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tage. He was. as he himself tells us,
the son of Calpurnius, a deacon in the
Christian church, and the grandson of
POlitus. priest or preShyter of the
same church. and his mother was Con
ChesSa. sister of St. Martin of Tours.
Thus he was not only the son OF
Christian parents. but came of fam
lily Of ecCleSiaStiCs on father and moth
er's sides. Like many another youth
of Christian parents he did not know
the Lord" in its spiritual signitication.
But when slave in the mountains OF
Ireland his early teaching came home
to his soul Slave though he was he
had learned to love the people among
whom he lived. And subsequently,
when a free man, he Obcyed the
promptings of his heart and the vision
of his dreams, and resigned his nobil-
ity to become a missionary. when he
went everywhere throughout the is
land preaching Christ with wonderful
power to the pagan Irish and bring
ing mnltitudes into the Christian fold.
When at home at the xii or church
his usual mode of procedure was to
be accompanied with a group of holy
men clothed in white with books in
their hands. chanting the morning
service in the open air as well as in
the church" He died in prayer on
March 18th at DownpatriCk where he
first preached. II was his happy lot
10 see the fruits of his labOrS in mul-
titudes who prCfeSsed the faith. in
the erection of numerous churches in
thousands Of ordained clergy. and in
the establishment of colleges. which
subsequently became the most re
nowned seats of learning in the world.
and to which students fioCkcd from all
parts of Europe. 1t has been granted
to few of Gods saints to witness such
wonderful results ere the thread of
lite is severed Well might he say
in the words Of the aged Simeon as
he held the infant Savior in his arms.
Lord now lettest Thou Thy servant
depart in peace.
The legends that gather around St.
Patrick are many and absurd. How
ever it may be we'll to mention a few.
HOLY wells are so numerous that il
would have been impossible for the
saint to have visited them all. They
are characterized by crystal clearness.
the limpid waters bubbling from the
depths beneath. and many time have
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ON A RANCH.
Woman Found the Food That Fitted
Her.

A rewspapcr woman went out to a
Colorado ranch to rest and rccuperate
an1 Ier experience with the food
pr naDly is worth reCOunting.
Tnr woman at the ranch was pre-
en- .ntly the worst housck"cpcr |
hay. eyer known-poor soul. and poor
me-
d imply had to have food good
anC Dlenty of it, for had broken
dow from overwork and was SO weak
O..i not sit up over one hour at a
tim knew | could not get well un-
les secured food could easily d.
grs' and that would supply the great
caf mount of nourishmeut
"I-e day | obtained permission to
60 'arOugh the pantry and see what |
COu. find. Among other things |
cam. across package of Grapc-Nuts
whl.e had heard of but never tried.
! read the description on the package
an .ecome deeply interested, so then
am here | got saucer and some
cream and tried the famous food.
"i tasted delicious to me and
seemed to freshen and strengthen me
,r,.,y so | stipulated that Grape
NJ and cream be provided each day
instead of other food, and literally
lived on GrapC-Nuts and cream for
t~u II three months
YOU could have seen how East |
60 veil it would have pleased and
sur .sed you. am now perfectly
W, and strong again and know cX.
aC-., how got well and that was on
Gr0De Nuts that furnished me a pow
crfu food could digest and make use
Of
"ir seems to me no brain worker
can afford to overlook Grape-Nuts
aftr~ my experience" Name given
by l1stum Co, Battle Creek, Mich,
Ct the miniature book. The Road
TO "ellvills" in each pkg
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Boys Should Work.

