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w 1 fhe Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, 8.C. BF*Publlshed every Wednesday at 82 a year In advance. ^Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1900. Dentil of Mrn. Vlrvlnln Aiken. Mrs, Virginia Aiken, widow of tbe late Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, died yesterday In Atlanta. Stricken down with pneumonia tbe I - T, end came suddenly, uuu un. mnu, and relatives were shocked when the news of ber death wus received. She was well known to the older people of the town, and waH universally oeloved. In her life was exempli* fled tbe best graces and virtues of tbe highest type of true womanhood. Id ber death a good woman has gone to her reward, but tbe fragrance ol ber good life, "will linger with us as a sweet memory. Escaped Prisoner Caught. Chief of Police Riley captured last week Charley Huffstlckler. while, an escaped convlot from the North Carolina Camps. A man from North Carolina came for him laRt Monday, but as he bad not the 825, which was reported to be the amount of the reward. Chief Riley refused to surrender him. Ju commuulcatlng with the authorities, It is learned that the Governor of North Carolina had offered 8ft0 for the prisoner And so It is Chief Riley wili pick up S50 by his diligence. An Old Ffiftbloned Hot .Supper. The ladles of the Methodist Church will give an old fashioned "hot supper" In the hall over the Glenn Jones Hardware store next Friday everv^ng. Everyone is cordially Invited to come;<and partake of tbe many good things that will be served. Cabbage Plnutft. Prepare your ground at once for cabbage plants, as I will be receiving tbem now weekly. Succession and Waketleld are tbe varieties. Very Respectfully. '' P Hommnnii. Notice. New phones. Please add to yoar present lists : MlHord & L.lddel, store 112. MOSweenv's bakery, 111. Rev. Sloans, residence, 123. Oysters and Flsb. When you want oysters and fllsb go to Thos. Thomson. I have them always ou bard. Telephone99. Wnnted. School and County claims. G. W. Lomax. m Haddon's spring stock now arriving. Having contracted last lalt for a great many spring goods, we will be In a position to make tblngs lively this spring for close casb buyers. Mr. J. W. Rykabd has opened aga'n bit watch andlewelry repair shop In tbe masonic building, Graydon'sold law office. Wanted.?a good boy to sleep In central office and attend to swltob-boartf.at n4gbt. Apply to W. M. Barnwell, manager. Wanted.?Scrap Iron of every d&oriptlon. Highest price paid delivered, L. Perrln. Unclaimed Letters remaining In fpoat{offloe for week ending January 3, 1900. ' B? Mis* 01 lie Brlskey, Sarah^ Brawn, Geo. Ben net, Mary Black well, k. u. Barnet. C?Sarah Chiles, G. W. Cannon.' E?Bennle Kills, Miss Lusle Edvranls. F?Fannie Fblmon. H?Fletcher Hall, Miss Ellle Hopper, Ben Annt. i_ I-Wlllle Ivory. <*? J?Miss Calile Jones. L? Miss Janle Lenton. M?J. C. Moore, Taplor Mosely. P?Geo. Pressley. > K?Winnie Row. 8?Jane Sproll, Witty Smith. W-Edd Winn. R. H. Walkar. S. W. Williams. Robt. 8. Link, P. M. Brace's Restaurant. , j,-W Go to Brace's Restaurant for meala at all boar*. ^ ^ ' iM Brace's Restaurant Is open far tbe IfeU and] Winter trade. Brace's Restanrant Is open day and .olght knock and the door sbaH be opened unto yojj^ Boston beans, pens. potatoes, ODidds, apples and coottnuLs at GlaWlVL. ' . Mackerel, white flsh, bam?,bam 1 rant bacon, domeatloaad ImttoftM'UiMjWHEM cream obeese, &o., at Gleein%. | Glenn ba? pen extra One B. P. Roclt.cMMM ens?prlze^sticfc at State fair. ?pff | Visit Smith's Dry^Ooods and Millinery whenyou are out shopping. Tfcey always have some specials^;^ My prescription case la rati of Jbe very^lj^j mi ana dw raeaiciae iubi inyirc^ own viuhh Bring yoar prescriptions to m&jjind see 'boMj quick yon get them filled. C. A. Mil ford, Phone 107. Tto? DruggwjLas Mr. Geo. C. Gambrell bas qnit flanUm freight trains on tbe Southern railroad amh is bow flagging eastomen at O. A. Mllfbartf**] drag store. Wben In need of extracts and fine cologne; remember I have them, also saoht rowers, alii flavors. C. A. Mllford, Pbone 107. Tbe Drngtflt<j(j Wben you want yoar medicine or afaythlng^ In tbe drag lihe delivered promptly, call 107 over tbe phone and tell them what your wants are, -and yoa will get it at once. 1 make a specialty of delivering goods promptly. C. A. Mllford, Tne Druggist. Pbone 107. Stop that cold in one day with a box of "Qulnacetol." Yon will find it at C. A. Millord's, Tbe Druggist. Phone 107, Tar and Wild Cberry Coogb Syrup wll I stop that backlngcougb that bothers you during tbe nlgbt. Try a bottle at C. A. Mllford'e, Tbe Druggist, Phone 107. . ? ? Ij. W. White's Loeitli. Buy yoar domestic goods from L.W. White. * Buy them wblle they are cheap. They are Mrlaln to be much higher Id the Dear future. We offer a large line of Bblrtlog prints at the nme price at which they were sold last year. This 1b a great concession to buyer*. Go to L. W. White's store, and supply all your wants In this line. An elegant line of Indigo bine, mourning and second mourning prints at L. W. White's. L. W. White now offers a very large line of percales ranging In price from 0 to 12% cents per yard. When you consider the width of ~ the percales at 6 cents, they are cheaper than prints at 5 cents per yard. New goods are arriving every few daps at L. W. White's. Call and see them. Special attention 1b called to the Immense stack of embroideries now on sale at the store oi L. W. White. - Don't forget the clothing and"gents' furnish' jog goods aepanmem in li. w. v aiwi i biutct It is very complex. W? have salts of all kinds and at all nrlces. Yoa are sore to be EleaBea if yoa will only call and see wbat we ave to show you. Oar carpet aDd matting department has been a great success tblo season. We have carpets, rags and mattings to show you. Call up-l see tbam. "j / You can bay a pair of bed blankets very /cheap now lrom L. W. White. , See tbat new style of matting now shown by L. W. Wblte. It is a linen matting, Is a great novelty and Is really worth seeing. It is highly recommended tor its beaaty and durability. L. W. Wblte now has on hand a fall stock ol groceries and provisions. He ban recently received a car load each of oorn and flour. Besides these be has molasses, lard, coffee, sugar, teas, rice, grits, meal, salt, Ac., <fcc. . Bsrcsln Counter. I have put on the bargain ooanter for tbe / next two weeks a few 3 lb. can tripe worth 80c for 15c. Jumbo Baked beans with tomatoe sauce worth 10c for 7o 4 for 25. 