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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19
CHRISTMAS.

BY Lady Cook, nee Tennessee c. Olaf
! lin for the Sunday Light
The happy season of Christmas is
cnce more close upon us, destined to
bring joyfulness and mirth to millions
of hearts, but bitter sadness and a
sense of utter LONELINESS to the fOrlOrn
Heaven pity those who at this festive
period have no smiling faces of dear
ones at their board, or, worse still, pos
SeSs neither home nor means nor
friends. When most families are gath
cred together in loving communion, it
is meet that the common SympathieS
of humanity should be most strongly
stirred on behalf of the wretched and
the Outcast.
1t is unquestiOnable that our Christ
mas festival is of Pagan origin; that it
is the survival of sun wOrShip-One
form of that great and universal phal
lie creed which would seem TO be as old
and as ubiquitous as mankind. Who
can say for how many thousands or
scores of thousands of years the souls
of men were moved to hope and joy by
the returIi of the sun to vivify and
bless the earth? The end of the win
ter sOlstice was period of expectancy
and promise, celebrated by joyful
feasting, curious customs, and apprO-
pirate worship, and the first day of ev-
! cry week was dedicated by our Anglo
Saxon ancestors to the solar deity.
Christianity appropriated the Pagan
festivals to its own cult with as few
innovations as possible, so as not to
shock too rudely the conservative sus-
capabilities of its converts. And thus
the time of year of the universal Sat
urnalia was fixed as the precise period
of the birth of Christ, the spiritual
sun. the Sun of Righteousness" who
was to bring gladness and healing be
meath His wings. The Scriptural
phrase is plain allusion to the Solar
serpent worship which prevailed in Sy-
ria, as in this country and throughout
the world. An ancient hierOgram Of
its divinity was Il circle. egg, or sun,
| with lowering wings.
The Yule-clOg or log was emblematic
of the same sacred fire. The suns
name i'm Welsh was Haul; in Breton,
HeOl The AnglO-SaXOn name for
Christmas was geul or yule; Danish
and Swedish. jul. Icelandic, IoI or jol;
and English. yule. Thus yule plain
ly meant the festival of the Sun. y
year was often called sun by the an.
clients. and yule was the time when the
old sun died and the new one was born
Thus the birth of Christ comedies will
the birth of the sun.
Warmcstry. i'm his "Vindication OF
the SOlcmnity of the Nativity Of
Christ" 1913. says: IF it doth ap
peare that the time of this Festival
doth comply with the time of the
Heatheus' Saturnalia. this leaves nc
charge Of impety upon it: for. since
l''..s .'Yr hest cured hv their contraT.
J e.. Il WAS both wisdom and piety in
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19
A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE.
BY W. Grahame Martin, 1903 5. Frio
St. San Antonio, Texas.

BY W. Grahame Martin, 11O3 ). Frio
ST.. San Antonio, Texas.
John Smith, labOrer, was hard at
work. His muscles twisted and knot
ted under the upward and downward
motions of his pick. The perspiration
rolled in huge drops from off his hon
est, rugged face and fell into the loose
earth at his feet; and oOZing through
the coarse, thick pantalons and shirt
he wore, mixed with the earth his
pick had let fall upon him, giving
him "a Shiny, repulsive appearance.
His this days work was extra and
not on the large excavation, which
had given him steady employment for
the past week. 1t was on peice of
ground owned by the excavation boss;
was to be a PARALLEL grammic cavity
for Il small larck. A suspension of
work for the Christmas morrow the
evening before had given him the time
in which to do it, and the chance was
soon forthcoming. But the work did
not pay much-nOt near so much as on
the large eXcavation-biS boss had
noticed his needy appearance COM
pared to the rest of the men and had
managed that-and he was sorry in
deed Christmas had come.
John Smith ground mis- pick and
looked around him. The nearest
house was half mile away. Not a
soul was in sight His glance rested
in the hole in which he stood. His
face took on a more thoughtful as
pect; then he enthusiastically smiled
for the first time in many days. He
muttered: said he heard money was
buried here, and it'd go with my
wages if l found it, Stingy old fell
low! If he thought it would be found
nobody but himself would eXcavate
here
He resumed his work. and his
thoughts dwelt upon his home. His
face became sad. His wife, his two
little girls-they were passing such a
miserable Christmas particularly
poor, blind, Lizzie. There was moth
ing in the house to enthusiastically
nothing except some old meal full of
weevels-and Lizzie was sick! She
should have something nOurishing to
eat, but all the money was gone
spent for medicine. Yes, and the last
piVSNiip'lOu WIS nOJ Hlleu.
His pick struck against something
hard. He dug little to one side. as
he always did to prize up stones.
Again was the pick stopped.
a big one, no mistake" he NUT
tered.
Throwing down his pick he caught
up his shovel and scraped the earth
away, uncoyering a rough, square
stone. Using the pick as a lever. he
priced up the stone and turned it over
An aperture was disclosed. In it was
a heavy iron box!
John Smith dropped his pick as
though it We're afire and hurriedIy at
tempted TO lift the box. 1t was heavy.
He eXerted himself. The box was
lifted out of the hole and turned upon
its side. \ strong blow of his pick
burst the lock asunder. The box was
filled with gold!
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19
SUNDAY SHORT SNAPS.

