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?-4. SK# I / ' ' '"";'' ^ Ht ljjf/P r'voi..Vvr' "&xw - : * iTt S* i - / ,' ,:i ? <f \ ! - - ^- '&?. hi \ f' ' i.\V . V,-' i \bs^. TT7T<7"LT /* /"> * *, At Christmas time long yes* s ago "Good will to men" the angc.s sang, "And neaee on 1 rth" their message ran Across the sky's ce'.estia. glow, At Christmas time Long years ago. At C'hri?tmas time And ail the othet '??*. May life tor you ? Its laughter all unn *?-At Christmas t ''*?> In future years ?W. R. Murpny, in ijlp'K ISmCffTEYESM ;|AgMSIMS-SYmi jj^ EIGHT I-VKS and DortdL ?* Jane met for the lirst tin v ?3 * on Christmas Eve. The 8^ were being hurried ov< ^ KXXXStttt* the city streets in a deli ery wagon, and their iut f mate association with each other i f a big wicker basket naturally led to conversation. They were dolls?Dor thy Jane a big rag baby, homely an poorly dressed; Bright Eyes a fine! clothed young lady, whose bright tini of cheek and hair were the work < French artists. Dorothy Jane was g lng to meet a "nuie moiuer m uu r-a: Side tenement bouse on the morrow and Bright Eyes was on her way to tl big brownstone house on the Wei Side, there to open and close her ey< and say "Mamma" to the only daugbt< Vof a rich merchant. Bright Eyes did not deign to noti< poor Dorothy when she remarked th: the noisy animals in the Noah's ar at the other end of the box. were wor than those in the Zoo. and rather ruJ ly crowded the poor little p\g baby the corner as she turned away in <Ii gust. At the next corner the driv removed the ark. with Its noisy at mals, and there was more room in tl basket. Dorothy lifted her head ui put her painted face close to the ear Bright Eyes and whispered: "You a prettier than I cm. I know; but eai we be friend.1?, anyway? I never talk to a foreigner before. We bud sot dolls from China in our departme Beveral weeks ago. but I couldn't u derstand what they said. How i you shut your eyes that way when y< lie down? How nice it is." Brig Eyes sat up and looked at the d little painted face of Dorothy Ja with evident amusement. "You don't pretend to call yoursc a Christmas present. I hope?" she sai "You must have been put together the dark. I don't see what pleasu you can find In existence." "I believe that I am happier than y< re to-night," said Dorothy Jane, b Ler lip quivered. "Why?" asked Bright Eyes. "Doi you know that I am going to live in o g| "dorotht jane close to eer brea AND THE CAN OX DOli in HER HAND.' of the finest houses in the city, and shown to members of the '400V'" "What do you mean by the '400' queried Dorothy Jane. "You poor, neglected, uneducated tie thing," said Bright Eyes. "Tell 1: where are you going, any way?" 4 : x \ ^ ^'- -^ 1 ^.:^. -,^- .\^A I w.? V^>- ;*: . ; ,; \ ' s! A XWSSfc#'' : 'RISTMjiS GIFT. At Christmas time that coves to-day This message of yood will I send? ig J lie loving wishes of a ii iend Ti:at happiness may hoi . full sway At Christmas time That comes to-day. in future years? days beside? (?*> alwavs provide ?' nixed with tears ime "rf"*??* \ Christinas St. Nicholas. D*D?Ii?TH]f* JANE f r?FTW?-{)?LLt/;S a?amaBsssssssmssMBoeSf "I am going to little Jennie Iieed. whose ryot her does washing for .1 living. I am so anxious to see her, hecause her mother, when she bought me, tohl the clerk that Jennie hau not been i v<ry well since her papa died, and rhe hoped that I would cheer her up on Christmas Day. If Jennie is like her motliea I am going to love her." Bright Eyes was laughing by th's i time, and interrupted to say. "You | must l>e a missionary rag baby then, j IIow funny!" I "That's what I am." cried Dorothy. I "and unless Jennie expects too much 1 of a rag baby. I believe that I will i make her happy. Do you think that | the little cir! where you are going will ' love you ' i Bright Eyes moved uneasily in the *? box and was slow 1o answer. Finally ' v | she said: "I don't know whether she ?r ! will love rue or not. I don't care. I V | am pretty and they will show me tc 'l~ evervbodv. I like the idea of moving in ? MADONNA IN id ly ts CART/) DO! )f in high society, and won't worry abou their loving yae." Dorothy Jane knew nothing aliou society, and did not fully understate Bright Eyes' idea of life. All sli conld think about was Jennie Ileed and whether or cot they would b happy together. "Get that big FrencI doll out. Bill," said the driverd to hi assistant, as the wagon sudden); stopped. It startled Dorothy Jane, a she had about made up her mind to to! Bright Eyes that she had missed en tirely the object of life when she mad love secondary. All she had time t say, as she put an unshapely rag ban in one of Bright Eyes', was, "Mak that little girl love you." But Brigh Eyes tossed her head scornfully as Bi ?!