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RaEtd1ous sRKv1cHs To.DAY:-Pres.
byterian Church Rev. j. n. Bryson,
pastor Fila NJ. and71< P. M
Trinity Church Rev. ~. sband,
rector; and Rey. J. 81. StfiuefsiIow'
assistsnt-l1 A. NJ. and 4 P. NJ.
Lutheran Ohurah-Rev. q W. Be.
denbaugh. at 10H a. Nj. Sunday
School P. NJ.
Baptist Church-Rev J. Wither.
spoon, II A. M Rev. J. W. Finn.
7}6 P. NJ. Sunday School, 3 P. NJ.
st. Peters Catholic Church-Ryv. J.
l.. Fullerton, 6rst MasB Z a. M. second
Mass 1015 a. NJ. Vsspera AZ p. Nj.
Washington Street Methodist-Rpv.
A. Coke Smith, IL A NJ. and TX P.
N. Young Mems Prayer Meeting, 3k
T. M. Sunday School. 9X A Nj.
Seats free.
Marion Street Methodist-R.y.
W. D. Kirkland. IL A. M. and 7x
Z. M Suodsy School. 9H A. NJ.
C'ty M,ssion % ii Fellows School
House-R-v. A w Walker, 4P. M.
HE RIFLE CLUBS PREPARING TO
D1sARM BY the following letter from
= Veil known and respected citizen of
Edge6sld. who is president OF arifie
o'ub' 1t will be seen that the members
OF these organizations are disposed 10
respect the authority OF the Governor.
We heartily commend them in their
Efforts to preserve the peace:
EDaEFreLD. 8. g., Jan. %, 1875
To G0uern0r D Fl Chamberlain. Co.
lum6ia. s C.-S1R: Judge Mackey has
hnnded me yonr proclamation, reauir.
ing tho militia to deliver up their
arms to the State, and also requiring
the rifle clubs of this County To dis
band. 1 desire to say, on behalf of
the rifle club that I command. and T
am sure that speak the sentiments of
other clubs, that we will respect your
authority, believing that you are act-
ing i'll the interest of the whoIe pen-
pie. and will disband our organizations
and cease to parade simultaneously
with the disarming Of the State mill
tia, as We desire nothing more than
peace and mutual confidence between
the two races in Eige6eld. Very re-
spectfully, J p. BLACKWELL,
Captain Dark Corner Rife Club.
= rN"''s>
APPOINTMENTS Treasurer,
Colleton. A. Q. Shaffer; Commissio ner
OF Pilotsge, Georgetown. Q. O. White,
uice j. A. Bowley. removed; Notary
Public. Charleston, s. G.. Harmon:
Trial Observation-Disclosures, III. O. Braw-
ley. oice A. @. Darby, removed; Ohes.
terfield. Hugh Craig, q. w. Brewer,
Levi Oassedy. Taverner Threat; Edge
field. w. d. Rauey, uics l.. p, Cover.
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The Cumberland NJ. T.. Ohnrch,
corner OF Coral and Cumberland
streets. Philadelphia, was bnrned on
the 28th. The l,,ss sustained by the
congregation is $38, 600. Tho finishing
touches were aeont being applied.
preparatory to its dedication on the
2let Of next month.
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The gathering OF the clans
Grangers) will be at Charleston on
Wednesday, February 8.
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The WEAR AND TEAR OF CRY LIFE.
The wear and tear of city life are II
severe tax upon the strongest constiiu.
tions. The hurry and bustie and nnx.
ietles Of business keep the nervous
system in state Of unnatnral tension
during business hours. aud in the end
impair the elasticity and vigor of the
vital organization. The penalty Of sll
undue excitement is subsequent ex.
haustion. The best remedy for it.
whatever the cause. is Hostetter's Sto.
much Bitters. the tonic and Alternative
properties of which rapidly diffdse
themselves through the entire system,
revive aud reinforce every dormant
faculty, and restore natural condition
CT body and mind. Some moral re-
formers insist upon the disuse OF all
stimulants. This. to say the least of
it, is irrational. All competent physi-
CLANS adInit that pure medicated
stimulart ia one OF the most useful
remedies known. AS tonic and in
vigorant for the aged and langnid,
Hostetter's Bitters has no equal. It is
the sheet-anchor of the feeble aud de-
bilitated. In al climates and in every
species Of disorder which breaks down
the bodily strength. it is an absolute
specific. 1t is also nn invaluable
remedy for sea sickness. The nausea
and reschipg caused by the pitching
and rolling OF vessel at sea paraly zes
tue bodily and mental energies. and
those who suffer from it would do we'll
to resort to the Bitters as means of
sure and permanent relief. No steamer
should sail without supply of the
article. Among the botanic ingredi-
ents of whioh it is composed are some
of the most powerful blood depurents
which the vegetable kingdom affords.
