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SELFISH THOUGHTS. RtV. Dr. TalmageUrgas a Life of Helpfulnest to Others. PRACTICAL LESSONS DRAWN From the Captivity of Job, Who Prayed for His F<iend*. The Efficacy of Prayer In this discourse Dr. Talmago wars on narrowness of view and ur^es a lift' helpful to othors; text, Job xlii, 10, *'And tho Lord turned tbc oaptivity of Job when ho prayed for his friends." Comparatively few pooplo road this last chapter or Iho book of .Job. The earlier chapters aro so full of thrilling incident, of events so dramatically portrayed, of awful ailments and terrifio disastor, of domostio infelioity, of 8t&c oatopaaseago, of rosounding addross, of omnipotcnoy proclaimed, ot ut cranooa unowing Job to havo been tho groatost scientist of his day an expert in mining and prooious stonos, astronomer and go ographer annd zoologist and elootrician and poet, that most readers stop before thoy get to my text, wh<oh, strangely and mysteriously, announoes that "tho Lord turned tho captivity of Job whon he prayed for his frionds." Now. will you plcaso explain to mi how Job's prayer for his friends halted his oatastrophes? Givo mo somo good reason why Job. on his knees in bohalf of tho welfaro of others, arrostod the long proocf-sions of oalamit'os. Mind you, it was not prayor for himself, for thon tho cessation of his troubles would havo boon only anothor instance of prayot answered. It it tho portfolio of his disastor was rolled up whilo ho sup plioatod God in bohalf or Kliphaz tho Tomanite Itildad tho Shuhito tho Tom* nito, Bildad tho Shuhito and Zophar #V? r* Maatn I ----- uv ? ituuu, i mult vuuiu^n iu you that 1 had to road tho text over and ovor again boforo I got its full meaning ? "And tho Lord turned tho captivity of Job whon ho prayed for his frionds." Well, if you will not explain it to nio 1 will explain it to you. Tho hoalihi eat, tho most rooupcrativo thing on earth to do is to stop thinking so much about oursclvoH and go to thinking about tho wclfaro of others. Job had boon studying his misfortunes, but tho moro ho thought about his bankruptcy the poorer ho seemed, tho moro ho thought of his oarbunolcs" tho worse they hurt, tho moro ho thought of his unfortunato marriago tho moro intol erablo bcoamo tho oonjugal rotation, the moro ho thought of his houso blown down tho more torrifio soemod tho oyelono. Ilia misfortunos grow blaokor and blacker. Hat there was to oomn a revoreal of those Had conditions. Ono day ho said to himsolf: "1 have boon dwolling too muoh upon my bodily ailmonts and my wifcB temper, and my bo reavemcnts. It istimo I began to think about others and do uouiothing for others, and I will start now by praying for my tbroo friends." Then Job drop ped upon his knees, and as ho did so j the last ebaoklo of his captivity of trou bles snapped and fell off. Hear it, all yo agos of timo and all ye agos of ctcr nity, "the Lord turnod tho oaptivity of Job whon he prayed for his friends!" The fault with most of us is too muoh self concentration?our hoalth, our for tunos, our advancement, our social position, our aohicvemonts, our lossos, our defoats, our sufferings, our persooution, our life, our death, our immortality Of oourso thoro is a lawful and right eous selfishness. In a world and in a timo of auoh activities and rivalries and temptations wo mu>t look after our own iniorests and our own desliuy or wo will go under. loo not wait for othors to tako oaro of you. Tako oaro of your self. But it will not hinder our prescr vation and prosperity if wo cnlargo the aphero of our wishes and prayers ho as to tako in othors, Tho law in the natural world would do woll for tho moral and spiritual world. The oontripotal force in Daturo would throw ovorything in toward tho oenter and tho oenuifuga foroe in naturo would throw ovcryihiux out from the center. But the centripeia and tho centrifugal work beautifully together. The