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Under the Mistletoe By RALPH lAMILTON (Copyright, 1tu, wi atu Newsilpaer Union.) S h.\ ('Ei at week to (b Ju mas,. but Ted 4 Newton, olice boy for \\'Hi & C(o., had been al loiil;yv hinniitor sinice Ow lir-I of the mnititih A1, j I ust 114w w.IS enu lt by the fuill ill 4'v ofI Yutlt ille. 4 lliV0y4 spark11led as he lift ri u V., l u k m Ieiii a box that u rrivel by ex press. i I I . \uh ll u lln tlgo t u11it1,'41 e-k Cofroint bty 1Y his " "If y u1 pl e:. . ir." he si n trcd, "it's iy , r b ' (!1-0i1a i s box I .lf ini "Let's s t what yoIIu've l Ted," Su~ggested loh \\il ind he fished out a l'io f lant' sugar, hit oft a fraigment inda stonclwd Is lip,. "(b-nuinle t, h t ! he lughd jhially. "You're4 a lcyhl e. pk r W1ili, i, his voie a trille ltiskv. Theon he vent int hik priv 01t . .li d iul for tenl mimitlf VSiat il6y inl i swivel chl:rr, a driealniny, fr a xrl theSsioli ipon Is faco. "I 1nn il 1e1 ha ma1 ugar yet V ghe Atoil e fIin lly. "le t mell, See, it'h two yuers itw ve \i hit ilthe Ilh homeic townl. I'm11 lAmuu ell o)f it, Iom we've ruwnr d l tor Nelli Wflle olt twice since we wer marrilt . i ayh she's lmnilli for au iht of the clm try, t i. 1 elo )" Ie ha illi, rplekd Iup iliil :l it glun to rile le slie velopebs. Thil first lines of the 1Ieter he opencel read "My dear daughter N!"lle: We aro so hopeful thalt you 1may give us I Christimas visit this year, and yoi and Mr. Willis uld be so welcome! "Why, this wonl't do!" ejaculate( John Willis, repilacinig thle letter thll had been carelessly open-Ted by the of flee mnail clerk. "DaoilOl people-andl wellie 1" lIlls heart suddenly smote him. 'Nel lie never minurimred at Ohe exaction of business. Faithfully slie' accon patnied lhim to socitl functions, anld11 a the time it conice 'ptioni of thieur hollo\ superleiility hald enaded inl a dreaui the dIt orld! life, where t rue eliart nnld 1uiet, lul1e pleasures seeied t beckon longinitly. "I'm going to take at run ldown I the cointry ti look -iftera' ily oh holme," iohn Willis told Neille thi: evening. "The tIen1.antl ha1s left uil waint to see wlat (.:Il he done with it Ile retia uned two days hater. "S., your folks. dear," ll- said, and NellIe famIshed souil gr'e'ted thle tender war i lIke a coling drauight to ai thirastm sirit. " Look here, Tiuesdhay Is Chiris mats eve. Those situowettad hills homet hav e mntile me hungry for sleIgh ride. Be retady to tak e a reg lair ol-ftaslahoned frolie."' A ai lie1 alwoke in Nellie the miost ext ravoga1 soul of hope. "Baundle ump gom ii," di recteid her hit band thle mi-xt evenin g, as a douhi teami att ached to a r'ooamy cutlt ra rv'eud in frot, of athe hiui-. "'No Sheat, :tni :' imb rt t hem -i' bhs i let us St if I hnvt forgtt'ott hoii1:w drive. Tirtly n'ih-e-do ymi thai "'Oh, ;lotuii !"' .shei tanot gasp< dona't man-"li "Thlai I amin going toi to!:e you youra tfork.:? iY-s, li-ar, niol stiay tin hrneaing~ tand thrlin" ai s I ty ot art "ti is lkw:h k'pl ii oa whn I U. to) steail a ki liromi y'ou, ane.l tauke one now ! $he wits crim a foar joy. T lear tri blig holaai stole to his taam and light restetd thare. 1Itar hieart wits singl famin a aitwly aw:I aketed huappi i nesR. "'FT' arivia, ill an tobiit brldg enthuashsma. "'btitfire oan thle skat itatch aind-wheioa ! Neille, t his is Christamts praetsenat tt you." Ie land hatlted in taont of' the Wilils htomesteal, iii'tenai tius in mnanaioi IkIe betauaty. "'I've decied give urg thle cr'owtded city. Well, wv. Is It?" Sihe (coutld not tell haimn at that premei mometnft. 