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' ) Ofye Cfyesterfielfc *Z\6vcrtiser YO^MK 34?NO. 41. CHESTERFIELD, 8. 0., DECEMBER 80 1915 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE rr-- m The Great War For The Week Past As winter comes on the storm of war quiets down in the north and the cyclone center moves ^ southward. The opening of a road through the Balkans has enabled the Central Bowers to enter Asia and here during the next fe.v months, we may expect soni important and possibly decisive developments. A regular railroad service lias been a'ready established between Berlin and Constantinople, two trains each week running in either direction in thirty hours From Scutari on the Asiatic side of the Bosporus from Constantinople a railroad runs to a point north of AleOCO where it hrane'i ??; one line running south to Jerusalem utid the other east tov i ward Bagdad. Obviously the ^ first?is directed toward Egypt y^second toward India. I Both railroads have been imI proved and extended by G.rman R engineers during., the past, year . I ktvd are now in a condition to 1 (\yipatch Turkish or even Aust Jo-German troops to either ^^^%Vont. The German papers an- | ilounco with glee that a blow i? ! soou to be struck "at the Achilles tendon of the British Empire." But at which point, Egypt or India? That is the *j0 i question which is now pu/./.ling the British Government and ' since they do not know wlief J the blow is to tail Giev must I protect both the Tigris and the Sue/. Canal. The Germans hu e. as we pee, acquired in Asia the same stragetic ad vantage they have had in Europe, the power * of taking the offensive at, will on N ,interior line?. In England Sir John French, who has been in command of the British army j in France and Flanders ever j since it landed in August of last year, has resigned that position aid has been appointed com m&nder in chief of the troops in the United Kingdom. ^ ^ In Salonica In spite of the protest of the Greek Government against the \ fortification of Salonica by the Allies the worlds being pushed forward with feverish haste. The r city is protected pu the land i B ' side by a close Semicircle of | I hills. Gn these heavy artillery " is being mounted and the sol diers and Serbian refugees and any other men who can he hired are kept at trench-digging, night and day. The Anglo-French an-! thoritia-s have taken possession j of all the railroads, yards and j stations of this part of Greece j for military purposes. ri hey few*' have also assumed control of the j B Greek customs at this port, ft So far none of the pursurers | have crost the boundary into; (Greece, bur. it is said that an , KHL army of 200,000 Germans, Anetro-Hongarians and Bulgars are H assembling on the frontier for invasion of Greece. High; batteries, each composed of three inch guns, have reached Sofia N^Kfl^lkusc in the attack on Salonic* ^^^Kh, it /expected will soon | JHBK'1i\ the Vnited States B Bjtged with having plotted |RHH^couiitry the destruction B^BB|Helland It E. Llyeudecker HHRick Metzler arYork, last. the penalty (Tense het/ig fl Kocnig, *6^ HaViburg ? I wiimi?aaa????? American Steam-ship Oomp&u'p Chief of Police at our Eastern ports, is believed to be the head of Germany's secret service here. LoyendecUer, a naturalized citizen and a me "chant, accompanied Koenig when the latter, at Buffalo and elsewhere was making plans for destroying the lucks of the canal. This waterway, eighty years old, and constructed at a cost of $'27,000, 000, connects Lake Erie with Lake Ontario and all transatlantic trade from the great lakes passes through it to the St. Law rence Iliver. In San Francisco there have been several arrests and indict raents which involve the German Consulate. t !otton Market Cotton 1*2. Seed (>o cents. Christmas Elsewhere San Antonio, Texas. ? Tin3 lighting of municipal Christmas trees in many cities ushered in the Christmas holidays in the Southwest. On the historic Alma IMaza in Sun Antonio was planted a permanent Christmas tree lor all the city. O.her Texas cities celebrated in similar fashion, Houston, Fort Worth, Lhaumont and Corpus Christ! also having municipal 1 re e 8. Atlanta, (la. ? Funds subscribed Ilii' ugh the efforts of newspapers and charitable organizations to till the empty stockings i?l poor children and provide for needy families have been the most p >pular form of Christmas giving of general nuiure in the Southeastern section this year. In Atlanta a larger number of toys were dibtr touted, more benefit dinners served and more institutions received substantia! checks titan ever before. All through the section plans for the celebration of the (.ay were on a generous scale. Community tree ceremonies w.