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iglimpses of mother have kept me i
from many contemplated misdeeds,
'but it took absolute want and degradation,
poverty and helplessness
to bring mo to my senses, and make
me willing to submit to father's
switch. 1 am 22 years old now, but
as soon as ? can get there I am going
home and tnkc a turn of switches
with me, and tell father to give me
4it he thinks I can hear, which won't!
be half as much as T Reserve." Then'
Charlie turned to Mrs. B his eyes j
shining with gratitude: 1
' iod only knows where 1 would
have stopped had it not been for;
your timely aid; perhaps never, till I
I landed in the bottomless pit. Tru- j
ly my lines have, fallen in pleasant)
places; the kindnesses that you have :
all shown me shall not be thrown
away. I <will let my future life
prove my grati'ude."
"Tt was bad company that led >Tainio
astray, too," said Winnie sadly.,
:<()h 1 <lo wish he would come home,"!'
nhnost in tears.
t "iSee here now, heartaches and wet
nm eyes are not for Christmas," declar- i
if ed Dick. "We are not going to
k grieve over things we can't help.
i|& The things we might have done and '
U1 didn't, and the tilings we did and
jSk^Ltihouldn 't, are the only things worth
M'lT-Vi11J mvr !,n,l they should -be for-,
W? got ton at (Christmas?so there. Ja('
mie is coming home soon, rich as j1
Croesus- in experience, will lbe a rcg- !1
' \n1ar encyclopedia of useful knowl- |
\\?aire and ii.formation to wo stay-at- i
. homes and know nothing0 and will |
entertain us with many rich stories
^ of his adventures in foreign lands,
thereby nrk'ng the long evenings ?
pass pleasantly for us all." Then ;
C^banterin.-: W'linie with one hand and
Mil swinging her around as lie played a J :
w>lt/. on a ten cent mouth harp, lie i
w Vsoon had them all laughing just as J
L. .rie intended that they should. I
Ef " Christmas comes but once a year, '
TiCt over\ibody git his share, I
W .I'll u-it 11.if you'll git yourn,
H Never seen si eh a time since 1 been
P born." *
| \ 'He laughed ns he at last released i
the protesting Winnie, who with her ?
tousled hair and flushed cheeks, was 1
prettier than ever, Charlie thought.
L That night about 0 o'clock they were -1
r.II seated around a wanm lire listen- 1
\ v-.ing with great interest to Charlie as j '
k ljie told of liis life and work as a1'
I ^vow-puncher. while in Texas and 1
flyjMexico. lie had .just finished telling :
Bty of a great stampede of cattle in '
Jy which a Mexican tost his life, when y
\ there canto a knock at the door. (
TtWith a grimace of impalienee, 5
/ 'Claude answered, and a tall, well
dressed, middk- aged slranger stepped
into 41 i? room eftec "Mipiiring if 1
\he was a I the home of the widow 1
B . Tie came forward with hat '
Jn hand, a tall athletic form with
at iron gray hair and huge niustach?, '
IA his great < oat almost touching the (
Xi,floor. >
"My name is Mvcrelt," he said, 1
.. offering his hand to Mrs. B and <
^ \bowing low. "and 1 came to see you
at the earnest request of your son, 1
'i' Jamie, who is a dear friend of
B"'yn?ne."
"(!ee wui/.! I guess anybody thai '
brings news of Jaituie is welcome un- '
der I liis 1 ine and fig tree." exclaimed '
;?i. Calude while l!u> poor mollier gaspe.l,
VOh tell me of inv bov. Is he still
|iv!P.r?" leaning forward and look- :
1 W into ih< man's eves .nit real ing- s
f .
Dick surveyed him wiln cold, crit- '
1' ^ ica't e\es half believing that he was N
an officer in search of poor Charlie, r
and mentally deciding to kick him
J j. /'out on the smallest provocation.
J I "Oh yes, madam, he is very much
| alive or was a few days ago." >(
"'But where is my boy/" almost 's
screamed Airs. B?-?- sinking -back in "
jier chair, pale and weak. r
j "Yes, >where is my brother and be ^
[v quick about it?" demanded Calude; 1
Al "Don't you see that mother is on *
MM lie verge of hysterics?" (
Ww "Oh do lie calm now, 'Mrs. B? ? '
Mjf?or I shall forget in my nervousness ^
jL the vtM'V Ihings he wanted me to {
[jjV^ay,'' ipleaded the stranger. "I have '
If nothing but good news to bring and '
T sum sure you need not be the least. !
