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What q Lie Cost.

One of Cromwell's daughter
Frances suitors was the Rev. Jeremi-
ah White, her fathers chaplain, says
the Youths Companion. Cromwell
did not favor the suit. Hearing one
day that the chaplain was alone with
Frances, be rushed angrily into the
room, where he discovered the chap
lain on his knees with Frances hand
against his lips. -
"What is the meaning Of this pic
ture ?" he asked. -
"May it please your honor" replied
the chaplain, II have a long time
courted that young gentlewoman
there, my lady's woman, and cannot
prevail. I was, therefore, humbly
praying her ladyship to intercede for
me-"
Cromwell we'll knew that the man
was lying, but being very willing to
take the lie for the truth, he turned to
the maid, saying: e.
"What is the meaning of this, huz-
zy? Why refuse the honor Mr.. White
would do you? He is my friend, and
I expect you to treat him as such.
The girl, willing to make the most
of her opportunity, replied with q
courtesy and blush: .
"If Mr.. White intends me that hon.
or, shall not he against him."
''Sayest thou so, lass ?" cried Crom-
we'll. "Call Goodwin. The business
shall be done before I leave the room."
Goodwin, clergyman, promptly re-
sponded, the two were married then
and there, and Cromwell gave the
bride dowry of s5OO. The result or
the chaplain's lie was more than fifty
years of welded unhappiness.
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A Story for Husbands.

A farmer asked of the visitors in q
store about making a loan of $500. 1t
seems that the man had worked hard
all his days, had bought and paid for
81, 200 farm, had taken wife, furnish
ed house, and now, envious of some
of his neighbors, wanted to build a
$500 barn. To do this he proposed to
borrow the cash, giving mortgage on
his farm. Said the store man, after
the story was told: Your farm is
clear now ?" "Yes, SIR" "You love
your wife? ?" ayes, sir.n "Well,"
said the merchant, "this is what you
should do. Go home and earn the $500
first, and then build your barn. If
you borrow now, you will think each
night as you lie on your bed that you
are in debt. You will fret and worry
your wife will do the same; sickness
and accidents may come, or q poor
crop be your portion; there will be a
$500 skeleton in your house, and, ten
to one, you don't fret and grow pee
wish and have row with your wife.
Don't 20 into the mortgage business
Don't 20 into debt! Live within your
income, be industrious, and when you
do build your barn and own it, you'll
be as proud of it as an Englishman is
of his castle.n For a moment the
young farmer hesitated. On each side
were interested spectators, and all was
silent. Gradually the head lowered,
and the tear rolled down the cheek.
The man took pride in his occupation,
and wanted that barn. At last he
said: "Thank you, sir. TO tell the
truth my opyng g0ng Whan mortgsge as
the place. I'll take your advice and
90 home as [ came down, and she'll be
Glad to see me-" "There," said the
merchant, "that fellow came to q good !,
wise conclusion. I have seen lots Of
misery on account of this mortgage
business. He who gives one, often
gives peace, comfort and contentment
with it."
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The Wee Maids Answer.

I see her round, dimpled face, light
ed by pair of lucid brown eyes, the
sturdy little figure standing erect, the
plump hands loosely clasped. With
perfect self-forgetfulness, and in q
clear, thrilling, childish voice, she
stands in the great parlor before an au-
dience of summer boarders and recites
q tenderly pathetic, poem. It tells q
little incident of childish life 30 vivid
ly that those who hear are moved. A
few days later, in the long, sweet Sab
bath dusk a lady called the dear child to
her side, saying: Darling, would you
mind going to that quiet corner Of the
porch where nobody else can hear US,
and just saying that little poem again
80 that my husband may hear 1t ?" RI. .
The child hesitated, blushed shyly,
then said: "If you please, I would
rather notW '''..' d..
"Very we'll. then" replied the lady,
1--WE do not want you to do 1t unless
you are quite willing" '''. .. -
A soft wave or color crept over the
little face. She evidently did not wish
to leave a mistaken impression. II
will recite it Tomorrow" she said
bravely. II think it wouldn't be
quite right to do so tonight" = s..":...'
There was really in the recitation
nothing inappropriate for the holy
time, but the dear child had been ear
1y trained with care, and her con-
science was sensitive. -. -f
II would not have you do the least
thing which you did not think entire
ly right for the whole world" said the
lady, who respected the child's moral
courage. AS the little darling went to
her room, the witnesses to the scene
thought of her very tenderly, and
were convinced that her mother was
no ordinary woman. '.'-.'
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AntidOtes for Poison.

