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VOL. XXIX. LEXIXGTOX, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1899. NO. 22
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ping by an elderly lady of Philadelphia.
She says she has preserved it
for about twenty years, and that a
number oj people have requested its
republication. It i9 an account of a
sermon said to have been heard in
Georgia nearly a half century ago.
The preacher was apparently about
fifty years of age, large, muscular
and well proportioned. On entering
the pulpit he took off his coat and
hung it on a nail behird him, then
opened his collar and wrist-bands
and wiped the perspiration from his
face, neck and hands. He was clad
in Btriped cotton homespun and his
shirt was of the same material. He
had traveled several miles that morcing,
and seemed almost overcome by
the heat. Bat the brethern sung a
couple of hymns while he was cooling
off, and when he rose he looked
comfortable and good natured.
He had preached there once or
twice before, but to most of the audience
he was a stranger. Hence he
thought it necessary to announce
himslf, which he did as "Old ClubAx
Davis, from Scriven county, a
Half-Hard and Half Soft Shell Baptist."
<4I have given myself that name," |
be said, "because I believe the Lord
elected me, from eternity, to go ahead
in the backwoods and grub out a
path and blaze the way for oth: r
men to follow. After the thickest of (
it is cut away, a good, warm Methodist
brother will make things a little ,
smoother and a good deal noisier.
After all the underbrush is cleaned
out, and the owls and wolves are 1
skeered back, and the rattlesnakes is
killed off, a Presbyterian brother, in
black broadcloth and white cravat, ,
will come along and cry for decency (
* -1- >1 >11 VliL J.
ana oraer. auu mey n uuiu uu
good in their sphere. I don't despise
a larnt man, even when he
doesn't dress and think as I do. You
couldn't pay me enough to wear
broadcloth, summer nor winter, and
you coldn't pay a Presbyterian brother
enough to go without it in dogdays.
"God didn't make us all alike, my |
bretheren, but every man has his
own sphere. When G:>d has a place ,
to fill he makes a man and puts him (
in it. When he wanted General
Jackson, he made him and sets him
to fightin' Injuns and English; when
he wanted George Whitfield, he
made him for to blow the Gospel
trumpet as no other man has ever
blowed it; and when he wanted Old
1
Club-Ax Davis, he made him, and
i
set him to grubbin' in the backwoods.
"But my shell isn't so hard but I ,
can see pints in everybody; and as
for the Presbyterian, they are a long
way ahead of us Baptist and Methodist
in some things. They raise their
children better than any other people
on the face of the earth. Oaly a
few days ago a Methodist class-leader
said to me: "Brother Club-Ax, I
was born a M ithodis^, and by the
grace of God I hope to die a Metho
dist; but, thank God, I've got a
Presbyterian wife to raise my children.'
And I believe, my brethren,
if the Lord should open the way for
me to marry again, I'd try my best
to find a Presbyterian womaD, and
run my chances of breakin' her into
the saving doctrines of feet washin'
and immersion afterwards."
Just at thi3 moment he was interrupted
by two spotted hounds that
had been continually running up and
down the pulpit stairs. One of them
jumped up on his seat and began to
gnaw his coat tail, in which wis
something he had brought along for
lunch. He turned slowly around
and took him by the ears and tail
and threw him out of the window
behind him as easily as if he had
been a young kitten. Tne other
took warning and got out as rapidly
as possible, though not without howling
a9 if he hid boen half killed. He
then turned to the audience and said,
smilingly: uSt Paul exhorted the
brethren to 'Beware of dogs.' I
wonder what he would do if he were
in my place this morning. It appears
as if I am 'compassed about
with dogs,' as David said he was."
He had scarcely commenced preaching
again before there was a terrible
squealing and kicking among the
horses and mules that were tied to
trees close by. He put his head out
of the window, and said, "No harm
done, my brethren. Just a creature
with a side-saddle on has broke
losse. Will some brother bead the
animal for no sister can walk home
this hot day?"
