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Vo!. XXIX.
A Tranquil Life.
CJeortff- H. ffppvvorth’M Sunday Sftrmon
in the New York Herald.
The I uture we may regard as as-
tired and leave it to take care of
it ilf
fi! dear I ord. who watches the
* I sparrow’s flight arid fall, and
? fit* bus given us some faint
giimpst-s ot what is to be, will
keep i;i<- wonderful promise, “I go
t o prepare a place for you, we
•si have no disturbing thoughts,
hut, tin the contrary, perfect con-
fit dence.
( Hir chief concern should be how
i»» in r e the best and most of this
life, for if we are in the right now
we surely cannot go wrong here—
alter, God lias hidden certain
benefits in t he experiences through
which we arr called to puss, and it
is important tint as we go through
the experiences we find a way to
gather the benefits. I am convinced
that no event in our lives i» with¬
out its purpose and if our minds
and hearts are properly developed
we sin 11 not only discover what
that purpose is, but have cause for
gratitude and increased faith even
umid sorrows and tears and berea¬
vements
It should lie our aim, therefoie.
to hve as peaceful as possible—
that is to sav. we should reduce
the friction of life to its minimum.
and nothing will serve this end ex¬
cept a brain felt and heartfelt re 1 i -
gion Peacefulness depends on
interior qualities more than on en—
viornment and external eircum—
I anee. It is possible to have
everything and at the same time to
practically have nothing. It is al¬
so possible to travel a rugged and
wearying path with a light heart.
It does not follow that you are
well off because you arc rich, but
you may, if you will, be well off in
-^pite of eurking cares strange uu-
ce rta i n t ies.
E very tiling depends on vout nut-
look toward God and your rdook
at yourself. I f you can see a dim
someting beyond the stars when
you look forth, ami something
worth your attention when you ex¬
amine your own soul, you have the
firm foundation on which to build
a grand and glorious life, The
riches disclosed by those two vis-
ions :ue beyond computation In
the consciousness that your destiny
out reaches the limits of time, than
you are capable of appreciating
the spirit of the Christ and of ap¬
propriating in the economy ot life,
a- He desired you to do, you be¬
come, to a large extent independent
of what if called good or ill for—
t une. You have a priceless com¬
fort in your heart which nothing
can purchase and of w Inch no
m > ling thi*f can despoil you, for
h nost secure ot all your pos-
ses>ivm is 1 he itieal which you hope
t main.
While it might be r.s-h to assert
that you can become w.holly nt -
different to circumstances, it is
sale m dec i ire tit.it if you have
a 1 .un fort ing faith you can he in-
hint civ happier as a poor man tlum
you coufii he with all the wealth of
WU vv o t Id at command it you had
no faith at all. It is not the soft
bed which gives refreshing sleep.
but a quiet conscience ana a serene
t rust It is what \‘»u have in your
he.ut, not what you have in your
pvicket. that makes you en viable.
A large bank account has a certain
teiigir in it, but if you hope to find
therein the means of happiness you
witi be disappointed. The necrom-
The Toccoa Reco
Toccoa, Georgia, June i3 1902.
aticy of life ii is its source In heart -
beats.
^ ou wrong yourself and waste
both time and energy in accurnula-
tion as the sole aim ot life. It is
impossible that God can have so
arranged the world that dollars
will buy what the poor need as
well as the rich. The most desir¬
able things.must be within reach of
the multitude, and 1 am sure that
though you toil from day to day
and bend your shoulders to the
burden of hardship you ought to
have, and you can have great com¬
forts and great joys. True religion
is thoroughly democratic. It favors
no class, but gives as plentifully to
the unlettered as to the learned,
The picture of an ideal life which
Christ offers us is wholly enticing
and alluring—a Father who listens
to every cry of your heart ; an
Elder Brother who trod the path
of anguish and sorrow, and who
tells us how we may possess our
souls in peace ; a heaven where
there will be no more partings,
for in its wide territory there is no
graveyard, a host'of angels with
whom we may communite, and
whose influence is around about us
from day to day. Can any sou!
ask for more? What is there else
you can desire? With these faiths
you are armed and equipped for
whatever exigency may occur.
I do not say that life will not
be a very serious business, taxing
your resources at times to their ut¬
most; but I venture to assure vou
that vou will have many comforts
which can be earned but not
bought, and a certain quietnese of
soul which be alone can enjoy,who
knows what the present means and
who sees the beckoning hand of
the future. To rest calmly on the
watchful care of Providence even
when the way is dark and stormy;
to feel in the inner depths that the
Hand which guides knows how to
guide; to yield in submissive resig¬
nation to whatever befalls, looking
ever to tlie mist-covered fields of
Paradise as the refuge from grief
and toil—this is to lead a very
comfortable life, one that will be a
daily blessing unto yourself and
encouragement to every struggling
soul in tne world.
