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ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 1912.
ESTABLISHED 1844
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M 'Txs the night before Clr
I whisper the rhyir
And wander in fancy
To "once on a time
I see the big fireplace,
The girls and the b
The long, heaped-up s
The drums and the
" 'Tis the nig
So old,
With all of
So gooi
I see all it
Forgott
And out o
There ]
" 'Tis the ni^Kt before Ch
And here, by my g
The past rises, flowing
The years lose thei
The boy-clays come tr
At memory's call,
And g'leam in the emb
That flicKer and fal
" Tis the nig
Ah, coi
The gold <
*Twoul<
The shout
Now S"\
Would shr
Too de
" Tis th.e ni^Kt before Ch
Remembrances stir
As sweet as the cherij
t ranKincense and
And, harK! A_s the vi
Grow dim to the sig
There comes: "Merry <
And, boy-days, gooi
H !(, -jp 1,1 reck?Q b?
jfW Don't bother me.
'is ir I'm reading."
"Willie Smith,
he said, there ain't any."
"Is that the kind of grammar you
learn at school?"
"But how does Santa Claus get in?"
"He comes down the chimney."
"We ain't got 110 chimney."
"Ain't got! Where do you learn
such talk?"
"Willie Jones, he say?Say papa, is
. mere reany a sania uiaus;
"There used to be one."
"Has he quit?"
"I guess not. If you'ro a good boy." i
"Am I a good boy?"
"Not always."
"How does Santa Claus get in?" i t
"Oh, he knowB how." ! e
"He can't squeeze In the steam'
pipes, can he?" ;1
"Maybe."
"It would wet hia whiskers, wouldn't
it?"
"Maybe."
"Say, papa?"
"Uh?"
"Is there a?H
"Now you go to bed and don't ask
another question!"
lristmas"?
ie
oys,
tocKinga,
toys.
Kt before Christmas"?
and so new!
" its dreamings
d and so true.
ie faces
en so long,
f the twilight
murmurs a song.
Lristmas"?
rate,
if
r riroirfViK
ooping
ers
1.
;ht before Christmas'?
uld I but clutch
Df my fancies!
i go at my touch!
s and the laughter
/veet to my ear
inK to a silence
ep and too drear.
iristmas"?
shed ^
inyi i n.
sions
?ht,
Christmas!
d nig'ht!"
Would Fill the Bill.
Mr. Bigheart?Wiggins, old boy,
ve've raised $50 to get the boss a
Christmas present, and we want some
hing that will make a great show for
he money?something that will look
iier. vmi know. Can't vou suggest
something?
Wiggins?Sure. Buy $50 worth of
ice and then boil it.
SaveB Her Feelings,
Miss Askit?Does your husband
.moke those cigars you gave him
Christmas?
Mrs. Nuwed?He smoked one and
said he would keep the rest to remind
lim of my kindness.
Now She's Convinced.
Askit?Where is that Miss Oldgirl,
vlio was expressing herself so strong
y against foolish Christmas customs
he other day?
Tellit?She's laid up with a bad cold
?caught it while she was out gather
ng mistletoe.
STRATEGY.
>eems to have that corner all to her
self.
Miss Gabby?Yes, the mistletoe
langs there, and she has spent the
ivenlng in that spot.
Preparing for Christmas.
Deacon Goodly?What are you build
ng that addition to your house for,
Parson Saintly?
Parson S.?Got to have a place to
store the carpct slippers and book
narks.
"No time now," Wesley Perkins
pointed out. "It's only two days to
Christmas."
The seven rivals were not so par
ticular about the tree. Each of them
knew that Lucy would be disappointed
I a bit, but each of them felt that the
gift he had selected for her would help
to overcome her disappointment. For,
in any event, there was to be a Christ
mas Eve party at the church.
On the evening of December 23
George called on Lucy. She was still
IDE PLAIN is in Sas
katchewan. It was so
named because it is
so. It is wide. The
town does not cover
the entire plain. Far
be it from me to con
vey such an impres
sion, inasmuch as the
plain extends east,
west, north and south
ostensibly as far as
there is anything.
No doubt somewhere
in the distance therpj
are trees, and hills, or
something to stop the
plain from spreading
any further. And some
day it is the intention
of the Greater Wide
Plain association to have real trees
growing in their thriving little city.
But just at present they are so busy
getting the town established that the
trees must wait.
George Freeman was one of the
mnct pnorsretir. voune men in Wide
Plain. He was one of the pioneers.
He was almost the Oldest Inhabitant,
although he was but twenty-five years
of age. You see, George located in
Wide Plain when it was practically
nothing but width and plain. He fore
saw a future for the town, and be
came its leading dealer in agricultural
implements and groceries and hard
ware and so on. He became the lead
ing dealer, because he was the only
one.