J' worried about. Jamie. Please (
|Vv calm yourself or 1 shall he sorry I '
j / m^tened to his request, and came to
\ deliver his message of love and re- 1
memlbrance." Then rising. "1 believe
N I will remove mv overcoat : it is '
A (|iiite warm in this cosy little room," '
"^nfhoving il and hanging it and his '
' mia' ^),v ^oor* 'And as he did so,
la 1 ho quick and practiced eye of Char- '
l ,'llie discovered that he wore a wig 1
J/lover light hair and k:re>w that the <
r i big mustache was also false, what <
could il mean? Was this one of
* yMiss Winnio.'s lovers come to steal
[/ j'^ier from home? dancing at lrer
JmCharlie saw that she was gazing at
I the man as if fascinated, her hands
nervously clasped together.
jP "Did ".vc leave the front door open, <
my boy? Seems to me I l'ecl a gut
of air/' said the stranger, steppin
out into the hall as it' to investigat.
All were beginning to feel suspicion
and grow nervous, and Dick rose t
Ins feet with determination writte
all over his face, for Charlie ha
whispered to him of his discovery.
''No, it is closed," lie called. The
entering, minus wig and mustaclu
lie stood before the astonishing fani
ily, a handsome young man wit
golden hair and laughing blue eyes
"As 1 saw a licking in store for m
at the hands of Cousin Dick,
thought -better of my little joke an
J
"Jamie, my boy!" cried Mrs
B with outstretched arms
"Oil -my darling boy, home agaii
a! .last - at last! (Thank Cod!'
And the young man knelt by lie
side arid folded her in his arms, ten
d?rly.
"Yes mother, your boy-?you
Christian buy! Your "prayers hav<
followed me everywhere, mother, am
at last made su-cli a strong wal
around nic that T could not climb it
so I was bound to look up lo hcavoi
as my only way of escape." Claud"
was bravely trying to keen from 'boo
hooing right out, Dick was vigorous
l.v pouching the fire, and Winnie wa
kneeling on the other side of lie
mother, her arms avo-un1 her broth
er'< neck and the happy tears rollins
down her cheeks.
Oh! -who ean descri-hc a scene liki
lhi?-? It seems sacreliHons to at
tempt such a thing. Who can ex
presss I lie feelings of poor Charlie
who fell, unworthy to witness such ;
sacred meeting? Unnoticed he slip
ped f'-oni the. room and out into tin
hack yard, and there in (he "dm low:
find sil":ice of the night, with hear
nlmost bursting, Ire bowed his lieai
[ind prayed as he had never in hi:
life before: "Clod be merciful t<
me a dinner." Over and over agait
ie prayed the publican's prayer, wit I
ill the earnestness of his heart an,
wiul. mind and strength, until thai
we.'t peace which passeth all under
landing came to him and lie sal
lown on the back steps, alone will
lis great happiness.
I fow he longed to he at home agair
A'ith his gentle niolher. a com fori
ind blessing to lrer i:i her declining
' irs. iSlie, too, would be just af
led a- 'his mother, to Know that lu
.vas saved through the goodness and
!Ta<*.' of the f!od she worshiped, Bui
ie 111 list wail, he thought, for it
ivould he some little time before Ik
>ould earn enough money for the trij
ind to pay hisiboard in the meantime
\inl he did not yet have a job, even
At last they missed him and Dick
vent to look for him. "Say, now
vlial did you run for?" he growled
damping Charlie on the back.
"1 just cop'dn'l stand io see tlios.
ears; and, Dick, mil here in (he si 1
nice of the night I have found peaci
vi111 Cod. and am happy as can be
veil if I haven'I a cent and am onl
if a job."
Dick swallowed hard, gripped Oniric's
hand and said: "Old boy, I air
rlad, though I don't, know anylhinu
iibonl such feelings, and never had ji
lankering that way until Ihe past few
lays. Come back in the house, Oniric,
out of the cold."
"Forgive us for forge I ting you for
i moment, Charlie." said Mrs. B
is lie entered the room, his eves
ihiniag through a trace of tears.
"Hi; is another star in your
Town, aunt," said Dick i;i a husky
'<nce. "and I hope lo be another,"
nr.I then he bolted up stairs.
"What else in the world, have I Jo
visli for to imake me Ihe happiest
voman living? Dick is in the hands
il the Lord1 and will soon have his
;onl 'anchored in the haven of r?st1
?all my children are now saved,
ind you, Charlie. What a glorious
Christinas we are having!"
Then Charlie was introduced to
ramie, who soon found that, he knew
>f his family, in fact had spent a
light there while traveling through
Florida a few years previously, a.nl
leclared lro ha-1 never been enlerained
in a more princely style, Mrs,
liaxlcr had spoken to him -<ecrell\
ibout Charlie and bade him walcli
nil for him in his travels, begginu
ha| if he ever saw her boy he wouh
ivrite and let her know: and he Inn
>roniised lo do so.
