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ARGUMENT FC J baserai Lore ia all Ag< vRev.^rthur H. Noll, ia : . i "- j I Tue native races, of Mexico, one .tribe of whom we call the Aztecs, varied their burial customs with the different modes of death. The va rious manners by winch ono made his exit from this, lifo created classes. Thus men slain in battle were of ono class, those killed by lightning, drowning, or leprous or dropsical dis eases were of another. Those of the first olass were cremated. Those of. the other olaes wOro buried. This brings us to a consideration of the j seo?nd mode of disposing of the dead j. among the North American aborigines/ S according to the classification made in an earlier paper-t-that -is, cremation Other customs prevailed among the Aztecs regarding the dead. A green '} stone, representing the dead man's - soul, was sometimes placed in his mouth. Tho many garments ' in : which he was clad, varied also with the kind of death h? nad died; and some burioua papers were attaohcd to his body as a jprotection from the . dangers of the journey to the ?pi tit land. In this respect there JB a>ve-< minder of the, oustom ?s*he Gnak \ Charon atthe p:eocnt day, off t dry ing with ;tbe corpse a written certifi eato of priestly absolution. The one is tho custom of a people not very far advanatsd in civilization. The other ?9 that of a people having a form of the Christian religion and being in many respects a part of our modern civilization. Yet the customs ar? un doubtedly related. There.was no sanitary motive what ever aotuatibg the Aztecs in the cre mation of a corpse./ In all the dis cussion of the eubjeot of cremation, at the present day the. sanitary phase, of the subject is the one that is made predominant. In this reF^ect, there ffore, the modern riucsfciou and the primitivo ^ Custom ',b?ar ; norelation whateveiv And this is an answer t? those who object to cremation at'the jpresent day on religious, grounds.. ''It, is the custom of the heathen," they1 would Bay. ''Yes/' the reply might be,?"butwhiie ?t.rniiht ^?presil?: ihs. ' p. student of primitive: man Some of the ^ Jy ^ ?"?.'J :existehce/;?thoBS^M^he''presen^t?a^: who favor cremation are not of a olaes , to follojr vBt^nge? Superstitions re* ; ?sm^g ^ ... ' V ordination is not in compatible with 1 the purer beliefs of Christianity on thataubJeoV Now tho Christan Church appears : . tiona of cremation. In her liturgies som? traces sro found of a recognition of a possible and allowable method of "disposing^ aiIparth.toearth, dust to:4ust, asnea ' to s shes,' ' are the words of tho burial ';.' ... formnia; --What';: can t hi s '. mean \ JbV^ ; V that tbs residum af ^ the ))urui?||^ I ^g??a;bo^ pr ? 'ashes? The process, of decay of ? body in the grave is that of binning a combustion as though by chemical . Jifiro.;'-iFire-', 'is---1 not always a : flame, ?|*P;>and wo often speak of the ef?ept? of . >%$<'?^ I .|f||p^^iht tn return, to" the Az leos. Ore- '. . traction bestowed upon' one slain , io bittlo. His spirit went direotly to the land bi the .sun. Others w?rnin- \ .??^i8es^:*5b%^dr*oot-: warriors,VB??i|f?re ) battle, ndr yet, iu category, of thc , droWh^ th? "kined .by^ightn?bg.or : theresa b^ leprosy or 4rbpsy, whian seeWo'd to haVe been regard as nsfiog ; beer? espeblally. marked:^ : 's&V'lSaW^^ place, thou^^ -. mVnt. The^riedde^WtoT^ l??t is n?t poonl?ar to the g?leos ?$0. \ whoa a body of the warner slain in * battle was not' recovered,' augure of; And'tnis id?a^f .performing tho.