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^ ?? I - The Christmas Spirit J: -I ,? t?\ i t f k <i Christmas peace is God's; and x> \ [ he must give it himself, with his ?i own hand, or we shall never get x? \ ] * it. Go then to God himself. * [! ?i Thou art his child, as Christmas t , !i day declares; be not afraid to *! i J | go unto-thy father. Pray to ! i him; tell him what thou want- * \ ] [ est; say, "Father, I am not mod- jj' ! k erate, reasonable, forbearing. I x J [ fear I cannot keep Christmas ^ < k aright, for I have not a peaceful t> 11 Christmas spirit in me; and I -1 know that I shall never get it t> ! [ by thinking, and reading and un] [ derstanding; for it passes all * ! i that, and lies far beyond it, does x J [ peace, in the very essence of J* it thine undivided, unmoved, abso- t* \ I lute, eternal Godhead, which no ji [ < i change nor decay of this created t* \ I world, nor sin or folly of men or jj I devils, can ever alter, but !i which abideth forever what it x' | * is, in perfect rest, and perfect J \ /!x power and perfect love.?Kings- x? \ley' ' DAY OF DAYS FOR KIDDIES: | Christmas Outranks All Other Hoildays for the Happiness and Merrymaking of the Youngsters. Above all other holidays, Christmas is children's day. If possible, they should be made happy on that day. But they should not be permitted to be selfishly so. In times past there has been a tendv ency on the part of many of us to give too many gifts, and too expensive ones, to our children. We have been wasteful We should not love our children less?indeed we would show greater love?by b^ng careful what we give them. Too many +oys incline children to be both wasteful and destructive. When the youngsters are left to invent some of their playthings, their imaginations are developed, and they become more capable of doing things for themselves and taking care of themselves. \ ; This Christmas would be a good time to begin teaching children unselfish/ ness and the joy of giving. Many a poor' mother is struggling to provide food and shelter for her children and jhas nothing to give them from Santa Claus. The children of such mothers j are going to have wide, wistful, tearstained eyes. They are going to crave the joys of a Christmas day that may not be theirs. While our fathers, brothers and sons | are at the front, risking health and life for us, for our country, for good Sn the world, let us not forget those children who lack a father's care and protection. The good fellows are doing much. But they need our help tx>th in giving and in seeking out the peedy. They need our aid in distributing as well as providing. . Let us not forget the spirit for 'which Christmas stands. It is to give freely, to do service to mankind. Let us give love. Let us give sympathetic Understanding. Let us give ourselves. He lives most who lives for others. iAnd he who shall have made a child happy on Christmas morning will have done a service in his name. CHRISTMAS AND THE SPIRIT Neoecsary to Manifest Unselfishness and the Love Christ Brought ' to the World. i ^ 1 1 Two artists were asked to make a Icopy of a famous painting. The one madfi-mathematical calcnIatioa8^.&nd [heard Qn Chri Their oldhatm ^ Carolspla 'produced a technically correct copy, j The other studied the painting, entered Jnto the ^)Irit of the artist, and pro-: tluced not merely an imitation, but a j picture which glowed with warmth j and life. We are not, as Christians, simply to copy Christ, hut rather to become possessed of his spirit and so | reproduce his life in our lives. At j .this Christmas season let us aim to j become possessed of the spirit of' Christ, and so reproduce his life. In "Little Women" there is a story told by Louisa Alcott out of the experience of her own early days. The four children who are her heroines, | knowing of a neighbor in need, go in a little procession and carry her their breakfast. Another Incident may be' Teealled. It may not have been precisely Christmastide, but it was winter, and the weather was bitterly cold. The stock of wood was low, and night had fallen, when there came a knock at the door. A Shivering child stood there, saying that her mother had no wood, that the baby was sick and the father gone on a spree. She begged for a little wood. "Divide our stock with her," said Mr. Alcott, "and we will trust in Providence. The weather will moderate, or wood will come." No wonder that the^ children trained in the Alcott household grew up heedless of privation and generous to those whose need was great This is the true Christmas spirit If our Christmastide is pervaded by real unselfishness, we shall manifest to every one the love that Christ brought to the world. Truthful, But Unpopular. A truthful man is one who says on Christmas morning as he views his gifts: "Just what I didn't want," but he'll never be popular. Blessed Optimism. It te the blessed optimism of Christmas time that buys a sled in a climate where snow is a rarity. &:$H$K$H?K?K3K3K$KgH$H?H?KgHgK$H?H?K?KgH$HgK3H?K?K: i Safety First 5 O i I Don't allow children to touch the lighted tree. tee Don't remove presents from the tree while it is lighted. * * Don't leave