Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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! 7 ? sinners and had at last lied for the ] sins ot tlie world. Hut lie hail sinn-'jli } eel beyond pardon, there was no hop> I; . for him, he thought. How wretched I* he was! llow he wished lie had gone h some other street and not straved s here and been lured in by that half \\ forgotten song. _ ^ I The services were nearly over. I o1 the good old deacon had prayed a | d i * touching prayer; others had sent up ! h sweeping petitions that look in the ii whole world and no one in parlic| ular 'but as iiupeMed by an irresist- 1i | ible power, the tramp had each time ;1 gone down on his knees and ihuried s his face in his arms. j I, "I want us to sing a song of in-j s . vitation :iow," said the preacher. J ^ looking straight into the eyes of the ! a r tramp. "and if there are any here.*, I who wan; lo turn back and take the i |\ road thai leads to heaven, we wan'. |\ IB them to come forward," and there ^ NV was a tender tone and touching ca- j, RH dence in the words. "(Tod knows f, H my heart?I want, to l>e a> help to j this, people. I do wish that this s night I might be the instrument in <*, T His hands by which some poor n soul could he made to see the Light, j Anything that I can do, any word j, ^ that l can bring, anything?any- j | thing, lint oh 1 let nie do something j; I f to glorify my Father this night. ' h | V Young man. young lady, dinner, will | ,* you Poire to Jesus tonight."' Tire choir sang: I u ."Why do you wail, dear brother, j | Oh, why tlo you tarry so long? j ',i Your Savior is wailing to give you ; A place i i his sanctified throng. j i: I)o you not feed, dear brolher, ! v 1 lis Spirit now striving within.' :i Oh, why nol accept his salvation, . h K And throw off thy burden of <in .' <i P Many eyes were wet with tears i * L and many went up for prayer. The u ' . tramp, wretched and undone, touched s Ins he had never been before, hall li rose to go forward, forgetful of his } Hit lily appearance. I?dt the Devil j poked 11ihead in at the door in lire ?g-uise of a cigarrclte liend and spoke il .|in a loud whbtper: ''Look at that . f ;darned hobo, will you! lilamed if he j ain't tixiivg to start on the hunt lorj I religion, an' he's rigged up for tire] occasion too!" And the poor lellow I y sank hack in his seal, wretched and I g undone. s "11a! ha!" laughed the Devil, i "he's changed his notion and conclu- i li ded that-lie ain't Ihe dear brother j a tliajl they aire lishin' I'er. Xlosh! ia wouldn't he have been a purly spec-I tacle in the altar. "Wonder now j f many pet'ilions woul 1 have been sent ' I up in behalf of such a li it liv bimdle a The preacher had seen and under- | \ stood all. II was nothing unusual j to see a man weigh his soul in ihe.' balance* with ridicule, but oh. it j i was awful. A little widow too. with j . sweet sad face and hair streaked jl with '.-ray. glanced at Ihe tramp or-j HB* casioual'v. h. r heart tilled with p">> i ' T Somewhere in ihe wide world her .v I |ir.-'t born was roaming and was per- : ^ baps in just, such destitute cirenin- i ft stances; perhaps he. too. was dirty, t JL ragged, wretched, peunil v-. friend- j I W less and .i stranger in a I range land, j \ 'W Verba p.- he was sick with nol a soul j to minister to his needs. ! * Oh. how her heart had .bled h -w j < 8 she had pray. \f\ fur her wayward j | I boy. t:,usting thai in Ihe sad school j < L 1,1' {'V i.. riciice h(> wenhl learn thai j ! home was Hie he-t phot- after all. ' ji(id th"i he would repent _ and re- j ; (turn. She had heard m?lhing I roin > l him im?\v in almost a year, but she \ was sure that he still lived; had he t # died her heart would have told her. I she ^believed, lie wa< now twenty- i one and had been gone live years. s An 1 some where, if living, some. A other mother's heart -was aching '(>,' h 1 this lost tramp, praying that (lo<l n would protect and save him. Ho, too,. c \ looked to be about the same age of j i tlve a.bsent Jaime. Oh, why would .' ' young men, the hope, of the country, I v fall so low? she wondered. Ilow ^ was il that a man made in the image j j J of (lod, and created but a little low- : jb er than the. angels?given every ad-. f vvantage of intellsct. conscience, hope j l