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E-STABLISIPTE) 1865. NEW_E_RY, S. C'q IDAY, OCTO'BiER 1, 1w. TWICE A WEEK,1.50 A YEAR EMILY GEIGER'S FAMOUS RIDE, b ar.isti i.: I,m: mi:C '-IC Wiilll D11s PitOViF T 0i3l i 1 iiANTIC STOlY. iv lie it IV Yory 'tbl,-,e, that tho Ilravt .16xitigtou Girl Did City sonto 5le.smtgo louwen tihi 1atriot Iwittlerei at 111-osiso Tinto, it Is Imls ble, In tIh Light of l'utiialod oIllictal 1jetters, tihlit Sihe sioul lave Homre Elio Alle-ged All I tiportant Diml,teli from (losn. Oreenfi to Gen. sun1or-io Could not lave Tiivallicd a ilstonto of Ono liun dreti aIiev, for (ireeno and Siuei tur Woros at th '11m io of tho Alleged Itiulo ina a Friently Cottintry ittid Only a Ftw Milst Apart. (News and Courier.) Having received a letter from Mr. A. F. Lover, who was recently nom inated by the Donocratic primary to represent Lexington County in the coming Legislature, telling mo that ho proposes at the coming session to introduce a bill looking to the orect ing by the State of a monument to Emily Geiger, and inviting sugges tions from me. I have dotormined to publish a fow facts as to the cam paign in which Emily Geiger is al. leged to have played so conspicuous a part. I dislike to play the role of all idol-smasher, but as I have been appealed to in this matter, and as the South Carolina Historical Society, of which I am the secretary, has for its object the preservation and dissem ination of the truo history or South Carolina, I deem it in order to givo some facts as they are shown by the rec ords. TIlE PRETTY STORY. The story ' of Emily Geiger, as told by Mr. JEo. A. Chapman, in his Annals of Nowborry District, and by other writers, is that after General Groono had abondoned the seigo of Ninoty-Six in Juno, 1781, he retreat ed across the Saluda river an(] was puraued to the Enorep, by Lord Rawdon; aud that Lord Rawdon stopped at the south bank of the Enoroo while Greene moved on toward the Bro-.d River; that while encamped between the Enoroe and Broad rivers Gen. Groene was anx ious to send a dispatch to Gen. Sum tor, on the Wateroe River but that the country between was so itnfested with Tories that -it was impossiblo for a man to go through it as a cour ior: that at this time Emily Geiger, who lived about five miles off, volun toered to take the difpatch to Sum ter; that Greene sont her, and that she traveled a distance of over one hundred miles and took the dispatch to Sumter, whom she found on the Wateree, bemng on the road three days, during which time she was captured and searched for the dis. patch, which she had swalXowed, after which she was taken beofore Lord Rawdoni, who released her; and as a result of her t rip) was Sumter indnced to join Greene and appear before Rawdon at Orangeburg; and finally that she did not get back home for two weeks thoreafter, because t he country around Granby was full of the enemy. Now that Emily Geiger carried a dispatch from Greene to Sumter during that campaign against Ninety Six I cannot doubt, for nearly every imperfect tradition has some foun dation in fact; but the story of her e scapade, as told by the writings above referred to, is entirely refuted by the correspondence that passed between Gens. Greene and Sumter, :tmd their subordinate ofaicers at that time. In fact there are many things told in these stories ab)out Emily Geiger that could not possibly have happened. These letters to which I have referred, and from which I shall quote a defence of my position, are to be found printed in Gibbos' "Docu mentary History of the American Revolution," series 1781 and 1782, published in .1853, and in the appen. *dix of the Charleston Year Book