The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, April 02, 1891, Image 4
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PREVARICATORS, FALSIFIERS, AND c
PLAIN LIARS. n
Poor Human Niture Lashed Unmerciful
ly-Lying from Couniting Ioom to ill
Shop; from Drawing Ronm to lichen;
and Yet Nobo(ly Deceived for Amy ra
Length of Time. Lh
NEw YoRK, March 22.-"Tbe Phlgue it
of Lies" was selected b)v Dr. Talimare bI
for the subject of the ifthI of his dis. dr
courses on ''The I'lagues of These Three til
Cities," which he preached to-day.
Both at the morning service in Brooklyn l1
and at the evening service under the h<
auspices of the Christian lerald in New t(
York, the vast buildings were not large ei
enough to hold more than onc-half the w
crowd who cameie to hear the sermon. Ir
His text was Genesis iii, 4: "Ye shall ct
not surely (lie." li
That was a point blank lie. Satan a
told it to Eve to induce her to put, her b
semi-circle of white, beautiful tecth. %I
into a forhidlen apricot, or plum, or t)
peach, or apple. Ile practically iaid to il
her, "Oh, Eve! Just take a bite of this d
anld you will be omnipoteit and onlis- t
cent. Youshall be as gods."1 Just the I
first lie that was ever told in our world. n
It opened the gate for all the falschoods ti
that have ever alighted on this planet, u
It introduced a plague that covers '
all nations-that l'latue of Lies. Far h
worse tilaln the 1magues oI* EA!ypt, for
they were on tlhe banks of' tle Nile; but 11
this is on the b aniks of, tle HIudson, oil 14
tile balks of the East river, on the banks a
of the Olli'll the Mi.ssissippi, and the I
Thames, and the lihine, anld the Tiber,
and oil both sides ol all rivers. The c
Egyptiai P'lagues lasted only a lew
weeks, but for six thousand years has
raged this Plague of Lies. 4
There are a hundred ways of telling a 1
lie. A man's entire life may le a flse- I
hood, while With his ips he Ilay not once
directly falsily. 'lhere are those who
state what, is positivey im.t'rio. bi l er
wards say 'may be,'' soil y-. Thvs
departulres fromi lie .1V ari calle hi
"white lies;'' hlt. there is real 11n( sich i
thing as a white lie. Thei whitest lic
that. was ever tohil was s black as icr
ditlon. No inventory% of ublii: crines
will he sufficieil that onhlilts this i.aillic
aboinaiition). Thero are rn,high inll
church and state. acitallyv uisefl, sel
denxing and hoiest, in Imian l ngs, i
who, uponl cerltainl sub,*jects, :ald inll
ertainl spheres, are not, at ali to he tI
d1IpeIded iuliol> foi i ity. I ideeid,
(here are 111Nn mlen mad womlenl who wN
have their notiom (1f t ruthIlleiness so
thorughly pervierted. tha1t. they do a
not know whn theyN are hymn. With
Ilal lN it, is i ii1tiviated ,ill; 'itl somei c it
sellis a iiatnial illirillit N. I have kiiowii
p'oIle wllo stii to havc buell ri iri 1 ,iais. W
The filshoods (IF their lives (telided m
ill cardle til giave. I.'rev ricatiols .,
lDisre esellT Iti4 1, a1i dishloliestN of re
speech llvliaicd ill I el'ir list, lit(vi-aleves, I$(
ald were as natiiral (4o Ihei as aim oI 1I
their intitile dist ascs .ii( wer. a Sort wV
()I mloral (Trltup (r splirtit al 'war-latinla, lit
But Ilally have hevell palaved ill vil-vilil- 9(
stiallees were this tvileiik y has lay by
day, anld hou. by1 hou111r , btI'en valh d to .
llger developilent. Thiey. have nel.W
ironi attaiinli t to istLailinelli, a lli frim
class to class. unil thy have b INo
regularly gratliatedl liars.t
The air of lie city is ill(Il with lalse:- p~
hoods1. Tihiey h ang lpetlanit tfrom the st
tilndelier IiSiO(ou ililiestI re'sideces;'O theiy
crowdI the shelv ~es l Sin 10 t our hiwr- mi
chaniit pinices! theiy till tile s iiewalk fromi t I
curbstone to 1bro wni-stonae tlatinLt. Theiy li
c'luster arounid the mechanic's h:aiiierc, 1'
aiid blossom tr'omi the eii jt th Ile mer'-a
chianit's ;ardc-stiek iisti h or
(if churiicheos. Sone call them - tlictioni.m S
Some style. thiem "':labrientioni.' " V ou
imighit say that they' werei subterfuge,!~
dlisguiise. delunsion, i romianice, ev'asioni,
pireteinse, fable, deept ion. miiisrepresenei
taitioni, hut, as I aum ignoriianit oliy tinlg t I
to be gained by the hidinig ,t' a G~oil- al
defyinig (ou1trage undioer a lex ico gnaphier's in
blanket, I shiall1 ch ile ly callI t hem what. ni
ily father taught ime to call themii-lies. ~
I shall dliv'ide the win iit' ar.r.icnultt1ra, I
nmercantile, michiaiiical, ecelesiastical 9.
andt soiciail lies.
First, then, I will specak of thiose that,
a 'di more particula rly agi'icultui'al. .
TIhere is somuethinlg ini the perpietuial.
presenice ol niatural objeCcts to make a
nman pure. T1he trees never issue v
"'false stock.'' Wheat fields ai'e always t
honest. Rye an<d oats never 'imor)e outl
in the night, not pa.ying for the pla:ce I
they have occupied (:orni shocks l
never miake night, tnot paiiying or the lalec e
they have oc'cuied. Coni shoeiks never
make false assigniiimnts. Ac il utaini
brooks are always "'current.'' 'Then gold
on thfe grain is niever cotunterleit.. The
mmisei never thauints in lalse coloriis.
