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BILL ARP? .Arp Tells of the I>?S? erf Atlanta Cc ?A-Veteran >called"to;see me yester day. He was not so very old, but was gray and bent and tired. He had been to the great reunion and was on bis. way back to Mississippi. "I stopped over a day to see you," he said, "and to revisit the place where I was born, but I couldn't find it and am very tired, for 1 have been tramp ing over the hills and valleys above here nearly all day." The old man fanned himself with his hat and look ed sad and disappointed. I learned from him that he was born somewhere between here and old Gassville and his mother boarded some of the hands who were at work building the State railroad and there was a spring not far from their humble home. "I thought," said he, "that I could find the spring and the branch and the walnut tree and blackberry patch, but I walked and walked and nothing looked natural. Seemed to me that everything has changed and shrunk np. The bills have washed down and the branches nearly dried up and nobody could tell me anything. You see, we left here away back in the forties, when I was a lad, and there is a new set of people, but I thought I would find somebody or something that I remembered." The old man looked away off and sighed. Of coarse we were sorry for him. and tried to cheer him up. I asked him about the Hoopers and Tripps and Akin and Underwood and Latimers and Arthur Haire, but he dident re member them. He was a poor boy and mixed with poor boys and they had grown up and gone west, too. , How the old people do yearn for the friends and the scenes of their youth! After fifty years' absence from his native State, Judge Warner, our hon ored Chief Justice, had this yearning to come over, to hin and he, too, re isited his boyhood's home in Massa chusetts. He went with fond expec tation and came back sad and disap pointed." "My relatives were all dead , or gone away," he said. "I found but one man who remembered me, and he was blind and in the poorhouse. The hills where I used to pick blue berries had been cleared and were not so large or so high. The little branches where I fished for minnows bad all been ditched and were bridged where they crossed the highways. Everything was strange and I took no comfort and have come back to good old Georgia, my adopted mother, and here I will stay until I die and I wish to be buried in her friendly bosom." Life seems to be but a circle, and we would all go back to the starting point if we could. The startled hare .when pursued by the hounds speeds straight forward for a time, but after a mile or two begins to bend its course, and keeps on curving until it comes panting on the home stretch to its familiar nestling place. And the pioneers tell us that wheo a hunter gets lost in the forest on a cloudy day and tries to make a bee line for home, he makes a curve unconsciously and gets back to his starting point. Shake speare says that old age is but second childhood, and so the older we grow ?the more affection we have for chil dren and their innocent sports and .pleasures. How fondly our minds and /memories Uve over again the little plays of blind man's buff, milybright, .hide and seek, trimble-toe, club-fist, ?hide the switch, craneycrow and many .others. How we admire their happy .'laughs and growing faces as we draw \near to them now. No wonder that George Frances Train in his gloomy moods wandered to the park and drew as many children to him as he could ?nd played with them on the lawn. But time shrinks more than nature. The world is not so big nor the trees so high as when we were children; bat a year is not half so long-not a tenth part so long-as it used to be. The days were never too long then, for they were happy; but it 3eemed like a lifetime from Christmas to Christmas. Children are the sweetest part of this great big world. Not long ago a cynical friend who has none said they were an expensive luxury; 60 they are-expensive not only in money and labor and toil, but in anxi ous care; but they repay it in love a thousand fold. They are the life and comfort of every good family. What would the world be without them? Suppose they were all grown up and chere were no more to come-no day schools nor Sunday Schools-no play houses or toys or picture books-no babies learning to talk and say mamma or grandpa-no little chaps to follow you about and love you, and, the sad dest of all, no more mothers to fondle and caress and hug them to their bosoms. What a cold and dismal world this would be-no mothers, no fathers, no grandmas, no nothing