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The State At the Church of the Good Shep herd on Sunday the Rfv. W. P. Wit 111' the rector, preabhed a sermoc -bi'cb has been deemedj by many who beard it as most timely and appro Pr?twas based on St. ^atthew, 22-21, Render unto Caesar the things that trc Caesar's." In part the minister "liver since the utterance of these words by our Lord, they, have been recognized as the true expression of the moral necessity of man's doing tie doty to~ his country, of meeting his ,blig?tions and responsibilities us ,itiienand patriot. Now the duties icd responsibilities of a citizen in a de Kiocracy differ from and are greater Than those of the individual in the Kingdom or empire. For under the republican form of government it is the citizen who controls. It is here [bat we find, or should find: The freeman casting with unpur-. chased hand Irbe vote that shakeB the turrets of the land.'' The primary duty of a citizen in a democracy is to vote. His greatest iesponsibility is to see that his ballot 8 cast properly, righteously aad seri usly. It always makes us somewhat sad ind fearful to hear men?good men? iay: "I take no interest in politios. bare not voted in five or ten years." Such men are not patriots. They are ot men who love their country with genuine, true love?the love that pels them to aet for her good even E hough it costs them something to do 10. When good men cease to take an ictive interest in the affairs of the 'overnment of a republio, they really, jerhaps all unconsciously, but none be less really and truly bow the seeds bat inevitably bring forth the wild reeds whose poisonous and poisoning xbalations will ultimately sap the vi ality of government by the people. io republio can last long when it is ontrolled by the worst element of its itizenship. * * * . And so long as ood and upright and honorable men eglect their primary duty to their Jouotry and leave the government in fflhe bands of the selfish and corrupt, cannot expect and we will never ave high and pure administration of igh and pure principles. We, the eople, are responsible for the kind of joveroment we have and the manner Jf its administration. If we have un Brincipled, incompetent and weak men p public office, we who neglect to oast etc, to raise our voice against guch a condition, are as responsible >r their being there as are those who [ho actually voted for them. j.ney jgre in office by means and by virtue f our absence from the polls; our ick of interest in the election just a? tuch and as truly as by - the presence others at the voting places and their itive interest in the campaign. No oubt we all have known elections to won and lost by a few votes. And know at the same time that some Ien whose votes would have changed e resultb remained away from the Us not manifesting sufficient inter it in the cause of good government id the welfare of the city, the coun r, the State, and the nation to regis their convictions, to take, tu'ir find, to do their duty. Those are >e men who are responsible for such "cers being in* control. They are jsponsible for all1 .unwise and evil [gislation enaoted by them; for th' . ?glect of duty and non enforoemenc the laws and the winking at and [lent protection of vice. Ah, my friends, it is vain, it is self jademning for men who profess to [ke no interest in politics, who re \s* to discharge their fundamental, ity as citizens of a republio, to com |?in of bad government, of open vice id insufficiency and non-enforcement the Uw. They ate responsible for ich a condition and they haie them tves alone to blame. We send men to the State and ha ,Qal legislatures whom we know to untrained, short-sighted; solf-seek j? and corrupt, and they do foolish id unscrupulous things. Should we orpriaed? -Do we expect figs from pBtlra? Should we blame them? [ sent them. Wo are responsible. if we are unwise enough to send m of small grasp and basepriuoi F.to make our laws and excoute our totes, when they act the- fool they nut truly represent us* When men humiliate and disgrace sir State in legislative halla and ox Qtive departments, and we return *m to their positions, we set our il of approval upon them; and what [?y do can reasonably he regarded by 'era as our sense of deoenoy, pro lcty and honor. And those of us 'o fail to vote for others than such are aiding to send them back as representatives and exponents. < THE CITIZEN. l of Good Character. U July 22. . And thus we see that as Dr. Alexan der MoKenzio has well said: "There are few duties to whioh a man is more firmly held by every consideration of honor t?fan he is to the duty of vot ing. If the man is not willing to vote, whatever the coat may be, his place is not in a republic There are countries to which he is well adapted. In Russia and Turkey he is not called upon to vote, and the fewer his opin ions the greater the favor with which he is regarded. This is a republio, a land of freemen, where the duty of government and the honor and oppor tunity of it are divided among the oitizeno." And if we are self-respect ing, manly meu we will discharge this duty and endeavor to meet this re sponsibility. So much then for the duty of vot ing. We come now to consider as to how we should oast our ballot. It ought to he entirely unnecessary and yet it is of primo importance, to say that bur votes should always be oast honestly, seriously, conscientiously, and