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Reader there are two ways Of begin
ing the day-with prayer or without it.
You begin the day in one of these Two
ways. Which
There are two ways of spending the
Sabbath idly or devotedly. You
spend the Sabbath in one Of these
two ways. Which?
There are two classes of people in
the world-the righteous and the
wicked. You belong to one of these
two classes. Which?
There are two great rulers in the uni
verse-God and Satan. You are serv-
ing under one Of these two great rulers.
Which ?
There are two roads which lead
through time to eternity-the broad
and the narrow road. You are
walking in one of these two roads.
There are two deaths which people
die-some "die in the Lord" others die
in their sins" You wi | die one of
these two deaths. Which?
There are two places to which people
go-heaven and hell. You will 60 to
one of these two places. Which |?
Ponder these questions; pray over
them &; and may the issue he your SAL
vation from "lhe wrath to Gomez
Parish Visitor.
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Terrible Result Of "Hazing."

Princeton n. j., Oct. A number
of freshmen were "hazed" by soph-
omores last night. After suffering
other ipdlgnities the boys were thrown
into q canal. It is now thought that
one of the freshmen Was drowned.
He was not missed until this morn
ing. The freshman's name is with
held, but it is understood that he is
from Washington, D. G. The canal is
being dragged for the body.
A number of expulsions are expect,
ed as a result of the hazing. It is un'
derstood also that number of sopho-
mores will leave next week.
AS some of our readers may not ex-
actly understand what ''hazing''
means; we give the meaning as found
in Webster: To ver a0ith Gliding or
reproof.: to punish By e1acting ataneces,
sa,y, disagreeabte or difficult duty; to
play a6usiUe tricks upon.
When or where this foolish and
abusive custom started We are not in.
formed. Why it has been tolerated in
any college we cannot tell, unless ii
was thought to be something smart on
the part of "college" students. The
thing is disgrace to all concerned in,
Guiding the faculty of any college coy
infant Of the fact.
1t is as sport to fool to do mischief.
Prov. %. If it should turn out that
one of the victims at Princeton was
drowned the hazing party should be
tried for murder.
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Horrors of the storm.

A most destructive storm ragged Oct:
in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida
Whole towns were we'll nigh destroy
ed or killed otherwise. Communica'
ton by rail and telegraph was SO brok'
en- that many sections had not been
heard from, in New Orleans, Oct t.
Besides widespread destruction OF
property on land great were the
wrecking and loss of vessels on water
"When the reports are in the total
number of dead will be over 2,400."
The odor from decaying dead bodies III
places is exceedingly offensive. In
some localities the land is too low FOL
burial. One hundred and twenty-six
bodies were conveyed by boats to the
high lands OIL the Mississippi for bur,
ial. AS indicative of the horrors IN
the wake of the storm the following is
clipped from a dispatch to the dailies
New Orleans, Oct9:
Eleven hundred and scventy.ive
dwelling houses were destoyed at
Caminadville, fishing village. Ten
and fifteen corpses are being placed in
one grave. Over $50 persous have
been buried and the work is not yet
ended. In one house forty corpses
were found.
A whole family of twenty-five were
drowned. They were buried in one
grave.
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Hurried Worried, Weariei.

Worry is token of weakness and
a cause of wearyness. There isa calm
ness in strength weakness struggles
and exhausls itself in fruitless efforts.
"Probaly nothing tires one 80 much
rs feeling hurried. When in the ear
ly morning the days affairs p ess on
ones attention beforehand, and there
comes the wonder how in the world
everything is to be accomplished,
when every interruption is received
impatiently, and the clock is watched
in distress as the moments fit past,
then the mind tires the body. We
are wrong to tire ourselves with whip
and spur in this way. Each of US is
promised strength for the day, and we
must not wear ourselves out. If only
we keep cool and calm, we shall be
less wearied when we have reached
the eventide. The children may be
fractious, the servants trying, the
friends we love may fail to visit us, the
letter we expected may not arrive {;
but f we can preserve our tranquility
of soul and demeanor, We shall get
through everything credi,ably."
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A. r. Presbyterian.

