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Delusive . Dainties By REV. H. OSTROM, D. D. Extensi?n Dopmtniont, Moody li'i io Instituto, Chicago. TBJXT-Let mo not eat of tlielr datO tles.-Psalm 141:4. If the workers of Iniquity montloncd tn the earlier part of this verso have been d r 1 ven through necessity to a diet of black bread, then I may readily pass by their table when I can And better fare. Have they discovered that there ls poison mixed with tbob* len tils? Then, I nm glad. to answer soon enough that I du not partake. Hut rt fi.I n't i o s? This ls (llffc.renti Quite likely lt ls hot ter than the fnre to which 1 am lie ffr eustomotl, To refuse to eat is to re ject something pleasant. . And so lt Is; tho Une must bo drnwh bet Ween the pleasant, but harmful; and the less pleasant, but holy. Thc Christian ls saved by Ono and he follows One whoso ways lit exactly Into this portion of Scripture, ^ foi* ho forfeited the swed morsels and the elaborate banquets, nnd accepted the hunger and thirst by the way, leading lo the cross. There aro other dainties upon which one may feed besides those which are pleasant to the appetite. Dainties of landscape, dainties of apparel, dainties of literature, (lainlies bf abode. Not ff many people possess' all of these nt once and few people possess many of them. Hut Christian people bave mot the crisis In which they have settled that lhere ure tilings they are willing to do without. Not only that they have duly considered things they would prefer to dd without because Jp over against them is something of greater worth than they nil. Happy the man who has fully decided Unit La/.arus at tho gale is richer than the man. who lures sumptuously every day. Laxaras hus tomorrow stored p.wrty in tho safety-deposit box of the grace p of Cod, but for the man nt whose gate ho lies, tomorrow spells everlasting bankruptcy. The children of Israel "went after thc initions that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged (hom Hint they should not do like thom." (ll Kings 17:15.) The 4 Prophet Amos pictures them as a people who "abound In superfluities." Thus, they claimed these cheap nnd perishing things while they turned from the sure covenant and the Unfall-, lng providence of God. Through the eye they saw und through tho ear they heard and through the lusts of the flesh they went nf 1er the delusive Bights and songs und deeds exempli fied by (ho idol worshipers In their neighborhood. We must guard against the same sinful tendency today. Since our Lord Jesus Christ paid the entire debi and wo receive His gnn-e with out money ?mil without price, we must consider that Ile docs not save us that we may lightly regard lils will. Make of lt what wo may, the Chris tian ls a pilgrim and a stranger on tho earth, ii pilgrim journeying homo and a stranger on a sphere where lils Loni was cruclflodi There is a vast difference between our living in th? neighborhood nnd our allowing the neighborhood, to live Its Ood-defjing program in our souls. What are (hose dainties when care fully examined? _ Men risk all for them, but Hie ardent quest is a de lusion. Do (hoy imply indulgence of nppetlto? Whnl If with lt ls the sure loss of physical health? Is l. that one hungers for fame? What If with the ambition for distinction comes ili se the betrayal of the most enthusi astic flatterer o? nil those who urged us on? Did you pay all for beauty? And did you with ^t become possessor of the virus of Incurable diseuse? Hut these are only illustrations of tho fnet that the ninny dainties of tho wicked have fellowships from which they never permanently part com pany. Happy tho <luy when a man draws the dividing line between good and bad with flaming fire so that to go down to tho bad menus to h'm Hint he would have to pass through tho flame. * O, lt ls groat to step over tho lino that divides between things and Jesus. Just to see Illili with tho eyes of the heart until tho glory of Ills fnce shines upon the tilings men consider dainties nnd reven?s how easily thoy decay or how quickly they leave ?ii: or how groat aro tho losses they bring with them. But do not begin by trying to cross that Uno. Regln by receiving Jesus Christ. This moment it may be forbidden dainties, but the next P. ls, Jesus saves. The forbidden dainties will claim you until you receive Him, What you have may scorn all attrac tive until Ho ls yours. But I hnvo dainties of which the workers of Iniquity ennnot pnrtnke. Have you never partaken of them? Then como to tho feast. They will ap pear nt their full value ono day when wo who aro In bodies of humiliation now, shall find "mortality swallowed ,up of Ufo." Tb ero Is the* grace of !God for us. No earthly field yields lt. It brings all thc bounty: Love, Joy, . pence, long suffering, goodness, fidel ity, meekness, temperance I Such dain ties 1 Como to tho feast. Drop your loaded basket tm if enroute to a picnic, for hore "there ls enough nnd to sparo." What you can bring will per ?ihj what Oed provides never falla, ? LAUGHS AT PASSING YEARS Veteran Ninety-One Years Young Rightly ah Inspiration to Those Who Know Him, Comrade Searles from tho Soldiers' homo at Saw telle was over at San Gabriel tho other doy, He cume by Vay of the trolley ear. But he could have walked easily, bad he been so minded. Seventy years ago, Comrade Sejuies used often to