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Under Influence
of Ether
By RUTH HENDERSON
(Copyright.)
CUAUS! Chaos! Chang! Imperish
able, impenetrable, uever-endlng
chaos! Not un eye to see, uot an ear
to hear, not n spirit to help! Ah! Not
? soul to befriend it on this lonely
Journey; the lam triumph?or defeat
?of the human soul.
So?this was the Valley of the
Shadow of Death.
Here was another soul: a mistlike
being in drab-gray, formless, eiuslve,
but yet a soul.
The Lonely One sprang forward
with a cry of Joy and passed Into the
infinite domain. But It was not the
abode of Joy. The solemn, booming
?olce of the Gray Mist, announcing
the arrival of a new soul, brought only
hopeless pity to the fnces of the In
numerable other weury souls.
From the distance, a figure ap
proached : a familiar figure. It was
the earthly chum of the Lonely One.
No question was permitted to pass
the Lonely One's lips. Before he could
utter a word, the other had launched
forth Into a torrent of abuse and con
demnation.
"You sent me here! You! You!
You!" he laughed harshly. "Now pay
for it. Pay, yes. pay! You it was
who taught me the witchery of the
gaming table, that ?ent nut to a 'gen
tleman* gambler's ruin. You it was
who first tempted me with the seduc
tive wine that hurled me at last Into
a 'gentleman' drunkard's grave?you
It was who dragged my reluctant feet
onward to the pitfall of eternal de
struction: You. And now you must
pay the greater penalty, because you
were stronger than I; you resisted the
earthly torment. But it Is useless to
fight against the punishment that has
come upon you for pulling me down.
Do you know where you are? You
are In the domain of a twelve-thou
sand years' cycle. Yes! And there is
only one way out; and that I will not
tell you. Your punishment has come;
only you can extricate yourself from
the crucible of torture.
The Lonely One had twice passed
around tile cycle of twelve thousand
years?twice! He had been continual
ly moving on and on In u gray mist of
maddening sameness for twenty-four
thousand years. Many times he had
passed and repassed his comrade, re
ceiving always the same vituperation,
the same Jeers and bitter abuse.
Long since, the Lonely One had
learned that could he but find the path
of escape for himself, he would there
by free also his friend. Hut how help
less, how hopeless he was: he knew
not even for what to search I
He was starting on his weary round
for the third time, and once more he
encountered the old chum. He would
have passed on had not the latter
Stayed him.
"I never Intended telling you how
you might escape. I bad hoped to find
tho way myself and leave you here to
puffer everlasting retribution. But I
have traversed this cycle five times
and have not yet succeeded In discov
ering a way out. You must free us
both. You must!"
The Lonely One threw back his
bead. A firm resolve spoke In his
jj^ords. "Only give me the chance?
show me the way, and 1 will do lhy
utmost to liberate you from this hor
ror, even if I must remain?always."
{."""And -his comrade replied: "It Is all
so hopeless, even after one knows
what to search for." He sighed.
"Somewhere in this cycle, there Is a
ray of light, very, very tiny?siilnlhg
through a niche In the invisible wall.
TCo one can guess lunv far this wall
Is, and ll is only a matter of chance
If you ever got near enough to so
much as catch a glimpse of this Infini
tesimal ray?and follow It. But If
you once see ?the ray and pursue Its
path. It wil burst into at) enormous
sun, from which a host of angels will
fly nnd lift us out of our misery."
The Lonely One bowed, thanked him.
and went on his weary way. It indeed
seemed an impossible thing to happen.
On and still on he wandered, grow
ing more and more hopeless and down
cast in spirit.
And then, suddenly, about half-way
around the cycle, it appeared, faint
and elusive, now trickling forth
vaguely, now gone. But ever and ever
he pursued It: this fantastic ray of
light, teasing, vanishing, reappearing.
?ut however futile seemed the task,
he still remained flrin In his resolve
to follow It.
And now It seemed never to leave
him! It shone In a clear, steady beam.
Turning abruptly, he was amazed to
find his churn by his side. Tranquil
Joy and unutterable peace were writ
ten on his face. The old accusing look
was gone, leaving the light of forgive
ness In Its place. And suddenly the
ray hurst; burst In a dazzling, blind
lag flood of light; yea. more than light
?(old and silver and diamonds melted
togetuer in m umnon snining colors una '
flooded them with Indescribable brll- ]
liance. And out of It all. a mighty
host of angela flew! Pare white, save
for the wreaths of blood-red rubles
crowning their heads and but emplia*
sizing their purity.