^a*. . ?al rite? u^??. a tj&nreBoutaiivb. t&?y. ? , '^tB^'surviv^ia' acme, countries to a v ^^^^ ' ^ IR CREMATION. as and in all Countries. the Western Undertaker. was barned upon he? husband's funer al pyre, the underlying idea being, apparently; that her spirit might ac company his; in tho same way that broken , weapons and household uten sils were buried with a body of a horsy or dog was killed to acoompany the dead warrior to the happy hunting ground. G How far tho Azteo carrie ) out these matters wo cannot a* rcb?ct say., -But other Indian tr' .1 have praoticed cremation, an'5 JO of thc tribes in California pr& ..ced all tho solf-mutilations and wild orgies of grief. Among the Caribe, however, at a cremation, tho bystanders are very merry, possibly feeling, like the Japaneso at a funeral, that the worries of life are over for the dead man and that there is no oauee for grief; or it may be that the merriment of the Carib is an attempt to keep on good terms with the spirits hovering about in the air. That cremation has been practiced upon warriors slain in battle from san itary motives in both auoient and mOdorn times is well known; The dead bodies of slaves and suicides were oast out of Oriental cities with the other offal and were burned "where tho worm dieth cot and the fire is hot quenched." Possibly in the case of resorting to fire to burn a number of bodies too "-eat for burial the .cremation maj ,aye neon oom bined with some religious ceremony, if a: priest of some character was pres ent. A..modern instance ocourrs to the present writer where , cremation was resorted to after a frightful loss of life This was in the massacre of Goliad, Texas, by the &e>ioans, ?bout the middle of the nineteenth, century. This motivo was purely san itary.-'No religious feelings centered into it. There were large numbers of dead bodies near a camp. Tija best way to ''dispose Of them was by crema tion. 4t Was done in obedience to no traditions, but solely as the.indepen dent plan for the sanitation of a camp. . -So: cremation, if it ever i Recomes general among what are now regarded as the people of. the highest civi?iza fcion, will como, not as the curri val of any primitivecustom, cor as the re- \ viva! of suca'a custom, but as the in dependent conRIOK?OQ of people that ife is the beat meses of disposing of the dead. X^y-; Among some of the California triboa tho body was consumed upon a a scaffold built over a pit,':?? into which the ashes .were thrown or were allowed to fall and we?? ^-r^-d ^^r^VAtiji'-'thie has been^J^reoont times, which majr imply a. clanging to. former OUBtoms and combining them pfith customs acquired from the white man? -\ . There have been cu s toms of .partial oxemstiori. praoliced among'Marions ?^ian^tnW connection instanoes are 'cited in which t^e ::b?dieB: of cert?m;Indian tribt?s<Gh0rokee9) on tb? Appalachian rangea. 'pia??d their d?ad-^ bWoks'an^ of plastic clay about an i nohv thick^- A" fire built over Them resuited^ -aot baking the o??y-eO as to^ reWa!?'tbo iinpre?sionv oj^ the- body. This was i^^;/j?oveieo^:|;with- earth. ::Without. ?apport of the existence ofjrtdi^eus ??m;iu B?ok Jopalities, |t,:'^iKt;be wajrnit?gly stated that it reqar^ 'muoh ?re^ndv;iai jong;; lime ?vtoj/^So'i)?w?' ?a bodyp and it aeems stran|e{?4t? so ^.??^s;;o|;^i8 ^ind'/?f^?^a;Uon tfie vast'number of Indian remains tT?at;\*:h?^ t?tinjU^.';vi^H' , }$W$?^-0& I ,The Aohoas?w? Indians Ofv Calif o? ^l^sovereof; tho beo^ of -^^?V?a.'tf;! frdm?itbe btffe:p^e?d^^ b^dyp^^plt'-i?^a witl? a varioty-bf obi-, ?ore then heaped upon the grave, and fcyT^j*^ r3ft T?o fem*!?; relatives of tho d?sd 22pp?d'their ?egera in.ihe ?sheaof REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fo/kow!ug ave the real estate transfers aa recorded in the auditor's cffiee* ANDERSON. ; T. W. Norrie to J. W. and Nettie Williams. 