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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1901. ESTABLISHED 1844 J
A TRIP TO FLORIDA.
A Good Jinn's Intere??tiiik I.ollpr-Cily
of Kniiford KeniHrhnlilc in Mitny j
Re*pertft ? JIM1 llntc Old Acqnaiul- i
nnrr<t- Xew Industrie*?Variety ol !
Prod net*?The Palmetto, In Sentl- ]
ment and in Fart.
Editor Press and Hnnner:
Having just returned irom a throe week's j
visit to Florida, possibly a Utter giving an account
of our trip might, not bo uuinterestlut; j
to some ot your renders. j
Our objective point was Sauford, the "liatel
City ol South Florida," where our daughter!
lives. Jl is beautifully situated midway be
? "?' r,,'? mu on t ho kitntli I
iween jacKHuuvuic auu m?ur?,
side u( LttKe Monroe, lb rough which the Si.
z John's river Hows. Its competetive advantage
of both rail and water transportation
gives lta supremacy over most interior towns
Jtis located ou a uroad plain, rising with re- |
markable evenness from the j>audy shores oi |,
Lake Monroe, ascending to ao elevatlou of 45 ,
feet to the mile, which settles the question as
. I to perfect drainage. It stands abretisi wiiti ,
other modern progressive cities, having a full
oily government, ao organized tire department,
public schools, churches, Masonic and j
other secret lodges, hotels, restaurants, sev- ,
eral liuesof railroad, linen of river steamers. ,
telegraph and telephone lines, water aud gas
worts, banks, car shops, ice factory, livery
stables, steam laundry, Ac. It has ] '{ business
blocks, a delightful climate, aud is said to
have the lowest death rate of any city of ,
equal size in the Union?6 to 1,000 population.
In addition to city water works, there are a ,
umber of artesian wells in the streets and |
private lots. The water from these "flowing <
welle," which by subterranean lorce is lifted !
to an elevation of from 5 to 15 leet above the .
surface, is highly charged with sulphur?Is
perfectly clear and healthful, and flows con
tlnuauy, aay ana mgaw ,
Fishing and hunting are fine. The fisheries
are an Important Industry, and are the source j
Of considerable revenue. The catch in the |
several fish bouses averages each 1,1?W or 1,">U0 |
lbs. per day.
The fiber factory (for the manufacturing of j
the palmetto leal) contributes to the trade in (
terests of Sanford. Its weekly distribution or |
wage money Is large. It Is said to be owned |
by the Diamond Match Compauy. But, per- |
baps the largest coutributor to the circulating
medium ol the city Is the machine shops 01 .
the Plant .Railroad System. They employ |
many skilled laborers, and their pay-roll is ,
large. |
"Before the freeze" the orange industry of '
this section of country was almost the sole
source ol revenue, four-tlitbs of the population
being supported by it. But one sad night
In 1895, this business was swept away. Kich
men became paupers,streets tint once teemed
with human life grew up 1m grasp; magnifi
cent stores, with iron and plate glass front*,
were given up, and many of the best citizen*
movpd away. It Is said that nootber State in
the Union could have maintained Itself dur- |
lng this critical period without assistance
from the Government. Some of the citizens,
with tear-dlmmed eyes, yet Bpeak ot it as a
calamity exceeding that of the Civil War
We visited a widow, Mrs. Beck, (favorably
known by some of the people ol Abbeville
county,; who lives a mile out of Sanford, and (
was rich in orange groves. We could not but
nvmnathlze with ber as she spoke of the
'freeze," und of the ruin and desolation It 1
brought. Pointing to a grove In front ol her (
home, she said, "I was offered, the evening
before the freeze, 82.250 for the oranges on thr 1
trees." She is a tine old lady, aud we hope 1
Bome day to see hefagaln In Due West. Mauy
of the people were so discouraged that they \
gave up the orange business entirely, while
otbertt are bringing on new groves, protecting '
the young trees with boxing and canvas, and 1
building up mounds of soli some three feet f
high around the body of the trees; we saw 1
acres so protected. To protect the larger trses, *
we noticed pine wood boxes piled between the 1
rows, ready to be fired in case of extreme cold. 1
This seemed an unequal contest against the !
laws ol nature.
We met Mr. Seth Woodruff, of Orlando; he !
is filling his second term as Treasurer or Or
ange oounty, and Is a graduate of Krskine
College. He pot many Interesting questions !
about the people of Due West and the college
boys of eighteen years ago. A lew years ago
he marrifd a rich society belle of Orlando, \
and Is we.I off in this world's goods. When J 1
saw him oe was just returning Irom a deer 1
hunt, bringing home a supply of venison.
My stay with my daughter and her husband,
Mr. Frank L. Woodruff, was exceed- 1
incriv nlotunnt. He. too. is an Ersklne hnr '
and 1b much interested In Due West and the (
Colleges. Besides bis grocery, grain, bay and
fertilize] business, lie Is engaged In insurance
and catt.e raising?bis brother and be owning
more tbfc n 1,000 head. For some years he ban
held a responsible position In the city government?
has been instrumental In bringing
about some notable reforms, and Is being
strongly urged to run for the mayorship. He
Is a busy man, but never Beems so happy as
when singing to and nursing his two littltboys.
He knows everybody and is known by
everybody?was a heavy loser by the "freeze,"
but Is now on the "ground floor," and we predict
for bim a brighter day, "when the clouds
roil by."
We also met his sister, "Miss Emma," who
married a Mr. Woodruff, she was for years u
pupil of the Due West Female College, graduating
In 18S2, under the skillful management
of President J. P. Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy,
Mrs. L. M. Bouner, "Miss LeUal" and others.
She Is a tine talker and entertained us with
reminiscences of her college days. She was
one of the handsomest todies we saw in Flor
Ida. She has two manly little boys, and her
husband. Mr. Woodruff, is engaged In the
lumber business.
