Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UNDER THE Seeing Santa Claus By LAURA FROST ARMITAGE. [Copyright. 1908, by American Press Asso ciation.] . L EARL (to Ruth)-Oh. I just wish we could see him. Fred-See whom? Ruth -Why. Santa Claus. Earl, and I have just been talking about him, and we were wishing we could get a peep at him once. Gladys-Oh, I wouldn't like to! Dorothy-Harry and I tried it last year. We came down and hid In the front hall, but papa found us and sent us to bed. Fred (after thinking awhile)-I've thought of something. Santa Claus wouldn't come In If he should spy us. ?but If he thought we were not real cnildren he might. Couldn't we fool "SANTA WOULDN'T COMB IN IF BK SHOULD BPI US." Wm by making believe we were Moth er Goose children right out of the book? Dorothy-How could we do that? Fred-We could dress like them and then stand perfectly still as if we were made of wax or something, just the way you do In a tableau, you know. He might think lt was some kind of a show of wax figures. Earl-Oh, my! I couldn't keep as still as that Harry-You could li you really want ed to see Santa Claus. Earl-Ob, I will! I will! See me! (Poses.) Gladys-"Will we have to stand so very long? Fred-Oh, not very, very long! We must all be ready before 12 o'clock. We must dress like Mother Goose chil dren, and I'll fix you in your places. I'll be Boy Blue. We can find some dress-up clothes in the attic. Harry-I think I'll Be Jack Horner. I can have a pie. Dorothy-I want to be Bopeep. A cane with a hook handle will do. for a crook. ; Gladys-May I be Miss luff et? j Earl-What can Ruth and I be? ! Fred-You might be Jack and Jill and carry a pail of water. An empty pall will do. Now let's be off and see what we can find. Then we'll go to bed. and I'll lie awake, and after papa Let The Advertise on the Stage MISTLETOE. Vicissitudes of a _.e. The vicissitudes of Leonardo d:t Vinci's picture. "Last Supper." re minds a correspondent ol' the strange experiences of Holbein's "Field of the Cloth of Gold," which may be seen any day at Hampton Court palace. After the downfall of Charles I.. Crom well iu order to raise funds proposed the sale of certain pictures, this tiiuou? the number. The bargain was already made, but when the would be pur chaser came to inspect Holbein's mas terpiece he discovered th it the head of Henry VIII, had been cut from the canvas. He naturally withdrew his offer, and the picture was preserved to the nation. On the restoration a nobleman confessed to having com mitted the theft for love of art and his country, and he returned the missing head, which now occupies its original position in the canvas. The circle made by the knife is still plainly visi ble.-London Chronicle. Cold Storage Rats. The attendant came out of the cold storage room with an awed look. "Rats are wonderful." be said. "We thought moderu plumbing would abol ish .oem. but they live in the clean light aud dryness of the best modern plumbing more comfortably than they did in the damp and filth and darkness of the past. We thought the modern ship would abolish them, but the Lu sitania has as many rats as had the Columbus caravels. And here" He made an awed gesture. "And here I find rats in our colo storage rooms at temperatures that freeze the breath and cause it to fall in the form of snow. To and fro they prowl. Their coats are thick ?nd warm like fur, and. with frost on their whiskers, they feed heartily on meat and. game frozen to rocklike hardness.' -Exchange. Fire Terms In Japan. Fires in Japan are so common that this destructive agency has established Itself as a national institution, and a whole vocabulary bas grown up to ex press every shade of meaning In mat ters fiery. The Japanese language has special terms for an incendiary fire, an accidental fire, fires starting from one's own house, a fire caught from next door, a fire which one shares with oth ers, a fire which is burning to an end, the flame of a fire, anything-for In stance, a brazier, from which a fire may arise; the side from which to at tack a fire in order to extinguish it; a visit of condolence after a fire. More Wheat to Come. A Chinese doctor, as a punishment for causing his patient's death, had to pay ten loads of wheat. While carry ing the grain he was met by a man who asked him to come and treat a sick member of his family. "All right," said the doctor, "I will be there short ly, but in the meantime you may be getting your barn cleaned out."-Scrap Book. Nothing. "Nature plans well for mankind's needs." "I should say so. What could be more convenient than ears to hook spectacles over?"-Washington Herald. The Soft Answer. He-Artists say that five feet four is the divine height for women. His Darling (crossly)-You know, I am five feet nine. He (quickly)-You are more than divine, my dear. Laws catch flies and let hornets go free.