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CHURCH ATTENDANCE. j
A STRONG SEKMON ON AN IMPOR j
|r> ? TANT SUBJECT.
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A Dlscoar#e Rec??iiIJr KreKcli^d by ibr ]
Eev, J. I.. r>t?K.e?<. ol the South Caro-i
iJiia Conference.
Text:?"Notforsaking the assembling
of ourselves together.''? Heb. x, 25.
We have but a oma.!i congregation at
this place. Y u lemiad me that our
membership is small. But we have
---?eighty-eight names on our roll, which
it a pretty fair showing. Nor is this a
mere'lis. of asrses, unrevised and unreliable.
Tht row carefully revised
last year, ami taere &rz not, I suppose,
ahaif d'.-'Z-sii r.uajeson it of persons out
of reaca of the chunn. You iell me
the country is populated. But
not so much s.-? 'out ,ihat eighty eigb-i
names of members arc n<>w
And we ougbt to have, as a iQ 0U!
country place* as many ^^service as we
have aames on oi>~ church bo>ks. I
doubt if we co*""^ fexPect so much in
our city cwrc'!e9? w&ere tbe congregation
up almost excluaively of
?'f our own persuasion. H^rf it is
. , - diSereat. Oar Baptist brethren iegu'
?y' larly worship with us; we have, "or
should have, all the church-goers in the
community. So that, whsie tcar.v of
our members are proridentiully kept
#?Am i?hnf/?r> i yt\ rt% I > r?-\ ^ * r\ tima ???
UVUi v,uui wu liviw UIXIV/ bv/ lU'ilC
ought to be a eufficieut number of visitors
to make up lor their absence. No,
it is a failure <;u the part of many of our
members to attend regularly tua?. gives
us these vacant seats. I know this to be
true, indeed. I have looked out for
you. I have missed you.
You say tbe explanation is in the fact
^ that our church is not centrally located.
I kao? thrit, and am willing to discount
ray estimate somewhat on that account.
It is, I know, not as convenient for
noaae of you to come as it woald be if
the ci'urch were nearer. But isuo: thU
the more periinent fact here, that you
have allowed the inconve?iieace uf o-raisg
to g?t you into a staj-at-home h4'?i> ?
1 icar tudt ic is. Yoy are not Kiiliug 10
sacrifice a little; to pui dury above mere
convenience, you have not undo the a teatlentw
upon eburch services a matter
of-cours*. Tnat would solve tne proolem.
You farcasrs have a long, beavv
t drivs of it to Biaiberg. It is a very in
convenient trip. But you inake up v??ur
aiin<ls to it; k eoaies as a marter-^-f
course, and you do noi mind it. Jiu- s?
here. So I unve thought it my duty, as
your pastor, to prtacti you a sermon
, bringing hr-rae to you tee dere!icti.:n
vou are yuiltv of. and showing von tne
- God-given reasons for the duty of
church attendence.
But I b&otea to say that these remarks
are not intended, io their primary application
at icast, for a goodly number of
those preseut. I have no; found anywheis
better examples of constant attendance
ou the services of the sanctuary.
I nc-ed not name those who are always
in their places. You fcave tbe:n
before your eyes You ksow who they
are. While on the other band your past
,tor could mentioned those who are but
1 - visitors here where they ought to be
& __ Jbcme. sometimes they are here if all
suits, or the fancy is on them. S^me
times they are at home, walking over
r*rrs r\ r\r t'ndu oro An? "tri fri r? r? wrailr.
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ing over somebody else's crop, or discussing
politics or what not. So that it
happened, I am most credible informed,
several years ago that % brother respect
ed and loved by you all preached at this
church, and his audience was not as
large as the company that assembled
that very day at a neighbor's house.
Yes, I com* to you. as your pastor,
with a message oi acrious import to-day.
^ I call you to most earnest, prayerful
study of the"demand of God, and your
duty in this matter. I sound my text io
your ear3 n9 the Jvord of the Lord. It
must be that you nave lost sight of this
serious aspect of the case. You surely
have not felt the authority of a divine
command behind you here. Ocherwi3e
good men aad women could not be so
negligent.
Let us notice some of the reasons that
may be given for this "assembly of ourselves
together."
^^7*'The first, in "our "dT3fex^oa, and in
important, is the fact that <3ocT ~5as
commanded it, as we have seen. This,
indeed, should be the end of all controversy
with us. A "thussaith the Lord''
should settle it. "Give me the book,
chapter and Terse: my pastor, and that
is enough for me." That should be
your word. A minister was once traveling
on the cars, and >at immediately in
front of the brilliant Gen. Robert
/ Toombs, who was engaged in an earnest
discussion with .a fellow-traveller. He
^ ' noticed that the proposition for which
the General contended antagonized the
plain teaching of the Scriptures. Finally
deciding to enter the debate, he
tiirno^ oKmr\h 1 tr *1 nnn n r\A
Mv*u|/wj uj^\/u uiaovau auu oaiu
"General Toombs, do you know that your
position is opposed to "the Word of God?''
The General was greatly surprised, but
' ' answered pleasantly: '"Good evening,
Profeseor S. I had no idea I was in
earshot of a preacher! Will you be
kind enough to give me your Scripture?"
The pasaaga was quoted, ana clearly
contradicted bis argument. He at once
arose?the man who had swayed Senates
and stirred the thought of a nation?
lifted his hat, and with that courtly
manner for which he was noted, said: 4iI
bow, sir, to the Word of God." So,
brethren, let us bow to its majestic authority.
But this command of God is
act aroiirary. j.xone 01 ms commanaments
is so. They are grounded in
reason. They rest upon sufficient foundatioa.
This command rests upon man's social
constitution. We see.this social tendency
in the humble orders of animal
life. We see it as we catch a 7iew of
the cattle upon the hills; or as we "consider
the ants" plying busily at our
feet.This
social disposition is quite manifest
in man. We find it in the size ci
great cities; in the neighborhood gatherings;
and most toucbiagly in the
longings after home common to us all.
But the wisdom Of this world has
taufrht us the Dower of united effort
G? f - - - - " ?
-x What mean these "Farmers' Alliances"
all over the land? Do they not mean
1: that the husbandmtn are at last realizing
that they can accomplish as a body
what they could never do ae individuals?
Putting their littles together, uniting
thought aDd effort, mas?mg their capital
they become mighty when before tbey
were utterly powerless. So here. A
great work is to be done. The world is
to be concerted. The isolated individual
here and thfre cannot accomplish it. It
needs a union o?a!l effort, an aggregation
of all means to bring it about. Like
the million drops that make the shower,
or the hundred rivulets that make th?
majestic river.
Or, to change the figure, the church
is a grand army moving on to the conquest
of tbe world. Gallantly our Captain
leads the way: but victory must
come to the unbroken column that fol1
rv rm c tt* }>?ro k a 1 c*aA a A f wUaV ?? -? J- *.l ?
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camp follower far in the rear? Of what
. punishment shall he be found worthy
who ikvlks in hit tent!