"More than two-thirds of the deaths
from poison could be avoided if men
and women would only acquaint them
selves with the simple remedies al.
ways at hand in every we'll regulated
household"
The speaker was house surgeon at
a city hospital. II see the names of
six persons on this record of mine
whom I know might have been saved
had Their friends or the police known
what to do" he continued. "All six
died because too much time was lost
in notifying the police, calling all am
bulance, and in getting the sufferer to
the hospital. Paris green, rough on
rats, and laudanum seem to be the ia
vorite poisons for suicide. For each of
these poisons All antidote can be found
in almost every household. The chief
points in cases of poisoning are to en-
courage vomiting, and thus get rid of
the substance: to counteracs the poi
sons by antidotes and to check death
by the use of stimulants and artificial
respiration.
Trough on rats is simply arsenic.
Hardly a day passes but some one sui
cides by its uses. If on discovering
that this poison has been taken the
sufferer is given one or two raw eggs,
and the eggs are followed up with
large draughts of tepid water into
which q tablespoonful of salt or mus
tard has been thrown, the stomach
will usually throw the poison off.
These, supplemented by dose of cas-
70 oil nj h.
action of the poison, will usually save
the life of the patient. The same treat
ment is the one to be followed when
Paris green, opium, morphine, pare
goric or laudanum is the poison used.
When opium, morphine, paregoric or
laudanum is swallowed, it is well to
give cup of strong black coffee after
the emetic, to apply cold water to the
head and neck, and to prevent sleep.
These poisons represent the majority of
those taken by accident, or by persons
intent on suicide. When tartar emetic
is taken, after encouraging vomiting,
it is we'll to give milk and strong tea to
drink. When poisons like mineral
acids are used-suoh as aqua fortis and
oil of vitriol--after an emetic solutions
VI souet, "dS uesla, duu eSeu VI plaSeel
scraped from the walls can be used
with good effect. Oxalic and carbolic
acid calls for the same treatment after
using q little flour and water, the white
of an egg, or castor oil In order to pro-
tect the gullet and walls of the stom-
ach. When poison like caustic pot
ash, soda or lime is used, administer
vinegar, lemon or orange juice in wa
ter, emetics and oil. If phosphorus is
taken, like the ends of matches, for in
stance, keep up the vomiting and ad-
minister big doses of magnesia in wa
ter. Oils in such cases must not be
used. For corrosive sublimate admin
lister the white of an egg, -four and wa
ter, or milk and then the emetic. In
poisoning from chloroform or illumi-
mating gas, let the patient have fresh
air, loosen the clothing and dash cold
water about the face and neck.
"All Of these antidotes are, as rule,
always at hand, and if used will al
most every time save the life of the
patient and greatly facilitate the work
of the physician when the case comes
under his care"
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Extracts from Christian Neighbor

