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Foreign Bodies in the Eve.

A curious popular delusion it is
which teaches that q particle of dust or
ciuder blown into an eye by the wind
may best be removed by rubbing the
uninjured eye. Many have found by
experience that rubbing the unaffec-
ted eye is quickly followed by relief of
pain in, and rapid recovery of the 9th
er eye; while rubbing the organ into
which the sharp particle has blown
usually results in increased pain and
discomfort. This apparent proof by
experience is negatived by The eXper-
ience of those who rub neither eye,
but simply wait, with the injured eye
quietly closed, until the tears wash out
the offending mote. This is the phil
osophy of the cure, If the eye is rub
bed, the sharp-edged particle is embed
ded by pressure in the conjunctive or
corner and cannot be removed by the
flow of tears due to the irritation of
its contact. If the patient, however,
will content himself with simply clos
ing his eye-lids with the eyes rolled
the flow of tears will in a
very few moments carry the little par
ticles of dust outside of the conjunc-
tival sac. Hence it is that while he
occupies his meddlesome fingers with
rubbing the we'll eye, he allows the
painful eye to cure itself by physiolo-
gical therapeusis.
DR.. j. B. Roberts.
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Selections from the Christian NGighbor
Eating and Fasting.

If it were not slang of too pronounc
ed type we would say there's a big
ow-d'-ye-do," referring to recent oc
currence in the Romish Church. The
News and Courier published a "dispen
sation from the Tope granting to the
faithful the privilege of eating meal
last Friday! Uhe day of Assumption
was it?) Mgre. Quigley, vicar of the
diocese of Charleston, authorized the
same, and in that diocese all was done
decently and in order, and with salts
factory results we will suppose. In
Savannah, however, the Bishop
preached powerful sermon" severe
ly reprimanding "all the members OF
the Church who had partaken of meat
on the mistaken idea that there had
been a dispensation from the Pope
He told them that they were to receive
their religious ordinances from the
clergy and not from the press. He
said that he had received no official
notice ef the letter of dispensation'
and consequently could not dispense
with the fast" Unhappy Romanists
of Savannah! What is your penance?
Bear it meekly whatever it may be
till you can be brought from darkness
into the light, from the tyranny of the
traditions of men to true liberty in
Christ Jesus. 1t is not that we ought
not to fast, rather should we both fast
and pray, but surely the faur pas in
Savannah makes this religious obliga-
tlon ridiculous to say the least.
SELAH.
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EATING VEGETABLES. - Good
Housekeeping says on the subject: In
a substantially vegetable diet, cream
and cheese should occasionally be
used, all of which contain much solid
nutriment. About one-third of the
egg is nutrition, and good cheese con-
tains still larger proportion. Butter
Is also food. An eminent chemist de-
clares there is "more strength stored
up in an ounce of butter than in two
ounces of meat" although butter will
not furnish material to build up the
tissues of the body like bread and
meat. Yet butter, with eggs and
cream or cheese in a moderate amount,
will generate all the animal heat and
force needed, just as coal and wood
generate heat under the boiler of an
engine. 1t has been demonstrated by
experiment that one pound of boiled
beans contains eighty-seven per cent.
of nutrition, while beef contains only
twenty-six per cent. boiled peas give
ninety-three per cent. against poultry,
which yields twenty-siX per cent. and
veal, which only gives twenty-four.
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Cleanliness Around an Infants Eyes.

DR.. Edward S. Peck, a New York
occulist of high standing, says OH this
subject, in Bd6yhood:
Immediately after birth an infant
should be kept secluded from the
light {; but within two days the eyes
may he allowed some liberty in q
lightened room; the direct rays of
light should, however, be excluded
from them for some days. Many in
fants are predisposed to gummy accre-
tions and crust upon the lid-edges in
every case these should be removed
with lukewarm water, to which a lit
tie boraX may be added, by means of a
small, soft sponge or bit of old mus
lin, after which vaseline should be ap-
piled directly to the parts. AS the
child grows older and is taken out-of
doors, the exposure to sunlight pro-
duces tendency to an excessive accu-
mutation of mucus between the lids
and Of crusts at the lid margins. The
same rules should then be followed
and clealiness rigidly maintained.
10 neglect in this particular, more
than to any other local cause, is due
the vicious habit of styes in very
young cnlluren. Inc glanuS SecTetlnS
the oily substance, which is the natu-
raj luDricator or of the edges, are apt
to have the orifices choked with mu-
Gus with which dust may be caught
up; a stoppage occurs, and true stye
forms. This is liable to be followed by
a second and third one, producing not
only pain to the little patient, but pos
sible damage to, and distortion of, the
lid. Catarrh of the tear-sac very fire.
quently results from all uncleanly
habit Of the lids. In this connection
it should be noted that "snuffies" and
watery eyes often occur together; but,
though depending usually upon hered-
itary causes, both can be corrected,
and such view should always be ta-
ken by the mother and nurse.
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A Light Bearer.