Mrs. Maggie Hooper Sends a
Message.
Jefferson, Ind.. May 15, 1900.
Pepsin Syrup Co., Moriticello. Ill
Dear Friends :—I was bothered
with stomach Trouble and Dys-
pepsi. 1 for years. Nothing helped
me until I tried your grand Dr.
Cald well s Syrup Pepsin, and now
1 teel like a new woman. \ ou
may publish this, that all others
tna\ learn of t lie great benefit ot
\ntir grand cure.
Sincerely yours. Mrs. Maggie
Hoop t. Sold by all druggists.
The first mention of sh iving is
in GenRis. XII.. when we read
that Jo-eph , on being summoned
before the King, shaved himself
Stoutsville, Mo., May 5, rqCK).
Gentlemen :—1 have been troubl
with Indigestion and Constipa-
tion lor the ht»d two years, and
hive .ried every remedy known,
but had ne\er received any relief
until 1 was lianded a trial bottle ot
Dr, Caldwell’s Svrup IVpsin.
through our druggist, J. \\ . W at¬
son, which gave me immediate re-
lief, and 1 afterward bought a fifty
cent bottle, which l can truthfully
say has given me more relief than
anything I have ever tried — R.
Aurd. Sold by all druggists.
“Good Will to All Men.’
Puzzling Hills.
A Puzzling Natural Phenomenon
in Western North Carolina.
A natural phenomenon that
causes much wonder and has so far
baffled scientists in the western
part of North Carolina. The scene
cf this wonder is located about
twelve miles from Ashevile.in
combe county.
From some of the hills in that
section colums of smoke are seen to
rise at a certain time each year,
and all efforts to ascertain the cause
have been without avail W lien
se«n at other times than when the
smoke issues from them, there is
nothing unusual in the appearance
of the hills.
They enclose a valley about tour
miles long and halt a mile wide,and
their tops are from a quarter to
half a mile apart. The columns of
smoke rise to a height of about
twenty feet and are about a dozen
feet apart. The general appear
ancs is that of smoke produced by
the burning of coal.
It is indeed a strange spectacle
to see this smoke rising on a clear
day when therein not a cloud in
he sky.
It was in September, 1886, that
the phenomenon began to be no
tic**d, the first hill to smoke being
Watch Knob, one of the largest.
Others then exhibited the strange
freak, and there are now seven that
smoke.
Many theories have been advan¬
ced and found to be without toun
dat ion. The volcanic theory
was suggested and soon found to*
be without any scientific basis to
warrant its acceptation. The fact
that the hills began to smoke im-
meadiately after the b'g Charleston
earthquake,started much discussion
as to some probablejjconnection be-
w een the two events, but this
again could not be proved by the
scientists, and the mystery still re¬
mains as deep as ever.
A strange fact in regard to the
matter is that persons on the hills
and. in fact, in the exact spots on
which the smoke is seen by those
in the valley can detect neither
color nor odor, and report that
there is nothing to indicate that
the smoke is in the air around
them.
The neighborhood is visited con¬
stantly by tourists, and many ar¬
tists have taken ptetures of the
hills.—Ex.
A Traveling Man
confided to us the other flay that
he used Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup
Pepsin in his family and needed
no other remedy, as it seemed to
keep the entire family *0 perfectly
from Constipation, Indigestion.
Sick Headache and Stomach
Troubles. Sold by all druL r gDt»
It is *aid that one of tk.e princi-
p4 1 mandarins at the lead nt the
Chinese rebels has killed hi -
whole familv before C''ininaiCtn>/
itis campaign m order that the.
might not be puniMied in the event
of hi> defeat. This was undoubtedly
thoughtful ami considerate in him.
but he appearently overlooked the
J ;iv j that he could have secured his
end much more eltectuilly by kili-
himself and letting them l:\e
Sweet Breath
is a companion to a well ordered
stomach, Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup
Pepsin keeps the stomach in order
—the breath pure and sweet. Sold
by all druggists.
Successor loccna Times and Toccoa News.
Question in Arithmetis
A few problems for grown-up
peop | e on mul ters that arise in
everyday life, propounded bv tl>«
Ohio Stale Journal :
]( a man tries to carry I wo poll-d
plant, Irom tile cellar to the front
yard for his wife and on,* fall, and
breaks, what ................. ll !'^
the man also break?
If the patron of a restaurant h a s
to wait t hree-quarters of an lour f. r
a pork chop, how long would he
have t<> wait for two pork chops?
A. and B. are good triends, who
lived next door to each other, A.
bought his daughter
l^oo. I low much would 1>. give
if some one would steal the piano;
a Iso howjong will A. and B.remain
on speaking term v. f
A man died leaving a will. How
many lawyeis will he required to
break the will and how long, vvt.ll
it be before the lawyers oVn 'lie
estate of the deceased?
