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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20

case with a view to this world alone,
we need not here go into the question
of the rewards and punishments OF
future life For the sake of the argn-
fnent. we will now leave these out of the
question, and regard them as unknown
and unknowable.
But, combining ourselves to what we
certainly can know in and of this world,
what are not to do with the testimony
of sensible, RATIONAL trustworthy ana
even very able men, who have tried both
the worldly and the Christian life? They
have, indeed, they can have, not tho
slightest semblance of motive for de-
ceiving you: and yet, with singular and
portentous unanimity they testify in IA
vor of a godly life 1t has not been
long since heard Birmingham preach
er argue thus from the pulpit;
MY friends I know what this world
can give in the way of pleasure. was
living a life of pleasure for years before
became a Christian. I never was drunk;
but [ enjoyed my social glass. 1 was
never In a gambling den; but I enjoyed
my social game with my companions.
delighted in dancing, and seldom missed
a dancing party, or ball. If 1 could
attend. 1 had health, high spirits,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
A WORD WITH THE UNCONVERTED-By J. C. E4iden, D. D.

sible for a rational soul to ignore this
future 1ife If he allows due weight to
the known facts of the case; for, grant
Ing that we know, and can know. abso-
lutely nothing about the future life, then
It follows that we cannot know that 1t
does not exist And IL it may exist, then
the mere possibility of its existence makes
it irrational for you 10 live as II its nom
existence were ascertained 1t is not
probable that you will ever be struck
by lightning: but it would be very I'M
wise for you TO behave as il you were
absolutely certain of your safety. Some
people are not convinced that there is
any such disease as hydrophobia; but
would you not think them great fools
to expose themselves to dogs that are
reputed mad?
Upon the whole. then must you not
admit that the safest wisest, most sat
isfactory life for you to aim at is the
life of a devout Christian? And II this
be so, then how can you settled down
upon a merely worldly life, and thus
starye the highest powers of your ma
ture? let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter; fear God and keep His
commandments; for this is the whole
duty of man."
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Not at all II would be quite possible
to go back for the others"
IT couldn't think Of taking the horses
out" he said.
Then there was a long silence, willis
Miss Lithgow continued to look at the
mountains and Mr.. Adamson looked at the
tips of Miss Lithgow's eyelashes.
Are you angry?" he said.
mot in the least 1t Is quite your priv-
ilege to masquerade If 1t pleases you"
He suppressed a smile. II didn't tell
any one that / was American" he said.
Il simply cultivated the accent and let
people draw their own conclusions"
The lashes moved little but the silence
held.
Miss Enderleigh knows that I'm Eng
lish, but she doesn't turn her back on
me-"
This very obvious hint was ignored.
II took the position at Holners'-hs
evidently felt that further explanation
was demanded-"because this sort OF
thing is so awfully American, you know,
and I thought 1t would be interesting.
Besides, l was out of funds at the time"
Ibid you find 1t Interestingly" scornfully.
mot until you came back" promptly.
II really think 1t is time we went back"
Patrioe, turned. with an elaborate air OF
indifference and eyes that slillfuliy
missed her companion, toward the other
end of the bridge.
Mr.. Adamson moved beside her. do
you think l was to blame?" he said.
ITO blameT with cold sweetness.
For being considered an Americana
he explained.
What It was In his words or tone that
fired Miss Lithgow's ardent and long
suppressed patriotism there is no means
of knowing, but she turned suddenly upon
the young man with glowing face and
angry eyes.
IT don't in the least wonder that you
wished TO be thought an American" she
said. SIT is the one thing worth being.
have only pity for any one who is de-
barred from the inestimable privilege of
being an Americana And then she re-
membered! Her impassioned utterances,
IN which accent and sentiment had been
as one, died upon her lips and In the
dusky middle of the bridge the two stood
+, silent looking at each other. Then Mr..
J Adamson spoke-gently:
! "ohl Mary Beatrice Muriel Patricia"
/ he said.
F, "And he knew all the timer" queried
/ Kate again.
! Patrice nodded. HE guessed. From the
! very first" She was putting q white
wrap over her blue dinner gown.
"Where are you going?" said Kate.
ITO drive to Interdale with Mr.. ADAM
| son."
abr with understanding, you havs
