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tion and encouragement, without
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yottr appreciatioa- of imt efforts,
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So we feel close to you at this
time. We want now, at this Christ
mas time, to reflect back to y’ou,
even though weakly, some part of
the appreciation y'ou have given to
us tTlTtfligh thrfraper. For we be-
.75 lieve appreciation is the salt that
savors the work of the world, and
keeps it from going sad and stale.
Also, this is a time of life-re
viewing and love-getting and
ideal-resolving. And we confess
to our human mold and make-up.
We have made mistakes; but we
did not plan them out. They just
came. So it comes that we resolve
to do bigger and better things for
the year to come. For we know
that in so doing we shall flood new
rivers of usefulness and happiness
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Clinton* S. C.
NTON, S. C., DEC. 18, 1919
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y Christmas to everybody.
b Paper Next Week.
rding to our regular cus-
e will not send out an issue
Chronicle next week, the
take this opportunity of
cmg our customers and
ids for their patronage during
the past year, and to wish for all
our readers a most delightful
Christmas season and a Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
W. W. Harris,
Publisher.
better and greater part of that
great composite which is this com
munity—the best community in
the whole world.
You have been a part of us, for
which we are thankful. In return,
we are hoping that the coming y'ear
we may be more of a contribution
to that composite which is YOU.
Every shoulder to the .wheel.
Clinton is on trial. Are you will
ing to shirk your duty! It is a
critical moment just now, a time
when some fine community team
work is needed. Lot’s make a glor
ious success of the campaign. If
we fall down we will always 1 be
ashamed: of-onrselvesi
“TOO HIGH*” SAYS JOHNDEE.
Rockefeller Gets Reduction in New
York Tax Estimate.
New York, Dec. 12.—An estimated
value of $1,000,000 is placed upon
John D. Rockefeller’s furniture, jew
elry, “horses and carriages” and oth
er personal effects in New York In an
itemized statement w'hich his attorney
presented today in protest against the
New York tax assessment of $5,000,-
000. His application for a reduction
to $2,000,000 was granted.
In addidtlon to personal effects, the
statement gives \Mr. Rockefeller’s
bank balances at “about $50,000” and
his current bills as none. The value
of the contents of his New York resi
dence is placed at $20,000, while those
Have You Renewed?
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scription to The Chronicle? If
not—today is a fine time to attend
to it. Not only will you get the
satisfaction of having The Chron
icle come in your home during
1920, but you will also get a num
ber entitling you to a chance at the
forty dollars free to be given away
Christmas Eve.
If you have not renewed—do it
right now as soon as you read these
lines.
Appreciated
A npmber of our subscribers
have congratulated us ou our
Christian Edition of last week and
have spoken of the enjoyment de
rived from it. A letter on our
desk just received this morning,
reads, “The Chronicle last week
was great. Congratulations on
efforts. We couldn’t get
>ut The Chronicle. ”
Lind words, thrown occa-
into a newspaper man’s
’appreciated. They spur
ido better in the future.
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Old And The New
's, weeks and years slip
water in a running
’ime’s great clock never
moment. Relentlessly,
le moments pass, and our
ids are not able to retain
r e cannot keep back the
jars, but we can and should
blessings they bring. Hold
the lessons they have
Keep the memory of their
The years pass, but they
their treasure with us, if our
and hearts are open to re-
them ; so as with one hand we
farewell to the year that’s
iclosing, let us stretch out the
^r hand to warmly greet and
welcome the coming year and re
solve to make it the best and hap
piest in all our experiences.
From You, Therefore to You
We all carry about within us
and as a very Vital part of what
we have and are, a great many
things that other people have con
tributed.
Success—whicAi is to say Hap
piness—is a , composite th|ng.
What you have, I have; what you
are, I am.
Every person is a composite of
his friends.
This paper is a composite of its
friends.
