Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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a:.?..: - - ■ ) - A’' -w- r, 7 r r> (Cltnmtrlp PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY . CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. , WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher Entered at The Clinton Post Offlee aa matter of the Second Class. Terms of Subscription: One year ..$1.50 Six months 75’ Three months .50 Payable In adrance. The Chronicle seeks the co-opera tlon of its subscribers and readers— the publishers will at all times appre ciate wise suggestions and kindly ad- rice. The Chronicle is not responsible any unsolicited manuscript which not plainly marked with the name an|; address of the sender and accompanie< by stamps for return. mails will be handicapped and dJ layed, makes it more imperativj tyis year than ever before tha^ you do your Christmas shopping! early. We are writing this line in th* hope of assisting our merchant^ and the postoffrce folks. Chris^j mas always puts a heavy strain merchants and their clerks und any circumstances, but with pr cut conditions prevailing, tie strain is going to be uuusualjfJ heavy. You will be showing tie real Christmas spirit, if recognis ing these facts, you *plan voir shopping early in the season, early in the day. This year especially — yott shouldn't he a laggard in the hoi' day march to the shops. Christmas is peeping around tne corner—almost here. The time for buying gifts for friends and loved ones is once more upon us. “What to Give and Where to Shop” is now the perplexing ques tion in most folks’ mind. Today’s issue of The Chronicle will solve the probelm for you. Hake adl t'emlttances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CC. —~ CHutoii, S. U CLINTON, S. C., DEC. II.MSIQ 28 PAGES Shop Marly in the dav and Shop i AT .HOME.' Let us not depart from the good* habit formed during the war, off giving useful Christmas gifts. Do your Christinas shopping early. You'll save yourself from getting surly. : T Do your Christmas shopping late, You'll lose your temper, sure as fate. If you want to cause a real panic among the kiddies, just intimate that their good old friend, Santa Claus, is going to follow the style and go on strike. With a bone-dry country, what* will the average American do fort a New Year’s resolution? » Today ’s Paper i Following our established cus-i tom, we are today presenting our readers with our annual Christmas Edition of The Chronicle. Our force, aided by a few outside friends, has worked hard for the past few days, far into the nights, to get it out and we have suc ceeded. Not only did it take lots of hard work but it required con | sidcrahle expense, for the making of a newspaper has never been as expensive as today, everything en- ‘ tering into its production having increased from 100 to 300 per cent. . Then again,-today’s issue is the| largest newspaper that has ever been published in Clinton, even exceeding our big 24 page Confer ence Edition issued in 1917 for Brother Stokes and his guests. By glancing over this issue you will note that it is filled with all kinds of Christmas reading, some for old folks, middle-age folks, and the little folks. There is a summary of general, state and lo cal news, and in addition, inter esting “Store News” from the leading business houses in the city. These advertisements are not car ried as a donation to us, or as aj wild speculation, hut as'invest-' ments that will bring paying re- 1 suits for the holiday trade.* In this-day of keen competition, the merchant who advertises is the one that is most wide-awakb to your needs and the buying public has long since learned this truth. .For these advertisement^ we be- ^ speak a most careful consideration at the hands of our readers. " r We hope that you will enjoy our Christmas Editionu Why Yon Should Shop Early This Year l|'; ^ The fuel orders under which 1 the merchants are now working in keeping their stores open for busi ness, could not have come at a worse time and will work a hard- ' ip on the merchant as well as le buying public. Added to this, lie general reduction of passenger service by which the dis- ohing of the heavy holiday am [governhent defends VALIDITY of dry act A Washington, Dec. 3.