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different scots Turkish scntrics are sta
toned 10 keep the peace within MI the
churches In Palestine which are owned
by several sects In common.
The grotto OF the manper, the site of
all Mcrcd sites In the whole world, IL
reached Ivy descent of marble stairs,
which lead down below the chanccl
plncc of the stable of history, Is n mag
nidccnt little chapel respondent with
gold ana silver decorations, Many
rows of golden lamps hanging from the
rocky ceiling shed gorgeous though
subdIod light into the otherwise dark
mud gloomy Enclosure. The cradle In
which tho Holy Infant lay II, accord
Ing tu tradition, ia the Church of Santa
Maria Maggiurc IN Rome. An altar
stands on the spot OF the manEcr, and
above IL Is a large printing of the sta
bic In which the great Nativity took
place, An altar lighted up by many
glldcl lamps, which burn day and
night, records the visit of the magi
ana the Offering Of their rare gifts of
fpnkinconse and myrrh This incl
dent IL also depicted IN large paint
ms 4 golden star In the marble floor
IL nscrlhe1 "liic Natus Est Jesus
Ghrl.tus ~ Virelno Maria"
Tic whole chapel containing these
two affairs Ii only thirty seyen feet
long aud eleven wide The walls are
covered with rich though somewhat
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faded tapestries and paintings. AS
one gazcs around and mcditates on the
associations of the place, looking on the
cave, which in all probability Is the
very one which stood below the inn,
and as ones eye rests upon the devoted
pilgrims prostraiing themselves before
these affairs In gratitude of sogi. one Is
greatly impressed with the realization
of ones surroundings and their mar
vcloug history.
Under the building are caves. BE-
meath one OF the affairs down in these
grottoes is dark recess behind an iron
grating. BY the Hight of torches in the
hands of the monks, who act us guides,
one peers down into the Erewsome
depths below. The monks tell us that
this is the pit where the massacred In
fants were cast. Here also IS large
tragic event. The most interesting of
NIL these caves Is that In which the no
bile St Jerome lived and died and from
whence he gave TO the world his great
life work Of translation.
IA the church and the converts are
built on the very highest point Of the
hill the view from their towers f. that
OF magnificent landscape spreading
out for miles before one. Beyond the
undnla'lng plains Just below the hlll Of
bethlehem Is the wilderness OF Judna
leading from Jerusalem down to tho
valley Of the Jordan.
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er. No, Sary wouldn't send me no
Christmas gift anyway. 1t must be
some III who TUX pity on me fur bein'
alone on the holiday.
Whatd y do with hor? axed the
ole man.
"'She married Teller and lit out
"'Did y expect her to be a ole maid
fur your sake|
"'Waal, that's bout it.
"'Then it served y right And, turn
in his back. with Il grunt he made off
81 sot down in chair facin' the box.
Purity soon | heard somepin movin'
roun' inside of it, Reckon it's a fox
or cub bear | says. Then | looked
at the clock, and it was five minutes
to 8. | couldn't wait no longer, SO
went to the clock and turned on the
hands. heerd somcpin ag'in the win
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draw 10 their homes and CLOSE their
doors soon after sunset Most Of the
business of the town is carried or in
the market place during the morning
and housckocpers purchase their pro
visions daily from the men and women
squattinE on the ground of this central
square, where they spend hours bar
gaining over the price Of each article.
The homes of the natives are very
simply furnished. The comiortabIcs
which serve for beds ut night are all
put away on shelf on one side OF the
room by day, In one corner stands Il
large stone pitcher of water. This the
women iill twice n day from the village
well, which Is the general meeting
place of friends and strangers and
this Is the starting place of all the
news and gossip Of the town. The
small hand mill IL an important article
in every home. Their cooking stove Is
little earthcnwarc hearth. On this
the coffccpot can be found ut almost
any hour of the day, or the large pan
which contains the rice or beans, which
constitute the most important mcUl of
the day. ON the walls OF the Latin
homes are small cruclnXes ana in the
Greek gildcd pictures Of saints, The
Bethlchemitcs are very proud Of the
fact that they dwell In the very town
where the Saviour was born.
The center Of interest In bethlehem.
both TO ihc Inhabitants and 20 the Wis
itor IS The large cluster OF buildings
consisting Of the Church Of the Naiiv-
ity surrounded by the Latin and Crock
converts. This most interesting edlCc
IN all Palestine Is the oldest Chrstmn