Qaiet being restored, he again
continued:
' Well, my brethren, I will now
try to say what I allowed to Bay
about the Presbyterians.
"As I said before, they raise their
children a heap better than we do.
They behave better in church, and
keep Sabbath better, and read the
Bible and learn the Catechism better
than ours do. I declare, ray brethren,
their children are larnt that
Westminister Catechism by the time
they can begin to talk plain.
"It ain't three weeks since I was
out a cattle huntin'?for two of my
yearlings had strayed off?and I
stopped in at old Brother Hai key's,
on Mud Creek, and took dinner. He's
deacon in the Presbyterian church
over thar. Well, as true as I stand
here, my brethren, Sister Harkey had
had her little gal a-standin' right before
her, with toes just even with the
crack o' the floor and her hands was
a-hanging down by her side and her
mouth turned up like a chicken when
it drinks, and she was a puttin' this
question to her out o' that Catechism,
AWbat are the benefits which in this
life do either accompany or flow from
justification, adoption or sanctification?"
"Now the question itself was
enough to break the child down.
But when she had to begin and say
? 11 /f ? iL.il. 1L.
mat question au over iior mat b tue
way it was in the back) and th( n
bitch the answer to it, and which all
put together made this: 'The benefits
which in this life do either accompany
or flow frpm justification,
adoption and sanctification, are peace
cf conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost,
increase in grace and perseverence
to the end,' I thought the child was
the greatest wonder I'd ever seen in
all my life. She tuk it right in, too*
without balkin' or missin' the first
word. And she spoke so sweet and
=>he looked so like a little angel that
before I know'd it the tears was
runnin' down my cheeks as big as
buckshot. I've seen the day when
I could have mauled and split a thou3an'
rails quicker and easier than I
could larn that thing and said it ofi'
like she did.
"Now, my brethern, that child
didn't understand or know the meaning
of one word o' that. It put me
up to all I know to take it in myself.
But just let that Presbyterian youngun
grow up, and every word of the
Catechism will come to her, and her
character will stiffen up under her,
and she'll have the backbone of the
matter in her life.
"Now, I can't put things into my
children that way. Nothin' don't
stay, somehow. It's like drivin' a
ail icto a rotten log."
This last remark I never forgot.
For thirty years afterwards, as I
would stand at the blackboard trying
to fix rules and principles in the
mind of a dull pupil, this remark
would come back to me with its
peculiar pertinency.
"I tell you, my brethren," he continued,
"if our children had a little
more catechism and the Presbyterian
a little less, it would be better
for both.
"Then we don't pray in our families
like they do. I know their
prayers are mighty long, and they
pray all creaton; but, after all, it's
the right way. It's better than
prayin' too little.
"Now, my father and mother was
good Baptists, and raised their children
to be honest and industrious;
but I never heard one of them pray
in my life, and I was most a grown
man before I ever prayed a prayer
myself, and it was on this wise:
"There was to be a big meetin'
over in Elbert county, and I knowed
a pretty gal over thar that I wanted
to go to see. So I borrowed a little
Jersey wagin, which was a stylish
thing in them days, and went over to
the house and stayed all night, and
engaged her to ride to meetin' with
me next day, which was Sabbith.
"We went and had a glorious
time?ana I may as wen say ngni
here that she was afterwards my
wife?but comin' home I met with a
powerful accident, that I've never
got over to this day. As I was comin'
down a steep hill, some part of
geariu' gave way and let me and the
wagin on my cretur's heels-; and
beiu' young and skeery, and not
much U6ed to wheels, she wriggled
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| and kicked and tore from one side of
the road to the other, till I was
I pitch head foremost as much as ten
! foot, into the deep gully, and it was
; a miricle of mercy that my neck was
not broken on the spot.
