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■j* ./• • •• v r »* PAGE FfrtlR • '- . . I THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, publisher & Very 1’hubsday BY THE CH&pNICLE PUBUSHTNO 00. WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher Entered at the Clinton Post Office .as matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription: • One year - $1.50 * ** * • YS Six months !... — .76 Three months *... - .60 Payable in advance For««n Advertisinc R'"pre««ntmti'*e THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION I The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of it’s subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. Make all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Clinton. S. C. CLINTON. S. C„ PEC. 10, 1025 20 PAGES TODAY S PAPER Following out 1 established custom, we are today presenting our annual Christmas edition of The Chronicle. It has required lots of hard work, and heavy expense to produce this paper and we hope the efforts of our force will be appreciated by our big family of readers. We call your attention, with due modesty, tb this issue and the many special, attractive and un usual features it contains. There is a large and varied asort- ment of Christmas material consisting of holiday stories, verses, illustra tions, etc., that will appeal to old folks, middle aged folks and little folks. These articles are of beautiful thought and sentiment and are pecu liarly appropriate for such an edi tion. Its news columns contain the general world nqjvs of the week, state, county and city activities, the going and coming of Clinton folks, society happenings of the week, and helpful ideas and hints to busy housewives just on the eve of the Christmas sea son. Its editorial columns carry Christmas thought and sentiment. In short, today’s issue is a real honest- to-goodness Christmas paper, an ac complishment out of the ordinary for a paper in a town this size. Its advertising columns contain in teresting and helpful “store news” from the leading business houses of the city and county. These advertise ments are carried by till merchants as an investment that will bring pay ing results for the holiday trade. In this day of keen competition, the mer chant who advertises is the one that is most wide awake to your needs, the one best prepared to serve you, and the public has long since learned this truth. We call your attention to the attractiveness of these advertisements, their Christmas borders, illustrations and suggestions, the excellent adver tising cut service we place free at the disposal of our merchants, and the clear-cut, attractive mechanical ap- r pearance of the advertisements. All of this is a part of the service we are rendering our advertisers—a service that is unsurpassed by any weekly paper if the state. For these adver tisements, we bespeak a most careful consideration at the hands of our readers. They will solve your per plexing problem, “W T hat to Give and , AYhere to Shop.” All in all, today’s issue is a real Christmas paper, an effort, that could rot have been possible except by the cooperation of our advertisers and the fsithful and untiring efforts of our own force. We hope this Christmas edition will l*e enjoyed by all our readers. officials or the richest people in town and a holiday declared. But not so. The first news of his birth was told to people engaged in a very humble and lowly work. It must have been a beautiful, warm night. Far out on the hills of old Judea the shepherds were herd ing their sheep. No doqht they were talking together about the big crowd in Bethlehem that evening. Suddenly there appeared in the sky a bright light. The shepherds were afraid. An angel spoke to them and said, “Be not afraid; I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all peo ple.” Then he tojd them that Jesus had been born in Bethlehem; that they would find him, a babe, wrapped in swadling clothes lying in a man ger with his mother, Mary. Suddenly there appeared with the angel a host of other angels singing “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good wil! to men.” After the angels w?re gone the shepherds talked over the wondrous news. Then they hurried away to Bethlehem ^to see if it was true. Sure enough, there were Mary and Joseph and the little babe, Jesus. They then went out to tell others. God also told the news of his gift tc the world «by placing a new star in the sky. The wise men saw it and followed its shining rays until they too, found the “Babe of Bethlehem.” These wise men worshipped him and gave him gifts of &old, myrrh and frankincense. This was the first Christmas. En Passant W. W. H. ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ Christmas the spirit. is nearly here. Catch A sorehead never gets ahead in the world. ( A’pesimist is the fellow who is ex pecting an umbrella and pair of rub bers for Christmas. Do you suppose any of these flap pers will ever get to be grand mothers ? i It is about time to give a thought to those New Year resolutions you made twelve months ago. -This is the time of the year when father can do just about as he pleases and get by with it. The turkey that lived at Thanks giving may not know it, but Christ mas is just around the corner. It is quite true that clothes do not make the man, hut few of us would like to go around without any. The only way of controlling the modqrn kid crowd is for the parents to do just what the children tell them to. The folks who have a desire to see the prehistoric monsters they tell about, need only to take a few drinks of bootleg stuff. AK ifkd Their Bit to ' _ Make Chrittiaa* Merry C'VERYBODY In Brcmpton knew that It waa all the Hammond* could do to make ends meet. A big family and a small Income Is not a combination to make easy living. Yet at Christmas time the Hammond family managed to have all the good things that geuwith the day. and to be able to purchase the gifts of love that mean so much. It was all due to the plan that Mra. Hammond had worked out when th« children were small. Several weeks before Christmas a contribution box was placed In the Hammond dining room n across it waa written in big letters of red and green: “Do your bit to make Christmas merry,” and each member of the family was supposed to contribute something, be it ever so little. And It was surprising, just as soon as the J>ox was put up each year, how many wonderful ways chopped out for 'earning extra nickels and dimes. Even little Tim, In spite of being only five, contributed his mite to the cheer- fund. And the fun the family had In trying to fill the box— why, It was nearly as good as Christ mas itself! Each evening It was held up and weighed by the smaller chil dren and they always agreed that It was getting so “awful" heavy; when It was opened just before Christmas there was always a shout of surprise and joy, and they declared that it con tained much more than they had thought It would. And now they were spending the money that was made up of so much sacrifice, such planning and scheming as there was to get the most out of It. And when Christmas morning dawned there was no happier family In all Brompton—the Christ mas family fund had brought them so many good things.—Katherine HMelman. ... <©. lltl. Newspaper Union.) THE HONORED COLORS X wHat no r. s. -i JEANS DOT : W 1 k ▼▼ i r E ARE the colors red and green. # Hqw we are honored! How could Christmas be Christmas without green and without red to help In the gay decorations? Long ago we two colors were given this honor. . How gay and pleased it makes us. It makes green so vivid and bright with delight It makes red so glowing and resplendent with enjoyment. We are glad no other colors were chosen!—Mary Graham Bonner. (®, 1925, Western Newspaper Union.) Algernon Noseup—the * Bundle That Cured Him T WASN’T his real name, but peo ple thought he deserved It. Like a top, he carried a swelled head upon a small foundation: His nose wgs so much In the air that It distributed His Idea of getting I It’s a fact, the people who never worked on newspapers have a very clear and definite idea of how they ought to be run. It is hard to teach children good table manners, but they should not make so much noise eating that they wake up the baby. Lots of folks are willing to serve on committees provided they don’t have to do any work. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS Over nineteen hundred years ago there lived in f he little town of Naz areth, a humble carpenter and his wife, Mary. At this time the ruler of the Roman empire, Augustus Caesar, required all persons to pay taxes for the upkeep of the kingdom. Joseph was a de pendent of King David. Although * he was living in Galilee, the law re quired him to go to Bethlehem in Ju dea and pay his taxes. When it was time to pay the trib ute, Joseph took Mary with him on the journey to Bethlehem. It was a tiresome journey. They were very weary when they reached the little town. Joseph went to the hotel to get a room where they could rest. But poor Joseph was disappointed, for so many other people had come to the little town that day the rooms were all taken. No doubt Joseph and Mary felt lonely and discouraged as night came on/ At last they went to a stable to find a place to sleep. Here in a manger the Saviour of the world was born. . This was a vefry lowly place indeed for the Prince of Peace to be born. Prophets had been foretelling his coming for many years. People were expecting him to come, but in sAme very grand Way. Some thought he would makp the- kings leave their thrones and hfmself be’the ruler. But he came as a sweet, dear little babe. Now, you wonder how the people heard of his birth, in those long, long ago days when there were no tele phones or telegraphs. ? Perhaps you think so impajtjmt news ms this would be announeWl- publicly by the highest A good many people are not going to be happy this Christmas until pieir money is all spent and they have to borrow again. The astronomy news tells us where to find the constellation called the goat. The average man has had enough experience being one so he wil) not pursue this constellation through the heavens. > up jvas that of putting others down. Algernon despised Christmas. He even felt ready to snub Santa Clans. This snob had a special anub for any body who believed in Cbriatmas cheer and generous happiness. He was an ardent member of the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving. Indeed, he was the chairman of the branch of It that infested his town without bear ing a gift. There Inay have been e streak of fat In his character, but there surely was a streak of mean. It waa a bundle that cured him. As he stalked to hla door with his eyes on the church steeple he fell over It, and as he opened It that Christmas Day and found that a number of bis neighbors had conspired to warm his heart with tokens of kind considera tion, he felt so strangely humbled and ashamed of himself that he was never afterwards able to look down upon anybody.