1 lot on Market etreet, $720. R. C. McKinney to R. A. Jackson, 1 lot on Spring etreet, $U0. J. N. Maddui to S. r\ and W. M. Dean, i lot $600. T. Q. Anderson and F. K. Pr?vost 1 lot near Tooway mills, $07.00. C. Eugene fribble to G. H. Huiles* 1 lot on Calhoun street, $1750. J. C. Thomee, Jr., to Ida Earle, 1 lot 8150. Mr?. Etan J. Caldwell to H. Wea Caldwell, i lot on Calhoun street $1200. S. M. Orr to Mrs. Ina Hill Gray, 1 loton E. Church street, $3000. Mrs. M. J. Cummings to W. O. McKinney, 1 lot on 8. Main street, $050. E. W. Brown to J. A. Hall, 1 lot on Cleve!av: J avenue*. $350. A. P. Cater to J, P. Glenn, 1 lot on Fant street. $1600. Mrs. O. M. Cbenmilt and Mies Jen nie Stevenson to 'ireon Jenkins, 1 lot ft2<M>. N. J. Newell to W. L. Armstrong, 1 lot on Pruitt street, $75. , M. W. Sloan to J. F. Rice, 2 lots, $100. Lawrence Kay to J. A. Hall, Jr., 1 lot on Cleveland Ave. $200. E. W, Brown to Lula Anderson, 1 lot ou S. Fant at root, $375. G. M. Rogers to Baskin Fair, 1 lot 60. * C. A. Watson to E. P. and Mrs. Sudie W. Vandiver, 1 lot and brick store room-I ovo and affection. J. N. and Variua D. Brown to City of Anderson, strip for sidewalk and right of way. BELTON TOWNSIIir. Belton L. & I. Co. to B. D. Banister, 1 lot, $575. Sarah A. Berkemeyer to Belton L. 6 I. Co. 1 lot, $150. Hrs. Mary J. Gny to W. K. Stringer, 13 acres ic Belton, $8,000. BR?ADAWAY TOWNSHIP. W. F. Cox to J. C. Nally, 3 aereo, ?1.00. Mrs. S. E. Cromer to E, P. Gambroll, 7 410 acres, $370. - ? J. C. Nalley to W. F. Cox, 3 acres, $1.00. Jno. P. B roy le a to W. F . Cox. 53 acres, $4008,37. 13 HUS H Y OKEEK TOWN8HIP. Jv M. Marett to E. N. Eirod, 35 3 4 acres 81010, E. F. Ai good to K. E. Algood 363 acres, $5250. J. M. Long to M. S. Mauldin, 123 1-3 acres, $5,350. B. T. Irby to J. W. CaBon, 831 acres. ' E. W, Lon? to Mrs. Anna Long, 431-3 acres $1700. CENTF.UVILI.E TOWNSHIP. I ' J. M Payne to J. W, Linie- and E C. McCants, 20 acres, 8500. R.Y. H. Nance to W. L. Deau 2.0 acres, $9,800. Gu C. -Sullivan to J, Fi Evans, 4a. acres, $50, W.; B. Hembree to J. J. Fretweli, til acres, $3.000. ; . CORNER TOWNSHIP. W. Fi McGee to M. J. McGee, 1 lot, $425. J,. V. Black to Dr. J. M. Watson, 68 acres, $700. . W. A. WMeB to .Dr. J. E. WatsonT 1 I lot, $204. /""^ ;?. POBK TOiVNSHIP.' Hi'C. Routh to W. Frank MoLcea, 601 acres, $0.109. T. H? Hudgene to Baxter Hudgeus, 53 acres, ?049. T. H. Hudgena to J. L. Stuart, 53 : : Joan Brows to Lidford L, Vvhitueid, 05 acres, $500.* s Mrs. Mary 8. Dickson to J. W. Dick eon, G5 acres, ?1GO0. ?teo; Hit Broylea to. 8. Lv Sharpton? 187 aorea, ?8,4^ H. A. Marett to Cv S. Marett, 48 acres, ison. ... V$B? Now Marett to C S; Marett, 89 aerea.:'. . *'r\-: . .-? <L Mr?. Mary H* Faint to J. M.. Pant, ^ J; W. Shirley and rc w_ Bri?? ts J. B; Felton, ur., l acre, f 150; ?}: ft :/!{?.'; 'J'.?'' GARVIN TOWNSHtP- v 8.'A: Hutchison to J.: H.Hutchison, 182 acres, ?2,000, ./.,>;' J, C. Wallace to J. -H. Wallace, 163 acre*, *1?8?0. v .' , M^-^ TVS. Glenn tb W. A? G. Jameson, .^:w^,Jlj.838.:.r. >:-vi-, .v? r .-. ~ .,. \;:y-, n'rrMrai N: E. Cantrell and ii. Fv Evatt to Olivia Newton Evatt, 98 acres, 8125. :-F. A. Pearman to- Gi Ti Martin, 46: acres, ?450. , ' . . , - \y-':y '-'\ " HALL TOWRAH*. ' \ !:\ J. B. LovefetV # Wv Lv Pruitt, 370 acree; ?' :. Oliver Welford to J. J, Fretwell, 388 acree, $547.; -..'.",' ..; . - . v?' Wfffi&Wt?frPto? to J. L. Jaoka?n, rfr??xfes: ?.?so, : . . ^Ti ?F. Burton tb D. H. and A, E. vvHleai e'?cr?a $tto,'_>. / ...#:?tK\ M?WMcGe? to F. W. Banister, 140 ac^s,|3J00.V : V". ? XlWw P; Cook to-W. T. Bniriss, lot 1800. .. UONE A PATH TOWNSHIP.-1 > v Milinrd to B; F. i Long, i lot, . 