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3flbe gtobertt?er Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. S. K. HONK V. Editor. published by advertiser p?intino company laurens. s. c. Kates kok advertising. Ordinary advertisements, per Bquare, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over 60 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. Entered at the postoflicc at Laurens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C. DETMBER 23, 1908. "EON CHRIST'S SWEET SAKE." Our readers will pardon us for a I ii of sermonizing on tins occasion, So tremendous is the significance of Christ mas and 80 easily is the spirit of tin day misinterpreted, especially with ref erence to Christmas giving, that a little serious thought on the subject is whole some. Could we but grasp the full meaning of the day ar.d live up to our conception, Christmas would indeed b< the greatest of festal occasions and the source of more boneticer.ee than man could compute. On Friday of this week, December the twenty-fifth, is celebrated the an niversary of Christ's birth the Christ mass, it Is called. Nineteen hundred and eight years ago Christ, the S.n God, came into tho world and i ecahv Jesus, the Redeemer of mankind. By man, Adam, sin entered the world and dethroned mankind from his high estate ?a little lower than the angels: by man also. Jesus, mankind was rest red and made joint-inheritors w ith Jesu in the Kingdom of God. By the life, suf fering and death of Jesus Christ, salva tion was wrought for mankind; the blood of Jesus was giver, as an offering in atonement of man's sin. Mark y the coming of Chri.-t was from God as a gift of love. "God gave His Son. '' The first Christmas giving was dont by God, the Father of mankind: the fin I Christmas gift was Christ, God's Son? a part of God. In our Christmas giving do wo no: sometimes lose sight of that principle? Does love prompt all our offerings'; And are all our gifts a part our selves? In commemorating the birth of Christ we should strive earnestly to preserve the spirit of the day, and ob serve it in the light of its true and full meaning. Let US notice one point in tins matter of giving a point .-o beautifully illus trated in Lowell's "Vision of Sir Laun fal." The noble knight sets ou search of tho Holy Grail, tho cup wilh w''i?h Jesus celebrated The Last Sup per. On the lirst day of his search he met a leprous beggar, to whom he proudly tossed a gold coin and proceed ed on his journey. What think you was his reward for the gift to this beggar? In loathsome disgust he view.;,! the leper; in scornful arrogance he philan thropically, but of his abundance gave gold -nothing more. "He give? roth ing but worthless gold who giv. a from a sense of duty." After years of search, all worn out, a::<l foot-sore, hungry and cold. Sir Launfal triei to make hi* way homeward, having failed in his endeavor, disappointed* shelter less and ready to die. Again ho m< eti tho leper who "For Christ's Sweet Sake" begged an alms. The once rich, proud knight has none but a spare crust of hard bread. " 'Twaa a mouldy crust, of coarse brown bread, "fwafl water out of a wooden how 1 yet be divided his crust and gave the lopi r to drink, and as Sir Launfal mused 'a light shone round the plae-,-,' and the Christ stood by hL side, and softly on the ears of the penitent mari fell the words: "Lo. it is I; be not afraid I" "In many climes, without avail. Thou hast spent thy life for the Holy Grail; Behold, it i.s here this cup which thOU Didst fill at the streamlet for Me but now; This crust is My body broken for thee. This water His blood that died on the tree; The Holy Supper is kept, indeed, fn whatso we share with another's need; Not what we give, but what wo sharo; For the gift, without the giver is bare; Who giws himself with his aims feed three Himself, his hungering neighbor and Me." And Sir Launfai found hnppim as ii the sacrifice he made to help the hun gry leper He gave a part of himsell -his love; and it was a gift, making sacrifice to give. God sacrificed His Son; from a heart of love for mankind He gave a part of Himself- one of the Trinity. Are w? striving to emulate this kind of giving? Do we give until it hurts? And do we give to our friends only? The I'hai in m ids gifta to encli other. To be truly I ;;t Christmas time and to keep the spirit of the day indeed, we must give "For Christ's Sweet Sake," and in Hi name. OUt of our need to them that have n>?t wherewith t? give in re turn. What reward do we pet when WO give to a friend who makes US an equal gift in value if .jot in kind? And further, wo must make these gifts to the poor, not in a spirit of arrogance or pride, as did Sir Launfal, but for the love of mankind; ourselves must ac company the gift, and then we feed three: ourselves, our hungry neighbor and Christ. The hand of man cannot hold a true gift; it holds but the tangi ble manifestation of the spirit of love -the heart receives the gift of love,and Cod is glorified. "Inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of these, ye did it unto .Me." Sir I.aunfal recognized in the beggar "an image of Him who died on the tree," and through Him gave. < >ur giving must be "ForChrist's Sweet Sake. Another thought: the gift of God, ? brist, covered man's guilt. When we give out of H heart of love, we emulate Cod's giving in that we are further covering our sin, not only in the sight of God, but in the eyes of mankind. P.'ii remember, we cannot buy freedom from guilt: it i< only a gift of love. "For Christ's Swe?l Sake," that makes God and man lose sight of our imper fections, it is pleasant to reflect that a gift. !." matter how small, can blot ?mt th<* remembrance of wrong. Our friends forget our follies and little .vrongs; our neighbors do not remem ber their grievances. The fragrance of .'