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The Bible and the Rifle.

Mr.. Spurgeon lately remarked in q
sermon at his Tabernacle:
"Now here comes another Christian
ity which has lately displayed itself to
many heathen nations. Tt comes with
Bible in its knapsack and the rifle in
its hand. Is not this a fine combina-
ton for conversion? Jesus comes be-
fore the Zulu riding upon a Gatling
gun. Of course these poor heathen
know nothing about our political COM
binations, but they suppose that Chris
tians are invading their land-will
they, therefore, love Christ? Mission
aries, here is difficulty for you to ex-
plain how will you deal with it? You
come from Christian nation-a ma
ton which salutes the savages in
Christ's name with shot and shell
Will they receive Christianity coming
in such guise? If they do not, small
blame can we pour upon them they
will be only acting according to the
light of reason and common sense. If
there shall ever come a Christianity
which suffereth long and is kind !;
which doeth no evil, but seeketh good
to its neighbor, which teacheth love to
God and love to man, which seeketh
not its own but lays itself out for others
then do not say that an ungodly peo-
pie will be enamored of it if left to it.
self, but do believe that the Spirit of
God will 60 forth with it, and will con-
vince men of sin, and of righteous
ness, and of judgment, and then shall
the scattered family of Adam accept
the one true faith, and enter into
league of amity with each other, and
there shall be glory to God in the high
est, on earth peace, goodwill toward
men.
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protest against extravaganza and dis
play, to appeal for honor to the LORDS
Day, or to propose fair terms between
Christianity and the scientific temper
of the times? No; none of these topics,
but the following: "Ought the Gen
eral Thanksgiving in Morning and
EveningPrayer to be said by the Mini
ster alone, or by the Minister and Peo-
pie together?"-O Temporal! @ maores
SOUND ADv1CE.-Mr. Spurgeon in
the .S,uord and TropeI gives this very
important advice to preachers. LET
us go over the foundation truths again
and again. The simplest doctrines
would be great novelties in some pull
pits T could mention. A king once
asked courtier what made a certain
French preacher so famous. "Your
majesty said the nobleman. The
breaches the Gospel, and that is the
scarcest thing in France How true
of many English pulpits to-day! 90
over the elementary truths with your
people. Make them know the first
principles ofthe faith. twill notWeary
your hearers, it will bless them, and
many ofthem will be delighted. Repeat
the fundamentals, too; often, if you can.
In the days ofthe old.fashioned farming
they dropped three beans into hole.
And why? One was for the worm,
another for the crow, and number three
perchance would grow. Let US be
liberal with the seed, for the evil
powers are liberal with worms, and
crows, and thorns. Let others go
forth to shine; you are sewers, and
must "go forth to SOW" Repeat your
self if necessary; Paul said, ITO write
the same things to you to me indeed is
ton greivous, but for you it is safe."
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What Others Say.
Southwestern Methodist.

LET THEM STRIKE.-"A woman
over twenty-five years of age and more
than five years a member of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church" $50 she
signs herself) writes to one of the pa
pers:
"Dear Sisters: Pending:the crisis"-
the action of the church in admitting
women to the General Conference
cit behooves US to pause in our work
of festivals, socia6les, and other severe
labors we have been doing for the
financial prosperity of the church we
have loved so well, and find out where
we are and what our priesthood is try
ing to do with US. Sisters, the time
to resist an evil is in its incipiency.
I do not advocate q withdrawal from
the church, but I do advise q conserve
of much of the strength and means
you have hitherto put into church
work until we are admitted into equal
Government in the institution where
we have carried more than half the
burdens"
That looks very much like advising
the sisters to strike. Well, if it is only
from fairs and festivals they call off,
the church can probably stand it; at
least we would be willing to see the
trial made. Though we think festi-
val in good place sometimes, it is at
least safe to say we are likely to have
too much rather than too little of that
sort of work. We think the sisters
who attend the prayer meeting will
continue to attend; not so much to
help the church along, as for the help
in their spiritual struggles which they
derive from the church.
But these who think rather of the
service they render the church, and
that they are running it with their fes-
tivals, may try the effect of a strike.
We don't care if they do.
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Accidents...How to Avoid them.

