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VOL. XXVII. NO 32
HOWTO BUY SHOES.
From Hoalth Culture.
Dr. Samuel Appleton gives
some rules about footwear which
•very person will derive comfort
in heeding.
Never wear a shoe that will not
allow the great too to lie in a
•traigbt line.
Never wear a shoe with a sole
narrower than the outline of
the foot traced with a pencil
closo under the rounding edge.
Never wear a shoe so large
in the heel that the foot is not
kept in place,
y* Never wear a shoe that pinch
es the heel.
Never wear a shoe that has
depressions in any part of the
eolo to drop any joint or Gearing
below the level plane.
Never w r ear a shoe with the
toe turning up very much, as
this causes the cords on the up
per part of th' foot to contract.
Never wear a shoe that press
es up into the hollow of the
foot.
Never have the top of the
boots tight, as it interferes with
the action of the calf muscles;
make one walk badly and spoils
the shape of the ankle.
Never come from high heels
to low heels at one jump.
Ne\ *r wear one pair of shoes
all the time, unless obliged to
do so. Two pairs of boots worn
a day at a time alternately give
more service and are much more
healthful.
Never wear leather solo lin
ings to stand upon. White cot
ton drilling or linen is much
better and more healthful.
Never wear short stocking, or
one which alter being washed
is not at least one-half iuch
longer than the foot. Bear in
mind that stockings shrink. Be
sure that they will allow your
toes to spread out at extreme
ends, as this keeps joints in
place and makes a strong at
tractive foot. As to shape of
stockings the single digital pi
“one-toe” stockings is the 'nest.
Never think that the feet will
grow large from wearing prop
er shoes. Pinching and des
troying makes them grow not
ouly large but unsightly. A
proper natural use of all the
muscles make them compact
and attractive.
ORIENTAL GLEANINGS
Japanese cliilctcrn are taught
to use both hands for writing
ami other purposes.
Japan has but one leather
shoe factory, nearly everyone
wearing shoes of wood or straw.
Owing to the growth of opium
aucide, the Chinese government
will restrict the sale of the
drug.
Persia issues the smallest gold
coin in the world, its value be
ing 44 cents.
The late Chinese imperial
edict authorizes the purchase of
six first-class battle ships, six
six first-class and six second
class on isers and I’J torpedo
boats.
Janpan has ordered another
first-class 17,000 ton battle ship
from aClyde firm and will build
a 11,000,-ton first class cruiser at
home.
A railway 1170 miles in length
is to be built on the Malay Pen
insula
Gervase Cook, of the Auglo-
Chitiese college, Foochaw, will
establish a museum of European
tpa-jhinery to show the Chinese
the clumsiuoss of their tools.
He has also been engaged by a
Chinese syndicate to open up
mines anil erect smelting fur
nace and has discovered many
valuable minerals, and auth
f(p-(te pi splendid quality.
STANDS AT THE HEAD.
Aug J Bogel, the leading
druggist of Bhreyeport, 1,a..
»aye: “itr- King's New Die
coven is the only thing that
our*** my cough and it is the
b t ,st seller 1 J. KCamp
bell, meychgnt nf Wailm'd,
Aru. , writes: Ur Kitiß’rt New
Discovery ia all that is claimed
fgr il: it never fail* and in a »u s e
cure tor Consumption, Oougha,
and Cold*. I cannot say enough
for it* merits. Dr. King’s Now
DUouVuiy for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is not experi
ir)enta| It has bren tried for
4 quarter of a century «nd to
day stands at the head- It
never disappoints. Free trial
bottle at A M, Winn A Son’s
Drug Store,
Hoys boring in the earth at
Arlington. Ky., found kerosene
/eil of sueh purity as to be
ni .rketable without refiningand
morever, at so favorable a point
for commerica! purposes that
we the mere laving of a siding
from a trunk line railroad the
oil may be loaded directly toy
shipment. —New \ ork Sun.
TabSis* V*n« US^MW
The Gwinnett Herald.
A TRUE STORY.
By Kister Lurline Born.
[The best story of the stu
dents in the Lawreneeville City
School.]
On a bright day in September
the mother of John Goodie
stood on their little porch bid
ding him good-bye.