A doctor calls on ids patient
three times a day. How long will
he patient live and how much will
the doctor make before he dies?
How long can a haif-hor.se pow-
er man run a four—horse power
lawn mower?
Mary has three green apples and
Johnnie has seven, il Maty eats all
ot her green apples and Jonnieeats
ull of his green apples, at what
hour will the funerals occur?
There died in Masasschiis--t t s
recently James 1 Kava. laugh, at
the age of 1 12 years. According to
lie had used tobacco
for 100 years, and had taken iiquoi
as a stimulant dining the latter part
of his life. These things, of course.
had nothing to do wi h his long¬
evity. and wit!iout them he might
have lived to be 150, But in all
probability one thing that aided
him in rounding out his 112 was
his refusal to be worried “AKvavs
of an even tempt-ra men! . It IS
said, “he never allowed :invfiling
to bolder him •> > Worry kills tone
people than work, and prnbabU I s
many as tobacco and liquor.
where it is hot a!! the year ror.nd
Scott’s Emiaisi
sells better than any where else
in the world. So don’ i stop taking
it in.summer* or you will
what you have gained.
Send fui
SCOTT & BOW.M
409-415 Pearl Street, m.
50c. and $i.oo; dll drui'gist
President Roosevelt li is been in
vited to visit Atlanta this fail J o
he present at the exercises at ten ,j
ing the unveiling of tin* moment to
the Yankee general; Walker, who
was killed at the battle ot Atlanta.
BEST FOR THE
BOWELS
If yon haven’t a regular, healthy movement of the
bowels every day, you’re ill or will be. Keep your
bowels open, and be well. Force, in the shape of
violent physic or pill poison, is dangerous. The
smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping
the bowels clear and clean is to take
CANDY
CATHARTIC
♦
EAT ’EM LIKE CANDY
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good, Do
Good, Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe; 10, 25 and
60 cents per box. Write for free sample, and book¬
let on health. Address iSS
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or Mew York.
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
No. 24
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filiis time the opponent of Gen¬
eral Miles think they have got him
down. On Tuesday, Senator Cul¬
berson retd testimony from the
files oT the w.u Department, prov¬
ing cruel action by officers in Phi¬
lippines. It is held that nobody ex¬
cept General Miles could have
furnished the transcripts from tfie
office reports 10 the Texas Senator.
If the fact can ce proved,most of
dte Republican Senators will back
up Roosevt It in forcibly retiring
Mi es it once. He would be open to
the charge of furnishing ammuni-
tion to ‘*the enemy," which in a
terrible thing, in war or m politics.
We see it m the Charleston Post
that Gov. jefi Davis of Arkansas
was expelled f join membership in
the Litt le Rook Uipiist Church on
these among ot her charges:
i )run ken ness (t hree charges);
dr u tiken ness and gambling;
drunkenne ->s and misconduct;
drunkenness and treaty negro is;
gross sins agan>t the Church.'’
Gracious, hut the an was luckv !
It's a wonder they didn’t hang him.
Buffalo Bill (Wen. F. Copy.)is
reclaiming by brigaFng some 6oo,
000 res «>t land in Wyoming,
and I he flourishing little town of
Cot!v i s sprung up in the midst
O f hi- possession- So many towns
h tve‘sprung ti[ U»i l flourished and
died so utterU that their very sites
have disappeared in that section,
however, Colonel Cody may
be only adding to the municipal
graveyard by his venture.
Mark Twain is Samuel L. Clem¬
ens, EE.!)., as a result of the action
of tiie 1 niversity of Missouri.
Dickinson College has eonierred
tlie same titie on Mark Hanna.
M r Hobson, t he great naval hero
and politician. does not underes-
j \ in at e his own c t bi it 11 es or cies-
ot>. A dispatch from Grt-elisboro,
All., "ays; “it is suthoritat ivelv
announced. to dav that Ca pt am
K ichinoml P. H ‘hsnn. C. S. N t .
will re urn to thi- c.Lv and run for
t he Alabama Senate 1 roin tins dis—
<1; ict, it the next Hection.
fine H i Guests Didn’t Kick,
Si e It. e 11 j loprietor «ts good a:
mil'l jr laces:
* * \ V t* urn t-> ole tse, ’ he stid be-
re t m p n -si < c< hi id »pe.t k. \\ hen
we have a ‘kicker in tl.u house we
try to gt ve him some: liiug toJ‘kick :
it ut. Wt Have a fO Jill tor that
p .i t icu nr purpose. wide It we al—
ways reserv t for the ‘kickr-r.’ and
we h 1 ve ari absentminded waiter
thitt we a. ways give him. What
were vo 4 about 1o remark?”
“I waj about to remark, ” re-
turned Suddenly . , .
the gliest, Cnang*
hi* mind, “that I never knew
a hotel inoKto my liking. ”-[Chi-
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