Religion, Christianity, elevates.
Christ stoops to the sinner, not to
give him any countenance in his sin,
but to raise him from the degrading
bondage of disobedience to the freedom
of children of obedience. Christ does
not conform Himself or his laws to
the pleasure of men but conforms them
to His own image. Too often teachers,
preachers, seem to fear to place Gods
requirements where they should rank,
high, very high, above fallen man.
They seem to fear some 'weak saints"
will be discouraged" if made to feel
how much God demands of them;
they lower the standard Of Christian
life lest, as they say, they should break
the bruised reed or quench the smok-
ing flax But if hewho essays to be
Christian is in earnest there need be
no apprehension that an elevated
standard will intimidate him or cause
him to falter in his purpose. 1t is as
with child whose parent while gen.
tie and loving requires instant and un-
questioning obedience, no love is
wanting, but, in addition to deepest
love, there is also profound rever-
ence. Therefore, those who are public
teachers of morals and religion should
not fail to hold before all people, the
most degraded sinners, the very highest
modelo of Christian virtue, q perfect life.
If he, who strives fails to attain, better
that than low model easily copied, for
requirements readily met are as read
lily despised. They are always of low
attainments in Christian experience
who have very moderate possibilities
held out before them. The eye which
is opened by conviction to behold the
depravity of self is opened also to see
the purity of Him who would wash
the sinner whittier than snow, and
while the "King in all his beauty" is
not revealed, yet enough is known of
Him for the sinner to realize Christs
infinite perfection. TO feel all this, to
know it, is not to receive discourage
ment, but to learn that our God is a.
very God, a God that requires strict
conformity with his perfect law of
love.
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Some weary mothers will appreciate
the following hints by Clarissa Potter
in Good Housekeeping: lone OF our
little girls has been troubled with ear
ache since her babyhood. No sores
have ever gathered, but q cold or eX-
posure to O strong wind is certain to
cause her acute suffering with ear,ache:
After trying nearly everything that l
have seen recommended, 1 have set
tied on this application as giving sur,
est and quickest relief. 1t Is a flannel
bag stuffed with hops and wrung from
hot vinegar. 1 lay the bag over the
child's ear as hot as she can bear it,
cover the whole side of the face with
dry flannel, and change the hop bag
as often as it becomes cool. The warm
steam filling the child's ear soon re-
lieves the pain. :
"Stuffing the ear with the heart OF
q roasted onion tricklings of fmolasses.
wads of peppered cotton, or Jumps OF
mutton tallow, has never yet, IN my
experience, eased ear-ache; and SUCH
irritating messes crowded or poured
into the delicate labyrinth of the ear
do much mischief"
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Twas told the richest thing about q
Minneapolis girl. A certain Swedish
baron of fine family and education
came to this country, and-the ola
story-found himself obliged to obtain
any situation to keep himself from ab-
soiute want, so he entered the cloth
ing store of Mr.. as a clerk.
Well, this young lady, hearing he was
a noble, must have his autograph, so
che came into the store one day and re-
auested que it, leaving her album: I.puz-
zzled him greatly. Why should she
Want his autograph, complete siran-
ger? Suddenly the truth struck MN,
and he wrote his name, and beneath:
"CIerk in Ms store" 49," said
he to me, "you should have seen her
face lengthen, and she said L didn't
want that; I wanted your name and
your title.' There 1t is,' I answered;
there's the name, and clerk at
Ms is the only title 1 wear In
this country.'
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The Daisy.
BY SARAH X. BOLTON.

God looked upon His work;
The sky Of perfect blue;
And the grasses green,
With the sun between,
When the world was fresh and new
And then the flowers were made;
But which among the fair,
Should In summers heat
BE bright and sweet,
And blossom everywhere?
The lily was too frail;
a storm would crush the rose;
And the Mayfiower sweet,
With It's tender feet,
Must linger in the SHOWS.
Then, in q case OF green,
The skIllful work began;
A cushion Of gold,
With care untold,
Wrought from celestial plan.
A thousand stitches set,
With floss dipped in the sun;
Then the snow-white rays,
TO speak His praise,
Were added one by one.
And when the flower was made,
God blest 1t as 1t grew;
And adown the years,
With their Joy and tears,
That blessing comes anew.
To daisy-covered fields,
White as the banks or Heaven,
Oh ! precious flower,
With your sanity dover,
To human creatures given.
We clasp you to our lips,
So full Of hope and cheer;
And we learn forever,
To doubt Him never
Who sends you year by year.
Bloom on, SO pure and brave;
Teach, with your silent power,
That. through drought and rain,
AS the seasons wane,
Life comes to perfect flower.
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A religion that does not make a man
honest and kindly, and fill his heart
with noble aims to help others, it is
not worth the having; it Is delusion,
and he is deceiving himself, if not try
ing to deceive others, and thus hypo-
crite.
find time to visit the sick and the
moor: and I must do it if believe the
Bible, if believe the marks whereby
the Shepherd of Israel will know ana
Judge bis sheep at the great day.
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We all ought to cultivate more of
that charity which thinks no evil.
Then The we will speak no evil. That is o
hannv disposition which sees the good
in our neighbor and magnifies it. He
who nossesses such disposition car
ries q blessing wherever he goes. A
real. genuine, hearty word of praise
doeth good like medicine.
The expedient of preserving q state
by the spirit of conquest is not to be
tolerated for a moment, when consider
ed on principles of universal justice.
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INV Lord! give me every day lit,
tie work to occupy my mind; little
suffering to sanetify my spirit; Illus
good to do to comfort my heart" was
once the prayer of devout soul: and
might we'll be the prayer of every de-
vout soul in the beginning of new
years work.
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The barn of DR.. J. F. Ensor, three
miles from this city, was burned some
time ago. We learn that large guam
tity of provender and a new carriage
were also lost at that time. We are
sincerely sorry this result of long la
Dor is consumed in night, and wish
the loss may be less.
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We are Sole Agents

