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Lesson 'X1IL?Fourth Quarter, For Dec. 27, 1908. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text, of the Lesson, a Comprehensive Quarterly Review?Golden Text? Prov.' iv, 23?Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. i ?rtCopyright,.lC03, by American Press A?oda?on.] Lesson I.?David brings the ark to Jerusalem (II Sam. vi, 1-12). Golden TexJ, p3. c, 4, "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise." The ark of the Lord of the.whole earth is the. topic In this first lesson and also in the eleventh lesson. Here it Is carried at first in man's way, but there In God's appointed way. The great truth in connection with it is that of God dwelling with man as his righteousness through Christ Jesus. Lesson1 II.?God's promise to David ? <I-Chron. xvli. 1-14). Golden Text i Z Kings viii. 56. "There hath not failed ; one word of all His good promise." This Is a great Messianic lesson, in which David is assured that the Mes siah shall come through-him, shall be an immortal man and shall sit and reign upon his throne forever in right-. eousness end. truth.. He will be the one who dwelt between the cherubim over the mercy seat (Ex. xxv, 22). Lesson III.?David's kindness to Jon athan's son (II Sam..lx). Golden Text Eph. iv, 32,'"And be yeakiud one to another, tender hearted, ^forgiving one another." This was not mere ordinary kindness and. forgiveness; it was the forgiveness of a king who made the forgiven one a member of his own household, with a seat at his table, and restored to him all the Inheritance of Ids father. It Is a picture of the king dom when the Son of David shall reign. Lesson IV.?The joy of forgiveness <Ps. xxxii). Golden Text Ps. xxxil, 1. "Blessed Is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin Is covered." The gospel of God concerning Hh Son Je ans Christ our Lord proclaims forgive ness of sins apart from any works of ?ours (Rom. 1.1-3: iv. IS. 23-25). wholly through the precious blood of Christ <Eph. I, 7). This redemption Includes all else we can possibly need (Rom. ? vtlL 32) and should cause great glad ness in the Lord. \ Lesson V. ? Absalom rebels against David (II Sam. xv, 1-21). Golden Text ? Ex. xx, 12, "Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon .the land which the Lord thy God gtveth thee.'\ This, rebellion suggests 'that of the nation against the Son of David and the greac rebellion yet of the . future spoken .of In Dan. xL,31-45; Rev.' xJJL xvli and xlx, but the Son of . Da vid shall come in all !Hls glory, and all His adversaries shall be over thrown. V Lesson VL?David grieves for Absa lom a(II -Sam. xvlli, 24-33). Golden Text? Prov. xvli, 25; "A foolish son is a grief to his father." I think our at tention in this lesson should be given . to the love^f David, who would glad ly have died'for his son, and from him to our Father In heaven, who com maridetb His love to us, In that while f we were yet sinners Christ died for usl , Lesson VII.?The Lord our Shepherd (Ps. xxi?j. Golden Text, Ps. xxiii, 1. ?The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want" A meditation upon the Lord as the good Shepherd, the great Shep herd and the chief Shepherd is always most profitable. He gave His life for tis, He lives His life in us. and He will share His kingdom with us. With such a Shepherd we can lack nothing. Lesson VIII.?Solomon anointed king 0 Kings 1. 32-40). Golden Text, 1 Chron. xxvili, 9, "Know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind." The rebellion of Adonljah against Solomon came to naught for it was the purpose of the Lord that Solomon should reign, and every?pur pose of the Lord "shall be performed. He sat ou the throne of the Lord as king ^ns tend of David, but that throne still awaits a greater than Solomon. Lesson IX.?World's temperance Sun day (Isa. xxvili. 1-13). Golden .Text, 1 Cor. ix, 27. "I keep pnder my body and bring it into subjection." If there Is anything the. world needs specially to know it is the foundation of verso 16 and the coming judgments of verses 17, IS. If the people given to strong drink saw less of the druukenness of xxLx,' 9, and more of the rest and re freshing of xxvili, 12, fewer so called temperance talks would be necessary. Jesus, lifted up, will draw men. Lesson X.?Solomon chooses wisdom (I Kings Iii. 4-15). Golden Text, Prov. ix, 10. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Having just been exalted to his high position and realizing in some measure his own In sufficiency, he asks of God wisdom to rule the people righteously. The re quest pleased the Lord, and He grant ed him not only what he asked, but exceeding abundantly more (Eph. Hi). Lesson XL?Solomon dedicates the temple (I Kings viii, Ml). Golden Text, Ps. exxil, 1. "I was glad when they said unto me. Let us go Into the house of the Lord." Both tabernacle and temple when dedicated were filled with the dory of the Lord, and no man could stand to minister. Both were typical of Jesus Christ. In whom dwelt the fullness of the Godhead. , Lesson XII. ? A Christmas lesson (Luke 11. 