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BILL ARP The figures 1900 : -Philos Atlanta CV If a man oan dodge around thc 20th ccntuty questiou it is a fitting timo for him to consider the shrinkage of time since he was a boy, and to ponder i upon the reason why the years grow j shorter and shorter as he grows older and wiser, and how the peroid is sure ly coming when there will be uo more year9 or months and time will be no j more. According to scripturo this i thing called time is a perishable, elas tic, compressible creation adapted to mau in his stato of probation and not . at all necessary to the creator who j ?aid "before thc world was made I | am." God always speaks of himself in the present tense "I am." He is one eternal uow without beginning of years or end of days. We cannot comprehend this, but as we near the godl wc can almost catch a glimpse of iis possibility. That time is compress ible and elastic all of us have exper ienced, for sometimes the hours seem very long and sometimes very short. In our dreams we sometimes condense hours and days of events in a few de lirious moments. I never shall for get the anxiety and agony of a long effort to keep raj brother from fight ing a duel, aud how I helped to write all the correspondence between him and his adversary, and how at thc last the duel could not be avoided and how I carefully selected and loaded his pistol and measured off thc distance and then made another effort to paci fy and adjust and prevent thc duel, but all in vain, and he stood to the mark and fired and fell. The report of a gun that waB fired back of our house at a squirrel awaked me and it ^as this report that condensed all the long train of thought and events into a moment's space. My wife was sit ting by ray bedside with her hand up on my feverish brow and. declared I had not been asleep more than a min ute-and yet I remembered every line ( and word of that correspondence, and when I recovered from my fever could repeat it. The time of hours was con densed into moments. Just so those who were thought to be drowned and were resuscitated tell us that a panora ma of their whole life came before them as they lost consciousness. Every word and thought and deed and every scene they had witnessed from their childhood was as vivid and real as if it were just transpiring. There can be no doubt about this experience of many persons. It is well confirm ed. We are just on the verge of know ing wonderful things, and my faith is that we will know when we put off this mortal coil and our souls are re leased and free. We have implanted within ?B a spark of divinity, but on ly a spark. But alas how little wc do know and how utterly helpless we are. We know not whenoe we come, nor whith er we are going. We cannot make one hair white or black. We cannot tell by what mysterious power we raise our hands or move our feet or wink our eyelashes. We cannot add a day or an hour to our lives, nor fore Bee the accidents that may befall us as ' j we move to and fro on the land or sea. t We cannot escape the pestilence that * walketh at noonday nor make our- j selves secure against fire ard ihped and , famine. What pitiful creatures we ; ' are, and yet wo see everywhere around j ] us young men who are conceited and prond of their manhood or their money and we seo young girls who aro vain of their beauty or their dress when they played no part fn the formation of tho one or the earning of the other. A beautiful woman is close kin to the angels, aud she should be thankful that God made her so, but she has no excuse in thc world for being vain. Humility is her loveliest ornament. As for these conceited 'and haughty your.;; men who strut armina in fine clothes that they never carried or that they got by short cuts and dis honorable means, they excite only pity or contempt. When We look upon them we can but exclaim with David, "Lord what is man that thou art mindful of him?"' Young men, why don'tjpou humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God who made you, you have not the remotest? idea who yon are to day and you don't care if you haven't. You, bavo traveled 300,000.000 of miles stneo the last year and got baok to the same place you Started from. Yon travel 30,000 miles BO hoar and everyday tnrn a summersault 25,000 miles round and don't know it, and yon don't caro if yon don't. The Creator is your engi neer and runs your train without a run-off or a collision and yon never think of Him or thank Him. You seem