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Her J'npa'B Niutic. ?Whoso little girl is this?" I siiid. ? I'm papa'fl girl," the child replied: "Ai d What is pupil's inline V" 1 asked. To think of it she tried and tried. "My papa'- name ? Oh. let no sec ! "1 really do not know," she said ; "For when he's ill inacalls him 'Dear,' "But when he's well it's just plain 'Fred.'" ?Alice M. l)o>njlnn. Abel$ Prize Song. "Abvl, Abel, are you never com ing in lo tea! I deciaro that boy lives ut tlu plaoo !" '? Not always, mother ; yon exagge rate a little," replied Abel, smiling brightly as ho entered the room, '? Hut I must practice if 1 am to be per fect." " You are perfect now, I think," the old lady answered proudly. " You make the piano speak." " What a thing it is to have a good mother to taik welt of you, isn't it, George?" and the speaker, a slender, dark-haired young man, looked play- | fully across the tea-table at his friend. '? She only s iys what is true in your case, however," roplied GoorgO. "Hul lo ! here's the postman : what has he brought ?" The young musician's eyes Hashed with suppressed excitement as Mary, tho little handmaid, brought in a largo ollicial-lookiug envelope and nanded it to him. Slowly and carefully the euvelope was opened, and Abel glanced at it lor one moment only?then he said, as if with a sigh of relief ? " l'vo got tho prize, mother !" " I knew my boy must got it," she cried, proudly. " I told you how it would be, Abel, you need not have worried yourself so much." " Ah ! but tho music ought to be bet ter, mother: 1 believe 1 can do better, too, with harder work," he said, mod estly. Abel was a young musician, and, like manyianother, he wus poor, and was gradually working his way up ward, with hut few friends and less fortune. He hud oompeted for a prize Offered for tho,best setting of a song to music, and lie had won it. After tea he went back to his loved piano, and his lingers wandered over the keys and brought for such glad and joylul strains that, as his mother said, ?? the Instrument seemed to be telling his pleassure even better than he could speak it himself." In a short time lie went out witli George?for his friend had a long way to walk, and now, having j^ot the prize, Abe) felt that ho had earned a little rest from work. "I wonder how often in days to come I shall take this walk," said George: " when you are rl?h and great, 1 shall think of you, and ask myself : Docs my old friend remember me ? 1 expect you'll forget me." "Not I," replied Abel. "If ever I do become 'rich and Kreut,' as you call it, Heaven preserve nie from becoming so proud?Ah ! that's the 'White Hai t,' isn't it? Let's go in have a ' pick-me up.' " " Not for me, thank you," replied George. " Oti ! you still keep your pledge ?" " Certainly." When Abel returned, George noted how ttie strong drink had Hushed ttie uelicate refined features, and how dif ferent was the appearance of his eyes? with what unnatural brightness they shone?and impulsively lie saiu, as he linked Iiis arm in that of ids friend, "Why don't you give up drinking. Abe) ?" " \\ by should I ?" asked bis compan ion. " Because it's dangerous." "pooh! I'm ail right, old man. Don' talk SUOh FtUtI to me." " Hut others, .hen?think how great your Influence will be by-and-by. Everybody has intlueneo, and the more distinguished a person becomes, tho greater is his influence. It Is this habit of moderate drinking, that is everywhere so rife, that makes the drunkard. Example is stronger than precept." "Oil, well," said Abel, impatiently, "I can't help what others do. 1 can't see wny I should deny myself a plea sure because others abuse it. I am not my brother's keeper." * * * * * * The moon was rising behind the old church spiro and brightening the dusky summer night as Abel Meredith, witli a young girl, climbed to the top of the hill. There they sat on a rustic seat, and while tho light breezes of tho summer night murmured among the trees, Abel told his love, and learned it was welcomed by his fair companion. "Sing mo your prise song," she whispered, " 1 like it so much, Abel ; I am so proud of you." And Abel softly and sweetly hummed over his pleco of music which had gained him the prize. ***** * Seven or eight years afterwards, a man, dressed In that shabby genteel manner which tells that the wearer has seen " better days," was standing on tho pavement of a poor street in London. He svas in front of a public house, and lie had taken his stand there, intending to play his cornet, in tho hope that it might eurn a few pence from the passers-by or listeners within the houso. Ho placed the eor not to his lips and played a well-known air. A lady passing near, glanced rapidly round at tho musician, and saying to tho gentleman who was with her, " I "\^must givo that poor man something,'' began to open her purse. "Why?' asked her friend. Don't you hear," she cried, " ho is playing poor Abel's prize song." Clearly the sweet strains rang out above, the roar and rumble of the noisy strootl until tho lady coming near to ?tho p\uyer, tho notes trembled, and finally erased for a moment, as she gavo him a snVall pioeo of silvor and hurried away. In that briof moment did she recog nise tho musician ? lie did his best to provont her from doing so, for ho slouched his tyat over his eyes and fiuckerod up his face as though blow ng bard at his cornet, hut no sound came., and In his eyes appearod an ox nresBion of blttor despuir, and cursing Iiis hard fato bo turned into tho gln . ?palaeo to seek forgetfulness with tho "money the lady bad given him. To drink and