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Stress the Life.

Perhaps the disposition to make
much of dying utterances has been too
common among Christians. The Bi-
BILE contains few such speeches, and
God does not seeem to value them
much. Mr.. Wesley rejoiced that "our
people die well" but he was more con-
cerned for them to live well, to lead
holy lives. 1t was a false prophet,
and one inordinately selfish, who pray
ed 20 that may die the death of the
righteous, and that my last end may
be like his!" 1t had been better for
him-he would have died better-if
he had prayed more about living
righteously. It is better for us to end
our prayer pleading to be delivered in
temptation than asking to be saved
in heaven. Such was the manner of
our Lord.
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To Housewives.

Hang a small bag of charcoal in the
rain water barrel to purify the water.
Salt and vinegar brightens brass as
well as any more modern and expen-
sive potions.
Rubbing u bruise in sweet oil and
then in spirits of turpentine will usu-
ally prevent the unsightly black and
blue spots.
Tea or coffee stains will come out at
once if they are taken Immediately
and held over pail while boiling wa
ter is poured upon them.
Never sun feather beds. Air them
thoroughly on windy day in a cool
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Only His Mother.

Charlie Holland, at your service. A
well-dressed, well-mannered, pleasant
faced boy. You feel sure that you like
him. Everybody who sees him feels
just 80.
"His mother must be glad of him.
is a sentence often on peoples lips.
Look at him now, as he lifts his hat
politely, in answer to a call from an
open window.
"Charlie." says the voice, II wonder
If T could get you to mail this letter
for me? Are you going near the post
office?"
"Near enough to be able to serve
you, Mrs. Hampstead" says the polite
voice. IT will do it with pleasure"
II shall be very much obliged, Char
lie, but wouldn't make you late at
school on that account"
"Oh! no danger at all, Mrs. Hamp-
stead. It will not take two minutes to
dash around the corner to the office"
And, as he receives the letter, his hat
lis again lifted politely.
"What a perfect little gentleman
Charlie Holland is," says Mrs. Hamp-
stead to her sister, as the window
closes. "Always 80 obliging, he acts
as though it were pleasure to him to
do a kindness"
"Bend lower, and let me Whisper a
secret in your ear. 1t is not five min
utes since that boys mother said to
him "Charlie, can't you run upstairs
and get that letter on my bureau and
mail it for me?" And Charlie, with
three wrinkles on his forehead, and a
pucker on each side of his mouth,
said: 20 mamma! I don't see how L
can. am late now; and the office is
half block out of my way"
And the mother said, well, then, he
needn't mind, for she didn't want him
to be late at school. So he didn't
mind, but left the letter on the bureau,
and went briskly on his way until
stopped by Mrs. Hampstead.
What was the matter with Charlie
Holland? Was he an untruthful boy?
He did not mean to be. He claimed
himself to be strictly honest.
1t was growing late, and he felt in a
hurry, and he hated to go upstairs.
|Of course it would not do to refuse
Mrs. Hampstead, and, by making an
extra rush, he could get to school in
time; but the old lady was only his
mother. Her letter could wait.
"Only his mother p' Didn't Charlie
Holland love his mother, then?"
You ask him with hint of doubt
about it in your voice, and see how his
eyes will flash, and how he will toss
back his handsome head, and say:
IT guess do love my mother! She's
the grandest mother boy ever had
Oh! I didn't promise to explain
Charles conduct to you; I am only
introducing him; you are to study for
yourselves. Do you know any boy
like him?
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Vermont Pine Cones.

