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GUARDING T One of tlie Leesons AV Hard tc One of the lessons which Christians fiud it hard to learn is that of keeping a careful watch over their word*, so that Uiey may say nothing harmful to others or unbecoming thc profes sion they have made. It does not generally require a very great effort to refrain from committing any of the other sins forbidden by the deca logue, but it >ecrns especially difficult to observe the Ninth Commandment. This ie chiefly because wc allow our selves to fall iuto thc habit of mak ing our neighbors-not especially in thc sense of those who live near us, but in thc sense which includes all our friends and acquaintances-the constant topic of our talk. It adds so much to its interest if we know some thing about them that our interlocu tors have not heard. Kight-minded men and women are careful net, to bear false witness, or to say slander ous things of others; but ii the story has come to them secend or third hand, through people '*hom they re gard SB reliable, they i ppear to think it is no harm to repeat it; probably taking thc precaution to preface it with the remark tba; they cannot vouch for the truth of it, or by beg ging the one to whom they tell it not to repeat it, and on no account to give it as coming from them. When look ed at squarely this is a very cowardly thing to do, not very much better than stabbing a person in the back, since it is very certain one would not say Huch thiugs of ihem to their face. But it all comes from the fact of not keeping a watch over the tongue, and not realizing the harm that may como from such talk. Ordinary talk-for it cannot bc dignified with the name of conversation-is rather insipid, un less seasoned with a dash o?' ?landor and a sprig of gossip, aa a French cook spices his dishes with a pinch of cayenne and a bit of garlic, and many people like to bo thought en tertaining, no matter at what cost to others. It is impossible to say how soon in thc history of the human race the im possibility of taming or controlling the tongue was discovered. Job is regarded as one of the oldest books ex tant, and in it "the scourge of the tongue" is spoken of as something to be feared. Again the Psalmist, prob ably from a smartling recollection ot his own sufferings from this cause, applies a good many uncomplimentary epithets to the tongue, Buoh as "a sharp sword," "crafty," "deceitful," "lying," eto. In this way there are more than a hundred references to "the unruly member" scattered through the Scriptures, and the most of them are in accord with tho9e quoted above, showing very plainly how clearly men of all times have dis cerned its capability of doing barm. One of tbe latest writers ia very dis tinct in his assertions about the ne cessity laid upon every professing Christian in this respect: "If any man among you Beem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but de ceiveth his own heart, this man's re ligion is vain;" and again: "If any mao offend not in word, the sarrio is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body." And later he adds, as though he could not sufficiently warn the sew converts against the danger of (he tongue: "Every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind; bnt the tongue can no man tame." When we are listening to an eloquent address from some fine orator, or a sweet, low-toned conversation from the lips of a lovely woman, it is very hard to believe all these harsh things about the tongue; yet, unfortunately, our experience is but too apt to con vince us of tho truth that: "Out of the same mouth proeeedeth blessing and cursing" for "therewith bless we God, and therewith ourse we men who are made after the similitude of God." It is ii aie wu ?UL., t?CrofcSS, ?bifit those who aro really and earnestly try ing to be pure in heart find such dif ficulty in keeping a ceaseless watch over this untamable little enemy that is so quick to take advantage? of the least relaxing of vigilance on our part, to Bay something we immediately re gret ? and wish unsaid; but unfortu nately the ancient epithet "winged words'' is but too true a description of them, and the moment they escape th" lips they fly beyond recall; the wou-.d has been given to friend or to foe, the injury to someone vb o per haps never harmed us, or to some cause which wo would gladly aid. There are some religious orders Upon whom vows of perpetual silence .arc imposed, and to those of us whe live much in the world and enjoy con? yefsaiion owith friends the idoa ol never speaking is a terrible one-fal worie it seems to us than the' mi sf or HE TONGUE. hicli