On account of the mixed population there
area number of churches in Sanford. We attended
service In the Fresbyieriao, Methodist
and Congregational churches, and were Impressed
with the devout demeanoi of the
worshippers. We have seldom seen congregations
as a whole who appeared more thoroughly
refined, and except In numbers, they
measure up to the standard. As we eutered
the church one beautltul Sabbath morning
the congregation, accompanied by tbe organ.
^j*assinging that grand old tune, "Old Hundred,"
wblcb made usjblnk of borne, and the
cbolr at Due West. We must not omit to say
tl>ey know bow to treat strangers.
Tbe city authorities are now taking steps towards
erecting a new and up-to-date school ,
building, in which a number of teachers will ,
be employed?salaries ranging Irom Sluo to
51,000. As the Doe West colleges turnlsh such
alarge per cent of teachers, would it not be
well for some of them to "'let their light shine
in Florida ?"
It costs something to live In Sanford. We
found everything higher than here?for instance,
butter and eggs are from 25c to :50c.
chickens from 20o to 50c, shoeing a horse *l.o<).
There seems to be plenty of work but scarcity
of labor?wages of common hands being |1
per day. On account of high wages and avocation
with Northern people, tbe negro In
Samord Is making rapid strides, though the
races seem to get on well together. They
must be law-abiding people, from the fact
that they have no organized police force.
Some of the streets and sidewalks are made
of shell, and furnish fine tracks for driving
and bicycle riding. We visited the bed from
wblch these shells are taken. This shell bed.
(llKemeiwu mouuus Dear oy) is acknowledged
to be an unlathomable mystery. It appears
to be Inexhaustible, and Is composed
entirely of small shell. We see from history
that these mounds are found in different sections
on either side of the Mississippi River
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Their origin
Is pre-hlstoric, and who the "mound
builders" were, or what their object, is beyond
the ken of mortal man. Every effort to trace
their origin has proved unavailing, the In
dians disclaiming all connection with their
building. They seem to antedate the existence
of the Indian race. The two mounds
which we saw were some 16 or 20 feet high and
50 leet In diameter?were covered with grass
and scattering oaks, festooned with Spanish
moss. The land on which they stand is
owned by Mr. Whitner, a prominent man.
once a prince merchant of San ford; he haN
had a varied business career. lie is a nephew
of the late Judge Wbltner of Anderson. He
dined with us one day; we found him a remarkable
man, clever, and the personification
of politeness. He Is far-sign ted, aud it is
said he now has a project on foot to connect
the St. John's with Indian River, by cutting
a four-mile canalhe is well knowD in Washington,
and is said to have the ear of Congress
In the matter. He is an elder in the Presbyterian
Church, aud he with his pastor, the
Rev. Campbell, unearthed six human skele
tons at the foot of one of these mounds?they
both told me these skeletons were found lying
side by side. If six of these were found
in one small spot on the outer edge, what
might not be found in the center of the
moaud? Our curiosity would lead us to Investigate
further. Who knows but that the
gold and treasures for which Cortez and Plzarro
searched so diligently might not be
stored in some of these mounds?
We feel that tLls letter would be Incomplete
without eome reference to the "truck farms"
we saw around Sanlord. A ncfcv industry has
sprung up?the growing of celery, lettuce and
cassava, wmtu uus JuigBij' utacu me piHCtf 01
orange culture. The people are very enthusiastic
aDd bopeful over this new venture. To
show what la being done In the celery business,
a bank director stated that $50,000 had
'h
been deposited 1 n Sanford banks by Northern t
and Western dealers lor the purchase of her
celery. The?e firms have ttieir agents on tin;
ground, and ptiy cash for the celery before the
ear leav?s the depot. One of the leading celery
growers, Mr. Kobbins, told me he had
mml?' at the rate ol S2.MMI per acre, though '
SI,21)0 to jl MKJ per acre is considered a fair av- f
crage crop, at a cost of about ? "!'per acre.
Without entering Into detail, the same might 1
b? said of lettuce. We visited the pinery of j t
Mr. Bothamly. We were much Interested iu L
seeing how pineapples are grown. This .
pinery Include* 1 l-U acres, is protected Willi 1
side walls about ten (eel high, and overhead (
with trap doors, to exclude the cold ?ir, aud Is :
furnished with some ;V> stoves, pincou at regular
intervals, to be tired in easj of extreme 1
cold. t
There are a number of specie* of palmetto. ?
We must, say Its beauty consists largely in nentiment.
We were told that It c ?sis Iroru ^
Si5 to $200 to clear an acre of palmetto land? t
having to be cleared with a grubbing hoe or ..
mattock. The roots seem to tie by tar the *
largest, part of some varieties, though we S
have not >et heard that these roots In their j
downward course have reached China. It In ,
taid ttie wood ol the palmetto, tree cannot .
even be used tor fire-wood, if there Is one '
Ihlng more than another which would pre- r
vent us from going to Florida, It would be the e
palmetto, which seems to us to be the curse ol c
Ihe country. Jf the fiber factory lu Hanford 9
uses up all the palmetto even in Bight, it ha* g
a big job ahead ol It. r
We nad the pleasure of drivinc out with [
Dr. Harris to the Cassava Starch Factory, i
which is located at. Lake Mary, five miles i
fromSantord. Theprocessof manufacturing
utarch trom the cassava root Is a most interesting
industrial development. This com- a
pany was organized by Mr. Perkins, a prac- c
tlcal starch manufacturer, with a capital or
>100,000. The cassava Is very much like the
?weet potato, and Is used In the culinary de- C
partmentin much the same way. The com- j
pany pays for the cassava root ?5 per ton In ?
car load lots. The cassava plant grows luxu- *
rlantly in many of the old orange groves. I
Many of the most famous Northern cotton
mills are heavy consumers,of this manufacturing
concern. A few years ago tiie thought *
that starch would be seDt 1,200 miles from t
Klorida to New England to aid in finishing
*nd sizing clotb would have seemed a wild ?
dream. An interesting feature of the busi- *
tiess is the converting the refuse into stock I
teed. The yield of the cassava root Is some- J
thing like 12 to 15 tons per acre. .
