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Christianity Never More Alive.

Every now and then some voice IS heard
announcing the carly death of our religion,
but Christian faith was never more alive
than it is to-day Twenty thousand more
people confessed the!r faith in Jesus Cnr1ss
Church of America. than only five years
ago. and we are but a fragment OF the
Christian host of this land. This phenom-
enon of worship is so common that it does
not always arouse our attention as it 9TH
wise might do But if you ask for an ex
PLANTATION of it the OILY answer found in
this great word Is, home. Our hearts, the
souls of men and women every,where-these
all are trying to realize the deepest sense
of home. Down, down, down beneath tne
below Its passing moods and shifting
THOUGHTS. there is a nature, q spirit, which
is homesick and which only its true home
can satisfy
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Returned With Thanks.

Once upon a time the late Guy Wet
more Caryl sold a story to Il publisher
Lof magazines. After several months
had gone by he received a proof Of the
story and i note from the publisher.
The latter was to the effect that, al
though the story had beer bought, it
was hardly what the magazine want
ed, and that he would be greatly
obliged to Mr.. Caryl if that gentleman
would sell the story elsewhere and
send him the check.
The publisher in question owns a
large number of grocery stores, and
Caryl was somewhat of a wag. There
fore. his opportunity for obtaining The
revenge that he felt was due lay right
at his band. Buying a large. can of
tomatoes, he removed part of the con-
tents, sealed the can up again, and
mailed it to the offending publisher,
with this note:
Dear Sir-The inclosed can of toma-
toes was purchased by me from n of
your stores. Although the purchase
was made in good faith. l find that q
change of policy compels me to return
the goods to you and ask you to dis
pose of them elsewhere, rcmitting me
the ten cents that they should bring
when you collect. The fact that l am
returning this can does not necessari'
ly indicate lack of merit. as many fac
tors enter into the selection of material
for filling Il modern stomach, and what
does not suit me may be exactly what
some one else is looking for."-Lippin'
nott'c
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Keen Moral Ideas Clear.

We need, above all things, to keep our
moral ideal clear and high. WOE unto
him that puts light for darkness and dark.
ness for light, sweet for bitter" etc. That
is, woe unto him that confounds moral dis
tinctions. Not our patriotism or our par
tisanship must blind us to truth. Neither
for ourselves nor our country, nor our
party may we condone sin or falsehood or
senger Of Cod, could go wrong, how easily
may we. Dean Hodges is Just publishing
Saints" A companion volume might be
ple." Bias is almost, Irresistible. What
helps on that which We much care for we
are apt to praise without looking too close
ly at its moral quality; So doing, we close Gs
our insight, e%xtinguish the light OF .God
find ourselves walking in darkness rather
than light, perishing, perhaps, as Balaam
persisted among the enemies OF the Lord.
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he Completely Satisfies.

God is love! God is light! This ancient
message is also the most recent report OF
our own personal experience. Oh, God IS
our home indeed! We can no more de-
never possessed it than we can make q
fonndlinc from q workhouse understand
the mysterious joys of IN earthly Christian
home. Yes. we are at home with God. He
satisf;esl He satisfies! 1t is He who gives
the completing tough to thought, to work,
70 pleasure and to life. Without Him our
Intellectual ladder has neither foundation
to stand upon below nor rest to lean
against above. Without Him our purposes
miss their best f%ruition and our joys their
perfume. He is our nome indeed, n we
know the unmistakable sign when we feel
the outstretchcd love of our Father bend
mo over us.
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Gods Overture to Us.

