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Faith a Lamp for Darkness,

Not only sore losses and bereavements
bring the Lords people into dark places;
they are often involved in deep perplsxities
as to the course they ought to pursue.
When We have lightit is easy enough to walk
in the light; no one need go astray at high
noon. They can walk by sight. Faith is
trusting God to lead US in the dark. Prayer
Is often the cry Of the soul in the darkness to
an unseen Saviour; AMI 10! He appears to US
in the fourth watch OF the night, walking as
over the pillows, and speaking to Us the
assuring words" 1T Is I; be OF good cheer;
be not afraid" Wonderful guidances and
providential openings often come to us In
walketh in darkness and can see no light,
let him trust in the name OF the Lord and
stay upon his God" This is something very
different from an occasional touch OF the
Almighty hand. It means to lean on the
everlasting arm with the perfect assurance
that the arm will never fail US or ever mis-
lead u.s.
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CHAPTER VII.
ALONE ON A TROPIC SEA.


The yacht that had been Cha Fong's
was, like everything else that belonged
to that tperson, the best that could be
had. It was not large. but it was ad-
mirably adapted to the purpose for
which it had been built-cruising in
the waters of the Chinese coast. But
no matter how elegant or how well
equipped yacht may be, it fares bad
" with all sails set and no hand at
the helm. While I had been working
over Miss Arnold, the vessel had
turned in the wind, and was now
drifting broadside on, her sails fapp-
ing uselessly on the mast.
When Miss Arnold had so far re-
covered rs to be able to sit up, I led
her to a chair near the rail. She was
somewhat tremulous.
"You had better sit here, Miss Ar
mold" said. land rest, while I get
the boat to rights. We will never get
anywhere at this rate"
She looked up at me, smiling.
'You cannot do much, can you,
with one arm?"
"Not very much, but I can, at least,
keep her steady"
grasped the tiller and swung the
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A Prayer for the Soldiers.

We remember before thee God, this day,
those who In all the years Of our nations
life have freely given themselves for its de-
tense and honor. May the example Of their
virtues and the splendor Of their sacrifice
incite our hearts to joyful emulation. May
We be stronger for their strength and purer
for their self-devotion. Make the memory
OF their deeds and sufferings apower for the
uplifting of our peoples thought and raise
up men in every walk Of life, who shall set
before US noble examples Of private virtue
and OF civic righteousness. Remember with
thy special mercy we beseech thee those who
with mingled pride and sorrow mourn their
dead. Visit the sick and wounded
in our camps and hospitals and the
soldiers on the battlefield. Spare thou the
lives OF our brothers in-arms and
give US peace with those who contend
against US. In all perplexity teach US to
make right choices and bring US into just re-
lations with those whom thou hast made our
nations care. Show US thy way. preserve
US from all vain-gIorious pride. and make
US instruments Of thy far-reaching purpose,
for the uplifting Of tho world. Let all
nations serve thee and the cruelties OF war
come to speedy end through Jesus Christ
the prince OF peace. Amen.
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The World Ia Gods Quarry.

Had the stone In the quarry a conscious
ness. its treatment there would be a perpet-
ual mystery. Why was 1t blasted away from
its native home? why was 1t subjected to so
many blows OF the hammer? why was 1t
irritated by the sands in its polishing? why
was one part left rough.and another polished
like glass; one part left plain, and another
carved into curious and beautiful orna-
ments2 Only when it found its place in the
temple could it understand its treatment in
the quarry. This world Is a quarry where
the living stones OF Gods beautiful temple
in the heavens, the completed and perfected
church, are being shaped and polished for
their places in the building. There are
cares and burdens and losses, and sickness
and pain and poverty, OF which we cannot
know the meaning till we see in heaven the
place for which God is fitting u.s.. The
spiritual temple in the heavens Is the
solution OF many mystery OF Providence
In this world.--Peloubet.
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The Rothschilds Sent tho Hesslans.

The Rothschilds made their money
themselves. About the time George
Washington was born Meyer Roths.
child, citizen of Frankfort-on-the-
Main, opened a small coin shop, and
did so we'll that he left q nice little
fortune. His son, Anselm Meyer, sue
ceeded him, and did so prosper that
in 1776 he was really a rich man
About that time England wanted to
get troops to fight George Washing
ton in the colony called the United
States, and Anselm Rothschild offered
to send over an army of 16,S00 Hes
SLAMS. The British Government ac-
cepted the offer, and these Hessians
were the famous ones who made "the
father of his country" so much trouble.
Anselm received a very large sum from
Great Britain for the iob.-Chicago
Times Herald.
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No Lowering of Standard. d.