These new industries, combined with the c
prospect of the new orange groves, encourage v
ihe hope that Sanford will soon be herself ^
igain ; that her stores will be re occupled, Ijer
prodigal 6ons will return and her waste places 1
tvlll again be made to "blossom as the rose." t
J. A. I). '
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Dcntli of Mr. W. F. Kennedy- J
Throwing: Kovks at Ihe Train?
Candidates?PerNonal.
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LownJesvllle. Feb. 11, 1901.
Capt J. E. Browniee, of Penny's Creek, was t
>ver on Monday on ouslness. '
At a sale of Borne mortgaged property here on t
Monday, li brought pretty fair prices, rather n
more than was expected considering its condition.
n
Messrs Jack Barnes and E. J. Huckabee, d
went to Iva Monday evening and spent the
light with the lamlly of Prof. J. F. Harper.
Tuesday night as the up passenger train o
was passing the crossing ou the savannah u
/alley near Mr J. A. Hawthorn'* some unlace- fl
int threw a rock, which went crashing throug
he glass on one side of one of the coaches and r
struck a travelling man, Mr. J. M. Ferguson y
>n the nose and bruited It badly. Ue was
ilttlngon the opposite side of the coacn from
where the rock entered it, the train was stop- p
jed as quickly as possible and diligent search [)
was made lor the offender but he could not be
ound, and It was good for him that he could u
lot, as he would douotless have beeu rough- V
ly handled. a
Mr. B. Jasper, Martin, candidate for Sheriff, j
was la icub quarter rnursaay ana rriaay,
ooking alter his Interests 1u the race. e
Col J no W. McCalta, ol Eibert county Ga, o
<amu over Thursday, and was tho guest, OI
L>r A. J. Speer till the next morning, when he
tnd tne Doctor took a business trlp to Augus- a
la.
Kev L. H. Query, an agent for the Presby
:erian Publishing House, Richmond, Va, ?
3Aine In Saturday evening anU was the guest b
)f Kev H. C. Fennel for a day or two. j]
According to previous announcement he oc:npied
tne pulpit lo the Preebyterlau church *
n this place yesterday at 11:30 a. m. He gave r
:? his heaiers, au interesting and Instructive q
lermon. i.
.The aged Mr. \V. F. Kennedy died at his .
.10me uear here, Thursday at 3 a. m. He, ll
lometlme ago, got a tall, which confined blm |)
0 bis bed till the end catne. He bud passed h
Lhe fonr score mileoost, in tbejourney of life "
?would have been SI years of uge if he had li
lived till the coining April. He was born, s
raised and lived within a short distance of '
where he died. He was a member of the 8
['resbyterittn church since early lile, and at v
tended Btrlctly lo his autles, not only in J
this, but in all other reiatious of lite, so that T
ifter a loug llle, spent in this section he left *
oeblnd a record unassailed and unavailable. I
Ells remains were brought to this place aud S(
were funeral ized In Providence church at 12 m V
next day, bv Kev. H. C. Fennel atter wblcb, *
they w*re laid lo reet the cemetery near by. si
Mr. E. H. Mathews, of Atlanta, came In J
Saturday and remained with friends till yes .
terUay evening.
Mr. Leon Bell has taken, and is filling the r
position of Telegraph Operator at Woodlawn, \
1 station on the Savannah Valley Hail Road, .
below McCormick. '
The annual spring movement of guanos 11
has begun, and it promises to equal. If it jj
loes not (exceed, former demands. Well ll i
rains just about often enough to keep the J*
ground too wet to plow all of the time, and 1
teams and drivers are kept at this kind ol
work. Troupe.
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Coffee Drinking, &
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Dfjui lauuui g nciuiu,
Cofree drinking by children was the subject ?
of animadversion by Dr. 1. N. Love In a re- 11
cent meeting of the New York County
Medical Association. He said : The care- \
lessness with which parents would permit v
even babies to drink coffee Is remarable. *
This wasoiten done through a desire to give a
the children a warm drink In the morning. (]
The 111 eftects or this practice were frequently ,
inet with by the physician. Such children
early showed poor digestion and irritability s
ol the uervous system. He had been sur- H
prised to find how common this was, even
among the well to do, and how seldom, 1
physicians gave the matter dueconsideratlon.
He was of the opinion that this habit was a 0
means of developing in these persons, as
they grew older, a desire lor something ?
stronger. The exceptional Individual ol 0
excellent inheritance aud strong physique, #
and with a well poised nervous system, could
use coffee aud tobacco from an early age 2
without marked detriment, but it should f
always be borne in mlud that these cases a
were decided exceptions. The child should ,
have no stimulant, Just as the thoroughbred ?
colt should have no whip, but oats or other b
wholesome lood. ,
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1? a. JL. T AX 1 VJI JLTUJL VliUOVU %
1 the PLUMBING "
lately conducted by Mr. r
C. P. Hammond, we are \
now prepared to attend ]
to your wants in this line. 1
Mr. A. G. COCHRAN, fl
so well and favorably <
known to our people, will a
have chanre of this Dart \
of our business, and we 8
will guarantee all work >
instrusted to us, to be }
done in thoroughlyf
workman-like manner. !