Jehovah is the u%nchanging God. To-day
He answer our longing desires: saying:
''There is a place beside Me" He would
not keep us at 4 distance, but always woos
us to nearness. That place is the place OF
understanding. Nou must see the picture
at its right argyle if you would know its
meaning. So it is in life. History and ex.
p~erience have their dark problems. The
stained glass window is a mystery when
seen from within by artificial light; But
when the sunlight streams through and
transfgures it, we read its meaning. So
God would let His light fall upon our past
experiences, and reveal His purposes work.
ing through their ever-changing Viclssl-
tudes. 1t is also the place of His presence.
Jacob is much slower to leave Bethel than
he was to run into it. The thought OF
Esau filled him with fear. But he saw
"the place beside God" and said, The
Lord is in this place The experiences
of life may not alter, but they are vastly
different when we are conscious OF Gods
presence amid them. It is the place OF
TRANSPORTATION. The unbrolen calm OF
Gods peace. and the. assurance of eternal
security and success take possession OF the
soul and the outer life responds to this IN,
ner possession. This reserved place and
waiting blessing is Gods overture to US at
the threshold of another year. May His
Spirit help us to stand beside Him and ac'
cent this unspeakable gift.
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e of tan colored cravenette cloth
it stitched with corticelli silk at
5 and trimmed with tiny wooden
B, but all rainproof cloths are ap-
pirate and, when liked, the cape can
omitted and the coat left plain.
/ wide sleeves are a particularly
outrageous feature as they allow
wearing yer those of the waist
|hout inconvenience or danger or
he coat is made with fronts and
TX, fitted by means of shoulder and
ker-arm seams. The back IS full
/ partially confined at the waist line
means Of a strap held by buttons.
! sleeves are made in one piece
b and finished with roll over cuffs
/ the cape is circular. The little fat
Jar is joined to the neck and rolled
F with the fronts to form lapels.
fhe quantity Of material required for
medium size fourteen years. is
r. and one-Lalf yards forty-one
hes wide, or three yards ffty-eight
hes wide.
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Lace Coat-TaiIe.

Iery many coats slant away in the
Its. Some pretty little examples are
away en- panler. This is quantity
|uettish. Much more extreme and
" greatly liked for dressy toilettes
the long tails, at the back only,
6ch distinguish a number of smart
tumes. In most instances the coats
which these streamer-like tails + 4
It are Of velvet over skirts of cloth
silk. More truly in the spirit Of In
of the time Of the Direc-
b is the coat with lace tails. Such
farment is a part of a creation des-
ed to appear at 4 reception. The
|ss is in the exquisite ivoire hues,
la some standings Of Persian color
IS. At the front Of this much-cut-
hy coat there's any amount of lace
to balance the streaming sec
his which float out the full length Of
skirt. These tails are edged With
hE
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Strinrs'as Hat Trimmings.

Strings of. thin satin are by no means
exceptional, and make an effective fin
ish to picture hats, says the Millinery
Trade Review. Black liberty strings
are attached under the brim Of a black
velvet hat, and knotted together once,
so that the knots rests on the wearer's
right shoulder. This hat has the brim
somewhat raised OH the right side.
while curving down in the brim. The
trimming consists Of loops of the rib
bon. each pleated into the shape of a
dahlia petal. arranged in two halves,
embracing t%wo-thirds Of the crown,
joined by a handsome cut steel buckle
Of shield shape. and 1t plume of ostrich
tips placed rather far back.
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Chf,blains and Lung Trouble.

Chilblains are apt to be troublesome
at this time Of the year.. Soak the feet
and hands twice or thrice a week in
hot water, which has common salt dis
solved in it-say a half pint measure
of salt to a gallon and half Of water.
This is not a cure only, but a proven
tive.
A great deal Of lung trouble, con-
sumption and throat difficulties are
cbargeable directly to the habit of
laughing and talking on going out from
heated audience rooms. People sit for
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07
Municipal Bread,

They have Il municipal bakery at Pa
lermo, Sicily. The city has set aside
S3O,O0 for a large mill and bakery and
produces some 1900 pounds Of bread
daily. Before the establishment of this
bakery a private establishment had 4
monopoly on the bread trade and the
prices were inflated until there was
suffering among the poorer classes.
The municipal bakery has caused a re-
f@luction of prices and preparations are
being made for the erection of a flour
mill capable of handling 900 tons of
grain daily.
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There is more Catarrh in this section of tn