for 1899. TiHE DoO~UMENTs IN TiHE CASE. Soveral weeks after the battle of Hobkirks Hill, April 25, 1781, Geon. Greene moved abwn into the fork of the Clongaree and Wateroe rivers, and crossed the Congarce into Orangeburg District at McCords for ry. This is shown by a letter which he wrote from that point to Samuel Huntington, prosident of congress on May 14. On Mlay 18 Greene marched from Granby toward Ninoty Six, leaving Gon Sumter in command at Granby. This will be soon from the following letter, written by one of Gen G reeno's aids to Gon Marion. "Hoadquarters, Congareo, May 18 1781. "Sir: I am directed by General Greene to inform you of the surron der of Fort Granby; five pieces of iron ordnance, ninoteen oflicers and threo hundred and twenty nino pri vates fell into our hands. The army will march this morning on the routo to Ninety-Six. TI % General liis directod Sumtor to continue at th is port to cornmand and organizo the militia. You will be pleased to con tinuo to hirass the enemy and to rocoivo eoneral Sumtor's orders. You will also arrange your brigade with expeditio. and be in rediness to co-operato with the army should an opportunit.y offer. I am with groa resped, your most obidient, humblo servant, J. BAurnet. Aide-de-Camp." en GUreeno's order to Gen Sum ter in this matter is (lated at "An crum's plantation, on the Congaree, May .17, 1781." On May 19 Col. 0. H. Will:ams, Greene's chief of staff, wrote from camp ott "Sallmit liver" to GenJ Sumter "Congaroi(." On May 22 Gon Sumter wroto from his camp "at Atcrum's" to I Gon Greeue at Ninety Six. On May 20 Gen Greene wrote i from Ninety-Six to Gon Sumter "on t Congaree" in which ho says: "Your I favor of the 22nd is befo me." Tho ' same day he wrote to Gen Marion. t On May 28 Gon Greene wrote I from Ninety-Six to Gen Sumter, "at t Congare." On Juno 6 Gon Greene wrote from Ninety- Six to Gon Sumter. On June 7 Gon Sumter wrote to Gen Groono from "Ancrum's:" "I receivod your favor of the 28 ultimo," t etc. On June 0 Gen Sumter wrote froi "Ancrum's" to Gen Marion: I have I just received your favor of the 6th I instant," etc. On June I) Major Burnet wrote to I Oon Sumter, "commanding at Cong- i aree." On June 10 Con Groono wrote Gon i Sumter two letters from Ninety-Six. In the first he wrote: ."I have re. ceived your lotter of the 8th accom- f panying a letter from Gen Marion." The second he addressed to "Gen C Sumter, CJongaree." On the same day he wrote twvo letters to Con Marion, in both of which he acknowledged receip)t of recently written letters. ! On June 11 Con Sumter wrote to< Gen Gree-ne, to the effect that Lord' Rawdon's force wais still about ! Monck's Corner.( On June 12 Gen Groene wrote I two letters to Gon Sumter, at "Con garee." On June 13 Gen Sumte.r wrote to t Gen Greene from "Anerum's," ac knowledging the receipt of his two ( letters of the 10th. On the same . day he sent Con Greene a second dispatch. He also sent a dispatch I that day to Con Muarion. On June 141 Gen Sumter wrote to C on Greene from "Congaree." From the same point on the same day he I also wrote to (Gen Marion,. On June 15 Gon Greene wrote to Geon Sumter, "commanding at the I (Congareo:" "I am favored with your letter of the 13th and 14th," etc. On that same dlay Con Sumter wrote from "Congareeo" to Con Marion. On June 16 Gon Sumter wrote from "Congaree" to Con Greene: "I have this moment received yours by Capt Linton," etc. On the same date he wrote twvo letters to Con Marion from "Congaree," in the first of wvhich he acknowledged the receipt of Gon Marions letter of the 14th. On June 17 Geon Greene wrote from Ninety-Six to Glen Sumner, "on the Congaree:" "Yonr favor of the 15th