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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
CHAPTER TX,
"Santa Claus.n

Claus thought that none of the children
would ever know where the toys came from
which they found by their bedsides when
they Weakened the following morning. But
kindly deeds are sure to bring fame and
fame has many wings to carry it's tidings
into far lands; so for miles and miles in
every direction people were talking Of Claus
and his wonderful gifts to children. The
sweet generousness Of his work caused a
few selfish folk to sneer, but even these
were forced to admit their respect for a
man so gentle-natured that he loved to de-
vote his life to pleasing the helpless little
ones Of his race.
Therefore the inhabitants Of every city
and village had been eagerly watching the
coming of Claus, and remarkable stories OF
his beautiful playthngs were told the chill
dren to keep them patient and contented.
When, on the morning following the first
trip of Claus with his deer, the little ones
came running TO their parents with the
pretty toys they had found. and asked from
whence they came, there was but one reply
to the question.
The good Claus must have been here, my
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ABOUT KEEPING A DIARY.
A Suggestion by Young Girl Who
Has Tried It.
From st. Nicholas,

From 81. NlcnOIaS.
A young girl who keeps small pocket
diary has invented a clever device for saw
Ing space. She uses a set of simple SYM
bols for entries that would be likely to
occur over and over. Thus, for the entry,
II took my music lesson she puts in
simply drawing of a little harp, and for
the words II wrote letter to" she draws
tiny envelope in outline, and so on. Then
on the inside cover of the diary she writes
a list of these symbols with their explana-
ton.
This is an adapting of scheme used by
a German scholar to save space in a little
encyclopedia. For the word born" he
used a star; for died a dagger; for AS
tronomy'' he printed a little comet; for
law a pair Of scales; for writer pen
You can readily that by these little de-
vices great many lines of print were
saved; but without a suggestion you may
not notice that this Improvement is real
ly going back to the days when the alpha
bet was not yet invented. Yet HERO
glyphics, or ideographs. as these pictures
are called, have some very valuable quail
tiles They are brief, simple, plain and
never need translation-being equally I'M
derstood by all nations, just as the Arabic
figures are the same in English, French,
German, Italian and other languages. flls
consideration led an author recently to sug-
gest that Chinese, which is written in these
ideographs, should be adopted as a mi
versal language.
You will find some very interesting things
even some amusing facts-about the Chi
nesc language in the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
Western Freaks of Vegetation.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Dame Nature appears to have lost her
reckoning in central Illinois this fall, and
has been as active as if this was the merry
springtime. Freaks of vegetation are re-
ported from many portions of Mclean and
adjoining counties.
Samuel Heffner, a farmer near Lexington,
has lust completed cutting his third crop
of clover this year. Fourth crops of timothy
hay were numerous this year, and old set
tiers have been trying to recall such
happening in former years. 1t Is believed
to be unprecedented. farmer near Nc
Lean has been enjoying strawberries all
through the present month, which grew and
developed without the aid Of hothouseS.
William Smallrnan, a resident of Cham
paign picked a quart of Strawberries from
his vines last Sunday, the second crop this
wear This is also a very rare happening
ard cannot be recalled here. farmer in
Ford county reports a second crop of black
berries z. w. Offer, who resides IN Alton
writes that he is picking his second crop
OF grapes this year The second crop is
not so large, nor are the grapes as nU-
tritious as the first, but they are very
palatable.
George Hepperly, a farmer of Livingston
county, has just completed cutting his Sec
ond crop of oats. After the first cutting he
plowed the field and the wet season fol-
Lowing caused the scattered oats to grow
and develop in a wonderful manner. Apple
and peach trees have bloOned the second
time in many orchards, but none has de-
veloped fruit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
Hunting Caribou.
From Golfers Weekly.