to forget what ho might havo boon, and what ho had lost ?his mother, who loved him and wan so proud of him ; that sweet girl whom he had hopod to make his wlfo, but whom her friends would not allow to marry him bocauso of his bad habits ; his famo as a musician?to drink and forgot, all that he had lost bocauso of his drinking habits?this now seemed to be tho scle end of his existence ; ho know It, and felt It overy hour of tho day and It was torturo to him, but ho could not put aside tho drink that had dragged him down. To-night he folt his degradation more koonly than over, and when others askod hi in to play for them, and i.hen treated him for play ing, ho drank and drank until he could drink no more. At last tho time came for tho house .to closo, and he staggerod along tho J wot and dismal stroot. He reeled for / a few yards and then losing his balance fell heavily on tho pavemont, and as ho fell his forehead struck against a Sharp stone. . When ho can o to hhnsoif, ho was conscious that a kind, manly face was banding over him?a face that ho had known in tho old happy time. George," ho muttered faintly, " is that you?" *? Yo*>, Abel; I'm come to take you homo. Bho saw you an hour or two ago, and Bent roo to lind you. Come borne with me, old friemi, come hom< I" "Too late; too lute. I'm going to that long homo from whenco no one roturn * * * tho mourner* go about tho Btrc< t-t." And ho continued to murmur texte be had learned at hi* mother's knee, for hiu mind was wan dering. " Oh ! It's not ho hud as that, Ab?. I. Come, I'd help you."' "Too late, George; too late. Do you remember that talk wo had the night I got the orlze, when you ifged mo to abstain V" Ho was roused now, and made a su preme effort to speak. " I do remember it, Abel." "Would to God l bad taken vour ad vice. Qoorge. But vou don't know what a hold tho drink had got on me even then, and how much worse It be came as time went on. 1 havo strug gled against it. I havo swum to ab stain a dczon times. Hut it bad en slaved me completely. Fame, fortune, lovo?every good gift of God I have lost because of this cursed drink! They blaspheme tho Almighty, I say, when they oull it ono of Ills good gifts. Why did my mother teach me to sip wine? Why didn't she make mo an abstainer, as yours did, George ? It grows dark?so dark. God bo merciful to mo?" and as bis eyes began to gli ze and the dews of death gathered on his brow, he softly crooned to himself the music of his prize song. Aud so be parsed awuy into the pres ence of Him who is able to judge righteous judgment?another victim to the drinking habits ?)f society, and the fond foolishness of a parent, who, unmindful tif tbo danger, taught him to sip wine in his youth. DIt. HYDEIl LYNCHED. Continuance of a Georgia Case Leads to a Ly nohlng?Caused by a Law yer's Absence. Dr. \V. L. Ltydor, tho murderer of Miss Saldo Ivnma Owen, who was arraigned for tlie second trial for tho crime, was lynched by a mob at tho ?? Willis Place," six miles from Wavor ly Hall, Georgia, Monday night. Judge Hart, on tho evidence that Colonel Worrell, of Columbus, the leading counsel for Kyder, could not be present, due to sickness continued the case until the regular term in September. Dr. Kyder, the prisoner, a us to have been returned to Muscogee jail on tho 8:20 p. m. train and was taken to Waverly Hall, the nearest station from Talbotton, for that purpose. In a few minutes after the deputies arrived with their prisoner at the station the mob drove up aud took the prisoner by force from the officers, returned with him to a point just across the county line, and there lynched him. His body was found hanging from a limb at an early hour. His tongue was out and his face was horribly blackened. . Tho mob, while returning with Kyder from Waverly Hall, was met by Sheriff Kiehards and his party, but owing to the darkness of the night he could not distinguish the persons, nor gain any ohm to their idertlty. He was Informed hy the men who -had Kyder in charge that ho was too lata, so Kiehards pushed on to Waverly Hall, only to Dnd that he had been mis led and that at that time Kyder was suspended from a limb of a tree where his remains were discovered a short while afterwards. Tho reason assigned for the action of the mob is that tbo piople. were tired of tho case being continued, but should the facts be known the friends of tho prosecution bad given up all hope of ever bringing Ivy der to the gallows by reason of his being totally insane. The special term of the Taibot county superior court was called for the one purpose of trying D". Ryder. Toe murder of Miss Owen was committed on the eveuing of tho l?th of April, lv'.iti, 15 months ago, and though Judge H?tt, in less than a week afterwards, called a special term of the court t) try tho case, tho execution of tho law bad been deferred, though good legal grounds, from time to tune, and the meeting of jnotice to tho accused ^?as again delay by tbo continuance granted by Judge Hart. Tho con tinuance was granted, on the ground that Colonel Worrell, of tho Colum bus bar, who was the leading counsel for tbo defense, was unablo to attend tbo court, he being ill at his home in Columbus. As a legal pro position, it is claimed, Judge Hart acted right, under the evideneo, in granting a continuance. When the special term of court, con vened on tho fourth Monday in May following tbo homicide, Dr. Kyd r, who was then conlined in the Macon jail, was too ill to be present and the case was continued until tho regular term in September. At that t?!rm an extraordinary motion for continuance wan