We can fix up West Commerce street
after the market house is assured.
The business houses are now being
thoroughly worked on advertising
fakes.
The Business Mems club should try
and get good home man for secretary
next time.
Next Saturday is Christmas. the
Light office will take holiday. so rush
In your big ads not later than Friday
morning.
y union passenger depot i'm the Cen
trail garden would mt least give the
tourist passing through chance to
see the city.
san Antonio has her share of world
heaters beat boarding houses
and newspapers.
There is no business. trade or pro
feSsion that can not Use advertising in
some form successfully and prof tably.'
1t is ''anarchism' to oppose meas.
IRE that is universally desired by the
people just because you want to pose
as being against the majority
The persistent advertiser often ay.
tracts to his own city large volume of
trade which might otherwise have
drifted elsewhere. Printers Ink.
There is strong combination being
formed To run good attra actions i'm all
the larger cities of Texas next year mt
popular priccs-ranging from ten cents
to fifty cents a ticket.
IN ad- vrt.sCr w"i.rS &c Li-II,. u
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19
II THE GREAT *
So zoe Store.
Next to Geo. r. Stumberg's.

Messrs. Carmichael, Carroll, Cook,
johnson, Smith and DIR. Watkins,
have gone ON a hunting expedition
down on the Nueces.
Miss Lizzie Jones Paid the Alamo
City a visit last week.
Mr.. Watkins, who has been quite
sick with pneumonia is improving.
Sim Pumpkins cut his sugar cane
last week.
Robert Holcome left this morning
to visit relatives in Lockhart.
Lee Davis was OF from Floresville
Sunday shaking hands with friends.
The whooping cough has at last got
ten into this community. Quite a
number of school children have it.
A COW belonging to Bill Jones died
with the whooping cough last Mon
day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19
Drinking all night, and sleeping on the
benches"

Drinking all night, and sleeping on the
benches"
The merry making that continued
from our Christmas day TO Twelfth
day (old Christmas day. IS noted in Il
ballad of 1880:
when Christmas tide comes in like a
bride.
With holy and ivy clad,
Twelve days in the year, much mlgth
and good cheer
In every household is bad
We must not omit TO notice the splen-
did charities of our cOuntrymen on be-
half of the unfortunate, and especially
at Christmas. The subscriptions
which annually pour in for the poor is
a case i'm point, and one which reflects
the highest credit on all concerned.
For after all, what does it matter
whether the legends of Christmas are
true or false. whether its customs are
Pagan or Christion, so that the season:
brings Peace on earth and good will
toward menu Joseph of Arimathea
NAV never have visited Glastonbury,
nor his dry walking stick have become
that Holy Thorn" which miraculously
blossomed annually on the fifth of Jan
uary, yet there are saints as good rs
he who walks the earth still, and flour
ished on Weary all Hill. May the
coming Christmas he like the three
ships of the old carol-freighted with
love and mercy, so that all may sing,
as of old:
without the door let sorrow lie,
And if for cold it hap to die,
Well bury it in n Christmas pie,
And evermOre be merry
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

Cuscrrrts Candy Catharlic. the most won
derful nr"uical discovery of the age. peas
ant and refreshing TO the tase, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
of c. G. G. to-day; 10, 25, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19
The next begins:
Gabryell of hyge degree,
Cam down from the Trenyte,
To Nazareth i'm Galillee.
With nova.
Another ends:

Another ends:
Marya ventre concept, the holy COST
was ay hyr with;
| OF hyr IN Bedlem born he is, cOnsors
paterni luminis;
| Alme beata trinitas, that lay betwyn
an on and as,
BY hys modyr madyn fire., gloria tibi
Domino.
A few carols are deeply dogmatical
and metaphysical, but with these we
will not trouble our readers. The mo-
nastic doctrine of the sinfulneSs of the
conjugal union may be found in most
of them, and in one instance is given
with extreme grosSness, and is a SIAN
der on every human mother, Mary eX-
cepted. Others warn us TO be mOder-
ate and decorouS in our mirth, to be
merry with temperance and sobriety-
an admonition appropriate to all times
and seasons. But as the centuries roll
ed on, the high significance of Noel, the
dies natalis of Christ, became second
airy TO profuse eating and drinkging.
Beef and pudding were mere thought
of than the self-sacrificing life of the
Man of Sorrows. The tender plain
tiveness that chastened the joy of the
old carols was succeeded by a coarse
and boisterous spirit of revelry and
vulgar debauch, as though Jesus We're
BacchuS. Hence,
Hank. how the hoOfs with laughter
sound.
Anon they'll think the world goes
round;
For they the cellars depth have found,
And there they will make merry.
One, however, says:
This feast is to relieve the poor.
And not TO drunken Bacchus..
Another. printed just after the Re
storatiOn, has n similar spirit. 1t be-
gins:
All you that in this house be here,
Remember Christ that for us dy'd,
And spend away with modest chere,
In loving sort this Christmas tide.
And whereas plenty God has sent.
Give frankly TO your friends in love;
The bOunteOuS mind is freely bent,
And never will a niggard prove.
The fortune of the new year prOverb |
tally depended Oh the day of the week
on which the preceding Christmas fell.
An old Christmas song says of We'd
nesday:
If Christmas day, the SOthe to say,
FAN upa WEDNESDAY.
That we're shall be n hard winter and
strong.
And many hydeus wynGes amOnge;
The sOmer merry and goode shall be;
That we're shall be wete CRETE splente;
Younge fOlke shall dye that we're also,
And shyppus in the sea shal have CRETE
WOO.
What chylde that day borne Us,
He shall be dowghtye and lyghte
i-wisse,
And wyse and slye also of dede,
And find many men mete and wede.
In conclusion we wish all our readers
in the final words of the old carol:
WOlcum be We that arm here,
WOlcum, ale, and max good cherp,
WOlcum. ale. another year.
WOlcum, vol
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

Our old friend, Col. COrkscrew, :"
made an effort TO help the Express
''agin" the market house, but founder
ed and fiOurished around and founder
ed on his first effusiOn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

horse; last week l advertised for some
stolen property, one time in the Light,
and secured the property and the
thief"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

Alderman Surkey will be expected tC
get right on the market question, or his
constituents will raise such Il how
that may cause the |. &. G. y. railroad
to open up those streets they are block
aiding in the Second and Third ward.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

. If the Eighth ward is to get the new
Union depot, Alderman Johnson should
be generous enough to be in favor OF
allowing the west side people the priv
ilege of donating $4,000 in cash to-
ward building market house on Pas
chal square.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

This is the last week to buy your
Toys AID Holiday Goods. You had bet
ter come early la the morning to be
properly waited "u My But didn't
we have rush last week though. A few
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19
TO Cure Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartie iOc or %
II {. c. c. fail TO cure druggists ".''u'.t we
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

Marya ventre concept, the holy COST
was ay hyr with;
OF hyr IN Bedlem born he is, cOnsors
paterni luminis;
Alme beata trinitas, that lay betwyn
an OK and n as,
BY hys modyr madyn FIRE, gloria tibi
Domino.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

-Adve-tlse in the Sunday IiEht.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

Because there has been enough mon
ey squandered on Avenue ID, on patel
work to build good road up TO til,
government post, is no good reason
why the city should not have a decen
market house, more especially whcI
the taxpayers on the west side are don
ating $1,000 in cash toward it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-19

'DO you push your business or wait
until it pushes you? Some prefer TO
do the pushing themselves, though it
is hard work: others take it easy and
let themselves be pushed along by their
business. step by step. The ''puShers'
succeed. The pushed fail.'-Press
and Printer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-03-26
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Sherman @. Denham. plaintiff vs. VIM.
B. buchanan. s. 8. Farris, w. NJ.
Late, O. w. johnson, q. @. Blair,
j. NJ. Blair. Boughners & Sons, J..
/. Alexander, j. 8. Roger, Isaac s.
Roger, G. w. Winters, John Tyson,
George @. Blair. Albert Parks, Geo.
B, Patton. and j. w. Benson, de-
PENDANTS, In Chancery.
The above styled cause having been,
by an order the Judge Of the circuit
court OF HARRISON county in vacation,
referred TO me as . commissioner OF the
said court 10 ascertain aud report what
lands are owned by the said William b.
Ruckman, their value and location, the
amount and priority OF the liens exist
ing on the SAID lands by judgment or
otherwise and whether the rents and
profits Of the same will satisfy such
liens within five years and such other
matters as may be deemed pertinent or
required by any of the parties, the said
parties will take notice that I will pro-
ceed to execute tho said order at my
Office in said county on the 24tl, day Of
April next, at which time and place
they are required TO attend with snch
proofas they may desire to offer in
their behalf.
Given under my hand this the Goth
day of March. 1896.
CHARLES ", LYNCH.
2O-4t Commissioners.
H
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-03-26
Real Istale Transfers.