*i, ^hmnMicfnnp sfpn! I j rau vmu iit-i me t ST ' "If you ever get up into high sociot "> call on me." were lier parting words. i Bill complained bitterly to the drive be i about being overworked after he ha ; handed Dorothy Jane over to Mr " Heed, on the fifth floor of the East Sid tenement house. Mrs. Reed took th lit- rag l>aby and quietly sat her in th i:e, fireplace, facing Jennie's little bed. [ When Mr* Reed had kissed th sleeping child and tiptoed out of th room, Dorothy looked around for otln Christmas arrivals. At first she sai no one else, and began to feel the r< sponsibility which had been thru* upon her of being little Jennie's who! Christmas. Finally, however sh i spied a little pink candy dog. and It told Iter that lie. too. was there fo Jennie. The next morning Mrs. Itee?l peepe into the room in time to see Jenni jump .".round in an ecstncy of joy, wis Dorothy Jane clasped close to he l>renst and the pink candy dos in he hand. The affection of the child for Poroth ii A isS'iii n=m 'VtP MISTOOK HER FOB 8 JMETHJNI t? EI/SE. ! Jane grew from day to day, until tb : neighbors talked about It. Whereve ! .Tenuie went Dorothy Jane was will her. Bright Eyes, on the other hand, h;n : a hard time of it. When she arrived a , the house she found that there wer many other presents costlier than hot ; self, and. moreover, a little old rubbc : doll was the favorite of h'>r mistress. ' All hor visions of coming out int fashionable society fado'd away befor a week had passed. She never wen out of doors, but lay tucked.away i a closet. One day Jip, a little fo I terrier, mistook her for something els< Before he was through the bloom wa I gone from her cheeks and her hai | and one arm were chewed off. So th ' j next day Bright Eyes was just lool ' ing over the top of the ash barrel i ' the basement area way when Jenni Reed, with Dorothy Jane in her arms ', rang the basement bell. She had com : > to get the washing. Bright Eyes rec CONTEMPLATION. ci* </*?/? iono Aji. iOIO-IOOO. w t' ognized Dorothy yt once and called 01 ! with all her former haughtine; t crushed and brokeu: "Oh, you det 1' old raj; baby; you were right after all e Then Jennie went away, and the dol lt never met again.?New York Mail an e Express. li s j Willing Willie, or <Ii?t Before Chrietma r I i - I -I . ill t] Christmas Gnomes v >- White every country 1ms ?? ?? store of ;t little mythological personages, fairies, n! nixies, rucks ami other eldritch spir i? ! its, Sweden, which somehow seems as 0 j n:::ch Hans Andersen's country as u* j Denmark, is peculiarly rich in such j PLAN CHIUSiMAS Vlslf TO THE CASTLE : traditions. In Sweden the little peo1 pie are known as gnomes, and are | weird, misshapen little incn, commonly i seen as minors with pick and oilier , utensils for delving into the earth's . fastnesses. These gnomes are bencvi olent or malicious, according to condi jjtfons apparently, ami licwilcn or euSj1 rich as fancy. or a sort of fairy justice. ' prompts. Tlioy are supposed to bo 3 guardians of mineral treasures?cold, silver and precious stones. Unlike _ the litle men, the gnomides or "lady P fairies" are beautiful little creatures, j. In fact, the gnomes seem to like femln - x. .> e as happy as the night is lonm. e nine beauty, and there are liair-rais - ing, shudder-provoking tales about the theft of this and that little girl to be made a queen of the cuouie world. Also, however, there are the usual moral stories of the good little girls I ??? i SIXTY P.1ET TREE AT TUB CRYSTAL PALA.E, LONDON. as many as 10,000 to 12,000 tons, lanv terns and flags. Perched on the top I of the tree, just under the glass roof, is an artistic statue of Father Christmas, dressed in an appropriate cloak, and carrying two Union Jack flags. Up to two years ago the Christmas trees, which have formed one of the prominent features during Christinas week at the Palace, were presented to the company by the Archbishop of Canterbury. It has been the custom of the Crystal Falace authorities to distribute the toys with which the trees are decorated to hospitals and to the poor children of the neighborhood. who were rewarucu oj mtw un; m...ing engineers. The red or gray or even elfln green of their long garments and their belts and buckles seem to make them almost natural attendants upon Santa Claus or St. Nicholas, name him as you will.?Commercial Advertiser. A Tell Christmas Tree. It. Towers SixLy Feet, and Contains 10,000 Toys. Probably the largest Christinas tree to be seen in London nowadays, says Golden Penny, is that which is erected annually at the Crystal Palace. Our photograph conveys a very good iuea of this interesting monster. The one seen in the photograph is sixty feet high. After the tree is securely lashed into an upright position three or four days are occupied in trimming it with numerous toyc. It is estimated that some of the bigger trees have carried WW -|r * j ~~ >"^''^ " &h&'si\>#Hr ?:<?