3 lbs, barlett peas wortb 20o for 15c. Royal and durlear Ballad dressing large bottles worth 60o for 35c. Small bottle* 25. Amos B. Morse. IN ORANGEBURG. Stray Xotrs of n Ka*ty Trip, With So Hint as to the Keal Purpose of the Journey. One day last week the editor of the Press and Banner took a run down to the good old town of Orangeburg. Omitting all mention of the polite conductor Capt. Hughes, I left his train when It stopped In Columbia. The train for Charleston was standing near by, and when It moved off It was well filled with passengers. It was only a little time before I was convinced tbai there was on aboard an operatic or theatrical ''tnpany, and I was pleased to see them stop a.Orangeburg. The street car, with electric nr teas motor, wan waiting 10 carry passenge> down town. Answering eD(iulry lor tbd _>est hotel I was told that the Orangeburg Hotel whs the only hotel then open In the place. At the hotel the theater folk crowded around the office registering their names In the great book of the hostelry. While I was waiting about the outer edge of the crowd an old gentleman with a benevolent look, came | uptime ana whispered: "Are you one of ( 'em." Having breakfasted at ten o'clock that ( mornlnK I passed Riley's dinner house at i half-past twelve without dining, and hence | after having shaken down my breakfast until , six o'clock In the evening I was ready for a ( square meal. , Being seated at the table I employed time, ; while wailing for supper munching some crackers which were in reach. B ing myself , a crank about eating, the only dishes which were placed belore me and suited to my taste < were a muffin and two scrambled eggs. I , called lor biscuit,and the waitor said. In an enquiring tone of voice: "You mean muffins? We have no biscuits." The extra muffin came in during the eo'urse of the evening. Aftersupper. 1 lound the way to the opera house, and at the foot of the sleps I saw two men lalklng I ventured to ask What, kind of an entertainment would take place. The / man who was addressed answered only with a stare, as much as to say, we havn't been in trouucea. cuuneoiuer uiau?a ^unwuio.. was Inclined to be civil, and Bald be did not know the character of the performance. The * name of it Is "What Happened to Jones."> I was about the first to come, and I had * J good chance to see the good looking men and 1 the pretty women or Orangeburg as tney < came In. Home sprightly Jlttle girls?or: young ladles?took seats near to where I was ] sitting. They bad a splendid time with eaoh other, with Incidental glances at some young men. Their JoyousnesB and their innoeent < mirth moved to tenderness the bean of old an old bachelor who is generally supposed to ] lack susceptibility. ' After tbe house bad been well filled with good looking people, the fanny performance J commenced, and tbe evening was spent pleasantly, and the occasion was forgotten in < the sleep which followed. Orangeburg Is very much like Abbeville in I many respects: For instance: Its houses, as a rule, have an old appearance, with evl- < denceof notable economy in paint, but there < are a number of beautiful bouses with lovely < surroundings. 1 Tbe people, as far as I saw, are most excel- 1 lent citizens?and I Judged tbetn mainly, < | from their good looks and their .^general make-up. , T? I. aolrl thorn ?Tlaln HmOnST tllM? D60Pl? ' digues or petty Jealousies. These Jealouslea retaid tbe progress ol the town. There ar? J ?o mwav pebpie who are competent and ready to tateSMltDK posltlons in every enterprise, . 8 W"1 not bold oa 10 K? $0<fcejw&qr three years ago patnoi^p citlx*M|WBjrifSfebiiri< subscribed to iba capital slock or a<wtton mill. A bouse<0 feet., j and roar stories high, coating bfct#eeii $85,000 and 40,000 was Dalit, and viewing It, at sals- 1 tanoe, It presents a nice appearance. < If tbe directors of the Abbeville Cotton Mill bad done as tbe directors of tbe'Orangeourg mill did, Abbeville would now. bave a i mighty good bouse for sale at fifty cents on (the dollar, instead of tbe splendid mill of 1 J which we are all so proud. ! Help was offered to the Orangeburg people ( on condition that they would raise their subscription from $40,000 toSS0,000, but tbe lacking (40,000 was'not forthcoming, hence the necessity for selling. When Abbeville was In a similar condition tbe directors and other citizens obligated themselves for tbe additional amount, which , was required. The help from abroad came. Success followed. Tbe Abbeville n?lll stock bus been cbanglDg bands at par, with the prospect of a rise. Orangeburg has a street railway,, whose . - * - ?? 1 o ITlamlnio Aflltnr scneauie reuiiuueu iuc ui a ? u|iu,c who started a dally newspaper To a boom , town. After a little experience tbe editor an^ nouDced that be would print It twice a week. A little later on, when be bad bad a little more experience, be anuounoed that It would . be printed weekly. Finally, at tbe bead of bis paper, words like tbeae: "Hereafter I . ball print this newspaper whenever I blank 1 dlease." Tbe street car In Orangeburg adopts ( the latter plan, and rune whenever it blank mlMMh 1 f About tbe moat successful man In Orange- i burg Is Mr. Coruelson. In an old vacant one , Hitqry house in tbe rear of bis store/- be put an old engine and 8,000 new spindles. Wben be wentlo enlarge it by adding sheds and machinery be mortgaged it for 980,000. Wise people shook their heads, and said that meant the rain of Corneleon. Months before Che i note was due, be paid tbe debt. , Standing on tbe steps of tbe hotel, Mr. Hayne Wanamaker, who lived several years Iy with bis uncle Dr. O. A. Neuffer, id gave me a most oordial*greetlDg, real glad to see him. In him and , Mr. L. H. Wanaker, I found friends b table with tbem and a cbarmr, They are as healthy, as good ud as bappy as one could wish to le I do not know why it was, yet at i my lile was I so sensibly reminded s wben I sat around another table ter and mother, and seven children for their meals. All were hopeful nd^kllwere happy. KacBiel^To^T^TBe loVo and affection of all tbe rest. That farnlSWM blessed with health and happiness for eniy.