"Expectin' to be killed every minute,
I thought I ought to ask the
Lord for mercy; but, as I had never
prayed in my life, I couldn't think of
the first thing to say, but the blessI
in' my father used to ask before
eatin' when we bad company, and
which this: 'Lord, make us thankful
for what we're about to receive.'
''Now, my brethren, do you s'pose
any Presbyterian raised boy was
ever put to such a strait as that for
a prayei? No. He would have
prayed for himself and gone off after
the Jews and heathens, whilst I was
a huntin' up and a gettin' off that
bie8fein\"
Meeting of Joint Conference.
The Joint Conference will meet D.
V. April 28 30, at Mt. Tabor church,
Brookland, S. C. The following is
the program of subjects, sermons
and speakers:
Friday 11a. m?Opening sermon;
followed by formal opening of Con
I Jl T"* *1 1
ierence Dy tne rresiaeni.
Tbese subjects are to be discussed:
1. How to eDjoy our religion?Delegates
from Mt. Yernon church and
Revs. T. W. Shealy, Jacob Wike and
Jacob Graichen.
2. Baptism, what is, when administered,
what benefits derived??Delegates
from Mt. Tabor, Luther
Chapel Revs. E. L. Lybrand and R.
E. Livingstone.
3. Essay, Historical Lutheranism
?Rev. C P. Boozer.
4. The position of the Word in the
Lutheran Church?Dr. J. W. Eargle,
Revs. P. H. E. Derrick, S. P. Shumpert,
J. D. Shealy, W. H. Roof and
A. W. Lindler.
5. AddreES on Christian Education
?Hon. C. M. Efird and President
George B Cromer.
Sunday morning. Address on missions?Hon.
H. A. Meetze and Rev.
J. D. Shealy.
SERMONS
Friday, 11 a. m.. Rev. Jacob Wike
or Rev. J. A. Cromer.
Friday, 8 p. m., Rev. 0. B. Shearouse
or W. H. Roof.
Saturday, 11 a. m., Rev. H. J.
Mathias or Rev. R. E. Livingstone.
Saturday, 8 p. m., Rev. P. H. E.
Derrick or Rev. Jacob Austin.
Sunday, 11 a. m, Rev. A. R. Beck
or Rev. C. P. Boozer.
The addresses on Christian Education
are set for Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock. The sermon on Sunday
will be on the subject "The Office cf
the Keys."
S. C. Ballentine, Secretary.
White Rock, S. C., March 28, 1893.
"They tell me Grimley, that your
daughter sings with great expression."
"Greatest expression you ever
saw. Her own mother can't recognize
her face when she's singing at
her best."
S. S. S. G(
" TO THI
Promptly Reaches the Seat
ot all Blood Diseases and
Cures the Worst Cases.
1)1o(x
ments or troubles so obstinate and dif
to cure such real, deep-seated blood c
offer sucli incontrovertible evidence*
is a cure! It goes down to the very
foundation of the very worst cases, anc
not, like other remedies, dry up the p<
only to break forth again more violer
trace of taint, and ridg the system of
Mrs.T. W. Lee, Montgomery, Ala.,1
ago I was inoculated with poison by i
my babe with blood taint. I was co
ulcers from head to foot, and in my gre
to die. Several prominent physician
to no purpose. The mercury 'and
gave me seemed to aua iuei 10 me sr
devouring me. I was advised by fr
wonderful cures made by it, to try Sv
proved from the start, as the medicin
to the cause of the trouble and force tl
bottles cured me completely." Swift';
S. S. S. FOR
?is the only remedy that is guaran
mercury, potash, arsenic, or any othe
cure Cancer, Eczema, Scrofula, t
Tetter, Boils, Carbuncles, Sores, etc.