John was going oft' to college
to be gone three long years and
his mother had thrown her arms
around his neck, weeping and
saying, “John, my own John,
dout stay oft so long from your
old mother; write often John,
and study hard. Although we
are poor and have nothing but
this little farm, something tells
me that you will be a great m..n
some day.”
Then the last good bye was
said, and John walked down the
steps and through the little
gate, whistling his favorite
song, “Home Sweet Home,”
and thinking would he be the
same boy when he came back
to the old home so dear. Ah!
who could tell?
After John Goodie got on the
train at the little station of
Kingston and was sitting in the
car, he presented quite a hand
some picture sitting there deep
in thought. He was thinking
perhaps of the sweet mother he
hail left behind.
John Goodie was finely built,
weighing about 165 pounds and
was about six feet and two
inches high.and had large black
eyes and waving black hair.
When he arrived at the col
lege in Marcadon the boys gig
gled at him because of his awk
ward walk and country brogue,
but that tender look in his ex
pressive eyes soon won them
and most of the boys became
his sworn friends. He entered
Sophomore class and soon be
came leader in all his
studies.
lie boarded at Hotel Onley,
among the best people in the
city and soon went out in the
best society.
One beautiful moonlight
night, Nannie, the daughter of
the proprietor of the hotel
where he boarded, gave a grar.d
ball. After John had studied
his lessons he went down to the
dancing hall, but being too re
ligious didn’t participate. Af
ter being introduced to a great
many people, decided be would
go into the conservatory. Just
as he got to the entrance he
stopped as if shot. Before him
he saw what seemed to him to
be augel. By a fountain in the
midst of lillies, roses and hya
oinths with high ferns and
palms at her back, stood a girl
dressed in pure white satin cov
ered with silver net, and pearls
around her neck aud arms. She
was of blonde type, having gol
den curly hair, and large dark
blue eyes, with long black eye
lashes that made them look like
violets steeped in dew. She bad
taken off one of her gloves and
was drawing her hand to and
fro over the watsr when all of
a sudden her glove dropped in.
John Goodie was still watching
her, but when he saw the gl ve
fall he stepped forward, saying,
•‘Allow me to get yopr glove,”
She thanked him, then si
'er.ee fell upon the two. At
last ho said, "Do you believe in
the story of ‘Borneo and Juli
et?’ ’*
She aiiswpr e di “Y®*, I think
it is one of the sweetest stories
I ever read.”
Then John said, ‘‘Well, you
believe in love at first sight."
She blushed and hid her face
in the roses, and said she must
go back to the parloy. Before
she left t|)e ball I|t‘\v Intro
duced am| as he helped her in
the carriage whispered, ‘‘This
is the deg res i night on ogrth to
me. May I call tomorrow?”
She answered, “Ye*."
So night after night he called
on her until Jack Huckleberry
told her father that Mary and
John doodle were going to lie
married secretly.
Mary’s father told her to see
that fellow again at her own
peri), and forbade him to come
to his house again,
% Finally Mary would meet
him at the house of her friend.
Sometimes lie would aeeui so
sao that Mary would usk him,
: "John are you tired of loving
me?”
He would say, “N®, Maiy,
Imy heart is al| yours. Some
-1 umes I think maybe 1 love you
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19th 1897.
too much and that is the reason
everything goes against us.”
At the corner of the street
where Mary’s,houae was, there
was a large rock and when they
didn’t get to see each other
they would write notes and put
them under the rock.
They were going to run away
and get married the night be
fore he graduated and he was
to wait at the corner of the
street for her. But he waited
in vain, for Jack Huckleberry
had caught on again and told
Mary’s father anti just as John
Goodie started toward the house
to see what was the matter n
note was placed in his hands by
an unknown person, telling him
not to go near the house ns it
was guarded. So he was foiled
again.
The day after ho saw her at
her friend Nannie’s. John told
herJie was going home the next
day. It like to have killed her
and when the time came for her
to tdl him good-bye, she throw
herself into his arms and said:
“Kiss me John, just as you
would if I were lying dead.”
And he kissed her and said,
“Good-bye my love, good-bye.”
lie graduated the 26th of
June, 1886, with first honor.