. true gift reaches to heaven. Will wo remedy the perversions of 'hristmas giving? Let us celebrate the day in a manner befitting its true neaning, and may it be the happiest Christmas in all our lives. The Adver r extends a greeting to every man. woman and child in Laurens county. * * * I I] IMS I 'I vs rM KM K ^ K \ Its A?0. below is reproduced a "Christmas Ireeting" from the Advertiser of Dec ember 22nd, 1896, written by the late ?1. B. W. Ball, for years the honored editor of this paper: "There is a scent of it in the air,a rnur lAir of it in the crowds on the streets and evidences that it is abroad in the ippearance of every shop window. It isla :?- !n ;?. week of peace, gladness 'ringing with it a writ of banishment for frowning countenances, for all the (inship of "Old Oooge." In the South especially, custom has made it not one lay's holiday but a festival ending only .. itii the second day of January. May h - sC.l?on then receive the welcome and jervan e which time, usage and above iili, its religious associations make it incumbent upon us to give. May the little folks,each and every one, be among . .. friends of Santa Clause: may the grown children turn from cares and perplexities to find youth again. All ;?.i cheer and hope for the future. And is the holiday week has already dawned ME ADVERTISER wishes to take this ?pportunity of sending a Christmas greeting to every household where it has a friend, Christmas giving. The theme of the above paragraph from the pen of one now gone to- his reward is that "the religious associations" of the day make it incumbent upon us to give in the spirit that befits the occasion. Christmas is indeed the festival of giving, bringing gladness and joy to both giver and re :eiver Great i.> the perversion of this spirit by some but it still lives to keep blessed its observance of the gift of God. The reign of Emperor .Julius Caesar .evelt will soon bo ended. Speed the day. "Prosperity smiles on the Palmetto State." Yes she really does, only some people can't see the smile; to them v e say: get around on the front side and take th? pro).or view. "What shall we do with live million women'.'" asks the New York World. Uunno; one constitutes a problem. # ? * The Pythions of Laufens would do well to get Mr. Frank I'. C;?op<-r of Charleston to address one of their Here in the South we celebrate Christmas by making as much noise as pO ible, which we believe, is quite contrary to the meaning of tlie occasion. It is the anniversary of the coming of the Prince of Peace, and v.c commem orate it witii thunderous explosions of fireworks thai rend the air producing a Warlike commotion in sound, if nothing l.-e. VVe still have hopes that some day I hri8tmas will bo observed in a manner befitting the occasion. * * ? 'l'hc Fourth of July is the proper time for fireworks. Hut this custom of ours by no means completely destroys the spirit of the dav. ? * ? The Union Times asks: "Where is f.aureus, anyhow?" That's easy. Laurens is the center of the Piedmont, with Spartanburg thirty-eight miles to tin Nforth; Greenville, thlrty-eoven to the Northwest: Greenwood, twenty eight to tho Southwest; Columbia, ? SCVenty-five lo ihe Southeast; and v Union now where? The geographies j and maps, though not quite positive . and by ru> means all agreed on tho ( subject, tell us that Union is a point, i located on a branch road of the South- \ ern railway, midway between the cities j of Carlisle and Jonesvilie; four miles I South of the flourishing town of Bon- I ham. and nine miles North of Santuc; ' on the East it is bounded by roll ing in j particular, and on the West by sweet expectancy. \ However, this town of Union enter- 1 tained the great Baptist State Conven tion in the most hospitable manner it has yet been received. The Clinton Gazette suggests that the Presbyterian College of South Carolina should be made exclusively a nude col lege and that I.aurers should take over the department for young ladies. Ed itor Dendy calls upon us fo> an opinion. We are perfectly agreed with him that Laurens needs a college. Whether or not the time has come for the Presby terian College to be divided, we cannot say. being as yet not sufficiently ac quainted with ail the conditions. But. we will state as a general proposition that there are already too many col leges and near-colleges in the South. So to found another female school for the Presbyterians, with one in Colum bia, (while not nominally a Presbyte rian school, it is so considered), another in Greenville, and yet another lif not in name, still in character) at Spar tanburg, would be a tremendous under taking. However, contemporary, your suggestion is not Without import and Upon investigation will doubtless prove eminently worthy of consideration by the authorities. N.diee. Lu,urcus ( omit) Pensioners. Kditor The Advertiser: I nder tie- requirements of the law the Pension Commissioner. Capt. John M. Hudgeus, will he found in the County Auditor's office each Saturday in the month of January next ensuing for the purpose of tilling the necessary blanks for applicants for pensions and certifying to transfers to other counties. Tie' commissioner is pro vided with the required blank appli cations and will till them in proper condition to go before the County Pen sion hoard. All applicants are re quested to have the commissioner fill these blanks and thus prevent delay and confusion. Plank applications must be properly filled before the County board < an pass favorably on them, The County board meets first Mon day in February. 