The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 22, 1911, Image 2
CAMDEN CHRONICLE
Published Every Friday
^ L, McDowell, , . . i'ropriotor.
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CHRISTMAS
Nineteen hundred and cloven yeura
ago at Bethlehem in Judou whs
born an infant of humhlo parentage.
VVltJi that child wuh born into tho
world u now civilisation, a now
Christianity, u now hope. It mat
ters little to our rejoicing whothor
thi? Ohiid whh human or dlvlno
whotiior ho wuh God or God's mes
senger of iovo. Christian und |nfi?
doi alike agree that the 11 fo He
lod wuh pure und blanwdt>Hs und tho
principle** IIo taught huvo bLoefced
und sanctified tho world. Ail over
tho country, ull over tho world u
few yours honco it will ho ulso thru
tho uir Houndn tho greeting Morry
Christmas! On tho hou and laud,
to tho paluce and in the hovel, In
the hospitals und In tho prisons, in
the uHyluniH amid the orphans und
in tho homos for tlio friendless und
for tho aged, wherever oveu two
personu meet who know und lovo
the story of Christmas, tho groet--;
lug 1h exchanged. Where cun thoro
bo u parallel U> the universal greet
ing? 1h thero any other sentiment
thut has tho sovereignty of thin
choorful and heartfelt word? It tra
voIh thru the mallH like nothing ho
much a? the doves to tho altara of
which, the Scripture spuaks, for sure
ly the Hentinient f 1 i t h from ultur to
ultur of the hoartH of men and Is
as geutlo as the dOve. Grudges und
animosity vanish before tho waft
ing of Christmas greeting, tho Hinile
of hope Illumines tho countenances
of those under tho pall of depres
sion, the dimpled? cheeks of tho bu
bleH seem like veritable nooka for
fairy hiding an tho lips coo in re
sponso to tho Merry Christmas, with
tho llttlo emblem of the duy thut
cornea to tho Infant from itu loving
parent. In tho days of romance
hostile forces passed i/j>on tho field,
sheathed their aworda and claapod
hands across the buttle line, greet
ing one another with tho sentlinont
of universal good will.
Ch rist man stands for lovo and
for churity, for hope and for Joy at
tho fruition of that long-made pro
mlHo of the prophet of the coming
of one who should bring peace and
good will to earth; ho the churches
hold their services and' tho people
congrfcgato to Join In singing or to
listen to tho rendition of carols,
Htync of which have oomo down
from the early agey of tho church.
Tho children have tholr Christmas
troatH, and they are the ry merri
est of the merry in the >? participa
tion in theBe annual school feotl?
valH. ?
There is one way to mako a
white Christmas even though there
may be not a flake of biiow in.
sight. Let tho whiteness be in
your heart, l'ut aside all thoughts
of guile. Forget all the big or llt
tlo bitterness you may be entertain
ing .against Home othur person. Cast
out all envy, all covetouauesa, all
unkludness. Endeavor to harbor in
your heart only such thoughts and
feellngH as the Nazarono knew when
ho dwelt by Galilee. Cultivate hu
man brothorhood. Practice Chris
tian charity. Look beyond ami
above your workaday horizon. Get
out of yourself. Get Into the heart
of others.
Brotherly love was tho one origi
nal concept of the man whoso birth
day we celebrate at the winter aol
stire. lie discovered no now law
of nature; he formulated no new
principle of philosophy. He added
nothing -to science, nor did ho re
veal the least mystery of tho un
seen world. When in the bitterness
of his cruel death ho reproached
tho Almighty with deserting him,
science, philosophy and theology
ftloOtl tiXcU.tiy. Whoitt ITuiy were on
DROP IN
And see us about those
LETTER HEADS
Wbrk Perfect. Price Right.
that starry midnight thlrty-tbreo
yea m before, wb?u heaven opened
b?for? the eye* of the wondering
Bhepberds aud shining angel* pro
claimed hU birth. But one thing
wan not the Mm*, aud that thing
wan enough to (wake all difference
between the ancient world and the
modern. No Confucius with all hi*
golden rule had ever dreamed of
it. No Hocrate* hud dragged It
from the depth* in the net of hi*
dialectic, No stoic pondering* on
*ecret of the higho*t good had con
ceived it. Of all the crucified nav
lora of (he world not one had re
vealed it. The shepherd of Galilee
alone of all the human race per
ceived that men are brother*. In
the solitude* of the Syrian desert
with struggle* which the Imagina
tion can only typify a* fought aoul
agalnHt soul with the living princi
ple of Incarnate evil, he wre*tled
the truth from the seoret archive*
of the Almighty. Despised and re
jected by the men he loved, hun
gry and unfed and unVisited, he
taught the truth by word and deed.