As John was on his way to
the depot next morning he went
by the rock and put a note un
der it. When Mary went to
walk next morning she got the
note, opened it and read:
“My own mtti.k Mary:—Be
fore you get this I will be on
my way home and to mother.
You know we can’t write. So
dearest Mary, keep your vows
and remain true to,
“Your own,
“John.”
Jack Ilaekleberry saw an ac
count of a wreck in the paper
the day after John left. He
thought it was the train John
went on. The paper stated all
the passengers killed.
Jack went up to see Mary
and told her about it and it
niado her think more ol him
for she thought lie was sympa
thizing with her.
Jack was a son of a wealthy
banker and it had been talked
by their parents since they were
children that they would mar
ry. So with all of their persua
sions, and in the belief that
John was dead, she consented
to marry. All the way through
she never said that she loved
him. The day they were mar
ried he said to her, "Mary don’t
you love me a little hit?”
She said, "No Jack, I don’t
love you, but 1 will make you a
good wife.”
A few months after they were
married she was out walking
and met John Goodie face to
face. She didn’t say a word,
but just fainted away in his
arms. But before her husband
could come John had hastened
away. When she got well she
was all the sweater to Jack, for
she knew she was living with
him while she loved another
man.
One day her husband was rid
ing out in the country, when
the horse gut frightened at
something aud threw him. H"
died soon afterwards.
His wife secluded herself
from every oue except her fam
ily for one year, when John
Guodla, win bad gotten to he
the great man he was predicted
to be, sought her out once more
and begged for her heart anil
hand, whipb shy willingly gave
him.
They spent their honeymoon
in Italy and then went to W»k , ‘
their home ju Mexico.
Nanqie Ojuey received a let
ter from Mapy after *h e was
nettled in her new boiqe, winch
read:
"My DKARKHT N ANN IK :—YOU
will perhaps lie surpised to gel
this aud learn ( a ill qway out
here in the wilds us Mexioo.hut
you know 1 have John with mo
and that is all l care for. Ev
ery day 1 bless that ball you
gave, for it was there I met my
dear old ‘hubby,’ We spent
oqr honey mo iu iu Florence,
Italy. ‘Nan,’ 1 wish you could
have been w ith us, 1 was so
afraid I just held to John all
the time. Then I was so jeal
ous of those beautiful women.
But I must stop as John has
come and is reading over my
shoulder as 1 write and saying
that‘there’s onfy one gifl i"
this world for him.' aqd of
course that is
“Y’our true friend,
"Mam* D*o> Uounwi.”
HARD TIMES.
BY Kl’Ri: SNIPE.
Hard times has beer, talked
of, wrote of ai>d preached of
and so on un il everybody is
singing the; same tune, “Hard
times in Georgia.”
rile poor complain because
they can’t pay what they owe;
the rich complain because they
can’t collect what is due them;
the young complain because
they can’t dress and keep up
with the fashion, and so the old
song, “Hark from the tomb a
doleful sound,” can be heard
from every hill top. Newman
says we are just like the chil
dren of Israel; we have been
wandering in the wilderness for
forty years, and today we an
not ns near the promised land
as when we first started. The
truth is, we have made good
headway but we have been go
ing in the wrong direction. The
children of Israel were in bond
age under King Pharaoh and
today we are under a similar
king—King Colton. We have
surrendered our rights, our
privileges, our best lands, our
all. And not only this, but
we say “Oh, King, Live forever!
At thy shrine we would bow,
and pay homage unto thee.”
“What we need,” says New
man, “is a repetition of forty
years ago, when our corn-crib
was in our own barnyard, our
smoke-house in tlie edge of the
back yard, and our cotton fac
tory in one corner of the kitch
en, operated by our old mother:
our tanyard down on the spring
branch, and our shoe shop in
another corner of the old log
kitchen and dad was chief cook
and bolt in wii-lier of (he con
«• rn. and "It -i a boy got a
suit from iiioili 's factory, and
a pair of shoes om dad’s shoe
shop 1 Imi hoy was ehaded for
twelve month- at least. The
girls got their dressing out of
the same loom that made the
hoy’s breeches, and they also
wore dad s make of shoes, and
it didn’t take ten yards of cloth
to make dress sleeves and five
for the skirt and seven yards
to trim i' wi'li, and a whole
spring bed for a bustle, and
from five to ten dollars for n
little pin cushion with a dove
wing or a few roses for a hat.
