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Tlie Mtni of Bethlehem.
BY MKKR\ KIKKK W IHTK.
Wheti marshalled on tlie nightly piaih
The glittering host Ix'stud the sky,
One star alone, of all the train,
Can fix the sinner's wandering eye.
Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks,
From every host, from every gem;
Hut one alone the Saviour speaks,
It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Once on the raging seas I rode:
The storm was loud, the night was
dark;
The ocean yawned, and rudely btowed
The wind that tossed my foundering
bark.
Deep horror then my vitals froze.
Death-struck, 1 ceased the tide to
stem;
When suddenly a star ;<rose
ii was nn; oiur ui ihm inciieiii.
It was my guide, my light, my all;
It hade my dark forebodings cease:
And through the storm and danger's
thrall
It led me to the port of peace.
Now, safely moored, my perils o'er.
I'll sing first in night's diadem,
Forever and forcverniore,
The Star?the Star of Bethlehem.
THE Two organs.
liy DM^nnory
CIIAITKK XXV.
TOKTlMtK.
Louise stood trembling with fear
and cold, as the old woman was thus
preparing her to go out begging, and
she had need of all her strength even
to stand, much less walk.
She could hardly lie worse oil'than
she was now, and she resolved to brave
the power of her tormentors.
"Kb?eh? What next?" asked the
old woman, sharply, and turning to
Jacques, she said, with a sneer: "1)0
you hear thai? She doesn't w'sh to
go out."
"We'll see about that." and the
threat implied Jacques' brutal tones
caused tlie poor girl to tremble as it
an ague lit.
IIHM I. It III'
gtairs,seemingly too feeble tomove.
44 Yes, t hat is right, mother, t i ke In i
up," said Jacques, encouragingly. "get
her out of I lie way. oh.comc here.
1 want to speak to you," he added as
he suddenly t bought of some messaye
that he had forgot ten.
The old woman hurried down to
hear what her darling son had i< say.
and as she left Louise where she luid
fallen upon the stairs, I'ierre took l lie
opportunit y of slipping a round on i In
opposite side of the stairease, and
whispering:
"You can escape. I have nnseiewed
the lock. The key to the street door
is under your mattress. Trust t<>
Heaven to guard you. Votlbng worse
can happen t hint t hreatens you In re. '
lie finished w hispi my nisi io t ime
to hear Jacques sa\ to his mot In r:
"Lock her up securely. I have m\
reasons for ?I ist rust ing Si aster Cupid."
' Yes yes, I understand." n plied
the old woman, shaking her In-ad
knowingly.
"Come my innocent, hard-working
brother," ordered Jacques, in a sneering
tone, "comewith me. I want you."
"1 have work lit re." answered
Pierre, as he went to his w hee l, ami
commenced to work.
44A ml 1 have work for you else
ii-11v sa\\ i lit- sum in inai \v;is
gathering, and know ih;a it must soon
break upon the liliiul gill's <li fonsoloss
head. Anxious to save her all the
trouble beeould, he wont close to her
and whispered warningly: "Take
care."
"Come here, my little lieauty." said
Jac<iues. coarsely. as be at tempted to
take her hand.
"1 forbid you to touch ine!" exclaimed
the poor girl, recoiling in horror
from his villainous touch.
"Oh, ho!" sneered the brute in human
form, "then we are no longer
friends."
"You! Friends!" exclaimed Louise.
"You're cruel wretches!"
' "Yet you were glad enough, to share
our home w hen we picked you up in
the st reets."
"Yes- I was grateful to you then,
because you ottered me a shelter.
Alas! 1 learned too soon that it was
not pity for my misfortunes that
moved you. No no. you wanted to
make use of my affliction. You have
starved, tortured, beat.mi me: but now.
feeble as 1 am, my will shall be stronger
than your violence. 1 will hog no
more!"
As Louise thus declared her intention
of submitting no longer to the
demands of her tormentors, she stood
erect, and her slight form seemed to
expand, and for the moment she undoubtedly
had the sJ rei??/t h to resist:
but alas! only *? '11 moment could she
expect to Jm've strength enough even
toper * of ',er standing erect.
when her blood is up she is superb,"
said Jacques, ga/.iug with admiration
upon her.
"Oh, well well." laughed the old
woman, "that is all mighty tine: hut
where is the bread and butter to come
from?"
"I care not," said Louise, firmly.
"I>o you hear?" asked Pierre, of his
mother, while lie gazed at Louise in
uiuim. - no you know what she means?
She will starve rat her than In-/."
"Nonsense;" was the sneering r< ply.
"Site will get 1 tried of that mxhi
enough."
