Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(TttRISTMAS k ^ BV |" Charles Dickens I em *Os Efc Che fair ?us Yulctta talc Hu/* trUh v. of C:r>v Cirn. her* wrcn^t for In.in in hirJli.n IIt?.! v. - i o! y cheerful v 1 ' ? TTP'! I'l < I . . R (>' .'. > .. "Y ! j i." returned Boh. i trl<!i yi. i i" I: v. have <! c \.>u d to we Imw ever 1 n pine* it i- !: t you'll see it ofiej; I promised I:i.:I t! it 1 Would wait, there ots Suadty. My little, little child!" ? ried r.. !> "Mv little child!" He broke down nil at once. lie could j not help it. If lie cou'd have helped . it he ."tid his clii'd would have been . farther apart perhaps than they were. ; i*~ iy%r* >K>/im !?/) nnst.iirs i nr if 11 in* ?wv?M ??.%. ?s?v ..j j into the room above, which was light- j ed cheerfully and hung with Christ > mas There was a chair sot close be- I side the child, and there were signs of some one bating been there lately Poor Bob sat down in it. and when he had thought a little and composed himself he kissed the little face, tie was reconciled to what had happened and went down again quite happy. Mrs. Cratchit kissed him. his daughters kissed him. the two young CratchIts kissed blrn. and Peter himself shook bands. Spirit of Tiny Tim. thy child lsb essence was from God! "Specter." said Scrooge, "something Informs me that our parting moment Is at hand. 1 know it. but I know not how. Tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead?" The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Owne conveyed him as before, though at a different time, be thought Indeed, there seemed no order in these latter visions save that they were in the future, into the resorts of business men, but show* ed him not himself. Indeed, the spirit D0J 8ta-T 'or aD5'thln^ but went Pk? straight on. as to the end Just now desired. until besought by Scrooge to tar->; ry for a moment rnnyt" *ald Scrooee. "through P which we hurry now is where my plact | an altered life." The kind band trembled. 7* "I will honor Christmas in my bean ' W? and try to keep it all the year. I will j live in the past, the present and the fntnre. The spirits of all three shall strive within me. 1 will not shut out ; the lessons that they teach. Oh. tell \ me I may sponge away the writing on f this stone!" ' In his agony he caught the spectral band. It sought to free itself, but he was strong in his entreaty and detained it. The spirit, stronger yet, repulsed : him. Holding up his hands in one last prayer to hare his fate reversed, he eaw an alteration in the phantom's hood and dress. It shrank, collapsed and dwindled down into a bedpost. j j : Chapter O i W Five Ji? f THE END OF IT. Jp ES. and the bedpost v was k's own. t',p Jg W bed was his own. I *^e rooni was bis T. own. Best and hap P* ' v ? piest of all. the ^3t ? time before him t. was his own to >" make amends la jk? "1 will live In the past, the present njt and the future!"' Scrooge repeated as HE?* . be scrambled out of bed. He was so fluttered and so glowing with hi? p.m.] intentions that his bro ken voice would scarcely answer to hi* & :*call. He had beeD sobbing violently In bis conflict with the spirit, and bis face was wet with tears. By "The spirits of all three shall strive 1|9F within me O Jacob Marley! Heaven and the Christmas time be praised for this! 1 say It on my knees, old Jacob: ? on my knees! "They are not torn down," cried y Scrooge, folding one of hla bed curtains in bis arms: "they are not torn down, rings and all. Tbey are bere! 1 am bere! The shadows of the things that would have been may be dls pel led. They will be. I know they will!" His bands were busy with hla gar meets all this time, turning them Inaide ont, putting them on upside down, -tearing tbem. mislaying them, making tbera parties to every kind of extrav aganee. "I don't know what to do!" cried Scrooge, laughing and crying In the Mine breath and making a perfect Laosacu of himself with hla stockings. "1 jhhbl _ I of o>. eupation 's and i? ? :> J?t : / . lent; til ?'t Time. 1 set- 11..