Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WANTED Flooring, Ceiling, Si( and Moi We also have Long ing. We ship promptly or too large for our atti Write us for prices AVERY LU. Manufacturers Phone No. 56 htIuuuuum wurnu:mmm m The Particular SHOE THE BARI at Kai Every Pair Guaranteed $9.50, $10.( ENOUGH If you want a good KATZ FOR5 The T. N. Smi taining about 5 located two mil S. C., on Pubi in two miles of and church. For further in] Mrs. M. J. P. C Sumter, A SUR] to salve money is to put it in a ban PUT IT IN OURS. It is nota what you might have sa Remember, when yo spend a dolk The great game is to slave and to A great game is to SAVE. There is much more field in the it institution andI begin NOW. The Bank o JOSEPH SPI T. M. MOUZ A dandy little h FO R Five rooms, a nice I 2 stall stable, smoke-hol and garden. Coiled thr Apply to The Manning TO SELL ling, Shingles, Lath alding. and Short Leaf Fram and no order too small mtion. 4BER CO., and Retailers. Sumter, S. C. unn ununnunuunuunu for Particular Men Y SHOE zoff's and one Price to all )0, $12.50. SAID Barry Shoe, See OFF tti:::::::::: ttt22:: 223 228::::::::::::: :::::: ALE !. th Place con 87 acres and es from Acol u, ic Road. And good school Formation See L. SMITH, or 3MMANDER, _ S. C. SW AYI k. v'ed, that counts, it is wvhat you or folihly,tereutmay be helpingI get. Lttr-cast your lot with a good f Manning EOTT, President ON, Cashier ome ALE! iall, two good porches, ase, wash house, barn oughout. City water. ,Grocerv Co. The Birds' Christmas JIJIJI By MARY GRAHAM BONNER (Copyright, tal9, by Western Newspaper Union) I E( HI-I-R-P," said one little bird, and another bird sang a song. It was very, very cold, and the birds 1 were having a hard I time to keep warm. I Somehow, too, they I felt the cold more I - when they were hun gry. They hadn't had such very good luck that I day or the (lay before. I It had snowed a great deal during the I last few days and getting enough to U eat had been no easy matter. Near by they saw a white house. I There was a garden around it; a nice U big garden and just the place for birds * in the summer time. l-ut these birds were here in the win ter time, too, and they were given bread crumbs and suet all winter long. When snow covered the suet it was brushed off' for them. It was all very delightful. The last few days, however, had seomed to ho very busy ones in ti' , white house. The birds could see tat greens were being hung everywhere, over the plc tures, hook cases and inIrors. and . wreaths were put in all the windows. I'reiarations were (Vidently being made for soe0e unusial event. d There seemed to be no end to the U amount of greens. Some were wound to look like long ropes and great i branches were put behind large ple- I ttures. The house was gay indeeI with 1 fires, which were burning in all the I fireplaces. Much wood was carriled in, and the birds thought how warm the people in sii mnust he, and how cold It was outside. 'They shivered and wished they had gone South after all. Then i little tree was curried iu, and one of the birds that was neai th e dining room told the others that the tree was put on the dining room table. Another mediun sized true was in the big room, where most of thie excite ment seemed to be going on. ''ee'n they hung pretty shiny amd slimnoer- I Ing things on the tree and packages U of all sizes iad description under i't. I Had their friends forgotten them? U It could not he possible! And yet- I yet--they hadn't lind any suet in the last day or so, and they had always e been supplied with it before. They g had stayed North because these people loved birds so. They knew t'hat they loved birds be cause they were good to the little feathered people. But the last day or so-well, it was all very surprising. The birds were Just going to sleep, Just about to tuck their heads under their wings, when they saw more Iwo "Merry Christmas, BIrdies," she said. ple coinig to the house, jecople with T si itciases andl bags. TIhere seemed to br great excitement andiu everybody T s emned to be smailling. T It was very hiard to he a liittle beirud, the bIrds theought an n 0(1tot to feel like T smiling. hut at last they weiet to sleep. T "'I donii't feel Iike chi in g todauy," T Ijsaid one of them, eiarly thle next mourn Ing. "'I don't feel very haiippy t hat my T friendIs in the white biouee hove for gotnaotme." T h e," he up, somehin hust lhave hapne, ai nrothe little bid." still can't hell eve it peossibile thliit they T a badday r o i ~ true. Si cold, T and ai little heunmgry." T "Well ,JI chirp,'' sid the irist bird,.T "It's Christmasn morninag, beirdlI ngs ; how do youik my snudsomie robe? I'm all d ressedi til for thme occasion." But just theii a lady came out of the big huouse, the lady whlo was the spe cmai frie'nd of (the beirds. "Merry, merry Chlristmis, birdies," she sid. "'I had almiiost forgoltten a1bout you. All thie children aere home for the Christmnas holidays and t here has beeni greiat e'Xeltemient. We've T been d ecoraet ing and having everything loo0k gii insIne.de "Oh, I didnlm't meaon to foirget y ouT birdlies. I feel so bad.(1" They were given fresh suet and nice T bireadl cruimbls, amnd some eake crumbs, T too. T "Merry, um(erry Chistmnas," said the lady. "Merry, merry Chirist mas." chirped the birdies, so the lady said, hut they T Fwere reatlly tnkinag her, andl ini their lit tle h":. r's felt so glad ti ot the one they hail r'uisted and loved had not fnullrd themh Fight I A t A 1 M L Get you a buncg the wet so bad. JILI R1i Sells th Mules a now be ones ar M I adyCl ThI Ca I I t IGt ItQ I1 i The wea Cad-ClI 'he BoJ J With e 'L ir crop in e 1 of good IV vi.l will no OIGEW e very best und Horses. .fore all ti e gone. ANNING, rink That Ldy ienches That edl in a Sanitary Hy nning Bottii rl Weevili arly with [ules and t get you 1. Ali & CO.I grades of See them 1e choice Candy-Cola Satins ! -oaN Thirst !N Manner NgWrs I CndvCol ]U