The dew sporits on\ty geniuinii dtiamondsi(I.
Taking farmers as a class, I believe thiey
ar truthill and( lair ini dealiing, and ci
kind-hearted. .Ilut, the re'gions sur-e
rounding our cities do niot always senidi
this sort of mien to our mnaikets. li )y
by day there er aaok thirougih our1 streets, I
and( abr ut the miarkt, hounses, 11arm 1
wvagons that have not ain hionest spoke
ini their wheels or a triuthiiliil r'ivet 1rom n
tongue toI tail-b)o ard. Dur)in itg thle laust
few~ y'ear1s thier'e hav'e b ieen tiiies whieni
dlomeistie econi ,:' y hats liound( 'red on the
ihr1mfer's lirk :n. iNeIiher lui taxes nor'~~
thie hiigh pice ofi dryv-goaodIs nor the
Siat thme city has witInes ced mi thle lie
l ii Or of.the yeomanryii'. lI y the qieitt s
brasiiflde in Westehiester' aind Orange ti
eounlties, i hope there miay, be1 seasons of' il
(heel) retlectioni aind hearty rIc en-tanc. '
Rurali dist ri ats are'( ai.custedili to rail at u
great cities as given upl to fraudo andl 9
every form of' unrighteousne'ss-, hut our -
cities do not a bisorib all thie aboimitionis.
Our citizensa hiave :(earned'o tile im portance h
of' not always trusting to the size and
style of' apples on t he top ot a harmor's i1
barrels as an inodiention of what may t
be found farther dlown. Many oil our .g
people are accustomed to wvatchi aiiol
see how correctly a bushel oil beets o
is measured; and there are not many 1
honest milk-caus.
Deceptions (10 not all cluiser round
city halls. When our cit.ies sit down3
and weep over their sins, all the sur
rounding country ought to conmc in antd
weep with them. There is often hostil
Ity on the part of producers against tra
ders, as though the man who raises the
corn was necessarily morc honorable
than the grain dealer, who piours it into I
his mammoth bin. There ought to be
no such hostility. Yet producers often .I
think It no wrong to snatch away from
the trader ; and they say to the bargain
maker, "You get your money easy.n"
Do they get it easy,? L~et those who in
the quiet field and barn get their living
exchange places with those who stand ~
to-day amid the excItements of commer- r
01al lIfe, and see if they find It so very t
easy. While the Armer goes to sleep i
WiUh the -assuranos thai his corn and 1
arley will be growing all the ligbt,
koment by moment adding to his rev
mue, the merchant trios to szo to sleep
mnscious that that moment his cargo
ay be broken oi the rcks or damaged
y the wave that sweeps clear across
ei hurricane deck ; or that reckless
ieculators may, that very hour, be plot
I11 some monetary revolution, or tho
irglars be pryig open his safe, or his
btors fleein- the town, or his landlord
ising the rent, or the fires kindling on
e block that contains all his estates.
isy ! Is it? God help tile merchants.
is h.1rd to have tile pallis of the hands
istered with out-door work but a more
eadtil proccss when, through mereau
C anxIeties, the brall is Coisilled !
In the next place we notice iercan
e licA, those before the counter and
,hilid the counter. I will not attempt
, Specify the difl'ereit Foris of comier
Al Falsehood. There are nerchantm
Ito excuse themselves for deviatiou
omn trutlfiulness because ot wiat tlc3
ill commercial custom. In other word,
ke multiplication andti uiiversality 0
sin turns it into a virtue. There hav(
,en lar-e fortunes gathered where ther
as not, one drop of unrequited toil it
le wine; not one spark of bad tempe
ishing from the bronze bracket iot om1
rol) of ieedIle-womian's heart blood it
IC crimson plush; while there are othe
reat establishments in which there j,
Lt one doorknob, not one brick, not oi
-Ilket, not one tbread of hice, but hit:
[)Oi1 it the mark of dishoner. Whit
Older it', some0 day, i hat of toil tha
ad been wruing, and worn out, im
listered until the skin came off, 110111,
e placed a.;aiist the ele.ait wall-paper
avillg its mark of' blood--thur lingeri
1ud a thumhb; or that, some day, wa kIh
i- the halls, there Should bl e a voi,
ecostilng tile occupant savin, "i:
ents lor makiig a shirt;'' and lyinit i
Ie room another voice sholth'i say
1'welve cents otr an army blatiket ;
Ild the mant should try to sIcep at Iight
>ut ever and anon he aroused, until get,
inl( I,) oi onle elbow, he shioul shriel
>lt, "Who's there ?"1
0nw Sabbath nf!_iht, inl the vestibulle o
11y churilch af'ter servIce, a1 wonmi'l Icl
1 'I'llins Te doulmr said slit
in't neced mledicilic ,o oneih as some.
hInwl tcat. As site beainml to revivt
I her delilitlln, she said gaspighllZl
:ehIlens! ((m;h ots! E:i.-ht cenIt s
wish I cmubd get it done; 1 1111 So tile<
wilh I could get s,omu sieep: hut I
III.t -vt it donl ! i::iht cent-! lih
'ts!'' We iuland afterwards she wm
lkill gamilents for vight cents apiece
ld 0 tat she could 11ake but three |(1
wil i a dhay! Three times cit ar(
vulntyou "Icar it, menI.Il 4 ad vollen
ho have comlifortable homel(.4
*'Omie of the worst villainls of, the c!it %
re the ('mployers oI thuese Woineli
Itey heat Ilhei down to the last peln
V, and try to eleat, theil out of tht,
lhe woman luist.L dep( sit a1 dollar ol
vo bief'ore she gets the garmifent Ic
ork onl. W'hen the work is donee it is
airpl.y inspectvtl, the ll mst illgni:i
AII ftlws picked out, and thlit W Ve
tIlst-d, an1d somnetilmies the 4l-Ila1r dv
)sited nlot g!ie latck. Thw Womlen's
rot ct iVe Union reports a . vast
litre one of thtese 1poor Soll
ling a lace whee she coul
t lore wages, resolved to change
1111loyers, and wvent t:> get her
iy for work done. The einployer said:
lihar you are going toI leave Ine.
es," site said, "lld 1 aiml come to get
11A You owe l(t." ie made no an
'Cr. She said: "'Are you 1not going~
luly meI ?"' "Yes4," lie said, "1 will
(y youl;"' andc lhe kickedl her downi
airs.