^lsbl years, into whose ranks death ba$Qgt jet entered. Tbe first to receive tbe WOW*Sjr to go henoe was tbe second son, wbOSft'days were cut short because of an acoidebt., He was In bis young manhood,and bis death' crushed bis mother. She was nerer flhjtjwfn} nnfl bright again. Sunshine and Shut oat from her heart for* God^? ^eans iater ber lasting soul went grer he^^jjjagtjckan aown^^^^^^led'^c ? telepboneliystem, and a stredSSRiy; Tbe city has three printing offloet-^ne Job OtBco, and two newspaper omoes. The news-, paper offices are trying to solve a problem tatAaw to make a profit publishing a dollar Ij&wapaper. TL dollar publication is a good thing for the people, bat we think a local newspaper makes a mistake when the price is reduced below a living rate. Id theTlmes and Democrat book store I saw a young lady who was assisting In the sale#, and It is said she reads proof and writes for the paper. At the Patriot office, a young lady Bets type. The young ladles were doing a good work for themselvei and their employers. One notable thing about employing pretty young ladles to set type Is, that they generally marry; or, to speak more particularly, tbat has been the experience of the Press and Banner office. Some ten or twelve years ago I beean to employ young ladles to set tyfce. And of the nine who have left us, seven went 'to shine in other hearts and homes." The world would say they did well, and I am very proud of them, and sensible young men appreciated their merit. Those ladles who did not marry are honored and beloved. The; are not single from lack of admirers. Tne chances seem to be? seven to nine?that an early marriage follows the learntng of the art of type-setting for the Press and Banner. We challenge the v^orld to beat the record. We therefore put r retty applicahts for Jobs on notice as to the probabilities. TO FIGHT A TRUST. The Farmero of Abbeville County are * Called to Unite for .the Common v? Good. % To the Farmers of Abbeville County: At a meeting of tbe Farmers' AlUanoe of Abbeville County held at Abbeville, 8. Ci on tbe 12tb Inst., tbe question of tbe proposed In1 crease In the cost of fertilizers by the mano* facturere thereof was discussed, and In view of tbe Importance of the matter and tbe fact that there were comparatively but a few of tbe farmers of the couDty present,.It wa?n& solved'that a meeting of the farmers generally of tbe couDty be nailed to meet MttM^tllpK In tbe near luture to take Into oonfcMere&Iop and to determine upou some concert ofao*' Hon In reference to this Important matterik In accordance with said resolution; notice Is hereby given that a man meeting of tbe farmers of Abbeville County it called to meet at Abbeville, 8. C., on Saturday, tbe 2Ttb January, 1900, at ll o'clock In tbe forenoon, for tbe purpose of taking ooneerted action tooohlng tbe matter of the proposed extortion on tbe part of tbe manufacturers and dealer* in commercial fertilizers. As this Is a matter of vital Interest to the farmers of tbecounty.lt Is boped that tbere i will be a general turn out. A. F. Calvert, President County Alliance. i 1 I make prescriptions my speolal work, and look after It closely, till them quick and deliver them at your bomes. C. A. MUford, Phone 107. The Druggist. V V ' / MANILA. Its Fortification* ? Its Wall* ? Its Canals?Its Stone Houses, as Seen by Dir. George Douglass. i Ward 71st Keserve Hospital, Manila, P. I . Nov. 27.1S99. Dear MamaI have been walking arcund Manila a bit looking at the sights which are very few. Old Mnnlla, or wbat is known here as the walled city, Is a city that you read About in books, ii drb a oig siuuo wan around It, tbe wall Is about, twenty feet thick and shaped like a star, ibere are places od top of tbls wall for cannon. On one side touches the PaBig river and one side almost touches the harbor. On all sides except where tbe wall touches the river there Is a regalar canal (moat) along tbe wall, this is about 25 feet wide and full of water. There are four or five gates on this wall. They are connected with tbe ontslde by draw bridges and ail have heavy doors. On the side toward the land is another canal about 200 yards from the flrBt. Tbls one is about 75 yards wide and full of water. On the side next the harbor is additional fortifications and cannon, inside are churches, bouses, Ac. All a city In itself. The houses in this city are builtof stone, with a ti'e roof, the walls of the house*) are usually nbout five feet thick and some of the houses have bi? stone walls around them. Tbe streets are very narrow, and the sidewalks are only about two feet wide. The walks around tbls city are almost the t<amo In every respect as Fortress Monroe. I am getting along fine here and hope to be ?bie to return to duty soon. The Insurrection Is about broken op, a food many of tb? leaders have been captured, and Aggie has taken to the mountains. Love to all. Oeorge. NEWS FROM SANTCJCK. ; VoUnmo Blilo Y.I o-H la F rnm n ft nod , Community. Birth?to Mm. Plnkney Mllford, a sod Januiry tbe 5tb. 1909; Mr. Mmod Miller, oar popular teacher, hat 1 >eea oonflned to tils bed for more, than a reek, school being suspended an til be reoov>rs wbleb time we trust will not be long./ We gladly weloome to our, midst the famile?i or