but grown-up people who never played horse or sang a lullaby song. My cynical friend says that children make no return except in filial duty and no recompense but affection. Well that is enough. Parents do not B LETTER. appointment of a "V"et in. institution. ask any. more. The love and obedi ence of a good child is beyond price. The disobedience and ingratitude of a bad one is the most intense of all miseries. There is not a greater con trast upon earth than in the joy or the sorrow that children bring to parents. From the time of old Eli until now this contrast has been going on. That poor old man had the curse of .God upon him because his children were vile and he restained them not. I tell you, young friends, who have mated and married and are rearing children, you had better read and pon der the story of old Eli. The first j commandment says "I will visit the sins of the fathers upon the children," but in this story the Lord visited the sins of the children upon the parent. The old man was cursed and the priesthood taken from his house for ever. What if all the preachers who have bad children were deposed in these days? How many churches would be closed against the married clergy? Wouldn't the young theo logians be in demand and have a monopoly of the business until they, too, got married and raised bad chil dren? There has been much said and more written about how to raise chil dren; but the old landmarks are the best. They must be restrained and, if example and commands will not do it, then the rod must help. Line upon line, precept upon precept-here a little and there a little, which I suppose means whip a little on this side and then a little on the other side. I heard a sensible and fond mother say yesterday: "I spanked Mary Lou twice within a few minutes, and it didn't do her a bit of good. Then I spanked her a third time and she has been the best little child in the world ever since." But every parent knows as much abont this as I do, and sol will refrain from further advice. Every mother knows how, to raise other people's children, and I know of no one who says she is tempted to move away to get her children away from the bad influence of her neighbors' children. The neighbors smile at this, for they know that she has the worst in town and they are willing for her to go. Even my wife used to think that the school teacher ought to whip every boy but hers. It is a touching and beautiful fact that however bad a boy may be ?and however abused and con demned by the community and the laws of the land, if he has a mother he has a friend. BILL ARI?. The Modern Boy. His loving mother said, "If you will take some of the caster oil, I will let you go to the circus." "How much?" he cautiously in quired. "Oh, only a spoonful-justa spoon ful." "And you will give me some sugar besides?" "Of course I will; a big lump," she replied. He waited till she began pouring from the bottle, and then asked: "And will you give me ten cents, too?" "Yes, of course." "And you will buy me a kite?" he went on, seeing his advantage. "I guess 80." "No kite, no ile!" he said as he stepped back. "Well, ITl buy you a kite,", she said filling up the spoon. "And a bicycle?" . "I'll think of it." "You can't think no caster oil down me!" he exclaimed, looking around for his hat. "Here-I will, or I'll tease father, too; and I know he will. Como, now, swallow it down." "And you'll buy me a goat?'" "Yes." "And a coach dog?" "I can't promise that." "All right; ho dog, no ile." "Well. I'll ask your father.'1 "And you'll buy me 200 marbles?" "Yes. Now take it down." "And a pony?" "Oh, I couldn't do that. Now be a good boy, and swallow it down." "Oh, yes! I'll swallow that stuff, I will!" he said, as he clapped on his hat. "You may fool some other boy with a circus ticket aud a lump of brown sugar, but it'll take a hundred dollar pony to trotthat castor-ile down my throat!" - "By the word of my father" is one of the most convincing oaths a Frenchman can use. - T. B Rice, a prominent druggist of Greensboro, Ga., writes as follows : "I have handled Dr. Pitts' Carmina tive for eight years, and have never known of a single instance where it failed to give perfect satisfaction. Par ties who once use it always make per manent customers. We sell more ol' this article than all the other Carmi natives, soothing syrups and colic drops combined." For teething chil dren it has no equal. For sale bv Hill-Orr Drug Co. AN EXPERT'S ADVICE. Caring Fen Vine Hay and j Turning Under Cow Peas. Atlanta Constitution. To answer to several inquiries wc give the following as the plan we have practiced for several years with satis factory results. 