"Neverl" ei iod t he 1 ?1 i11< 1 giii.
"Well, we'll see it' lucking \ou up in
the garret won't bring you to your
senses."
And the old woman laughed, as she
saw the flush of fear that passed over
tlie poor girl's face, and she notieod
that her at t it ude was not sodetiant.
"If I enter that place I slial! never
leave it alive." said Louise, piteously.
"Poor child poorchild!" exclaimed
Pierre, us he .t nrncd awa.\ to hide his
tears.
"Why, she is magidticeiit." said
Jacques, in admiration. "I'd never
have believed that she liad so much
spirit."
As bespoke he went towaru the
trembling girl, and tried to kis<? iter:
but she managed to escape from him.
As Jacques alt em pled t his out rage.
Pierre rushed forward as though Ikwould
strike him to the earth; hut lie
checked himself, and exclaimed, in a
voice tilled with reproach:
"J aeo lies'."
"Well, what is it? Von don't like
it, 1 suppose, Master Cupid. Wei ,
forbid it. why don't vou?"
"I do."
And Pierre was about to rush forward
again: hut Jacques' threatening
attitude caused him to stop, and lie
went to a furt her corner of the room,
muttering to himself:
"Oh, miserable, cowardh wretch
that 1 ami" and he sobbed like a child,
as he thought of his own cowardice.
"Come -come along," said th? old
woman, taking Louise again by t lie
arm, and dragging her inward t Insteps.
"You're strong enough when
you want to he. I'p into the garret
with you," and the old wretch half*
carrier!, halt-dragged the poor girl
along, until at the steps Louise fell
frnm hot' ?rriw?* ? ?#! * 1
... ,
where," exclaimed JacqU^V in &n
angry toAe. and with a menaeing gesture.
"1 tokl you to sharpen my cutlass.
Come wilh tne, and keep your
whining for tills blind beauty until
another time: come along, 1 say."
The cripple did not dare to disobey
liis brother's orders when they were
given in that manner, and lie started
slowly toward him, muttering:
"Ah! it' 1 had anything but water in
mv veins, I'd do something more than
j whine.''
C'lIAlTKIt XXVI.
VISIT* >US.
As I lie door closed upon her two
sons, the old woman gave way to her
feelings of admiration for her handsome
Jacques.
Louise lay 011 the stairs as rigid as if
-.he had lieen carved from stone.
La Kloci 1ard seated herself hy Mutable,
and communed with herself.
"All, what a splendid fellow .lac*pies
is! The very image of his dear father.
There was a man for you; hut they cut
oil" his head. Ah! it makes me sick to
think of it. I must take something to
st rcngthen me."
Mother Krocharil had gnat faith in
the virtue of brandy as a means of
strengthening herself, and she commenced
to search in her capacious
pocket for the brandy bottle which she
always eatried.
"Yes yes. young woman." she said,
threateningly, as she continued her
search, "I'll attend to you in a minute."
She had found the bottle, and taking
a long draught. she exclaimed:
"Ah! that warms my heart!" Then
after another drink, she said, much as
she would have said had Louise been
before her instead of lying on the
stairs in nearly a swoon: "We'll see
how you enjoy a couple of days' starvation.
Yes, Jacques Is right, we must
hreak your obstinate spirit. Then
1 w hen you come out you won't refuse to
help your friends make an honest living."
A not her deep pull at I lie t?ot t le, and
the old hag was ready for any work,
however wicked. With a fiendish look
upon her face, sin- went to the blind
girl. and. taking her bv the arms,
forced Iter to stand.
"Shamming again, you are? Stand
up and come with me." and I tie old
w retch b< gan to pull the poor girl up
t be dilapidated si airs.
"Oil, madam. !" screamed Louise, in
an agony of terror, as she fully understood
that she was about to be eonlined
again in the garret, "have you no
' soul. 110 pit y? l?o not kill me!"
"I don't intend to. you're too valuable."
replied the old woman, who bad
succeeded in getting Louise t?> the
door, and opening it,she thrust her in.
"There, get in with you, I'll see you
safe inside."
So frantically did the terrified girl
cling to the old woman's garments.
i i ii.ii Mil- i< iiiu ii mipossinie 10 snaKe
In*i" oil. ;iiiii was obliged togo ill with
I u-r until slit'run Id I hreaten her int o
somet liing approaching a state of submission.
While La l-'rocliard is thus pleasantly
engaged, we will, in a few brief
i words, explain what happened after
Marianne was carried away into exile.