1114de l . in ommercti sp)here~s thalt are
roulghout righlteouis. Go wOt~ illI let
s favor rest tlipon every scroll, every
etured'e( waill, every t raceried w itndow;
ni the joy thai;t h;ishies fromi tile lights,
id1 shtoweirs I roma ihe musie, antd
iowvers from it the nusic, and1( dances inr
Ie chidrenl's (iuick fe'et, pat11tering~
irotigh thle halt, wvill utter tile con
rat ulationr of meni aind the appro val of
odt.
A mlerchlant canlf, to the last itei, bn
iorou1ghlly honest. There is neveI
ay nieed of failsehood. Yet. how I
any will, day by day, houtr by hour.
tter what thety kinow to ble wrong.
oui say you are1 selling at less thai
>st. I f so, then1 it is right to say It.
ut did t hat cost you less thlan von'aisk
>r' it ? II not , thien yot haive 11'alsilied,
ou1 Say tihat thlat article cost you 8:5
1 sot, t heni all right. I f it did niot, then1
011 hav1 e falsilied. S11pposet you are a
list (omerC. Youi are "h)eatinlg down " thl(
00(ds. Voti say thtat that article for
:hliih S> is chtarged, is not worth mort
han11 1o11r. is it worthi no0 inore0 that
4l? Th'Ien, alt right. If' it be wvort i
lOre, and( for tile sake of getting it foi
18s thanil its vah1ii1, youi wilfully dlepr1e
iate it, youi have fllsilied. Youi inaU
all it a sh1arp tradeI. Th'ie record in~
nlge writeCs it down on1 tile p)onderCoi
111114 of (eter1ni ty --" iIr. No an~ iilSo
LI 'rchlant in Wa' lter street, 0orf in litIi
reet, or ini State street ; 01r Mrs. So aml
'0, keepinI g htouise oin Uracon at reet, oi
ni Ahol4 Iisoni avenue(1, or l i ttenhous011
ifua11re, or' 1 rook lyni heights of i irook
onider lh it isign i icanit, beca use relat
nig to11 an insigni icaint 1p1ihics. Yot
i (4h1 Id (esise' tile man1 w ho wvouh
als1it y ini regard to) some1 great miiattei
Ii wichi tile cit. or01 thie whole coun ltrI
c is (h lcncerned ; bu11t Lthis is on1ly a1 hoW
I bitttons 1, 01r a1row 01. pinis, or a cast
.I IIeedles. P.e not (deceiv~edI. *ThIe ar
il' pilIrIhasedI mlay be sod snudlil yot
i w-is bigger' Lhan the' l'yramiiids, ani1
t( through allt the mtountonans of (ter.
tv.
Youi thriow oil your1 (count1r 801n1
iieeilinens of Ihand(kc'htiet. Y ouri uls,
litlr aisks, "'Is that, ll silk ? no ct ton
it ?' You answer, "'It is ll siik.'
Vas it, all silik ? 1I so, all right1. liutI
ilsi ied. Al'oover, you lost by thei
ilsehood. TPhiletustomier, though lie
ouightkeepsie, wii Ifii o ut thait you
aive def(raudied imi, andlt nex (Lspi'nrg,
-hen he agini coimes shoppin111g, tie will
tok at your signt and1 say:' "I will nct
'3 there. Thai~t 1s tile plaee wh Iere I
ot thtat lhndkerchlief.'' So that, b4
lnd dIishlonest, bargain youi p)icked your
wn pocket and1( inisulted thei Al
tighty3.
Wou mld vou dare to iiake ati esti mate
f howv manty f'alsehlods ill trade w~ere
e(sterday t01(1 by halrdIware' men,I and(
hothiers, antd Ifruit-deallers. and1( dry
oodhs establishmaenlts, and importers,
md1( jowelers, andi lumIbermien, anld coal
n erchants, and stationers, and1( tobac
onists? Lies about saddles, ablout
metkles, about ribbons, about earplets
ibout gloves, about coats, about shoeIs
ibout hats, about watchles, about ear
'lag'es, about books-about everything
n the name of tile Lord AlmIghty, I
rraign commercial falsehoods as ont
if the greatest plagules in city and
own.
In the next place, I notice mechanIca
les. There Is no class of men who ad
rinisater more to the welfare of th
Ity than artisans. To their hand w
aust look for the buildIng that suhei
era us,. for the garments that cloth
S, for the oar that carries us. The
ila wide-spread influence. Ther
is mutich derision of what is called
"1.lusciflar Christianity;" but in the I
latter day of the world's prosperity, I t
thamk that the Christian will be ius- t
cidar. We have a right to expect of b
tlI !)s stalwart men of toil the highest d
po.ssible integrity. Many of them an- d
sw.er all our expectations, and stand
at the front of religious and philan
ti ropic enterprises. Btit this class,
li v t he ot hers t hat I have named, has q
in it those who lack in the element of o
vcracit,y. Tliy cannot all be trusted. r
In times whei t he demand for labor is b
great., it is impossible to meet the de.
miands of the public, or do work with i
that promptness and perfection that I
wotild ;at other times be possible. But b
there are mvv;lnies whos(i word can
not be trusted at anly time. No man
has a right to promise more work than
he can do. Thern are mechanics who
say that they will come on Monday;
bmt they do not, comne until Wednesday.