Abbeville Hardware Co. I
rHE CURING OF LONELINESI
Susanna Underwood lived alon
There w&s no reason onearthwbysl
thould not, for all those who had be<
tear to her by blood were sleeping
he village cemetery, or living in tht
>wn homes across the sea. She hi
eft her native island because she lov<
Jrrin Underwood, and his fortunesh
n American soil. Literally so. for 1
,vasa Western farmer. J-low a Wes
*rn farmer wooed and won a little E
jlish lady is neither here nor the
vith us. He did, and they lived ha
)ily for ten years. Then he died, at
is we find her now she is sole own
md mistress of a lovely cottage hon
n all its equipments as much like tl
ild home as might be. The neighbo
ar and near smiled at the folly of s
(Id-fashioned building; in new-fashio
d days, but they had to admit th
omehow there was a liome-arori
ibout the thatched cottage, the tiowe
>ots, and boxes and beds that the gla
ng paint of stilF "two-story-frames
lever shed fourth.
But Susanna Underwood was alon
,nd never so lonely as on this summ
lay, when bees and birds were bus,
vhen the hollyhocks were in the zenil
if their bold gray, when she had not!
ng to do but to sitiu the midst ac
ew or read and think. But Susanr
Jnderwood was alone.
For sheer hunger to hear a huma
-oice she talked aloud to herself, si
ing there among the flowers.
"I cannot bear this much longer,au
do not know what to do. How ca
sell this place and go back to Enj
and? I do not belong there now. Tl
tomes of my friends are complei
vithout me." I might travel, if the:
ias any use in it. Oh, Lord, I wat
o be of some use !" she exclaimei
assing from reflection to praye
'.Some use !" And I want to be happ;
oo, and comfortable. Thatis'nt wrou
3 11 i" I OU ILlUUt; IIIK WUIIU a picn
lice place, and I believe, heretic thi
may be, you meant folks to have
;ood time in it. You see," she contii
led, after a pause, spent outwardly i
patching a caterpillar creep across tt
arden-bench, "here is a home?i
weet a home as ever stood on found;
ions. Why not keep it a home?
Vhether Susanna was still talking I
he Lord is not apparent, but her se
nd person remarks were grave and a
no.st beseeching. "It would be lib
estroying something beautiful it ha
aken a life-time to make?to close U|
r rent this place to some one wfc
lever cared for it as we have. I migl
sk someone to live with me, but that
isky business, too. How shall tu
ralk together except they be agreed?
There were more words to the sane
urpose, and then Susanna closed u
>er work, gathered a boq uet of flower
nd stepped over to a neighbor's. Sii
.'as welcomed everywhere she wen
?.? .\ounmaH manv a lipnr
IIU quietij aaouiuvu am..; v ?
urden among the bereaved andatHic
d ones. But however she ministere
r was ministered unto, the little horr
/as a lonely place, and its owner fai
ging under the shadow.
One morning at family j.rayer3?tl;
imple after-breakfast service had on(
eeu really a family affair, and Susai
a clung to the name?the lonel
roman sat still a long time with he
Jible open on her knee. She spot
loud at last: Now, what a good chaj
zr that was, and only myself to het
t. It isn't right!" She dropped o
er knees and held the open book t
er face as if there were human consi
ition in the contact. After a whil
he became quieter. "Lord," she sai
loud, I'm going to act as though yo
,'ere a person right here beside mi
'm going to tell you how lonely I an
want someone near to me;someon
can do for; someone nearer tha
r>raeone else. You know everyom
Von't you please, send someone t
bare this home, or send me whei
shall find someone?anyone, Lordoy,
girl, man, woman, old, youn>
ich, poor, sick, well, ugly, beautiful
won't have a thing to say about it,
?ave it all to you. Here I am an
lere's the place. Do with as accori
og to your good pleasure, only?plea.'
o something ! Amen
'here, now I feel better. I'mgoin
o stick to that and watch out.''
God answers such prayers?not a
/ays right ofF, for He lets events tak
natural course. But when an earne;
leart is ready for the utterance of sue
prayer, the answer is ready, or mal
ug ready, not far off'
Weeks pass on. Grapes were ripi
Iorning-glories have gone to seet
ortulacca was making a brave defent
gainst nupeuuiug iroHl/. ou-aiina ui
lerwood's hired man, who took care <
ler out-door work, had raked an
wept up every brown leaf and dr
tem. The little place was trig an
ight.
"I c;ues3 I'll give you a day or tw
tt\ Jenkins. It's a sort of bet wee
pell, and I'm going to spend a coup]
f days in the city." The city wt
wenty miles away, and usually
;reat, noisy, dirfy, heartless horro:
rom which Susanna Underwood kef
, frank distance. "I suppose I coul
lo what I have to do in tbe stores hen
>ut the fact is I have au actual leai
ng to go into town."
"I was in the other night?shan
orpet it in a while."
"Yes? Why?" Susanna's questior
vere absently put. She was more ii
erested just then with a pair of garde
hears.
"I saw something that 'most brok
i 1?
uy ueun. ~
His listener looked up. Jenkim
leart had hitherto been an uuknow
luantity. His head was level, as tli
illagers said, and his hand capabli
iired men are not supposed to hav
learts."
"What was it?"
"I went to attend to some husines
,sd a friend took me to the Cripple
Children's Home. Ever been there?
'No. I di<l not know there was sue
, place."
'Well, there is. But don't go unles
rou want to be feeling bad for a wee
lfterwards."
"Where is it?"
Jeokina told her, and the next da;
vIipm Susanna wrote out a nrfjr>i?f> lift
ist of things to be done and places vis
ed, she wrote, "Visit C. (J. H. withoi
ail."
People like SusannaUnderwood rar
y fail when they set out to do a thin;
Pile big-hearted English woman had
package she had been wanting to di
pose of for some time?the comple
winter wardrobe of a lassie named S
q sanpa Underwood, her mother's one
lamb, who died after eight years of
pain, and was laid beside her father,
e Orrin Underwood, on the sunny hill[jg
side. "Do not grieve," a friend had
?n said to the weeping mother. "She
jn would have been a cripple, yon know.
,jr It is better so." Susanna's grief never
uj took on a morbid hue, but it was the
3(j grief of a mother's heart ju9t the same.
