Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m ."j • Photographer (to sitter)—I saw you at church last Sunday. Miss Skeate. Bitter—Oh, did you? Photographer— fces; and also your friend. Miss Brown. (If you could raise your chin a trifle. Thanks.) And what an atrocious-look ing hat she had on. (After a pause.) There, Miss Skeate, it is over, and I think we have caught a very pleasant expression.—Punch- “Great Scott, Rastus! You look as if you had been lighting a buzz-saw.” "\essah. I \yas in dat smash-up in de Bucktown Wheelmen's race.” "I heard shout that. How did it happen?” *Dollah fell out’n de pacemaker's pock- K right in de middle ob de race.”—Cin cinnati Enquirer. TEMPERANCE TOPICS. NOTES OF INTEREST TO THE ANTI-LIQUOR LEAGUERS. N'o Political Party Named In tha Na tional Convention Proceeding;#—Liquor at the Capital—The Duty of Chris tiana—Wearing the White Ribbon. It is only when the dements are angry that waterspout. That Everlasting Irritating Itch. That degiTlbes Tetter. Eczema and other skin diseases. 50 cento will cure them stop the Itch at once. 60 cents pays for a box of Tetterlno at drug stores or postpaid for 50 cents In stamps from J. 1. Shuptriuo, Savannah, (la. The chronic bore makes a big hole in a m.-j’s busy dav. Reduced Kates by Kail. On account of the laying corner stone cotton mill Coleman Manufacturing Com pany, (oncord, N. C.. February Hth, the Sea board A r Line will sell tickets from Wil mington to Concord, N. C., at the rate of $9.« for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale February 5th-8th, limited to February 11th, for the return. On account of Mnrdi Gras at New Orleans’ L*-. February 23d the Seaboard Air Line will sell tickets Torn ah coupon offices on its line to New Orleans at the rate of one fare for the round trip, 'rickets will be on sale Feb- vuary Iflfii to 21st, inclusive, with March as the final limit for return. Most women prefer unruled letter-paper and well-ruled husbands. Oh, What Splendid Coffee. Mr. Goodman, Williams Co., 111., writes: “From one package Salzer’s German Coffee Berry, costing 15c . I grew 600 lbs. of better coffee than I can buy in stores at 30 cents n Ik” a. c. 8 A package of this coffee and big seed and plant catalogue is sent you by John A. Ualzer Seed Co.. La Cross, Wis., upon re ceipt of 15 cents stamps and this notice. The honest grocer buys and sells by the aame scales. There are no two weights about him. Age. The year is hasting; and the days Are burdened with ungarnered sheaves; And underfoot our treasured hopes Lie thick, as the neglected leaves. But listen! did you hear a song Sweet as if by an angel band? ‘Only the Golden Rule of God Shall bring the golden age of man.” Tis true that in the path of life We stumble oft, and often fall; Sometimes our listening ears grow dull And give not heed to duty's call. Then comes the warning: “Child, arise, March ownward, ’tis the Father’s plan; Only the Golden Rule of God Will bring the golden age of man.” Lift up the fallen, bind the wounds That man has given brother man, For sin, and want, and woe, and shame Grow rampant since the world be gan. Shall we who bear the name of Christ Be lagging found? No, reach the van, Proclaim “The Golden Rule of God Shall bring the golden age of man.” Then scatter seeds, what if so small That God alone the seed can see? He giveth increase, and He knows We give our best, and give It free. We’re pledged to crush the world’s great foe. Men, women, children, help who can To prove “The Golden Rule of God Will bring the golden age of man.” —Union Signal. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c. If a man is able to swim he should never become a pauper. Swimmers are self-sus- taining. Fits permanently cored. No fits or nervous ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kllno's Great Nerve Restoren $2 trial bottle and treatise free Dr. U. H. Kuna. Ltd.. Wl Arch St., Phlla., Pa. In winter baseball players swap lies abont what they don't i ill Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reducing Inflama- tlon,alleys peiu.cures wind colic, 25c. a bottle. Some women, like some horses, can never be broken tc trot in doable harness. Chew Star Tobacco—The Best. Smoke Sledge Cigarettes. A great many men reason in a circle; that's why there Is no end to their arguments. Plso’s Cure enred me of a Throat and Lung trouble of three years' standing.