From Golfers Weekly.
Caribou are very tenacious of life. Ny
companion used a 30.40 Winchester and The
writer used an Mannlcher. With such
strong guns we were seldom able to stop
big stag with single shot, even when hit
in vital spot One that the writer shot
through the heart ran with the rest OF the
drove for 200 yards as though he had not
been touched, before collapsing. When we
opened him he had only one bullet hoe, and
his heart was cut in two. Another went
about the same distance on the jump. " tn
both fore shoulders broken and bullet
sions the stays when hit went off with such
strength that when they fell they dug their
antlers In the ground and turned compete
somersauts.
The first caribou We killed was a fawn.
We picked him out because we wanted
meat and being young, We thought ne
ought to be tender. In fact, however. MS
meat was almost useless - lean. tough,
stringy and very dark in color This was
difficult tc understand, and the guides, Tor
some reason were unable to offer an ex-
plantation However, 1 learned the reason
later 1t appears that during the ma ing
season the fawns are weaned. Inc Ga
stag. driving the fawn away from Inc
mother. will strike him with his horns and
chase him half mile. As soon as the stag
gives up the chase and turns back to me
doe the fawn will return; then the stag Will
chase him again. This is kept up for eight
or ten DAVIS with the result that, from
worry violent exercise and change or Diet,
the meat of the fawn becomes for a time
unpala table.
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VIII, who was scowiing. and at the Master
Woodsman. who was smiling.
Then he stood up and addressed the COM
pany as follows:
"since yotf ali urge me to grant the ia
vor l will permit the deer to go with Claus
once every year, on Christmas Eve, pro-
vided they always return to the Forest by
daybreak. He may select any number he
pleases. up to ten, to draw his sledge. and
those shall be known among US as Rein
deer, to distinguish them from the others.
And they shall battle in she Pool Of Mares.
and eat the casa and grawle and MARION
plants and shall be under the especial pro-
lection OF the Fairy Queen. And now cease
scowling. Will KNOCK. for my words shall
be obeyed!"
He hobbled quickly away through the
trees, to avoid the thanks Of Claus and the
approval Of the other immortals, and WILL
looking as cross as ever. followed him.
But Ak was satisfied, knowing that he
could rely on the promise Of the Prince,
however grudgingly given; and Glossle and
Flossie ran home, kicking up their heels
delightedly at every step.
When is Christmas Ever" Claus asked
the Master.
I'm about ten days." he replied.
Then l can not use the deer this year"
said Claus, thoughtfully, 'for 1 shall not
have time enough to make my sackful OF
toys
1.-The shrewd Prince foresaw that" re-
sponded Ak, "and therefore named Christ
| mas Eve as the day you might use the deer,
knowing it would cause you to lose an
entire year.
'If only had the toys the Awgwas stole
from me- said Claus, sadly, Il could
easily fill my sack for the children"
Where are they?" asked the Master.
Il do not know" replied Claus, but the
wicked Awgwas probably hid them in the
mountains"
Ak turned to the Fairy Queen.
"Can you find them he asked.
II will try" she replied, brightly.
Then Claus went back to the Laughing
Valley, to work as hard as he could, and
band of Fairies Immediately flew to the
mountain that had been haunted by the
Awgwas and began a search for the stolen
toys.
wonderful powers; but the cunning Awgwas
had hidden the toys in a deep cave and COW
cred the opening with rocks, so no one
could look in. Therefore all search for the
missing playthings proved in vain for sew
eral days, and Claus who sat at home
waiting for news from the Fairies almost
despaired of getting the toys before
Christmas Eve.
He worked hard every moment but 1t
took considerable time to carve out and to
shape each toy and to paint it properly, so
that on the morning before Christmas Eve
only half of one small shelf above the win
dow was filled with playthngs ready for
the children.
But on this morning the Fairies who were
searching in the mountains had a new
thought. They Joined hands and moved in
a straight line through the rocks that
formed the mountain, beginning at the top
most peak and working downward so that
eyes. And at last they discovered the cave
where the toys had been heaped up by the
wicked Awgwas.
Go be contlnuedD
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WHEN ALL THE
WORLD WROTE VERSE