The man on the operating table
stirred and opened his eyes. He ut
tered a cry of Joy and sunk back Into
unconsciousness again. Later, on the
snow-white bed of the Immaculate hos
pital room, the man told me his
strange experience under the Influence
of ether, Just as 1 have told It to you.
"And strange to say," he finished
sadly, turning his face to the wal,
"my college chora?Is dead."
Early Form of Tanning
The oldest form of satisfactory tan
ning was effected by massaging oil In
to the hide after the pores had been
opened by repeated washiirgs. To the .
Hebrews we are Indebted for the Intro
duction of the use of oak bark as tan- i
nln. With the rise of the European guild
system"" the leather Industry offered
various opportunities for organize- '
tions, among which were the saddlers,
cobblers and tanners. For a time these
orgunlzutlons became influential so
cially and politically.
Imaginary Land
The name "Hyperboreans" was giv
en by the ancients to an Imaginary
people, favorites of Apollo, who liven
beyond Boreas, or the North Winn, i
Virgil placed them under the North
pole. This favored race dwelt in ? t
terrestrial paradise under a cloudless
sky. and enjoyed a fruitful land, tin
ending peace, and perpetual youth and
health. The Hyperboreans were said
to live In an ntmosphere composed en
tirely of feathers. Herodotus and Pliny
both refer to this Action, but say it
was Suggested by the amount of snow
that fell in those northern regions.
Tlie word "Hyperboreans" has been
used by anthropologists to designate
certain peoples that dwell in the north
east of Asia and the northwest of (
America, and that cannot be classified
either as Mongolians or as North
American Indians.?Exchange.
Otherwise Engaged
Itossetti. who painted the now famous
reredos at Llandaff cathedral, took so
long over them that the dean and
chapter became weary of waiting, es
pecially as replies to letters sent Ro
8ettl concerning them were not forth
coming. So one day the bishop of j
Llandaff, being In London, called at
Rossettl's rooi^a In Blackfrlars to ask
to see them, and thus discover the rea
son of their non-arrival and of the
painter's silence. But the maid who
opened the door there at once In- .
formed him that Itossetti was absent,
and on hearing what the bishop had
come about, she exclaimed: "Oh, lor',
sir, Mr. Rossettl don't paint now?he's t
married!" i
Earliest Typewriters
The first typewriter of which there
Is any record was patented In England
In 1714. In 1829 the first American
typewriter, called a typographer, was
patented by W. A. Burt. In 1844 arid
1840 typewriting machines were In- ,
vented In England which, like many
of the early machines, were designed
primarily for the use of the blind and
so produced embossed characters.
About 1807 Charles Latham Sboles be- 1
gnn to experiment on the construction
of a typewriter, and from this the
Remington had Its origin. The first
crude model was completed In''1808.
Zoo Has Big Food Bill
Choice Items on the bill of fare of
the animals of the London Zoologlcn!
gardens during the past year Includ
ed: 440 horses, weighing 220 tons, fed .
to the cnrnlvoros; 4 tons, 15 cwt. cod- ]
flsh.^fed to the walrus: 85 tons of her- i
rings and whiting, 1,590 pints of
shrimps, 343 gallons of fresh milk. I
14,000 tins of condensed milk, 1281
pounds of honey, 258 pounds of ants'
"eggs," 77 pounds of nieal worms,
150 bunches of onions, 108 heads of
lettuce and 218,085 bananas. The
food consumed In a year cost $50,000.
Keep Sweet
"Suppose you look at the world
through a yellow pnne of glass," soldi
the late beloved Doctor Jowett. "Why.
then you have a yellow world. Sup-'
pose you look through n dirty pane
of glass. 'Why, then everything Is de
filed. Stippose you look at everything
through the yellow pane of jealousy,
or the red pane of envy?why, then
you disfigure everything. Ani If you
look at things through a soured dls
poattlon you will not see anything thai
Is l>vely or sweet. The cynical heart
has a charmless world."
Starting the Row
Wife?Oh, I'm so sleepy?It every
thing ahat up for the night?
Hubby?That depends on yon?
?everything els? Is.?Judge.
UGAL SALE OF LAND
~ Georgia Houston County.
