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^tumorous department. Making Things Worse. "That excuse only Increases the awkwardness of the case." said Mayor Gaynor of a political fiasco. "That excuse reminds me of young I)r. Start. "Dr. Start, a short time after he began to practise, was summoned to attend a banker suffering from typhoid. Dr. start pulled the banker through. Then, in taking leave for good, he congratulated his patient and himself, and said he would just call once more in the course of the week to make sure that no complications had set in. "He called five days later. The banker's brother met him at the door l*i_ _ I Willi u 11>UK imc, " "Poor George is dead,' he said solemnly. "Dr. Start turned pale. 'How am I to get out of this?' he thought. 'I must exonerate myself somehow. What negligence have I shown! Then he said: " 'Well, on the whole, I'm not surprised. This isn't the first fatal case of typhoid convalescence, nor will it he the last. A clot, it is clear, formed suddenly at the l>ase of your brother's medulla, the diastole was disordered and the usual heart failure ensued.' "Dr. Start rattled on for several minutes in that strain, hut at the end of a long and involved sentence, when he paused to take breath, the dead man's brother said solemnly: " 'No, Dr. Start, you are wrong. That isn't what killed George. He went _ bathing at Coney Island and was carried out by the tide.'"?Louisville Times. "Pin Money" for Himself.?At a table in the Manufacturers' club the other evening several manufacturers were gathered, discussing subjects with great interest and with as great impartiality. The talk switched in time to the question of wages, and all had more or less to say "on that point. One of the men, who employs hundreds of workers, was called on to tell what he thought of the increased cost of living. "Well," he said, "I know that my men are constantly asking for more wages and saying that they cannot live on what they earn; hut one of them gave the richest ?xcuse for a raise that I ever heard. "He came into the office a few weeks ago and said that he had just been married and wanted more money. In a spirit of jest I said to him; 'So you want to take home more money to little wifie? That's what you want the raise for, is it?" " 'Oh. no. sir,' he replied. 'I want the raise for myself. The wife knows how much I am getting now, sir, and I can't knock down any of my present wages; she gets it all. I need the raise for personal expenses.' "Well, you men can easily guess he got that raise; he is too blamed honest to let get away."?Philadelphia Times. How He Came Out.?"I don't believe in telling about what you're going to do," said Assemblymen Wilkie of Buffalo, "because you never can tell how things are going to come out. I recall a case of a young man who aspired to the hand of the daughter of a very wealthy man. He was a loud talking person, and nearly every one knew all nhont his business. One night he an nounced that he was going up to the girl's house and tell the 'old man' politely, hut very emphatically, that he was going to marry his daughter, no matter whether he like it or not. He went to the house early in the evening, and, to the surprise of his club friends, returned to his club early. " 'How'd you come out?' asked some of his interested friends. "'Through the window,' was the reply."?New York Herald. The Better Sort.?Senator Shively, apropos of patriotism and the Fourth, told at a South Bend banquet a war story. "A private." he said, "got very homesick on the campaign and went to headquarters for a furlough. '"What do you want a forlough for?' the colonel asked. "'What do I want a furlough for?' the private answered bitterly. 'Why, colonel, I ain't seen my wife for over three months!" " 'Oh, that's nothing," said the colonel, '1 haven't seen my wife for more than three years.' '"Well, said the soldier, 'that may be, colonel, but me and my wife ain't that kind.'"?Washington Star. Preparing to Meet It.?"You may have heard the rumor, young man," said the eminent statesman, according to the Chicago Tribune "that my name has been mentioned in connection with one of the most important offices in the gift of the president." "Why, no, sir." answered the reporter; "there is no such rumor as that in circulation so far sis I know." Well, there will he within a row hours. You may say in tomorrow morning's paper, if you like, that the senator, on being questioned as to the truth of the story, refused either to affirm or deny.'" Try Again?Two young ladies hoarded a crowded tramear and were obliged to stand. One of them to steady herself, took hold of what she supposed was her friend's hand. They stood thus for some time, when, on looking down she discovered that she was holding a man's hand. Greatly embarrassed, she exclaimed: "Oh, I've got the wrong hand!" Whereupon the man, with a smile, stretched forth his other hand, saying: "Here is the other one, miss."