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EmliAif ani Etn. I k . H . A U L L , E D IT OR . PEACE-GOOD WILL. The Christmas tide is upon us again. once more we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the Son of Man, who is the Son of God. That event occurred nearly two thousand years ago. The message then, chanted by angel voices, was "Peace on earth, good will to men." That is the message which each recur ring anniversary of this joyous event brings to a sin-stricken world. "Peace on earth." In the ages through which' it has descended, of times ithas grown faint, and men have s5lmeties doubted if the prophecy which it contained would ever be ful ffied. The world has been filled with wars, with civil dissensions, and with petty strifes. The tread of martial legions and the throb of human pas sios have shaken the earth to its very foaiands, and hatred has filled the hearts of men. But at the time of the -Saviour's birth, there was an universal peace. And in the glory of the eternal morn which shall greet his second com ing, the prophecy will have been ful $lld. = ~ The.world has ever struggled towards th'light. At times it has been filled with .a deep gloom, but the march of humanity, measured by the centuries, has been one of progress. Succeeding civilizations have gradually and surely gasped the fact that wars should not be fought tq.satiate a human passion, but in order that wrongs may be righted and that peace may finally prevail. True, thereare wars of conquest waged today; principle is sacrificed upon the altar of gold, and human hearts are seared with ignoble passions. But it is tie also that the influence of the Chris tin Curch is greater than at any time in zmorded history, and men predict with confidence what heretofore has tested their faith to believe, that its in flumioe wil at no very distant day be paramount in human affairs. The message contains the true Christ t-as spirit. "Good will to men." The birth of the Saviour was a - manifesta tion of God's infinite love. That man might be saved he gave his only begot ten:Son. The life of the Saviour was a manifestation of God's will concerning pan. To good-hat is the highest purpose of human life. To steady a fal@eing step in the pathway of life, to bring eheer to a heart that is bowed - down 'with sorrow, to uplift a human soul that bears hyviest the weight of woe--thatis.the part of those who have some time6oges into.every life, and these is wi.L- relbenefienat disenstin of Provuleiae, than that:under which, when we wipe'away another's tears, -our own cease to fall. In no fitter way can Christmes be celebrated than by giving-givirg, and expecting nothing in return; Tht is "goo4 will" exem plifled by worksiin a lesser degree the "good will" whuich the Saviour dis played. -His .birth itself was a gift, agift than which there has been nor - - can there he any greater. Give to the S poor and needy. Seek to bring joy to Stheewho know it not. Give for the pleasure of giving, and for the good the gifts may do. Make the children happy. The SavlQar' -loved the little children. STeach the the meaning of Christmas in order that they may enjoy the true pleasure which it brings. For after all, Christmas is the festival of the little children and the poor. On this day many, many years ago,|Christwas a babe in Bethlehem's manger, and his walk in life was among the poor. Let the true Christmas spirit, "good will to men," prevail. The man who has this spirit can hear the song of the angels as clearly as the shepherds heard it on Bethlehem's plains that first Christmas -morn. When every human heart can hear the glad refrain, then will the * kingdom-of the "Prince of Peace" have here been established. We find the following in the Green vile News taken from the New York Evening Post on the mill situation inI the South. The News says the writer,; a Mr. Taylor, is a prominent citizen. Mr. Taylor, says: "As to children un der twelve years old working in the mills, there are probably a few in nearly every mill in this state. The actual -figures show an insignificant and de creasing per centage of the total num number of operatives. They are not desirable help, and a majority of mill presidents would be glad to have them shut out of the mills by law." If that be true why is it that all the mill presi , dents as soon" asa bill is proposed to shut them out by law rush to Columbia and appear before committees and lobby .against the passage of such a law. We have conitended all the while that it was better for the mills as well as for the children to prohibit child la bor and the more we think of it the stronger iwe become in favor of legisla tion. We have been unable to under stand why the mill presidents all fight so bitterly and so strongly