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The Sumter pb n of distributing
Christmas gifts to all children whom
Santa Claus might not visit is not a
charity, but a beautiful sentiment put
Into prsctlce. Every man with the
real Christmas spirit has wished he i
eould plsy Santa Claus to all little
girls and boys who have been robbed ?
by adversity of the Joys of Christmas,
and Sumter has, for twenty years, by
co-operation made this universal wish
an actuality in this communis. The
annual mass meeting of the Sunday
Schools and the large fund raised
each year are spontaneous expressions
of the desire to give pleasure to th< se
who would otherwise be sad on the
batplest day of the year; and any ef?
fort to make of It sn organised and
systematlsed charity will destroy the
spirit of the custom and in a 'ew
years the custom Itself will become
obsolete for lack of the cheerful and I
spontaneous support It has received ?
sroar the entire community, all of
whesi. deep down In their hearts,
have faith in Santa Claus and gladly
do what they can to keep the same
sentiment and faith alive In the hearts
ef sll little boys end girls.
e e e
The Norway killing was s murder
of the meanest type, br.lng the re?
sult of a deep sealed malice that In?
cited the murdere a to conspire to?
gether for the purpose of slaying a
ssaa who was helpless and without
mesas of defense. The killing of s
m+n tn h? r ard , -
combat i* ?n sjsjrfgl r . bcjl lol
SMcher tn r >ld Mr od in ;? r r o
sight, as won don si Norway. Is
v.l.*. ...^ r
sf the loweet type. What will the
officers, whose duty it Is to enforce the
law end protect all citizens, do about
It?
S S I
Cha.le*ton will ask thf legislature
to enact a law permitting the sale of
liquor in that city under a high
license system. Jt Is to be hop?
ed that the petition will be granted,
for any system would be an improve?
ment on existing conditions, and ..he
enforcement of a high license law
would drive out the blind tigers und
sreate a measure of respect for law
that i? tew vn anting among a large)
numb-r ,.f rUsSltS ton people. Hy all
sseans 1st Charleston have license
er any other law that the people will
respect and obey.
SOS
Th. Uulg-r. ins ha\e a big piece of
T?rk? \ f,.r < hristmas. but not SOS***
and good will toward all mankind.
? ? g
The cotton (Top of Sumter COgBJtf
has be. n harvesled and the greater
part < f It sol I The farmers have
quit worrying SjffOf the *hort crop and
ere already planning for next year
with r-to wed hop. .?nd SOS "age I?ast
year Christmas found thousands of
bale* ef cotti I Iri the fields and on
many farms t Ott OS poking and cot?
ton psssTttssj l?pp? i. sassseejasatU
there was no time for glPfjpj r pnSSSJ l -
tlon of the land and thl| year's sn p
WSS SSJSjdu* .* i und. - difficulties. 'i he
outlook Is bright* r for another Sfop
than It was a year ago snd many up
to.date and pushing farmers are hard
at w rk prep i hsg tin land f r n? x?
year. Farming is a gnat business
and r ? In hope
i.i I I. Ml Ml \l"l II! I I I'M I Rrt,
Men HISS \N II Mosd OSSOS Uuilng
( oflilnit \ ear < Ihm ii at Km nl
>'? ??( lug.
At a recent meeting of lb ulah
SjSjSSjSjgf U A. M. the foUsjSJlSsJ Of
Heers wer?- i lor the ?n.mtng
year S M MslOSj. High Urbst.
II I. m rt.oroiigh. King. J, A Uir
rieb. >?rib?-; j. c. Osjosjof, Captela ??f
f ?,. W .1 t i owson. Jr. I' I .
Hariovs Walsh. Treasurer; W. U
Park, r S-t n lary; H V Stouden
mire H I SSSfti ? od A I lb ntley.
||SJsasSSj of Veils; \\. M Iteames, S? n
StSjSf
? r ? *??? ofti. . r? vmII be installed at a
SsOOtlag Thursday night
Itcao it
Tbe rest sab* b?-gins Thursday Vou
Snow, if* Sch*art* ?fOi Ad\t.
wvi.s roii
l*OSTAL
DONDH,
south < aroilna Depositors Would
i'ur?Imh Bigg or Neu Issae of ?**?
inj;^ Nvmiili's.
w ishlngton, Dec II, ??Information
b i i pul lie today by Poetmest< r sOn
cai riitenooeh shows thai the pos
iai ant incs dopoeltors In the stau- of
Booth Cnrolini havs made nppllca
lion for |f#i of the poet a! savings
bondl t<> hi distributed January 1.