J. p. IuIycr, United States senator
from Ina, recently delivered an
hours address in Plymouth church,
3rookllr filing the pulpit usually oC.
cupicd as rhc Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight
Hills.
The aaator's subject was "'rhc
Republ and the Spirit of Patriotism, %
and he -rok" Of the poor bog as the
most in ortant factor in the making
Of the E'public.
81 m not wasting my sympathy on
the hildren of the poor he said.
'Wta little sympathy ! have | Will
giv, 20 the children Of the rich.
"I on have $1upOGO and give it to
D.. to star him ont in life, he
Toe. start suggest keeping that
auu I'd Thousand and that boy apart,
| Il v be better for tn" boy, and as
he is seem 10 prove, better for the
hUr d thousand
"I. % real American tgIo, with its
sac round of poverty, discipline and
IaT. work was Characteristic Of every
Pre- ont of the United States. he
con- ned. "since Washington, and
rog have been san of " j Bryan if
o., ..l been elected.
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around II and was the iayOrite resort
% King LaOgaire, The iutrepcd Pat
rex and his companions. taking their
lives IN their hands. advanced boldly
against these idols and shattered thea
III pieces. The message of such mer
who proved the wCrthleSSneSS of idols
o. stone, brass and gold for CroIa
dlbh was Overlaid if it was not who
j. made of gold, was received with
aad his companions and the gospel
hey preached spread far and wide. 50
tIat great numbers became ObedieDt
tr the faith. This act of Patrick was
not disS!milar to that of HeZekial
who broke in pieces the braZen ser
lent that Moses had erected for a
somewhat similar reason, that it be.
came an object of idolatrous worship.
This crOm dubh and its companions
were not originally objects of wOr
ship. for the early Irish religion was
purely mOnotheistic But the Irish.
and especially their priesthood or
druidS. were from remote antiquity
Skilled astronomers. Many of their
religious customs had an Astronomical
bearing. with special reference to the
sun. The mistlctoe for instance was
associated with the winter SolstiCc,
tlo 2lSt December as was the Shan
rock with the Nernal equinox or tn"
22d of March. SO CrOm dubh and his
companions We're originally nothing
more harmful than the sun and the
twelve signs of the zodiac. Crom hiW-
self symboliZed the sun, and hence he
was overlaid with gold the better to
illustrate that umlnary. The twelve
smaller bodies representing the
twelve signs Of the zodiac were on
cased in an inferior metal indicative
of the inferior positions they held. 1t
is from Crom that the word Cromlcch
is derived.
St Patrick was happy in his parer-
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Party Gown for a Girl.

An attractive party gown for girl
of fourteen is Of blu" voile with fun
skirt shirrcd half "A dozen times at
the waist and again half way to the
knees The shirred waist has fancy
reyeres Of white cloth embroidered in
blue silk the shade of the vOilc. and
the sleeves deeply sh!rred al the top
have fancy cuffs like the revcres fin
ishing them just below the elbow. a
soft. white sash with long strcamer
ends completes chic costume.
When the small maid shows a ten
dency to OutgrOw clothes, instead Of
letting out the hem of the skirt, when
making the dress cut the waist two
or three inches longer. then lengthon
the frock by changing the belt
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HoNelY Refreshments

E"rhaps II is because this Is 10 be
an economical season and many are
not entertaining as elaborateIy as in
previous years. or perhaps because
fashions change great deal in a
snort time. but many Of the dainties
served now at dinners are Of simple
and homely description.
One OF the most popular I. the
school girl deIicacy known as fudge
broken-np fudge and cream candy are
frequently served in place of French
bonbons.
Table decorations are very simple
and green and silver are the fayoritc
combinations. There is very little
show of claboratcncss In any OF the
entertainments. The prediction for
HON" sweets has wrought havoc
among the confcctiOncrs and caterers
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I'lIlun Dollar GraeA


When .'rpIuced This rOrnark Ible
grass tt. Years ago. little GI! We
dream !. -l be Jne most ta!ked-of
grass II r.a. the biggest. quick.
hay pro ug earth, but this has
come to
Agr. ! wrote about It. AEr. Coll
lege 1f' H l-gtuTrd about 1t. AEr.
instltul' -.Hrs talked about It. while
In the home by the quiet ilTos!Ge.
in the grocery. in the village
postOtii, . the creamery. at th- do
poi: in wherever farmers gath
cred. So Billion Dollar Grass that
wonderi ..H-s, good for TO II tons
per acr' 4 lots Of pasture besides,
Is alWa! 0h"mc worthy OF the farm
er's vo!
Then .as Bromus Inernis, than
which 7 Is no better grass or bet
ter peri .'i hay producer on earth.
Grows sryor soil is found. Then
the far 'llks about Salzer's Teo-
Sinte. " d. will produce 100 stocks
from OF ..ruol of seed. II IT. high. in
100 day % in nutrition and grredily
eaten b. lie, hogs, etc. and is good
for so II green food per acre.
Victor Rape. which can be grown
at CSC '. and Speltz at 20C bu..
both gr ..oi for cattle, also come in
for the =" in the discussion.
..I SEND 1Oc IN STAMPS
and thi .rIrc to John A Salzer Seed
Co, La ...-r. Wis. for their big cat
alog an .arrn seed samples. (W. n. w.
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Latest Novelties in the Shops.

