md Table.
Captive ThonffhtN.
id you ever read that veree In the
le which says, "Bringiug into cap
ty every thought to the obedience
Christ?"
ou know people i-sin bind your
ds, or make you g<> somewhere, or
le you eat something, but they canmake
you think what you do not
ise to think. Your thoughts are
nd the gentle, loving Christ wauts
have every thought of yours in
ptivity" to obey Him.
Wouldn't it be a happy thing if that
Id be! All your thoughts in capty
to Him! Why that would
in that they were all good aud
etaud gentle and pure, and then
would be just what Christ wants
to be.
he beat way is to pray that Christ
I help you, and will bring all your
jghts into His obedience, to make
His dear little follower.?The
3byterian.
Canln? Fidelity.
n Edinburgh correspondent of the
>stou Journal says, that some Jive
rs ago a man was hurried in Greyrs"
Cemetery iu the former city.
dog made a bed on the grave,
m that time to this he has lived in
t yard. At a given hour the dog
3 for his breakfast at one place, and
his dinner at another. And on
urday he waits for an extra meal
ich he keeps till Sunday. He does
go out for dinner that day.
housands visit the yard to see this
n_. n?.i
m hush i;
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Crowds of ladies ev<
L. W. Wj
e great bargains he
1 kinds of
5?jii JI
Last Saturday it
uld be served', but t
Drk was the sale of :
orth of NEW, PRE
spring and St
His stock is bei:
3ek, and as goods m
e time coming in to
,s had an unprecede
epons, Lawns, Mus
Ld all kinds of Wash
ack Goods was ne
,lues for the mone;
rrrvin viotto oitpj
iUk)C W liu Xi.(Jh V W w** v..
is Spring, we are j
hen they want more
To those who ha\
ods from us this seaj
rdial invitation to <
Dck, felling assured j
e favor to look, w
them. Don't nej
>w olfered to get b?
ods. Grateful for li
,st and anxious alwa
Respectfii
L, W.
UnrivalleD
?0?IN?0?
VARIETY, STYLE,
QUALITT and PEICE.
%%%%%%
You WILL BE CHARMED WITH THE
MANY RICH NOVELTIES IN
rI^otTIT:1
J DRESS STUFF, # I
\ SILKS, f
J LACES, Nw
I JET TRIMMINGS, )
i &c., &c., #
* * --:i%
?Uf f UU KilNvi Xilfi MUiXitl UP ? ?*&
M-A.Y :;:m
HADDONS. i
DO YQP WANT FINE CHICKS? |
IF SO, I HAVE THE
WYANDOTTS.
S. 8. HAMBERGER.
BROWN LEGHORNS, ? . &
INDIAN GAMES,
BLACK LACE HAMBERGER,
B. B. ROCKS,
GAME BANTAMS. ii
These chicks and the best layers on eartb.
They are wortb live times the worth of com- \<d?n
mon chickens. I have seven different bredea j&S
from the very best strains. I will sell yon ' . ??
eggs at 81.50 tor 13 eggs. Call at my poultry
farm and see my stock of chickens and yon -\'%
will be pleased. Fresh eggs for sale every day
In the year. Respectfully,
W. E. Ben.
March 20,1895, if
"Every man according to his ability."
Not every man according to his
mood and fancy, but every man accord- j,
ing to his ability. Not every man
according to other people's giving, or ''Jc
other people's ability, but every man
according to his ability. How well r.$
cared for the poor brethren would be -M
if this were the recognized, standard of ^
giving in the Church today!?H. C.
Trnmhiill
Trust him for a way when there is jl
no way, for light "when there is no .'4m
light, for all things when you have
nothing, for joy when there is only 3
sorrow, for life when you are in the
midst of death - thus you wiil find at
last that faith is not only righteousness,
but life aud joy and peace.
Christians cannot afford to adopt
the worldly maxim, "When we are in
Rome we must do as Rome does."
We need not be rude in our refusal to
comply with the dictates of the world,
though we should be firm to resist.
s Still On! I
. C&sC'z
3ry day visit the store .|j
KITE to secure
always has to offer in
was with difficulty all
he result of that day's
many hundred dollars
1TTY and- STYLISH "i
iiximer Goods.
ng replenished every
Love out, others are all
take their places. He
>nted sale of Percales,
lins, Ducks, Dimities,
Goods. His trade in
vev better, and better
y were never given,
idy bought at White's
sure will come again
Goods. re
not yet bought any
son, we extend a most
3ome and inspect our
if thev will onlv do us
e are certain to sell
*lect the opportunity
trgains in all lines of
beral patronage in the
ys to please, I am
Hy,
WHITE
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