Christians Kind it ) Learn. ? tune of being born deaf and dumb, for then the jleaeurc of audible con verse would never have been known, and deaf mutes can, to a certain ex- ! tent, hold communication with others by signs which are as well understood by them as are words by us. In the J case of those who take the vow of silence the ears are still open to thc sound of human voices, and it must take au iron will to hear and keep silent when the heart is longing to re spond. In a lesser degree it needs a strong exercise of thc will to keep, from offending in word in one's daily familiar talk with friends; for it is just in such unguarded moments that the untamable little member is most likely to slip the lentil and "speak winged words." 1'uttiog aside the consideration of what would merit the name of evil speaking, in that it does injury to others, what an amount of perfectly inane talk passes current as conver sation. The babel of sound which arises wherever un cntcrtaimcnt is in progress jg something amazing, and the expressions that detach them selves from the roar with some dis tinctness arc apt to be such as to lead the ?Btencr to believe it is an assem bly of harmless lunatics at which he is "assisting." At thc same time there is an unwritten social law that one is not expected to "talk sense" under such conditions; and those who ignore that law soon discover that they are regarded as being either pedantic or hopelessly dull, and are shunned by all those who prefer to talk nonsense. The happy medium is not easily found between these two ex tl enies; and yet it is hard to be lieve that a number of sensible people lose all relish for pleasant intercourse with their acquaintances-such as they enjoy in small gatherings-the moment a few score of them enter a reception or ball room. A very common, but very reprehen sible, fault is that of talking of one's family affairs, or of tho business of some association to which ono be longs, to any and everyone hechanoes to meet. . We have known a person, in the course of an hour's talk, give a chance acquaintance the main facts of his whole life; or lay open for inspec tion every detail of the business in which he is engaged. So general is this mistake that it has become almost an axiom that if you wish to know all about a man's private oharaoter and affairs, or of some business enterprise, you must go to those who have no personal acquaintance with either, and not to intimate fricada who are too reticent to talk.-Charleston Sun day News. Summer Drownings. in nine out of every ten of tho nu merous cases of drowning which sad den the summer season-the fatal acci dent may be traced back cithor to ig norance of a few simple rules that should be known and observed by bathers, or else to a rash and reckless disregard of them when known. In the cases of the drowning of good s trimmers, the fatal cramp is general ly due to their having gone into thc water too soon after eating, or when overheated, and therefore with their strength, unconsciously to themselves, below its par value. Here are the cardinal rules for swimmers: Never go into the water when overheated or soon after eating. The oareful phy sician would probably insist upon an interval of at least two hours between j meal and bath; one hour is a fair com promise between zeal and prudenoe, and a half hour the absolute minimum for safety. Finally, don't enter the water timidly and by degrees, but boldly with a plunge, wetting the whole body atoace. If one is not able to dive in, he should wade in to knee depth, then wet the head thoroughly and plunge in boldly. These rules have been repeated often enough to be familiar to everybody, but they are continually disregarded.-New York Sun.' - Beware of an unloaded gun and a . crippled mule. - The troubles of her neighbors are apt to worry a woman. - Ocoaeionolly ? widow tries to make a hit by posing as a miss. ' - When there's nothing else in i a man's pocket he cn pocket his pride. - ? cynical woman never shows i up to an advantage at a church so cial. I - Most men aro willing to admit > that honesty is the beBt policy-for > others. -? After reaching tho tge of thirty : a woman has no ?further use for birth r days until she ge tr in the grandmother . class. Serious Menace to Cotton Staten. A subject of vital importance to many of South Carolina's farmers is being brought to their attention in a very startling way. Austro-Hungary is taking the lead in high tariffs against exports of cotton seed oil from this country, and France, Italy and Germany are liable to follow her lead. The matter was first brought up by the New York board of trade, which