made, but J,udge H?tt, who was presiding, over-ruled the motion and the trial proceeded. After a desperate legal battle, lasting a week, Dr. Kyder was convicted and sentenced to hang. A motion for a new trial was made and promptly over-ruled, but tho supreme court sustained the motion, and the new trial was granted. The motion was sustained on a dozen orrord, but principally on tho ground that ono of tho jurors that convicted Kyder was a relative of the guardian of Miss Owen, vho was Dr. Kyder's victim. Judge H?tt evidently saw tho neeeS' sity of another early trial and did i.jt wait for tho regular September term, but called an extra term of tho court for July 10th, to try tho case. Judge John Hart agreed t?j hear the cuso for Judge H?tt, who was unablo to be pro cnt. As was true at tho trial last Septem ber, the courthouse was crowded when tho easo was called. I'eoplo from every section of tbo county we.ro pre sent, all f whom, from the time of the commission of tho crime, have taken a deep interest in tho easo. Kyder was represented by tivo prominent lawyers and at the special court ull wore pre sent but Colonel Worrell and his un avoidable absence was the chief basis for tho motion for a continuance. It was represented that Colonel Worrell was detained hy illness and the allega tion was substantiated by depositions from reliable physicians of Columbus. It waff also alleged that several im portant witnesses for tho defense wore unavoidably absent. Judge Hart con tinued the case until tho regular term of TallMit court In September, one year from tho date of Kyder's last trial and convietlon. Kyder shot Ml-s Salllo Km ma Olren with a shotgun on tho night of April Ifi, 18!)(i. Ho was era/.od by his lovo for her and while she. was sitting a a friend's parlor talking to a young man who was a rival of Kyder's, tho murder er crept to the door and fired tho shot that killed Miss Owen and wounded her frlord. Uydor's defenso claimed that he was suffering from affections of both oyes and ears that at times rondered him a crazy man and uttorly Irresponsible for tils actions. Tho first trial failed to hang Kyder and the friends of tbo murdered girl havo been chatting at tho long delay. The con tinuance caused the lynching. WHEN MONEY 18 CLOSW You want to save d?>ctor bills then? for y?-,u want the Host, Surest and Q 'lckest Kemo?ly for all pains, such as liliouKiatlsm, Neuralgia, Headaoho, Toothache, Cuts, Bruises, Hums, Sprains, Stiff Joints, oto. Bice's Goose Greaso Liniment euros all these at once. It also l-ellovos Croup, Coli. Coughs and Hales In chest ami sidos once. Always sold under a guarantee by all druggists and genoral stores. Made by Goose Greaso Liniment Co., Greensboro, N. ?. ? If we wore all as gooJ as we ox Eect our neighbors to be, there would a an immonse Improvement In sooloty. THK WKATHKK AND CUOI'8. Vulunhlo 1111? ? i ii'.ttK.n to Those Inter ested in I m min:: ' M"'1 in Iiiiih. The following is tho wookly bulletin lB?ued by tbo weather bureau In Co lumbia us to the condition of tho crept) in this State : Columbia, S. C, July 20, 1807. The week; was cooler tht'o tho usual with temperature delielencios ranging from 3 degrees per day in tho eastern, to 8 in tho wostern portions of the State. The wookly average, of ?0 mean temperature reports was 7b while the normal is approximately 82. Tho highest reported was VS on the 1 Ith at Llodges and the lowest ,r>4 on tue 13th st Walhallu. Tho nights were une^uallv cool over tho extreme north western couutiod. Heavy rains, and quite general showers, fell on tho 12tn except that over the northern couuties the showers were light, or norain fell ; on tho 17th a more general rain fell except over tho southeastern counties where there was nono. or at best light showers only. Tho latter rain is not fully reflected in this weeks measurements. Sixtoen places reported less than 1 inch for the week; twenty from 1 to 2 inches; twelve over 2 inches with a maximum fall of 4.40 at St. Goorges. The aver ago of these 4H measurements is 1 44 and Mi.' normaf for the same period is about 1.32 inches. Hillside lands were badly washed and gullied on tho 12th in Kdgcfiold, Ssdudu, Orangeburg, and Sumter coun ties. There woro no damaging hail storms or destructive wiuds. The sunshiuo averaged about nor mal but varied greatly in dilToront portions of tho State, boing most abun dant in Marion and Spartanburg with least over tho central countieB. Tho week was a favorable one for crop development over tho wostorn portion of tho Slate generally and ever many sections iu thu eastern counties. The exceptions were that in places the need of more rain was indicated, but since reports closed, quito general and heavy rains havo fallen where most neodi d ; In other places there was an excess of moisture and in such sections tho recent ralLS will provo harmful. The temperature, while not generally low enough to retard growth except to check tho previous rapid development of cotton, was rather cool during the nights, but not low enough to provo in juriout ;>and no high winds or damaging hail storms occurred. C >rn improved very much ovor tho greater part of tho State, excepting limited areas where Insufficient rain fell, and other sections where on ac count of loo much rain corn is firing badly on sandy lands notably in portions of Clarendon, Lexington and Berkeley. Corn is being rapidly laid by whero this work has not already bucn com pleted. Tho present improved condition points to a full crop yield, except whero it was too nearly matured to bo benclitted by the recent rain. Cjrn planted in