Xy Since there was a cripple children's
home within reach, why that was just
'.t_ the place for the warm, gay little dress
es, the long warm stockings, the wool
re lined slippers, the snug hood?all the
p. things that would have kept .Susie from
,,j the winter's cold, had she not been
er called to sunnier climes. With her
ie bulky package neatly strapped, aud
ie her heart under the strong, sensible
r8 control from which it seldom broke
in away, Susanna Underwood visited
u. the home.
at "Please lay this packago aside," she
ia said quietly to the matronly suprien,r_
tendent who bade her welcome. "I
r_ think you may find it useful-just some
,m cloths for your little ones. May I see
t.hft p.hilriren?"
e They had just gathered in the large
cheery parlor, such as were able, for
y their daily simple service of songs and
h prayers, twenty children whose tender
jj_ bodies bad refused to grow straight
1([ and strong.
ia No one could see Susanna'9 hands
grip each other tightly under her
n sbawi. Tears ran unchecked over her
t_ cheeks?but then nearly all who visited
the home were deeply moved at the
1(j 9ijfht of that family of happy-faced,
n afflicted children.
_ After she had heard their songs and
fe prayers, and had moved about among
Le them with smiles and bright, motherre
ly words, she wrapped the shawl about
her and made ready to leave. The
^ suprintendent walked with her to the
r aoor. in me nail sioou a lan, origni*
faced girl?armless.
f' "Ah," said the suprintendent, "here
y is Mamie. She was sitting with one of
the very sick children, so you did not
a see her. Mami^ is our sunshine."
j. The visitor instinctively put out her
" hand, and then shivered at her mlsie
take.
"I can't shakehands." said the child,
a. brightly. "You can shake me if you
in want to!"
"Poor darling !" exclaimed Susanna,
c. taking Mamie into her own strong
j. arms.
"Mamie is older thau the age named
in our by-laws." said the superintendent,
"of children who may live here.
^ Incurable cases we keep till we can
1( place ihem comfortaiby somewhere
else. Mamie's case was Deculiar. and
we all love her so, wejust break the
law and keep ber? at least until the
e Lord opens a home for ber. She ought
to be in a real home. She is well and
g strong, and only needs to b6 loved and
' cared for.
f It was the custome of the home to
/ speak freely (in wisdom) before the
/ older children touching their condition,
J to prepare them by the kindest practical
method for the time when they
't would meet the looks and words of a
thoughtless, if not heartless, word.
A thrill shot through Susanna
Uudertfood's soul. She looked into
' Mamie's fair, sweet, womanly face.
' She thought at lightning speed for the
*. space of a minute and a half. Then
she turned to the superintendent.
'? "Can you find time to come and see
* me tbis "week ? I live alone in L .
* Bring this dear child. I don't know-I
can't say?but perhaps the Lord is
L in this. At least, come into the coun
," try for a day. There are some flowers
, left, and a great deal of sunshine and
! fresh air."
That night, Susanna Underwood
B' prayed again: "Lord! Don't let me
do an impulsive thing at my age! But
e dosen't it look as if it was to be ? The
n child can't even wipe away her own
e* tears, Lord, think of it! No arms, and
;? me here alone with two ! Is that why
e I went to the city ? Did you lead me
- to pray for someone ? Lord, do keep
me sensible and open my eyes to see
j straight!"
A few days later, Mamie sat on the
bench where Susanna Uuderwood had
'* sat and longed to be of some use. She
ie looked about her in a dream of delight.
The old fashioned garden, the thatched
? cottage, the queer little windows, the
vines, the birds, the bees, the kitten
leaping in the sunshine?''Oh, dear
:? Jesus!" she whispered?for she had
known the Saviour for many happy
P months?I'd like to live here. That
l" lady looks as if she knew just how
crippled children feel!"
s' "Well," said the superintendent to
Susanna in the quaint parlor, where
e they had been sitting inclose confer1"
ence, "it really looks as if the Lord
bad led each one of us to this. Mamie
d needs a real home to grow in. She
y took a very Strang liking to you that
d day. I say 'strange,' for she is shy and
sensitive. It is not as if she had been
? born without arms, or had lost them
n by acideut in babyhood. She fully
'e understands and remembers the terriIS
ble experience. She is what she is by
u the deed of one she loved, who was
r> drink-crazed
71 ?iave you considered weiiv
d "I have considered well," answered
?? Susanna.
"Let's us go and tell the child, then.
What an outcry there will be wheu
't she leaves us !"
Mamie listened to the words of her
1S two friends, the old aud the new.
She stood between them. Only her
u loving Heavenly Father knew how in
that supreme moment she wanted
e hands and arms to help till out the
sentences of loving gratitude she could
9' but imperfectly frame. The mother of
n Susie Underwood knew. She drew
ie the child close to her. "What do you
e- think little one?
'? "J can be feet for you, dear lady !"
"And I can be hands for you, darling!
Then this is your home. I
knew the Lord would lix things. He
d always does when we are truly in
earnest."
h And .Susanna Underwood has never
been lonesome since.
*8
k
Unless a man is polite to his wife he
v [isn'tpolite.
lei If things go wrong, then let them go
ii-1 wrong. When God wills it, failure is
it the highest kind of success.
| God denies a Christian nothing,
e- but with a design to give him someg.!
thing better.
ai It is good for us that we have here
8" no continuing city. It is the looking
te for one to come that saves us from
u* indolence and decay.
I
i ne" wfiSSViNU KEY.
Wbat EIm Could Be Exp?ct*a on Hw
Wedding: Day?
It's beneath a woman's dignity to keep
track of keys.
