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{Conducted by the Womsn's Christian Temperance Union.) .WHY A DRUMMER SWORE OFF Pathetic Spectacle of Father Trying to Pawn His Baby's Shoes Was Too Much for Him. **Jfo, I wont drink with you today, jboys," said a drummer to his co ra pen Ions, as they settled down in a -smoking car and passed the bottle. "The iact is, boys, I have quit drink ing; I've sworn off." -What's the matter with you. old boy?" sang out one . "If you've quit drinking something's np. What is It?" "Well, boya, I will tell you. Yester day I was in Chicago. Down on Clark street a customer of mine keeps a pawnshop, in connection with other business. I called on him, and while I was there a young man, not more than twenty-five, wearing threadbare clothes and looking as hard as if he hadn't seen a sober day for a month, same ha with a little package in his hand. He unwrapped it and handed the article to the pawnbroker, saying. "Give me ten cents.' And. boys, what do you suppose it was? A pair of baby's shoes-little things with the buttons only a triGe soiled, as if they had been worn only once or twice. 'Where did you get these?* asked the pawnbroker. "Got 'em home.' replied ihe man, who had an Intelligent look and the manner of a gentleman, de spite his sad condition. 'My wife bought 'em for our baby. Give me ten cents for 'em-1 want a drink.' 'Yon tad better take the shoes back to your wife; the baby will need them,' said the pawnbroker. 'No, s-she won't, because she's dead. She's Iyin' dead at home now-died last night.' As he said this, the poor fellow broke dewn. bowed his head on the showcase and cried like a child. "Boys," continued the drummer, "You may laugh if you please, but 1 I have a baby at home, asd I swear 111 never take another drink." EFFECTS CF BEER DRINKING Shortens One's Life From 40 to 60 Per Cent., According to Figuring of Insurance Companies. The life insurance companies make a business of estimating men's lives, and can only make money by making correct estimates cf whatever influ ences life. Now they expect a man, otherwise healthy, who is addicted to beer drinking, will have his life, short ened from 40 to 60 per cent For in stance if he is twenty years old and does not drink beer he may reason ably expect to live until be ls 61. If he ls a beer drinker he will probably not live to be over 3.R>. Ii he LB 30 years old when he begins to drink beer he will probably drop off some where between 40 and 45 instead of living to 64 as he should. There is no sentiment, prejudice or assertion about these figures. They arc simply cold blooded business facts, derived from experience, and the companies invest their money on them just the same as a man pays so many dollars for so many feet of ground or bushels of wheat-Dr. S. S. Thorn, Toledo, Ohio, in U. S. Senate Document Making the Best of Life. It Is not by regretting what ts ir reparable that true work is to be done, but by making the best of what we are. It is not by complaining that we have not the right tools, but by us ing well the tools we have. What we are and where we are is God's provi dential arrangement-God's doing, though it may be man's misdoing. Li'e Is a series of mistakes, and he is not the best Christian who makes the fpwest false steps. He is the best who wins the most splendid victories bv the retrieval of mistakes.-Rev. F. W. Robertson. Agency of Mteery. ? have no sympathy with the state ment so often made that the manufac ture and eale of liquor has contributed to the industrial development of the nation. On the contrary, I believe that liquor has contributed more to the moral, intellectual and material deterioration of the people, and has b-cught more misery to defenseless women and children, than any other agency in the history of mankind. John Mitchell. Cause and Effect There are certain causes with eer ta'r ejects. Remove one and the oth er disappears. Scatter typhoid fever germs in the water supply of a city and an epidemic follows. License sa loons, tolerate the use of alcohol as a beverage and the results are posi tive and traceable.-T. D. Crothers, M. D. Dynamite Under Saloon. It would be like dynamite under the saloon if, just where he is, the minis ter would begin active work against lt; If, just where he is. the teacher would instruct his pupils; if, just where he is, the voter would dedicate his ballot to this movement; and sc on. through the shining ranks of the great powers that make for righteous BeFS, from father and mother to kin dergarten toddlers, if each were each -day doing what each could, just where he ls.