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Thm Lonely Old Lady?* Christmas Valentine flTHE lonely old lady sat In the vfcl/ twilight as the evening star looked in through the window •nd wondered why she seemed so sad. The star was bright enough that Christ mas Eve to guide anyone to gladness, but she who sat there did not appear to know it. There were yet a few sparks amid the ashes of the hearth fire, and warmth had, not wholly de ported from the room; there were points of light in the maxe of mem ories that kept the past alive, and at heart the silent thinker was not cold; but darkness was creeping over soli tude. and time was registering age. and ihe old lady was lonely. There was a picture on the wall of one who had been the strength and Joy of, earlier days, but years l\nd passed over his grave In o* distant landC ■■£ *, There were other pictures looking down upon ber with youtfg and happy faces, but they were pictures of chil dren who had blessed other homes, placed about to keep company with her dream children, and reminding her now again that she had none. So the star might have known that there was* reason .for pensiveness as it tried to penetrate the gathering gloom and the mystery. But whethe r It learned the secret or not, It wit nessed as It watched, a light In the dim room. For she had taken from a port folio her most preoioils possession, and she was smiling upon It. It was an old valentine, the last that she had received from him who had-never re turned. It was Inscribed “To My Valentine." Upon It sat Cupid. In a wreath of forget-me-nots, holding a high pyramid of large roses over a large, circular spider web, with two hearts entangled In it! The star mnst have recognized that It was shining upon the deathlessness of love, and helping It to share the Christinas fellowship and cheer.— Christopher G. Hazard. <& Western Newspaper Union.) bra] hemorrhage; "the conclusion I draw is, he might htkve lived right along, if he had only fed according to the needs -of his body. No aging or aged man needs more than one- third of the food of which he usually partakes. The young, active* man, strenuously employed, may eat quantities and quantities of food that astound—and feel no inconvenience thereafter; his capabilities are almost unlimited; his digestive apparatus is new; he has the ability to cast aside the elements that he does not need; with the old man or woman, it is a d fferent matter. I once saw a woman of 52, in ap parent good health, topple over from her dinner-table, unconscious; she had eaten at least a half-gallon. She be came conscious several days later, other man’s poison” refers more to from her cerebral attack. She re the age of the man, than to the matter n^ined paralysed in the right arm and of chemistry. Age has its limiUtiona ii m b, for eight years—then, died from of capability; to go beyond the limit * second “stroke.” If she had but re may be very dangerous for the man frained from that first meal! Noth- grown old. jing comes by chance; there is always j Almost every day we read of the a cause, death of a man, fifty-five to sixty- DIBT AND AGE “What is one man’s antidote is an more five, who was in good health appar ently, the evening before. The report generally is, that he ate heartily the last meal preceding the attack of cere- WHAT DO P. 8. JEANS DO? Him a Hat for Christmas OUr Big Sale Continues—Don’t Miss It! THE MEN’S SHOP CLINTON, 8. C, P i» THE DAY OF DAYS id ji ’• a treat for you and your children in the Pepper* mint sugar jacket and another in the Peppermint * flavored gum inside—that is WRIGLEY’S P. K. utmost value in long I'StB't'i-n-g delight. I’M HERE TO TELL YOU THEY’RE GOOD IXG out glad bella aeroao the earth—Chrlotmao haa came asaia! Ring out the glad tldlnga tram land to land, from ahara to ahore la pea la of aouad- lag Joy. la eraahlna atralna at tumultaaua welcome. Chrfatmaa! the day of dayal has coma to cheer, and gladden tha earth agala, to hrlag eaeh and every ana at aa aew hope aad aew faith. Tl The aid aad the raaa*. the grave aad the gay, leak far Its eomlag with the aame eager- aesa aad delight, with the aaasa csaSdeace aad optimism. Par we aever grow too aid to catch the message of Christmas) each year hat add* to the delight with which we greet It. Perhaps, as little chlldrea this delight ms at tested Itself mare plalaly, yet. It was aat as deep, as heartfelt, aa that which comes as wc grow aider, far each Chrlstauia has added aata Itself so aiaay dear sassclatlsas. so many precis as memories that we And ourselves traaaartag the day more aad mare as the years go by. The lave at those area ad ear awa homo aad hearth, the klad re membrance aad good wishes of ear friends, the hast of sweet, aafsrgettable thlaga that are oars at this time makes Christ mas staad ant la ear memories as a day of happlaess aatald. Let the glad hells peal their tldlaga af Jay—let holly and mistletoe hang everywhere—let merriment and thanksgiving and feasting prevail—far Christmas has come again!