Again we wllfc notice ana answer 6oms
excuses men make for not attending
the stated services of the sanctuary:
t. One says, "I am so tired when
Sunday comes, I am obliged to stay at
home and rest." But is that, in the first
place a sincere plea? Is it not rather a
mere pretence?,"When absent from church
are- vou really at boace reetiDg} ?.re you
not out visiting your relatives or friends.
soffi?tia:e3 fanner off than the bouse of
Gndt Or, if }.t borne, are vou not vralk- \
ing over tb? c"op. or planning toe work j
of tbc coming wee*. vr even arranging !
f.? r!t?* ctr'.rf I
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tsiorbi'ig? Brother, bosv is it? But if !
you b:l- really at borne iryiog to do what
t.;u profess, you fire kiillio error. I say
understaudisgly tryiug to rc^t. Far you
h>ivc cot caught tbe ia?:i of rcsc ii its
highest and truest sense. You have not
learned what the Sabbath-rest wa3 in
tended in the Divine Providence to be.
Fit t> !>.- is it of the real of the redeemed j
iu beiven. But the rest of heavea *' r>ar
frocn being a season of ioacti"-^; 15:5
with its earthly type, the P^ooath-reat!
i It is no: na idle, aimles* rUilCti()n-. ^rue
1 rest i? r.tther a chaPffC ?? otcupiitioQ?a
diverpiun?a ch-'Hia? of taougbts
ana acnviti<~ 11210 Dew channels. Indeed
it 16 oia*- cllU3 tbai we caa saved from
eDDr'' t^c French cull it. It menus,
practically, that we are tired of rest.
Yes, actual!*, we otten Sud inactivity
t&e most tiresome tbinj; in the world,
i'be coruiai state of man is action, action.
True rest is but -the reiiuf that
comes fmm ? change of activity.
Tbe Sabbath was uiveu us that into
new aud belter chancels the thought
and action ol the soul should be turaed.
That for a day the business of eteruiiy
ehould take the place of the business of
time. That we should turn from the
thought of the trials and cares of earth
to the beckoning gioriss of the better
laud. Brother, you are not refreshed by
your Sunday's rest because it was n?>t
rest. If you had just let go eTerythiog
Saturday night you would have goutback
to your work Monday morning with
new zest and epriug. But you keep harping
on the old string. You sta:d at
home, and your miud was filled witn
plana for the cext day. So Mouday fouctd
you unfreshed. Brother, the SabDath is
made for ui&u, as well as for God; for
time a3 well as for eternity. Try its pre
cious rest. Turn from thuuguia oi
earth lo thoughts/*/ heaven. It will pay
here and hereafter.
2. But you tell me, "Even admitting
thai, i ojed not go to,church. 1 eau do
just as weii at hum?. I can meet with
Gad. I can rective a oiessiDg at home as
well as at church." Bat gr&nt'ug wLa
claim, that you uiigbt do ad weil let tue
ask, do you? You tell me tb*t you caa
rea-i a much better sermon thaa y^u
could hear at churcb; that you have
weekly oue of Dr. Talmu^e's sermon id
your liSuu:;y S^utb," or Coasiituuor.."
But let me ask, do toj really read the
sermon ? But granting that you do; does
tbe printed column speak to you like the
living voice of your pjscor? Certainly
tueserinou iu itseli ii?ay tie better, but
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U C3 it ua?t LUV/ iTUi^i'u N.^L^V^ i
do you cjupie th:s readug witii prayer?
Ic was tuy great privu ge for three years,
the last of nis life, to oe the pastor of
that saintly uiau, Rtv. Divid Derrick of
tbe South Carolina Conlercnce. Often he
unable to fill Lis place. But it was
his custom wbeo thus kept away to spend
the hours of service in Bible r&?idiug and
prayer. Brother do jou fill the service
hour with devotions? Do you join prayer
to your sertnoa reading? Aud do you
no: miss this in your substitute for attendance
upon the Word?
No, nothing can take the place of the
preacher's liviog voice, tbe inspiration
of tbe holy song, the united prayer, aud
ail the sacred iiiflueeces of the house of
u c.
3. Yet you plead, "Well, it :s not convenient
for me to to church." But,
brother, sister, duty does not wait upon
convenience. Many ted many a time
sacrifices must be made. Indeed the
Christian life is but one great sacrifice,
A thousand thing are not convenient,
however desirable, but we must pay the
price. Others do it; so may you.
4. "Yes," you say, "but it is wel!-nigb
impossible for all of us to go." Then,
beloved, take it by regular turns.
Parents, le: the children have their time.
Children, give the old folks a chance.
But to conclude: 1. Brother, I mis3
yo* when your seat is vacant. I need
jour presence, your sympathy, your
prayers. It is much easier to preach to
you in your place than to your vacant
seat, iaea X am oeating tne air, aca
the spirit feels the sad lack of your helpful
presence. 2. Slater, you are losing
ground, as you stay away from/tfcrS'house
of God. Certainly, if provijjfeatialiy kept
it is different. YourJijfart is here with
us. But if this bg'jour choice, there is
t-fefe^'matter, and quickly you
, will find yourself slipping, drifting far
from God. 3.1 exhort you, dear brethren
obey God; inherit the promises He gives
us; use this precious means of grace;
put yourselves in the way of receiving
the blessing He is waiting to bestow 1
We see it m the reciprocal influences
we exert over each other. One of toe
subtlest-, and yet one of the most reai
things, in life is this influence noted in
man's snfiol nature Rv 5r men ?rp fion
scantly led upward or downward. By it
men are saved or ruined. How many
testimonies confirm this. "I was led \o
Christ by the example and influence of a
dear friend." "I was brcught to this
night of sin and despair through ungodly
associations."
Yes, God, man's maker, knowing the
possibilities, knowing his need3, organizes
the church upon a social basis.
And the faithful of the ages have ever
justified the Divine wisdom here. We
have felt the elbow touch of sympathy.
Heart bus answered to heart, and hand
has joined with hand to make us strong.
Deep has called to deep in our enjoyment
of the communion of saints. It
has become a very type of heaveo.
2. The second reason for this "assembling"
is the Divine promise. Certainly
God has promised to meet
with tbe individual soul, fie has said,
"Enter into thy closet, and * * *
pray to thy Father which is in secret;
and thy Father which seeth in secret
shall reward thee openly." But there are
these additional and especial promises to
those who meet together: "Again I say
unto you, that if two of you shall agree
on earth as touching any thing that they
shall ask, it shall be done for them of
my Father which is in heaven. For
where two or three are gathered together
in my name, there am I in the midst
of them."
2. There is also, a third reason here,
the example 01 our Lord, bays one:
* * * "And straightway on the
Sabbath day Jesus entered into tbe
synagogue." Luke on a similar occasion
says Jesus weat to thi; synagogue 'as H'.s
custom -was." Tni3 custom of Jesus has
more than a mere suggestion, or advice,
for us. It may well have tbe force of a
law. What was to him a privilege may
be well considered our duty. This is
the more significant when we remember
that ia those days there was much of
form and mechanical routine in the syncprvirps
Thprp teas rrsnf*h that.
was unsatisfactory and even repulsive to
the mind aua heart of Jeous, yet his
custom was to attend the synagogue.
He did not forsake the assemblies of
Isreal on the Sabbath days."
4 We havo, besides, the example of
the little band of one hundred and twenty
disciples in their ten days' prayermeeting
preceding Pentecost It was a
crucial period with them, a tim-* of
great need, a time of expectancy. They
uiight have scattered themselves *'o their
home* or the homes of their friends/acd
fiinal? Dlead with God. But no. The
j urgent need, the one desire, the fellowIship
of losing hearts brought them together.