T,oR THE "ELECTRIC" CUTLERY. Scis-
sors. Shears, Razors and Knives; abso-
Iutely the best goods ever offered to custo.
mers. II the ladies will give the Electric"
Shears and Scissors and the gentlemen the
"Electric" Razors trial they Will not nave
any thing else. Look out for our handsome
HElectricT show ease on the right, as you en-
ter our store. ,,,, .o~,
Ian s. 1887, TT
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Another Great Living Curiosity.

"What is your specially, my Iriend? ?"
inquired the visitor of dim muse
UNI freak. :,
mPhtnomenal intelligence"
"In what direction does it lie?" :,
"I'm the man who always shuts the
door
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Potware Potware !

five can't sell you Cook Stove come let US
sell you some old fashioned POTWARE.
OVENS and LIDS, EXTRA LIDS, WASH
POTS, TEA KETTLES.
On account Of space we cannot enumerate
all we do keep in store for you. But come
and see for you rselves and be convinced that
we carry the largest stock of STOVES, TIN,
CROCRERY, GLASS, CHINA and WOOD
ENWARE ever offered to the trade OF Able
Vile county.
We will furnish CHURCHES with LAMPS
and CHANDELIERS at small per cent.
above cost and carriage.
liable JEWELKY HOUSE in the United
states, and will take pleasure In ordering you
any thing in this line you want. Call and ex-
anime our illustrated catalogue.
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A general religious interest prevails
in Florence in connection with a meet
ing in the Methodist church un-
der the direction and labors of Broth
ers Pate, (pastor) Leitch and Marshall.
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A cablegram, February 10Th, an
nounces the safe arrival at Porte
Grande, st. Vincent, Cape Verde Is
lands, of the United States Ship Nip
nia
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The seventy-second anniversary OF
the Columbia Bible Society was marked
by the usual services. There was SER
mon in the First Presbyterian Church
by Rev. E. H. Wingard, pastor of st.
Paul's Lutheran Church.
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THE following Is the amount of money of
i the Public School Fund to be distributed
by the Boards Of Trustees OF the School Dis
It is expected and required that the School
Trustees will give each school Its share Of the
School Fund regardless OF the time Of the
ononinn of fba achn0l.
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Coffins at Mt. Carmel.

= w. SIGN has coffins at Mt. Carmel IN the
,b care Of w. r. POWELL. The: HEAHSE
will be sent from Abbeville when desired.
Jan. S, 1887. II
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LAND TAXES !

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
ABBEv1LLE c. H., S. c., Jan. l6, 1883.
In COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUC-
tions from the Comptroller General, and
in obedience to requirements of the Act
the following is published for the in
formation of the people.
A. W. JONES,
Auditor.
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25 Sets Harness

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Jan. "a, 1888, II
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-03-17
CAlUS JULIUS CESAR.
Anthony Froude's Estim,te of :,