A little girl Of nine summers came
to ask her pastor about joining the
church. She had been living Chris
tan for nine months, had been proper
ly taught, and answered the usual
questions promptly and properly. AT
last the pastor said:
"Nellie, does your father think you
are Christian !"
Eyes, sir"
"Have you told him ?"
mo, sir"
"How, then, does he know"
"He sees."
Glow does he see that?"
"Sees 1 am better girl"
"What else does he seeH'
"Sces I love to read my Bible and to
pray"
"rhen, you think he sees you are a
Christian ?"
II know he does, he can't help it p
and with modest, happy boldness,
she was sure her father knew she was
q Christian because he could not help
seeing it in her life. Is not such the
privilege of all Gods people, to be sure
that others see they are following
Christ?
I'VE remember hearing of poor,
Woodworking man whose fellow-labor,
ers laughed at him, told him he was
deceived, and pressed him with diff
cult questions. At last, in the desper-
ateness of his heart, lie said: 81 am a
changed man. Go, ask my wife if l
am not. She sees / am"
This is what Christ meant by being
witnesses and lights in the world.
Not only soundness of faith and bold
ness of confession, but manner Of life
which, even without spoken words,
testifies of new life and love.
This is the best evidence Of our re-
ligion. When those worked with us
in the mill or store, or on the farm, see
that we are living a new life, then our
words have power. This is the privi-
lege of every one. We may not be
rich or educated or eloquent, and hence
not able to give much or teach much
or speak much but we can live much,
and good living is the best giving, the
best teaching. the best eloquence.
The poorest, the most ignorant and the
youngest can cause people to see they
are changed. They can prove the re-
ality of their conversion.
We cannot hide good life. 1t
shines. 1t may make no more noise
than candle, but, like a candle, 1t
may be seen. Thus, even little boy
or girl may be a light-bearer.
Christian Witness.
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Tie Power Of Ono.