They Deeded each other. They
helped each other. Io some mysterious
; way faith touching faith went out in a
j grander sweep. The answer came.
The Holy Ghost descended. Tne church
j was annointed for the great work.
I 5. As well might be adduced the
constant practice pf the early church.
4.cting jiccioubtedly under Divine guidance.
the-first Christians met oo the
Ljrds day every where. And the history
of the church's progress is larflr^J*
record ot those once-a-week gastrin??.
lacked, nothing takes ts p'aci- mors
naturally as a part of tb.? settled order
cf the church than arseajbiie*
for worship.
0. But a re""11 liiac ldllst m-i Uoverlooked
*jr '-^se assemblies?a .?? :;
evident ?is the instruction it)
Divi-'j sruth which is their necessary
I p..? 'ui;?iiniaient. Here is God's appointed
fCiioo't for the inculcation of the tru h.
Here :he ministry?a Divine order- i-j :>>
pour out for the Deaefit of the wh-.le
church that treasure of knowledge :t h-!=
been enable to acquire. Here the bu?v
man (it the world mttj have given hi*u
wfiat ha l:ns not leisuie to acouire r<>r
hirurC'lt. Here tke are pus up
on the &.iaie footing as ft;<- >vi?e. The
plain p-actical tru.u '8 sc: bffore -ill.
For tlm the ajini?try has i>e?is set aji <r;
-.-men chosen of G'>d, giv > insure f?r
this very thing?that ' t;ey n;.?v be
j instructed scribes, ri<rhrlv <iivi?iifn? tt.?c
word of tiuth.
Anditm-ed nor he cod?ccde<i :}>?r;
they are wiser than other men. In their
lines many men :n their conttregationmay
be th?.ir superiors. B:ji it cscs
stand to rt-ason that rh:i? one should ?e
best qualified to teach here?or. indeed,
in any department?who has "drawu all
bis studies that vay."
7. It follows from what we have al
ready ecao that tbe<e asscmniirs are a
means of grace. A mean^ is a e'lianne!
or vehicle for the c?,ove\a:n;e to us :>f
good or evil. A tn>ae3 grace is a
channel along which spiri nal good fl >*s
into our souls. The instructions we receive
in Divine truth at church is t-uch
a means of grace. S> is the fellowship
of purpose, prayer and fai'h in the congregation
of God's saints, flighty waves
of influence break over u3 . Insimyibly
we find curs.-lves strod^ir. My
er's arm-ipvis'biy encircles mo. My pen
it.ential tears tniuirie v.irh bis. X
borne along wuh rapturous soiiij out1
the glad hailelujab!
I ask you if it is not so? Hive you
not found it 20 in your own experience?
Have you n-.r proved it true b<?tb iti tfituse,
and again in the neglect of ;h!d
means of grue*8.
Bat tile fi ial reason we adduce is
that our stated gatherings are a necessity
to the prosecution of ttie w^rk ?">f the
church. B:other, perish the though',
that the precious treasure, the "'pearl of
grea' price," is t > !>> laid up as it ve;.re
in a cupkin ?nd h:d.K-:i awi?y. It is t'?
bring iu,rarhjr, l ug |-e a a* t'?*.'?>; L'?rd
of whnai wsj are .-s e wards in th j saivt
tiois of souls,
STARVING IN VIRGINIA.
31n.ny Families in Great Uentitniioii?Aid
Warned at Oncc.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 6.?The people
in Greenville eouDty, this State, are in a
condition bordering upon actual starvation.
There are several hundred people
in absolute want, most o? them colored,
und stirring petitions b*ve been sent out
asking for aid. One part of the petition
sent out states:
In the name of charity, humanity and
mercy, we, the undersigned petitioners,
farmers of the county of Greenville,
State of Virginia, ask your attention to
this summary account of the destitu.e
coaditi-m of ourselves and families, a
condition of want brought about by no
negligence or lack of industry ou our
paat, but by a total failure of our crops.
The seed wi?s sown, the usual expf-ud;ture
of labor and money for securiug a
yield and harvest was applied, but the
continuous rain* of the summer and fall
wrought ruin aid destruction to the
agricultural ciass of this country ax t ffec
tually as if they had been swept by a
Jabnstowu flood or lived iD toe track of a
western cyclone, and the result is a complete
paralysis of money and labor, with
want of bread, the necessaries of life,
and black despair following in the wakr
of such a stroke to our cljias. -""TEe cry"
for oread has already-gone up, and as
the winter advagxies a wail for warmth
will add an a/ve^mpaniment of woe and
suflerjjig: - We, your earnest and urgent
-pstffioBers, beg you not to turn away
from the cry of women and children for
aid and breathe a sigh of pity only, but
turn to your abundance and from it seed
assistance to this unfortunate yet worthy
class of \our countrymen.
Provisions and money have already
begun to pour in, and the Legislature
will be asked to aid at occe.
A One-ArmeU Printer.
A one-armed printer is aslmuch 01
a curiosity as the armless man who
dexterously handles a knife and fork
with his toe
There came o Cincinnati two days
ago sucti a wonder, and he is nowworking
as a '*sub" in the Enquirer
office. His name is Harry Penrod-, he
is 27 years old, and hails from Washington,
where he learned the trade on
the Republican. Penrod, six years
ago, went on a trip out West, and
while gone lost his arm in a railroad
accident. Oaly a short stump, extending
but a few inches from the
shoulder, remains. Nothing disheartened
by a misfortune that wouM have
rendered most men helpless, Penrod
set to work to manage the intricacies
of his craft with one hand, and he sue*
ceeded so well that he now sets as
big a "string" as the best printer, and
he justifies his own matter and does
it well. In "setting" type, Penrod
places the "stick" on the case in front of
him, and then nimbly shoots the type
into place, working very rapidly and
with a1* apparent ease as a man with
fxrA PnnrArl V?ao TrrArlr^/1 a a o
U?T V UUUViOi X VUXX'U, UiM fT V10.VU OO <
"sub" 011 all the great newspapers of
the country, and makes a competent
livelihood. He is the only one-armed
printer capable of earning a full day's
wages at the case.
iioDoraforR .Spartanburg Ladr.
The friends of Miss Callie Haynes,
formerly of this city, will be pleased
to learn that she has been appointed
physician at the lunatic asylum at
Staunton, Ya. A- committee from the
board of directors having been ap
pointed to inquire into tas expediency
of appointing a woman to the place,
decided, after mature consideration,
that such appointment was desirable.
There were fourteen applicants for the
place?all having strong testimonials.
Of the final action of the board, the
Staunton Vindicator says:
"The board theajunanimously elected
Miss C. L. Haynes, M. D., to the
post of an Assistant Physician in the
Female Department, Miss Kaynes is
a native of South Caroltna, a graduate
of the^Women's Medical College at
Philadelphia, and is at present reside t
physician at the State Female School
at Palmer, Mass. Dr. Haynes brought
the highest letters from the President
of the Women's Medical College
where she graduated and other sources
J? f ? ^
mciuuiDg one irom ex-uov. Jtiuga s.
Thompson, of South Carolina, who
was Assistant Secretary of the Trewury
under President Cleveland, and is
now the Democratic member of the
U. S. Civil Service Commission. She
will assume the duties of her ^ositio*
as soon as she arrives here. Th? salary
is $750 per annum with board at
the Asylum."