church In existence. II wus built over
site the authenticity of which IL liz.
tie disputed st Helena .aundrl the
& church In 335 4. D., Mt the time when
she erected 80 many beautiful cdllicr4
upon sncrcd cites ia Palestine If this
church I'm Bethlehem had been built
entirely according 20 her plan II would
have been simply magnificent. hut for
come unknown reason her details were
never carried out SIN the church has
/ standing remains which show some
thing of ts former grandeur The beau
tiful Corinthlnn pillars Of marble aud
the cedar beams from the Lebanon
which uphold the roof. aud the faded
remains Of the beautiful frrRcocs or
the walls all give one m Idea Of tht
mogniliccnce Of her plan
The present church built over the
site and udiolunE this basIlica " St
Helena Is owned in common by thu
Latins, the Greeks ana the Armcnlans
who each have their own scparat,
share I'm il and their own small claprlt
within the one building The Turf
holds control ~ II ana sells the priyE
lcge Of posse zsiOn Of the various sacred
spots to The highest bidder The
Greeks. being fho weaIthlr4l % The
oriental Christians, own the largest
chapel Ihis IL Il source ~ great snr
row 10 the Latins md because II fht
unfriendly feeling between Ill these
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year old. She was likely little gal
and stepped right into her mothers
place in takin' keer Of the house, and
every year got more dependent on to
her. Five year ago, when she was
bout eighteen, that galopt over there
the young man referred to as the ga
loot grinned-"come a-sparkin' of her.
What was to become of me If he mar
ried her he didn't seem to consarn
himself. I didn't keer to give her up
without fight, and give him fair
warnin' that If he come nosin' round
the farm I'd empty the load in that
shotgun hangin' agin the wall up
there. This had the effec' to keep him
away; but, Lord what's the use keep
in Teller from gal when the gal
they're all slick as CREASED cats-kin
go to the Teller? Sary lit out one day
and lcf' her old dad in the lurch.
Didn't y, Sary?'
Eyes, pop"
"She jined Ben there. and they was
married. They didn't dare come prowl-
in round here. but they sent letter
implorin' forgiveness. l didn't send
'em no answer, so they jist never tux
no more notice of me. That's bout it.
amt it, SaryT'
"Y' struck it jist right, pop"
"Y' knowcd I'd riddle y if got sight
of y, didn't y BenY
The young man grinncd again. but
made no reply.
II passed the ornariest five years"
continued the farmer, II ever spent in
my life. Lonesome? Ben and Sary jist
let me alone and didn't show up no
where. The fust three years ! spent
cussin' 'em, but the fourth year |
thought if they'd come back I'd for
give em. The fifth year Went Il hunt
In fur 'em, but didn't get no track of
'em.
1.-THE wust times | had was the holt
days. When Christmas come along, |
allus went to town. Meetin' tho crowds
was better N sittin' here all alone, but
the crowds was bad enough, fur every.
| body was a-buyin' somethin' fur some
body and minded me that | didn't
have nobody to buy anything fur. |
nllus got to thinkin of the days when
Sary was little gal and we hung up
her stockin' and 1t bulged on Christ
| mas mornin', and how them black eyes
of her'n danced when we drawed the
/ things out, maxim b'lieve they'd got
stuck. SOS to take 'em out slow.
Last night was the fifth Christmas
( eve I'd spent nlone, and 1t didn't
seem q If could git through
! 1t. was a-slttln' here before the
/ fire n-lookin' over the backlog. pic
] turin In my mind the faces of them as
had gone, a-hopin' I'd jine some on
em before another Christmas. when
/ there was rap at the door. ! give y
! my word. stranger II was the fust rap
4 on that door any Christmas sence Sary
i lit out Seemed Is II some on en- was
/ a-eomin' back sure. 1t couldn't be
/ Sars's mother, fur she'd gone to where
| they don't come back from. 1t might
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king coins on her cup can be seen
cleaning I'm harvest time
The women of Bethlehem are noted
for their beauty and their graceful ANA
digaidcd carriage tn" latter may be
caused by the habit they have of car,
rying heavy pitchers and baskets Iaden
With fruit on their heads above their
already heavy head gear They are
also renowned for their nobility ana
uprightncss Of character. They claim
TO have descended from the crusaders,
and still wear the costume that was In
style in those days. IT il the prcttiest
OF all the brightly colorcd gowns worn
in Palestine and IL claboratcly trimmed
with embroidery worked 10y themselves.
At the door Of their homes ana In the
courtyard which g. the common prop
crtl Of the surrounding houses women
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IT was Christmas day, and instead

