The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 10, 1925, Image 10
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“NO MAN IS USELESS”
--MESSAGE OF CHEEP
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IHRISTMAS snow was falling, but
the downy llaKes, so feathery uml
beautiful ih themselves, were
covering the earth with a thick, cold
blanket which to Air. Simmons’ mind
was like a shroud to all the ambitions
of his life. When others were jostling
each other good-naturedly in every
store, buying presents to surprise their
loved ones, and wrapping them tender
ly In tissue paper tied with scarlet
ribbon behind closed doors, this lonely
soul walked the streets uneasily and
atndessly^ disturbed and tormented by
the unwonted crowds of shoppers, and,
if the truth were known, hopelessly
depressed both by the weather, and
the animated throngs so busy with ac
tivities which he could neither share
nor bear.
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Alone, yet terribly afraid '.»> be alone,
and feeling mure so in tliese crowds
In which he had no part, lie turned
ids footsteps from the town and sought
conjpanionship_ from Nature. He
strolled across the snowy holds, beside
a freezing brook, and into a pine grove
all weighted down with snow. There
Jn fhe solitude he felt gradually at
ease, for a-ttrrmvg of happy memories
came trooping to him through the trees
—memories of yesteryear, when with
his sisters in these very wood* he had
helped chop down the family Cbrlat-
nms tree when he was very small. ^ _
What jolly days those were what fnn j un( j| j a j, nost head-first into an
they’d had-he lived again those hap- | 0 f d Brqna intanee.
py times before the reaper entn^. And j
then, mechanically, as he leaned i
against a tree, tie drew from Ids pocket \
THINKS OF FRIENDS A
AT CHRISTMAS TIME
A
T CHRISTMAS time more than
at any other season of the year
my thoughts turn to the old
friends. Memories and recollections
of the old home circle come thick and
fast ; father—how grave and serious
he was—and the older boys and my
sister, and dearest of ail—'-mother.
They ara nearer to me at Christmas
than at any other time of the year. It
was mother who told us the Christ
mas stories and filled our stockings
alter we had all been sent olf to bed.
I knew I should always find raisins In
mine—mother knew well how I liked
them. I never see a box of raisins
today without recalling all the Christ
mas joys of childhood—and mother.
How far away these old friends are!
Must of them are lying silent and still
in the little country cemetery near
which we lived, and all that arc living
are scattered. ~
The college community In which we
live Is nomadic and shifting. The
friends of today pass on rapidlgr and
are gone tomorrow to the' remotest
parts of the earth. The old friends
are everywhere,- "No matter where I
aro—New York or San Francisco, Min
neapolis or New Orleans, Naples or
Edinburg, Paris or London, I happen '
upon them. I met one in Pompeii; ]
hWJ-hardly been ten minutes in Toron
to, mhere I thought I knew no one.
Cross Anchor News
an envelope he had received that
morning, but had not had interest
enough to open for it was evidently a
baneful Christmas card. But he ton
it open now, and read:
Special to The Chronicle.
Cross Anchor, Nov. 30.—An enter
tainment marked by both social and
religious features was given at the
home of Mrs. L. E. Yarborough, near
Cross Anchor, Saturday afternoon,
November 28th, from 3 to 5 o’clock,
at which time and place the ladies
of the missionary societies of New
Hope Baptist chtirch and Yarborough’s
Chapel Methodist Protestant church
were hostesses to the ladies mission
ary society of the Cross Anchor Meth
odist Episcopal church. The spacious
rooms and halls of the beautiful Yat
borough home, were decorated for the
occasion and the rooms made warm
and cheery by big log fires in the old-
fashioned .fire-places. To the large
number who ventured out on the cold
November day, this touch of nature
seemed to add cordiality to the sin
cerely cordial reception tendered each
guest. After an hour of uifusual so
cial pleasure the guests, selecting
their partners by matching numbers
which they drew from a receptable,
repaired to the dining room where a
delightful salad course, with coffee
and cheese, was served. * Mrs. Yar
borough was assisted in serving by
Miss Lily Yarborough, Mrs. John Yar
borough and Mrs. L. H. Langston.
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In the old days of the square dances
they Weren’t bothered much with eter
nal triangles. r ^
Romeo and Juliet spooning- in the
park: ’ :r- rj
Romeo: “Do you believe there’s
nothing new under the sun, honey?”
Juliet (in a bored tone): “Yes, and
the same old stuff is being pulled off
under the moon.”