?TitBits. Got His Rovenge.?Shirley Brooks, mie t me editor of Punch, was noted for his whimsical humor, "it annoys me," he said one day, "if 1 am discour-' teously treated at the threshold of a friend's door. I remember once calling on someone, and the maid, in her rudest manner, told me he was not in. and shut the door in my face. 1 felt I must be revenged upon her somehow, so I renin en aner an uuer\ai ?n n\e minutes. rang the hell, and in my meekest manner mildly said: 'I?id I say he was?'" Bullocks and a Bull.?He was an Irish barrister: therefore he must perpetrate a hull. Addressing the jury in tones of deep emotion, he said: "It will he for you to say, gentlemen, if the defendant shall he allowed to come into court with unblushing footsteps, with the cloak ot hypocrisy in his mouth, and draw these bullocks out of my client's pocket with impunity"? Liverpool Post. ittistrltenmis ilfiuliiifl. FROM NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES News and Comment About Things In and Around the Country. Rock Hill Herald, August 5: D. <\ Tompson of Yorkville, is visiting Mr. D. M. Johnson in Oakland At a special meeting of the stockholders of the Arcade Cotton mills of this city. held yesterday, a resolution was adopte dto inerease the capital stock of the mill from $200,00 to $360,000, the additional $160,000 to he raised hy the ( issuing of preferred stock to that , amount. President R. T. Fewell stated ( that he did not believe that he could ( raise that large amount at present, and he therefore tendered his resignation, and in doing so. he nominated Mr. Alex Long to fill the vacancy. Mr. Long was elected to till the vacancy, ^ and he takes charge of the mill today. , Gaffney Ledger, August 5: Yester- j day morning at 8.30 at the home of , Rev. X. A. Hemrick, on Cherokee ( Ave., Mr. Yates Moore and Miss Jones | were made husband and wife, Rev. Mr. j Hemrick officiating. The newly mar- ( ried pair left on No. 39 for Union, \ where they will spend their honey- , moon... .Little Jim Wilkins was pain- , fully hurt Tuesday by coming in con- | tact with the hind legs of a mule. ] The hurt didn't last long, however, as , Jimmie was out driving the very next i day....A barn belonging to Mr. John \ Henderson, in the battleground section, i was burned a few days ago. Mr. ] Henderson made a small fire near the j barn for the purpose of burning some chicken nests, and the fire got to the j barn, destroying it in a few minutes, j There was a quantity of grain and i feedstuff in the barn and also some , machinery On Wednesday morning ] at 8.30 o'clock at the residence of Rev. < N. A. Hemrick. nastor of the Cherokee | Avenue Baptist church, Mr. Joseph Lee and Miss Willie Carter, both of this city, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. The marriage ceremony was pronounced by Rev. Mr. Hemrick and was witnessed by a number of intimate friends of the contracting parties. The newly wedded pair left on No. 39 for a bridal trip over the picturesque route of the C., C. & O. railroad, going to Johnson City and other points Men who contribute money to buy votes and to bribe the people's representatives, as well as those who disburse it. are deadly enemies of the republic. Their greed and love of power are greater than their love of country. They impair popular respect for law, which is the only safeguard to life and property; and it will tie an evil day for the nation when its preservation depends upon their patriotism and courage. They may masquerade in the garb of righteousness, and address the people in the language of patriotism, but their virtues are assumed: they are hypocrites and assassins of liberty, and would welcome a dynasty rather than shed their blood in defense of popular gov- 1 ernment. 1 Gastonia Gazette, August 5: Mr. and J Mrs. Ren W. Craig have the sympathy 1 of many friends in the bereavement which came to them Tuesday night in ( the death of their little nine-months- 1 old daughter. May. Funeral services were conducted at the home Wednes- t day afternoon by Rev. George D. Her- , man, assisted by Rev. R. C. Anderson, { and the remains were tenderly laid to f rest in Oakwood cemetery Mr. and t Mrs. L. B. White and children of { Yorkville. have been on a visit to the j family of Mr. White's daughter, Mrs. , G. E. Moore at Pleasant Ridge. They t were in town Tuesday morning with t Mr. Moore. They returned home Wed- , nesday The four prisoners confin- * ill lilt: r??uui\ j<111 <11 uaiuin r ing trial at the September term of j court for minor offenses came near ] making their escape yesterday after- t noon. Tuesday the steel cells in the jail ) were removed and brought to Gasto- ( nia to be placed in the new jail, hence ( the prisoners were held by nothing but j brick walls. When their attempt to , escape was discovered they had cut a j hole through the outer wall and in a t short time it would have been sufli- t ciently large to let them out. Fortu- | nately they were caught in the act and ( placed in handcuffs and chains 1 There was disappointment at the size t of the crowd which gathered yesterday , at Dallas to attend the annual picnic given by the Masonic lodges of the county. Usually this occasion draws a large crowd. The smallness of yes- ( terday's crowd is accounted for. in < part at least, by the fact that there , were several other gatherings in prog- , ress in the county. Resides the picnic . Dallas was entertaining the Gaston ( County Rible society which held its } fiftieth annual meeting in the Luther- > an church; there was a Sunday school , picnic at Long Creek church and a pic- . nil- at High Shoals. ... Mr. T. C. Smith, ] chairman of the committee from the ( Gaston County Rural Letter Carriers' , association to perfect the programme , and arrangements for the annual joint ( celebration of that organization and ) the Gaston County Farmers' 1'nion to . be held in Gastoiiia, Monday, Septcm- ( l?*?r 5th t)ii? limniino- n li-lti-r from Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state , geologist, accepting an invitation ex- , tended him some days ago to he pros- , ent and deliver an address on that day. . This will he welcome news to all (las- ? ton county. Dr. Pratt is one of the best t informed men in the south on the sub- , ject of good roads and he will no doubt t bring to our people in his address , much information of value, lie is a | man of national reputation in his line , and the committee could not have , made a happier selection of a speaker t for the big celebration in September. ' Kvery citizen of the county, be he far- | mcr or business man, should be pres- ( ent to hear him. , Chester Lantern. August 5: flies- ' ter people are getting busy and are preparing to save the shops of the p. & : N*.