Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
ANCESTRY OF SANTA"
LONG AGO HE WAS TIE JOLLY GOD
OF d CELEBR ATOMS.
Legend of 81. NichOlus-Fcmnlc BoGics
Nhu IN Times Gone By Have
r>urpc.i the Place of
Good Old santa.


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From the Now York Herald.
m. f,u,. rrtbauiad r,isrerlny old Santa
~ yo'. Po."' - ,nd mr.
'''"' IL ~ ','' "'''' a., ,
sEjS ar" i4S!aE LII against NM dt'ihii III
that I- Is - fraud and as sucH ought TO
D.. e,,,,-,r.s-,a Thank heaven :; sporadic
- H"4'4'''@,- ''''N =" -
4S''""'1t '" Ht3 80" " ."
result X 'it"Al itttlll" III" P'S1N''
crs VIII pas away. Santa Claus nil endure
urrH ~. md ms he has endured from the
i..-",.t-,
- Ia h.. a. nv nj v.ra-
- o'tt - d. a." az ~, ., n,a,,.s
p ~ - 80 ~ a, Santa t'igns
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We : MS Gnu. i,"- I, &c
IN. sd az ao1d cba.,
IA ~. !" 80, H. ,ari,d
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sigHl ~, H., II-,tt tjn,,l,. f5,;; ola
=, .,E.d Ia rs,rit.d
~ ia-[' ~ 60 10 S.rIir-
t' i,-oiS ~, -. %iabt,
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oi 'h'I pa i''it "',t - a. 49, y
"'i 80 -, u " nj ~ ,bo -. -, m
.o'S \ eSi4T IN nm s "a eIHHts In tTGrr
80 a. -. ,n,r. w. nov
So ~ t.i5,s - : : - T M "a.
- - I,.ro,,,nf1 S,i.1,Is H.,
- ~ - ~ Ir,,,L-
81 g.. d. IL ~ - vH..H So Hy4H fn
"a a. ~, ~ -. =" - Tno,, h,,b
~ '-i - T ~ -. ~
S ~ "''' ""i'' ~ 7''7 ''
E"wr all Eo,,,I tho c.,trsl ,ig,,.. of the
CIV, n''.'.fi u ~ - nbIf "a tbS
ci itt an, - iuutttvI I'M i.'t NJ Ii Iona ma
- - ~ 80 =, ~ G'rnEr wi,bin liz.
r." ~ 80 ~ - $500 49, :" Ia t,sii,.
sl,,ars,i w. r. Tr,dt ION ~ 'boarJ age
a. me trla rrnrrsnnfStiya of III. diving
year and its sattendant jelliAcations III
remained Srn"ldering under Tue ashes OF
The past IL burst mo new Name N4i'l inc
past WAS too lar back to b- looked dpun
WIN the lear ana anttSoLlSm OF me
church, ana there seemed no l"iSt: an.
Hdilr'r 81 Il rtliI>e H!u i1N'HisN" ~
ilrsi, however. the more aish!ii,'i rslrtStni-
hliNe MdS CHOSEN as more III Keeping WIN
the occasion. saturn was Ghcunsc!ously
irhdrtlZ"G az 81 Nlchulas. Inc name Oh
the saint whose festival occurs III Decem-
h'r, ana VINO. as the patron OF young r"o-
PIE ~ especially iitt.d Tor the patronage
oil the festival winch mas come TO he looked
upon Is 'Sleciaiy mat OF the young. At
iTSl 81 Nl'h".ts dlG not suintfSede me
tHFlst 'hlid. iHt accompanies nm IN MS
thrlstnl.'S travels. as; lhdt"G, ne sun docs
IN certain rural iclShbofho"dS OF Europe
where the modern spirit mas been least
let
81. Nichola>. according TO the haSlolo-
ElslS. was a hlsh"p OF Myfa' VINO h"urlSI.d
eirlE III tat l"ufth century,; he Is me
patron 81 children and SrhoelboNs.
II Is strange mat 81. Nicholas
is most hoiOIel ana MS itaSt Gay most oh,
. "a llst IlpSl l'4bA= INV illStt
among IN" common people know httle or
the legend 81 the SAM. III" Is treated with
mat mixture OF seriousness ana frIEoilty
which becomes Il dyInE myth. one
inaSquerhd"S IN MS dress - tne evening
ahd plays to nm IN the morning. ana 50
gums a autN WHOM Sl"lliHE inc Jun;
a'r rE'h 'he hluflhiihS mas an cuuca'i'Aal
purpose.