pass tho old mission of San Gabriel when the padres and the Indians were still there. Sixty years ago he carried a musket on his shoulder lu the Civil war. He ls now ninety-one years young. And so be came back to this old haunt of his tho other day. We found him sitting In the sun by the side of the king's highway making sketches. He drew fascinating pictures of thc incomparably beautiful,old campanile of ttoe mission whose bells rang out their messages of peace uud faith long before the Liberty bell in the tower of the State house in Philadel phia rang out Its deathless message In 1770. And he also sketched the old Stairway of the mission whose stones are worn with the feet of countless Indian neophytes since lt was budded, a century and n half ago. And a fine sketch, top, of the Old Grapevine which ls the mother of all the vineyards ta California. And we thought lt a delightful expe rience to have hail. It Isn't every day that one meets n man ninety-two years of age who ls still ns spry ns a steel rod, and whose mind retains all Its magical faculties. lt was Inspiring. We were proud I? lift our bund to our eyebrow and stand nt salute be fore Comrade Sonnies.-Los Angeles Times. BEAR TRAPS FOR BURGLARS Brooklyn Man Braved Consequences of Weil-Known OKI Ada?je, With Gratifying RcGUlt. A Mr. Cognn of the Williamsburg section of Hrooklyn, pf ter being vis ited by burglars ten times, deeided to depend nb longer oo Commissioner Enright. He set'a bern- trap inside a window of his home unid caught a bur glar In lt, the New York Herald stales. That burglar, lt may easily be Image Ined, will never try housebreaking again, lt is one thing to get caught nt the crime in the Ordinary way, to bi1 taken to a comfortable police sta tion, to bo released on bail easily jumped, to 1)0 convicted even, and sent to a prison where there are good food and motion pictures. Hut lt ls quite another thing for tho criminal to feel the bon jaws of a bear trap close on his leg. A bear trap does not coddle or release on bond. Unfortunately, every householder cannot safely set a bear trap for burglars. He might accidentally catch himself or his wife or the children or the dog. lt lt were not for that tho Whole town might well turn trapper. . L i oe ti" Tu cu. A third of the farm land In Sweden now uses electricity for power. Farm ers over there are beginning to make Inquiries about electrically-propelled plows and barrows. Many of them uso electric SOWS to cut their firewood and lumber. Some even have electric elevators that lift whole wagon loads' of hay ami grain to the mow. Swedish government ofllclnls pre dict it'll only be a few years until practically their whole contd ry will be on an electrical basis. Where does the power come from? Usually, large water-power plants. Bpi many Swedish farmers dam small Streams and use the falling water to generate their own. A tip there; for American farmers, remarks the Jphlcage Evening Post. Personal Interest. Mr. Dunn stood up In court, charged with disorderly conduct, his head swathed 111 bufnduges, and demanded a trial by Jury. 1 "lt's only a (minor offense,'.' advised the Judge. "Why not plead guilty, pay a small One aq|d get it over?" "Ne, judge,"! replied Mr. Dunn de terminedly.- "1 1 want a trial by jury. The last thing!! remember was when I was standing] percefully on the cor ner und that big guy wandered along. The next thing was wlwn two doc tors were sewing me up. Unless I have a trial ami hear witnesses I nev er will find oui] what I called the big stiff." -t_-_ Not If He Can Help lt Old Tom was ta colored janitor. He really wast not old, but his slow shuffle at all times had caused the nickname. A feAv days ago ne was leaning his chin] on a broom bundle listening to music from a phonograph. After a few 'moments he started slowly up the stairs, dragging one foot after the other As though he was al most exhausted. ; "Tom," Inquired his employer, * "are you tired?" "Never," he replied, with a drawl, "and I ain't never going to get Uiat way."-Indianapolis News. Loads In Farm Telephones. The bureau of the census counted tho telephones on the farms In the United States on January 1, 1920, and found 2,508,002 of them. In other countries, except Canada, a telephone on a l'uni ls a curiosity. There are half n dozen or " more agricultural states in this country in which there ure more telephones on the farms alone than there aro In the whole ter ritory of Italy, including the great cities of Rome, Milan and Naples, On Sale ev in? Bette, noith mc Where You Can Bily U, S. Tires s ARTH1 STROH iL. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ?< TUM SILO IMPORTANT IN ??. i> DAIRYING. ?I? J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? A ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? Clemson College, .lune 30.