In a few months Wide Plain had a
population of 2,500. And so social life
became a feature of existence there.
Social life requires two factors. One
of them is women. The other is men.
You may have thought that one fea
ture would be sociability and the other
would be life, but that would be draw
ing it a bit fine.
Lucy Cleveland was the belle of
Wide Plain. She was not the belle be
cause she was the only young woman
there, for there were others. Others
?young and beajutlful, but while some
of the others were as young none of
them were as beautiful as Lucy.
Consequently Lucy had suitors a
plenty. In fact, she had eight suitors,
that being the available unmarried
portion of the population that she
would consider. And she managed to
give the eight the Impression that she
was not considering them very much.
George Freeman endeavored to in
duce her to consider him. George's
policy in life was to get what he
wanted by one of two methods. One
was to go where it was and take pos
session, the other was to ask for It.
Inasmuch as Lucy was not a building
site nor a quarter section, he could not
claim her by right of discovery. So
he had asked her. And she had as
sured him that while she esteemed
him highly she did not see her way to
be his. George had not asked her If
there was some one else to whom she
had pledged her affection or plighted
her troth. He did not care. He went
on selling agricultural Implements
and striped overalls and brooms and
nails and putty and canned goods and
other groceries, whistling little melo
dies to himself and wondering how
Lucy would want their house painted
when they got married.
"Everv now and then he would nro
pose again to Lucy. By every now
and then I mean that he would pro
pose, say, once a week. Some weeks
he proposed twice. He saw that it
pleased Lucy to be proposed to and
George was a gentleman who believed
in making himself agreeable to a
young lady when he was fond of her.
So it came along toward Christmas.
"We must have a Christmas tree for
the children," Lucy said.
Lucy was teacher in tho Wido
Plain Sunday School. Iler pupils
idolized her. George and the other
seven suitors had tried to join her
class, b sho had insisted that they
must attend the Bible class for older
students, which was presided over by
Mrs. Henry Gillup, a most capable
married lady, who had brought one
husband and six children to help up
build Wide Plain.
The fact that Lucy had demanded a
Christmas tree occasioned many
smiles, especially from George's rivals.
"A Christmas tree!" laughed Will
lam Skidmore. "There isn't a tree for
a hundred miles in any direction."
"Let's get one shipped in by freight,
then," suggested Luke Morton.
unhappy because the dear children
could not have a tree.
! "Now, Lucy," he said, "I've arranged
i It all for you. There'll be a Christmas
i tree."
"Oh, have you got it? Where is it?
: I didn't know you could get one."
"It isn't here yet, but there'll be one
Christinas eve. Now, don't ask ques
tions. Mrs. Gillup and I will fix it up
j all right."
"But I must trim it up."
"No. Mrs. Gillup and I have ar
ranged for it all. You are not to worry
yourself about anything. Just you
gather your class together and be at
the church at 8 o'clock that evening,
and the tree will be there."
, So Lucy, scenting mystery, and too
diplomatic to ask anything more, was
compelled to content herself with that
much information.
Towards dusk of the day before
Christmas George was seen carrying
several bulky bundles into the church.
Mrs. Gillup had spent some time in
conference with him that day. The
seven rivals had attempted to quiz
her, but she would not gratify their
curiosity further than to say that
there would be a tree. They had asked
her?separately?If she would hang
their presents for Lucy on the tree,
and she had agreed to do so.
She and George, behind the drawn
curtains of the church, labored long
with curtain poles and string and a
profusion of green paper, to say noth
ing of several bundles of artificial
palms and the like, which George had
unearthed among -his stock.
When the audience was assembled
for the Christmas eve exercises Mrs.
Gillup slowly drew back a curtain
which concealed one corner of the
room, and there, with candles glowing
and green paper and green palm
branches rustling, stood a Christmas
tree. It was not an evergreen tree.
"We Must Have a Christmas Tree."
It was not a genuine fir or cedar, but
It looked like a tree. And the candles
and the strings of popcorn and glitter
ing ornaments hid many of its faults.
To the surprise 01 .uucy, Lreorge was
not in sight. She looked all about for
him, in her delight, wishing to thank
him for his ingenious way of provid
ing this make-believe tree for the lit
tle ones.
Mrs. Gillup went blithely on, taking
presents from the tree and distribut
ing them. After passing out the gifts
for the children she picked off pack
ages and bundles for the older folk.
It was noted that the tree sort of
shook every time she took off one of
the gifts which had been provided by
the seven rivals for Lucy. But at last
the final package had been disposed
of. Mrs. Gillup drew the curtain In
front of the tree again and the audi
ence filed out, laughing and chatting
over the success of the entertainment.
