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The Giants.
A Oii#?#?r Rnw?- Prndipinus?
Once Numerous?Now Extinct.
The following intensely interesting
article was written by the
Rev. J. B. Mack, D D , of College
Park, Ga? who was recently
in Lancaster, and at the request
ot friends here, he haJ consented
to its publication in The Lancaster
News:
Perhaps the oldest, thequeerest,
and the most perplexing subject
in the Bible is that of the
"Giants." Vet God regarded it
as a very important question, lor
He makes special mention of
them in at lea*t twenty chapters
of the Bibie, and in not less than
ten of its books.
THEIR NUMBER.
There must have been millions
of them, for?
1 At loiicf thrpp nqliriiiR nt
them existed in the daysot Abraham,
as Genesis 14:5 informs us.
At least four nations of them existed
in the days of Joshua, according
to the second chapter of
Deuteronomy.
2. Their territory'was of large
exfent. One nation owned all
the land afterwards allotted to
the tribes of Judah and Simeon ;
and Judah once had an army of
half a million of men. Another
nation of giants occupied the
whole land of Moab. A third
possessed the territory of the
Ammonites ; while the fourth
filled the mighty country of famous
Bashan.
3. Their cities and towns were
numerous. Deuteronomy 3 :4 5
informs us that one of these nations
had ''three-score cities,"
which were "fenced with high
walls, gates and bars." Moreover,
besides these sixty walled cities,
there were "unwalled towns, a
great many."
These giants were not a few
individuals, but many nations?
not a small society but a multitudinous
people.
THEIR SIZE.
Three things prove this to have
been immense.
1. Their height. 1 Sann.el
18:14 states that one giant was
six cubits and a span in height.
The Hebrew, or sacred,cubit was
nearly twenty.two inches in
length, llence as a span is the
half of a cubit, that giant was
eleven feet and eleven inches in
height. Just lilt up your eyes,
and look at the ceiling of your
room?and then try to realize
how high lie was.
z. I heir furniture. Deuteronomy
3:11 informs usjhat tlie
' iron bedstead" of another giant
was nine cubits long, which
would be sixteen feet and six
inches in length. Just look across
your room and try to realize the
tremendous size ol that bed.
3. Their armour. In 1 Samuel
we are told that one giant wore
a brazen coat of mail that weighed
5000 shekels, or two hundred
and eight pounds?that the iron
head of his spear weighed t wentyfive
pounds, and that the staff of
that spear was like a "weaver's
beam."
Consider then the tallness of
their persons, the bigness of their
furniture and the heaviness of
their armour, and is it not cer
* TE
twin that their aizi must hat
been immense ? We can hardl
realize it, and we would not b<
lieve it, if the Word of God ha
not said it.
THEIR ORIGIN.
Some a*serl that the "sons c
in t)i? rtivlh p.hiinterof Gei
esis were angels and tlie giant
was the offspring of then) and tb
daughters of men.
Some say I hat they were d?
scended from a pair created b
G<>d, who were distinct froi
Adam and Eve?that they wer
Proadami-es\ like Cain's wife.
The orthodox theory is tha
they were descended from Noal
but it does not say which eon c
Noah.
Of course the uuor ho iox wi]
object to this. They will say tha
lbey cannot believe that tliesatn
parents could have some ohiklrei
only five feet and eleven inche
high, and o'hor children ove
eleven feet and five inches i
height?that some of their chil
dreu weighed one hundred an
forty-eight pounds, while other
weighed eight hundred and forty
one pounds?that some grow
b'?y9 had beds only six and a ha
feet long, but others required
bed sixteen feet in Jenglli.
Why, Mary!
(From Judge's Library.)
The congregation of a villag
church had been untiring in thei
efforts to raise a certain sum <j
money much desired by the pas
tor, to be used in beautifyin
their place of worship. Durin
evening service, shortly after
most generous and unexpecte
amount had been placed in th
pastor's hands, he was quite ovei
nr\ nm an/1 nroicatl tlvnii* I: i > rl u n
V/v>iai v UI*'Vi t?*nvv? IIIU'I ?M"U "LI
generous impulses, explainin
that, no matter how small th
offering was, God would rewar
t hem
"Take for instance," said h<
"the case of little Mary?poc
but generous?who wanted t
contribute; and nothing affecte
me so much as when little Mar
Kelly walked down the aisle an
laid ail egg on the altar."
Is Your Drinking "Wate
Pure ?
It every city and town woul
filler its water, and every hous<
[ holder in the country would sc
to it that his water supply wi
Irom a pure source, typhoid fevr
would become extinct in ill
course ot a few years. But it wi
doub'less be a long time befui
| even all of the larger cities fill*
their water, and in the meai
time it behooves each individi
j a I to ?uar<l so lar as possib
| aKuii.st drinking water or mil
of questionable purity. It shou]
be borne in mind that ihegern
of typhoid fever lloat in tl
! smallest quantity ofjliquid.j Le
tuce watered from a contamini
ted supply, and even milk [cat
washed with impure water, ha^
been discovered to be the direi
cause ot epidemics. ? F.J. Ha
kins, M. 1>.