Nailed to tho cro sb, he proved It
by hlu death.
At thia ueaaon of tho year, the
Christian world reverently turna to
the little town of Hethlehem and
lovingly recall* tho story of tho 8a
vlor'a birth a* aot forth in the alm
plo yet beautiful language of .the
gospel narratlvo, in spirit lot us
go over to Jlethjebein and view the
place where Christ the Lord was,
born. J
liethlehem I* aituatod about six
inlU'H south of Jerusalem. Starting
from Jerusalem by the Jaffa gate,
the Journey 1h over a rough and
hilly country road amid scenes that
awaken In tho mind reverent memo
rle* and fill the soul with loving
emotions. On the west 1* the Qlhon
valley, whero Solomon yfa.u crowned
and on tho south-east is tho valley
of lilnnon, whereby, in the field of
Fephai, King David donated the
Philistines. .'V
Hut a short distance from King
David's well Bethlehem greets tho
eye. There on a high hill It stands,
with Its closely cluBtered houses of
white stone, It* massive walls and
towers looming forth In the brlght
nes* of the morning sun.
Official statistics sout out from
Washington show that there are
331 Indians living in this state.
Sevonty-Hoven iioople havo been
killed In flying machine accidents
this year. . 32 In 1910; four in 190'
and ono in 1908.
The day when tho farmers of
the country were considered "rubes'
and "hayseeds" Is fast passing Into
history. Records of the department
of agrlculturo compiled for the last
ton years Indicate In moBt unmistak
abio languaugo that tho agricultur
ist, far from being backward and
out of date, is rapidly becoming one
of the most enlightened of all cit
izens.
J. W. Harper, who surrendered
to Jailor Owens at Sumter last Fri
day was Thursday morning released
on ball of $2,600, his bondsmen be
ing H. T. Edons and 'J. D. Harper.
The release of Mr. Harper came as
a surprise as Thursday at 3 o'clock
was tho time sol for tho hearing of
(ho habeas corpus proceedings.
The release was consented to by
Solicitor \V. Hampton Cobb, of Co
lumbia, who was asked by Solicitor
Stoll to appear at tho hearing in
his place. Harper killed a negro
hack man In Sumter last Christmas.
Tho Chronicle has received many
complimentary letters on Its Christ
inas oditlon from out-of-town partle
an well as words of commendation
from the citizens of Camden. ,Ono
of tho lotters rocelvod camo
the Keystono Typo Foundry', who
fitted up The Chronicle's now out
fit, which wo highly appreciate
Tho letter says: "Wo havo receiv
ed your -edition of Doc., 16, and
want to cougraultato you on samo.
It Is certainly a beauty and tho city
of Camden should bo proud of such
a paper, and wo hopo tho advertis
ers of your section will foel this
way about it and that you will liavo
a heavy patronage from thorn."
Don't forget "The Thief" at the
Opera House next Tuesday.
Poplar Camp HUO XV. . O. W.
Meets Monday night on or boforo
tho full moon in each month.
B. E. Sparrow, C. C.
J. E. Campbell?, Clerk.
Holiday Rates via Southern Hy.
Account Christinas holidays tho
Southern Hallway announces attrac
tive round trip excursion faros from
nil points. Tickets will bo on sale
December ir>, 1 C? . 17, 20, 21, 2 2.
23, 24, 25, 30. 31, 1911, and Jan
uary 1, 1912, 11 nil tod good to reach
original starting point returning
not later than midnight of Janua
ry 8_ 1912.
FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notlco is hereby given that ono
month from this dato, on Saturday,
December 30th, 1911, at 11 o'clock,
in the forenoon, wo will apply to
the Judgo of Probate for Kershaw
cuonty lor a final discharge as Ex
ecutrix and Exocutor of tho Estate
of BonJ. T. Trucsdol.
I-aura T. Trucsdol, Executrix,
Charlie H. Truesdel, . Exocutor
Dcc. 1, 1911 ? lmo.
W. K. TAVEL
CIVIL ENGINEER
and
LAND 8UKVEYOH
Office over Bonk of Humtor
SUMTEB, 8. O.
Doing Ellis
a Favor
Conrad, threading bis way aoroes
the steamboat dock Uttered wtth
boxes and trunks and trucks and peo
ple, uw Kills at a dletanoe and bead
ed hU way.