54^^Wo<?ee -and . MiV'N.'-Kay .to ^P^gratoMrs.MaryE. R?# Br?nyon tor 8?llie Dnn?ap, 1 lOt; CiSCO. ; V ? ^iov?p^'??^'ifyvmenxvys ?? . f ' ;':L>^:^i9^rtd5r^ J>;F^well; 87 acree, Fi L. at.d. Talalah R.JBrown, to B: ,0? ^n^nfa^ftf vohn w. Linley^, 80 ^Soi??fffWilson to M. E. BTollandr ? ^. H: Nance to H, -A. Jolly, 100 ^epth|^atki?? A. Martin, 0 !^^j<^.4'?u: t?'B.'.'T. ? Irby, 422 acres, $8,350. : i MART?N TOWNSHIP. . Mrs. WT. keaton to T. W. Pruitt, ,l?-?^OTaf<$5*-?>^..''.r. . B, ^J^>altfc'to.J^Rv.'.P^tt, ?jJacre^ ?.???s8& ' i??': ??^eli?i?, P. 1 PKimt?TON TOVTN?HIP. " K. E. Gilmer to J. J. Fretwell, 100 ] acres, $1250. { SAVANNA ll TOWNSHIP. D. F. Sadler to J. J. Smith, 20 acres, six hundred dollars. 1 H. W. Pruitt to J. C. Pruitt, 120 acres, $2,100 , J. J . Smith to J. E. Sadler, 23 acres, 1 $750. I YABENNES TOWNSHIP. H. F. Hall and S. E. Mooro to J.D. Grout, 0 acres, $1,840. L. A.- Dean to Butler Loverett, 57 aeret?, fifteen hundred dollars. S. M. Orr to B. F. Johnson, 1 lot, two hundred dollars. J. F. Watson to Stuart Evans, 1 lot, two hundred dollars. MRTV Ann Stuckey to J. W Cook, 1 acre, $125. J. A. Hall Co G. E. McKee, 1 lot, $150. WILLIAMSTON TOWNSHIP. J. Ii. Wardlaw to J. F. Mauldip, 30 acres, $1,267.50. ' J. A". Ramsey, to W. S.'Ramsey, l lot. $C750. W. S. Ramsey to Chris Suber, 1 lot, $1.250. 'Z. F. Fleming to Snm'l Sherman, lot, five hundred dollars. J.T. Simpson to W. A.Simpson. Fireless method of Cooking. i A method of cooking food, which necessitates tho uso of practically no fire, is hoing employed by tho Seven teenth, regiment on thc march it is making to Chickamauga Park. By this means tho soldiers oan have hot food at every meal, and not bo compelled to kindle a fire at any timo during the day with the excep tion of at breakfast. The method is a simple one when explained, and has been employed by the peasants of Europe since time im memorial, but it was only a short while ago that it was introduced into the United States army and is now only in an experimental stage. In the morning when breakfast is prepared, whatever is to be had for dinner and supper is plaoed in an earthenware vessel, and allowed to cook for a few minutes. The food and vessel aro then transferred to an air tight receptado which is placed in one of the commissary wagons. A receptacle containing the food and earthen vessel being air tight allow no heat tp escape and as thc day advances and tho soldiers trudge over miles of ground the food cooks slowly although there is no firo noar it. By thc time night has arrived tho food is thoroughly done and when tho soldiers Bit down to*their meal they aro able to enjoy a hot supper without having to go to tho trouble of prepar ing it. When the food is intended for din ner it is simply heatod longer. The VCB sol it ia oontained in absorbs moro heat, and throughout the day the prooess of fireless cooking will go on with heightened rapidity, eo that by dinner the food ia ready to be eaten. This innovation was drat employed st a number of military posts in tho West, and succeeded so admirably that the war department determined to havo all of the regiments while proceeding this summer to the various manouver oam^s cook their food in this way in order that tho method might be given a thorough and ex haustivo teBt. There ls no doubt about its being practical, for the poorer people of Europe, in order to save fuel, havo prepared their food in this way for oountlesB years. A number of the Kuropcan armies have also adopted .his method of cooking. Tho prooosB, as can bo easily seen, would prove invaluable during time of war. Instead of scvoral valuable boura lost each day in preparing food, the only tiuic consumed would bo a short while at breakfast. Or if foroed marches were the order of things, i ns te nd of having to live off of hard tack and oanncd goods, hot food could be enjoyed by the soldiers at all meals.