Many years ago, an invalid lady
whose home was in the country, Wis
tied large city near which she lived
on a sultry summer day. She had
business in some or the smaller streets
and alleys, and was appalled, at the
number of pale, puny and sick babies
in their mothers arms, who were lit,
orally dying for a breath OF fresh air.
What could she do?
81 cannot save ALL" she said, "but /
may save one. There is room for q
mother and her child at home.
She took the one mother and her
child TO her country house, kept them
for fortnight, anu then took them
home and brought others. Her neigh.
bors followed her example. The next
summer the number of children en-.
tertained amounted to hundreds the
next, thousands.
Another woman who lived in the
city, and had no money to give, was
veXed that she could not help in this
most gracious charity. II can at
least tell others of it," she said. She
wrote an account of it for New York
newspaper.
A third woman, possessed of great
wealth, sent thousand dollars to the
editor, with the request that he should
open fund for this noble purpose.
The Fresh Air charity was the result
The various organization throughout
the United States, for the removal OF
poor children from the poisonous all
of the cities to the country, have
grown out of this first attempt of q
single weak, woman to save one dy'
ing baby.
During the last two years the chari-
ty has taken root in England and on
the Continent. No one but God
knows how many lives have been say,
ed by it.
If the woman who thought of it on
that torrid day, as she passed, sick
and weary through the slums, had de-
cided, "I cannot save all why should
[ trouble myself with one" how
many lives that might have been saw.
ed would have been lost
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The natives pronounce Newfound-
land "Nuftonlon"-with the accent
hard on the last syllable.
IT is estimated that there are now
$2O5, 900, 900 of foreign capital invested
in the United States.
According to the last census, 95 per
cent. of the whole population of New
Zealand are professors of religion.
Thirty families, Numbering 240 souls,
have recently come over from Roman
ism to Professionalism in single COM
mune of Hungary.
The prison population of England
has fallen OFT so much of late years,
that out of 1l3 prisons, fifty-seven
have been altogether closed.
st. Joseph, Mo-, August 1.-THE
Missouri River is cutting away its
banks on the Kansas side, opposite
this city, at an alarming rate. If
prompt measures are not taken Wath-
ena and Elwood will be swept away
and st. Joseph left high and dry,
while the million dollar bridge will
span dry water course.
AsHEvILLE, n. c., August 14.-D.
w. Shuler, cashier of the Bank of
Hickory, N. c., died suddenly this
morning of heart disease. The failure
of his bank yesterday is supposed to
have hastened his death.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August 1.-THE
immense distillery and warehouse of
the Kentucky Distillery Company,
owned by Barkhouse & Co., was burn
ed to-day along with $4,000 barrels of
whiskey.
Spiders webs are called cobwebs
from the fact that ''cob" is an old word
for spider, and as such is used to this
day in some parts of England.
The venerable Rev. r. N. Ralston,
D. D., says the Central Methodist, is
very feeble, by reason Of advanced age
and physical prostration. His life has
been all active one and his ministry
fruitful for good. But his great book,
'Raston's Elements of Divinity" is
the browning work of his life. May
his sun set in clear sky and in per-
feet peace.
Of the 5000 young persons in Amer
lean institutions of learning, who,
within four years past, have signed a
declaration, God permitting, to he for
eign missionaries, $50 have already
gone abroad on their sacred errand.
A judge in a Chicago court is report
ed as saying: "Of all the boys in the
reform school at Pontiac, and in the
various reformatories about the city,
ninetv-five per cent. are the children
of parents who died through drink or
became criminals through the same
cause.
Some one asked Mr.. Clews, the New
York banker, what was his motto. He
reflected moment, and answered
my motto in brief is this. Always
extend Il helping hand; never try to
crush rival firm, but give it assis-
tance; and never forget that young
men need aid, advice, and encourage.
ment more than old ones"
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Teachers of men are like trees. We
can no more trust the words and theo-
rzings of the one than the leaves and
blossoms of the other. But when fruit
ing time has come, we shall have tests
that meyer fail.
The surest way to produce moral
blindness is to neglect moral convic.
ton. One who pursues this course
will soon admire his own errors, credit
his own lies, and take pleasure in his
own wickedness.
Drop the thing that worries, that ex
cites, that interests, that thwarts you
let it fall like a sediment to the bot.
tom, until the soul is no longer turbid
and say secretly: "Grant, I beseech
Thee, Mercful Lord, to thy faithful
servant pardon and peace, that [ may
be cleansed from all my sins and serve
Thee with quiet mind"
Shall any one complain on account
of Gods disciple? 1t is most unrea.
sonable to do this. Aside from the dis
tinct declaration that "whom the Lord
loveth He chaseneth," we should re-
member tina by no possibility can in.
finite wisdom err in dispensing what
ever infinite love dictates.
The peculiar temptations and trou-
blas incident to the possession of great
wealth emphasize the truth that 9
competence is ell we really can enjoy,
Extreme poverty is scarcely less favor
able to the development of soul-life.
The "golden mean" is the condition
which produces the noblest types OF
character.
It's good to live only moment at q
time, as I've read in one of Mr.. Wes-
ley's books. 1t isn't for you and me to
lay plans we've nothing to do but to
obey and trust.-Adana Bede,
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NEW COTTON AT NINETY-sIX.
The Owner Lost Something by Pack.
ing Heavy Bale...Preachers,
People, Teachers -. An Old Man
Happy...AlI Sorts OF Paragraphs.