The contested case of Smith against
Jackson, from West Virginia, has
been decided in favor of Si*ith the
Republican. Speaker Reed to tbo last
used the tactics denounced in the Deraocratii
address.
rxzpi> c-ivrrPip i >
How "Pop" wC22 tho Hand of an! *
Industrious Widow. ~
'.ove-Mafcag as Practiced in an Unknown
Nook of Florida?The Way hi "Wliicli
Old Man Soiner* Presented His (
Case to Mrs. Lvgare.
Down in this unknown nook characters *
be met who would delight those ap- c
. rciative of the fresh and distinctive in t
:u!i;;;n nature, writes a New York Tribune m
crrespondent from Lady Lake, Fla. Here t
i me deepest recesses or "tne pmey a
.. oods" are '"crackers" who have never j
. netraicd ten miles from the smoky cabins t
a which ihey were born, and whose domes10
iife has been bounded by the live-oak
t.ETS, clay walls a::d palmetto thatch of
!i?'ir cabins. Here they have lived since
::e time, back in the ':10s, when Osceola
;nd his Seminoies were captured by the 1
->cful?.rs or driven to the 'gators, moccasins :
:;u miasma swamps ui uie r.vergiaues.
TiJo:<-nce, ignorance, shiftlessness, cour- t
.go and pride arc their more prominent i
ualities. i
Some miles back from tliis lake is a 'srtiie
tract of "high hummock'' land on ,
which stands a particularly heavy and '
uxuriant growth of pine, magnolia and {
ive-oak. In it are several clearings which '
./ere made some four or live decades since, c
oy the first "crackers" who c-mc to this
eclion, at the t ime of their arrival a wild 1
uid virgin country, which foot of white
i 'nan may not have trodden since Ponce de >
Loon ranged the peninsula in his quest for t
he fablea fountain of youth.
Three o? the clearings are clustered closely
together, one owned by the Widow (
.egare (pronounced Legree), one by "Pop"' "
Somers an>i the third by "Uncle Billy*' :
"T.moa TTr'i",.-> li?<; fnntriv-.v? to 1
-ixty-three years -single blessedness, but
luring tho last eight years lis has found '
engrossing charms in the society of the
widow. On the other hand "Pop" has had
ihree wives, the last in tbe sequence having
lied a month ago. It Is in order to state
uiat "Pop" is a man of individuality, not
.riven to inaction and vain repining when
ne has sufTcred a loss. Misfortune has a
bracing effect on him and stimulates him to '
raivj'r- nio lnce/ic fV>rt<trvinon71 v T nnt.
surprised a; the turn a conversation took 1
which I held with him a fortnight after the ?
dviith of his third wife. Replying to some 1
xpressions of sympathy on my part, the .
old man said: !
' Yes, Yank, I've done lost or good house;reoper.
So my cabin, his in mighty pore
way*. So of co'se I've done bin reckonin'
for ernuther wife. I haint settled!on none
yit. as I've dona bin right tollerblc busy."
For a aoment I was speechless. Then,
acting on a mischievous impulse, I suggested
:
' Have you thought of the Widow Legare?
She's capable as a housekeeper and isn't a
day more than forty-live."
4,T 'lovred." was the renlv. "that I mout
settle on the vridder. But thar ain't no
use in bein' in sich a pow'rful rush. Purtj
soon I'll take er day to hunt fer er woman.
Girtin' er 'wife is like giltin' er mule, and
er man should be keerful to git un that'll
last and ia Btiddy and don't 'low fur ter
kick"
"Better Bpeak t? the widow right away.
Uncle Billy may cut in ahead of yon."
"I'll resk it, Yank," said the old man.
'Ther widder halnt brought Uncle Billy ter
mit9inmuch as nigh eight years. But I'll
.-peak ter her come week."
Exactly a week later "Pop" saddled his
mule and rode to Hie widow's. He found
the buxom matron mending tne gourd that
hung in her well and?but I will tell tho
wue in uib u vv u w ui us .
"'Uornin', widder. Bowdy?' sezL
" 'What do you-uns want?' said she-uns,
suspicious-like.
"So I done come right down to it and
said: Tm reckonin' I 'low "fur ter git
ernuther wife, and I want ter to take youuns,
if you-uns don't 'low otherwise. What
do you-uns think?' sez I, in my peartest.
'I dunno,' sez she-uns. 'Ain't this suddent?
Lerame think. Thar's dis yere
Uncle Billy-'
"'Durn Uncle Billy!' I snapped out, hot
like. 'Er right smart critter he is. He's
had eight year the start on me and he hain't
never done nothin'. I'm a live man wi' four
acres cleared land, and three cows and
tiventy orange trees and er mule. Better
say yes. Triad er. IJygecJcaattfc-^g^
"Wall, she -wouldn't just then, but she
did two minutes later. Just ttien the circuit
rider done come 'long, and I done told
the widder that -we'd hitch our hands together
right thar and save time and be
ctirough vi' it. But she said that thar
wasn't no "way t# b? mariiud, and :lowcd
*he wanted to ride 'roun by Uncle Billy's
right away and be married much as nigher
fortnight after. "Wail, thcr wrdder done
mounted ther mule behindfe me and we rid
:er Uncle Billy's, who was so 'gasted
(amazed) that hs couldn't evao cuss."
11)e "wedding took placc next day, the circuit
rider officiating, My present to the
bride was an engraving picturing the story
of Young Lochinvar. The bridal journey
vras taken oh mulebuck.
HOW TO WALK WELL.
Tafc-e to Shoes witU JLo-vy, Square Heels
v fmd Ampl? Too Koora, s
A writer i? the Phrenological Journal
?rircs tho following1 advice, in an article entiU.
d "Ho;v to Walk Well." <-A great deal
depends/' he says, *'on shoe leather, if we
would get comfort and avoid injury. We
are in a lively climate, which does not encourage
us to wear the beautiful, sensible
sandals of trie Greeks and Hebrews. It was
the advice of an unforgottan young soldier
to our marching volunteers of the civil
war, 'Trust in God, but keep your shoes
easy.1 We must not have errors in our
premises; a corn is a fatal error to a walker.
Therefore take to square, low heels,
wide soles, and ample too room. "Wear
loose, short, warm clothes, if the weather
be cold, but heavy ones never.
"Light flannel is capital, all the year
around. Caps aro better than hats, by land
a? by sea, for tho rrind can not catch at
them. One's stockings are apt to bunch
and feel uncomfortable on a long1 tramp.
But if, before starting, yoa soak your feet,
fore and aft, to that they are cased in lather,
they will keep cool and easy under you from
morning till night. 'Break an egg in your
boots!' said James T. Fields, who was a boy
all his life. But whichever you do. you will
find it a great, help and convenience, though
the prescription may seem queer to a
novi?e."
j
I,Iq*er Licenses hi Mexico.
In the City of ifuxico tho income Irom the
taxation of liquors and tha license on
saloons is very large indeed. Every
liquor and pulque shop pays a monthly
license. In addition to the,license fees on
saloons, an octroi, or entry tax, is collected
on all pulque coming within the city limit s.