You pit work in their hands that they
tell you shall be completed in ten days,
but it is thir-tv. There have been f
houses built of which it mnight be said
r that every nail driven, every brick
tiortared, couhl tell of falsehood con
nieted therewit l. There are men at
tenpting to ( t en or lifteen pieces of
work who have not the tiime or
strength t do more than live or six
pieces; but by protises never fuhlilled
keop all the underi!kings within their
r own grasp. This is what they call
S"nirsing" the job.
How i111chI wrOnIg to his soul and in
sult to ("od a Iuctanic wolild save, if
tI he protised only . so luch as lie x
t peted to be able to do, Society has
it" right to ask von impossibili ties.
Y oti cannot always (alculate correct ly,
and you may fail because you cannot
grt the l help that you ant,icipate. But
now I aitl SpeakinlgL of the willfili mak
ini-- of promnises that yott know you
"minot keep. 1)i you say that that
' shw wold be iended, that coat re
I paired, those brieks laid, that harness
sewed, tIhat dloor grairned, that spout
fied. or that window glazed, by Satur
day. knowing tihaL you vould neither
. h- alle to do it, yourself nor get any
oneo else to do it ? Then before God
at-il man you are a liar. Yoti may say
ti:t it, miakes no partictilar difference,
.iI' that. it yoil hal told the trith you
Wmitbl iave lost. tihil jolt, and that peo
pih' vXpect Io be disappoiited. U,it
I hat, excuse will not answer. There is
a voile ,,( t ofthmider rolling aimong tlt
dilia, and planes, atid shoe lasts, aid
shv ars, which savs: "A11l liars shall
ha ve t hi r pairt in t he lake that burneth
with fire atn brimst onv."
I next notice eclesiastical lies; that is,
falsehoIods told for the purpose of atdvanme
ing (hur1 1-hies and sects,. or for the purpose
of leiletiig tliem. 'T'liere is lio uise inI
asking miany a Calvinist what an Arminian
helieves, for he will bet- apt to tell you that
tho Amninian helieves that a man vani con
vert himseIf, or to ask tlhe Arininian what
thei Calvini"t, b-lieves, for he will tell you
that the Cal vinl ist 1beloves that tiod mIlade
S0111e men11 jilt;t to damn thea. There is
tin 1Nel fit askinlgr a 111-do-llaptist what a
)aptist believe-, for he will ie apt to say
tit the Baptist helieves immersion to lie
lositivelvI necessary to s:alvation. It is al
tuost, hil'ssible Ior 4nev denllilotination of t
-christianls, without prjildive or lisrepre- ]
1"'it Iton, to state tihe Sviienttn of an Op
I'Si seet. If a inan hates I'resbyterians,
,111 3(u) ask hini what l'resbyterians he
lieve, el tell y-ol that they helieve that there
ar. ill aits in hell a spa Itong!
It i- S"range also l how inldividual churches
wvill Someitimlis inake1 mllisstatemenvits about
othvir individital churches. It is especially
so is regard to fa.-lhods told with refer
ne to rtOsptrous enterprises. As long as c
a church is f'ele, anid the silging is dis
cord4itait, and the minister, through the
pioverty oIf lhe cliir'h, tmutst gi) wi th a I
thireatdhate co at, antd lit-t atnd there a wor'-1
shiippt'r sits in thec end (If a pew, having all
Itie seat to himiselIf, religious sympllathiizers
oif theri chuiirelies will say, " What a p)ity! .'
Ihut, let a gmreat tday tof prtospe-rity comne, andt
even mniisters of the Go ispe'l, whlit ought to
he~ rteji it at the 'argeness anid extent of
thei work, denon ce, and iiiisrepr'esent, amnd
fa:i fy, stat ig thle siticiont ini regartd to
timselves, that thle rteason they tlo not like I
the corni is htet'ausi it is inot gr~ ooth in thirli'
own nill. httow long beftore we shall learn
to bIe fair tn olir religious tcri ticists! Thelw
keeniest jealotsits tn &'arith ar churt clh
jea:loiusit's. Th'le fiel of Christian wortik is
so large t hat there is mnt nieed that tour hoei
hiandlk-s hit.
Next, I speak of soicial lit's. Thli.s t'vilI
m-ikes nmn-lh i F siiiety inisincere . Y'oiu
kn tow noit w hat tto believe. Wh len pteopleI
a1sk ytitt to tcomie, yoni dot nt,t kno wh~ ileth1er
ri inot they wanmt youi to comue. Whent they
er it is an texpres-iton of Ihir heart, omr an
exsternmal cIvility. We have learnied to take 1
abintst t'verythinig at a discountt. Wortd is i
sent, " -Not at hiomte," wheni't they are' ontlyt
too- lazy to dress thtemiselves. Tfhey say,
''The furnace has jutst gtone ouit,"' when ini,
t ruth they have hiad no tire in it all winmtei.
lThey apotlogize ftor tIhe unusual btarrenness
of Ihiir tabtle, when'm t hey nevter live any I
hetlter. IThey itt-ry their most luxurious
enitertaiment,- to win a showt~er of ap
plrtval. Thley' apologize for their anpeair-'
auie, aS though It were mmiusiual, when al
ways at hiomue they look just so. Th'ley I
woiul d niake- you belie've that stmno <
skelt-h til the walh was the work of a mias
ter paititemr. "It w'as an hteirhotnm antI omnco
hung tin t' watlIs tof a castle; amit a duke~
gave it to thi ritl fathler-." When the1
tact is, that painitinig was made by' a man
"dowt~n tast ." andl baketd stt as tto take it
Iook tolt, andt stold wvithi thers ftor $10 a
dIl-.en. Peoptjl , whit willI lie abouit inothimig
('10 will lit' a'bout a piture. Oii a snmall
Iti'omie we mtust make the worhld believe
t hat we are tllhiien t, andt tour' hife btecoimets a I
t'heat, a counterfe-it, amnd a sham.