-\\*. to Chester at any reasonable ! cost. The publicity committee of the ' council has the matter in hand and the business people are a unit in demand- ' ing that the shops be kept here. They 1 realize what it means for Chester. ' This spirit will win and we confident- v ly believe that shortly work on rebuild- * ing the shops will be under way ' Miss Ktta Park, whose hone was al out ' miles from W i 111 is I ?r??. in KaitTield ' county, was brought t tin- hospital 1 hero last Wednesday. Miss I'ark had x heen suffering for some time with a ' stomarh tfoiihle and her physieion f thought that tin operation was the only * thing that would relieve her. I'.nt upon >s her arrival tit the hospital he and the I two brothers and the sister 1 living tin- siek girl, were told by the :I physicians here that an operation Jl would do no good. The visiting pliysi- ' cian. however eoiieluded to have the| 1 Iteration tried as a last resort, but he fears of the local physicians were ealized for Miss Park died shortly lieore midnight Wednesday Talk (bout your home coming weeks, about iig circuses, about music festivals and he like, the county fair that will he (tilled off here beginning Tuesday, Ocober 25th and lasting for three days ivill be a world's exposition in comparison. For some time the merchants md business men of Chester thought [hat a home coming week would lie a food thing to have, but when some of the prominent farmers of the county talked the matter over with them and suggested that something he.done that would be of vital interest to the whole ounty and that would make it a county affair then the idea of having a Chester county fair was suggested, and from the moment that the suggestion was made up until the present time, work has been progressing with a riew of making the fair such a howling success that it will he the starting point of a permanent organization which will annually give a like exhibition. This year the fair will he under the auspices of the Athletic & Driving association of Chester, and the three lays exhibit and races will he held at the athletic grounds out on York street. The grounds and grand stand will he put in the best of shape and the ra< e track will he made as it should l?e for a three days' meet. In the absence of buildings, this year tents will he put up to house the exhibits and there will he many of them and of a ratied nature The election of Health Officer \V. C. McKenzie to the position of chief to succeed Mr. W. S. Taylor, resigned, and the election of Mr. A. D. Sanders, as health officer to succeed Mr. McKenzie, promoted, featured the regular monthly meeting f the city council Tuesday evening. Present were Mayor Hardin, Aldermen Stewart, Gaston, Westbmok, Lewis, Brice, Wix, Colvin and Hamrick. Minutes of previous meeting were read tnd approved. The first thing in order was the election of a chief of police to succeed W. S. Taylor, who resigned, applications were read front Messrs. i*' n r\,.? t T Williams nud W. C. McKenzic fur this position. The first allot showed four votes for Mr. Dye mil four for Mr. McKenzie. Mayor Hardin then east his vote for Mr. MoKenzie which made him chief. There ivas some discussion on the subject of ivhethcr or not to elect a health officer :o succeed Mr. McKenzie. Mr. Wix said he didn't think the health officer lid much and he was in favor of letins this work be done by the police md dispense with the health officer 'or a while, which would mean a savng in salary for the city. Some took i rap at the present condition of af'airs and Mr. Lewis wanted to know vh.v the health officer didn't keep the ack lots of residences clean as well as usiness places. He wanted this unlerstood as instructions to the new nan and if he didn't attend to his duies to fire him. Finally, on motion of Mr. Stewart it was decided to elect a lealth officer, the mayor statins that le would be si veil police duties also. Applications were read from several md the first ballot showed: B. E. iVright 3, C. S. Fudge 1, and A. D. Panlers 5. Mr. Sanders was declared lected. Lancaster News, August 6: Magisrate Hogan, at the cotton mills, marked a colored couple a few days ago ind the incident was such an unusual one?negroes getting a white man :o officiate at their marriage?that a lay or two after the ceremony, Mr. Hogan asked the groom why he didn't ipply to his colored preacher to "tie he knot." The groom replied: "Well, '* *4*11 foil tV?A f I'llfh ll/tCU I cfiklo /lot ?al out of the preacher's family." rhe three charming young ladies who ire the guests of Miss Maude Moore, Miss Frances Finley of Yorkville, Miss Dorothy Meares of Ridgewa.v, and Miss luiia Withers) of Guthriesville, lave lieen the recipients of much so ial attention this week, a number of lelightful events being given in their lonor Engineer John A. Stewman if the L. C. road met with a very lainful accident here Wednesday afernoon. While preparing to take his rain out on its regular run to Chester, ie undertook to sprinkle the coal in he tender with water from the boiler. When the hose became detached from he injector, the hot water struck him >n the legs below the knees, severely icalding both limbs, portions of the ikin being removed... .Mr. J. M. Bird, i young man of Columbia, who is in he railroad service, and Miss Carrie 'hambers, daughter of Mrs. M. R. 