submitted to the Interstate Cotton .Seed Crushers' convention at New Orleans last May a memorial chowing that while the export busi ness now alfords a profitable outlet for moro than 10 per cent, of thc cot ton seed production of the United States, the four fold increase of the duty, by Austro-Hungary, would des troy the market for more than 75,000 barrels of cotton seel oil in that country alone. The oil men of the New York produce exchange request ed the Cotton Seed Crushers' Asso ciation: "First, to memorialize the secretly of state at Washington ask'og '"hat representation bc made in opposition to the radical and prohibitive changes proposed to be made in the Austro Hungarian tariffs, destructive to a business which has ^rown up to the advantage of both the sellers and us ers, under tariffs already calculated to produce as much revenue to the im porting country as the business will .bear. "Second, and most important, to ask all members and friends of the cotton seed industry to impress upon their sen&lors and congressmen that the present condition of general an tagonism to American products by the European governments, threatening the destruction of markets"for pro ducts of southern agriculture and manufacture amounting in the aggre gate to tens of millions of dollars an nually, is only to bo averted or cured by reasonable modification of Ameri can tariffs. "No attack upon the general tariff policy under which American trade and commerce has so mightily thriven, is made or intended, but it is strongly insisted that the time has come when good business and Bound patriotism calls for such judicious readjustment, as shall cure antagonisms and foster trade on the broad lines of the greatest good to the greatest num ber. "It is pointed out that the establish ment of tariffs throughout Europa de structive to the export business in cotton seed oil would throw upon the markets of the United States an enor mously larger quantity of cotton Reed oil than ic is prepared to assimilate, and would or?ate market oonditions which would snell ruin to hundreds of oil mills throughout the South." A special committee at the conven tion took necessary steps to give the matter publioity through the preBB, the senators and representatives in congress and the members of the asso ciation. Mr. B. F. Taylor of the Tay lor Manufacturing company of this oily is the secretary pf the State as sociation and is sending out a circu lar letter to South Carolina's repre sentatives in congress, which reads as follows: "As Beeretnry and treasurer of the Carolina Independent Crushers' Asso ciation, I have been instructed to confer with the senators and repre sentatives from South Carolina in congress and impress on them the im portance of taking steps to prevent the proposed inorease of duty on cot ton seed oil being put in foroe by Austro-Hungary, Germaqy, France and other foreign oountries. I en close herewith resolutions adopted by the New York board of trade and the Interstate Cotton Seed Cruahero' As sociation relating to this matter. It has boon estimated that the proposed tariffs will reduce the prioe of cotton leed oil to about 12 ooma at the mills, due to the feat that our ooothern States manufacture a great deal more cotton seed oil than can bo consumed in the United States, and the closing of these markets on account of the proposed tariffs will leave in the hands of the mills about une million barrels of cotton seed oil, which can only be sold at a very low prioe, You will readily see' what effect this will have on the prioe of cotton seed. At present the orude oil is selling at 24 cents and it is estimated that tb? mills in the United States parohased from the farmers during the past year 2,850,000 tous of heed, wu ion yielded to the mills 40 gallons pei toa. s "If the prioe of oil is reduced by reason of these tariffs to 12 cents, it will mean a reduction of $4.80 per toe in the prioe, which the milla are able to pay for. cotton seed. This would figure $13,630,000 lesa money than thc farmers received for the same quan tity of eotton seed during the past season. "Wo deem it extremely, important that this matter be brought to thc attention of the department oi State and prompt measures taker to prevent tho . establishment of thc . proposed tariff, and we feel satisfied that oar represent uti ves will dc ? everything in their power for thc interest of-their constituent?. "Thc association which I repre sent has mills at almost every small town in South Carolina, and by helping them, thc farmers through out thc State will also be benefited. If you desire it, we can supply you with a signed petition from all of