l. Always look in the direction in
which you are moving.
2. Never put your head or arms out
Of vehicle when it is in motion.
8. Never leave car or other public
vehicle when it is in motion.
4. If a horse runs away with you,
remain in the vehicle rather than risk
the danger of jumping from it.
S. In thunder storms keep away
from trees, metallic substances, doors
and windows. The lower part of a
house is the safer.
6. Never play with firearms. AL
ways keep them beyond the reach of
children.
7. Avoid charcoal fumes they are
deadly when confined in a close
room.
8. Illuminating gas-be sure to turn
it off. Never blow it out.
9. When gas can be smelt in an
apartment, always air the room we'll
before striking match or bringing a
light.
10. When very cold, move quick
ly. If any part of the body is frozen,
rub it with snow, and keep from the
fire.
H.. Change wet clothing as soon as
possible.
II. Carefully avoid exposure in ma
larial districts at night.
13. If necessary to 60 into an old
vault or well, first introduce a burning
candle. # the light burns low and
finally goes out, carbonic acid gas is
present, and the place is unsafe to en-
ter. Unslacked lime will absorb the
gas and purify the air.
IA. Avoid walking on railroad
tracks and icy sidewalks.
Is. When awake. very young chill
dren should never be left alone.
16. Do not 60 near dangerous ma
chinery with loose hair or flowing gar
ments,
II. Never touch gunpowder after
dark.
Is. Never fondle strange dog.
19. Never light fire with kero-
sene.
20. Fill aud trim your lamps in the
daytime. Never trim or fill a lighted
lamp.
81. Keep matches in a close tin
box.
%. Have your horses rough. shod
as soon as the gronnd freezes.
%. When feeling dizzy or seasick,
lie down.
"a. Do not close the damper of
your stove too early. Better waste
coal than run the risk of suffocation
by gas:
25. When climbing ladder, look,
up and not nown.
26. In railroad travelling take the
center of the car and the middle car
of the train for safety.
81. Eat only pure food, drink only
pure liquids, think only pure
houghts, and keep you blood pure.
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White Brothers

Have given more attention this season than
ever before to ready made clothing. Th1s
part of their business has grown steadlly dur
Ing the last five years, and the liberal patron
in Carving a stock of ready-made clothing
the superior of which cannot be found in any
town in the State Of the size of Abbeville.
They make speciality of fine clothing; ANY
fine oyercoat cannot fail to be pleased II they
will call and examine the elegant assortment
of clothing now offered for sale by White
Brothers.
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For the Ladies.

Ladies, when shopping in Abbeyille, might
find 1t TO their interest to call at the store Q,
White Brothers and examine their large and
attractive stock OF dress goods, ranging In
price from 10 cents to 81 90 per yard.
Special attention is called to dress goods OF
were never SO cheap as they are this season.
White Brother carry also large line OF Ia:
dies cloaks, consisting of Newmarkets, short
wraps and jackets.
A good assortment Of ladies gossamers, and
O. stock of ladies shoes that cannot be surpass-
ed. Also, ladies rubber overshoes which are
very cheap.
Call and be suited, and while buying dress
goods. and other articles OF wearing apparel,
remember to look at carpets and rugs, crock.
cry and fancy china.
Buy your red blankets too, from
' WHITE BROTHERS.
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A Medical View Of The Value of.
Fasting.