Few~ petsons are re-ally mnatuaral. When 1 I
say Ithiis, 1 dlo not miean to slur c'('ultu redt 1
manters. It is ight that we shoul hhave
miore atdmirat ion for' thue sculphtiumed ima rbtle
thanm for the umknown block of rluarr'y.
Fraomn manmy ti rcles ill life inisinmcerityv has1
tdriv'tn tI vi vaeityv anti nuthIusiasmn. A
Fr-/e dt-t igity l intsttead Iloats abtout, the room,
14 i i,',iub r gr inds augainlst ieb erg. Ytu
n:nst tt hauigh outright, it is vulgar. You
ninst snile. Yu inus ot1dash raptithl
aterto1- thle rooii ; ytou miuist glide.- TIhere is
a rtundl tif It tws, andit grns, andt IIlatterites,
:inlt'l h's! andot ahI's! and siampereing, anmd
namiuhyplambyltista---a wtorldl of wichl Is not
woth ont' gtotod, rotuod honitest lital tof lauagh
ter. IFrtttn suit'ha hotllowt~ rount Ithea totrtur ed
gut-st t'tt ir's at th lo '(st'of tIheev'tinmg, atnd
aussure-s hIis hotst that lie has enijoyed hmim
st'lt!
WVhat a aouind of inisinicerities moany pro
ithe mrutn, in torder' o wini the favotr tof the
wrtu l. TJhueir' Iife is au shiamt aind thet-ir dentI h
amn unspea:kabl te sadtlness. A las. form 1 lie
hioor biuitterflies whenm Ithe frost strikes
(Comopare' theu lift' anmd tdeath of sut-l a one
with Ithat tif someit C.hristiain attnt 12who was
once a lhessintg to yoiur household. I (Io \
not know Itat she wias evter ttIfere-d the I
huand iiini rriuugt. She Ilivedt single t.hat i
uintariimmel Iled sIhe mighut be teverybodhy's
blessinig. Whtemnever' the sick were tt bte s
v isitedi, to' thue poor' tio bie provided with
btread, she we-nt w ith a blessing. Shen could It
piray, om'ra. s lgtRck of Ages,"' for anty sick
Ipaiuper who asked haer. As she got thleir,
b u tfor the mOst pairt aumntie was a sunbeam
-just thet ttne for' Chiristanas Eve. Shte knewt
bettter' thian ainyone else htow~ tt fix things. C
lier-t every prmayer, as Godt hieard it, was full ii
ttf everyltodly who had trouble. 'ITe brilght,- E
est thinlgs Iin all tIme house dIroppedl ftom her
tigers. Slit hmatd pecular nmotions, but the
grandtest notIon shet everi hiad was to make
yout happy. She tdressed well; auntie al. I
ways diressed well; but her highest adorn- t
ment was that of a meek and quiet spirit, c
whIch, ini1" th thtof GodI, Ia of great price.
When she diedi, you all gathered lovIngly
about hier; amnd as you carried her out to a
rest, theo Siund ay-school claes almost covered (
thei colin wIth japonicas, and tihe poor peo
pl1e1 stood at thet end of the alley, wlth theira
. aprons to theIr eyes, sobbIng, ubitterly; and
the man of thie world saId, W i So lomon,
lie11r price was above rubies; mud Jesus,
i' as unto the faden in Judea L. -mane'
& "I say unto thee, arisel" f
l
But to inany, through insinoerity; thislife
i a masquerado bali. AS. at such enter.
inments, gentleiren and ladies appear in
hlo dress of kings anl queens, mountain
andits or clowns, and at the close of the I
ance throw off their disguises, so, in this I
issipated life, all unclean piplions move I
i mask. Across the floor they trip merrl- j
r. The lights sparkle along the wall, or
rop from the ceiling-a cohort of fire!
'lie music charms. The diamonds glitter.
'lie feet bound. Gemmed hands stretched
ut, clasped gemmed hands. Dancing feet
espoid to dancing feet. Gleaming brow 4
ends to gloaniing brow. On with the i
ance! Flash and rustle, and laughtor, and
ineasurable merry-naking! But the
,nguor of death comes over the limbs, and
lurs the sight. Lights lower! Floor hol
nw with sepulchral echo Music saddens
ato a wall. Lights lower! Tho maskers
an hardly now be seen. Flowers exchange
heir fragrance for a sickening odor, such
.s comes from garlands that have lain in
,aults of cemeteries. Lights lower! Mists
ill the room. Glasses rattle as though
haken by sullen thunder. Sighs seem
aught among the curtains. Scarf falls
rom the shoulder of beauty,-a shroud!
.,lghts lower! Over the slippery i oards, in
lance of death, glide jealousies, disappoint
nents, lust, despair. Torn leaves and
vithered garlands only halt hide the ul
ered feet. Teio stench of smoking lamp
vicks almost quenched. Choking damps.
"hilliness. Feet still. Rands folded.
Kyes shut. Voices hushed. Lights out!
WHY HE DID NOT MARRY.
V Mout Ltaugihabis Story About A Young
Mlan and a 11li.
One of the most laughable stories of
. bovine kind that has ever tickled the
ribs of tfie "only aninal that laughs" is
the one in which Mike Finck describes
hs ride in the "natural state." on Dea
con Smith's Taurus.
We defy a cynic, in fashionable
t.rowsers, to read it and not burst a but
ton or two off the place to which sus
penlers are hitched. It is simply "enor
molls."
Mike took a notion to go in swim
ming, and he had just got his clothes
f, when lie saw Deacon Smith's bull
making at him. The bull was a vicious
inimal, and had come very near killing
two or three persons, consequently
Mike felt rather "jubus."
lie didn't want to call for help, for
ie was naked, and the nearest place
1rom which assistance could arrive was
,he meeting-house, which was at the
ime lilled with worshippers, among
whom was the "gal Mike was paying
levotion to." So he (lodged the bull as
ie animal caie at him, and managed
,o cateh him by the tail.
lie was dragged around till lie was
earlv dead, and wheni he thought he
,ould hold no longer, he made up his
iind that he'd better "holler." And
low we will let hiiii tell his own story.