May and Juno is, over the entire State, in lino growing condition atid looks very promising. Some re port ears not well fecundated on ac count of tho rains washing off tho pol len from the tassels. Tho condition of cotton has im proved in many places, but tho stalk generally continues undersized al though well fruited, with fuil grown bolls numerous. Bulls nearly ready to opon)ln southeastern counties. The pre vailing unseasonable cool nights hin dered the growth, and caused tho plant to become lousy, while " honey dow" is reported from a number of counties. Shedding of leaves, t-quares, and small bolls is quite common. Many holds are becoming grassy, and In [?'airfield some Heids have been aban doned on account of grass. Kust has devolopod in Brruwoll, Hamborg, Plorenoe and Williamsburg counties. Over quite largo areas there has boon too much rain for cotton. Laying by is well under way and more than half tho reports indicate that tho fields " laid by " are clean and in Kojd con dition. Notwithstanding the numerous ad vers' reports from eastern and central eou.itie.*, the majority of all reports Ir aieato that the present condition of I *ao crop is promising, but that it is in 1 a oritloal stage. A continuation of rainy weather will, by hindering culti vation of whloh many fields stand in need, tend to cause deterioration in condition. Sea Inland cotton continues to do well. Tobacco curing making favorable progress, and recent reports Indicate a better quality of leaf than first cut ting. Some tobacco has boen inarkot od. Kico continues in excellontcondltlon generally, except upland of which some is very poor. Boas aro about all sown and they havo come up to good stands. In some fields tho lower leaves aro shedding ex cessively. Watermelons generally lato, under sized und the crop as a whole small. Sweet potato slips sldll being planted and this crop has mado rapid growth. Lato peaches ripening but are rot ting badly. Apples generally plenti ful. Grapes ripening and aro a largo crop but many report them rotting. Cane of various kinds, and minor crops, generally, is in satisfactory con dition and promise abundant yields. Turnip sowing ha-* begun. J. W. Bai;kk, Director. AN INCIDENT OF THE tVAlt. How Governor Harris Took Caro of the Tennessee School Fund. Tbo Wa*hing*,on correspondent of tho Now York Tribune relates tho fol lowing story in regard to tho conduct of tho late Senator ishum G. Harris in preserving a school fund of dfc700,000 in gold during tho ontlro war : One of the most striking episodes in tho life of Senator Harris wus his taking possession of $700 UUO in gold belong i ng to the school fund of Ten nessee. Many stories havo been told about this incident, but the following account was rolated by Senator Harris himsolf. In 1802, whun Nashvillo was about to fall into tho hands of the Fed oral troops, the Stato Bank of Tennes see had in its vaults something more tb an $71)0,000 in gold and silver coin, besides valuable securities. Two prl vato, banks, the Union and tbo Plant ers, also In 11 considerable amounts of money. Sonator Harris, at that timo Governor of Tennessee, was determin ec. that this money should not fall into tho hands of the enemy. Ho persuaded tho ollluors of tho Stato Bank, which aetcd as tho fiscal agent of tho Stato, to remov * the banks assets to a point of safety within tho Confederate linos. Tho ottoera of tho prlvato banks, bow ever, woro unwlling to make the change, and the Governor's argumouts were unavailing. Ho thereupon re turned to his oflico and sent oach bank a noto, in which bo said eemothlng like this: " No doubt you ean manage the af fairs of your bank bottor than I can, and f do not dosire to undertake the conduct of your business. However, I desiro to inform you that unless you give mo your assuranco that within tin ee. hours you will remove your cash and securities to a point of safety with in tho Confederate linen I shall bo under tho necessity of appointing a reoelvor to take immediate possession of your bank, and auoh rooelvor will be accompanied by a file of soldiers to en force his ordora." Before the throe hours had expired a favorable answer was received from tho two prlvato banks. The Governor joined tbo staff of the commanding genoral of the Confederate army as a volunteer aid. He obtained a suhlolent guard of soldiers to protect tho bank moneys, and he moved the assets from ne place to another. He formed the ablt of going each week to the place whero tho bank was temporarily h> cated and personally counting tbo cash. In time, he said, he became familiar with evory bag of coin and its contents. Ono day tho cashlor of tho bank appeared at headquarters with the nows that an ageDt of the Confed erate troasury was at tho place whore tho bank was then located with ordert? to seize tho $700,000 for tho mlli- ry uses of the Confederato Govornmo it, Governor Harris obtained a telegraphic order for tho agont to suspend opera tions temporarily. Ho then took tho next train for Richmond, whore ho called upon President Jefferson Davis. Governor Harris told the President of tho Confederacy that ho wolf under stood tho financial necessities of tho Confederato Government and would freely give all of his own personal property to tbo Government. That $700.000, howover, bolongod to tho school fund of the SL.to of Tennessee, and he did not proposo to havo one cent of It touched if ho could help It. As an outcome of this vigorous stand on tho part of Governor Harris Presi dent Davit) directed that tho State fund should not bo disturbed. After tho surrender Governor Harris