* house L< I j,,;nu> heboid whut I shall he in (lays to ! come." the The spirit stopped. The hand was j pointed elsewhere. I erii "The house is yonder." Soroope ex j "j Claimed "Why <1<? yon point away?" j \\ | T' e inexorable linper underwent no j f.;i. ch.anpe. j the s li. - ? :: d to the w.ndov of I vet his . e and to : d in. 1: was an of j p t.<-o s-::i. t >;<i? his The furniture j sto was iv ? the - :: !?. end the firtire i'? i ^-o t! < !': !' v.; . fj >t himself. The l-hf n mil font } <::!* ?1 .as before. i IIo j tied a pain and. wonder . to* in:: %\. ; .a' ! whPher !> !:: <! pone. !< . ran ro:np I natil tfvv re:. ! <1 an iron 'I :r"-- ' ; u-e?! look round be:"- re ;-t < onterinp f f(.r A > ! t:r ' !!er-?. then. ?! * w1 TrrrtrlMSI i :i whoso name 1: * It; <1 now ; T > \ !eft|e |J!t the pr '? ?I v\: i > . . . . ?? , , . 1 . . ; . ( v I1"!* ' - ^ ' ' 11 V.' ' , . !!fi\ . ( i;:. v. ,th ii>o i : !; i : fat \vi: i i , let! npp.oiie :i \ :i p?o^ I I 'I f: ? " Ir stood rn'on, the on I I 1 l? . ' and i:i*i I <; n ;<> <>::e I ? :-<.? toward i! Xhe plr :r i ' c tv. s i \:if My ::s If had been. I nil ho sa: ?! M f 1)0 saw new incaninp in !t lis solemn s':::r?e. 1 t!?i "Itefore 1 draw nearer to that sto- ; 1< < to whi? ft yen point." said S ro >s". "an- kt:< swor nio one question. Are those the j hi: shadows of thinjrs that will ho. or are they shadows of the things that en; may he only':" j tlei Still tlie phost pointed downward to ' yot the prave hv which it stood. da; Scroope crept toward it. tremblinp as me he went. and. followinp the tinper. read j upon the stone of ! Ebenezer " who lay upon the ^ bed?" he cried as upon his knees. pointed from the ' prave to him and ^B^V ^ Sir,tm 'IM 0 " "Spirit," he "VC** ?rled. tight "spirit. hear me!" clutching at Its robe, "hear me! I am t not the man I was. I will not be the man 1 must bare been but for this in- mij tercourse. Why show me this if I am bee past ail hope?" wri For the first time the hand appeared vil] to shake. hac "Good spirit." he pursued as down retl upon the ground be fell before it, "your nature Intercedes for me and pities me. vej Assure me that 1 yet may change these shadows you bare shown me by ^0V cur am as light as a feather, I am as happy use as an angel, I am as merry as a school- coi boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. ^ A merry Christmas to everybody! A C0l happy New Year snr to all the world! ? Hello here! * Whoop! Hello!" JR?. He was check- Jjij J ed in his trans- j /[ f ; ? ports by the j churches ringing fey / y out the lustiest Bw's YT" peals he had ever M ^ heard. Clash. Jrv clang, hammer, f 1 y/^mk ^ dingdong, bell! "p() Bell, dongding, /_ A(_ hammer, clang, S clash! Oh. glorious, glorious! ? qui Running to the ac* window, be open- ^ U ed it and put out "a merrt christmas yo* his head-no, fog, to everybody!" ^ no mist; clear, bright. Jovial, stirring, the cold?cold, piping for the blood to ofs dance to; golden sunlight, heavenly the sky; sweet, fresh air; merry bells. Oh. sai( glorious, glorious! P'j "What's today?' cried Scrooge, call , lng downward to a boy in Sunday clothes who perhaps had loitered in to q? look about him. her "Eh?' returned the boy, with all bis ed mlrrHt r\f TrnnHnr jUt' "What's today, my fine fellow?" said ^ so ' Scrooge. |lt>r "Today," replied the boy. "Why. ?]e Christmas day." to < "Do you know the poulterer's In the s?