Applies tion f??r this umiiunt lias heen
made by four depositors, |S0 of the
registered bonds $020 of tht coupon
bondl being applied for.
TOll depositors in rhnrleston ap?
plied lor $500 ntul those In Summer
ville for $100 Of the bonds.
This is the fourth bond Issue since
tin- installation of the postal savings
system in this country, the first
having been made July 1, 1911. Com?
pared with the applications made by
depositors In South Carolina July 1
last the present applications show an
increase of $40 or 7.1 per cent July
I, lasi, four depositors applied for i
5500 of the bonds. I
TAKEN FROM JAIL] kh.lkd.
John Fehler 1* Slain by Moh Near j
Norway?Motive a Mystery.
Norway, Dec. 21.?in jail on the |
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses, John Felder, a negro, was
taken from the guardhouse here last '
night and slain at a spot about two
nilVs from this town. The negio was
shot in the head several times and
broken pieces of a revolver butt Indi?
cate that he was severely beaten about
the head. No motive has been as?
signed for the killing of the negro. It
Is certain that the charge under which
he was Incarcerated did not tlgure, for
that had been settled or was on the
eve of being disposed of.
The negro was arrested Friday by
Magistrate Tyler on a warrant sworn
out by J. K. Leyseth of North. The
negro had contracted to work on the
farm of S. D. M. Quess and son at
Denmark for the next year and Mr.
Leyseih, learning this, communicated
with the Messrs. Quess. They agreed
to reimburse Mr. Leyseth. During the
early evening two sons of the negro
came to the Meters. Ouesa und urged
them to speed la securing the release
of their father as they feared that
harm would have to come to him if
he had to remain over night.
The even ? ? the light showed j
tost the ' i.i's were wall t? wndod.
Beam uns between unset and inn
party of men brOM Ini th< | MU <? -
b'ju^e and s? red the nciri i, 1U .\ I
taken some two miles from the city,
where his hands were tied before him
and his body was riddled with bullets.
Kither SefOfS or after the .shooting the
victim was horribly beaten about the
head with the butt end of revolvers.
A large black dog was found guard?
ing the bod> of the slain negro this
morning. The animal did not belong
to the negro nor can any one be found
who can name the owner of the sym?
pathetic canine
The mutirO for the killing of the
negro is a mystery. It is conceded by
.ill that the killing did not result from
the Leyseth arrest as this was amica?
bly settled in the early evening. It Is
id that a few days ago the negro
and a white man engaged in an alter?
cation In which the negro drew a re?
volver and used some ugly threats but
the story is not confirmed, nor can
the nime of the white man involved
\ e as ertaincd.
A coroners' Jury was secured an'
an Inquest Instituted but for lack of
witnesses it was necessarily postponed
untl Tuesday. The hearing will be
resumed tit that thu ?. sheriff Bailey
i ims t'? Norway from Orangoburg
thll afternoon and spent some time In
an investigation bofors returning to
the county seat. A slgnilicant clue Is
tie fuel that OVtdonet Of only two
buggy tracks can be found leading
from the jail und the "mob" must
b iv been I small one to use but two
ci iw sj <neea
l\<;l lltY IT NOltWAY Fill ITLl ss.
Invent galbm Hum Thun rar l ulled |C
ivii Who compoMii Members
Moh.
Denmark, Dec. H Norway i:< quiet
after the shot king killing of Fr'daj
nicht. No further progress has been
111.i is In the effort to epprehen i the
1 m< mben of the mob, The people n
In whole are reticent and dtflpOS* I It
blfi responsibility for the piobs ? n
I tlrely upon the officers of the lawt but
era npparently anxious lo see tin
' proper officials enter sornsstly snt
quit kiv upon the investigation wil
|hi hop.' that the horrible crime wi
be laid bars lo the public. The n
it.ft to community are ve
, quiet.
Congressman Lever has been ?
m vt, 4 ;is a in? mber of Prosld
Wilson's cabinet lb would make
i.I Secretary of Agriculture but
friends WOUld rather see him n r
where he In?m ? Omngeburg Tli
i ?* moernt
RECITATIONS OF I IRS T BAPTIST
CHURCH.
A Meal Delightful 5 ii I' r iai i m nil I
filven by Children of Lite Sunday
v t hool.
A t ??> delightful entertainment
was given at the First Baptist ohuroh
Bunda) n s w; 111, recitations, songs and
other Intel cstlng features comprising
tiif program.