Valuable books mailed free by Swif
Swansea's ITswj.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
On Sunday, April 2d, the two Sunday
schools here united in having a
children's day. The celebration was
conducted at the Baptist church and j
was an enjoyable day. The pro- j
gram was well carried out and the j
children acted their parts well. It j
was entirely confined to the young j
folks except an address of Hon. W. j
II. F. Hast, from the Methodist Sun- j
d*v snhnnl. who bv invitation ??ave a i
~-?J ? 1 J ? II _
short talk to the audience.
On Sunday night the Rev. F. J. j
McFarlane, of the Methodist fra- J
ternity, preached in the Baptist ;
church. He and R_>v. T. F. Rivers
filled the pulpit together very grace- !
fully. The minister gave us an earn- !
est and able appeal for the duties of a j
higher life.
On Friday last the public- school ,
here closed. The term having ended |
after a very prosperous session. It !
was under the management of Miss j ,
Gertrude Geiger, who was employed 1
by the patrons and trustees for this ]
session. Miss Gertrude is an edu- j ,
educated lady and an accomplished
teacher and the pupils entrusted to ]
her care have been the constancy of j
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many friends here and kind reco!- 1
lections have been implanted in the !
hearts of the children. She spent j
Saturday and Sunday amongst her
friends and on Monday took the train j
for her home on the Congaree.
Mrs. Lottie Koon is spending some |
time in Swansea with her niece, Mrs. j
C. S. Roof.
Clara Johnson, from the OraDge- j
burg Co educational Institute, spent <
last week with her family. Clara is
looking well and expresses herself j
very much pleased with the school. ]
The doctors all say that it is fearfully
healthy now around Swansea :
and look hopeful for the future to i
change, but don't talk it out loud. ,
David Roof, the younger brother ,
of C. S. Roof, has moved to Swan- j
sea aDd has gone into business here, j :
David and family have cast their lot j ,
with us and we extend a cordial wel- j
come to all such citizens who will i ,
come and sojourn with us for we feel | j
fully satisfied that we can do them 1
good. |
Yesterday Socrates M. Sigh tier, j
the newly elected M gis'rate of Gas- j i
ton, was in Swansea. I did not get
to shake the hand of that worthy j
patriot and citizen, but can rejoice j i
with the people of his jurisdiction i
i
that a good man aDd one honest :
and sincere has been elected to hold <
the office long and well held by W. j
A. Goodwin, his predecessor.
Some parties here have gone into j i
the Irish potato culture and several '
acres have been planted for shipping !
off this summer. Il is a new indus- .
try here as a money crop. ;
The Florida Central and Peninsu- ;
lar railroad has interested itself in i
ascertaining who are the responsible ;
melon dealers of the Northern mar- }
kets in order to encourage the rais- ,
IES
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Tn at-orTT tccf mnrlfk S S S I
demonstrates its superiority over other j
Mood remedies It matters not how ob- j
stinate the case, nor what other treat- !
ment or remedies have failed, S. S. S. |
always promptly reaches and cures any j
.se where the blood is in any way involved. ;
eryone who has had experience with !
1 diseases knows that there are no ail- j
lieu It to cure. Very few remedies claim j
liseases as S. S. S. cures, and none can j
>f merit. S S. S. is not merely a tonic?it j
seat of all blood diseases, and gets at the i
1 routs the poison from the system. I tdoes I
aison and hide it from view temporarily, j
itly than ever; S S. S. forces out every j
it forever.
writes: "Some years nigjUi
i nurse who infected
vered with sores and j 'tSatt
atextremity I prayed jL.
is treated me. but all
potash which they yLpV WF
tvful Hume which was jtjts
iends who had seen
Snecific I im
?Specific?
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teed purely vegetable, and contains no I
r mineral or chemical. It never fails to
Rheumatism, Contagious Blood Poison, '
t Specific Company, Atlanta, U*.
ing of that crop on this line of road.
The unprincipled dealers have so
swindled the melon growers that the
planting of them except on agreement
with responsible parties to buy
thein at an agreed price at depot
before leaving, had been very much
abandoned, and the railroads are
losing this important freight item.