Consequently, it not only tones and
invIgorates. but also pnrifes the sys-
tenn through the natural slnices which
nature has provided. j 20 1891
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Jacob Levin-Gss Light Bills.
j. Windhorn-For Sale. n,n.D
Meeting Columbia B. & L. .Assooi'n.
A: G. Brenizer-For Sale. s,st,
w. 8. & l.. Talbott-Mules. mil.
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'ubas3r. 40 o3,I, b. lsby, of L,urens. die'l on
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Tribute says:
"Puniehments we're provided for any
Infringement OF his political rights, If
1t could be- shown or presumed that
the offence originated in the prejudice
OF color, but il o white man was the
victim OF ench wrongs. Congress did
not help him. The crime Of sintimi.
dstion.' having been thus magnihed
by Act OF Congress, was made the pre-
ta1t Tor throwing cut his returns of
elections where it was alleged to have
been praoticed, and canvnssers took
the liberty of estimating how the ne
groes would have voted If somebody
had not frightened them, and declar-
ing the results as they thought they
ought to have been, instead Of count
ing the votes as they were actually cast.
1t needed no great political sagaoity to
foresee that after system like this had
been once adopted, q genuine election
in the Southern States wonld soon ba.
come rarity. The South will never
have peace, order, prosperity, honest
government and fair elections until
this method of cheating and intermed-
ding under she pretense of benevo-
lenoc. this treating tho freedmen as
moral infants and imbcciies who need
guardian, comes to an end. and one
inst law prevails for black aud white
alike"
Ex Preside ut j Johnson has been over
whelned With teIegrams from all SEQ.
tions OF the Uuion, oongratulating him
on his eleesion to the Ssnnte from Ten
nessee.
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The SHERIDAN, MACK G. DAY TnoupE.
The second and last entertainment of
this highly gifted troupe Of artists, in
the new Opera House, last night. was
perfect ovation-the house was
thronged. "The two Artists" afforded
considerable amusement. The Stuart
Sisters are unsurpassed in song and
dance. "A Little Filtration" resulted
disastrously, and gave some of our
youngsters a salutary lesson. Gri.
maldi Adams is O wonder-his spade
dance was difficult and amusing. She.
.:dan and Mack, in their lightning
changes. were bewildering. The
"Statue Blanche" closed one OF the
most pleasing and diversified enter.
tainmeuts We have witnessed in many
day. Minter's orchestra and brass
band is entitled to favorable mention
the music is superb. It is earnestly
hoped that the ''grand combination"
will take Columbia in their next "grand
round" az they are sure to be we'll pa.
tronized.
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his curls to threads Of gold.
He held uphis arms and laugh
ed for joy.
Heaven wants you!' the
angel whispered. : Earth has
no more sorrow--no further
misery. Come !"
And he foated away with
them, leaving the sleepers ly-
ing as if dead. The golden
light faded ont, the music died
away, and the old house was
again filled with the grim,
threatening shadows, which
sat around the sleepers and
touched their bloated faces
with their gaunt skeleton fin-
gers, and laughed horribly
when the drunkards groaned in
uneasy slumber.
When people came in the
shadows went out. The sleep
ers still slept their sodden
sleep and nofone minded them.
Men and women bent low over
the dead child, smoothed back
his curls and whispered:
Poor, dead boy |"
They knew not that he had
seen the angels, and that they
had borne him to heavens
gate.
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But Morton Lansmere looked

But Morton Lansmere looked
very grave.
.Do you know what it was that
made q gambler Of him 2 he ask
ed in a low, impressive tone.
"No. How should In
seThe eyes and the voice and
the siren smile of the girl who
first placed the deadly cards in
his hand; who compelled him
against his wishes and against the
better judgment to taste the CUP
of temptation J"
Lefty quailed, in spite of her
self. 8
"Doy you mean me - she asked,
II mean You y Mr.. Lansmere
answered. "Mark Thorne was as
pure and innocent as . girl wher
first he came to New York. i
was through your instrumentality
that he acquired the fatal taste fol
cards which has been his ruin
Now he has neither name, fame
nor fortune left. Cards have LEI
to gambling; gambling to still
lower forms of dissipation-ant
his lost soul, like the blood o
murdered Abel, crieth ont to Got
for vengeance" It was. the olt
story over again, "Am I my broth
ers keeper -
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Two Pictures.