Give Him Time, Judge
Magistrate: “Did you have a helper
on this job?” r *
Burglar: “No yer honor, I can’t af
ford one yet.”
“I’m driving my husband to drink,”
said the wife as she motored over
into Canada.
' Wise cracking sailor to greenhorn
tourist: “Don’t fergit to close yer pot
’oles, the tide’s risin’l”
Instrumental music was rendered by
Misses Lucile Waldrop and Lurene
Yarborough. A dainty picture, “Cor
nucopia,” was the souvenir carried
away by each departing guest.
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•..$£*<•£ £',4,,* A",
at This
Send us the pame of a piano pros
pect that we succeed in selling before
Christmas ■ and win for yourself a
BEAUTIFUL TOY PIANO, TWENTY
INCHES LONG and with THIRTY
KEYS. Get busy now and find some
one who WANTS a Piano. • Write us
for literature. s 1
O'DANIEL & REID
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THE CUNTON CHRONICLE—^1.50 A YEAR
Where are your "old friends? "Gone,
senttered," yon say. Ten years ago,
at Christmas time. I wns with twenty
young college friends gathered about
the fireplace, hilariously celebrating
before they should go home for the
holldnya. Where are they now? One
has been far beyond the Canal sone;
another is making a home for himself
on the Pacific coast; three are In New
York; two are In England, and others
are in various and remote parta of
thh* country. One of these, wrbte me
Tear, of gratitude lined hi, e.rea. for *^ k: '' T1 l ra< • , hM “ 0< me
he hud not lived In vain ! lorc '*' th< ' »• •Pent
Th« best day in the year
Brings the best wish in
world
To my best friend.
Merry Christmas.
tba
certainly
when one could send him such a mes
sage. Joyfully he quoted Stevensoo’A
words, "No man is useless while he
has a friend,’’ and then he turned his
steps toward town.—if. Lucius Cook.
(©. IKS'. Western Newspaper Union.)
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THE UNUSUAL USUAL
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W E * RE
▼ ▼ mas.
E’RE tired of Chrlst-
they said. “It’s
the same old tiring every year.
Same old wreaths. Same old
nuisance getting presents. Same
old expense. S.anfe old fatigue.
Same old holiday greetings.
Nothing new about It. It’s a
bor£.”
Their names are Mr. and Mr*
Joylessness. They do not He#,
poor, pathetic creators that
they are, that the usual things
are In reality the unusual
Love Is usual, so are children
so ia a birthday, an annlversnr
friendship. *
But only the usual can rise
to* the great heights.
And Christmas is the must an
usual of all.—Mary Graham Bon
ner.
Ntwapapor Union.)
about your old fireplace when we were
served with sponge cake and milk. ,1.
should like to be there Just once more,
hut I should want to come back to my
work the next day.”—What a child be
seems to me!*
My experience is only the common
experience of us all. Time breaks our
I closest associations and scatters our
i companions of a few years ago. But
it is the old friends and the friends
who are far away of whom we are
thinking most these days—those that
have gone, and those that aro going.
There are a few of us whose
thoughts and whose prayers are not
with our old friends at Christmas
time—those who are near and those
who are far away. Living or dead—
wherever they are—God bless them
and keep them all!—Thomas Arkle
Clark.
(A. IKS, Westarn Newapaper Union.)
CHILDREN'S VOICES
AT CHRISTMAS TIME
ill (©, 1925, Western Newe;
FREQUENTLY HAPPENS
First Bug—What do you expect for
Christmas.
Second Bug—Judging by past Ex
perience, something that I will have
no use In the world for!
Christmas Season Time
to Make New Friends
'HE
vlt had been
poor locality
that Christmas morning.
T HE car stopped,
passing through a
I T WAS the Christmas time. Snow
flakes like soft downy feathers
were falling over the city, covering
its dirt and soot with a beautiful
blanket of white.
Men and women were jostling one
another through the crowded city
streets. Some were laden with pack
ages. Some caified but a few.
A few were poorly clothed; yet with
calm, satisfied faces. More were*
poorly clothed, w ith sad, * restless
faces, as if they grieved for what they
could not have.
Many wore rich clothing and luxuri
ous furs, and some of these had calm
restful faces; but many were weary us
if they worried for a peace ,whlch
was not theirs.
A beggar sat In a corner selling his
pencils, one by one. Many unheeding
the pencils, dropped a coin Into the
box strapped about his weather-beaten
neck. Some, not noticing the beggar,
passed in and out of the. great depart
ment store.