Mr. Tbomas Mllford and Mr. Jesse McCord Is mooing a farm 'in wnneotton w|lb -Mr; Charlie Cochran, Mr. ISiorncob; a popular young man of ElbertdttilGft., visited bis sister, Mrs. Thomas tfilford.t&tHrstoftbe week. We h re sorry to learn of tbe sickness of Mr. David N Icicles. Mr. T. Q Wddell, of your olty, visited his sousln. Mr. Miller, last Sunday. . < ' Mr. Fleetwood Crowtber has beautified Jilt lome by putting upa nlee/ence. On last Wednesdsyi-nlebt a thief. Potered he black-smith shop 6f Mr. (ieorge Mllford. tud carried away with him tbe anvil Instead if the smaller tools. . There was a bouse raising at the home of Mr. Newel on last Tuesday,, and a bountiful Ilnner was serjeot v'' . -ft Mr. Will Steplwnsoo.' wbobaa been on sivlsU o relatives lu the opper part of' tbe state, returned borne Sunday. \ :1 .If Is with sadness that we learn of tbe leatb of young Mr. Morrison, .who died last rhonday. The cheapest Dry Goods in South Carolina today is 2500 fards of Grash at Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery at 5c per yard. To appreciate this price just think of CaliDos being 6c. Master's Sale, ^jjli The State of South Car#j?K COUNTY OP ABBaVlLtBL^ COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. \ 'r Fennle L. Gibert et. a)., PlalDtlff, against J. Louis Olbert et. ah, Defendan t?Parsllion. By VIRTUE OP AN ORDER OF SALE made in the above stated case, I will offer tor sale at pnbllc outcry at Abbeville C. H., B. C., an Saleday In FEBRUARY, 1900, wltbln Lhe legal boors of sale, the following described property, situate In said Slate and County, to wit; containing Seventeen [17] Acres, more or less, bodnded by lands of B. E. Gibert, t a t orntr ?nrf f.h? Pnrter Dlace. TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Purchaser topay for papers. WALTER L. MILLER, Jan. 15,1900. Master. Don't % You^?' Sometimes feel uneasy about leaving the flre in your grate, or fear that tbe children will be burned? Well, Just get a wire fender, and bang It on your grate basket, and all your fear will be relieved. Only SO Cents. ABBEVILLE mil CO. "Everything In HousefurnlBhlnKS." , Dissolution of Partnership. THE partnership existing under the name JL of MILFORD & DuPRE is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due the Arm must be paid to C. A. MUford. . P. A. MILFORD, F. C. DcPRE. Try a pair of those Ladies Black Hose at Smith's Dry n.?Ar, nnA Mill inortr fnr 10ft. I uvuuo auu m&&aaauvaj *w. -w w. Lord, Help uh to Mature. Id Scripture there is nothing said of a fading and declining time of old age in grace, the fact being that, unlike the natural life, the spiritual life does not conclude in declining strength and inevitable decrepitude, out continues its progress even beyond the grave. We go from strength to strength, not from weakness to weakness. The old age of grace is maturity, not decay ; advancemet, not decline; perfection, not imbecility. In the advanced years of nature we lose many of our faculties, but in advanced grace our spiritual senses are more quick and discerning than ever. The aged man feela- the grasshopper to be a burden, and the clouds return after the rain; but to tjie advanced believer the greatnest -loads are light and the rain is ov$r and gone. Old age goes down to death, trataipe grace ascends t# everlasting j me grow ripe^pae* not tocNew goods every week at Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery. It is easy to destroy a man's reputation. It is impossible to pay for its loss. A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another by his words. - ( "The Book of Heaveu." Rev. Egerton R. Young, the missionary to the Indiana In the far northern wilderness of British America, tells, in one of his addresses, this touching story : ''Often have I been made ashamed of the littleness of my love by the devotion of these Indians, and by their love for the Bible. Let me give you an incident. One of our Indians with his son came away down from the distant hunting-grounds to fi-h on the shore* of our great lpkes. This man and his son came down to fish, and they made splendid fisheries, put up the white fish on a ntaging where the foxes and wolves could not reach them, and one night the father said: "My son, we leave to-morrow morning early; put the book of heaven in your jiaok ; we go back one hundred and forty miles to our distant hunting-srround to join iLie Luui/iier uuu iue oiLieis HI LUC w warn-home." Bo the young man put hiH Bible in his pack that they might take it home. Later on, along came an uncle and said to the young man : 'Nephew, lend me the book of heaven that I may read a little ; I have loaned mine.' So the pack was opened and the Bible was taken out, and the man read for a time &nd then threw the Bible back among the blankets and went out. . , "The next morning the father and son started very early on their homeward journey. They strapped on their Hnow-shoes and w&lked seventy miles, dug a hole in the anow at night, where they cooked rabbitB, and had prayers and lay down,ana*slept* The next morning, bright and early,. after prayers, they pushed on and-agade seventy mites more and reaoh, feome. That night the father said to Ills son : 'Give me the book of heaven,, th*fr the mother and the rest may read theWord and have prayers.', As the son opened the pa6k he said:. 