-re held in several p'aces. In Atlanta a giant cedbr hus been put up in the heart of town. Fathers and Piy-Club Boys. Ar a Kentucky fair two purebred Duroc Jersey litter mates were shown. One belonged to a pig-club boy, the other to his father. Both purchased their pigs at M weeks old. Both started even. The records of the boy show his pig weighed 21 pounds at that time. Within the next four months she had gained 1(17 nonnft a *.t. ? .'not nf R ? r v w ? v w ""nv u l kj v/cii to a pound; or 12-5 pounds daily gain on a ration of corn, tlour, shorts, and buttermilk. The father's pig, unrecorded, shifted for herself. At the fair the boy's sow weighed 191 pounds and was a pri/.e winner; the father's weighed 6<>M pounds. Another father selected a pig from the same litter as did his two pig-club sons. Ilis pig was put in a pen and fed corn. The two pig-club boys followed instructions and fed properly balanced rations and used pasture. At the fail the father's pip weighed a little over 50 pounds the prize-winning hogs of the boys averaged over 200 ponndi each. The sons know it ct>s then; \'A cents a pound to j to duce th< ir hog; the father dm not know whai, his hog cost. Visitor in insane asylum "That clock isn't right." Attendant: "No, it wouli?*,' be here if it were." ||||||)M||| ||M Christmas Sermon At St. Paul Church At St. Paul Methodist Church last Sunday morning the Rev. .1. L. Tvlcr preached an excellent Christmas sermon. lie dwelt largely upon the symbolic import of the remarkable incidents attending the birth of the Savior. II.s text consisted of three references to the occurrences: "tfuddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hosts;" "And when they had ' opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh;" "The shepherds said one to another, let us now go unto Bethlehem," "Jesu3 never lacked for lo^al servants," said he. "Then? was always a great multitude of the heavenly host ever ready to serve him, to accompany him wherever he went. So on this occasion, the greatest in the earth's history, they could not remain quiet hut must accompany him to the earth and there sing for him, thus performing a beautiful service. While the angels stood ever to serve him, ne uev r called upon them, for ! lie came to serve. His mission \ was to lift the world up by his / own service. "In the Garden of Oethsemaue he could have called twelve legions of angles to serve him but did not, remembering his mission was to minister, not to be ministered unto. ".So we learn from his life that real joy comes from giving, giv C ing of oneself and of ones services He refused the service of the anpels that he might give himself, (ven his life. "The visit of the wise men is significant. They are generally considered three in number and. comii g from three parts of the S inhabited earth. They had seen | his star and came bearing gifts [j A weary world was expecting a Savior and these wi ,e men knew **" by the appearance of an unusu- ^ ally bright star that he had come. Each brought a seperate gilt. The gold is a kinalv oifr _ ov o,mv i frankincense is used in offering of incense in worship, and myrrh W( is a purifyer. Thus the symbol fa is complete Every life that is 8e offered to Christ in worship is purified thereby "The humble shepheards," J *aid the preacher, "were the ft first human beings to heraldt he coming of the Great Shepheard. \ "I In sending someone flp the earth God could have sent angels in great numbers but instead he ^ send the best he had-VHis own aJ Son, the best that heavon afforded. When we Hive trifta we na- . "\ tl ually give wiiat we can well af- ^ ford. What are you giving to ^ God? Are you giving ydur beat ^ ?your life to him ! Determine ^ i that you will give him ytfur beat i gift during the c< ming year. 8) i "lie is our Shepherd an<d ahall ^ be the Shepherd of our children. "It ia a happy thought," aaid y , the minister, "one to inspire us 5 with optimism, that the Great n ; Shepherd will continue to