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* <* •&1 HRISTI1AS (ilFT FOR THE FAMILY \ Why not solve the Christmas problem by giving the family a joint gift? Amd what can be better than the ZFXZFTZEI Completely Equipped with Electric Starter and Electric Lights? I have the agency in Barnwell County for this greatest of all automobile values and will take pleasure in giving demonstrations to prospective purchasers. Look at these improvements: Low-hung, rakish body; instrument board, with instruments flush, within reach of the operator; the ventilating, clear vision and rain vision windshield; noiseless transmission; electric self-starter; electric lights; left hand drive and center control. Yet with all these improvements the price has been lowered $220. As a Christmas gift, the Reo the Fifth is in a class by itself. It will give as much pleasure to the donor as to the recipients. It is made in two models—touring car and runabout. Price for either model, with full equipment, $1,175. ADDRESS- e. H. matHis. i<>r I3;u*n\vell Count v, Blackville, s. c. The Spirit of Christmas. DOCZDOC HC 'l i * 1 *;, Christmas is comma Ain-ih the wnmlorfn! sjurit of the i!a> is m tlii’ air \!re nl\ miuioiis o! |>e"sons a r i he^mninj to think ot wlut tile* c.i’i t!o for atner mi ll m--. I j I friends who had committed ^reat wrongs and set out to find comfort, each in the other. On the other way they met. The one who first confessed w as astonished to hear a counter con- , fession from his friend. ; "Our souls are lost," they agreed, “but we wi I help each other to bear the burden." This they did valiantly, and as each workVil to soothe the other’s tfrief, each found peace in this life, and the story aoes that when they died and stood at tlie jute of heaven, each was welcomed. “Hut hwv. is it that I who sinned so should be w e!c mied hereexclaimed me of them Your sin was wiped out when you stopped to lift your ernno brother," I.title b\ little this wonderful spirit will ornw, until about o w eek before Christmas, nearly everyone every where Will lie seized With a fet 11M u' of k ndness toward others. was the answer to each. So it is that at this season of the year we lose our own unhappiness m trying tor brin„ r happiness to others. Augusta Herald. I his, indeed, is the miraculous part v'f Christmas,—<|uite as much a miracle the son;,' tin’ shepherds heard bor all other tunes of the y ar it is tlie habit of iimety-mne per cent of the population to confine tliou^hts pretty largely to self. And now, at this season, evervone seems to he trviiu; to think as much as possible of everyone but self. The transformation is so oeneral that we do not notice it as we nujzht if only a few r were thus changed. It is not un til we sit down to read again that per fect Christmas story, Dickens’ “Christ mas Carol,” that we realize the extent of the change wrought by one day set aside to commemorate the birth of one child. Even then we cannot fully under stand it all. For it is beyond the reach of the finite mind to grasp the wonder of this yearly transformation. The most we can do is to acknowledge that it is and to be thankful, very thankful, in our hearts for it. As it comes over us this year, let us think about it a little more than usual. As we see our dislikes , and hatreds, our bitter feelings and enmities, our disagreements and misunderstandings-- nearly all our stumbling blocks are misunderstandings—being swept away for the time by the oncoming brightness of the day, let us think how easy it is to banish these things when we stop thinking about ourselves. That, really, is about all there is to it. t e just stop thinking about ourselves— hply change the direction of our :ntal energy. Then the miraculous happens. The minute we begin to think what we can do for others, we begin to reap the rich harvest of altru ism. You remember the story of the two COTTON STATISTICS TO BE POSTED IN OFFICES Fxrmeri Can Take Advantage of Infor mation Collected. The arrangements made by Hon. \V. .1. Harris, Director of the Census for the w ider distribution of statistics col lected by his office concerning the 'piality of cotton ginned, the quantity of cotton consumed monthly, and stocks of cotton on hand at the end of each month, has met with general approval throughout the cotton-growing states. He has received numerous sugges tions concerning a still wider distribu tion of these statistics, and he has made arrangements with the Postmaster General to allow the postmasters in every post office in counties where cotton is grown to post in a conspi cuous place copies of the reports con taining statistics of cotton. These copies will be printed on extra large cards, so the figures can be easily read. Mr. Harris hopes that in this manner he will be able to give the farmers, and all others, access to the valuable statis tics collected by this Bureau. Hereto fore the reports have been given by the Bureau of the Census to news paper representatives and to the dif ferent telegraph companies for distri bution. Following this distribution copies of the reports have been mailed to the ginners, manufacturers, and warehouse men, but there has been no practical method devised for the dis tribution of the information directly to the farmers. It is Mr. Harris’s pur pose to give the statistics to the farmers so they can take advantage of the information collected by the Fed eral Government. — SEND DS Y0D8 JOB WORK PREPARING FOR SANTA I i ne slaughter ot the Birds. Augusta Chronicle. James Henry Rice, field agentof the American Audubon society, made some startling statements in a lecture in At lanta, the other night, in arraigning us for the reckless slaughter of birds. Among other