"So looking at the matter in all its
-warings, I cum to the conclusion that
I'd better let some one know whar I
bas. So I gin a yell louder than a loco
notive whistle, and it wan't long be
ore I seed the deacon's two dogs a
!oning down like as it they war see
jig which would get there fust.
"I knowed who they war arter
hey'd jine the bull agin me. 'So,' sez
'old brindle, as ridin, is as cheap as
valking on this route. ir you have no
>Ijections, I'll jist take a dock passage
)m that ar' back o' yourn.' So I warn't
*ery long getting astride of him.
"Then, if you'd been thar. you'd have
worn thar war nothing human in that
ir imix, the silo flew so orfully, as the
ritter and I rolled around the field
me dog on one side, and one on the
>ther, trying to clinch my feet.
I prayed and cussed until I could not
eli which 1 did at last-and neither
varn't of no use, they were so orfully
inixed uip.
"W\ell. 1 reckon I rid about half an
iour this wvay, when old brindle
hought it war time to stop to take in
supply of windl and1 cool off a little.
o when we got around to a tree that
tood thar, lie naturally halted, so sez, I,
oy you'll lose one passenger sartin. So
jist clumi upi a branch, kalkalating to
iiost till I starved, afore I'd be rit;l round
hat ar way any longer.
"I war makingr tracks for the top of
lie tree, when I heard sumthin' a .
makin' an orfuli buzzin' overhead. I
:indler looked, and it thar wasn't
uell; thiar's no ue in swearin'-but it
var the biggest hornet's nest ever bilt.
iou'll 'gin in now, I reckon, Mike,<
eauise than's no help for you.
"1 ut an idea struck mec then that IJ
toodi a heap better chance ridhin' the
mil than whar I was. Sez I, old feller, I
f you'll hold I'll nidie to the next sta-]
ton, anmyhow, let that be whar It will.
"S;o I jist dlrop)ped about him agin'
nd( lookedl aloft to see what I had I
ained by chan gin' quarters, and, gen
lemen, I am al iar i fth ar wasn't nigh t
half a bushel of the stingin' varmnints
eadly to pitch into mec when the word
go was gin.
"Well, I reckon they got it, for 'all
aiids' started for our company. Some I
>f them bit the (logs-about a quart I
,truck me, and the rest charged on
"l'his time the (logs led fust, (lead
mPut fer the 01(1 dbeacon's, and as soon
1s old1 brindle andl I could get undler
ray, we followedl, and as I was only a
leck passenger, I hiad nothin' to do
vith steerin' the craft; if I had we
houldnu't hav'e run that channel any
"hlut, as I said before, the dogs took
lie lead-brindle and I next and the
iornets directly arter. TLhe dogs yel
in'-brindlie holierin' and the hornets
>uzzIn' and stin gin'.
"W~ell, we hadg got u.bouit two hun
Ired yards from the house, and the
teacon heard us and cum out I seed
ii m t hrow up his hiand and( tt .1 white.
reckonu he was prayin' theu, for he
iiln't expect to be called for so soon,
mud it warn't long neither afore the
vhiole congregration-meu, wvomen andl
~himldren-cum ou t and then all hands
"'None of 'em had the lust notion
hat brinidle and I belonged to this
vorld. I jist turnmed my head and
iiissed the whole congregation. Iseed
he( run wVouldl he up soon, for b)rindle
.uildnf't turIn an Inch from a fence that
"Well, we reached that fence, andl I
vent ashore, over the critter's head,
uidting on the other sidle, and lay thar
tunned('(.
"It warn't long afore sum of them as
w'as not so scaredl, cum runnin' to whar
war; for all hands kalkerlated that
hei bull and I belonged together, But
'hen brindle walked by hinmscif, they
eedl how it wats, and1( one of 'em said
'MGike Finck has got the scummage
nce In his life!"
"Gentlemen, from that day I dropped
hie couirtin' biziness, and never spoke
:> a gal since, and( when imy hunt is up
n this yearth, thar won't be any Finks,
rid Its all owin' to Deacon Smith's
rindle bull,"
Three Children Drowned.
IRMINGHIAM, Ala., March 20
saac Buthrt, a farmer, yesterday -at-.
e'mpted to cross Valley creek In a wag
n , in which were his wile and three
hlidnrn. The creek was much swollen,
.nd the wagon and team were washed
town stream. The children were drown
d, the youngest being washed from its
nothuer's arms, while she was clinging
o a limb to keep her head above water.
Bufort succeeded ia rescuing his wife;
ufter shne had released her hold of the
1mb in a iuan effort to saye the babe.
A Miner's Wife an Hire.
SHAMOKIN, Pa.. March 19.-From
be poverty of a miner, earning $1.50
?er day, yesterday morning to the pros
)ective possession in the evening of
}165,000, was the financial stride en
oyed by Charles Dimmick, of this place.
Vheu i.e returned, tired and dust-be.
,rimed, from the mine to his humble
oie in the evening his wife thrust a
etter exultingly under his eyes, and ex
laimed: "Charles, we are rich. We
ire worth over z33,000. Read it 1"
L'hen the excited woman sank weeping
o the floor. Dimmick wonderingly
cad that his wife had fallen heiress to a
,hird interest in an English estate val
ied at X100.000, and that she sli-uld
itart for England at once.
Mrs. Diamick's grandfather be
lueathed the property to her father, who
was unable to take possession, owing to
i contested will. In 1855, after having
secured a clear title, her father was
ibout to clain the inheritance, when he
vas drowned in the English channel.
11:s daughter, about a year later, mar
ried Diimick and came to America, set.
Ling in the coal regions of Pennsylvan
a. Two weeks ago Mrs. Diimick re
eived a communication from a sister in
England to Ihe effect that the estate
would soon be delivered into their hands,
in( last night a message from across the
sea settled the fact, as she believes, be
yond doubt. The two sisters and a
brother are the heirs.
