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Christmas Tree For the Birds Mr. and Mrs. Song Sparrow. the Misses Flicker, Cock Robin, Miss Jen nie Wren, Sir Woodpecker and other members of the feathered Four Iun dred who were lured by warm days it beginning of one winter into stopping with us, only to find thenselves sadly hit later by the high cost of living. were thrown into a clutter of exein maent by cards Issuel by MiIss 1,uif1 Laidlaw of Sands i'oiut. N. Y.. tI :I birds' Christmas tree :,irt . It Was held in the liirl iaine n:try Yonc the Laidlaw place, itwar the coninulsh ous hone built for bird teln:it 4 in 2 sheltering elin there. The r u:: the finest ever. For days little M1iss L.ouise w:is hfui2s in the pauses of her lessons, .irinin - ", The Birds' Christmas Tree. cranberries, popcorn, nuts and other dainties heioved of birds. S rings of red sk inne1d iiplples, 4-u1t into tiny p1ecs Conl ventienI for birds I jiei'k :t, were a ptromitlnent feinI ine' tt I he decoria inn:, and so were bacon rinds an ti 1ums of suet, whllt are good to leep wtarinth in the little bite1's witn I lin''etl eeps under their feathered ''ats. Miss Lotiise, w1ho spent i: :"t l h timea in the country, sItied Ii' ways of the birIs n11141 their likings. :1nl h'Ie' I . i h:t tIhey :f1r :1 s. ifonIgly it tprfer ed ly iriht coloredl lhinigs is rn''e'hil id:ren. 'that is why till- tree wa na:h hrety with guy tit ant laCrri. '!'here was1 :1 lhirge ai<tiitivt e, niuld no hird' were turned4 awa:y. no mtterl , Iii 'j1 02 Iueli'~i't, I 22 iiflI Spliitd how2': 2shabby 'e liir itso I lisre in b. I ti-ir reineIl: ioti'. Tu. ilsterin liit h. I' 1, l i 'h ,parrows alt nj2:2l;o o i i'l the rest. allh22,1im') h l iried to bully the' ilwrs2 u. itorts Irneb flir Crtowl was penittf.itt~ totc liit am b 1it. 'O'i~ Thade Spa21ig1n an'ta lasv. In 1:2 minu,1 hiser ita ths n'ilSan'ta ('iast :.s ee fl thte ithe king, not who' (2iis lth fo rveyort o :i ft s. lleii i s f'f arlwy reprsentanl tis alr oceden In t he ttri arug of the rang tinnsrs. n foun to h ae in'''l 'Vpa il I r-ed in all . itee ofIthe 1pphay, t he fcil drn Ilsei ae thir goodte ndi boos'ot Ila one onyiis entt ' (If ea 1Cthe Im-ola noy.(l tos. lnithem lle ith gnift in 01)- Winor iar . I t s tin 'fueltas, itte the oloticityerywhere lh stockneritr adv~taig ty iti h tter tata rwhip owelke i bhent a reenyt diecovery. 0( n Uldi 111o1 reais fay the rceiorn ofv ei rhesanetra fne poltetis favrst ngvf them weietahay, of orcrsfrSanta Claus'ht os Drutitem Fon Dhabye of Yor te. cartfully blediu arneentoor doed. ine the (rning ofytrane thant tis fesntivl hich omurrrTthe nitr salturemntd op y the oofodec ndvhas been ddeo the se's an fl ortherin toe therngf familyh had1 nestioly and drawin clobrch In gah te baends ofsketdre dihearand woid te wcarere ande earecpntcsorow out the olaet cofntnull toperking to asataloty and lthen back that whlile ot preserves t(1oheandvidfualty fothe one life a shnoee widmay etbeulean-r e'n me r~edyl fo the ecet'n nav or amon thet rallyngiloae ofth rivedfom ther toy gow yontha hi nect~9ions and dawingte clsriga "A Visit From St. Nicholas" W HAT is the best known poem in the world? Not Gray's "le gy," nor "The Song of the Shirt," nor "The Raven," but "The tNight Before Christmas." The author is not so well known as his poem. Ono recent Christmas the ane of Clement Clarke Moore was honored as never before. Above his grave in the chapel of Holy Trinity cemetery, New York, the choir boys sang carols on the night before Christmas, and a service of light was held. This beautiful cere monial starts with a procession of torchbearers whose torches are kindled from the leader's flame, aud as the line winds through the graveyard the fire is passed back from one to