For the fiscal year just cnuod this gate tux
amounted to the sum of ?500,000, or more
than $1,500 a day. The pulqu d shops open at
= "tr fho ry?r?rain y n. ^ %t. fivi>
o'clock in the afternoon, and no ijone if them - (
:)iia a back SCO?" ~' <
and Bisatnr. ^
"Washington, Feb, 5.?The Supreme j
Court of the United States has rendered {
an opinion through Justice Field affirm- j
ing the judgment of the third Judical District
Court in the famous Idaho te>.t
oath case, regarding the constiuitioniiii*
ty of the test oath section of the Edmunds-Ticker
polygamy law. Tre ?
Court decides that polygamy and bigamy s
are offenses against mankind, and are 5
not properly part of any religious belief c
and that a member of the iloraaou a
church or any sect that cncourages poly- L
gamy, can not take the test oath on ap- t
pijiug 1UI IC^IdUUliUU LU vua:, WilUUUU L
iolating the law. a
JJoniicitle in Union. ^
Union, S. C., February 5.?Uobert ^
Moorman shot and killed Lee Schultz, D
contractor on the Georgia, Carolina ?fe a
Northern railroad, at Fish Dam, s
Union CVmty, on Monday, shooting t
him with a revolver. The murder ^
seems to have been a cold-blocded-?
and cowardly one. lie is a JKepubli- . g
can and was recently appointed post-' ^
master at Newberry and is very un- ! js
popular. Schultz was a Virginian and I
wealthy. He had previously chal- .*
longed Moorman to settle the trouble , h:
between them by a duel.
. -lifcjcct Thar ^boulrf Knaraee the Aitcn- .
t;?n of Every Uuod i' ariccr.
jo tu-. E 'iror of t}:c Spartanbusg Hsk.ld:
If I were io n--.>ke a g-jgL'.'i
o.i-y cot*, i" :aj r>r?ther I
ariot ts-'.'out thjb tioji-oi the year, I !
vots:-i :h >?o mattes that are be- J
iu- :f: ji?.*aer?-!y rf^CUSSed ? such as
trttuz-sf-s Alliances, tariff,
^ieuisor. U iit-ge, >iarcb ConveDtioDs etc. '
r wt.ij'.i u- iiis?:erruce your lands. I
lave never eo k fjcifcr time for such
vors than now. The winter has i
>een such as in allow us to be away 1
,?! ad wito i.uf plowing?so much, so .
}isii o.-i;;,: f-uuitrs are worried
lOuut wfcai ?'? <iu next. Well, if your ,
;-.r i: ;s not wj! ^nactd let me beseech
:.u ut>r t'i wony ftMyut what you ought
ii J /, uiii !>uv, 0 -rrow, or make a terra :ru
'.MsfiiTueui arid "to the work! to
: c wui K ;
A'ter an t-xpcrience of twentyyesrs or
note < ;. 'he f rm, T know of no better '
ustrurocfit o: time, ).*bor and money,
biii? terracing. I: read'cg, 'writing and
alking have not yet couviuced you of its
nil:';., an.! y.?u kuow of a farmer; with:i
three or :?>jt miles of you that has
iom? S'<tiie scientific terracing, say about
hree y?f-?3 ago. and who kept them well
jatched up, go upon his farm, walk over
us fields, walk round about and stand
m the top of one and study thera well.
m:c how the soil just below is so much
ower than that above. Measure the
lepth of auii above and below, and note
he difference?dc-eper above because all
he soil that ha.^ been mnv -id bv the rains.
hi plow and hoe bus been kept abo/e.
V log placi d ia a runn'ng stream lodges
>and quite a distance above; and on the
'dm'; principle the terrace acting as ati
jbstruction holds and deepens the aoil
tfeil back from its foundation. Look at
:ue oid com ana cotton stalks or stubble
>n the one side and then on the other,
rhc ones above arc better than the ones
itlow. The rows having been (by virtue
of the terrace being there) laid on a
level, notice bow the decayed vegetable
natter has been retained by the terrace
idd water, furrows?such as sralk and
eaves etc. Tbe nitrogen, organic and
^organic, humus etc., have been retainid,
and you can see the traces of these in
:he sediments before you and how the
iaitb'a surface has absorbed it and is
holding it for another crop; while on
he other hand if no terrace Dad been
here the rows in all prob&bity would
bave been inclined downward and the
water would nave taken this plant looa
up and carried it to some gully Dear by,
tad iiO trace= of sediment and vegetable
matter would be seen is water furrows,
f>at generally speaking a streak of red
subsoil where 1 be last furrow was made
in the summer.
How often bav;; we beard such talk as
chis?"That man has a good farm; there
is a good field." "Why so? The reply is
?why, it is level and holds all you put
on it. Just so. And there is no good
reason why by terraciDg nine-tenths of
)ur fieids can not be placed in the same
category as the man's level farm or field.
Now, while still cogitating on top of
the terrace, see if you can't understand
how it is possible for him to make as
good crops as you do with one-third the
amount of ram -and a much better one
with the same amount. His soil, in tbe
first place, is deeper, his rows are on a
level, bis furrows and terrace bolds the
rains and allows the soil to drink it up.
and holds it in reserve for the growing
crop; and ia your fields it has moved
from point to point until it has found an
outlet and passed off in the neighboring
stream and helped to swell the torrent
und do mure damage below.
It'you wast to add at one venture
about ten per cent, to the value of your
farm, ia the judgment of this writer,
terrace it well. If you have any objec
4. _ a. ; u _ i. ii o o ~ ~
uocs to terracing, wuat are iuey* opcso. i
out and let's get the bottom facts.
Farmsb?
Spartanburg, S. C., February 6, 1890.
AN IRO^RIYEf IN HIS NECK.
A Man Dies of n. Wonid Whicb Army
yurteofil Claimed Did Not Exist.
Rome, N. Y., Feb. 0.?Michael Finn,
who formerly kept the California Souse,
near here, served in the war of the Rebellion
in Company E. New York volunteers,
from 1801 to 1803. He was
wounded twice?once in the left hip
and onoe the nenk. The latter wound
he supposed, was inflicted by a spent
ball. The surgeons, however, failed to
discover any trace of a ball and said the
man was mistaken. He was awarded a
pension of $4 per month for the wound
in the hip, but notihng for the one in
the neck.
He always felt a pain in his neck, and
eventually lost all power of speech and
became a physical wreck. In 1883 Dr.
N. C. Scudder examined the man and
gave it as his opiniou that a or some
such substance was lodged at the root of
the larynx. Mr. Finn died in 1885.
In order to enable the widow to obtain
an inciease of pension, if possible,
Dr. Scudder and Justice Bowers, of this
city, made an examination of Mr. Finn's
ueck on January 19, 1890?fire years afl
* _ -3 J3 r j _ I. t r _ J
ter iiis aeaiu?ana iouna imoeDoea
therein a button shapped rivet of iron,
which he had caried for twenty-five
years, and which was the immediate
cause of his death.
A Dress [Made of Rattlesnake*.
From tlie Tampa (Fla.) News.
We promised a description of the
"i-attlesnake dress" in yesterday's paper
for to-day. Lira. Donaldson, who
is making the dress, is really an artist
in her line of business, such as you
seldom fi*d in a place of this size. The
dress is Eigelshade, a rich shade of
brown, fine and beautiful in textnr?.
It is a tailor-made gown, strictly on
the severe Eaglish style; ft perfectlyplain
skirt, with a panel about seven
inches wide of the tanned skin of the
rattlesnake. The skin is a beautiful
specimen of its kind. A. polonaise,
also severely plain, closed at the side
with straps of snake skin and buckles.