'hamhers of Kdginoor, Chester county, vere quietly married here Wednesday it the home, on Elm street, of the attractive Pride's brother-in-law and aster, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wylie, where die has been visiting for the past few veeks. The ceremony was performed it Id o'clock in the morning by Dr. J. fl. Roldridge, pastor of the First Rapist church. The marriage was quite a mrprise to the friends of the young otiple. Mr. Rird and his bride left on he Southern's midday train for his mine in Columbia There is much liixiety and concern in Flat Creek ownship as to the whereabouts of lames Davis, who left his home, about en miles east of Kershaw, on the 21st f July and has not been heard from since. Sheriff Hunter, in response to i phone message, went to flat ('reck Thursday and spent much time invesigating the matter, hut found no trace I* the missing man. Mr. Davis's wife .old the sheriff that her husband said iVhen lie left the house on the day of lis disappearance that In- was going iff to look for a home. His gun is uissing, hut his wife says lie did not ake it with him when he went off. Pin-re is much speculation as to what las become of Davis. Some think hat he has been foully dealt with, ivhile others incline to tin- belief that ie h.'ts committed suicide. others ire of the opinion that In- is still alive ind will yet be heard from. He is 11>0111 r,? years old and has been in bad le.ilth for some time The second inniial convention of the Lancaster 'otinty S. S. association was held in he first liaptist church of Lancaster in Tuesday and Wednesday of this Veek. While tile lllllllber of delegates vas not as large as had been expect d. the ones present were etithnsiasic. zealous workers and a line spirit tervaded the convention. The two i ,,i i.. .tti i o le't litres nf the eon -t>nl i< >11 were tin- t \\ ? li in * addresses nf I*. W. Un-irn CJaffney, ami the systematic, intelligent ami effective york of Miss Uraee \V. Vaiuliver of {partanlmrK. Miss Vaiuliver is the sulerinteudent of the elementary depart nent of the State S. S. association, iml it was a golden opportunity the ihseiit Sunday school workers of Utnaster lost when they were m.t present o hear her masterly presentation of the modern methods of Sunday school work The Farmers' Institute held at IClgin Thursday, was a decided success in every particular?big crowd, good speeches, fine dinner and excellent order, being the leading features. The meeting was held in St. Luke Methodist church and was presided over by Judge W. P. Caskey of Lancaster. The exercises were opened with prayer by the pastor of the church, the Rev. J. T. McFarlane. The first speaker introduced was Dr. C. L. Goodrich, of the United States department of agriculture, whose subject was soil fertility, which he handled in an exhaustive and highly instructive manner, emphasizing the importance >f creatine humus bv (Ton rotation. Dr. Goodrich was followed by Prof. J. N. Harper of Clemson, director of the South Carolina experiment station, who spoke interestingly on the subject of fertilizers. He explained the principles of plant food and how to mix and apply fertilizers. He also dwelt at length on the value of legumes. Mr. James Henry Rice, head of the Audubon society in this state, was the next speaker. He discussed the various kinds of birds, mentioning those in particular that are the friends of the farmer, that destroy insects injurious to crops. Mr. Rice's address was one of the best and most intertaining of the day. The closing speech was made by I)r. E. Harnett of the state experiment station, whose subject was animal husbandry. He gave his hearers much valuable information as to cattle and stock raising, urging their value to the farmer striving for permanent prosperity. Each speaker was given the closest, undivided attention by the large audience. The number present is variously estimated from I,000 to 1,500. A splendid and bounteous picnic dinner was served. The very best of order prevailed throughout the day, and the occasion was thoroughly enjoyed by all in attendance. HE GREETED THE CZAR. Experience of Nicholas II. With a Parisian Street Arab. On one of his visits to Paris Nicholas II. was left alone for a moment in his carriage. The czar was delighted at the feeling of freedom and ease. Rooking out of the window with all the zest of a schoolboy playing truant, he saw before him one of those picturesque street arabs who seem to sprout between the paving stones of Paris. This particular specimen, seated against the railings, with his nose in the air, was whistling the refrain of the Russian national hymn. Suddenly their eyes met. Tne street noy sprang to nis feet. He had never seen the emperor, hut he had seen his photograph, and the likeness was striking. "Suppose it is Nicholas?" he said to himself, greatly puzzled. He resolved to make sure without delay. Walking up to within a yard of the carriage and hohhing his head, he shouted in a hoarse voice to the unknown foreigner: "How's the empress?" Picture his satisfaction for, in fact, he thought that it was only a good joke?when the stranger replied, with a smile: "Thank you, the empress is very well and is delighted with her journey." The boy lost his tongue. He stared at the speaker in dismay and then, raising his cap, stalked away slowly, very slowly, to mark his dignity. Nicholas II. afterward often amused himself by scandalizing the formal set around him with the story of this private interview with a true Parisian.? MeClure's Magazine. The President and the Lee Statue.? The G. A. It. of the department of New York having questioned the right of Virginia, under the law to erect a statue of Gen. Robert PI. Lee in Statuary Hall of the national capitol, the president has approved the opinion of the attorney-general to the effect that there is no valid reason for the