went to the Union general in command and obtained a safe conduct and an escort for tho conveyanco of tho money from Gr Ilia, Ga., back to Nashville. Tho | money was taken to the State Capitol and deposited in a committee room, a receipt being given for tho amount, j The bags and keys wore broken open iind tho money lay in heaps on tho Hour under guard of a 11 lo of soldiers until tho legislative committee count ed tho cash ten days later. A remark ably small shortage was found, con stVlering tho circumstances during tho ten days tho money was lying loose on tho tloor. Old Time Engagements. Helen EvortSOR Smith, In The Century. For Helen Livingston there re mained hardly one more year of hap py girlhood, free to go and come, dance and be merry, in the old in nocent girlisli fashion; for at that time betrothal was as sacred as mar riage itself, and much more restric tive of privileges. That is, the free dom of girlhood was lost, and that of the matron had not come, if the lover were present, of course, these restrictions were not felt, but in his absence the poor girl had little more liberty than a Hindu widow. She must not accept even the most ordi nary attentions from any man, must dance with no one except her father or brother, and she must always wear, conspicuously displayed hanging from her neck, face outward, the miniature of her future husband. These miniatures were often skill fully painted on ivory, and were us ually oval in shape, and about three and a half inches by two and a half in size, without counting the gold frames, which were sometimes quite heavy. The broad remarks which it was considered in order for even chance acquaintances to address to the fiancee upon sight of this badge of appropriation were intolerable to Helen Livingston, and rather than subject herself to them she resolute ly refrained from accepting an iu vitation even to her leved "Cousin Chancellor's" during the few months of her engagement, which ended in a happy marriage in the spring of 1800. On one occasion, when a large and most interesting company of Ameri can and foreign guests was expected at Clermont, Helen vainly sought her mother's permission to attend without wearing the telltale portrait. Finding that this would not be al lowed, and realizing that her sister's disappointment would be great, "Sis ter Patty," only fifteen, but already tall and stately, heroically volunteer ed to wear tho obnoxious picture, personating its rightful owner. But the innocent fraud was r.ot permit ted, and as Helen would not go if obliged to wear the miniature she was compelled to relinquish the coveted pleasure. Of c nirse, the boy lover?he was barely twenty-one? was in no way responsible for this custom, which he subsequently of ten, and justly, characterized as odi ous; and I think that he never liked to sec the miniature which had been the means of depriving of ever so small a pleasure the woman whom he idolized through a long life. CHILDHOOD?Hewho has never en joyed the companionship of little children has missed a great deal of happiness. They have so many pret ty little engaging ways that wc can not help loving them. Who is it that has not been charmed by that bright little poem, Whitticr's "Bare foot Boy ?" With what admiration wc all look upon a group of chil dren on the play-ground or in the school, and we clasp our hands, al most involuntarily, and say: "How beautiful!"- Did not our Saviour use childhood as a type of innocence when he said : "Except ye become as a little child?" Who is it that cannot be moved by their pleadings or their little sobs ? "O, what a dull, stale, mean world this would be without the sportfulness of chil dren!" "The morning comes out of the gates of the cast, throwing its silver on the lake, und its gold on the towers, and its fire on the cloud; but., it is not so bright and be.uitiful as .the morning of life." Ono eminent preacher said, "When 1 lind people that do not like chil dren I immediately doubt their moral and Christian character." Have you ever thought that the in fluence of "the school and the family were higher than parliament or Con gress" and that "the sound of a child's foot may mean more than the tramp of a host ?" Father, mothor, you have exerted yourselves to save the physical life of your child. What have you done for tho eternal life of the little one ? TllK SWKKTNK8S OF LAUGHTER?A woman has no natural gift more be witching than a sweet laugh, re marks a writer in the Home Queen. It is like tho sound of flutes on the water. It leaps from her in a clear, sparkling rill, and the heart that hears it feels as if it bathed in the cool, exhilarating spring. Have you ever pursued an unseen fugitive through trees, led on by a fairy laugh, now here, now lost, now found ? We have, and we have pur sued that wandering voice to this day. Sometimes it comes to us in the midst of care, or sorrow, or irk some business, and then we turn away and listen and hear it ringing in the room like a silver bell, flow much we owe to that sweet laugh. "What Famous Women Say. A Colljctlou of Opinions Reganllng tlio Ster uor Sox. "Men of sense do not want silly wives."?Jane Austen. "All men are poor creatures, more or lees."?Georges Sand. "Men are a medly, don't you think /'Mrs. Humphrey Ward. "Ti:? richest man should work if he can; ?Dinah C. Mulock. "Men work and think but women feel."?Christina C. Kosetti. "What a fine thing it is to be a young man."?Prances Burney. "There's nothing methodizes a man but business."-Frances Burney. "No wan is altogether evil; there is latent good in him."