then decided to give up the mission"
Patrice clasped the white cloak and
smiled down at her friend
mo, only to limit the field" she said.
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show that 1t is as much a self-imposed
as a society-inficted sentence.
Returning to first principles it is found
that when man was driven out of Eden
he was given the ground, cursed with
thorns and thistles it is true, but withal
sufficiently fertile to produce enough to
support him and his family. While there
Is no record of the number of acres that
Adam put into cultivation it is quite GER
tain he didn't attempt more than 10 acres.
considering the means at hand. In fact
five acres would have been a large farm,
for Goldsmith says
A time there was, e'er England's woes
began,
When every rood of ground maintained its
man,
and according to the table book an acre
contains eight roods; but while not dis
cussing the accuracy of Goldsmith's as
sertion, which may be merely poetic
license, it is certain that one acre of land,
full yand thoroughly cultivated, will pro-
duce more foodstuff than any man can
eat A proof of this statement might be
had in the tax assessors office one day
last year when palefaced, shrunken-up
sort of little man dressed in so cents
worth of rags assessed 100 acres, or as
he called it -four forties," and next in
line stood big, fat, red-faced man, we'll
fed and warmly clothed, who assessed 10
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" He following extract is from wide
ly circulated religious paper, pub
4 1ished in one OF our southern
cities:
"Some of our exchanges have been
discussing the reasons why people are SO
seldom converted by religious newspapers.
A religious paper of some note seems to
have originated the discussion by making
the statement that hardly anybody is ever
converted by reading religious news
paper; and not few papers, accepting
the statement as true, have published
quite vigorous editorials to show why
1t is true.
IF l had not known how loosely such
statements are often made, and careless
ly accepted as true, then this state
ment would have greatly startled me;
and even now I feel somewhat uneasy
lest perchance there may be more truth
In 1t than anybody can prove.
But 1t is not my purpose here to at
tack, or to defend, or in any wise to dis
cdss the statement; but to do something,
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keen relish for pleasure and the means
for gratifying 1t. I got about as much
pleasure out Of this world as any of you
are likely to get. And yet can honestly
testify to you here today that l would
not give the pleasure that I have had
In preaching to you this morning for
all the worldly enjoyment that I ever
had IN all the days of my life before
became a Christian. And why will you
not believe me? If you were to go to a
livery stable to hire a horse for an all
day ride-say 40 miles-and the proprie-
tor should give you your choice between
two horses; suppose that I happened to
be standing by, and should say to you,
I have ridden both horses. This horse
looks gayer and handsomer than the
other, but In long journey he stumbles
and gives out. The other is not so stylish
in appearance; but he becomes better as
he warns up to his work; is clear-footed,
and I advise you to take him. Now,
don't you know you would believe me?
And why not believe me when I tell you
that I have tried both the worldly life
and the Christian life, and that there is
no comparison between the satisfactions
which they afford?'
But once more: It is simply impos-
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by no means an adequate view; but
1 am willing to admit that, so far as
it goes, it is true view, and hence
1 shall here say nothing against it.
Arguing. then. upon this ground.
confining yourself to the advantages,
the opportunities, the benefits which
this world affords; and limiting the
argument thus, because this is the only
world with which you have much ac-
quaintance, let us ask what shape it
is wisest to give to your conduct,
and what aim you should pursue in
life?
OF course, a vicious life Is at once
ruled out of the question; for the very
men who are most successful in vice
will admit that proficiency in vice is
not thing to be aimed at by any
rational man who means to make the
most of himself.
Disearding vice, then, as irrational.
what shall we say to a life of world
Illness pure and simple? Shall we give
ourselves, with all our faculties. TO
a life whose sole aim shall be accuma-
lation? Talleyrand, the famous French
diplomatist, used to say that business
meant "other peoples money!" and, as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
FARMING IN INDIA.
Religious Rites Required From the Be-
ginning to the End of the Season.
From the Madras Mail.