Not the Episties written by Paul
and Peter and John, but the "liying
epistlesp of father and mother ore the
frat that children read. And they be-
gin to read these Giving epistles'' In
early life. How careful then ought
we he that the gospel rs written In our
lives be plain, and pure! How careful
that they form no wrong views Of the
gospel or lo@ ideas Of Christian char
acter from our lives. There Is no
place where people generally are less
careful Of what they say and the Inn.
pressions that they leave than around
the freside at home. To strangers
we desire tc appear our best, but before
the children we are not 30 careful.
But If our characters are imprinted
anywhere it will be In the lives Of our
children. Before none ought we be
more on our;guard than before them.
Let them see only, the best side of our
characters that only the best may ap-
pear in their lives.
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Peace and Arbitration.

The great event Of the week Is the
conclusion of the Behring sea arbitra-
ton which has settled peacefully and
satisfactorily 10 all parties an interna-
tional dispute that in any former CEN
tury would have resulted in war. The
decision came just in time to give in
terest and encouragement to the In-
ternational Peace Congress at Chicago.
The arbitrators denied the American
claim to exclusive jurisdiction in Be
hiring sea and awarded damages to
British ships hitherto seized or prevent
ed from sealing OH that claim, but they
established the "close season" desired
by A Americans, and, we judge, not op-
posed by British authorizes, to begin
May 81 each year and end July 81. A
projected zone, extending for sixty
miles around the island, is also estab-
lished. Plagic sealing is to be allowed
outside this zone in Behring sea after
l.. The use of firearms, nets,
explosives and steam vessels in sealing
is forbidden.
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Yardry 8. C. Oct. 8. Isl

~ Verdry, 8. C., Oct. ., lS93.
Mr.. B. p. Neal had light stroke Of aralys-
10 yesterday morning.
The mp train and the down train meet here
eSerS morning with scarcely a minute differ.
enos In the time Of Of their arrival.
s. Rev. w. B. Wharton fills his regular ap-
pcfhtment here next Sunday.
Mx. Thos! J. Lipscomb, travelling salesman
for. the Thnrber. Whyland & Co., is here al
hfsmother's. He was quite i'll for several
weeks, bat is now con vatescing.
x Railroad Supervisor w. D. Melton is spend
Ing few days with his family.
Z Mr.. w, w. Bullock has the contract TO build
the new Methodist parsonage here.
Mt. W. v. Wench, OF Augusta, Is with the
fhmHy OF Mr.. r. d. Purify.
Mr. w. A. Lomax. Jr., has bought new
mower and Is now moving hay for the pub
lie.
Mr.. r. n. Devlin has ginned two hundred
and ffty bates OF cotton this season.
Miss Sudie Self, Of Greenwood, has return
ed home AFTER weeks stay with OF w. A.
Lonaz.
:. Ne. w. W. Bullock has inve ented new and
convenient blacksmith forge.
Mr.. j. w. Scott will ship tomorrow car
load OF cotton seed TO the Greenwood OIL
Mr.. P. T. Gaines, OF Wyoming, came here
last Wednesday with two car loads OF fine
mares, and has sold since his arrival twelve
hesd: he will remain here until the first OF
BSlsHss here was never better.
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SRERIFT NANCE was taken quite sick last
might, and had q physician with him.
STAND 70 your own county. Don't 60
abroad for anything that can be had at hone @.
: CAPT. r. r. McCAsLAN Is In town.
J. Amoskesg's best dress ginghams never sold
Tor Loss tnan l0 and l2%c per yard. Rosen-
sborgisOnerfng them al IA ards TO the dollar.
TO Rosenberg's for bargains.
- CT one Of those nice suits at reduced prices
from p Rosenberg & Co.
II POO want good suit Of clothes remem-
Der that p. Rosenberg Co.'s is the place to
Don't miss the opportunity to get suit OF
clothes At such reduced prices at Rosenberg's.
A, big lot dress calicoes SC per yard at Ro-
senberg's.
]. For nice pair Of pants go to Rosenberg's.
s Rosenberg & Co. are Offering bargains in
clothing. 60 and see them.
the time to get 1t cheap from P. Rosenberg q
Co.
For q good overcoat go to p. Rosen berg e.
s II you want bargains 60 to P. Rosenberg &
Amoskeag,s best dress ginghams II yardr to
tho dollar. p. Rosenberg Co.
aI amsskssgs H S staple bingham, never Less
lar at Rosenbergs.
For chenille curtains, lace curtains, chenille
table covers, tapestry and all kinds Of drape-
rtes 60 70 Ang. W. Smith.
Don't fall TO see Aug. W. Smiths stock OF
clothing be fore buying.
The very best quality OF table damask and
Smith.
Vanilla erineklets, cream lunch, oyster
n,oniter. assorted finger and animal crack ers
Ang W.smith.
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Gods Cure for Worrying.

