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r “The Plrwxl Is The LM'o” lias n^vtr k<>ih- Ix-yomi tli<» ibovc simple statement of scripture. Hut It has illutnnialeti that "latement and divert it a ni<‘aiiintr ever hroudcniiii; witli t|i<‘ iuereasimr hreadth of hiio\vlt;dtfe. WtM;n tfie hiiawl is "bad’'or impure it .s not alone the Imk]; which sutlers through disease. The brain is also . loudtsl. tin* mind and judgement are efftvted. and many an evil deed nr impure thought may Is* directly traced to the impurity of t he blood, i dul. impure blood •an Is' made pure by the use of Dr. Piem's (ioldett Medical l)isc*>very. It enrit hes and purities the blood tliereby urinj/. pimpu's. blotch* >. eiupt on> and <ither <'utan*-oiis allectioiis, a-- ec/i-itia, Calm age Sermon By Rev. frank De Witt Talmace, D. I). , or * nn Los Anj'e |KM’!ilOll tllr Bonn* unrnii tit. 7. In thi utters a wboh 1 li«* roiiiIn >!i si ■if i ■ t, —. nd other of unciia ri i a ole jtidaineni ol < lest we, by such ineaii' miss the (i) in^ tlmt comes of “entel la Inill" I lings, on- unawares” Tin- text is t hmesj., .< r-. * a* old “And. I ». tin m< n st. *d by him." *>.*■!•> has When a p:eni!ctii:in truvels in the far i‘ur* •. In east he does md step .-it a pttldie inn. ti- ulcers, but lodges w itli the people In* meets on sotvs Dr. the way. Thus one dry Abraham was hi* I' l’"'" sitiittg at the door of his lent. Off in 111 •' ^‘‘u tin* distiiiiee ir* sees three tra el stain- ins Ml <•011- ll eit 'Hist t "All-lb >1 t 1 ter t ’(ioldell Ml (ft buck door. 11c canuo poor tnau with that si"! •<r«» hr »id of children w.i •a street Why. that inn; do n d believe in (Jei d t’ e Hil le. They ne\ a» at!" ‘I ol t iod !1<*V< * nniji or a paujier." I>uo | ot !.< t - V ' taos In* not V I * m iiulel l . What s:i; ■ twenty ;’fth eltaider * oes hi- sny: ”!f you won! enters, you shot.hi see thi* pahu-es ami in th roomsV You sltottld see’ in purple and fine linen!' tot < lirist s l ommand. II" world seel; my me sen ill hml them elotlied i - It the pile-lied eheehs of vtI'derimr itt' itiml from ad ns did .laim I! .war’ |y look In;; at the fireside es .-in ' *. <•* with no home ■ Il.ive you nat read tla* ten saw we tltee itn-hun I tltee or thirsty and gave When saw w** tltee a ai, t!n*e in or naked and •” And the Ivng sh-H -ay r.n» > yott. ■•Inasmva 't lam* it tit it o one of the e. my brethren, ye have me." I io *s not • ’bri t sc words that when you i** ni it* van are 1 ok it" •s?pntiers and earing fo ie poor, th * ht*lph*ss poor! s*i■ n t . In* everywdieri' ..!• *r. visitors’ How of u man or soman who is under the ban of society7 How often does it bapiHM) that some unscrupulous enemy traduces a man or woman by hints and innuendo and the poison spreads stealthily through the community be cause it is not arrested at the begin ning? When will every Christian per ceive it to be his duty to defend the reputation of other | eople from charges based on mere g »ssip? Furthermore, if you and 1 are only willing to go to tin* aid of those who are being p wseeutod <h»l will not only personally bless us. but we will save many men and women who are bein" unjustly in*: n>d from eutor sin am] crime. 1 was "e-* pressed with this f.u t t' 1 "*! ago. when | was visit:j sourian. !I<» was tell' •; t tory of his life. lie was a at the time of the bre ' wj civil war. Any one w i h history of Missouri kwvvs man who li \ <*<1 at tliat tim* state's border was em .i.irn a soldier’s uniform, am! some who volunteered w 'no er motivi* titan to commit <i cpoti tbit v t * if' 'ring pei ip 11 that uniform, su'-h umn ‘•on tr <• : 11 rows and slings with which to drive hack those who have betrayed your trust?” No. That is no’ Christ's com maud. Listen how he describes the way in which you should welcome some of your angelic visitors. The • are Christ's words, not mine: "Love your enemies." That means give them the l>est places at your table and jour warmest \v* l -ome. “Hless them that curse you." '1 hat means go out of your way to speak a kind word for those win* are denouncing you and trying t> trader. "Do good, you and pray for ally u><* you." 1» » . rd and my Hod. ave we i '. I iby \ .ads arighl? How •W, Ir \ . I \ fi- - of US have Wei i;:’< 1 ! ; • . • o u l!. i-e wlio have re ded Us .11.1 per-eeu ed us and have till a !1 manner o' evd things against u ! Now. •. ea in .