—E. Cady. Huntington, lnd., Nov. 12,1891. Gen. Saussier. Commander-in-chief of the French army, is so stout that he can scarcely mount a horse. Sciatic Rheumatism " 1 have been troubled with sciatic rheu matism and have been taking Hood’s Sar saparilla. I Improved every day and now SB* as well as I erer was In my life. I feel Eve years younger than I did before taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” Wk. O’Brikx, 2515 4th Avenue, West Troy, New York. IHOOdVparilla Is the best—In fact theOneTrne Blood Purifier. 'Hood** Pill* cure all liver Ills. 2o cents. WILL CURE YOUR COLO ZnStolShours. 26C. fl BOX at Druggists or THE COLD-BREAKER CO., AIKEN, - - SOUTH CAROLINA. We want a hustling agent In every county to sell our latest improved Plows. All kinds direct from the factory to the farmer. Work r.ght around your home Baby Cultivator Company, Birmingham, Ala. GOLD-BREAKERS S PIUM,MORPHINE,WHISKEY,CO- issSMa Sum BATMK.Vr. My book. .v<ntalnl;s fuM Inf .r- ■nation. msIleU free. OR. <f, €,, HOFFMAN. Room 4 Isabella BnlUInc. Chicago. III. FENCING K. L. AHBLLABhKUliK. «T F try, I Netting. Also farm, yard, cemetery fences. Freight iwtd Catalogue free. — . St.. At Hants, da. OSBORNE'S 4a?’lfc?ft.*8Si,'SSPk*« 100 per csnt.prolU sod s chance to win hundreds of dollara In Uoid aad a Hue Oold Watch. For parti culars addreas.W.T.t'heaUam. Jr., Henderson, £.U If afflicted with sore ayes, use i Thompson’s Eyt Watsr 8 N. U. No. 5.—'98. No Party Mas a Monopoly. That the National Convention did not name any particular party in its resolutions this year is not to be con strued as indifference to “prohibition by a party.” The National stands Just where It has stood for years in rela tion to this question. It believes in prohibition by law, and that this is to be accomplished by the ballot box. It does nfit propose to desert a cause or a friend It will go with its principles one mile, or it will go with them twain, if it can, but It wiil go no part of a mile further than Its principles go. In other words, the National has declared its principles, and will stand by them wherever found. Therefore, to be con sistent, it could not name and com mend one party embodying a funda mental principle and Ignore another having precisely the same principle, as was contemplated by the resolutions as first offered. It is well to keep In mind that wherever parties have been named and commended in state or Na tional conventions, it has been only so far as they have exemplified our prin ciples and no farther. Sympathy and afliliatlon have never been offered be yond this. It is more than probable that had Miss Willard’s unique reso lution, formulated and passed unani mously In her own Inner conscious ness, and so announced to the Conven tion, been presented for a vote. It would have passed.—Union Signal. Wearing the White Ribbon. A writer in the Union Signal, the or gan of the W. C. T. U., says: Do our members wear the white ribbon? Why not? It speaks volumes! I am a very busy business woman, but I stick to my bow of white ribbon, and wherever I go my little badge of loyalty brings me many a pleasure. In my work among business men, often is my rib bon mentioned. One gentleman said: “I see you wear the white ribbon; I should like you to go home with me to dinner, my wife would be pleased to meet you." Another, pastor of a church that I attend, said: “I am pleased to meet any one associated with my wife In her work.” Do you not love to meet those wear ing the badge of your order? Why should not we be as proud as our order as the secret societies, the Free Masons and Odd Fellows, and numerous others. Is not our*society as worthy our loyal ty? Then let us stick to our badge. Be sure we have enough white ribbon to put a knot on every dress and out ride wrap, and let it speak a silent lan guage for our grand cause of total ab stinence. Liquor at the Capitol. When we read in the papers that on the opening of Congress no Intoxicants could be had at the capitol—for the first time in many years—we rejoiced and congratulated the Fifty-fifth Con gress and the nation at large. Our felicitations, however, were nipped In the bud. We learn that “after a spasm of virtue, which Jasted Just twenty-four hours, the committee (Mi rules of the Senate and House of Rep resentatives authorised the sale of liquor again at the capitol restaurant" We are told further that the relapse was due to pressure brought tok^r by certain