opposition. Mr. Wickersham pointed out that Lee had come to be generally regarded as typifying, not only all that was best in the cause to which at the behest of his native state he gave his services, but also the most loyal and unmurmuring in the acceptance of the complete overthrow of that cause. The nation cannot afford to be less magnanimous than Grant, who ordered, after the surrender, that officers should retain their side arms, in order that he might avoid having to receive the sword of his great antagonist. Itrtnnnnrte destroved the first French Republic, but Republican France is today proud of Napoleon the Great. Cromwell destroyed the monarchy and the British parliament, hut his statue stands today close to the place where Charles I. lost his head, and the spot where the Commons of Knglish lost their rights and privileges at the say so of the commander of the Ironsides. Lee is. and will remain, the finest figure associated with the Lost Cause. And thi' bitterness of the old struggle has been so far forgotten that his fellow countrymen now think of him as worthy of honor at the hands of the whole country.?New York Sun. ? Columbia Record, Tuesday: Ten thousand bushels of corn on 100 acres! With good seasons from now on, that will lie the crop on the asylum farm this year. Under the management of Capt. J. W. Bunch, treasurer of the state hospital for the insane, what was one time regarded as a poor piece of land has been brought up to a high state of cultivation. When he took charge of the farm lit years ago a portion of the 100 acre field that is now expected to yield 100 bushels per acre was in broom sedge and not considered by the asylum authorities to be worth cultivating. However, Capt. Bunch took it in. and by first draining the land, and then cultivating, it has become as. good as the best. In its general character all of the asylum farm is much the same as the sandy soil which stretches for hundreds of miles east and west of Columbia. The most remarkable feature of the present crop on this place is that the corn is so thick, and yet the prospective yield so large. Hxperts who have seen it declared that it was planted too thick to do any good, and without proper cultivation this would have been true. The most important thing, in the opinion of Capt. Bunch, is to start right by deep plowing. The first application of any fertilizer to the land was barnyard manure, broadcast. l"l?on the crop was next put 4oft pounds t<> tin* acre of a mixture of acid phosphate and muriate of potash, 4 parts of 17 per cent acid phosphate and one part of muriate of potash. Later there was broadcast 10ft pounds of nitrate of soda to tin- acre. ('apt. Hunch estimates that the corn itself will he clear profit, as the ensilage and pea vine hay from the Hui acres will pay the expenses of the entire crop. Sonic of the land shows H'.tlUft stalks to the acre and some lifi.lMft stalks, and the stalks average two ears. This tremendous Held of liui acres Is a beautiful sight. The straight rows, as clean as a Iloor, with stalks standing upright, their heads nodding in the summer breeze?it is a subject for a bucolic poem. Hut just now the crop is beginning to need rain, and unless the showers entile within the next few days the expectation of 100 bushels to the acre may not he realized. Anyhow, the yield will he splendid and the crop is a marvel. Well posted men say there is more corn planted in South Carolina this year than ever before and the erop generally is splendid. THE CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD. [Continued from First Page]. sent themselves, his work is defeated. Many church members do not put the attendance upon the house of God on the same footing: that they do their attendance upon other places. We forget that it is the church of God. and has the highest right to our allegiance. For the sake of our inAiiffhi tn Itn t hprn And when we go ami commit ourselves to the services by taking some part, we are not only helping the church the better to do its work, but we are building ourselves up in the Christian life. Brethren, forsake not the assembling of yourselves together. 4. Support it with your means. Money getting is not the chief business of a church. But it cannot do its work without money. Every member ought to bear his part of the financial burdeit in proportion to his financial ability. We are to give as God prospers us and we are to do it weekly. Under the reign of law God required a tenth, and said that men robbed him when they withheld it. Surely under the reign of grace. God does not expect us to give into His treasury less than He required at the hands of Tsrael. Yet with a great many good people there is money for everything else save for the treasury of the Lord. There are rich promises in the Word of God to the liberal souls who deal generously with God. f>. Be ready to speak a good word for your church. A church may be talked up or down. Talk up your church. Defend its honor against any who would calumniate it or misrepresent it. There are always those who are ready to speak disparagingly of a church. There are often those who are ready to misrepresent it. Its honor is in the keeping of its members. It is sacred. Ix-t no man speak lightly or disparagingly of the house of God. Commend it. Speak a good word for its services, and so widen the sphere of its influence. Ask people to come to worship God at your church. If your pastor is worthy and faithful speak a good word for him. Do not do it in a half-hearted way. Thus, by speaking a good word for your church, you make it more efficient and useful in the service of God. 6. Be ready to serve in any capacity where your services may be needed. Lead a prayer meeting, offer a