■ r • <1 i.iany essays mid ii.ird i• i •::• * s< ins upon the tlnni.e .dug' of Hating an Kuemy." it t > tell you that t*e gnml ig i f an enemy after all is to to forgive those people who passird against us as we ex- te forgiv** our trespitsses. ■ can learn this lesson of for ran never learn to b<* like \ou willing to live ns that Chamberlain’s s I R but est bic- in a teach us p have tresp; poet Hod Unless we giveness w Christ. Ar Hi La# Cough Remedy The Children’s Favorite —CUBKS - Couirhs, Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough. Tins ri*r!!**‘t> - fair a-- f--r its i-ui *w* nvpr h l.wtet piirt nf the civil);-* 1 world. It crji ulw.-i !.« P |, end rd U|mhj. U C'lT.tiur.s rs. o; i.irn or oti'*<r h:tnnful dru. - nnd ruuy I'*) r*ivi)ti a.- coii!id«iuiy to u tKtl y us to an ndult Price 25 cts; l^urgo bize, 50 cte. ou- ib 1: ! t it of V I: | i • iv SOW a nnoi • inc it havim.' a <■( iiinb ir ii-t of bi.u plait I'iugd -b . ii it- l oitl.-w r -atm i m • i f i g a • i * - - t * < a - <*< »r r* • t . Dr I’i.rec'- IM.asaiit 1’rllm &od ln\ '.'"fa'*• stomach, liveru Ha- Then he described h lot of thieves clothed a to Ids father's house a. of d to the the lung aw i out in Tli fan •i ')• 11 i • u ft . on*- niglit a soldiers cam** 1 literally took •v .lrov«* his er s cold, and tin* exposure, t his father's : about and Irishmtui lived who recently iwavV Did you road the las* •dament of Michael Davitt? not have itny money to give, si.eiit most of his life in the • i r home rule for the Kmernld lie made up his last will lament tints wise. I do wish I verb: tim. He said in part: ; ins last svill and testament I inj money to give, but -ing to all mankind, forgiveness from till tho rny have injured in life <>r t. o*o I have acted unitistl' Indi|^€'if.?ci* Causes C at a r r h o f t la e SIott} acH. Vor r: any ye; r it I 1 ptosed that iiial;* 1 a long I Surah found ir.Lgestioci •xactly the H) all isiie cai'eo Catarih o! t ".c £•' -. r h. Kcdol tiysp'ipsia Cure nt**rtain an scry day if in them, as ge travelers •id perhaps 11 a in e. You are men. as » i u it li'inarv mg f br* t tve mucous h. protsets the . sour risings g. indigestion. h tr Kodol Digests What You Eat Make the Stomach Sweet. ^ 3ott.es only Keguar '' 1 dtri* 2*-4 time* th» trial • * ; ' . — *s prepared by £• C. DcV* IT T eit CO . Ct.icago, IU. For sale by Cherokee D r ug Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowtens. dul \ r. 1 .• i . y ;:rc m<!. They TJfmi \ ,u li 1 v<* sI; 1111 i 1 i« • , shut your door lire l i. --.•!*: ••!•- ' > i. Thus the ijues- r , , •■I .in; > vt unity ; 11 tin* face <,f th t nils v* lii !< l: * .iil'ront us all are: ••• 1,. *.1; c vis : ! ' VS.” < : ' xl's poor are a! •Will \\ • i* it 1 ti** ->■ angelic visitors? wavs a * ’ 011! k < 1 i. Tll“.v h 1 vi* <• >!ne to hr ing w v. *• ( .*. - . : tliciii tin* spiritual y .11 a sp ; :T Mil Me-i t:g from heaven. I.ie- \Y 11 • !; ; < . > 1 inlet: is US P; get?” thi*' • struts*;* - of old brought ir< 11 [ place, receive h.> come from gii garments of ■ engers come to three st rangers on time. As rest patriarch's ig under the shad osv. It Syria it s plains. Tin- she; docs not at N or their svork While it is a In begin, a- Cold weather is coming, everybody will need good Shoes. The Men and Boys will need a good Suit, a Hat and Overcoat. The Ladies need Dry Goods, Dress Goods and Flannels. The whole f; mily will need heavy Com forts, Blankets, Hosiery and a hundred pounds of the best Flour. We have all the above named articles and many more at prices which cannot be duplicated. We respectfully invite you to call and get prices before you buy. i ■ ■ I ■ Brothers. Host Anything And * little of everything is now being shown in my line: All the new conceptions and fails ..In The Jewelry Line.. From tile cheajH*st *orth having to the very finest specimens and grades. R*. pairing done by an Ex vri. Thus. M. West rope. Next to Shuford & LeMasirf. 