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THE MISTLETOE BOUGH, History and Meaning of One of the Oldest Customs in the Woi'd. (John A. Hamilton, "The Vbnderful River.") .Have you ever asked how it is that we hang up mistletoe in our house at Christmas? Because the Druids used to do so, you may tell me, but then we come to the question why they did. Perhaps you may tell me again that their reason was that they believed the bright god, Baldur, had been killed by a dart of mistletoe. I do not think that was the real reason. I think that story-and a very pretty story it is was made up to explain the custom 'When the true reason had been for gotten. -I believe that the custom of hanging up a bough of mistletoe is one of the very oldest customs in the world, and has come down to us from the time when men worshiped trees. It seems to you a very strange thing that men should do that, but if you will think The C1 Chewii ever C Chew 5c. the packet or cent at all the bette H AVE "Bob! has a heart I pepperminty with gum in ;2Anld delciou. A Touch of a Touch a match. utes the Perfecti Oil Heater is spre and warmth. The Perfection k4 Sold in many styles ar Highest Award at Panan Look for the Triangle Use Aladdin Security Oil Oil Stoves, Lamps and E STANDARD (New Jeri BALTiM ,*Washingon, D. C. Norfolk. Va. Richmond, Va. *S PR- PUR -PER PER F ECT ION a little, you may see that it was not very strange after all. Imagine a savage man (and savage means a man who lives in a fo rest,) who has little knowledge of anything outside the forest in which he lives. He does not even see much of the sun, scarcely anything of the stars. He knows noth ing of the cause of the change of sea sons. The winter is a bad time for him, for then there are no fruits to gather, no nests with eggs that a man can find to eat, few roots to be dug up, and the ground is hard, and the light is.short, and the darkness long, and the cold is terrible. How is it that the bad time comes? The first sign almost that he sees of it is when the leaves begin to fade and fall. Then the day shortens, and there is less and less warmth in the sunshine. When the trees are leafless and seemingly dead, then come frost and snow. The savage reasons from the facts which he sees, and he notes that when the trees begin to die, then the day short ens and the wind blows cold and keen. iewiest gGum hewed eeBobs"9 two "Bobs" tor a r stands and stores. a heart for For you. The candy heart ide-chewy Shappy crowd Match Brings a Tot In five min- chill-free and c' on Smokeless and take it wh ading comfort extra heat. I carried. Smoke Ten hours glo' ~eps any room a gallon of ker< d sizes at all hardware and general st< n-Pacific Exposition. ~rademnark. or Diamond White Oil to secure beat resu eaters. OIL CO. / ey) Charlotte. N. C. Charleston. W. V. Charleston, s. C. o -' That seems siifto you, quite the wrong way of putting things, but the savage thought that all was well when the trees were alive, and that their dying brought him misery. Knowing no more than he did, it was even sen sible. And it seemed to him to be proved every spring that the trees caused his comfort and the gladness of the world. The first sign and prom ise of better days was when the trees came into leaf and life again. That happened long before the warm, bright weather came, and what appeared first in order of time would be taken by him as the cause of what followed. Since the trees began to live again be fore the sunshine came, he fancied that they were the cause of the length ening of the day and the growing warmth. So men, some men, at least, used to think, for th'ey worshiped trees as the great lords of life. Traces of that worship are to be found to day. There are men who would ; ot cut down certain kinds of trees for any reward that might be offered them, 'because they believe that very bad "luck" would happen to them if they did. You think I am a long time in com ing to the mistletoe. Have patience for half a minute. Savages believe that every living thing has a soul. * Letter to Santa Claus. * S U Laurens, S. C., Dec. 13, 1915. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy nine years old. I want you to bring me some fire crack ers, toys and fruits and nuts, candles of all kinds. I have two little broth ers. I want you to come and see them. Bring them some toys, candles, fruits of all kind. I also have one little sis ter. Please don't forget her. Bring her a big doll, some candles and fruits of all kind. We have no little baby for you to come to see. Our little baby is dead, so Christmas will be very sad to mother. Your little friend, J. P. Phillips, Laurens, Route 6. S * * * * * * * *5 * * * * S *S * Honor Roll Halley School. *1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * First Grade: Sarah Adair, Mary Benjamin, Mary Clare Milam, Mary G rae adden, Walter Walker. St ....d Gratle: Thomas llaumilton. Third Griade: Ida .Jacks, Fannie Illakeley, Altle llenjamin, lattLie Lou Walker, Fayette Gambrell, Pearl Gamiii brell. FomthI Ii Grade :Chailie Aladden, I lomer .lacks, .J. T. \\alkei, Eva Adair, arahm .