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Delusive Dainties By KEV. H. OSTROM, D. D. l'Jxtonel?n Dopartmont. Mood? , Bible Institute, Chicago. TEXT-Lot me not eat of tn dr dain ties. ~P un 1 m 141:4. If tho workers of Iniquity mentioned tn tho oarllor port of this verse have been driven through necessity to a diet of black bread; then ' I may readily pass by their table when I can find better fore. Have they discovered that there ta poison mixed with their len tils? Then, I am glad to answer soon enough that I do not partake. But dainties? This* ls different Quite likely lt ls bet ter than tho fore to which I am ac customed.' To refuse to ont is to re ject something pleasant. And so lt is; tho lino 'must be dm wu between the pleasant; but harmful; and the less pleasant, but holy. Tho Christian ls saved hy One end ho follows Ono whoso ways flt exactly Into this portion of Scripture, for he forfeited the sweot morsels and tile elaborato banquets, and accepted tho hunger and thirst by tho way, leading to the cross. There are other dainties upon which one may feed besides those which aro ! pleasant to the appetite. Dainties of j landscape, dainties of apparel, dainties t of literature, dainties of abode. Not ninny people possess all. of these at once and few people possess many of them, Hut Christian pcoplo have met the crisis In which they have settled that there oro things they are willing 1 to do without. No't only that they j hnve duly considered things they : would prefer to do without because over against them is something of : greater worth than they all. Happy the man who has fully decided that j Lasaras at the gate ls richer tin.a tho man who fares sumptuously every day. j Lazarus has tomorrow stored away In the safety-deposit box of the grace j of God, but for tho man at whose gate he lies, tomorrow spells everlasting j bankruptcy. Tho children of Israel "went after ; the nations that were round about them; concerning whom the,Lord had charged them that they should not do like them;" (II Kings-17:15.) The Prophet Amos pictures them as a ' people who "abound lp superfluities." . Thus they clnlmed those cheap and perishing things while they turned ! from the sure covenant and tho,unfelt- j lng providence of God. Through tho ' eyo they saw and through tho ear j they heard and through the lusts of j tile/ flesh tltey went after tho delusive ' eights and songs and -doods exempli fied by the Idol worshipers in their neighborhood. We must guard against the same sinful tendency today. Since j our Lord Jesus Christ poid the entire debt nnd wo receive His grace with out money and without price, we must consider that He does not save us that we may lightly regard His will. Make of it what wo may, tho Chris tian is a pilgrim and a stranger on tho earth, n pilgrim journeying home lind o stranger on a sphere where his Lord was crucified. There ls a vast difference between our living in the neighborhood and our allowing the neighborhood, to live its God-defying program in our souls. What are those dainties when care fully examined? Men risk nil for them, but tho ardent quest Is a de lusion. Do they Imply indulgence of appetlto? What If with lt ls tho sure .Loss of physical health? Is i: that one hungers for fame? What if with the ambition for distinction comes al so the betrayal of thc most enthusi astic flatterer of nil those who urged ns on? Did you pay nil for heouty? And did you with it become possessor of tho virus of incurable disenso? But these ore only Illustrations of the fact that the ninny dainties of tho wicked havo fellowships from which tliey never permanently part com pany. Happy, the doy when a man draws tho dividing lino between good and had with flaming Aro so that to go down to tho bad means to h'm that lie would hove to . pass through the flame. O, it is great to step over the line that divides between, things,and Jesus. Just to see Him with the eyes of the heart until tho glory of His face ?hines upon tho things men consider dainties and reveals how easily they decay or hpw quickly thoy loave n/: or how great aro tho losses they bring with them. But do not begin by trying to cross that lino. Begin by receiving Jesus Christ This moment lt may be forbidden dainties, but the next li Is, Jesus saves. Tho forbidden dainties will claim you until you receive Him. What you have may seem all attrac tive until Ile is yours, j But I have dainties of which the workers of Iniquity cannot partake. Havo you never partaken of them? Then come to the feast. They will ap pear nt their full value ono day wdien ?we who aro In bodies of humiliation i now, shall find "mortality swallowed ?tip of Ufo." There ls tho grace of .God for us. No earthly field yields lt. ilt Illings all tho bounty :. Love, Joy, ?peace, long suffering, goodness, fidel ity, meekness, temperance 1 Such dain ties 1 Como to tho fenst. Drop your loaded basket as if enrouto to n picnic, for here "there is enough and to spare." What you con bring will per ish; what God provides never fall* ---r-1--V ?. THE BROOM-MORTON REUNION. Enjoyadlo Occasion Avas that of Aug. ? 