Those fellows that have turned
the world upside down have come
hither also, and have siezed two
stills on Sandy Riu and one near
Swausea. One of tbo two on Sandy
Run was a "homemade concern" and
had wooden sides and a copper bottom.
Several indictments have been
gotten out by the officers before
Magistrate Jefeoat and several parties
were arraigned here on "Wednesday,
the 5th inst. They were represented
by W. H. Sbarpe, Esq, who strove
hard to have the matter ended hero
for want of sufficient evidence. Judge
Jefeoat decided to release one and
held David Moorer and Joel Harsey,
known here also as "The Prophet
Joel, over on bond to meet atCmsar's
bar. No illicit whiskies so far have
been found and "they say" the Constables
are gone to Orangeburg, but
whether their work is done here is
Qofc known. The chief speaker
among the Constables said that hitherto
be had considered himself a
hustler on a big lie, but that he had
been so mortified at his failure here
bo keep up with certain parties that
voluntarily he had given up his belt
and that henceforth another brow
would wear the laurels, another victor
would take the prize and get
from Beelzebub that welcome plaudit,
well done, faithful servant and pupil,
into into the kingdom of the Prince
of Liars.
Lexington, the equal of any and
inferior of none, still j ack frost was
here yesterday and made a raid and
was successful in his seizure too.
We have no place to hide from his
searcling eye and relentless fury and
as the negroes say, "he levelled on
Je crop" and we will have to look
further and make other arrangements
for a fruitage this summer. Cold
continues late and planting delayed.
Small grain fields are looking green
and promising, and we trust that
Imnfl /Inforrml trill fir>r>n Tint, fiirkpn
?
but make the hearts of our countrymen
glad and cheerful.
Yesterday I saw a young mau
sitting- on a crosstie pile humming,
"ILg swallows homeward fly," in a
very thoughtful meditative way which
indicated an upheaval within that
was bard to control. The day previous
he was trying to talk and only
could in broken and disconnected
monosyllables, and all his efforts
proved that be was but master of the
situation. Oh! how Spectator could
look on him and recall the time when
be was in "just such a box" exactly.
I wanted to tell that "weary boy,"
and tell that girl just what old Adam
told Eve, "that what I want fair
cieature is thyself" and all will be
peace. Then I thought of what
Mark Twain said when he had traveled
all over the world and that when
he had gotten to Adam's grave he
felt very sad to think that there lies
a mm who unintentionally had
caused him (Mark Twain) so much
trouble. I then could see how Mark j
Twin and the young man could blame !
Adam and the girl for much that
they are not responsible for and only
needs the asking for help and relief.
I can't see how a man, when he wants
to make a woman happy, gets so
chocky,non expressive and so intensely
monosyllabical and yet, the more',
they say, he is in earnest, the more
serious are these troubles. I tried to
explain this young man's condition
by saying to myself, OL! well, he is
en awkward, backward country
cracker, but that don't tell the story
when great learned men meet a like
fate.
There was an eloquent Bishop of i
the Methodist Church who was so j
unfortunate as tj lose his first wife
and who afterwards came, in course j
of his rounde, with "a smashing j
widow." The experience of the rest j
of mankind was his sad heritage. ;
Bab)landish confession sat on his
ttugue and forbid an intelligent
exchange of sentiment. In vain he
tried, again the veto came till it became
painful and wearisome to the
hopes and desires of the anxious,
waiting listener, who earnestly sought
opportunities to come to his relief
and to extend to her confounded
fto\A
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Makes the food more del
BQYAI. BAKWO POWC
!
lover th9 sceptre of reconciliation. I
Sitting one day at dinner with some j
friends, sbe offered to pull with him
the pullv bone of a chicken and to
draw for luck and a wish. He having
gotten the long end of the bone,
the amiable widow then said: "Well,
Bishop," placing her bone on the table,
what is your wish, sii?" Placing
his piece r- ar to hers, he replied.'