these mills, and it is our purpose to obtain these signatures at the earliest possible moment. "We would be obliged to you, if you would co operate with us in this matter, and give us your valuable assistance and advice as to the proper method to pursue." There is nothing of the bugaboo in this crisis. The European de mand for cotton seed oil alone, ex ceeds one million barrels and the trade in cakes and meal amounts to 400,000 tons annually. Germany is preparing to inoreasc its tariffs by 25 per cent, (effective this year) .?od Austro-IIungary to raise the duty from 7} cent? to 30 cents per gallon after Febi u ary, 1900. A Whistler Story. ? friend of thc late James McNeil Whistler saw him on the street io London, a few years ago, says Har per's Weekly, talking to a very rag ged little newsboy. As be approached to speak to the artist, he noticed that the boy was as dirty a sp?cimen of the London "New sy" as he had ever encountered-he seemed smeared all over-literally cov ered with dirt. Whistler had just asked him a ques tion, and the boy answered: "Yes, sir, I've beeu seeing papers three years." "How old are you?" inquired Whist ler. "Seven, sir." "Ob, you must be more than that." "No, sir, I ain't." Then turning to his friend, who bad overheard the conversation, Whistler said, "I don't think he could get that dirty in seven years, do you?" Very Suggestive. The mother was expecting guests for the evening, and at 8 o'clock the youngest ron was told that it was bed time. Thc little fellow persisted in sitting up for the occasion, pleading fear of the darkness. His mother as sured bim there was nothing to fear, saying he would not be alone, as the angels would be in the room to guard him. Finally the youngster reluctant ly went to bcd. An hour later a lit tle figure appeared ia the dining room doorway, much to the amusement of the entire company, saying: "Mamma!" "Well, dear?'' his mother said. "May I speak, mamma?" "Certainly, dear. What do you want?" "Mammt, are the angels in my room now?" "Yes, dear." "Are they in my bed, too?" "Oh, yes, yes, dear," answered the mother impatiently. "Well, then, mamma, the angels are biting me." -? A Case of Second Sight. A Sootoh minister and his friend, who were coming home from a wed ding, began to consider the state into which their potations at the wedding feast had left them. "Sandy," said the minister, "just stop a minut? here till I go ahead. Maybe I don't walk very steady, and the good wife might remark something not just right." He walked ahead of the servant for a short distance and then asked: "How is it? Am I walking straight?" "Oh, ay," answered Sandy, thickly, "ye*re a' reoht-but who's that who's with you?"-Harper's Weekly. - A wife is the making of a hus band-but the job is seldom satisfae tory to all parties conoerned. Conviction I "When buying loose cottee o to have in his bin. frew do D?tting ? Some queer stories could be told, if the people v? speak out. Could any amount of snor< housekeepers to use lion j the lea<2&r ot ?ll p&e?m cl a century, if they had not ioun P?fflfy, Strengt^ Fla TUm pn?m1ar oueecea ?3 BJON ? caa SM dc? only t* Inbercat merit. IA tao strosgcr XMTOOS O4 aMrit QM tinned Maa ti rs-Tug popularity. Sfi ?fae verdict o9 MHJUO? HOUSEKEEPERS sloes m?t COB you os ?he merits ol UON CO tl costs yatit hs? sa ?rifle ,?o 1 psckORc. lt ls ?be easiest t% convince yourself, saud lo yo? m R2IWSANENTP PURCBAS XJON COFF I'S ia sold only In t lb. era! cd p end richea you aa pmoar.d clean ta wheo lt *IJoivh<MuJ on avery Mckaga. ? . . eave thcac Idon-atads fir va.lr.ab!? premtami SOL? BY GROCER EVERYWHERE ?2_WOOLSON SPICE CO., To?e?V A Lack of Firmness. A very matter of fact Scotchman called to ace a neighbor, an old Irish woman, who had been ailing for some time, when the following conversation took place at the door: "And how do you find yourself to day, Bridget?" "Sure, your honor, I'm mighty bad. This shocking weather'll be the end of me. I'll be a dead woman before long." "Hoots, toots, woman! Ye'vebeen saying that for thc last twenty yeara! I'll tell ye what it ia-ye want firm ness o' mind. Fin' a day for yer dee iug and stick to it!" Where The Bullet Struck. Speaking of thc tribulations of the crosB-examin'?r, according to the New York Times, Henry Willimon cites this experience: In the progress of a murder trial near Kansas City he wished to learn from a witness just where the bullet struck the victim. "Right here in this town," replied the witness "Yes, I know; but where did the bullet hit him?" "Near Sixth and Wyoming streetB." "You don't understand me. Where did the bullet enter?" "It came in the window." "But in what