to chink ' that yon are doing it. reckon tho 20th century problem S LETTER. Look Strange to tl ie iopher. institution. is about settled, lt is un old problem and perplexed mankind away back in thc ages. Tho question used to be whether tho year prior to the birth of Christ was 1, B. C., or 0 B. C., and thc mathematicians and astronomers settled it down at 0, B. C., and bogun tho new era with 1, A. D., and it re mained 1, A. D. for v>b'5 days. But aside from this the problem is surely a mathematical one, for if it takes 100 years to make a century it will take 1900 years to make li) centuries, and they will not have passed until next January comes. What a world of confusion those old popes und monks and kiugs got our chronology into. With some of them the year began with 25th of March, with others lstof January, and Christmas and Kaster. One time the year was set back three months and at another time 12 days. The year was divided into 9 months aud 10 months and ll mon tin and at thc last into 12 months. They treat ed old father Time according to their whims. Julius Caesar stuck in a month to gratify his vanity and he called it July. This made Augustus Caesar jealous aud he stuck in another month and called it August. But about 150 years ago all Chris tendom got the divisions of time set tled down upon the prcscut basis and I hope it will stick. We do ont know that thc Savior was boru 1800 years ! ago last Christmas, but that is as near as can be approximated, and it is near enough for all Christians to observe aud bc thankful for. 1U00. There is a meaning in those figures. Everytime they ar-! written on a letterhead or a ledger or a bank note or check or hotel register or printed on a newspj.pev they mean something. Tho peue of Christians and intidels and Jews and gentiles are all writing it visible and indelible up on the paper. Every moment of time it is being written all over the world and every mark establishes a fact-a great fact that 1899 years ago there waa a birth-a notable birth, and old father Time suddenly stopped thc old calendar and began a new count and called it Anno Domini. What a won derful event it must have been that closed the record of the ages and ?tarted time cn a new cycle. Kow in thc world did it happen? The G reeks bad their calendar and the Romans had theirs and the Jews had one that was handed down by Moses. The Glreeks had the oiyphiads and the Homans the birth of their ancient city, md the Mohammedans the flight of Mahomet, but all were over shadowed ind still are by the one set up by a handful * of friendless Christians. What a wonderful thing is this date, these four simple figures. We write these every day and read them every where Then let us all ponder over what they mean and prove. BILL ARP. Thia will Interest Many. Editor ol' Intelligencer: If any of your readers who suffer 'rom Blood Impurities, such as erup tions, unsightly pimples, ulcers, eat ing sores, eczema, scrofula, canoer, .euer, swollen glands, rheumatism, satarrh, contagious blood poison, ul cerated mouth or throat, or any other alood taint, will write us, we will send iheoi free of charge and prepaid, a Priai Bottle ot B. B, B., (Botanic Blood Balm,) a positive specific cure 'or all blood troubles. As you are veil aware B. B. B. has been thor oughly tested for thirty years, and in .hat timo has permanently cured thou ninds of sufferers after all other treat neut had failed. B. B. B. is undoubt ;dly tho most wonderful blood purifier )f the age. It is different from any )ther blood remedy, because B. B. B. Irives from thc blood tho humors and poisons that cause the unsightly evi lenee s of bad blopd, and a cure thus nade lasts forever. B. B. B. is for tale by every druggist in tho United States, but to satisfy your readers that B. B. B. is a real cure wo will send a jottle free of charge and prepaid to iny ono who writes us. If your read ers will describe their troubles wo will jive free personal medical advice. (Vfik your local druggist about B.B.B. Blood Balm Co.. 380 Mitchell Street, Atlanta, Ga.