I fenriet tc remained at La Sal pc trie re
until nightfall, and in the meantime
i the Count <le Linieres had received
notice that she had embarked in t Imprison
ship. Heat once gave I heard
the necessary orders for the release of
tlie chevalier, and at dusk, he and
i llenriette and 1 ?e Vaudrej were together.
discussing plans for the release
Of I OUiSC. _
I heard proved a valuable aid in Hie
matter,and before llenriette had been
out of prison tin hour, she was on her
way to lind tlie Idind girl from whom
she had been separated so long.
They had nodillieulty in procuring a
warrant forthearrest of Jacquesand
liis mother, and a guard to execute it.
and t litis armed w it Ii t lie power of t he
law, t hey ant icipaled no t rouble.
'! he 1 mat,-house Occupied by the I'roehards
had. as the reader will remember
an ent ranee opening on the Seine
which was seldom used, and the only
ot her means of ent ering t he house was
t hrough a long, dark passage leading
from the l!ue Noir. At the ent ranee
of this passagi tiie rescuing party halt
ed. and it was thou decided that I'icaril
should lead the guards around to
the door on the river side, while the
chevalier should proceed through the
passage, contriving to reach the house
I at ! In- stint1 t iitie t In- soldiers did.
II was thought necessary that the
ehevalier should go to 1 he next street
where lie eoulil watch the movements
of the guards, and thus time his own
[movements. Leaving llenriette ;tt the
entrance of the passage, wi'.h main
I cant ion--t hat she should not stir from
the spot, iie hurried away.
To the young girl who had tlni*
waited tlie prepar.it ions w hich wt re to
! restori her to her sister, t lie time
I ? ? j - '
imvti'i VMIII l? '.I 1**11 Wllt^S. and she
! could not rt main inactive. She irjIved
to enter the liouse in advance
I of t lie t t hers, and t luis have t lie pleas1
nre <>> clasping her sister in hei arms a
few muinents sooner
I Alone she threaded the dark, noi'.nit
passage. A ionr she pursued h< r
I rash min ney. prompted by lie: iso-at
love for her sisi er. i >ra vinrr all t he hoi roii
of that viper'*, tlen in order that
she ini^lit meet her sister a few moments
sooner.
Mother I roehard descended from the
^arri't; she had left l.oiiise insensible,
and havinjf thns performed iter duty,
hetonk herself to t heettiisolat ion wliiclt
she could derive from her brand\ bottle.
I Suddenly she heard a knock at the
| door, and starting' in alli i<nrlit, she hid
her hot t le anions some of tin* cooking
litensils t hat littered the lahle, and
advanced to the door, asking:
" Who's t here? W hat do \on watit?"
It svas I lent iet t e's voire that said
i join t he outside:
"I am looking for soni" one for'
Madame h"roehard.
'What do yon want of her?" asked,
t he old woman, siispieionsly, and mat - i
Hiy no motion toward opening the
, di h ?r.
I must speak \\ i11> her."
"A re you a lone?"
"Yes. I am a lone."
The answer seeme'l to satisfy I .a
I roehard. foi slu immediately unfastened
t he door, saying:
"Well, it >ott are alone, you ma\
come in."
I lenriet t c entered, and hut a .single!
look at the squalid place frightened!
her. The whole house looked a lit
a I Hide for murderers and thieves and
the appearaice of the old woman
seemed to heigh'-n that impression.
"( real lletivens! can this he the
place?" ,he asked herself, in astonish,
llielli .
A- she stood in tiie centre of the;
room, ga/ing wit li fear and I renihlhig
upon every object, Mother I rochanl
was favoring her w it h suspicious looks.
" Weil, young woman," she said, af
let* waiting a few moments for Henri
ette to speak, "you want to see Madame
Kroehard what have you got to
say to her?"
Still I lenriet I e hesitated, and placed
her hand upon her heart to st ill its tu-1
multuous heat ings.
r.. HI t II
"CO'iic, what is it?" again asked tilt
Old wdnian, impatiently. ''Wliat arc
you looking for? 1K> you expect to tind
any one here?"
"Yes -yes. I am looking for the
person who lives here with you."
"What person?" and Mother Kroehard's
metallic voice was harder and
shriller t ban ever.
"A young girl."answered Ilenriet te. I
"An, ha. thought the old woman,
"this must lie the sister." Then she
said, in an indifferent voice: 1 don't
know any thing uhout any young girl."
"You don't know her?"'asked Henrietto,
fit astonishment.
"No."
"Am I mistaken? This house answers
the description, and your name
is Frocliard, is ii not?
"ICIphrciiiic I'rochard. What then?"
"You bog intlie streets witli a young
girl who sings, do you not?"
"Me iH'g in the streets!" replied the
old woman, ilia highly indignant tone,
as if the idea of such a t hing was an insult
to her. "Why should i beg?