Theydidn’t do it in those days.
A girl wore her sun-bonnet un
til she whs about 18 years old.
She would make a Quaker bon
net, get a little piece of calico
to make a tail for it, and this
was only worn on extra occa
sions. and one would last a girl
about f» years. Some times the
tail would fade and then it
would be rent' ved and a new
one put on.
"You never heard of hard
times in those days. When
meal aud Hour was out we went
to mill and hud enough ground
to last a month, and there was
always neat in the smoke
house, and the people were all
cheerful and happy. ‘But,’
people say, this is an advanced
age of the world’s history.’
Yes, 1 admit that it is, but as I
said awhile ago, we are going
in the wrong direction. We
are on a down grade with our
engine throttle pulled wide
open and all the Ureaks off.
"But there ii a way out of
this state of affairs. There is
not a farm in Georgia so poor
hut what it (••■! be made to
produce giain enough t<> supply
the waul* oi every Individual
on that farm. There is not a
farmer but w hat can raise meat
enough to supply his family
and sell soup* jo the merchants
instead of buying from them,
Farmers, raise y>ur supplies at
home! Make the farm
sustaiuipg, then if you can't
get but fi cents, for your cotton
you can put it m your pocket
instead of (atylng it out for
provisions It s liettev to raise
0 cents cotton, «ith your oofiw
crib, smoke him*' and wheat
house at home than to get 12
cents and have them iu the
, West,
“L»l every fanner sow wheat,
! raise corn and kill meat. Then
we can sing a new song:
“ ‘This is the way 1 long have
sought,
1 And mourned b cause i found
it not. ’ ”
—a »w> t
While digging y*nr potato
cup seperate t'e small ones
and keep them IGr your fowls.
The morning uiash will be much
better if it coutams potatoes.
MINUTES
OK THE MINISTERS’ AND BEACONS 1
MEETING HELD WITH LIBERTY
CHURCH, Jt'LY 28-24,
185)7.
After divine services the in
troductory sermon was preached
by Bro. A. 11. Holland, from
Mark Bth and 84th,
The Ministers’ and Deacons’
meeting was called to order by
Bro. H. W. Rhodes, Moderator.
After prayer by l!ro, W. L.
Singleton, moved and seconded
to elect a clerk pro-tem, and
elected J. It. Cain.
The roll was called and dele
gates enrolled.
Bro. 11. W.Rhodes was elect
ed Moderator by a unanimous
vote.
On motion, J, It. Cain was
elected Clerk.
Invited all brethren from
other Associations to make
themselves at home with us.
The following delegates w< re
present:
Rehohoth—S. 11. Johns, J. D.
Myers.
County Line—l). P. Phillips.
Lawreneeville —A. H. Hol
land, I. M. Lake.
Ray Creek—None,
Bethany—None.
Chestnut Grove— J. P. Mc-
Cont ell.
Yellow River—o. C. Wil
liams, E. M. Cain.
Liberty—E, C. McDaniel, J.
li Cain, J. L. Mills.
Pleasant Hill—Jonas Cain,
W. L. Singleton, W. D. Weaver
Bethel —None.
Zion—None.
Mount Tabor—None.
Luxomni —J. M. McNeal, R.
N. Holt.
Walnot Grove—None.
Zion’s Hill—None.
Hog Mountain —None.
Suwanee (town) —J. S. Ben
nett, H. W. Rhodes, R. F.
Cross.
The invitation was then ex
tended to any brother, whether
he be a deacon or minister or
net.
Moved and seconded for the
Moderator to appoint a com
mittee of five to get up business
for the meeting, and J. I’. Mc-
Connell, .1. L. Mills, W.L. Sin
gleton. A. H. Holland, W. I).
Weaver were appointed.
Heard and received the re
port of the committee on busi
ness.
The following committee on
preaching was appointed: E.