BEFORE MARRIAGE.

4, Maggie, my beautiful darling,
Creep into my arms my sweet,
Let mefold you again to my bosom
a. close can hear your heart beat.
Wit! these little fingers been sewingf
ONES been pricked by the needle see!
rbese hands shall be kept from such labor
when once they are given to me.
An mine, little pet, will shield you
rrom trouble aud labor and care,
win robe you like some fairy princess.
And jewels shall CLEAN in your hair;
Those slippers you gave me are perfect,
Thstdreesing gown its to T. st
Wv darling, 1 wonder that heaven
Should give such a treasure to me-
Fseht-nine-ten -ten-eleven my precious,
Time flies 80 when / am with you.
II seems but moment I've been here,
And now, must cay it!-Adieu!
AFTER MARRIAGE.
on. Meg, you are heavy-I'm tired;
COST in the rocker, ] pray;
Your weight seems hundred and ninety,
When you plump down in that sort Of way
You had better be mending my coat sleeve
I've spoken about it before
And I want to finish tuis novel
And look over those bills from the store.
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HoARsENEss.-Beat up the
white of an egg; add to it the
juice of a lemon, and sweeten
with white sugar to the taste
Take a teaspoonfdl from time
to time.
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An exchange combats with
considerable vigor the argu-
ment that the city weeklies are
cheaper and better than the
country papers because they
give more columns Of reading
for the money. Do the city
papers, it asks, ever give you
any home newsa Never. Do
they ever say anything in re-
gard to your own countrya-
Nothing. Do they contain no
tees Of your schools, churches,
meetings, improvehe and
hundreds Of other local mat
ters Of interest, which your
paper publishes without pay.
Not an item. Do they ever say
. word calculated to draw at
tention to your county and its
numerous thriving towns, and
aid in their progress and enter
prisea Not a word. And yet
there are men who take such
contracted views Of the matter
that unless they are getting as
many squareinches Of reading
matter in their own paper they
are not getting the worth Of
their money. It reminds me
Of a person who took the larg-
est pair of boots in. the box,
because they cost the same -
a pair much smaller, that fitted
him. Exchange paper.
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know-and as he is a stranger
in the city, I thought it only
an act of Christian charity I'd

an act of Christian charity I'd
invite him to your company
tonight"
"But not charity to me,
papa," said Lettice, Struggling
her shoulders, ssThe young
men from the country are such
nuisances-they don't dance,
they don't sing, they never do
anything, but stand around
and get in everybody's way,
and look bored to death !"
81 dare say we shall contrive
some way of amusing him."
said Mr.. Greenville, composed
". "And now, my dear, I am
going to see whether iced wine
and lobster-salad are all right"
The Greenville drawings
rooms were already crowded
1
when Mark Thorne made his
appearance and to his unaccus-
toned eyes they seemed like a
glittering arcana Of brightness
and fascination. Flowers sent
up their sweet, subtitle odors
from every corner--lightsspark-
led-soft eyes shone, and sweet
voices filed the pauses of the
music.
IL told your so, papa," said
LEFTY, in a whisper, as she
tstole to her fathers side, and
directed his attention to-
ward Mark Thorue, standing
in the doorway, gazing around
him.
"Told;me what, Lettice ~
"He isn't enjoying himself .
bit. And that sort of vacant
} spiritless faee always casts {
damp upon the rest of the at;
fair. Peopl6 will go home ant
say what a bore the Greenvills
reception was. I will max,
him do something or other"
And with q bird-like grade
and quickness of movement
ILettie Greenville flew acros
the room to where her uncon
; scious guest still stood, wrap
in the beauty and novelty 0
l the scene that surrounded him
81 am afraid you find thi
all very dull, Mr.. Thorne.''
Marks face frightened a
he looked down into. Lettice'
t liquid eyes. agHJ5ei
"Dull! I assure you, Mis-
Greenville-''
. s.Yon needn't assure me any
!, thing at all, Mr.. Thorne,'' sal
r Lettice, as she put her plumI
|gloved hand through bis arm
"Miss Overton and Kate Lesli
are dying to find some one t
make ont a bazique table,"
u "Bazique! What is that 2
E said honest Mark, betrayin
q his ignorance at once.
d 1.-THE most fascinating gam
III you ever played !"