prayer, take part in the singing. Be a helper. Make this your motto, "I am only one. but I am one, I cannot do everything, but I can do something; what I can do I ought to do, and hv the grace of God I will do." 7. Pray for your church. It Is wonderful how well, even a poor preacher can preach to those who form the habit of praying for him. And even the best preacher can not do much, if the atmosphere of prayer Is lacking. George C. Cates. who has been wonderfully successful in holding evangelistic meetings, on going to a city to begin a meeting, said, "I have no one to sing for me, but I do wish that I had some one to pray for me." Mr. Spurgeon's success lay here. The success of a church always lies here. There are many other things which I might suggest, if I hac' time. Let me sum it all up in ihis. The church will be just what you, who are its members, make it. And it can not be any better than you make it. But it can be anything in the way of spiritual attainment which you wish to make it, if you are only willing to pay the price. You ought to make this a better, and more efficient church than it has ever been. And yet. when I say this I am not unmindful that you have behind you a glorious past which calls for consecrated living and noble service. It thrills my heart today to think of all that company of noble spirits whose names have been written here, and who have passed on to their spiritual reward. And if the spirits of just men made perfect are concerned about the affairs on earth, may we not be sure that kindred spirits hover near today and watch the proceedings <>f this hour with keenest interest. "W herefore [seeing we also are compassed about I with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Already this building is coming to be associated with the sweetest, hap plest. saciciesi, mings m .vnui n?c. This will be true more and more as the swift-footed years hurry by. Here souls will be quickened into spiritual life. Here lessons will be taught which will enter into the verywarp and woof of character. Here impressions will be made which will make all the rest of life different. Here souls will catch visions of God and duty which will influence all the coming years, even through an unending eternity. Down these aisles will come your young people with buoyant steps to the accompaniment of the wedding march to stand here at this altar and pledge their unchanging love to each other. And here with solemn step and slow, will come the mourners with .aching hearts when you come to hold the last services over your dead, and to place their remains out yonder in God's acre where so much precious dust has been laid to await the coming of the Lord. In the erection of this building you have honored God and into brick and mortar you have built your conviction that God is worthy of your best. May this be true in all things concerning your life and service. And may the glory of this house surpass that of the three other houses, which have been built on this hill. Blow gently upon it oh, winds of heaven. Protect it oh. God from the devastating earthquake, from the lightning's destructive bolt, and from the devouring tongues of the hungry flames; and for long years may it shelter a people whose God is the Lord and who are happy in His service. And when earthly days are over, with their toil, and heartache, anil struggle, gather us all at last, oh Father, in that abiding city where congregations ne'er break up. and where we may worship before the throne, where there is no need of houses built by human hands, hut where the [Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple thereof; and to Thee we will give the honor, and the glory, forever, and forever. What Is a Day? What is a day? In the sense in which the word is commonly used, "day" includes the period of light as distinguished from that of darkness. This period of light to people in the middle states means merely a certain number of hours out of the twentyfour. hut it may mean any length of time under six months, according to tlie latitude of the observer and the season of the year. Another popular meaning is the space of twenty-four hours, including a period of light and a period of darkness. This, again, is not the same all the world over, as the time of the commencement and termination vary in different countries; some reckon from sunset to sunset, some from dawn to dawn, while modern civilized nations count from midnight to midnight. Astronomers also have their various days; the absolute solar day. ranging j from about half a minute under to the same amount over twenty-four hours at different times of the year; the mean solar day being our common day of twenty-four hours; the lunar day of nearly twenty-five hours, and 1 the sidereal day of about four seconds 1 short of twenty-four hours. The succession of day and night depends on the rotation of the earth in its axis, and since the earth is of a globular shape, it is evident that the whole of its surface cannot be turned toward the sun at one ami the same moment. In other words, it cannot < be noon till over the earth tit precisely the same time. A little thought will .tli.it uhonovnr it ic niuiii ;i f nnV one place it is midnight on the opposite side of the earth, and at the differ* nt points between all the times of day are at one and at the same moment to be found.?New York Evening World. i EXPENSIVE MOSQUITOS. Curse of Most Fertile Region on Earth. Th? richest soil in the United States, excelled only by the productivity of the N'ile valley, is the Delta region in Mississippi. Some day, says Prof. Glenn \V. Merrick, it will be the rich ' si <iii(i mosi |n>|>11 n>11 s region m me I'liioii. It lies along the western part of the