'in i.' ,<• Ih -,tI ng un'i"' - 1 1“* -;li -i ilium. The intense eabng down upon the the work was done, or t he cattleman's day witli many of us, i-k. These men start early in the morning, dark tlx- busy wives and daughters are up preparing the early breakfast. Then with the first light of the day the sheep and the cows and the horses begin to get rest less. They want to get out and feed upon tlu* rich grasses. Then the flocks ami tin* herds begin to move, and by 10 o’clock tin* animals are well fed and are resting themselves under the shadows of the trees until late in the afternoon. Abraham, like a wise mus ter, had seen that Ids herdsmen anti shepherds had cared well for his stock. Then when the hot sun begins to beat down he goes back to his tent to pre pare for dinner and take a rest and have a ipr d chat with his dear wife Sarah, for, though Abraham at this time was over ninety years of age and Sarah had passed her threescore years and ten, yet they were still lovers as when In their youth they had taken a Journey into faroflf Egypt and the king's messenger wanted to select Sarah for Fharaoh’s bride. The Three Traveler*. While the busy Sarah Is preparing the miduoon meal Abraham, sitting by his tent, suddenly puts Ids hand over his brow and begins to look. He seems to be watching something afar off. “What is it, Abraham?" says his wife. "Do you see any one coming?” "Yes,’’ answers the aged lover. "1 think I see three travelers. They are strangers to me. They must lx* poor men. They are coming afoot. In this country horses are so cheap that all except the poorest can own one. These men have not even u donkey with them. They must truly be very poor. I wonder If | they have enough food along. Poor fellows! See how tin*d and hungry they look. Sarah. We have so much; let us give them a good meal and start them on their Journey afresh. No man ought to lie traveling in this awful • heat.” "All rigid, Abraham.” I think I hear Sarah say. "All right. You go and ask them to tarry. ! will hurry up and prepare some meal, and you send and kill a calf, and we will give them a feast fit for a king." Thus Abraham runs and salutes these strangers who are traveling afoot. He says, "Stran gers. will you conic and lodge with nit*?" Lesson tlu* first. These three angelic messengers came to Abraham’s tent afoot. They came as poor men. They came as Hod's messengers often come to us. when they look up Into our faces and piteously beg: "Wilt ttiou feed me? \\ ill thou clothe me? I am Clod's poor Wilt thou care for me?” ‘‘Oil, no.” you answer: "tliat cannot In* You are only making a pretty fig ure of speech. An angelle messenger never comes clothed In rags. He may have come to an Abrahaml" tent afoot, but lie certainly never comes to me as one of those dirty, filthy beggars who nn their Master ai •* I *oo r hit when this in runs for ward i » pi th • feet of tlu* three n sharp!; serulinize t rain:m aud Sarah King. I VI J<M\ noble Hebrew herds j-trate himself A rangers I see icir faces. He the an* li' I a -ke 1. ” a bnj of I and injsel! We eaeli took a gun we would kill every met." 'W'li.it then I cd. 1 hen t he ol< 1 n ami aiiswei part of my there lived ; of Lev. M non hern in. heard what he knew th. whackers u crime, as < lynch !. im. \V ith the Then I 1**: '1VI ■ in *.' fot r*ri •ness to tin they maslKMl OI ie of those who have done m o any i nj t in* W; s a crii ltd* * for Then 1 asl; that when L! IV literu ry ev < inl «• away (' very eeutor pub b.