'Ith at Brooiu-Williains. Homo. Words or pen fail-us when we try to write ^up tho Broom-Morton re union, which was hold at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Broom and Mrs. Mary williams on Friday, Aug. 4th". Mr. and Mrs. Broom and Mrs. Williams live at tho place known as the Stokes Stripling old placo, near the Richland school house. Every one who knows the place realizes what an ideal placo lt is for a gath ering of any kind; and indeed, truly, this proved to bo ono of the best re unions wo havo had, this being tho fifth held. The morning dawned clear and beautiful, and the guests pegan - to arrive quite early and kept coming until about one hundred and thirty were present. After hearty hand shakes and^greetings of old friends and kinsfolks all assombted around the organ and some good slinging was enjoyed, tlie singing being led by Mr. Morton and Mr. King. After a lot of songs, old and new, had been sung, Rev. Wm. King, ot' Oakway, was ask ed to load in prayer. About 1 o'clock dinner was spread on tho long table, which had been propared for tho occasion,. Rev. King j roturncd thanks, and every one was invited to help himself and herself and to make themselves at homo, which all did. There was everything on tho tablo that ono could wish to satisfy'tho inner man, \#ith plenty of ice tea, coffee and water to quench tho thirst. After all had eaten to their hearts' content there was enough taken up to feed as mauy more. After dinner some more good sing ing was enjoyed. 'Especially enjoy able were the duets sung by Mr. Morton and little Miss Cleo King.. Tho t'mo passed all too quickly, and soon the time came to bid each other good-bye and return home. Each one expressed happiness nt having been present and hoped to attond many more of these charming re unions. Thus ded ono of tho happiest reunions wo have had. Although our hearts wore made glad to be with friends and loved ones once more wo also felt sad and our hearts ached at tho vacancy caused by the death of Mrs. Mary Duke, sister of Mr. Broom, whom the Lord saw fit to call from this earth since tho last reunion was held one year ago. But, then, wo aro mado to think of that great reunion in the skies, whore we will not have to part any more. Thoso present and enjoying this happy occasion were,: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Morton and daughter Agues, Mrs. John Morton and two children, Ressio and Ed ward; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Morton, Mrs. Melvina White, Mrs. J. R. Earle and eon, Richard, Jr., of Walhalla; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morton and children, Charlie, Romaine, Inez and Irene, and Will Brewer, Seneca; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hindman and baby, Greenville; C. W. Merritt, Cleve land, Ga.; Miles Alexander, Floy dale, Texas; Rev. and Mrs. William King and two children, William and Cleo, Oakway; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cox, Pauline Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Dick erson, Mr. and Mrs. 'P. W. Rampey, Miss Ella May Price, Mr. and Mrs. WJ M. Brown, Anderson; Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Thrasher and children, Noll, Kermitt, Eva, Fay and Frank; Miss Nena Fay Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nix and three children, Janette, Hughie and Howard; Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Moore, Christopher Crooks, Claude Skelton, Charlie Griffith, Hughie Crooks, Mr. and Mrs. O. T Herd and two children, Mrs. Walter Landreth and son Har old, Mrs. V?ndala 'Landreth, Guy Powell, Ralph Snelgrove, Pelham Crobks, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Entre kin and baby, Bonnie Lou; Mrs. Hen ry Williams and sons, Otis and Eld ridge, of Return; Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Broom and daughter Minnie, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moore and babv, Francos; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Morton and two children, Beatrice and Ray mond; Mr. and Mrs. Harve Morton and daughter Myra, of Phinnoy's Station; Mrs. J. E. Gaines and two children, Sallio Ruth and Frank; Miss Pauline Cobb, William Cobb, Mrs. J. A. Lawrence and daughter Mary, Dr. and Mrs. Furman Simp son, Clyde White, Mrs. Corn Dll worth, M. J. Rholeftor, Mrs. A. C. Duke and children, Rudolph, Walter, I reno, Pearl, Noll, Ben and Marlo, of Westminster; Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Broom, Mrs. Mary Williams and childron, Roy, Ray, Harold, Rosa 'Lay, Salomo and M. C., Jr.; S. N. Hughes. Misses Ella May and Lillian Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Louis San ders and two children, Corrio and Edna, of Richland; Mr. and Mrs. ?Furman Brewor and son, Romaine; Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hubbard, Picket Post; Reid Rice, Miss Effie Rico, Bill Brown, of Townville. If any names ?J. . J? ?J? .J? .J. ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? . J. ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J. ? ?? A PUZZLE. . .{? .J? ?J? ?J? *l* ?J? ?|? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J. Editor Keowee Courier: VyM y?u Please give me space ii> your columns for a few lines, 10 countlng a strange occurrence of tho recent past? * One day about threo weeks ago, one-half mile wost of tho Sitton Old Mill placo ut tho fork of tho Towu ville and Oakway roads, a litio man and a little mule hitched to a buggy came traveling down the hill. He stopped his mule aqd got out of tho buggy. He then stepped back up tho road a few steps. He had a rod of Iron about two feet long in his right hand and a rock in his left hand. He knelt down on his knees and drove the rod up by the slde%f an old rot ten stump, then laid the rock 'on top of the iron. He then got up, stood for a moment or two, then knelt down again. ^ I walked up the road, even with, him, aud sat down, unknown to him. He wound his hand up In a groen bunch "bf broom straw, placed hts right hand upon his breast, and I fo^ind that ho was talking with the Lord. In a llttlo while I understood him tx> say, "Oh, God forbid that as many days shall over pass over my head! Oh, 'God, give mo victory and glory and power to overcomo tthese trials In the future." Tho prayer was uttered in a low and trembling voice. He then got up, wiped his eyes, turned around and walked up to me and said, "1 drove up a cor ner stone for a memorial at tho judg ment by that old stump. I made one wrong stop. If I could recall th?t wrong stop 1 would never make lt again for any amount of money. That step destroyed tho joys of my life, destroyed my prosperity and dissi pated my wealth and my health." He turned his mule and buggy In the road and laid his arm and head upon1 the back of his buggy for a moment or two, then wiped away his tears again and said, with a trem bling voice, "I must go." I asked him his name,-but ho has not told me yet. This was a puzzle to me, and is yet. ' Citizen. Renew your health by purifying your system with T?e purified and refined calomel tablets that are free from nausea and danger. No salts necessary, as Calotabs act like calomel and salts combined. De mand the genuine in 10c and 35c packages, bearing above trade-mark. Union Claims Oldest Woman. A dispatch from Union, S. C., of recent dato says: As far as can bo learned, Union county may easily claim the distinc tion of having on Its enrollment books tho oldest lady voter In South Carolina in tho person of Mrs.. Susan Kirby, who has enrolled at the ago of 107. Mrs. Kirby gets around her homo unasisted, and her sight is unusually good, she being able to recognizo her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren as they call to seo hor. Her hearing is also unusually good for one of her age. Mrs. Kirby is a devout member of the Green Street Methodist church, and nttondod services regularly up until a few years ago, and in speak ing with a correspondent for tho pa pers she said that she recalls having passed through four wars. Mrs. Kirby said that the family record was destroyed when tholr old family Bible, which was in a trunk with some clothes, was sunk in tho 'Green river when sho and her llttlo sister wont on a visit to relatives in North Carolina, and wh#n crossing ibo river tho fit-boat sank. , Tho trip of ten miles to visit rela tives was made in an ox cart, tho trip taking up tho entiro day. In all probability Mrs. Kirby will bo an honor guest at tho ,spocial mooting to bo held to-morrow at 5 o'clock In tho high school auditorium when tho lady candidatos for omeo will address tho womon voters of Union. have been omitted it ls by mistake and not intentionally, * Guest. ) - - -F TWO KILLED IN DARK CORNER Of Greenville County-Two Others "Wounded--Stories Conllict. - . Greeuvl?le, Aug. 9.-Two conflict ing stories of the shooting scrape in which William Howard, 4 0 years ot age, of Glassy Mountain township, and Tom D. Scruggs, 39 years old, of the 'Fingervillc section, were kill ed, and in which Aloxander Suddeth was seriously and probably fatally wounded and Dallas Scruggs, aged ten years, received a flesh wound on Tuesday afternoon som,e 25 miles to tho north of this city, were told to day by ofllcers who investigated the affair, and Earle Harrison, 31 years of age, an eye witness, who is in tho county jail. Harrison in a statement to newspaper men contradicted tho story said to have been told Sheriff Carlos A. Rector last night by Sud deth, and in which Suddeth claims j that Howard opened fire on him. Harrison said .that Suddeth firett the first shot. 'Howard, he said, opened fire pn Suddeth after the latter had fired at him. Harrison declared that as soon as the two men opened fire on each oth er he ran and did not see Scruggs shoot. "William Howard and I were walk ing up tho road to meet Suddeth,, who was to pay Howard some money," said Harrison. "As wo came up to where. Suddeth and Scruggs were sitting on tho side of tho road, we noticed a gunny sack near Sud deth, and Howard,n ia a joking man ner, told me to look in tho sack and see what Suddeth had. Suddeth told me'to go ahead and look if I wanted to. 