with an eye?not to remuneration or friendship or kinship?but with an eye single to the good of city, country, State and nation. As Bishop Potter truly says: "We must come baok again and again to the faot that organ ized sooiety in tho form of civil gov ernment- exists * * not for the benefit of any one who administers it * * whether he sits at the apex, in the chair of the president of the Uni ted States, or in the chair of local justice of the peace, police or tax col lector, but in order that he may serve his fellowmen in relation of service to the State." That is a fact too often lost sight of. And the man who votes for another for publio office simply he is a friend or blood relation and with out duly considering his relative fit ness is an unworthy citizen and is pursuing a policy that will subvert this and all other forms of democratic government. I am quite human enough, my ffiends, to know how hard it is to lay aside the claims of friend ship and consanguinity in such mat ters, but the true-hearted patriot will do it. He must /do it, if he would preserve our institutions of freedom, for as the poet writes: "I, Freedom, dwell with knowledge; I abide With men whom dust of faction can not blind To the alow tracings of the Eternal Mind." The great and exemplary patriot, Gejc Washington, applied thte principle throughout his publio career. On one oooasion, just before his eleotion as president, it is said one of his closest friends applied for a government po sition. Washington's reply was: "Should it be my fate to administer the government I will go to the ohair under so preengagement of any kind or nature whatever. And when in it I will, to the bebt of my judgment, discharge the dutios of the office with that impartiality and zeal for the pub lio good whioh ought never to suffer connections of blood or friendship to have the least sway in the dcoisions of a publio nature." There still lives fresh and green in the hearts of Co lumbia's people the memory of Mayor Rhett) who looked upon publio office as a publio trust and discharged its duties fearlessly and without regard to personal relationships, and with justice to all and special favors to none. For this he was honored then and his memory is honored and cher ished now. This leads us naturally to the thought that we should at all times place in office none but men of charac ter. That, brethren, as our country is now, is our greatest oonoern. The safety of the government, the welfare of the people depend upon it. And especially is that the great issue with us to-day in our State. We all are agreed on the fundamental principles of democratic government. The ques tion now before us is, what shall be the character of the men who shall be in control? Some of our newspapers have commented on the dullness of our present campaign because there is no great howling, no special excite' ment growing ont of factionalism and prejudice. But because of this very faet, this election affords one of the greatest of opportunities ever pre sented to the people of South Caro lina. Pre.udioe and factionalism be ing f et aside, the political atmosphere being cleared, we have time and op portunity for. sober thought, for calm rofloction. And fellowmen, to day we stand at the judgment bar, to-day we are in the balances. This year's elec tion is chiefly, if not entirely, a ehoice . of characters, and woe and shame to as if the unscrupulous should be victor. Let us oend men to State and national legislatures and eleet men to county and State offioes in whose characters we have confi donee, whose reputations are unsul lied, men who have integrity to desire and courage to dare to do their duty regardless of consequences. It some times happens that one vote in o?*r representative assemblies decides the policy of the government. That policy may involve far-reaohing, irretrieva ble eonsequenoes in our laud and in our relationship with other nations. Supposo we send men who can be corrupted, who will yield to improper influences and the policy adopted bring disgrace and disaster to our coun try. Then would the people of South Carolina to a large degroe be responsi ble for the calamity, and especially so if the character of the men were known before election. And on the other hand, one man of oharacter may save his section and his nation muoh shame end grave peril. Great, there fore, is our responsibility in the ohoosfng of men. Let us see to it that, ao far as we are able, only those men shall be elected to office whose past recorde guarantee that if they may not always act most wisely, cer tainly they will always act most hon orably and righteously. The veteran and honored Senator Hoar of Massa chusetts, recently speaking of his State and ours, said: "I delight'to think, as I know the peopio of South Carolina delight to think, of these States of ours, not as mere aggrega tions 6f individuals, but as beautiful personalities, moral beings endowed with moral characters, oapable of faith, of hope, of memory, of pride, of sorrow, of joy, of oourage, of heroism, of honor and of shame. Certainly this is true of them. Their power and glory, their rightful place in history depended on these things and not on numbers or extent of territory." Mr. Benj. Kidd, the able author of Sooial Evolution, and Mr. Leoky, the illus trious historian, agree in saying that the prosperity, the growth, the