-n next street but one. at the corner?' fen Scrooge Inquired. r "1 should hope I did," replied the lad "An intelligent boy," said Scrooge, "a remarkable boy. Do you know jn \ whether they've sold the prize turkey the that was hanging up there? Not the Wi little prize turkey?the big one!" Soi "What?the one as big as me?" returned the boy. "What a delightful boy!" said ? Scrooge. "It's a pleasure to talk to him. Yes. my buck!" t "It's hanging there now," replied the hoy- car "Is it?* said Scrooge. "Go and buy r It" "Walk-er!" exclaimed the boy. "No. no." Mid Scrooge: "I am In earnest. Go and boy It and tell 'em to F J bring It bere that 1 may give tbem the bel direction where to take It Come back bu: with the man and I'll give you a shll- abl ling! Come back with him In less than ma fire minutes and I'll give you half a crown I" The boy was off like a shot 1 Til send ft to Bob Cratchlfs." whls- ^ pered Scrooge, rubbing bis hands and ,. splitting with a laugh. "He shan't 0 know who sends it It's twice the slxe ^ of Tiny Tim." The band In which he wrote the ad- Dr dress was not a steady one. hut write ' It is? did somehow and went dowji- sti; I * I. ' ' <?.. I' Hi'' I'Oiiil To!"'s 1.1..11 ^ lit* sj ' "i thero waiting his arrival i a U:io kc r < :ilii;ht his eye. 1 :i:I love it :is long as I live!" j i i! S i' o; f. i?::11i:?*? it witl; his hand si-;;:- i iv i 'vi i! at it before i I :'f ! t exf rcssfon i: has in it^ I'.' It's a '.vi'i .i -i i'iil knocker! lb-re's ' tin I!i- >! w'- >}.! How arc { lV M' : < "'iristMjis;" J t v. .- - a mrkc.v : over could have . <> ! i ii l is Icj-s, t bird. ITo i ^ old ? -- -i;" '! Vr? s'. >rt oi'f in a i ittito. ii!. sti ' < of sealing wax. ^ Wby. it's impossible to carry thatjj ft.i' 'V" m." s .-I St re "x st 1-:' " a oa??." \ /m* It ' I-.- s-vd ' ' 4 ! ' ..: v. ' ii n: : !: ' . 1 a | ; -1 ; 1. - i I \ ; ' : f ai.. i: ^ \ ? !?. U f ? >. he beheld thp porti 3 ' v. ' :r . '!. . :> I !:. ??:?y !> :? ! i 11. ' : >. < .v M. !.' >*. 1 w t g :si . s !t:s h ..n ? j 1 n!?- h?<w hi? old gentleman ironId|( i i 'i"!; tl.cy tuet. but i a v.! t ; iav straight l>efor . it. jj M;. i! -;.- s:;\" v:i?I Scro< go. rjnir-lc , : r I > ! . i* and taking the old ^ man l?y. both lii> hands, "how do a i ?!i'V I hope yuu succeeded yesrer- J r It was very Lind of you. A ( rry Christinas to you, sir."' 4 Mr. Scrooge?" / Yes." said Scrooge; "that is roy , * me. and 1 fear it may not be pleas- I t to you. Allow me to ask your j ( don. And will you have the pood-N ;s"? Here Scrooge whispered in his ! Lord bless me!" cried the gentleman ( if his breath were gone. "My dear / Scrooge, are you serious?" \ It you please." said Scrooge?"not \ farthing less. A great many back ( pments are included In 1t 1 assure j i. Will you do me that favof?" t My dear sir." said the other, shak; hands with him, "I don't know ( lat to sar to such munlfl"? { (Cnntinued on pa^e nine) I saves two Lives. I 'Neither my sister nor myself ?ht be living to-day, if it had not ' :n for Dr King's New Discovery," ites A D McDonald of Fayettee, X C, R F D No 8, "for we both i frightful coui^s that no other nedy could help. We were told sister had consumption- She was y weak and had night sweats but lr wonderful medicine completely ed us both. It's the best I ever d or heard of." For sore lungs, ighs, colds, hemorrhage, lagrippe, hma, hay fever, croup, whooping igh,?all bronchial troubles?it's >reme. Trial bottle free. 50c and 00. Guaranteed by M L Allen. Summons for Relief. 5TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG, Court of Common Plea*. Winslow Wright, Plaintiff, against Cameron, M .1 Cameron, M E liar ?li,A J Godwin,S G Godwin and J 1. lameron, Defendant, the Defendant*. Ida Cameron, W.I 'ann-ron, il E Harn*ll,A ' Godwin. G Godwin and.I L Cameron: You are hereby summoned and rered to answer the complaint in this ion, of which a copy is herewith j ved upon you. and to serve a copy of | ir answer to the said complaint on ? subscriber at his office in Kingstree, ~ ith Carolina,within twenty days after service hereof: exclusive of the day uch service; and if you fail to answer complaint within the time afore1, the plaintiff in this action will apto the court for the relief demandin the complaint. ind you, tiie said Ida Cameron, the therof the infant defendant. .1 L neron. with whom he resides. are el?y required to cause to be appointa gnaniia.' ad litem to represent the ^restof the said infant defendant..I Cameron.and upon your failure to d<? within twenty days from the service eof.the plaintiff will apply to the irk of Court of Williamsburg coimtv >nnninr HcriiardiMn ad litem toreore M'rv* o? t the interest of the said infant dedant. Stoi.i. & Stoli., Plaintiff's Attorneys. )ated December S, AD 1910. the absent defendant WJ Cameron? Take Notice: That the complaint this action was filed in the office of Clerk of Court in Kingstree, in lliamsburg County and the State of ith Carolina, on December 8, 1910. Stoli. A Stoi.l, 3-6t Plaintiff's Attorneys. Hoy's This? iiVe offer One Hundred Dollars ward for any case of Catarrh that inot be cured by Hall's Catarrh re. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known f Cheney for the last 15 years, and * i LU _ii ieve him periecuy nonorauje man finess transactions and financially e to carry out any obligations ,de by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0 Sail's Catarrh Cure is taken innally, acting directly upon the >od and mucous surfaces of the item. Testimonials sent free, ice 75c per bottle. Sold by all uggists. rake Hall's Family Pills for conpation. ; , m >OO(XXXXXXXX>0<XXXXXJXXXXXXXX i Lend Us Your Ears! 3 $ Our Tale Bears Good Interest. $ You're open to convielion? Then we can show you. a k You pay your bill.* by cheek?the >nly modern business Y way. Frequently you nave to a; '1 UxcJANtn-: to a local y check to pay your accounts in Charles ten or other cities. O A check on our bank is accent* ; face value anywhere? K thus we save you 5c to 25c tchange many of your a K checks. . , X yf This count*, up. .Jusf a < .'. came* ?.(? ?ur' wan ^z w us <iiul have your ? net.as t; ; i a; . .i rice 'an. i.ia ^ Uncle Sam's Cu rcsicy?no o . -..act any v. !r. re. O b i:.f? r-v ? 3 c r-n yv' .~r r>e?tr'n$ 0 y * j ?<; ?/ f / * * 4 * s' 4 '** '' " J * k'v k' ' v Vf.' i\l > . w* C f ? y? T.tUr this vaa r an i v* / vivo . ? K information uerired. * ?r, K f a: n . y-rrrlrl S'vi^'U Bgflk. ChiTief- -kO!% S. C. v i A: .? " ? S ' JiOG'' **/** ' 4*> - ^".r f r n*'1 x T'-< ' 4 , -.j#'. , * . ** v"vi*\.' Wrf' v vV-v' *?> > ' -?' . V' . V% iTy- -? ? ?/??-v --^<0 ?< ^ < /~vcv -r-^' ~~ J- - ' ""?-" tfr " in- .*>. Lj-> ' >, i? - - *5>? '? f - '.>, ' f .1/ ^ V,'w tV\w. w*.. s . ' .5 II' 0 E S I :- ' K t.. kS 4- .. (<j ^ A ? We have all Styles and Prices ^ I of Shoes for every member of ? f the family. It will pay you to ^ i see our line before you buy. : : a! |sTACMOT One Dollar, Persistence and Our 4?l<> Interest THE LUCKY TRIO FOR YOU SAVINGS DEPARTMENT 4?|o Interest Compounded Quarterly The Wee Nee Bank solicits savings accounts of all classes. Accounts may be opened with one dollar or more. Added I to or drawn upon at any time without notice. Greatest possible degree of safety. Highest rate of interest. Commercial Department We solicit the commercial or checking accounts of firms, | corporations and individuals. We assure our customers of every convenience and accommodation which a safely managed* bank can extend. Pay your bills by check. Convenient and absolutely safe. WEE NEE BANK, King'stree, S. C, > Officers