law-makers, who thluened to bring the matter up on the fr and demand a vote unless theirleloved grog were nearer at hand *n the Congressional Hotel across tl way. This so alarmed the members po rep resent both “prohibitionisf ami brewers, the church voter anlthe sa loonkeeper, that they proct oil to la bor with the committee on *es, and the result Is that the capltoj bar is opened for “light drinks.” FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR JUNIOR READERS. Tha Duty of Christ! At a recent meeting of Pennsylvania Synod of th Church, the following resi terminative of the duties o of that denomination towa perance cause, was passed:] Resolved, That in our Julment as a synod, domestic wines aj so-called “hard cider" in the house pie are a menace to the and sobriety of our youn, Resolved, That in our communicant member of should ever sign a petit! as such an act is inconst baptismal confirmation nounce “the devil and al Resolved, That the Ini tian should be a total all intoxicating drinks because of the influenci pie, and, That the state shou lute constitutional pro only consistent way f< deal with intoxicants Little Stitches. » Juvenile Sketch Two Youthful Heroes — The Girl's Birth- Uay A Piece of Pen anti Ink Art — Little Nell. Central lUtheran tion, de- hristians the tem- f our peo- ral welfare eople. gment, no e church for license, nt with the mise to re- his works.” iduai Chris- tainer from a beverage, f his exara- adopt abso- ition as the the state to a beverage. For Drinkers to member. In the blood liquor tjhds to prevent the interchange of viffll gases in the red corpuscles, which cfcnstitutes a por tion of the function at respiration or breathing. Notice thf blue lips and fingers, the red face find shortness of breath of the excessivp drinker. He is suffering from all th« symptoms of slow asphyxia or strangulation. In the liver we have a repetition of the same inflammation which we have de scribed In relation to the stomach. It first becomes full of blood (congested) and enlarged, and later contracted and excessively small, and covered with nodules. In England gin is so fre quently employed in this manner that the term “gin-drinker's liver” Is com monly used to describe this prevalent and fatal disease.—Prof. C. H. Steele. Intemoermnc* In EoKland. Says an English correspondent of the Eight Hour Herald. I asked John Burns what was the greatest cause of poverty in England." “Drink'” was his laconic reply. "What is the greatest obstacle to the advancement of the forking classes?” “Drink,” he said again. “What is the reason that the work ing classes of Great Britain are less Intelligent, less tidy, and less ambi tious than those of the United States?” “Drink," he again ejaculated. * “What is the gi^atest incentive to crime and vice among the working people?” “Drink.” “Is there any hope for the elevation of the working classes of your country to the same standard as those in the 'United States?” I asked. “Not as long as there Is a public house at every cross-roads in Great Britain,” he replied. Little Nell. opriii£, with breezes cool and airy. Opened on a little fairy; Kver restless, making merry, ^ he, vOth pouting lipa of cherry. Lisped the words she, could not master' exed that she n-iglu speak no faster— LaUBh.ns, running, plgylng. dancing. Mischief all her joys enhancing— P ull of baby-mirth and glee, it was a joyous sight to see Sweet Little Nell! Summer came, the green earth's lover. Ripening the tufted clover- Calling down the glittering showers. Breathing on the buds and flowers- Kivalling young pleasant May Jn a generous holyday! Smallest insects hummed a tune Through the blessed nights of June: And the tnaiden sang her song Through the days so bright and long— Dear Little Nell! Autumn came! the leaves were falling. Death the little one was calling: Pale and wan she grew, and weakly. Bearing all her pains so meekly, That to us she seemed still dearer As the trial-hour drew nearer. But she left us hopeless, lonely, Watching by her semblance only: And a little grave they made her. In the churchyard cold they laid her— Laid her softly down to rest. With a white rose on her breast— Poor Little Nell! Two Youthful Heroes. A story of the sea, revealing two youthful heroes in real life, is related in letters lately received in Liverpool, and published in the London press,giv ing an account of a fire on board the steamer Marino. The