any legisla tion along this line when they will all tell you that they do not care for child labor as it is not profitable. The mill owners had better consent to some wise measure on the subject and let it pass the next legislature without opposition. "A Chirstmas Poem" published in this issue of The Herald and News is from the pen of Mr. Jno. A. Chapman, of this city, and is from a book of his poms ih as not yet beennpublished. The new city government will have some knotty problems to tackla; the best way is to meet them squarely. The streets are in bad condi tion, left so by the work on the sewers. With the gravel as convenient as we have it there should be a lot of road building so as to get rid of some of the mud which we now have. The con tractor should not have been permitted to' leave the streets in the condition which he did. "The newspapers and the public schools are the universities of the peo ple." This is very true. But for the news papers and the public schools the great mass of the people would have little opportunity to be educated. The news papers of today are the great educa tors. They go to the masses and every body reads a riewspaper of some kind. We believe the newspaper of today wields more influence than the newspa pers of earlier days because more peo ple read. The rich and the poor and all classes and conditions of peopk read the newspapers. This issue of The Herald and News, while it bears date of Friday, is printed on Wednesday morning. As announcei in our last issue this is done in order to avoid work on Christmas. To one and all we wish a merry Christmas. "AND ON EARTH PEACE." "The Wrong Shall Fall, The Right Pre vail"-Rev. Mr. Seabrook's Ser mon Sunday. At the Church of the Redeemer or Sunday morning Rev. W. L. Seabrook, pastor, took for his text Luke 2:14, "And on earth peace." Mr. Seabrook said in part that the coming of Jesus was to bring to the earth a fourfold peace: peace betweer man and God; peace between man and the powers of darkness in that they have no longer power to hurt and need not be feared; peace between man and his own conscience; peace between mar and man. When Jesus came, the Prince oi Peace, there was universal peace among the nations; the doors of the temple o1 Janus were closed. But peace contin ued only a little while. Within seventy years occurred one of the most terrible wars that has ever disfigured the red pages of history, the holy city was de stroyed and its glorious temple given t< the flames and its people to the sword and the cross. Since that time humar history seems like one long cynica aatire on the angels' song. Strife and contention fill the world with tumult, How-.r4incile the angels' message witi the continuance of wars! Was- thE coming of the Prince of Peace a fail ure? Christi camie to. remake this olc world of ours, and the method that he employs with the individual is the worki method., It goes without saying thai man cannot have peace with the pow era of evil round him,- cannot have peace of consciene without first hav ing peace with God. .God does not say to any man with Arbitrary fiat, "Lel there be peace." Before a man can be at peace with God, he must accepi Christ the Prince of Peace as Saviour, "Peace by the blood of His cross,' Christ as ruler; his law of love as thE motive and rule of life's action. But man is still in.an imperfect world. ThE strife between good and evil still rages in his heart. But if he has truly ac cepted Christ, the good is more and more gaining the victory over evil--he is growing better, day by day. The method with the world is the same. In the world between man and man there still is strife. But as in the in Iividual there is development. The battle is raging but the outcome is not uncertain. More and more the message of peace is being heard among men. Once war was war for war's sake. Once no quarter was given to man, woman or child, all were slain or enslaved. And so it would have been forever were it not for the fact that more and more hmanity is being molded by the prin iples of the Gospel. Wherever the power of Christ is felt, no longer is war the ruling passion. Today war is the exception and not the rule. Louder and louder grow the demands for peace ful arbitration. No nation dares nor wishes to go to war, without such rea son alleged as will justify it in the eyes of the world, that is opposed to war. Before the coming of the Prince of Peace there was no mercy for the van quished. Now on the fdd of battle every wounded enemy becomes a broth er, whose wounds made by the hand of war are to be healed by the hand of love, while over every battle camp floats the banner of mercy, and on every firing line gentle women and skilled surgeons, angels of mercy, min ister alike to friend and