From the Madras Mail.
Agricultural practice in southern India
from start to finish requires religious
rites.
In the Tamil districts the agricultural
year commences about April. On April
20 the cultivators of a village consult a
"Valluvan." who fixes for them the kind
of wood that they should cut and take
away. He is supposed TO settle the ques-
ton as the result of astrological obser-
vations made on the commencement OF
the Tamil New Years Day, which falls
about April 49, Each cultivator then takes
a little camphor, some incense few
plantains and a oocoanut. and with 9TH
ers assembled for the purpose he pro-
ceeds to the forest where he worships
the tree he is about to cut by burning
the incense and the camphor and Offering
the plantains and the cocoanut. Then he
lops off the first branch, taking good care
that it falls on the right side. In each
year the side is different. Prosperity to
himself and his cattle is firmly believed
to depend very much upon this. He then
cuts away the required quantity Of wood
and takes 1t horne.
Another day is then selected, soon after
the early rains of the same month, by
the "Valluvan," and then the greatest
event of the agricultural year OCCURS.
Each ryot takes the wood he has select
ed for the plough, which is newly fitted
up and taken to the field. where the
bullocks are tied to it. and behind it stand
other ploughs with teams of oxen tied
to them. while large crowds assemble
around the teams.
The principal ploughman then daubs the
pair of oxen tied to the new plough with
aniline powder and turmerice paste; he
lights camphor and burns Incense before
1t, breaks a cocoanut and with 1t he
makes an offering of a pot OF Jaggery
water and parched grain and Bengal
gram. Then he drives the plough across
the field, preceded by the other plough
men, and after a few rounds the oven are
unyolSed and the offerings distributed -
those present
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-04-23
BRINGERS

Watch for Wilson's ad. He will have
many bargains to offer when he returns
from the North.
Two Fresh COWS for Sale. Young a
will be sold at a bargain. Addr
Pinnacle Stock Farm, V. G. V. She
herd, Proprietor. Hendersonville,
c., r. F. D. 8
G. E. wilson is buying the latest
Spring and Summer goods in the north
ern markets. watch for his adv.
FOR RENT Cottage part furnished;
kitchen. stable, garden lot, etc. Apply
to DR.. 7. A. ALLEN, Main Street.
For Sale-Pair English Berkshires
Would exchange for COW. Mrs. S. A
Davis. Route 5, HenderSonville, N. G.
Wanted-Twenty men for general
work, good wages, ToXaway Tannery,
Rosmau, N, G. Steady work.
Eggs wanted for cash at Shepherds,
G. E. wilson is now in the northern
markets buying Spring and Summer
goods.
Best SC cigar sold. The squaw, at
Lyda's.
FOR SALE, for Cash during next 10
days all brands of Fertilizers for less
than cost. / must haYe some cash.
Will also continue selling on time at
regular time prices. Come and see
what have in stock. Two ware houses
full Also Main grown Potato seed.
Near Depot g. G. HYDER.
Hendersonville. N. C.
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S. v. VICKE Ms

bob" Gurley is in town visiting his
father, E. W. Gurley.
Mrs. S. f. wheeler is in the city a
guest of Mrs. Chas. Pless
chief clerk Montgomery of the Hotel
Wheeler is in town.
Miss Harrison of Asheville is the
guest of Miss Annie Smith.
Miss Dora Grimmett of Lafayette,
Ala, is expected to arrive this week.
Mrs. G. c. Tut of Augusta, Ga. is
visiting her mother Mrs. WA. Garland.
claude Browns auction sale will be
the biggest held here this season. Over
IS head to be auctioued of.
Preaching services at the Baptist
church in this city next Sunday morn
ing and evening. Rev. DR., Miller of
Alabama is expected to I'LL the pulpit.
All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clouse desire to express
in this public way, their appreciation OF
the many favors and kindnesses received
by them during the long illness and
death Of their son, from their many
friends and neighbors, who have more
than proved themselves ''friends in
deed.''
D.F. Guice, aged 80 years, died at
his home in this city last Saturday night
after an illness of five weeks. He was
buried on Monday, ReY. moore conduct
ing the services. MI Guice is survived
by his widow, who has the heartiest
sympathy of many friends In her great
bereavement.
W. A. Young, the popular and eff
cient cashier at the Southern depot, and
Miss Irma Sindorff, of charleston, were
married in that city on wednesday,
April %. Mr.. Young, accompanied
by his sister, Mrs. G. S. Fullbright, lef
for Charleston on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs
Young, after visit to washington and
other points, will return to their future
home in Hendersonville.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-04-23
Shop Talk

