The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 17, 1897, Image 4

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?3 The Press and Banner. | BY HUGH WILSON, 'JLen l'ages. ABBEVILLE, S. C. _ _ - _ . #afPublislied every Wednesday at .$2 a year iu advance. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1897. 'XnkiiiK' Scripture uoliMioiis hikI ! Tinkering Willi llie Translation. It not unusual for illiterate preachers to j assume to criticise the translation of the Holy i Scriptures, but when a learned aud pious minister of the Gospel, like I)r. Phillips, doesi so, we are amazed. Iu reading au artlcie In I the Associate Reformed Presbyterian recently from the ueu of the man whom we have t loveil ami respected for a life-time, we were impressed by au inaccuracy in a familiar verse. Thin led us to examine several of his Scripture quotations, and almost invariably they were changed from the original and little or no respect was paid to the punctuation as found in the Bible. Here, for instance, are five out of six quotations : ' AS IT IS IN THE AS HE HAH IT. SCKU'TUJtES. "Think not that 1 am "Think not that I am come to destroy the come to destroy to law and the prophets, the law or the lam not gpuie to de- prophets: I am not Btroy but to fulfill." come to destroy, but to fulfill." "Till heaven aud "Till heaven and earth puss one jot or earth pass, one jot or one accent shall in no one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law wise pass fromjthe law. till all be fulfilled."? till all he fulfilled.? Matt. 5:11. iMatt. 5:18. 'Mnd (here went out "Then went out to tohira Jerusalem and him Jerusalem,andall all Judea aud the re-Judea,and all the region round about Jor- gion round about Jordan.?Matt. 8:3. dan." "John did preach "John did preach the baptism of repent- baptism in the wllderancefortbe remission ness, acd preach the of sins."?Mark 1:8. baptism of repentance for the remission ol sins."?Mark 1:4. "For If the blood ol bulls and or goats and "For if the blood of the ashes of an heifer bulis and of goats, and sprlnkllog the unclean the ashes of a heifer sanctifleth to the pun- sprinkling the unfylng of the flesh."? clean,sanctifietb to the Heb. 9:18. purifying of the flesh." The sixth and last quotation. Acts 10:2, was correctly printed in the Presbyterian, and no I is made of it. Fair to presume that the ins were due more to the carelessle writer, and to the errors of the ban to any Intention to trifle witu s of the sacred book. It is a little towever, that flve out of six quotaluld have been imperfect. s to us tb&t quotations, from whatce, should be accurate, or else there should be no attempt at following the words 01 me i ex i. S Fram a iaymau's standpoint, any effort lo destroy perfect confidence In the absolutf correctness of the translation of the Bible is to be lamented. This newspaper, speaking as a layman,concurs in the expression recently made by a learned divine, in request for his opinion of the possible injury that Bob Ingersoll does to the religious belief or the people. Ho replied, In substance, that the efforts of Bob Ingersoll would make few lnlldels when compared to the work of preachers in finding tault with the accepted translation of the Bible. That because of their acknowledged orthodox standing in the church tbelr attacks on the translation of the Bible v were having a most disastrous ellect In producing Infidels. Even If these translations were not attended with any evil result, It occurs to us that , it Is somewhat of a draft on our credulity to expect us to admit that a young man, fresh from college, or who may not have been to college at all, should be able to correct the language of the Bible. If they feel authorized to correct the Bible, let them first explain away these words : "And If any man shall take away Jrom the words of the book of this prophecy, Gud shall take away his part out of the book ol lite, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." The Public Printing. The Register says that bidder* for the public prlntiDg may lose money, by tanlngtbe work at too low a price. The Press and Banner believes that the public printing is now done very cheap, and that If effort is made to take it away from the Register, that It ought to be done by bring lng the minority faction into power, which faction, when they have the majority, would most likely give It to some one else than to the Register. We think the price now is 60 low that but little can be made out of It. Better elect more conservatives to the Legislature, and then let a conservative printer have it at a price that would be fair. We believe the office ot State printer is one that should pay a fair price to the lucky holder. We do not believe It to be any more wise or politic to let out the public printing to the lowest bidder than it would be to let out other public offices to the lowest bidder. ? Men could be found who would fill all the offices, from Governor to Coroner, for figures much below those now fixed by law for such officers?If such places were to be filled by the iowesi oiauers. The Press and Banner has no idea of bidding for any printing that has to be done in Columbia. The expense of doing work in that city h) too great and the margins are too small, but, of course. If anybody in Columbia or elsewhere, wants any printing which can bp done In Abbeville It would be useless for any Columbia printer to bid against us. Our facilities are such that any work which we can do. can be delivered to the customer for less than the actual costof doing the work In Columbia. If the Press and Banner could get a price nearly equal to the actual cost of doing work In Columbia a big profit would be realized at this oflice. It is out of the question to do Job printing in Columbia as cheaply as It can be done in Abbeville. If there is any State printing to be done, on which a reasonable lime can be given, it would be a waste of time for a Columbia printer to bid against the Press and Banner. We would not go to Columbia with any intention of agreeing to do any work in that city, but as a matter of fuel, we can beat the world, in low prices for good printing, as long as we are on our native heath. Death of JikIkc Al?lrieh. Ex-Judge A. P. Aldrich died last Thursday night, while asleep, aged Si