Dick a.id Ja.mie held a secret conference
with Cue result thai I he\
begged Ihe privilege of lending Char
lie money to pay his way home
Jamie knew the family to he fai
wealthier than Charlie had represent
:?d I hem to 'be, and know that il
mice lie returned, lie would be re
dored to favor and set: up in business.
Jamie had 'been working it
North Carolina in the lumber busi
ness for two years and had saved .
neat little sum.
It was New Year's night and oh
Mr. Baxter and his faithful wife sa
?t | iby tiheir lonely lire place, gazing
j? thought'fully into the few glowing
embers. It was a little cold for
is .Florida weather. The three ma erred
0 children with their families had taUn
,e:i dinner at Hhe old homestead and
d ,\vere now gone. The old gentleman's
face were an unusually soft expvesn
I sion and a tear gathered in the wife's
j, ! eyes as she thought thai if Charlie
i-I had only come today, all would have
h been forgiven and forgoiten.
?. Thus, in deep thought, the lonely
e old couple s:iI until stai'.led by the
1 ringing of (he from door bell. All
<.1 ' t?13 servants were away and Mr. liax(er
himself went to the door and
5. opened if Jo behold his repentant
S | son, who held in his extended hands
u ' a bunch of stout switches and humbly
' begged for a 'thrashing and forgiver
1 uoss.
"My sou! to have you humble
yourself is enough! (lod bless you,
r ;uy "boy." embracing hint and lead8
I ing itiin down the long rial! toward
1 ! his mother's room, where another
1 j touching meeting took place, while
, I Charlie fold her of the things that
1 I had happened to him during the past
g fciw days. Of course he was soon
- ; taken to the dining room and made to
- eat a hearty supper at the table I'ron;
I which iie had been absent so n.a iv
r ! years, while the lather stood by eag
! erly devouring every word that f'li
i from the lips of the returned prodigal.
a On the day he was 21 years of age,
- ! one thousand dollars bad been placed
- in the 'bank to Charlie's credit, and
'? ' kept a secret iby his father, who was
t { ashamed for even liis put ion!, wife to
- k low that liis hard hear! was sofien'
' ing toward his absent son.
Charlie was soon established as
I his father's partner in a paying husi1
I ness. restored to Di"k and da.uie the
* ! borrowed money 'with an additional
> ; suimi which he called " interest" :r. d
i j to the astonishment of all concerned,
i ! doubly paid all the board bills he bad
1 left, unpaid, sending with the money
t- | a gentlemanly letter of 'exp-auntion.
- j 10very week a large box of oranges,
t ; express prepaid, comes lo the home
i | of the Widow K and letters fly
| back and forth bet ween Charlie and
i j Winnie in a suspicious way, so Dick
declares: and he. tells his aunt that
r her Christmas "tramp" stayed long
* enough to locate her treasure, anl
| will some day make a raid which will
I t he successful.
Why not cultivate the Christinas
> spirit, all'the year round?
>
. "There are lonely hearts to cherish.
While the days are going by;
: There are weary souls who perish,
, As the days are going by;
, If a smile we can renew.
As our journey we pursue,
* Oil, the good we all may do,
- While the days are going by.
, There's no time for idle scorning.
While the days are sroimr by:
Lot your face be like the morning.
While the days are sroing by;
i 0!i, the world is full of sivdis.
< | Ful of sad and weepincr eves;
i IToln vour fallen 'brother, rie.
While the days are iroing by.
All the lovin-r links that h'uvd is
j While tl>? ila\v" are "To'iny hv;
One by one we Teaw behind us.
; ! While the days are goim:' by:
Valentin'
Vc
I have a la
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Valintines, (
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I comic and
make your
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: before my st(
' MAYES' Bt
| NEWBEF
Hut the see.ls of good wo sow,
Both iti shade a:ul shino will grow,
Ami will keep our hearts aglow,
While the days are going by."
Change of Schedules.
Effective .12.01 a. in. Sunday Jan.
5th, 1908, t'iie following is the time
of departure of all passenger trains
leaving Newberry Union station:
Southern Railway:
No. 15 for Greenvillo .. . .8.57a.m.
No. IS for Columbia .. ..1.28 p.m.
No. 11 for (ireonville .. ..4.17 p.m.
No. 10 for Columbia 8.47 p.m.
C., N. & L. Ry.
No. 85 for Laurens 5.1S) a.m.
No. 22 for Columbia ... .8.47 a.m.
No. 52 for Greenville .. 12.40 <p.m.
No. 515 for Columbia . . . ..'{.10 p.m.
No. 21 for Laurens 7.25 p.m.
| No. 84 for Columbia.. .. 8.30 p.m.
