Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r \ I »■—w*. KHMHHi - ♦- '•** k » . mm 11 itaflH \ THURSDAY, DECEMpER 11, 19U THE CLINTON CLINTON, S. C m: PAGE TWENTY-ONE KEEPING WELL OUR CENTRAL PUMPING STATION DR. rRRDBRICK R. GRBRIf LTflr Rdltor of ‘•HKAlil FURNITURE YOU can ’t be well unless you hSTt ^ a sound heart No matter how j perfectly the rest of your body may j work, you are Just as strong as your i heart ' Many people have an unreasonable fear of what la vaguely* known aq "heart disease.” They think of It as • mysterious and awful* thing that steals on them without warning. Majiy of the casps of so-called “heart failure” are not due to the heart at all. Real heart disease gives warning long In advance. If we know how to recognize It Many, If not all fprms of heart disease, are preventable. The heart Is a pump and like all machines, It shows signs of wearing out long before It breaks. The heart has two sides, the right and the left. Each side has two parts, the auricle, a thin-walled, ear-shaped bag, which receives the blood, and the ventricle, a' thick-walled, muscular cav ity which puhips the blood. The right slde'T^Cefves ’tfi% blood fronTthe- large- 1ns wbich -brl THE rom alLnyer the ody, and which putup this venous or Logical Xmas lift Something lasting—a gift more use ful—that is the spirit of the 1924 Christ mas. Our store is filled with scores of useful, appropriate gifts for every mem ber of the family. Why not come in this week, today, and select your Christmas Gifts. You will find our prices the very lowest, for remember: “WE SELL IT ft blue blood into the luhgs where It gives off carbon dioxide, takes up oxy gen from the air and becomes bright red. Then it goes back to the left auricle or reservoir, and down into the left ventricle which pumps It Into the aorta or great artery, which dis tributes It nil over the body. , Each side of the heart is independ ent of the other. Between the aur icles and ventricles are valves to keep the blood from flowing back. The heart is enclosed In a sac, the pericardium, or hag about the heart. This is the crank case. It has two smooth surfaces, one covering the out side of the heart and one covering the Inside of the bag. These two smooth surfaces are kept moist by a thin fluid. home for the Holidays with a piece of Furniture—Santa says there’s no better place than ADAIR’S to look around. Any Article Purchased Now Will Be Stored Free and Delivered Christmas Eve. Adair Furniture Go. “SELLS IT FOR LESS” . Christmas CTime By THOMAS A CLARK Dmr of Mot. UraPOTMtv of Ulinou (®, 1M4, Western Newspaper Union.) F ALL the Illusions of childhood, I gave up with most re luctance those that clustered around Christmas. The old saint who climbed down the chimney Into the fireplace In our sitting room and filled our stockings on Christ mas Eve was as real to me as Moses or George Washington or my grandfather or any other person of whom X had heard but whom I had never personally met. He Is to me real today when I am In reminiscent moods, perhaps because I have always wanted him to be real. Long after I recognized all the subterfuges which were being practiced on me as a child at Christmas time, I never admitted them even to myself, for I was quite willing to submit to the deceptions; I was made happy by all the ceremonies and surprises. I have never in all my life been away from home at Christmas time; I hope I never shall be. Christmas Joys are for me the most delightful; Christ mas memories, the most precious. Everything about our holiday prepara tions at home was of the simplest mas,” a friend said to me a few days ago. “I don’t believe It is ever going to be for any one again just as it used to be.” I suppose not; though there are some events connected with the celebration of Christmas, there Is the real Christ mas which I am sure I shall never out grow. If I should hang up my stock ing by the fireplace now, I feel just as sure as I ever did that old Saint Nick would get In some way before morn ing and fill It as he used to do when I was a child. My faith In Christmas has never waned, and my need for it. I practice economy badly at any time, but with the greatest difficulty at Christmas time, and especially since the prices of my own particular varie ties of frankincense and myrrh have been so affected by the economic con ditions. It Is what Is In our hearts that makes Chris’tmas real. The song of A Load of Christmas the angels is In the air If the Christ mas spirit Is In our hearts, Christmas Is as great a reality as It ever was, if we will make it so, and for us all the middle of the afternoon, a toy shop Bq Frank Herbert Sveet (©, 1114, WOTtarn N.wap.par Union.) _ OLCOMB did things In a peculiar way —a peculiarly nice way, though. It af fected his Christ mas gifts, hls^msi- ness, even his friendships. But then he was a bachelor of fifty. Then, too, every body loved him, which is a very pe culiar thing about a successful busi ness man with competition, you’ll ad mit. This year Holcomb was very busy, and his Christmas gifts—general gifts, you know—hadn't even occurred to him until tw r o days before the day. He was passing through a new street between a restaurant and his office, when he saw a small shop with windows crammed with toys—nothing but toys. At this season, nearly the WHAT DO Clinton, South Carolina P. S. JEANS do: Gifts For All angels are again proclaiming as they ong p t to be crowded with customers. esf did that night in Pale’Stine, centuries T j,| s 8hop W as closed. On the steps ago, “Glory to God in the highest, and gtood a small, anxious looking man, on earth pqace, good will toward men.’’