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THE PAGELAND JOURNAL Vol.6 NO. 14 \ PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY'ftlORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1915 <1.00 per year I TRIMMTNin' jjg^KSl ^ jro jfil ^ BxB|^ gB^wBBIH^Ky^BpWr^^SS^Bi This Page is giv of cheer and i readers at this, i son. This paper wishes and big, old and youn merriest of merry christ for a season the hards ments of the year, and g a fevy days of joy and gl as we $lo so that the mei intended to be one of h< it was said: Fear, not you eood tidings of gret to all people. For unto you is born I David a Savior, whicb i - ..?*gj . -\ . < ;l V I \ vri^ui-ij-an^-rT-rT^nj-u-u-u-_n..n_r<-rn^-u >u^'j-u-i_n?J 5g5g5B5HJ15H5H5ZSH5Z5Z5Z5a5Z5Zqj ^5E5ZS2S2S252525Z5Z52Si5ZSZS2S2&3 ja v^Hh|^^|^^m||?i^^!!C9 m en over to a message good will to all our mother Holiday Seai for each reader, little g, rich a ad poor, the mases. Let us forget ihips and disappoint:ive ourselves over to adness, not forgetting rry making season is >nor to Him of whom for, behold, I bring ii joy, wmch shall be this day in the citv of s Christ the Lord. \ /? """" tf|? Atonies p | ? By GENE MORGAN ||j' V tfU ^jOITR. Information la fifu * T | part correct," said Sanl j1 yrjl ^7 I ta Claua, receiving tbH ' f nil I I tnt9t>Yl,rw*r ln the HB v KH JL J brary of bit lea palaces 71 "u u tru? that i bar#] 1 received several flatteff) 0 lng offers to star HI 1 nKMOf moving picture produM ^/\|P tlons. Btxt it ii iw ^gf/7V true that 1 have - tap I " cepted any 6rie of theft I * propositions, i ahr tM.| y XfT Fw In doubt as to wbetliH|, ! It would be the proper things ?" T hftv-e my doty to the children H ! this world, and I must not^lmpatrj^K *' : health or my power of service to U^H ' | by the strenuous work demanded' the movies. No dorbt 1 V#OUld pr^H ^ a very popular star at thj^jgldreF j , i matlnees.^^^^wonda^^^BHHHt^ rTwes lie for me when it -will not telTfa?^^ 'hoods about the appearance of kings and potentates. Every child in the world thinks of me as a very handsome old gentleman. Some of them may have an idea that I am inclined' to be a little stout?but a good maay others Imagine I have as graceful a form as that of a young soldier. They think I curl my whiskers and have a beautiful wave in my long, silky locks. "Your Uncle 8anta le Getting Fat."; I i "They are not aware that your uncle Banta is Retting so fat that there isn't room in the sleigh for himself and tie larger toys. Nor that my noble mane of hair isn't what it used to be. Jf DAOnle ever l?nt ma nraaanta mrhi(4i i "" ? Ti ? I -- J - """<1 >f course, does not occur to thenT?I ihould like to murmur a little wish for i bottle of hair tonic. "One moving picture firm wants to >ut mo Into a play. The plot is somehing like this*. 1 am driving my reinleer over the treetops, when 1 am set ifcon by a band Of aeroplane pirates. [*h0 pirates m'ake me* hold up my lands and then divest me of my stock if toys. Just when the bandltptane s about to fly away, leaving me In llstress, the chief of the robbers nakes a discovery. ? "Amid the pack of toys he finds a ag doll. By-the tag around its neck le sees that It has been addressed to lis little daughter. My thoughtfulness n remembering, his little girl, despite ier father's profession, touches the landlt's heart. He weeps, and then o the astonishment of his paid, he rders them to lift me into the aerolane. " 'Now, Mr. Claus,' he says, accordag to the subtitle, *we are going to leltvdr your toys for you all over the rdrld tonight. Give us (flections and re niil tij wherever youfcommand.' ( at toy direction^/the bandit's cropland starts dfllifcin-ing the toys, aakipg mu?h*bett^"time, let me tell ou, than my poor reindeers who were sft behind. Things are going along Ine. Our aeroplane toy conveyance ais covered Canada, the United States. Lustralia and South Africa, when.sudenly, to our dismay, we find that we ta^mgugfeursued. -atcB &re very much afraid that if irrestod, thoy will be hanged at once rhe police craft la gaining upon ub [n order that the pirates may escape, they decide they must thrpw all of my toys overboard. The vicious crew domands that your old friend St. Nick t>e thrown overboard too, as I am pretty heavy, besides being the cause of ill the trouble. ? "The race continues through the ikyl "I want tO false the white flag as a token of surrender. I pledge myself to the captain of the pirate aeroplane that I will plead the cause of himself ind his crew dhd secure their release 'rom the police. 1 tell thetn that1 the police will do them no harm, after I nave explained their kindness in car vintr mw Invd all ntrnt* 4V?nrnfl*1 I 1 / ***/ tvj o Mia u t 01 iuo nuuu. "The police craft Is now bo close :hat escape seems impossible. " 'Qlve me a white flag,' I cry. " 'There Isn't a white flag on board ?nothing but black flags.' says the pirate. 'Hurry up and do something You have no time to lose. If you don't mrrender they will shell, us. And in Lhat case, we will have to throw you sverhoard, St. Nick.' "My mind works quickly. I have no white flag. My handkerchief, like those of the pirate's Is a red bandanna. What am I to do? Whiz! Another shell rips past our airship. "Ah! I have It. It Is the scheme that saves the day." The Interviewer at this point leaped to his feet and shouted In excitement: "Well, what do you do to have your life 7" "I wave my white whiskers at 'em," replied Santa Claus, proudly. "It Is the signal of truce. Our lives and our precious cargo of toys are spared. What do you think of that idea for a play? They want to name It, 'Santa Claus In High Life.' Do you think I would make a hit ae the star? Well, T'm srlnH trmi tVifnW an '' A UI KIUM /vu ov. i ii ii ???i?i? Fitting the Stc fK jBMMM^ ^^?M?j^188BggWkVl^^^Mfe. * r lhBS?ystiSipBS^*8i^HBHB6i^?w^$^fl^B$^ Joys and sorrows have coi upon us during the year 1 ing, but no matter what our adversities has been let us Let this ?e Christmas in the trti word. Liquor and carousing have n proper celebration of the birth of Peace. Of all times in the > mas season is the time when oui not be clouded with alchoholi T ot tVlic Ko romumKnrn/l no i ? *?*?u */v I vuiviiiu^ItU CIO I when the people refused to get Again this paper wishes yoi unrestrained joy and^happine Merry Christmas to all. / i w?- - takings ne alternately which is closthe nature of now forget it. le sense of the 0 place in ihe of the Prince ear the Christ- | r minds should " c beverages, the Christmas drunk. 1 a season of j ss. A Merry, t/ll.J i!)ll/l\ H % ? . ""??. .i?ewee^-.w-'SjMiZn.-ISi*