-Dairy farmers are realizing more ami more tho placo of the silo in the success ful feeding of dairy cows. Business farmers and experiment stations have found that a silo not only increases . l h o yearly profits of tho farm, bul eliminates many uncertainties of live stock raising. Many products which il* fed div have little feed value are converted into splendid feed by a silo. Sixty per coat of the feeding value tn* a good corn crop is in the ears and 40 per cent, in the stalks and leaves. When tho crop is a partial failure a much greater percentage of the total nutrients is in the roughage, and in tlie event ol' protracted drought, the roughage often contains practically all tho food elements. Putting the corn in the crib, therefore, does not mean that pie crop is all harvested. Can the fanner afford to waste 40 cents out of every dollar when by putting Iiis corn crop in the silo he can get its full value-100 per cent? Xo. . Silage bas no equal as a succulent and economical feed for dairy cat tie. lt. keeps up thc flow of mille when pastures are short, and during the winter months it keeps up milk production at less cost than dry for ago alone. Tho Ohio experiment station lias shown that a silage ration produces butter fat for ll. per cent less cost than does a grain ration. A silo is a very economical storage place, as ten tons of silage can bo stored In tho samo space as ono ton of hay. Tho filling of tho silo can bo done in wet ns well as In dry weather, while other crops would be entirely lost If harvested under those condi tions. If enough silage is produced all tho year round, the pasturo acre ago can be reduced, and thus a largor acreage can ho used for cultivation. Another groat advantage of the use of tho silo is that tho land upon which silage is grown is cleared early In tho season and ready for fall and winter crop3, el thor rye or oats for winter pasture or oats and vetch for hay. Tho use of silage during tho sum mer ls particularly applicable on high priced land. In pasture it requires one to threo or moro acres a season for each cow, while one acre pf corn In the silo will supply succulent roughage for several cows for a Uko period. Soiling crops have beon used ex tensively in place of or In addition erywhere from 1 rUSC?t?l Cfke price remigi the sdtne for the mm m Hf wm greater "Us The new you see it t m price - the manufi You'll r better "Usc Thicker noivskid pi walls. Altogctl that: will t inside and The ?rea fabric tire i matics. Baited States Hr Inited States ? Rubber Com] ffi IM lVo.ll un BROWN, 'HER CQ, PH?NNBY, W< io pasture. Tho great disadvantage in their uso is that much labor is re quired, for they must ho cut and hauled every day. This is expensive because only small areas are cut at j one time. It is inconvenient also because tho field work is pressing at that season of tho year, and both tho Alan and horse-power are needed badly in tho fields. Silage, - on thc other hand, is cut at ono oporalion when tho field work is not pressing. Besides, weather conditions may in terfere greatly with a soiling sys tem, wherons, with thc silo, a good supply of succulent food for tho cows lg available regardless of the weather conditions. When lt is not necessary to use the silo during tho summer it can he scaled up and tho silage pre served for winter use, thus prevent I ing any waste in feed, j lt will not pay to build .! silo for I loss than ten head of dairy cattle, but Ibo larmer with nt least Ibo minl n um number should nt once plan to build a silo. Tho dairy farmer who in tho fall has a silo or two full of good corn or sorghum silage need not worry about what, his cows are going to eat. Talking recently of tho practicabil ity of a silo a farmer of Dillon cuinty ' said he thought lt was too e\i> nsivo j to hay tho material necessary for, (?.'ling a silo. But why should ovory | I farmer need to own this equipment? i Let bim co-operato with his nolgh-j I hors in filling the silo ns bo does in marketing cotlon and tobacco* As many as a dozen dairymen can own jointly a sllago cutter and necessary equipment at very little cost to each. Now is the limo of year to think about building a silo. _ _ _ t HOWS THIS? HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE will do what wc claim for it euro Catarrh or Deafness caused by Catarrh. We do not claim to cure any other disease. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is a liquid,, taken internally, and acts through the blood upon the mucous surfaces of thc system, thus reducing the inflammation and re storing normal conditions. All Druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Final Action on Naval Bill. Washington, Juno 28.-Final leg islativo action on tho annual naval appropriation bill was taken late to day by the Senate, which concurred in tho conference report of tho meas ures. Tho bill, which now goes to the Presidont, carries appropriations of $289,000,000 and provisions for 86,000 enlisted men. m LEN "USCO" announced its new iow price of J> 10.90 last Fall, the makers were already busy developing a still seo" value. and better "Usco" as oday-with no change and tax absorbed by icturer. tote in the new and :o" these features tread, giving greater .otection. Stouter side Tier a handsomer tire ake longer wear both out. test money's worth of Iii the history of pneu* jany I ..kJfcN^kx^ll^lKliVt?sl^ Walhalla, S. C. est Usraior*, S. C. THREE OAD1JTS KILLED IN TEXAS Undies Durn When Their Airplane Falls at Brooks Field. San Antonio, Texas, Juno 28. - Turee aviation cadets were killed and their bodies burned when an airplane in which they had just taken off at 1'rooks Field fell from a height of 200 feet late to-day. Tho dead are: Waldron R, Farrell, 24 years of age, Philadelphia, pilot, killed instantly; William C. McCoy, L'?. Nashville, Tenn.; George Thomp son. 