'Uncle awed for the fnrA AfMN n nil H7 a a tinf vny u 'guM.iwv nuyit. iv n?o put back.' The fatherfi was disappointed; but told little. The next morning he ro?e early, pot a few cooked rabbits in his paclr.aud away he started. He walked tbftfc day seventy miles and reached the camp where he and his son had Atopped^two nights before. The,.next day netiad - made the other seventy miles and'.reached the lake and found his Bible fa his brother's wigwam. The-new^orning he sfarted again and, walking in two days ode hundred and forty.mil?a, was back at home once taoro, That Indian Wfdkj{Ki-'OD- snowshoea two hundred and eighty miles through the wild fortefc of tne^Qrtbwaet to regain his copy {if the word'it;God. Would we do that much mgregain our Bibles? Oh, the power of the gospel! It can go down.yeryllo^Bnd reach men deeply sunken infjalp, and can save them grandly,them devout ^^ehta ^w'ig^Bat lovers of the blessed i Vbfrf* Is bot one way to true and jtUfnappitftes, and that is to receive and obey the gospel of the Lord Jesus fQhirist. Our unfailing remedy must be the balm of Gilead, and our constant ? -a t?kn..uiAn IXJ6I1U auu UBIJJOr UWglCBt, xujroiuiau who is there. y?e mgst seek no other source of relief, for noee other will be of any avail, but draw our draughts straight from the fountain head, the fountain open for sin and uncleaness. No matter what the besetting sin may be, it can only be overcome by the gospel. Is it passion? You may make as many resolutions as you will, you may put forth effort, and struggle and strive, but the sea < will still roar, and the storm will rave until the voice of Christ himself shall cry, "Peace be still." And so with the overcoming of every evil inclination and of every besetting sin. Not until in the name of Christ crucified, and in his strength, you can- say, "Get thee behind me, Satan !" can you gain any substantial vlotory. Philanthropists who dream of lifting up their fellow-men from sin and leading them to happiness and peace, will find all efforts fail, unless they point them to the cross, and to him who was crucified upon it, as "the way, the truth, and the life." There in nnf hinir for the sinner but the gos pel?the gospel which ia the power of God unto salvation to every one tbat believeth?no matter what may be bis guilt, no matter what the depth of his staips, or the crimson dyes that tarnish his conscience and blacken his soul. And this gospel can do everything for a sinner. It can change the brute into a brother, the fiend into a father, the monster into a man. It can put your earthly house in order, and can secure for you a glorious freehold in tbat better country where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. It can make you happy at your daily toil, happy in your home, bappy in yourself. It can prepare you for life, with all its cares and trails, and fit you for death with all its terrors. How can any rational being refuse to accept such a gospel as this, offered so freely, without money and without price? Will you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved? Not a single soul is excluded from bis mercy if they will but come to him. And there is no oue that cannot come to him if he will. The invitation is to all ?to whosoever will; and with the invitation comes needed grace to avail yourself of it. The heart of Christ is large enough to embrace all. Never distrust the mercy of the Saviour. Only take him at his word when he invites you, aud you shall in no wise be cast out. 0 sinner, to you is the word of this salvation sent! To you who are toiling for the. bread that perisheth, to you is the bread or life offered freely. Ye who are poor and needy aud empty, here is wealth for you, more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Here is a patrimony ior you richer than the bequests of princes? an inheritance incorruptiable, undefiled, and that fadeth not away. To you who are engulfed in Bin and around whom the enemy of sogla has thrown his snares and chains, to you the gospel promises can reach, "for there is mercy with the Lord that he may be ' feared, and plenteous redemption that he may be sought unto. There is not in all the widfe world a soul that is not precious in bis eyes. There is not a soul that Jesus did not die to save. Accept, then, the offers which a Heavenly Fattier makes to you of an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom and joy of your Lord. Are you Weary ana heavy laden, given up to sin and flattering pleasure ? "Turn ye, turn ye, why will ye die?" There 18 mercy and love in the Father's heart for all. It is an old story, but O how precious, "that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners!" Once more listen to the old invitation, "Behold the Lamb of God, which tnketh away the sin of the world !" "Though your sine be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow ; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." 0 ye homeless outcasts, wanderers and wayfarers, who have proved the hollowue9s of human sympathy, never distrust the love of him who loved you and gave himself for you. H'bnt a Tlioaicbl. What a thought it is to the intelligent reflecting mind that at the close of this nineteenth century all the great nations of the world professing to be the followers of Christ and to be looking forward to and inheritance in the _i 1 j ?? ? 1: i name heaven snouiu ue huu^khu^ iu maintain enormous armies ana navies with all the terrible modern inventions of war for tbe purpose of killing eacb other?and then the savagery. Even in our highest institutions of learning tbe brutal sports?on this November ISth [not in China or Japan or among the Boers of South Africa who are so bravely contending against the whole British Empire but here in Massachusetts,in the Cbristain University city of Cambridge, thirty-four thousand seats sold at high prices to witness a gambling prize fight between students of Harvard and Yale, and the Governor of New York encouraging the business by saying that if any son of his should weigh broken hones against the honor of being oue of a foot-ball eleven he would disinherit him], and then the almost entire lack of education of the heart in these instutions? their glorification of war?the encouragement given to the hunting and billing of God's harmless lowerjcreatures for the mere fun of hunting and killing them?