'Te amaerray sleigh hells raing outi gay song of renewed( youth aind c -tentmen'it in at dasha for' Nel'lie's homne. She ran up the steps to gr loving outstretchaed nims taund fc cries of heartsomae welcomue. '"Ilomae at last !"' cried JYohn WiI burst'in lg Into the brightly udecoral paurlor ratdliant witha ever'greeni a holly,. "Why I yoni look like a agtain, Neillie I Mea'ry Chi's mans I" A he kissed her under tihe mistletoe. MAKE IT A MERRY CHRISTMAS Cause Others to Be Happy and Feel the Joy of Sacrifice-*-All in tho front Ranks. Chi IIst ins I :very year it comes and every year we love it and woliier Why we haven't inanle the spIrit of it hist ill through the year, writes Margaret Mott Gor don. Periaps we do not have the tim? Put to what do we give our time? Aini why is it that at Christmas we all "take time" to do the many lit tIe thought fil things that we have been poSt poning for months and 11kinonts? Otne or the tliligs we seem to forget Is that th linore we give to others tilie mi'oe we lve ourselves, m1111 the ilore we have the enitcity for giving. It Is a wvonerfil thi oight al one that we sliihuhl carry ariioind with its all tho nino l-'r ve Illways feil so tingling :nd1l jppymous when we v limi iiiale a sac riltie or see that we have really nidailo seinene ele unsuall halpy. This yea'i fI most of uI,s Is very dIf I1,r1t I Iu1 aIty we hnavN. yet lived, be eCu.lM evenl though.Il we are nlot all lie tiully on the firing line, we are liere inl ourl hearts a111( the thought canniot but give 1us ai stialgie exuiltant feeling -to be in the front ranks, marching with the musle! After till, that is just what the spirit of Christmas is. During the Yuletide we are nll In the front ranks and tri 1iumphllianltly miiovlifg forward, for we nro thinking, not of ourselves, but of ot I ers. Aud that. very sense which loves nind therefire serves, which ull dersan a n11111 therefore sacrifices, Is the tiuei spirit of Ciristmalns. It is the real thrill of life. It is tile greatest 11nd( 11mst Car-reachiig emotion In the worll, ainl just to know that we are Cap liable of that feellng, even though it shouli cole only once a itear, weOUld show that there Is tle right spirit with In us, ami with a little cultivation wo might make it last all through the year. -'.ngraveid Cards anl Invitati1on Alvrlser Print ina: Comliany SEARCHING PF .... ..... The notorious treachery of the ( prisoner brought back is14 subjected to ASSESSOR'S NOTICi 1919. The ainlitor's office will be openH front1 the iat hty of .Iannr:1-y to the 20Ih flay of 'ebiuiary, 1919, lo mnake re 111s of personal prayapety anld all I1a1isfers 1f r1al sta , for taxation. For the convvi3n3ce of laxpayersl'.9 the Auditor or his <IIputiy will alttenl the following natlell plac,'s toQeceve 1relltns for saitd yvar. to wit: .\londay, .Jan. 20, Sviuffletown (own ship. S. .1. ('rng'.e S or'. .oinday, J.an. 20, .Larks township, S. W. I)oan's. .\limiay. .Jan. 26. .wacs township, \lIlmiay, J:n. :!0, llunter townslhip, .\l moun tvill'. .\lon)lay, .lani. 20. ( ' I Hll town i ('ro s 1 ill. ISONERS AFTER A BATI 'K lermuans is ininiilzed by the allies, whtc a close scrutiny anul 1horough search. Tu(sEIav. Jan. 21, Waterloo towi ship. Waterloo. .\lonliL ILan. 20. Wavierloo towlshilp, W. ('. Thompson's. Tuihlty, In . 21, Waterloo town fhip. .Jerry C. .lartin's store. Tl' htoIy. .lt. 21, Dials toivn-.lhip, H, .\Ialhon's store. "TnesI ay, .Jan. 21, Younnus, townshfip. Stv ar S slor(. Tuahsdah, .an. 21, Sctffletown town hi.Ora. 9:00 :a. ml. to 2. 1). nli. 'I'll nstlay, la n. 21. Iaitre s towishuip, Wails Mill 2::1 p. Ini. lo ;:: 0 p. i. \einestday, .an. 22, 1lnter town 'Ahil, ('lintonl. We din:;Iay. .an. 22. Sitllivan town snip. T. T. Wool's. Wedlnestlar. .Jan. 22, Dlials township, 1). 1). linrris'. 'LE I N FRANCE 1. U. N.. .3iuiply refu~c to take '1 WecdtivsI.-dt y. .m . 