ono foroi that woulo throw everything toward tho center is balanced by tho foroo that would throw everything outward. Our world, with its own intorosts, feels the pull of other worlds. No world no nation, no community, no man, no woman, can hllord to oxisl only for its elf or himself or herself. Tho houriu which Job has that soliloquy about the enlargement of his prayers so as to take in his friends and ho put into execution his good resolution, was tho hour when he felt a tonic, a sedative, a nervino, A A? t rvl m c m ? " ? ? ? - I--? ' _ unvapiuui tnai tU OUrU UIH UOUy and revived hit* fortunos till thoy were a hundred pcroent hotter than over before, for the rocord is "the Lord gave Job twioo aa muoh aa ho had boforo," and tended to mako him a wonder o! longevity, for ho livod 140 yearn after his troubles wero gono. On, what a mighty modioamont ia tho contemplation of and tho effort for the wolfaro of othera! "But," says some ono, "it is cany enough for Job to pray for his friends. Anybody oan do that, Thoro are thoac to whom wo are obliged for years of kindness. They stand so oloso to us in sympathy and rominiboonoo and anticipation that it is ea-<y for u* to pray for their welfare." Well, 1 boo you do noi understand that thcBO frionds of Job wsre the most tantalising and oxaspcrat idg friends a man ever had. Look at tleir behavior. When thoy heard of his bereavements and tho aooidents by whirlwind and lighting stroko, they oame in and sat down by him a whole week, seven days and seyon nights, and t rsoord is "none spake a word to him." What a disreputable and wicked silenoel Mind you, they profossed to be religions men and thoy onght to havo b*en able to offer some religious consolation, ^instead of that thoy were dumb as the sphinx whioh at that time stood in the African dosert and stands there till. Why did they not say something about reunion in the heavenly roalm* with his ohildron who had been slain? Why did they not talk to him about the satisfactory explanations in the futuro world of things we do not understand ia this world? Why did they not go to ttaanotheeary and buy a poultioe that wnUd ha?s soothed the ssrbunoles, or A d sotno quieting potion that would oalta his norvos, or a few drops of febrifuge hat would oool his heated frame? No! For sovon days and sovon nights tlicy did nothing and said nulling for his re lief They must have almost b'?rcl him to doath. Aftor theBO three friends had ooni ploted thoir infamous silonoo of a w??>k thoy began to looturo Job. First Ki ph*t tho Tomanito opens with a long story about a droaui whioh ho had in tho night and irritates tho sutTororwith words that mako things worso instoad of hotter and sots him in and ait tuo of dofenso rga'nst the 'oiturer. Then comes Bildad tho Shuhito, who givos tho invalid a round sooding aud calls him garrulous aud practically tolls him that ho deserved all that ho got and that if ho had bohavod himself aright ho would not havo lost his houso or his ohil Iron or his cstato. llo praotically says: "Job, I will toll you what is tho matter with jou You arc hill' vnil rr? a li u nnn r i t .1 ??? , ^ vw ?.v t? iij |/\#ui a v*. , j vu aiu jotting paid for your wiokcdnoss " No wonder that thero oamo from .Job an outburst of indignation whioh oalls out tho olhrr quondam friend. Zophar tlio Naamathito, who beginH <l*nouuoing Job by oalling him a liar and kcops on tho discourse until .Job responds to all threo of them in tho sarcastic words, "N > doubt but yo aro thi p >oplo, and wisdom shall dio with you. Oh, what frionds .Job hadl Iloavon deliver us from hav?ng ono such friend, to h ty nothing of having threo of thcui. It was for huoIi friends that .Job prayed, and was it not a religious triumph for him so to do? Would you, tho vcrv host of you, bo in very devout mood and capable of making intercession for pooplo who had oomo to you in a day of trouble and said: "0 jod for you. You