The following Real Estate
Transfers have been docketed
since our last issue
Geo F Randall to Alzana Jar
rett 5 LIZ acres; Clay.
CWLynch to Peter l Lynch
IS acres Elk.
Id Hagerty to Emma o Mar.
tin 8 acres /; Sardis.
Samuel d Boyls to w W Jarvis
1 lot; Ten Mile.
JoelF Randolph to W w Jarvis
! lot; Ten Mile.
Pine Grove Mfg Co. to o. L.
Rohrbough lot Coal.
Sina A Bell to S Z Adams 81
acres Union.
.JH Fox to Geo W Wolfe $50
square # ; Union.
E Maxwell, trustee, to Leeman
Maxwell 70 acres (; Grant.
LC Lawson. com'r to James A
Campbell 81 acres 1876 p Union
Wheeling Title Trust Co. to
Mutual German S L Associatlon
1 lot Ten Mile.
Mutual German S l. Association
to W. Va. Loan Co. / lot Ter
Mile.
John Basel com'r to Charles
Lanham ia acres ; Ten Nile.
Mary A Corpening to John A
Fleming "a acres Clay.
Harvey w. Harmer com'r to
M B Curkendall, / lot Grant.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-03-26
Lett for parts unknown jack
son ana Walling.

Lett for parts unknown jack
son and Walling.
Major Lee Raymond will make
q most excellent member of the
Hospital Board. He is one Of
Clarksburg's leading business
men. Weston Independent.
The election of town officials
for Fairmont Saturday created
as much interest as If it had been
of national importance. Fair.
mont went wet, aud Palatine
went dry, as usual.
McClure's Magazine for April
win contain q series OF life por.
traits of Alexander Hamilton and
his wife. and study of Hamil-
toms life aud public services by
his. chief biographer, the Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge.
New line Of corsets. ruckings,
laces. fancy ribbons, ve,lings.
and kid gloves. Just received
Also see our new shirt waists.
Our summer dress goods will be
placed on sale soon. The Racket
Store, Third street. 2o.tf.
j. A. Minnich went to Clarks-
bug Saturday nightly the over
land route for the Sunday edition
of the Cincinnati Post giving an
account Of the Jackson Walling
hanging.-Weston Independent.
Rev. Charles White Of Clarks-
burg. will preach at the Presby-
terrain church next Sunday morn
ing and evening. Rev. White is
brother of Rev. p. U. White,
of this place, and is a verv fluent
talker. The public is cordially
invited to hear him.-Indepen-
dent,
Your prescriptions will be filed
with purest and best drugs and
with care at A. Y. Smiths drug
store 2O.tf.
R. T. Lowndes' seeds are the
best in the city. His prices are
as follows
Timothy seed .S1.6o per bus.
Red Glover seed. 500 per bus.
BLUEGRASS seed 81 60 & |. 80 pr bu
Orchard Grass seed 81 go pr bus.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-03-26

AAootH& wv ouH AAu1s VI AAoH 2; 4
gloves and mittens st the Racket
Store, Can and see them before
you purchase. To- q!
HOUSE WANTED-A house of
4 or 5 rooms, located west Of
the postofice. Address Box 495.
1876
We have the best line of baby
carriages on the market, Prices
reasonable. The Clarksburg
Furniture Go. 1926.
Choice seed oats, all kinds of
grass seeds. salt and fertilizers,
for sale by AMOS PAYNE. ls:tf.
Special sale Of ladies muslin
underwear. See our line before
purchasing elsewhere. Racket
Store, Third street. l3tf,
We have just added . line OF
dress Innings to our stock. Call
and examine them. The Racket
Store TO-
DIR. George NJ. Holt, dentist,
will be in his office at Clarksburg,
May LIST, 1897, and remain
81 days s3-tf.
You should see the line OF
$500 and sl5. 90 suits shown by
Long 6 David before purchasing
your fall suits. 3s-tf.
See our line of ladies wrappers
from 10 cents up. Splendid
values. The Racket Store, Third
street, opp. P. o. 1877.
We still have few pairs Of
gloves and mittens, which must
go to make room for our spring
stock. The Racket Store, Third
street. 13.tf.
P. M. l0hG!& SON Real Estate
and Insurance Agents
have for sale farms In
~ Harrison county, build.
~ ing lots in Clarksburg,
residences in Clarksburg, Is lots (
in Martinsburg, w. Va, ] lot In
Adamston, Harrison county.
Several dwellings and business
| rooms to rent. Several different
kinds of business for sale. 19.tf.
Professor Wilson, haing rettr-
ed from public life to the realm
of philosophy and theoretics,
where he shines with q much
greater radiance than he did in
Congress or the Cabinet, may be
expected to cast the calcium
light of his intellect on national
problems from time to time, but
the glare from that source will
not blind the eyes OF the Repub.
lican party to its duty, or TO the
true remedies for our present
situation -Er.
Farmers:-Save money by
buying your fertilizers Of r. T.
Lowndes. He keeps the finest
goods on the market and has
prices to suit everybody.
Col. Robert Eastman. ofDavis
who shot and killed Frank 3.
Thompson at Parson, has been
taken to Persons for trial.
Lynching is threatened, and he
is guarded. Saloons have been
closed aud extra police sworn in.
JEFF Dobbins, who SO seriously
cut his brother at Rinktumville
last Saturday night. and who
was released later on bail. was
arrested at Parkersburg again on
a warrent sworn out by Charles
Spencer, charging Dobbins With
criminally assaulting his 15-year.
old daughter. Dobblns was ar
\
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-03-26
Orange Blossoms.