From beginning to end q Christian
life is q life of faith. The word
"trust" is the keyword of Old Tesla
ment theology, and the word ''believe"
ia the keyword in The New. They
both mean the same thing. Jeans
Christ never agrees to hear the sinners
sins until the sinner ia penitent, and
has willingly accepted him as bis sub
stitute and burden-bearer. When our
heavenly Father saws to us. "Give
Me your load; trust Me; what you can
not do will do for you :" He expects
US to take Him at His word. He
never consents to carry orr burdens
unless we intrust them to Him. WOr-
ry is blind but God sees into the fu-
ture, and often sees the coming relief
just ahead. Worry impatient but the
patient God bics us wait and see.
Worry complains of the weight of
the loads but Gods offer Is to tighten
them by putting Himself. as it were,
into our souls and under the loads.
He then becomes our strength-a
strength equal to the day. This is a
supernatural work. This is what /.
meant by, "My grace is sufficient for
YOU" This is the result Of having
Jesus Christ dwelling in our souls az a
light to cheer and a power to sustain.
"Follow Me" implies that Christ leads
US at every step, and he never means
to lead us over q precipice or leave us
in the lurch.
Such actual and constant trust is the
only real antidote to worry. The
more entirely and simply and implicit.
ly we trust. the quieter we become.
Asthe baby drops over upon moth.
er's bosom into sweet repose, 30 God
giveth His beloved sleep -.--5 not
sleep from work, but sleep from
worry. I have always found that
legitimate work Ia strengthening
to body, brain, and heart; but worry
frets and fevers us. Itchafes our spfr.
it and kills our devo,ions. Nearly the
whole magnificent thirty-seventh
Psalm ia aimed against the sin of fret
ting. Paul, the giant worker who
laid the foundations Of Christ's king
dom from Jerusalem toRome, and who
had the oversight "of all the church.
es." never seems to have chafed him.
self with a moments worry. He
warned sinners "with tears" but they
were such tender tears as Jesus had
shed over guilty city. "Be anxious
for nothing, brethren" was his calm
counsel TO his comrades, for he knew
whom he believed
It Is the weak and wicked worry ovel
the future that cuts your sinews. Re.
member that God never promises any.
thing more than grace sufficient fol
the hour and strength equal to the day
Gods love will outlast all your 10
morrows roll your anxieties oyer on
that love; it will cure all your worry.
ing.-Dr. Cuyler, in "The Evan
gelist.n
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Anchored to the Rock.

Readers of Darwin will recall the
description he gives of a marine plant
that rises from O depth one hundred
and fifty to two hundred feet and floats
on the surfac of the water In the midst
of the great breakers of the Western
Ocean. The stem Of this plant Is less
than an inch through; yet it grows
and thrives and holds Its own against
the fierce smitings and pIessures of
breakers which no masses Of rock,
however hard, could long Withstand.
What is the secret of this marvellous re-
sistance and endurance? How can
little sleuder plant face the fury of the
elements SO successfully, and in spite
of storms and tempests, keep its hold,
and perpetuate itself from century to
century? The answer has leaped to
every lip; it reaches down into the
still depth. where 1t fixes It's grasp,
after the fashion of the instinct that
has been put into it, to the naked rocks
and no commotion Of the upper waters
can shake it loose.
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Remarkable lettler. written O

A Remarkable lettler, written on
June 9, by Mr.. Cleveland TO Cardinal
Gibbons, has just been made public.
The letter il designed for the Pope. and
after offering congratulations, Mr.
Cleveland says: 1.-The pleasure attend
ing this expression of my Fluctuations
is much enhanced by therememberance
that his holiness has always manifest
ed lively interest in the prosperity
of the United States and great adnlira-
ton for our political institutions. /
am glad to believe these sentiments
are the natural outgrowth of the holy
fathers solicitude for the welfare and
happiness Of the masses Of humanity,
and his especial sympathy for every
effort made to dignity simple manhood
and to promote the moral and social
elevation of those who toll" The
letter was q accompanied by present,
q bound volume containing Mr..
official letters and mes
yages during his first term of office
What next?
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LAWS OF Health.