The entertainment was given for I
the benefit of the aged ministers'
fund of the Baptiat Convention, und
wsi very largely attended and the
program was carried through without
? hitch or halt. The children and
young ladies and gentlemen who took
part acquitted themselves in excel?
lent stylo and all present were very
much pleassd and consldsred the af?
fair a great success. The lights had
been arranged With special care for
the occasion by Mr. Kniest Khame
and formed one of the features, many
moM beautiful effects being given by
the illuminative designs.
Programme.
1. Organ Prelude.
l ruyer (Pastor.)
Scripture reading, (pastor.)
Stsr of Bsthlehem. (young ladies. 1
Recitation, "Little Blossom,"
Gladys Cuttino,
Vocal solo, "o, Holy Night." Aural 1
Lebby.
Recitation. "Little Mary's Wish/ !
Sat ah Hose.
Recitation, "Ols Hull's Christmas
Story," Virginia Thomas.
"Ikraids of Heaven," Young ladies.
lit citation, "The Starless Crown.'
Katie Hinson.
Recitation, "Memories of Mother,"
Thelma Hose.
Instrumental selection by orchestra.
Vocal solo, Miss Nettles.
Recitation, "Power of Song," Mazie
Smith.
Recitation, "Over the River," Pearl
King.
Quartette, "The Guiding Star."
Vocal solo, "Angels of Jesus," Nell
Rhama
Recitation. "Little Tommy's
Prayer," Aural Lebby.
"Angel Land," Voting ladles.
"Father Ryan's Christmas Chant,"
Mrs. Laura Lebby.
Address, James Graham.
Collection.
Doxology.
Benediction.
GOV, WILSON VISITS t'NIVMRSITY.
Princeton. N. J., Dec 13.?Presi
dent-, b et Woodrow Wilson became1
A ftur u five hou * alle throi - h
??,. toil, durini which he acted a*
guide for half a dozen correspond- j
ents. the governor turned into Sev- j
enty Nine ball, a dormintory donated
by the class of 1879, of which he was
a member.
"By virtue of the fact that the gov- i
ernor of New Jersey is ex-oflleio pres?
ident of the board of trustees of
Princeton university. I suppose its still
proper for ms to go in here," said
?OV, Wilson, as he Isd his retinue up ,
a flight of stairs. At the entrance at
the suite of rooms In the dormintory
which were especially fitted Up for
the president <>f the university. h?
paused.
"I still have the key." he remarked
as h<- drew forth a bunch of keys
from his pocket ami opened the big
oak door.
The big room from which Woodrow
Wilson once ruled Princeton univer?
sity was dark and vacant, The furnl
t ire had been moved out and the
ruga were gone, The handsome carv?
ings on the walls, the big fireplace and
the decorations, however, were ln
tact, it was the first time the former
president of the university has seen
las old i fflce in two years.
During the coming week Gov. Wil?
son will be for the most part at the
st.it ? house in Trenton, where he has
conferences scheduled with Speaker
ciark, Representative Underwoodi
Senator Hoko Smith and a number of
other Democratic leaders in congress,
lie heard with regret the Illness of
.\ir. I'nderwood, he paid, und express?
ed iin- hop., that the Indisposition
would be only temporary.
A Haw Day for Shoppers.
Despite tin- fact that Monday W88
one of the rawest dttyg of the winter,
. t here u ere bun.Ire is of
tin- street doing their be
mas shopping, Nor wore
IS old;, the school git's
<i honn- from college, \. ho
i i Ime pro*, iously to do any
t h? t ?? wei o many of those
ad lime apb ntj b< forehand,
d, as usual, until tie last
h unfort unately t he) foun '
extremely disagreeable one.
opp. is a\\ nke to laid t In- du)
nd Im ail t he time t In > be
assemble on t ho Si re? ?s ;i n?
ion-1 in force, ib. rain began
nd k< i'i up ;i stead) driszb all
'he ? oat h. r w as i at bei" coo!
led to tho discomfort of those
et c can > iiig many ol their
.es with them and trying, to
ip th. n skirts out of the mud
n umbr? Mi over then heads si
mo t line.
BBY&H M UM TALL
dim i ss PERSONNEL wo POLI?
CIES OF THE MAY ADMINIS?
TRATION.
Conference Between PresMcnt-cloet
and Ncbrnekan Fails to Add lo Sum
of Pub'lc Knowledge About Prob?
nble Setocilons for High dart's.