\libauum,. Piirre llaumage. ixthl ( Graude 1 1 , 'Iaidd n, David Madden, i o i b i 1 lailtol. iighthu Girade: inez liakely, Em'muiua biaddeni, Igrothby liam. ich of Spring sy. Pick it up erever you want .ight and easily less and odorless, wing warmth on >sene oil. >res. ts in UNION BOY WINS,-, NAVAL CADETSIIP William A. Rice tecommended for Ap. poIntment by Congressman Nicholls. 14 Stood Exanianatlon. William A. Rice, of Uion, is the successful candidate for the appoint ment to the cadetship at the United States Naval academy at Annapolis, according to announcement last night from Prof. Frank Elvans, superintefn lent of the city school and chairman of the board of examiners 'who con ducted the scholarship examination at the city high school building Fri day and yesterday. Prof. Evans last night mailed to Congressman Sam J. Nicholls, at Washington, the result of the ex amination, recommending Mr. Rice for the appointment and naming George C. Carrington, of Spartanburg, and John Perry, of 140 James street, Greenville, as fIrst and second alter nates, respectively. Fourteen young men from the Fourth Congressional district appear ed to stand the scholarship examina tion at the city high school Friday afternoon. Three dropped out after the work Friday, the remaining 11 reporting yesterday fhorning to re sume the examination, which was concluded during the afternoon. The candidates were examined up on history, geography, arithmetic, al gebra, geometry and English. The board of examiners consisted of Prof. Frank Evans, Prof. Hugh T. Shock Icy and Dr. George B. Clinkscales. Spartanburg Herald. Cough Medicine for Children. Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsville, N. Y., says: "About five years ago when we were living in Barbutt, N. Y., I doc tored two of my children suffering from colds with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and found it just as repre sented in every way. It promptly checked their coughing and cured their colds quicker than anything I ever used." Obtainable everywhere. * ge * .... * * * * * C * * "Aunt Kate" on the Contest * * * * * 0* ** * ** * . * **e e Dear Advertiser Readers: I'm afraid some of my friends can't enjoy their Christmas dinner for be moaning poor old Aunt Kate's disap pointment in not getting that Ford! This is just a hastily writen note to disaluse your mind on that score-like old brer fox that looked long and lovingly at tie grapes-Ishaw! They are sour anyway! lonestly, after entering the contest late and then staying the three weeks in that (ari'kened room with the little boy in my ans and that moan ever in my ears, I klinew tlien that all idea of riding ini t hat.dv Crtiser I ord was a dram, lI worled oil soll for one of tile lesseri prizes only to find olit that I wa.sn't ill the district I thought I was! Wlven I found out that. I cal led off iny dogs and sat down and laighed. iess your lives lext, time I'll know in t he beginning where I'm at! I lea rned som1 e very valuale les 50ons thle few- days 1 did( work. I be Ilieve now I could go an '1 sell a gold gtlinea, prlovided of coulrse it had a dliamotnd for a top) knot andt ev'ery time it hollered pat rack, a nickel would drop1 Oult it's mouth Ii. Serond, there is goin'. to be a lot of work donce ini Lau1renis county next year for so manL~y men~l, 1)oor fellowvs, cani't Iind time to readl. It wvas a popularity contest-the ma jor'ity of votes for the old1 lady was v'olulntary-s) miany wr'itie "I didn't know till I had subscribed that you were ini it buit here's a dollar for you.'' -if that isn't ipopularity what. is it? I don't know of course, who wins, but the thmree leadling contestants hav'e wvork bard anid whether it be the little Moorhead boy wvhose mother and grandldaddly werec on the job, 01r the little .Alisa Feranks whose father was equlally as faithful, or Mr's. B. RI. Todd whose lpersever'ance was admir'able, the w'nner hlas my hearty congr'atula tionis.' Anyone of the three deserved it. I'll feel safer' in a conveyance that wvhen I want to stop I can hioller' to the controlling power, whoa! Thanmking all for' the cour teouls treat mfent anid the contest manager, who wvas evet' helpfuli and courteous, andi Iin the words of TIiny Timf, I close "Clod bless its every one!" Always your loving "Aunt Kate." WAlR UPON PAIN! Pain ia a visitor to every 1101me andl ulsually it comes (uite unexpaectedly. lBut you are prepar'ed for every emer gency if you keel) a small bottle of Sloan's Linliment handy. It is the greatest ipaini killer ever dilscoveredl. Simply laid on the skiV.