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Wira INTEENA' BIBLES tyum* SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS ON THE REV. DR. LIN800TT FOR PRESS BIBLE Tho object of the International promote, by questions, through the the teaching of Scripture in connec School Lessons. (Copyright 1910 by Rev SUNDAY, FEBRUARY IO, 1013. | Subject: "Tho Call of Abram." Gen. XII : 1-9. Golden Text: "I will bless thee and make thy name great, and be thou a blessing." Gen. XII: 2. 1. Verso 1-How had Abram learned to know tho voice of God? 2. What reason is there to suppose that every man has the potential power to hear and understand the voice of God? 3. Where was Abram residing at this time? 4. When a godly man leaves the old country to reside In this country with the conviction that it is the will of God, why is not God speaking to him precisely as he spake to Abram? 5. When honeybees "swarm' why would it not be right to say that God causes them to do so? 6. Verse 2-How has God's prom ise to Abram that he would make of him a great nation been fulfilled? 7. In how many Important respects have Abram and his descendants been a blessing to the world? 8. Verso 3-What nations In the past have persecuted the Jews, and what punishment has God inflicted upon them as a result? 9. Has the promise, "In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed," been fulfilled, and If so, how? 10. Verse 4-If Abram had been In doubt about obeying God and had delayed his departure, what probably would have been the result? 11. At what age is a man too old to start for a new country or tako up a new enterprise to botter his condi tion? Why? 12. Verse 5-When we liavo ony tl?ng good fi om the Lord, why ought we tx> bo anxious to share wi til oth ers? (This ls one of the questions which may be answered In writing by members of the club.) 13. If a man says he ls on the road to the heavenly Canaan and JER-U-8A-LEM Vs. JER-U-SEE-LUM Episcopal Clergyman Wants "The Holy City" Sung Hight. New York, Feb. 7.-Do you sing "The Holy City?" Yes? Well, how do you chant the word "Jerusalem?" Is lt "Jer-u-8a-lem"or "Je-ru-se-lum." And If so, why? Of course you may be one of these liberal enunciators, but if you say "Je-ru-sa-lum" and are overheard by Rev. Dr. C. E. Cragg, rector of St. John's Episcopal church, of Huntington, L. I., he may write you a corrective letter. Dr. Cragg says Miss Gladys Dean so pronounced the word at an enter tainment given by the Huntington Historical Society Friday night last. So he sat down .and wrote her this: "My Dear Miss Dean: Although na turally unknown to you, I take the liberty of calling your attention to a defect In your entertainment of last evening that perhaps you may be able to remedy before lt ls given to night. "1 refer to the pronunciation of the word 'Jerusalem by the lady who sang, or rather intoned, "The Holy City.' She pronounced tho word 'Jer u-see-lum,' when, of course, as you know, lt should be 'Jer-u-sa-lem.' The syllable 'sa' should not be pro nounced as If it were 'see' or 'sar.' "It seems only a little thing, but lt made the whole number an object of ridicule to many, which Is particular ly unfortunate with anything that Children Should Have Good A poor light strains the eyes, e last for life. An oil lamp is bes Lamp is soft and mellow. Yoi for hours without hurting you Th? RAYO U constructed b?it Ump made-yat laax] Lamp, a; .h? 1?. Easy to style? and for all DmmUr* STANDARD OH . ?_ . (lafrawf ?I ia. f Newark,!!, J._ ll Tho SUNDAY SOHOOIi LESSON BY THE INTERNATIONAL QUESTION CLUB. Press Bible Question Club Is to press, thought and investigation on tlon with the International Sunday . T. S. LInscott, D. D.) takes no person with him, what would bo your assumption? % 14. What ground for certainty have we of reaching the land or at taining the object that God has prom ised us? 15. If a man starts for heaven, may he, or not, and why, be certain of getting there? 16. Verse P-If God calls us to occupy a plac< POW '-^worthily filled by another, what will happen? 17 Verse 7-?B God as aUe, and as likely, to appear to us in one place as another? Give your reasons. 18. What imagination have you of the way or manner in which God ap peared to Abram? 