Princeton, N. J., Dec 2L?After a
day of lengthy conferences in Tren?
ton the most Important of which was
with W, J. Bryan, President-elect
Woodrow Wilson returned tonight to
his home here, tired and ready for
rest. So far as light on the gossip
aa to Mr. Bryan's future relations
with the administration, the confer?
ence between the two today was pro?
ductive of nothing more than specu?
lation. Mr. Wilson said very frank?
ly that while he had talked about
men for his cabinet with .Mr*. Bryan
the name of the Nebraskan was not
mentioned. As to further conferences
With Mr. Bryan, none was talked of
or arranged, Mr. Wilson said.
Discussing tonight the subject of
patronage, the president-elect made
It evident that those who expect to
get political appointment from him
had better not try to malnfest their
ambition in person or apply directly
to him in any way.
"I have a sort of general principle,"
he said, "that those who apply for
Offices will be the least likely to get
them."
" Then a g:?at number has been
disqualified already," he was asked.
"Ye*," was the smiling reply.
The question remind od the presi?
dent-elect of a letter he had received
from an onice-seeker.
"One man wrote me," related Mr.
Wilson, "sa* ir.g he was thinking of
applying and would like to know from
me personally what was the best way
to go about it."
'There was no reply," he said. He
added that he, of course, expected
to take advice about patronage and
would be guided in a great many ap?
pointments by the recommendations
of members of congress.
Tr summoning of Mr. Bryan to
discuss legislati policies and the
personnel of the cabinet was, the
president-elect indicated, one of a
series of steps which he is taking to
determine upon the fitness "of individ?
uals for the cabinet.
Mr. Wilson intend*, moreover, to
carry out literally his plan of being
, . p T'nlted
* i
. i at p- and expects to c< nth ue to
uk< oomn i?n co i:\sei r r .-.me i
ifmi perhaps as iau si h *. be* j
fori n aK n 2 ftnaJ deelainns of an- I
i..at 111 tuv ins '? ?t'-1- "l mn I
nouneementa,
In view of Mr. Bryan's connection
with the drafting of the Democratic
platform today's conference concern?
ed largely plans for carrying out plat?
form pledges.
The governor was asked If Mr.
Bryan set med to bS in favor of any
precedence in the order of legisla?
tion.
"We went over the platform in a
general way." replied the governor,
"with no special emphasis on one
plank more than an< ther."
Mr. Wilson was told tonight that
Mr. Bryan had said just before his
departure that he planned to attend
the inauguration, "if the weather i?
line. '
'1 hi pe he'll attend the inaugura?
tion, and 1 hope the weather will be
tine, too," said Mr. Wilson approv?
ingly.
Judge Robert S. Hudspeth, nation?
al commltteeman from New Jersey,
and ESdward E. QroSSCUP, Democratic
State chairman, conferred with the
governor about State business in the
afternoon.
The long day ? f conferences ended
a week of balder work than Mr. Wil
B< n ba l done sine? the campaign
end od. When he leached home he
I how. d a little fatigue and looked
fore ai d lo n st Sunday.
BRYAN'S K?ME NOT MENTION?
ED.
Atter Long Conference, Governor An?
nounces That Kc-braskau Has Not
Been subject of Discussion.
Trenton, N J., Dec. 21.??President?
elect Wilson announced after a three
:uii a half hour c.inference with Wil?
liam Bryan thai the name of the
Nebraskan bad n<>t been mentioned in
tliHir discussion if cabinet places
We had a very delightful confer?
ence but did n< t come to any conclu?
sion," said the presldent-elecl a> h?<
earn*' OUl 01 l||S o.nce .lolle m labs
?0 tl>. waiting newspaper nun. "We
talked things over generally, We talk
. (I about 1 h< p llcle; of the part). the
? rrying otil of the platform pledge;
ind talked iboul \ario.is cabinet
;?!. . s, il MCUFSlllg IMincS in a gen
< 1; ; way."
? Did Mi I try an sugg? st som<
naines ?" he was usked.
I ?!?. not remember whether he 01
1 stigg? t< d t b< nanu h
i*ne governor wus then asked If Mr
Bryan's name had been discussed.
II w as not discus* ed. ' he an
sweretl emphatlcullj Vou must tak
mm mm slain.
RUBELS KILL 250 FEDERAL IK
RE(*I I-Vies.
Fighting Continued [or Only a Pew
Hums?(sen. SalaxUr Was in <<.,,,
mand.
ESI Paso, Dec. 28.---Refugee Mexican
federal soldierti arrived today at
Juarez, report that the 250 federal
irregular troops garrisoning Asce i
slon practically were annihilated
Wednesday when rebele attacked the
town, about 75 miles southwest i f
Juarez.