A vest, V-shape, ?f the skin, and collar
and cnffs of the same. With it will
be worn a helmet shaped hat, trimmed
with material to match the dress, but
the visor will be covered with snakeskin.
The shoes, the uppers made of
material the same as the dress and tipped
with snakeskin, complete this
unique costume. It will be wonderfully
pretty and effective, and an object
oi envy to some oi our fair dames who
delight in original and charming costumes.
The lady for whom the css;ume
is made is from Ocala, and came
a Tampa especially to secure Mrs.
Donaldson's work for her dress-makng
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A Xe\vnpai>or Man Catches It.
Birmingham, Ala.., Feb. 4.?The
Sunday Critic to day gave details of
Ln alleged debauch ol M. C. Shelly, a
roung society man. After seeing a
:opy of the newspaper Shelly procured
l heavy horsewhip, and accompanied
>y his brother, went to the office of :
he Critic. Leonard Button, business
aanager, was in the office and was
,sked if he was responsible for the
>ublication. He said he wa3, wheretpon
Shelly drew the whip from un- j
I^m Uin n ri /I In A/1 f Vt a I
LUi Hi3 V cou a JLIVI uuo
aan furiously. Button drew a pistol '
,nd attempted to fire, but the cartridge :
napped and before he could press the
rigger again, Shelly's brother made J
im drop the revolver. The men then ;
rappledand a rough-and-tumble fight '
nsued. Shelly is a son of the Fourth J
Luditor of the Treasury under Cleve
md's administration. !
, t 3
The daaalock in the Montana Sen>te
as bren broken by tactics similar to i
s\aa ftodA Ktf flnaolror 1
iVSV vWV** wj AIVVV*. J
CURRENT NEW?.
[tenia Gntbcred Here and Tiisre qv Tt!cxraph
and Scinsor^.
The two dummy railroads in Atla-L-ta
hauled duriog lbS9 one million
and olc huundr^d thousand people
who paid.
Sir. Chal*"f?r-i i.f ?
- ?' ^^>1^ >v iii Iji"
the passage of a law tsiablirhiii^ Fc-deral
c introl of elections ia wfclc'a rneoibers of
G>':)yresa art io be voted for.
A fire in the dye house of the Eagle
and JPiiujuii Jiiili at Columbus, Ga.,
on ilonday caused a loss of $12,000.
It is well covered.by insurance.
A. B. Fleming has beeu declared
ticc cd n'tvrru! r of the Stute of West
Virginia. Pre iOeol (Jnir with j
the D*.-tU"fi;i;s 1 ftc ?uie vra^ 43 -o 40.
The Kev. R. !S. Frazier, a well
known Presbyterian preacher and lecturer
on JapaD, ha.= suddenly hecome
insane at his home at Youngstown,
Ohio.
Boud offerings yesterday $214,OoO;
all accepted at 124 for lour per cents
and 104? for four and a half. $104,
uw per cent were surrendered in liquidation
of government deposits.
Mrs. Anna Haven I'erkins, of New
London, Conn , deceased, in ber wiil
leaves ?400.000 to purcba?e hooka for a
public library. Her father, Henry P.
Haveo, left ?80,000 for a libiary building.
Miss Anny C. Fowler a young and
beautiful English woman who became
a nun several years ago has gone to the
Hawaiian Islands to take the place of
Pother Tlomian n ^ ^ " ^ ~ 1
<.vv> iu uj.22njua.ry IU iiiv }
lepers. |
It is reported that ten of the twelve
jurors in the case of ilrs. Morris, the
pretty North Carolina widow/accused
of poisoniDg her'husband, said they
believed her to be guilty but refused
to vote so.
Two colore 1 men, Gray and Randle,
were assassinated in the woods near
Rocky Comfort, Ark., on Friday. They
were cutting timber on government
land, as it is claimed, and had been
warned away by parties who claimed
they intended to bomesread the land.
Green and Smith, whites, have been
arrested on suspicion.
It is one peculiarity of the New
York Mail and Express that its editorial
column is always topped with
a quotation from the Bible. Under
the"quotation, is a paid advertisement
disguised as a leading editorial. Deacon
Shepard is doing much to elevate
journalism by combining business
with morality?Bible quotations with ;
paid-for puffs.
Judge Field, of Kaosas City, Mo . ren I
dered a decision in the suit of Samp I
son Younger, colorcd, against Abraban: !
Judah, lessee of the Ninth Street thea- i
tre, for damages for refusal to allow hitr
i seat in the p:irquet after the purchase
>f a ticket. The court held that tht
colored man had no case, as he was*
admitted only uoder sufferance from the
proprietors, and had no absolute righi
there.
The commissioners of the State reservation
at jNiagura., in r-neir anuual report,
oppose all projects looking t<
utilizing the falls for manufacturing
purposes. In so doing they doubtless
reflect public sentiment. Last yea)
an attempt was made to get a bill
through the Legislature giving a bus
iness corporation certain rights in connection
with the falls, but it fell dead
as soon as the people's attention was:
called to it. This is very natural
The popular conception of Niagara &?
one of Nature's grandest works is in
compatible with the idea of turning it
into a mill site.
Col. Most)?'* Nice Xcat Ear.
Washixgt?x, D. C , Feb. 6.?The Su
preme Cour: has through Justice Blatch
rord rendered a decision allowing Coi
.John S. Mnsbv, the -well known Confed~
erate cavalry leader, $11,783, io his suit
to recover Irom the Treasury Depart
, ment fees as CodsuI at Hong Kong,
which he had turned in, ^ut which hi
subsequently learned were dup him.
The Court of Claims allowed Col. Mosby
$13,839, and he appealed from the decision
to the Supreme Court.
TheCourc was With Him.
t A young lawyer was muking his maiden
effort before a jury in defense of *
! criminal. The ev.dence was all in. and
| le arose to utter the brilliant thoughts
I hat bad been surging through his braiD
He was primed for a fine display of oraI
:orica! pyrotechnics, but somehow or
>tber he could not get a start. Hif
! niud became a blank, and he stoo?
iembling for a momeDt. Then wav
j-ns: his arms he b gan: "May it pleast
! :he court and gentlemen of the jury?
My?ahem! My Officer, kindv
get me a drink of water."
He waited for the attendant to re*.um,
and tried to gather his faculties.
Ifter taking a sip of water be begat
again: "Slay it please the court and
gentlemen of the jury. I am happy?
?yes."'
After a pause he agaiu extended hi?
irms, and exclaimed: May it plase tbf
ourt and gentleman of the jury. Mj
unfortunate client?"
This impressed him as a particular,
bad opeDiDg, so he again' hesitated'
"Goon, counsellor," said the judgesncouragjogly.
u.?o far I am with you.'
The circus business pays in this
country in the bauds of a man who
understands it. John Robinson left a
fortune of $1,000,000. The estate oj
Adam Forepaugh will realize fully
that sum. P. T. Barnum is reputed
to be worth a great deal more. Dan
Rice failed as a circus man, but made
a success after all. He joined the
church aud married a wealthy widow
1~U JL CAOO,
Another instance of the devotion of
a good dog to his master is furnished
in the record of a sad accident that occurred
in New York last Saturday.
The 14 year old son of Mr. W. W.
MacFarland was skating on Staten Island.
A large St. Bernard dog, the
pet of the boy, had gone with him.