-bes herer • ft. iM* any ol and p i” and * fill ckeu works he v v.ll cull fro m tl •cm at V all III*' ;:Tiiin ; 111U the ter words which mi L'tl t wont until in- *> aim ik ‘it Olllj' heart of at ty living in: in (j r tin- ta Wha t did y- Mi do?'' of the love <1 ones of a ny < if !!! \ ." In* sn id. "I \\ as only • ■ai fees." Dili you e\ fi’ l •.•ml a ! ecu. It :ut my bn »t her ment mor* • beautiful a t 1 <1,1 net the hu-hwl ia<* Iters. than that' • M >. hr \ oil ul vowed that •thern man we * iked at me i i.iiportan; aides county bj the name He was a ed : • Tin* life. 1)1 St. <1 in ol*i minister r. Blackwell. in and a Kepublieau. He we two boys bad done, and it if we continued as bush- e would end up in a life of lid the .James boys, who started out as criminals because their father ami mother were treated as m.v greeted umiiy f: They have dine with tb<*n the words of a ! then I fear ui h visitors." who. if t home, won!'! hrin of spiritual bless messengers spitefully u them a !o\ sake, it.- \!t; t i r< om ul •r ike if ■s tliai they wear tlu* travel ■ iaim-d g ini.e!i!- of p > »r men. but me think - i he.tr h'-.i nmlter: ' Do ir fel lows! Door fell ,\ s! Derhaps they are exiles from tin'ir own eoimtr.v. Dor- 11:ips on nee Mint of a king’.- hatred they are lie -in", for their live*. Derhaps they onee had sheep ami oxen and horses and manservants, as I have, hut now, on account of bitter persecution, they have I i-d all. I must be especially I kind to these p >or fellows who are fiee ing for their lives.” Cannot you im agnu* such tli Mighis passing through AI -aham’s mind as In* i nns forward to ! ;;:• • •! die tb’-H* s*r u •;*• •<*? I can. And I firmly believe that when any man goes to tin* help of the persecuted and die uujustlj treated ne is welcoming , m his home “angelic visitors." who will alw ays bring to him a spiritual blessing from Hod. II ».v many people there are who are I ’••‘in;; m.justly persecuted! How inanj there are who a-e la»1r'g lied about and i misrepresented! Like the devils that were torturing the poor maniac's body. | who was running naked among the tombs of the Hadaru dead, their names ; seem to be legion. Many of these poor fellow s who are being unjustly treated are dying of broken hearts, as did the late Daniel D. Tompkins, who was one of tlu* most pathetic characters of American history. In his prime no I name was more powerful in the po litical world than his. He rose from office to office. At last he became gov- | eruur of New York state and then i vice president of the United States j The White House was almost his. But suddenly his enemies were able to head him off. Though his whole life I stood for honesty and purity and truth, his political foes charged him with mis appropriating some of the public funds when he was chief executive of New York state. He indignantly denied the charge, but he could not produce evi- | deuce to vindicate himself. His ene mies had stolen It. Ills forehead, like that of Cain, had a black mark of guilt placed upon it, and be was shunned by his fellow men as an embezzler of pub lic funds. Thus Daniel D. Tompkins was compelled to retire from public life and went down into a dishonored grave. Hardly had the grave closed over his body when vouchers were dis covered which proved not only that Daniel D Tompkins had used the pub lic funds alight, but that he had s|M»nt u large part of Ids own privatt* fortune for the public good. A Truffle Story. "Alas, alas.” you s::j. “what a tragic story!" But the history of Daniel D Tompkins is that of hundreds anil thousands of men and women abott' us. Dure nnd true and noble are t' e - Not a dishonest hair is to be found In their heads But people are whispering against their characters and wliRper ing against the'r purposes of lif* and whisnering r'-rlnd their home- Though th** : r enemies bring fo"th ii r >' one scintilla of proof of wronmloin yet we sit idle and utter not one ri te t l*i their behalf. Who Is th* has tin* courage to stand up In defeus* parents had know ,le--<* . 