In alluding to the subject of all rain.
fall and the effect produced by the de-
strpction, of forests, one of our contem-
porsrisssays While as rule we turn
up our'roysl North American noses at
the suggestion Of systematic forest cul-
turey In Europe the people have learn
edowisdoms1 from experience. The
French and German Governments are
illustrating what we might do our
selves, by buying seeds of US. Near
Burlington, VT, some four thousand
bushels of pine cones have been pur-
chased at forty cents per bushel, for
oreigRshipments They are inspected
daily and'as they open are taken to
the barn and threshed, the seeds clean
ed and placed in bags for transporta-
tion. It occupies an average of five
men daily. for two months to gather
the seed from four thousand bushels,
eaeh busheh yielding abouta pound of
seed. There is branch of this busi-
ness, nearly double in product, near
Chaslottei.Vt. The cones are gather
ed about the first Of September, and
treated with heated air to expediate
their opening. All these are shipped
to France, Germany and the other gov
ernments of Europe. Apropos of this
subject, some statistics were recently
published showing that Lake Cham
plain is Swallowing each year, some OF
its ports having already become una
vailable, owing to the destruction of
the forests, the great store-houses of
moisture Some day the American
nation will awaken to the knowledge
that 1t has been recklessly prodigal of
its trees.-Boston Budget.
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DIRECTIONS TO HUsBANDs.-Never
find fault with your wife before others.
Per contra, remember the counsel of
the Good Book: "Her husband shall
praise her in the gates" That is, be-
fore folks. Bear all her burdens for
her; even then she will bear more
than you do, in spite of you. If you
want her to submit to your judgment,
never ask her to submit to your selfish
ness. A woman's life is made up of
little things. Make her life happy by
little courtesies. Love is wife's only
wages. Do not scrimp in your pay.
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One Less at Home.

One less at home!
The charmed circle broken-a dear face,
Missed day by day from its accustomed place,
But cleansed and saved and perfected by
gracel
One more in heavenl
One less at homeI
One voice of welcome hushed, and evermore
One farewell word spoken; on the shore
Where parting comes not, one soul landed
more
One more in heaveni
One less at homei
Chill as the earth.born mist the thought
would rise
And wrap our footsteps round, and dim our
eyes,
But the bright sunbeam darteth from the
skies
One more in heaveni
One more at home!
This is not home, where, cramped In earthly
Our sight Of Christ is dim-our love is cold,
But there, where face to face we shall behold,
Is home and heaven!
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place. The sun draws the oil, and
gives the feathers rancid smell.
It is said that Catarrh of the head
can be cured by smoking mullen
leaves-the smoke to be emitted
throught he nostrils. 1t is better to
gather the leaves before frost.
To make silk which has been "tum-
bled" and wrinkled appear like new,
sponge it on the surface with a weak
solution of gum arabic on white
gloves, and iron on the wrong side.
Strong Black tea, cold, will clean
black silk.
Earache in any form is said to be
quickly relieved by filling the ear with
chloroform vapor from an uncorked
bottle; vapor only. Ten drops upon a
lump of sugar is also an excellent rem
edy for hiccough and ordinary nausea
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OTHER WORLDS THAN OURs.-Re-
cent improvements in telescopes have
enabled astronomers to make interest
ing discoveries, and it is positively as
serted by Sig. Schlaparelli, of Milan,
who, it is said, has the finest instru-
ment in the world, that Mars is inhab-
tied by people somewhat like our
selves. He has made the wonderful
discovery of series of canals in that
planet. They are nearly a hundred
miles wide, and run from the sea-coast
to the interior. According to the Prof.
E. A. Boyle other astronomers haye
seen the same phenomena. 1t is
known that Mars has snow and rain,
while there are indubitable evidences
of animal life.
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Predesperation.