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. Fora great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t In
durable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney q Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to u teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address +. J. CHENEY d
Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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LEG O'Mutton" and Full Coat Sleeves

LEG o'Mutton" and Full Coat Sleeves.
The new coat sleeves are I'll full at
the shoulders, but nevertheless offer
variety inasmuch as both the 'leg o.
mutton sort, which are plain at the
wrists, and those that are gathered or
pleated into cuffs are equally correct.
The two models shown are admirable
in every way and will be found pecu-
litarly well adapted to ~remodeling.
The sleeve to the left is shown in
brown broadcloth stitched with corti-
celli silk and finished with piping of
velvet. The one to the right is in bot
tie green cheviot simply stitched in
tailor style and finished with handsome
buttons.
The full sleeve is pleatei at both up
per and lower edges, the pleats at the
cuff being collected in q narrow space
at the outer portion. The cuff Is
shaped and the wider end is Tapped
over the narrower. The sleeve to the
right is cut il two pieces and in true
"leg o'mutton' style is large and full
above the elbows, plain and snug fit
ting below.
The quantity Of material required
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How Another Sufferer Was Cured.

"DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM:-I cannot praise your wonderful remedies
enough. for they have done me more good than all the doctors l have
had. For the last eight years and more 1 suffered with female troubles,
was very weak, could not do my. houseworks also mad nervous pros
tration. Some DAYS I would remain unconscious for a whole day and
night. Ny %neighbors. thought I could never recover, but, thanks to-
YOUR medicine, [ now feel like a different woman.
AZ feel very grateful to you and will recommend Lydia e: Pink Pink
I had the last spell of nervous prostration. I only weighed ninety
eight pounds at that time now I weigh one hundred and twenty-three.
Thanking YOU many times for the benefit 1 received from your medicine,
Iremain, Yours truly, Mrs. J. H. FARMER, 2sO9 Elliott Ave, St. Louis, Mo"
Remember Mrs. Pinkhams advice is free and all sick women
are foolish if they do not ask Tor 1t. She SPEAKS III "ioesS
experience, and has helped multitudes of women. -
A.AAA FORFEIT If W annotf forthwith pUducet heo original letters and agnaNreso OF
VhsEsHE above tshmonias, which will pDyeth IabSute enumenesS ,o,
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Extreme Fashions.

All women of good taste, no matter
whether they be heiresses or work to
support themselves, never adopt the
extreme of any fashion. The long
front of the bodice, so becoming to
stout women, would still be in favor If
it had not been overdole by women Of
poor taste. The lines Of the figure are
improved by the cutting of the bodice
a trife long and lifting the skirt band
a trifle in the back. The extreme style,
however. is in decidedly bad taste.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07
Keen Religion I'm It's Place.

Keep religion in its place, and It will
take YOU straight through life and straight
to your Father in heaven when life is over.
Religion out of its place in a human life IS
the most miserable thing in the world.
There is nothing that requires so much to
be kept in It's place as religion, and its
place is what? Second? Third?
'First!'' First the kingdom of God!
Make it so that it will be natural to you
to think about that the very first thing
Professor Drummond.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07
Blnnke Coffee Wins Everything.

St. Louis, Nov. l4.-World's Fair gives
c. +. Blankc Tea and Coffee Co. highest
award, grand prize and gold medal on COT
fee, also five additional highest awards Oh
Grant Cabin Tea, Quaker Ceylon, Tea,
China Tea, S~hidzuokaken Japan and For
mosan Teas, making greatest number
grand prizes ever awarded one firm.
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| hours in warm rooms, then 60 out SUD-
denly into the cold air. They are in
high spirits, and naturally inclined to
chatter and laugh, often keeping this
up for a long time. The sudden reduc-
ing Of the temperature of the lungs by
the enormous inhalation of very cold
air is productive of congestion and
chills ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Z
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07
The Sneaker to Retire.