At this Christmas time the pub
lisher of this paper and those asso
ciated with him looks back over
the year and realizes—cannot help
realizing—how much this paper
has been made by other people—
how much we, hre a composite of
ifs subscriber-friends and of its
advertiser-friends. They, in real
ity, have made the paper.
you, Whoever you are, if you
" or use this paper, are parf-
[ in its success. You are a part
: ifs composite. Each issue of this
Clinton’s Golden Opportunity
‘ No undertaking on the part of
Clinton in recent years can be of
greater importance than the cam
paign we arc now entering upon
for the endowment of the Presby
terian College and Thorn we 11 Or
phanage. The proposition of rais
ing one million dollars for an edu
cational fund, of which Clinton is
asked to give $75,000, presents a
golden opportunity to our people,
that, if neglected just at this time,
can never be grasped again. To
put up $75,000 and get back $625,-
000 and probably more, is a good
sound business proposition that
will be appreciated by every citi
zen of average intelligence, and
especially by the large property
holders of the community. It is
the supreme job before us right
now, an undertaking that deserves
and needs the interest and support
of our entire citizenship. It should
be thus tackled—as a community
proposition and wc sincerely trust
that our people will see it in this
light and respond magnificently.
Especially should . our property
owners be concerned, because it
means a greater development of
the college and this means a great
er enhancement of the city’s real
estate values.
Without the college and orphan
age, Clinton would today be a
small village instead of the pro
gressive, hustling city it is. The
city has grown up about these two
institutions, and from their pres-
ence herev-htts derived large divi
dends. Now that we have grown
greater and richer as a town and
people, we are asked to come to
the aid of our college in its desire
to be of greater service to the com
munity and State. The $125,000
to he raised for the Orphanage is
needed for the endowment fund of
this great institution and will
can much to its future growth
nd maintenance. Of the $500,000
for the college, about one-half will
be applied !o the endowment and
the oth^r half used for the erection
of new buildings on the campus in
order to make it greater and
broader in its influence by extend
ing ds development to larger and
more useful lines of education. We
are asked to make of it a great in
stitution, to give it a strong finan
cial footing. Could we put our
money in a more worthy and de
serving cause—Christian educa
tion.
As we have before said, espec
ially to our men of wealth should
the proposition appeal. They
should show their interest by con
tributing liberally and then the
whole community will fall in line.
If those among us who have most
materially at stake in the future
growth of the city fail to respond,
then we can hope for little success
from this drive. But we believe
tjiey will respond and that the job
will he put over in fine shape.
We are confident that the cam
paign is going to be a success.
Clinton, with a most enviable rec
ord for good works, cannot afford
to go before the synod of South
Carolina with a record of failure.
If. our people are not sufficiently
interested to put their money in
our own institutions, how can we
expect other towns anckeommuni-
ties over the state to manifest an
interest.
Such an opportunity as we are
now facing will never come again.
The response that our people make
is going to reflect thb real commun
ity. And in a very large measure,
the success of the campaign over
the state is going to depend on
what CHnton does.
at $348,226, exclusive of $7,818 for
furnishings of the Abeyton lodge there.
The paintings owned by Mr. Rocke
feller are valued at $80,000; horses and
carriages at $20,000 and office equip
ment at $6,000. One item in the sched
ule was “about $6,000,000 borrowed
money.” »
Just a Few Days Until Xmas
Buy Your Gifts Now-Buy Jewelry
CARD OF THANKS.
Wo beg to take this means of ex
pressing our thanks and appleeia-
tion for the valuable services rend
ered by kind friends during the
recent illness and death of our dear
husband aYVd father. J. M. Bishop.
'Mrs. J. M. Bishop,
Mrs. L. C. Duckett,
Epps Bishop.
J. H. Bishop,
Oscar Bishop.
REV. E. C. BAILEY HERE
SUNDAY.
Next Sunday morning in the
Commercial Club rooms, Rev. E. C.