-Atlanta Journal. II hi Cl BU fe or in di sc BC o' Pi QI State Campaign Schedule. Following ia the schedule of tho State campaign for thc rest of tho tour: Chesterfield, Thursday, July 25. Camden, Friday, July 27. Lancaster, Saturday, July 28. Winnsboro, Monday, August G. Chester. Tuesday, August 7. Yorkville, Wednesday, August 8. Gaffney. Thursday, August 9. Sparianburg, Friday, August 10. Union, Saturday, August ll. Newberry, Tuesday, August 14? Greenwood, Wendoesday, August 15, Abbeville, Thursday, AuguBt 1G. Anderson Friday, August 17. Walhalla, Saturday, August 18. Piokons, Monday. August 20. Greenville, Tuesday, August 21. Laurens, Wednesday, August 22. Rheumatism Is quiokly relieved and promptly j cured by Dr. Drummond's Lightning! Remedies. Tho internal remedy is, pleasant to tako, acts immediately, ? docs not disturb digestion, and is for rheumatism only in all UB torturing forms. The esternal preparation re stores stiff jointe, drawn cords and hardened muscles. If your druggist has not these remedies in stock, do I not take anything else. Send $5 to I tho Drummond Medicine Co., Now York, and tho full treatment of two largo bottloa will bo Boot to your cx presB address. Agents wanted. - The man that sceB to it that his horso gets fresh water th ea o hot days will surely be rewarded. 'Beutthe - v*lto BM You Hare Always BfltjM tilg Of Quality He:s is a letter f?vm the manufacturers of BEAN'S PAT ENT FLOUR that explains tho whereforeness of the supe riority of that Hour over other Flours on the market. DE?JKf ?5 EATLIFFE are the sole distributors ot ^his brand of ITlour, and their personal guarantee as to its purity, added to that of the rviller, makes it a gilt-edged proposition. It's simply good enough for anybody to eat. Here is the letter : C. W, BRAKSF?BD, : \ Proprietor ; - BR?^8F?BD MILt? and ELEVATOR, OWEN8B0RO, KY, JUNE*28, 1906. ^ , MesBrs. Denn & Ratliflfe, Anderson, S. O.-Gentlemen ; '\ In ??pongo to your 'Wry complimentary letter of recent date regarding the quality of Dean's Patent we haye been shipping ; yony wo delire to say that you need not have any fears that wo will allow the grade to run down , in the smallest particular. : On the contrary, our head miller ia bending hiB very hest efforts and skill toward perfecting this grade EO that it will be uniform ly perfect and up to your requirements inevery particular. Wo , understand that you have built up a remarkable reputation on the eupeiior merits Oij Ibis brand, and wo can readily under stood how you haye ?obieved such a success in keeping up the v. quality and building up a trade on it, for while your require ments as to the quality of wheat that enters into tho Flour may 4 appear to tomo millers a little exacting, we note a willingness S^S?^^|^^)ii^ ??sonabl? premium over tho 'ordinary ; Floats on the market. You may rest ?sured that lu per*. : : - of the contract to mill the Dean's Patent fbi yon we will sp^ro no psins to conform to your requirements re ?garding pure wheat Flour, for wo have as fine lot of wheat aa l^lp? bave eve? had in the mu!, and are buying only sound grain. Of course, thia costa more money than mbmii?*^ oed it makes it moro difficult forus to jcoet the low priese made by some . ; mifo?bU^ we gu?r* anteo every Sask we sen#;;o?t?;^therefore, we prefer to grind wb^t^b?t we fcuow Will maintain the standard of FJonzr and tho excellent rafcutft?cra.of D^ \v .