ought to be ohastisid. You aro boing takonin hand by eternal justice. If you ha I behaved yourself aright, you wou'd not have been siok or impoverished or mado ohildloss." Oh, no, my friend, you would not have felt like .Job when he prayed for his friends. hut uioro liko Job whoa ho oursod tho day of hid nativity I Nothing is so unhealthy as to get mai. It id a shook to tho whole physical organization ad well as to your men tal and moral oondition. It is no unUHual thing for pooplo to drop down doad in a fit of augor. You pooplo who weigh over 200 pounds avoirdupois had better never loso your touipor, for at such times apoplexy is not far oil. (let tho equipoise of Job in tho toxt, and it will help you in business directions, l'raying for all olTuuders you will havo more nervo for largo undertakings; you will havo a better balanocd judgiuont; you will wasto uo va'uihlo time in trying to got oven with your onotuies. Try this hoight of prayor for your autag mist today, and if you fail try it tomorrow. Kocp on until you aooomplish it, and 1 should not wonder if, in addition to tho moral and religious strength it givos you, it should aid a hundred per oont to your worldly prosperity. Job xii, 10, '"Tho liord f ave Job twieo as mueli as ho bad before. ' What wo all need is to got out of our solves and go to helping others, whether friends or foes. As boau iful nn in stances of how this oan ho do.io 1 found last summer in London in the person of Florence Niuhtingalo, tho h roino of hospitals and of battlefields when there wore no hospitals. Tho loungo on which sho lies prostra'o is a throne of power, and, though sho has passed into tlio oighties, sho trains nurses for sink beds, and her iuflUenoe is now felt among tho wounded in 8outh Africa, whilo her memory is full <. f iho story of Balaklnva, 8*bastopo| and Inkerman, where Fngland And Franco and Kusaia grappled. Sim told mo that bho had 00!, boon happy until sho undertook to alloviato sutl :ring and that Hinoo she bogan ihat work alio had novor hooq an unhappy day. To that work bho oon sooratod her li'e, her classio attain mints, her sicial position, hor bril liant personality, lior wholo lifo for others, and her faoo shows it I think so Uiuoh of heaven is to bo found in no othor human c mntcnanco. Tonnyson's "Uhargo of tho Light Brigado" is not more thrilling to me than tho womanly oravory and saorifico that took oaro of thoso who wero shot from tho saddles of tho ' iium >rtal six hundred." My toxt onthronos prayer and givo* it a sjeptor to wav* over our temporal and eternal lifo. Under G >d is ourcd Job aud fixed up his finanoes and 10 stored his homo and made him so ro bust of health that ho lived Udeoados "But," some ono savs. 1 *L do not bo liovo in prayer for frionds and foes, Dcotuso I do no think thtt Qod is go lug to oha ivo tho laws of naturo bo muso wo a-k him so to do." Neither do I thi ik that God will ohangotho law of naturo at our request, but 1 am suro that ho answers prayor through natural law. i>oi a pnjstoianof any skill, aliopaihio or homeopathic or hydropathic or oelcotio, but has booio tiino boon sur prisoi that what was thought to bo a fatal disease suddenly rolaxos its grasp of tho pationt, and ho rooovors. Not one law of nature has boon fraoturod. Prayer may have given tho sudden turn to that i'lnosp. A business man may bo in difficulty incxtrioablo?mortgagos against him forcolosing, goods to be sold for somo reason become unsalable, new invention in machinery making tho old maohinery of his factory worthless, ail kinds of commerotal troubles pouncing upon him at onoo. Most business men havo at least, onco in their lives, boon put in such agonizing orisis, but tho harried morohant or manufacturer gets out of it. Croditors become more ioniont, tho wheols that wore tuaio mole s for making ono kind of fabric turn out to bo good for making another stylo of fabrio, tho stoox of goods that