It must never be forgotten that for the
Christian there can be no lowering OF the
standard OF righteousness. and especially
for the man called to act as leader In the
church. II 1t be discovered that he has de-
liberately done wrong. planned for it, and
profited by it, then he has wholly and Ut
terly failed to meet the peculiar demands
made upon him, and there is no possible
course to be taken but to relieve the church
OF his services. As private member OF the
church he may be put upon probation, and
If he unquestionably' manifests spirit OF
penitence and the purpose to make repara-
tion and begin new life. he may be forgiven
and restored; but in his official capacity
there is no forgiveness for him and no pos
sible restoration. Whoever conceals or
palliates or condones has wrong becomes a
partner to his evil-doing and he is to that
degree culpable. How can any man con-
tinue to be a public teacher and leader in
the church when he has irrevocably so1led
the ermine OF his own Christian character
There is no safety for the coming genera
tion except as we hold our leaders ubso-
lutelj to the highest Christian ideals.
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TO BE CONTINUED. !
Private Butter.

I am reminded of an incident on
one of the Atlantic steamers which
took place not long ago, and in which
married member of a family to whom
it is not necessary to allude, was a
party. The husband and wife ap-
peared at all meals, fanked on either
side by'a large dish of butter.
As it was an English ship and but
ter was not served at many of the
meals, some who were fneighbors
were delighted to see that the hors
d'oueve had at last O place on the
table. They helped themselves boun-
tifully at luncheon.
At dinner they were surprised to see
little sticks in the middle of the mound
of butter NTH pasteboard attached.
The card read:
"Private butter. Keep Of the
Grass"
It is needless to say that the hint
was taken.-New York Journal.
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The Crusade In Brief.
Never drink, never drunk.

Never drink, never drunk.
Swim In sin, sink In sorrow.
Two glasses OF beer are two too many.
II America sinks, twill be through drink,
Drink is the root, drunkenness the -ruit
Where temperance reigns crimes wanes.
A drunken night .nakes cloudy morn.
ing.
The Christian who prays for God to
sweep intemperapce from the land doesn T
mean 1t unless he Is willing that GOD
should use him rs the broom to do the
sweeping with.
From bushel OF corn distiller gets
four gallons OF whisky, which retails at
SIG; the Government gets s4.4O, the farmer
who raised the corn gets forty cents, the
railroad gets 81, the manufacturer gets
$500, the retailer gets 81.
The Anti-Saloon Leagues afllliated with
over 1SO churches or temperance orGnuiza-
tions throughout the United States. and
among its officers are Archbishop Ireland.
John D. Long, OF Massachusetts, and
Bishop Arnett, Of the African NJ. Z.
Church.
Gladstone's physician. the celebrated
Sir Andrew Clarke, said: when think
OF the misery caused by drink. am dis.
posed to give up my profession--to give
up everything, and 20 forth upon holy
crusade to preach to all men, Beware Of
this enemy OF the race"
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The Triulnph of Manliness.

The manliness OF saying, II have done
wrong, forgive me-" is as high above that of
the mere man Of honor as the brilliancy OF
heavens sun transcends the glitter OF an
earthly lamp. When was it that the younger
son in the parable received the ring and the
robe and the banquet, which represents tho
rapture of the sense OF being forgiven!
When he had fortitude enough to so back,
mile by mile, step by step, every inch OF the
way he had gone wrong, had born unfiineh-
ipely the sneer of his fathers domestics,
and. worse than all. the sarcasms OF his i'm
maculate brother, and manfully said out,
<"Fntber. have sinned against heaven and
before Thee. IF. W. Robertson.
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Historic Building to he Torn Down.