19. Why would you say. or not, that it Is a rule with God to fre quently repeat his promises to the faithful soul? 20. What ls among the first things a good man does when he gets to a new country? 21. Verses 8-9-Is there, or not, and why, any place or condition to be attained on earth in which we can not make further progress? Lesson for Sunday, Feb. 23, 1013: ?'Abram and Lot." Gen. XIII: 1-18. .J. INTERNATIONAL PRESS 4* BIBLE QUESTION CLUB. .J. + - * .J? I have read the Suggestive .{. 4? Questions on the Sunday School 4? 4> Lesson published in ?J? 4? THE KEOWEF COURIER, 4* .J? also Lesson itself xor Sunday .$* 4* February 10th, 1018, 4* 4? and Intend to read the series 4* 4? of fifty-two. ?J? 4. + ?I- Name .??? * * .J? Address: ..{. *--* .I? Cut out and Send to this Office. .}? | .|..?..|..|..?..?..|..|..|..?..|..|..|..?..I..|..?M|..|. should have an atmosphere of rever ence. Yours very sincerely, "Charles E. Cragg." When she received the letter there was nothing for Miss Dean to dc but cry. She did lt copiously. Then she ibocame 'Uncensed and showed the chiding missive to several friends. They in turn told c hers, and it was not long before a score of persons knew the letter by heart. The cleri cal reproof aroused indignation which may cause trouble In the church, as Miss Dean has many cham pions. They say her singing of "The Holy City" could not have been im proved upon, and if she chanted "Jer-u-see-lum," why, it follows that is the only way to sing lt. Chewing Gum Spoils Eyes. (Washington Post.) Warning against the excessive use of chewing gum was issued yesterday to the 2,500 athletes of the Young Men's Christian Association by Dr. S. H. Greene, Jr., of the association's physlcial examination staff. "Tho Immoderate chewing of gum," said Dr. Greene, "may lead to stomach disorder, and occasionally may also be a conducive cause of weak eyes. The salivary glands are continually robbed of their Juices. Thus digestion will bo Inadequately performed at meal times. "The habit also saps the tear ducts, making the eyes dry and weak." ? Light for Studying ind the injurioiis effects may it. The light from the Rayo j can read or work under it r eyes. .dcatiScally. It lt Uta aentlve) end economical. ide of solid brats - nickel plated, rhted without removing chimney or clean and rewlck. Made ia various purposes. LCOMPANY (aw Jtntr) BOWMAN JUDGE FIRST CIRCUIT. | Was Elected on the First Ballot bf . General Assembly. Columbia, Feb. 6.-The Hon. I. W. Bowman, a prominent attorney ot Orangeburg, was yesterday morning elected judge of the First Judicial Circuit to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Robert E. Copes, resigned. He was opposed by E. J. Dennis, of Berkeley, and J. Otley Reed, of Dor chester. He was elected on the first ballot. The Senate entered the hall of the House at 12 o'clock for tho purpose of electing a judge for the First Circuit, following the action on the part of Judge-elect Glaze in declining to ac cept tho position. On the first ballot Mr. Bowman re ceived 82 votes, Mr. Dennis 73, and Mr. Reed 5. Mr. Bowman, having re ceived a majority of the votes cast, wa3 declared elected by President Pro Tem Hardin to fill out the unex pired term of Judge Copes, resigned. Sketch of Judge Howman. Orangeburg, ^eb. 6.-The election of Hon. I. W. Bowman to the Uidge ship of the First Circuit by the Gene ral Assembly met the general appro val of the people of his home city .and county. Mr. Bowman ls a law yer of exceptional ability and a man of sterling character, and is in every way well fitted for the exalted posi tion to which he has been elected. Fifty-Six Years Old. I. Wesley Bowman was born In the lower part of Orangeburg county, near Cattle Creek, September 20th, 1857. He was educated In the coun try schools of the county, near Rowesville, and attended Zion Insti tute, at Winn8boro, S. C., one cession. He entered Wolf ord College In 1875 and graduated from that institution In 1879. He taught achoo! for one year, and came tc Orangeburg In 1882 to read law in the office of Hon. Samuel Dibble and Judge A. C. Dib ble. In 1882 he was admitted to the bar. He was married to Miss Mary Ellen Crum, daughter of Hon. John