aunother in til the lights grow in ntumber tinl lls pei the surrounding darkness. The father. of Clement Clarke M'ore was once the bishop of New York. "The Night Before Christntls" was published originally without the au thor's knowledge in the Troy S-ntinel two lays before ('Ihrist nm1s, 123. Moore had written it the preceding Christmas just for the delight of hb own children, but its iclretlationi slip ped beyond the family circle, and an unknown friend sent it for I)iliention. The Sentinel readers paid no attention to it, and it passed without comment until seven years later, when the saie paper reprinted it. The secnd rec'ep tion was very different from the flrst. "A Visit From St. Nicholas," as it was then entitled, was copied broadcast and its nthot'r awoke to find his work, if not himiself, famous. Although ('lement Clarke Moore was educated for tho ministry. he never took orders. For the greater part of his life he was identified with the New York General Theological seminary, being professor of Bibical l'eirnin and Greek and Iter of orint al la n guages. Clement Moore's fa mlily life had ma))ny sorrows. Ilis wife did at the early age of thirty-five, ani the two little 'daughters. for whom he wrote "The Night lH''fore Christinas." both Ilied in their chbhod11411 . Ili, son and name sake lived to the age of sixty-eight and Is hurled in the family plot. When "The Night Before Christmas was first published in the 'Troy Senti nel the editor wrote: "We (1o not know to whom we are indebted for the following description ITh "Sric1f Ligt. ab ou viti ng I t e firesid es of , ti h ap coda Igons iniap7yuns ntrnTo he "Seevnge and rimht." th of ilt plues of 10 hi'drn w hle r, theatomely bot: h1idsg an flas4ssi il lood w'itll toward them,'li pageokenof goem warmesit w'ish that ti''lhey may Ih havp imny Ia merry4' w l C 'histm ; that1 the311 tmays lng fromai theiri beurtfu relii hveh colie tegir flvor~k fr fit pFueiet and orateral)4love)i api wili o theyfi gmaylbe assurned, ia thels al lyed Itoa te caniis 414 furns" them."(11 Pile ilp oishoI lress. 14 lsis, Chrilet is litma y S aong. OhilY Chisetma CisI ahappy ttie Why enl huma iln theirt bautfe eit for th umnohte home bredisoys Anuchderive theiwrl floro bril ieyand fhrsteral s loemn timcl ths maweassore torie the wleta Thoed that tmhan funiw knoe." But hotiaonea CrSomang. m We hppneard aergh Aor all he rld locok brht!or Mu alona Christmasth tiear --M. K. Uaddiler, BY N.Vil. . A..\ !: I ttlonSit!]) 'CO Loose front (luck .,m i na: tin ammned. Phit forn of Sin t ni ('ron led with1 Woutided, .MostI ?4f Whom ioere Wonen. l-yes -illed n 1111 tats of (/:nss. Fotur Dile on Train. 0o$1IIII. Ike. 7.--A report that a na vaI ziagazine b1ew 1up preeipitating the !lalifax disaster and that the body of a (cirnthall was found near the naga zine Was brought to this city tonight by E'. J. ; oldberg, a merchant of \ew York, who was in the first party of refugees to reach here tronm the shat tered city. Goldberi.g did not vouch lo Ih.' re orl. lit I id the informat ion was .iv :: Itim !y a1 iailroad olielal wIlo said 1.41 U 11r11 a n tu ler of tile mu1nie Orntne l of Ilalifax. '"A dini. toi this story. when Iie noexpl4oded ships inl the l ivcinit y uit loose the' 1., 41 h err"iedi out into the i!. In Ithe lieot was1: a h:"avil: 1)i111n i141 i tn ie nier. I)uriian Ilite . Do Christmas Shopping Early Before Stocks Are Depleted OmKI AN] Just a Few of t -' Underwear \li a Iw ' lilen i i 4ljjlih. No. Zuits. worib $1.t. oni II) 141 4I .1 g'ilt S il, "1 I ." 1 .00, l y .2 . l, l m . '. . . . f~ ~~o \liws Iia' h,1"li- ih t 1'a tw Table Damask Christmarus b-rWit ..a....a. Shc. Lehadlie nd .. i.s. \Inss \\ll Iin.s. 1. .. WhitetCanvashSt< \'hite Iitet. 