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CAMDEN CHRONICLE Published Every Friday ^ L, McDowell, , . . i'ropriotor. II. Nile* > A. MilKmell, , , > N. Mi l>OW? j I , . . ) Imitfi M Mc*sd <Um mK mIIw *1 ikt ?? S??ik C?r*hM. llou N. liroiul HI. - 'Phone SM? | ('ttiiMlmi, 8, Cm Uee. 99* 1U1I. CHRISTMAS Nineteen hundred and cloven yeura ago at Bethlehem in Judou whs born an infant of humhlo parentage. VVltJi that child wuh born into tho world u now civilisation, a now Christianity, u now hope. It mat ters little to our rejoicing whothor thi? Ohiid whh human or dlvlno whotiior ho wuh God or God's mes senger of iovo. Christian und |nfi? doi alike agree that the 11 fo He lod wuh pure und blanwdt>Hs und tho principle** IIo taught huvo bLoefced und sanctified tho world. Ail over tho country, ull over tho world u few yours honco it will ho ulso thru tho uir Houndn tho greeting Morry Christmas! On tho hou and laud, to tho paluce and in the hovel, In the hospitals und In tho prisons, in the uHyluniH amid the orphans und in tho homos for tlio friendless und for tho aged, wherever oveu two personu meet who know und lovo the story of Christmas, tho groet--; lug 1h exchanged. Where cun thoro bo u parallel U> the universal greet ing? 1h thero any other sentiment thut has tho sovereignty of thin choorful and heartfelt word? It tra voIh thru the mallH like nothing ho much a? the doves to tho altara of which, the Scripture spuaks, for sure ly the Hentinient f 1 i t h from ultur to ultur of the hoartH of men and Is as geutlo as the dOve. Grudges und animosity vanish before tho waft ing of Christmas greeting, tho Hinile of hope Illumines tho countenances of those under tho pall of depres sion, the dimpled? cheeks of tho bu bleH seem like veritable nooka for fairy hiding an tho lips coo in re sponso to tho Merry Christmas, with tho llttlo emblem of the duy thut cornea to tho Infant from itu loving parent. In tho days of romance hostile forces passed i/j>on tho field, sheathed their aworda and claapod hands across the buttle line, greet ing one another with tho sentlinont of universal good will. Ch rist man stands for lovo and for churity, for hope and for Joy at tho fruition of that long-made pro mlHo of the prophet of the coming of one who should bring peace and good will to earth; ho the churches hold their services and' tho people congrfcgato to Join In singing or to listen to tho rendition of carols, Htync of which have oomo down from the early agey of tho church. Tho children have tholr Christmas troatH, and they are the ry merri est of the merry in the >? participa tion in theBe annual school feotl? valH. ? There is one way to mako a white Christmas even though there may be not a flake of biiow in. sight. Let tho whiteness be in your heart, l'ut aside all thoughts of guile. Forget all the big or llt tlo bitterness you may be entertain ing .against Home othur person. Cast out all envy, all covetouauesa, all unkludness. Endeavor to harbor in your heart only such thoughts and feellngH as the Nazarono knew when ho dwelt by Galilee. Cultivate hu man brothorhood. Practice Chris tian charity. Look beyond ami above your workaday horizon. Get out of yourself. Get Into the heart of others. Brotherly love was tho one origi nal concept of the man whoso birth day we celebrate at the winter aol stire. lie discovered no now law of nature; he formulated no new principle of philosophy. He added nothing -to science, nor did ho re veal the least mystery of tho un seen world. When in the bitterness of his cruel death ho reproached tho Almighty with deserting him, science, philosophy and theology ftloOtl tiXcU.tiy. Whoitt ITuiy were on DROP IN And see us about those LETTER HEADS Wbrk Perfect. Price Right. that starry midnight thlrty-tbreo yea m before, wb?u heaven opened b?for? the eye* of the wondering Bhepberds aud shining angel* pro claimed hU birth. But one thing wan not the Mm*, aud that thing wan enough to (wake all difference between the ancient world and the modern. No Confucius with all hi* golden rule had ever dreamed of it. No Hocrate* hud dragged It from the depth* in the net of hi* dialectic, No stoic pondering* on *ecret of the higho*t good had con ceived