Mr.. Gully, who has entered his sew
entieth year, will probably retire from
the Speakership Of the House of Com
mons before another birthday comes
around as Il viscount and with a pen
sion OF $4,000 per annum.
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FITSpermanently cured. No fits orneryous-
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, 52trial bottleand treatise free
DR.. r. Ii. KLINE, Ltd, 931Arch St., Phila., Pa.
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The Baby's Dress.

The baby's dresses are made mach
frter than they were 4 generation or
. ago. Nowadays it is remembered
1t if q child is to have good strong
. he must begin early to exercise
|m. and so the extreme length con-
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French ia.

According to the report of the Ma
tional Union Of Teachers, French is
the most popular language among
students. In other subjects bookkeep-
ing comes first in favor, followed by
shorthand, arithmetic and typewrit-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07
The Modern Pinafore.

The old-fashioned pinafore of child
hood has been adapted for modern
grown-up use in a very smart and con-
venient fashion. The modern p%inafore
is of Japanese silk cut in one piece,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

An unusually bold pickpocket tried
to remove the valuables of a young
aristocrat as he sauntered to his club
the other morning. NI4I.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

The Paris restaurants and cafe
walters held a meeting and passed
a resolution demanding the suppress
sion of tips and a weekly day Of rest.
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Gloom Spreader.

You all know him. You meet him
daily and feel worse after the few min
utes you waste on him. He is n OF
those gloom spreaders. - New York
Press.
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with q large yoke and some gathers.
1t is intended to protect a more elab-
crate gown. and can be drawn in with
a sash if desired. 1t perfectly serves
the purpose of a pinafore without i'm
parting an appearance of dowdiness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

Sidered sensible is thirty inches for a
long slip. says Harper's Bazaar. A
dainty hem and sometimes, for an elab-
crate dress, a sheer nainsook rufle
with a lace edge whipped on, is the
finish around the foot of the fine slips.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

for sleeves Of either style in the medi-
um size is two yards twenty-seyer
inches wide, or one yard forty-four or
tfty-two inches. wide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

There are $4,000 hotels in the United
States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has unequal for coughs and colds.--JoHN
F.BoyER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

cloths are made water
This very desirable model is de-
for young girls and completely
the dress. As illustrated it is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

The only country in Europe without any
railway is Montenegro.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-12-07

R,withont operation or detention from business.
DELAY is dangerous. Advice free. Write The Unite
mann Improved Truss Co. 1876 Third Ave. N.f.CIt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-25
THIRD POWER NOT WANTED.
Russia Objects to England in Asiatic
Domain,

St Petersburg, Sept. 24.-The No
voc Vremya today commenting ON
Lord Rosebery's words at Edinburgh,
that there is room enough in Asia for
Russia and England says:
This formula is out of date since
Great Britain, by her alliance with
Japan has introduced a third power
into the Asiatic DOMAIN, and it is doubt.
full if there is room for all three.
Great Britains alliance has also
placed her in most awkward posi-
tion. She would like to be neutral
but She cannot. This explains her
peculiar attitude toward Russia. The
paper urges the prompt departure OF
the Baltic fleet, saying that every days
delay is enabling Japan to complete
more warships. An admiral writes
to the Novoe Vremya detailing the
lack of enterprise and determination
in the management Of the Russian
navy to which he ascribes the fail
ures of the squadrons in the Far East
in their operations and of the auxil
fairy cruisers recently commissioned
to stop contraband of war He in.
sists on the necessity for sweeping
reforms in the adr%ralty and the intro
duction Of up to date methods in shin
building
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-25