1t requires, in our time of self-indul-
gence, some struggle to make a trial OF
fasting, but every one who does so will
soon be convinced that it has a very
salutary influence upon health and
working power, and not by any means
only in those who indulge in luxuri-
Gus meals, but in every one down to
handicraftsman and peasant.
Where fasting is a religious ordi-
nance, there is a weekly fasting-day ap-
pointed, besides yearly fasting sea-
son. Both are useful from hygienic
point of view.
During the fasting-time the body has
to get rid of the coarse or fine sedi-
ments of the daily food. This alone
is kind of recreation, and the other
recreative element is that it disturbs
the condition of unvarying weight !;
this latter generally produces a lower
ing ofthe energy of life, while its dis
turbance revives it.
BY fasting any one may raise his re-
duced working powers. In short, Iad-
wise every one either to fast regularly,
if only to the extent of going without
dinner one day in the week, or to fast
day the moment he realizes certain
diminution of enjoyment of life and
labor.
Especially may fasting be recon-
mended as preparation for greater
mental activity. say this from per-
sonal experience; During my lectur-
ing tour have followed the rule, for
for years, of keeping one fast.day be-
forehand, and on the lecturing day to
take nothing besides breakfast before
the lecture, except something to drink;
and every lecturing tour corresponds,
with me, to a fasting season, though
not of an absolutely correct kind. And
ascribe it to this system that, in spite
of all I wear and tear involved, retain
bodily and mental freshness.
It would be the very best thing if
once more general usage sanctioned
the keeping of weekly fast-day, and
wherever this custom yet obtains all
that is possible ought to be done not to
let it fall into desuetude. consider the
weekly fast-day hygienically as much
a necessity as the weekly day of
rest!
This view of fasting is translated
from the German of DR.. Gustav Jae-
ger article on Fasting in the Sphinx" !"
DR.. Jaeger is the inventor of the sani-
tary system. so-called, and has long
been a professor at Stuttgart. Many
of his views are peculiar, and do not
carry our judgement. Like all special
theorists, he goes to an extreme, and
seems to imagine that his ideas are
competent to regulate the entire sys-
tenn of things.
This article of fasting, however, is
in harmony with our experience, and,
as we think, with reason. 1t seems a
queer notion that breaking up the con-
dition of unvarying weight is a bene-
fit. With that exception, and the eau
ton not to apply fasting too frequently
or carelessly, or when the system is
plainly far below its tone, this article
will be of great value.
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Attention, HOrsemen !

We have the largest stock Of saddles ever
offered in this town and at prices that will
take your eye as quickly as will the saddles.
keep up full stock. Our "Iron-cantle Tree
is something new, handsome and durable.
We can show the best line Of Kentucky
Spring Seat" saddles to be found In the up
country from $1,000 up. Saddles for all-all
prices and every kind. Give me O call and Sc
cure n good comfortable saddle at living
price. W. Joel Smith & Son.
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Don't forget to look at those scarlet under
shirts for rs cts at the Racket Store.
Ladies' in search Of dress goods, would dc
well to examine those all wool double-iolo
dress goods at White Brothers. They are very
desirable and very cheap. They range in price
from 25cts to 75ts per yard.
Torchen laces and Hamburg trimmings In
great variety of patterns at White Brothers.
These goods are very beautiful and very
cheap.
The prints, satteens and ginghams at White
Brothers cannot be excelled. Look at those
wide and heavy prints at cents which are
usually sold for ten cents per yard.
White Brothers are better equipped this
season for supplying the men OF Abbeyille
County with choice ready made clothing than
clothing is unrivalled, and any one wishing
to buy fine suit or an elegant oVercoat 1s
sure to be pleased. Try 1t.
White Brothers have a large assortment OF
low and medium priced dress goods.
Sow wheat and raise your own flour. Smith
& Son can furnish you with choice seed wheat.
Cheap bagging at Smith & Sons. 10c. per
yard and two pound weight.
Get fine seed wheat from Smith & Son and
protect yourself from high -four by raising
your own wheat
Fruit cake season" has rolled around once
more, and we are prepared for It. House.
keepers will take note that we have just open
currants, citron, &c. W.Joel Smith q Son.
Brazil nuts, almonds, pecans, English wal
nuts, fresh and good at Smith & Sons.
Walking jackets in jersey cloth with and
without the braid. Very cheap. w. E. Bell.
Children's wraps from years to 10 years at
all prices. w. E. Bell.
Misses winter wraps from 70 years to 16
years. W. E. Bell.
Ladies short wraps. offer special bargains
in winter wraps. Several styles in short
wraps at very low price. Call and buy your
wrap at the reduction. w. E. Bell.
Blankets and fannels are very cheap this
Fall. You will find an unusually large stock
of them OF the store of White Brothers.
White Brothers carry the largest stock Of
jeans, kerseys and cassimers to be found In the
county.
The most comfortable and durable style Of
gents shoes this season Is the Waukenphast.
A full stock Of them can be found at White
Brothers.
We are offering special bargains In ladies
kid gloves. Coored and black kids at 81 worth
81. so; colorcd and black kids at 75c. worth 81.
Call and secure bargain at once. Smith &
Son.
A splendid line Of table and pocket cutlery,
plated ware. razors, shears. &c, always to be
found at Smiths.
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ness of all, both prince and peasant,
ruler and ruled, until peace and good
will should spread over the whole
earth as the waters are spread over the
sea.
VIOLA, LINN Co., Iowa.
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For Sale at a Bargain.