-Frances E. Willard. Jll?? IS FOB Hi ZVERY CHILD SHOULD BE GATH ER ED INTO THE EMBRACING FOLD OF SUNDAY SCHOOL. // i RE here all thy children ?" (1 A Sam. 16:13.) How many JrjL children do you have? If you have five boys between the ages of 14 and 18, four of them are not here. Four of them are out In the world, out In the wilderness of sin. At least, that ls the proportion, and they are either your children or the chil dren of other parents. Who are our children? in Jesse's case it included the whole family, adults as well as girls and boys. When God called Jesse to sac rifice nato the Lord. Jesse took it for eranted that the entire family was in cluded, and acted accordingly, and even made a mistake by leaving one at home, the one he thought would not be missed or needed. God includes all. and would we not grieve if he left any out? If God thought some too large or too email.' especially if they were our children? CJod would not say that Jesse and RuAh. and Willie should go to Sabbath school, but George and James ..and Marj' are too old. Our hair may." be-, comp silvered, yet we are but children,, us students of God's word; children in Christian life and service. Old and young we are all children of God, 'atid need to be taught of God. Are here all thy children, both old and young/ great and small? The Ideal way and the scriptural way is the whole family in the service of public worship, and the whole family in the Sabbath school. And then there are our neigh bor's children. They are also our chH dren in this particular. We have" a responsibility concerning them. If we are our brother's keeper, then we are also the keeper of our brother's chil dren. There are a lot of spiritual waifs all about us. children without religious home training, example or influence The parable of the good Samaritan teaches us that our neigh bor is any one in need that we can help. These children of the streets aDd of the homes of irreligious or neg ligent parents are our children accord ing to the teachings ( f Christ. They are our neighbors. They are in need, and we have lt in our power to help them. They are worse than sheep without a shepherd. They are the lit tle, innocent, helpless lambs without a shepherd. Don't let us think we have no responsibility if we have no chfl dren. Don't let us think we have done our full duty If our own children are in the church and Sabbath school. Are here all thy children, in tire large sense?-our own children, large and small, and our neighbor's children, all that we ate responsible for,1! all that we can influence and instruct in spiritual things? No Bett?r Place for Children. If they are not here, why not? Is it because of Indifference or lack of effort? Is lt because we think like Topsy, they will just grow up, without spiritual birth, training or Instruction? Isn't the Sabbath school Interesting? The addition of every scholar, old or young, will make it more interesting, isn't lt profitable? "Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord." This is what we sing and teach. Isn't that profitable? Can a better place be found for the children? What good reason is there for our children not being here? David was keeping the sheep, and many to day are keeping children, or "staying by the stuff" in the backyard, base ment, garden, farm or field. It is thought they are not needed and not especially wanted. But God is provid ing himself from among them. He is providing future rulers, pastors, offi cers and teachers. What kind will they be? That depends largely upon us. Are here all thy children? Here where they should be to receive the proper training for positions of honor and responsibility? God's House Makes Call. If they are not here where are they? What is the alternative? What is the substitute? Are they at home? A good place to be. ordinarily: But God's house is even a better place on his holy day Are they visiting relatives and friends? A very good thing to do on proper occasions. But it is even better to visit with God. commune with him when he has asked it. Are they out walking for exercise and rec reation? Very good also on proper occasions. But better to exercise oh God's holy day In walking to God's house. David afterward said: "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord." These are the three best substitutes: home, visiting, ' walking. But it does not stop there. Next rt is the public park, pleasure resorts, excursions, baseball, anything, everything. And it is usual ly to the Borrow of both children and parents sooner or later. And here all thy children? Let us make a greater effort to have all of them in the Sabbath school, big and little, our own and our neighbor's. For tunate are those parents who can say. "Behold. I and the children whom the Lord hath given me."