state, extending from the mouth of the Yazoo river nearly to the Tennessee line, ami outside of Egypt it has no agricultural rival in the world, says the Washington Post. Yet rich as it is and great as are its possibilities, the scourge of malaria has kept much of it in its primitive wild state, barred out immigration and forced the price of the land down to a mere fraction of its intrinsic value. Land hungry as the average American has been for generations and still is, yet he can not successfully face the peril of malaria, with its toll of shortened life, lessened efficiency and ultimate death. It is a matter of record that the thousands of people who would hasten aid in making this region the most productive in America are kept away by the malaria mosquito. It is the reason why thousands of acres of the most fertile land on the continent, easy of access and close to good markets, are today the haunt of deer and bear. It is an example of the enormous toll the south pays to malaria. No one other thing has done so much to retard its progress. Prof Herrick, formerly connected with the college of agriculture of Mississippi, says: "We must now consider briefly what 63!>.000 or 1,000,000 cases of chills and fever in one year means. For laboring men it means an immense loss of their time, together with the doctors' fees in many instances. If members of their (amines oiner man un-outi-ma ... fectetl it may also mean a loss of time, together with the doctors' fees. For the employer it means the loss of labor at a time perhaps when it would be of greatest value. If it does not mean the actual loss of labor to the employer it will mean a loss in the efficiency of his labor. To the farmers it may mean the loss of their crops by want of cultivation. It will always mean the noncultivation or imperfect cultivation of thousands of acres of valuable land. It means a listless activity in the world's work that counts mightily against the wealth-producing power of the people. > "Finally, it means from two to five million or more days of sickness, with all its attendant distress, pain of body and mental depression to some unfortunate individuals of those five states. It has been demonstrated that the malaria mosquito can be exterminated both in tropical and semi-tropical countries. and the enormous economic loss of malaria can be prevented. The progressive men of the south are beginning to realize that the problem which confronts them is serious and of far-reaching consequences, and it t will not be long before this obstacle to ? southern progress is attacked with all the weapons which modern science has furnished. It will mean the beginning of a new era in the growth and expansion of the south, and it can not come too soon." Provide for the Morrow By SAVING Today You do not have to be "hard fisted," grinding yourself and family to the "last ditch," in order to have big money <>r large property holdings. Oct all the < innocent pleasures you ran as you go along; hut he thrifty, careful of your expenditures and watchful of your business, keeping your expenditures a little less than your Income. ^ Then deposit all the money you have S( left over in our Bank. In the Sav- hi ings Department, it will bring you four b; per cent interest, or on a Certificate of Deposit for three months or longer. You have a cordial invitation to call p( and go over the matter with us at any |g time. a The First National Bank, jjj YORKVILLE, S. C. JUST IN TIME. * ( Some Yorkville People May Wait Till It's Too Late. _ Don't wait until too late. A Be sure to be in time. Just in time with kidney ills Means curing the back Before backache becomes chronic; Before serious urinary troubles set in. << I loan's Kidney Pills will do this. Here is testimony to prove it. F. O. W'illard, Academy St.. lrnion, m S. ('., says: "For several months I suffered from a sharp pain across the small of my back and through my kid- E neys. I had a frequent desire to pass the kidney secretions and the How was scanty and painful. Reading of Donn's Kidney Pills, I decided to try them and procured a box. They cured me and I 4 have been in good health since. I do not hesitate to recommend I Joan's Kid- _ ney Pills." \ For sale by all dealers. Price r.O cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. at Remember the name?DOAN'S?and of take no other. * ? w NEW PERFECTION Wick Blue Flame Oil in Cook-Stove Ideal for Summer cookJriK. Cut* fuel expense |(l In two. Save* labor. (lives clean, quick result*. Three skre* Kllllv wiifntii-?' STANDARD OIL CO. < I iinirporat nli NEW CROP TURNIP SEED r< We have just received a good supply A of Fresh Turnip Seed?flood Varieties l of the Best Qualities. Ix-t us supply he you. th in SEE US FOR pr Apple Peelers, Fruit Jars, Caps, X Rubbers, Jelly Tumblers. Preserving Kettles. SEE US FOR _ Grass Blades and Snaths. W. M. KENNEDY, Agent. ? ve IW Lamm & Co.'s Clothes are best, al See Samples. Great Si One Dollar \ Children's $2.50 Quality Now Going 2.00 Quality Now Going 1.50 Quality Now Going 1.00 Quality Now Going Ladies' and Mis $3.00 Quality Now Going 2.5? Quality Now Going 2.00 Quality Now Going r-5? Quality Now Going Douglas Oxfords for $4.00 Quality Now Going 3.50 Quality Now Going 3.00 Quality Now Going 2.50 Quality Now Going Clothing for Men or\ rw Quite \Tr\\\r nninnr 15.00 Suits Now Going 12.00 Suits Now Going 10.00 Suits Now Going Boys' Suits, 8 to ii years Summer Underwear for A Silk Gloves?Both $1.25 Gloves Now 1.00 Gloves Now Woolen Dress G Embroil NOW HAL $1.00 Per Yard Qualities, .75 Cts. Per Yard Quali .50 Cts. Yard Qualities, .25 Cts. Yard Qualities .10 Cts. Per Yard Quali YORKVILLE BANKING & Yorkville, Sou i'.. ti, i\ V. I'/M/ I THE END OF MAN Is bound to come sooner or later. 