Haven't I two sons who work for me?
One of them is a knife-grinder look,
there is his wheel, and the other one
is oh. if he \\ere only here now!"
"You must he the one," said lienriot
to, half to herself, "the doctor
told me that he knew you, and "
Henri"! te stopped talking, and gave
utterance to a screatn. expressive of
surprise and fear.
She had noticed the shawl and scarf
which t he old woman had taken from
Louise, and fastened upon herself.
"What is the matter? ' asked the old
hag in no little surprise.
"That shawl 1 know it! It is hers
it is hers, I tell you!" si*reamed ltenriettc,
as a thousand fears for her
sister's safety presented themselves to
her mind.
"Not a hit of it: it i., mine," boldly
asserted La ITochard, thinking site
could make the young girl helieve her.
"And tliis scarf around your neck?"
" Well, what of ii?"
"it wtis made for her by my own
hands!" exclaimed Ilenriette, tearing
it from t lie oid woman's neck. "Oh,
wretch! you have lied to me!"
for tin instant La l-rnchard was astonished.
She hud thought to persuade
lleurielt 'lhat she knew nothiugahoul
her sister; hot it wasim|K>sSi
I >le.
Her round, wicked face grew perfectly
fiendish with rage, as she hissed
through her set teeth, t he single word:
"< .'aught!"
Then, after a moment's thought,
she turned to Ilenriette with a smile
that was intended to he sympalhct ic.
"Well -well," she sain, in a sorrowIn
1 voice, "if you must know t he t rut I).
I'll tell you. When you came in. you
were so excited and frightened, I
didn't date to tell you till ?
"All all what?" interrupted Ilenriette.
in an agony of apprehension.
"Speak quickly."
(Mir evening about Hint' mouths]
ago." continued Mother Frochard, "I
met the girl you are looking lor.
wandering alnuit the streets. 1 had
pity ou iter, and brought Iter home!
with me. where I took tare of her."
The old woman stopped to wipe
away imaginary tears, lnr the agonized
girl exclaimed:
"Hoon. for Heaven's sake, goon."
"Well," whined the old hag, "she
knew 1 was poor and coltidn't alTord to
keep her for nothing, so she sung sometimes
it. the street just to help me
and she sung like a lit t le bird."
Again the old woman's feelings overcame
her. and she was obliged tostop.
"And then, what then?"
"And then. why. you see the poor
child wasn't vcrv stronir. and what
n , n. ... 1
she felt. she couldn't stand it, and t he
poor little Idrd l >roke down ent irely. She
said she eouldn't sing any more, and
that was the end of it. for two days
she lias been dumb. She'll sing no
more no more."
\s Mother l-'roehard tin?shed, her
I voice, wlfch at tirst had had Llie professional
whine in it, sunk almost to a
w hisper, ami seat ingherself in a chair,
she covered her face w ith her apron,
and simulated an agony of grief.
"Dead!"exclaimed IlenrtettQ, while
every vestige of color left her face, anil
sliest >o<l I'ke one p>t rilled, "dead, my
sister my Louise is dead!" and overcome
by her intense sorrow, she sunk
insensible on the Hour.
" fainted, eh?" ci ied 1 be old woman,
itimning up quickly, and gazing at the
prostrate girl. \\:. am I to do
with lie. - "Oil. n .1 .uapies were only
! here! I must gu for him."
She started toward tlie door; hut
11lie tbought Hashed over her that she
ihad forgot ton to lock the garret door
and she ran hack and peformcd that
dut \.
"There." she said, with a sigh of
sal isf.ict ion'"t here is nothing to fear
now. and I 11 go and call lacques."
I The old woman departed in search
I of her son, leaving llenriette lying upon
t he floor.
To he cout inucd.
TIlP .Morphine ll.'lllil.
A wife an 1 mother who lives in
jCeoryia asks the Atlanta Journal
why the legislature tines not place
stringent rest net ions on the sale of
I morphine and laudanum to tin* pour
creatures that are enslaved by the
1 habit. "It is worse than the whisky
I habit ." she writ* ^. "1 know live
i families who are in dire poverty localise
the parent, sometimes male,
sometimes female, will sell the last
quilt in the house In^et the drug or
t he liquid iiareot ie."
The use of narcotics is far mori
general than can lie supposed 1?\ the
non-users. It is a sly sneaking htiliit. i
It is uniformlv secretive ill its,
ti tit ids anri until lite poor victim is!
landed in an insane asyluin the ex-1
tent o! this seen tiveness is not to he!
understood. This distressed woman '
finther writes: "My own husband is!
addieti d to it. and he has nearly he |
come incapable of attending to business.