"My wish, madame, is that your
bones lay by my bones; will you accept?"
"I will, sir," was the modest i
and coveted reply. The agony was
all over and like Zackarias bis tongue
was released from its shackles and
he could speak forth once more.
They were married and lived many ;
years a happy life and one of g! eat i
service to the Methodist fraternity.
Spectator, j
April Gtb, 1899.
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"A word to the wise is sufficient" j
and a word from the wise should be
sufficient, but you ask, who are the
wise? Those who kDow. The oft
repeated experience of trustworthy
persons may be taken for knowledge.
Mr. W. M. Terry says Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy gives better
. # il .i1. ... ? ? iL .
satisiacuon man any otuer in me
market. He has been in the drug
business at Elkton, Ky., for twelve
year's; has sold hundreds of bottles
of this remedy and nearly all other
cough medicines manufactured, which
shows conclusively that Chamberlain's
is the most satisfactory to the
people, aud is the best. For sale by
J. E Kaufmann.
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A Gospel Yacht.
The Gospel yacht, now being built
at Jeffersonville, Iod, will shortly
make a hip to the Cuban coast. It
will have on board a devoted band of
preachers and missionaries, in fact,
the entire crew will be ministers or
mission woikers, and the sole object
? -i - * - ? - 1-- L
ol tneir voyage is 10 mane cuuveica.
The yacht is the largest ever built
for the purpose. It is 100 feet loDg,
with an auditorium, or chapel, between
decks capable of seating 700
persons. The decks will seat about
1,000 more, and will be used for
religious services whenever practicable.
The boat is to be launched on
the Ohio River, and will reach the
ocean by way of the Ohio and Mississippi
waters. Missionary work
will be carried on along the way, and
advantage taken of every opportunity
to preach. Several of the workers
speak Spanish. The yacht will sail
under the auspices of the Gospel
Yacht Association, which is international,
and has about 900 members.
The crew will be supported by the
members of the association, many of
whom are prominent clergymen, and
by voluntary offerings from the people
with whom they work.
.?. .?
Whers Is It?
"A remarkable condition cf affairs
in the South and West." says the
Philadelphia North American, uis
reported by United States Treasurer
vi-Vio cove fhof almost nite
XV'JUCiir^ ?? uv wuj u vumw ....
ous demands are being made upon
bim from those quarters for silver
and paper money to take the place of
gold, which has become a glut on
the market. There is so much gold
in circulation that the farmers have
become tired of it and waut a substitute
more easily handled, and prefe-abiy
paper money." The News
and Courier says this is very interesting
news, and is likewise some
what surprising. Would the North
American kindly specify iu what part
of the South the condition described
obtains? If gold is a glut anywhere
in this region, or auy farmers especially
have bad a surfeit of it, the
fact has wholly escaped the atten
j tiou of local obseivcrs.
^ |
W. F. llawl, New Brookland, S.
iC,wiites: Have used Dr. M. A.
Simmons Liver Medicine many years,
ami consider it the best liver rnedi
cine made. I regard it a miracle
' compared with Zeilin's Regulator.
L Baking
Powder
ure
licious and wholesome
ten CO.. NEW YORK.
A Good Reason
Whv An Old f! ?lnrp.l Prn.mhnr
Didn't Like Long Prayers.
"It happened," said Col. Jack
Chim, at Chamberlain's, "that there
were two colored preachers inhabiting
cells in the penitentiary at
Frankfort at the same time. If I
remember aright both were sentenced
for polygamy, but Old Sam was a
Methodist parson, while Old Jake
was of the Baptist faith. It seems
that Sam had done something great
ly to offend the warden, and the
punishment decided on was an old
fashioned lashing. Some weeks
after the affair came off the Rev.
Sam, whom I had known from boyhood,
was telling me about it.