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Major was going to tho Union Coal Company strip mino nt tho timo ho was killed, according to county offi cials, who investigated tho affair. Ho was said to havo ignored a request of a mino union official that ho cease work as a steam shovel operator, having declared, according to tho of ficials, that ho waa financially Inter ested in tho mino. With Major at the time of his death were Clydo Major, his nephew, and Clark Story, both of whom were wounded. All aro from Hendrysburg. No arrests have been made in con nection with tho shooting, Sheriff R. T. Lynch declaring that ho hos been unablo so far to determin? who did tho shooting. About 200 mon were said to havo boen In tho crowd which intercepted tho automobile, and from which tho shots woro alleged to havo been fired. Reata glvos twice as much heat aa wood, weight for weight. Negro slaves aro said to have brought tho first watormolon seed to this country. HERE'S CHANGE FOR WOMEN. "Opportunity School" to bo Conduct? cd nt Landor College A Tho Stato Department of Educa tion, with the co-operation ot tho* Board of Education of tho Upper South Carolina Conference, will con duct a uniquo school at Landor Col logo, hoglnnlng July 2 4th and clos ing Aug. 19. This school ls for" girls over fourteen and womon who in youth did not master tho "three R's." Whllo emphasis will ho placed on teaching reading, writing, arith metic and spelling, yot tho student will have all the cultural contact con nected with a Christian college. And aside from drill work of the class room there will be goodN looturos, musicals and educational pictures. Tho datos selected for holding tho school were chosen because August is ofton a vacation month in both country and mill, and so will permit tho women to utilizo their vacations in ? most, valuable way. Tho school ls non-sectarian and noiv-donominallonul. Tho teachers . ave among tho best in tito nato and wore appointed because of their pe culiar fitness. Tn addition to tho reg ular teachers there will bo callod to their assistance ibo best trainod ex perts and specialists to glvo talks and demonstration lessons on tho preparation of foods, homo nursing, personal hygiene, otc. Any girl or woman who hasn't completed tho fifth grado and who cannot attend a public school will bo admitted. Expenses for the month have been reduced to a minimum board $12.50, laundry fifty cents per week, hooks $1.50* lo $2.50, and rail road faro. Tho classes will be small and the pupils will bo classified according lo ability rather than grado, thus per mitting very rapid progress to bo mudo. In ono month it will bo possi ble for an adult to moko ns much progress as a child in an entire year. Tho educated public is asked to assist in making this school a success by calling it to the attr ition of girls and women In need ol such Instruc tion. Whore an ambitious girl is un able to provide tho moans, sonto charitable, social or church organiza tion is asked to send her on a schol arship. A bulletin giving detailed in formation may be bad from Lander College. M'ss Elizabeth Alexander, Greenwood, S. C. Superintendent J. B. Swearingon says: "The summer school for girls and young Wbmen realizes a long cherished dream and moots a long felt need. Tho enthusiastic interest of*every minister and every church bas made this experiment possible. The students are to receive their In troduction to books and to culture in tho fine atmosphere of*the college They will learn valuable lessons from books, but far moro valuablo lessons from one another and from (bo sum? mer. school authorities. New Educational Mia. This Summer marks ti new educa tional era in South Carolina, lt sees a novel school inaugurated to bring learning to native white girls and women who In their youth had no chance, lt beholds tho Stato Depart ment, of Education opening Landor College! for these forgotten women from tenant* 'home, uri ll villngo and mountain cabin. They number over fifteen thousand, these women. Over lil teen thousand potential mothers and wielders of destiny; over fifteen thousand voters with no knowlodgo ot conditions which thc ballot may remedy. Summer schools for teach ers, ministers and doctors aro an ac knowledged fact; no doubt about tho need for training there. Why not summer schools for lllltreato women? Is lt not fitting that tho Upper Meth odist Conference and tho Stato De partment of Education should join bands to lift these women from tho darkness and Isolation of ignorance, should plan to give them a month of actual Instruction In tho needed throo "R's"-a month of dwelling in col lege ntmosphero among cultural ideals? Such a school should bo commend ed by every patriotic Siuth Carolin ian anxious to do his or her part in eradicating illiteracy. Tho school's possibilities should bo sounded far and wido, that those who need it may hear and be sent by interested friends. A. TONIO Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restore* Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching tho Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, seo how it brings color to the cheeks and how lt improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonio value. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonio is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant oven children like it. 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