an 1 aspiration?how was it that lie .1 ? could I all so low? The little woman jl |1 fired. "Ah me, we don't know t lu>v |hoy were inrMMl ov wliflt \n<mI \ woiJd have done had we been suh- | > f'.ioctcl to the same temptations." > i All who have read Ihe Bible, have > ?perhaps bee>n pu/./ilod ov<jl' the JfistrniijA ('net thai hits of Scripture ^jjftread yVirs ago and seemingly for- 1 Swgotten \||i nl tinies return lo mcni^Brory, wit, startling 1 listineliiveness and exacty fitting Ihe subject under * 'thought discifssion. (Just now I these woriV came to Airs. H? os ^ she sat an;, pondered: "Hut when 1 Jesus hoard hat, he said unto them, 1 tliev lhal bewhole need not a phy- i sinian, but. tVy that are siek, but ? go ye and leaV, what that meaneth. . I wiill have mW and not saerifiee; ! for T am not. eW to call the right- 1 eons, 'but sinnc\ to repentance." . -Slid glanced again toward the L'aiu'p and was prompted by the lloy? Spirit to do an unusual thing, 'or a moment, she was startled and ild her hrealh. "Dare 1 do it''' he whispered. "Oh, no, 1 cannot 1 ould he cruelly criticised?1 can not -why is it that I am always proiupt'.1 to do things that others never o?things that would make people x,k ;i| me iu a cotld, criK'l, ipiestionig way?" "\Vhat was it thai whispurrd iu | er car: "iBlessed are they which re persecuted lor niii'htcousncss akc; for theirs is the kingdom of cavern Blessed arc ye when me i lull revile you. and 'persecute you, nd say all manner of evil gainst you falsely for my akc. Uejoice and lie exceeding -lad ur great is your reward iu heaven: or so persecuted they the prophets hich were lie Tore you." Suddenly tiro little woman's eyes; lied with a liappy light and her face lowed with a heavenly purpose as he whispered: ".Jesus master, thy iM'vant liea re 111 and will obey, teach ie thy will." The services were closed with a iravcr and lienediction and as the ramp hurried toward the door hop- | ii^ to get out unnoticed, a hand w;i> j ild o;i his arm and he turned in j urprise to look in the kind lace ol | motherly looking little woman who j ras saving: ! "My friend, you arc a strangsv] ere. are you not?" smiling. lie was at lirst dumh with aslonshnient. To Ihink that :i lady ^ fouhl touch him, speak him a.id cle.ally smile a! him! II.' could , ardly believe the evidence ol hi-- ' >wii ears and eyes. At last .ie j poke ami M.rs. It wa< oiiick to i ol ice his respect fill attitude and j pooch and at once decide;', that net ad ecu much better days. Yes. madam, this is my first P.Mip-e of ibis cily." "Are you visitimr friends here j [urimr Christ mas ?" with an air of 1 'riemlly interest. 'Friends!?Madam. I have no] riends and deserve none," bitterly. | "My boy. don't say thai: I am | our friend and there is One other j reater than any earthly friend," ! ynipal helically. lie made no answer bill nervously ingered his cap, painfully conscious i ml ashamed of his unkempt appear- 1 nee. Mrs. I > continued: "Well lh.:i if you are not visiting lie.ids I will be glad to have you jjo < nunc with me?just a few blocks iway- and .-i;.?end tonight and longer f von will. Now don I object lor I ,, vant you. "Madam.'' utterly duni founded, 'take your eyes from my face for an | list ant ami look at these rags! I j hi i'i believe yon have noticed how illliv I am." "I care nothiuu* for your clothes, j n v bov: I am thiukimr of your soul. | sonu'w here in the wide world 1 have j i !:ov who mav be iu a lar worse omliiion: as I befriend you. I pra.v hat some mother will befriend him [ !iis blessed Christmas niiihl. Will o,i com.' ' ' Madam if you really wish il 1 \eagerly scanning her face, slill | louhtinw I lie liiiinr that had hap- j ?, ;t-ti i > liiid. "and if there be a ! .. 1. p av He reward y??u for this j :in?ii:ess. for I can not." The c ov. d was n >w >t reamimr out ' ,1 i!>,- door and many eyes were i urned wonderiugly toward the little vidow in earnest coiivcr>ation with lie tramp. The old deacon, heaven dess his warm heart, and cheery nauner, approached and shook the it ranger".; h'and with a hearty grasp: " How do you do. my brother, glad 0 see you here, dlopo you'll have 1 happy Christmas. Conic out to >ur prayer meeting again. (Preacher Sunday morning and at night. 