—Christopher G. Hazard. «& 1921. Western Newspeper Union.) CHAN6EJF LIFE Yirgmia Lad? Improved After She Took CardnL “I had been going through the change of life and it seemed to me that everything got wrong,” says Mfs.Deam Hawks, of Bristol, Va. “I suffered from Shortness of breath and I could not go up the steps without stopping to Vest several times. “When 1 would try to hoe in my garden 1. would soon give out. I could scarcely hoe two rows before :ath was coming in gasps. S sister-in-law had takes and she thought it might d6 me good, so she told me to try it 1 got a bottle (of Cardui) and oe- ean to take it by the directions and I began to improve after a few doses. My general condition was so much better after the first bottle that I got another, and another, until I had taken six. Now I am a [.well woman. “Cardui is a great medicine. Since I took it I feel like a new woman. 1 had had female trouble for years. I am glad to recommend to other women a medicine which has helped me.” all drug stores. ^ At C-3S CARDUI TheTfomartVIbnic Dr. E. Mood Smith Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRISTS Delicious Roasts! 2 For your tomorrow's dinner weVe got S s6me tender, full-flavored cuts that'll make ■ excellent roasts. Our prices, though, re- g main at their customry value-giving level. ■ Oysters Tuesday and Friday g Fish Friday ' g LITTLE 8 DENSON | i * 50—Two Phones—54 ■ l—Clinton, S. 0. g ■■■■■■■nsaniHUMui w M f MODERN SERVICE SPECIALISTS ' Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted 15 West Main*Street Phcre 101 CUNTON. S. C. Poultry Wanted The Clinton Produce Company OFFERS GOOD PRICES FOR HENS, FRYERS AND ROOSTERS. Delieverd at their plant in Clinton. Chicken manure for sale by the wagon loads. Xmas YOUR CLOTHES SHOULD BE" RENE WED-REFRESHED! 0 • 'i I ' Let us put your clothes in fine condition with our real cleaning treatment—look happy and neat. t * % . Buchanan’s Phone No. 28 Opposite Bailey’s Bank CUNTON, S. C. * % r' = $ S 4 The balloon pants may make a deep impression on the girls, but they cer tainly don’t make it any easier for, the fellow who wears them to get a job. Some people blame the 48 state le gislatures for passing 13,000 new laws this year, but they should be given credit for dropping several hundred thousand of them in the waste-basket. Apparently, the only way to stop accidents at railroad crossings, is to put up signs telling the locomotive engineers to stop, look and listen for automobiles. i > In spite of all that may be said against the women in these modern days, let ua all give tlianks that they haven’t started chevying tobacco. XMAS CARDS Full assortment of Pic ture and Hand-Painted Cards and Folders. SADLER-0WENS PHARMACY AT UNION STATION TEL. 400 , New crop New Orleans Syrup, 80 cents gallon. CARRYTERIA. | “cbT- Tiny Tim "And how did little Tim behave?” asked Mrs. Cratchit. “As good as gold,” said Bob, “and better. Some how he gets thoughtful sitting by himself so much, and thinks' the strangest things yon ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped people saw him in the church, be cause he waa a cripple, and It might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmaa day, who made Jame beg gars walk and blind men see.” And so, as Tiny Tim observed. “God bless ua every one!”—Charles Dickens. Kerchidfs as Gifts Pretty handkerchiefs m^y be made at home. One Is a square of fine white linen with appllqued comers of mauve linen outlined with embroidery. The other haa a tiny white linen center, surrounded by s wide footing lace edged and bordered round with daisies. Creamed Dates Stone the dates, roll In sugar, and put a piece of fondant In place of the •tone. Roll again In granulated su gar. Fill with nuts of peanut butter Instead of fondant If desired. Just Before The hour was very late. Little Willie—Mamma, where do yon suppose Ssnta Claus Is right at this Fnmitort-Tli) Gift Supreme SOMETHING to brighten up ,th6 home; something for that 7 “ ttle nook or corner; something that every member of the • family will enjoy and prize for many years—such is the Fur- niture we are showing now. * It does not rtiatter whether it is a living room suite like the — one shown above or a cane living room suite or a dining room 1 !£, .u sulte > w 6 Relieve we can give you furniture that will ^ till the bill at as low a price as any one can offer We cater H to quality goods and always makeAhejirice reasonably low If ' = it is not a suite you want but some other piece; see us for th^ What about a gateleg table, a tilt-top table, ^n end 0 V conSe table, or a telephone set? What about; a Globe-Wemicke book case of a New Home sewmg machine, an odd rocker of some kind, a Windsor chair, an art square or rug, a kitchen cahiW or stove? . We cannot name them all. We tovite you to c^me ! and look around with no obligation to buy. * 001116 We also have articles for th'e children such as velocined^ scooters, flivvers, rocky horses, toddlers, wagons of all . and doll carriages. All these priced ri^ht. ' kmds f ' , i : 1 J \ * Fulier-Simpson Furniture Company “The Home Makers” Clinton, S. C. i *0*1 k«t t ■ ' i ! / : - -—llllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJp 4 = • % ♦ 9 i SOMa