years. He was in college with Dr. I). Mc>oeil Turner. There "was only about two weeks difference in their death. They were educated together, they lived together, and they died together. Klml I.cltfr. Every editor receives letters and letters. Here is one, which we reproduce because of its kindness to the paper which we edit: Enclosed you w ill please tlnd check for ;> Can't do without your paper, notwithstanding you seem to be a Uoldbug. But I like to see an editor speak his convictions. Hope your paper will be as good in the future as it has been In the past. Asa cough, cough, oough or a cold, cold, cold all day long, why not go to Speed's drug store and get a box of that laxative bromo quinine whlce will cure you In one day. It has cured others and will cure you. Go to R. C. Wilson & Co. for Kerosine. Kerofilne at It. C. Wilson & Co, openo this week. This stltutlCT^^^^poT which the State has a right . to lit? proi^^^ast year wn? one of the most prosperous in the history of the College. The first class was graduated last December. This J class numbered thirty-seven young men.sev- Fn eral of whom were Iroin Abbeville county. % We are told that several of Abbeville's re pre- vil sentatives stood among the tirst in the class. Bli \Ve are glad to know that our county will be H well represented there this year. These young vis men going out into the world with trained , " miuds and hands will make themselves felt. p'r" President Craighead has shown himself the right man in the right place. The trustees Prt made no mistake In putting him at the head of Clemson, and, as the years go by, lie more pre cleatly demonstrates his fitness for so re- w'* sponsible a position. While he is a gentleman [ rjy of extraordinary culture, he is thoroughly of I practical withal, and gives dignity and char- ls" a n( acter to the institution. Ably assisted by a H|1< well-selecttd faculty, lie will, uo doubt, bring Bui the College in the next four years up to a still Wi wh higher degree of excellency. a d lu the Faculty are some well known aud sbi highly nonorea citizens 01 Auoevme, mime, ly: Prof. J. G. Clinic.scales, l'rolcssor oi ,,R Mathematics; Prof. J. K. C. DuPre, Professor ia<: of Horticulture. These gentlemen while now hei citizens of auother county still have h tender place in their hearls for old Abbeville. While w<i they neglect no student in the college, and sut have no partiality for any one, yet it is true that they do feel a special interest in the boys y that come lrom this section, and they will Th see that no Industrious boy from Abbeville ? falls behind. Prof. John G. Clink scales was born near i .Martlu's Mill, about forty years ago. and is the eon of George li. Ciinkscales, deceased. ^ He was educated at NVoUbrd College, anil has given the greater part of his life aluce grad" j nation to the work of teacbiug. He began * ? his work as teacher in a log school house froui WU1CO lie rout* IU IHO UlgU ncuuui, men m till chair of Mathematics in the Columbia Fe- * male Colleges, from which place he was call- jj'j ed to Cleinson at the opening of thai 1 institution. He flrst held the posiiiou rtj' of Associate Professor of Mathematics, jj, A year ago he was made full Professor ol a Mathematics, and ls> now at the head of that department. From this it will be seen that j Professor Cllnkscaies lias by his merits risen / from the humblest beginning, step by step, A uutil he has reached the highest place in bis honorable profession. tin Professor J. F. C. DuPre was a useful citizen 1 of this city for about thirty years, and during that time be held many positions of honor hi and trust, aud in all of which he discharged his duties to the blithest satisfaction of the ^ public. As a practical horticulturist no man spi stauds higher. The excellence of bis vegela- 'ul ble and flower gardens attracted the attention of Governor Tillman in Ills Urn campaign ) and eventually led to his election to the pusi- lej tion which be now holds. ha (lu ? Editor W. W. Ball. It Is announced that Mr. \V. W. Ball has taken editorial control of tlie Greenville News. For various reasons the I'rfss and Uanuer is glad to have Editor Hull in Greenville. We like to be at least on speaking terms with our neighbors, and for this reason if for no other, we are glad to have him in tlilf section of the State. Editor Ball, in point of ability and gentlemanly bearing, has no superior in the Journalism of South Carolina. The fact is, the conduct of no editor in the State bus belter commanded the respect and confidence of the public than has the oourse of Editor Ball oi the Charleston Evening Post. Always honest and.outspoken .always able,always falraod po lltehe has commanded thej respect of everyoody, and his lulluence will always be fell wherever he may be. An editor of ability and courage, a gentleman by nature, as well as by force of habit, Mr. W. W. Ball's presence Is au acquisition to any community. avi We congratulate Geenvllle and fihall al- a i ways expect to read the News with pleasure? at least as long as W. W. Ball ia the editor ll)( of It. ' scl J tin oil Tlie Lrcif>lntiirc. by A pretty full synopsis of last week's work P*1 will be found in tlie Press and Banner of this y date. to This seems to be a pretty good Legislature, and the Abbeville delegation are taking a good j stand. This seems to be a vast improvement ait on the old pea nut crowd. Among other proper things which this Leg- l islature has done, has been the passing of a Tn law authorizing or requiring certain oflicers Id some of the counties to publish a showing for as to how they dispose of (trust funds. The ll ii,,lu?.r.,l C/.r o.ma nl ^el the officers to disclose the facts as to how Mt they managed public lunds, but a better set sense seems to prevail with abetter Leglslature. wa 1 1S, lie fieutTHl Farley. t)U Friends In all parts of the State will be glad ?{?' to learn that General Farley, after submit- Mt ing to an operation, is now in a fair way to f tlie full recovery of his health. He is doing remarkably well, and his recovery is so rapid \v, that he is surprising himself and his friends. 