An old.time Baptist preacher of one
Of oarSouthern towns, who was retir-
cd from active Gospel dealing, but who
still l&eeps affirm eye on the faith, has
Just had little experience with COL
oredmsn that causes him to think Sc
riously. 4. Meeting the colored man,
the psasphersaids:~'
"Davs,if you don't bring that sad
die home, pil have you put in jail"
"Wh8t saddle is yer 'ferren ter"
"ThS Sane you stole from me-"
"Passon, hfore de Lor,' I nebber stole
yer sAddle!n
"Yes,you did. I saw you when you
took IT, off the yard fence. I believe
I'll hsveyeu arrested, anyway"
"Look, hear; parson, you's a old Bap-
tis,, n'tyerw
"Yes, and I'll have you sent to the
penitsntiarysa
"Well, so is T, an now ketch de
p'ints as I gin'''em to yer. Oar is jes'
30 many saddles in dis worl' what is
ter be stole5 an dar's jes' so many men
Whist is ter steal desc, saddles. Dis is
predssperation. Now if yer saddle
hapeens terbe OBJ de predisposed sad
dleaan' I happens ter be OBJ de predis-
posedAmsn,u kin I help it? Oar was
Judns fault, case he was one oh de
predspossdso tended from de founda-
tionob de worp."
The retired preacher paused, and
then continued thoughtfully:
II don'twant religious discussion,
Dave. 1t isn't the saddlarnow that I
earsso much about. 1t is that you
told me q lie in saying that you didn't
steal it. "A lie once told, always
stands. You have lied to me, you
scoundrel, and I believe it is my duty
to have you arrested"
"Pason,d dar's jes' certain amount
of lies to be tole in dis worl', an If I is
one oh de men what is predisposed to
tell one OBJ desc lies it is not my fault,
aniI kant help It,"
"You 60 on now and get that saddle,
or I9l swear q warrant out for your ar
rest.Ai't
"I'lf do de best I kin, Parson, but
dar'Sjes,a certain amount of stole sad
dies ter be returned in dis worl'. If I
is Oh de predisposed men, an guess I
is, you'll find yer saddle hangin' on de
varG fsnea, ihout g,ndeWn dis eyenin', -
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down, Jimmy" The reporter at once

down, Jimmy" The reporter at once
became indignant at what he took to
be piece of outrageous bullying, and
sharply told the new conner to clear
out. "Oh, dat's all right boss" was
the reply. "I'm goin' to do it fur him,
you see he's been sick in the hospital
for morn a month, and can't do much
work yet, so us boys all turn in and
give him lift when we can, savy"
ITS that SO, Jimmy?" asked the re-
porter, turning to the smaller boy.
eyes, sir" wearily replied the boy,
and as he looked up, the pallid, pinch
ed face could be discerned even
through the CRIME that covered it.
"He does it fur me, if you'll let him."
Certainly, 60 ahead" and as the
boot-black piled the brush, the reporter
piled him with questions. ''You say
all the boys help him in this way?"
eyes, sir. When they amt got no
Job themselves, and Jimmy gets one,
they turns in and helps him, 'aause he
amt very strong yet, ye see."
"What percentage do you charge
him on a job"
"Hey" queried the yeungster. II
don't know what you mean"
IT mean, what part of the money do
you give Jimmy, and how much do
you keep out of it?"
"You bet yer life I don't keep none;
+ amt no such a sneak as that"
$50 you give it all to him, do you?"
"Yes, do. All the boys give up
what they gets on his job. I'd like to
catch any feller sneakin' it on sick
boy, T would"
The shine being complete, the report
er handed the urchin quarter, saying,
II guess you're a pretty good fellow !;
so you keep ten cents and give the rest
to Jimmy there"
"Can't do it, sir; it's his customer.
Here JIM" He threw him the coin,
and was off like a shot after custo-
mer for himself, a veritable rough dia
mond. In this big city there are a
good many lads, with warm and gen.
erous hearts under their ragged coats.
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An Extraordinary Epitaph.

MET. Viett has furnished the Charleston
g. C) NewD and Courier the following cpl
faph, which was copied froln q tombstone IN
Horaieydown Church, Cumberland England
Here lie the bodies
OF Thomas Bond. and Mary, his Wile.
She was temperate, ohaste and charitaoie'
she was prond, peevish and passionate: .aa:r
She was an affectionate wife ana tenoer
mother;
her husband and child. whom she loved,
saw her eountenance withouta
vb,,a aha ,eee, veG GS yisiters, whom she despis.
Her behavior was discreet toward strangers;
She was professed enemy to flattery, and
was seldom known to praise or commend'
.,..s,sn,. 1, which sbe Sus' nrinc,pal,y excelled
were difference OF opinion and discover
Ing flaws and imperfections:
She vas an admirable economist,
and, without prodigality, dis
penssd plenty to eV'5y E1Rs person in her 'amiiS
vou,dr sscriace their eyes to fsrthing candle.
She sometimes made her husband happy Will
her good qualities;
But,
much more frequently with
her many failings:
Insomuch, that In thirty years cohaoitation
he often famented
that, maugre all her virtues:
he had not In the ewhole, enjoyed two
years OF matrimonial comfort.
At LENGTH
finding he.hedaost the ahectlon OF nef
husband, Is weli as the regard Of her neigh
bors,
family disputes having been divulged by
servants
ahsGliedo OF vexatton; July %, 176S,
aged 48 yeafa.. :,
Hervorn out husband survived her four
months and>two days,
and departed this life November Is, l76S,
In the 54th year OF his age.
William Bond, brother to the deceased,
erected this stone
M a weekly monitor to the surviving
Wives Of this parish,
thst4hey may avoid the tnfamy
NJ havsns' 'fheir,m memories handed down to
postertty
witha patchwork character.
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Ten Cents and q Moral.