Under and by virtue of power con
tained in deed with power ol ?ale, be
tween Southeastern Sales Union, and
J?sse Ii. Hart, datedfc>t?ptember6, 1921,
recorded in Book 31, page 581, in the
office of Clerk of Superior Court, Hous
ton County, Ga., the undersigned will
sell before the court house door in said
county, on Saturday, August 22, 1925,
between lu a. m., and 4. m., to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described property:
All those lots of land, situate, lying
and being in the Fifth district of Hous
ton County, Ga., and known according
to a plan and survey made by J. C.
Wheeler, Civil Engineer, in September
1S89, as lot M umber 177, containing
202Ji? acres, more or le6s, and bounded
on tne North by the Matt Duffy lot, on
the East by what is known as the
'"House Lot" on the South by^ the
Avant lot, and on the West by the Steve
Gunn lot.
Also, Lot No. 188 containing 202Ja
acres, more or less, and bounded on the
North by the Barnes lot, on East by
the Hammond lot, on South by Jackson
lot; and on west by lot No. 1 <7.
Also, Lot No. 189 containing 202
acres, more or less, anu bounded on the
North by the House Lot, on tast by lot
belonging to Dr, Thomas, on South by
lot No, lyO; and on the west by the
Avant lot.
Also, lot 190 containing 202>? acres,
more or lesu, and bounded on the North
by lot No. 1?9, on the Last by Marshull
lot, and on the t>outh by a road, and
on the West by the i ason lot.
Suid four lots of land containg in all
810 acres, more or less.
Also, all that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in lot No. 187
in the Lower .tilth District, of Houston
County, Ga.f containing 8.b acres, more
or less, particularly described ub by
metes and bounds as follows' to-wit:
Commence at the intersection of the
South line of said lot with the west side
of the Perry and Elberta Road, marked
by a pecan tree, [said commencing point
beiug 1221 feet West of the Southeast
corner ol said lotj; from said starting
point run West along said south line ol
said lot 222.3 feet; thence north 22 de
grees East 1239 feet; thence South 08
degrees Last 424 feet to said P?rry and
Elberta Road; thence South 32 degrees
West 1174 feet along the West side of
said Perry and Elberta Road to said
starting point.
Also, all that portion of lot No. 203
containing about 2 acres, more or less,
commencing on the Northeast corner
of lot No. 188 and on the Northwest
corner of lot No. 203, being an acute
angle and running west 122 feet from
the Northwest corner of lot No. 188 and
then South about 825 feet of lot No. 203.
Said angle of land situate, lying and be
ing in the Lower Fifth District, Hous
ton County, Ga.
Also, all that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the Lower
Fifth District, Houston County, Geor
gia, and being the Southeastern corner
of lot 187 and comprising all of said lot
which lies Southeast of what is known
as the Perry Public Road, and contain
ing 26;V acres, more or less. Louuded
on East by lot 204; on South by lot 188
and on the Northwest by the remainder
of lot lb7, and being triangular in shape.
Also all that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the Lower Fifth
District, Houston County, Georgia, be
ginning ?t the Northeast corner of Lot
No. 17t>, now marked by a Granite Stone
with the letter "C"; thence south
[variations lo-09' East at this date Jan.
7, 1904] 1495 feet; thence West 829
feet; thence N*,rth 1495 feet; thence
East 829 ft feet to point of beginning.
This land is a rectangle lying in the
Northeast corner of said lot 176 and
containing 28.4 acres,
The above property will be sold sub
ject to loan deed in tavor of Geo. K,
Johnson and John W. Hamer, Trustees,
for Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co., dated
January 31st, li)21 recorded in Book 31,
pages 198, 199 and200, in the Office of
Clerk of Superior Court, Houston Coun
ty, Georgia. The amount due on same is
$14,000 principnl with 1 {er cent from
October 1st 1924,
This property is being offered for sale
for purpose of paying the indebtedness
of the said Southeastern Sales Union to
Jesse B. Hart, said indebtedness being
evidenced by four certain promissory
notes dated September 6, 1921, due
July 10th/1924, 1925, 1<J26 and 1927, said
principal notes aggregating $42,500;
and certain interest notes in con
nection with same.
There will be due on dnte of sale the
principal sum of $42,500.00 and interest
amounting to $3,820.94.
The proceeds of sale will be used
first for payment of the expenses of the
said sale, to payment of clajrn of said
Jesse B. Hnrt, and the balance remain
ing, if any, will be paid to said South
eastern Sales I'nion, or its assigns; and
a fee simple deed will be executed and
delivered by said Jesse B. Hart to the
purchaser of property herein described.