Spartanburg, S. c., Sept 24.-Four
dispensary constables last night found
one Of the most scientifically con.
structed blind tigers" at house in
the tenderloin, where the women had
built track Of wood out under the
shingles of the roof of the house, and
tin boxes were arranged so that they
could be drawn by rope and pulleys
far under the roof and out of sight.
The opening to this strange bliud IT,
ger was through the wall in a second
story room, where piece of the waist.
cotting had been removed and an
opening made to the space under the
porch roof. A quantity of beer was
found in this unusually constructed
tiger"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-25
GENERAL MEETING OF
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Will Be Held At Boston, Begin
ming October, 5.
MUCH INTEREST is MANIFESTED.
A Number of Bishops from Abroad
Will Participate and 1t Will Be One
of the Most Notable Meetings Ever
Held by that Church.

Boston, Sept. PA number of bish-
ops from abroad who will participate
actively in the proceeding in the tri-
ennial general congress of the church
to be held in this city Get. and 6,
have arrived in the United States.
The greatest number will attend the
national conference of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew, in Philadelphia, the lat
ter part of the month before coming
to Boston. Among those who have
reached the country are Rt Rev. Chas.
H. Brent, bishop of the Philippines !;
Rt. Rev. Henry B. Restary, bishop OF
the Wawaiian islands; Rt Rev. James
H. VanBuren, bishop of Porto Rico;
Rt. Rev. Peter T. Rowe, bishop of
Alaska; Rt. Rev. Lucien Leekinsolin,
bishop of southern Brazil; Rt Rev.
John McKim, bishop of Toxic and Rev.
S. D. Ferguson (negro), bishop of
Cape Palmas, Liberia. In addition
to Most Rev Randall T. Davidson,
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church
of England will have as representa-
tives here Rev. William Boyd Carpen.
ter, Lord Bishop of Ripon, and one or
two other members of the Anglican
Episcopate.
The opening session will be held in
Trinity church, at which the preacher
will be Rt. Rev. William Coswell
Doane, bishop of Albany.
The archbishop of Canterbury viii
day of the convention Among the
important topics of business to be con.
sidered by the house of bishops and
the house Of deputies, the legislative
bodies of the church. is the report of
the committee appointed three years
ago to consider the matter of chang.
ing the local name of the church Pros.
estant Episcopal, and to ask the opin.
ion of the dioceses. The committee
In a report made public last spring
decided against change at this time.
The agitation for a more explicit
and stricter canon on the prohibition
of the marriage Of divorced persons,
except for one cause, also will be dis.
cussed at length and the advisability
of grouping the dioceses of the coun.
try into provinces with a primate or
senior bishop at the head of each prov.
ince, also will be considered.
A proposed board of review, where
appeals from diocesan courts may be
heard, the question of meeting the sit.
uation in insular possessions and the
other issues also will be taken up.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-25
MONEY is IN LONDON.
Philippine Friars Can Get Pay fol
Lands In British Capital.


Washington, Sept. 24-Arrange.
ments have just been made whereby
the Augustinian friars in the Philip.
pines can secure the money in pay.
ment for their lands in London as they
desire instead of in Manila.
To this end the insular bureau of the
war department has decided that the
entire transaction shall be conducted
through the guarantee Trust company
of New York and London, and recourse
will not be had to the Bank of Eng.
land, as originally contemplated.
The treasurer of the Philippine gov.
ernment has been instructed to draw
40 warrants, covering the 81, 900, 900 in.
volved in this payment, and hand them
to the friars' representatives who may
cash them in London at their pleasure
upon the presentation to the Guaran.
tee Trust company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-09-25
Death Results from Wound.

ST. Louis, Sept. 24.-As a result OF
q quarrel with two men said to have
been St Louis county deputy sheriffs
H. G. Bullock, an artist of Little
Rock, Ark, died today from wounds
received during the alteration. Bull
lock was brought to the Missouri
Baptist sanitarium by two men who
stated that they were deputy sheriffa
and then left without giving any addi
tional information. st. Louis detec
tives were detailed today to assist
the county authorities in clearing up
the mystery