'Just as I leaned over and opened the^nck Suddeth drew his pistol "afta opened fire* on Howard." Suddeth Dies of Wounds. (Greenville News, 11th.) Allandor Suddeth, 26 years old, died early last night tn tho general hospital at Spartanburg ns a result of wounds received Tuesday after noon In a shooting affray near Glassy Mountain, in which William A. How ard, of the Glassy Mountain Section, and Tom D. Scruggs, of Flngervillo, were almost Instantly killed, and Dallas Scruggs, 10-year-old son of Tom Scruggs, was slightly injured. Suddeth was taken to the general hospital In Spartanburg Immediately after tho shooting, and all possible medical ' attention was given him In the hope of saving his life. The body was brought to Greenville last night and Coroner Vaughn said that he would possibly hold an inquest this afternoon. Suddeth died as a result of two bullets t from a 30-30 calibre rifle passing through his abdomen. Two more bullets struck him in the fight, but the wounds caused by these were only slight. Ho made no furthor statement In regard to the shooting. Dallas Scruggs, who sustained only a flesh wound through the shoulder, is still in tho hospital tn Spartan burg, and will probably be able to get out within a week, lt ls stated. This will leave Dallas and Earlie Harrison as tho only eye-witnesses to the shooting. . Harrison, now lodged in the coun ty Jail, is held for the death of Tom P. Scruggs. Harrison declares that he had no pistol and did no shooting, but ran as soon ns tho first shot was fired. Funeral servlcos for Howard wore held Wednesday last in the after noon In the Glassy Mountain section, while the body of Scruggs was sont to his relatives in Fingerville, where ho was buried on Thursday. Services Called Off; Church Hums. Ellenton, S. C., Aug. 10.-Fifteen minutos after a scheduled sorvico had been called off because of very threatening weather conditions, the church wns struck by lightning and tho structur? was complotoly de stroyed by flames. The church was that of tho Baptist denomination of this place. The old church altar and iMble were saved. Thirty million telephone calls aro made each day in this country. i DROWNS TRYING TO SAVE GIRLS. Wyoming Mun Logos Lifo in Chnugu' Crock While lu with Buthcrs. Wostinlnstcr, Aug. 9.-O. Clark Barrus, a nativo of Flarvi?w, Wyom thg, was drowned lu Changa eveok, threo miles west of Westminster, this afternoon about 3 o'clock. Baiyus. was in bathing with sov oral others, and in attempting to rescue somo giris who had gotten in to deep waler 'he became exhausted ?nd lost his life. It ls sai/1 that Bar riis was a good swim mor. Ho was toachlng tho girls how to swim by tho uso of a plank. Not being famil iar with the swimming pool he_sjtep pod backward into deep water, and in so doing the plank was lost and tho girls drifted Into water beyond their heads. Tho girls were saved, and lt ls said that some one from the bank Jumped in after seeing Gmt the young man WUB becoming exhausted. Banns was 21 years of age and was a missionary of ' the Mormon faith. He, was visiting friends in this section. Tho body was taken to a lo cal undertaking establishment to await instructions from relatives in tho far-away State. ASPIRIN , Say "Bayer" and Insist! Unless you see tho name "Bayer" on package or on tablets, you' are not getting the genuine Bayer product prescribed by .physicians over twen ty-two years and proved safe by.mil-1 lions for Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago ?Earache Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain Accept only "Bayer" package, which contains proper directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also soil bot tles of 24 and 100. Aspirin Is tlio, trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of "Monoaceticacidostor of Salicylicacid. THE BOLL WEEVIL BLUES. (By W. A. Sheriff, Clayton, Ga.) When you aro lonesome, and feeling so blue, Just go to tho mountains and that will cure you. I have felt that way, and now I can say, I went to tho mountains and my blues wont away. Tho blue's suro are rough, for I had them enough Till I know there is no fun in feeling so" tough ; When tho blues got yuu, if you will stop and think, You will leave them behind before they get rank. In some places the blues are noth ing new; Instead of getting better you keep on getting blue; And when you get the disease you don't have any ease Till you go to the mountains and raise7' apple trees. The blues are so bad-all kinds 1 have had And when they left mo you bot I was glad, And if all people knew Just what I am knowing, They would go to tho hills, whore the blues r?o'er'll bo going. When blues overtake you, there's Just one thing to do Just stop planting cotton for one year or two, And In that time you can make up your mind / To leave both tho boll weevil and th? blues behind. There aro twenty-five "blues," and I'vo hod 'em all, But the boll weevil blues ls worst of thom all; They work on your mind all summer and fall, Thon nexjt. thing you know they'vo "wou^id up. tho ball." And the man you owo has got your crop and part of your stock, and then y<0 nrov blue-so blue-that you cannot see truo-t-nnd tho darned boll weevil was thc causo of it all. Tiled to Wreck Cars at Shop. Asheville, N. C., Aug. 10.