Directors \ HUGH McCUTCHEN Hueh'kfcShen I President. T fc. Smith 9 W. V. STRONG, J. K. Smith 3 Vice-President. \V. R. Scott " E. L. MONTGOMERY, H. E. Montgomery I Cashier. W. B. Cooper ^ n^*K223E8BQHBBB3ttMZBfiH9HlB'^1CT,*M^n?2:2aB?E ? Film A AND hides s&m. M I 83 mW HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID I I Im F0R R*w FURS AND HI0ES m M ttflW M Wool on Commlosion. Writ* for priceHot mentioning ffilo td. uiTiii^ JOHN WHITE & CO. LOUISVILLE,KY. I ? ", 'rn sdenoehMtdevak thmm tbo o "Ptttsbur jEt" A wfflD boHi BMiftofii cricxi tbi funsixiof 7\ <X.' <>"*- 'VV^VkT' ' SJ^B ?ir?. A arnall amour t oT displaced gahranfcdn* f tto protect! mat at toe ctectricaMr' i SUvtcaaaetsfi* The, mtiahraya but *kw bMMM,aM?UMwlMatMaBiaakaad& Tbafi ffl fwy ffod is Ouan "Xtr Dop^ allow/oar prejudice In faror of the npfcUx y^VWB B k**? howto/aro known, to warp roar *ood jod*H> TTttwfffiirCffCu itittflrtpftfc? wortJi of standard material is daily welded by alert ^ Tto hoc^an the attractwmawlfa j^todatedcoaatrir ye^rt^faMjlKM1 V weehii*mechinee.onn3?ny tube and bockcta. Examine them. m Ma. rufMHunutTEm mowr mfmf mmti niTirewiqiw cpi ". I JfUe fencoe ie sutoorfead to ffoarantae tbiai IHtl DM WVTCS BT8 DOC MpTM DC QNWMKr^l DDC IM vCDCO V PDIiCllf 1DWMPII 3 to aaevca creaad?That toe atays wtf aat HimU trtm toe atraada.?That Mm ^ fewer is afl riafct ia every particaiar. Bjl Qonld rw^atk^tar more deflate prctectfeoT Year complete E "PMsbueghPtrfooi"tow _ W&z'B. Farmers' Supply Company l^=: | ^ I Paint Your Buggyl We can make it look like new Anv 1111.61I8E, Hi or' Micr vehicle !|jj] ckii.i j i tt *a ajy til ? i'i :: ranee by painting. Ai.s.? V iictiivrL'JjCs l?or>e>iioein? r.!J?! Krwra! t ile:?air iVorli <tii "Itorc (i?i lice. Bring Us Your Work. V v % " V y r* "? 'rC' !*/? * r-, V, iv k. v a use <x ^on fr-iO-c; < T*,> .1 v-* 1*T'- fi 17^ i LL i:\rl~l*. i. T'10 i?:iicc of t ' >"ip"rvi?<:r if K-v i-lr.u'"f! ;\il be open ?<;i ti? 1* Monde \ m each month for 'h-* nurpose <1 registering an;, person who is qualit.eii };- : Who shall have been a re-ident of the ^taic for two years, ;u <l ol' the roiirily one year, and <<!' 1 lie polling preeinet in which the elector offers to ' vote four months before the day ot election, and shall have paid. ix months before, any poll tax. t<ien doe ? and payable, and who can both read and writ" any section of the constitution of 18'Je submitted to him by the ' Supervisors of Registration, or woo lean show that lie owns, arid has paid all taxes collectable on during the present year, pioperty in this State j assessed at three hundred dollars or more. J. Y. McOrILL, Clerk of Board. ?^f,nGUARANTE^ed 11? 1 Bp If after usiitf the entttcool? I Eft tents of this can.you affe jam I Kg* not satisfied In every re-?* ff| spect. ywf^tbeef will refund fcjsflj [p? you the moneyjsaid for it. Jim ^.Wnen buying a cough medicine ! for children bear in mind that Chami berlain's Cough Remedy is most ef- * i fectual for colds, croup and whooping cough and that it contains no harmful drug. For sale by all deaijers. ,, Or.sih in Roaring Fire may not result from the work of . fire-bugs, but often severe burns are ^ | caused that make a quick need for Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the quick- * est. surest cure for buna, wounds, bruises, boils, sores. It subdues inflammation. It kills pain. It soothes and heals. Drives off skin eruptiohs, 1 ulcers ur piles. Only 25c at M L i Allen's. i THK BEST FOR I t& tSjf ? BILIOUSNESS ' ?i i i cno tpod something Infinitely* 9| Sd style wrmP ? olemgu jE grA Perfect" H MCES 13 fry Electricity j | itniiBtfi. my wwy?*< nilliljilH e??Ipethejotat. H they were pot .Stay ?ad ftrmd wtree MislflnaMUaMMtOKllHIWHW inn H| vH?dPmrtrnotm *J S jj toact/>