'I General Farley 1b the State Historian of the part which South Carolina took In the recent ser war. vtl hai ?m-t tm ? Inl it tl LIEUT. PARKER. [? A Worthy Son of Abbeville I.eaves the Home of His Itirth. One day last week Lieut. Frank Parker, son or our respected fellow citizen, the Hon W. II. Parker, returned to bis command at Fort n, Sam, San Antonio, Texas. It was a touching iucldeut for him to take leave of an atlectlonate father who went with him to the J railroad station. Mr. Parker's uniform allVc- pr< Hon and tenderness for his children always leu excite admiration. Tender and loving. ? his affectionate acts for members of his Sp household are beautiful, and touch the 3 heart. We of course do not know the thoughts fri HI1U ICUIIU^h lliai 11 I It'll llir* I milk ? uu. wv * caslon of the departure of his son. The rend on er Is perhaps as able to judty of that as we are ? to write of the affectionate good-bye which au Hi aged father gives to a faithful and dutiful All son. The fattier in this instance is advanced 1 in life? theson Is yout g, and belongs to the Mr army. It Is, therefore, uncertain when he pn may return. Two or threo years is a long 1 wiille in th? life of ati old man, and realizing ye that fact Mr. Parker may have thought that J he was looking upon his son for the last time, hii It so, is there wonder that ttiere may have J been sorrow In the heart of the loving father vil at parting with the faithful son? I ^ M( sei .Hails iIonc at Abbeville, S. i'ost 1' Oflice. Hh30 A. M.-goIng West 11:15 A. M.?Bolng South. ' 1:15?going North. * 4:45?going North and South. S:Ut>?North and South. rt.lI mall for the night, trains should ln? <leposited In the Post Office and not In street letter boxes afrer t H. M. : , Itobt. s. Liuk, Postmaster. Feb. 7, 1897. ? I ?i ? A Letter With 2*)c worth of stamps enclosed will bring j you by return mail 1 box of laxative brotno quinine tablets, or I B?i A Letter With a one dollar bill enclosed will bring by es, return mail to a club of five, each a box of ?e, laxative bromo quinine tablets, which will b -j cure your cold in one day If you don't believe \y 11 just try it. P. IS. Speed. wei ?_ In en A fresh lot of oniou sets and garden seed at ,n? Harrison & Game's. KU| Buists'gardeu seed and onion sets, fine paper and envelopes, blood medicines and up horse powders Just received. Harrison & -j Game. iai Now is the time to commence gardening ne Buy your seed and ouiou sets of Harrison & u li (iame. pli I Grip capsules are harmless, they do not eon- J tain morphine or opium. Sold only by liar- P" 1 rlson A Game. 11,1 mi mm ??nnfrmrrrr WEST END. ipiteiiin;;* ami Incidents of it H'ocK Around llio City. lr. Ferdinand Ulllatn and wile, of Siu itielsco, (.VI., are In the oily on a visit, to . (ilium's mother, .Mrs. it. K. Jtailey. Ir. Lewis liluut lias come hack to Abt>ele alter an absence of over it year. Mr. int and family will !u a few days occupy ortion of the residence of Mr. ti. II. Moore, liss AIIlie l,athrop is in the Guie City on it it to trieiids. lev. 1). NV. Snyder, a missionary of the itbern l're>by teriau church, who lias been ladling and teaching the natives of the ,?rk Continent" in the Congo country, will ach In this city in ihe Presbyterian church ct Sunday morning and eveulng. ltev. Mr. yder is at. home on a furlough, aud has ached In many places in the Stale, and alys to the delight ol his hearer. iiss Anne Deil Harnett, of Enfala, Ala.,ared In the city last Friday, aud u the guest tier cousin. Mrs. J. C KUis. Mies Harnett 111 accomplished < locutionisi and vocalist. 1 next Friday night she will give a music J oratory recital at the Court House. Miss rnett has recently tin is tied a course in isliington, 1J. C., under Madame Stewart, o liar- a wide reputation. She also received imomit ni I'. K" C.. Conservatory. Alabama. bhas sung iu all the leading cities ol ihe ith. ,asl Friday evening in 1 Lie auditorium ol ! l'ubllc School building Mrs. Anne WhIe gave a muhieale to show ihe progress of pupils. The Glee Club, which ha8 been ined by Mrs. Wallace, rendered several selions. Withoui entering into detail we uM say the eutertainment whs a decided rcess. The following Is the program : i'koukam?kiicst i'akt. Vyukeu, lilyken and Nod?Eugene Field? ird Grade. 1 iunonettc?Llchner?Maud Younger. lu t he Lake?Goldner -vVui luce auu Fannie rrls. ? talian Song?Sartorio?Fannie Harris. i wan nee Itlver?Foster?Fifth Grade. . -v . ? .. r w _ . . b.', f Sc'weVterl Veil"" / ^cuuorn. Sarah Henry. liilo uud Seek? Gurlltt?Ouey and Cora >rse. Sail .Sc?ue? Lauge? Elise Long. skcoxd taut. )arkies Cradle Song? Wheeler?Odette. tudles for Two-Pianos?Cramer Henselt? ss Seal aud Mrs. Wallace. teturn ol Spring?Moelllng?Miss Mamie ggart. iove mo my Idol?Millard- Mrs.DuPre and ks Jones. illver spiing?Mason?Miss Plevna Seal, 'he Old Kentucky Home?Van der Siucken )cteite. )ie Forelle?Heller-Miss Bessie Jones, luf Wiederseihem?Bailey?Uliorus. Ir. Charles Steru, of Alliens, Ga., stopped sr here Saturday and Suuday with his lighter, Mro. A. Cohen. Mr. Steru left via j S. A. L. for New York Sunday at 0 p. m. 'rof. Chas. B. Smith, ol WofTbrd College, enched in the Methodist church Sunday lorning and evening to large congregations, is hearers were hlgniy pleaded with tils her mis. kVe have often Naid that our city school waf e pride of our people, and thai 1 lie money ent in the erection ol the liaudsoine Dulld' i, the salaries of Ihe teachers and other cessarv expenses, is tha best Investment r city makes. A'e give below the following which will in est Hie large majority of our people. I'uplisof the Abbeville Public School who ve made the highest scholarship aveia^e ring the term ending January 27, 1897. TENTH GRADE. Miss Itevvie Wilder 87 Mies Ollie Hill si.7S NINTH GRADE. Sidney Cannon S>7 Ernest Visankska S&.S8 EIGHTH GRADE. t. u MM.1I,> 0? <l(! nnnui ?? Lou Vose S?.U<? SEVENTH GRADE. Magpie Hill 89.90 Mac Henry S9.5" SIXTH GRADE. Leonard White 9l.:ct James Heuuesey 91 Uti KIKT1I GRADE. Lucre! ia Krunson 91 23 Lucy Henry t>G9u FOURTH GRADE, Helen White .. 