In the Georgian era of English history.
the primary qualification for gentility was
an ability to cover in verse the whole
range of the human emotions; wisdom was
acceptable, but rhyme was essential.
1t has been usual in all ages for lovers
of all chimes to lapse into poetry; the sub
ject is peculiarly adaptable to the metrical
strain, and the temptation remains, today,
Irresistible but when the four Georges
reigned love was only incidentally a theme;
the mania for poesy overlooked into all the
channels afforded by life, death and the
grave; the nature of the subject matter was
| inconsequential as long it admitted Of
even possible rhyme. The sight of rose
in full bloom, a dead sparrow in the road
way, a stage coach, a setting hen was
enough to send the observer into a par
oxysm of versifcation rcplete with such
rhymes as song and tongue" eyes"
and vice yours and "devouTs," east
and nest" Such srotesque captions as
IAN occasional Thought returning from the
Funeral Of pious Friend who was buried in the
same grave with his Wife who died but few
Lines left by Robin Redbreast who persisted
by being accidentally confined In my Green House,
"A" An Elegy, Written on a poor, Honest Man"
'On gentleman complaining to Lady that he
Teeth"
Lines the Elephant being Put in the same
Cage with the Zebra"
were sources of delight to the ladies and
gentlemen who SO rapaciously seized upon
them and, by bringing out their latent
beauties, won renown III the battle of the
wits.
Not even the epitaph was sacred. A
worthy woman provided before her demise
that the following inscription should mark
her last resting place as a loving yet con-
slant appeal to her spouse:
Weep not for me- my only dear;
i not dead, but sleepeth here,
Therefore make haste, prepare to die,
For shortly you must coIae to L.
When Nell Bachelor, a famous old soul
who peddled pies and tarts to the students
of Oxford University, paid her last fare
well, gentleman eulogized her in these
words:
'Here deep in the dust
The moldy old crust
OF sell Bachelor lately Shoven;
Who skilled In the arts
OF Pies, PEddings and Tarts
And knew every use of the
when she'd livd long enough
She made her last puff.
A puff by her husband much praised;
Now here she doth lie
And makes dirt Pye,
In the hopes that her crust will be ras'd."
The ambitions of many of these poet
gerel, however, and philosophical poems to
the extent of hundreds of lines each were
common. Barring faults of technique some
OF these efforts are by no means deSpcabe.
1t may be said that faulty technique is the
worst of faults when one attempts to write
poetry but it is at least fault capable of
correction, while nothing, save nature, can
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The doors are locked, answered Claus,
and / cannot get In"
Glossie looked around at the houses. The
snow was quite deep in that village, and
just before them was a roof only few
feet above the sledge. A broad chimney,
which seemed TO Glossie big enough to
admit Claus, was at the peak of the roof.
why don't you climb down that CHM
ney?" asked Glossie.
Claus looked at it.
That would be easy enough IL l were on
top OF the roof he answered.
Then hold fast and we will take you
there" said the deer, and they gave one
bound to the roof and landed beside the
big chimney.
Good cried Claus, well pleased, and he
slung the pack of toys over his shoulder
and got into the chimney.
There was plenty of SCOT on the bricks.
bu he did not mind that. and by placing MS
hands ard knees against the sides he crept
downward until he heaciied the fireplace.
Lcaping lightly over the smoldering Goals,
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as If it were solid ground. notwthstand-
Ing the fact that throughout the Valley
the snow lay many feet deep. He had
, walked out of his house day or two be-
fore and had sunk to his arm-pits In a
drift.
So when the deer came near he opened
the door and called to them:
Good morning. Flossie! Tell me how
you are able to walk the snow so
easily"
'It is frozen hard" answered Flossie.
1.-The Frost King has breathed on it,"
said Glossie. coming up and the surface
Is now as solid Ice"
Perhaps" remarked Claus. thoughtful
ly. ~ might now carry my pack of toys to
the children"
us It long Journey" asked Flossie.
Yes; II will take me many days, for the
pack Is heavy" answered Claus.
Then the snow would melt before you
could get back" said the deer. You must
wait until spring. Claus.
Claus sighed. Had I your fleet feet"
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he found himself in large sitting room
where dim light was burning
From this room two doorways led into
smaller chambers. In one a woman lay
asleep, with a baby beside her In crib.
Claus laughed, but he did not laugh aloud
for fear of waking the baby. Then he
slipped big doll from his pack and laid
it In the crib. The little one smiled, as If 1t
dreamed of the pretty plaything 1t was to
find on the morrow and Claus crept softly
from the room and entered at the other
doorway.
Here were two boys fast asleep with their
arms around each others neck Claus gaZed
at them lovingly a moment and then placed
upon the bed a drum, two horns and i
wooden elephant.
He did not linger, now that his work in
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darlings; for his are the only toys in all the
world!''