Is there no way, no provision
in tlie law that will prevent the sale j
to a coniirined victim oi this awful,
habit? We will tie ruined unless he!
can lie ki pt from ^ettinu it."
I . . ... ! - - .- ? <
i ii * i ill ll l?-1 I nig nil llie ilHOVe pit I- '
aide story The Journal suvs "this is,
in old. old storv. and t he (lev intis ways
1 hat are used to ^et dope drills hy t he |
vict ims and the profits made t?y the
s;ile of t he drills to those vvlio will
pay any priee to secure them, forbid
the hope that prohibition of the sulci
will he easily provided for by suitable
le^i>lat ion or that v i ! a I i lis i f such
a law will not be const a ntly oecuriuj;.
no matter liovv p rt e11\ it may he
done ;it the time of p;e-sav?e. W hen
morphine i> added to the whisky ha hit ,
the double (lose is even more fearful ,
in its i tfeets on the brain of the. victim,
but the end is surer and quicker,
as to time. There is an epidemic of ;
suieide all over this country. How
much of it i.> traceable to the opium
and whisky habit, it is impossible to,
tell, but it is reasonable to infer that
it is a way, that will surely take bold
to death, as a remedy for the horror <
that is entitled hy the drutf."
phi S4phy of living
A Diuti tuiehed GeorRiit Woman
qi "? Kxcellent Advice.
"Just to e ?just to be true:
Just to li the whole day through;
Just to li merciful, Just to be mild,
Just to L trustful as a child;
J use to li Ken tie and kind and sweet.
Just to b helpful with willing feet,
Just to } eheery when things go
wroi J:
J ust to <3 v'! sadness away with song
Whether he liour isdark or bright.
Just to li l?yal to <?odand right:
MJSL lO v vn?u IJUS?L,
lust in hi* promises ever to rest:
lust, to 1<1 ,ove he our daily key,
This is(;lis W'H for you and me."
?Exchange.
And wll not*
HdwcJ y?u help it. if tilings
wrong. you have done youi
best? 1
What's! ',c use ?r fretting for what
you cannc help? It you can't help it
then lei it go.
Whetht the hours be be dark ot
bright, tl fretting docs not lighten
the burde or make the time go faster.
A frien who has borne many and
deep grief remarked to nie sometime
since: ork 's the panacea for
troubles t '?t you cannot shake otr oi
drive awr h is dreadful to be harrowed
w,|h sleepless nights which
bring oiiinous forebodings despite
your res< ile ,,(>t to tliink of your sorrows
or J'dulge your griefs. These
forcbodinf8 will haunt you, plague
you. torui'nt J011 hi the weary night
time, butjw'th daylight, you an go to
work?eat' t,u husy work for yourselt
and for i.f'ors. ^ ou can even work
yourself J" t" surcease of sorrow for
the Li[uA'''inK- Work is the prion
leiuedyJL'1 will tiring fatigue, of
course,^3bhitigue sleep. *<??mI glvotli
bis sleep' and the eoinl'ort
will eo^^Kl you are loyal to ' >d and
ofc^^B- useless work tor yourselt
or otlK^BP not compensation in results,
genuine latio: the sort
which ^^^?-ointoi t to the home, and
is swci^^P* hy tlie knowledge that
eeoiioin^lHl tlirilt will give salisfaction
to i^^wiicerned is here meant
There^^ thousands of people ii
this woj^p who would die in insatu
asylu^J' were not tor the hcal'by
atnioJP^ro which industry provides.
I Vrsofp who have waded through deej
watef of allliei ion, or passed througl
i liery |'i;ds of disaster, have frequent
,y tcsitieu to tlio saving power o'
(Instant occupation as a panaee;
f >r ill! cannot be avoided 01
dri veil'1 wai' 'J-v any other process.
It jL f'10 natural compensation
the foB'? that restores the equilib
riuin art' which supplies tin* mental
Italaneu which has been strained anr
distort J' tfricf and shock.
Consv'at occupation the kind that
is held1"'?and unfailing reliance tip
on :l,K' his promises have hroupht
many sut|rerintr soul into a sweet
haven V Peace and sphiiual comfort
after tli" waves and billows have jjoih
>f tlie most cheerful persons 1
have e^r known have borne lieavi
walk In the path of duty loyal ti
God jund the rijfht. Mrs. W. 11. l'el
ton iti Atlanta Journal.
should lie I'uid.
