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THE PAGEUND JOURNAL Vol.6 NO. 14 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1915 #1.00 per year - - - - / y / I TRIMMING ". RhME ^ c8fl ^Pyl^B^vJlL " JarR^ This Page is giv< of cheer and g readers at this, a I son. This paper wishes | and big, old and young merriest of merry christr I for a season the hardsl mpntc fkf (Ka t.anr rtnA .?! ... uavut^ \/i iiiv jcai j <aiivj ^i a few days of joy and gh 11 as we do so that the mer II intended to be one of ho |j it was said: Fear, not f you good tidings ot grea li| to all people. For unto you is born tl I David a Savior, which is ^ " - -ST^"- * * * t EggE5B5?.7'.5H5Z5Z5H5Z5H5H5a5g525Q THE TREE |J aSES2SBsisHSHS2F?5HS2SE5E525E5ai3 2n over to a message :ood will to all our nother Holiday Seafor each reader, little rich a ad poor, the oases. Let us forget ; lips and disappoint ve ourselves over to idncss, not forgetting ry making season is nor to Ilim of whom or, heboid, I bring t joy. which shall be his day in the citv of ! Christ the Lord. ' ^ rfii ih "m Santa flutatts B n *tt n the 9Rot>le$ i 1 o. a " R I n By gene morgan gj K^nnnnnr-ir-n?ir-ii? reuji?JU-iUJL-JL-IUJLJLJUUUUUS^ V km ?Information is ini T U part correct," said San* kwUI I ** Claus, receiving tho* WaB I H lntorvlewer 'n the Jt | brary of his ice palaceS ^ImF^ygW "It is true that I ha*3L nSltUA received several flatter^ \ Sk lng offers to star ia moving picture produdl tions. But it is nd| f )}J true that 1 have a$ MuJKSy cepted any one of the#j irjUr^propositions, t am st^. , Vw'( in doubt as to whethfr , it would be the proper thing. ? M "I have my duty to the children this world, and I must not lmpatrin health or my power of service to thHE by the strenuous work demanded4K1 the movies. No dovbt I would prdH. a very popular star at tb^^UJdreini matinee^^^^^J^vond^gwjjMfe AMk croesnoTllerira^MRir^TwSttla^Hjl lie for me when it will not tell fa 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 1 have as graceful a form as that of a young soldier. They think I curl my whiskers and have a Dcautirui wave in my long, silky locks. "Your Uncle Santa Is Getting Fat." "Thoy are not aware that your uncle Santa la Rotting bo fat that there Isn't room in the ulelgh for himself and the larger toys Nor that my noble mane of hair Isn't what it used to be. If people ever Bent mo presents?which. ? r .Irlv! ,1. i, fjd b't w/.'i . i .<?;//' ?i 'of course, does not occur to them?I should like to murmur a little wish for a bottle of hair tonic. "One moving picture firm wants to "put mo Into n play. The piot is something like this: 1 am driving my reindeer over the treetops, when 1 am set uf?on by a band of aeroplane pirates. The pirates make me*hold up my Jiands and then divest me of my stock of toys. Just when the bandltp'.sno is about to fly away, leaving me in distress, the chief of the robbers makes a discovery. "Amid the pack of toys he finds a rag doll. By the tag around its neck he sees that it has been addressed to nis little daughter. My thoughtfulne3s In remembering his little girl, despite her father's profession, touches the bandit's heart lie weens and then to the astonishment of his pal3 he orders them to lift me Into the aoroplane. " "Now. Mr. Claus,' he savs, according to the subtitle, 'we are going to deliver your toys for you all over the world tonight. Give us directions and we will fly wherever you command.' "So at my direction; the bandits aeroplane starts delivering the toys, Snaking much'better time, let me tell you, than my poor reindeers who were left behind. Things are going along fine. Our aeroplane toy conveyance has covered Canadn, the United States, Australia and South Africa, wlien_suddenly, to our dismay, we find that we hey I robbed and.hldrapeA.' Now they aimon the trail of my captors. The pirates are very much afraid that If arrestdd, they will he hanged at once The police craft Is gaining upon us In order that the pirates may escape, they decide they must throw all of my toyB overboard. The vicious crew demands that your old friend St. Nick be thrown overboard too, as I ara pretty heavy, besides being the cause of all the trouble. "The race continues through the sky. I want to raise the white nag as a token of surrender. I fledge myself to the captain of the pirate aeroplane that I will plead the cause of himself and his crew and secure their release from the police. 1 tell theni that'the police will do them no harm, after I have explained their kindness in carrying my toys all over the world. "The police craft is now so close that escape seems impossible. " 'Give me a white flag,' I cry. " 'There isn't a white flag on board ?nothing but black flags.' says tho pirate. 'Hurry up and do something You have no time to lose. If you don't surrender they will shell us. And in that case, we will have to throw you overboard. St. Nick.' "My mind works quickly. I have 110 white flog 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 tho scheme that saves the day." Inf nrulou'or of t Vi \ n nnlnt lonnoH to his feet and shouted In excitement: "Well, what do you do to have your life?" "I wave my white whiskers at "em," replied Snnla Clans, proudly. "It is the signal of truce. Our lives and our precious cargo of toys ure spared. What do you think of that Idea tor a play? They want to name it. 'Santa Claus in High Life.' Do yon think I would make a hit an the star? Well, I'm glad you think so." _ --Ta I?mmm?mmmamrnm?mm k OW*?i> i nww ? Filling the Stoc Joys and sorrows have come upon us during the year whi ing, but no matter what the our adversities has been let us no\ Let the ?e Christmas in the true si word. Liquor and carousing have no pi proper celebration of the birth of of Peace. Of all times in the yeai mas season is the time when our in not be clouded with alchoholic Let this be remembered as the when the people refused to get dri Again this paper wishes vou a unrestrained joy and happiness. Merry Christmas to all. kings I alternately ich is closnature of v forget it. ense of the lace in the the Prince llin ( IIIV VIII lor 11 > I inds should beverages. Christmas Link, season of A Merry, i! _ I! ?Tin ma > mfir~