97.WJ Susie Hill 91.'JO Enrollment during term :>10 t will be observed that these scholarship erases were for an enure terio, and not I'oi mouth as Is general the case in school ro" iu .'nnwe jifii! huil tCHRther liave hPHfi i cause oi a very ii regular atlendauce, jreby materially lilecllug the work of the 100I. he Glen-Jones Hardware Co. have received rec cars of pipe for the water malus, and lers are on the road. They also have the drants and valves on the way, and are exiting them hood. There will Lie in all about euty cars of pipe lo come. lr. W. T. McDonald, alter being confined his room for over a week, was at his post duty jesi^rday. The many friends of'M" i delighted to see lmn out again. Irs. W. A. Lee and daughter, Miss Mamie, er au absence of thiee weeks in Hock iliil d Greenville, are at home again. They ared yesterday via ihe Southern. iled?At Abbeville, Februaay 1Mb, Hiram situ Gary, son of Juuge and Mrs. E. U. ry. mAKnlnn hrloht unfl Piirlv n lurcp ce ol hands betjan work ou the excavuns for the water mains. The first work is lit; doneou the si reel that intersects main eel Juki between Mr. li. S. Barnwell's and L. W. White's property. It was a busy :ne, und the way the dirt Hew would soon ivince the most incredulous thai theconictors are in as big hurry to|yei Abbeville's ,ter works as her people are. lev. Sam Jones is to lecture here ou March , and will no doubt speak to a lull house, v. Sam usually is a "drawing card" and s that wonderlul magnetism that holds oue ill-bound, aud makes the successful speakHis lecture will be for the benellt ol the thodist church. Jisbop Capers conducted services in the iDity caurcb last Sunday. During Ills stay shop Capers was the guest of Mr. una Mrs. IT Vli>(4nw?n. 'he music by the Methodist Sunday school bpfclra 1)181 Suudity was delightful unci Jed wonderfully to the Sunday bchool song vice. This Is a new departure lor Abbele,and certainly a good one. Good music s been the magnet that drew many a one o a house of worship, aud Indirectly Into letter and uobler liie. udge J. C. Klugh was home or a day or o last week. He left S.iturdey for KIng8e, when lie Is uow holding court. SHORT STOPS, phih of Interest IMrkcd up Ity Our Correspondent. >1 r. Prank McGee, of ths shops, lias been imoted mid has moved Ills family to AtnerIK, (in. diss Turner, of Iwarry, Is visiting Mrs. roll. iliss Annie liowle, of Hue West, Is visiting ends here. ilrs. Morse bus organized a Sunday school Factory Hill. ilrn.\V. A. I.ee bus returned from Koclc II,nfter a pleasant visit with her daughter, ss Sadie Lee. 1 ir?i?> Tusian Gary, the infant of Mr. and s. Kugene Gary, died Monday night ol eumonia diss Carrie Mars passed through Abbeville "terd?y. dr. Tllden Lomax, of G'okesbury, is visiting < brother here, Mr. M. V. Lomax. dr. W. C. l'arker sj enl a few days iu Abbcle last week. diss Alice Moruiigue and Miss Mary Lou lAllster were in town shopping last week, dr. Lindsay,a student of the theoli.glcal niDary at i)ue West, preached at the A..It. church Sunday. diss Eliza GambrelI,accompanied by-Misses Ice and Eva Wakefield, spent Friday with and Mrs. Gambrell. diss Jaate Richardson, one of the fair unt: ladles up about Loin; One, is t ? tie irried Thursday evening to Mr. Will WestId. drs. Wallace and her music c;*iss gave a ry nice entertainment last Friday niffht. ilch was highly enjoyed by all present. A HOSTLING FIRM, irkstlnlv A Co's Itiiiiiain^ Itusiiics*. I.nr^e Stock ol' e w <>oo<I.h. V. I). Barksdnle & Co., Abbeville's youngmercantile firm, is out for business and : s it. 'he voting men composing the firm, Messrs. . D. Harksdale and .1. Allen Smith. Jr., are ill and favorably known to all who trade Abbeville. Each lias hud ample expert* ce and good training?Mr. Harksdale as inngerof the Abbeville Supply Company's ire; Mr. Smith as clerk in the store of W. el Smith <te Sons. They have many friends, iny gratified customer*, who will not forl them in their venture. 'he stock carried by Harksdale it Co. Is ge and well-selected and will meet the pds of nearly all classes of trade. They have urge trade in heavy groceries and larm supes in general. riiese are enterprising, level-headed and polar young men. They deserve to succeed d, no doubt, will succeed. ' amnAVMk ?wmimvuiuaMii^i^uyBittJa^niaiwwiyi/?MI LOCAL AND SPECIAL. * i Short Slorlfx of flio W'och -FolnK I'iclixl Cp til tlie Court House mill on the SCrcetH-l'tiicil l'ictnroM ' Wi I lion t J'loiirhllfiN. I'KK-SONAL. ' Messrs. \V, I!. McKiuuey and T. II. ])nvis! I of Greenwood, were In the city Sunday. Clerk of Couit Bullock Is In Columbia. Messrs. W. It. Calvert and It. K Cox went to Charleston yesterday. Tlicy are taking ill, tWe festivities attemieut ou the While Squad-1 ron blockade. j Air. W. P. Lindsay, a Due West theologre,1 preached at llie A. It. I', church laslSabbath, i Capt. S. N. Williams, a'ter a dangerous ilij ness, is runnlui; his old reliable Abbeville Hodges trail) again. j Mr. J. W. Martin is visiting his sister in Augusta. SJIOItS. | Ham .Jones will bring his war with sin to I ADUl'Vllit; iUIIIUU 1*1. The stockholders of I he Farmers' Mutual Insurance company had a lull meeting yesterday. Miss Etia Blalce, daughter of \V. K. Blake. Esq., of Greenwood, was married on thelltb I m.-iiiut to Mr. W. J. Patterson.of Newberry. I ('niton com 11) s; lu--guuuo golug out. Mr. P. P.. Speed is niatianer lor the Sain j Jones Iecilire. Sec lilrn tor tickets. The time tor making tax returns expires next. Saturdav. Alter that the penalty. All is quiet in police circles. Sinners are scarce and shy. Tlie people of Abbeville may rest assured the water mains will be properly laid. The loafers will oil in Judgment on the work. Mr. Harris, late of Macon, Ga? is Master Mechauicat the Seaboard shops. Mr. P. M. McGee, lormerl.v Master Mefhaulc, has a similar position at Americus, Ga. JNCII'IEN T I'ANIC. The recent failure of the Southern Mutual Buildlnu arid Loan Association. Atlanta, causes several citizen* of Abbeville to distrust building and loan associations generally. u?u?