The so-called Lord bond case wll
come up again before the legi.slatur<
next month, it having been up be fun
several legislatures in the past fev
years. The case is as follows: li
February. Itfba, the assets of tin
State bank (.a private corporation, no
the State institution known as "Tin
Hank of the State." were plunderei
and rilled and stolen by the ledera
troops of Sherman's mat eh tliroug!
the State. Anions the assets of tin
hank were 100 Utuds of the State o
$1.000 each, issued under act of ivy
in aid of the I due Kidge Kail road < 'o.
for \N*jich the hank had subscribec
and paid in gold at not less than par
Immediately upon the reopening o
com indications i. e., in July.
t lie pi^ident of the bank gave notic?
to th^xreasurer of the State warniin
him iJW to pay these ltonds to any om
pi. sei-ting them. All of tlnse bomb
nave neen recovered and paid ixcepl
about $.'17,000, and I he elTort has beet
t'? h;t|^' ' he State pav t hem. ll is ad
mittdl that it is a valid dcblofih<
State, hut because of the fear that
t!i lost bonds might turn up and hi
paid the second time, the legislaturi
has always refused to order them
paid. The receiver of the bank and
others interested have otfered and arc
willing to enter into a bond to indemnify
the St ate against all loss: but st ill
the legislature refuses to pay tin
bonds, l.ast session the legislature
passed a resolution instructing tin
State treasurer t > mark olT the bonds
from his Imnks. Coventor MeSwceiiey,
recognizing the validity of the debt
and believing that the resolution
aim iml-. to repu hat ion, will send in a
wto to the senate when it meets next
month. This is a valid claim against
the State and it seems to us that it
should be paid.
I .art In|mikc Victims.
Three otlieials. two senators and I'm
natives, mostly children, were killed
by the earthquake which destroyed
the town of Andijan. Russian Central
Asia, Tuesday. In addition lino natives
and IT senators were injured and
tt.ooo houses of natives and ISO Russian
residences were destroyed.
It is said that forty thousand children
under twelve years of age are insured
in one industrial insurance company
in Pennsylvania. We believe
thai these insurance companies are
the indirect cause of the death ot
scores ot children.
I'llK Monroe doctrine don't seem |u
cut much of a ligure in the Knglishi.erman
attack on Venezuela. In fact
those whose business it is to see the
Monroe doctrine enforced seems to blinding
Rermanv and Kngland in ignoring
it.
Foil promptly putting a stop to
the proposed hull, (log and cock tights
near Rock iiill Gov. McSweency is
entitled to tl^^jifs ot all law abidcit
i/ens^^^^^.
A Day f>>r Children.
Christmas seems to lje the ouly festival
of the year whloh rightfully belongs
to the cliileren?the time when
the Christ-child came into the world,
born in such a lowly place, that, no
child, however humble, but should
share in the joy of his birth. It we
have children in our homes, says a
writer in the Farm and Fireside, let
us invest the Christmas-time with all
the l>oauty and brightness that is
1 possible. Teach them the sweet old
Christmas SODgS, such as "Holly
! N'itrlit " "? it...... 1 I nttl'a
- - *".? ? o ,
"(> Little Town of Bethlehem" and
".loy to tlie World." Tell them again
the story of the birth of the Christ.
All children love it, and is ever new.
These talks are made more interesting
by looking at pictures. Good
copies of old masterpieces illustrating
the life of Christ are very cheap now,
and should be in every home. Such
> pictures as Cornerio's "Nativity,'*
" "The Worship of the Magi," ''The
Madonna and Child," will make a last' >
ing impression on a child's mind. As
Christmas commemorates (lod's greatest
and best gift to the world, it is a
1 sweet custom for friends to give some
' gift to each other symbolizing their
love. In too many homes t lie children
are in danger of having their own idea
of Christmas one of getting some'
tiling, instead of sharing in the joy of
giving, in this way thev lose the best
' part of the Christmas joy. lie sure to
let even the little ones have a share in
i the Christ inas preparation: t each them
' that the l>est part of every gift is the
love that goes with it, and to try to
make a happy Christinas for as many
as 11 icy can. It would l? _* a good thing
if all children would commit to to
1 memory these lines, by IMiobe Carey,
and practice tliem:
. Children whose lives are blest with
love untold,
Whose gilts are gre.it or than your arms
can hold.
Think of t lie child who stand's
To-day with empty hands!
(Jo till t hem up and you \\ ill also till
Their empty hearts, that tie :u cold i
and st ill.
And brighten longing eyas
I With grateful, glad surprise.
May all who have at this blest season
seek
His precious little one -the poor and
weak;
In joyful, sweet accord.
1 Thus lending to tlie Lord!
Mules in Souiti Africa.