lead the world towards righteous- ^ i news." | c t In closing hia remarks Mr. ^ - Tyler made an urgent yplea to h the congregation to ui&Mc Christ ( their Shepherd and Guide. I : McCall carries in^tock from ' the dollar IneorauW'to the very' t beat standard infles of watches.): s4They are going tfbargains. __wi OfeJOLDYEAR snd%t/i6 AIEW harloweN ) randall hoytJ J HE Now Yearcomes. The OI^Year ^oe3 Adown the pathway of the yeiars.y' Jt\ 'neath his pacK of joys and woes, Af III Junetlde smiles and April tearsj ?V ) I (Across the fields with snowdrift white. m" on^tonl^iL^ ^????. ^^^T^ELVEMONT^i pastwe welcomed him. L\ ANew Ye?r he, one year ago* XBuJ^now his eye Is weaK and dim, X He totters on with footstep slow* <p?\ HisNyoice. complaining on the breezet, f *1E watched him grow. Th^wintertlmeNs^^^j^ W Ebbed into spring, and sumhverf then We saw him pulse with virile pride } * ywMl When autumn fields were ripe again* /Mw And now, we view him at the last, f y$\ ( Nipped by December's chilling blast. Av./v l | ^ "J ELL, lethfcfrKgo. His^a^e //' Ho was a goodly/Yearj tn deed/jr , So let us toast him, etfery oneX^) A) % \ And bid the warroerer "God-jpaedr Old Year, a final health to you I n You were a cornracje, tried ^ THE Old Year goes. The^ew/Yeex / Before the door and waita/^mere./u vm/ J A / Ho, bring hirn in with welco^eyhands. J |? ?\ The Year is dead I iORRESPONDENCE M'"""3 K;lni "?. Kra, (^r,l,;er spent Sunday night and Monday FRIENDSHIP. near Morven. The (Miristmas tree at Friend- McBEE iip on Friday evening of last , sek was quite an enjoyable af- We had quite an exciting time ir. Everybody seemed to pes- here Christmas night when the 8s a real Christmas spirit. residence ot Dr. J H. Lawrence ,, __ , was destroyed by tire. The fain in , I "nr "ew i'y were asleep when some one istor idled his appointment at the alarm of Hre. The ftrB riendehip 8unday morning with ha(, inerl 8Uoh headway not most interesting sermon. ?4 i . | u ij wi nir vuiuviiia wnc s??cu, Muses Siddie and Bewie Bi?-|The re9lde,,ce including furni8 of Mt. Croglmn upent Ohrist- tur0 w#, tia,|y covered by as here. wo t> u- t t \ insurance. Miss Iiena Perkins of Dunn, , ? . . , ,1 11 Mr. and Mrs. James Lucas, of . C., is visiting friends and rel- ? , . , A. . ives in our community. Bethune visited relatives here Mr. Baxter F- (Gardner has re- wec irned from a visit to relatives Mr. ftn^ Mrs, W. M. I hifer t> Lakeland. Fla. Baxter says ftn^ Master Joe are visiting relate flowers of Florida are lovely, tives at Anderson, S. C. ut nothing compared with his Mr. and Mi s. Lawrence Reed hestertiild ^flowers." of (Jheraw spent Xmashere with Mrs. Margaret Perkins is Mrs. Reed's parents Mr. and pending the holidays at Wades- Mrs. R. B. King, oru and Marshville. Miss Stevens of N.O., is the Qaite a number "Friendship guest of her brother Mr. Luke oungsters" spent Sunday at Stevens. Luby?they making the trip by Mr ftn(j Mrs. Jule Jenkins of leans of a joy-ride. Jefferson visited relatives here Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Teal of Xmas. *ine Grove have moved into our Mrg. gallie Kawlinga haa reommunity and we give them a turned to her home at Jefferson u artv welcome. after spending some time witli Mr. Armond Kossel and bride her daughter Mrs. J. K. Middle?f Morven spent. Sunday at the ton .ome of Mr and Mr., J. U. G.rd- an(j Mr? Maynard of ohe. ie[* / raw visited relatives here Xmas. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Teal and ... a. , ,, ion Carina of near Z ?ar spent! Miss kalie hoc l r is al Sunday w^Ji Mr. audi' Mrs. J-e- home for the holidays, from Ookrome Togfl y er College. m. La ? oo Mt. Croghan Jail J Seized and Closed j A legal proceeding unique in the annals of South Carolina J jurisprudence is the seizure of c the Mt. Croghan city jail. f< Mr. G. W. Moore, it seems, p owned the land on which rested t! the town lock-up and requested J pay for same. For answer, so it 18 said, the town authorities re- S moved the the lock-up, jail or jug, as you may wish to call it, d into the public highway. To furtner guide his action in S the matter Mr. Moore very wisely cume to Chesterfield, where c< he called upon Messrs. Hamia and Hutiley for their wisest j* counsel. Result: A log chain, so to n speak, was metaphorically placed around toe city jail of Mt. Crog- " han, so that none can enter