—Katherine Kdetmaa. <©. t»*«. Western Neaspsper Union.) Wrigley'* aid* diges tion and makes the nfwt cigar taste better. Try It After Eeery Meal cm L V Nervous hot flashes “COME rima ago when in a ^ very nervous, run-down condition,’' says Mrs. Martha F. Marlow, of Broken Bow, Okbu, “I tried numerous reme- dies to try at least to keep going, but I could not. I was week and tired—just no good at all My bade ached and I had hot flashes until I was so very nervous" I smothered. “I couldn’t sleep end I was never hungry, and I kept get ting weaker. I couldn't stand on my feet. This waa an un usual condition for me as I had been pretty strong all along. I knew that I would have to do something, and that .pretty soon. "Some friend suggested that I take Cardui, and it certainly waa a good suggestion, four after taking one bottle I could tell I waa stronger and better. I didn’t quit. I kept it up all through the change and did flna. I felt like a different pgrfin after I began *ahiwg Cardui.” Cmdtd haa helped thousands BokHby^dl druggists. Helping Santa Claus —Assistants Needed children had had such a Jolly 'lirlstnias. Their Joy and de light had been » Joy and delight to see. But that Christmas afternoon she hearti of a story that saddened her. A little girl and a little boy had gathered a tree from the woods and j had left It for Santa Claus to trim. Eagerly Christmas morning they had gone down stairs to see the tree, j but It was just as they had left It. Santa Claus had not come, and they bad followed nil the rules they had been told about calling up the chimney to him. . » Their family were both poor and tacking tfi imagination. Struggle and 111 health had driven any lurking Imagination from them. So she went that evening, her arras , laden with tree decorations and odd> and ends of candies and toys and asked if she might trim the free. The j next morning the children were told ^ that Santa Clans had not forgotten them—he had had to dash over to the nekt town to do so much that he hpd beeu delayed. Santa Clans needs his assistants and no Job In the world Is much more fun than that of be ing an assistant to Santa Claus.—’ Mary Graham Bonner. (& !*><. Western Newspaper Union.) Christmas Greens The custom of hanging evergreens In the house during the yuletlde origi nally had a purpose beyond that of decoration. In olden days each kind of evergreen was believed to confer special blessings on those who pastsed beneath Its boughs. To pass under holly Insured good fortune throughout the year, buy meant victory, while lau rel waa supposed to Impart a spirit of beauty and poetry. Bat Once a Year At Christmas play a«d make good ehoor, Vfcr Christmas cornea but once a year. —Tusoor. Great Crowds Are Saving Money Here We opened the doors for our first Stock-Reducing Sale on Friday morning. From that time on we have had one continuous, steady and orderly throng of happy, eager buyers. We want to thank you for this liberal patronage and to state that this big Sale will continue right on up until Christmas, giving you the greatest opportunity to save on your holiday shopping. Every Article in Our Stock Drastically Reduced This is a real sale that means money saved for all who take advantage of it. Don’t bliss such a savings chance as presented here. Haste is the essential thing to GREAT ER SAVINGS—BUY NOW. Men’s Suits $18.50 Suits, Sale price . $20.00 Suits, Sale price . $22.50 Suits, Sale price . $25.00 Suits, Sale price . $32.50 Suits, sale price $35.00 Suits, Sale price . $40.00 Suits, Sale price . $47.50 Suits, Sale price . $13.98 $15.48 $17.48 $18.98 $23.98 $24.98 $29.98 $34.98 Boy’s Suits $8.00 Suits, Sale price $6.48 $10:50 Suits, Sale price .... $7.98 $13.50 Suits, Sale price .... $9.79 $15.50 Suits, Sale price ... $11.48 NUNN-BUSH SHOES AND OXFtDRDS $8.50 value, Sale price $6.48 ARROW BRAND COLLARS Sale price 15c : SOFT COLLARS 25c value, Sale price 19c ALTERATIONS EXTRA Positively no goods will be charged during this sale - no returns -noth ing on approval • Ladies’ Dresses $10.75 values, Sale price . . . $6.98 $16.75yalues, Sale price . . . $10.98 $21.75 values, Sale Price . . . $13.98 $26.75 values, Sale price ... $17.98 $29.75 values, Sale price . . . $19.98 $42.75 values, Sale price ... $29.98 LADIES’ SILK AND WOOL HOSE $1.00 value, Sale price 79c PETER PAN, JACK AND JILL PRINTS 25c valpe, Sale price 19c 1008 yards of 27-inch Gingham Nice quality, at 5c One lot Short Lengths Madras Shirting, 50c quality, yard . . . 25c Dress Ginghams, 25c quality, 32 in. wide, Security Brand, at .... 13c While it lasts-come quick. . Don’t forget your BED ROOM SLIPPERS for Christmas. All siz es at big reductions. Farmers Mercantile Co. Hotel Block Clinton, S. C. ■u m mMfcnfi