8-20). Golden Text. Lnke II. 11, "For unto you is born this day in the-city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord." Still a kingdom les son, for ne was born King of the Jews to sit on the throne of David, and this purpose of the. Lord shall be performed also. Foley' Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation and stimulates the liver.' Orino regulates the bow els so they will act naturally and you do not have to take purgatives continuously. Lowman Drug Co., A. C. Dukes. It is a waste of time to count the candles en a girl's birtfiday cake. - for it is very seldom that they throw -s*any light on her age. Some rimes fleeing from the devil is only a pretext for fleaing from "THE DARK CORNER." i1 Zach McGhee's Novel of South Carolina. "The Dark Corner,1' a novel by Zack McGee, put forth by the Grafton Press of New York, is a book that will appeal to a wide and varied class of readers. Undoubtedly it will arouse discussion, and it is perhaps not too much a guess to say that discussion is one of the objects of the book. For though the stor>. compelling for its dramatic power, teeming with pathos, and bristling ?with humor, is primarily to be read for the story itself, it is written with a serious purpose that gives point; to the numerous humorous passages, weight to the very entertaining de scriptions of the conditions, and scenes, and philosophical Interpreta tion both to the extremely original plot and the fascinatingly pictur esque characters, which are so viv idly portrayed that they 3eem real persons. It must be acknowledger! that there is no one who knows the character of the Southern "country man" and tn-a men who | exploit them, especially in educational and religious lines, better than Mr. Mc Ghee. It is a Southern novel, but South ern only in the sense that James Lane Allen was Kentucklan or Bret Harte Western. It is distinctly American in its setting and portrayal of character, though universal In P.s theme and purpose. The locality is Southern only because the t author is Southern and familiar, as few oth ers are, with the scenes and charac ters he depicts, for he goes into a field practically new in several Im portant respects. It is a Southern story without a carpet-bagger yillan and without a skinflint from "Down East;" and "mirab?e dictu,'- i Southern story without the negro, "the first ever written in tho history of the world," as Mr. McGhee has jestingly said. The mearest approach he allows him self to the sombre interrogation point is in Simon, the faithful and affectionate attendant who gets im patient with things as they are only when his master insists'in discuss lag the doctrine of the transmigra tion of the soul instead of dress ing for breakfast, i ? ' The "Dark Corner" might desig nate any of the thinly populated pinelands of the South. As a matter of fact, in the Carolinas alone there are at least three bits of country known by this name and one ' or more in each of several other States. While the general characteristic of the people and the conditions are probably a composite of these, th(. particular Dark Corner described in a "low, flat, unpropitious .country," inhabited by a poverty-stricken, ig norant, but kindly Eouled,' deeply religious and independent Tieople. Lawlessness prevails to a certain ex tent, and is slightly touched upon? but it is not the theme, nor is it the most interesting or important char acteristic of the plot or of the char acters. The story opens in a different and more intelligent and advanced sec tion of'the State; but the connection with the Dark Come^ is shown deftly and definitely at tlie outset. The hero, Jim Thompson, a young Sou therner of reduced ? circumstances, who inherited from his ancestors and absorbed from his associations the idea that the law is the only occupation for a gentleman, and early in life his is designed for the law. His earliest dreams and "up ward through years" are centered about a beautiful, little orphan girl. Amanda, who is taken care of in his home by his mother, but who is suddenly taken away at the age of six,v though Jim did not know whith er, to live with relatives in the pine lands. When Jim finishes college and finds that he must earn money to defray the expenses of his law course, he goes to teach in "The Hollisville Collegiate Military Institute of Pro fessor Marquinius Tillson." The name itself affords sufficient indica tion of the kind of school it is, but the grotesque performances of this institution and its unspea"..