[a fun which would be deemed In#A?v?Aoa 1*% Tonori 1 , luiaiuvuo iu v0|/nw?j -,1s there to be no change? ; Ib this old world to roll on forever In this same way and the dawning of peace on earth and good will to men and all Ood's lower creatures never to come? We have faith to believe that the twentieth century will see a great change?that humane education will be carried into the colleges and schools of all civilized nations, ami war and savagery will gradually vanish and an age of peace and good-will will eventually come. In the meantime we propo?e while our earthly life lasts to do all in our power to aid it coming. "You Gnve as Notbibg." One Sunday morning as a young minister was leaving the church where be had conducted the services, be was accosted by an elderly man who bad been ODe of his hearers, aud who said to him bluntly: "You gave us nothing this morning," t* Mm bind nr rnnaiderate 11 woo UVII fwy v. on the part of the old man to say that aDd especially to say it so abrubtly. Even if it had been true?aDd of course it migbt have been?it might have been better left unsaid. To say the least, if paid at all, it should have beeD said very differently. But it might not be true, and somebody migbt have found a word of comfort aud life, although the old man did not. "I vtbink I know what you mean," replied the young minister; "you mean that you did not enjoy the service. But will you allow me to ask you a question or two?" The old man gave a look of assent, and the preacher said to him: "May I ask whether, before coming to church this morning, you asked God's blessing on behalf of all ministers of his word this morning, and among them on behalf of the one you might hear?" The man hesitated, but at length repiled that he could not say he had. "I should like to ask again," said the preacher, "whether, as you came to church this morning, you asked anybody to come with you." "No," he said, "I did not. I came ' 1 ' *"***~ AUhhaK mSf Str&lgDt iroill UUUJC IV iuuiw imuuui saying a word to anybody." "May I ask," you said the young man, "just another question. Are you engaged in any useful Christian work ?teaching in the Sunday-school, for instance, or anything else by which men may be brought to Christ?" The man did not reply very promptly or willingly ; but he had to confess that be was doing nothing. "Then," said the preacher, "excuse me if I tell you I am not suprised to bear you say you found nothing to interest you in the service this morning." The writer of this is a minister, and he confesses most frankly and humbly that sermons?and indeed the whole of the services of which they form a part?often vary greatly. The minister is Dot always himself. He may be in feeble health, as there may be sickness in bis home, or he may be worried and in trouble, or he may have been interrupted in his preparations, or his subject may not have opened out before him as he hoped and expect ed it would. DO It migut wen uttppcu that there are not a great deal in the services for anybody. But is it always tbe minister's fault when his hearers find he has "given them nothing?" , _______ A Converted Growler. For years he has been one of the greatest growler* and kickers in the city. No one ever heard him enthusf over his mercies, bat he could put ur the longest and loudest howl upon the slightest provocation. The other da> the frisky younpsters at tbe dinnei table upset, a cup of hot coffee into tbe growler's lap. He sprang back, and used bis napkin vigorously. All members of the family stampeded and dis appeared through convenient doors, except the wife. "Too had, John." she said tremul< ous'v ; "does it burn yet?" "It's nothing," he replied. "The clothing absorbed most of It. Call the children back, dear." But he had to attend to that, for ?h< was speechless with suprise. Thf children came in pale, shrinking, and expectant, but the father hood had them laughing nervously. They could not comprehend. That nisrht he had neuralgia. Instead of storming about he held bi? head quietly while his wife applied remedies talked cheerfully until bedtime, and then retired to rest witb the afflicted member on a hot watei bae. ' When he stppped on a tack the nexl morning and did not relieve his feel ines by arousing the whole neighborhood, his better half could restrain hei curiosity no longer. "Have you join ed the Church, John ?" she inqulrec timidly. "No, little one, business took me tc the hospital the other dav, and I learn ed what genuine suffering means I've been a regular old grizzly bear." A Good Cap of Coffee. First and foremost, learn to prepare a good cup of coffee. Be ashamed t( offer that muddy, undrinbable stufl which often does duty at out breakfasl tables. See that the freshly drawt water boils. Measure a tableapoonfu of coffee to each person. Put in hall a shell and a little of the white of at egg. Pour in the boiling water, pui your pot over the fire, and stir until n boils up once; then place on the bad of the stove for five minutes to settle When it is poured out over the crean and sugar, it ought to be as clear a old wine. itHHHHBHn i do i an age of gr^HH^H^H^HH much stress is i gy in the Lord's ~9 {~1 nA am nnntill1l?HIIH^IBH ' l>JO \Jl uuu aiv i to be active und earnest i for the Lord. This is propeM^^^H work of God is to prosper, theH^^H be everlastiug activity. But the ger of this age is that we lose sight the spiritual life and power that should be behind all work. Too much atten> tion is given to external agencies, and not enough to that quiet hour of meditatlon, and in which many truly great souls nave gathered strength for the duties of life. Much of our so-called Church work in only mechanical, the work of men and women who do it, not out of a seuse of duty and love, but because they are told to do it, and widh to appear as workmen in the Lord's cause. There is too much of this soulless, lifeless work. We do not complain of too much wrrk, for in the cause of Cbriflt there can hardly be too much activity. It is natural that when men have found Christ they desire to bring others to the same kind Friend, thus the kinedom is extended. ' But what we need more especially is workera who, in the quiet hour, have stored up force to make their work of great effect. In