A VERY DESIRABLE RESIDENCE IN
IA the town Of Abbeville. House contains
eight rooms besides kitchen. All In thorough
repair. Lot contains nearly one acre, with
spot. Also, good outhouses stable. barn and
the best we'll in town. Terms-One.fourth
cash, balance in one, two and three years.
Deferred payments bearing only per cent
interest. Apply to
w. N. GRAYDON.
Oct. 81, 1888, If
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Cotton Seed II cts. a Bushel

r AM NOW PAYING THE ABOVE PRICE
i for Seed. Persons intending 10 sell their
Seed may find it to their interest TO bring
their cotton to town. will gin all brought
TO me as promptly as possible.
Oct. II, 1888, II T. w. MCMILLAN.
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A dress goods cheap at Haddon's.
Full stock dress goods at Haddon's.
pl. ol- d-onn al lIrn q Hnddnn,s

A dress gOOds cneRp aI dauuon ..
Full stock dress goods at Haddon's.
Black dress silks at Haddon's.
Fine silk finish Henriettas at Haddons.
Go to r. NJ. Haddon & Co. for bargains.
Go to r. M. Haddon & Co. for new millinery
Go to r. NJ. Haddon & Co. for infants shoes
Elegant line millinery at Haddon's.
Seal plush wraps at Haddon's.
100 jackets all wool at Haddon's.
Ladies' New Markets at Haddon's.
Infants cloaks at Haddon's.
Seal plush Modjeska's at Haddons.
Misses jackets at Haddon's.
Misses New Markets at Haddon's.
All the latest styles millinery at Haddons.
Jersey Jackets 45c. up at Haddon's.
Misses jerseys at Haddons.
Fosterhook lacing kid gloves at Haddons.
Geo. H. Zeigler's fine shoes at Haddon's.
Ladies opera slippers, all numbers, at Had
don's.
Ladies fine California" wool ribbed vests at
Haddon's.
Infants ribbed vests at Haddon's.
Infants cloaks at Haddon's.
The "P. Cox" fine shoes at Haddon's.
Toboggans at Haddon's.
A full stock millinery at Haddon's.
IS pieces neck ruffling at Haddon's.
Undressed kids at Haddon's.
"Adonis" kids, best button glove, at Had
don's.
100 dozen handkerchief at Haddon's.
Beautiful woolen dress goods only 10 cents at
Haddon's.
40.ipch Henriettas at Haddon's.
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Mahogany furn iture should be wash
ed with warm water and soap. Anap
plication of beeswax and sweet oil up
on a soft cloth and polished with
chamois, gives rich finish.
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Ready.nade Clothing.

We have q big stock Of mems, youths and
bows ready-made clothing, that are Offering
at prices to suit the times
x superb line Of overcoats, good selection
of cut-away and Sack cork-screW worsted
suits.
A splendid lot OF colored cashmere suits.
Extra pants, coiored and black. Also, rub
ber clothing, for bad weather.
You will do we'll 10 give US call when in
need Of clothing OF any kind, Smith d Son
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+Daily. tDsily except Sunday.
Main Line trains Nos. 81 and IS daily between Co.
lumbis and Alston. Daily except Sunday between
Alston and Greenville.
D. CARDWELL, Div. Pass. Agt., Columbia, 8. G..
JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agt.
SOL. HAAS, Traffic Manager.
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PEACE IS ECONOMY.

Such system as here delineated
could but be attended with expense,
but when we consider the enormous
treasures sunk in the present system,
1t would be but insignificant, while
the accruing benefits would be incal-
culable.
Hundreds of thousands of men now
maintained in useless inactivity, re
stored to the producing and manufac-
turing energies of the world would de-
velop degree of financial prosperity
hitherto unknown, while the demor-
aliaing influences of camp-life being
removed q far higher degree of moral
sensibility would soon spread over the
masses of the people and under the
influence of greater educational facil-
tiles, superstition and ignorance
would yield to refinement and intelli-
gence. The legitimate revenues of the
nations being increased while their
expenses would be reduced, taxation
would be lessened and the financial
burden of government would fall so
lightly upon the shoulders of the peo-
pie, their love for their country and
its institutions would be increased.
Crime would be diminished. The
occasion for nihilism and anarchy be-
ing thus removed the assassination of
mobiles and rulers would become less
frequent and government would stand
upon surer foundation than it can
under the present intolerable system
even the loving hearts of it's sub
jects.
But why attempt to illustrate or ex-
plain self-evident truth? The re-
sulting improvement in the condition
of the civilized world under this
change is as evident as an axiom in
mathematics. While it is equally ev-
ident that the blessings of the Supreme
Ruler and Father of all nations would
rest upon it, conducting to the happi-
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1888.