1009, at Laurens Court house. Township represent tatives. Pensioners and Applicants for pensions will please report the names of those who have died, es pecially widows, since the last meet ing of tie loud. Also, phase :??? port the ivhmc? "! those who have moved out of ihe county and State, and the name of any one who Is draw it pension and me entitled to receive same under the law. Tin- applicants for pensions must appear befor ? (tie commissioner, in person, unlet a shown by certificate of a practicing physician to he unable. w. p. Coker, Kennern? In IIMIS, pur.- Linseed on costs much less sold from the barrel than it does nut up in tin cans as Mixed Paint?In the ilrst Instnuce you pay 60 cents per gallon?in the second $1.60. Now mix gallons of pur - linseed oil with I gallons I- .v .M. Paint and yon have, ready for use. 7 gallons of the best paint made costing only $1.20 per gal lon- Done in 2 minutes. .1. ii & m. I.. Nash, Latin ns. Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton. I.. & M. Paint Agents. Notice of lpplicallon for Charter. Take notice that after the expira tion of three days from publication of this notice, the undersigned will apply to the Secretary of State for a charter for the Burial Aid Society of the Colored I'i?<>sl\Vi.-. i.>n Church til Piedmont. Latin m County, s. C, William Pitts, .lohn llyrd, n i on pi if the country wants lo do any i> ? Islnting for itself in congress it will have to show I'nole .100 Cannon how he can be induced to let it.- New Vol k Press. \ Beautiful Woman. Her surrounding^ should hi- in har mony, am' can best bo made so by a well kept home. The I.. & M. PllrO Paint makes tin- home beautiful. it preserves it an I prevents <b-eay. Tin cost p?rgalion ready for it so is only $1.20. It we.iis for ten years and longer, 'thirty.three years of contin uous Use is ? vldenco. .1. II. & m. L. Nash. I.aun n ;, Clinton IMi.ii macy, ( Unto I.. .V M. Paint Ace,,- . Jl.VJ-' _ \ &J.10.00 Starr Piano. in a few days, I am oxpeetin i.hi arrival of a beautiful Mahogany t'p right Grand Starr Piano. This h one of tic nost artistic and elegant styles made by the Starr Company. A liberal discount will ho made t< a reliable purchaser and terms to suit. L. A. McCord. Davenport House Burned. Waterloo, Dec. L'l. The DaVcnporl house hear mi. Pleasant owned l?j Mr. J. M. Pen reo, was destroyed by lire late Snturdn> afternoon, This hott is one (.f the oldest in the county as weii as ihe largei t. containing foui teen rooms. The home v, as vacated about a month ftgO by Mr. Joe Nelson and family and was partially Insured, The origin of the lire Is not ktlOWU. o TT ?4 /^r-r K there b ii class of men who need lite 111 -41 suraucc more than Vs a rule, they are far /??y from being a weallln class; yet they urea class of men who have a steady income. Statistics sl>o\y . that n very large portioii of men who are engaged in trade fail some time during their liVcs, U is even stated that the number who tail form Over niiicts out <?' :i hundred, * P*ew mrnicr.s ever become rich, and most of them get ahead very slowly, if at all, froin year t<? year. The money that they would pay oitt lor life insurance is just so much .saved. It amounts t?? a creation t\ sum that comes in one lump, and that when m< si needed. THIS IS 01* l/TM< >ST IMPORTANCUi A young farmer almost always starts out in debt, and it forms the business of nearly his life to work off the debt. IK DKATN COM KS IN TH K MKANTIMK, his family or cslate mtist l?se. Ivvety man should stop ami think of this mallei and picture his t s- i,>l eircinUslanet. - in v is< "the unexpected ? lit>u)d happ " I bet; to eall your Hit necessary t-< carry a | olh \ < )ld Line Compahy At . Payment l,ife Policy is . small amount, being only The above policy ha.* insurance values aftei lid ?'?'Vi $j : ) {ft Q tu ia\ only ?0 20 very ?'? ?nth Carolina's lust aii< ; >. the premium <>n a $2, , j per annum. This is : I i to saw a month. >d paid-up, l.oah turd Kxleuded ; fltiiy paid tip'at end <>|' j, ? years. In closing I wish to isk you this question : Would you promise your Ueighb to pay his falilily $2,000 in case of his death, in consideration <>. Iiis payment y<< yo? annually of $53.32? (if course not. Vet> by neglecting t<> insure your life with its you do worse than this, l*\?r the 1^53^32; which you pay yourself, von risk against your own dear family the s>2;ooo which would be theirs 1 > .< eertaintv i! the inoncv had been .... v 1 (V) <??? { ) . A \ . J applied for an insurance Collie in to set: me you can?t do this write in tins coin pa n\. ?-tomorrow may 1? rd and 1 will era BRO 'i^DL/S ESTES 01 TRI Ot AGENT BOX 273 -l?o lour Chnsteas Showing at~s=^ 11 : ^ ! p AND OUESS AT Till; SOAP! Somebody is going- to win $50.00 worth of prize and it might as weil be you. SHvery time you buv WORTH You get 5 Guesses. A great many people ai e overestimating?guessing out of all reason. Contest closes So do your shopping hero from now until the close of the contest and get more guesses. o. d. Si mi ?St. !S( >N 4??