anything highly inflam< mable near the "tree. * * ? ' Don't set the tree up haphazardly, Be sure it is securely fastened so il | will not tip over easily. * Don't blow a candle out. The flame i might be carried against a dry branch and set fire to the whole tree. * ? * Don't fasten any tinsel ornament near any lights on the tree. If one should ignite the blaze would spread all over the tree. * . Don't forget to fasten the candles securely to the tree if candles are used. Also avoid placing them on4 Ger another branch. i Always have a wet sponge conven? lent to the tree. A candle often burnq 1 up too quickly, and the sponge could ; be used to extinguish it. * * * Don't leave the tree until you are sure the lights are all extinguished, and never trust the work of extin? guishing the lights to children. ? * * Don'? light the tree after it has stood in a warm room for three or four days. It becomes so dry it will burp almost asjiuicklg as powder. - Chris\ w/s> jfPT ?3)ay, Wk 'liar f|L PI uner St. Winnifred and the Tret One story of the origin of the green tree as the Christmas tree among the people of northern Europe is given in a legend of St. Winnifred. It is one of the many thousands of those simple and beautiful beliefs that have attached themselves to the midwinter ; festival and which generally pass now ! under the name of "Christmas myths." Jit is related that St. Winnifred, a great j Christian missionary, began cutting jdown a "sacred" oak which had been ithe object of worship by the northern i pagans whom he was seeking to lead j aright. While he was hewing down the T-VT-I rr/% 4-ws\r\ {4* TT?n O V\1 Q cfnH VkTT Q C71^H^n lUU6C L1 U " "J ** ; whirlwind. Close beside it was a I young fir tree, which was not harmed 'either by the whirlwind or by the fall 'of the giant oak. Then St. Winnifred is reported to have spoken as follows to the pagans : ; "This little tree, a young child of ; the forest, shall be your holy tree tonight. It is the wood of peace, for your homes are built of it. It is the sign of >an endless life, for its leaves are always green. See how it points toward heaven! Let this be called the tree of the Christ Child. Gather about it; not in the wild woods, but in your homes; there it will shelter no deeds of blood, but loving gifts and acts of kindness." The fir tree, the common evergreen of the northern regions, became the holy tree of the converted pagans, and I in its honor or in memory of the j i thoughts it stood for they decorated it I; with lights and gifts at Christmas. 1 NOTHING HAPPENED. . I She sat beneath the mistletoe Without the slightest fear; She felt no wild, glad tremor, though She knew he lingered near; She sat there calm and unafraid, I And sleepily he yawned, for they'd Been married for a year. rfi 11' Jw;111 *i i1 1 ss r i r 1.i ii?> 1 BUYWAR SAVINGS STAMPS CONSTANTLY Vr. . ' >'?r *ir. 1 1 His Guess. "Who was it said *to him that hath shall be given?'" "I don't remember, but I presume 1 it was some fellow who had eight or nine necktie holders and had just 1 received four more for Christmas." \ Tiy ^ tin as* - AI ffc it;#:-. ".-ift 1 * There once was a doB on a Christmas i tree? i "Who sighed jo the angel that hong above, "Oh, how I do >vish they would keep for me * j A sweet little, neat little girl to love; j "A dear little mother to curl my lodes, To rock me to sleep, and to wake me up. To dress me in cute little gowns and frocks, . And feed me with milk from her silver cup; I A Jind little mother, who'd never say A word that was angry, nor let me fall; Who'd always he ready to let me play With bright little friends who should come to calll" And, strange though the whnderfu! fact J maybe, That little wax doll's little wish came j true; 1 ( The/ picked her right off the Christmas I tree, j And gave her, my dear little girl, to youl , f Don't trim the tree with cotton to represent snow. Use an asbestos preparation which looks like cotton. This applies particularly to those who illu- j minate their o-ees with candles. * * I Don't light the trees with anything | but. electric bulbs, if possible. Where it is impossible to use electricity never leave the lighted tree alone and never allow children in the room unless ac* companied by a grown-up person. * Don't set the tree up near uphol-1 stered furniture. The danger of ; sparks setting it afire is great. A j piece of such furniture might smol- ] j der for hours without being discov- j i ered?probably not until the family has been in bed some time. m Line of children's, misses' and ladies' coats just arrived. Rentz & *vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv^> ^ i Hupmobile Dealer for 1919f Y X it! Y For this immediate section, to responsible live- f I Y wire Automobile Dealers. HUPPS need no in- Y J Y troduction, the reputation is unquestioned. Agen-Y " Y cy will be .appointed immediately. Communicate Y Y with x . & X Barrow Motor & Truck Co. X STATE DISTRIBUTERS. Clinton, S. C. ? Y * S'l * ??. Fresh Oysters * . 'i'ta Fresh Norfolk Oysters now served regularly. They are luscious, delightful and palatable. We get them fresh by express. 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