C. McDaniel, J. 1,. Mills, R. N.
Holt, J It. Cain, J. S.Young.
lieport of preaching commit
tee: For J. I’. McConnell to
preach tonight and W. L. Sin
gleton to preach at II o’clock
.tomorrow.
Moved and seconded to ad
journ to 8f o’clock tomorrow
morning.
July 24th.—Met according to
adjournment.
Singing, and prayer by Bro.
Weaver.
Extended the invitation to
visiting brothers arid sisters,
and received from the Roswell
association 15. B. Sargi-nt and
W. T. Nesbit.
Report of the committee on
business: To spend this after
noon in devotional service*,
opened by Bro. Jonas Cain,
followed by any brother who
may desire to talk, selecting
his own subject.
The fallowing qtierrys were
then discussed:
Ist What are the most promi
neut hinderances to church pros j
perity ami Christian growth ?
Led liy W. L. Singleton, fob
lowed by A. H. Holland.
2nd, What is the duty of
Deacons to the Pastor and
Church ? Opened by Bro. Lake,
followed by Bro. Myers.
Hrd, W hat is the duty of the
I'ustur to Deacons and the
Church? Opened by A H.
Holland, followed by Bro,
Weaver.
Hoard talks from Bros. Hob
land, Lake and Sargent.
Adjourned to l p. m, soy
preaching.
Met according to adjourn
ment,
Singing, ami prayer by Bro.
Jonas Cain,
Renewed the invitation to
vising brethren and received
Bro. N. V. Bell from the Brd
Baptist church of Atlanta.
Moved am! seconded to con
solidate the 2nd and Brd <pi er
nes and discuss them together.
Discussed by Bros. Lake, My
ers and Holland.
Moved and seconded to defer
setting the place of holding the
next meeting of this body until
the association meets.
Bro. J. P. McConnell was He
lected to preach the introducto
ry sermon at the next meeting
of this body, with Bro. Lake as
alternate,
I. P. McConnell, A. H. Hol
land, J. L, Mills, W. L. Single
ton and 11. W. Rhodes were ap
pointed to arrange business for
the next meeting.
Adopted a resolution cf
thanks to the church and com
munity for tlie kind hospitality
shown us during this meeting.
The minutes of this meeting
were then read and adopted.
Meved and seconded to have
these proceedings published in
The Gwinnett Herald, Law
renceville News and Christian
Index. •
11. W. Rhodes, Mud.
John R. Cain, Clerk.
PUCKETTS.
I Last week’s letter.
Our farmers w ill soon be done
picking cottpn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Smith of
Buford visited friends here last
week.
Several of our people went to
Buford last week on business.
Mr. S. S. Burell is smiling,
lint lie can’t help it. It’s a
tine boy. Good luck to you,
Sanford.
Prof. J. S, Cheek of Zion’s
Hill was in our burg last week.
On lasts first Sunday evening
Mr. David Thomas and Miss
Cora MeElvaney were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony.
We wish the young couple a
long and happy life.
Mr.R. E. Hamilton and wife
were the guests of her parents
Sunday.
Mr. S. T. MeElvaney went to
Lawreneeville last Tuesday.
’Squire Wallace of this place
was in Hoschtou last Thursday.
GARNER.
[ Last week’s letter.
W. M. B i‘t is a hustler when
it comes to busings-. His gin
can be heard at the hour of
midnight, 140 balos is the
amount ginned this fall.
A good many of ou r people
attended the association, at
Tucker last Sunday.
Cotton picking is the order
of the day.
Prof. T. S. Garner will teach
at Plesant Grove next year.
There was a sociable at J. I>.
Whaley’s last Thursday night,
and was enjoyed by all present.
Excuse me Mr. Editor, and
come down next time and come
with the Snellville crowd if you
like candy.
The music was fine Mr Cooper
of Snellville, was at the organ,
Mr. Barnett with violen, and
Mr. Tapp with his banjo.
Mr. Tom Singleton, and their
sweet sisters, aud their cousin
I). L. Singleton all of Clurkston
was present.
Mr. K (T. Johnson, who has
been very low with Pneumonia,
is we are glad to say some
better.