A knowledge of the laws of health
and their practice, cannot be learned
all at once, but only progressively
the same as We learn trade, an art
or science-by observation, study ano
experience.
The human constitution has its laws
of order, as definite and certain q.
those of astronomy; yet they are even
more difficult to learn; for the human
constitution is the most complex anu
perfect of all created existence. Hence
what we Can here say is only sugges-
tive and fragmentary.
Cheerfulness-and good will are Of
the first Importance to human health
Therefore, take the generous side.
Study benevolence and the welfare ol
others for earth's sake as well as fol
heaven. He whose tendencies are all
trifugal or outward can hardly be
sick.
Sunlight-is as essential to animal az
vegetable life. A celebrated physician
says, the number of patients cured in
hospital rooms exposed to The rays OF
the sun, were four times as great as
those confined in darkened rooms.
Fresh Air. The air is the only
agent which keeps the blood pure and
enables it to circulate and impart life
power to the system. 1t no less sus.
tains life, by impartiug this wonder
full property to the blood, than by ex-
pelling the impurities Of Worn out
matter which the veins have collected
and brought to the lungs for eXpul-
sion, and which if left in the system
but few moments, would cause
death.
EXercise-is best if taken in some
employment for an object. Begin and
end slowly. 1t is well to carry out our
exercise to the point of fatigue if the
system soon rallies from it; but for
health no greater fatigue should be
incurred than nights rest will re-
move. To sleep we'll and gain
strength, the body must be fatigued.
Fried Tomatoes.-Peella large ripe to-
matoes, cut them traversely in slices,
season with salt and pepper, dip in
cracker dust, then in beaten eggs, and
fry in butter or nice drippings.
TO remove rust or mildew from
white wool goods, muslin or linen,
saturate well with lemon juice and
hang in strong sunlight, then wash.
If the first application does not re-
move the spot, repeat once or twice.
If ink is spilled on a carpet. wash up
quickly with plenty of water, then
rub. fine salt we'll into the spot while
it is still damp. When swept off there
will be scarcely trace of the spot
left.
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. From rural Virginia, once the home
OF skilled colored cooks, comes the
complaint that they have well-nigh
disappeared, and that their places are
occupied by negros of the lowest or
der. rough, ignorant, and uncouth.
With these the majority of housewives
nlHst be content or serve themselves.
An old negro woman who was a most
vainble and thoroughly trainedIservant
under the old regime is quoted as say
ing Of the new generation "Dar
afn'tno young niggers been bro't up
right since this here freedom come
in.p
Be sure that whenever the religion
of Christ appears small or forbidding,
or narrow or inhuman, you are not
dealing with the whole-which is a
matchless neral symmetry-nor even
with an arch or column-for every
detail Is perfect-but with some cold
stone removed from its place, and sug-
gesting nothing of the glorious struct-
sure from whence it came.
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It A holy life is made up.n SAYS Bon.

"a holy life is made up," says Bon
ar, "of u number Of small things.
Little words, not eloquent speeches or
sermons; little deeds, not miracles nor
battles. nor one great heroic act or
mighty martyrdom, make up the true
Christian life. The little, constant
sunbeam not the lightning; the wa
ters of Shiloh, 'tEat 60 softly in their
meek mission of refreshment, not the
waters of the river, strong and many
rushing down in torrents, noise, and
orce are the true symbols of a holy
ife. The avoidance of little evils, lit
tie sins, little sins, little inconsistencies
little weaknessass, little follies, little
indiscretions aud imprudencies, little
foribles, little indulgences of self and
the flesh - the avoidance of such little
things as these goes far to make up, at
least, the negative beauty of a holy
life. ."-Exehange.
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DR.. Adam Clarke, in advanced age,
and after on active powerful ministry
of nearly half a century, wrote in the
album OF q friend as follows: II have
enjoyed the spring of life; I have en-
loved the tolls of It's summer: l have
culled the fruits Of its autumn; l am
now passing through the rigors OF its
winter; and am neither forsaken OF
God, nor abandoned of man. | see ut
no great distance the dawn of new
day-the first of spring that shall he
eternal! 1t is advancing to me! l run
to embrace it! Welcome! Welcome,
eternal spring! Hallelujah!"
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The newspaper with the smallest cir.