Suddenly the ice broke and the boy
sank into the water. The dog immediately
plunged in after kim and
would have saved him had both not1
drifted under the ice. The bodies o
fl&e boy and the dog were found close
together. _
People who ask for subsidies are by
no means inclined to be moderate in
their demands. A sample of the extent
to which these requests sometiaaee go
is furnished in the statement of Mr.
H. K. Thuiber, of New York, that it
will require a subsidy of $60,000 a trip
to make a ship line between New York
- ? ^ T>,1 /wi/\f A rr*fla on/>/)A0?fnl ur?/3 Tn
A LI Li. JJUCUUO J3.jrxc^o wmx? auvite
capitalists to engage in such an
enterprise. A line subsidized at this
rate and making two trips a month
frould receive in bounties the neat sum
>f $1,400,000a year. But Mr. Thurber
1^ am a /N f rt vv* Allnf
>ULUUUk? uuc-uaii ui mio auivuut o.u.uuavt. j
oe paid by South America, and that, j
;he scheme would cost the United j
3cate? "only" $720,000 a year. As 1
nay be imagined. Mr. Thurberis will-'
ng to go into the steamship business j
ou these terms. Some other folk i
would doubtless like to take a hand |
n the same sort of thing.
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mngpgaenn 'rifi ,, n i^si, H >
adveetibing foe a wipe,
A Uoaiauc? tbnt SHdn't TuOut a? ihe
Airertisfr fcxprcted.
Frois the Yorte -ua.
An advertiimeut appeared in the
London Advert is'r a sLo.-t time ago I
from a c;au residing at T&mby Ban ,!
named Ibbcison, in which Le spoke oi j
his desire to secure a Christian woman j
as a. wife. Among those who read the j
advertisment was a widow residing at'
"Prt-+ v> rv^+V?- -1--1 J
a. v/a L-iij uiviud ui twu cmiuren, who
answered it. The gentleman wrote a
reply, in which he described his house
and worldly gocJ>, and expiained that
he desired some one to take charge of
his household. The widow after some
correspondence, purchased a ticket to
go. to her prospective husband. She
'did not hud things quite as she expected.
The household consisted of the
father and nine children, the youngest
^ r i ~ ~?
oi wnoifl was seven years oi age. T&e
children's mother had died insane,
and the charming widow was loth to
complete the transaction which she
had begun so bravely. She was stopping
at Hilton, and the widower went
thither to interview her, but the lady
would not be seen at all.
This would be a sad end were it net
that another chapter yet remains to
be told. A youog man at Tamby Bay
heard of the lady being there, and
that she had two little children, 5 and
O ? ~ J TT. t. .1 f.t . -i*
o )cai9 uiu. jo.e xiao a nice little taiK
with her on Sunday, proposed marri
sge on Monday, was accepted, and the
wedding took place on Tuesday. The
widow says she has not made a mistake,
even if it was hasty action, for
the young man in question is sober,
respected and industrious. At 'ast accounts
Mr. Ibbo'son was on his way to
Bruce Mines, to meet another lady who
bad taken preliminary steps toward
matrimony in response to the advertisement.
Tho Edgefield Duel Off".
Edgefield, S. C., February 4.?The
challenge passed between Mr. E. J.
Norrs and Mr. Benjamin Gardner
has been withdrawn, and the difficulty
between them has passed without
any bloodshed or bodily hurt tc
either party. Both are under a peace
bond and there is no further trouble
apprehended between them. The
cause of the trouble was the alleged
discarding of Mr. Gardner's sister by
Mr. Norris, after the arrangement
had been made for their marriage in a
| few weeks. Xorris wrote to the young
iauy, suggesting it postpouemeui. ui
their marriage until fall. Be a Gardner
who is about 18 years old, drove
into town and with two friends went
to Norris a d cowhided him on the
street. Norris had a colton knife in
his hand and making a mot'on as
though he would use it, an uncle of
Gardner, 0. F, Cheatham, drew a
pistol and thrust it in Norris's face.
me matter tnea stopped, jNoiris
sent a challenge which was accepted
and arrangements made to meet at
Sand Bar Ferry. The principals were
soon arrested.
JSiood Disease*.
Blood diseases are terrible on account
oftheir loathsome nature, and the fact
that they wreck the constitution so completely
unless the proper antidote is
applied. B. TJ. B. (Botanic Blood Balm)
is composed of the true antidote for
blood poison. Its use never fails to give
satisfaction.
Mrs. Laura Hart. Beaufort. S. C.
writes: "A loathsome- form of blood
poison wes killing me. My appetite
was lost, my bones ached, and parts of
my flesh seemed as if it would come ofi
my bones. A friend brought me a bot?
tie ofB. B. B. The sores began healing
at once, and *ken I bad taken two bottles
I surprised my friends at my rapid
recovery."
W. A. Bryant, Mcody, Texas, writes:
"I bad an agonizing case of Salt Rheum
for four years, which medicine I took
only seemed to aggravate until I found
B. B. B.. It cured my hand, which resembles
a burnt surface. It also cured
my two children of itch, which had resisted
p evious treatment."
Bradfield's Female Regulator will
cure all irregularities or derangements
peculiar to women. Those suffering
should use it. Sold by all druggists
Dennis Mooney eent up several dril.'c
in the shaft bucket at the Foxton mines
at Svdnham, OlI., Monday. When the
bucket was near the top one of the
drills fell out, descended the shaft endwise
for a hundred feet and strucfc
Mooney on the head, going clear through
the skull and coming out under the chin.
The man lingered a few hours and died.
rjplO PLANTERS AND MILL M >\
7<Y*r An
STEAM SAW MILLS,
Ginning, Harvesting and ohter Machinery
write f.o the undersigned, who
will guarantee the goods they may
off'-r in ail rasp-'cts, and make matters
iuteirsiiug ?> to con.Si.iiners and
competitors.
We will also furnish everything
needed in the Una of supplies.: Belting.
Oiis, Piping, Fittings, Valves, In.
spirators Injectors, Pumos. &e. See.
Vv\ Hf. GIBBES, Jr.. & CO.
CVumia, S. 0.
The only sure Curo for Cvrr.8. Slope *U jvJn. rtemg*
jomforttothefect lfc.at PrrjjpinM. ilccoi&Co.,N.Y.
%B-cr CmfsUMPTlVE
Rave youConch.lYirtuMri J, .?sfh)n<?, Indigestion! Use
PAR KER'S Q1KCJR TOf>?Q. ft baa cure<2
tiio worst rr.rvi *n<-:lst !.t Ot-*t rjrr.ocy "f? ftil Ills art?fn(t
'zom iefectire rul -Won. Take in **/* i*. aad tLOO.
1151 i $ 81 e. ^ ? ? SWI i $ * * k, b
S-2GW Lost! Hovy Regained,
gOF0JFEff
SiA
THE SC!E?aCE Or L5FE
A Scientific and Standard I'onnl.ir Me.iieniTrwitfse
on the Errors oI Yontb.Preiaiituro T-cvl.:;^ X'orv.ua
and Physical Debility, Impcriibf of toe ?>iO'*L
Resulting fronaJToily, Vice, Isnoranoe, Srcesccs or
Overtaxation, Es.crvating and ni.iij-'rifj the victim
for Work, Business, the iilarried or N'V'gl illation.