power and the happiness of nations have their foundation in pure domestio life, in commercial integrity, in a high standard of moral worth and publio spirit, in simple habits, in courage, in uprightness, and a certain soundness and moderation of judgment which springs quite as muoh from character as front intellect. If you would form a wise judgment of the future of a nation, observe carefully whether these qualities are increasing or de caying. And hear and heed well this my friends: "Observe especially what qualities count for most in publio life. Is character becoming of greater or less importance? Are the men who obtain the highest posts in the nation (or State) men of whom in private life, and irrespective of party, competent judges speak with genuine respect? Are they of sincere convictions, of consistent lives and of indisputable integrity? It is by observing this moral current that you can best cast the horosoope of nations." Now, these are the words and the thoughts of men who have made a constant, steady, scientific study of government, or human history and human develop ment. It is wise, therefore, to attend their testimony. And we saw it veri fied when efferesoent, glory-loving France went down in humiliation and defeat before sturdy, duty-loving Eng land. The people of this oounty and State this year are oalled upon to take their stand as to these principles. And let us remember the former days ?those days of whioh the distinguish ed Amerioan historian, Geo. Bancroft of Massachusetts, could and did truly write: "The publio men of South Carolina were ever ruled by their sense of honor and felt a stain upon it as a wound." It is that whioh has made our history glorious. And may we strive now as never before to bring our commonwealth back into the spirit of Calhoun and McDuffie, Hayne and Hampton. And let us further remember that when we oast our vote it affects not only our county and State,, but also the very princi ples of democratic government. As we review the his to; y of govern ments we find that the great-lesson of the past is, what makes a nation happy and great and keeps it so is a high sense of publio duty, public re sponsibility and honor, civio right eousness and that veneration for ohar acter whioh is manifested in the elec tion to office of only those men who possess the sterling qualities Of hon esty, oourage, faithfulness and duti fulness. While what ruins kingdoms and lays cities flat is disregard of pub lie spirit, laok of oivio righteousness, want of interest- on the part of the individual citizen in the common affairs of city, county, State and na tion, and that unworthy and danger oui prineiple and practice whioh leads men to strive to plaoe in publie office other men .because of personal con siderations, because ho is a. nice, so ciable and jovial fellow and without regard to fitness and eharaeter. May God pour out upon our people at this time the spirit of understand ing, the spirit of wisdom and the spirit of true patriotism that we may desire nobly and ohoose wisely as to our rulers and representatives. Keep your system in perfect order and you will have health, even in the ' most ?ickly seasons. The occasional j u?e of Prickly Ash Bitters will insure vigor and regularity in all the vital organs. Evans Pharmaoy. Home-Making. _ The number of marriages which took place during the month of June occasioned a good deal of comment in the city newspapers, and many were the conjectures as to the reasons which had actuated so many, couples to unite their lives and fortunes at that special time, but without any very plausible solution of the problem being found. The natural sequence* of a happy marriage is the setting up of a home; and there are few subjects more interesting to a bride, whether aotual or perspective, than that of "home-making." It is a misfortune when a young couple are so circum stanced that it becomes necessary for them to make their first essay of mar ried life in the parental home of either party. If a young man is an indepen dent, manly character he usually de termines that he will have a house? or at least a home?of his own, where 'ais wife will be free from the inter ference of either her relatives or his, for, however kindly and well-meant such interference may be, it does not always conduce to the happiness of those concerned. If the young bride has been a helpful and loving daugh ter, sharing with her mother the duties of the household and the care of the younger ohildren, it is very natural that the parents should be reluctant, to have her leave them,and they can see no reason why the husband should not be come a member of their household and everything go on as before. This plan seldom works well and it is a serious mistake to attempt it; for from hence forth her first duty is to her husband and his comfort and speoial interests should be her first oaro. This is gen erally impossible while they remain in the old home. On the other hand, if a young man has been a good son and brother, his family is seldom sincerely willing to have him marry at all; but if he in sists upon doing so they are apt to think they are less likely to lose their former influence over him if his bride is welcomed, into the family, and that it will be less expensive than to set up a separate establishment. There are cases in which such an arrange ment appoars to work well, bat it is only in very