Many stories over the beggar’s head
Christmas carols had been pealing
forth all the afternoon. The passen-
by could not have failed to bear them;
yet if their minds or hearts responded
they gave no sign. Their expressions
changed not. ^ .
Down through the hurrying crowds
came a group of little girls on Christ
mas shopping bent, hastening to the
‘Where are all thpse old women, g t ore 0 ’er which the Christmas chimes
hurrying?” the lady asked of one of
the old women hobbling along.
“Bet Bogg’s man is burted, an’ we’re
goin’ to help what we can, mam.” _
“So many?”
“Oh, I’ll clean the windy, likely, an’
Jen, yonder, who's, a good cook, will
get dinner. Some’ll do one thing, an'
some another. We'll all help, so Bet
can be with her man. We Uk« to be
neighborly.”
The lady drove on, but stopped at
a Christmas store.
She bad lived next door to her
neighbor for three years, and had
never nodded or called, _Such things
were common in their sets.
But now the car stopped, and the
- lady went to the house amf introduced
herself, and begged to come In later
and see the children playing about the
Christmas tree.
They parted with warmly clasped
bands. They were to be good friends.
It bsd just come shout.
The footman had taken an armful
- of bandies round the side door.—
frank Herbert Sweet.
S9SI. WMtsra Nawpapw Uatae.)
rang out. Heedless of the elbowing
throng they stopped to listen and saw
the beggar.
“Let’s buy.” said the blithe little
leader, and they stepped forward to
purchase his wares.
The dull-eyed creature looked at
the fresh young faces and spoke:
“Why don’t you sing, girlies?"
“Ail right. Let’** !*’ Joyfully agreed
the gay children.
"The Lord la come!” the clear
young voices took up the old refrain.
Pedestrians, so long nnmlndful of th<
chimes, turned at the sound of the
children’s voices. Some stopped and
listened; tense faces relaxed, softened;
many smiled as they went on theli
way. ‘
Other children joined the little band.
They sang th& old hymn through
then scurried away. But those wh«
had heard and seen remembered. The!
hearts were lightened; their burdens
lifted;« their worries seemed passed
away. - ^ '
It was the children's voices. . #
Ift was a beggar's whim.—Floreaes
M Wells.
(A t*M. Warter* Maw***par OMaa.)
MAKE THIS A MERRY XMAS
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I Having The Best Xmas iMir fifv
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We Have a Complete Line of Select Eatables for This Happy Occasion
BELOW WE LIST A FEW OF THE MANY ITEMS WE HAVE FOR
YOUR SELECTION:
Apples
Oranges
Bananas
FRUITS
Tangerines
- Lemons
Grape Fruit
Grapes
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NUTS
English Walnuts
Paper Shell Almonds
Brazils
Pecans
CANNED
Fruit Salad
Apricots
Pineapple
Pears
Peaches
Fig Pudding
Asparagus
Petit Pois Peas
Tuna Fish
GOODS
Red Cherries.
White Cherries
Pickled Peaches
Brandied Peaches
Plum Pudding
Mushrooms
Sunbeam Corn
Shrimp
FRUIT CAKE
Southern Fruit Cake in 1, 2,21-2
and 5 pound sizes.
Clinton Maid Fruit Cake in all
sizes.
Also a complete line of Dixie
Delicious Cakes in Plain and As
sorted Layers.
FANCY CHOCOLATES
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1-2, 1 and, 5 pound boxes of
Fancy Chocolates with itut, fruit
and cream centers.
Also a complete line of Red Seal
Brilliant Candies and Pure Sugar
Stick Candy.
Have you seen the Beech Nut
Box?
- For Making Your
FRUIT CAKE
Shelled Almonds
Shelled Pecans Drained Citron
Shelled Walnuts Smyrna Figs
Dates Crystallized Pineapple
Currants . Crystallized Cherries
Lemon Peel Orange Peel
Spices' Rum Flavor
Sherry Jell Sheiry Flavor
Mince Meat
Sauer’s Extracts and Colorings
ofalLkinds -
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FRESH NORFOLK OYSTERS
PURE PORK SAUSAGE
CELERY AND LETTUCE
CRANBERRIES
GIVE US YOUR ORDERS NOW TO BE DELIVERED WHEN YOU SAY
PHONES 99 AND 100
“GOOD THINGS TO
CLINTON, S. C.
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