Following marriage licenses
haye been recorded since our
last report {:
Daniel E. Mason age 81. to
Elizabeth Ann Mason, age 90.
Albert Barnes age %, to Savila
Dawson, age 81.
David E. Martin age 80, tc
Cora L. Hanna, age22,
Anderson g. Meek age %, tc
Rosa Gains. age 90.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-03-26

Sopts = ~ 6utpA4o 1S9At
day in Cumberland Md.
Mamie Nusbaum is confined
to his home with typhoid fever.
Carl Vance was in Kingwood
this week.
Rev. w. D. King, OF West Mil
ford, was on our streets Monday.
VIII Fordyce is visiting rela-
tives in Morgantown.
The dog poisoner is getting 10
fatal work at Weston.
At Huntington the Kings
Daughters have established q
home for girls.
In Richie county, Levi John
son. convicted of rape. has been
granted a new trial.
Miss Maggie Rome, of Smith
field, is the guest of friends in
the East end.
The Sheriffs of the various
counties in this State owe the
State Treasury over $500, 900.
Mr.. Ed. j. Hughes, of the
Steam Laundry. has returned
from a visit to his home az Park.
ersburg.
Its said that about one thous.
and copies of Waitman Barbe's
In the virginias" have been
sold, although it has been out
only two or three months.
Hon. Edwin NJ. Gilkeson. col
lec1or of internal revenue, has
accepted the position OF assist
ant cashier in the Second Nation
al Bank at Parkersburg.
The extra session of congress
was called to consider such mat
tiers as mighe be laid before it.
Itsis hoped no foul populist will
try to lay Ea. ter eggs in sight of
the congress.
That very clever gentleman
Mr.. j. P.Thompsor. of Fairmont,
was greeting his Clarksbure
friends Tuesday. Perry did
good service in helping to defeat
the Augusta county bill.
The Baltimore Bargain Store
will open in Clarksburg or
April 1st., to remain few days
with goods cheaper than ever.
Main Street next door to David
Davidson. 90 Ct
Four candidates were received
for baptism at the Baptist church
Friday night. Those immersed
we're Miss Eva Pike and Miss
Minnie Hugill, Messrs. Amos
Payne and Fred Ogden.
The West Virginia State
Board of Health will be n SEES
sion at Charleston on April 2.
and 81, when candidates tor ex
animation to practice medicine
in the State will be examined.
VIM. Il. Lewis. of Clarksburg
was here Thursday evening te
witness the team work in the
third degree of Athens Lodge
] No. So, X. of P. He was the
guest of T. VIM. Hayes while
here. -Morgantown Post.
William Hotchkiss, an oil dill
err, of Williamstown. Wood
county, has mysteriously disap
peared. His family and friends
believe that he has been robbed
and made away with, as he had
considerable money with hin
when last seen.
The prospect for Northviev
soon becoming a town of consid
cradle size, is very promising. A
number of persons have decided
to build on their lots. and Will,
we do not know of any factories
having positively located, We
know ola number of large con
Germs. that are figuring on locat
ing there.
Mayor Owens has been melting
out Justice to evil.doers in grea
shape recently. The sheriff.
hospitality has likewise beer
severely tested. the Jail hayint
at times been full up. 1t seem:
that woman living in the cas-
ona bor n vicions don which rims