No's. 84. 85, 21, and 22 run daily
except Sunday.
The above schedule is given only
as information, is not guaranteed and
is subject to change without notice.
G. L. Robinson,
Station Master.
OPERA HOUSE FOR RENT.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Tuwn CouiM'il of Newberry, S. C.. un.
til 12 o'clock M.. Feby 5th, 1008,
and then opened, for rent of the
Opera House, Newberry, S. C., for
three years.
Foi further information apply to
| the Clerk and Treasurer, Hug. S.
' We rts.
Respect fully,
.1. .7. Langford,
Attest: Mayor.
Fug. S. Werts,
Clerk and Treasurer.
10,000!
Agents wanted at once, previous
i experience is not essential, write soon
if you wish to make money faster
I'\ Clark, Conway, Ark.
than vou ever did before. Address J.
At Wholesale Prices
Bananas,
Oranges,
i
j Apples,
|and all sorts of Fruits.
t ALSO
| Homemade
I
| Candy. j
i |
es!
dentines!
rge stock of
3f all kinds,
post cards,
selections
DCk is baoken
I0K STORE.
tRY, s. c.
REPORT
To the State Bank Examiner of the condition of The Exchange
Bank of Newberry. S. C., at the close of business December
16th, 1907.
(condensed)
resources:
Loans and discounts..... $161,790 26
Overdrafts 3,479 93
Furniture and fixtures 3,636 92
Cash and Exchange 10,60 i 07
$179,508 18
liabilities:
Capital stock $ 50,000 ()0
Undivided profits, net 9,094 42
Unpaid dividends 12 50
Cashier's Checks 2,049 10
Deposits, Banks $ 2,779 72
Deposits, Individual 111,072 44?113,852 16
Bills payable 4,500 00
$179,508 18
ITo. 6S31
The People's national Soak
Prosperity, 8. C.
Paid Up Capital - $25,000 00
Surplus and individual Profits $6,000 OO
Stockholders* Liabilities . . $2b,000 00
For protection of depo< i4ors.
H. C. Moseley President. M. A. Carlisle, Vice-President
W. W Wheei.fr, Cashier. Geo. Johnstone, Attorney.
Better a conservative interest on your deposit with its safe
return when wanted, than a high rate and a feeling of doubt
about the principal.
A National Bank is a safe Deposit. Government supervision
makes it so Likewise our Board of Directors is a guarantee
of Drudent conservative management.
DIRECTORS:
G. W. Bowers. W. P. Pugh.
J. A. C. Kibler. Jno. B. ellers.
R. L. Luther. W. A. Moseley.
M. A. Carlisle. Geo. Johnstone.
J. H. Hunter. H. C. Moseley.
J. P. Bowers.
We allow 4 percent, per annum in our Savings
Department, interest payable semi-annually*
Moseley Bros.
Our 36th car of that Choice Tennessee Flour has just
arrived, making 4,005 bbls., and while it lasts goes foi
Best Patent $5.50 bbl.
Best Half Patent $5.25 44
Every Barrel Guaranteed.
Choice Meal 90c. bu.
Choice Grits $1.85 sack.
We are matting some cut prices to suit the "Panicky" times,
and as a special inducement will make a clean cut of
lO Cents on the Dollar
on following goods, goods all marked in plain figures, no deception
or misleading. This is to last until 1st day of January,
1908, and to he carried out to the letter, and includes
| All Ladies' Mats, Feathers and Velvets, all Woo
| Dress Goods, Flannels, all Men's Mats and Caps, Men's,
Youths' and Boys' Clothing, Rugs and Art Squares,
Blankets, Men's Pants Goods,|Ladies\ Children's and
Misses' Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Satchels, Telescopes,
Ladies' and Misses Jackets, Lap Robes, Domestic Sewing
Machines. This makes our $30.00 Machine for
the extremely low price of $27.00, our $25.00 Domestic
for $22.50 and is certainly best price in United States.
We have an abundance of choice goods in all of our departments,
and to reduce them are making some inviting prices
all along the line. Yours truly,
Moseley Bros.
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,; The First Cougli of the Scasss, I
! & Even bough not severe, has a tendency lo irritate the sen-i- ^
tive membranes of the throat and delicate bronchial tnbrs. ^
I ^ Coughs then come easy all winter, every time you take the ?
? slightest cold. Cure the first cough before it has a e.hance to o
<> set up an inflnmation in the delicate capillary air lubes of the (to
lungs. The best remedy is QUICK KKJJKF COl'C.lI ^
^ SYRUP. It ;it one.- gets right at the seat of tr ublo an
^ moves the cattle. It is frc from Morphine ai.d is as sai .. i
a child as for an adult. 25 cents at
j % MAYES' DRUG STOFfL ?
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