Here is silver dime. my son;
Looks like lead, 1t is blackened 80.
Not bit like the shining one
dropped in this pocket o week ago!
Dingy3 Yes; do you think IL strange
It should lose its sheen in 80 short time?
Would you like to know what wrought this
change
For the worse In brand-new silver dime
The cause is simple and readily told.
But pay good heed to 1t, son Of minei
See II It does not q lesson hold
For bright brave boy with q wish to shine.
I draw from my pocket copper cent;
See, there Is the secret; this silver dime,
Dropped in the pocket by accident,
Has rubbed against copper all the time
And the copper Is never whit more white,
And has gained not at all by its company;
But the silver dime comes out less bright,
And Its value is questioned, as you see
Now, the moral tor boys Is very clear;
And you see 1t, Of course? Well lay 1t to
heart:
And see, drop the dime in here,
And the copper there; let them be apart!
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"Put the garments to be washed in
soak the night before; chip up the
soap and put in the water, to be heated
with one tablespoonful of kerosene oil
to every gallon of water then put in
the finest fabric first, the soiled parts
having been rubbed with soap. Boil
for half an hour. Remove and put in
the coarser clothes, treating them like
wise and adding the same amount of
oil, you will be surprised how much
easier your washing can be done and
how much more cleanly the clothing
will be-"
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The Teeth-Again.

Permit me to tell my experience on
the subject of preservation of the teeth.
I have lost many by not having them
"thinned out" in the days of my boy
hood. 1t is painful to extract teeth,
and looks useless to pull out good
teeth but in most cases the cause OF
decayed teeth is found in the fact OF
too many teeth. My upper teeth are
in fair condition. I had them thinned
when a boy. My lower jaw teeth are
reduced to "lone star" on either side.
They were crowded. Don't have the
nerves cut out and your teeth filled.
If the nerve is exposed, have the tooth
pulled out.
Don't have them sawed between. II
they overlap, pull out one, and let
them spread. They will do 1t.
If you want your gums solid, teeth
white and clean, and breath sweet,
throw patent stuffs to the dogs or on
the ash pile; don't use any of them
Use nothing but fine salt and soft
brush. A so called good toothbrush is
good for nothing. Leave the stiff
brushes in the stores until the dealers
learn better than to buy them. Clean
your teeth night and morning as sug-
gested above. After dinner rinse your
mouth with clean water. The appear
ance of this in the Advocate won't
make the tooth-powder men happy,
but if followed it will make the reader
happy in the possession of clean
mouth, solid gums, white teeth, and a
sweet breath.
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A Waterville lady expressed a great
deal of anxiety over the result OF the
vote on the charter question. When
asked her reasons she replied:
II don't want Waterville to become
city because they say cities are very
unhealthful places to live in"
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Boot-Blacks. Who Help One Another.