22, Yomqigs~ loV~11 Thurditi1y. Jan. 2:1. IHunter IowiWhiili (iintcin ('ottoti Mill". ' 'Iit I~ m 23, I 'tjt~eI il OwvIngs SI.it ion. 'l'it iisdaiy. J1an. 23'. Yotin gs townt ;Idp. W. I'. lii . .1,YCIIl ja i)Iloul Aill. WV. 1). sutliv an. 81'. pilthly, Tau.21, iails ti1wlsItip. 1"riul;i. .ma. 21I, Yomig.s towvtis~up, S' 11idt uy, hm~t. 2.5, Ilmiutlo towntshuip, Please make note that the appoint ients will he filled Juvt as advertised nd to please come out, and make Ie Irns. One mltiu usually ma 8kes the -hole rounld and Somue tny not unlder iand (he notlice this tinmec, as I havo Ivided up the territory In the several awnshilips. .\l i male elitizen's between the ages f 21 and 60 y le ol the first of Jan ary, except those who are incapablo I' arinilig i Iat support, fromt being mimeid or1 froimi other causes, areO veneld 3li1s, Coiledera te veteralns xcepted. 1 Also all male 0ltizels between thle ges f I' and 50 on (le ist (ay of illn1i.1ry, 1920, are liable to a road tax f$1) and are reilired to mako lriLg he line above specliled and !cir- r1turn or stiiie 3o the Auditor' hall pany Ill Hit Colltnly Treasurer ait hw saie lime otheri taxes are paid in lol of wor king the roads, school ir'us (1';. den 1dis ami minisites are eX -(,ph d f'rovk ro d tax. .\lI t.4xIayers are iriluved to give ovwishipil anld lnumbiiher of school (is rir!: aklo stal wheither property is ituiated in) town or enunl *try, 1a h lot, rael. or1 parcel of iand u1111st be en Af'ter the 24th of Februiary io per . til n y will he attached for fail Irv to mak 101 eturnt oni persolal prop ty and 20 per1 cent on traisfers of .enl estate. J. W. TIHO.\lPSON. 10-1d Counlty Auiditor. UNDERTAKING KENNEDY BROS., Jndertakers and Embalmer %Ila answered any lour day or night, SiImpson,Cooper & Babb Attorneys at Law. ivt-i Practico in all State Courts -m"!t Attention Given All Busines Ha El C Harney lectric Co. I NOWSELLING S tI The locrl;-1 cr~:frLr~-i~t c'r't than !,"11 of the othcr3 V r' D1.st cnosrt hlas bc21In wC~ 'I i i 1 .vi (2_1 L't~tCl Lai is'ysL, ichr at V ii ~This fAct h L i3rY.I2.thell We flxjvi-,- it Lz 11c thlzc:otct- ow*.:- ra hi farmiers o-A tti~s 'eIiliy )ec"U.-e II C0 it putswjthin ~cxaicrtii- ni-ng and th2 i- mc%:t qui a- 11 --r odics h itpit w thin re-Ah all the ~I i. ito?stvz c.;;icn 225s and Lr r' IIhmecmors0 cti lgt We learned1cc that its op1"at i-g c-,,-, pri 0cS I i litincs with and power from a thoroug..hly i ~ciai t aitidl~2cs, fra~ILuhw nwta 1,t j~~al c)'iL lc~a Us :ItL; iup and t'ie farm lip 'iting c, asc-,,s to b-- a prob I c''~ nciv~t~ pan igh qualicy of il i~ Oilso pafLt lenr, 'Ile ( , a fim r inStalls fo upA cIg eletr-ic i~tand nk eis~ 5r~':c~ct po~~vc: on farm. ~~rarit~y., n4'l~""wilh rrn c.. on. "~he y"'-r.'s o a tu l frL y-~ i -i b ri 1. l i:r i I -ejjrj4 L' N q:~ sup11iic tc wil I~- pi L~ .t I (A -)IC ,~r IJ -I :- .rrm ''p r t r I i I . j) iT. ity-, i Ale to rit lit toI md. Oiln to W V, 1. v, il( tOe moe . t iouc I te Jl~~.-J1gh it easier i"Or 1jni J(C) FC,) )V1,11 help; (I. aeit atdlbor which L, T4 inrlcctl: a-Lc ''rgorCrt ('d sr~vc,,) I ,C~uaI'jy payand pay- 1,61 it.-i-f ill t1Ac fa i,;t year. I'll~* --uw ~before the first year is up. Thi i enirlyaside from te Stop in oil your next trip to town t 3 heil-j~lsil r) fig K< ' ~ 1shecer comfor,,It or ha,.vinlg electric alseL~c*~~h noeain lip , ~ . light Oil thle place. Ortlpoe iad we will bring hnt-g It is our intention to miake the a plant to your homne for a corn In my yvr106V '4~Lle-Light business in this. ter- plete, free demi-onstration, ta Adritory a permanent business. does not obliga te you in any way. to POSFIE HARN EY ELECTRIC CO. S.C.NS ai SOUTHERN STATES SUPPLY CO., Columbia, So C.s I Distributors for South Carolina, North Carolina and Upper Georgia nd lis, O(1 41 nd *Irl