^ For rale by llill-Orr Drug Cu. and Yv linne & Wilhite. - ? - A Louisville man has a little bouse dog that chews chewing gum with a relish. It has been demonstrated repeatedly in overy State in the Union and in many foreign countries that Chamber lain's Cough Remedy is a certain pre ventive and euro for' oroup. It has become tho universal remedy for that disease. M. V. Fisher, of Liberty, W. Ta., only repeats what has been said around tho globe when he writes : "I havo used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my family for several years ind always with perfect success. We believe that it is not only the best sough remedy, bnt that it is a sure sure for oroup. It has saved the lives vf our children a number of times." This remedy is for sale by Hill-Orr What is Sassafras tisod For! - Tliis is u question that was asked tko other day by a correspondent of The Nows and Courier, aud the Savan nah Nows makes the following an- j s wer: The correspondent, if ho is auative of the South, has probably becu famil iar with the plant all his lifo. No doubt he has drauk sassafras tea hun dreds of times; smacked his lips over it aud asked-for more. Nevertheless he knows no more of it than that sas safras is a shrub or tree, the roots, brauches aud leaves of which have a rather strong, pungent aromatic and rather sweetish taste, aud that tea is sometimes made of thc bark of the roots. Familiarity with thc sassa fras has made it uninteresting; no body iu the South pays a great deal of attention io it. It grows almost everywhere, and especially likes the soils of old lields aud hedge rows, lt grows wild. To suggest to a Georgian or South Carolinian that sassafras bo cultivated would be laughed at. Nevertheless the sassafras plant is full of virture from the lowest point of its tap root to the crown of its foli age. Bark, leaves, wood, pith and roots contaiu valuable properties. The leaves are heavily charged with a mucilaginous juice which may bc made to serve rvery purpose of gum arabic. Thc pith ??So is a gum producer in even larger degree than thc leaves. An investigator says that a few inches of sassafras pith put into a glass of cold water will in a few minutes make a glass full of mucilage. Duriug the civil war, in some parts of thc South, sassafras leaves were employed to fur nish the thickening for soup; aud it was very palatcablc and healthful thickening, too. During ?hat time, also, sassafras tea was largely used as a substitute for coffee and the ordin ary tea of commerce. The sassafras infusion, however, is a more healthful beverage than either toa or coffee. It has positive alternative properties, and as a blood remedy it should be ranked ulong with sarsaparilla. It is also a diuretic and soporihe; it is good for the kidneys, and to procure per spiration. It is valuable in cases of colds or fevers Oil of sassafras, ac cording to u luedical authority, "is" used in thc treatment of cutaneans diseases, rheumatism, gout, etc." It is cotnn?ouly used in connection with other drugs. It has been stated that a great many of the "magic" proprie tary liniments whichsare so popular, at 25 to 50 cents a bottle, are made of spirits of turpentine, costing about 40 cents a gallon, and a little oil of sassa fras and that a groat many of the "dis coveries," "cures," and , the like, which cost $1 a bottle, have as their base an infusion of sassafras. Wc recognise the virturss of the sassafras and turpentine after somebody a thousand miles away has mixed them and given them a catchy name; but we don't care much about them in their natural state. Flavoring ex tracts are also made from sasBasafras, aud there is no more delightful and refreshing beverage than sassafras beer on a hot day. The mucilage from the pith of the sassafras is said to be an excellent remedy for sore eyes, or for almost any irritation and sore tis sue. As a gargle for sore throat sas safras tea, with alum, has recognized slauding in every rural housewife's cupboard. Still, most people are un familiar with the sassafras, for the reason that it is so common. The Prevailing Malady in this country is dyspepsia. Proba bly more than three-fourths of the people suffer from it in some of its many forms. Many have dyspepsia and don't know it, because they have the painless kind. Such arc always half, sick and ascribe their ailment to any cause but the true ono. Where dyspepsia is known, or suspected, Ty ner's Dyspepsia Remedy ought to be u<cd. It is a wonderful medicine, very pleasant to take, and not only corrects digestion in. a few minutes, but cures the worst cases of dyspepsia. For sale by Ilill-Orr Drug Co. and Wilhite & Wrilhite. - The reason for the sun assuming such a deep red color on a misty day is owing to the fact that fog permits the passage of red rays more easily than any other. "I was nearly dead with dyspepsia, tried doctors, visited mineral springs, and gre? worse. I used Kodol Dys pepsia