W. Crum, of Denmark. Previous Public Services. He served a term In the Legisla ture in 1894 and 1896. He was a member of tho South Carolina Con stitutional Convention in 1895, and is the author of the provision in the constitution forever prohibiting di vorce. There was already a statute prohibiting divorce In the State, but not until then was it put into the fundamental law. He was trial jus tice at Orangeburg Court House for ten years, and there <was never an appeal from a decision rendered by him. He is a member of the Metho dist church and a co-euperintondent of the Sunday school, also a member of the board of church extension. He has nine children, six of whom are grown, and ls the oldest living mem ber of the Bowman family, which dates back to the Revolution. Judge Bowman Qualifies. Orangeburg, Feb. 6.-Judge I. W. Bowman will hold his first term of court at Lexington, beginning next Monday, having fully qualified to day by filing his oath of office with the Secretary of State, and receiving his commission from Governor Blease. Those who knr-w Judge Bowman best predict for , Ira a distinguished career ab a judge. He is admirably equipped for the office, and a more honorable and upright man could not have been found. ABOUT 40 MILLION PACKAGES. Parcel Post Business During January. Still Increasing. Washington, Feb. 6.-Approxi mately 40,000,000 parcel post pack ages were handled during January. At the fifty largest post offices 19, 365,433 parcela were handled In the first month of the operation of the now system, and the business of the last two weeks exceeded that of the first two weeks by more than five million packages. Chicago exceeded all other cities In the number of parcels handled, Its tota! being 4,163,153. New York handled 3,519,788; Atlanta, 183, 000; St. Paul, 181,056; New Or leans. 166,391; Dallas, 130,200; Louisville, 114,076; Richmond, 100, 000; Nashville, 69,270; Jackson ville, 42,963. The present season is the dull one in post office business, but even If there should bo no Increase in the parcel post work about 500,000 000 would be handled during the first year. Some postmasters esti mate the first year's total will be ono billion packages. From the more remote sections of the country, postmasters report mer chants are preparing to extend their fields to the rural districts through the new system, and farmers are pre paring to send products to cities and towns upon the opening of the spring season. The preliminary appropriation for the establishment of the parcel post has been exhausted and Postmaster General Hitchcock to-day asked for an additional appropriation ef $750, 000. Stubbo! "I was under the treatr Mrs. R. L Phillips, of Indian nounced Lny case a very stub ness. 1 was not able to ali take CarduL I used lt about one week Now, the severe pain, that ha has gone, and I don't suffer a in * long time, ?nd cannot si TAKE CARDIN if you are one cf those ailing of the troubles so common to Cardui is a builder of v of purely vegetable ingredie womanly system, building up the womanly nerves, and reg? Cardui has been in successful Thousands of ladies have writ received from it Try it for y Write to: Ladle?' Ad vi tory Dept. Chi kr Special Itutnchom. and W-pagt book/'! HA1TISTH CIJOSE SESSION. Laymen's Gathering in Clvattnnooga Ends With Enthusiasm. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 6.-The Baptist Laymen's Missionary Conven tion closed a three days' session here to-night. Adjournment was taken without selecting a date or place for the next convention. A tiensatlon was caused among the delegates to day by the announcement that J. T. Henderson, secretary of the conven tion, was seriously ill at his hotel. Later it was learned that Mr. Hen derson, who has been suffering for soveral days with nervous attacks, had fainted while alone in his room, and in falling had sustained a cut across the face. When found he was .weak from loss of blood. He was re ported much better to-night. Co-operating agencies and methods were the general topics of to-day's sessions of the Laymen's Convention, and the various phases of the sub ject were discussed, in the most part by the practical business men, who presented their views In