."'I didn't min' de whippiu' so
much, Mars Jack, of it hadn't been
# t Al 3 ri_ i. J T7
ior ae way \jid jaae acieu. zou
see de warden he said to me, "Sam,
I'segwine to whip you, an' I low de
whippin' will do you a whole heap uv
good. I'm gwine to let Old Jake
pray fer you, and de blows will continue
to fall on your black hide while
Jake's paa'r is a goin' on. When he
comes to a final stop, den de punishment
will likewise end."
" \Lind sakes, Mars Jack, I knowed
it was up wid me den, for date
ignorant old nigger neber did know
when it was time to git up off n his
knees. De fac dat a po'human bein'
was in distress wasn't gwine ler mek
a bit or difference wid him. Well,
sir, it was jes like I spected it'd be.
Dey brought me out an' Ole Jake,
de ole villun, started in, and as fast
as he prayed the warden come down
on me wid a whip dat cut like a
knife. I never did want ter hear a
pra'r come to an end so bad in all
my life, but it weren't any use.
Ebery time I thought ho was inos'
through Ole Jake took a fresh hold
and down come delickshardernever.
Shorely it seemed to me like he
prayed a moDtb, and, Mars Jack, I
wants to tell you right now dat I am
sot against long pra'rs fo' de rest uv
my life.'
Personal.
Columbia Daily Record, April G
Dr. Sam C. Harman has relurned
from Nashville, where he graduated
from the University of Tennessee
with the degree of M. D. He is a
son of Mr. Fred Harman and read
medicine under Dr. F. D. Kendall
before going to a medical college.
He has not yet decided where he will
locate.
Joe S. Huffman, whose skull was
recently fractured, is rapidly recovering.
He is being attended by Dr.
F. D. Kendall.
Surgeon Griffith, of the Second
South Carolina Regiment, was over
from Augusta this week to visit his
mother, who is sick. Surgeon Griffith
is a son of D. J. Griffith, the
superintendent of the penitentiary,
and is a young physician who will
make his maik. He is very popular
in the regiment.
Rheumatism Cured.
My wife has used Chambei Iain's
Pain Balm for rheumatism with
great relief, and I can recommend it
as a splendid liniment for rheumatism
and other household use for
which we have found it valuable.?
W. J. Cuyler, Red Creek, N. Y.
Mr. Cuyler is one of the most
prominent men in this vicinity.?W.
G. Phippin, Editor Red Creek
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There is a bill before the Massachusetts
legislature to make it compulsory
to use wide instead of narrow
tires on vehicles. The sfates
f man who drafted the bill has become
tired of seeing the state spend
money to fix up the roads and then
have them cut up by these narrow
tiies.
But few women are deep thinkers,
but they are all close observers.
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A competent judge of music says
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A Jersey City man boasts that he
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Little Clarence?"Papa, what is
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Teacher?"Wat happens when a
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Visitor?To what do you ascribe
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Wal, I never stole a hoss, shot a
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"If yon don't have me," he exclaimed
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None of God's appointments will
seem grievous to us if we remember
that the will of God never differs
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I was reading an advertisement of
Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in the Worcester
Enterprise recently, which leads me
to write this. I can truthfully say I
never used any remedy equal to it
for colic and diarrhoea. I have
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2
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The United States volunteers in
Manila hrvo been supplied with
Krag Jorgensen lilies.
Southern Pines, one of the smallest
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A Torpid Liver causes Depression
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Au incipent regro rebellion in Manila
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Whenever we try to give happiness
to somebody else, we can t neip
keeping some of it for ourselves.
WASYGOING j
|L PEOPLE
?? ^ Those who disregard
?1 rly indications of disease.
{g The progress of
catarrh is frequently
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It lias become
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body has a little
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(j'i/MfL "pa\* slight attention
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\ 111 v.- Many people well
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Dear S s:?"I think 3'our Pe-ru-na
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I ve tried all the catarrh
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Von can use this publicly if you want
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