NINETY-SIx, s. c., Aug. 95, 1890.
DR.. Chiles has delivered the first bale of new
cotton. 1t weighed 600 pounds and was sold
Mr.. E. NJ. Lipscomb at II cents.
Mr.. s. w. Richardson, Of Greenville, Is at
Ninety.Six visiting friends.
The Misses Bozeman and Blake have re-
been to visit Miss Edna Richardson.
Prof Cork has employed Miss Tibbie Car.
roll to assist him next year. She comes high.
ly recommended. The school has indeed
remittingly for Its success. and right we'll has
he succeeded. The next session will com.
mence on the first day of September.
We met our old friend Mr.. James l.. Heffer-
nan recently. He is certainly subject Of
congratulatIon. He has been happily mar.
red to Mrs. Summerall, Of Laurens county.
He is very happy indeed, and he looks and
Misses Mamie and Gussie Maynard are vls-
iting at Mr.. T.. c, Turner's,
Mr.. Kirby Rhodes, OF Texas. who has been
visiting his sisters. Mrs. HUFF and Mrs. Gro
mer, will leave about the lst proximo for his
western home.
The many friends here of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob.
ert McGh2o regretted to hear OF the death OF
Thursday. The bereaved wife has the sympa-
thy of host of friends at Ninety.Six.
Mr.. w. F. Young, our efficient railroad
agent, who has been on short vacation has
returned, and Mr.. Mattison who supplied his
place in his absence will now leave, much to
the regret Of many new made friends, espe.
cially the ladies.
The Rev. A. ]. Cauthen, Jr. preached In the
Methodist church ut this place last Sunday
night. This was his first appearance in
Ninety-SiX pulpit, and his many friends were
delighted to see and hear him, He preached
fine sermon, and we predict bright future
for him.
Mr.: and Mrs. Callahan, Of Edgefield. arc
visiting their sister, Mrs. +. n. Devore,
The first primary election Is over and the
election timber is slightly thinnod out. We
are quite satisfied now that II Is the duty of
every voter to come out next Friday and vote.
Let us elect our best men irrespective OF their
present political views,
Miss Lille Utsey, of st. Georges, VIII have
charge of the department. OF music in the
Ninety y.Six High school next session. This
statement is guarantee that the best musical
talent has been employed,
On next Friday Ninety-Six will have cam
didate before the people for County Commits
sioner in the person OF Mr.. Z. Y. Sheppard.
Ninety.SX fully endorses him. Mr.. Shep-
pard is Christian gentleman of fine business
Qualities, and If elected the finances Of the
county Will be safe In his hands.
The Misses Aiken and Williams, OF Green
wood, and Miss Glenn. Of Newberry, are visit
ing Miss Maggie Rice. EAST END.
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WHAT OLD MEN CAN Do.-There j.

WHAT OLD MEN CAN Do.-There is
a tendency abroad in the world to set
aside from active life old men, simply
because they are old. We should
Judge men as we judge trees. 1t is
not years merely that make trees old,
but barrenness, A tree that keeps on
bearing fruit-good fruit and plenty
of it's young tree in fruitfulness,
though it may be old in years; So
with man. If a man keeps on bear
ing fruit-good and abundant-what
do years have to do with his useful
ness? The worth of man is his use
fulness. Cato, at so years, studied the
Greek language. Plutarch was a Wig
orous writer at so years. Franklin
produced his ripest fruit in literature
when quite old. Look at the mental
vigor of Gladstone and Bisnlark, now
so far advanced in life. AS long as
old men are fruitful in good works,
let them have plenty of work. And
when man becomes barren, though
comparatively young, superannuate
or locate him.
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A NOTE OF WARNING.-I want the
girls and boys to read this item care
fully, and think about it. I gather
the facts from an article in late re-
ligious paper, written by good man.
Fifty years ago DR.. Coan went as o
missionary to the Sandwich Islands,
He found there one hundred and thir.
ty thousand people. Soon after the
people began to learn about the true
God, they passed law prohibiting
the bringing of alcohol in any form tc
their islands. The story of the great
changes for the better in all that re-
gion is wonderful and beautiful. But
the United States government, intiu
enced by liquor manufacturers, com
PEELED the Sandwich Islands to lei
them bring liquors to its ports, and
let the people trade for liquor! 1t is
said that now only about fifty thous
and people are left, and they have
gone back, many of them into worse
than heathen lives. All because o.
rum
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A boiler explosion August - al
a saw mill seven miles from Newberry
killed four men and seriously wound
ed two. One of the killed is white
man.
The l47th Conference of Wesleyan
Methodist ministers was opened in
Bristol, July %.
Patillo who killed Hudson in Au-
gusta, Ca, a few weeks ago is out OH
bail.
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A Charming Female COmpositOr.