-Anacbarsls. Do YOUR Printing A Bank on Two Legs. "For more tum. thirty years the most popular woodsmen's bank lu Maine was a bank on two legs." says Major Huimos Day. author of "Klug Spruce." "Until he was over seveuty years old "Uncle Nate Swan was con ductor ou tho Hanger and Piscataquis railroad, ruuumg between the city aud Mooseheud lake. With him rode the woods and driving crews. When they forgot themselves aud made a racket on his train he used to cuff them into submission, aud uo man ever raised his hand ?ga.'nst Uncle Nate. When the men came out of the woods with their pay most of them realized from bitter experience that the city folks would get all th.'ir money away from them in a few days. As soon as they would get aboard the train they would beglu to strip tea dellar bills off their rolls and hand the money to Uncle Nate to 'sink' for them, banking it on call. They never forgot, nor did he, and In all the years there was never a dispute between Conductor Swan and any of his depositors. When they came back on his train they were sure of enough money for their fare and their tobacco at the- lake outfitting store. They wouldn't have known very well what to do with more." Her Ideal Villain. The following anecdote, taken from "My Story," by Hall Caine, is interest ing: Immediately after the production of "The Woman In White." when all England was admiring the arch vil lainy of Fosco, the author, Wilkie Collins, received a visit from a lady who congratulated him upon his suc cess with somewhat icy cheer and then said: "But, Mr. Collins, the great failure of your book is your villain. Excuse me If I say you really do not know a villain. Your Count Fosco is a very poor one, and when next you want a character of that description 1 trust that you will not disdain to come to me. I know a villain and have one In my eye at this moment that would far eclipse anything that I have ever read of in books. Don't think that 1 am drawing upon my Imagination. The man ls alive and constantly under roy gaze. In fact, he is my own husband." The lady was the wife of Edward Bulwer Lytton. Fixed Bayone**- In London. The privilege of marching through Loudon with fixed bayonets is enjoy ed by but very few regiments, such as the Royal fusileers. who trace their origin to Cromwell's trained bauds, which In later years produced so fa mous a captain as John Gilpin. After tlie Royal fusileers, or perhaps even before them iu point of regimental seniority, come the East Kent "Buffs." now the third of the line, who claim a similar city ancestry .while the Royal marines for some reason or other also enjoy the same fixed bayonet rights in the city. A battalion of the grena dier guards was on impressed to serve as marines. : 1 hence they share the privilege of the men who are "soldiers and sailors too." This also explains why that grenadier bat talion has for its tattoo "Rule Britan nia"-as a souvenir of the time when its combative existence was of the amphibious kind.-London Standard. ESTA BkDWBBB-Mkl A Holid AYe invite von to are now on display, people in this vinni Suitable ( at prie of Large supply of Nu In fact we hai happiness of bers c Ladies, we hi des incidet Our Drug* Departm* (Iritis of all kinds ai S? Te mm sis DoYourChrist At Augusta's Only We have gathered together the best description ever collected under one n TToylancI and I3oIlvil] would never forget. Arrange to bringt! We T?SL-vr YOur I To and from Augusta, as per the scale adopted ty m. -We are no longer a m< having been expelled. Reason not given are sharing our profits withjour eustomei Trading Stamps, therefore, after making Guide to us, and we will pay our pro-ratj chases made here. The Next Best Thing 1 Vicinity Is White's'08-'( Write Fo We guarantee our prices to be the lov We ~lve the Famous "S. & One stamp with every purchase of ten cents, if book and start a collection, by ordering your goc( ders, and Guarantee Satisfaction. ses hsCrihe Advertiser yULSSHED 1873. .ttention ay Shoppers. come and inspect our Holiday Goods that We have anticipated the needs of the ty and shall be pleased to have them call. jifts for Everybody ?es within reach ' Everybody. ts, Raisins, Candy, Fruit and Fireworks re everything that will add to the the little folks and of the mem >f the entire home circle. ave all of the Table Delica it to the season. Send in your orders. Mit is always well supplied with fresh ul we solicit a share of your patronage. HUGHE ? General Merchandise j renton, S. C. J mm mas Department Store ; selection of Holiday Goods of every DOf. Le, will be a sight that your children lem one day between now and Christma s. Railroad Fares' f the Retail Merchants Association. 3mber of the Retail Merchants Association, , but rumor has it-that it is because we PS, by giving the famous "S. & H." Green your purchases, bring your Shoppers i of your railroad fares, according to pur a Mm to Whites Store in Your 39 Catalog. Just issued, pit Today. rast anywhere in the South. In addition H." Green Trading Stamps. you cannot come in person, write for a stamp is by mail. We pay prompt attention all Mail Or 9 to Ca Our bea utiful assortment of Holiday Goods is being greatly admired, and what is better still is the verv low ? price. SANTA CIA US is already makins' Iiis selections from our immense stock of Toys, Holls, Vases. Lamps. Glassware, Crockrev, Bowlesand Pitchers. Water sets. etc. A large stock of fresh nuts, raisins candy, fruit FIRE WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. T. P. L YON & CO. A Serious Mistake. You make a mistake every time you buy a bill of GROCERIES Without first seeing us. QRRINGTOfl BROS & CO., Leading Grocers, 863 Br oad Street, Augusta, Ga*