The headquarters OF George Washington
in the Valley Road in Montclair, n. j.,
which the Daughters Of the American Rev.
oution have been endeavoring to preserve,
will soon be torn down. Tho owner OF the
property, Mr.. Crane. now in California, Is
to have the land divided into building lots.
The building, which is now dilapidated,
was erected in Ills. In 17S0it was the TEN.
porary headquarters OF Washington and
Iofoyatta
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Employes Own the Factory,

The Indiana goblet and tumoler factory
at Greentown, Ind, is cooperative con-
cern, which began nino years ago in
modest way, and has grown to its present
satisfactory proportions by careful man
agement. Every stockholder Is an en-
ploye, and the only employees who are not
stockholders are few boys known as
"sani-haulers." Even some OF thege hold
shares of stock. The factory frequently
closes down. that tho employees may have 81
half holiday. /
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noes yonr life in Christ

Are yo,rioyful? Does your life in Christ
beam in smiles, showing to everyone VINO
sees you that your Christ is a joy-girer1
God forbid that we should, with gloomy as
pect and sad demeanor. so misrepresent
Him that others, misled. will seek joys else
where! In Him is fullness Of joy.-C. Ar
mand Miller,
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Chrfstfanity in Africa.

Twenty years ago there was not n mis-
sionary in Uganda, Africa, where there Is
n population of 1000, 900. Now, there are
5OD churches and 600 teachers, including
100 native helpers, who are supported by
native contributions.
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The smallest man who ever lived
was probably the dwarf Bebe, born in
France in 1740. He was just twenty
inches tall and eight pounds in weight
when full grown.
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The elephant beetle of Venezuela is
the biggest of its species. An average
specimen of this insect, when full
grown, weighs hall pound.
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runeraI Parties Exempt From TONS.
Turnpike tolls cannot be legally collect
ed from funeral parties In Maryland.
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Let not the blessings we receive daily
from God make us not to value or not praise
Him because they be common.-Isaac Wal
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Easy Money.

About ten years ago the editor. while de-
ayed in New York bank, noticed young
man who was taking gold pieces out OF his
pockets and piling them before him on q
shelf. On being asked where the gold
came from, be frankly replied: +,
This Is nv tobacco and besr money. I
never tasted either. But have many
friends who smoke and drink. and fire..
luently ask me to join them. 1t occurred
to me two or three years ago that II &C.
:epted such invitations would have to re-,
turn them, and that 1t would cost me full
as much as the "treats" amounted to. l
begun saving the price OF a cigar or glass
OF beer whenever invited to take them.
When II amounted to ten dollars I would
exchange It for an eagle and toss 1t into
a drawer. The other day I got them to-
gether and was amazed at the number.
There are just fifty. The easiest money l
over bandledl'- Ethics.
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The Greatest Kidnapper.

The saloon steals children our OF
mothers arms, away from fathers protec-
tion, astray from the pure joys Of home;
the saloon by its foul temptation takes the
boys and the girls. One It sends to the
,caffold, another to the cell, another to the
brothel, and thousands to lives Of useless
wretchedness and shameful degradation.
In the wretched homes OF poverty and vice.
In tho haunts Of the slums, and In the
social refuge-deposits that we call asylums
and prisons there are to-day multitudes
whom the saloon found as innocent boys
and girls, and stole away from their In
nocency: and in the homes Of the land to-
day are thousands Of boys and girls that
the saloon will steal-is stealing for the
same dread fate.
These facts are as unimpeachable az the
truth that two and two are four; and are
the result Of the saloons existence with
the same absolute certainty with which
darkness follows sundown.
God speed the day when men shall be
able to hail each other with the glad news
that the common sense OF the great people
who have just been thrilled with one
mothers sorrow and joy has at last been
aroused in behalf OF homes and mothers
everywhere, and that the boys. and girls
are safe from the saloon!
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Arc the English People All Going Made