it. Of all the crucified nav lora of (he world not one had re vealed it. The shepherd of Galilee alone of all the human race per ceived that men are brother*. In the solitude* of the Syrian desert with struggle* which the Imagina tion can only typify a* fought aoul agalnHt soul with the living princi ple of Incarnate evil, he wre*tled the truth from the seoret archive* of the Almighty. Despised and re jected by the men he loved, hun gry and unfed and unVisited, he taught the truth by word and deed. Nailed to tho cro sb, he proved It by hlu death. At thia ueaaon of tho year, the Christian world reverently turna to the little town of Hethlehem and lovingly recall* tho story of tho 8a vlor'a birth a* aot forth in the alm plo yet beautiful language of .the gospel narratlvo, in spirit lot us go over to Jlethjebein and view the place where Christ the Lord was, born. J liethlehem I* aituatod about six inlU'H south of Jerusalem. Starting from Jerusalem by the Jaffa gate, the Journey 1h over a rough and hilly country road amid scenes that awaken In tho mind reverent memo rle* and fill the soul with loving emotions. On the west 1* the Qlhon valley, whero Solomon yfa.u crowned and on tho south-east is tho valley of lilnnon, whereby, in the field of Fephai, King David donated the Philistines. .'V Hut a short distance from King David's well Bethlehem greets tho eye. There on a high hill It stands, with Its closely cluBtered houses of white stone, It* massive walls and towers looming forth In the brlght nes* of the morning sun. Official statistics sout out from Washington show that there are 331 Indians living in this state. Sevonty-Hoven iioople havo been killed In flying machine accidents this year. . 32 In 1910; four in 190' and ono in 1908. The day when tho farmers of the country were considered "rubes' and "hayseeds" Is fast passing Into history. Records of the department of agrlculturo compiled for the last ton years Indicate In moBt unmistak abio languaugo that tho agricultur ist, far from being backward and out of date, is rapidly becoming one of the most enlightened of all cit izens. J. W. Harper, who surrendered to Jailor Owens at Sumter last Fri day was Thursday morning released on ball of $2,600, his bondsmen be ing H. T. Edons and 'J. D. Harper. The release of Mr. Harper came as a surprise as Thursday at 3 o'clock was tho time sol for tho hearing of (ho habeas corpus proceedings. The release was consented to by Solicitor \V. Hampton Cobb, of Co lumbia, who was asked by Solicitor Stoll to appear at tho hearing in his place. Harper killed a negro hack man In Sumter last Christmas. Tho Chronicle has received many complimentary letters on Its Christ inas oditlon from out-of-town partle an well as words of commendation from the citizens of Camden. ,Ono of tho lotters rocelvod camo the Keystono Typo Foundry', who fitted up The Chronicle's now out fit, which wo highly appreciate Tho letter says: "Wo havo receiv ed your -edition of Doc., 16, and want to cougraultato you on samo. It Is certainly a beauty and tho city of Camden should bo proud of such a paper, and wo hopo tho advertis ers of your section will foel this way about it and that you will liavo a heavy patronage from thorn." Don't forget "The Thief" at the Opera House next Tuesday. Poplar Camp HUO XV. . O. W. Meets Monday night on or boforo tho full moon in each month. B. E. Sparrow, C. C. J. E. Campbell?, Clerk. Holiday Rates via Southern Hy. Account Christinas holidays tho Southern Hallway announces attrac tive round trip excursion faros from nil points. Tickets will bo on sale December ir>, 1 C? . 17, 20, 21, 2 2. 23, 24, 25, 30. 