The great power paper cutter
just received, is a massive piece of
machinery, and getting it into the
building was a very difficult job.
It's keen knife would cut through
all 18-inch plank almost.
The Universal press, probably
the finest piece of machinery made
for fine printing, is solid piece
of mechanism, and requires a con-
crete foundation underneath it.
Mr.. ]. r. Johnson, an expert
machineist (also high priced, and
he's worth it) came from Balti-
more to erect the shops new ma
chinery. He has been here now
several days.
The new type for the paper is a
large, perfectly clear and distinct
type, and Will be easily read. The
'ENeW Hustler" will be handsome
in appearance.
The new equipment is not al
here yet-only about fourth part
of it. The job department will
also be entirely new, with many
labor-savlng devices.
The newspaper composing room
will be upstairs in the present
building, and there will be proba-
bly, five compositors in that de-
partment alone. The job room
and press room will be on the
ground floor.
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PESKY BEASTS GONE
INTO HIDING
MAYOR SCHENCK'S CRU.
SADIE BEARING FRUIT.
SEVERAL MEN BOUND
OVER TO COURT, AND
THE TIGERS ARE NOW
AFRAID TO EVEN WAC
THEIR TAILS.

The citizens of Hendersonv1lle
do not want any blind tigers in
their city.
Public sentiment is against them
And don't ever monkey with
public sentiment-better go down
to Benefits mill and toy with the
buzz saw there.
The mayor and his highly eff
cient police officers are making
every effort to suppress the blind
tigers.
And they are successful in their
efforts, too.
The tigers are so scared they
don't even dare to wag a tail for
fear Zeb Arledge will see them.
There have been numerous ar
rests, trials and convictions in
Mayor Schenck's court lately for
illegal liquor selling.
Town Attorney w. E. Eubank
has appeared in some half-dozen
cases within the past few weeks,
as a result of the activity of
the towns officials.
Some we'll known men are now
under bond for October term of
court.
The names of other we'll known
men have been mentioned during
the trials.
Others have turned states evil
dence to save their own skins.
Now, the next time these men,
or any others, are before the may
or for this offense, this little old
paper is going to publish all the
facts and evidence in the case.
The mayor and his officers are
doing a good work.
They are backed by everyone,
irrespective of party, who believes
in the enforcement of law, and
they have that great power, public
sentiment, behind them.
Hendersonville is a dry town
because it's citizens want it to bt
a dry town and the community il
fortunate indeed to have as oficiall
men who see their duty plainly
perform it without fear or favor
and who are gradually Kidding
Hendersonville of this curse o
liquor selling.
1t was one of Mayor Schenck'
anti-election pledges that b
would stop illegal liquor selling
here, and he's doing it.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-04-23
What Is
Price
AT WHICH YOU'LL SELL
YourBoy
COL. PICKENS ASKS A
FEW TIMELY AND
POINTED QUES-
TIONS.

/. If prohibition does not pro-
hibit and make less drinking, why
are all the SALOON men opposed
to it?
2. If prohibition laws should
not be enacted because they do
not extinguish and absolutely pre-
vent the traffic, why not repeal all
other criminal statutes, as none of
them absolutely prevent the crime
forbidden?
8. If criminal statutes abso-
lutely abolished crime, what need
is there of criminal courts?
4. Ii it be true that "if you let
liquor alone it will not hurt you,"
then the agonies of parents at the
incarceration and death of their
drunken boy, is not to be counted:
the sufferings of the wife and
children caused by a drunken
father must be ignored, and we
must deny and forget the untime-
ly death of that sober, good citi-
zen, Sam Cunningham, who at his
own home was slain by bullet as
it shrieked from a saloon broil.
5. Shall the saloon be located
by your home or by your neigh
bors, and which one?
6. IF we need the license money
to make streets, ETC., what is the
price at which you offer your boy?
Are not the boys of your county
worth more than all the license
money In North Carolina?
7. If the liquor league has pro-
vided large fund and put it into
the hands of some bloated, un-
scrupulous politicians with which
to influence the election, is it not
an insult to every honest North
Carolinian, an intimation that you
can be bought for $500?
S. V. VICKE Ms
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Do YOU Believe in the
Golden Rule?