Cure. That cured me." It digests what you eat. Cures indiges tion, sour stomach, heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia. Evans Pharmacy. - "When a man's young he's anx ious to show his knowledge." sairl th? Manayunk philosopher, "and when he gets older ho's just as anxious to con ceal his ignorance." Mr. J. Sheer, Sedalia, Mo., saved his child's life by One Minute Cough Cure. Doctors had given her up to dio with croup. It's an infallible cure for coughs, colds, grippe, pneumonia, bronchitis and throat and lung trou bles. Relieves at once. Evans Phar macy. - "Have you ever seen Jiggcrson's wondorful collection of antique curi osities?" "Yes. I mot him and his five daughters at the theater only a few evenings ago." Mrs. R. Churchill, Berlin, Vt., says, "Oar baby was covered with running sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured her." A sp?cifie for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless ^Opntcrfcita. Evan o Pharmacy. Irish Potatoes. Some'few years ago the Knquirtr iliad?; a considerable effort to awaken a proper interest in Irish potatoes in this section; but generally the effort only met with temporary success. However, thc subject is still an impor tant one, and the conditions for tho development of tho potato crop arc much more favorable. Of course, almost every family that has a garden aud almost every farmer io the country, raises a little patch of Irish potatoes; but generally these patches are hardly sufficient to supply thc table ticed* during a few weeks of thc .summer, and it is only au occa sional individual .herc and ibero who ever thinks of raiting potatoes for thc market. In faei it is sufc to say that 75 per cent, of the potatoes raised in this country are dug and consumed be fore they are fully matured, aud not live potato raisers out of a hundred are able to put home raised potatoes on his table two months after thc plowing of his patch. That potatoes may be raised and saved in this section there is uo ques tion, lt is well established that.any gardner who understands even the rudimentary principles of his butines?, can easily raise two crops a year; and with less attention than is demanded by a eorn crop, he eau raise as many bushels of potatoes to the acre as of almost any other crop known. Not only this, if thc proper means boused, both first and sccoud crop potatoes maybe kept from ono season to an other. Of course, potatoes cannot bc kept with as little trouble or expense as can corn, oats or wheat: but thc trouble and expense aro very little greater than is required for these crops, and usually not only the mar ket value, but the profit to thc grower, is much greater. At one time last fall Irish potatoes retailed in, Yorkville at 40 cents a peck or ?1.00 a bushel, and at this writing they are retailing at 25 cents a peck. Of course, tho local crop last year was a particular failure, and that may have had something to do with the high prices, especially just before the northern crop was harvested; 1 ut at these prices potato ra:s.rs co lld have made mouey even off the er ip, aud there would be a big margin of profit for the producer at this time? For instance, a local dealer told tht reporter the other day that he alon j had sold as many as 50 bushels or po tatoes in a week, and while this dealer is probably the largest in Yorkville, it would seem safe lo put the local con sumption at not less thnn 75 bushels a week, valued at $3,720 a year. That the consumption of potatoes is steadily growing in this section is also a settled fact. While hominy is still the great food basis in this oection and throughout the South generally, the number of potato consumers is con stantly increasing. The consumption of potatatoes is not confined to any class. The hotels are bouud to have ihetnjall the time-almost as regularly ns bread-hundreds of private families use them daily, and the demand in the cotton mill settlements can hardly be supplied. If it were practicable right now to give the total sum that York jounty is each year sending away for thc single item of Irish potatoes, which ian be raised as cheaply and as per fectly here at home as anywhere ou ?arth, the figures would bc startling. If every farmer in the country should put forth all his effort raising potatoes, there is no doubt of the fact diat the local market would be glutted so that the price would hardly be iuffioient to pay the price of hauling ,o the towns. But still every farmer ;an undertake to raise a few