7e who remain are bound by duty to ?e that those of our family whose end as come, are fittingly remembered y either a MONUMENT OR TOMBSTONE. We show our appreciation of the dearted by erecting to their memory as sting a remembrance in the way of Monument as we can afford. If you re about to take the step in the way r purchasing a Monument, kindly visus. We assure you we will posively save you money by doing so. Piedmont Marble and Granite Co. YORKVILLE, S. C. M. HUGHES, Sec. and Treas. J. W. GREGORY, Manager. GLENN <& ALLISON. i Juggies and Harness i Our line of Buggies and Harness is | implete, and it will pay you to see us fore buying. WAGONS. ! We have a full stork of Wagons, that ! list be sold, so don't put off. but come \ 1 and look over our complete stork. t NGINES, GINS AND MACHINERY. ] If you need anything in the above ie. either Steam or Gasoline, see us. ? 3LENN & ALLISON VE ARE ALWAYS j ON THE JOB \ t Of furnishing our customers with the t ;ry best and most seasonable Fancy | ui Family Groceries. If you are one , our customers, you know our ser- | ee?if not a customer, you will do ( ell to get acquainted. Phone your , ants?No. 34. This week we have , Sausage in cans?very tine. Pimentos?(Spanish peppers.) n 1 i. ei: 1 D..f LiDDy s ana oeecnnui oiiccu dco glass. Lunch Tongue. Sliced Bacon in glass?a little high it so good. Imported Sardines?hest ever. 1 Fresh Mackerel?choice quality. j Pineapple?grated, sliced, chunks and een. Blue Ribbon Extracts?all llavnrs. Fulton's Yeast. I Ice Cream Salt. Rock Salt?for cattle Just Phone No. 34. W. E. FERGUSON. 3 DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. k LI, persons indebted to the estate S L of It. It. CLINTON, deceased, are reby notified to make payment to e undersigned at once. Persons havg claims against this estate, should esent them to me duly authenticated ithin the time prescribed by law. o. L. SANDERS, Iministrator Estate of R. it. Clinton, ( I >eceased. 61 t 3t THE CITY MARKET When you want the Rest to he had the Meat line, Phone the city Mart. 1 can't handle anything hut the " ry best. First-Class Fresh Meats I the time, refrigerator cooled. $ C. F. SI 1 FitKR. f 2crifice ! Vorth Two. Oxtords. at $1.25 at 1.00 at 1 75 at....? .50 >ses' Oxfords. ; at $1.50 : at 1.25 [ at 1.00 1 ; at .75 Men and Young Men ; at _... $2.00 : at.. 1.75 : at 1.50 : at 1.25 and Young Men. at $10.00 . ai 7.50 at 6.00 at 5.00 ?HALF PRICE. Ten?HALF PRICE. White and Black. 50 Cents Pair. 40 Cents Pair. ^ oods, Laces and deries ,F PRICE. Now 50 Cts. Yard. 0 ties, Now 37 1-2 Cts. Yard. , Now 25 Cts. Yard. , Now 12 1-2 Cts. Yard. ties, Now 5 Cts. Yard. MERCANTILE COMPANY th Carolina. QERVICf U WILL TELL The extent of a Bank's success is ^ determined largely by the character of ^ its service. The success of This BANK has been unprecedented, because it has lost no opportunity to make its depositors realize the advantages of Banking here. If high class Banking service appeals to you, call and talk the matter over with us at your earliest convenience. The Loan and Savings Bank YORKVILLE, S. C. W Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent. BEST OF SEVEN May 27. 1910. Mr. J. J. Pittser, Agent, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., Hoopestnn, Illinois. Dear Sir: ? I was much surprised this morning to receive from you a check for 141.80 as a special dividend on my $20,000 policy which I hold in your company. I,ast March I received my regular 0 dividend of $177, and thought that was liberal enough, and was perfectly satisfied, but this addition of $41.80, making a total of $218.80 this year, is certainly most satisfactory, and confirms my conviction that the Mutual Benefit is absolutely a mutual company in fact as well as in name, and that I made no mistake when I selected it nine s ears ago. At that time there were seven special agents, representing as many different companies, called to sell me insurance, and after I had listened to all of them while they explained their different policies, I selected the Mutual Benefit without the aid of a special agent. There are a few larger companies than yours, that is, they have more in- 0 suranee on their books perhaps, but in my judgment it would be hard to find i more conservative, careful, better managed company, or one that proluces better results for its policy h.olders than the old reliable Mutual benefit of Newark, New Jersey. ^ I can heartily recommend it to any >ne, and wish you unlimited success in rour solicitations. Yours very truly. Dale Wallace. There are today about ISO legal relerve or "old line" companies seeking ;o insure the lives of the people of the United States, as against about f?0 ten ,'ears ago, and of this number less than v !<> do per cent of the business, and tad it been possible for Mr. Wallace o have examined the records and conracts of all of thini, his decision would iave been the same, as is that of all lien who are intelligently seeking the est company, the best contract and ^ he lowest cost. There are scores of itizens in York county, who have se ured policies in the Mutual Henefit luring the past 15 years, who endorse ill that Mr. Wallace has said. SAM M. GRIST, Special Agent. ERSKINE COLLEGE * las contributed some potent forces to the citizenship of York county through the graduates located In the county. V ERSKINE COLLEGE solicits the patronage of York county. Thorough instruction given in all (IpnnrtmmitQ Ttvn fwtnrqpq to the degree of A. B. THE WYLIE HOME Offers an exceptional opportunity to young women ready for the FRESHMAN CLASS. Write for illustrated catalogue to J. S. MOFFATT, President. 54 f.t sept. 1. 1W Smith Premier No. 2. Typewriter, 145. See The Enquirer. Others at low irices.