Male citizens between twenty-one and
fifty years Of age are liable to Poll tax.
Tax payers in Ninety-Six and Cokes-
bury townships are notified that the tax
to pay the interes, cn tac Bonds In aid Of
the Atlantic, Greenville and Western
Railway, amounting to mills in Ninety
Six and 81 mills in Cokesbury township
will be collected at the same time as the
State and County taxes, and will be sub
ject to the same penalties in case Of nom
payment.
In order to further the collection Of the
taxes have arranged the following
schedule Of appointments (subject to
changes in Railroad schedules) and re-
quest the tax payers to take due notice
thereof as the Office at the Court House
will necessarily be closed on those days:
Verdery, Tuesday, November 9th.
Bradley, Wednesday, November 7th.
Troy, Thursday, November 9Th.
Mccormick, Friday, November 9th. q
Bordeaux, Saturday, November 10th.
Wellington, Monday morning, Novem-
ber 18th. 4
'Lowndesville, Monday afternoon; No
yember 18th, and Tuesday, November
18th. III
Latimer, Wednesday, November 14th.
Hester, Thursday, November 18th. $:
Mt. Carmel, Friday, November 10th
until o'clock, p, M. 14e
Abbeville Court House, Saturday, No 4
vember 18th.
Ninety-six, Monday, November 10th !
after arrival Of down train and until up
train next day.
Greenwood, Tuesday afternoon, No
vember 10th and Wednesday morning
November 21st.
Coronaca, Wednesday afternoon, No
vember 2lst. E5
Hodges, Thursday, November 22nd un-
til o'clock p. m. 81
Donalds, Friday, November 23rd.
Due West, Saturday, November Mth.
The remainder Of the time will be In !
the Office at the Court House.
ALI information as to taxes will be /,
cheerfully given by mail or otherwise.
J. W. PERRIN. 3
County Treasurer.
Sept. %, 1883, sn
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THESE WORKS WERE ESTABLISHED in
1s47 by Messrs Geo. Sinclair and James An
derson and purchased by me In the year 1856, and
from that time till now carried successfully BY
myself. My friends and customers will bear witness
of the large and stupendous Jobs executed by me- It
was at my works where the largest and almost only
job Of its class ever executed In this city was done
viz: the making Of the pipes for the City Water
Works In the year 1888. "
Ny stock Of patterns for ARCHITECTURAL
WORK, COLUMNS for Store fronts, Is large and
various and in RAILINGs for Balconies, Gardens,
and Cemeteries have thelargest variety and most
modern patterns; many Of these ore patented and l
have purchased the right for this State.
In the machine line can furnish my patrons with
STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS Of any size and
description, My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have
carried of the prize every State Fair held in this
city and in their construction have taken pains to
combine simplicity with the most useful modern i'm
and may fatter myselfthat my CIRCU-
LAR SAW MILLS find favor with every sawyer who
understands his business.
The many orders am steadily receiving for sU-
GAR CANE MILLS prove that the public appreciate
the mills Of my make, and so It is with my GEAR.
ING for HORSE POWERS. GIN WHEELS, IRIST
MILLS and other MACHINERY.
/ have the manufacturing rights Of many PAT
ENTs such as castings for COTTON AND HAY
PRESSES, HAWLEY CORN sHELLER and three
or four FEED CUTTERS and other impIements :,
! will be pleased to send my circulars to any sppli.
can't together with price list estimate My prices
are moderate and assure the public that they are
lower than those Of Northern manuacturers and
that my work will compare favoraby with that OF
other maker. Address
John Alexander,
CoNaAKEE IRON WORKS. Columbia, s. C.
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Scatter sassafras bark among dried
luit to keep it from becoming wormy
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TAX NOTICE !!

LIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT
to raise supplies for the fiscal year COM
menclng November 1st, 1887, notice is
hereby given that the Treasurer's Office
of Abbeville county will be open for the |
collection of taxes