The shirt waist boxes in cretonne.
which come fitted snugly away Tx"
bureau drawers into a case covered
with the material, are now Initiated
in miniature affairs some four or five
inches in height. These are designed
for baby'S boudoir use one drawer
contains safety pins. another slcoY"
or bib holders and other silver trim
kets. a third the wee socks, etc. The
limitations. too. are covered with ere
tonne. Each small ornament is top
ped of with a bow Of satin ribbon.
The incoming styles in rattan, Will
low and wicker furniture for the porch
are altogether fascinating. These sets
include reading table tea stand and
hamper. in addition to the usual com
plement of chairs, rockers and
benches.
MANY of the French sets come in
a mixture of pale ColOrings which
catch the eye at once as something
extremely new. Other lovely OutiltH
are stained or enameled in the palest
of tints of lavender, pink, blue and
the like.
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Wear Of Weddinu Wells.

Wedding wells must be put on now
so that nearly all of the hair shows
and civ" a long. narrow look instead
Of spreading at TIE sides. One OF the
most effective lately seen was a scarf
about Il yard wid" and three and one.
half yards long edged with a little
real lace. one yard of it was TUNED
back at tn" top to make a short veal.
with long one under il. This was
caught on to a half-wrcath OF orange
blossoms, which is now the proper
finish. Two very small ostrich tips
are sometimes seen.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11
Bedroom AanqinuS,

Nothing les Ir"tIjcr or more dainty
for bedroom decoration than the up
hoistrry dimitirs in the old English
style. They can be got in many pat
terms and iLuMdcr beautifully so are
more dErahic than a nmsy fabric
They may BE- used In th" entire decor
alton Of the room for bcjsprcad, can
opy wiudow haH2iugs and dressing
table Co'o"s.
At the windows it is prctticst to
hang the curtains straight down each
side with # fun valance across the
top, Cushions for chairs and corner
seats can be made to match too.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11

The birthplace OF St Patrick IS a
matter of dispute, but then there is
scarcely any historical fact that is not
disputed. 1t would be passing strange.
therefore, if any Of the Incidents OF
so renowned d historical character as
St. Patrick, not placed beyond doubt
by demonstrablc fact. were TO pass un-
disputed. There are few now. how
ever, who will claim with the late DR.
l4anniSan that he was born at BOu-
logne-S Sur Mer in France Most his
tOrians allow that Dumbarton-On-the
Clyde in Scotland is the place of his
nativity. Though why his own state
ment that he was an lrishman should
be ignored, | for one, am at a loss to
understand. One thing is certain: he
was not only Kelt but he belonged
to the Gaelic branch of the Kettle
race. Whether. therefore. it could be
proved he was born in Scotland or
France he was still racially Gael
that is an lrishman-and spoke Gaelic
or the Irish tongue. Perhaps to this
may be attributed much of his success
in the conversion of Ireland, and that
success was phenomenal
st. Patrick S zeal in preaching the
Rospel was very similar to ST. Paul's
His energy was untiring. His aim was
the conversion of the whole island
To accomplish this he worked by
night as well as by day. as conditions
necessitated. His courage was abso
mtely fearless. He did not hecdlessly
rur into danger. He was guided by a
sound judgment in all his missionary
effort But when the conversion of a
person or tribe necessarily endangered
his life he did not shrink from death
for a moment, but went forward bold
ly and preached the gospel, and as
generally happens in bold enterprises
he was Signally successful
St. Patrick system of church policy
was neither diocesan. parochial. con
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Worth knowinu.