* " #]%! 1 1(1 ^j[j ^ * - ... Snuumn picmm 3 is MLIIILIIU ULinitlllUO. 3 S B jS 91 ninor Events of the Week In a ^ S Iirief Form. * * * *SStS KS5V The Dispensary. The figures from the report oi Chairman L. J. Williams, of the board of directors of the State dispensary for the fiscal year 1903. show that the business done amounted to the enormous sum of $2,S17,99S.77. Following are comparative figures: 1903 gross sales $2.S17,99S.77; 1902 gross figures $2,406,621. The net profits to towns and counties for 1903 was $512,216.35, and the net profits for the school fund for 1903 was $126,266. Increase of net profits in 1903 over increase 1902 is $71,514. Palmetto News. Spartanburg, Special.?The barn of I Mr. H. S. Lipscomb, at Pacolet, was J destroyed by fire Friday lilgbt, together with its contents, consiting of 18 horses and mules, two cows, three hogs, 1,500 bushels of corn, 1,000 bushels of cotton seed, 100 bushels of sweet potatoes, two car-loads of hay, two buggies and one twe-horse wagon. There was no Insurance. The build- } ing was valued at about $1,000. There l is nothing that can be taken as an indication of the origin of the fire, and no circumstances to create a suspicion of incendiarism. Professional burglars, who hare \ been operating successfully in this State for weeks, blew open the vault door at Courtney Manufacturing Company's office at Newry late Monday night, wrecked the burglar proof safe inside, and got away with the cash left there after the business of the day was over. This was not a ! large amount, although the exact sum | was not known there. Several priI vate money packages and some costly jewelry belonging to private parties i were stolen. The persons who were [ robbed of the jewelry and individual ' packages will feel it severely. The Supreme Court has reduced the j bond of J. H. Ric&, now in jail in Co- ! i lumbia on the charge of larceny from j the person, from $1,000 to $300 on ap- : plication made Wednesday by his at- ! torneys, Messrs. W. Boyd Evans and | Lawson D. Melton. Rice and his companion, John Hayes, were arrested in Columbia fair week on the charge o fpicking the pockets of Mr. George Newman and robbing him of $20. Both were caught in the act on a preliminary before the recorder were sent to jail in default of $1,000 bond. South Carolina has bought thousands upop thousands of dollars worth cf the "chemically pure" and is now sending it out to debauch her children. Enough has arrived in Gaffney to debase half of the men in the county and make as many of the homes miserable. May the Lord put His hand on cur people and restrain them I fro macceptlng and using the deathj dealing home-destroying decoctions j that tneir mother is onering mcu <? "chemically pure." The secretary of state was notified Wednesday of the dissolution of the German School association of Charleston. The association was chartered by the legislature in 1893 with a capital of $9,000 with privilege to increase to $1000.0000 a nd has as its president C. C. Dorker and secretary A. W. Jogue. The association gives notice of intention to dispose of its property by sale. The consent verdict in the case of Eliza Neely, the crazy woman who was injured on the C. & W. railroad, was $100 instead of $1,000, as stated. Under the circumstances even this was a liberal settlement on the part of the railroad people, because excepted technically they were In nowise to blame for the accident to the unfortunte woman. Billy Harris of the Catawba Indian reservation, has written to Comptroller General Jones asking that the annual appropriation for the Catawbas I be increased to $2,500. Billy does noi ! think that the stipend of $800 which tbe State allows annually goes far enough. Richard Dawson, passing as an insurance agent, and claiming to be from New York, forged a check on one of the leading merchants at Seneca Monday night, buying a shot gun from the merchant and receiving the remainder of the check in cash. Dawson then boarded a south bound train and it is supposed that he is in Atlanta. He is also supposed to be head man of the gang that blasted the Courtenay Manufacturing Cu.'s safe VfAnHaw nicrht iuvuuaj Reports received at