foeman. With the promise of the Christ in mind, with the evidence of history that the angels' song of peace is more and more finding echo in human hearts no man doubts that the triumph of peace will come, eyen though there are some facts that seem to mock the song. We may bow the head in sorrow that the ideal seems far from p resent realiza tion, in sympathy with Longfellow as e sings: I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet, the words repeat f peace on earth, good will to men. And in despair I bowed my head; There is no peace on earth I said, For hate is strong and mocks the song f peace on earth, good will to men. But even while despairing, the poet eard another voice which came to fill is heart with hope and gladness hen pealed the bells more loud and io sntdeadeopoh esep The wronot sdeall fail the rgtpe Thvrogsaliai,telihtpe vThpaceoi arhl,o il omn Mimi Big A big stock of bran n season of the year wh transaction. Every da way to the greatest sal to seethe crowds of ar on money saving. I.ai stock, let them bring v the crowd. A BIG DR I have sold thousand and Silks this season, stock at first cost. Co will do the work of twc JACKETS, C Have you bought ye must unload,-and to d< 100 Jackets, Tan, Blui A big line of Monte Ca 10.00, worth doul Grand M Thonsands of yds. of Whi Thousands of yds. Calico Thousanes of yds. Sea Isl Thousands of yds. Indigo Thousands of yds. Jeans, 100 Bolts of Outings, 10Oc 100 Prs. Kid Gloves, all e 300 Doz. Ladies' Handke The Shoe Departl Ten Thousand Dolla dren's Shoes thrown offer will be accepted < Our entire line Men's 200 Men's Over Coa follow the crowds to The Che MI? The Cheal NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAI L'the Town Council will hold an elec tion on Tuesday, December 30th, 1902, t 7.30 o'clock p. mn., for the following Clerk and Treasurer at a salary of Cit peAtony at a salary of $100 per hief of Police at a salary of $50 per Fou Policemen at a salary of $35 per One stret Overseer at a salary of $35 ampigiiter and Janitor at a salary Aplcation mst be in handwriting f applicant, except that of the Lamp ighter and Janitor, and handed to the lerk of the Town Council by 7.30] o'clock on the evening of December 29th, 1902. For any further informa tion appl to the Clerk and Treasurer. By ordr of Council.AHRT Mayor. W. S. LANGFORD, T .N December 22nd, 1902. Rosemont Cemetery Lots. LL NOTES AND ACCOUNTS FOR burial lots in Rosemont Cemetery remining unpaid January 1, 903,wl & 7unter, Attorneys, for collection. By order of board of trustees Rosemont emetery. L. M, SPE ERS, Pres'1. For Sale [ WILL SELL AT PUBLIC OUTCRY ~before the Court House at New berry, S. C., on saieday, Monday Janu ary 5th, 1903, to the highest bidder for cash, the following place to wit: All that tract or plantation of land, situate in Newoerry County, S. C., con ta.ining Thirty-three and One-third Ares, bounded by lands of Mary Mills, Sim Cannon, John and Belton Stock an and others, this being the Della Flmer place. COLE. L. BL EASE, Att' for Deauinemr and children. iaugh' Cut Price S I SCres Mer ew goods, put on the marke en everybody has to buy Ly in the week crowds can be e in Newberry's history. It ixious shoppers thronging t Tndetermined to sell the goo that they may. Get right int ESS GOODS AND SILK s and thousands of dollars w< and I can well afford to sell me to the big Cut Price Sale APES AND RAINY-DAY ,t? If you haven't, now is y so we have thrown profits t a and Black to go at only $2. rio Coats, Tan and Castors, ble. arked Dov te Homespun to go at only 3 1-2 cent; s to go at only 3 1-2 cents. and to go at oA!y 4 cents. Blue Calico to go at 4 cents. slightly soiled, to go at half price. .kind, to go at '/ l-2c. handes, to go at ~5c., n.orth $1.00 rchiefs to go on sale at 5 and l0c., wi THE GREATEST Si IntlHELD IN TE rs worth of Men's Ladies' :n the market at a sacrifice >n any pair of Shoes under t ; and Boys' Clothing at first ts at invoice first cost. Get apest Store on IAUGF pest Store in the Cal BE AUTIFUL Christmas Presents!; Has the prettiest stock of Chinaware, Crockery, Guns, Cutlery, Tableware, Si.oves, Tinware, and ev.erVhi"g in this line ove-r broght to New b~rry. A ppropriate . Christmwas presents. Cal to see him Toys a Specialty. Simply Delicious! Bright Bananas, Fancy Nort bernstk Apples, Bright Florida Oranges. Fi Fancy New Dates, Fancy Cocoannts',B Facy London Laper Raisins, Stick Candy, Fancy French Candies. Almonds, Eiglish Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Peacans, &c.E Best Cheese, Keg Pickles, &ic. Fine Line Fireworks. Hu These are yours at thie'lwest prices.W COUNTS & DICKERT,. SCI gl FOR vW H IC] i6' That's what tf %6 one of our labor Sole t at a sacrifice at a goods, is no small seen winding their