L was ohl way iiiotSoN
of being at home l was obliged
to ride through sleet and snow.
About II o'clock | rode up to a
farmhouse and asked the farmer IL he
could give me something to eat.
"Y' bet" he replied. "Y' kin have
the best in the house, and no pay"
He stood in the doorway, and at his
side was little boy about four years
old, on whose curly locks his hand
rested affectionately. Within l could
see young woman setting table,
while before fireplace sat young
man. All seemed naturally interested
in me, stranger but the little boys
eyes were full of childish wonder.
alighted, my horse was put up and |
dined with the family. After dinner
l lighted a cigar, offered the men q
smoke and said to the farmer:
"Now l want you to tell me what
makes you so happy today"
'Well. stranger, they say man
that's suddenly got somepn' fust rate
wants to talk about it, so here goes
He took the little boy in his lap and
began:
"When my ole woman dicd-Sary's
mother there-Sary was bout fourteen
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:" ETHLEHEM, which in the days
of the prophet Micah was Tit
tie among the thousands in Ju-
dahl is now one of the largest
villages in Palestine. The inhabitants
number about 5000. 1t Is very appro-
pirate that this village, IN which the
Saviour was born. should be superior
to all others in Palestine. This 1t Is
generally acknowledged to be. The
natives of Bethlehem are the most In
telligent and the most Industrious Of
all the village jewellers around Jcru-
salem. They are also renowned for
their high moral character. The en-.
tire population holds the Christian
faith, either that of the Latins or Of
the Greeks. Ibrahim Fasha on laying
Bethlehem in ruins, strangely enough,
drove out the Turks and allowed the
Christians 10 stay and dwell in the
birthplace of their faith, ard they have
held sway there ever since.
The inhabitants Of Bethlehem culti-
vatc the land with diligence un.
known TO their Mohammedan neigh.
bors. The women are quite as indus.
trious as the men, both I'm the work
of the fields and in their homes. Many
a maiden with flowing veil and tin
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Don't forget the old man
with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive he
brings the strength and flesh
he so much needs.
To all weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
strengthening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
of their own.
He stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion of pure cod liver ola
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and for all who need flesh and
strength.
fO9-415 Pearl Street, New York.
SOC. end $l.OO; all druggists.
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and maldeps can be seen sitting on
mats grinding Tie grain al their small
hand mills. singing chccrlly az they
work. Inside the houses others are
busily helping the men carving articles
Of worship out Of the oyster shells
found Ia the Persian gulf These rel
ics, which they offer for sale, are truly
things Of beauty, though carved by
the hands Of these simple, illitcrate
workers Large entire shells have bas-
relief pictures Of the Nativity exquisite
ly carved on them The Bethlehemites
carry OF quite an extensive trade both
in the orient ard Ia other lands in
cufiOs made from this pearl, as also
from the olive wood 81 the land and
the black stone from the Dead sea.
The houses In Bethlehem are scat
tered here and there regardless ~ gym.
nsetry and with 10 attempt whatsoever
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Then lie Took Another.