darlings; for his are the only toys in all the
world!''
dren.
At this the fathers shook their heads, be-
ing themselves unable to understand now
Claus had gained a4nittance to their
homes, but the mothers, watching the glad
faces of their dear bnes, whispered that the
good Claus was no mortal man but assured
ly a Saint, and qhey piously blessed his
name for the hardness he had bestowed
upon their childrenS
"A Saint" said one with bowed head,
has no need to unlock doors II it pleases
him to enter our homes"
And, afterward, when a child was naugh-
ty or disobedient, its mother would say:
You must pray 10 the good Santa Claus
for forgiveness. He does not like naughty
children, and, unless you repent he will
bring you no more pretty toys"
But Santa Claus himself would not have
approved this speech. He brought toys To
the children because they were little and
helpless, and because he loved them. He
knew that the best of children were some
times naughty, and that the naughty ones
were often good. 1t is the way with chill
dren, the world over, and he would not have
changed their natures had he possessed the
powed to do SO.
And that Is how our Claus became Santa
Claus. 1t is possible for any man, by gooo
deeds, to enshrine himself as Saint in the
hearts Of the people.
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svnopsis of Preceding Chapters.

Secue wood nvmph In the fairy forest of Buizee,
Is permitted by Ak the master workman o. W. W,
world to adopt little boy who Is lost IN .ne
forest. The child Is named NeGlaes, W and
. and grows up among the fairies, nynpnS aIu
gnoiues The master workman then taxes mn ~,
through the world and the youth observers NJ ",
mauitv Deeply impressed with the sorI3Ms W W
the world Nicolas or CLAUS, consecrates hlllse INST
TO making happy the children Of men. Ac SIS1
jngIy the fairies and knocks, or gnomes. oIIt Jun.
him house and there CLAUS makes the ITS
toy. Toy-makng soon becomes his eGiTs With
patton The RyIes give him the coors WIN -;
wb{.h tbev decorate flowers and Claus Is IN
spired 10 make thr first doll-an Image OF Neclle;
CLAUS is granted the use of the reindeer - az
am CHRISTMAS eve TO distribute his toys pu'
he has not sufficient time to make new sup,
nv The Fairies come to his assistance anu
lind the toys stolen by the AwgWas'
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Director-"Why have you such confidence
in the new CASHIER
President-"He drinks, smokes. goes fish
ing on Sundays and never lived in the sub
rbs."-Brooklyn Life.
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It was the custom of lovers to improve
upon such -uninspiring names as Anne.
Charlotte, Sophia. Faith. Hope and Charity
by substituting Stella, Amorita. Rosalind,
Phyllis, ETC., according to their fancy. OF
love poems there were, OF course, legion
on legion, but they present nothing novel
The ballad was a popular form when the
love interest was impersonal, and in this
David Garrick Of Drury Lane fame ex-
celled, doubtless because of the practice his
pen received IN versification in writing the
prologues and epilogues to his own dramas
The passion for verse included even the
writing of letters in rhyme, and the ma
jcrity of these evince considerable huency
CT ina gination and expression, although
they are, of course, lacking in metrical ac-
curacy. Society maidens, in town and
country, exchanged news and views in po-
etical form with far less morality and far
more Skill than We would expect from our
daughters; gentlemen wrote in rhyme to
their friends and wives to their husbands;
lovers to their sweethearts >nd geniuses to
their patrons; they wrote so prolifcally
that any excerpts long enough to be of
value would too greatly tax the space at
our command, SO we will content ourselves
by quoting the last lines In a poetic letter Of
over 800 lines from wife to her husband.
They show pretty thoroughly that in some
respects, this is the same old world.
''Howe'er of my debts to make handsome acquit-
I request, my dear husband. another remittance:
Then with reasonable haste in the country expect
And still as your wife, most devoted respect me.'
Yet all this scribblng had its virtues. No
man, poet-born, poet-made, or no poet at
all, can be other than benefited by an eff
fort to extract from the attic of his intel
lect tender thoughts and pretty fancies,
however poor the product temperament is
purified by the effort. And publication was
sorely needed in those days; men and wo-
men were yet to learn that
Virtue alone has that to give
Which makes 1t joy TO die live;
While vice only that supply
Which makes 1t pain to live or die
AUBREY LANSTON.
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CHAPTER K.
Christmas Eve.