was delivered mie last evening," etc. Aga in on the same day lhe sent a dispatch: "I am favored with yours of the 16 inst," etc. On June 17 Gen Su~mter wrote from "Martin's Ferry, nnon the Sa. lila River," 4o (Iol Groono at Nine ty Six: "I h'vo just arrivod at thil place, and' livo just received y%-Oul lettvr of tho 15th," ec. On Juone 18 Genl Sumiter wrote t' (Gon Givoin, from i poimt six milme from Wright's, nearly opposito Mil. Ivr's Ferry :" "I reeeivt.d Nonr let. ter of the 15>th iiist. this forenoon. On J un11 19 WI. Pierce, Jr , aido. do camulp to Gonl (Greenle, wroto tc Gon Sutner, "Tho Goneral wisliet you to halt with your troopo at Conl Cunningliam's plantation, on the Dast sido of Sah1da River, fuld tvhere refresh theml. You vill be met. t boro by this army, or your movemnots will bo governed by it subsequont order," Mte. On tho. same dato On Stirtvi wrote from "Dutch Sottlement., near Wright's." to (enl Groone: "I wroto You last night by Capt Glenn," etc. Jn the same day he wroto from 'Wright's" to Goj Greene. On June 20 (ie (roene wrote rom his "hoadquamrters, before Nino ,y-Six," to 00n Sumter, acknowl 3dging the receipt of his letter of the lay before, and lator onl that day he vrote agait to Gmn.Sumter from his 'hoadquarters, live miles on the road roi Saluda, to the fort atWllilin's." OnJune 23 Gen Greene wrote to "en Sumter from his "camp on Bush River :" '-Ve shall move to vards Lile's Ford, on Broad R i ver. You wvill continue in the neighbor iood where you arC." ';'-' 'Should the Cenemy move toward is we will form a junction." On lie same day Major Pierce wrote rom "Camp on Indian Creek :' 'y intelligence just now received he enceny have crossed the Ishmnd ''ord, upon the Saluda, and mean o make this army their particular )bject. The General would wish -ou to collect your force iimedi Ltely and march with all possible xpedition to his assistance. The riny will wait at Fish Dam Ford, 1ponl Broad River, where it is ex )ected the junction will be formed." On June 25th Maj. Burnet wrote rom "headquarters, Fish lDam ord : The armny will move this norning on the Charlotte route. lis Lordship encamped last even ng beyond the Enorec; his troops .re greatly fatigued and without )read. I hope we shall be in a sit iation to give him very effectual ipposition on the junction of our orces. The General desires you vill form a junction with him as arly as possible." Oni th-e s:ane day Gen. Sumter vrote to Gen. G reenie fromu "'Da 'iss's, fiv'e miles belowv Lilesford :I ave received your letter of this late, by wvhich I find the enemy vere puIrsuiing you until late yes crday."' On the same day Gen. Ireene wvrote to Gen., Marion from uis "'headqluarters near Saindy Ri". r:I amn favored1 wit h your letter lated( at the Congarce ;'" and o Lieut. Col. I lenry Lee he wrote: 'Sumter is on the march for the longaree atnd will pepare to go till lowver dowvn."' On June 29 Gen. Greene sent etters from his hieadq(uarters to >ot h Geni. Sumter and Col. L ee. L'o Gen. Sumter he said :'"The ooner you can move your whole orce towards the Congarec the On Jtuly 2 Geni. Sumter wvrote rom "'Col. \Vatson's, 15 miles romn Crossroadls, to Geni. Greene. n the course of his letter he wrote: 'I shall go by the wvay of Waxsawvs .o Caimdeni. and meet wvith the rVoops between the WaT2tere0e and longarnec-on F'riday--whien I will .e readIy to execute the plan pro )osed if thought necessary.'" On Jully 3 Geni. Greenp wrote :romi his " 'headquarters near WVin-. tesborough,'' to Gen. Sumter: ''Your letter of yesterday o'vertook :ne onl t he iiarchi for the Congaree. * * * Lord Rawdon is moving dIownv to wardls thle Congarnc, andic it is said, to take the pos5ts at Fri day's Ferry. IIe has abotit 1,0 men with him besides the force I mentioned in my former letter, comning up through Orangeburg, wvhich I sup)pose has formed a junc tion with Im, na hm wna at the in. Iiper Springs last Carday. Col. Ctrug'er aid .