nor leave said jug or jail until the case is settled. b Jackson's Folly Not Finished, a The work 0*1 .Jackson's folly t< uuh come in a nam ior lack of j fundp. The work is so near tl completion that it would it ii would be folly equal to or even greater than the original one, from which this spot takes its name, to st< p without finishing the job. All the money collected was spent for either team hire or la a bor and good value was in every g c.ase received. I.et the good cit- tl izens of the tow n and community give one more pull altogether (| and money can be raised that oj will forever smooth the rough ,1 places in this road. f( ronowing is the list of expen- \\ diture for work. y, Dave Ililliard 4 10 (.< J D Teal 10 50 p W 1) Hinson (5 00 L F Davis 00 f( J F Davis 5 25 S| L H Rivers 27 00 ? L 11 Rivers 7 50 Ben Robeson 12 00 Fred Robeson 12 00 ^ J C Adam 75 i, J A Robeson 0 00 tt Warren Davis 0 00 Sip Lucas 4 50 t,l Sam Ililliard 5 00 n Sip Bittle 7 10 i\ Jerome Teal 10 50 n Robert Teal 12 00 c II Davis 10 50 Charley Rivers 0 10 a Allen Ilillian 1 00 $ J F Ttal 1M 00 f TOTAL 184 00 500 Disappear v g A mystery of considerable proportions surrounds the disap- t nparanr.fi wil.linnt. lonvincr nnw . tangible effects, of some 500 gal- > Ions of liquor. When the fact became known that this great qantity of trouble- j maker had been shipped to tl.is i town the local police force as < well as the rural police became apprehensive. Hut nothing happened. The town force is unanimous in pronouncing this an uneventful Christmas. The same report comes from the rnral communities with one exception. \nd even this scrap was a private affair, being confined to one family, where a man gently bit off his brothers' ear. The McHee Supply Co., which was burned out some time ago J and went into bankruptcy, has offered to settle with its credit unior Order Will Present Bible and Flag The program conimictee of the unior Order, Chesterfield Oounil No. 87. have arranged the allowing program for the Bible resentation and fiag raising at he Chesterfield High School on anuary 4th, at 11 a. m.: Music by the school ? "Star pangled Banner." Prayer by the Rev. B. S. Funerburg. Address of welcome by Prof. . A. Porter. Response to address of wel ->me, uy W K. HuneycuttAddress by G. K. Laney, subjct, "Patriotism." Address by Rev. F. M. Canon, "Liberty." Address by C. P. Mangum, Virtue." Song by school, "America." Presentation of Bible and flag y Rev. J. L. Tvler. Acceptance by R. N. Rouse. Song by school?"Red, White nd Blue." All other councils are invited d be present at this service. Members will please meet at he hall at 10:30 Tuesday mornlg, Jan. 4th. W. R. Huneycutt, C. J. L. Tyler, V. O. D. L. Smith, P. O. The Rural Police That Chesterfield County has n efficient force of rural police oes without saying. These genleuien are alwavs on rhe job I ' nd in the performance of their uty, while fearless to a man, ften exercise a fine sense of escrimination where slight ofmnses are concerned. These miugs are well known, but the ear's record as shown on the aunty's books will probably rove interesting. Since the organization ot this >rce in place of the former conchies, the entire salaries up to iec. 15th, 11)15 amounts to 1,100. The cash brought into the reasury through fines paid, due m arrests by the rural police, mounts to $8,214.50. Number of days worked on lie chain gain, 7,Jlw0. The estimated value of a days work on he gang is 0 0 cents. This makes the total value to the ounty of said work, $4,428. Thus the iliP.nmn fr.lirnn irh 'f.ltA %. ctivity of the police has been 12,(>72.50. at an expense of S,100. Between "Red" and Henry "Lend me your automobile, >ill you? I want to take my ;irl out for a spin." "Sorry, old man, but I couldn't rust anybody else to run that nachine. I'll tell you what ve'll do, though. You lend me he girl." For an evening of genuine enjoyment visit the Amus-U Theitre on Tuesday and Saturday evening?. OVR JITNEY OFFER This a.nd Sc DON'T MISS THIS. Out out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Foley & Co., Chicago, Illinois, writing your name and address clearly. You will re* ceive in return a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and back, rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for conitipation, biliousness, ' . headache a^UMtfj^xiwels.?* 'jjkiuare ^