1 know that i lie risk of h well, a U<* been treated. I used to .•lines' parents well. And v. hat 1 say is true. So at - own life'uev. Mr. Black- ubiican and northerner, went into the mountains and hunted up our camp and said: 'Boys. 1 hate come to s.a\e you. Home back and live with me. Because Thieves and scoun drels have robbed your parents and killed your mother do not become crim inals yourselves and die at tin* end of Vlas, if not. e -but out ‘‘."!igc! ‘ •j should enter your to you tlu* greate-t lessings. These angelie lay he men who have i you. Cannot you give g welcome for Christ's aham asked the three strangers to re-1 with him under the shadow of Ids on-tern tent? Shoiili! Not Find There. But should our hospitality end here? Oh, no. It you turn to the fourteenth chapter of Luke you find these words: "When thou makest a feast or a sup per, call not thy friends nor thy hreth reu, neither thy kinsmen nor thy rich neighbor-, l ot they also hid thee again and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a least call the uoor, th** maimed, the lame, the blind." Now. who are the maimed and tin* lame and th** blind? Are they simply n hangman's nnos* result of his plea we went back to Blackwell's home and went back to honesty and truth and right." ISmvcmI Him I*ffe. "What became of Mr. Blackwell?" I asked, "li** lived to be a very old man,” was tin* answer. "A few j'ears ago 1 went back to Missouri and hunt- And, sir, as the the poor who go around on crutches or fee! their way with a staff? I think not. Christ would not here say "the poor and th<* maimed and the halt and the blind" if that w r as the case. I think the maimed and the halt and the blind m< think t!: mean tin in the moral cripples. ! e won is to a great extent spiritual outcasts. I think ed him up and lagged him to come and th, 'y wL, ° «re like the se\ en deviled Mary and Zacchaeus, whom honest people t-huu as the healthy physical man would run from a laza retto or a loathsome plague. Yes. we are to give a cordial welcome even to the vilest of sinners, such a welcome To The Public! We have just fitted up a building at the rear of our Furniture Store and moved our complete stock of Coffins, Caskets and Undertakers’ j Supplies into it. This gave | us considerable moie room : for Furniture & Sieves which our constantly increa sing trade demands. This 'extra room we have filled up with the very best values in Furniture and Stoves that money can buy. So we have : no hesitancy in saying that we are better prepared for your trade than ever before. Now, come and lotus show you through W'hether you |are ready to buy now o not. We know most every one expects to buy some Furniture or a Stove some time, and if you will : look through our stock care fully, for it will bear close inspection, we feel sure we , will sell you when you [do buy. Don,t forget we are the only one selling the cele- I brated “Leader Stoyes” and live with me, but he was too old to come.” Then a faraway look came into the old Missourian's eyes as he said: “Oh, I can never forget that man. By his willingness to lay down his life for me he saved my life and my brother's.’ Friends, are you men like this? Would '»» Abraham gave the three strauger- you risk your lives to save another from hi 8 home. sin and death? When men and women These worus mean that we should go are being persecuted and outrageously torlh In the name of ('hirst and try to treated and are trembling upon the save those who have sunk so low in brink of sin, are you ready to reach out Ut e quagmires of sin that, l>efouled and your hand and say: Brother, sister, reeking with immoral filth, like wild come to me. Come into my home beasts of prey, they seem to be stag Come and sit by my fireside. What I t?