\aj D>ovle are left at -Ninety-Six with about I ,() mr , nx> elln. -rom the preselt dis position vhich the eneiy are miak ing it appears that they intend to hold Ninty- :x and re-establish themselves at AuigustA and the CMI g.ree. It is of the greatest impmr tance that we prevent it it possible. lor this purpose I w\islh to draw all our force togetiher at or nvar FI dhiy's F'erry anid oblige the elemIly to give up tlie p(st, ight u1- in de tachieits or collect their force to a point. * * lavilng 'iven you a state of Iatters I beg you will form a junction with 11' as s(oon as IOSSibI.le I have a read dir e Cted (Gel. Marioi to meet us at l-riday's Ferry without loss of tilie. 'Iic iilitia of Salisbury district have orders to mIarel to Cmindenl and from thence they vill join s11. ( ;en. Pickens is on the march to for:ni junction vil its, anId I Ipe i will be effected today or tom41 ro \v . 1 Againl, o1 tlie Same lay. Ju lie Gen. Greenle wrote to Gen. Suiiier froi "C:aiy at Corkrill Silice I wrote you this morning I have g(ot a letter froi C(ol. \\'ashiIIIgt on, vllo is at Col. Taylor's, n tle Congaree, ilforminlrig Me of the ar rival of 1.01(d R a'dol at -'riday's 'erry last night about I I o'clock." n u1ly I Guln. wumter wrote to Gen. Greene from "near file Ilang ing rock :'"' "I have just received your two letters of' the .'d inst.," etc. On July G ho wroto again from Camden; "I illrive'l hero vester (Iay." * * * " intended to ha11vo set out, this llornilg for your Campl11), but. t0h moveients of tho il ony and the troops having crossed the river, 1 thought it probablu that you might wish in to pass tho river also as soon as the militia and ro mnainder of the Stato troops could be marched d]own. Shall, therofore, proceed to MAiirshNll's Mill, or Col. Taylor's camp, near there, and wait your further orders." On July 7 Gon. G reono sent a dispatch to Gon. Sumter from "Mrs. Mott's" and Major Pierco sont ano ther. On July 8 Major Pierce wroto to Gon. Smuter from "Howoll's For ry:" "By a letter from Gou. Greeno to Gen. Huger we are informed that an opportunity mayfi shortly offer to striko at Lord Rawdon; ho therefofo desires that you will hold yourself in the most perfect readiness to co-op orate with us. Glen. H-uger desires 1me to inform you that be is ini want of fifteen or twenty men wvho may be acqjuainted with the Orangoburg roadl to reconnoit re the~ count ry ho. twoeon that and the3 Juimper Springs, agreeable to inst rnctionis received from Glen. Greene." * **"W shall haldt at B3eavor (Croek for to (day, p)erhaps."' On J uly 8 Goen. Sumter wroto from "near Rlussell's Ferry" to Glen. Greone; "I received yours of yes torday's diato. The State t roops with Col. H. Hampton are to pass5 the river after, and( will mOVe in with Geon. Huger, agreeable to your order. I shall remnaini hero until Cola. Hill and Bratton arrive, which 1 hope) will bo0 in the course of this day, wvhen I will instantly follow." The subsequent mfovemfonlts are deC scribed in tihe following extract of a letter from Adjt. Con. Williams to MaIijor Pendloton, aide-de-camip to Glen. G reene: "Camp Hills, Santee, July 16, 1 781 "DIear Pendleton: After you loft us at Ninety-Six we wore obliged to retrograde ais far as 11ho crossroads ab)ove Winnsborouigh. Lord Haw don's rot urn ovor Raidail induced the General to halt the army arid witt for inteligenice respeting his furt her manoeuvres, and, hearing