is actually a treat he counters, bent I ds and reduce my o the push and join SALE! little fuel bills >rth of Dress Goods the balance of my where one dollar lb SKIRTS! - your chance. We o the wind. 50 during this sale. $6.50, $8.00 and n Sale. On th F' rth double. VW. C. MV HOE SALE EVER IE TOWN. Misses' and Chil .Any reasonable HloCnrlmm6v he roof. Ii ebryGaieFn cost. right into line andThyavalkidofBe Earth. Kme edReBed LaHell so tentffe| Orders taken1Ty elepon Tey haealkd of chreaw Pa'eS,Bead__i Gaamd Bead, oreamn] HCAp Bredye Bra ~oIKimm Te SeediReBEad,h. respectfin Bro thret aisrmn of rew Ords takene byTlehn lvrdeofchage r the ceour delivryage sCol nd hsee us,otrin soict th er arn Peoonsonassi pleae lates'Exc roespcflly otel fi aewnd9iint ma uS Prearedpene an inane mot appe chaneor eane dies' convdenie nt Peozsdiningsino Eeasetcalna thexc ketweafd servd ithe erobst stye yorr 4trIi'itoooulrg co v nn ne Lampsozy linen oomnc eg~ntPictres!t-afford Werva ~vey ut lss! othe r best tat 4 ortnthina boorlre ha -n h gr1 nqie amps! y lin tre aof nc 1If) Toot bsome Candies priCes. SJudt tho thing a a E& Call and see PRESENT. E Peiham &Son. N. J-IL scription Pharmacists. Nca POSt O1Th~e, Nc~bcrr .ETHING ATOBETHANKFUL! ie woman has who owns --saving machines. 7 SOMETHINGI FOR WHICH TO BE* THANKFUL! That's what the woman has who owns a hand-* some, durable BUGKg COOK STOVE. S SOMETHINGI FOR WHICH TO BE* THANKFUL! he man has who pays the aused by a Buck's Stove. ISPRINGS 'er Ale! IE BEST e Market. DR SALE BY ayes and [er & Weeks. Me 48 NOTICE OF BANRUPT SAE L. W. C. Blalock's property will besold on the 31st of December, 1902, i~ Bakc, at 12 o'clock M. -In the matter of L. W. C. Blalock, 1k Bread, .Bankrupt. Bread, "DURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF L.R. H. Welch, Esq., Referee in ' Bankruptcy, passed in the above stated l3ed case Decem'ber 5th, 1902, I will sell at VnBd Goldville, S. C., December 31st, 1902, sh, fancy at 12 o'clock M., to the highest bidder , all the real estate and personal property ad de- belonging to the estate of L W. C. han -u Blalock, Bankrupt. Said real estate have outconsists, first, o All that tract of land situate, 1yg ip Phbone and being in Laurens County, Stat of South Carolina, containing Nine Hun dred and Fifty Acres, more or less, B bounded by lands of James Blalock, ON. John H. Hunter, Mrs. Madora Brown ing and the James place, known as the Martin Crawford place; 2nd, an un @f divided half interest in the Whitmire place, situate, lying and being in same I ams county and State, containing five hun dred and seventy-five acres, more or 2 r m S less, bounded by lands of Mrs. Madora berry Browning, S. C. Hairston, Pink Smith, Mrs Jonso, etat ofJ.J. Reeder, t she W. B. Boyd and others; 3d, one un E x- divided half interest in the Suber Place, situate, lying and being in the Pu r- same county and State, containing one of Ia- hurdred and sevesy acres, more or men's less, bound'ed by laics of Mrs. Madora gand Browning, W. D. Rook, Whitmire Place, and honmestead of M. W. Oxner; ige- 4th, all that L-act of land known as the ~SS Wil Lipford field, situate, lying and being hange, in the same cointy and state, contain .floor, ing thirty acres, more or less, bounded p.m by lands of J. J. Reeder, S. L. Gary S -and Whitmire place. Said land will be sold subject to PT mortgage of Eleven Thousand two hundre and seventy-four and 23-100 dollars given to the Bank of Columbia and Carolina National Bank, and also that a homestead for said Bankrupt 1'sonal estate, the number of acres and description of which will be given on sty le day of sale. Before accepting any bid ..for the real estate, I will require a cer tiZing tified check payable to my order in the sum of Five Hundred Dollastobde ed i oed d ihteundersigned, which and will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders and which will be appliedto the p urchase money of the successful bid der, and should any bidder fail, without m ar- lawful reason to comply with this bid ed inwithin that event the said check shall enbe retained by the Trustees as liqui e. dated damages for such breech ofhi "contract. Said personal property consists of ~m~rnmules, wagons and farrmng tools and A~1II.- implements. Terms of sale: Cash. ~' Gro-W. R. RICHEY, e I up- December 8, 1902, give ist 10 PECTACLER AND EYEGLASSES. DCery 1). y our ey es acbe and burn at Ibnigbt? I have the best trial case for fi t'ne Sp"ctae" S and Eyeglasses, and c' so it i b m e-t d.tieult e.ves, with the ,roper glass I b ive fitted glasses ne. for the bi"p'e iV the county and R can tit muU. I 'im onk 'he best grade r r-sta.in.- w-- a Conwii and give me: Ea i trial an'd b . wv nte-d Strief ly ones B price to 411. GUY DA NTELS, ~ C ' J~'i~er and Optician1