- "But I don't know it."
h mo matter for that; you wi
ls0on learn. Kate Leslie'ss
charming instructress !n
And Mark found himself le
into "a pretty little boudoil
sllsyan1 xtifh Sv~.,ln ..ll
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II 81 y h. 4 n :
BRONZE TURKEYs.-During
a discussion at a meeting of the
New York Farmers Club, Mr..
s. E. Todd stated that accord
ing to his experience with tur>
keys the bronze variety have
proved far more' profitable
than the white, or even the
black turkeys. By many poul>
try fanciers the bronze turkeys
are much more hardy when
young than the white turkeys.
They can also be reared at a
smaller loss of the young birds.
The laying hens are more pro-
life, better nurses, less liable
to run away from the home-
stead, and the gobblers are
usually heavier, and hence
more valuable to raise for the
market.
I p 4 -.
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Selected Story.
mY sRoTHER'R KEEPER. "

s.Fatal fatal: fatal ~
Old Godfrey Thorne lay on
bis dying bed, his yellow fea-
tures sharply outlined against
the pillows, his eyes glittering
like live coals-while close to
his side his nephew, Mark,
stood with awe-stricken face,
watching the tide of life go
out.
II might have been rich, but
I am poor-I might have been
honored, but am despised-
and it is all the curse Of gamb>
ling" he uttered. Promise
me, Mark-promise me in the
shadow of death, that you will
avoid the blight of all the
Thornes-that you will never
gamble. Promise me that you
will never touch a card -
And Mark Tborne promised.
! ~ young man from the
country! oh, papa, what
made you invite him r.
Lettice Greenville pouted
her full scarlet lips, as she
stood before the drawing-room
mirror that truthfully reflected
her rich tropical beauty. A
low brow with silky masses Of
purple-blaek hair looped away
from it level, black brows
and great dusky eyes where
aiQuid shadows slept beneath
lang ouhed lashes-~she, had
selected the best possible 9 foi
70 her face in . dress sfimaine'
colored silk. with 2 piquen'
little jacket of black velvet
edged. at the throat viii
swan's.down, and elapsed viii
. diamond, butterfly. ,asl.Ii...s,
my deaf. said Mr.. Green
vile, ,nemonstraitingly, che il
very weli : ccnhected-the
Thornes Of Thorne Hill, you
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clapping her hands, as Lettice'
tridmphantly conducted the
new recruit into the apartment.
But Mark recoiled at the
sight of the cards lying on the
little glided table.
"Cards !" he hesitated. 81
do not play cards ! I promise
ed. f f
"You promised me-" said
Lettice, with pretty imperoius>
ness, "and 1 certainly shall
grant you no dispensation from
the promise !"
Z II cannot play cards % he
persisted with a pallor and
gravity that made pretty Kate
open her turquOise-blue eyes
very wide.
''I'ts only bazique," said she.
"And / can teach you in five
minutes!'
'.Thanks-but / do not wish
to learn. l."
Lettice Greenville drew her
hand coolly from his arm.
eff you really persist in being
SO disobliging, Mr.. Thorne," she
said. 81 can only apologize for
my persistence, and assure you,
I shall ask no more favors for the
futurew
"Did you ask it as favor, Miss
Greenville -
s.Of course I did,"
Mark hesitated-he colored
white and red. The group OF
girls watched him with q curious
sort of fascination.
'I'1l wager q pair of gloves on
Lettice whispered Minnie Moore.
"And I'll bet on the young man
from the country retorted Kate
Leslie.
Mark neither heard nor contem
plated. their whispers. Lettict
Greenville did both. A willfn
sparkle came into her eyes. 1
was a matter of no importanc.
whatsoever, but she would con
qner. She was used to having
her own way, and this should b
no exception. la q
"To oblige me, Mr.. Thorne |!
she cooed, with one of her brillian
mesmeric glances, shining through
dark 'lasnes, q tangle Of tropi'
vines. 4H54 s
j And Mark could but accede.
! s'To oblige you, Miss Green
E ville,n he said" I can but try
Although, | dare say, my fai
instructresses will find me ver,
stupid"
''rve won my gloves y erie
Minnie, in q laughing s1aside,
sNumber six, two buttons, laver
der, stitched with white, remen
} Der, Kate"
ALI right, returned Kate Leslie
: in the same tone. "Only I SUI
posed the young man from th
!, country had more backbone
him. il
And Lestice Greenville, afte
thanking Mark with one Of he
Z sweet, bewildering smiles, wer
back to her other guests.