There' thDiuner lel!
What a clattering and a chattering as
the children atswer the dinner bell and
rush into the dining room. Oh ! the
gratification a good appetite afllords as
our moon (lay's meal is set befure us.
But this vacant chair, what does it
mean ? "Oh, that is Uncle Charley's
seat. Guess lie don't feel like eatinu,
he's got dyspepsia, you know.'' Dys
pepsia! horrors ! Deliver us from dys
pcpsia. What's the use of being plagued
with such an ailment anyway? What's
the use having a stomach so irritated
iudlsore that, even one bit of food gives
it distress? Why not heal the soreness and
allay the irritation and strengthen its
muscular processes, by using Botanic
Blood Baln. Will it cure? It certanly
ivill. Many, many a former dyspetic
)wes his enjoyment of life to B. B.~ B.
Give it a trial.
S. J. Chandler, Richmond, Va.,
writes: "No one can all'ord to be
without B. B. B. who wishes an appetite.
[ couid scarcely eat a single biscuit for
breakfast, but sice taking B. B. B. I
clean the whole table, so to speak."
Another Cure for Rhouuatism.
LAKE CITY, FLA.
P. P. P. M1u'fy Co., kuzvannah, Ua.
GENTLEMEN-I had Rheumatism for
)ver six years, and last May was taken
lown and confined to my bed. My legs
mnd fee" were ba:lly swollen and the
olor of a red apple, and I was in a
earful condition. I heard of 1'. P. P.
Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potas
iium), and after seeing what the ingre
lients were--&s theformula is on the
Pottle-[ concluded to try it, and after
aking tireo small bottles was able t-)
ro down town and attend to my busi
iess, and I must say that I feel like
mtiother man. Am now taking the
arge size, and to-day I believe*that I
vill soon be as likely as any ma of
ixty-one years of age can expect to be.
A. C. LANO.
Loss froin a Broken Crevass.
NEmW OtLEANS, March 18.-Reports
-eceived at noon to-day from the cre.
asse on S. M . Ame's WVhite 110ouse
ulantation are to tbe effect that the
revasse is no0W 200 feet wide and 15
eet deep. Th le water is going through
vith irresistible force. A puortioni of
Jefferson Parish will be inundated and
he loss will be very great. Already
hte t wo great trunk lines, the Southern
'acific and the Texas Pacific Roadls,
iave been chopped in two by the crc
rasse. These roads are transferring
heir passengers by boats to points
ibove the break.
Pianos and Organs.
N. WV. TRvMr, 134 Main Street, Co
umbia, S. C., sells Pianos and Organs,
hirect from factory. No agents' coim
nissions. The celebrated Chickering
iano. Mathutshek Piano, celebralted
or its clearness of tone, lightness of
ouch and lasting qualities. Mason &
lamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up
ight Pianos, from $225 up. Mason &
lamlin Organs surpassedh by none. Ster
ing Organs, $50 up. Every Instrument
~uaranteed for six years. Fifteen days'
rial, expenses both ways, if not satis.
actorv. Sold on Instalments.
Randall Pope, the retired druggist of
Iadison, Fla., says P. P. P. is the best
iterative in the market, and lhe has
uandiled and sold all the sarsaparillas
nad blood medicines that were adlver
ised.
Erysipelas--1, L. Irvin, of Thomas
~ille, Ga., says lie was afilicted wvith
~rysipelas for ten years and was only
uired when P. P. P. was used.
Tetter, Saltrheumn and Cancer are all
ured b)y P. P. P. The effects on these
Liseases are perceptible after the first
ottle of P. P. P. was used.
A complete Bedlroom Suit for $16.50
reight paid to your depot. Send for
jatalogue. Address L. F. Padgett,
ugusta, Ga.
-"N S
LIIPPNAN DROS., Wholesale Druggists, ]
sole Proprieter,, Llppenau'unt lioh ss ,a
~,-..
o J S Or4f U(R
r 1 E ,m' G0
N. A H 1 N
TEN *OOaNaHia.Tx
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
for
MAN
and
BES T
FOR
Forty Years
THE
~PARDO
For' Sale
LlY ALL
____ * SI{III TSO
OS. B. FREEMAN.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
PICKENS C. If., S. C.
All buine,s will receive prompt atten
tion. 01lice up stairs in Freeman building
Main street. dectt
WELLS& ORi, J. E. OGGS,
Greenville, S. C. Pickens, S. U.
iELLS, ORR & BO(GS,
NW ATTonNEYs AT LAw.
PICKENS, C. 11., S. C.
M. F. ANs,, C. L. 11OLTINOVORTH
Solitor 8th Circuit, Plckens, S. 'C.
Greenville, .5. C.
~NSEL & IIOLLING;SWORTII.
ATTOnNEvs AN!) COUNSELOnS AT I.AW,
PICKENS, C. 11., S. C.
Practice in all the courts of the State,
and attention given to all business entrust
ed1 to themu. mrih 14-88tf.
HILI & W%TnDoN
D)ENTISTS,'
122 Main Street, G reenville, S. C.
Gas given every '1hbursday and Friday,
und teeth extracted without pain.
W. M. NORtWOOD), D). D. S.
DENTIST.
G R E E N Vr I L L E, S. C.
Cornier Main and Coffee Streets.
D R. J. B, CAR~PENTER,
D)ENTIST.
WVill be foundl at IAber(ty on and after th
1st October. HIe guarantees all his wor
be first class, fob 13'90
D 4 ) 3AR L I SLB,
R. J.ie A Rt L i S L B,
D)ENT IST1,
(,REtPE N YI L LE, M. O.
Ollice over Westmnoreland Bros. & Duke's
Drlug Store. Jan 1 '898.
DR. FRANIK SMITI
is now permanently located at !Easley, S.
11., and resp)ectfully offers his professional'
sorvlces to the pulblic generally.