, The Augusta Chi -niele says "if tlie
, South African war accomplished no I
. other good it introduced the Ameri- |
. can mule to the liners, and lie did!
t the rest. At one time there was talk
r of international friction because the
I'nited States allowed the British
army to buy mules for their use in
. the South African war: but the fl iers
found it so much cheaper to capture
I British army trains and help themselves
to the mules than it would
have been to buy Lhein in America and
I tiansport them, that they made no
complaint against the t rathe, (initio
contrary tlicy redoubled their efforts
in waylaying trains so as to force the }
% British to buy as many as possible. I
That the American mule made a good j
impression in Soutli Africa is proven j
by tlu> fact that the Lmhis are now :
W '"1 viH'r' tl"'i" Bssfifltly an agent of I
. the Boers was sent to the United!
, State to study the industrial methods!
and agricultural implements, and, see j
what things of ours should be introduced
in South Africa, li is re- j
corded as a fact that one of the first I
1 things this commissioner invested in !
2 was a thousand Missouri mules, it.
2 promises to be an important tratlic."
Texas Fever in Hlaekville.
The Columbia State says Dr. G. 10. !
, Nesoin, Slate veterinarian arrived in !
. that city Saturday"1 evening' from!
I Blackville where he bad gone in re!
spouse to a telegram from Mr. .1. D.
] j Whittle. Some weeks ago Mr. Whittle
. I bought in western North Carolina
j one hundred and tifty steers for liis j
j feed pens. A Unit a week ago tifteen '
of 11 if in be^ran to show signs of being !
j sick and soon four died. The State i
veterinarian examined them and found
j- that they were dying from Texas
fever, or southern cattle fever. Mr.
Whittle has inst pone into the buslr
iicss of feeding cattle and will no
* doubt be very much discouraged with i
such unexpected resulis. 'J'wo other!
, gentlemen who have recently sustain- i
i ex I similar losses are Mr. W. 10. Butland
who is feeding doo .steers on his i
, farm at Hatesburg,'and Mr. J. T. j
Bland, .lr.. of Mayesviiie, feeding 1J.">
, head. The three have a total of near,
ly r.ou ehoiee steers, from Western
North Carolina, valued at about $1.*?,I
OOO, and the aggregate loss from
Texas fever is alioiit $1,000. When
if is known that shnillar losses are ocI
curriug all over the State iroin June
to January the disease must be reck
oneo as one oi preai importance to t 111*
stockmen. lh\ Nesom estimates that
last, year it caused losses amounting tu
over flOO.uoo, and says it will he c >uslderahly
more for r.?02.
1 Tin: Columbia ISocord has heen enlarged
aixi its make-up changed i ? a ;
live column quarto. We note this evidence
i>1 prosperity on the part of the
Itecord with plesaure. and hope it !
will en 011 expanding and impru^inp.
It looks now as if Charleston will
have to pocket her pride and take
( rum as t'olleetor after all.
Men 8iid Ionian I
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.: unit Iitc tin- If. rep
j
W. f ^yB^thorp is no |iiii"!iivnr!
1 r~-r*1 '1 r ,N (
f ,i y. v y ; 'ln< tri\nineiit. Per- '
\\ f J . noniil nttentl'in by I>r
5 .< ! Ilntlinwiiv. nl-'<>
I>1I. HATHAWAY elnl . .iiii.aI fr..... I >j 1
- ? ? - - - I
Attnoclatc pity *l< in wlim
neeen-i v. which rt > other ?-fhIf
you chii Hot mil, write for free Itooklcts an>l
i|ue?lloti Mnilk- Mention voiir trouble. Kvcr.vtlilni*
*t'telly conthlential J. Newton
Hathaway. M. I>. | I
I tinman lluilriing 22J S. ItroarilKt 1
1 Atlanta, (ia. i
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The Statesman of these latter days j| I
Perforce must be a willing mixer, 1 [ H
^ And oft, a night of plictsure past, < > I
$ Feels that his stomach needs a fixer. * I
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1 If he would all his cares forget ? I
#1
.lust let him try Lemon Elixir. 1 |
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$ The Great Sy.ing hemecly. *
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After the rigors of winter arc ft It you are il'.hle to f.el the need of a X
[j; tonic, laxative and &
" BLOOD PUR.IFIER. 9
[it H i
M YOU WANT THE BEST OF COURSE; THAT IS M
| RHEUMACIDS. *
i'j Tliis medicine is scientifically compounded from the extracts of roots, &?
(V hrrht nntl horl a oc?r?h'..???l ...:?U -
W.UUI..I.U mm uiuiii outer punning and alterative V
^ products. A Mire cure for Rheumatism, Indigestion. Constipation, Boils, ySj
Kidney Troubles, and all diseases arising from impurities in the blood.