The attack was made shortly after
midnight and lighting continued only
for a few hours. The garrison com?
mander reporti to Gsn. Trucy at
Juarez that he knew of only 15 of his
men escaping besides himself. He is
hiding at a ranch, he writes. Che
fate of 15 Irregulars at Guzman, near?
by, is lud known. It is believed the
town was taken by rebels before As?
cension.
The rebels were commanded by
Gen. Isaac Salazar. The revolution?
ists are reported as mobilising at the
captured town. Gen. Jose Blanco With
S00 federal troops is moving against
Ascension from the Cases Grandes
district to the South. A train bearing
?loo regular cavalry of the Seventh
regiment arrived tonight at Juarez
from Chihuahua, and will go early
tomorrow against the rebel mobiliza?
tion.
A battalion of regular infantry, it
is said officially, is moving from (he
west against Ascension, forming a
pocket In which it Is hoped to trap
the rebel force, which the federal now
admit numbers some 1,500 men. Rebel
agents at El Paso say that Gen. Pis
eual OroSCO, Jr., is in the field with
more than 2.000 men.
After all, it might be the best thing,
under the circumstances, for the State
to send Cole Blesse to the United
States senate, as it did Tillman. Till
man like Rlease, ripped, cavorted and
snorted, until he landed in Washing?
ton and after finding himself out?
stripped in that line by such men as
Jeff Davis, he cooked down to nor?
mal temperatuer and has really made
a creditable senator. We doubt if
Hlease has sense enough to follow in
Tollman's footsteps, but he couldn't
do much harm in the United States
senate, in any event.?Lancaster
News.
u mj *? ^td thai I ot not m.?K
< . . tsioni now an i hon r me by
The governor said he did not. know
whether he would have any further
conferences with Mr. Bryan soon.
The president-elect here turned the
interview into a reprimand of some
of the headlines in the morning pa?
pers. "The headline writer," he said,
1 "seems to think everything 1 do is
going to be sensational and the head?
lines almost never agree with the ar?
ticle below them."
Mr. Wilson closed the interview
[absolutely noncommittal :is to his
I conference.
"it Is customary," he said, "for the
president to make announcements of
his conferences and his callers."
The correspond* nts, however,
fen ed with Mr. Bryan, plying him
with a number of questions, to all of
which he made the same reply.
When told that Col. Watterson had
suggested him for the ambassador?
ship to England, the Nebraskan
smiled and said: "Col. Watterson and
I have not conferred about that mat?
ter."
As Mr. Bryan was talking to the
newspaper men Oov. Wilson came out
of his office and Mr. Bryan turned to
him laughingly, saying: "I am throw?
ing on you the responsibility of doing
tin- saying."
"That's all right, sir. Til attend to
that," said the governor with a t\\ in?
kle of his eye.
The Democratic leaders then went
(?ut to lunch. Mr. Tumulty, the gov
ernor's secretary, Joined them in the
public room of a hotel.
Mr. Bryan n et OOV. Wilson at tlie
State house here at 9.30 o'clock this
morning.
I'm so glad to see you," eras Qov.
Wilson's greeting.
Mr. Bryan reached tin- state hous.
half an 'mi,r ahead of his appointed
time and as ho u;is escorted into tin
governor's office, Qov, Wilson was not
to bo found.
"I guess w ? will find him some
where .ii. and, ' >..ii Joscpil P. Tu?
multy, the governor'! secretary, as ho
hd Mr. Bryan through the various
rooms. They found (he president?
elect looking over some letters In en
outer office.
"I did not m> an that you should find
me out lure.'" the governor said as he
took Mr. Bryan's hand ;<*ii escorted
bun into his private office The big
oak door of the governor's office was
wide open and Ihe "open door" policy
which n Wilson Inaugurated here
enabled spectators who freely come
and sjo in the ante-room to see the
rw ?? no n in conference.
. \Mt II \H iYRKI kl :> IH Kl ?U
a liAU. < >i f < i \> r.
Left Mllp l>ii( t'oukln'l Land; Bound
itohi IIa lf:?\ t<, m. .lohn-,. !
Men Effected Safe fmuling
Rt Johns, N. P., Dee. 22.?Twenty*
two of the 21 mem ben of the crew
of the Furnoss iin<- iteamef Florence
bound from Halifax, N. S., to St_
Johns, lost their lives in the wreck of
tin- vessel on the ledges went of St.