Marino, a steam er of 6,000 tons, owned by the Ocean Transport Company, left Barry, South Wales, for New Orleans. She arrived at the Azores on Oct. 14. Seven days earlier she had a wonderful experience and a marvelous escape. Terrible seas were running. At ten o’clock at night, while the weather was at its worst, Capt. Murray, from the bridge, hear! a great noise on deck, when a volume of flame shot up from the fore part of the main deck. It was then seen that number of iron drums of chemicals nad been forced adrift, and the contents tg nited. Dense volumes of smoke rose and drove the men from their posts. To crew. With remarkable pluck the lit tle fellow, whose foot was terribly In jured, said to the second officer, “Please, sir, cut It off." At the Azores It was feared the foot would have to b© amputated. Capt. Murray, in his let ter to the managers, spoke in tho highest terms of his officers, engineers, and most of his crew, Including tho two training ship lads, whose bravery was beyond all praise. Three of the Marino’s crew cam© from the Exmotith training ship—Hor ace Comer, “the hoy hero,” Ernest Da vidson, seaman, and Walter Cowell, boy. Comer and Cowell only left tho Exmouth on Oct. 2. Rider was a War- spit boy. Little Stitches. "Must 1 sew today, mamma?” asked Elsie. "Yes. dear; you must do a little sew ing every day.” “But 1 don't like to sew, anjl this is a very long hem. 1 believe it will mako —O, a hundred stitches." “More than that, I think,” said mam ma with a smile. "But you do not hav© to make them all at once. The hem ming of a handkerchief is one of tho things which must be done little by little.” Temperance Notes. The annual convention of the Kan sas state temperance union will be held December 27-28. Illinois Prohibitionists have issued a call for their state convention, to be held at Peoria, June 1 and 2, 1898. A dispatch from Berea, Ky. f states that Glade Precinct, in Madison coun ty, in which Borea college is located, has gone dry by a vote of 15 to 1. The U. K. A., the Band of Hope un ion, and the Temperance Hospital of London, have each received a legacy cf a thousand guineas, bequeathed by the late Mrs. Caroline Wallis. News from Indian Territory says that the Indian agent. Wisdom has or dered the arrest of any persons found with liquor In their possession, or who are intoxicated. Such persons will have to tell where they got their liquor or be declared in contempt of court for refusing to do so. The United States supreme court has rendered a decision In which It Is held that the provisions of the Dingley bill did not take effect until the bill was signed by the president, which was on July 24. The brewers will therefore get their 7*4 per cent rebate without the necessity of suing for It The twenty-seventh* annual meeting of the American association for the study and cure of inebriety was held in Boston, Mass., recently. These offi cers were elected: President, L. D. Mason, Brooklyn; first vice president, Isaac M. Qulmby, Jersey City; secre tary-treasurer, T. D. Crothers, Hart ford. The Kentucky court of appeals has I decided that the special local option acts, allowing the people to vote on the question of selling liquor, were not re pealed by the new constitution, and that the counties where the sale of liquor is now prohibited under said acts, are still “dry” till they become “wet" by a vote of the people of the county. THIS IS MY BIRTHDAY, play water on the acids would ha~e been to increase the flames, so Capt. Murray decided to give his vessel a yaw” in the hope of washing some of the burning mass overboard. He there fore caused the steamer to dip, and a welcome sea came over, carrying into the sea much of the fiery acid. The man at the wheel being driven from his post, Capt. Murray took his place, hav ing to lie flat on the deck to prevent himself being suffocated. The Marino was put before the wind—a task which required great skill in such weather. In the meantime the officers, assisted by the second and third engineers and some of the crew were doing all they could to prevent the flames reaching the saloon and other parts of the ship. A large derrick had been burnt through aud was being burled from side to side in a way which threatened to smash in some parts of the ship. This had to be secured—a task which was accom plished by the chief mate and some Olli ers of the crew. At this juncture a number of the crew had