1. As to the proper time to mow the vines. The earlier they are cut the more succulent they are and the more time required to cure; but the leaves will shed less. But if cut before in full bloom the hay will not be so rich and nutritious. As a general rule, the best time to cut is after the vines have come into full bloom, and when ever a few full-grown pods are to be seen here and there. "When the leaves have commenced to turn yellow and drop off, it is an indication that the proper time for mowing has "come and gone." 2. Wait until the dew is off each morning-never cut when the vines are at all wet. Start the mower about 9 a. m.; let it run until noon and then stop for the day. Late in the after noon rake up the cut vines and place in sharp cocks about five feet high. Next morning, after the dew is off, open these cocks and spread the hay around on the ground. . In the late afternoon put two or three of these cocks together, or into one, making the tops as sharp as possible. If the weather remains clear the cocks may remain undisturbed until dry enough to store away in the barn, which will be in the course of three or four days -the time varying according to the condition of the weather. In case of showery weather the partly-cured hay may be shocked around a pole placed firmly in the ground and standing about twelve feet high. The ground around the pole should be first covered with an open platform made of rails or poles laid on stones or poles; and three or four long poles or fence rails should be placed upright around the centre pole, opened out at the base and fastened at the tops to the centre pole. After filling the pole with hay finish off the top with straw or crab grass. 3. Ray caps are nev much used in the North and West, and to some ex tent in the South, and we have used them with perfect satisfaction for several years past. ' One kind is made of thick paper board, in the shape of an inverted saucer and about three and a half feet in diameter. These are inverted one over each hay-cock and the cocks are not then disturbed until the hay is dry enough for the barn. But a very good hay cap may be made of ordinary cotton drilling or heavy cotton sheeting, by sewing to gether so as to make a sheet about six feet square, with a round eyelet hole v7orked in each corner. These sheets, one to each cock, should bc tied down securely at each corner. The hay is considered to be sufficiently cured for storing when no moisture shows on twisting the larger stems be tween the thumb and fingers. 4. There are other methods of cur ing pea vine hay, each with its advo cates. One plan, often and long com mended, is to place the freshly cut pea vines in layers, alternating with dry wheat or oat straw. We cannot recommend this plan from experi ence. One rule should be especially ob served, viz, never handle the vines when partly cured, except late in the afternoon or early in the morning. Indeed, the vines should be handled as little as possible, in order to pre vent the loss of leaves. We take occasion again, as we have often done in the past, to disapprove the practice of turning under a crop Woman's power is largely dependent upon her ability to interest, entertain, at tract and please. It is for this reason that women strive to become accomplished. They study in order that they may converse intelligently on all subjects. They strive to become good musicians, graceful dan cers and amiable hostesses. All accomplishments arc unavailing if a woman suffers from ill-health in a womanly way. The special weakness peculiar to the womaniy organism, will rapidly wreck the general health. The sufferer will lose her natural vivacity, her wit, her good looks, and the ambition and power to display thc accomplishments at her command. Any woman affected in this way should resort to Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It is awondcrful medicine for ailing women. It is the invention of an eminent and skillful physician, Dr. R. V. Pierce, for thirty years chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. It aims to cure but one class of dis eases, and claims to be good for nothing else. It imparts health, elastic strength, vigor and virility to the delicate feminine organs. It prepares a woman for wifehood and motherhood. "V!rs. Ramon Sancho Pe?asco, Tnos'County, N. Mex., in :i letter to Dr. Pierce says: " From a grateful heart my voice goes np to God both night nut) davin :i solemn prayer Hint He may guard your health and preserve your life. I hereby ex press my