'Come thou with us and we will do hen good." "An.en." fervently ejaculated live nvacther grasping the tramp's hand i; il;,. old deacon dropped it, and tending a stramre magnetic thrill o |lie <poor fellow's heart, making iim lonu' more intensely for tlin.1 lighcr life, so beautifully pictured o him that night. The vilest reptile hat cra\V|s, the basest wretch unhung ivill recognize and respond to the foicc and touch of genuine hearlfelt sympathy and kind.ress. M>ow?n in live human heart, crushed by t'.ie tempter. Keclings lie. burit d that grace can restore; Touched iby a loving heart, wakened by kindness, _ I ' holds that were broken will vibrate j once nvorc." Poor tramp; so unaccustomed to kindness or friendily interest from mvv one, he was half choked with amotion, his hands trembled and his >ves were wet with unshed I ears, as Ire thanked them for their kind i ivords. (To be Continued.) ) ^ I $1 a Week j slips through your linger i hetoie you know it?unci' nothing* to show lor it! 1 ha ? ^1 a wee k will pu t! a \ ictor or an Kdison in your j home right away. Caood Music and Hearty Fun Come and see us at once or write for catalogues. Salter's Art 'and Variety Store, | 940 Main Street. Newberry, S. C. ' tfJ.niMitu'iuan.tt uaaucainciiicinuca AvancunaM 10,000! Agents wanted at once, previous experience is nm essential, write soon if you wish In make money faster F. Clark, Conway, Ark. than you ever did before. Address J. ?WTOT.YrOTYilxDci.^rr7.i :/.--.-.vr^uv^:.v'.-x^-r/?| At Wholesale frte i . E>as i at ias, Oranges, Apples, and all sorts of Fruits. ALSO Homemade Candy. TBI. Ull?. BllOADDUS & RUFF have just ?pI up a pretty lino of f'iiass "'v' ' any ihinir in the \?| f.M 1 : piece. OPIIBMCOCAINE and rium WHISKEY Habits curod (it my S.-inatoiimn In a low works. Y?u run roturn tu your lionio in 30 ilnj'B woll, ttvo anil happy. I liavo inailo tlicso lmbitfi a specialty for ~.j> yearn .mil enroll thousnmla. pnpp JJmik mi llnmo Treatment wont rlitr. AdilrcHH I>1C. It. II. M'OOUKV, loa N. l'ryor Stroot, Atlanta, Un. *.wwA?ivr?aMnx^/i,Aun.v?T?jvBrr??*Hi??u??ausVjOT,vai. Valentin Vc I have a la Valintines, ( comic and make your before my st< MAYES' 8( NEW8EF An ORDINANCE. Relating to Street Duty in the Town Of Newhcvr.v, South Carolina. lie il ordained by Mie Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, South Carolina, in council assembled, :i:id by authority of the same. Section I. That from and after the passage of this ordinance all persons V: ween the aires of eighteen and l'if- ( ty years in the Town of Newberry, S. aic' lu'reby required to perforin six days labor during each year upon i the streets of the said town, under | I In* direction of the street overseer, or to pay Three Dollars to the Clerk and Treasurer of the Town Council of the Town of Newberry each year in ; !i<M! thereof, which shall be due and | pavable on or before the thirty-first i' iy of March, provided that a re-{ ccipt in full of commutation tax shall be issued to any person who shall pay the same prior to the mo.i(Ji of March: Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to exempt any person who shall become a resident of tire Town of Newberry, at any time, of any year, from performing the labor or payinir the commutation tax herein required. Section 'J. All person's violating the provisions of this ordinance by failing to perform the said labor or pay said commutation tax in lieu thereof, shall, upon conviction thereof. be fined not more than five dollars or be imprisoned for not more-, than ten days or senleneed to hard labor on the public works of said j town: Provided, that the provisions J if i !:is ordinance shall not apply to persons holding a certificate of physical disability from a reputable li- j censed physician, said certificate nut to li,' over one year old, and any person presentin-' such certificate shall make an oath before the sr.id {'hrl,- and Treasurer thai such disability prevents him from makinj? a j livelihood at his usual avocation; nor to ministers of the jyospel in actual i eh a rye of a comrrejralion, teachers I employed in the public school, sctiool trustees, and persons permanently disabled in military service of the State, any person who served in the late War Ilefwccn the States, all persons ! actually employed in the quarantine I service of the State, and members <?f ! the