assembled on the poop. They had quite come to the conclusion that the vessel was doomed, and that nothing they could do could save her; and having provided them selves with lifeboats, awaited their fate. At this moment a little figure was seen approaching, and Comer, a lad of fourteen, bareheaded, and with his trousers tucked under his arm,stood before them. “What's the use of go ing on like that, men?” said he. “If we have to die, let’s die like men and Englishmen.” The men looked at each other, and, seeming to grasp the ab jectness of their position,they returned to the part of the ship they had so hurriedly quitted a short time before. At 3:30 next morning Capt. Murray and the men who had so manfully helped him saw the reward of their la bors—the fire extinguished, and their ship brought out of danger. This was not accomplished, however, without most. If not all, of the men being left with some mark of the struggle. A boy named Rider, who. like Comer, had been obtained from a training ship, received an injury while helping the “One step and then another. And the longest walk is ended; One stitch and then another. And the longest tear is mended.” Elsie threaded her needle, put thi thimble on her tiny finger. Then she said: “Tell me some more of the littles, mamma." ‘Some time ago I saw a little snow flake in the air. Then tho boys and girls clapped their hands and said: Now we shall have coasting!’ Could they coast on that one flake?” How funny you are, mamma! They kept coming and coming, millions and millions of them, until everything was covered with white. And then the snow grew deep, there were so many.” “In the spring, after old Jack Frost had been having his own way all through the winter, the ground was bare. We wanted to see it green, and then catpe a blade of grass.” “A blade of grass, mamma! Why, they covered all the ground.” “There were trees and bushes, too. They couldn’t get along with one leaf, could they?” “Oh, no; God gave them beautiful leaves, millions of them. And it makes the pleasant shade for us to play and sit In." "Yes. In the summer it was very dry, and all the flowers were wither ing. Even the trees and the grass seemed wilting. I wished I could take a great watering pot and give all the poor thirsty things a cool drink: but a greater hand than mine tended them. You know whose it was. “Did he send one drop of water for them?” “No. He sent the rain—more drops than any one could count. It poured and poured. What else, mamma?” “Plenty more, my child. Our lives are made up of days, and the days are made up of little minutes. Our Father makes up many of His great things of little things as you see, and He has or dered that we, His children, are to do the same. You cannot learn very much in any one day at school, but must learn one little lesson at a time. Our lives should be full of little sweet nesses, little kind words, little kind deeds, little faithful, willing services for the dear Savior’s sake.” Mamma went away and Elsie kept on putting In careful little stitches until her half hour of sewing time was gone. "There,” she said, “In three or four days all the stitches will be made, and then papa will think he has a dear lit tle girl to hem his handkerchiefs so nicely.” One of Washington’s Forgotten Dignities Somewhere in the South there is said to be a ancient procelaln mug upon which is engraved: “George Wash ington, Esq., General-in-Chief of the United States Army and Marshal of France.” The mug recalls the fact, eo little known, that Washington really was an officer in the armies of the king of France. How the Illustrious cham pion of Yorktown received that title arose in the following way: When old Count Rochambeau came to this coun try it was speedily made known that he could not serve under Washington, as the old lieutenant general could only be commanded by the king In person or a marshal of France. A way out of the difficulty was found by Colonel Laurens, who suggested that King Louis make Washington, a “Marechal de France.” So it was done, and some of the auxiliaries so addressed Wash ington at Yorktown. read Which Are They? Simklns—“Have you ever Shakespeare’s works?” Tlmpkins—“No, I’ve read his plays, but was not aware that he had written any works.” Familiarity. Haskins—“How is K that Sands. th« grocer, is so curt and unaccommodat ing with you?” Perkins—“I’m one of the oldest cus tomers.” tr 1 a 1 ’, .liill I I