oould not bo sold oomos into unexpected do mand, and whoroas all things wore against him all things aro now for him. No law of naturo is broken and no law of trado. Prayor may havo givon that extrication. God, by making a law, does not tie his own hands with it. If you aro froo to do what you aro asked to rift in nr?r flrtd ina? n" f .. Hv? U> v<a j u iv no ill u, ill KlU you mightier than your Maker? What a Boeno it was when that whaling ship, aftor a oruiso of thrco years, approaohod a-New England harbor 1 From the shore tho mother know that it was tho ahip in whioh her eon was sailing. Hut a hurrioano struek the ship and destroyed it on tho rooks, and the wreokago was strown on tho beaoh. Hut tho mothor continued all night in prayer for her Bon's safety, and in the morning a knook wa? heard at her door, and the doorl opened, and in oame her long absent boy, ex claiming, "Mother, I know you I would pray mo homo!" Hut you need not go po far for illustration. 1 havo in my own lifo had answers to prayor | f-o poiuted, so direct, so startling, that I daro not reoito thcui lost 1 ho misunderstood. 1 oould pick uiaoy BUrtling inHtanocs right out of thin audtenoo You daro not doubt tho intogrity of those who present suoh evidence- You w( u'd 1 olit vo them as witnesses in any <ou t of law stand ng boforo judge and jury, and oertaiuly you ought to bo tiovo them whon thoy givo solemn testimony as to what thoy havo hcoq and felt in anowor to prayer?silent prayer, audiblo prayor, cjtculatory prayer, int? rocssory prayer, cxteuiporanoous prayor, liturgioal prayer; prayer in tho morning to Btart tho day right, prayor in tho evening to oorroot tho uiiBtakcs of tho day, prayor at tho bo Miming oi ti.o year ah wo launoh out upon its unoortaintios and prayer at tho olo-o of tho yaar reviewing tho vicissitudes of tho 12 months; prayer for ourhilvos, prayer for others; not formal an 1 heartloss prayer, which is of no moro us) t lan tho prayorof tho hoathon oi i'luibuktu, who writes liis petition on a board and thon washes it of! and oatohes tho water in a cup, giving it to tho sick to drink for his rooovcry; or tho prayer of the people of Tibot, who put their potition in a oyliuder and tu'n the crank, and as many times as the cylinder turns is the prayor offered; or tho prayor inlndia, which is mado in bihilf of tbewoalthy by tho people hired to road tho Koran day and night fjr tho benefit of the cmployor. Prayer is what somo ono lias called "the slender nervo that movoth tho uiusolcs of omnipotonoo." Prayer is tho healthful respiration of the soul. It is the whispor of holplossnoss iuto iho oar of help. It in laying hold of almightinoss, omnisoicnoo at ono and tho muio timo. Prayer is thtTlaying hold of a pulley fastonod to tho heavenly throno. Prayer is tho first breath of ? no vborn soul and it in heard in the last gaap of oarthly christiaa experiences. Prayer! In nn tustant it mounts tho highest hoavons. Neither seraph or arohangol over flew swifter or higher than tiio infant's petition at her mother's kneo. What an opportunity is prayer! Why not oftner uso it praying for ourselves and, liko .Job, praying tor others? What better work would wo do, what better lives would live, what better hopes won!d wo en tertain, if wo multiplied and iutensifled our prayorsl Somo ono asked a soldier of Stonowall .Jackson tho seorct of tho groat gonoral's iufluonoo over his 111011 "D ies your goneral abusn you, swear at you, to make you uia oh? ' "Swear," replied -tho soldier. 