Lucy did not Lurry away with the
rest. She stepped back of the curtain
with Mrs. Gillup.
"It was ju9t lovely, Mrs. Gillup!"
she exclaimed. 'But why wasn't Mr.
Freeman here? After his hard work
and cleverness in helping you, I should
have thought he would have wanted
to see how the tree looked."
"I cxpect he was pretty busy."
"And?of course, I haven't any right
to expect such a thing?but he was
Buch a good friend of mine, Mrs. Gil
lup?I really thought it a little odd
that he didn't make me some kind of
a present?just a remembrance, or?"
"I didn't forget you, Lucy," said the
tree. "You can have me."
And Mrs. Gillup says that Lucy
knew all about it all the time, because
she had sharp eyes, and no tree that
wore shoes could fool her.
A At .. rs lli
? OOBll/ UlI U
"Those Blllyunnalres have been aw
ful proud since Christmas," said the
Envious Neighbor.
"What makes them so?" inquired
the Curious Friend.
"Oh, their parents filled their stock
ings with eggs."
A Hanging Matter.
I Polk?Hang up your stocking
Chriatmas?
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$15.00 Suits are not equaled
elsewhere at $18.
$i.ou reuicoais
$1.13
$18.50 Coat Suits
$13.88
$2 Petticoats
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$10 Stylish Coats
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S. C. EXPERIMENT STATION
National Corn Exposition School for
Boys.?Press Bulletin No. 94.
A great deal has been said and writ
t n regarding the National Corn Ex
position School for Boys to be held in
connection with the National Corn Ex
position, Columbia, S. (J., January za
?February 8th, 1912, but there are
probably many people who are not
lamiliar with the details.
The first question to consider is
what is this school to be? Is it to be
a source of information and inspira
tion and at the same time an outing
for the prize winning boys of the
Boy's Corn Club of the entire South.
An effort is being made to have every
county in each southern state send
ilie two boys making the best records.
These will be properly cared for and
well supervised in Columbia. Each
day they will be divided into squads
and given instruction by the experts
in charge of the exhibits from the dif
ferent states. A pleasure trip to Char
leston and a cruise around the points
of interest at the city been plan
ned, thus giving the boys and oppor
tunity to see the historic place. At the
close of the week's school, the boys
will be given diplomas or certificates
showing that each boy has taken the
work prescribed. On the last night of
the school, the city of Columbia will
give a banquet to all the boys attend
ing, where the toastmaster will be
the boy holding the best record in
the entire South. Here they will have
an opportunity to meet boys from all
the southern states and many of the
northern as well. They will study the
exhibits of all the states represented,
thus getting direct information as to
the products o itnese states. me piuu
lcms being worked out by different
Experiment Stations will be studied
and the Importance of each problem
stressed. These are only a very few
of the things the boys will get from
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ter Clothes than ordin
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Millinery Department i
Ltend to carry over any
e have reduced the pr
are to be sold. Now
ice of the cheaper kinc
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Millinery in the store.
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this school. The inspiration given the
boys here will be worth fully as much
as a year's work in the ordinary
school.
The school will be conducted along
semi-military lines, members of the
Cnriinp Ploeo r?f Plomcnn Pnllpp'p flPt
UClllVi Vjiaoo VI V1V/1UUVU v/vuvgv MVW
ing as officers. The school will be un
der the dircct charge of Mr. J. B. Hob
dy, an experienced man from Ala
bama. A regular schedule will be
made out and every boy expected to
follow same. Details of this schedule
will be published later.
Many of the counties in South Caro-11
Una have already arranged for the
two prize winning boys to attend this'
school. Those having notified this of-'
fice are as follows: Abbeville, Aiken,;
Anderson, Barnwell, Cherokee, Ches-!
ter, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darling- '
ton, Edgefield, Florence, Greenville,!
Hampton, Horry, Laurens, Lee, Marl- j
boro, Oranbegurg, Oconee, Richland,: (
Sumter, Union and Williamsburg.
Other counties may have arranged ! i
for the boys but have not reported to
this office.
In making the arrangements all
that is necessary will be to obtain
funds for transportation both ways
from the county seat to Columbia and
a fund of one dollar per day while the j
boys are in Columbia. The boys will |
be required to bring blankets, towels,:
etc. Rates from each county seat may
be obtained by applying to Geo. H.
Stephenson, Gen. Mgr. Palmetto Bank i
Building, Columbia, S. C. As soon as |;
arrangements are umuc i?g
Agent in charge of Boy's Corn Clubs,
Cleinson College, S. C., should be noti
fied. Any further information regard
ing this school may be had by writ
ing the above agents.
C. B. HADDEN,
Special Agent.
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