In blue book recently issued by the
commissioners Of lunacy In that country
the statement Is made that while In 1853
there was only one lunatic to every 5S6
persons, the last return shows one to 3OS.
THE proportion having increased at y
steady ratio during the forty years" II
the increase OF lunacy goes ou at the same
rate during the next ffty-three years, at
the end of that time oue-half Of the popu-
lation of England will be- insane. This ls
an appalling suggestion and should
make every thoughtful man pause. TO
what extent the LIQUOR trade and the drink
habit are responsible for this rapidly.in-
creasing insanity 1t Is difficult to sly. d.
rectly and Indirectly the use Of alcohol has
much to do with existing and prospective
insanity, and II the statistics ofthis coun-
try ure examined, we venture to sny they
will not vary much from England.
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indignant at some wrong aSsailed from the
pulpit, frown. Do not leave your natural
ness and resiliency home because It Is Sum
day m corning. II rs officers OF church you
meet people at the church door with q
black look, and have the music black, and
the minister in black preach black ser.
mon, ard from invocation to benedictton
have the impression black, few will come.
and those who do come will wish they had
not come at oil.
Golden candlesticksl Scour up the six
lilies on each branch, and know that the
more lovely and bright they are the more
fit they are 20 hold the light. But n
Christless light is a damage to the world
rather than a good. Cromwell stabbed his
cavalry horses in St. Panl's Cathedral,
and many now use tho church In which to
stable vanities and worldliness. 4 worldly
church Is a candlestick without the candle,
and i. had its prototype In ST.. Sophlas in
CoDstantinople, built to the glory OF God
by Constantine, but transformed to base
uses by Mohnmmed the Second. Built out
Of colored marble; q cupola with twenty
four windows soaring to q height OF $50
Feet; the ceiling one great bewllderment OF
mosaic; galleries supported by eight
columns OF porpbyry and sixty-seren COL
umns OF green jasper; nine bronze doors
with alto-rei-ro work, fascinating to the
eye OF any Artlst; vases ana NeSllhenlS Iu-
crusted with all manner Of precious stones.
Four walls on fire with irdescribatle
splendor. Though labor was cheap, the
building cost s1,5G0,0O0. Ecclesiastical
structure, almost supernatural in pomp
and majesty. But Mohammedanism tore
down from the walls OF that building all the
sanity and Christly images, and high up
In the dome the figure Of the cross was
rubbed oct that the crescent OF the bar
barous Turk might be substituted. A
great church, but no Christ! A gorgeous
candlestick, but no candle! Ter thousand
such churches would not give the world rs
much light as one homemade tallow cam
die by which Inst night some grandmother
In the eighties put on her specticles and
read the Psalms OF David in larger type.
Up With the churches, by all means! Hum
ireds Of them, thousands OF them, and the
more tho better. But let each ono he Il
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I'm THE CHINA SEA
A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE
By SEWARD W.. HOPKINS.
,npxR1oHr laY RY ROBERT BoNNEN's SOEs.l

fCopyRIoHT leg sT RosEhT BoNNKh's SoEs0
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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GIRLS AS YOUNG MEN 5
ENEMIES.
:1ow They Puncture Holes In a
Young Mans Business Pros
poets.

"GirIS arc by far too apt to
thoughtlcsSIy punch holes in the
business prospects of the young
men Of their acquaintance,
writes Edward Box in The Ladies'
Home Journal. They work this
mischief in various ways. They
consider it great fun to step to
i telephone, for example, and
ring up some young man while
he is at his office, only to send
him some unnecessary message or
indulge in some hippant talk.
They are forgetful Of the fact
that what may be rare sport at
their end of the line may cause
serious embarrassme ut or worse
to the young man at the other
end. Even if the Young man en-
joys it, his employer does not.
Sending unnecessary or even
fancicd necessary notes to young
men at thoir offices during bust
ness hours is another favoritc
'pastimo' of girls. Sometimes
the fun is carried further by
meeting q young man at his lunch
con hour, or by even calling at
his office. Again, even a more
dangerous element is introduced
by girls urging young mer to
leave their Offices before closing
hours to escort them to some
place of amusement, some game,
or to train.
"The danger in these acts is
not in themselves, but in the in
furious distractions which they
mean. Business hours, though
doubtless they seem ins1plicably
long to girls, are, in reality, all
too short for the acc accomplishment
of things necessary to = young
mans success. Hence every
moment when he is at business
should be precious to him, and it
is nightly precious to the right
sort of Young man. His mind
should he focused on the problems
before him, which mean either
his success or his failure.'
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THAT no one remedy can contain the
elements necessary to cure all dseas-
es. is fact we'll known to everyone.
DR.. Miles System Of Restorative Remedies
consists OF seven distinctively different
preparations, each for its own purpose.
Mrs. l.. @. Bramley, 81 Henry St.. st. Cath
crimes, Ontario, writes: For years l SUI
fered from extreme nervousness and annoy
ing constipation. developing into palp!tation
and weakness Of the heart. was unable to
sleep. suffered much from headache, pain in
my left side, palpitation and a constant
feeling OF weakness and prostration. began
using DR.. Miles Nervine, Heart Cure and
Nerve and Liver Pills and the Anti-Pain
Pills to relieve sudden paroxysms OF pain
and headache. soon felt much improved
and the pains and aches and weariness left
Sine, l then took Dr. Miles Restorative
Tonic ana am now restored TO my former
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RsGITRATION NOTICE.