terse, con cise mannoi, oased upon their per sonal experience, and educators who haWe made the question of missions id life study. The sessions -were at tended by the usual large number of delegates and the same Interest that has marked the convention showed no abatement. H. S. Malloy, of Sel ma, Ala., presided over the morning session when the general ijplc of co-operation was under consideration. The presiding officer made an inter esting talk on "Laymen and King dom." Among the other addresses was "Putting the Kingdom First," by President W. L. Poteat, Wake For est College, N. C. Dr. C. C. Gavage, of Nashville, presided over the afternoon session, which opened at 2 o'clock and gave a brief, but instructive, address on "Making Business Sacred." Chamberlain's ^arroo^0 Remedy. Never fails. Buy it now. It may save life. Bryce Named for Tho Hague. London, Feb. 6.-James Bryce, British ambassador at Washington, has been appointed by the British government a member of the perma nent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. It was announced at the time of Ambassador Bryce's resigna tion that his departure from tho Uni ted States would depend upon the settlement of the Panama Canal question between Great Britain and the United States. Slr Cecil Spring Rice is to b** Mr. Bryce's successor aa ambassador at Washington. Strong and Dur J Give steady, bright ligh I Easy to clean and re wi I Don't blow out In* th? \ AT DKALHJlt STANDARD BVMYWHWK p Qmeeemeee* NawrrW, M. J. t 00 ? i J>/i?uiol?I .vivad nj ri I- .t |.' ' rs . nent of two doctore,** writes Valley, Va., "and they pro born one, of womanly weak t up, when I ?>mmcnced lo ? before I saw much change, d been In my side for years, t all. I am feeling better than >eak too highly ol Cardui." Woman^Tomc women who suffer from any women. womanly strength. Composed nts, it * acts quickly on the womanly strength, toning up iilating the womanly system. use for more than 50 years, ten to tell of the benefit they our troubles. Begin today. 'PORTLAND NED" ASKS FOR AID. Convicted Yegginan Serving Time for Enoree "Job" Issues nn Appeal. Spartnnburg, Feb. 7.-James John son, alias "Portland Nod," the yegg man in tho South Carolina peniten tiary serving a ten-year sentence for tho robbery of the safe of the Eno ree Manufacturing Company in 1902, and who figured conspicuously in the now famous "dictagraph stories" of the recent summer, as the prisoner whose rich Chicago relatives were going to pay C. P. Sims and Sam L. Nicholls, lawyers ot this city, $15, 000 to get out of prison, according to the story told by the detective, has appealed to the people of Spartanburg to address communications to the Governor In his behalf asking for a pardon. Johnson served a term of seven years in the Federal prison in Atlan ta for this same Enoree robbery, lt being charged that stamps were taken by the yeggman. At the end of this term In Atlanta he was arrested again, being brought here for trial. HEALTH * INSURANCE Th? man who Insures hi? ttfe ff wise foi his family. The mau who tusares his health is wise both for ?*!? family ?md himself. You may insure h eal ti hy guard? lng it. lt la worth guarding. At the first attack cf disease, which generally approaches through the LIVER and mani fests Itself IQ Innumerable ways TAKE -*r M's Pills And save jrour health? These Chickens Have Teeth. (Washington Post.) A breed of chickens that have teeth will be authoritatively describ ed for the first time to-night by A. R. Lee, of the bureau of animal hus bandry, In a free public lecture on poultry culture at the Young Men's Christian Association. Aside from telling of this breed of fowl, Mr. Lee will give practical In struction to the city man who de sires to produce eggs and chickens for himself. Mr. Lee's lecture ls the fourth In a course planned Jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the Washington Young Men's Chris tian Association. For Pithing, ltCrnS Campina, and Hard 1V Ute Under All able Condition?. it Easy to Light, ck. Don't Smoke, vind. Don't Leak. OIL COMPANY t* I* N*w Jmt-w) i hob iia Vd elsa *(0'4 ,etf?J v LANI) BARGAINS. Deep, rich ?oil, producing in abund ance every year tho crops that top the market