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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. <<
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F. O. W'illard, Academy St.. lrnion, m
S. ('., says: "For several months I suffered
from a sharp pain across the
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neys. I had a frequent desire to pass
the kidney secretions and the How was
scanty and painful. Reading of Donn's
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procured a box. They cured me and I 4
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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. *
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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
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Write for illustrated catalogue to
J. S. MOFFATT, President.
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