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BILL ARF A rp O??e iB?rthday. ??5th Atlanta Ci To day is tbo seventy-fifth anniver 8ary of my advent into t^Ms world-my coming Into this mysterious, wonder ful condition that we c&U life. It ia a fitting time for meditation-contempla tion, cogitation and lominriion. An a,Ted pootcss played double with her self aud'said : Life : We've "ueeu long together, Tn rough pleasant and through' cloudy weather; Say not "goodnlshi,'' give little warning, \ud in some brighter clime bid me "good mornJog." She dident lare to linger and lan guish on her last bed. Tho doctors hadent invented or discovered heart failure then, but that's the way she wished to go. I do not. I would have some little time for the last loving words, and looks-some time for . tears and sor row on thc faces of those who love.rae Thc depth of the aged is only a change -a parting, a beginning of another life. It is ?no calamity, no horror, no shock, no unreasonable thing. It is the law of our being and thc old are not far ahead of -the young. How kind it ?B in providence to reconcile us to it as we near the goal.. I remem ber when I thought it was an awful thing to die. I dared not think of it, much less to ponder it, and it seemed to me that thero was some possible es cape from it and I might uot surely die. But as we near the allotted ugo and realize tho symptoms of decay wo become less reluctant, less alarmed and likc"Job are ready to exclaim, "I would not live always; I ask not to stay. But some how I do notfeel old-not very old-not. infirm. My eyes aro weak and my hearing impaired, and when I stoop long at work in tho gar den or picking strawberries my back aches and my knee bones craok when I straighten up, but I soo.i get over it. I.?love work-easy work-and it keeps me in good health, but I don't like to work by the day or the job for somebody else. I don't 'ike to have a master or a boss except my wife, who wants me right now to transplant her peppers. I gently hinted that they should be planted by a high tempered woman to do well, and she said she thoughtjan impertinent man would do as well and I /tad better attend to it right away. .-Scuetimes I thinkl have worked enough, .or the .poet says we, should orown "A youth of labor with an age of ease," and so I like to work when I feel like it and quit when I please. I havo never distressed myself about the work that the toilers have to do. Work bas its hardships and its bless ings, too. The law of compensation governs every trade or calling . or con dition in life. There is a good side I anda bad side. There are lights and shadows. Work is nature's law. "By the sweat of the brow shalt ?hou eat bread," and no idle man is happy. "The sleep of the laboring man is sweet," saith Solomrn, and the doctor tells us that bodily exercise promotes good digestion. V/ork brings content ment. The wealthy who don't work and don't have to are always longing for something they bavent ?ot. Some thing that money cant buy, for it will not buy good health nor good children nor make tho home happy. The peace and gratitude of the cotter's Saturday I night is unknown to the rich. The toilers, as a .'class are the happiest peo ple I know. They enjoy their food and their rest and they* Sundays. I had rather take the chances for happi ness on earth and a homo in heaven of the working man than those of the millionaire. Byron says ''The many niu?t always labor for the few," and Oobe says "tho good Lord made poor nun just to ketty rich men in money,'.' but the good book says "a poor mau can squeeze through the eye of a needle and a rich man cant." C?be \* a good Confederate veteran and en joys his record and his religion and "is tobacco. That is all he has and e is content. One of the greatest comforts of old *ge is in contemplating the happiness of children. It delights mo to set in the shade of my veranda and watch for two little girls,' who are four and ?ix years old, coming up tho avenue band in hand and waving a welcome ?nd a smile at me. It rejoices me to watoh larger, ones as they play croquet ?n tho tennis court near hy and to "Car their merry voices and uncon sciously I breathe a prayer that they fcay always bo hanny and no ca!as::iy 0r affliction befall whom in the years to ??me. If I ever get to heaven and St. Peter asks me what vocation I would 'boose, I think I would say, "Please, Rood Saint, make mo> guardian angel af ihe little children I left behind mo, -. give me power to shield them [ro? all harm." l think I would like to-I think that I would. I like it ao* as far aa I .