4 No!' Ewcll does tho swearing; Stonowall doos tho praying Whon Stonewall wants us to inaroh, ho looks at us soberly, j ust as if ho woro sorry for us, and says, 'Men, wo have got to inako a long march.' Wo always kuow when there is going to ho a long march and right smart tightii g for S ooewall is po*er ful 011 prayer jiiHt beloro a big tight." When Stonowall .Jackson was asked iho meaning of tho passago, "in constant prayer," aud ho said: "If vou will not ruistako and think 1 am setting up myself as aa oxuuplo, which I am not, I will givo an illustration from my own habit. I havo so tixod tho babit or prayer in my mind tnat 1 newt raiso a glass of wator torn/ lips with out a momont asking of God's Mossing. L never seal a lottor without pultii g a word of pray or under tho soal. } never tako a letter from t h ) post v ithout a brief Bonding of my thoughts heavenward. 1 never ohango my olasscs in tho scotioQ room withou. a minute's petition for tho oadots who go out and thoso who oomo in." Don't you BOinotuiK'B forgot? said a friend. Ho repiiod: "1 think 1 oan say that 1 oan say that I soaroely do. Tho habit has hcoomo almost as fixed as breath iog." "But," says somo ono from a ditiennt section of tho country from that in whioh Gonoral Jackson lived, wore his prayers answered?" Yes, as earnrst prayors aro always answered, in God's way, and God's is always the host way, whilo our way may bo tho wrong way. In all tho tossing of this lifo lay hold of the ropo of prtyer mentioned by John Newton, who was converted on hi ipbt ard fiom boing a blasphemous Manor 10 ucoorno a great pre&olK'r ot lighteousnoBS and who said: 'Whoi I first arnusod mysolf with going to sea, when tho winds rose and the wavos became rough, I tumbled and tossed about liko a porpoise iu tho water. At last 1 caught hold of a rope that was floating about, and ilu n L was enabled to stand upright. 80 when a multitude of troublous thoughts invade your poaoo, or when tho winds and waves of temptation ariso, look out for tho ropo, lay hold of tho rope and stay yoursolves on tho faithfulness of God by kocpiog his promises. My hearer, I will tell you tho time whon you oan afford to oeaso praying. It will bo whon you havo no bios to bo bo pardoned, no sorrows to bo oomfort cd, no moro friends or foes who need your intoroossions. Quoon Elizabeth said to Waltor llaloigh, "lloloigb, wheu will you stop begging?" Ualcigh, ro plied, "When your majesty leaves off giving." And your time, my hoaror, to stop prayor will be whon God has no moro pardon and meroy and strougth to bostow and tho roooursos of tho Infinite aro exhausted. Havolook know tho valuo of prayer whon ho aroso at 4 o'clock in tho morning for his devotions. TI10 soldiers of tho Fourtoonth Massa ohusotts rocimont shnwnd know tho joy of worship whon thoy look a dologato of tho Cnristian oom miBs on to boo what they called their 'praying plaoo." Now, if God has during thoso ro marks shown us tho usos, tho importance, tho bloBBcdncBB of prayor, supposo wo try to do what Job did whon ho prayed for his oxasporatorB. Many of us at tho boginning of this nubjeot folt that whilo we oould pray for oursovlos and pray for thoso who woro kind to us, wo novor oould roaoh tho high point of religious exporionoe in whioh wo oould pray for thoso who annoy us and make us feel worse instead of feoliDg bottor. That was a Matterhorn, that was an Alp, to the top of whioh wo feared to olimb, but wo thank God that by his omnipotont graoo wo have reaohed that hoight at laat. Let us prayt O Christ, who didst pray for thine assassians, we now pray for thoso who despitefully use us and say all manner of evil against as. For thoir eternal salvation we supplioate. When time is no more, w ^ I'j iinula*i may thoy reign on thrones and wear coronets and sway Betters of htavonly dominion. Meanwhile take t^e bitterness froiu their soul and toako them Boon think as well of m as thoy now think evil. Spare thoir bodies from pain aud.their households from bcroavoment. After all tho misunderstandingH and controversies* of this lifo are over, may we, keep with them otornal j 1 biloo in tho mansions on the hill. Aud as ?hon didst turn tho oapitivity of Job when ho had prayed for those who had badly used him and health came to his body and prosperity to his ostato, now that wo luvo by thy graoo