?Edna Lyall. "One cannot know what .a man really is by the end of a fortnight." ?Jane Austen. "A man must be able to support Iiis family, or else remain a bache lor."?Georges Sand. "Men, the very best men, can only suffer, whi'e women can endure."? Dinah 0. Mulock. "Men of business do not, as a rule, blazon thur own dirty work."?Mrs. Humphrey Ward. "Men shrink much more than wo men from any physical suffering or deformity."?Dinah C. Mulock. "No map ever distinguished him self who cquld not bear to be laugh ed at."?Maria Edge worth. "Vanity never leads a man to wards the error of sacrificing himself for another/'?Mine. De Stach "Knightly love is blent with rev erence as heavenly air is blent with heavenly blue."?George Eliot. "Remember one thing?no man can fail to fulfill his destiny but through hil own fault."?Georges Sand. I "To laugl at men's affairs is a woman's privilege, tending to en liven tiie domestic health."?George Eliot. "Men who have seen a good deal of life don't always end by choosing their wives Bp well."?George Eliot. "A straight forward, open-hearted man may be safely left to manage hie own concerns. ?Jane Austen. "A man capable of conquering habitual indo.rnce cannot be a fee ble character.'?-Maria Edgeworth, "Man is vert apt to contemplate himself out of lall proportion to his surroundings.'^?Christina G. lios setti. "In the averige man there is still a dreadful amount of Eastern feel ling with regard to women.''?Kdnu Lyall. "Love occupies vast space in wo man's thoughtsjbut (ills a small por tion in man's fcfe."?Maria Edge worth. "The best augury of a man's suc cess in his proiession is that he thinks it is the lluest in the world." ?George Elliot.| "Man is not nmde for that selfish concentration of, despair which is stoicism."?Georres Sand. "It is easier fol the Ethiopian to change Iiis skin than for a man to live down the past in public opinion."? Edna Lyall. 'The just livnig of a lifetime makes a man incapable of any more selfish handling of another's inter ests."?Mrs. Humphrey Ward. "No insult offend to a man can ever degrade him ;;the only real de gradation is when lje degrades him self."? Dinah C.I .Mulock.?New York Journal. "What a Woman Can Do. Mary 1'. Screvenl writing in the Woman's Department of the Sunday State, speaks of Mit* Jessie Mason, of this city, as follows : I shall, from time to time, notice in these columns the inventions, me chanical handiwork or other extra qrdinary achievements of our wo men, and further to show that we are not an unthinking set of beings given over entirely to thoughts of dress, society and pleasure seeking; yet I trust that our wpmen will ever be duly mindful of these and thor oughly obedient to thj highest and best principles of socitl and ( oines tic ethics. My first notice falls'upon a Sum ter girl, Miss Jessie .Mason, who comes from a family of inventore, who for generations p;^st have dis played marked ability in the field of mechanical invention aid ingenuity. I have before me, as I write, two induction coils, one viis wound in Connecticut, by a manufacturer there, the other in Sunder by Jessie Mason, and there is no comparison I in the workmanship of (lie two coils. Miss Mason's is altogether the better Wan there ever a women In thewlde world who did not yearn to be the titother of a bright laced, happy, healthy, lattghiug, rol licking child? If there evar was such a woman, the was a bad one, and while there are many thoroughly txul men, there are very few thoroughly bad women. It was God's und Nature'* intention that every woman should be tho mother of healthy children. Ten? of thou; a ids of women defeat this beneficent design by their Ignorance and neglect. Ihey suffer from weakness and disease (d a womanly way, and take no measures, or the wrong measures, to remedy It. Dr. Pieft-s's Fa vorite Prescription Is a sure, speedy und permanent cure for all disorders of this description. It acta direct'-, and only on the delicate and Important organs that are the threshold of iiumtn life. It makes taem strong, healthy, vigorous and virile. It heals ulccration, allays inflammation, soothes pain and tones and builds up the nerves. It banishes the trials of the period of impending maternity and makes iwby's entry to the world easy and almost pain less. It does away with the danders of motherhood and shortens the period of weakness and lassitude. It insures the little newcomer's health and a boititiful supply of nourishment. It transforms, weak, sickly, nervous invalids into l\anpy healthy wives and mothers. ThousaiidV of women have testified to its marvelous mer its. A dealer is not a physician, and lias no right to suggest a substitute for the prescrip tion of an eminent specialist like Dr. I'ierce. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense ModleaJ Ad viser sent for 21 one-cent stamps to cover mailing only. Cloth binding 3? statnpa. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. y. mm POWDER Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for its proat leavening strength und hcalthfuluoss. Admires tho food apalnst alum und all forms of udulter.it'.on common to tho cheap brands. HOYA I. BAKING POWDER Co., Now York. in those essentials which give these articles value. Every thread in her coil is in the right place, while in the other there seems a disregard for that regularity in the winding so es sential to efficient transmission. When the brother of Miss Mason started his telephone factory at Suin ter several years ago, she undertook to supply the works with co?b. which she did exclusively with her own hands, having an overplus which she found a ready demand for in the North. In the past two years, however, the Mason Telephone Com pany has absorbed her entire produc tion, and Miss Mason is supply.ug over 150 of these little mechanisms per week ; her earnings reaching some weeks over $15. Here is an j enterprising young woman earning her own living and saving to her business community some $800 which, but for her skill, would be sent oft' to some remote industrial centre to promote activities there. Here we have an example at once of independence and beneficence, a young woman earning her support and helping others to earn theirs in the surest and best way. Who can tell hut that Miss Mason's superior work is a potent factor in the suc cess of her brother's splendid fac tory ? This is the kind of girl to encourage, for she helps society, more still, humanity.?Sumter Free man. -M^^^ ? ? ? ^- - ?President IS B. Andrews of Brown llnivorsity, has sent a letter t,o tho faculty resigning his Office. Tho letter wan In response to a communication sent to President Andrews by the special commit'.eo appointed by the trustees and fellows in June, who. at that time called him to account for his froo silver utterances. Railroad Schedules CHARLESTON ?AND? 'A.igusta and Ashevillo Short Lino." Schedule in effect Feb. 7, 1896. Lv Augusta. {? 40 am 1 40 pro Ar Greenwood.1217 pm . Anderson. ; (i 10 pm .1.aureus. 1 15 pm 7 m? am ^Greenville. 3 00 pm 10 15 am Glenn Springs.... 4 0> pm . Bpartanburg. 3 00 pm 11 25 am Saluda. 5 23 pm . Henderaonvillo- .. 5 51 pm . Ashevtlle. 7 00 pm . Lv ABheville_. 8 20 am . Bpartanburg.H45pm 4 00 pm Glenn Springs.... 10 00 am . Greenville.1150 am 4 00 pm Laurcus. 1 30 pm 7 00 pm Anderson . ; 7 ou am Greenwood. 2 28 pm .... . Ar Augusta. 5 00;pm 11 10 am Lv Spartan bnrg . 1146 am Green vPae. 11 50 am Ar Clinton. 2 10 pm Newberry. 2 57 pm Prosperity. 3 13 pm Columbia . 4 30 pm Sumter. (?42 pm Charleston .. . . 9 30 pm Lv Charleston. 7 00 am Sumter. 9 35 am Columbia. 11 00 am Prosperity. 11 58 am Newnerrv. 1210 pm ('linton. 12 60 pm Ar Greenville. 300 pm Spartanhurg . ...... 3 (K) pm Lv Augusta. 2 55 pm ArAllendale. 600pm Fairfax. 5 15 pm Ycinassee. ii ;50am 0 20 pm Beaufort.10 35am 7 20 pm Port Royal.10 50um 7 30 pm Bavnnnuti . 8 0(1 pm Charleston. 8 08 pm Lv Charleston. 050 am Siivaunah. (i 50 am Port Royal. 665pm 7 40am Beaufort . 7 10pm 7 5o am YcmasRce. 846pm U 10 am Fairfax. 10 20 am Allcndale. 1086 am Ar Augusta. 12 40 n'n close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. L. and ('. AG, Railway, and at Bpartanburg with Southern Railway. For information relative to tickctR, rates schedules, etc , address W. J. CRAIO, Gen. Pass. Agent, Angus ta. On. K. M. NORTH, Sol. Agent, Augusta, Oa J. S. Cure ton, Agent, C. H. Speight* den. Agent, Greenville. S.C ATLANTIC COAST LINE PA63KNGKR 1)KPA HTM KNT. Wilmington, N. O., Jan. 19 A, 189? FAST LINE ?BRTWBBN Charleston and Columbia and Upper -South Carolina, North Caro lina, and AI he ii ii and Atlanta. CONDKNHKD UOKBDUI.B Going West Going Kaat No. 52. No. 63. 7 00am* Lv...*Charleston ....Ar 0 3>lpn 8 2/1 .Lanes. 7.48 9 35 .Sumter. 0 35 10 55 Ar.Columbia-Lv 5 15 1158 .Prosperity. 8 13 12 10pm .Nowborry. 2 67 12 50 .Clinton. 2 10. 116 ????Laurent.... 146 2 33 .... Greenwood. 804 .Abbeville .?. 6 10 .. ? ? Athm.. Ga. > 46_ Atlanta..... 6 16pm . .Wlnnsboro.H. C.. 1141an 8 20 ..Charlotte, N. C. ft 36 3 35pm Ar ... Anderson, H, C.. Lv 11 06an ?4 20 .... Grsesnville .... 10 80 310 ....Bpartanburg.... 1145 603 Henderson villeN.O. 9 15 7 00_..Ashevtlle.N.C... 8 20 ? Daily, Mos, 62 and 58 Solid trains between Charleston anc'. Columbia, 8. C, and oarr through coach between Charleston ac Atlanta. H. M, F.MKRHON, Ass't Gon'l Passenger Act. 1 R, KKNLY, T. M. KMKR80N,,1 UsiPl Manager. Trafflo Manage^ Margaret Fuller an? Her' Bauy.?One of the most touching pictures in tho life of Margaret Fuller is that given in her letters to her husband and friends concerning her baby. It brings her nearer to us than any brilliant intellectual achievement. "When he smiles in his sleep, how it makes my heart, beat!" she writes ; "and all the solid happiness I have known has been at times when he went to sleep in my arms." One Christinas day there came some toys for the little Nino?a bird, and a horse, and a cat. iShe says: "It almost made me cry to see the kind of fearful rapture witli which he regarded them ; Ins legs and arms extended, lingers and toes quivering, mouth made up to a little round 0, eyes dilated, for a long time he did not even wish to touch them. After he began to, he was different with all three?loving with the bird, very wild and shouting with the horse, with the cat putting her face close to his, staring in her eyes, and then throwing her away." She adds : "I feel remorse to think that I never gave children more toys in the course of my life. I regret all the money I ever spent on myself or in little presents for grown people, hardened sinners. I did not know what pure delight could be bestowed."?lhiby hood. ?" This milk tastes as if it was wa tered," said Mr. BrODSOn, " I know it is, papa," said Tommy. " I saw tho cow taking a drink myself." ?Wrap your fruit jars in newspa pers and sot. in a cool, dark place. The wrapping will prevent tho fruit from bleaching, ?OUTiiHRN RAILWAf. ?4te?a?d Aohadula In Bfflte* NOV. IB, lSSO. STATIONS. um?ia .. ?rMp notMrity ? At). N?Trl>errT . I?. Ninety St?.. Hrmnwood . "_HodfBB ... a. yjiggfg i It. Raiten.j far. Aj&orson., %jt, VrsiavfflS ft.AlJanfr ?" STA-VJONa DP! n>?*nvUl? . ? Plodniont. ? wuiuaaaa?? ??? CV. Andoraon.? ? ? Lv. Btitoti ". Ar. Donnald? .., ? CrTAb~WvTilB Lt. B?3gsS. " Oroe?wo?4. NlastfSU. NawVerry.