George Johnson has purchas
ed a new buggy. Wonder what
girl will get the first ride.
Miss Alice Johnson of At lanta
visited relative* here Sunday.
CRUSE.
| Last week’s letter. |
The people hep* have been j
very busy making syrup and
picking cotton and are not near
done yet.
Cotton <q*iucd the fastest;
tins suason we have ever known j
it.tu. So fast that the boys;
haven't had time to play hall j
any in two or three weeks.
Misses Ada And Susie Stapp
have recently purchased a horse
and buggy.
What about that chicken
picking up Mr. D. S. Wright's
live dollar gold piece and run
ning oil' with it?
Mrs. T, H. Liddell recently
[visited relatives in Atlanta.
Ulad to say that ull the sick
jure improving.
Mr. CL W. Hopkinsba» saved
about twelve thousand bundles
lof fodder this season. Mr.
[ Hopkins lives 111 the ‘‘Banner
district,” which is Martins.
Mr. Corley gave his little boy
!u quarter the other day for
[ picking a hundred pounds of
cotton. This is very good luck
ing for the little fellow.
Prof. K. T. Hopkins has en
tered echo'd at Lawronceviile.
Mrs. John A. Martin, of At
lanta, recently visited her pa
rents here.
The recent rams were much
needed. We were getting very
1.00 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE
dry.
Prof. A. S. Hopkins recently
made a business trip to Atlan
ta.
Glad to see Mrs. Nancy
Cruse, who lias been very feeble
for some time, a l, le to bo up.
Miss Susie and Mrs. Sal lie
Liddell recently made a visit t(
the Gate City.
W. N. Franklin is painting
his new dwelling.
W. 11. Rabern and G. E. At
kinson recently visited friends
near Haisting, Ga.
What two young men recent
ly wanted to accompany n
young lady that had company?
M. M. King is the happiest
man in town. It’s a boy.
There will be an all-Jay sing
ing at Pleasant Hill school
house on the fourth Sunday in
this mouth conducted by Prof.
White. Everybody come.
Some young ladies hero do
not need any bouquets So
they say.
What young man recently
shot n cat fora mink? Be care
ful next time J. W,
Dr. V. G. Hopkins is attend
ing college in Atlanta. He
goes and comes every morning
and night on the Air Line
“Belle.”
G. E. Atkinson has recently
purchased a wheel.
The singing at W. B. Ra
bern 's Sunday night was en-!
joyed.
Judge Webb, of Lawrence
ville, was seen on our streets re
cently.
Several people here attended
the association at Tucker Sun
day.
The cotton gins through this
section are doing very good bus
iness.
S. 0. Cruee lias ginned about
100 bales of cotton.
What young man recently
stayed at home two weeks to
let bis mustache grow <>ut.
Our Sunday visitors were A,
P. Brooks and J. A. Hazelrigs,
of Craig. Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Craig, of near Lawrenceville, J.
jJ. Cruce aud T. P. Martin, of
Atlanta.
SOUTH AND CENTRAL
AMERICA.
It is reported that tne Brazi
lian railways will be farmed 1
out to a Rothschild syndicate.
The Americans who have ob
tained franchises for building
railroads in Ecuador, have or
ganized in New York the Guay
aquil G. Quito Railroad Com
pany, with a capital of $12,282.-
000.
The New York syndicate iu
which Astor aud Dupueo figure
has virtually purchased Hon
duras by a lone of several mil
lions in return for which the
syndicators will establish a
! national hank, dictate tariff
duties and receive any other per
quisites not enumerated in the
above,
The telegraph lines of the
Mexican National and Mexican
Centrrl Companies having been
turned over to the United
States Postal Telegraph Com
pany, thus furnishing competi
tion with the Western Union,
will be reduced to $1.85 per the
words between Mexico aud New
York, from 00 to !59 cents per
word from Mexico to London.
NKWH NOTES.
Memphis wants an armmor
plant.
AuArkunsasmun sold the apples
on a <V» acre orchard to u Cin
cinnati firm for $55,700
The Charleston News-Courier
wants passenger anil freights
I rum Atlanta walchnd with
imusnul care.
The Columbus S C. Register
lis now pulished seven days in
I the week.