The day that broke as Claus returned
from his night ride with Glossie and Flos-
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supply the poettoaI soul The following bit.
entitled ..Tinet In mt beneath critic.sm:

supply the poeuoal soul The following bit.
entitled Time In not beneath criticism:
Say. is there auxht that can convey
An image OF Its transient stsyf
It's a hands breadth; It's q tale;
Tia vessel under sail;
lis eonricr's straining steed;
It's shuttle In fits speed;
lis an eagle In its way,
Darling down upon Its prey;
lis an arrow IN Its fight
Mecking the pursuing sight;
It's yapour IN the air;
It's n whiriwind rushing there;
It's n short liv'd, fading fiow'r;
'ris rainbow a show r.
Ills a Innmentary
Smiling IN a winters day;
'Tis torrents rapid stream;
IT'S shadow; It's dream;
IT'S the Closing watch OF night.
Dying Mt tie rising light;
IT'S a landscape. yainly gay,
Painted upon crumbling clay
Ills lamp that wastes Its fires;
- tbs smoke that quick expires;s
'fis bubble; tbs sigh:
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-07-12

The prince was furious, and eXerled
all his influence to overcome the
scruples of the church, but without
avail. Eventually he was obliged TO
send to England for a nurse. The in
cident is expected to have important
, developments.
When the news of the marriage of
Mrs. Parkhurst to Prince Rospiglosl
reached the United States it was as
serted that at first the Vatican refused
to sanction the marriage because Mrs.
Parkhurst was divorced woman, but
as the prince declared she should he his
wife, with or without the consent of the
church, sanction was finally given.
Mrs. Parkhurst is granddaughter
of Samuel Chester Reid, who command
ed the American privateer. Brigadier
General Armstrong, in the battle at
Fayal, in the war of 1872. On her moth
er's side she is descended from the
Rowan family of Kentucky. About ten
years ago, in Washington, she met
Mr.. Parkhurst, who is a member of the
Maine legislature, and of General Hills
staff, with the rank of colonel.
The couple were married and lived
happily for a time in Bangor. They
had two children. Several years ago
they became estranged, and Colonel
Parkhurst sued for divorce. The di-
vorce was granted, and Mrs. Parkhurst
left the city.
At Bar Harbor she met Prince Jo-
seph, who fell in love with her.
The above dispatch is both mislead
ing and erroneous. The English Blue
sisters" if subject to the jurisdiction
of the church. are bound to obey its
ordinances A soldier who would dis
obey his commanding officer would be
courtmartialed Without obedience to
legitimate authority, discipline and
good order would be impossible. The
command of the Cardinal, under the
circumstances, may be severe, but that
it should necessitate the sending to
England for trained nurse is diff
cult to understand.
The refusal of the Vatican to sane
ton the marriage of the prince, and
afterwards changing to placate the
groom is a yarn made out of whole
cloth. If the Princess Rospigliose was
validly married to her first husband,
Colonel Frederick II. Parkhurst of
Bangor. Me-, the Vatican is powerless
to dissolve the union and sanction her
marriage with the prince. The indis-
solubility of marriage validity con-
tracted is divine law, over which the
Pope has no jurisdiction. To say that
the Vatican yielded to the prince as a
compromise would mean a change in
doctrine, which every Catholic knows
could not be. False in one thing throws
dlscredit on the whole story. We eX-
pect the refusal of Cardinal Macchi in
allowing the English sister to wait on
her patient will be contradicted, too.