exceptional ones that those appearances are not deceptive. A mother must have a very large por tion of the proverbial unselfishness of a mother if she oan see quite unmoved and without any pang of jealousy the first place in her son's affections? which hasi been hers since his baby hood?given to another, and to a per son who was probably a stranger to him until within a short time. And then, too, the kinder a brother has been the harder it is for his sisters when they realize they are no longer his first consideration. Conceal these feelings as they may? they may even deny having them at all?they will orop out at times, and it is usually to the bride they are shown, making her position in the family not always an enviable one. There is still another consideration which makes it desirable for young married people to have a home of their own wherever it is at all pos sible. The glamour of courtship is not conducive to a thorough knowledge of each other and, without the slight est intention to deceive, it is but natural that each should endeavor to appear in the very best light to the object of his or her affections. Even in the very happiest marriages there must inevitably be slight surprises? if not disappointments?in store for both, in findicj unsuspected traits of character, of temper, or habits and modes of thought in their ideal. In the very brightest married lives there are likely to be a few clouds, and even showers, while the young people ore learning to know each other to be ordinary men and women, and not heroes aud angels; and during this period between the honeymoon and the settling down into the quiet and co?tent of those who have been mar ried for some years, it is best fort.be souple to be alone and without anyone to observe and comment upon, and possibly to increase, their little differ ences. Everything is in favor of their coming to a quicker understand OLD PEC tf Do not alwaya receive the sympathy th?y deserve. Their ailments are .imaginary, or natural and unavoida * life. Disease and infirmity should n ated with bid age. Th? eye of the gi may he as bright and the complexio his younger and more vigorous con Good BSeod te tb& ax*or&$ c and controls every part of the body muscles elastic and supple, th? bones this life fluid is polluted or poisoned s ing elements, then there is a rapid d in premature old age and disease. A shows itself in au ulcer, sore, wan growth upon the body, and rheunxati constant, accompanied with poor dige S. S. S. be best blood pttri or hurt the sys but gently am stimulates the ailments disappear. S. S. S. is just improve a weak digestion and tone up inry taint, or the remains of some di: j will search it out and remove every ,v< ' Write us fully about your case at you. This will cost you nothing, an and skin diseases. THE SWIFT iug if left to themselves. It is very probable, too, that a girl who is wo manly and sensible has had her dreams of the homo she will have when mar ried, and of the way she will manago her household affairs when free io do she pleases; and it is an injustice her that she should not bo given any chance to carry her plans into effect. Of course she can never do this with any freedom and success while she and her husband are only a part of a household, and not master and mistress of their own home. Therefore, no matter how small a man's inoome, if it is at all sufficient to the maintenance of a separate homo of the humblest description, it is far better for their chances cf happiness in the future that he and his young bride should live apart from others. It is often wonderful to see how a girl who has ?11 her life been free from oaro and work of any kind will develop into a olever and thrifty housekeeper under the magio of love, and what pride and delight she takes in the tiny borne and simple furnishings that she would once have regarded with scorn; or with what triumph she will tell of how she manages to keep house upon a sum of money she would for merly have deemed only sufficient for pin money. Where true love exists everything becomes easy, and sor rows, hardships and privations are far easier borne when shared by two who have affection and consideration for each other. But, after all, not all of the June marriages were those where these con siderations had to be thought of. Even in the South?where wealth is the exception^ not almost the rule it has become in some sections of the country?occasionally a marriage takes place where the young couple have only to consult their wishes as to whether or not to have their own home. If they be wise they will set tle that question in the affirmative, chiefly for the reasons given above. But while wealth can eliminate many of the difficulties of home-making that must he faced by young people with small and uncertain incomes, it can by no means insure happiness; in deed the chance for happiness is greater for those who are drawn to gether by a common effort to overcome difficulties than for husbands and wives who have no hardships to meet and who can therefore, walk carelessly apart, each going hie wn way and following his own will, not band in hand, as they must needs walk when their path is sometimes obscured and uncertain amidst the trials and trou bles of life.?Charleston Sunday News. - m 4> m 1 Summer oomplaint is unusually pre valent among children this Beason. 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