Miss Fannie Martin, a charming
young lady and an expert printer on
the Christian NeighJor, "set up" the
entire paper last week, between Thurs
day and Tuesday, which made $4,000
ems. This was splendid work and
Miss Fannie deserves credit for her
energy. If there were more like her
the edit rs would have more religion
than ever.-AbbeglUe Medium.
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Thanking God for Our Tn0rns.

DR.. George Matherson, of Scotland
is totally blind, and yet lie is one OF
the most learned and gifted men in all
Britain. He was Il member Of the
n-Presbyterian Alliance of Belfast
in 1884, and no man in all that body
of great men was heard with more at
tention than he. In oratorical power
has few, if any, equals in that body of
eloquent men. He spoke with such
fluency, power and magnetism that he
swept everything before him. 1t is
beautiful to witness the sweetness OF
the spirit of this man. Although he
lives, and must always live, in total
darkness, yet he is cheerful and hap
py-hearted Christian. The following
touching words from his pen ought to
strengthen the Christian patience OF
Gods afflicted children:
my God, I have never thanked
thee for my thorn. 1 have thanked
thee thousand times for my roses,
but not once for my thorn. [ have
been looking forward to q world where
I shall get compensation for my cross,
but I have never thought of my cross
as itself present glory. Thou Di-
vine love, whose human path has been
perfect through sufferings, teach me
the glory of my cross teach me the
value of my thorn. Show me that l
have climbed to thee by the path of
pain. Show me that my tears have
made my rainbow. Reveal to me that
my strength was the product of the
hour when wrestled until the break
of day. Then shall I know that my
thorn was blessed by thee: then shall
I know that my cross was gift from
thee, and shall raise monument to
the honor of my sorrow, and the
words which I shall write upon it will
be these, 1T is good for me that 1 have
been afflicted"
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Judge Barnard of the New York Su-
preme Court has decided that no song
bird can be legally Gagged.

Judge Barnard of the New York Su
preme Court has decided that no SON.
bird can be legally Gagged.
The cost of sustaining the regula
army of the United States last yea
was $40, ,466, AGO.
A machine has been invented 70
drilling square, oblong or hexagona
holes, heretofore found impossible.
The United States already has a
many cities with population of owe
1000, 900 as Europe.
During the last twenty-five year
the Methodists have built six thousant
more churches than the Presbyterian
own in the whole country, seven thou
sand more than the Congregations
lists, and five thousand more than th'
Roman Catholics.
SPARTANBURG, August Cat {
called meeting of the Trustees of Wof
ford College this afternoon, Professo
G.. B. Craighead was elected to th'
chair of Greek and French, to fill thu
position made vacant by the resigna
ton of Professor Goodloe, and H. N
SNYDER of Nashville, Tenn, was elect
ed to the chair of English and Ger
man, vice Prof. Long, resigned. They
both come we'll recommended.
A telegram from Findlay, o., says
that a prominent glass-table manufact'
turer, who will give his name when
necessary, says that his establishment
with every like glass concern in the
United States, has been sold to all En-.
glish syndicate. The syndicate in.
tends lessening the output of these fac
tories where fuel lis high and increas-
ing the product where it is cheap.
"The Chauchman," Of Neao York,
gives the following extract from a SER
mon of DR.. B. F. DeCosta, of the
Church of st. John the Evangelist.
His subject was: "7he Nations dan
gers and its DJence."
FORCE OF ARMS A FALSE DE
FENcE.-The age of force was past
the age Of reason was upon us. Force
was false defence. Historically,
force was failure. 1t produced no
revolution in the kingdom of thought.
France and Germany had engaged in
a war but they were ready TO spring
again at one another's throats.
Again force was over-reaching itself,
so that it must be dismissed for that
reason. Inventions were making war
so terrible that nations would not dare
to fight with one another. Science was
making small nation as strong as q
big one.
But physical force was also false, be-
cause it did not appreciate that there
was force superior to it. Real de-
fence was often found where least ex-
pected. Our 5000 miles of defenceless
coast had been called danger. But
the mountains round about Jerusalem
were defence; so might every mile
of our defenceless coast become ter
ror to other countries. Our exalted
place among the nations was also de-
fence. Our officers cried for greater
navy. Owners of shipyards trembled,
but the people did not. A small navy
was necessary, but not large one.