Thousands of people are daily snfferi
with kidney aud bladder troubles?dang
oua ailment* that should he check
Promptly. DeWitts'a Kidney an<l Bladd
ilia ar* the beet remedy for backacl
weak kidneys, inflammation of the ble
der Their action ia promFt and sore,
week's treatment for 25c. Sold by Cra
ford Bros,
IB LANCASTER NEWS, JULY 10, 1901.
e Boy Killed His ITather. m mm ^
3- Prosperity special in the News /
d and Courier: News has just I
been received here of a shooting H V I ^
affray in Saluda County. Details W
jj are meagre, but from 6uch iufor- "RT TTS
mation as tne iNews ana courier
IR correspondent can gather it is
e learned that William Taylor wus 200,000 feet
beating his son, Simon, wheu 150,000 feet
his wile spoke to him and beggtd 200 000 shin
y him to desist. He let go the boy ,
n and attacked Ins wile. The son
e went to the rescue ot his mother I
and shot his lather, killing him t
lt instantly. u
>( Chapter of Tragedies. M00I
I A special to The Montgomery
t Advertiser from Peosacola, Fla., j ii
At Century. Ellen McOormicK,
15 years old, swallowed laudanuoi
and died before medical aid
reached her. Her brother opposed
I her marriage on account of l*?r
(l youth. When he realized what
he had done the young man was
prevented from cutting his thro*
! William Ubarles was shot and v .
killed by Harry Jon* ^ u ?11. i ,
of the latter in Molino. Charles HBH
went to the home of Jones and H
they had a fight. Jones is at
Five negroes attempted to
cross the Escambia river in a ||
c rowboat at Molino this afterr
noon. The boat capsized and f?L_?'
d John Lagan and Rosa McDonald
i- were drowned. I* I l| &
I Negro Killed by Mule. standC?LTprJ
d Capucin is
Yorkville New Era: Supervi foaled May 28,
e sor Boyd received a telephone vados. Sired 1
message from his farm at Lesslie by Galba, 2d da
Wednesday morning telling the If you wan
^ tragic death of Anderson Dun Wonf^Vl
can, colored, an employe of the x^CILll
farm. The negro was riding a Lancaster, S.
mule on his way to work when
'' the animal became frightened
ir and started to run.* The man was
" thrown to the ground, but his f
u feet became entangled in the
^ gears and he was dragged some ^
distance before rescued. He never
retrained consciousness jgg^
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Sensational Murder in Virginia.
Martinsville, Va , special in For t.
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Charlotte Observer: Word reach
ed here to-night ol a sensational uO
murder near Henry Station, about ** m
?r ,, , . ... Mens $
lfj miles Irora Martinsville,
II this afternoon. Marshall King, lvicns
a well-known youth of Henry Mens
county, was calling upon Miss Ladies
II lit tie Ramsay, a young woman j adieS
who lives with her parents about
I two miles from Henry Station. Pew odd
k Ed. Sauls, another suitor of Miss to gO at SOIT
I Ramsay, called by the Ramsay Q w
home and asked to have a few
words with young King. King Pverytl
16 w * |
( left the house and walked a few 'goods can b
paces away win, Sauls, when Qn everythir
the latter suddenly drew his
1S gun and shot his rival, killing JuSt r<
^ him almost instantly. good things
picked over.
8" Do yon leally enjoy what yon eat? Does
yonr food taste good? Do yon feel hungry
anil want more? Or do yon have a heavy,
doll feeling after meaia, aonr Htomaeh,
helching, gas on the stomach, had breath,
ng indigestion and dyspepsia? If no, yon
ar- should take a little Kodol alter each m< al? mw m
ed Kodol will nonrish and atrengthen yonr J 1 j M J
ler digestive organs and furnish the natural lis
le, digestive jnioes for yonr stomach.It will
id- make yon wells I will make vonr food do
A von good. Torn yonr food into good rich
w- blood. Kodol digests what yon eat. Sold
by Crawford Broe.
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rough lumber, $13.50 to $17.50
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French St
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nt season at the Stables of the
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1902. Bred by M. Foutaine, D
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it to raise fine stock, now is you
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C., April 26, 1907.
TERESTI
^IEW
he next few wee!
make prices as fo
5.00 Oxfords
3.50 Oxfords - - - 2.50
Oxfords - - - #3.00
and #3.50 Oxfords
$2.50 Oxfords ....
lots in ladies white and
le price?75c and up.
hite 15 and 20c Lawn to gi
[ling in colored lawns at
e had from manufacture
ig in the shape of clothing
eceived line of notion s
in these. See them bef<
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epartment of Calrol,
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llows:
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" 2.50.
- - 2.00.
- " 2.00.
- i-75black
Slippers
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less than same
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