"Not that I cared whether b
played or not said she, ,''only
didn't want him to. stand ther,
) like st. Simon Stylities, lookin
as ifhe were bored within an inc
of his life at my party.n
! Is So the red autumn leaves raine
, down and the SHOWS fell, and tl
lspring violets blossomed ol
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What a Child Saw.
From the Detroit Ftee Press. !

4-s 4
From the Detroit Ktee Prossl
Yesterday morning some
people living on Macomb street
entered a house to find father
and mother beastly drunk on
the floor, and their child,a boy
four years old, deadin hiscra-
die. The parents looked like
beasts child wore the
sweetest, tenderest smile on its
white face that any Of them
ever saw. It had been ailing
for days, and its brief life had
been full Of bitter woe, but
yet the women. cried as they
bent over the old cradle and
kissed its cold cheeks and felt
of its icy hands.
Father and mother lay down
at dark the evening before, and
people passing by heard the
child crying and wailing. It
was too weak to crawl out Of
the cradle, and its voice was
not strong enough to break the
chains Of drunken stupor.-
When the sun went down and
the evening shadows danced
across the floor and seemed to
grasp at him the boy grew
afraid and cried out. The
shadows came faster, and as
they raced around the room
ana scowled darkly at the lone
child he nestly down and drew
the ragged blanket over his
head to keep the reyengeful
shadows from seizing him.
He must have thought his par
ents dead, and how still the
house seemed to him. !
"It's dark, mother-it't
dark!'' the neighbors heard
him vail; but no no one wen1
in to comfort him and TO drive
the shadows away. The nigh
grew older-the feet Of pedes
trians ceased to echo, and th,
heavy breathing Of the drunk
ards made the child trembl,
and draw the cover still closer
His little bare feet were curlei
up, and he shuthis eyes tight
,lly to keep from seeing th'
black darkness. 4
By and BY the ragged blank
ct was gently pulled away,ant
the child opened his eyes AM
: saw a great light in the room
Is it morning3'' he whis
! pered, but the drunkards o.
] the floor slept on.
Il Sweet, tender music came t
the child's ears. and the hgh
had driven every shade,
away. He wasno longer afraid
: The aches and pains he ha'
suffered for days past wen
away all at once.
!" Mother! Mother! hea
the music !" he cried, and fror
out Of the soft, white ligh
: came an angel.
I am thy mother!" sh
softly said.
He was not afraid. He ha
never seen seen her before, bu
she looked so good and beaut
! fnl that he held up his waste
i hands and said:
81 viii 60 with you"
4 The music grew yet softe
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MEANNEss AND ECONONY.-
Let no young man ever permit
it to enter his mind that econ.
omy is meanness, OF that tits
to be despised. It is he who
saves can afford to give; and
nothing IL mean which is hon
est, and which goes to estab.
lish ones Independence.
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/ Paris has 1890 Duvals in its
city directory. That isn't
enough, and they are trying to
make an leven 5000. They
want to raise the Duval some
more. isssn 15ila.fts adi
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Fools are necessary to show
wise men by contrast; but it
appears in fact that the supply
of fools is greater than the de-
Fmand.
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= -
PUDDING TnfE Is PRECI0Us.
Mamma 'sDo yon like this
pudd ding, Frankey Z" No An.
sWer). "You should say, Ayes,
mamma, dear" Little Frank
|sy, lvho is three years and .
half old & But you told me
yes day ! should ldn't talk when
eating; sides dis is too good to
lose tune over
Be calm in arguing; for fierce.
ness makes error q fault and
truth = discourtes Herbert.
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Unless the mouth is frequent
ly and carefully cleansed. it
becomes infested with vegeta~
BILE and animal parasites.
These cause decay of the teeth.
Soap is the best material for
neutrallzing the acid. Per-
cipitated chalk mixed with SOAP
assist the cleansing action.
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"
An exchange says that the
new style of candy, called jaw
breaker, is meeting with flatter-
ing success. being all that is
claimed. It pulled a tooth
from one little girl, and broke
. tooth for another, in the past
week. One citizen who has
been married eight years, and
supports bis wife's folks, bought
five dollars worth Of it on Sat
urday night.