^.VL do it. ?t i I S LETTER. -Has Readied ??is TkTear. )n st i tut ion. privilege and a delight to an old man to make others happy. Time was when my chief concern was for myself and wife and .our children, but as age comes on the heart* enlarges and soft ens. The vanities and ambitions and selfishness of our youth disappear and we recall the lines of Bobart: "Goude the day Jost, if the descending SUD Views from thy hand, no generous sctlon ' done." Lost-a day lost! How macy days have we all. lost in our brief lives. How many days in whioh we made no one happy, not even with a smile. But these reflections are too gloomy for the day. They remind us of Her vey's meditations among tho tombs, or Gray's ,;Elegy in a Country Church yard." I am old, I know; but I do not feel old nor sad. My desire is .o grow old gracefully-and for "An age that melts in unperceived decay And glide? in modest innocence uway.;: BILL AP.P. Chicago Very Profane. The action of tho big packing firm of Swift cb Co. in posting notices for biding profanity on tho company's premises will receivo the unqualified commendation of every person who has any conception of the elemental decencies of life. lt is not necessary to inquire into the immediate causes which led Swift & Co. to post this order. Its signifi cance lies in the fact that a great cor poration employing 5,000 persons in its packing establishment should con ceive it to be necessary or desirable to forbid indulgence in profanity among its employes. The presumption is that the corporation was impelled by considerations which affected its own interests as veil as thc morals of the employes. Profanity among employes in such an establishment as that of Swift & Co. is provocative of bad temper and bad feeling. It not only lowers the moral tone of the employes who are compelled to listen to it, but it is a breeder of dissention. lt is the fire brand that kindles a hot temper and turns hatred into violence. It is easy to see, therefore, that it may lower the efficiency of a large body of em ployes. As a matter of faot there is not a shadow of excuse for profanity in any relation or exigency of life. It adds no force or power to speeoh. It is the confession of vocal impotency in the man who uses it. Tho blustering, bioviating blasphemer who flies into a rage and pours forth a stream of pro fanity upon all occasions is a man that is not to be feared. When it comes to a question of vocal dynamics thc man whose speech is as clean and sharp as a hound's tooth will inspire most fear and respect. Tho Americans have the reputation of being the most profane people on crrth. In no other land or clime does the common speech reek with the pol lution of profanity as here. Tho Jap anese, the most dooile, sweet-temper ed, artistic, and ingenious people on earth, never poison the atmosphere of the "Flowery Kingdom" with profan ity. There aro no oaths or cuss words in the Japanese language. . A traveler in England, Germany, or France very rarely hears the name of the Deity taken in vain. The conti nental language? do not appear to lend vhj?mselves to such vile, variegated profanity as the Anglo-Saxon tongue iy capable of. Profanity is a vile, disgusting and useless habit. . It is the one abh?rent blight on a language that is destined one day to become the common vohi ola of all human thought. Lets stop it! ? Keb nm at ism-Catarrh in-the. Blood. Tai ii TREATMENT FREE-It is the deep-coated obstinate cases of catarrh and rehumatism, the kind that have refused to heal under ordinary treat ment that B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) cures. It matters not what other treatments, doctors, sprays, liniments, medicated air, blood purifi ers, have failed todo. B. B. ?. al ways- promptly reaohes the real cause and roots out and drains from the bones, joints, mucous membrane and entire system the specific poison in the blood that eures Rheumatism or Catarrh. B. B. B. is the only remedy strong enough to do this, and eure so thero san never be a return of the symptoms. If you have pains or aohes in bones, joints or back, swol len glands, tainted brcsib, noises in the head, discharges of mucous, ul ceration of the membranes, blood thin, get easily tired, a treatment with 5. B. B. will stop every symptom by making the blood pure and rioh. Druggists $1. Trial treatment free by addressing BLOOD BALM CO., 380 Mitchell street, Atlanta, Ga. De scribe trouble, and free medical advice given. Blood Balm thoroughly test ed for, 30 yeanK over 3,000 voluntary testimonials ox oures by B. B. B. Hill-Orr Drug Go., Wilhite & .WU-. hUo mri tfvans.Pharmacy. Thc tleO Discussion. Since the Constitution first raised the question several weeks ago as to why it is that the subject of punish ment af ici death is bo Beldom .discuss ed in ear modern pulpit the question has been going the rounds of the coun try, eliciting many thoughtful and earnest responses on both sides, and though