'!NHEPU 'LICWIGL TAKE no ice
4 that the Rssistration Books will
be orer, AZ the court house. for the
rs s'r,tion Of ExrtieS entitled to rag
lister under the Consultation, on the
lSt Monday in un,h month. until 30
days preceding tie next general elec'
zion
w q \ PORTER.
Charm II Beard Ragisustion l. G
Ion nss:er sc
Dc! 1898.
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Cheap Enough.

The Ledger (Semi, weekly, The
New York World (Tri- weekly)
and Home and Farm, all three pa
pers, one year for 1915.
The Ledger Semi weekly, The
Atlanta constitution (Weekly) and
Home and Farm, all three papers
one year for 1925.
The Ledger (Semi weekly and
Home and Farm one year for 81. so
Or, all four papers one year
for $500.
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LANCASTER AND CHEST TER
RAILWAY.

BETWEEN CHESTER AND LANCASTER
Schedule in effect Daily except Sunday
on and after Sept IL, 1898.
WESTBOUND EASTBOUND.
Nos. ii and l6 Nos. Il and Is.
A NJ. p NJ. A NJ. p NJ
95s 5 So Ar Chester Ly IL 90 100
907 507 Richburg IL 3S 745
8 SIS 455 Bascombville IL So 755
8 3S 4S3 Fort Lawn 1912 SIS
500 400 Ly Lancaster Arl25e SIS
Connects at Chester with Southern
Roiiway, Seaooerd Air Line and Car.
olna and North Western Railway.
Connects at .ancaster with the Ohio
River d. Charleston.
Leroy Springs, Pres, Lancaster, S. G.
M Heath, g. p. A,
w H Hardin. V p aud Aud, Chester
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The Sanders hill for tho repeal
OF the metropolitan law has pas
sod the House of Representatives
and will probably pass the Senate
and thon the obnoxious measure
of John Gary Evans administra-
ton will he but = memory.
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IMPORTANT notice.!

Having sold out our mercanu
business to the Farmers' Banking an
Meroautiie 20. All parties that ow
US must come forward and settle up
We positiveiy oaut carry over any
sccounn This notice applies to oil who
owe US.
T. N. FiTxrATRIcK 4 BHo.
month.
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N6lur bic to Women.

tsnccial!y valuable to women is Browns
ron Hhters. Backache vanishes headache
.ISappcar', "rcngth takes the place of
Tcaknrss, and the glow of health readily
,'ncI I, iHg paliid check when this Won
irriri So ~ % "a taken. For scIlly children
r"" ."l It has no equal. No home
SHOW .-.r this C,,,,,,,,, r,,,,I
''' H IL dealcrs.
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A bacteria engine Is novel
Russian idea. 1t is made TO run
by the gases of fermentations,
and its operation varies with the
different gases and species of bac-
terra giving rise to them.
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Ne oars Coasu prtion Forever.
SfsiSs OastaAets Oendy Cathartic. loc or sss.
Sh v - & fail 10 care, druggists refund money
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So SO "a se
IN. a IN Leave Ar i've n m. /. m
l0 30 Blacksburg 80 30
43o 20 Cneruk e Fai 8 7OS 6 O5
ooo o 20 Gaffrey 40 5 40
frain No II, going West makes da,
hght connection at Lancaster with tn.
IL q q Railroad, at Rock Hill with the
southern Railroad, going north, at
Biacksburg VII h Gre southern.
Train M rs. going cart max es con-
nection at Marion, N c with the
southern Railroad, at Biacksburg
with Southern and at Lancaster with
the l. & q Railroad
'rain No 81. going east makes cons
necti"n at shelby, n q with the = A
l. Railroad, gong east.
All Local freight trains will carry
passengers ifprovided with tickets.
l. A Emerson, Lsmpkin,
Traffic Manager. Div. Pass. Agt.