-yow a Pure ^heatThourjJfree from adoration of all [kinds, they have in De&n's Patent the very o<n^?of merit^ Yery truly yoar?, < C. We BB ANSFORD. This Establlsbinent bas been Selling ? ANDERSON for moro than forty ytnrs. During all that time cbtnpelitOK ivo oomo and gono, but we have remainod right hero. Wo have always soli; hcaper than any others, and during those long years we have not had oao dio iHsfied oustomor. Mistakes will sometimos occur, and if at any ti so wo lund that a customer was dissatisfied wo did not rest until wo had made him itisficd. This policy, rigidly adhered to, has mado us friends, true and last ig, and we can say with pride, but without boasting, that we have the conk moo of the people of this section. Wo havo a larger Stook of Goods thin lason than we have ever had, and we pledge you our word that we have never dd Furniture at as oloso a margin of proiit as we arc doing now. Thie io :ovon by the fact that wo aro selling Furniture not only all over Anderson, ounty but in cvory Towu in thc Piedmont section. Come and see us. Yooe wonts saved money by buying from us, and you and your ohildreu can eavo oooy by buying L ?TC too. We carry EVERYTHING in the Furniture line., G. F, TOLLY & SOW, Dopot Street. . Thc Old Reliable Furniture Dealer*; ED PAINT CSSSESEflnEC Wo Want lo Sell You Your Paint. Come in to see us, and let us tell yo J all about it. We have sold this Paint for many years, and all have been pleased wh? sed it. We have a fine selection of colors, aud will gladly give you a car? liowing them if you will call in and request same. Also, a full line of Varnishes, Stains, Floor Faints, Furniture Poliah, Faint Bri nes, Etc. ORR, GRAY & CO., Text'to Bank of Anderson. Reliable Druggists. Now is a good time to buy a new Buggy and Harness md we want you to look at our large stock of the latest andi best upito-date styles, and it will be nr trouble for you t? make & selection. Our work is all sold under guarantee.. Wc have extra bargains to offer. Give us a trial. Our prices ar? Low and terms to suit. THE J. S. FOWLER COMPANY. F. S.--We have a few last Fall's Jobs to go at Cost. THE SOUTH'S GREATEST SYSTEM! /j --- Unexcelled Dining Car Service. Through Pullman Sleeping'.Carson all Trains/! Convenient Schedules on all Local Trains. WINTER TOURIST RATES t ia now la ifT.-ct io all Floiida Foinfc For full information as to rates, routes, etc., consult rienmt Scutkesa Railway Ticket Agent, or R. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent,'Charleston, 8. OL j BROOKS MORGAN, Af st. Gen. Fas. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. m fe O & I > o S fe Q Q O ? ?rf o S?g as * w mg ONE CAR OF HOilFEED. Have jost received onepar Load of HOG FEED (Shorts) at very close priceB.. Come before^they^are all gone. Now is the time for throwing- ( Around your premises to prevent a case of fever or some other disease, that will cost you very much more than the. price of a barrel of Limo (81.GO.) i We have a fresh shipment in stock, abd will be glad to aendjyou some* If yon contemplate building, a barn or "any other building, see us before buying your CEMENT and LIME, 1 As we sell the very;be8tIqnalities*only.j ? " ... o. D. ANDERSON. r . r ! A LONG LOOK AHEAD A man thinks it is when the matter of life Insurrnoe suggests itself- but circumstan ce* of late have shown how life hangs by a thread when war, flood, hurricane and fire suddenly overtakes you, and the only way to be sure that; your family is protected in case of calamity overtaking yon is to in? stue in a solid Company like*- . v v The Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. Drop in and see na about ii . ft ft I '-"tl. MATHISON, STATE AGENT attaint, ANDBB?N, a v -ft