Avoid uoskiii.'ul pretenders, pt.4 3 thi* trait
work. It contains 309 paces, royalI'.i-acufiil
:4ndin?, embossed, fall rile. 1'ri. c '7 Ci.00 by
mail, postpaid, couccslea in plain v per. Illustrative
Prospoctus &'rec, if you r. cow. The
liatia^uishe'd author, TVm. ft. Park- . M. D-, received
tho <JOI,D AM) JEWEIXL^J MEDAL
from the National Mo?iicaI As**ciatioi> for
this PRI^E ESSAY on NERVOUS and
PHYSICAL IJEDILITY.Dr.Parkerand aeorpi
of AssUf^r.t Pi ysicrans may be consulted. confident
iailr. bv mail or ir. nerpon, at the office :>t
THE PEA BO J>T DIEDXCAL INSTITUTE,
No. 4 Balfineh St.. Boston, i'lans., tow2iom.aU :
\jlucio jwt Jviwr.j v* iui fe^ouia we
directed S3 above. |
mij? ii i_M _i ixgfL^yraaBCTMiin J'i-IJJI.II.II.mi iMI a
/ n /' % h ,r v ? r rirn ?
I * .V* T~ I : i"j JL i
FO
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\ HOW <
jk?K? r? T&V&'QV TNT A TH'l??*
I d& iaim i irlAft r t?
Hajros cad dress*
% W. Tbtcc, 1S4 Main S.ree*, Co
urebia, sells Pi.- -r*! ani Orgses, direct
from factory. I *o cos:missions.
The ceiebratec Chicane?? ?;.-co.
>Iatbusb*k P aso, o*i 'jrwe /or its
elenrocss of tone, ?;{ i.ouciiua'1 f
lasting qualities.
Mason & Hamlin Upright i'ln o.
Steriinnr TTnri.oI.it Pianoi- froir? &*22;i 'Z
o -r?= - ?
UPArion
Pianos; from $200 up.
Mason & Haiaiin Oigeins. b^rpasfseu
by none.
Sterling Organs, $50 up.
Every Instrument guaranteed f< r six
years. Fifiee'; days' trial, expense*
both ways, if r;ot satisfactory.
S->!4 .n i-sta'fnents.
FOR SIXTY DAYS. 1
WE OFfEB. Ot'R NO. 2 HAND-MADL
V* ROAD CART to responsible parties or.
SIXTY DAYS' time for only S1S.0O. It has besi
hickory wheels ana shafts, steel Tares .and axle,
cushioned seat aad painted uicely. Not a cheat
made cart, hut io first i !ass thronchour. VTa&teoffer
our our No 10 h^.nd-ri:ade i-ifxy. put up ot.
any kind oi spring, on SIXTY DAYS' time It.
rtlO Oi?..l! ..f <11 Ti I L
kuv tuiuu ?mvum vi v-ui.i.-v. it ms o>'*t paieij
wheals, steel tires and asl?^. Tr'asaied uji anr.
painted in good style. i\rot by ~ny mean* ?
cheap vehicle, but is very substantial aadii war
ranted. For circulars and general deMonptioL, cj
address f
HOLLER & ASDERSOST.
_ ? ? Manufacturers,
P. 0. Box 110. ROCK h ILL, tf. C ?
In writing please mention this paper.
ect 1-fin. .
JERSEY FLATS |
Cliill and. Fever Cure. Largt ,
bottles 50 cents, ana guaranteed to core acz
case of Chills and Fever. Mai?iial, intermitten- 41 i
and Hemi '.tent Fevers. Sv
TH? BARRETT DECS CO.
fKY Jf usv-r" " ** '
5 AliHAMVILLL |
STOCK AND POULTRY FAR..:
I HORSES, CATTLE, SWINE AND POUi
TRY FOR SALEGold
Medal Butter Herd oI Jersey Cattit.
The Imported PerclieroD Staliic
L'iCiii,. ilO.yd;, '.&> will make tc-. ..t
Vsi. Choice youug Jersey Cattle, li f.KJK-> ti ? ?? fe
twine, Licht Br-ihaias, Wjr&isaots, L?:
Jirowz. Leghorns, Plymouth Koeks .:nj ?>*;*<Fcv
i> fii'silt. Eggs in season.
FKJKs'i (>> L. tt?L<0>.
Proprietor, Colombia. ? ?. .
Wf I 35. S5*r,jy?Ar.
ELDER'S LIVER PILLS '
.Remove the bile trois the iyftiui. core ?
bilious troubles. ajid prevent aiMun^.1 di^ar;-.
f -.rh.'tiv o> all aruggiata and icercb^ati' ,<<
cer.w a box, or mailed on receipt of price bs
THE BARRETT DRUG CO. , H
August A, N. A
k r" <^lLPK?.'e.PlLL>
The Tozer Engine
,;Succe?3or to Dial Enjfine Work?<$
JOHN A. WILLIS PROPRIETOR
117 West Gervats Stbebt
?MANUFACTURERS OF THE- L
Tozer Steam Engines \
AND ALL SIZES OF BOTH LOCO.vIOTIV1: .
AND RETURN TUBULAR LOILERS.
FOUNDRY WORK IN IRON AND BRA.->
REPAIRING PROMPTLY EXECUTE;;.
July23-cm
PITTS* CARMINATIVE 1
FOR CORRECTING NAUSEA, DYSentcry,
Diarrhoea and Cholera Infantum.
A*pleasant medicine of incalculable
merit in the home circle for child oi
adult. It is popular, pleasant and efficient.
Truly a mother's friend. It soothes and
heals the mucous membranes, and checks
the mucous discharge from head, stomach
and bowels. The mucous discharge from
the head and lungs are as promptly relieved
by it as the mucous discharge from ">?
the bowels. It is made to relieve tht
mucous system and cure nausea, and it
does it. It makes the critical period ot
teething children safe and easy. It in- - ^
vigorates and builds up the system while
it is relieving and curing the wasted tissue.
It is recommended and used largely by
physicians. For sale by Wannamaker <fc
Murray Co., Columbia, S. C., and wholeale
by Howard & Willett, Augusta, Ga.
Sick Headache and Constipation in sh-.'t
time. Prevents all Malaria; troubles.
fifty cents. For sale hy druggists *nu w>clnnts.
Manufactured by
THE BARRETT DRUtt Cv.
FeblSay August , <*a
~ Langley Brothers,
74 KING ST.. CHARLESTON, S. C
YfAXUFACTURERS OF LADIES' AN&
1VL GENTS' Underwear. Fine Dress Shirts
order a specialty. Directions for measuring sen
on applicntion. sepio-iai
Cleanses sn^ wit Cm the hair.
Never Fa :s it- R.?Tior? Grry
r ISraH Hair to it3 Y ^at^ful Color.
w^^rgf^^WPrevcvits Pun-!-'.i and hair faliia?
JiLfBlEHr
&asy
Child
' KOHIo
'radf1eld regulator ctt ATLANTA01
S3LD BYfU. DRUC&STS.
( MADE WITH BOILING WATER.
!ct e) b o ? ?
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GRA7EFUL-C0afl?OR7ING.
lC 0 0 0 .A
MADE WITH SG:L!?G K'SlK.
INTKR-STATE R?.4 DT PlilKT,
*partaubar*? M. C.
R OUTFIT^
mm .in mm
C A.SES
GO., Isshviile, Teas.
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