Ml lie wae a man that It paid to <m>
Unte, Conrad wae glad they were
crossing the lake on the same boat,
tor there wae the chanoe of a emofce
and a chat together.
"Or eat Jam tonight, lent there T**
Conrad remarked after greeting EHlla.
The man with whom Mills had been
talking when Conrad oame up laugh
ed at this. There sure M," he re
marked. "i oan't get a berth, let
alone a stateroom! Qoeee I'll hare to
sit up all nlghtl"
Conrad eagerly grasped this chance
to do a favor for a friend of Ellis.
"You can have a berth in my state
room," he said, cordially. Tm alone
in It."
Later on Conrad sought hie room.
Somehow he had lost BUls after the
boat started. He had patiently pa
trolled the decks without finding him,
and was consequently disgruntled. El
lis had not even seemed deoently
pleased at the klndnoes to his friend.
The stateroom door was locked. 1
Conrad rapped. There waa no an
swer. He rapped kmder. He repeat
ed It
The man In the next stateroom flung
open his door crossly and asked Con
rad to stop trying to knock In a side
of the boat He said he had press
ing business In port and if Con
rad sunk the vessel and he had to
swim In he would be late for his ap
pointment
Thereupon Conrad kicked the door
of his stateroom. It was opened six
Inches and a sleepy and blinking face
peered forth. Conrad shoved himself
-Inside.
"Who are your* demanded the blink
ing man.
"Hero, wake np!" replied Conrad,
disgustedly. "This Is my stateroom,
and I'm going to bed. Don't you re
member that I offered to share with
you?" . ,
"Oh!" said tho blinking man, com
prohendlngly, sitting down. Then he
rolled Over and went to sleep again.
Suddenly Conrad gave a howL
"What have you got In hereT" he
aekod. ?
The sleepy maq sat up and regard
ed tho floor 'on which Conrad was
dancing. "Oh," he said, and seemed
amuflod. "They've got out haven't
they? I must have kioked a hole In
tho paper covering! There's a hun
dred of those crabs!"
"Then thero lire Just a hundred too
many!" Conrad announced as he made
a leap for Ufa
"You floe," said tho othor passen
ger, sociably, 'Tm going over to visit
a friend, and he's daffy about eating
llttlo fresh water crabs. He aBked
me to bring him some. I put 'em
In a basket"
"Well, put 'em backf" Conrad or
dered, ferociously.
Crouched on tho odge of the berth,
he watched tho othor man try to cor
ral those agile crabs. Ho chuckled
and shooed and coaxed and dived
hoadlong and at last had most of them
back In their basket. Then he prompt
ly went to sleep once more.
Vastly Irritated, Conrad retired. He
awoke later to find himself being
Violently shaken by two strong hands.
"Don't you see It? Don't you see
ltr shouted a volco. Can't you
stop ltr*
"Aro those crabs loose again?" Con
rad cried In hqrror, making a spring
for the oleotrlc light switch.
"No, no!" moaned tho voice. "That
automobile! It's toppling over and
they'll all be kmodTTrrr?
Conrad Rhook the sloop walker vio
lently. "Whero am I?" the man asked
when ho came to.
"YouH be overboard In tho lako If
you repeat that performance f" Con
rad told him. "I want to got a llt
tlo sloop,"
In an hour a yell once more sent
Oonrad to his feet. It Boomed that a
crab which thoy had missed in the
roundup had attended a blanket to
tho berth and had fastened upon Its
owner's ear. No one could reasonably
ob)octod to a man's yelling under those
circumstances, so Conrad morely de
tached tho crab, throw It out of the
window and tried again to sleep, h?t
by that time the boat had reached
shore. Sleepy and angry, ho start
ed to drees. Tho other man was slum
bering as sweetly as a baby. He
woko up, though, whon Conrad trtod
to put on his shoes, because the
shoes had crabs In them.
As he disembarked Conrad Mot Efc
lis, who was looking fresh, rested and
vigorous. Conrad longed to smite
him.
"Here," ho growled at EUJa. TojB
let me In for an awful night with thai
friend of yours! I've had hardly a
wink of sleep and have nearly had
hoart failure besides! What's the mafr
toi* with him, anyway?"
'Tm sure I don't know," satd EV
lis, genially. 1 never saw him be
fore last night He had Just stopped
to ask me for a light when you came
along took him In like a brother!"
\ Specification*.
\ 1 believe In a man of deeds, nal
lords."
i f "Bo do X, U they're title deed*" I
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