part of the body did it lodge?" "It never hit his body." "Well, it certainly hit him some where-he ie dead." "Hit him in thc head," said the wit ness._ - Conscience ?B something that worries you a great deal more when something you have eaten disagrees with you than when you can kill three square meals a day. - You oould never get a woman to take any interest in a business panic if tho baby was cutting a new tooth. - One of the hardest blows to a woman is that after she marries aman she can't have him propose to her any more. - The man who peers at other peo ple through the wrong end of a spy glass uever makes that mistake when looking at himself. j - A man gets off so many smart Bayiogs when nobody is around that he can't do any when he is with peo ple for trying to think them up. - There is hardly enough flattery in the whole world to satisfy one man who believes he has a fine figure that must must be dressed in the perfec tion of fashion. - Generally a man oan grumble about its being too hot when he isn't grumbling about its being too eold. - One trouble about using tact with girls is they always think it is a proposal of marriage. - A woman considers she is lead ing an ideal life when she sits down to write Ijtters or to wash her hair. - When a woman doesn't get a let ter she was expecting she feelB the way a man does who has lost his last five-dollar bill on a horse rao e. - A girl will never believe people will think she understands baseball unless when she goes to a game she says a lot of things that prove she doesn't. - If women ooased to gosnip their husbands would miss a lot of enter taining information about the neigh bors. - A man actually believes that he does the proposing, but, as a matter of faot, the woman in the ease does it by proxy. _ . The oily hypocrite does not lubri cate the church wheels. $ - A man has to be very fond of a woman to want her to sit in bia lap, on a hot Bummer day. - There is a lot of responsibility in making yonr family think what a lot of it yon have in sour family. - In saving money the real secret is not to lose it through the hole at the top of your pocket. ?oHows Trial r t^ything your grocer happens you know what you ar? i about coffee that ia sold in bulk, ho handle it (grocers), oared to ) talk have persuaded taillioaa of ige cottees for over a chatter ?it otrperior to all other branda in wop mad UEitforrsiifiy t ;OFFES is or tviace FFEE, bary ? ray to mali? ?ER. $ S.ckft? 30, ; left eat THK CENTAUR COMPANY. NCW VORK OITT. This Establishment bas I?eon Selling IN ANDERSON for more ?han forty years. Daring all that time competitors* have come and gone, bat we have remained right here. We have always sold Cheaper than any others, and durit j those long years we have not had one dis satisfied customer. Mistakes will sometimes occur, and if at any time wo found that a customer was dissatisfied we did not rest until we had made him satisfied. This policy, rigidly adhered to, has made us friends, true and last ing, and we can say with pride, but without boasting, that we have the confi dence of the people of this seotion. We have e larger Stook of Goods this* season than wo have ever had, and we pledge you our word that we have never sold Furniture at as close a margin of profit as we are doing now. This is* proven by the fact thai we are selling Furniture not only all over Anderson) County but in every Town in the Piedmont section. Come and Bee UB, Your parents saved money by buying from us, and yon and your children osn save* money by buying bore tao. We carry EVERYTHING in the Furniture linec. C. F. TOLLY & SON. Depot Street The Old Reliable Furniture Dealers) fi LONG LOOK A man thinks it is when the matter of life insurance suggests itself-but circumstan ces of late have shown how life hangs by a thread when war, flood, hurricane and fire suddenly overtakes you, rand the only way to be sure that your family is protected in case of cala? tity overtaking you is to in* Bure io a eoLd Company like The Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Oo* Drop .in and see UB about it. M. Aft. MATTISON, STATE AGENT. People*' Bank Building, ANDERSON, O 8. ARMOUR'S GUANO AND ACID. ALSO, COTTON SEED MEAL. If you want'High Grade Goods we will be glad to sell you. Splendid line o& FLOUB, COFFEE, TOBACCO, OATS AND CORN. ? . ' . : '. ' ; . ... ' ' " ; ?< i. ...;:-::\v;:;':. ?. We want your trade. VANDIVER BEDS. TURNIP SEED Fresh Shipment just in-all the varieties that grow well in this section. Fruit Jars, ??l Jar Tops and Fruit Ja* Buhhers. . - ~. . - - Evans5 IPlaarmac^ 3?kon? 182. DENTIST^ ?&ce over Farmers and feerohants Bank^Andexeofi? S. Cc