-United Presby terian. Demands of Christian People. Christian people of to-day are not asking any brief and exact definition or statement of tira relation of Christ to the Eternal. But they are asking that there be full and adequate com prehension and expression of bis mis sion to the world, and a sense of a grounding In the Infinite of the au thority and power which he claimed to have to take a,way sin.-The Pa cific. HANDY CROSS CUT SAW Arrangement Shown Whereby One Man Can Do Good Work. WIH Not Be Found Too Heavy for Long, Continued Work, and Should Be Seen by Every One Who Has Much Sawing tc Do. Au arrangement for a cross cut saw by means of which one man can do good work with the saw and not find lt too heavy for continued sawing ia described in Practical Buildings, and should be seen by every one who has much sawing to do, and who cannot secure a power saw. It is claimed thal, with this device, one can saw as much wood as two without IL It is rigged up at the side of the woodshed, with the saw outside, as shown in the drawing. The spring with the projection which holds the log ls inside, but the log support is outside. A is a cross niece, supported by blocSs AA. nailed --> V_J Rigging a One-Man Saw. to the side of the building about eight feet high. Three holes are bored Lo the cross-piece so that the banger arru may be adjusted to the length of the 'saw. B is an inch in thickness, four inches wide and five feet long. Thif hanger arm is split with a rip saw al the bottom end to receive the out end of the saw blade. C is a double slide to keep B from any side swing OJ wabbling motion. D ls the support tc hold the log up to the proper height E is a spring pole, made from a green sapling about three inches through al the butt. P is a piece of two by four with holes bored at intervals for the bolt, H. which is an iron pin an inch in diameter and twelve inches long. G is a plank to stand on, one end ol which rests on the ground and the other end on the iever that works the upright bar F. PRUNE BITTER ROT CANKERS Disease ls Constant Menace to dfojj Apple* Growers and 'VariesvGrearlrj^ in Its Virulence. In sections where bitter rot iE known to occur, the disease is 8 constant menace to the apple grow er. It varies greatly in virulence in different years, sometimes being so destructive as to destroy tlte crop over large areas. It seldom bothers the fruit of early apples, as it does not appear on the fruit until mid summer. It attacks the limbs, however, and forms cankers from which the spores are given off early in the season. The cancers are sunken areas of the bark, which are dark in color, ad here closely to the underlying wood and are more or less cracked. These areas produce the spores from which the disease is spread. Remove cankered limbs in pruning. Where the canker is small and on a large, vigorous limb, pare off the dead bark with the pruning knife and paint the wound. Spray the trees at least four times the nert season with Bordeaux mixture. RAISING- THE EARLY CABBAGE High Fertility ls important for Haste? ing Maturity and Increasing Ylelu of Crop. Early cabbage requires high fertil ity. This is important for two rea sons, namely, it hastens maturity and increases the yield. Both of these fac tors are essential to realize the largest profits. Stable manures should be used liberaljy.and should be supplemented by a dressing of about a ton of a high-grade - fertilizer. The most suc cessful cabbage growers use a fertil izer containing four to six per cent, oi nitrogen and from eight to ten per cent of each of the mineral elements. If the soil ia drought resultant, the plants may be set closer together. In tensive growers having very rich, moist soils often plant 14 to 26 inches apart. The- better plan, however, ls to allow more space between rows, say 28 or 30 Inches or even 32 in some in stances, thus. making it possible to cultivate later in the season. Mois ture conservation should be given the closest attention for the cabbage re quires an immense quantity of water to produce large heads. Dairy Ration. The farm dairy ration without clo ver is short of protein, and without roots or ensilage it lacks succulence. Oil meal furnishes both in the cheap est form, as grain. In other words, protein In oil meal is cheaper at $30 a ton for thc oil meal than in oom at 50 cents a bushel. Teach Catt lo Eat Put a small handful of meal in the pail of milk. The calf in licking the pall will get the meal, and