A girl who has been bridesmaid four
times, and thereby cut herself off from all
prospects of matrimony says, this Is what
happens at every wedding: The brido
gives minute and particular directions
about the packing of her trunk. She knows
k n n rl-nnrl f k nt on innh
wu TTIUU1U UUO UUO UUUUIUUUU Vf* UU 1UVII
the exact location of every frill and furbelow
and looks on while various members
of the family assist in cramming the traya
in and forcing the lid down. Methods of
accomplishing this differ?sometimes it)
closes easily and sometimes it is necessary
to jump up and down or sit on it. Then
the bride to be orders some one to put a
trap around it, but one person leaves it
to another until the moment for departure
arrives. At this juncture the discovery is
made that the trunk is not locked, the
keys are missing and everybody wonders
where the atrap can be.
Twenty minutes until train time.
'Whore's your trunk key?" someone
asked the groom. "My dear, they are asking
for the key to your trunk. Where if
it?"
"The key (in some perplexity). Why
?why, on my key ring, of course; the little
silver one you gave me that time; don't
you remember, dear?"
"Certainly?on the keyring." To the
anxious searchers, " You'll find the trunk
key on a email, heart shaped key ring, my
wife savs." reDlies the haDnv younsr man.
"But where la that?" comes in chorus.
"I'm Buxe I don't know," falters the
bride almost in tears. "Oh, never mind.
There, there; bother the trunk. What do
we care?" says the groom.
The bride has a happy thought. "George,
I have two keys to that trunk."
"Well, you're a wise little woman," in
tones of pride from the young husband,
while the aunts and oouslns say, "She has
another key."
"But they were both on the same key
ring," continues the bride, and the general
anxiety is redoubled.
The girl who has been a bridesmaid four
times says the first time this happened the
key turned up at the last minute inside of
the trunk, and after that she has always
looked there the first thing and' has nerar
failed to find it.?Chicago Record.
TOILET SUGGESTIONS.
Bints From a Beauty Doctor That Will
Improve Poor Complexions. *
Freckles are due to an excess of coloring
moffni* riartrtalf.ari fn ffia cannnri 1 ftVPT nf tbft
skin underneath the catlole. They are
caused by an excess of iron in the blood.
If they are not of very dark color, they
can be bleaohed out, but if they are of the
pronounced brown species, their removal
will consist in destroying the outer layers
of the skin.
A paste composed of vinegar, honey and
bitter almonds is said to be good for removing
freckles.
As a general thing the blood Is not responsible
for the different blemishes which
appear on the faoe. Dirt gets into the
pores of the skin, and the result Is an eruption
of some sort.
Pimples should be opened with a needle
or sharp knife, the secretion squeezed out
and a lotion of a wineglass of strong vinegar,
two ounces of glycerin and half a
pint of distilled water applied.
Fop neodle troubled with moist or oily
ekln, a hot soapsuds bath once a week is
recommended, using oastile soap, as it is
of a drying nature. Bay rum and camphor
may be u&ed by such persons, as they dry
the oil somewhat, when the camphor
would parch other complexions. The opium
found in the stems of flowering lettuoe
refines the 6kln and absorbs the oil. Bub
the milky juice collected from broken
stems of garden lettace over the face at
night, allowing it to dry on.
Wrinkles- depend on the attenuation of
the skin and the reduction in bulk of th?
underlying surfaclal portions of the body.
They are not a dis ase, but are the results
of worry, grimaces, poor health, eto.
Wrinkles ought not to appear before the
fiftieth year, but how often we see them
at 25. The more delicate the skin the more
" ibject it is to these disfigurements.?
4,'Ailadelphla Times.
Clewing Scenes of Damai* Life.
Tho nnrttanlAra of t;hn manner In which
M. Alexandre Dumas spent bis last day,
given by those who were present at Villa
Champfleur, at Marly, are Interesting.
The Improvement which had been noted In
the morning continued the whole day, so
that the members of the family felt their
hopes revive. The doctors seem to have
been rather skeptical, but Mme. Dumaa
and the daughters of the celebrated writer
were overjoyed.
The patient was cheerful and smiling.
He even joked, and had, In the morning,
turned everybody out of the room by an
affectionate rebuke. He said: "This Is
really too much. What are you all doing,
sitting about in my room? It is really extraordinary.
Cannot I be left alone in my
own apartment? My children, you really
take advantage of my good nature."
They were all going out, but he called
them baok again, smiling, and everybody
laughed with him. At noon, however, he
sent them to the dining room for breakfast
and asked for a cup of tea for himself.
Ashe had done in the early morning,
he took the oup in both hands and drank
the tea without any difficulty. Mme. Dumas
trembled with mingled joy and fear;
she dared not believe In what seemed bo
xtraordinary an improvement.
It was close upon 7 o'clock when the
change occurred; the patient suddenly experienoed
two sucoessive nervous tremors,
and fell back dead in the doctor's arms.?
London Standard.
It Does Make m Difference.
In Munster recently a man reoelved
three years' penal servitude for attempting
to poison his wife by administering to her
sulphate of zino in whisky. At Leeds a
woman was condemned to 20 years' penal
servitude for attempting to murder hear husband
by administering poison in his food.
It is certainly dlffioult to account for this
vast difference in the punishment in two
such similar cases, and a lady correspondent
Insinuates that to the woman were
given SO years because the judges, being
men, naturally regard the crime as more
heinous In a wife than in a husband. my
own opinion, after reading the reports, la
that the woman got no more than 8he deserved,
but the man a good deal leu.?
London Truth.
Good Temper.
Good temper Is the most contented, the
most comfortable state of the soul; the
greatest happiness both for those who possess
it and for those who feol Its influence.
With gentleness in his own character,
comfort in his home and good temper in
his wife, the earthly felicity of man la
vomplete.?Anon.
oMfMBaarjuawai/MiwaaMWi
A STRONG TEMPTATION.
A young man, or rather, boy
for ho wan not seventeen years o
age, was a clerk in one of the grea
mccunHlu iict o hliuli m r>n t s nf Nfiw
York. An orphan and poor, h<
murt rise, if ho rose at all, by hii
own exertions, ilis handsome hon
est face, atid free, cordial mannei
won him the fre.idship of all his fel
low laborers, and many were th<
invitations he received to join then
in the club-room, in the theatre
and even the barroom. But Alfrec
Harris had the pure teachings of i
Christian mother to withhold hirr
from rushing headlong into dissipa
tion and vice, and all the persuasionf
of his comradcs could not induc<
him to join them in such scenes. JIc
feared the consequences.