A good housewife will never allO-
anything to 90 to waste. Instead II
buying busters or window cloths she
will make use of her discarded pocket
handIlcrcMcfs. scarrs and silk petit
coats. and will find She has some
thing better than she could buy any
way
Thoro is very apt to- be a draft at
the head Of a brass or iron bed, and
little curtain OF some pretty ere
tom" and Will add 70 your comfort
and improv" the Appearance Of your
room.
Use dark green blinds in a bedroom.
1t will prevent the glaro so trying to
your eyes.
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gregatiOnal. nor mOnaStlC such as pre-
vailed in medieval times. 1t was
rather collegiate and missionary; or
"" might say it partook OF the con
gregational, parochial. monastiC and
dioCeSan-a combination of what is
good in all. Had he had a knowledge
of physiological analysis. such as we
now possess, one would be inclined to
sa. he took his system from the hu-
man body. The simplest form of his
work in any locality was the Gull,
cell or xii. as it is in the human or
ganism This was the nucleus. To
the cell was drawn numbers Of young
and old. Here in due time assimila-
Gojn took place. Then the xii lchurchl
or cell became divided and subdlvided,
as in the living organism, by sending
out those prepared at the colleges to
localities chosen as promising fields.
each body of missionaries so sent out
formed a new cell. A xii with its col
legcs and other appurtenanCcs was es-
tablishcd, each separate and distinct
in itself yet in Connection with the
mother xii and with each other These
individual kills sent out their shoots
in missionaries. COngenial habitants
were selected. nuclei were formed, kills
were established. AS needs required
a chief pastor, or bishop, was Sc
lected, cOnsecrated and sent to preach
the gospel. convert the heather, and
extend the church by leading the way
in which his clergy followed
The bishop was more like the col
oncl of a cavalry regiment advancing
to the charge against the enemy, who
precedes his soldiers, is first in the
fight and leads in every post OF dan
ger. Under the leadership of such
bishop his clergy would follow to the
death With such bishops and clergy
the "Aedepscop" (archbishopD Patrick
himself leading the van, the Idols
went down before them like corn be
fore the sickle. Let one instance suf-
fee. The Irish like other ancient ma
tions and in common with all Druids
paid religious homage to pillar stones.
keatng in writing of one of these,
the Crom cruaCh. or Crom dubs the
black STOPPING stonel says it was the
same god that Zoroaster worshipped
"a the first form Of idOlatry intro
duCed among the Milesians iScots). 1t
was erected in the plain of weeping
with twelve lesser idols Of brass
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11
4 d for Morkinamen.

Norw' las established a working
mems iI the object Of which is to
loan mo- at low rate of interest
to worh ncu with which to purchase
homes. .m plot Of ground to be
bought not to exceed five acres.
and tn lection of the home thereon
is not 'Ecocd total cost of $500.
The int "s' charged IS three and one
half or '..r per cent. Forty-two years
are all"'.i in which to refund the
money.
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Russian Press Censorship.

y, spaper work in Russia is not
plea ant. The government spends
NOR. money on its press c"usors than
1u schools. Last year "ighy-1hrr"
pap'.- were suspended for various pc.
rioa- and twcnty-siX W"r" forbidden
10 accept all advertisements, while
2IH itors were told they could have
4 81 t vacation in Siberia if they con
tIuu, their methods of rcyiving va
riUu- public questions.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11
Coouetry in Fur Stoles.

Stoles in every sort of fur still con
tlnue to enCircle fair, slender throats
It makes little difference from what
animal the soft. delicate covering Is
taken. and whether it be black. gray.
brown or white. Neither does it seem
to be matter Of great import whctl-
er the stole is long or short broad
or narrow, II 1t be OF the circle form
that Is the chief thing In regard to
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11
444o Girls Tucked Drc's, ato - -earA

required yards of mar"ria. =, 4
yards 81 or 3 Yards At inches wide.
with T. yard Of fancy tuckinG for yoke
and yards Of embroidery for frlll.
4 May Manton pattern. no. i4lO.
sizes 5 to II years, will be mailed to
any address on receipt of ten cents.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11
Ask Your Dealer For Allen. Yoot-Ea.e

powd"r Il rests the feet Cures Corns
Bunlons -~oIlcn, Sore. Hot. Callous, Aching
Sweatng eei and lngrowIng Nails Allen $
foot-Ea'r makes new or tight shoes easy. A,
all Drug -r's and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac-
cept no Destitute. Sample mailed FREH.
Address ! len S. Olmstcd. lie Row y. Y
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this bit of modishness for the fair
ones toilet
The next thing considered is tho
way that it shall be worn Twice
about IN" swan-I!ke throat is the stole
wound and then coquetishly one end
Is thrown over the loft shoulder.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11
Butter for a Bump

While mothers kisses are supposed
to take the soreness out OF al! sorts
of hurts and bruises, even this SOW
creign specific will not keep bump
from turning black and blue. If a
bump is well butter"d soon after 1t Is
made the skin. 1t is said. viii not
change color. A woman who did not
believe it, but tried 1t all the same
says her children have been saved
many ugly marks by means Of this
simple and inexpensive remedy.
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Readers OF this paper can secure any May
Manton pattern Illustrated above by n.lIug our
MI blanks IN coupon and Iuu4!itg, ~ltA " ccuts
TO Z. l.. Harrison s Co. IS Plymouth Place, Chi.
cago Pattern VII. be mailed promptly.
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SpecDal Typography Varnish

made c-rr. ally for finishing burnt wood
work A.n yuur dealer or writ, us. Tho
liumphu tones. Mere. Co. 1921 Arupa.
hoe ST. bower. Colo
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not
stain tie hands or spot the kettle, ex-
cept grpau and purple.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11

The GLOW who sings his own
praises always a sOlOist
The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-11

The nu'iuual changing Of ones
mind is apt to wear it out.
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D. J. Epps, Resident Manager.