Fruit trees are dying all over
i Spartanburg county 8. C. •
ELECTRIC BITTERS.
Electric Bitters is a medicine
suited for any season, but per
haps more generally needed
when the languid exhausted
feelinr prevails when the liver
is torpid and sluggish aud the
need of a tonic and al
terative is felt. A prompt use
of this medicine has often aver
ted long and perha(>s fatal bil
ious fevers. No medicine will
act more surely in counteracting
and freeing the system from the
malarial poison. Headache,
Indigestion, Constipation, Diz
ziness yield to Electric Bitters.
50c. aud SI.OO bottle at A. M.
Winu & Son’s Drug Store.
Hughey, Ky, Aug, 11, ’OO.
Dr. Tiohenore Antiseptia is
the best thing I ever used for
barbed-wire cuts on stock. Its
curative power is simply won
dertul. W J Woouau..
loyal makes the food pure,
wholesome and delicio^.
ppm
feOV/ld
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MISSIONARY COL
UMN.
[This column is devoted to
the missionary cause, and ised,
ited by the W. F. M. Society,
Lawreneeville auxiliary. ]
THE GIRLS OK CHINA.
In China when the news of a
child’s birth is an noiiuced,there
is great rejoicing if it is a hoy,
and the friends of the family
call with presents and congrat
ulations. But if tho baby is a
girl, the parents are considered
to be more in need of sympathy
than congratulation. The kind
est remark is, “Well, a girl is
worth something.”
Not (infrequently when a
baby girl is born it is drowned,
put upon a missionary’s door
step, thrown into tho street or
tossed into the baby tower. A
baby tower is built just outside
nearly every city, which acts
as burying place for infants,
and many a girl has been
thrown into its vaults even be
fore it stopped breathing.
The most important part of a
Chinese girl's dress is her shoe.
So tiny, of colored silk or satin,
most ta-tefully embroidered,
with bright painted heels, just
peeping beneath the pantalette,.
and the feet are supposed to
merit the poetical name of
“golden lillies.”
But how sad it is to discover
that such a result is produced
; by binding the feet with narrow
cotton bandages about three
yards long, when the girl is
about 0 years old. For the first
I year or two the girl suffers
! constant pain. They use many
devices to try to benumb the
feet and relieve the agony.
Through the warm summer
days, instead of romping anu
enjoying fresh air and sports
with brothers, the poor little
girl will lie restless and fever
ish upon her little couch, and
when the cold nights of winter
come she is afraid to wrap her
limbs in any covering, else
they grow warm and suffering
becomes more intense. At last
the much deserved smallness is
obtained, the feet are deformed
for life, and she is greatly ad
mired by all her friends,
The custom of foot-binding
has no connection with relig
ion, and is not prescribed by
the law of the country. Noth
ing but tho spread of Christian
ity and the growing up of that
Christian public feeling which
teaches compassion for the
weak and sympathetic tender
ness for the suffering can abol
ish foot-binding from Chiuese
homes. Slowly but surely this
influence is already working,
and m connection with several
of our native churches anti-foot
binding societies have been
formed.
Girls of the wealthier classes
are seldom seen abroad, but
the daughters have a much
freer and imppier life. When
little more than babies, and
just able to carry a basket and
rake, they are sent out to a
piece of waste land or the slope
of some neighboring hill to col
lect fuel for cooking. Yery
seldom is a fire used for any
other purpose.
While still very young, girls
are intrusted with the care of
the baby, which frequently sits
on liei back in her scarf, which
is tied over her shoulders, head
aud feet bobbing and dangling
as she runs about in her play or
sways herself from side to side
to quiet him.
After the age of eight or ten
the daughters of the wealthier
clasies are kept within the
walls of their owu homes. It is
thought improper for them to
be seen out of doors. Their
, amusements are few,au«l though
they have not to endure the
hardships of the poorer classes,
their life is much more cramped
and very mouotnous. Many
do beautiful embroidery, and
l some have a talent for invent
ing new patterns which they
| work most elegantly upon cost
ly silks and satins.—Rkv.T. S.
[Miner, in ‘‘The Gospel in All
| Lands.” .
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