<*ring alone through a dark wilder have is thine.” If you will, you shall a ** of despair. They seem to be not only receive angelic visitors, who alone, all alone In their crimes. When will bring a mighty blessing to your the great Homan orator Cicero was home, but you will save men and wo- hurling 1ns condemnation against the men and boys and girls for Christ. S ius of Catiline, so overpowering was Your arm, your voice, your self tacri- ( the scene that no senator world sit by flee, may mean the temporal and the the conspirator and destroyer f young eternal salvation of immortal souls If men’s virtues. One by one they lelt In Christ’s name you g<» to their aid the bench uuoii which the cringing They are Cod’s angels whom you may Catiline crouched. There be trembled, entertain, as Abraham thought he was with no friend by his side, while the greeting the three travel stained, home- Edmund Burke ot Caesar s reign was less and perhaps persecuted and exiled denouncing him as Warren Hastings strangers. centuries later was denounced In West But. stepping out into the broader In minster. Thus as we see the wrong terpretanon of my text, wo assert that doer cringing under the lash as he sat angelic messengers can approach our alone we can see the modern Catiline!- homes witli the scowling visage of hate shunned and forsaken on account of and with tlx* clinched fist of auger, as their sins. We can see the poor bar well as in the fluttering rags of the lots, the brazen faced libertines and pauper and the distorted, terror strlck Hie Immoral lepers reeking with sin en countenances of the persecuted. Christ bids us to go to them, eveu to ‘‘Oh, no.” you answer; "that cannot the maimed nnd the halt and the blind be. An angel is no. a demon. An <iugcl and give them a gospel salutation, as Is one who would lead us to the higher Abraham accosted the three angels life. How can tne sullen brow of an | ah f'rtiu* Minuter*, enemy do this?" Well, my friend, let And, my friends, a sinner can never us turn again to the Bible. Study there sink so low but in that sinful degnda the most powerful and the most famil- Hon the true Christian may see the In Inr sermon ever delivered—namely, the finite possibilities of glory that will re sermon on the mount, spoken a douud to Christ ;f his redemption could short distance from Lake Galilee, only enter tlmt sinful soul. What did Christ say? Did he lay Friend, how is it with thy Christian down the great doctrine that we should life? Art th"U epeiilng wide tliy doors; be kind to others Just In proportion as Art thou li*u : for the coming angcll*- others are kind to us? Did he say: "Men, be Just to friend and foe. Never forget a kindness which a neighbor does you and never forget the Injury of a treacherous foe?" Did he say, “Build a walled-in castle. Have the moat deep and wide Have watch towers above the walls, where you can always keep a lookout to lower the drawbridge for your allies, and have spears and swords and bows and ar “Matchless Ranges.” Yours for business, Shuford & LeMaster. -a* j Furniture, Stoves and Undertaking. Kandy Kitchen Nothing but Candy and Fruit. I have a full line of them. My prices are as low as any one. Come and see me. Celery received weekly. : : Aug. 31 Fri. tf. Phone 167 and WHISKEY HABITS cared at borne with* oatpaia. Book of par- ttcuUrs seat VMKB. I B. M. WOOLLEY. M. O. , Office M4 N. Pryor Street. FOLETSHONET^X^R •tops cough und h«tal* luoga 'lECTBIfi THE BEST VOB ■ ElSi biliousness I BITTERS AND KIDNEYS. messenger*.? Art thou trying to spy out these visitors from God when they •tre in the far distance? Art thou will ing to run to them and greet them? Uanst thou not see them? There they are in that dark alley. Then* they come down the street Do you not see them? Why. they are by your side now. Will you greet them and go after them In the name of Christ? [Copyright, 190*S by I-ouls Klopsrh ] Kodol Dyspepsia Criro Digests what you eat. THE ORIGINAL LAXATtVw COLCll SVRUP KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE HONEY-TAR I'd Clover BIommu «nd Haury Are od fcyrrj bode. BANNER SALVE th* moat healing *atve in the wor d.