gratitude to yon for the relief* I have received fruin your wonderful medicine, ' Favor ite Prescription.' After suffering years of misery I nm lo-day a healthy and happy wife, and eau truthfully recommend to women the use of the 'Favorite Prescription' as a regulator of thc monthly periods." * The quick constipation - cure - Doctor Picrce'? Pleasant Pellets. Never gripe. of pea vines for the benefit of the soil Our objection is not based on tlu insistence that thc soil will not bc more benefited by turning under tlu entire growth. We do not say thal thc land will he as much benefited bj turning under thc stubble only, aftei removing the vine in the form of hay, as it would be if thc entire crop bc permitted to remain. But we insist that a farmer cannot afford to turn under a crop of pea vines, ready to cut and cure into a ton or more of hay per acre. He cannot afford to use food that is fit for animal consumption for plant food; to turn back into soill a highly organized product like pea vines. ? ton of cured peaviues is worth not less than $15 as food foi animals. It would be worth about $6 or $7 as food for the soil, or as plant food. That is to say, that the ele ments of plant food that are found in one ton of pea vine hay can be bought for about $6 or $7 in the form of commercial fertilizers. So, then, to turn under $15 worth of hay in order to get into the soil $6 worth of plant food is equivalent to throwing away about $9 worth of value. Moreover, we get the $15 value out of a ton of hay and then may return the result ing manure to the soil, and in doing so we realize not less than $5 worth of fertilizer. In other words, if all the manure-liquid and solid-resulting from a ton of peavine hay consumed by grown animals, be carefully pre served and returned to the soil, the value of the manure would amount to not less than 80 per cent of its fertilizing value before feeding it, or before cutting it from the land. An excellent way to realize both the food and the manurial value of a crop of cow peas is to pasture the field, either with cattle or horses when in full growth, or ready to mow, or with hogs after the peas are ripe; or gather the ripe peas and then pasture. But the best way is to make hay of the vines, pasture off the stubble for a few days and then turn under. i R. J. REDDING. - " You pay too much attention to your husband, my dear. He will tire of you if you do." "But I don't care to flirt with other men." "You don't have to. Only make him think it pleases you to have him flirt with other women." - Mr. A. C. Wolfe, of Dundee,Mo., who travels for Mansur & Tibbetts, Implement Co., of St. Louis, gives traveling men and travelers in general some good advice. "Being a Knight of the Grip," he says, "I have for the past three years made it a rule to keep myself supplied with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have found numerous occasions to test its merits, not only on myself, but on others as well. I can truly say that I never, in a single instance, have known it to fail. I consider it one of the best remedies travelers can carry, and could relate many instances where I have used the remedy on skeptics, much to their surprise and relief. I hope every traveling man in the U. S. will carry a bottle of this remedy in his grip." For sale by Hill-Orr Drug CO._ Less Liquor Drinking-. Thc bulletin for thc Federal depart ment of labor for July gives figures to show that there has been a large de crease in the consumption of intoxi cating liquors by the people of this country. In 18S0 thc consumption of distilled spirits in the United States was 2w gallons for every man, woman and child; in 1896 it was less than one gallon. Such a cccrease in the use of strong drink probably never occurred before among any people. ! There has also been a decrease in ; thc use of wine in this country. The per capita consumption of wine in 1880 was .29 of a gallon, and in 1896 it was .26 of a gallon. But while there has been some de crease in the use of wine and a very great decrease in the use of whiskey, brandy, gin and other spirits, the con sumption of beer has increased im mensely. In 1896 no less than 1,170,379,448 gallons of beer were used iu this coun I try. The beer used for medicines, in cooking and for other purposes except drinking is comparatively very small. The great bulk of the beer consumed in 1896 was drunk. The per capita consumption of beer in 1880 was only 1.36 gallons. By 1896 it had increas ed to 15.16 gallons. In spite of this fact there is good reason to believe that there has been a great growth of temperance among our people during the past eighteen years. Their larger use of mild drinks is more than compensated for by the great reduction of the quantity of strong and fiery liquors.