secular newspapers are seldom given to the discussion of grave reli gions ?ubjecta, there are few news papers io the United States whioh have not taken part in tho discussion of this momentous question. One of the newspnpors which has entered into the controversy with some spirit is The Chicago Inter Ocean, and on last Sunday several communi cations were published from represen tative members ot the community handling tho tabject from various points of view. Most of them took the position that since the dootrine of future punishment had not been elim inated from tho Bible, there was no reason why it should bo eliminated from the pulpit, and accordingly thoy aligned themselves on the side of or thodoxy. One of the best contribu tions came from one who signed him self "Layman," and he discusses the subject with such level headed com mon sense that we reproduce it in this connection as an important contribu tion to the literature which haB ap peared up in the subject. Says the writer: "Tho majority of thinking mon have come to realise that the doctrines as formerly taught represented God as harsh and relentless in His dealings with sinners, and that this is quito in compatible with the spirit of love, compassion and forbearance which Jesus manifested in His life and en joined upon His disciples. It is also truo that religious teachers, in ceas ing to proclaim thc terriblo sufferings to be endured hereafter by sinners, have practically ceased to teach that there is auy punishment in the future for sin committed in this life. Tho result of this is that in tho minds of the young and many of those of mid dlo age there is so little thought con cerning future punishment that it has ceased to be nn important factor in controlling conduct and developing character. I believe this is one of tho several reasons, and perhaps the most important, why tho church is not as effective in causing men to turn from sin unto righteousness as it was in former years. The pulpit has laid aside one of the weapons most -effec tive in combating sin and has found nothing to take its place. "Why has this been done? The Bible surely teaches future punish ment for sin. In explaining to His disciples the parable of the tares, Matt, xiii., 40-42, Jesus said: 'As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in tho end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth His angels and they shall gather together out of His kingdom all things that offend and them which do iniquity, and shall cast them into a furnace of fire.' Boos any one doubt that the purpose of burning the tares was to destroy them because they were worthless and that they might do no further harm? Is not the teaching equally plain that thc things which offend and them which db iniquity shall bo gathered out of His kingdom and destroyed, be cause in the economy of His Kingdom these things are worthless and harm ful? But some say, the spirit rs im mortal; that it cannot be destroyed. Jesus did not thus teaoh. He did many times in unmistakable language promise everlasting life to those who would believe and obey Him, but to none others. "I'believe Jesus came to save men by turning them from sin to right eousness. I believe, if correctly, ful ly, clearly, and forcibly proclaimed, Jesus' teachings are as efficient to-day as they ever have been. But it need not be taught that God is more cruel than men. Men of to-day will not be lieve it. Neither is it permissible to forget to teach that God is just, and that sin has terrible consequences; that 'He that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, and he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting." ' Most of our readers will no doubt agreo with the position whioh this writer takes.-Atlanta Constitution. ?'1 -o . A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cu rod. "At. one time I suffered from a severe sprain of the ankle," says Geo. E. Cary, editor of the Guide, Wash ington, Va. "After using several well recom? o ?nded medisines without ?ueeeos, I tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and am pleased to say that re? lief came as soon as I began its use and a complete oura speedily follow ed." Sold by Hill-Ori Drag Co. . m? m - - A Hoboken couple have entered into a strange anie-anpuai contract. The man contributes $5 weekly to a common fund and tho woman $10. When the sum of $1,500 is in the pool they are to be married. Call at Hill-Orr Drug Co's, store and get a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are an elegantio physio. They also improve tho appetite, 'strengthen the digestion and regulate the liver and bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in cttr c.t, Lost His '?et. I A poor mas locally reputed to be a "button or two