—Validity of the wartime prohibition act was defend ed in briefs filed in the Supreme Court today by the government in connection . .firsts ainrealy- fronf- federal’Tourt iecrees at Baltimore and New Orleans lismissing indictments against brew- •rs^for manufacturing beer coptaining .75 per cent a&ohol. The government Dntended' it wa^s unnecessary for a ourt to determine the intoxicating haractet: of beer, but that it was le intent of congress to fix the per ■mage of alcohol at one-half of one ■rcent and to prohibit the manu- cture of all beer containing more an that amount. .......'A 'V i/ m£>; Yn- m>£ We wish, to an- tounce that our 1 Messing Club is n operation again ind we are pre pared t o handle! y’Gur business. Dillard & Dillard! T p OR SALE W ° g ° od mules. p" a. bailey. DON’T FORGET THE Little Boy’s vhen you want good Kings to eat. Wi now what children ike for Christmas. j ames & Mack Adair IXTEEN YEAH OLD- EVEN HORN TOOTS ord Bought in 1903 Still Doing Service in Oregon and Washngton A rear tonneau door, two cylin »r touring car manufactured by e Ford Motor Company in 1903 -the year of that company’s or- mization—and in use since that ne is still “onthe job.” It is an ght horse power car, has a seven- -eight inch wheel base, a five illon gas Jank and is owned by . C. McCarthy of Portland, Ore- >n. Of course the Ford isn’t exactly assessed of the latest lines and it beginning to wear slightly, but iechanically-rwhy, even the age$ rass horn works. The machine ; now being driven on business rips through Oregon and Wash- igton by. McCarthy-who doesn’t xpect to be in the market: for a <*w Ford for some years to come ince he’s kinda got acquainted ith the old one. ' CHICHESTER S PILLS _T»E MAMOW BKAJT9. A . Fill* la boM*. MSUd A.kfo*! D liRAM | jrwnkaowaM Bart. Mart, Aiwa?* ■ SOU) BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Furniture Makes an Ideal Gift .... - » v ■ Most people appreciate a practical gift. Useless and extrava gant gifts are too often forgotten. We have ready for your inspec tion a large and very complete assortment of the better kind of fur niture. Every piece carefully selected, so that you will get only such furniture as will give true service, furniture that not only will wear a long time but will make your home harmonious and beauti ful, with the least possible outlay of money. WHY NOT A LIVING ROOM SUITE FOR CHRISTMAS? A large shipment just received and they are beautiful too, frames are finely finished mahogany, upholstered in Velours, Tapestry and - Leather, Reed Suites in Tapestry only. These Suites are different from anything we have shown and we believe you will agree with us that they are wonderful values, come and make your selection before the line is broken. S. I £ E. H. Wilkes £ Co LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA Ask Tour John Holbrook, a good farmer, was stuck with $2000 worth of wildcat oil stock. “Help me to get out,” he begged. “It’s too late,” his banker replied. “If you had asked me at first I would gladly have advised you; now your money is gone.” .... This bank seeks always to advise the farmers of our county so they will make money. In a broader way, such advice is given weekly by TSe COUNTRY GENTLEMAN the copy everywhere Our bank is not merely a place to keep money. The best part of our duty is the free giving of such every-day advice as our customers need. We should like to see prosperity for every farmer in this neighborhood. And be cause we believe that the in spiration, the help, to be found weekly in The Country Gen tleman will lead every farmer- . reader into money-making ways, we recommend the placing of i that Great National Farm Weekly in every farm home. If you have an account with r3, instruct us to charge you $1.00 for a year’s subscription. If you keep your money elsewhere, come in, get acquainted, and learn more about The Country Gentleman. The next 52 big weekly issues may easily show you how to make in the coming year an extra $100.00! What better investment can you make? “CLINTON, s. c. " First National Bank ** w -n rr x^TTanPTaa B. H. BOYD President D. C. HEU8TESS Cashier PHONE 97 Gentlemen: "* , (1) Because you know me, enter my name for The COUNTRY Gentleman for one year and ) n charge the cost, $1.50, to me. * f row nr v out (2) Here’s my dollar. I want THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN/Send it to me. j <»- (My Name) (My Address). (City)___ (State). - -A*’ Li .. * 7.