Dated this July 20th 1925.
JESSK B. HAKT,
By-Dasher & Mann, his Attorney at
law.
666
Is a prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Dengue,
Headaches, Constipation,
Billiousness.
It it the most speedy remedy
we know.
?Wanted to bnr second hand one
horse w*fen. Apply T. D. Macon
Perry, Ga.
it SHERIFF'S SALE
Georgia, Houston County.
i Will b? sold Imlore the Court Houie
, door within the legal hours of sale on
; the nr*t Tnosduy in August 1925 the
following propelty te-wit:
Ali those lots, tracts and parcel* of
land situate, lying and being in the 13th.
land District of Houston, County, Geor
gia and particularly described as fol
' mwi; Lot No. 56 in Block No. 7, beicg
60 feet by 100 feet according to the plan
??adc by the Macon Construction Co. of
the towu of Grovania; Ai?o lots Nos. 1,
2, 3 and 4 in Block No. J also lots Nos.
10, 11, 12 and 13 in Block No. 2; also
lots Nos. 32 and 31 in Block No, 5; also
lot Ne. 35 in Block No. 6; according to
the map of survey of the town of Gro
vania as made by the Mac en Construc
tion Company, and recorded in the
oftlce of the Clerk of Superior Court of
Houston County, Georgia together with
all houses, buildings and structure lo
cated thereon.
Also one lot ef oil mill maohinery con
sisting of: 6 Carver libters; 3 Con
tinental lintels; 2 40ton Bauer Bros,
beaters; 2 40-ton Bauer Bros, double
shakers; 1 30-inch Atlanta Utilityhuller;
1 '.>4-inch Bauer Bros, huller; 1 set
t^mith-Vaile rolls; (60 inch); 1 Van
vrinkle hydraulic pump; I battery of
three Van winkle 12-box hydraulic pres
ses and one fifteen-box Vanwinkle
hydraulic press; 1 24-inch Bauer at
trition mill; 1 Murray cake breakei; 1
40-ton Bauer Bros.seed cleaner; 1 Howe
square hull packer; 1 Vanwinkle round
hull packer; also miscellaneous lotshaft
iDg and pulleys. All above described
personal property being in main brick
building'of Houston Cotton Oil Company.
AIjo the following described property
located gin house building of Houston
Cotton Oil Company; 150 horse power
Talbot engine; 4 70-saw Continental
gins; 1 double box Mullus cotton press
together with pneumatic system com
plete; 1 lot shaft pulleys and belting.
The above property will be delivered
to purchaser where it is now located. It
being too expensive to move.
Levied on :?nd to be sold under fi fa
issued from the City Court of Macon in
favor of A. P. Cain and M. A. Smith vs.
Houston Cotton Oil Company. This 8th.
day of July 19f5.
C. C. Pierce Sheriff.
Safety
No intelligent man or woman
doubts the absolute safety of Old
Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
today and certainly not a Com
pany with forty years experience
and five hundred millions of in
surance in force??*
Service
includes the solicitation of your
business, the medical examination
the delivery of the poliey, collec
tion of premiums, arrangement of
loans, assignments, ehange of bene
ficiaries, etc.,and finally the proofs
of death and payment to bene
ficiary?/
Satisfaction
can only be gained by entrusting
your business to one who is not
only willing but capable of serv
ing you with safety.
J. GUY JACKSON,
"The Guy Who Puts The Sure In
Your Insurance."
Life-Accident-Health-Group
Missouri State Life Insurance Co.,
Citizens and Southern Bank Bldg,
Phones: 1142-3514-w
Box 53 Macon, Ga.
W. Cooper Jones,
Local Kepiesentative.
PETITION FOR LEAVE TO SELL LAND
.x.sr y
Georgin Houston County.
Kebeccn Bentley, administratrix of the
estate of Tom Bentley deceased having
applied for leave to sell the lollowing
property t?-wit:
All that trnct or parcel of land, situate
lying and being in the Tenth District of
Houston County Georgia, ami being
knuwn ns the southern half of lot num
ber 217, containing one hundred and one
and one fouith (IUIJ4) .acres, more or
le?s, and the Mortbtrn portion of lot
216 extending to the brauch, and con
taining seventy (70) acres, more or legs,
and the Southeastern corner of lot 200
containing thirty one (31) acres. All of
said tracts or parcels of land together
containing two hundred two and one half
(202J4) acres, more or less, being a part
of tbe land deeded to C. B. Willtngnam
Jr. by L. K. and C. B. Willingbain, by
deed recorded iu Clerk's Office, Ho-.ston
County, Book 7 folio 323.
