Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

. I wxflHiSflBHHDffll yiii yjjnf^TWE COLD winter night the S8fl\J snow was gently falling on a*?sK?ar the pine trees of the for WiVw est. These tall, stately trees stood very straight and still on this cold night. By and by the tallest and the oldest of them said: J* "How happy I shall be when at last 1 am Btrong enough and tall enough to be cut down by the wood cutters. I hope when they do cut me d0wn that 1 may be good enough tha^they will want me for Borne great ship, and then I shall have a chance to Ball the seas." "What do you kno^about ships and the seas ?" asked a little pine tree who stood at the foot of the tall one. The stately tree bent his branches a very little and looked down at the small tree, at hla feet. "I have heard many stories of the seas, and the ships that sail on them. fn. ika hlnl> !? In m. 1 ?v> ?.uv wt?u? div iu uij uiauvuco auu sing to me all the time of the beauties and wonders of the world. Then, too, the starbeams, who are much older than the blrdB, have some truly wonderful tales to tell of things that they have seen in their trips around the world. There is the Starbeam of the Brightest Star, just peeping over the hilltop. He can tell some truly wonderful tales." The little pine tree trembled for very Joy. This was his first winter in the forest, and these things were all new to him, just as was the snow that was covering his roots, and making them all warm with its white blanket. ; "Won't you please ask the Starbeam ,10 tell us a story?" asked the little pine. "Let us ask him to tell us again the Christmas story," said another of the older pines, "the one he told us last year." So, when the Starbeam came over and rested gently on the tallest pine, he aBked it to tell again the Story of the First Christmas. , "I love to tell this story best of all stories that I know," said the little Starbeam. "Once upon a time a long time ago, _ Jong befoc* even the oldest plilft trees here began to grow, a beautiful Truman, Mary, and. her Lusband, Joseph, went on a Journey to a little city called Bethlehem. All the people in that country went to this same city, to pay their taxes, and when Mary and Joseph got there, they found so many people, that there was no room left for them at the inn. The only place where they could find shelter was In a stable, and here they went. That night a little babe was born, and its mother, Mary, laid him in a manger on some nice clean straw. "Away off in the East, the Brightest Star appeared. He had never been seen before, and some wise men who knew that this was the time for the babe to be born, saw the Brightest Star as they started out to find the babe. All their long journey the Brightest Star kept just in front of them to show them the way to go, and when they rested at night, the Brightest Star would rest too, and wait for them. At last they reached the city of Bethlehem, and found the little babe in the manger with his mother by his side. "These wise men had brought some very costly gifts to this babe, and it is the birthday of this babe that Is celebrated every Christmas, and it is in his memory that gifts are given to the poor. "That is all of the story, and it Is time for me to be going," and the Starbeam went gayly on, dancing over the tops of the treeB. 18^^* The Russian 8t. Nicholas. In Russia the children put their shoes filled with hay outside the door for the horses of St. Nicholas; and It Is believed in most sections that St. Nicholas comes first on a prepare j tory visit ten days before Christmas to learn which children have been good. He leaves nuts and candy in the shoes of those who have been' good, but nothing for those who have | been bad, who thus know that they | may expect no presents on the real { Christmas day. The Bran Pie. This Is an English custom. The gifts are hidden In a large pan of bran. string Is tied to each package, and on the end of the string is the name of the one for whom the package la Intended. When all have their strlpgs they all yull. Then comes the fun of getting the bran off ana opsnlng tto fftckaiti, r~ ' ? ? *?" >" ?"*" IQUjrtettttaa ?imp g CHRISTMASTIMEI Tkimm g ^ man be t misanthrope indeed g in whosebrogM somedtsf*likea iovial g feeling is not routed in whose mind Bj some pleawnt association! are not g awakened?by the reeurrence of Eg Chrutmaa There are people who IS will tell ydu dku Christmas i* net to fa them What it seed to be; dial each succeeding Christmas has found aome ^ cherished hope or happy prospect df K the year before <?.iuned or parsed Ip; away; that thq?>resent only serve* so p remind them tor reduced circumstarv ces and straitened incomes of the ^ feast they oafte bestowed on hollow Eg friend*, and of dte cold looks that E|jj meet them now in adversity and 1||; Sjj misfortune. K Never heed such dismal reminisjg|j cencea There are few men who have (Sz h-ed long enough in the world who B tA: canrtqrcall up such thoughts any day ?3; s in die year Then do not select the g yg merriest of the three hundred and sixty- k ? ,i?ve for your doleful recollection* but fp g draw your chair nearer the blazing E|| Pre?fill the glass and send round the jS ^ song?and if your room be smaller |?