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. Organized, 1844. 9 Li,e A ss ^ c Of Massachusetts. c o f Pays under the Massachusetts law cash values of lapsed policies on which two premiums have been paid, or gives taid up insurance therefor. | sE HE record of this Company covers a period of 53 years. Has paid to Policy Holders .$14: *05 9*636.9 9* 3 It came second in the amount of new business written in South Carolina in July, 1897, and is fast becoming the most popular company in the State. 5 AN BORN CHASE, Local Pickings. Coflee and It* Uses. Misa Lizzie Moiasou entertained a few friends last evening. Sheriff McLendon has gone to Monroe, N. C., as a witness against Magee and Trayler charged with forgery. These parties were arrested by Sheriff McLendon in this city some months ago, and were taken from here to Monroe. Mr. Geo. Turbeville returned last night from Smithfield, N. C., where he has been for the last few days acting as a prosecuting wit ness against four men, two white and two colored. These men are charged with robbing the depot at Smithfield, and were brought to justice by detective Turbeville. The Grand Jury found a true bill against them all and the case is now being tried. In Turkey the American board of foreign missions (Congrega- tioualists) began work seventy- three years ago. During this period it has sent to that country 700 missionaries and expended on their maintenance more than $8,500,000. At present it has in the field a stall’ of 176 mission- aiies from America, with 878 na tive helpers, of whom 100 are preachers, and connected with the board are 125 churches, with 12,- 787 members, and an aggregate adherence of 30,000. When there are in a community epidemics of typhoid fever, chole ra, erysipelas, scarlet fever and the various types of malarial fev er, which are transmitted almost entirely through the medium of food and drink, coffee is a valua ble agent and may lie used as a drink instead of water. It is a valuable agent in assist ing in the digestion of food and aids the blood in taking up more nourishment than it would with out it. It quickens the circulation of the blood and respiration. It is also stimulating and re freshing (due to the caffeine it contains). In tiding over nervousness in emergencies it is a sovereign reme dy. As a stimulate and caloric gen erator in cold weather it is 100 per cent, ahead of whiskey or other liquors.] As a disinfectant it is one of no small usefulness in the sick cham ber.—New York Tribune. Bread Going up With Wheat. Dollar wheat means a good many things besides enhanced happi ness for the farmer. It means, for instance, an increase in the cost of a loaf of bread. The increase will be felt first by the bakers, but it must ultimately be felt by the consumer. The price of flour has State Manager, FLORENCE, S. C. responded at once to the rise in the price of wheat, and has gone up in proportion.—Boston deraid. Win on should Join tbe . . . Wanted. A position as salesman by a young man of experience—refer ence given —X—. Florence, S. C. Aug23d3t. The Painter’s Mistake. A young woman, with some am bitions as a painter, submitted specimens of her skill to a success ful artist the other evening, and his criticism is of such wide appli cation that we desire to share it with our readers. “Don’t copy copies,’’ said he. “You have copied this landscape from a picture that was itself an imperfect copy, with the result that all its errors are reproduced and magnified. Go out into nature and paint directly from your own landscape. Or, if you must copy, copy from a master piece. Anything else is not worth while.” Yes; and, young Chris tian, do not pattern your life after the life of some one else, who, at best, is only an imitation of the perfect One. Imitate for your self the only life that is worth imi tating. Look unto Jesus.—Golden Rule. The longer a man serves God the better he is pleased with his job. Knights of Damon BECAUSE Payments are limited to a cer tain age, when no more premiums will be required. BECAUSE In our laws we do not make in itiation and lodge attendance es sential to membership. BECAUSE Provision is made for the support of members who reach old age, when the probabilities are they will have no one dependent upon them, but will themselves be dependent upon others. BECAUSE Our premium is divided into twelve equal parts, and you have the option of paying it monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annual ly, without extra cost. BECAUSE We offer insurance simply for protection, and the annual difler- ence in the cost of our plan and that of the “old line” companies, properly invested, will double any dividend or cash surrender offered by the “old line” companies. R. N. RICHBOURG, Special Deputy.