been ablo to make supplication for our antagonists, euro our discants if wo aro ill, and restore our estato if it has bcon scattered, and awaken gladnoss in our homesteads if thoy havo boon bereft, aud turn tho captivity of our physical pain or tioancial misfortune or montal distress. And thiuo shall bo tho king doui and tho power and tho glory forever aud ever Amen. WHAT BRYAN WILL DO The Question by the Gentleman Himself In tho answer whioh ho ban just sent to tho publishers of tho Donvor Post declining thoir odor to ao editorial position at $10,001) a year it is believed that Wiliatn Jennings Bryan has indi oatod his intention to oontinuo making npeoohos and to bo in liuo for tho presidential nomination four years honoo. That appears to bo tho only interpretation to bo put on his tolcgram to tho editor of tho Post, whioh road. 4* 11. II. Tamuicn, F. G. Honfils, Donvor Post, Denver, Col.: Thanks for you odor, hut 1 oannot acoopt. 1 shall remain hero, and in tho future, as in tho past, dofond with tonguo and pen tho principles which 1 bclicvo to bo right and tho po'ioios I bclicvo to bo wiso." If this doos not moan that Mr. Bryan means In tmrsnn cmnilu i tin o>m/> < ?< ? r ? ?..v?. y nivpnuiu wvuioy he pursued during the pant four years with the sarno object. iu view, what does it tnean? Bryan is not disturbed or oonoorncd as to his ability to mako a livelihood for himself and his family, llis depth as a political and economic thinker and tho ability of his pen assures him that his personal finances cannot suffer. Bryan has mado a snug fortuno from his writings and lcoturos in tho past few years. Somo of this ho has kept for himself, but a great portion of tho money has boon donated to oausos in which ho has taken an interest. Today Mr. Bryan could rctiro to privo lifo and livo in oomfort on tho inoirno of what ho has missed. Tho profits from the book he published after campaign of 1 HUB wcro sufficient to on ablo him to invest a sum in bonds whioh will bring to him an annual inoomo of $2 000. Bryan is a man of simplo tastos, and Ibis sum would bo sufficient to oduoato his children and sustain his family in comfort A year ago last wock Bryan mado a speech in Lincoln iu tho courao of which ho said: "Some ot my 11 cpublioan friends," he continued, "have been feigning wonui uncut as to what will booomo of mo when this out) of isms, as thoy K rin theistucs, has died out. In order to relievo them of any unduo worry 1 want to servo notice that I shall continue in polities iu aotivo opposition to nn\' narMr nr <1 ?? !-* -1 ? |r?i v/ VI UUVIHUU ninuu ViUlHlUH Amor to in ideals and tho truo prinoi pies of human liber'v ualil tho lid is oloHcd uiion my ooffin." Mr. Bryan has already answered tho question: What is Bryan going to do?-Atlanta Journal. A Blow at the South Congressman Lionidas F. Livingston of Georgia in au interviow in tho Atlanta Daily Noam says: "Boforo leaving Washington, I loarnod unofficially from Kepublioan headquarters that it was tho purposo of tho Kepublioan loadors in tho houso and sonato to out do>vn tho ropresontation, as pro vidod for under tho 1 4th constitutional amendment as they oonstruo it in tho houso, of thoso States whiohhavo mado tho disfranohiscmcnts by Siaiuto or Siato oonstitutional amendment. "While this is not offioal, I am thor oughly satisfied that tho matter is under serious consideration, and thorc is great dangor to ihoso Southern Statos in tho attempt to do so, whothcr sue ocssful or not. If successful it outs our power in tho houso of representatives about one third, as I can approximate it now." In reply to a telgram sent to General Grovosern, tho 11 publioau loader ho wires tho Atlanta News from Atlanta, Ohio, as follows: '"I do not care to express an opinion at this time, io serious a matter deserves great consideration.' How's This? Wo offor Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any oaso of Catarrh