^bie "President" affords material' for some of the wittiest and most mas terful satire that has ever appeared in this country, perhaps on the edu catioaal impostors. The "President" is the villan of the novel, and his ex ploitation of the people of the.Dark Corner where he travels drumming pupils for his school is one of th: strongest features of the story. At the school Jim finds Aileen, a beautiful and attractive girl, rear ed amid the very Influence or cul ture and intelligence, who comes to teach in the school. Both Jim and Tillson are iu love with her. And to the school, deceived by Tillson, comes from the midst of the Dark Corner the "little girl of his dreams:" Amanda, rough, uncouth, ignorant, dull, and "tacky." In some powerful passages Mr. McGhee portrays the awakening of the sense of responsibility to the people he sees so greviously decei' ed by the silkhatted, paste-bedia monded Tillson, and especially a more gnawing sense of his particular duly to the girl Amanda, who has been his foster sister and might have been as he. Aileen tells him thai it is not the poor girl's environment but her birth that is to blame for her degradation. In this Simon also agrees, who tells his master that "hit's in de blood jis lak nig ger's in de blood." At this juncture in a most dramatic way, Jim makes the discovery that Amanda Iis Afleen's own sister, though neither of them knows it. He resovles to devote himself to the reclamation of Amanda and the Dark Corner wmch has blighted her life, but he does not tell either of the girls of their relationship to the other, fearing that it would make each unhappy. He gels Amanda off to college and sets on foot various schemes for the materi al and industrial as well as educa tional regeneration of the country ' GENUINE' ' ^^^^B^^^jr_ Peruvian Guano ^p^^ HIGH ANALYSES j^^M^^^^^ PERUVIAN GUANO ^^^^^Jb Charleston, S. C. ^^BH^^^P^S^^ SOLE IMPORTERS. '^S^SS^fv After a most thrilling, picturesque and ludicrous political campaign, n which appear a number of extremely ridiculous caricatures of lo;iaJ i "s.atesmen, Jim annihilates the H. M. C. I. and the grotesque Till son, having'had abundant practice as a school faker goes west to be come a medicine faker.. . The reader is left for a long time la a quandry at to which one of the sisters he is goiug to marry, and now; but that is one of the most Interesting points of the tale. J. M. CHARLOTTE. CHARGED WITH SIX MURDERS By Poison in the Last Three Years or So. Somerville, Mass., Dec. 17.?Pend ing the result of an examination as to the sanity of Mrs. Mary Kelleher, of this city, now in jail at Cam bridge, District Attorney Higgines. has ordered) an investigation into the cause of the death of six mem bers of Mrs. Kelleher's family dur ing the past three years. The specific charge against Mrr. Kelleher Is that of arson, but the police called the attention of the District Attorney to reports which were in circulation as to the dearhs in her family. It is said that the insurance on the lives of the deceas ed was paid.to Mrs. H. Kelleher. The list of deaths and the causes ascribed follow: Mrs. Bridget Knowles, sister-in law, died June 30, 1905, rheuma tism. Annie T. Knowles, sister-in-law. died March 1, 1906, bronchitis Stephen V. Kelleher, husband, died May 15, 1906, pneumonia. Mary Kelleher, daughrer, died November 21, 1906, bronchitis. William Kelleher, son died Jan uary 14, 1908, heart dic?ase. ) Katherine Kelleher, daughter, died July 23, 1908, ptomaine poi soning. * JONES REFUSED BAIL. Chief Justice Pope Reversed by Oth er Justices. Columbia, Dec. 18.?The Supreme Court today filed its order in the case of W. T. Jones, refusing bail to the defendant-petitioner, and also filed the formal order dismissing the appeal from Judge Hydrick's order refusing bail to Jones and sustain ing Judge Hydrick. In the !atter decision Chief Jus tice -Pope, and Associate Justus Gary and Jones all concur, but in the or der refusing bail on the motion in the original jurisdiction of the Court, Chief Justice Pope does not concur. Associate Justice Woods does not sign either order, being unable to consider official business by reason of illness in his family. The result of these orders is that Jones must remain In jail at Union until the next term of the court of General Sessions at Union, hen the case in which he is charged with the murder of his wife will be called. Whether or not the case will then be tried is, of course, yet to be. de termined, as other motions may be made. * Pleasant, sure, easy, Bafe little liver Pills, are DeWitt's Little Early Ris ers. They are easy to take and act gently. We sell and recommend them. For sale by A. C. Dukes, M. D., and A. C. Doyle & Co. Keeps Mosquitoes Away. Chicago, Dec. IS.?Dr. Alorzo C Tenney says that eucalyputs trees are a safeguard against annoyance by mosquitoes when placed near hu man habitations. He has suggested In an address that some of these trees bo planted in the proposed park belt in Chicago. * Never say die! Try L. L. L. Buy Lowman'B Liver Lifters. Take Lowman'8 Liver Lifters. Use Lowman'B Liver Lifters Try Lowman's Liver Liften. Harris Llthia Water. For aale by Lowman & Lowman. THEY LIVED LONG. A Remarkable North Carolina Fam ily of Pensioners. Hendersovllle, N. C, Dec. 17.? C. M. Justice, who Is 75 years old, his brothers John and J. R., whc are 70 and 76 respectively, and their father, who Is 95 years old, are all pensioners of North Carolina. Mr. C. M. Justice, who is still ex tremely active, is a resident of this town. He enlisted in '62, in Capt. T. P. Jones, company, and served his country until tbe surrender. Mr. Justice was in town last Saturday and received his Christmas gift from the people of North Carolina in the form of a pension claim.?The Hus tler. ?"