31, 1911, and Jan uary 1, 1912, 11 nil tod good to reach original starting point returning not later than midnight of Janua ry 8_ 1912. FINAL DISCHARGE. Notlco is hereby given that ono month from this dato, on Saturday, December 30th, 1911, at 11 o'clock, in the forenoon, wo will apply to the Judgo of Probate for Kershaw cuonty lor a final discharge as Ex ecutrix and Exocutor of tho Estate of BonJ. T. Trucsdol. I-aura T. Trucsdol, Executrix, Charlie H. Truesdel, . Exocutor Dcc. 1, 1911 ? lmo. W. K. TAVEL CIVIL ENGINEER and LAND 8UKVEYOH Office over Bonk of Humtor SUMTEB, 8. O. Doing Ellis a Favor Conrad, threading bis way aoroes the steamboat dock Uttered wtth boxes and trunks and trucks and peo ple, uw Kills at a dletanoe and bead ed hU way. Ml lie wae a man that It paid to <m> Unte, Conrad wae glad they were crossing the lake on the same boat, tor there wae the chanoe of a emofce and a chat together. "Or eat Jam tonight, lent there T** Conrad remarked after greeting EHlla. The man with whom Mills had been talking when Conrad oame up laugh ed at this. There sure M," he re marked. "i oan't get a berth, let alone a stateroom! Qoeee I'll hare to sit up all nlghtl" Conrad eagerly grasped this chance to do a favor for a friend of Ellis. "You can have a berth in my state room," he said, cordially. Tm alone in It." Later on Conrad sought hie room. Somehow he had lost BUls after the boat started. He had patiently pa trolled the decks without finding him, and was consequently disgruntled. El lis had not even seemed deoently pleased at the klndnoes to his friend. The stateroom door was locked. 1 Conrad rapped. There waa no an swer. He rapped kmder. He repeat ed It The man In the next stateroom flung open his door crossly and asked Con rad to stop trying to knock In a side of the boat He said he had press ing business In port and if Con rad sunk the vessel and he had to swim In he would be late for his ap pointment Thereupon Conrad kicked the door of his stateroom. It was opened six Inches and a sleepy and blinking face peered forth. Conrad shoved himself -Inside. "Who are your* demanded the blink ing man. "Hero, wake np!" replied Conrad, disgustedly. "This Is my stateroom, and I'm going to bed. Don't you re member that I offered to share with you?" . , "Oh!" said tho blinking man, com prohendlngly, sitting down. Then he rolled Over and went to sleep again. Suddenly Conrad gave a howL "What have you got In hereT" he aekod. ? The sleepy maq sat up and regard ed tho floor 'on which Conrad was dancing. "Oh," he said, and seemed amuflod. "They've got out haven't they? I must have kioked a hole In tho paper covering! There's a hun dred of those crabs!" "Then thero lire Just a hundred too many!" Conrad announced as he made a leap for Ufa "You floe," said tho othor passen ger, sociably, 'Tm going over to visit a friend, and he's daffy about eating llttlo fresh water crabs. He aBked me to bring him some. I put 'em In a basket" "Well, put 'em backf" Conrad or dered, ferociously. Crouched on tho odge of the berth, he watched tho othor man try to cor ral those agile crabs. Ho chuckled and shooed and coaxed and dived hoadlong and at last had most of them back In their basket. Then he prompt ly went to sleep once more. Vastly Irritated, Conrad retired. He awoke later to find himself being Violently shaken by two strong hands. "Don't you see It? Don't you see ltr shouted a volco. Can't you stop ltr* "Aro those crabs loose again?" Con rad cried In hqrror, making a spring for the oleotrlc light switch. "No, no!" moaned tho voice. "That automobile! It's toppling over and they'll all be kmodTTrrr? Conrad Rhook the sloop walker vio lently. "Whero am I?" the man asked when ho came to. "YouH be overboard In tho lako If you repeat that performance f" Con rad told him. "I want to got a llt tlo sloop," In an hour a yell once more sent Oonrad to his feet. It Boomed that a crab which thoy had missed in the roundup had attended a blanket to tho berth and had fastened upon Its owner's ear. No one could reasonably ob)octod to a man's yelling under those circumstances, so Conrad morely de tached tho crab, throw It out of the window and tried again to sleep, h?t by that time the boat had reached shore. Sleepy and angry, ho start ed to drees. Tho other man was slum bering as sweetly as a baby. He woko up, though, whon Conrad trtod to put on his shoes, because the shoes had crabs In them. As he disembarked Conrad Mot Efc lis, who was looking fresh, rested and vigorous. Conrad longed to smite him. "Here," ho growled at EUJa. TojB let me In for an awful night with thai friend of yours! I've had hardly a wink of sleep and have nearly had hoart failure besides! What's the mafr toi* with him, anyway?" 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