that cannot bo ourod by Hall's Catarrh Curo. F. .J. CHUNKY & CO Props., Tolodo, O. We, tho undorsigncd, hayo known F. J. Cheney for tho last 15 yoars and believos him porfcotly honorablo in all businoss transaoiions and financially ablo to carry out any obligations made by thoir firm. West & Fkuax, Wholosalo Druggists, Toledo, O. Waldino, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholosalo Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken internally, aoting dirootly upon tho blood and mucous surfaoos of tho systom. Prico 75c. por bottle. Sold by all Druggists, Testimonials froo. Hall's Family Pills aro tho best. Mysterious Disapperance Mrs Hanoook, wifoof Capt, Hancock, (J. S. A. about to sail on tho lMninA,t t? il. nm 11 a no I'u i v ivii|i*iinuk iur tnu x~ u u ippinos, has dissappoarod. Sho was shopping with hor sister yesterday in a Sixth avenuo and exonsed herself for a few minutos and hai not been soen sinoo. Her sister says Mrs. Hancock has beon ill for some time. Gaincsvillo, Ga., Doo. 8, 1899 Pitts' Antiseptio lnvigorator has been used in my family ana I am por feotly satisfied that it is all, and will do all, you olaim for it. Yours truly, A. B. 0. Dorsey. P. 8.?I am nsing it now myself. 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Dated Not. 10. 1899. No.66* No.8r P. M. A M Leave Wilmington 8:46 Leave Marion 8:84 Arrive Florenoe 7:16 Leave Florenoe *7:46 *2 84 Arrive Pumter 8:67 8 66 No. 62 A. M Leave Pumter 8:67 *9 4t Arrive Columbia 10:20 11 iH No. 62 rune through from Charleston vis Central R. R., leaving Charleston 7:00 a. m Lanes 8:84 a. m., Manning 9:09 a. n> Trains Going North. No. 64* Nn.6> A. M. P M Leave Columbia *6:40 *4 16 Arrive Humtor 8:06 6 36 No. 8v i> vi ! ? . *4 Leave Sumter *8:06 0 Ot Arrive Florenoe 9:20 7 2< Leave Florence.. 9.60 Leave Marion 10:30 Arrive Wilmington 1:16 Daily. .no. 63 runs through to Charleston, 8. C. | via Central R. R., arriving at Manning 0:04 p. m., Lanes 6:48 p. in., Charleston 8:30 p. m Trains on Conway Branch leavo Chad bourn 6 86 p m, arrive Conway 7 40 p m returning leave Conway 8 30 a m, arrive Chadbourn 11 20am, leave Chadbourn 11 60 a m, arrive Hub 12 26 p m, returning leave Hub 8 00 pm, arrive Chadbourn 8 86 p m Daily except Hunday. J. R. Kenly, General Manager. T. M. Emerson, Tradio Manager. t. M. Emerson General PaxHnneer Agent Wilmington and Conway Railroad. Daily except Sunday. Southbound.?No. 97. Leave Hub... 8 00 pm Leaye llions 8*10 pm Arrive Chadbourn 8 86 pm Leave Chadbourn 6 86 pm Leave Clarendon 6 00 pm Leave Mt Tabor .. 6 16 pm Leave Loris 6 86 pm Leave Banford 6 60 pm Leave Bayboro 7 00 pm Le?ve Privetts 7 09 pm Leave Adrian .. 7 12 pm Arrive Con way 7 40 pm Northbound.?No. 98. Leavs Conway 8 80 am Leave Adrian 8 66 am Leave Privetts 9 00 am Leave Bayboro 9 10 am Leave Banford 9 20 am Leave Loris 936 pm I^ave Mt Tabor ..1010 am Leave Clarendon 1140 am Arrive Chadbourn 1120 am Leave Chadbourn... 1160 am Leavs llions 1216 pm Arrive Hub 1226 pm WACCAMAW LINE 8TE\MER8.?The Steamer will leave the wharf at Conway every Monday and Wednesday morning for Qeorgetown at 4 o'olook, touching all intermediate points; and will leave herwharf Mi uworgeiown ever/ Tuesday and Fri<l?y morning for Conway at 4 o'olook, touohing at all intermediate points. D. T. MoNelll, Gan'l Agt. and Traaa., Conway, 8 0. John 8. Beaty, Agent, Georgetown, 8,0. NOTICE, I Conway Lodge, No, 90. Knights of Pythiaa will meet regularly the first and third Thursday nights of each month until otherwise ordered. D. A.Spivby Chan. Com. J. 0. Spivbt K. K. A 8 May 14th, 96. ly H. H. WOODWARD, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Conway, S. C. WfirOffico up stairs oyer Herald offioe | opposite Bank. DR. H. H. BURROUGHS, LOUIS, 8. C. Call? promptly answered nigh or day. R. B. Scarborough, Conway, 8. 