things, of his talk the At lanta Constitution says: “Mr. Rice drew a vivid picture of the rich continent our fathers found. Deer turkeys, grouse, partridges, ducks, swans, geese and an endless variety of small game abounded everywhere. On the plains the mighty bison roamed in millions. As late as 1850 the gov ernment estimated that thene were 40,- 000,000 left. “Almost all these resourses have dis appeared. Are we to hand down to our boys and girls a continent bare of life? It will not profit that wealth is accumulated. Once let the sources dry up, and the nation follows in the wake of those that have been and are not. It is a freeman’s duty to preserve _a freeman’s heritage for himself those that come after him. ‘To restore the resources of the country as far as it lies in huma power, to stay the pestilence that is d< vouring the substance of the peoph by teaching the value of God’s gifts the work of the National Association < Audubon Societies. “Georgia lost about $40,000,000 lai year that should have been saved fc the boys and girls of Georgia. This a government estimate and'not a wil assertion; it is susceptible of proo Then it is high noon for action. Th association wishes to get the knov ledge of birds in every man’s head an the love of them in his heart. The re: will follow.’’ That we are costing Georgia alon $40,000,000 annually through the rutl less slaughter of birds will stagger th ordinary person. It is needless to sa that we wonld wish to hear more of M Rice and his crusade. A New Year’s Wish. - . My New Year wish is that and through the year the yesterdays have contained so much happin you wish for the tomorrows. t RESULTS WILL BE INDIRECT MieeouH Roads Rscelvad but Tem porary Improvement*—Romans Built Slowly and Laboriously. The chief results of the holiday of roadmaklng recently promoted by tbe governor of Missouri are likely to bo Indirect After having tolled and sweated In the sun those who took part will doubtless hare a stronger In terest In supporting good roads legis lation, whether or not they are as keen to take part In the actual labor another year. Hut, while the Missouri roads may have received large tem porary repairs and Improvements, such a holiday, no matter how many participate In It, can hardly accom- plish much In the way of permanent road making, Bays the Springfield Re publican. And It 1b permanent road making of which the country stands In need. Without depreciating the Mis souri performance It may be recalled that the Romans, the greatest road makers the world has known, did not do their work In spasmodic festivals; the roads that they built to last for centuries were built slowly and la boriously. FEDERAL MONEY FOR ROADS Appropriation of $500,000, to Bs Divided Among Thirty-Eight States Is Small Beginning. The Information conveyed through the American’s Washington reports concerning the apportionment of $10,- 000 to tnls state from the federal ap propriation of $500,000 to assist In building post roads In the various states is important when the full sig nificance is considered. The appro priation of $500,000, to be divided among forty-eight states. Is a very small beginning In the way of building government post roads, but It is s be ginning. says the Baltimore American. It is of great significance that the government has made a start In the direction of federal aid In road build ing. The $10,000 apportioned to Mary land goes to pay for one-third the coat of a short section of road in Mont gomery county. Maintaining Good Roads. The making of good roads is one of the most important duties of the American people and their prompt repair and careful maintenance la essential. There is probably no *ub- ject In which the progressive fainter is more deeply interested than that of having roads connecting him with his markets over which he may be able to haul the greater possible load. Good roads, like all other good things, are too expensive to build and of too much value to be neglected. Reduce Living Cost. - Good roads help to reduce the coat of living. G. W. Gyles, Esq., of Blackville, was in town last week. 9 A Christmas Hymn. With the approach of the Christasaa season the thoughts of many turn ta the wealth of beautiful Nativity hymns. It is probable that the carol written by one of the best loved of all preachers, I’hilip Brooks, will be sung in every Sunday school in the land. Bishop Brooks spent the Christmas of in Bethlehem and in the following hymn, written for his own Sunday school in ISHH, he embodied his meditations dur ing that sacred experience: O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars jjo by; Yet in the dark streets shineth The everlasting light; The hope and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary; And gathered all above, W’hile mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wond’ring love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth; And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently, The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven. No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him still The dear Christ enters in. O holy child of Bethlehem, Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin, and enter in, Be bdrn in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emcnuel. Mary Knew AU About It Little Mary’s father had been teach ing her to walk properly. “Walk slow ly and turn out your toes/’ he ad monished her. 't While she was undergoing this teach ing she intended Sunday school one day. The goTden text was, ‘Teach me to walk honestly.” After reciting It several times the teacher aaked: * “Who kgows what that means?” “I do,” replied little Mary. “Waft slowly and turn out your toes."