8 1-2 ii \\'hi, 100, $1.25 h$1..0 . *R\sed' Crhteos .8 lisYour P~i ackes . for safety she was raiied :lyta rei at aer and blew up. ;'.dhcrg was on a train bound flo Jt .ohu to lialifax. \'e were eight miles out 1 lilifax ::1I twenty ininnute late,", Said Gold Iherg. "when there wan a slight explo sion and then a terrible one. 'The train camne to a sudden sltop. Almost imm0(ediately the car began to rock and the glass began to break. "The engineer of the trahi said he thoaght the gas tank in Halifax had exploded. We proceededly slowly and when we got to Afrieville the train e. inn to a stop. We got out and were hor ilied at the Hight we saw. "The platforn of the railroad station w,' euroecd w -iwune peopl-" mom1: of them child ren. .\lanly of the ch1ild1ren were groping about. T'hey 1('111(1 lot see. Th'ir' eyes wir filled w h hit.; of gla s. l noticel. too. that mos1t of the chibdren were 1i e h' lihe n'eck. 11 seemed jus;t as if akceen ed:: ed knife had F!atshed aic~h lilt1l" trunt. W\"e lool :.'out 2..11 II the iI ittred alloard the I rain and ("(ae I hI them wha I Ied iI a d W1" could. The fithis S ITZ LAUREl iOlID TtIANK D he Myriads of Usefi "HIM," for "HER Bedroom 5 179 Lai v. 50c I -jk "\I 4IP"OsI'i 14411Ivender \111(' , .85c l" t -M e'nti - Gr.y$.\00,.asn . . $1203 IIit . .$.25c I' leni ily 'i~ 4.00ilh hlist', \ . . $.75c - I1)I k elic . . $.350 (lll...... k . $.005c111 11Iu* . .$1.50 (:IlaI','i1ta l 20 0 2 I )lkerlihiefs op$3.00 (o .lisse. . $3.00 :8 I IainiIkerchliefs i 2.5 (nily . .. . $2.50 : I l illker'4hie fs . $3.00 oly .. l .. .t .$300 s IIn 11ker1hiIs n1(1 $2.00 to... . SWITZ LAU Rl o:,e I tr-eated Waus a little girl. I1er ycs W're 1llled with glass. I got the l out, iut ::he could not. see. She Wasbind!. The glass had o~ut into I:er eyebalI. SUBSCRI3r TO "TIE ADVEIRTISER" Owen Bros. Marb ER 0 Is, S. C. BLi R ST FAN ii Gifts that We Ha or for Anybody ippers for Giv lies . .. .. .. $1.25 All \Von ...... ..$1.25 peinha ..... ..$1.25 nal, I .......$1.50 .\11 \Vo_ . . .85c ain<I $1.00 iined i Gloves for ash .. s $1.50 aale Ilibl $2.00 iihabb'~..b $2.00( iirciefst uly........10c inc fnuy box. Give ......... ....15c A11 i; ini fnue~y box. $10.00 ..........25c A\I ILid ini Ianii' box. ly abuh ............35c tirne ( inl Iancy boIx. to . ......... .50c in an bo' Iux. Pveni in0nybx Ilot TIi .. .......75c I lo)1 TI .. . . .$1.00S ar h14i fs fron1 5c I,,ati((s'a . . .. . .5 c 50c, 7~ E R CO. (1s, S. C. ' ,u i ik.' A.I. your. I)ruS11Ilot for/% 111 011. i oni, III metaic _ Ioes. se.tedl Iila litle i14Aon. '0f yea.s kuonas li..t. tafcst. Always Itelttble SOLO BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE le & Granite Co. Designers Manufacturers Erectors "TRIBUTES IN STONE" is a beautiful little booklet which will tell you many things you should know before placing your order for a moument. It is free. Write for it. 'le largest and best equipped .ilonume'nta .11Mills In the ('aro linu. GREENWOOD, - S. C. RALEIGH, - - - N. C, Do Christmas Shopping Early Before Stocks Are Depleted " INGS CRS re to Show for e Sister a Wool Sweater I l.(i( S weat(r, (,o ,(n. Gld( and Ca7rd1i-" it vauIle on . .1 . .$6.00 I No velty ~ Swevater. tr11im 14 wh'ite, sjpecial . . $7.50 .~A Silk Waists ijg bet Ier to) give y'our wife I tha onei of( ur n ie Silk k ('repe. de ChIine id .... .......$3.50 ** k (Georgt.ie ( 'repe,' lih- and hiu%lte . . . .$5.00 , ' .lve a Corset . from....$1.00 to~ $2.00 -. .. ........$2.00 to $3.50', Mother and Wife '? a Nice Coat, .o.... .... . .$25.00 ' e'Snits redneed. on. o buy. fromt $10.00 .. ...... .....$25.00 s Silk Xmas Ties - -x nl .. . .. .25c *l S i n nit t e d l Ors o ,11 ony . .. ..$1.00 . hju ristmasL Collars, 25c,* 5 c a nid . . . . . . $ 1 0 0 * Ask for Red Cross Seals and Carry Your Packaes