? ? The Little Boy's Baby Prayer. Dear God, I need You awful bad;, I don't know what to do; My papa's cross,, my mamma's sick; I hain't no fren' but You. Them keerless angels went an' bring, "Stid of the boy I ast, A we'enchy, teenchy baby girl. I don't see how they dast! Say, God, I wish 't You't take her back. She's just as good as new; Won't no one know she's secon' hand, But 'cepin' me an' You; An' pick a boy, dear God, Yourself, The niceEt in Yer fold; . But please don't choose quite so young. I'd like him 5 years old. ?Lippincott's. Religion has no home in the man who does not sho whis religion at home. jjj^ BABYl?MED Mil By Terrible Itching Eczema?Face and Head a Solid Sore?Spread to His Hand and Legs?Would Scratch Until He Bled?Tiny Suf 1 ferer Immediately Relieved and ENTIRELY CURED IN 2 MONTHS BY CUTICURA When my son Walter was three weeks old, eczema appeared on his face. We did not know what it was so went to a doctor who treated him for three months. Then he was so bad that his face and head were nothing but one sore and his ears looked as if they were going to fall off, so we tried another doctor. He said he could cure him and we doctored there four months, the baby never getting any better. His hand end legs then had big sores on them and as for his sleeping, we could not think of it, the poor little fellow suf fered so terribly. First I tied his hands to the crib to keep him from scratching, but when it got so bad I tied him in a ?hawl or he would scratch himself all bloody. When he was seven months old we tried a set of the Cuticura Remedies. The first application of Cuticura let him sleep and rest well, in one week the sores were gone but it stayed red end sometimes it would itch so we used Cuticura for two months, then he hud a clear and white face. Now he is two years and seven months old and has never had eczema again. I hope this letter will help some who are suffer ing from skin disease. Every mother who has a baby suffering with skin disease should just try Cuticura; there is nothing better. Mrs. Louis Beck, R. F.D.3, San Antonio, Tex., Apr.15,'07." A single set of Cuticura Remedies is often sufficient to cure torturing, dis figuring, itching, burning, and scaly humors, eczemas, rashes, and irritations, from infancy to age, when all other remedies fail. Complete Externa! and Internal Treatment for Every Humor consists of Cuticura Soap, (25c.) to Cleanse the Skin, Cuticura Ointment (60c.) to Heal the Skin, and Cuticura Resolvent (50c), (or In the form of Chocolate Coated PIUs 25c. per vUl of GO) to Purify the Blood. Sold tbrouithout the world. Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp.. Sole Props., Boston. KT Mailed Free, OaUcura Boot: on Skm Dlieuea, PRESCOTT'S Great Christmas Sale Hurrah! Santa And Crowded US With Good Things for the Holiday HURRY, HURRY, and make your purchases now. The Rush is on. Don't Wait Until the Last Day or You may regret on account of not beging able to be served promytly. 1,000 pounds plain and fancy Candies, Lowney's Fine Chocolates ami Bon-Bons. Others get 50c, our price 35c to 40c per pound. Other grades 8c and upwards. ? A big supplly of Fresh Cakes and Crackers. 25c. (3rd invoice.) Seeded Raisins 9c pkg. Currents 9c pkg. Cilroa 18c. Mincemeat 15c. Preserves, Jams and Jellies. Best Hams 14 ^c to 15c. Best Granulated Sugar 19 pounds for 1.00. Other grades iu this line at cut prices. , 1,000 POUNDS NUTS. Paper shell Almonds.18c lb. Fancy Grenoble Walnuts.... 18c lb. Fancy long Pecans.18c II). Jumbo Brazils . '..15c lb. ARRIVING AND TO ARRIVE. 100 bunches One Bananas. 50 barrels Apples, 50 boxes Or anges. Also Grapes, Lemons, Co coanuts, Cabbage. RAISINS?15c pounds, 2 pounds FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES. Best stock on hand ever carried. 50 boxes fine cream cheese, 17c. Fresh invoice of that line Butter that has given such universal sat isfaction, 30c lb. CROCKERY. Glass Lamps, 25 to 50 per cent off the regular prices. SHOES AND LEATHER. My stock of Shoes at cost to close out this line Leather at jobbers' prices. I will have for sale one million Island Cabbage Plants, all varieties,. .${.00 to $3.50 per thousand, accord ing to quality. c. w. ESCOTT. PHONE 153. ORANGEBURG, S. C. FIRE, LIFE. BURGLRAY, TORNADO SEVEN MODELS $12.50 to $60 00 The Christmas money goes farther if put into an EDISON PHONOGRAPH farther because the Phon ograph goes farther, car ries with it more pleasure for more people for a longer time than any gift you could select, Sold on easy payments by \Marchant Music Co ANGEBURG, S. C. ? I INSURANCE!! 9 ALSO I S URETY BONDS i Writ' ? n i f H. C. Wannamaker, ? ? I represent companies that's know to be good. A Give me some of your business. jj|