The newspaper with the smallest cir
culation does not exist. At any rate
we have never heard of it. That with
the largest is the Petit Journal, of
Paris whose daily edition ia over one
million copies. The smallest newspa-
per in the world, as regards the size of
page. is the Telegramo, or Gurdalaja-
ra, Mexico-four inches square. The
largest newspaper ever yet printed In
the world was the Illuminated Quad
ruple Constellation, which appeared In
New York OIL Independence Day, 1858.
Its dimensions equalled that of a billl-
ard-table eight feet long by six feet
wide, and. wonderful to relate, it had
no advertisements.
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PRAYED to Keep his Clothes.

No class of the population Of New
York come nearer to the poor than the
members of the Slum Brigade, as 1t is
called, of the Salvation Army. The
Slum Sisters enter the homes of the
unfortunates and minister, either
spiritually or materially, to sick and
poor alike.
1t is "a wonderful work which they
perform for the cause of Christianity.
Imbued with an enthusiasm compared
to which the members of other sects
seem but half-hearted, tue Slum Sis
ters do not hesitate TO wash and dress
the babies, cook the meal for the moth
er or attend to the family washing
and ironing. The necessity of the
work only governs its performance.
In the barracks in which the noble
Slum Sisters live are beds and cots
for homeless women and children.
Many pathetic stories could be written
about the chance occupants Of these
temporary resting places, but to none
probably attaches more human inter-
est than the case of a little waif 70
whom the attention of Mrs. Balling-
ton Booth was recently called.
The child was boy scarcely more
than four or five years old. His pa
rents had evidently teen sent to the
Island or had dIifted away some-
where. When found crouched in a
corner Of hallway one chilly night
in March he was Tut half clad and
Was numbed with exposure to the
cold.
Taken into the barracks, the waif
was washed and dressed in clean
clothes, warmed and fed. He was de-.
lighted with the attention lie had re-
ceived, and particularly with his gar
ments-so much 80 that when one of
the Sisters attempted 10 undress him
for bed he.cried, under the :belief that
he was about to be permanently de-
prived of his new apparel.
This was very apparent when the
Sister attempted to teach him the
words OF the simple prayer, NOW L
lay me down to Sleep"
Kneeling beside him ut the bedside
the Sister said: "Say these words
after me: "Now I lay me down to
Sleep"
"f pray the Lord my soul to keep"
continued the Sister.
81 pray the Lord my clothes to
keep, whispered the boy.
mo, not CLOTHES to keep; soul to
keep" corrected the Sister.
"Soul to keep" said The boy.
Nov say it from the beginning"
urged the worker in the slulns.
Nov I lay me down to sleep; ! pray
the Lord my soul to keep"
But the poor little fellow was too in
tent upon his treasures. "Now | lay
ME down to sleep; pray the Lord my
clothes to keep" he said, making the
same mistake as before.
mo, no; that IS not right" spoke
the pains-taking Sister. "You should
tray God to care for your soul, not
your clothes. I'll take care OF
them.
"And won't you pawn them," re-
piled the lad, to the astOnishment Uf
the Sister, land buy rum with them?
That's what they always did at home
when l had new clothes" =
Tears filled the eyes of the slum Sis
ter, but she brushed them aside as
she kissed the child. His few words
of precocious knowledge had revealed
to her the story of his brief life, and
she needed no more 10 tell her Of the
misery sof his home. Although lie
finally mastered his little prayer, it
was with the words, II pray the Lord
my clothes to keer," on his lips that
he fell asleep.
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g. g, Times.

An act is not always an expression
of mans character. Itmay be In the
line of his character, and again it may
not be. Or 1t may seem to indicate q
a certain spirit, when, In fact, it IL an
outcome of just the opposite spirit
Conduct sometimes reveals character,
and sometime misrepresents It. Un-
less we know the character Of one
whom we are observing, we are liable
to misjudge it through our misinter-
pretation of his conduct. Character
must be allowed to explain conduct, as
well as conduct be looked for to explain
character. Observing conduct needs
only keen eye, but reading charac-
ter calls for knowledge and charity.
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Francis Xavier, the eminent Roman
Catholic missionary, has left OH record
this striking statement: II have had
many people resort to me for confess
sion. The confession Of every sin that
I have ever known or heard of, and
of sins so foul that I never dreamed of,
has been poured into my ear but no
one person has ever confessed to me
the sin of covetOusness."