^ g than it was a dozen years aga or if K g your glass be filled with reeking punch fepj g instead of sparkling wine, put a good ^ S face on the matter . . . g Look on the merry faces of your fe 5? children (if yoU have any) as they sit pg g round the fire. One liide seat may be fp| empty; one slight form that gladdened jfe; ?S the father's heart and roused the ;?5 mother's pride to look upon, may not ?S ? be there Dwell not upon the past. Eg ? think not that one short year aga the lag gsj fair child now resolving into dust sat before you. with die bloom of health g; ^ upon its cheek, and die aayety of in- g g fancy in its royous eye; Reflect upon g ^ your present blessings?of which 3: S every man has many?not on your ^ past misfortune* of which all men ^ ? nave some. Fill your glass again, ^ gr* with a merry face and contented S heart Our life on it but your Christ- g mas shall be merry and your New g S Year a happy one; S S ?Charlea Dickens s NOT A MI38. As two little fciirlb were hurry In* to .school, one of tugjpuea-w- ?, discarded' Christmas tree in aq fish bactaU ?""Lizrie," "sttd she, "do you think Santa Claus 1b a myth?" "Certainly not," retorted her companion, glancing sharply at her. "Santa Claus is a mister. What IhdkeB you lisp so?" WHO'JE WEEK'S CELEBRATION Descenaantj of Old ftpahlsh 8ettlera Observed Christmas With Dinner* and Parties, ^Among the descendants of the old Spanish settlers we find that they oh serve a week In the celebration of Christmas. This begins one week before Ofcrlstmas. In the daytime they have dinners at each other's homes, and In the evenings they give a series of parties at the different houses. In the evening the young folk go to the home of one of their number and knock, and then all begin to sing. Those within the house ask, "Who la there?" and the answer Is, "The Virgin Mary and St. Joseph seek lodging In yonr house." To carry out the Bible story they are at first refused admittance, and then the door is opened wide and they are all given a hearty welcome. On Christmas eve the old and young all Join together and have a big celebration. In a large hall they fix up one side to represent the manger, and here they very solemnly give a little play in which many take part, the characters being Mary and Jo seph, the wise men, the shepherds end the angels. This play Is very real to them, and they all play their parts with a reverent spirit. A Christmas Prayer. Give me the eyee to see my brother's woe; Grant me the vision that perceives his are. That 1. amid my Christmas Joys, may go And take some toueh of mitigation there. God point the way that I may quickly And a Hie acre waitlna ... the glad relle*. And ope my eyes that I may not be blind To taaks 01 ove that ease the sting of grief. , I -John Kendrick Bangs. Old Custom fttlll Prevails. The Christmas feeding of the birds is still prevalent in many of the provinces of Norway and Sweden. Benches of oats are placed on the r^pfs of houses, en trees and fences, to fur n,Bn mem witn thelf .hare of Uf CdrletiBAB bouaty, y * ' / % I Gratitude as the Real Key to Christmas Joy By "BILLY" SUNDAY ?'NETEEN hundred yeari gftNi ago a star poised above < kV|S.L3J lowly manger in Bethle hem, and above the moon | lit hills of Judea the an gels heralded the beginning of the lif< of Jesus Christ upon this earth. Ant once more the birthday of the Savioui approaches. How fast these festal days follov one another! Only a few days ago was penning a Thanksgiving dav me| sage. Now we are looking rorwan with happy hearts and bright antic! pat ions to Christendom's great gift giving day. Qratitude inspires in us the gract of giving. Oratltude is me great origina source of noble living and service just as sin is the original source ant root of all selfishness The great all seeing eye of Qod, as it surveys thif planet, with ell Its scenes of revelrj and its riot Ot sin, beholds but on< festering ulcer?4*selflshnes8?and gazei upon one thing of great beauty?grati tude?which recognizes In every nee< of man the voice of God. rhe immortal Prances B. Wlllart said: "1 regard ingratitude as one o: the basest of sins." The Psalmist said: "What shall ] render unto the Lord for all his good ness to me?" Then answers his owi question by saying: "I will take tin cup of salvation and call upon tin name of the Lord." Never before have we so serlousl] faced the question of our obligation t< Almighty God. There are thousandi of neavy-hearted. world-worried met and women who will never find lift worth living until their lives an linked with Jesus Christ. There Is .no safety save In service We must use 'or lose. The Dead sm gives nothing.out, and that's why it li dead. Many lives are like the Deal sea. If you would have the Joy o: Christmas, you must find It In dolni what Jesus