-Atlanta Journal. - Charles Dudley "Warner, in the Outlook, tells the story of his encoun ter with a bear last Summer. Brought into close quarters, some very serious thoughts quite overwhelmed him. "As I was cocking my gun, I made a hasty and unsatisfactory review of my whole life. The sins came out uncommonly strong. I recollected a newspaper subscription I had delayed paying, years andt years ago, until both edi tor and newspaper were dead, and which now never could be paid to all eternity !" That is a warning that ought not to be neglected. It may set some people to thinking of bears and unpaid subscriptions. We shall be awfully sorry if a bear shall come out of the mountains and devour any of our friends this summer.- Central Presbyterian. - He-That fellow called me a lob ster, said I was no good and that I never thought of paying my debts. She-Why, I did't know that he knew you at all! - Some time ago a little bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Di arrhoea Remedy fell into my hands, just at a time when my two-year-old boy was terribly afflicted. His bowels were beyond control. We had tried many remedies, to no purpose, but the little bottle of Colic, Cholera and Di arrhoea Remedy speedily cured him. -William F. Jones, Oglesby, Ga. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co._ SODA AND Hill-Orr Drug Co. Phone No. 8. SUMMER GOODS AND FRUIT JARS. BUY A STEEL RANGE, ASBESTOS LINED. YOU save r>0 cent, in fuel, and does not h nat up your cook-room by 50 per cent, as much us tho Cast Stove. Iron King and Elmo is the best cheap Stove you can buy. I have n large lot. of nice DECORATED PLATES of imported Goods, in va rious patterns, that I am running off nt, Bargains, as I will not carry the pattern any longer. Now is your chance for nice Goods at a Bargain. T am ?gent for the BRENNA.Ri DANE WILE (self-oiling) and EVAPORA TORS and FURNACES, To save money buy a Cane Mill and maka ymir own molasses. I can savo you money by you having your SIUOKE STACKS for Engines mado bv me. I am still Buying Hides.. Rags and Beeswax. tili ASS WA RE lower than you have ever bought. Give me a call. 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Blue Ribbon, Genuine Mocha and Java, 25c. per lb. For strength and richness of flavor in the cup it surpasses auy coffee.on the market. It's a great seller. Don't Buy Fruit Jars-Buy Sealing Wax. Manufactured expressly for putting up fruit. You can use "any old thing," and we guarautee the fruit to keep perfectly. Soliciting your orders, Very respectfully yours, ._ 3m. A. AUSTIN & CO. COTTON IS CHEAP AND SO ARE LIVE AND LET LIVE IS OUR MOTTO ! WE have a choice and select Stock of i'AMILT and FANCY GROCERIES, Consisting of almost everything you may need to eat. Our Goods are fresh, were bought for cash, and will be sold as low as the lowes t. Please give me a call before purchasing your Groceries. Thanking all for past favors and soliciting a continuance of the same-7 We are yours to please, Gk F. BIGKBY. THE OLD, RELIABLE Furniture Store ! OF ft F. TOIALY a BON Still in the Lead ! They have the Largest Stock, Best Quality, and Certainly the Lowest Prices ! OTHERS try to get there, hut they miss it every time. New, beautiful and select Stock of Furniture, <&c, arriving eveiy day, and at PRICES NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE. Here you have the Largest Stock ; therefore, you ean get ;ust what you want. Here you have the Best Grade of Furniture ; therefore, you tan get Goods that will last. Here you have the very LOWEST PRICES ; therefore, you save good big money. IST Come along, and we will do you as we have been doing for the las forty years-sell you the very best Furniture for the very lowest prices. The largest Stock in South Carolina and the Lowest Price in th? Southern States. New Lot Baby Carriages Just Received. C. F. TOLLY &> SON, Depot Street, Anderson, 8. C._ " THIS IS NO FAKE ! That Jewelry Palace - OF* WILL. R. HUBBARD'S, NEXT TO F. and M. BANK, Has the Largest, Prettiest and Finest lot of . . . XMAS AND WEDDING PRESENTS TN TUM CITY. Competition don't cut any ice with me when it comes to prices. I don't buy goods to keep. I want thc people to have them. Gold and Silver Watches, .Sterling and Plated Silverware, Jewelry, Clocks, Lamps, China. Spectacles, Novelties of all kinds. Rogers' Tripple Plate Table Knives 81.50 per Set. A world beater. WILL fi. HUBBARD.