The German Santa Claus.
In Sov,b.r, corua,v ,,1 ,,s,r;, q,
ia nat',H - - 80 - ,.tni,,, %
'hfAH ~ y = 80 'H-
hi"HI',5 : - - "a 49,
..th'nlI: ~ I'm :, u az"
:, -, - - n,
Ss,ilS' ~ .nH = 4rc's.,J ~, M
i" ~ n; ~ tvo#NnI ~ - Ia
chy-arsH ~ ~ - - hStIat re
an. LI,.Ei., III, fn..s md .SI borns
y" ~ ~" - - 70
= Il~H TI'yu'9 oi ~ y, l"h'sttc
1.r",H ~ IA in9Dr.-,s ~ ~ ~ ~ a.
D., " ! ~ a. , . - ~
W. S.dh, y t".uc luiiouSiS- ~ -
.huHsAt mu1t p,ttsr iui 10 ne d ueEil
.inm IA "1i,5fn. Hnm,c ~ nuhhprI u ~ :
- Irbn a. III ~ ;, r'tn1 ,%n -. -
80 "no ~ -, ~ ;,tdn, ~ - -
- IT, ,bn annd h;shn,, nnd
iIS OF p%'eilp.T " the Eo"G nI5hop aii
az SHius p.-Ii ~ t'.itt = 'ISS9. ~ /,
al H. Ir,iLirinJ az ~ M =. rc ,coIIh"sc6
n a iyw separate houses Zach Of "hich
= -NL.!"!,I9 NlHi.S ~ t5tH- IN .:!l'iS Win
u W 1850 "a M ~ ny tgt4'",-
=, - i = ~ ~ Pt"thI Ill, - =
fIt&I Sii,l'. liiiS lI'oh me C''iluIyu' dnh
- ~ II tltE az 'IHs'i ur d.u t"tni-
~ !! ~ iHI' ~ q ~ .,St.
.ls ; pG[.heSS = Iliii1i Oh WIN ~ SieL'-
a. hn5 V .tl .si'hl,ie -
!iSi"H9 i''SI"hH SGItth .. t4e aSt q eitH
..i.G ar Ir1i,ounser. aL'rf wh.el II ms
10 s!iis hymns ihn F'eIle prayers. II me
"LrtaL ! SuJttSStuttF PdssSa me h4tE.ia
IItssht u WIN nus ana alr!.S. II II LIS
u ms l" sliiu aSide; NHea me @A'niita-
'1I j. 'hH't tic 4SN.IS arr illicit IN Il.
icy IT I"t alu"I0 70 "IPro9CH the
Eo'A 'h'lGi"li. nut may tetS" ana IrlShIth
"" HluEhlN o!itS hS muGl aS tlvE INK
In 40 tiIs AZ IlT'l as 4 matter Oh uut!.
i''lt i loito"cu ny pleasures whose ahuSl-
ptll'h lah caused tiein l" iiiat-pivasuTe
NAlCh CONSIST IN strange ,c'ihces ana am
~. hld IN pursuing the larger girls WIN
"a" attempt I" hItchel' tnelr faces, Ihcir
"A"t" htlIletfthct IS lhJenaed TO he gro
ieSgue ana ~farcical. For the entire even
lnS INC ar atlo"rI llil incense IN me
Nlt1G's 'A"NEl III Seln" 81 IA" towns the
itstiFal has. Tor cnod reasons, been pro
iuhli'I- f"r weeks before IN" eye of ST
Nl'l"33S t"Ni! may OCCASIONALLY ~" seen
AT ~" window OF some cottage wher" the
crItareh ar" supposed 10 be naughty "r
tnrl: elder SISTER Is known 10 %" Particular
~ attractive II Il proof @; the sound
nerves OF the children thaf N" harm seems
E"'hE 't.iiG i''Hi' i serious ana even
Wien s.. Nicholas has left tho cLlIr.r
return 80 th,ir own homes. hut rhcv do moi
b-I5.y,- that The generosity OF The s3iufIy
bishop has been exhausted. After saving
ih.ir PRAYERS and going to bod they nlac,