-An at tempt to blow up tho shanty cars at' the Southern railway depot hore, which house railway workers em ployed since tho strike, was made at 11.45 o'clock to-night. The extent of the damage has not yet been AS cortainod, though there was a terrific explosion. PIKST SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON Hamborg Tullis Out Ono Halo nut! Fairfax SOVOII lU'lcs on 9th. Bamberg, Aug. 9.-South Caroli na's first tbalo of 1922 cotton was turned out, this morning from tho Farniors* Gin Company of this place. The bale weighed ?190 pounds and was produced by J. C. Hewitt, a farmer who lives two milos from Bamberg. Tho halo was forwarded this aftornoou to Charleston by ox? press to be sold at auction. Notwithstanding the 'presence in tho county of the boll weevil, the pooplb hero have not forgotten tho art of producing the fleecy staplo, and ono of the methods employed by Mr/ Hewitt and other progressive farmers is getting it in early. Early maturing of boll ls conBldored by Mr. Hewitt, ns a flue woovll beator. Soven Hales at Fairfax. Fairfax, S. C., Aug. 9-Soven baleB of new cotton were ginned hore to day. If the weather is favorable the picking of cotton will beoomo general in this section next weok. THE CHARLESTON NAVY YAU1> AViU Bo Closed-Apparently Not n Ray of Hopo to Save lt. Washington, Aug. 10.-Efforts to secure modification or rescinding of tho order of Acting Secretary of tho Navy Roosevelt, closing the navy yard at Charleston, S. C., on Sept. 1st, wero tho subject of sovoral con ferences to-flay, with chancea said to bo that the order would stand. ' As the result of recent conforonces between President Harding and Sen ator Smith, Democrat, of South Car olina, and Mr. Roosovelt on tho question, Senntor Lodge, of Massa chusetts, Republican leader, to-day conferred with Mr. Roosevelt to see If lt would bo possible to keep open the Charleston yard. The question has not been decidod finally, it was said, as Mr. Roose velt is to confer ngain with the Pres ident and also with Senator Smith. President Harding' was said to be disposed to koop opdfi tho yard if any possible means can be found, but so far, it was stated,' Mr. Roosevelt has found no report by which tho closing order can be modified. Suggestions have been mado that tho shipping' board might find some uso for tho Charleston yard, but Socrolnry Roosovelt to-day informed callers that Chairman Lasher, of tho board, had addressed him stating that tho yard was not needed for government merchant vessels. MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY HAIL. Chickens and Birds Killed by Hail Stones in Anderson County. "Anderson, Aug. 10.-Reports are still reaching Anderson of the dam age of tho hall storm of Thursday night of last week, which extended from Toney creek to Ware Shoals, indicate that the damage was even greater than was thought at first, and that it was the most severe in the history of this section known by any citizen now living. In the Coley's Bridge section tho cotton was stripped^of leaves and the corn was riddled. Even the ?wa termelons were pumped full of holes. ?Birds in large numbera were killed, one man finding 31 sparrows hud dled together, all dead. One farmer reported that 150 chickens, some of them grown, Were killed by tho ?hail stones, and all chickens roosting on fences or in trees, in the section where tho hall was heaviest are said to have been killed. Ono farmer said that ho would talco five dollars for his entire crop; that he did think that he would have a watermelon crop, but that just as they wer? ready for market they were all ruined. The storm covered a section about twenty miles long, beginning In tho adjoining county of Greenville and' ^continuing to the Saluda rlvor at Ware Shoals. The width of this aroa ls about ten miles. there has been no relief promised Anderson county farmers yet, except that of W. W- Long, of Clemson Col lege, to furnish forage seed. Few of those farmers who lost so heavily had hail Insurance. A TONIC Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching tho Blood. Whon you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, see how it brings color to the cheeks and how lt improves the nppotlte, you will then appreciate Rs true tonic value. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonio is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The blood needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it. 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