short," living in an out-of-the-way village ia Gieuccsier ville, called one day at a farmhouse while the good wife was dishing up a huge plate of dumplings. "I'll bet thee a penny, missus," SP id he, "that I eould eat thy dumplings, plate and all, for my din ner. "1*11 bet thee a penny thee can't," said the good wife. "I'll bet thee I can," again said Jock. "Thon do it, Jock," said Mistress Hodge. Thus bidden, Jock threw his legs under the table, calmly devoured the contents of tho nln.te and, heavlug a deep sigh, said: "Missus, I shall hov to pay'o thc penny after all, for I can't eat tho plate." Exactly as Advertised. An indignant working farmer re turned to a horse dealer's about au hour after purchasing a horse. 'Look here, sir!" bc exclaimed, "I don't want this horse you sold me! He shies. I can't get him to cross tho bridge." "That's tho reason I sold him." said the dealer, calmly. "Why did you come to mo for tho horse?" "I saw your advertisement in thc paper.". "I thought so. I gave my reasons for selling him?" "Yes; to be sold, you stated, for no other reason than that tho owner wanted to get out of town." "Well, if you can get out of this town with him," said thc dealer, "it will bo more than lean do."-London Ans teer 8. - mm . ma-? Mr. W. S. Whedon, Cashier of tho First National Bank of Winterest, Iowa, in a recent letter gives some ex perience with a carpenter in his em ploy, that will bc of valuo to other mechanics. He says: "I had a car penter working for mo who was ob liged to stop work for several days on account of being troubled with diar rheoa. I mentioned to him that I had been similarily troubled and that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy had cured mc. He bought a bottle of it from the drug gist here -and informed me that ono dose cured him, and bc is again at work." For Bale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - The first thing necessary to ena ble a girl to marry is an opportunity. Another line of Sample To arrive this week. See them, for if 1 Shoe at a small cost. HEAVY LINE STAP SHOES, I At the closest prices you ever bought tl FLOUR, COFFI We won't say what we can do for you, self. We are- .' Yours w . : NDIVER. J. J. a Vandiver Br If you want a Fine, Medium o i We can sell it to you and save you mo Fancy Young Meu's Buggies to be foui We have a large stock of "BIRD, Wai At lowest prices. t&- We sell the PLANO MOW] see them. Your trade appreciated. VANDIVER B Why not Enjoy Rid BUBBEI Why not join the many who now enjoy Rubber Tires. Call on us and let us si' Church Street. Opposite Ja?. M. ?. ?XRLI8LE~ COTTON Will soon be ready to thin out, and Sot the best line of HOES that you ev? teel. We have contracted for enough child in Anderson County. Come to se Side Harrows, Terrill and Roman old-fashion Sweeps. Heel Bolts that w best Steel Blades-Counts and Josh Be: Don't forget to look at our Buffalo BettT?ng Disc Harrow. We arc still se Coffee, Bacon, &c, at the market price. Cano Syrup at $3.50. CARLI8I LYON'S French h ? Strictly vegetable,_pcrfectly 1 DESIRED RESULTS. Great. O AHTiftM Bovraro of conntorfolts anrt Imitations If NV IIWH . ton wl'h fac-BlrsUs elgnaiurt on ?ldc Scimfor circular tc. WILLIAMS JJ KO. CO.. Bolo A gt ...... For Salo l>y Evans Weighing and inspection. ATLANTA, GA., June 18.-The Southern weighing and inspection bu reau, in whioh Potomac and Ohio rivers and east of the Mississippi have mem bership, was formed here to-day. The purpose of the bureau is to in spect and weigh freight offered the variout) roads, to protect the latter against dishonest shippers and to pro tect honorable merchants against false weights on the merchandise consigned to them. It has been the custom heretofore in the South for the roads to aooept tho weights and classifications given by tho shippers. Many shippers give correct weights and proper descrip tions, but others do not. Boxes and paokages which aro believ ed to contain goods different from thc statement of tho shipper will be open ed. I H. V?r. Woolf, of tho Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad, was ruado manager, with headquarters in Atlanta. - mt <? m>-? You may as well expect to run a steam eugine without water as to lind an active, energetic ma'.i with a torpid liver aud you may kno\* that his liver is torpid when ho does not relish his foodoi- feels dull and languid after eating, often has headache and some times dizziness. A few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Livei Tablets will resto.e his liver to its normal functions, renew his vitality, improve his digestion and make- him feel like a new man. Price. 