Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-24

The delight and listening 90 ihe ldushier
and happy shouts Of che young. santa
Claus viii DO 10 harm; his spirit lnilu-
cfgce nri atmosphere are god
JUDGE o. W. POWERS.
"chi,dh3ol T. fairyilndl It's Elores
fade away from eyes grown old, but
is vlatrs lrgrr as the sweetest - all
mcmOrics. chHdhoVi j. the kngdyin
q iovc, II Il she morrglg q NE.
Nah, "A By aappllnR firc iiash.ug nm
ths intrA with which heavens n;rr q
are Frewa. u j. .ho magic touch %
chitihl,i wilch paints the mcluirt
walla urgll shsy seem inlaid win ala
h1stcr.
children arr tcader blossoms upon
the iumaa arCc and make e rlhs, ne
worth livifg. - aitly come amons
Us. ;hfy bear ght H.1tLfo u an un9oen
Wild. They weave ghemselyys WA
irlidcrcd thiyads about vur hearts.
rle.r merry voices drive away she
chad Wi u dir.rtfs. Thor nafhgg
aycs fparkiing with naht cclen.lal.
filUh hFtma ~ j1y ifi1 the dIrkcfi
days. They I've 10 "a world removed
from She Urilf 1ni s,ftra of lie. They
eoI opgvcuas'1n with thc rp'rs ati
'EiCrTfU. che CAROL ~ she binds .u.o
hrmau thoughts. 1hey ufI'rsiltd the
,,icta az .hc wcf, wlri whfn o. whia-
psra 60 secrets amid nclfs Of clover.
THY pare Ehe clouds q He VIA thrir
etV harig ard give az gllmpaCa %
sEs rid.ani glory of tne unseen world.
''rhe faith Of childhood q as firm as
thai .purhi By she Ap1filts - thc
i.1rd. Il IL as " gaiuie ald perfect a.
che couv.o,lpn VI the true Christina IN
ihe vCrty ~ ma religion. u makes a
llvlrv rtall,y 81 toe boapifui Action
- Sitel Claus. ard crowns shs feature
VI flnry wilh tho vgniraticu flON3r,z
ffam absolute trust. Among nll thc
iIu.ft which O. ohil1rcn are vivid
roaliGcf, amlug all the dreams VI
iliriCs w.h s'ioir wtpis Of music ruBg
from blue bo,la. 81 glny kings and
queens algayd IN hashirg gems sherc
afi fpf1 Us; satisfying 90 childish arts
AZ .haf ~ sac Ernfruua man whufe
reirdseia ily upon winFn % fhougb,
oui whose aim 10 he ~ g. make rial
the ifriitr hrglugs Of lil.lc hcatss.
We are livlrs nov she days within
wh.Ch S1r,t ciAu1 casts HE rptli. The
c1rth ~ IT. ctartlcss travel his crttred
IN realm wherein so childhood The
dayu are Eoldtn ana From she a1pcs.
Che lurElrEs. the tlfughin made rsai.
thr na'safaciiun apl j1y % chlldrsn'a
slulu We Gee fumgthlaE - WfiU; man
k'Hd might be II mankind only could
Be 90 Grl,1 % ~ .1tala ~ i childhood.
81 wouI fst bitcia sal.i Claus.
would kctp im lu che houficiold AZ an
hnEortd uf.i u woiglme guCst ~ long
as he can BE- lnducsd 90 extend his
rtial. For. whcn h. departs. the dor
TO ehe uTaoon seems 60 CLOSE. ani fhe
has way q fise nurfuw, dlfappolntmcr.
aud flge dip;rtEs q ne Is IiSung w.de
,T.fa All hail Safgl Ciausl May yuu
W t,ie rdirsp SAINT ~ lnuoccncc guari
cong a1d wei the liitls lives now made
- Joyous By ,ac aitaciplslpu Of your
comlngl"
PROF. ". l.. NELSON.
rs the myth VI Santa Claus Injurious
70 children Listen 20 the fable
- the esd-pole; a wscacre. who WAS
IN asgs habit Of studying how Coda
hauilw1fk mAs'hs De improved. chanred
one day 20 stop before a pol - wascr
", Nrioh a score VI poilwcgs were
playllg tide arii seek,
There mu.fd thc great man,
there ~ another ia,i,afre ~ the waste
&C crtefive cacrgy Why should these
crtafurgs be clvumbersd with tallsy
fhelr os'ork IN NE Is 10 be accomplished
w'.h legs; Instead - developing which
idey are fp,GIifu weeks cg their thor,
lie a. mere nfhts.
lie Was - very practical man. In
other words. he was ulsrl thvotctkcal.
Iils 'pragslcai Ideas were born out OF
80 ''INANH ~ I'M AAAfNN NAaNIAa0ANINI -
shaf -, he never delgu0i to form his
ta,orles from '.,hc obserypilon Of facts.
Now shought he, " WIN really be
a dressing ~ these baby soads. ~ 1
hasten the pnlceas whereby they ge,
legs. ard fo'r,isaSgfi hr caught a num-
Dor OF mem ash oW on ,helr tails.
'Nome OF the plcaatFV may be taken
OUT " this muddy PARADISE conaluIod
ne. 'but then-ghls "a a prap.losll world,
lF1 the ! nlsaaf a. 81
better
The neN, day he came down to yluw
me effect OF HE Improvement 'sie
shortNned tadplles moved about the
water In mos; lo,eful fashion.
Too bad said ne 70 take away
your lnfan1ile pleasures. bur you will
Niahk me when you get older, for you
WI be on your fcot a moHilh before
Your idle fellowu.'
HE grew Intensely Interested In the
exper,mer. aud came day ui.er day 10
make comparisons Especially was he
eager to r1te the growth OF che sad
poles which he had saken In hand. Long
siser the Others had signs OF legs and
TIE sasls seemed % be shortening, ne
maintained 10 himself that the amputa.
u9n was "a good ihlng. II was only
when the free pOlllWpgH-pOlllwOgs no
,ohger-hopped out u the pool, willis
yer another. that he said, Who would
nave thought ~ and walked sadly
away.
''rhe moral OF this story IL thar n you
take from children cher tales OF fancy,
tney VIII never develop legs OF im1glna-
uon. One word OF The people who de-
mind only facts, facts. facts IN the
education OF llltle ones; study the laws
OF psychic growth. some day You may
reach the astounding conclusion that
chlldren's minds unfold. noe according
20 your theory. but according 10 the
pan OF the creation. Al any rate. prac-
uce awhile on number nrst."
RHoDA Y, LIPPMAN.
Draper SAYS that human affairs
mus be looked upon rs In continuous
movement. not wandering IN an arbi-
hfy manner here and there but pro-
.,sedlng In q perfectly definite course.
iiine brings now external conditions.
the manner Of thought II modified, with
thought notion. For the permanency
% any system o Is essentially necessary
mat u should include within It's organ
ilailon law OF change. and not ot
change only. but change IN the right
direction" II this Philosophy be cor
rect n Is not surprising to
hear ot men ppd women advocating
the theory. tina, the myth " santa
Claus should be modified, changed or
Mfally eraliolifd.
''BGi before she change ia made we