potatoes vithout any puch danger. Properly sultivated and intelligently handled iftcr harvesting, potatoes would have >n tho farm a value similar to that of mm, oats and wheat. They can be iBcd not only for the table; but also ?or feeding all mauner of stock. If ,he worst comes to the worst, they ?an bc converted without loss into torse powder, into pork fat, into jhicken feed or into milk and butter. So, under these circumstances, potato .aising is a safe proposition on any md every farm. Each farmer who ?ives his attention to the industry cu i small scale, or as large one as he nay sec fit, will be in a position to protect himself against loss and at the ?ame time have many opportunities luring the year to convert a bushel of potatoes into a dollar which might jtherwiso be difficult to get. The raising of potatoes is an easy matter. All that is necessary is to thoroughly prepare good ground, fer tilize the same if neccessary, and plant potatoes as soon as lin; danger From frost has passed. Then with the firsfTgood season, cover the bcd to i, depth of two or turee inches with pine or other forest leaves, or with wheat straw, or almost anything of that general character. It is pretty well understood now that potatoes so covered rarely suffer from bugs, and, further, they require no more atten tion until they arc ready to dig. thongh they should not be disturbed until they aro fully matured. The seeond crop may be easily raised in the same way; but in its ease the top covering is not so necessary, as bugs are rarely so destructive to the second crop aa to the first.-Yorkville En quirer. Ho Once Knew Something. A middle-aged gentleman who has been looking over his old school ex amination papers writes to the Acad emy expressing his chagrin al the discovery of the fact that he knows less than h.; did years ago. "? knew mme things then. Arithmetic, for instance. To-day i am at the mercy of any waiter who brings me change; at booking offices 1 keep vast crowds waiting and missing their trains while I do laborious subtraction sums in my heads, but at school what a hand I was at ligures! Look at this: ' 'Three gra/.iers, A, 1$, andC, rent a piece of pasture land for a month. A puts on 27 cattle for 21 days, ll III for 21 days, and C 23 for'25 days. If at thc cud of the month thc rent and other charges amount to c2'.? f>s. 10d., how much of this ought to be paid by each?" "I. could do that in 1881. 1 couldn't do it now. I have no idea where to begin, lt may be ei iy, but the point is that I have not he key. There used to bc aojuggleiy with x, and I could manage it/ Now that I pay in come tax, and have statements ol' ac count from my ? publisher every half year, 1 can manage it no longer. And I seem to have known /.oology, loo. /oology! I seem to have been able to describe and draw diagrams of the heart and principal blood vessels of tho crayfish. Once-good heavens! -once I was a well-informed boy. To-day I don't see how I should pass the third-class college of preceptors." -London Acttd?uiff. A system regulator is a medicine that strengthens and stimulates the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Prickly Ash Hitters is a superior system regulator, lt drives out all unhealthy conditions, promotes ac tivity of body and brain, restores good appetite, sound sleep and cheerful spirit-;. Sold by M vans Pharmacy. - He who, in poverty, or sickness, or solitude, can preserve a merry heart, and a cheerful countenance is a bene factor to society, a testimony t ? his God. and thc best of u'.l pos-i h lc friends to himself. J. 13. Clark, Peoria, 111., sais, "Sur geons wanted to operate on me for piles, but I c.'.rcd them with De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve." It is infallible for piles and skin diseases. Beware of counterfeits. Evans Pharmacy. - Russian girls try to ascertain their prospects of matrimony in the following manner: A number of them take off their rings and conceal them in a basket of corn. A hen is then brought in and invited to partake of the corn. The owner of tho first ring uncovered will be the first to bc mar ried. Miss AnnioE.Gunning, Tyre,Mich., says, "1. suffered a long timo from dyspepsia -, lost flesh and became very weak. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure com pletely cured mo." It digests what you eat and cures all forms of stomach trouble. It never fails to give imme diate relief in the worst cases. Evans Pharmacy. - "SignB of trouble browing down in Cuba,'" read the hat drummer, "I noticed it when I was there," remark ed tho newspaper o ^respondent. "Beer signs were becoming more and more conspicuous every day." It takes but a minute to overcome tickling in thc throat aud to stop a cough by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. This remedy quickly euros all forms of throat and lung troubles. Harmless and pleasant to take. It prevents consumption. A famous specific for grippe and its after effects. Evans Pharmacy. - Table Mountain, at Cape Town, South Africa, is a magnificent natural curiosity, lt is nearly 4,000 feet in height and has a level too about three square miles in area._ KAMNOL. HEADACHE, NEURALGIA,' LA GRIPPE. Relieves all pain. 25u. all Druggists. Drs.Strickland & King, ?ir a^^p OFFICE IN ff ASONIC TEMPLE. lKSF 1 Ja* -?nd < V?oaln?- uspd for Extract ing Teeth. m GAVE Credit only to those who pay, but for fear your mem ory is a little shaky will remind you we need our money. Let us put on Heavy Wagon Wheels for you. PAUL E. STEPHENS. {PRICKLY ASH BITTERS! ?fe IS A BOON TO BRAIN WORKERS. 9 Sm Puriiics thc bowels, strengthens and regulates the 3& avc?", aids digestion, promotes vigor of body, W JmW cheerfulness and mental activity. 0& Mfc 60LD DV ALL DRUGGISTS. PRiCC SI.00 PCR COTTLE 91 EVANS PHARMACY, Special Agents. The Farmers Loan 1 Trust Co, PAYS 3 NT KKK ST ON DEPOSTITS. toa&- No deposit loo small io receive careful mid courteous attention. ttiy* Children's deposits ?.special!} invite*!. _.5. lt. VANDIVKii. Cashier. THE SYRACUSE WOOD IUD STEEL BEAM PLOWS. Guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. GE F ONE AND THY IT, and if YOU ure not pleased with it bring it buck to us and we will cheerfully HEFUND YO UH MONEY. They turn tho lund whore others have failed. . Sro tho work of ?.ur TORRENT CUTAWAY HAR ROI0-'. 1? tuns thc lat:<l I i lc Turn Plows, and is the bot Harrow for tho tann that luis over bein placed before thc American people as a labor and lime-saver, (..'onie in and wc will bo glad to show it to you, ami show you the work it docs. Il'you contemplate buying a Cuta way Harrow don't fail to see this ono before yon buy. lt ia only about two-thirds as heavy to pull us the common Cutaway Harrow. Wo have a full and complete line ol' nil kinds of Agricultural Implements, Hardware, Machinery Fittings, And everything usually kept in a first-class Hardware Store, and our prices are right. We have a large stock of SHOT GUx\S, SHOT, POWDEH, CAPS empty and loaded SHELLS, and everything connected with the Sportman'e, equipment. Remember to come in and see H3 when in the city. BROCK BKOS. Why You Should Buy Parian Paints! BECAUSE . They Beautify, Protect anil Preserve your property. BECAUSE PARIAN PAINTS Adhere to woo i, tin, iron, galvanized iroj, stone or tile. BECAUSE PARIAN PAINTS Are guaranteed not to crack, chalk, peel, rub off nor blister. BECAUSE PARIAN PAINTS .\re not affected by salt, water or sea brcez.es. BECAUSE PARIAN PA5NTS Are not affected by ammonia, cari) mic, sulphurous or other gases. BECAUSE PARIAN PAINTS Produce a high gloss, cover perfectly, are tin? handsomest .and most durable Paints over placed upen the market. Every gallen guaranteed. Sold only by F. B. GRAYTON & CO. < < < < < < i < < < "The Best Company-The Best Policy." THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CU., OF NEWARK, N. J. Thin Company lias benn in successful business for fifty-four years ; baa paid policy-holders over $105.000.000, and now baa oanh asset? ol" owr $07,000,000. It Issues tbH plainest and best policy on tba market. After TWO annual nremiutus bavo boen paid it nn.nAVTui'o I l. Cash Valne. Extended Insurance. ft, InoonWjS Vb J. I 2 bonn Value I. Paid-up Insurance, toiMWCy. A IMO VHJH Large % tin uni Dividends. M. M. MATTISON, Stato Agent for South Carolina, ANDERSON, 3. C.,over P. O. Resident Agent for Fl UK, HEALTH and ACCIDENT Insurance. ^ y y y y y y ^ v v v v v *y v ? V ?'VT' P3 25 w is sr P 3 MN 2 ? ? ca 0 ?? ts* < ? > O 5C M4 fl O ci a M SC m co c a ?J BOYS' STEAM LAUNDRY ! The Most Complete and Up-to-Date Laundry in the State, Kvery Machine the latest improved, and designed to do most perfectwork Under thc superintendence of an experienced Laundryman, with a corps of skilled assistants. Every piece of work oarcfully inspected, and no sorry work allowed to pass from Laundry. PRICHS LOW. Quality of work unexcelled. Give us a trial. W. F. BABB, Business Manage*. Located, at rear of F ant's Book Store. . -. . ST. ' ... .... - - ' 4