0, ATTORNEY AT LAW. iria, Chills EST PRESCRIPTS rasteless Chi s plainly printed on every 1 u are taking when you take ( ?ir formula knowing that yoi >u knew what it contained. it up in correct proportions an acts as a tonic while the C system. Any reliable druggist ginai and that all other s< titations. An analysis of other iperior to all others in eve ing when yoj take Grove' iving long been established >ld throughout the entire m No Cure, No Pay. Price, As Bryan 8aid 1 < Tho military spirit is growing Bin * tho clootioD and a big incroa*o in tho standing army is about as certain as anything oan bo in politics. .Wo aro in for it and tho attondant expenso will astonish tho pooplo who supported, with thoir votes, tho MoKinloy admin tration, theroby giving lioonso to tho Republican party to go ahoad with thoir program. Unless wo aro very muoh mistaken tho army influonoe wilt bo as strong in this oountry in less timo than four yoars as it is today in j Franco. Tho drift is to military dospotism and tho only ohook wo soo to it is in a combination botwoon tho Dem- I oorats in tho United States Senate and j those Republicans who denounced tho administration program during tho last session of Congress.?Chattanooga I Nows. What Thy Should Do. I Charles A. Towno, chairman of tho Silver Republican National oommite f has beon in oonforenoo at Minneapolis, ^ Miss , with other members considering tho party's future. It is understood that f it was deoidod to iseuo an address ex- t pressing tho bcliof that tho timo has i oomo for giving up tho party organiza T tion and morging its members into tho Domooray. All Silvor and Linooln Re- * publicans will bo urged to bcoomo Demo- J orats in good standing. > 1 1 * OLD NORTH STATE OINT '] MENT, the Great Antiseptic Healer, cures Piles, Eosema, 1 Sore Eyes, Gianulated Eyelids, ; Carbuncles, Boils, Cuts, Bruis- , rx es, Old Sores, Burns, Corns, r Bunions, Ingrowing Toenails, 1 Inflammatory Rheumatism, ! Aches and Pains, Chapped Hands and Lips, Erysipelas. It is something everybody j needs. Once used always used. ] For sale by all druggists and dealers. At wholesale by 4 THE MURRAY DRUG CO., J Columbia, 8. C. c THF I FlilFR mm I1 na kknwkll 111 Ukklli J J The New Ball Bearing Domestic 1 Sewing Machine It Leads in Workmanship, Boauty, Capaoity, Strength, Light ltunning. Every Woman Wants One. Attaehments, Needles and Parts for Sewing Machines of all makes. When ordering needles send sample. Price 27c per dozen, ; postpaid. Agents Wanted in Unooeupied Terri tory. J. L. BHULlT' I n. a nri ? n. laiv jLujior Dtreei, COLUMBIA, > Murray's ' Aromatic Mouth Wash Whitens the Teeth Cleanses the Mouth Sweetens the Breath The? : Murray \ Drug Co., / COLUMBIA, B.C. \ ON BS II Tonic. mottle?hence you O ? 1 - urovc s. mutators j would not buy Grove's contains d is in a Tasteless Juininc drives the will tell you that -called Tasteless chill tonics shows ry respect. You s?its superiority Grove's is the alarial sections of 5?c. Saw Mills, Corn Mills, Cane Mills, TT 11 xvice xi liners, Pea Ilullcrs, Engines, Boilers, Planers and M ateliers, Swing Saws, Rip Saws, ltd all other kinds of wood vorking machinery. My Serjeant Log Beam Saw mill is he heaviest, strongest, and nost efficient mill for the noney on the market, quick, icourate. State Agent for H. 3. Smith Machine Company vood working machinery. For high grade engines, plain ilide valve?Automatic, and Corliss, write me: Atlas, Watertown, and Struthers i tt /I \A7 I o i A V4 TT v;no V. C. 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Ortman, Proprietor. u PITTS' m MIMIC IMUMIOR! Ourea La Qrippe, dyapepata. indignation ad all atomaoh and bowel trouble* eolle or helera morbua, teething trouhlea with hildren, kidney trouble*, bad blood and 1 11 aorta of tore*, riainga or felona, out* and [j urna. It la aa good antlaeptlo, when looallj pplied, aa anything on the market. j| Try it and you will praiae it to othera. j f your druggiat doean't keep it, write to i MURRY DRUG COMPANY, COLOMBIA, 8. 0.