Bailey of Edgefield will preach be
fore the William Plumer Jacobs
Memorial congregation. Mr. Bailey
is well known to many Clinton
folks and much liked, having grad
uated at the Presbyterian College
several years ago.
Mr. Bailey has been invited to
fill the pulpit on this occasion and
his friends are glad that he is to
return here for this occasion. The
entire public is cordially invited
to attend, the services beginning at
tl iu nr:—?—— 1 :— :
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On the following Sunday the
28th, Rev. H. Clark of Forsyth,
Ga., will preach for the congrega
tion.
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THE TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Christ VBirthday ones again—juid the
Poor House calling to us once more.
When we sit down around our Christ
mas fires, with those we love, those who
love us, shall we feel the very flames
bring a chill to our hearts becatise our
ears were stopped to that call?
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of
the poor, he, also, shall cry but shall not
be heard.—Prov. 21:13.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not
lack, but he that hideth his eyes shall
have many a curse,—Prov. 28:27.
Or shall our Yule-logs blaze and glow
with added warmth and brightness by
reason of the fact that we “'had pity”?
He that^iath pity upon the poor lend-
eth unto Jehovah, and his good deed
will He pay him again.—Prov. 19:17.
He that hath pity on the poor, happy
is he.—Prov. 14:21.
He that oppresseth the poor reproach-
eth his Maker, but he that hath mercy
on the needv honoreth Him.—Prov.
14:31.
Only some women, shriveled and old,
And only some men who are prey of the
cold;
Cheeks that are shrunken,
Eyes that are sunken,
Lips that were never o’er bold;
Only some old folk, sick, lonely and poor,
Waiting for alms at your Poor House
door.”
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Any contribution, money, clothing,
cotton to spin, fruit, candy, etc., or some
little gift which no inmate of that abode
ever expected to receive, may be left at
Simpson’s Grocery Store to be carried to
the County Home on Christmas Day.
Clementina Stamps.
DON’T FORGET
US
When you need any
thing in the line of
neat and attractive
Planting.
Pflestku-ed la 6 to 14 Dot*
’ if pazo onmicifr fsu«
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GIVE JEWELRY
Something lasting
and useful. Here
you will find full
displays of Jewel
ry, Cut Glass, Sil
verware, China—
gifts suitable for
every friend o r
^JEfitetive*
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This is the Christ
mas Store of Clin
ton for useful,
beautiful and ap
propriate gifts, so
hurry to do your
shopping at a store
that is sufficiently
ready for tht holi
days.
To aid Christmas Shoppers, we have prepared these lists of sugges
tions which will help you in solving your gift problems:
Gifts for
the Young Lady
Braclet Watches
Pearl Necklaces
Beaded Bags
Im|)orted Beads
Mesh Bags
Cards and Coin Cases
Ivory Toilet Sets
Ivory Manicure Sets
Ivory, single pieces
Rings
Brooches * t
Fountain Pens
Cameo Broaches
Gifts
for the Home
Imported Japanese Oil
Paintings
Picture Frames
Candle Sticks
Silver Smoking Sets
China Smoking Sets
Glass Smoking Sets
Mahogany Smoking Sets
Silver, single pieces
Cut Glass
China .
Clocks
Sheffield Table Ware
Gifts for
the Young Men
Scarf Pins
Cuff Links
Rings
Gold Knives
Charms
Watch Chains
V
Watches —— „
Military Brushes
Coat Brushes
Hat Brushes
Traveling Sets
Fountain Pens
J. B. FR0NTIS
JEWELER
BuyFumi-
We are so busy this week sell
ing Furniture we haven’t time
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to write an adv. We urge you
to hurry and make your selec-
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tions. Furniture makes an en
joyable Gift for the whole fam
ily and we have an excellent
assortment ready for. you to se
lect from.
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We extend Season’s Greetings
and wish for all our customers
a Happy and Enjoyable Christ
mas.
COMPANY
The Home-Makers,
Clinton, S, C.
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