-uln.nmliim,|1.llk?nthiiW Inri'n bl.wtm o( stock iu that, receiver-riddeu corporation. Some shareholders iu other companies are inc.mod lo gel out as early as possible. <;oj,)> IN KITTLE MOUNTAIN. Mr. I. W. Hutchison, who is prospecting nt Linle Monotxiu, was In town Monday. He has examined the vicinity with reference to Its mineral properties during I he past six months ami Is convinced that. Little Mountain has standard boons other than scenery and climate. Mr. Hutchison Is trying to Interest capital iu the mineral riches of Little Mountain. He Is so far impressed with the explorations made as to have announced It a certainty that gold and monazitu exist in paying quantities. .Mouhzitc Is found In the gauge of the Vflns? the irregular veins running in the same direction as the main lead. He has exhausted his facilities for develop ing the mine, and now needs superior pumping and hoisting machinery. Capital is ueeded to discover the deep source of wealth. Mr. Hutchison has had extensive practice In mining, having worked phosphate mines in Florida, gold mines ai Dahlonega, Ga , and in the Black Hills and the llockles, and Iron mines in Alabama. The lands in the vicinity of Little Mountain are owned by various parties. It may be to theadvaniage of these land-owners lo Interest themselves in this mutter. I A NEW KU-lfLUX KT.AN. A young man who recently came to At> Deville, will carry away wun mm i.ne ioiiowlng epistolary evidenc? of assumed illitt-raov on the part of those who are not greatly addicted to attending t.) tlielr own bu<lnes?. The letter was evidently not the product ol an Immeuse intellect. A well drawn skull and cross-bones ornamented the disreputable piece of foolscap on wiih-h the the letter was written: "It has bin noticed tiiat you are Mighty Famllar whith the niggers aud hear you was hunting bord for one and wanted to sleep with him we think you come from the nigger loving north and dont no auy better or we wood hang you without giving any noils bin will glv you 5 days \vv uo wharc 10 Find you. "Klua Klux." CO;JI> OFFICER. / Mr. A . W. Jones, of this place, has been reelected Slate Phosphate Commissioner, fie has filled this olllce lor several ytars with signal ablillty. IIMNU rIGbit lTM.KI). Hilary King, co'oreil, whi> has tor a constd erahleiime beeti-mispM-ted ol selling lii|Uor 111 the vicinity of Abbeville, was arivstPd on the 1 u'c oflk train last Thursday night by Policeman McMillan. King bad been !n Monroe, N. C., for several weeks aud was returning to Abbe* IHe Tuirs, (my Ul|?iii.. ini oiiictrr* ? err uaum lilm. Officer McMillan was In wood, and in hoarding I he 1 o'clock train, brought about, the wlshed-for oonsnininatl'Mi?the cessation of the operatlous of at. least. one flightless but otherwise able-bodied blindtiger. King was given a preliminary hearing before MagistrHte Cox, and hl< case was sent up to the Sessions Court? ilie chars?" being violation of the Dispensary law. II > is now In Jull. SAM JONKS. Rev.Sam P. J on en. the only and original, will speak to an immense audience Is the court house Monday, March 1st. There l? no name amourf men which will draw a bigger hou^e thau the name of Sam Jones and no man who will better entertain everybody titan lhat same Sam. Hp'Iiuk Hcklpd scared. scolded and saved people In city and country, tn the wild and wooly West, In darke'itClileajjoaod.nsi.'Htitlv, In cultured Boston. Ilavlug shaken the "hub of the universe" and all adjolulnir circumference, he Is amply prepared to shake Abbeville. It in not necessary to urge people to bear Sam Jones, hut it Is important "that seats should be reserved early. If you delay, you will not gel a reserved seat. UNION-BRADLEY, Wariuitiu; n Itetl Citnie Xear to Mak iiic n Hon*e?Wariniii{j?Rejoicing; Over Hie Xcw Coil inly?All finrtN. Union-Bradley,S. (J., Feb. 15,1S'J7. Italn, rain, rain ! It. seems thai, the inclement weather will continue until Spring. Our farmers have done very Utile work, and consequently appear semewhat discouraged. Tile roads are In sueh u condition an to render hauling almost impossible. The grain eroji In our stciiun was seriously damaged by the cold weather. Some speak of sowing oats extensively during t tic Mpiing. Little George, tho oldest son of Mr. J. A. Hanister, Jr., lias been quite sick for some days. Mr. Jim Creswell, of Troy, is now working with Mr. Torn Altolr. Mr. Jim Hell, a nephew of Mr. II. P. Mctiee, ol Due West, who moved to our vicinity unntuiirno qi*m wpomc unrv miiHi nlPiiKf-fl with his new home. He smile over and .olned (he I Unlou S S. not long since. We gladly welcome him to our class. | Mr. Men. McKerrin went, to Greenwood lust i week and hail home picture made oy Mr. A. I A. Morris. Mr. Morris Is ?i very fine artist, and does quite an amount ol woik for the | Union people. ! Our people nrcgreully rejoiced ovrr the new county?uol. that we have any objections to dear old Abbeville County, but because we I will be able io go to our Court House without having to ride over such long muddy roads, and, too, we will have sk> few creeks to cross. air. A. J. Cllnkscales came near losing one of his tenant houses this week by tire. A little darkey healed a brick and carried It to I Ijfd witli him, and within a short while the bed clothes were on fire. The child escaped unhurt. Messrs. J. W. and J. II. Hush have Just reI turned liom au extensive hunting excursion j near I.owndesville. They report both a pleasant and profitable trip. j Miss Carrie Sheppard, the Union teacher, | who has been boarding with Mr. II B. Itarv| ley's fHtnlly tor sometime, is uow boarding at ! Mr. Tillmau Hur.lug's home. Rev. J. s Jordan dined at the home of Mrs. ! M. M. I'ruitt on the loth Instant. He was on j bis way to ihu lloreo ?iciuity where he was I to preach Sunday. I Those wlio wme on the <ick list in our town | last wetk are convalescent. Dr. J. W. Kennedy is contending with n ! stroke ol paralysis, and improves very blow1 iyI Mr. (Jeo. (irilliu is still night watchman iu ! I'.radley. lie says he has at last become an1 customed to his work, and it does not worry , In in to remain awake during tlie entire ! night. The Baptist church is n?