past ages men went to the other extreme, and mere Mress was laid udon meditation than upon work. Hence men shut themselves in caves and cloisters, spending their time in -11 ? j. it- ut- annla tnara helno Hlieut MIIIUVUII nui.v ..... lost We do not find fault with the meditation, but we do complain of the waste of energy in not doine the will of God, who wants laborers. While these men sat in their cells the harvest was going to waste. What a mighty power the Church of ChriBt would set in array acainst 'he evil one were very individual member strengthened and fortified by silent meditation. Few persons have an idea of the importance and value of onlv a few momenta spent in quiet meditation and communion with him who supplies all strength. TheChristian in bis work finds so manv trial?, so much opposition, that it is really necessafy for him to draw upon the inexhaustible store of grace which is in God. We have noble examples in oast ages *>f men who were mighty in the cause of God, and we know that they gathered their strength bv close communion with Jehovah. David said : "Mv meditation of him shall be sweet." "T lnvetby law: it is my meditation all thedav." "I will meditate on all thy works." Tbe men who have done the most lasting work for God are tbe men who have communed with him. The men who spend much time on their knees are the men wh ^ are active ?1 ""-I Vionrfn Follnw.lflW Willi 11UUUB aim uCI er, do not forget the quiet hour: It will be to you a fountain of strength, and you will arise from it with the power needed for your work. ?- i Tbe Man the Printer Lovet. There is a man the printer loves, and he is wondrous wise; when'er he writes the printer man he dotteth all his i's. And when he's dotted all of them with carefulness and ease, he punctuates each paragraph, and crosses alibis t's. Upon one side alone he writes, never rolls his leaves; and from the man of ink a smile the mark "iueert," receives. And when the question be doth ask?taught wisely ne hath been?he doth tbe goodly penny stamp, for postage back, put in. He gives tbe place from which he writes?his address the printer needs? and plainly writes bis honored name, so that he runneth reads. He writes, revises, reads, corrects, and re-writes all aeain. and keeps ore copy safe and sends one to the the printer man. And thus by-taking little pains, at trifling care and'fcQst, assures himself his manuscript will not be burued or lost. And so he speaks through all the land, and thousands bear his wort? and in tbe coming day shall kncv how well the people heard. So let all those who long to frrite t take pattern by this man ; with jet black ink and paper white, do just tbe | best tbey can ; and then the printer , mau shall know, and bless them as his | friends, all through life's journey as they go, unlil the journey ends. Overcoming- Evil Wltb Good. A spiritual conquest is inevitabl Evil with its serried forces is in the 1 field, aggressive, defiaut, eager for conflict. Offenses will come; they canuot 1 be prevented. There is but one alter1 native: We must either overcome or be overcome. How shall we treat the foe? Vin dictively? Requite evil with evil, breach tor breach, wroug for wrong? Then shall we crown evil a certain vic! tor. Revenge brings a man down to ! tbe level of his enemy. "He wbo will ' fight the devil with bis own weapons ' must not wonder if he finds bim an 1 over match." You may fight fire with [ fire, but to oppose evil with evil 19 but to treble the mischief. He who offers ? tbe first injury makes a beginning of 1 evil, but he who retaliates renders tbe ' evil most uncontrollable. Shall the evil be met simply with contempt of indifference? To merely refrain from requiting evil with evil i9 ' apparently ueither to conquer nor to be conquered, but in reality to be thus * p^st>ive is also to be conquered. A 1 truce means nothing else than a victory for evil. ' Shall we meet evil with good. Op! pose error with truth, hatred with love, enmity with goodwill? This is tbe divine method. This is to over1 mme. Falsehood will liee the face o| truth. The most obdurate foe wil ' yield to kindness. Persisteut friendli1 ness subdues the most injurious. The ' heart of adamant is melted and the ' most malignant enemy transformed 1 into an abiding friend by the ''blessed sorcery of love." v My Redeemer Live(l). Let none doubt, however weak and [ erring they may be, the security of their souls and the comfort of their ) hearts amidst all trial and temptation and sorrow, who have a living Redeemer, sympathizing with them ' iu heaven, interceding for them with the Father, and ready to impart all power, even His own almighty and divine Spirit, to those who trust His grace. i Let none refuse to bear with patience i all the seeming ills of this life, to work F witli an untiriug courage all tbe will t of God, and to educate their spirits in i holy knowledge and love and praise, I when they may, through the living f Redeemer, obtain incorruption, imi mortality, eternal dignity and pert petual joy in holy praise. t i j The Star of Bethlehem is still shin3 ing. How many can we help to see I that star during the holidays ? had seemed dormant were to there was a general all of a similar kind. seems established that seeda^l^|^D^HH^^H der proper conditions, a great perhaps for oentnries, and when slder that under these circumstance^^B^MH protoplasm within the seed actually main^H^H tains Its vitality, this fact Is very signlfl oast, ud tbe question or bow seeds aooomplish this, ninoh light has been thrown by recent experiments of C. de Candolle, the French botanist, whloh he describes In Le Revue Scientlflque. Some parts of his artlole are as follows: "Seeds that have retained their germinating power are said to possess'latent \ life.' This expression lacks precision, for we may ask whether the life of the seeds Is completely arrested or If It is only retarded, and the answers would not be tbe same In all cases. "We owe to Messrs. Van