25 cents. Samples free at Hill-Orr Drug Co's, drug Btore. - A drapery store in a Connecticut town is said to bc run by three men named England, Ireland and Scotland. They met for the first in America. Scotland marries England's sister, aud Ireland is engaged to another sister. The son of tho first union is called Ire land England Scotland. YouKuow What You Aro Taking When you take G rove's Tasteless Chill Tonio because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simply Irou and Quinine in a tasteless form. No Cure, ?o Pay. 50o. - Thc village society leader thinks she has a personal gricvaucc when her j namo doesn't appear iu the local pa per. (><1 If warm weather makes you feel weary you may bo sure your system needs cleansing. Use Priokley Ash Bitters before the hot weather arrives; it will put the stomach, liver and bowels iu order and help you through the heated term. Evans Pharmacy. *Shoes ive have your size you can get a fine LE ERY GOODS, IMS, ic, hem. If you need SE or TOBACCO but ask that you call and see for your ilh regards, VANOIVER BROS. IA JOB. E. P. VANDIVER. os. & Major. r Cheap y ney. "Wc have the nobbiest line ol nd, and want to show them to voa. SELL'S and "WHITE HICKORY ?ons ER and BINDER, and want you to ROTHERS & MAJOR. ing*When You Go ? You cannot do it in an old, rattling, - ,ugh riding Buggy, but you can enjoy t when you ride on the wings of the elobrated GOODYEAR TIRE. You have no noise, no rough roads vhen you have S> TIRES. the pleasure given them by using the tow you the advantage ot' using them. FRANK JOHNSON & CO. l7. H.'CARLISLE ri wo want to remind you that we have ?r used, made out of the best Trowel i of them for every man, woman and o us before you buy. take your choice. Patent Sweep4 and ill not strip. Grain Cradles wRi? the rry- none better. Pitts All Steel Spring Flexible Brai lling Patent Flour at $4.00. Sugar, Try a 10-gallon Keg of our Georgia .E BROS.? Anderson, S. C. 1 Witta Proof to convict ttae man t*ho said wo wore GI VINO AWAY PIANOS AND ORGANS. WE are Helling eo LOW and on such EASY terms that there was some reason iu the report. But we must insist that it i?, to a certain extent a mistake. Next time you come to town drop in and shake hands with us. You know we handle SEWING MACHINES also. THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE. WE WANT YOUR WIFE To see thc pretty new r rr i vals in our Chiun Ware Department. CAX WE Not sell lier a new supply for Spring ??Our prices ure very low. At least HAVE HER Come in. Sho will en'oy looking nt the ,rpretty. and novel thiug3 for the vcnr 190r-i A Well i'urnishedYHome . Is not necessarily an expensively furnished one. as at TOLLY'S hand some, even sumptuous, FURNITURE is procurable without great outlay, Not that wc deal in knocked-together, niadc-to-sell sort, but because we are content with a reasonable profit on. really good articles of Furniture. Our best witness is the Goods them selves. Yours truly, G. P. TOLLY & SON, The Old Reliable Furniture Dealers, Depot St., Anderson, S. C. Now is the Tim? to JBujr You a . . . WE can give them to you at any price, and any kind that you want. We have a good No. 7 Stove with 27 pieces of ware for $7.75. We have a big lot of IRON KING and ELMO STOVES which you know are the best Stoves on the market. Now we just want to speak to you one word about our HEATING STOVES, specially about our Air Tight Heater, which you know is the greatest henter i earth. If you would see'one of them in use or try one of them, you wouia not have anything else. And just look at tho price-they cost almost noth ing-only 81.75 up to Su'.OO. We want to call your attention to our big Stock of Tinware, Glassware and Crockery. Now we have just got too much of this and it must be sold, so we iu want you to come and look and let us price you through. Wo have sorao pf the prettiest pieces of Odd Ubina you ever saw. Would make nice Wedding, Birthday and Christmas Presents. Now we are just opening up the biggest line of TOYS vou ever saw We want you to como round and bring .'ho children and let them see a grand sight in Toys. And remember that all of these Goods must be sold at some price be tween now and the 25th day of December. Como now while you can get a good selection of everything. Yours truly, OSBORNE & OSBORNE. o 0 ?zs w nz g w c=i F BB ?? O'-?d 0 > H ?a * ? z o < w W m > M H nd M GO O ? ? ?ti > a H SS S Ps H ? .H CO o o % i 00 ea ? OATS, OATS, AND RICE FLOUR. WE ARE EEAPQUARTERS for all KINDS of GRAFT. Three Thousand Bushels of TEXA8 RED RUST PROOF OATS. One Car of that famous HENRY OAT (or Winter Grazing Ont.) The only Oat that will positively stand any kind of weather. Have just received Two Cars of fino FEED O \TS at lowest prices. Have just received Three Care of RICE FLOUR for fattening your hogs, and it comes much cheaper than any other feed and is much bettet. Yours respectfully, O. D. ANDERSON & BRO.