*:?11completion, ! and it will be a very pretty luridlmr. Rev. It. J. Williams conleiiiplaits h<luring in Bradley on the evening ot I lie S.li of March. We hope all who wi?li i? he highly | entertained lor two or ttiiee hour- will tiy to j attend. The admittance Ice will be ouiy 'J'i | cents for adults and l"? cents lor children. : Mrs. l>r. Harris,of 1'iedmoiit, ha* had quite jail extensive slay with In r brother, I ?r. Arthur Widemaii. Mrs. Harris's health has [ been very poor for sometime, and she came to i Bradley 'thinking the change would prove ( beneficial to her. I Mrs. Joe I'itls, alter a Hay ol sotue lays in | Bradley with relatives, lias gone to visit friends elsewhere. | Some of our 'aimers are still holdirg their j cotton for a better price. Wt are appiehen! sive they are making a very serious mistake. The A. it. 1'. parsonage will noon be com pleted, and it will certainly be a very hand! some hiilldlng. I Mr.W. J. (initios Is now selling a very pretty I watch with the Augusta Chronicle. Any j fanner wishing a waicii lor rough wear would ? J do well to take I lie pn.por and get one. ( . j WARRENTOM. ??Vm ikll lllik ?k| Mill M.'illl'l. Aii Eiil?r|iriHiiijf t'illwn-J'Mrct laiu Ilctl?Many ViNitorM?ttoue to i'lemNoti Warrenton. S. C'.. Feb. IS. Since "Clio" his deserted Hie Press unci Manner unit no one has taken tils place, we will try and let outsiders know wliat is being done in the city of Warrenton. Fdrmers have not been able to do much ou the (Hi'in ou account ol the wet weather. .Mr. J. II. Cheatham, (lie famous cotton raiser of Warren ton, has hauh-d Ins cotton to Abbeville and will sell as soon as the price goes down to live cent*. Misses Nora McNeill and Sadie Wilson, two ol Watts' most beautiful young ladles, visited Mi?s Lila Wilson Friday night aud Saturday. We notice that Mr. J. C. Cheat bam hay stopped going to Ml. Carrnel. lie alone know* tne rewson. Mr. 11. II. Cheatham, formerly "Clio." I* now teaching ai the Oak? Grove academy, mar I^banon. Mr. W. Wi sou is now attending;to Wilson'* mill, running a farm, ami wilt, we Dave heard, put up a store In opposition to Mr. F W. Wilson, the enterprising merchant ol Watts'. Mr. Wilson seems to be a business man and we wish him ail lue success due n i IJUIJI, III.w I lew III.111. Alessra. J. C. and J. K. Cheatham leave Tliur.-ilay lor Ciemson College, which they wiilatumd this session. Miss Maggie Brooks leaves Wednesday for Miiledgeviiie, Ua., where she will visit, rela liven tor Home lime, and llieu go lo Macon and Savauuuli. Al:ss Uladdtes Wilson Is now visiting al Walls'. Born, I?'eb. to Mr?. F. W. Wilson, of Walts', a daughter. Air. Wnsou Is known as the'Viv lerprUing merchant of Watts" and Airs. Wnuon as "luo" of ttie .Medium J The Valentine party given by Air. and Airs W. H. Wilson AlonUay night was unite a success. Air. G. K. Wilson is having some work done on )>ls brick machine aud will begin making brick in tiie spring. Mr. 1J. W. Thomas, an invalid since b.sl fall, Is now up aud about. Alisses Alma Brock, Li la Wilson and An ale Ferguson spent ihed.iy in town Saturday We are glad to report the recovery of i'l ol, lJ. K. Penney. Some of our young men attended the or ganlzallou of a .Sunday school at Sharon church Sunday atteruoou aud report a great success. Air. H, F. Cheatham, who'has been in scboo for t.he last two years, will farm tins ycaj. "Couutry Critic" is a notable persoUMge ir these days and times, but is not quite able u conceal her ideniliy yet. Alts* Altua Brock was unable to leach Alon day on accouulot sickness. Air. J. C.Ferguson has recently dlscoverec a very valuable porcelain bed on his planta lion. X. THEY HIT THE GEIT, Lecture ?f Mr. Widcmtiis?IK'structiv< SinitNli>('|>? L.?M-nir?*H itml Lecture* 'fenclicrx-Olhcr I lent*. I.owndesvilie, S. C.,Feb. 15. Mr. Wni. I'lckens, representing the MuLua Insurance Company ol Greenville, was n oui section u day or two last week, bcglunln; Monday. Mr?, J. Li. Franks went to E!berton Mouda; mid spent ihe weetc wllu friends. (Japi. and Mrs \V. 1>. Maun, of Anirevill* were wn.li lUe family ol Mr. \V. G. lluckube TU<:S(1?.V. Mr. .Joe Gibert, a former citizen of tliii community, but now a prosperous inerchau ol Wellington, >ias?t'U up our way Mumut> en riMiie to Fort Hill, wnere lie was united n iiiurrlasi" to Miss Fannie C'a.noun. Unughte ol Mr. J. F. Calhoun, lormeny of tins county . jVicoi d i uc to appointment, the lion. W. F Widemuu came in Thursday to deliver tha my lit Ilia rapidly becoming latuous lecture "Hit the Grit." Owing to ine bad weather, 1 wai postponed till the next night, hut it wa not. much better. He was, however, lionorei with a pretty lair audience. His lecture wa pronounced by ail to be one of great merit I'll. , 1/<..1111 ?|I" II ivuu ii nrn VMlillritiiililf il abounded in sound advice lo all?those it all the walks of life, to "Hit the Writ," a: ooly la that way could success bcatiaiuedtiappy aud protiiaMe results follow. Tin more diruc, and Jpeitineut. cnumeuti upon his subject weie Interspersed with an eciioteaud soug p.easlugly rendered. He J. ueyond doubt a tine lecturer, one who no only handles tils subject In a nmsieriul mi.o nei, bik his delivery ot It is pleasing 10 ail Ho Is Wide in r'wit. wisdom, fun, song" &m stature?emphatica ly a Wide-man. Mr. T. Baskin, ot Molfotisvilte, accompa ui?rd by Miss Lois Davis, of Troy, who uov Uas cbuigf of u nourish lug school at (ieneroa lee, came down Saturday evening aud spfcn : tilt iesterU'iy evening witn the tamiiy ot Dr J. IS. Moseley. Mr. J. C.Jl'uom.is, haviug received word o tUt crlueai illness ot his a^ed mother, livlui i:i Aiideison county, went to visit her Sutur day. There was the most destructive smarfh-u] in the history of our railroad last Monday jusl above Cooks, owing il Is said, to tin carelessness of Hie engineer in charge of tin the road-bed was cleared oi cross-lien am Iron. Several ol the boxes wi re made inli kindling wood. One ol ihdtu was loadn with beef cattle, several or which were tori to pieces and others oudly crippled. Th brakeman, who was oil top ol a car when tin crash came, was thrown over the tcltgrapl wire, and when he hit the ground he hlti rumlug. Only one of the crew was hurt N?> trains passed to Anderson till yesterday. Messrs. (J. T. liaker and E-arle Allen went ti Augusta yesterday. Hev. II. ,f. Williams will deliver in the Hap ti-tchurch in this plxce ou Mxreh 9th, at' p. m., a lecture on i'aiesttue. Tue public li cordially invited to attend. 'J he Lowndesvll.'e Urnmatic Club propose to give an cntertaiuini nt at Antreville In tin ne*r future, perhaps next Friday night week Mr. D. K. Cooley is adding to his house oi Main street, opposite the residence ot Kev H. C. Kennel, Mr. (I I?