| an(1 a blg one dangling a large key. It I shall hang up my stocking at i looked like a store key. Christmas £ve, there will be raisins in It In the morning. I have faith that the old Christmas joys will be mine once more. :haracter, but the season was full of possibilities and surprises. The dln- ler lacked the conventional roast tur- cey. Instead there was a roast goose >r a huge joint of roast beef (following the English custom with which my nother was familiar) with suet dump ings and gravy. There was always, too, a loaf of spiced bread and plum pudding with a delightful sauce of Irawn butter, and there was mince pie followed with nuts and raisins and Pther goodies. Just as “home’’ always suggests to ne sugar cookies, hot from the oven, ivlth mother warning me not to eat so nany as to make myself sick, so Christ mas Invariably brings to my mind the thought of raisins. They were in the iplced which mother made, the plum pudding was congested with them, I found them always on Christ mas morning in my stocking with other food things to eat, and there was reg ularly on Christmas day a dish of them >n the table to be eaten after dinner: tt waa not altogether what we had to sat that gave Christmas such a high place In my regard, though that helped materially, no doubt. It was the mys tery, the anticipation, the preparation tnd the surprise of It all; the gather- tag together of all the family, the panes, the roaring fire In the fireplace, iad the general hilarity and good will prevailing that made Christmas for me the bast loved of.all the holidays of IDs entire year. "We are rather outgrowing Chris* , Seemed peculiar. So Holcomb went to the. steps. “Like to look at the toys,” he began. “Can’t now/' boomed the big man. “This chap can’t pay a bill, so I’ve taken It. Auction duy after tomorrow. I’m sheriff.” “Meaning,” said Holcomb, “that If the bill Is paid, the store belongs to this man again? How much?” "Of course—and $200.” “What’s It all worth?” to the IJttle man. “About $50 If sold at auction," de jectedly. “I picked a bum street. No business.*’ “What did you pay or agree to pay?” “$500.” “What will you sell for?” “Can’t sell until—” nodding toward the sheriff. Holcomb counted out $200, and passed It to the sheriff. “Good-by,” he said. “Now what do you ask?” to the small man. “I’d rather like $.500. but will be glad to accept half that.” Holcomb counted out the $300. “Give me the key,” to the sheriff. “Thank you. Now where can I find two men to move the toys?” ' . ’ ‘Til be one,” beamed the man out of business. “I know about toys. And I can get another man from the next building.” “Do so, and I’ll bring round my car from the next corner.” Inside of an hoar the shop was emptied and the limousine filled. Then Holcomb took the most country of all the country roads, stopping at every house that showed signs of children. “Hello-o,” he would call to any small boy or girl he happened to see; “goi some stuff for your hous^. Please tak« it In for me. Pm In a huriy. Give you a quarter.” He had provided a pocket heavy with loose quarters. There were about three hours o day'lght When the daylight waa gon> ’he cor was empty. He was glad o . bp darkness, for he had to go bac: y the same read. ,y YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WILL BE A GREAT- v i ;vt ER PLEASURE BY PAYING US A CALL Every member of the family, and friends as well, may be remembered with gifts selected from this store, for the variety cf choice afforded by the ample dis plays of items suited to giving enables every need to be supplied economically and well. ♦ Before starting your list you should plan to come here and see the many sug gestions offered. It will aid you in making your list and save you time and money. HANDKERCHIEFS The greatest line of 5c, 10c, 15c y and 25c Handkerchiefs in town. Many colors and materials. Also in boxes of three for 25c and 50c. You will miss something big if you fail to .see our line. NOVELTIES Novelties, such as Fancy Aprons, Boudoir Bandeaux, Bobbed Hair Ban- ue iux, Boudoir Caps, Fancy Garters, Fancy Garter Webb, Powder Puffs, FELT FOOTWEAR You should see our Felt, Boudoir, and Bedroom Slippers, because we have paterns NEVER SHOWN in Clinton before. Put up in Xmas box es. Prices, 50c to $1.45. Compacts^ and Rouges in Fancy Ivor- xes, as well as many oid and Metal box other novelties. BLANKETS Unusual patterns in Indian designs. They make a useful as well as much appreciated gift. Price, $5.00 You will 'find here a varied and pleasing assortment of Shoes, Oxfords, Silk, Wool, and Cotton Hosiery, Dry Goods, Notions, Overcoats, Suits, and Ready-to^ Wear. BUKELY BROTHERS COMPANY THE PLACE YOU LIKE TO TRADE