and never glut lt. Pure artesian water and salt air make tho lowest death rate on record. Winters delightful and summers cooler than in illinois. Lands yield 26 per cent yearly profit on present prises and double in value every three to five years. Rainfall 42 inches, well dis tributed; but irrigating water abund ant if desired. Unirrlgated corn yields 40 to 60 bushels per acre; irrigated 76 to 100. Ideal cattle, hog, mule and dalry and poultry country. Great for fruit, melons and winter truck. Fish and game plen tiful, big and little. Write for book let giving experiences of big farmers, little farmers, old settlers, new set tlers; In rood years and bad years; from one year to twenty-five years, as told by tho farmers themselves. MAGILL LAND CO., Bay City, Texaa. adv. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, In the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Monday, February .17, 1913, at ll o'clock a. m., or as soon thereafter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of the Estate of W. W. Moss, deceased, and obtain final dis charge as Executor of said estate. C. W. PIT^TT^ORD, Executor. Jan. 22, 19U._4-7 NOTICE OP FINAL SI?TTTVEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ls hereby given that the undersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Tuesday, the 18th day of February, 1913, at ll o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon thereaf ter as said application can be heard, for leave to make final settlement of the Estate of Robert Keith, deceased, and obtain final discharge es Admin istrator of said estate. J. A. ANSEL, Administrator. Jan. 22, 1913. 4-7 NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS^ All persons are hereby notified not to trespass upon any lands owned by me or under my control. Any en trance upon any of said lands is hereby forbidden under full penalty of law. This prohibition applies to hunting, fishing or ANY TRESPASS WHATSOEVER. (MISS) L. G. KUHTMAN, Walhalla, S. C. #Jo 4? l'KOFESSIONAL CARDS. *-* 4* MARCUS C. LONG, 4. .?. Attorney-at-Law, *fs 4? Phone No. 90, ?|* Walhalla, South Carolina. 4? * - 4. 4* Office Over Oconee Nowv. 4? 4? . .g,. 4? E. L. II ERN DON, 4. 4? Attorney-at-Law, ?J? 4? Walhalla, South Carolina. 4? 4- PHONE NO. 61. 4? 4.-4. 4* H. T. JA YNES, 4t .)> Attorney-at-Law, 4* 4? Walhalla, South Carolina. 4* 4. BeU Phone No. 20. 4? * - + 4- Practice In -State and Federal 4* 4* Courts. 4* .J, _,_ 4. DR. W. F. AUSTIN, 4* 4. Dentist, 4? 4? Seneca, South Care RD rv 4* 4. - 4. ?j- Phone 17. ?j* 4. SURVEYING. LEVELING. 4* 4. DRAIN'.NO, ?c. 4? 4. W. M. FENNELL, 4? 4. (Floyd Place.) 4. 4? Walhalla, South Carolina. 4? 4. - 4. 4. J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelor, 4. 4? Pickens, S. C. W. C. Hughs. 4* 4* GAREY, SHELOR & HUGHS, 4* 4* Attorneys and Counsellors, 4* 4. Walhalla, South Carolina. 4* 4? Practice in State and Federal 4* 4? Courts. 4* .J* *J* *J* *J* *I* *1* *I* 'Ok* THE BLUE RIDGE RAILWAY CO ? Between Belton and Walhalla. Time Table No. ll.-Effective N*? vember 27, 1910. ?ABTBOUKD- I ia I 10 I 18 I ? I ? LvWalhalla. LvWest Union. LvBonooa. LvMordanla Junction l.\ -A.I M.: ,. Lv*Gherry. LvPondlotoo. Lv* Antun. LvSandy Springs. I .v "Do aver. Lv* West Anderson.... ArAndorson-PassDep I.vAndorson-Pass ?op ^.Anderson-FrtL>op ArUeiton. A M 7 00 7 06 7 23 7 26 7 41 7 44 7 56 P M 8 20 8 2ft 8 48 8 4? 4 Ol 4 04 4 16 8 0)1 1 24 8 07 8 12 8 26 8 81 8 84 9 00 4 27 4 33 4 47 4 62 4 66 6 26 AM 8 00 8 03 H M WaSTBOITHD- H ? ? ?. PM AM 10 ?9 10 80 nae ?8 11 M ia aa ia sa ia ?1 12 60 108 na 3 20 221 26? LyBelton. Lr?Anderaon-Fr't De Ar Anderson -PMS Da LY Anderson-PR** Da Ly ?West Anderson.... Lv*D*nv*r. LvSandy Springs. Lv*Autun. LvPondleton. Lv*Oh?rry. Lv? Adams. LT*Jordanla Junction. LvBeneo*. LT Wea'; Union. Ar Walhalla.... PM s as 0 00 608 a fl 6 20 6 26 6 27 6 84 A 44 fi 40 T 01 7 03 7 21 7 20 A M ll 22 ll 47 H'M 11 67 12 10 12 16 12 18 ia as 12 86 ia JO 12 67 1 00 1 18 1 as All 9 10 a 15 8 48 AM. 8 00 8 27 I 80 Al* 7 08 IS 7 7 T " 8 lt 8 14 li 8 8? Will ?lao atop at th? follow?? stations and take on and let off pea? sengera: Phlnney's, James's. Tpxa> way, Welch. A. B. Andrews, President. J. ix. Anderson, Suiwr?ateadaat. .