One evening, one of his fellow
clerks George Warren, the mosl
high-toned and moral one among
them, invited Alfred to go home
with him to supper and make the
acquaintance of his faimly. The
boy gladly assented, for he spent
many ionely evenings, with only his
books and his tnoughts for company,
He found his friend's family verv
social and enieitaining. Mrs. War
ren, the 'mother, was a pleasa^
winning, I might almost say,, fascinating
woman, one of the kind
whose every little speech seems ol
consequence, and whose every act,
praiseworthy. Mr. Warren was a
choery, social gentleman, fond of
telling stories, and amusing young
people. And George's sister, Jessie
?how shall I describe her? A girl
about Alfred's own age, a half-bash
ful, half-saucy, dimpled-faced rosychceked
maiden, sparkling with
wit and pleasantry, and pretty
enough for any young man to fall in
love with at tirst sight.
This was Mr. Warrants family,
and it was no wonder lhat Alfred
was charmed with them. They were
not very wealthy people, but were in
easy circumstances, and on a promising
road to fortune. Alfred very
soon felt as well acquainted with
them all as if he had known them
for years. The supper was delicious,
especially to a boy whse small
salary could afford him only the
plainest living.
After supper wine was broughtin.
Mrs. Warren poured it out herself,
and with a winning smile passed a
glass of the sparkling liquide to
their guest. Alfred took it with
some hesitation, but did not raise it
to his lips. Each of the family held
a glass, waiting to pledge there visitor.
.But Alfred feared to driok it.
lie set the goblet on the table while
a burning flush overspread his face.
"What! Do you not drink wine?"
ask Mrs. Warren, in her pleasant
tones.
"I have been taught not to drink
it," said Alfred.
- 1 ?--j 1 T
"Iou nave miu guuu a-ut-uuig, j.
doubt not," said the lady, "and ?
honor you for respecting it ; but I
think it makes a difference where
and in what company you take it.
I should not be willing for George to
go into a barroom in company with
dissipated young men, and call for
wine, but at home in the family circle
it is different. A moderate use
of wine never hurts any one. It is
ODly when carried to excess that it
is injurious. You had better drink
yours. So little as that will never
hurt you,"
Jessie was sitting by Alfred. She
took up the glass he had sot on the
table and gave "it to him with a
charming smile.
"Drink it for my sake.^&h^-JiajiL
Again ho took the goblet in his
hand. The glowing wine was
tempting, buttho faces around him
were more tempting still. lie raised
it toward his lips. But at that
moment there rose up before him a
pale, sweet face with pleading eyes
?the face of his mother in heaven.
The boy laid down the |glass with a
firm hand, and with firm tones ho
said:
"I cannot drink it. It was my
mother's dying request that I should
never taste of wine, and if I disregard
it now, I fear greater temptations
will follow. You must pardon
my seeming discourtesy, but I cannot
drink it."
A silence fell upon the little circle.
None spoke for several minutes.
Then Mrs, Warrea said, in a voice
^hnk-prl with emotion :
"Forgive me, my boy, for tempting
you to violate your conscience
Would that all young men would
fahow as high a sense of duty."
All members of the family put
down their wine, untasted.
"The boy is right,'' said Mr. Warren.
Drinkihg wine leads to deeper
potations. We have done wrong
in setting such an example before
our children. Here, Ellen," lie called
to the servant, "take away this
decanter."
And, as the table was cleared of
the wine glasses, Mr. Warren said,
solemnly:
"Now here, in the presence of you
all, 1 make a solemn vow never lo
LI
Have any nioro wine on my muie, or
drink it myself, as a beverage; and
may my influence and precepts be
an binding on my children as the request
of this boy's mother to him."
And Mrs, Warren softly responed :
;'Amen!"
^ Mr. Warren turned to Alfred,
, - i . ih
"TV? arc not drunkards or wine- ^
bibbers hero, my boy. I have alj.
ways prcached tcmpcrance, but I
* have never realized before' how an
occasional gins* of wine, ifpartaken -V
of in good society, could injure. 1
I see it now. If a person can drink
one glass, he can drink another, and 3
" yet another, and it is hard to know
just where to draw the line. I thank
[ you for this lesson. I will show '
that I have as much manliness, as a ? . ?
mere boy. My children will you fol- ^
j low my example, and pledge to |
abstain totally from wine as a bever- ^
* age?" '
1 ' We will, father, was the response,
This pledge was never broken by v'|g
] any of the family, and never did r|
[ Aired Harris have cause to regret
' that ho resisted the temptation to ": J|
drink one glass of wine.
Years afterward, when ho was a 't&
'r prosperous and wealthy mnrchant,
and sweet Jessie Warren was his
' wife, they often spoke of tho coose!
quences which might have followed ..
! had he yielded to that one terapta'
tion and Jessie tries to impress as ;
1 firm principles upon the minds of
| her children as her husband's mother :v
instilled into the heart of her boy.
Something New si
in South Carolina. |
We take pleasure Id calling the attention 'if,
of tbe public generally to the excellent con- viw
i tract for insurance now being offered by tbe
State Mutual Life aud Annuity Association,
of Rome, Ga., a statement ot Its condition
. appears In another column of thin issue. We .
subjoin a few testimonials from some well
known citizens as to what they tbink of tbe
system.
Abbeville, 8. C.. Jan. 28,1901.