> " Pro?i><?rity. Ar. Mwbfl. Ar. Oharlnstoa. MlllUaibil "I??hiITsci?) ' i 07* It wm ' STATIONS, r. . CbarleiTonT Columbia.. .. Alltoik.... 8i?ntuo... "AT <m?| I a>pi" 80?| 8 top ?. Union Id 80ai 3 Hlpi ? .. JonMvUi* . 10 64? 8U7pJ " ...... i'uoolftt ... 11 K>a] 8 tup1 Ar ?prirtanbiirf). II Ca. ? U?p Uv Bjnti-tniihiu-g. jiOpI TOOp'Ar .. Aiihovlllc. Ar TT-ii No 1?^ T0~ffQ~B m K> S? a a Ii Is a m "iT?o" ? a IlKi. u us p ? 'Vi a ? tft: I 26 p m ? V> ? o. 4 ?7 B a il 60 s> rji "ff ?5jp 3 TiidTyirjaii yo.ulNoVH 1 1 oOp 18 2rtp 18 14 U * U 8 2QaJ t06l "P," p. m. "A." ?v m. Traisa f ?nd 10 rar 17 e)?|(B?t PnllniM ?lfkffphig wriMtWHD Columbia Mild AShevIlM anrouU dairy bolwoti JaokBonvtllo and CtmJa ?AlL Train* Io?vb Bpartanrmrf. A. A C. dlvtatoa ?prthbound. 8 48 a. m.. 8:47 p. m.. S:1B p ? {Vaitlbvde Limited); aoutbbound 18:84?. m ?ilft p. tn.. 11 !?7 a. m., (Voutlbule Ltnrit?dA TtMm fear? Oreenrtlle. A. and U. (UrlBto'v Srthbonnd. 5:4*o,. m., 8 -81 p. ra. and ?ajOp. no aBUbulod LrnUtedl: aoxUhbovuul. 1 :20 a, m U p 1? UirSS p. m. tVeutlbnUd Llmltadl Pullman S>er?to?. Pyllsnaa palaoc aleaplnf >'ar* ob Train? 88 as (3, tT ud Ami A. ami O. division. V, B. OnKKN, J. M. CUIJr* Oon Hunn-lnt indent, t.-airic M'f 'V, WBai.IUKton.Ua Ww^hluuHo??. P TU A TU US, ?. H. HAHDWU. K 4?n. Vt*. ?ff*?, A?"t CKin. rr.m Aj I WajO,tn?ton U O Atlant?, H? THE LAUIENS BAR. W. U. m1kti Attorney tit Law, Lauubns, - Boinil Ca hoi,iNA. Win priictico In all Cturts of this bt?te Attention KlvAtl to coloct ion w. J. T. JOHNSON. W. H. KIOHKY JOHNSON ? RIC11EY, attorney! AT LAW, Opfiob- -Fleming 'O'ruor. N ?rt hont siile of Pllblp X.innre. II. Y. SIMPSON. (. I). MAKKSDAt.K SIMPSON & ?AHKS1>AL.C, Attorneys it Law, LATHENS, SOUTfc CAROLINA Special attention gi/ou to the investi gation of titles and edleetion of claims U. W. ball. I.. \V. s1mdinh. w. \V. ball BALL, SIMK1NB & It A LL, Attorneys it Law, Laurbns, South Caholina. \\"ill practice in all Bute and United States Court, collections. Spoiial ailonlion given SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Ci:i.1 mjnt *rtl>il l'. In KftVot Vralu Marthboanct. AilMitu O T, Atlant?. K T. .... lit ford. (Jillnonvlllo. l.i-Ja. Ooruoila...... Mt Airy. . Tnocu?. Wautinlnator ? Houeoa .... . " Ont-al. ? C*r*f>nvllla .. " ^purtAiiburf " OiifTimT?. ... " ramik-ihurf . " Knu{'* >i.? ' Oii?t?nlA_ Kit, Oharlotta .. Ar UbiiviUs Ar. Richmond ? ? Ar Washington . . " HnllUl'uPRlt " 'hi tt-t.-lj. la ? Nvw York ... 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Kpurtunh'.irg . Ii M " O.vonviU?... . 1 .V " Ceitti'tU.2 06 " S<-ne^ii . I W " W?<t)nlniiter .. . " Toooott. 8 10 a " Mt. Airy. " Cornelia. .... " l.ula.4 00 " (4uuiesvtlla... 4 lib " Ilttford. " n'jrcroM .... . Ar. Atlanta, IC T. a 10 Ar. AI laittit, C T.j 6 10 "A" a. na. *'P" p. va. "M" noon. "H" nigh*. Noa. U7an<l ?*--D>Ulj. W??)?,n<tan and SoutW trnxtHrn Ve?tib<uv l.iml'vl. Thraugh PttUH-.a* ?Implne enrn bttt wuau N*<\>r YorV aud Naw Of leim?, via WailltttigtdB, Atlanta au>l Mootgomr ? r.v. and rIbo batwoon Noy York a?d Vl^mpliia vis W..slilin:t'>n, A'biota and lilrinlnnhftm. FlrXM olasK thoroughfa>ra, vonoba? Waiwaaa Waihlng* ton and Atlanta. Dinlnff oa<a ?arva aU naalj an rouua. Noa. 86 and ?V-Unltad Ptataa Paa? Ma* runa aolld natwijan WanhlngtOQ and Saw 0?> leaan, Tla tjouthajn Rat way. A A W. P. K. B.. and I, Si N. B h . b'dng com maad ba(g?f4 o^ir and ooachea, tnron^h wtpSout nhanga fa* paAiaiiuora ot' aU clnnaaa Pullman drawt?| room iloaplng cara batwaaa Now York *mi Haw ()rlaaiia. rta Atlanta and Moatgotnarp, I.aavluK TfanlUngton 4Mob Baturday. a W>Urt?g ilwtlaj oar *iilrun through batwaa? waaa? lapton aud Sjui Prajiolpixi n-Uhottl okaUM Km. 11. and V^PuUinan ainaptng oara &?> iwami Richmond And Oh^rla tft. rli Uanrilla. ?outhbnund .Vt>a. 11 i\n4 ?", ninth bound Nc II Th> Atr Lina Holla train. 50i* 17 and 18, ha> two an Atlanta and MdUul Ai rjr, Oa., daily *? ??l>t Suudar W B. *? M. COUP. Qfin'l St^t.. Traffic M'g*?? Wanning ton, D. O. Wanhlnc<??. *?? ? W. A.TUI?. 3. n. HA HOW U HC. Orn'l Paaa. Ag'? . AWtfjMit'l Pk^ Ag*i, Waiajii|ton. 1) '?_) '?"*" _^ Who is "Will Whitener ? He is our Fashionable Hair Cutter and Shaver -IN BENDELLA HOTEL. We_? Ccit Prices On Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. We drive our business these hard limes by selling at Cm Prices. Wo don't pit down and croak about the scarcity of money like the old fossils who let purchasers pass on when they won t pay them great long profits. 11'you I want to purchase a Piano or an Organ come and see us and we will sell you. We have on hand the largest and best selected stock ol Pianos in the State;, including some of the best makes on the market, and we are going to sell them. We guarantee our prices to he; lower than any other reliable dealer will make Our terms for time purchuscrs are easy. Only a small cash payment required and we make the sailing smooth For Spot Cash Buyers we will say, you can buy a Piano or Organ cheaper from us than from any concern in the business. We keep constantly on hand a full stoc.K of small instruments, consisting of (iuitars, Banjos, Mandolins, Auloharps, Violins, ?fcc. Also the various parts, strings and supplies for same. We are selling Sewing Machines nt ridiculously low prices. If you want one, just intimate it, and yon will be surprised how low you can buy one. Our stock of sheet music, both vocal and instrumental, is kept lull, and you can get any of the popular and up-to-date songs and music at any time. Yours truly, ALEXANDER BROS & CO., GREENVILLE, S. 0.' v