\ ('hllrlprs lias rented one window io front enil of Alien & Tonnaiit's stori where he may be tound lu future. Well, we are rising in the world?two iec lures within h monlh?Hie one has been, tin oilier lobe. Hon. W. P. Wideman and Rev It. J. Williams seem to be le?s avaricioui than the majority of lecturer*, who go weere ihfj largest crowds are to be tiad and tin largest admission prices charged, and foi these reasons they generally give us pool people the go-by. Well, niaybo our time li coming. Troupe. CITY OF COLLEGES. Itnrlnn mill Mis? ToiKI l<> Wed ? ViMtorM, Clc. Due West, S. 0., Feb. lOih, 1897. Dr. Kgertou It. Young will lecture In th< A. K. I', church next Tuesday eveuiug a Hi-wen o'clock lt?r the beneflt of the Ijadiei Missionary society. I)r. Young has a world wide reputation as n Missionary lecturer, and the public will hear something unusual l> llni*. Don't miss the only opjiorlunity you may ever have of hearing liiin. Mex*r?i. A. T. Lindsay, llowani Caldwell Im Caldwell, 1'ior. 13. L. HeiO and Dr. F. Y PresKly are in attendance u|>i?u Y. M. C. A which convened at iimion, < . Messrs. G. N. Xickles a"d J. K Todd went ovrr to AI inula Wednesday for stock. The Dormitory is tini?lied, rcceivi d by the com ml t tee, and Contractor Order* lias return ed to Chariot te. Debute Friday night was given to the nefja tlve. ,, The Doe We^t string band made some ex collent music Friday nij/lit. Mr. J K. Barton, of Anderson, and Mis* Nannie Todd, of this plurc, will wed Wednesday morning at ten o'clock and leave immt< dl-i'ely for a tour in Florida. Mimlcnle IhsI Friday evening nt thf> College. Coroner Keawrijjht held an Inquest Sabbath morning over an in Ian',. Visitors to tbe celebration Friday evening: Miss Rosa Wharton, Mr. S. A. Pressly, Mis* hucia Tribbie, Mr. 1). S Kdwards. Miss Maud llrownlee, Jlr, Frank Pearson, Miss Kittle l'rnltt, Mr, Wa.vman llrownlee. Miss Annie MeAdams, Mr. Ira Jlnntblelon. MKs Gertrude McAdanis, Dr Cowan llywen, Miss Rosa I'oore, Muster Slon a McOee, M1*m .Ianif (iordon. Miss Lucia Metice, Uev. I) (J. Phillips, Mr. Moflktt Grier, Mr. Milion Kills. Miss Ann Russell Is visiting in A'-djeville. Mr. \V. ! :. Bell Pas the fin<st poultry in town Auititor Bradley was In town Saturday. The iiijin who expects to he saved because lie pays his debts would do well Id spend the next rainy day in junking over hid account with heaven There is some help for all the defects of fortune; for if a man cannot attain to tlie length of his wishes he may have his remedy by cutting them short. If the spring pnt.s forth no blossoms, in summer there will be no beauty, and in autumn no fruit. So, if youth be trilled away without improvement, riper years wiil tie contemptible, and old age miserable. (ioethe once answered the question, "How can we learn to know ourselves?" thus: "Hy reflection never, but by our actions. Attempt to do your duty and you will immediately find what is in you." I \V. D. BABK8DALE' W. D. BARK - xItJLnwson " E HAVE A STORE FULL OF I)ry - Groods, - Sin General - U STAPLE DRY (IOOD8. 4-4 S. Nlaii'l. 5; y I. 27-I'i^ti II > o up. Hickory and Clievolt, Tlekin ' Overnllx, Shirts, Under Snirts. Hon i one* Ir.irn $1 nn. A splendid Lxdli WE I.E.4C> IX <?KOCEKIEN. Molasses by Barrel or Gallon. '!*1pn*<A r?f Mimpjtvtkdo. v<>?rv fine. 1 Oats. Cotton Seed Meal delivered CAXXED GOODS?Corn. Okra.Tomato i can. Qui Flakes.) Cracked Oats, O 1 PLOW TOOLS, all kinds. F'nw Paint* CROCKERY.?A full lot of cheap CroeK i See our TI SWARE-ns cheap as tl KEROS1NF. OIL. f ??- r Come C. P. HAMM Headqu Bridles, Heir and rio Our I.lii* is Complete h A GOOD HOME-MADE BRIDLE FOR- FIIA GOOD SET HOMIi-MADI A GOODSAI ~=ssSH Cut Prices oa all our Heavy Shoes. 8c< snoes Amying ior oprmg; Our Patent Les New, Stylish ai Prices J^ow and Yours fc C. r, Haz 1 > 1 RAILROAD MAGNATES, 1 Nealiuuid Air I,ine Officials Pay h Vii it to Abbeville. Last Monday General Superintendent V. I McHee and General Freight Supervisor Capj of the Seaboard Air Line, were In town sielti their friends. Their meetlnir with PreMdei Halley and other directors of the cotton ml was very pleaseut and satisfactory to a parties. e Mrs. McRne and Miss MeBee came In special r?r with Mr. McBce and Mr. Capp Ttielr car was side-tracked at the depot at ! o'clock, and remained until 5 o'clock. I)urli thetr stay several young ladies of the cit I called on the visiting ladles. cv?r<Hniitv exists heLween thft Seaboard nei j pie and the factory people. The railroad hi ? been very obliging.' y ^ ___ t XV. I). ISnrksdnle A Co.*n LocalsCome and see ns for evaporated apple ^ pears and peaches 10c. lb. ' Oil, oil! We soil it, too. i A splendid smoking tobacco 25c lb. ' Cotton seed meal. Leave your orders. A splendid sugar ~>c lb. Granulated, too. i Coffee 5, C and 7 lbs. to the dollar. Goc ,, Ulo. i ."J lbs. oat flakes lor 10c. Crockery dowi s Gla>s tumblerH 2U? set. ? Octagon soap 0 for 2!c. The best. Tinware cheaper than ever before. Cottolene?all sizes and shapes. ' Morrison's unoanvnssed hams and breal _ fast bacon?the finest meat in town, e Bran and hay, oats and corn. * Tierce Muscavado molasses at 50c gallon the best grade sold. I Se? our plow shoes?some beauties. . i Low prices on tiour. All grades. Canned goods, okra and tomatoes, cor 1 pens, tomatoes, pears, peaches, drj ?sd peacbe apples?all cheap. * Como and give us a call (or any goods wan ' Ing. i The best yard wide Sea Island .5c yard. A splendid lot of outings percales, j Calicoes, shirting, pants, cheviots, etc. Come and see us and our goods. W. D. Barkadale & Co. ] GOLDEN GRAINS, b ^ J XuKKCtM I'ickcd up ill llie Fields < 1 MK r'imrc ana kpukiom. 1 Reason unci virtue alone can besto' t liberiy. J Man owes not only his services, bi himself to Oiod. The truest end of life is to know th J life that never ends. The time to show a courageous spir: I is when the trial comes. No man doth safely rule but he tbi I hath learned gladly to obey. First keep thyself iu peace, and the thou shalt be able lo pacify others. A noble heart, like the sun, showet L its greatest countenance in its lowe* estate. I Do little things now, so shall hi . things come to thee, by and by, ask in II to be done. p Measure not men by Sundays. wr(l r out regarding what tbey do all th 3 week after. The visits of God are for gooi whether he comes with a gift or whett er he conies with a warning. There was never law or sect, c opiuiou did so magnify gooduess u the Christian religion doth. A wise man will desire no more tha he may get juslty, use soberly, distri ' 1-1 1 r..n.. ..?,i I UUie ClJUfl 1UIIJ' UL1U ICUVU tuuicuituij i A single still moment is worth mor i in getting one's bearings than a whol day spent in distracting the mind witl 1 self-examination. The man who in