Q Ask your drui;i;t?tH for It II Kt'M \('I I>K ami Insist on getting It. J
|,5 llrsvurc of snlialllulra of itoulUful vulne. fl
All Druggists, or express prepaid. ^
( Bobbitt Chemical Co., Baltimore, Hd., U. S. A. ^
Cherokee Remedy ,,fSweet Gum & Mullein
Cures Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, LaGrippe and
all Throat and Lung Troubles. MADE of Pure SWEET
GUM, MULLEIN <5: HONEY. Your Druggist sells it 25 & 60c
i >ros])crous I<"armer?
I'aint their Wagons, and Agricultural Implements, to preserve
them from injury from weather. A single coat of
Masury's Wagorr Colors
is suMcient. Apply yourself in a few minutes. Color Card free.
SOUTH-EASTERN 11.Ml- & CEMENT CO.,
CIIA KI.<5STON, S. C.
Largest Dealers in Building Material of All Kinds.
Olxristmxxs Is Ooixiiria:
And ^roii will wtiid C?oo<l 'Eliiiij?;? to iCnt.
Send us Your Orders for
Candies, Raisins, Mixed Nuts, Butter Nuts, Pecans, a
Walnuts, Almonds, Currants, Citron, Seeded Raisins,
WKife CoUtHi nc. "Butter, Mlnce--Meat. Plum Pudding,
Preserves. Jellies, Macaroni, Canned Fruits, Sauces,
Catsups, Apples, Oranges, Cocoanuts, Olive Oil, Olives,
Fine Teas and Coffees, and all Fancy and Staple Groceries
needed for llin HoliiLivs mui \!...-rv f t:
. ??... % *.kvi t j \ ill imiiiuo I 1I11U.
1? I 1> IA \*ri W) I." We carry an enormous
L 1 IV Hi >? UL\liC. stock of these goods. Buy
of us and save money.
Write its for our price list of fire works and Christmas
goods. A postal card will bring theiu.
Lorick & Lowrance,
Colir.nbiii. S. C.
WHOLESALE AX1? BETA IL GROCERS.
TAKE
If our full line of H at d ware is not 1 elter than other, don't buy it.
< >ur salesmen are out.
C9]fi!nf)H-Wa:>fi!W Hard warp f.flmnpnw
_ ... V??* *& lArjvilVl lllll U II U*1 V V/U III IIII J
;w;:t KiNO St., CHARLESTON, S. C
GOLUMBIA LUMBER dc MFG. GO. I
SASII, DOOK8. DMMDh, INTERIOR FINISH, MOULD- I
|;ilNG^NDLUMBLR, ANY QUANTITY. ?
<11A KI.KS C. 1.KSL1 10,
Wholdsalc dealer in ,
Fish andOystcrs ? * . jt%
is \ *J(< Market St.. Charleston. S. i r^r?i ~S_ ~ ? ~ v 5
Consigntneiits of tintry produce ! ' ' ~ ? / ? a j
are respectfully solicited, poultry, ' CF-' = ~ ^ ^ 5 3 ~ w
tv?s. xc. ,C=> -5 7 i ?
Fish packed in btirrels and b \es ' ' 1 < ^ o < / " - ? - 7 uj
for country trade a specialty. - t / 2 /. ^ z .r ^^"rj ~
i -_- > - : i / | -J _ -c ^
Dr. C. J. OLIVEROsJ ?=s 7. 't ' * ? ' 1 f|o
. . , I " -< : s - p s * ace .
SPECIALIST I ^ , "= L W _ .= rt o
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I.YK. KAIi. NnSK a\i> T1IKOAT. 1 ~ 2 ? < 2l~'^
2Kit, of Spectacles Cuar.itileeil. j "cx=> " - 5 = t: ? 3
>kki* H ll_t and 1 iJi> Marion Stiect t ~ ^ ?~
Columbia, S. C. c ~ ^
Carolina Portland
VlTlfMlt ( 0 CI IAI* LEST' )>' "
Ubllltlll South Carolina. ___
Caper's White Lime, Cements, Fire } , Diieiui.eo
tricks, Terra Cotta l'ipes. - (/ , /;/. J
027-iv. _ j J ...COLLEGE,
" H AI'olvi'A, owaroiA.
Tiik I "nit etl Statesmay lie invelvr.l ?y?
n war with Cermany on account of
lie \ cne/.uchau trouble. Let lis 11
>ray to lie delivered from such a cala- , ' '* Tt ITU'N hkh'ni>i?k
5 >VHITE AT ONCB.
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