Aiken Wednesday night indicate that the new county of Hammond is a dead issue. Returns from Bath, Beech Island, Ellenton, Hamburg. Talatha and Silverton in Aiken county show a total of 437 against 214 for the now county. Instead of the new county getting two-thirds the old county got over that. According to the best information obtainable, all of the important cases aeainct me Southern Railway on ac I count of the Fishing Creek disaster have been settled except those of Engineer Brickman, Julian Johnson, M, T. Slaughter and Mr. Hicks. Negotiations are still in progress with regard to all of these. News Items. A company of United States marine: landed at Colon, Colombia, and proceeded inland. The Russian reply to Japan was communicated by the latter power to the British Government and is regarded as a distinct, step toward peace. Empercr William, in receiving officers of the Reichstag, advised strict attention to over-sea politics. President Loubet, of France, will viSit Italy from Anril 6 to 11. - r^M' - Dress Made of Dog's Fur. Mrs. Harry Willoughby of St Johnsbury, Vt.. has a unique piece of cloth, from which she is soon to mak? i a dress. The material consists of a two years' clip of the hair of her pet dog, a white and brown spaniel. The "jfl hair was cleaned, prepared and woven at the mill. It was colored brown and | makes a handsome piece of cloth. wof^an^lrs, Haule, of Edgerton, Wis^ tells^ how she was cured of irregular!* ties and uterine trouble, terrible pains and backache, by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " Dkar Mr3. PiXKHan:?A while ago my health began to fail because of female troubles. The doctor did noi help me. I remembered tnai my moinsr had used Lyrtia E. Pinkham'ft Vegetable Compound on many occasions for irregularities and uterine ' ' troubles, and I felt sure that it could not harm me at any rate to give it ft trial. " I was certainly glad to find that within a week 1 felt much better, the terrible pains in the back and side were beginning to cease, and at thft time of menstruation I did not hare nearly as serious a time as heretofore, so I continued its use for two months, snd at the end of that time I was-like a new woman. I really have'never felt better in my life, hare not had ft' sick headache since, and weigh 26 pounds more than I ever did, so I unhesitatingly recommend your medicine."? Mrs. Mat Hauls, Edgerton, Wis., Pres. Household EconomicsClubi ? $6000 forfeit If original of aboot Itttir prwtf genu mentis cannot ba produce*. PIMPLES "1 tried all kind* of Mood remedies which fa 11*4 , to do me any rood bnt I have found the right UllC at last. My face was full of pimples sod blackheads. After taking Caactrota they all left. I am. continuing the use of them and recommending them to my friends. I feel fine when 1 vise n thf * monitor Hop# to *?* a ehanc# to tccobumm Pred C. Witten, W Elm St., Kewark, H.J. j | Best For ^ C ^ The Bowels fco?? ^?: Palatable, Potent.ToJtoGgod-PoOoo*. j r Herer Sicken, Weaken ?r Grip*. ISe. ** ? ? ' old in bnlk. The eennine tablot lUmped CCG. , Qnxriuteed to cure ur your moaey back. | v: Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 595 | ANNUAL SALE. TEN MILLION BOXES 1 most have a sufficient supply of * Potash in order to develop into a crop. No amount of Phosphoric 0* Acid or Nitrogen can compen- i sate for a lack of potash in ! > . v, \ fertilizers [for grain and all 1 JnjL other crops]. We shall b? glad I wilii fo *enc^fre*to tny I "*^H farmer onrlittla book I I cTctLw'^h !?o?P which contains rain- I i WM able information I "* M8C>~ about soil culture. R I 9 CER/IAN KALI WORKS, I 1 Tfew Terk-?? N'mmd Street. er g RipnnsTabnleaare (f the best dyspepalal f /^^ sjSMBftroedicine eTer mad?-1 I A hundred millions of them have been a^d to toe United States la a single year. Every Illness arising from a disordered stomach is relieved or cured by their nse. So common is it that diseases originate from the stomach It may be safely asserted there is no condition of lil health that will not be benefited or. cured by the occasional use or Kipans Tabnlea. Physicians know them and speak highly of them. All druggists ^ sell them. The fire-cent package is enough for an ordinary occasion, and the Family Bottle, sixty cents, contains a household supply for a year. One generally gives relief within twenty minutes. So. 52. Money in Chickens y/\ For Id Mtmpt W Mod a ISS Vf , ? FAoasuoa?iTDMis*ssMriMas / I A ofapraetlcai PduTirf Safcir ?* hj / \ an autateor, MB a maa wwfclDf />. / X for do Liars and uanta?dm-tag ? f Xyears, it tyaohaa bow to Piuet aao ca 134 UiiiSjUrwK.'sew Ytrk. ' kj .f