did. He went ahout do ing good. No one will ever find th< Christian Becret of a happy life sav? by trying to make it easier for othen to do right and harder to do wrong. There is joy In lifting any burdem of others, as the little girl found fe who was carrying her bahf. brothei across the street. He wil almost at big as she was. "Isn't he heavy?" asked a nasser-hv "Oh, no; he's my heoUMBr." You cannot wnonfl MM| a good 'lellowm the sense o trying to help others to be rood, 01 as someone has put It. "Bxcept yoi erect the cross in your own heaii Jesus Will profit you nothing. O Holy Child of Bethlehem. Descend on us, we prey; Cast out our sin and enter In: Be born in us today. ALL READY FOR HIS WORK ~ slac r 8plrlt of Christmas. The core of Christmas is the tru of unselfishness. This day of tl new spirit that Irradiates all tl earth, is the day of lavish pourii ' out of self. "Somebody cares,' written large over every Christm gift and Christmas plan. It is tl day of taking thought for other pi I eons. Christ In Christmas mea unsqlflsh love?the love of Qod 1 mail, and. of men for one another. Jk. Met Every Christmas. fJropOJrelJ'a long parliament made r^uu ?yetln| M?T7 dwintwae 1 Master's Sale | State of South Carolina County of Chesterfield. t Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant to a decree heretofore granted in the case of Page. land Insurance & Realty Com pany, Assignee. Plaintiff, vs P. J H. Arant, M. L. Arant et al. De. fendants. I will offer for sale - before the Court House door in * Chesterfield, S. C. on the first t Monday in January, 1916, (same r being the 3rh dav of said month) between the legal hours of sale, [ to the highest bidder for cash, i \he following described real es1 tate, to wit: * (1) All that certain tract of land in the County and State ? aforesaid, contains two hurdred x and sixty acres, more or less, less sixty acres of same now owned by H. H. Hicks, situated on the west side of Fork Creek, and bounded east bv lands of A. "Rodgers and John A. Hicks; west by by lands of John S. Miller; north bv the estate lands of Matilda Hunter and on the south by lands of Leonidas Lovvry. - (2) Also one other tract of tand in the County and State aforesaid, containing ninety one and one- half acres, more or less, situated on the west side of Fork -Creek; bounded east by lands of Armeitta Adams; south by lands of R. H. Lowry; west bv lands of M. Lowry and on the north by lands of P. H. Arant. (3) All those certain three lots of land in the town of Pageland, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, known as lots number one Ml). Thrpp f.tt OnH Intro in I . I A \W Ull\l I W U// All t block MK", said lots fronting fifty ^ feet each on Gum street and runi ning back 200 feet each, preserv? ing the same width all the way ( back. t Purchaser to pay for all f necessary papers. 1 P. A. MDjyiAY, Jr, Master, Chesterfield County. f Big II J ? We will offer during the I J bargains ever offer* \ a few pri | Boys Suit J ?? ? Men j | Men s $1.50 B ^ BHnBBOH | Remeu j is I % ^ J ^'e are ^le shoe people i ^ you in shoes you a B f thing will I ? ^ possib ^ If you have been in our se t is true. II you ha tie ^ ag \ to yon E t Come ns ^ j i Pageland r == I FRUITS FOR We are not selling; anjr Oranges, Candy and to sell you everyth HOLIDAY We want to thank one and successfu WE API your trade, and we ask mo: tion of the same thro n i? rti I JLT* U? Vll IXmas 0 and our price ways Flour, Meat and Lard Good Coffe Best Riverside Plaids, C Men's and Boy's Suits c Underwear. 6 1-2poun per Crockery an Hats, Caps, Shoe I Fruits to suit th? ti The C Before vwvwwwv [olidaj few days remaining: between no sd here in good straight mercha ces to show what reductions w Is, new stock $1 *s Suits from $4, [ats $1.25 Men': fiber Thi /V Entirely I and are receiving new shoes all ire pretty hard to please. Our >e held back. We mean to r< ile in the next two weeks and v no better way than to just cut price right down store for the last few days you vc not been in we ask you to c i that we are going to do just w to see us before Your for Business 1 Mercantili THE HOME OF BARGA wwwwvvw =======^ ILL THE FAMILY * toys but we have the Apples, other eatables. We want ing in this line for your : PLEASURES I all for helping to make this a il year for us. PRECIATE st respectfully for a continua ugh the holiday shopping. I B ours to Please i ark & Co. J| ace More :s are low as ali before. at prices that are sure right e 8 12 lbs. $1.00 Ilheap Cloth of many Shades :heap. Men's, Boy's and Ladies d Quilts $1.00. 60x67 Blankets pair ?i.uu id Enamel Ware s and Hosiery Bargains. rade. So come to see ato Co. you buy ^ Sale I w and Dec. 25th. the greatest K iodise. We give you ^ e are making ? L 25 to $8.00 J .00 up I s $1.25 at $1.00 I ? fitnpk i 5 Mew ? most daily. If we cant suit ? stock is new but no- J iduce as much as ^ /e know of J the ^ know that what wc are say- ^ ome in and let us prove ? hat we say. J vnii hnv ^ i Company \ INS ? wwwwwvw** V ? v . .