Comfort Brown Don't you think ii
nonsensical, NIL this kissing under the
mistlctoe?
Thomas Tuhhs Sure thing. But q
little nonsense now and then Is relished
by the best of men-and women!
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NeIcntHesu.

THAT man is merely parrot" snia
the intellectual person.
"He isn't even that" answered Miss
Cayenne. "a parrot has at least the
faculty of quoting with accuracy.
Washington Star
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CHRISTMAS TREES FOR THE CITY CHILDREN.


branches
and
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Queer Monument.

The citizens of Altenburg Germany
have erected monument in honor of
"skat," which Is a German variation of
whist. The monument consists of
column painted with diamonds. hearts,
spades and clubs.
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CHRISTMAS TOY MAKERS HARD AT WORK.

They
turn year supply
demand created by the 100000 little who's
Chrmastde The imported chiefly
fact
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President Smith, of Trinity college,
New Haven, will retire next year as
head of the institution and will re-
ceivc a life pension of $4,000 year
thereafter.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-10-14
35c. Oil Linen Window Shades
24c. Nice Linen Towels 15ac.-Norman's
Laying the Cornerstone.


Quite an interesting ceremony took
place Tuesday afternoon, October IS, at
the site of the new Methodist church in
Seneca. 1t was the laying of the corner
stone. Two years ago tbs month the
old church was burned; the new build
ing, which is of brick, is going up
rapidly and will soon be completed
Rev. r. A. Child, Presiding Elder of
the Greenville District, laid the corner
stone in ritualistic form: The following
articles were deposited in the stone: A
copy of the Bible, the Discipline, the
Hymn Book, the Southern Christian Ad-
vOcate of October 8, 1903; the Christian
Advocate {Nashville) of October 8, 1908
historical sketch of the Seneca Metho-
dist church; paper setting forth the
name of the church, the name of the
pastor, the board of trustees, the build
ing committee, and the roll of the pres
ent membership; tho Semi Centennial
edition of The Keowee Courier; The
Keowee Courier of October Z, 1908; The
Oconee News Of October 8, 1908.
The Seneca M Methodist church was or
ganized in the fall of 1874 by Rev. j.
Walter Dickson, with the following
members: Mrs. Ella b. Thompson, Mrs.
l.. NJ. Coleman, Mrs. Josephine Swami,
Mrs. Ellen Davis, Mrs. Harbin, Mrs.
= Puckett, Mrs: Ellie Miller, v: B.
o"auii, a. "a. Soie, Dr. ". N. ar
brough, Mrs. Amanda Cole, Miss Fan
ME Bearden, Mr.. and Mrs. Major, Miss
Major, Mrs. Robinson, Miss Ella Robin
son, Miss Annie Robinson.
The preachers who have served the
church are Edgar Archer, 1876; L. G.
Loyal, 1876; j. j, Neville, 1910; w. A.
Hodges, 1880-81; p. B. jackson, 1882; B.
j. Guess, 1883-S5; w. A. Hodges, 1886;
J. j. Neville. 1887; r. w. Barber, 1898 I;
G. II. Pritchard, $4,000; A. b. Earle,
189l-92; e. p. Hutson, 1903; II. b.
Browne, 1894; j. w. El5ins, 1906; j. L.
Daniel, 1996-99; G. +. Clarkson, 1900 -O3.
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Fire In Anderson.

Anderson, October 12.--Fire to- day
damaged the storo room and stock of
goods of the Sullivan Hardware Co. to
the extent OF $4,000 or $4,000. The ex-
act damage cannot be ascertained for
several days. The loss is covered by in
surance.
George Jolly, one of the clerks, was in
the cellar drawing some liquid asphal-
tum, from a barrel, and had negro
holding a lighted candle. The gas or
fumes from the asphaltum exploded,
covering both the men with flames.
Both were badly burned, but will re-
cover. The negro ran some distance in
the open air with the flames roaring
about him. He was finally caught by
bystanders and carried to a hydrant and
the water turned on. Mr.. Jolly's in
juries were very painful, but not re-
garded as serious. But for the good
work of the fire department the confia-
grafton would have been serious one,
as the store Is in the heart of the bust.
ness district.
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SEQ IT'S
[ NJ I'LL. SION

SCOTS Emulsion is the
means of life and of the en-.
joyment of life of thousands of
men, women and children.
10 the men SCOTS Emul-
sion gives the flesh and
strength SO necessary for the
cure of consumption and the
repairing of body losses from
any wasting disease.
For women SCOTS Emul-
sion does this and more. 1t is
a most sustaining food and
tonic for the special trials that
women have to bear.
To children SCOTS Emul-
sion gives food and strength
fer growth of flesh and bone
and blood. For pale girls,
for thin and sickly boys SCOTS
Emulsion is a great help.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT s. BOVINE. Chemists,
4o9-4i5 Pearl Street, New York.
6oc. and 81. .ooi all druggists, i
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Meeting Of the o. R. S. /. A.