-no ruibbing r'equired-it dri'ves the pain away. It is really wvonderfuli. Mervin IH. Soister, Berkeley, Cal., wr'ites: "La1st Satutrday, after trtampl ing ar'OundI the Panamna Edxposition with wet feet, 1 camne home wvithi my neck so stiff that I couldn't turn. app~lied Sloan's Linimeont freely and wvent to b~ed. To my surprise, next morning tile stliffness had almost dis appearedt, four: hours after the second app~lication I was as good as now." March, 1915. A t Drugsets, 2rc. It Always Helps says Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky., In writing of her experience with Cardul, the woman's tonic. She says further: "Before I began to use Cardul, my back and head would hurt so bad, I thought the pain would kill me. I was hardly. able to do aquy of my housework. After taking three bottles of Cardii. I began to feel like a new woman. I soon gained 35 pounds, and now, I do all my housework, as well as run a big water mill. I wish every suffering woman would give CARDUE The Woman's Tonic a triaL I still use Cardui when I feel a little bad, and It always does me good." Headache backache, side ache, nervousness, fired, worn-oui feelings, etc., are sure signs of woman ly trouble. Signs that you need Cardul, the woman's tonic. You cannot make a (nistake in trying Cardul for your trouble. It has been helping weak, ailing women for miore than fifty years. Get a Bottle Toda !, 0e 390 POUNDS REPAIRING MATERIAL CARRIED ON ALL TRIPS. Member American Guild of Piano Tuners. (Executive offices, Cincinnati, Ohio.) Phone S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. or Mail Name on Postal Card for FREE EXAMINATION 4TH In L C FOR A WEEK I*LfreS, - -FEW DAYS ENDORSED BY Wm. Knabe & Co., Baltimore and New York. Corley Company, Richmond, Va. Ludden & Bates, Atlanta. Parker-Gardner Co., Charlotte. Walter D. Moses & Co., Richmond. The above represent the MASON & HAMLIN KNABE, STEINWA and CRICKEIING PIANOS. Schulz & Co., Chicago. Weaver Co., York, Pa. Hallet & IDavis Co., Boston. Williams & Co., Chicago. Christman Co., New York. HAVE YOUR PIANO EXAM INED FREE. Player-Piano 113.0.Bl SpecialistIlomOilleOfie, Atlanta. Specialist to tot om, Chmirlote. CORRECT PIANO TUNING REPAIRING REFELTING . OLD PIANOS MADE OVER Address a POSTAl, CARD) to mec WIT Hi YOURl NA3ME ON IT andt I i1-11 call and 31ake EX A31NA TION and ESTI MA TE-F'JtEE. / ia MOLASSES. it cots 15 dow h i ed bill an b uild a1 hesok. 1 S iO~ HORSE AND MULE MOLASSES FEEiR It's something the Hrses and mules like-gives them an a ppetite-starts the saliva running and aids digestion. Far superior to an all grain feed. Give your horses and mu les a treat, and at the same time save money. OrRED SHIRT (first grade) Horse and Mule Molas~ses Feed Scontains Corn, Oats, Ground Alfalfa, made appetizing with sait N and pure cane molasses, and analyzes as follows: Protein 10%:o Fat 3%; Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 57% PIEDMONT HORSE & MULE MOLASSES FEED SeontdGad--,Atnalye:Po 12%o; Carbohydrates 65%.;Ft2~,; ir ~SAMPF0X HIORSE&MUJLE MOLASSESFEED ?i/O FgibroT gng2,;,Caroydrtee',",*. , PERFECTION HORSE & MULE FEED) a,, dr i"$'RZ*',y ed(n g rotin 1ta2%or la % Fbr Alca'2% Carbohydrates 6f%. 'This is composed of straight SRED SHIRT DAIRY FEED keeist h rade: ro a ld ra ti aon contal iing Molasse. tri ithle ro very fondio sIt Grond Alfalfa, Pure Cane Molases ad alt Analze.: Prote in 1 dat 8%, SFibre 12%; Carbohydrates 60%. PI1EDMONT DAIRY FEED Seon adeAnalT -u Protein 12%; Fat 2%%:To Fibre RED SIRT HG FEE ombination of nigeatlve Tankare. Ground Corn. Rrie. ~ REDSHIR HOC EEDacreenings; very fattening. Ifeepsathehtogsin good -ondit ion. We manufacture nlso RED SHIRT Scratch Feed and lEI: SHUIRT Isaby Chick Feed. ~lf S"SEVEN EGGS A WEEK"H lEN MASH Son"rdI~~Agnaon ice ot tonseed Mecal Co r'as Meb a od aned nseed Meal. Analysis: As shown on tho bairs in our ad. nearly all of our feed is made from Carolina - or Oas Corna, Wheat, Afalf Ihay anid an y eter Ind of heae We also carryafl aok of GRAIN, HAY Our fed as ao eaboee arei ed areatest nourishment at the h vrest 4,. cost. ILet tsdbhown yuhoWrte us for prices, etc. Molony & Carter C0e \ - t CIIAIILESTON. S. C. ..