A. G. Ronlstone, Gen'l Agt., Abbeville, S. C.:
Dear Sir?For my own satisfaction, as well /
as for tbe information of my friends, I visited ''-'-13
Rome, Ga., for tbe purpose of investigating , >:%
tbe standing, financially, and otherwise, of '
the State Mutual Life and Annuity Assocla- 1 3
tlon ot that city. It aflords me pleasure to
state to the public that after a thorough InvestlgatloD,
I have no hesitancy In saying, w?|
that tbe contract offered for life Insurance by ?
this Association is the cheapest, m.ost liberal, ; J|
and as safe as any contract offered by any
company. Re8Dectfull v. -23M
" ~ * J. R Blake, Jr.
Abbeville,8. C., Jan. 29.1901.
A. O. Roulstone, Geo't Agt.. State Mataal "'i
Life and Annuity, Rome, Ga.:
Dear air?I bave carefully examined Intothe
plan of Insurance adopted by your com- ^
pany and bave reached tbe conclusion that It
In probably tbe best plan of Insurance ever ,
offered to tbose desiring Insurance It dlfiera Jfj
from otber plans In tbat it la op to date. .'?<*
Tbe protection given by Annuity in old age ~.W
1s very desirable, while tbe method adopted . . '.fa
for protecting tbe widow and minor children ' > <;
is most commendable. I do not hesitate to
say tbat In my opinion tbe greatest succeed , 3
awaits this association of any other ever orgaolzed.
It is safe, sound and southern. -;3%j
Wishing you success, etc. ?39
J. Fuller Lyon.
John Gary Evans, Atty and Coun'r at Law,
Spartanburg, 8. C.
Spartanburg, S. C., Jan. 4,1900..
I bave bad a full and oomplete exposition ,'?
of tbe plans of tbe Slate Mutual Life of Rome,
Ga.. and am more pleased with tbe advun-. j
tages extended than any Insurance I toave
ever investigated. It being a southern enterprise
and on a perfectly sale basis, I give it '
wy hearty endorsement.
John Gary Evans. '**.
House Representatives, Washington, D. C.
Belton, S. C.. Oct. 28.1900. . .ft
A. G. Roulstone, Gen'l Agt., State Mutual
Life and Annuity Association, Rotue, Ga. - "/
Dear Sir?I have bad a full and complete '
Investigation of your system of insurance
and am well pleased with same.
A. C. Latimer.
Lowndesvllle, S. C., Sept. 28,1900.
A. G. Roulstone, Esq.. Rome, Ga.'
Dear Sir?The State Mutual Annuity Life
Association which you represent, commends
Itself as the best form of life insurance of
which I have any knowledge. I consider it
the cheapest and as good as the best.
Kespeotfuily, I. H. McCalla.
Columbia, S. C-, June 22,1900.
Capt. T. H. Francis, State Agent of Slate Mutual
Life and .Annuity Association, of
Rome, Ga.
Dear Sir?I have Investigated your plan of
Insurance and I am fully satlffled with Its
many attractive features and of your ability
to carry to a successful Issue your contract.
As an evidence of my conviction I have
taken a policy 1? your company and cheerfully
recommend It to my friends as a sai^ \.*>
vestmen t and sure protection.
Yours very truly, J. S. Venu?r, Master
In Equity of Richland County.
:?r"*hyllle, Tenn^July.'JI, 1900.
Mr. A. G. Roolston?5rSseol?r^gebt-fi>>Hte Matual
LW6, Rome, Ga. * ?? '
_^?eerSTr?Tbe State Mutual Life and Annuity
Association which you represent commends
Itself as the best fojrm of life lnsur- ' >;
ance of which I have any knowledge. It
makes the Interest of the policy holder the
matter of flist Importance. I have surrendered
some other Insurence In order to take
one of Its SGOO annuity policies. Wishing
you great success.
I am, yours truly, J. D. Hammond.
Gen. Sec. Education, M. E. Church,South.
NEW FAST TRAIN.
* f
Southern Pat on New Train Sunday,
January 27th, Between Atlanta
and the East.
Another train to tbe Cast was put on tbe
Southern Hallway last Sunday. It will be
known as tbe "Atlanta and New York Express."
This is and entirely new trial and In no
wise effects tbe present schedule of the other
tralus of the road. The object will be to provide
Improved passenger facilities at tbe several
points between Atlanta and Charlotte at
which the train stops, and at the same time
relieve the "Washington and Southwestern
Limited' of heavy express and coach travel
which that train now bandies.
The new train will be No. 34 northbound
nod :!3 suthbound. It will leave Atlanta dally
Ht twelve twenty p. m. (12.20 p. m?) Atlanta
Time, one twenty, p. m. (120 p. m.) Eastern
Time, twenty minutes behind the Limited.
Stops will be made at Norcross, Buford,
Gainesville, Lula, Mount Airy.Toccoa, Westminster,
Seneca, Central, Eaaley, Greenville,
Greers, Spartanburg, Gaffney, Blacksburg,
Kings Mountain, Gastonla and Lowell. At
Charlotte where the train will arrive at nine
ten p. m. (9.10 p. m ), connection will be made
with a through train from Columbia, Savannah
and Florida, which reaches Washington
the next morning at 7.55 a. m., and New York
at 2.0:i p. m.
Southbound the train will leave New York
at 3 25 p. m.. Washington 9.55 p.m.. and arrive
lu CbarlotieS.a5tt. m., leaving Charlotte
at 8.20 a.m. The train will stop at the same
stations southbound as No. 31 northbound,
and will reach Atlanta at 3.35 p. m., Atlanta
Tlmo J n m KrtKlprn Time urhlnh lu iropn. . ^
ly minutes ahead of the Limited.
The "Washington and Southwestern Limited,"
which is to b{> relieved ot coach travel
by the Express, will be made one of the highest
class passenger trains in the country. It
will be a solid train of Pullman cars, with
Diner attached.
Agents of Southern Railway will cheerfully
furnished detailed Information relative to
this improved service.
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Speak kindly at all tiroes if you
would hear only pleasing echoes.
Honor follows those who precede it
but it flees from those who pursue it.
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