A reporter called to little boot
black near the City Hall to give him a
shine yesterday. The little fellow
came rather slow for one of that lively
guild, and planted his box down under
the reporters feet. Before he could
get his brushes out another larger boy
ran up and calmly pushing the little
fellow aside. said: ''Here you 60 sit
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The largest body of fresh water on
the globe is Lake Superior-4OO miles
long, 16o miles wide at its greatest
breadth, and having an area Of $4,000
square miles. Its mean depth is said
to be 100, and its greatest depth about
200 fathoms. Its surface is about 635
feet above the level of the sea.
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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 interest on the 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 I 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. y.
Bradley, Wednesday, November 7th. &.
Troy, Thursday, November 9Th. .s
Mccormick, Friday, November 9th. g:
The next week from Monday, Noyem-E
Der 18th, until Saturday 18th will be de- !
voted to the stations ON the Savannah
Valley Railroad, further notice Of which
will be given as soon as the winter sched-
,ules on said Railroad are arranged.
Ninety-six, Monday, November 10Th
after arrival of down train and until up
train next day.
Greenwood, Tuesday afternoon, Mo-
vember Goth and Wednesday morning
November 2lst
Coronacs, Wednesday afternoon, No.
vember 21st. a
Hodges, Thursday, November 22nd un-ss
til 8 o'clock p. m. III
Donalds, Friday, November 28rd. p
Due West, Saturday, November Mth.
The remainder of the time will be In
the Office at the Court House. I.s
ALI information as to taxes will be
cheerfully given by mail or otherwise.
J. W. PERRIN.
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sDaily. tDaily except Sunday.
Main Line trains Nos. "a and IS daily between Co.
lumbia and Alston. Daily except Sunday between
Alston and Greenville.
D. CARDWELL, Div. Pass. Agt., Columbia, 8. @.
JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agt.
SOL HAAS, Traffic Manager.
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THE RACKET STORE.

ldG hAVAGl NxVQGs
Just received. The finest line Of general
merchandise we have ever handled. and at
We are agents for the famous P. Cox ladies
and 1nnisses shoes, the celebrated Douglas
The following are samples of " Racket +"
goods:
For One Cent Each.
box blueing. l box blacking,
! paper needles, gents collar,
pair cuffs, yard Lace,
boIiar button, dozen buttons.
For Two Cents Each.
! large box blueins, spool splendid thread
ssard sardd hooks %aSs iaSsl and eyes, IT tin s cup.
For Five Cents Each.
ssss sssS6ss 3a: &C: ssss
white gravy bowl, yard garter web -,
auire gilt edge paper, pack Or envelopes
sRly sa n ladss bsssSas sSoa Sarss 1uss Paibbb Pribbon
/. set dress extenders, best file.
towel, toothbrush,
large lamp chimney, l large goblet,
For Ten Cents Each.
I pair lady's gloves, pair gents gloves,
l red Jail lock, yard stlk yelling,
large file, l pr iady,s linen cuHs,
1 y'd beautiful curt'ns, I'd best twilled crash,
best linen towel, yard SILK rushing,
/ z-ply gents collar, l sypruppitcher,
/ yard beautiful worsted.
For twenty-five Cents Each
l good gents undershirt plaid shirt,
1 pair Jeans drawers, ! set cups & saucers
granite plates, l high glass lamp,
/ yard all wool twilled flannel,
5 tin wash pans.
GALLOWAY & SON.
Due West, 8. c., Sept. %, 1888. 81
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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 Abboville county will be open for the
collection Of taxes
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1888.
Taxes can be paid until December 18th
without penalty. After that date 15 per
cent. will be added.
The rate per centum of taxes, is as fol-
lows:
State purposes. 5 mills.
County urrent......"......... 8
County special ]
Total.-.."... ..-.".. "......103 ~
f Poll tax $1.00.
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The use of money is all the advan-
tage there is in having money.
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Atkins, W. E. Henderson, r. h. Devlin, the
Whorton lands and others. If desired by
purchasers the land will be divided into
two or more tracts.
If not sold before SALE DAY In Novem'
ber next at private sale-then at public out
cry.
s. M. DEVLM,
J. A. DEVLN,
R. q. DEVLIN,
Executors.
Sept. %, 1883, tt.
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Sale Of Land.

Is Executors OF the Will Of James j: pey.
ESTATE belonging to said estate consist
ing Of
SIX HUNDRED ACRES,
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Life is composition of multitude
of little things. Men design not to bt
harsh and hard-would not he unfair
But not enough attention is being paio
to the amenities of life. A kind word
a word of cheer, of exculpation, exten
uation; little gift, flower, picture
a book, courtesy, polite bow, a cor
dial smile-how such little things con
vert the wilderness of life into al
Eden!