BaiU property to be sold for the pui pose
of payinir debt? anu tor destrui. ion.
This is to notify persona conci t ned
t? show cause if any tney ??n whj her
application for iaave to sell sbou'l 1 not
be granted at the Uourt 01 Ordinary on
the first Monday in Auguat next. This
July 7, ltttoj
M. L. Cooper Ordinary.
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of the Brtnlni School. Moody Bible ln
?tltuta of Chicago.)
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Lesson for August 2
THE EPI8TLE OF JAMES
LESSON TEXT?Jas. 1:19-27.
GOLDEN TEXT?"Be ye doers of the
word, fcnd not hcarerB only."?Jas. 1:22.
PRIMARY TOPIC?Lovln? and obey
In*.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Be Te Doers of the
Word.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC?Doer? of the Word.
TOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC?Religion According; to James.
The book of James vvus written to
Jewish Christinns scattered abroad
who were passing through sore trials
and persecutions. The pre-eminent
aim was to show these humble be
lievers how to live In such trying
times. James recognized the difficul
ties of Christian living resulting from
the attitude of the unbelieving Jews,
and knew also the added difficulties of
pride, jealousy and cowardly compro
mises which might spring up within.
He showed that all these must be met
with the realities which inhere In the
religion of Jesus Christ.
I. Receiving the Engrafted Word
(vv. 19-21).
1. What Is the Engrafted Word?
"Engrafted" means Implanted. In
verse 18 he speaks of having been he
gotten by the Word. The figure is
that of a planting of the seeds of
truth. The Christian doctrines as con
tained in the Word, when quickened
by the Holy Spirit result in regenera
tion. The divine method of regenera
tion Is the preaching of God's word
made living and active by the Holy
Spirit.
2. IIow the Word Is Received (v.
10).
(1) "Be swift to hear." This means
to be ready and eager to use every op
portunity to get acquainted with God's
word.
Obedience to this Injunction will
make one diligent in the reading of
the Bible, and In attendance at the
church services where the Word of
God is being taught.
(2) "Slow to speak." From what
follows we Infer that this refers to re
ligious controversies. It means that
whether In the places of worship or
in whatever circumstances, we should
give respect and thoughtful attention
to what our Christian brethren are
saying.
(3) "Slow to wrath." Heated discus
sions sometimes develop In our con
ferences, even when we gather to con
sider the doctrines of God's word.
Sometimes one may even fancy that
anger Is justifiable. In such cases we
should remember the injunction, be
slow to wrath.
3. The Reason for Receiving the
Word (w. 20-21).
"The wrath of man worketh not the
righteousness of God." Angry debat
ing among Christians never helped to
make known God's righteousness.
Man's anger springs out of the foun
tain of his depravity. Therefore Its
expression can only have a blighting
effect upon those who listen, and even
ifpon the speaker in its reaction upon
him.
II. Coming Into Self-Knowledge (vv.
22-25).
Receiving the engrafted Word
through swiftness to hear, and obey
ing its holy precepts will result Ira
tiiat experimental knowledge of one's
self which brings true blessings. By
"doers of the Word," is meant those
who make obedience their habitual at
titude. i
The truths of God's word will per
meate their very life and be expressed
In everything they do and say. Those
who hear and do not obey are self
deceived. . Those who go through the
form of religion without coining under
its power are likened to men who
gaze into the mirror beholding the
natural face, and then go away and
forget how they look.
III. Pure Religion (vv. 20-27).
This means that those who have be
come doers of the Word will In their
outer lives manifest the following
traits:
1. Bridling the Tongue (v. 20).
This means that they will speak
with discretion. God gave man two
ears and bat one tongue. The ears
are exposed, but the tongue Is walled
In by the teeth. Just ns the tongue
reveals the condition of the physical
system, so the use of the tongue re
veals the religious condition.
2. Sympathizing With and Helping
Those In Need (v. 27).
The widow and orphan are the sym
bols of helplessness and need. Those
who have true piety will visit such
and render the necessary aid.
3. Keeping Himself Unspotted From
the World (?. 27).
The one who has the trne life will