When the catalogue comes from your
mail order house. draw an easy chair to
the table where the light will shine full
upon the page and put on your glasses
so that no bargain will escape your eye,
What a wonderful book it is to be sure,
wonderful for what 1t does not contain
as well as what it does. We miss some
things we would. he glad to see. Where
is their offer to pay cash or exchange
goods for your wheat, oats, corn, beans,
butter, eggs and hay? How much do
they pay for cattle, sheep and hogs TO. b.
at your depot? How much tax will
they pay to support your schools and
educate your children, for improving
roads and bridges, the support of the
poor of the county, for the expense of
running the business of township, coun-
ty and state? On what page is their
offer to contribute money to the church?
What line of credit will extend to you
when your crops are poor and your
money gone, when through illness or
misfortune you are not able to send
''cash with order" for your groceries,
clothing, farm tools and crockery!
Where is their offer to contribute to
your entertainment next year? In short
will they do anything to provide mar
ket for what YOU have to sell and there
by keep up the value of your estate?
viii they do anything for social church,
school or government support or do they
take your dollars out of the community,
with no returns except the goods yOH
buy?
Did You Ever Look Al
1t This Way?
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Water Meters

All water consumers who have
not installed their water meters
by June first will be cut off from
the city water.
Make your application to the
Chief of Police or to J. G. Morrow,
and they will give the matter
prompt attention.
Remember, unless meters are
installed by the first of June you
get no city water.
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Services

Easter Sunday was an ideal day.
The rains of the two days pre-
vious came but to freshen and re-
vive and make even more Jbeautl-
full the verdure clad mountains
surrounding Hendersonville.
The sun shone with a genial
warmth. the azure blue sky had
but a few lace-like clouds, and
Dame Nature, clad in the most
delicate green, smiling aud laden
with flowers, was in attune with
the sacred day. ~
Of course the ladies took advan-
tage of the superb weather and
Main street was veritable fash
ion parade between II and one
o'clock. Many pretty gowns and
hats were seen, and one poor,
puzzled man was heard to exclaim,
"Wpll, what bothers me is this !:
Which is the prettiest, the hats
and the dresses or their charming
wearers?"
But then he was only a mere
man, of course.
At the different churches
Easter was appropriately and im-
pressively observed.
St. james church never looked
more beautiful. Dogwood, Mar
cissus, splrears and snowballs were
used in profusion in the scheme
of decoration in the body of the
church, while dogwood blossoms
and magnificent Annunciation
lilies transformed the chancel into
a bower of beauty.
Rev. r. M. Willcox's sermon
was impressive and eloquent and
the church was crowded with de-
vout worshipers.
The special Easter music, with
Mrs. F. w. Eubank at the organ,
was fine, the solo, "He is not here,
He Is risen," by Miss RoBards and
Prof. Ruhl, being really excellent.
The other members of the choir
were Mrs. Louise Springer, Miss
Haas, Miss Emily Ewbank, Miss
Steedman.
At the five O'clock services for
the children, Rev. Wilcox spoke
of the necessity of discipline in
our daily lives, punctuality being
one of the results of this discipline.
At the Methodist church Rev.
Jno. w. Moore delivered an i'm
pressive sermon, taking his text
from Acts 26:8: "Why Is it
thought incredible with you if God
should raise the dead.
Special Easter music by the
choir, solo by Mr.. Pless in the
evening and by Mrs. Pless in the
morning, the decorated altar made
the Easter services very beautiful
There were no services held al
the Baptist church.
At the Roman Catholic church
Father Marion, of Ashe vile, con
Quoted the usual Easter services
Owing to the illness of Mrs. John
ston there was no special music,
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Auditorium Sold

J. D. Davis bid in the audito-
rum property at the foreclosure
proceedings last week for Judge
Bly,. Paid $1,O79 for land and
wrecked building. Chairs brought
$125 additional. DR.. Strouse held
mortgage, and he is out about
$1,000 Oh this section of his Chau-
tauqua experience here.
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For the Hustler.
The CUllasaja.
by Charlotte Young

by Charlotte Young
1 wish you knew a way I know
Along the CullasaJa.
There, everything to quietness
And happy thoughts persuade you.
The river sings its own wild song
Around the rocky turnings,
There honey-suckles light the banks
With red and yellow burnings.
Along the cliffs the ferns uncuri,
And trails the pink arbutus,
And here the wood thrush lilts song
AS sweet as any flute is.
I wish you knew a way l know
By dreaming flowers and river,
The little cares that hurt you so
Would float away forever.