literature or reli urious leaching aims to reach the high " est rather than the mass, seldom find himself on the way is success. He i teacher, leader and commander of th ' people who reaches downward rathe than upward When the churches he gin to look tor nice neicliborhoods, I'd . the better class of people, the eulturei and i he wealthy, they run to lean ties ' and disappointment. For want of looking t)p niany i prayer is lost. If you do not believe [ why do you pray'? and if you believe what do you not expect? By prayinj : you seem to depend on God; by no l expecting, you a train renounce you confidence. What is this but to *tak< ' his name in vain? O christian, statu to vour prayer in a holy expectation o what you have begged up the credi oft lie promise. Mordeeai, no doubt had put up many prayers for Est he and therefore he waits at the ki 11 ti's irate, looking what answer God wouk in his providence give thereby. D< thou likewise. i 11. ('. Wilson & Co hereby return 1 hanks l( their many friends lor Ili?lr help in pr.ttlns out 1 tie lire hist Tuesday night, and li yoi will call on Ilietn tliey will tjivu you a bar jain In stationery. ? ? -mmm? ? "fjod is my helper"?au Almighty helper, a willing helpir, a pre.-eni helper, a .sympathetic helper, a merci fill helper, au everlasting helper; s< that we may boldly say, '-The Lord it my helper, and I will not fear whal man shall do unto me." Study to be kind. Not much dangei of carrying it too far if you are guided by good common sense. Howevei kind and thoughtful you may be, the day may possibly come when you will wish that you hid been kinder still, j Thoughtful kiudiMSS to the living k J better than tears for the dead. ' 1 J. ALLEN SMITH, JE. J :SDALE & 00 1 '? Old Stand - -1 oes, - Notions - and. Hercliandise, mjjiih,55. P-in's Jem* fro n 10c. yd gs. Calicoes, Sa (teens. Drillings,etc. leBurgalns la Plow Shoe* we havesomegood 28' Shoe for SI. Syrup?best New Orleans?something nice. A 60c. uailon. Flour, Meal, Grits, Hay, lirfln and anywhere in town. iex. Peas,:) lb. can PeaHies 10c. Potted Ham, 5c orn tareh, Flavoring Extracts. i. Steels. :ery. Gloss Tumplern, lower than ever before, le cheapest. and See Us. :ond & oo., m arters for VB ness. Saddles V w Shoes. ^8 ml Wo are Selling Cheap. 1 IY CENTS. ' 2 HARNESS FOR SC. JDLEI FROM S2 nO TO S12JW. A FINE OF SPRING-SEAT SADDLES. OESess? e the Barenliix. See the Latest! ' ^ ither Tan Shoes, :%m id Nobby. .Ml L Ntocli Complete. 1 >r Bargain*, I nond. & Co. 1 Guardianship Notice. % ' v*C'_ TVT ... ^ OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A 58 Petition ban thI* day been filed In tbe office K of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas (or said County, for the appointment of R. E. JJ Hill. Probate Judge, Guardian of the Estate 11 of Eleanor C. Shekakd, Minor, by James F. Clinkscales. as Executor of the Will of a Mahtha E. Hiikkkakd. deceased said " Minor has an estat.e coDMstlng of a conslde11 labie amount of Real Estate, and of some 'K Money In (he hands of said Petitioner as y Executor?the whole being of about the value of Five Thousand Dollars, coming to her nn?* der the Will of her mother, the said Martha 18 E. Sberrard, deceased. and no fit, competent and responsible person can be found who is willing to assume such Guardianship Application will be made to the Judge of the Eighth Circuit, on March 2Mb instant, at Chambers, for an order appointing R. E. Hill is, Esq., Probate Judge. Guardian of said Estate. JAMES F.CLINKSCALES, As Executor, Petitioner. Feb. 9,1897.-(it ? PeBRUH <. & LYON, Attorneys for Petitioner. 'Notice. I Will be let to the lowest bid- S der on / Wednesday, the 24th inst,, I the repairing of Watts B-idge across theSa- J luda river. Specification made known on ] uuy U1 JNO. LYON, Supervisor. February 9,1?9". .?Mules and Horses! w One Car Load of Mules and Horses to arrive " THIS WEEK! i( One 2-Horse Load of Stable Manure Delivered FOR #1.00. Stark's Stable. b For Sale. *1 gjOxK HUNDRED CORDS OF WOOD FOR | sale ~ j also?Two large well-broke Mules. e| Apply to J. W. W. MARSHALL. I Feb. 3d, *97. I-; A Little Child * Trust, j ,r The beautiful trust ofchildhood often 18 affords the greatest encouragement to older Christians. A lady who lived .. u.ifi, linuliuiul <\ 11 u Wtisifc Indian i- plantation had a daughter a little child, J who became alllicted with a severe dise|ease of the eyes. All ihe doctors said e she p^fct be taken to England, so that [j if necessary an operation might be performed; so the mother started for . England. The doctors there found " too much time had been los',aud noth" ing could be done except to try to res lieve the poor child's intense agony, p They had all giveu her up, and told the J mother she could only live a few days, I and yet week after week passed and " the child lingered. The doctor said it was a wonderful case; a regular fight against death ; no hope, terrible agony, H and yet though utterly exhausted, the child seemed utterly unable to die. II One night the mother, watching beside i her bed, heard a waiting sob. Tender ly leaning over her she said, "What is ~ it, my piecious one ? Is the pain loo 1 terrii-le?'' "Oh mother," said the r child, "I heard the doctor tell you I - was going to die ; what is it to die? I 1 am afraid lo die." With a heart burstf ing with grief, the mother took the 1 child in her arms, and said, "My dari ling, dying is only going from mother's r arms into Jesus' arms." "Oh," said * the child, 41f that is all, I am not afraid 1 to die." The mother laid her back in > bed. All through the night she lay in quietslctjp, and when daylight came, and tin* mother bent over her, she saw j the little face lying calm and still, with , a look of reponse, on the pillow, and 3 knew that her darling was indeed in " "Jesus' arms." A western exchange says that a t practical revivalist requested all in the ; congregation who paid their debts to > j rise. The rising was general. After ?I they had taken their seats, a call was M made for those who did't pay their debts, and one solitary individual arose .I who explained that he was an editor, jland could not because the rest of the .'congregation -were owing him their (I subscriptions. 'I Cull at Harrison <? Game's <Jru* More and" 1 get a Grier'a uliuanac, and buy your gurdea ineed. I