Jan 21O 90. ___
J. C. Fitzgerald,
PHOTOGRAPH ER,
G RE E N VIL LE, S. C.
Over Westmoland I rothers Drug Stora,
all work (lone by the instantaneous process.
Also make enlargements from old ictures
.0 any size in water colors, crayon, India
nk, oil and plain p)hotographs.
oct 24 tf.
afIANSON H OUSE,
GREENVILLE S. C.,
II E MANSION IIOUSE IIAM
Lbeen newly refitted and excellently
urnished. It Is first class in its a
'ointments, and is one of the best hotela in
to South. Situated in the healUhAast and'
st delightful locality in the country, -I*d
ner8 superior attractions to vl8it0rsaD.
Loffisine cannot be excelled In any ofm
Fadlett Pays the Rei t.
A GanAT OpWM TAT AY IOT AGAIV
311EEJARATED. SO DO NOT )ELAy,
'STRIKE WRIL TEE ION IS HOT.
Write for Catalogue now, and sa what
p r you saw this advertisement In.
emember that I sell everything that
Oesto furnishing a home--manufactur.
ng some things and buying others in tho
largest possille ota which enables me to
wipe out all competition.
HERE AR'E A FEW OF MY START
LING BARGAINS
A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, full
size, 15cx17 inch oven, fitted with 21 Pieces
of ware, delivered at your own depot,
all freight charges paid by me, for4
only Twelve Dollars.
Again, I will sell you a 5 hole Cookln
Range 13x13 inch oven, 18x26 inch top, fit
ted with 21 pieces of ware, for THIR
TEEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight to
iyour depot.
DO NOT PAY TWO PRICES FOR
YOUR GOODS.
I will send you a nice plush Parlor suit,
walnut frame, either in combination or
banded, the most stylish colors for 33.50,
to your .ailroad station, freight paid.
I will also sell you a nice Bedromos uit
consisting of Bureau with glass, 1 high
head Bedstead, 1 Washstand, 1 Centre
table, 4 cane seat chairs, 1 cane seat and
back rocker all for 16.50, and pay freight
to our depot.
r I will send you an elegant Bedroom
suit with large glass, full marble top, for
$30, and pay freight.
Nice win ow shade on spring roller $ 40
Elefant large walnut 8 day clock, 4.00
Wa nut lounge, 7.00
Lace curtains per window 1.00
I cannot describe everything in a small.
advertisement, but have an immense store.
containing 22,600 feet of floor room, with
ware houses and factory buildings in othe
parts of Augusta making in all the lar
gest business of this kind under one man
agement in the Southern States. These
storesand warehouses are crowded with
the choicest productions of the best facto.
ries. My catalogue containing Illustrations
of goods will be mailed if you will kindly
say where you saw this advertisement. I
pay freight. Address,
L. F. PADGETT,
Froprietor 'adgett's Furniture, Stove
and Carpet Store,
1110-1112 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA.
A ring Medicine
R THRED
I AN AAND WOMAN.
P will purify and vitaliza your
I g-Nd ape titoand give your
lol"s Wl tol if .
A proinent, railroIL- minrintendent at
i. vannah. suffering with *-!a iaria, D p.
M ned lleimatisi sa' -k m
1. 1. ho nover felt so w ell in his life, an
%as~ if h i coulo, Aive fc rever, it he could
:i 1%'ays get 11. 1. 1.*
I f yo are tired out fr - a .-A a;.
oLIso conltiemiout, take
P. P. P.
andt oare Seein:b,dly'-in the 6pring;
- do or sorts, tahe
K~p P a P.
If your digestive organo need toning up,
Stake
. pP. P.
If~ yu suffer withiheadache, indIgestion,
debifity andl weakness, take
P. P. P.
If you suffer ilth rervous prodtration,
nerves unstung ad a general let dow
P. P.P.
For Blloo i Pois in. Rhietunatismn Scrof
ila, Ol b n.s Malaria, Chronic merale
P .P.P. v
Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassium.
The best blood purifier in the world.
LIPPMAN DIVOS., wholesalo DruggIsts,
Solo IProprietors,
? L!PPM.Ws BLOCS, Savannah, Ga.
LOW PRICES
WILL BE MADE ON
TALBOTT SON'S
~NGINES A.ND BOILEltS, SPECIAL
ESTIMATES ON SAW M[IAA. CORNr
MILLS. PLANERS AND) MA
ClUNERY, . ENERALLY
ATr BOTTJOM FJGURES.
if, C, Badham, Gen, Agt.,
COEMEJRIIEA, N, C.
Buy the Tralbott Engine; it is the best.
UPLON TIHE MOST APPRLOVED)
plans, with Suction Fan or Spiked
selt Seed Cotton Elovator furnished.- ,
ompetitive p rices.
COTTON GI198 and PRESSES of best
raakers. Thomas Hay Rakes Deering
Lower, Corbin Harrows and 19Ianet, Jr ,
~ultivators.
A large stock of Portablo and Stationary
linning and Saw Mill Elngines on hand.
State Agents for
C. & G. COOPER & CO'S Corlis En
Ines Lane Saw Mills and Liddell Ceom
any's complete line5.
W. H. GIBBES, Jn., & CO.,
Near Union Depot,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
AREAl) TiUEME FHl4IJ3Ins.
Farm Wagons, coniplete with body etc.
Ta-4 in Timible Skin----............39.50
in Thimble skin...............4 .... 1.00
3in Thimble Skin---............... 42.00
One Horse Wagons, 124.50, 126.50 and(
.28.50. Warranted second to none.
Write for Circulars.
Buggies, Carriages, Road Carts, &c., at
0 per cent less tihan regular prices. Senld
or Catalogue. This offer is for only 3t0
Lays in order to reduce stock--so order at
ance.
10L LER &ANDE-RSON~
BUGGY CO.. ROCK HILL, S. (I.,
in writing.mnti.. Uis .. <