after lt learns to eat Ibis 'tvay a small feed ing box can be 'used to better ad van Notice to Stock Raisers _My handsome combination stal lion and also my registered jack will make the spring season at my farm near Clark's Hill. This is a splendid opportunity for the farmers to grow some fine horses and high priced mules. The best of care taken with mares sent, but I am not respon sible for accident Terms: $15 to insure mares in foal. Jas. H. Garrett. The Ideal Pressing Club Neat Cleaning And Pressing. Weean p ease the most fastidious person. All kinds of repairing and dyeing. We make a specialty of cleaning and pressing-ladies coat suits and skirts-and do the work nicely. We appreciate your patron age. Guarantee satisfaction. FRANK MAYNARD, Prop., Beaver D. Mill St, Edgefield, S. C. fered with terrible ache, pains in my limbs, and my bead ached nearly all the time. Our family doctor treated me, but only gave me temporary relief, f was certainly in bad health. My school teacher advised me to TAKE Tbe Woman's Tonic 1 took two bottles, in all, and was cured. I shall always praise Cardui to sick and suffering wo men.** If you suffer from pains peculiar to weak women, such as head ache, backache, or other symptoms of womanly trouble, or if you merely need a tonic for that tired, nervous, worn-out feel ing, try Cardui E-65 Make the Old Suit Look New . We are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Edge field Pressing Club WALLACE HARRIS PROP. FIRE INSURANCE Go to see Hurling & Byrd Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the best, old line com panies Har ling & Byrd At the Farmrrs Bunk, Edgefielrl To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE HROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Druggists rcfnnd money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature on caoh box. ?c. 160-Page Poaftry Book Free w Lousy Hens are never profitable. They cannot lay when tortured night and day by Uca and mites. Dust the hens with Orri? Powdered Lice Killer * 25c and (We to exterm?nate the body lice, and paint or spray the roosts and neats with rjuot^ Liquid Lice Killer ? . 35c, BOC and Si to sweeten them up and destroy mlle?. That means bigger profits. "Your money bock if it foHs." CM* Pratts Profit-ftharinr BooWflL E. LYNCH & CO., L. T. MAY, JONES &SON, TIMMONS & MORGAN, Edgefield, and S. T. HUGHES, Trenton Fire Pro of Ro Of in METAL ^HIKGLES What could be better for town or country buildings than a roofing that won't burn-won't leak-that is lightning proof-lasts as long as the building itself, and never needs repairs ? Cortright Metal Shingles meet every one of these requirements. Beware of imitations-None genuine without the words '* Cortright Reg. U. S. PaL Off." stamped OD each shingle. For Sale ?i> ; Stewart & Kernaghan FIRE INSURANCE E. J. NORRIS, Agent Edgefield, South Carolina Representing the HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, of New York, and the old HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut. The HOME has a greater Capital and Surplus combined than any other company. The HARTFORD is the leading com pany^ the World, doing a greater Fire business than any other Co. See Insurance Reports PRUDENTIAL LIFE "HAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR." E. J. Norris, FIRb AND LIFE INSURANCE. Don't Read Ii rot n.terested. Put you are obliged to he interested where mon ey i.? to te -?v?d in ifce juichafe t l Dffeffities ol life both for your F? liar d livteioik We aie now in our warehouse, corner of Fenwick ard Cvnrrirg slreetf?, twobbeks frtm ibe Union Fasjenger Station v. bau we have lr?- mott rntdtin w aiehou?e in Augusta wiih floor P] act- of >4,E10 squa.e fett ai d it is liteially tacked with Grocc.es aro itec's lum it.iar to roof Cur fleck n ut?t te sten to be appie ciatrd. Our c?]en.<ee are at least 3450.CO a month less since discon tinuing ?ur More at ?63 Broad slTett, ard as goods are unloaded ir? m cars to Wfciehe te, we are in a pc^'^n to name very close pnces. If j ou leally want the worth if yow monty see or write us ERRINGTON BROS. & CO Augusta, Ga. General Insurance Agency I he?.' t" announce to my friends ard the public generali) th;it 1 ha^ e re-entered the fire insurance tutsi nt ss, and nm in a posilion to place any business intrusted to me with a due and proper regard for the confidence placed in me by my patrons. I als" rei?re*?*ni one of the leading Life and Acci dent Mr-alih companies. Respectfullv soliciting a sha e of \i?U' business and with appreeiaiion ot past kindnesses shown me, I am. truly yours, C. A. Griffin, Rear of M. G. Evans, Esq .