james Anthony Froude's Estimate of the
Great Generals Character.
Inc spirit, which confined govern
ment to the simplest duties, while if
left opinion unfcttcrcd, wa especially
present in Julius Caesar. From cant
OF all kinds he was totally free. He
WAS a friend Of the people, but he in.
dulged in no enthusiasm for liberty
He never dilated on the beauties Of
virtue, or complimented. as Cicero did.
Il Providence in which he did not ho.
lieve, lie was too sincere to Stoon IN
unreality. He held to the fact, Of his
HE and to his own convictions, and rs he
found no reason for supposing that
lherc WAS Il life beyond the grave he
dld not pretend to expect it. He re-
spectcd the religion of the Roman
state rs an institution established ny
the laws. He encouraged or left mn.
molested the creeds and practices of
the u%ncounted Sects or tribes who were
gathered under the eagles. But his
writings contain nothing to indi.
cate that he had amy religious belief ot
ALI lie saw no evidence that the rods
practically interfcrcd in human affairs,
lie never pretended that Jupiter was
on his side, He thanked his soldiers
alter u victory, but he did not order
lie Der1ns to be sung for it; and in the
absence OF these conventionalisms he
perhaps showed more real reverence
than he could have displayed by the
frcest use OF the formulas of pietism.
lie fought his battles to establish
a tolerable degree of Justice in the
government of the world: and he
succeeded, though he was murdered for
doing it,
strange and startling resemblance
between the fate of the founder ri tba
Kingdom of the world, and the founder
OF the kingdom not of this world. for
which the first was II preparation.
Each was denounced for making him.
self king. Each was maligned AS the
friend of the publicans and sinners.
each was betrayed by those whom he
had loved and cared for; each was mt
to death; and Cesar also was believed
to have risen again and assembled into
heaven and become a divine being
James Amthony Froude.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-03-17
DINNER 3 ART.


" hiiailpfiltlt.
Every thing on n dinner table OUGHT
to be the best of its kind procurable-
lInen' plate, glass and all else. So
much time has to be spent at the table
that coarse and mntidy ornament is
worse than none. One gets very tired
OF sitting opposite u shabby flower, a
blt OF cheap vclvetccn, a crooked array
OF heterogeneous vases. Some modern
tables centercd with n fine piece of old
marquetry or embroidery, are very
pleasing, Some people, in ~reyol,
against old-fashioned precision, swathe
all the lamps and dishes with art-silk,
some cast meandcri muslin in more
N less awkward twists in and ont thc
dessert dishes-some scatter dry leaves
and red apples, These simple devices
may be pretty, as n pot or a fabric NAV
be picturesque, however cheap. But
1t Is not pretty because chcap, or dear
either, for the matter of that.
1t is less the materials used than ,be
way in which we use them which con.
stltutes a success, and it is not every
body who can so drape a table as TO
make 1t look "artistic" and not merely
untidy. 1t is q mistake to drive nm
idea to death, and | think the tide se,s
IN the direction of untidiness lust now.
Cheap lace drapes the lamp. cheon
silks every thing else. false art souirms
II attitudinizes in the electro eperones
even the silver is more massive Than
good, and a coarse table.clo,h ofton
underlles fine Worcester plates. Ali
this is AS it should not he. Better =
simple dish Of apples than a pretcn.
llous epergnc. Where art is admit.
ted 1t should be perfect of its kind
down to the table-eloth, and a definite
scheme should be carried out
Give u certain broidery, the TOYS and
ornamental dishes should obey ,bo
lines OF its design. Every detail de.
mahds a rdiSon Getre. The blank So.
nara OF table-cloth offers u fair field To
n good design, like a wall or a door. NJ
IN episcopal palace recently | saw
some very graceful ones. The table
was dressed with small pieces of fern
lald IN elaborate patterns and dotted ,t
Intervals with blossoms, every day
olierent color. This is not a very new
'dea' and it all depends on the neatne,.
ana precision of the arrangement; bu,
the designs were so pretty, the curves
so ilrm' and the crossings so exact
that u really artistic effect was ~inyori.
ably produced. -Magazine of Dirt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-03-17
Spring Care of Stock.

1t is not always that the dry and So.
vcrely cold weather of winter is ,bo
hardest on stock. Cold spring rain.
are lar worse. But the season Is =,
hand when there is three times 90
much good attention needed for tbo
successful stock r%aiscrs. Calves, Mrs
lambs and colts will soon he comm
along, and if they are left to perish
the farmer will be whining about hi.
bad luck, when it is only his h,d
management. In these times of closo
competition, short crops and low
prices 1t is only the prudent, careful
and watchful farmers who will s,;l
over the breakers without harm A
large portion of cows, and ~especioIly
'e'icrs' have already been weakened
ny short feed and cold winds. and tb.y
VIII need more than the usual kind nj.
'eh''on' Good and experienced farm.
ers viii attend to these things. witlou,
these hints, But there are beyinners
ana some breeders, though gopa moan
ing men, who will put these things Of
"n'l too late. II yon intend 10 pros.
yer TINS year. save thu lambs, pig. anil
'"'V''' '-'Det Moline, t.Ncb,l Register