The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1910-12-25

him.
/ accept this slight pasteboard which
proclaim following Information:
j. WILLIE BROWN
PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD
ANTIBUNCO ASSOCIATION
80 hum,' This from me with great
wisdom of face. "What can l detect
for you, Hon. Mr.. Child2"
"Hon. Togo sayso this curio in
FAINT, ''you are doubtlessly aware that
| Christmas are about to approach an
nually again7"
~ have taken cognuisance of the
fact - Is bright reply for me.
"Chrlstmas, continue this Willie
child, ''are regularly the smiling date
of ring gbell and JOY occasion. But no
more. Formerly kisseltoe vine hung on
happy chandelier while Christmas trees
was winking shyly with hundred candle
power of rapture. To-day this could
not be.'
"Why should not be9' l require
nervely
| because thus say Hon. Willie,
"all children of the World are becom
ing too educational to believe nursery
|
| for 1000 years. They now realize that
| their parents are short and ugly people
who fill Christmas with deceptive ex
preston. Who believes in FAIRIES any
| mores Nobody but Maud Adams. Who
| believes in Fairyland9 Nobody except
the press agent at Conev Island. And
so no. We have gradually dishcovered
| that our Parents has been soothing us
| hz
j clans. Too long have we noticed sneek-
ing and sly movement from our Parents
at time of December Too long we
| have asked them for truth speeches,
only to receive side-stepping replies. We
have been fam-fimmed and bum-hug-
ged too long Togo we do not believe
that Santa Claus is any such person,' -
''You do not believe in Santa CLAUSE
| | snagger for shocks. "Who, then
could be that grey-whicker philanthro-
pist who goes around sneerkretly giving
away presents to poor people?''
"'Maybe it is the President of the
Pennsylvania Railroad,'' confuse Hon.
Child. .EThis is now the Age of Doubt.
We do not believe in nothing what we
formerly did Because we have airships
we think that Angels must be run by
gasolene also. All no! Santa Claus is
merely another deception like the
Tariff
Deep breathing by me & Nogi
'Hon. Togo say J. Willie Brown,
''The Children of the World are des-
pertlv determined. Either there is a
! Santa Claus or there ism It. IF there
| ism t. there will be a general strike
declared by all children on December
% Our motto: No Santa Claus, no
Christmas. If this Santa Claus do not
!. exist. I must order grand walk-out for
Christmas morning. 30000,000 babies
must leave their cribs, 100000, 900
schoolchildren abandon their homes,
| destroy all Christmas trees and run
away to Reno. New. where they viii be
come divorced from their Parents.
But if I find Santa Claus before
Dee. 25?" This from me.
'.Then we shall return home. accept
our presents and forgive our Parents
for what they haven t done This
| from Hon. ]. Willie Brown
So me & Nogi depart away for see
| this Saint who is more difficult to in
terview than Hon. Roosevelt after cleo
ton day.
''Whore must we go to look for
Santa CLAUSE require Nogi pulling on
Artlek overslippers
''The King of DAamerk might
know I snuggest ''Ha IS the friend
Of Artick travellers and ot3cr mvtho-
| logical characters, "
/ .'Do this King believe in Santa
Clause require Nogi baffably.
'.He believe in everything" ! sfct-
| ter. pulling on bare skin overnoat and
| other \. Pole clothes.
| So we part off, and Soonlv was in
Rcval Palace. Copenhagcn
''We wish to see King, please ne
cct1ate me \ Nogi to Hon Hsn Boy,
who was a Duke.
''Name. if any?" he NIB with aris
tccracy.
.sToso & Nogi, japanese detectives" "
We collapse in unicorn.
With immediate quiak1css W was
shown into Court Room whe1, Hon.
k1ng sat play ng piauola while rcadihc
] '"Iife and Travels of Baron Mnnshans-
| ser' -
ssPlease. we are japanese 1etec
tives.'' we explain to this great man,
removing our chivaIrous derbics.
''T. believe YOU in advance. You are
from America7"
1--WE admit It, -" say Nogi.
s'Americans should make very fine
detectiv es.'' he rcproach, ''When they
go after a thing they always find it. If
they don't find il, they say they 30.
which make very amusing reading
What are vou here to detect. pfease7''
"Nr. Santa Claus, residing at Y.
Pole >