Shotts during a gale last Triday. Five
survivors, who reached land in a boat,
brought the newa to Trepaaesr to?
night. The steamer carried no pei -
aengera.
Capt. I'.arr of the steamer an 1 all
men reached shore after the vessel
stiuck, but the inaccessible cliffs of
St. BhottB preVfnted their escape. The
tide backt d tip I y the northwest gale
made it Imp* sslbie lo remain there
ami all hands were ol llged to put
back to the ship.
Capt i'.arr Cell ConllgCUl that the
wind would go down, but Second
Mate j. Kedley volunteered to take
the men in one of the ship's boats
and seek a more favorable landing
place further along the coast. In the
h? avy seas the captain was unwilling
to risk mote lives and gave his cn
s< nt to the hecond mate's expedition.
With great difficulty Hedley pilot?
ed his boat along the coast until be
saw a break in the rugged line of
clffs. Pointing the nose directly Into
the surf he ran in without being up?
set. Tumbling out hastily to preve it
themselves from being sucked back by
1 the undertow, the mate and his four
j men dragged their boat up the beach
and made their way back along *be
! cliff to where their steamer lay.
The wind and sea in the meantime
had increased. The combers broke
continuously over the decks of the
vessel which was grinding heavily on
the jagged rocks. Hedley and his men
searched in vain for some path by
which the cliff might be scaled or the
crew of the Florence helped. The
coast in that vicinity was uninhabited.
The few fishermen's huts were de?
serted for the winter and Hedley had
to take refuge for the night in one
of these abandoned shacks.
At daybreak Saturday Hedley found
that the wind had been steadily in?
creasing. Hurrying back to the point
off which the Florence lay, he could
see no sign of the steamer. Consid?
erable of her cargo of lumber was
; a, ., , . ? n? the gnort * >u. no . in all
i' e ' ? u: 1v< . mi I? .? ong and
tlu 11? ?gh ? ?'' f-h i? ? ? re foi
was to be found. They then started
for St. Shotts, the nearest inhabited
place, several miles distant. Two of
them were so exhausted from cold and
exposure that they had to be assisted.
These two were left at St. Shotts to
recuperate while the others pushed
on to Trepassey, whence they sent
word of the disaster to this city. They
are not expected to arrive here be?
fore the middle of the week.
Beeldea Mate J. Hedley, the sur?
vivors are Seamen w. Wight. [. If lam
quist, B. Taylor and T. Sineding.
The steamer Florence was of 1,609
tons burden and was built in Sunder
land, England, in 1SX9.. She was 293.5
feet long, 10.2 beam with a depth of
26.1 feet.
"Kxmass Tho hs."
Sumter, Dec. 21, 1912.
Mr. Editor:
Please A Loue me space in your
pal i r to Put a few thoths 1 Have been
Bless to in joyc my 20th year of Ex
mass tie., and Mr. 1,. E. White Sutly
seleck the Bess l have Bvtr Saw for
the Orcaison and Miss Bessy McLane,
the fatfole one knows how to Deck
rate, fall of Palaon and Inegey and all
of Other Techers so Love her tell
they don't falld to give Her a Hel?
ping hand and 1 Pray that all the
techers and Scoters will in Joye a
Hapy Exmass and you know Mr. Ed -
mond all ways on his Post 'ack a
watchman By Night. I say these
things becouse 1 love to give Hours to.
the Living that they can in Jove the
j Oiler, it is well Bnilgh l.? cover the
I Ded bodey with Honrs but they don't
know any thing a bout it. so with
that when one Dose well tell Him or
H re while they lavcth. then there
can ? n Joye it. a fue thouths a Bout
Our Chesf Rxeaitive head of South
Caroliner, the Qovemer a mine me
of tb,- Marriage at Csney of Qalls
when Our bleed Lord was a Vit si
Gesa and when all the Wine was out
the) was i|ue?iing a Rose what shall
W% Dee und He f*Ur m inded the water
Pots t?? be tiled to the Brim, and
when t)ie < ur mand was car out He
( s? ade to them to < one nee a Bsivlng
and When some one hoi tasted it,
theye sed ti e liest wss savs for the
last, and that is what 1 thinkc A
r.out Qovner lllease of South Cam*
limr. ||.- was tin Beel tor the Past.
this State is one of the SmSlllS State
in the union, but ike Has some of
tlie Pigex nu n and Women and theye
are all one lack n- Wo b-ve Our
State. these fue wods from your
On Wcrthy, Rev. H. Lswta