Fire !)epartmenl of the Town of Newberry; Provided, however, that j only twenty members of each eoni! panv of tlie said department, shall be <>\einpt under the provisions of this section, and it shall be the duty of , ti?e secretary of each company to file v illi the Clerk and Treasurer of said t'mncil a list of all members of his company on or before the first day of January of each year. Section That all or finances or parts of ordinances, inconsistent j with this ordinance be, and the same j tire hereby repealed. Done and ratified under the corporate seal of tiie Town of Newberry, i (Seal) South Carolina, this eighth dayof January, A. 1)., 1008. i J. J. LanuTord, Attesl: Mayor. l'.U'j. S. Weils, City Clerk and Treasurer. "TI-IE RIBBON WINNER" and ex-! animation pads at Uroaddiis & Uuff. es! dentines! rge stock of all kinds, I I post cards, selections 3Ck is baoken )0K STORE, JRY, S. C. ^ > REPC ro the State Bank Examiner of th Bank of Newberry, S. C., at tli ber 16th, 1907. (condl-:n resour< Loans and discounts Overdrafts Furniture and fixtures Gash and Exchange ijabr.it Capital stock Undivided profits, net Unpaid dividends Cashier's Checks Deposits, Banks Deposits, Individual Bills payable 2STo. es iqe r oopi^ $ Prosperit Paid Up Capital t Surplus arid Individual F Stockhol d ers' Li a bilit.ies For pro feci ion of i H. C. Moshlsy President. iv1 W. W. Wi-iL-iLt-FR, Cashier. Gi Better a conservative Interest return when wanted, than a high about the principal. A National Bank is a safe Depc makes it so. Likewise our'Boar of orudent conservative managen DIRECT G. W. Bowers. J. A. C. Kibler. R. L. Luther. M. A. Carlisle. J. H. Hunter. J. P. B We allow 4 percent, per Department, interest pi Moseie1 <Our 36th car of that Choic arrived, making 4,005 bbls., Best Patent Best Half Patent Every Barrel Choice Meal Choice Grits We are maKing some cut pric< and as a special inducement wil lO Cents on on following goods, goods all ma tion or misleading. This is lo i?: 1908, and to be carried out to tl All Ladies' Hats, Feathei | Dress Goods, Flannels, all IV Youths' and Boys' Clothing Blankets, Men's Pants Goo< Misses' Shoes, Trunks, Vali Ladies' and Misses Jackets, ing Machines. This make; the extremely low price of : tic for $22.50 and is certainly We have an abundance of chc ments, and to reduce them are all along the line. Yours tr Moselei VfJrMrtiwwBct.arxr urn*wjnMt. unurvAvnv.vwv *; ttwitirnra-zw t Ths First Cough f|J Even tUnugh not severe:, has a t ! ^ tive Aremhranes of the throat I ^ Coughs then come easy all wint ' " slightest cold. Ctire the first cc ! ^ set up an lnllamation in the delic i ^ lungs. The best remedy is SYRUP. It at once gets right. 2* moves the cause. It is frte 1'roi 6# a child as for mi adult. 25 cent: % MAYES' DRI j \ )RT le condition of The Exchange ie close of business Decemsed) :es: $161,790 26 o,479 93 3,(536 92 - 10,601 07 $179,508 18 ins: 5? 50.000 ()0 9,09 I 4 2 12 50 2,049 10 $ 2,779 72 ... 1 1 1,072 44 1 13.852 16 4,500 00 $179,508 18 D"=Kt ? :Ti? 1 BUfSll ? ** "*1 ?/ ilakilOiiyi ?j)ia4*3t y, 8. C. - $25,000 00 'rofits $6,000 00 . $25,000 OO ' or ft. . A. Car; ir.i p., Vice-President ;.o. Johnstonh, Attorney. 1 on your deposit v/iih its snfe rate and a feeling of doubt jsit. Government supervision d of Directors is a guarantee lent. 'ORS: W. P. Pugh. Jno. B. > ellers. W. A. Moseley. Geo. Johnstone. H. C. Moseley. owers. annum in our Savings ayahle semi-annually* / Bros. c Tennessee Flour has just and while it lasts goes foi $5.50 bbl. $5.25 44 Guaranteed. 90c. hu. $1.85 sack. es to suit the "Panicky" limes, 1 make a clean cut of the Dollar rked In plain figures, no decepist i: !iti 1 1st day of January, le letter and includes s and Velvets, all Woo len's I fats and Caps, Men's, r, Rugs and Art Squares, Js,(Ladies', Children's and ses, Satchels, Telescopes, Lap Robes, Domestic Sew> our $30.00 Machine for $27.00, our $25.00 Domesbest price in United States. )ice goods in all of our departmaking some inviting prices uly, t Bros. ^ ^ *!/ V of the Season, endency to irritate the scum- ^ and delicate bronchial tubes. er, every time you take tlie ? ugh before it has a chance to :ate capillary air tubes of the QUICK RKUJW COt;GII T at th? seat of tr< ublo and re ^ n Morphine and is as safe ior ^ UG STORE. ?