a fewv dlays after that his Lordlship wvas on his march to Fort (Gran by, our army was ordered to march toward thmat placo'hy way of Winnsborongh. Be fore we could arrive at Congaree. Lord Rawdon rotired to Orange burg; anid as lhe had left a consid eralo part of his armry at Ninoty Six; Glen. Greene detached tihe ca aIry and light. infant ry to join lan. fron ('hrlestotN with tho ;tl rogi imeiot, eto , consist ing of about the00 Iidrod, conlveyii g bread stores, tec. of wIich L,orl lIawdon's troops we.1pre in grout Want. Stlwrt, however, joinod his Lordship itt (1)Orngeoburg; aid (ion. Groene, from the iiforima tion ho had received, was olcouragt'd to oxpect smccs.-; froil in l nlititeak uponl tho liritisth ly it (hat post. Accordin gly ht( collected his trooP. and called together tho nilitia iand Statto tloops uinder (1ens. Sumter anld Mar11ion, (Wenl. Pickvins bving" left to wadtch It motionls of (ol. Cuger. ) A juletiont of the whole forined a very rosp etablo I itt to armly, whieb 1ina1reTod to it sma11tl brlnich of North Elisto, within four milos of Oran11gebrg, whvro we ialt vd and lay iho 12th inst.. from about I o'clock in tho morning till 6 ink tle iftwriloonl." WiAT Tit DiS'ATCm:s PRovF. N w I litv (Itloted all of those di.pateles to show that. frot the day (Mafiy IN, l70SI,) that (eea Groono loft iein. Stlumtor t G ranlhy to tho dhiy that ho abandonled Nine. ty-Six (.hno 20, 1781,) that. (on. SIINt wits at. Ory, or in its imll m110diato vicinity, on the south bank of tho ("onlgar, it tho preseit counl ty of Lexington, that Greeno and Suitor wvero itn alost ditily com munication With eachl othoer, an;d thatt if Eilily Geigor took anly dispatch from Greceno to Samtiter dui1ring that tim it was only onto of :my (tt Gei. Greeio silt throngh (lin ig1. tle Imlonth that, bt o k.sieged Ninet y-Sx anld that tln did nlot h11ave to go to the Waittee. No troops of tih hOl Oily worv ill th( fork of (tho Sialu4da ind Broad ditrinlg thit motnt1th, ind if the country was so infestd with Tories low is it t hat G reente, Sumter, MN rion anId otrs exc ni ged so many dispatches by couriers through that country? When Lord Itawdon marched from) Moick's Corner to the reliof of Ninety Six ho marched tip through 01rantgehurg Villfge, crossed Itho Ed isto andl look tilp the Ninety-Six roaitd. When ho reached Ninety-Six and founid that Groono had aban doned thosiego and retroated across tho Saluda l iver hto followed its far its th Entorec. WIeIn G rooto ret reatr d from Ninety-Six to tho Broad River, uimtt ter moved up from Granby, so its to be near him, anid it tho vory tGim thait Mr. (ha11pann says Groono sont Em.ttily Goiger with ItheIt dispatch to Snoter, on theo W'atcreo, Suoter wias otnly a fewv iles fromt Greene's campil ready to jolit him t itn caso lInw withI hutn, somnetimues twice a diay. If Etily Geiger took a ditspatcht from~i Grceie to Sumtter at this timo shto catrriedl it ontly a few mites thItrough a friendly countriy. TliiE: RU o (iiTnE M.\TTiEa. And htow did I?awdont got ini be tw~oont Greono atnd Sutetr ? I cani see how sho mtight, have beent titketn by a Britisht scout and carried to Rawdon's clap, buit thbat would have tiaken her. ot of hter routo to Snter. Mr. Chtapmnr's story does ntot fit such at cotiingency. Now, wvhon Rawdon gave up htoro of overtakinig (1rorto andt retirod, Greeno mtoved otn to Wiutnsboro, whlilo Gen. Stnouter took ia hast.y swving around to Camdueni by wity of diown to (Graniby arnd G reeno mtoved dowvn upon01 htim fromt Winnsboro I tawdott rotired to Oratngoburg itad Greoite's atrmy followed, bieing joined by Sumter from Camdeut. D)urintg theso mtoveiments G reoon anid Sum - ter were still frequently commliuni eating withI eacht othter. If Etmily Geiger tooko a dispatch from Greene to Situter itt th is timte why was shte niot sent dlirect to Sumter? (Geron was east of Broad River, with noth tig betwoont hitm and Sumtor, why wats Emiily sionl aroundi across 1)oth ho Broatd anid Saluda rtversg by Granby ? Sutely this was not thto timno that Emily took the dispatch, andi yet this was thte only time dur inig thte wvhole catmpaign that Sumtor was on the WYatoo, itnd Oven if shto carried a disnntch to Rumter, at Ca tde, llginlg him to joiltl G re-oo for to 11oveinlont oil -wdoil It ranby Or )rIIgbII-, it wvas oinl o of severlll disitehe's Iltt (hrvoo st,nt Sumter on tHIat siljet it that tito, ii Shumter, vevn iefor ie got such dispatchevs, bld IilmIunced his loterlillilLt toll of rej oilling (Greeno its S0011 11s fit) lil staigdi ted uip sollic militia trouibls Ibout (amdenl. I : V I NA: NI:V I.:l I r it 1,;! 1: 11 1% (. ;I r.It;lI.: It. It, i S11s8) sI rallgo I hat ill ntot, o of tlt Cispatchlts before us does Goln (reino Say i word abouit sending a dispatch by liss Goigor, 1 r1 yoU1g W(MnIII, Or aINythling liko thmt. Gen1. 81um1(cr dhpv! not Say at W0rd about rec4(living It <isparcl by tho hand (or WAIIA or 1llIt I) of ois ( eiger, or 11111ilng of Ihat sor!, and yet it Onlo of (4on. sumiiter's letters to (Ioll. Greeio hto ackinowle lges a dispait el by "Cupt. Linitonl," anld Iml ainother io otes lm1ving Sont onlo by "Clpt. Gleni." ' Tey <id not. consiter it n1ec(e-ssary to mniltiol tlie inamellos of Orlinlary coulriers, but wholn at Coln. inission1ed oiflievr took at <ispatcl Iis IIno Was 111enitionud. It does 8eem ihat so xraorditry ia bearer ats ia younlg girl woll havo beenl menII tionoud in som lottier by oie or the other of ths oflicors. L.oMsN<i STARTi) i-:I sToRv. As I Faird before, thero is St)me. thing in (ho imily (eiger story, bill it i very littlo. It was firt. pub lisited by .il',nsol ,. ljossin ,g ill his liold Book Of tlt Amerinii Revolu Itoin, inl I ,8t) 2, i Itl r. Ijossiig, liko many otei(s of our Nortiwru historiCIl Writers Who imadiu10 our1 his (ory for Its, hno-w v y littlo ahout iio ii.-tory of (th CampaIIign in t oul t Catroliat inl I 8 I, imld Ito just wrote tho (eigor story froi somo impor. feet t radition that, bo heard mt South Caoliait, anld it has growi and gIowi duiring theso lifty yerilS uttil nlow w 1a1vo It tiory that ms11 unirelsolably Wroig, and bvforo we go aniy firtiher wit Ih it wo shouildf get th be t rut It of if, or 0 1111 likely to do as our New Englanid frionds do -claiml aill. Paull Ievvero gallopod down tlie road oneo n1ight whenlher wits sear-coly thf sligItst danger i hi way, IAd (rII' ried at i-ssige, andl to let, (Iui Now iligland historians and our Houth CaIrolialit school chibIren tell it he Was on1e of th1 leaderS inl th11 Amie0ri Cal Ro1voliutioln, whilo tho noblest Rollifi of themoni ll, ChriHtopher Ga 1dtb n ,ill is 8v1bluln inoltiontod. Of cours wo slouibt honor Emilyv ('iger-wo should honior all of tho noble w~oumen1 whto helped out the mnen in our lIe~volut iotnar y struiggle, and wo 1(honh Il st ill mtoro hionor theI braIvo women(i of thIt Contfederacy', bult if I ho State werlI 1( ptut up ia mon01nn1enlt to eachI onet whIo i som811 btravo act1 t"o wo b tnot be ground ('ntohugh left for a on ho0 i rso farm, andis theoro wouhIl (likowiso be nio money0) left to paty thIt keeper of I th ceimitery. If MrI . I 4ver wvohtIdo (1a grandc serIvice for thte Statto lot himt got through at bill to pulish our (Colon ial, ilevoltiarlly anld Con fed-. eralto rrecords. T1he )1) pubition11 of thtoso records (thIis Statte beling par ticulmly13 richI in I thema) wvoul not htistory to get att our 1trun history, but if put in1 th hanuds of compe)tent 1)ersons (oldli Iho mlCo to j)ay3 titi expes o01)(f p)1) ubtent1i, and)robaIbly leavo ptrofit enioutghto 1)put upl at Sutettr, S. C., a glorious mtoniumont to Thomlias Smute r, vi rItually t ho d ic tator of South Catrolma inl iho sum11 mier andi( fall of I1780), when every. I thing looked 1 81 goio->my, end tho r< atl savior of thIe Stato, inIstead( of Grooneo, who( gets t ho credit, in 1781. A. S. Sileoy,. ,Jr. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Boars tho Signaturo of F tu4(rl atIhome with out aIn WOOk o.a DROPS GRED wi;h vegetable Riemodtos. Hfave cured called hopiee. In ten (aye at leat two-thirds of alt i m ptoms remio . eestiaoniale atd T! DAY 6 eatment free. Helping Motlep. VoIll- hand, m1ay be sinall, but every day TIhey eani do some,(thIinj,g that's good as play: Thy':L l help iother, aid she'll be glad l'' all thiat's dono by her lass or Ind. if all the children would thiik today Of Iel ping inother, as all of, thiem may, They'd bring in water, and wood, and. do .A de'.n things slie'i like them to. W"or, though hands are small and year s ire few, Therle's ailays some1vthing that they cann do To help the mothers and t,iake them glad - Remiemliber that, little lass and Id. So hel p your. iothers ahout, Leir work; Don't wait, for asking, don't try to shirk. DO just t.he best you can, and she Will say, "What a help are iny dears to Ine' -Selected. A Quarrel. There is a knowiig little problem lProm the snnily land of Spain, lhot in Northland, its inl Southland, I t is 11ILZaning1 CICl' an1d plaI11n. L'ck it, up within your heart, NVither losti Ii lend it: Two it takes to nake a qIlarrel, One can l ways end it. Try it. w,ell inl every way, Still you'll find it trie: In a wlght without. it foe, I'ray whitt vc.uld you o? If t Ie wrath is yom-'s alone, S(ion you will expend it: Two it takes to mlaoke a quarrel, Si1e can always end it. L PC SHI IMsP thLat both are wr'ot', A nd IhIre Strife begnr; If one voice shrill cry for "l'eace," "oon it will bev dolle. If bu one shIll pn th bIraIth, Ile will quickly miend it: Two it tIhks to Iake a qu11ar'rel: (.Ie can aluway end if. -1arer's 'Young 'eople. Think Not of Sel'. Thiic not, of srlf, but think of Christ, Aind living JjtIuIghIts will grow: A ud wordA will start and run 111ce fire, With Hight and love aglow. Think not Of s'If or huliman praise, But of thy brother's woe; A nd I by tie words with love and speed lIiglht to his heart will go. Think not of self Or this world's fame, 11ut, of thy i11-ster's praise; So shall thy words, nmide like his own, The fallen, broklen raise. Think not of self, nor how to speak, latt of (Ile savior's love: So shall thy words the fragranee bring Wh li ch Iurt s tihe hearllt, ab)av e. 'Thlink lnt, of self or' thy own wounds, lhnt of the Savior's blo.d: So shiial ii.hiy s peech the u netion bring Which hlls iandi winls to Go.d. -Selected. Bears the bnKniYouti lavo Always Botight Signiaturo Comradie S. H.BDurtis of Lowistorn, Ill., had some thrilling ex I orhonces, bunt nionro acormed more dangerous than tho of h is lato heoarttroublo. lie says: "I had severe palpitation of the heart for years. My- physicians said I was liable to drop dead any moment. Pulsation at times would be 150 a minu cite ad'c I could scarcely breathe.I g rew worse tinder doctor's care and began taking Dr. iles' Heat;t Cure. It gave me prompt relief, and today I am in good health." OR. MIILES' H eart oure is sold by all druggista on guarantee flis bottle benenIIts or mnooey back. liookc on heart, and norves sent free, Dr. Milos Medical Company. Ehkhart. Ind.