Tieghem and Bonnier the following experiment, whloh proves that seeds can, In fact, live for a certain time this retarded life. Three lots of the same number of peas and be^ns ;.vjj were plaoed, the first in the open air, the seoond in a sealed glass tqbe oontatalng ordinary air, the third in a ?e^eft^pMjj|te^ containing only pure oarbonlo "acid &.t the end of two years the seeds of first lot had sensibly increased in wejgriffiT^'flES and nearly all had retained their germlnat- - ? ing power. Those preserved In the oon fined air had increased lees in weight and ' /$< germinated in less number than the pre* - y . ceding. Moreover, the air contained In the tube with them had changed in composition. Its proportion of oxygen had fallen to 11.4 per cent, and there was mixed with it 8;8per cent of carbonic acid. As to the seeds kept in the oarbonlo aoid, none of them could germinate, and their weight bad not ohanged." ff.f' Experiments are then described by 1L de Candolle that relate to the wonderfulpower of resistance to oold displayed by seeds. Experiments already made by othera show that these seeds may germinate ;JS after having been exposed to a tempera* tore of 1,008 kelow zero, centigrade. the researches of Plotet in his celebratedi^H^H low temperatuve laboratory in Berlin sho^^^^^H that at such a point chemical action total^HHH ly ceases. Hence -the active life of seeds in question must have been suspended, aud nevertheless they were able to germinate when planted. Inj 'M. 7HH de Candolle's own experiments seeds were subjected once a day for 118 days to a tem- - vl perature of 878 to 688 below zero, for 8 to ;x^5 80 hours at a time, and notwithstanding ' ^ this harsh treatment, they sprouted when . ^ planted. If the life of the seeds, however ^ were really suspended they most be able to live out of contaot with air for a certain, . 3s time. In order to see whether they oonld '% do Ibis, M. de Candolle kept seeds under mercury from one to three months with- \;'V ont killing them. In this state of suspended life a seed is < In a chemical condition, aoobrding to M. de Candolle, somewhat resembling that of J an explosive mixture?that Is, it Is teady . for ohemical aotion (growth), bat that ao- y tlon will not begin until the sarroundlnjg 1 conditions are right*. In the explosive these are conditions of dryness, tempera-V v tore, etc., just as they aw with the M6d?^ A seed, then, is a little bemb, only wait* ? / ' ing to be touched off to release its store of energy and send oat a discharge In the shape of a sprout. M. de Candolle re- rs:'-'' marks on this as follows: "This state of ohemloal andvital Inertia ?jj may last a long time, perhaps even lndefl- ; nltely. It Is at least, as it seems to me, fy the only way of explaining the preserratlon of seeds daring a great number of years. Cases are known where they have J ' / germinated after a period 60 long that it is impossible to believe that they have i oontlnaed in life, properly speaking, In the interval, no matter how slowly the nrocesses of life may have gone on. Here ;^ro some remarkable examples: de Candolle mentions seeds that Hptv^^^^errwell after more th*n 60 , "Glrardin"-fiu??5^ir?ljean8 sprout that bad lain Id the storehouse ef"^urnetorLv more than 100 years. ; * *. ^jfcjxrY'S "In 1850 Robert Brown towrt, curiosity, some seeds from the oollectlon of Sir flans Sloane, where they had re* mained for more than 160 years. He suoceeded In making several germinate, In particular one of Nelumblum speciosum (a water lily), of which the plan has been preserved in the British museum, where I saw it a few years since. "The alleged germination of mummy wheat is, as is now generally known, but a baseless fable. It appears, besides, that the wheat was always sterilized before being put into the sarcophagi, which preoluded all possibility of its growth. Bu^ to make up for the falsity of this story divers well authenticated facts show thai seeds can preserve their power of sprouting v. j after an extremely prolonged sojourn be- jyS neath the earth?that Is to say, in shelter -< ') ?*-?%>AenKai?lA fnflnAnftACL 1XUUI QUUJUapuviiw i "The most extraordinary case of this .pfc kind is that observed several years sinoe by Professor De Heldreioh, direotor of the Botanic garden at Athens. While botanizing in the neighborhood of the mines of Laurium this savant disoovered, In 1878, a glauolum that he took at onoe to be a new species, and he desorlbed it under the name of glauolum. This plant made Its appearance on a piece of land from whloh had recently been removed a thick layer of rubbish coming from the anoient working p' the neighboring mines. This layer must have been at least 1,600 years old. Unless we believe In spontaneous generm1 tlon, it 6eems necessary to suppose that this glauclum must be a species that existed long ago in the locality, whose seeds had been preserved in the earth and rubbish that oovered them. "?Literary Dlgnst. j| u *; ? A Bljhop Defend* Tobacco. Another stalwart defender of the habit 1 of smoking is the bishop of Manchester. He has publicly stated that he has found tobaoco to act a useful part In enabling him to discharge his ministerial duties. When he was roughing It In the wilds of Australia, he often smoked a pipe with j the "pioneers of civilization" whom he ( met there, and he found that, as they sat together puffing away, their hearts opened unto one another ps they never woold have done if there had been no smoke to, stir them.?Westminster Gazette. j Covetousness is as much a form of j yW idolatry as bowing down before idols] / of wood and stoue. y Slumber not in the tents of^voqri v Ttio innrlrl ia ad 17linfit n(?. * Afl-J 1ALUC10. XUC nutiu 0 vance with it. v When we do our best we may be ure that God will not be harsh in judging the quality of our work. Christianity is the only religion that keeps a festival in which child-life is the central fact. , He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war. /