Mr. D j Epps' many friend S
are congratulating him on his
recent promotion to the position
of resident manager of the Will
iamsburg Oil Mill. Mr. Epps has
had several years experience as
a successful seed buyer on this
market having been at different
times local representative for
various mills whose operations
include this territory. With
such men as Messrs Epps and
w r Scott to look after their in.
terests in this county the "Inde.
pendent" may well look forward
with confidence to large vol
ume of business next season.
The local oil mill and ginneries
are being renovated and over
hauled against the coming sea-
son and it is intended to oper'
ate, in addition to the mill, both
ginneries on full time with the
latest improved machinery and
skilled operatives.
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Children's Day at Salters.

SALTERs, June 27:-Children S
day was fittingly celebrated at
Salters Methodist church, on
June % by the Sunday-schools of
Salters and Union churches.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev j B Weldon, pas.
tor of Salters church, after
which he delivered an excellent
address appropriate to the oc-
casion. An interesting pro-
gramme was rendered by the
Sunday-school children, which
was interspersed with music un.
der the direction of Mrs A R
Moseley. The exercises began
at 11:3O a. m, and at 2 p. m. a
recess was taken for dinner,
when such a tempting repast
was served as only the good
ladies of the community know
how to prepare. After dinner
Prof G T Pugh of Prosperity ad-
dressed the assemblage and his
able and thoughtful discourse
was very much enjoyed. Rev j
B Traywick of Lake City was
expected to be present and his
absence was a source of disap-
pointment. The crowd which
numbered about Is, spent a
most enjoyable day and to the
children it was a happy occasion
not soon to be forgotten.
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KINGSTREE, S. c., THURSDAY, JUNE 80. 1904

that springs eternal, etc. Re-
ferred to the late Senator Byrd,
his uncle, who led the people of
Williamsburg to victory in '76.
Spoke of the attack on the South
the Republican party made in
their recent convention. He
wants to go to Washington to
take up the fight that his lamen-
ted uncle led in rs. Said it was
time that Florence and Will.
liamsburg were recognized. Mr.
Ragsdale is a strong and vigor-
Gus speaker and at the close of
his speech when the meeting ad-
journed many came forward
and congratulated him on his
fine effort.
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Why Not Make it For Life!

John S Wilson, Esq, of Man
ming, who hsae so faithfully and
ably discharged all the duties Of
Solicitor of this circuit for the
past sixteen years, is candidate
for reelection, and as he has no
opposition he can count his elec-
tion sure. Mr. Wilson's peculiar
fitness for the Office he has held
so long is recognized by all and it
is conceded that he will be re-
elected every time he comes be-
fore the people of this circuit as
a candidate for Solicitor
Georgetown Outlook.
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A Pythian Picnic.

On Thursday, July Z, a basket
picnic will be given at Jay, to
which the public is cordially in.
vited. The picnic will be under
the auspices of the local K of ?
lodge and the following promi'
nent Pythians are expected to be
present and deliver addresses:
Past Grand chancellor J NJ
Knight, of Sumter; Deputy
Grand Chancellor II II Hus bands
and Hon ] W Ragsdale of Flor
ence.
J DAVIS CARTER,
w G HEMINGWAY,
F E HIGGINS, Committee
F PosToN,
T s LEE,
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Williamsburg County Alliance.

There will be a meeting of
Williamsburg County Alliance
in Kingstree on Friday, July 8,
at IL o'clock a. m, in the court
house for the purpose of trans
acting important business. We
hope for a general turnout. The
members of brotherhood will
take due notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
A. G. STEWART,
President County Alliance.
W. w. Kennedy,
Secretary.
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NOTICE.

Parents who have girls to
send to the Graded school can
secure board for them with Mrs
Amelia Scott, who is now occu-
pying the cottage on Academy
Street next to Mr. M F Heller's,
convenient to new school build
ing. Terms reasonable. Apply
or write to
MRS AMELIA SCOTT,
6-3O-tf Kingstree, S. c.
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Henry Davis Convicted.

Just as we 60 to press the jury
have returned their verdict in the
case of the State VS. Tom and
Henry Davis, charged with mur-
der. The verdict is not guilty
as to Tom Davis, and guilty as
to Henry Davis, with a recon-
mendation to mercy.