The next regular meeting of the Oco-
nee Rural School Improvements Associa.
ton will be held at Oakway on Saturday,
October 18th.
Every one interested in better schools,
improvement of school houses and
grounds, and the children of Oconee
county, is most cordially invited and
urgently requested to be present.
This will he the last meeting OF the
year 1908. Letit be the best one. All
are asked to bring well-filled baskets
pionio style.
Below will be found blank report OF
coupon. Every teacher in the county is
urged to fill in answers and bring or send
to the Oakway meeting. liz you do not
come and cannot send by any one, mail
to Miss Marye r. Shelor, Westminster.
Please attend to this as soon as you read
notice, /. O., IMMEDIATELY. It will
be too late unless mailed not later than
Friday.
The impression has in some way been
made in the minds of some of our people
that the county organization known as
the Oconee Rural School Improvement
Association is composed of and in-
tended for teachers only. This is a
mistake, as membership is not condi-
tional Except as to color.) Anyone
interested in better education may be-
como q member.
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For the third time in ten days the
Standard Oil Trust has advanced the
price of oil. Oil is higher than it has
been in three years.
At the meeting of the Peabody Fund
Trustees in New York last week DR.. A..
S. Green was appointed General Agent
to succeed the late DR.. Curry.
A lively fight is expected in the Ninth
Georgia Congressional District where
Hon. Carter Tate is to have two oppo-
nents for the seat now held by him.
At Topeka, Kansas, five hundred per-
sons witnessed rough and tumble fight
one day last week between girl sopho-
mores and freshmen. Many of the girls
had their clothing torn from their bodies.
The grand jury of Anderson county
has presented w. G. Meredith, member
of the County Board of Pensioners, for
charging commissions to applicants for
pensions. Verify the trail Of graft is
marking every branch of politics.
Governor Hayward Friday commuted
the sentence of Andrew Davis, of An
derson county, from life imprisonment
to two years on the chaingang. Davis,
row and accidentally shot his mother,
who was acting as peace-maker. Both
the judge and solicitor recommended
this action by the governor.
Hon. John l.. McMaster, member of the
Legislature from Richland county, died
last Saturday. He had been sick for
several days, but his death was quite
unexpected. Mr.. McMaster was about
35 years old and was regarded as one of
tho most intellectual men in this city
He bad been q very successful lawyer
and man of firm convictions. 'i
A fight at Columbus, Texas, which
started at dance between William
Wink and Rheinhard Hildebrand, Wink
was killed, Hildebrand was shot in the
neck and probably fatally wounded, Joe
Becker, spectator, was shot in the leg
and Beno Hildebrand was badly beaten
about the head. The shooting became
general, but the bullets went wild, ex-
cept those fired by the principals.
The election on the question of issuing
$4,000 worth of bonds in aid of the
Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina
Railroa .ys the Anderson Daily Mail,
of October 10th, passed off very quietly
and but little interest was manifested.
Seventy-six votes were cast, and of these
75 were in favor of the bond issue and 1
opposed to it. One hundred and thirty
seven voters had been registered for the
election, but only little more than half
of these felt sufficient interest to 90 out
and vote. The interest might have been
greater If there had been any opposition
to the bond issue.
A Chicago Tribune dispatch from
North McAlester, Indian Territory, says
Lucille Mulhall, 18 years old, and a
friend of President Roosevelt, has won
the $1,000 steer-roping contest here, de-
feating the best known COW boys in the
Southwest. The conditions were that
three steers were to be roped and tied in
the fastest time, and the contest was
open to all. Miss Mulhall threw her
first steer and tied it up in 43 seconds.
seconds, while the thi | was roped,
thrown and tied in the lemarkably fast
time of DO seconds.
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1900.
Letter to J. e. Smith, Seneca.

d
Dear Sir: Let's have little private
talk by ourselves on business; nobody
else, please, read.
You want to know how to do q cheap
job of painting, and have it look good.
Here 1t is: The cheapest thing there is
In the way of o good-looking job-say
nothing about it's being good-is Deyoe: !:
the regular thing in Devoe.
The reason is: Devoe goes further
than anything else. d-and- oil is good
looking; don't 60 80 far and costs more.
The other paints are more or less short
In one way or another; don't 60 80 far
and costs more than Devoe.
Devoe costs least of all; you don't
mind it lasting longer, do your We
can't help it; paint that goes further
lasts longer; we can't help it.
.,,. Yours truly,
+. w. Deyoe & Co.
4 P.S-G. w. Gignilliat, Seneca, S. c.,
sells our paint