The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1905-01-05
CHRISTMAS IN SAN FRANCISCO
A Letter From an Old White
Piner.
EDITOR News,
DEAR SIR:


Xmas is here and with rain and
storm. but we celebrate just the
same; it looks as if it would clear
I'D in the afternoon: but the birth
of the meek and lowly Nazerine
who brought good tidings, Peace
Oh earth; good will toward men, =
will be honored.
Ii d. cities this holiday Is spent
very differently than III the min
ing country or Oh the farm, yet the
city does not improve on the man.
ner observed in the country from
my point of view. All forms and
conditions of business and their
commodities are shown up in the
most attractive manner possible. In
the markets you see the finest pro
ducts that the earth produces OF its
waters contain, and all these pro-
ducts are put OH display i'll the most
attractive manner by the highest
art of the decorator. Everything
that can tempt the palate of man is
offered in its most inviting form
Beef weighing from 1900 to 1900
pounds; hogs from 600 to 700
pounds; turkeys from 80 to IS
pounds; pumpkins from $50 to 800
pounds; all fruits and vegetables of
the largest and best varieties. In
fact, if | were to attempt to describe
in detail all the attractions offered
at this season of the year, it would
take me a week.
Yet the markets give me more
pleasure than any other attraction,
for they show the true wealth and
resources of this grand State.
Other places of business have their
usual attractions, and their name
is legion, all displaying their wares
in the best manner possible, to make
you buy them. 1t is a beautiful sight
to see all these grand things from
every quarter of the globe presented
in such gorgeous array. 1t is also
very entertaining, amusing and in
structive to the sight-seer. For the
children it is a glorious time. They
can look and be pleased, even if
they can't buy; and having no envy
they receive much happiness in
viewing the beautiful gifts. The
large ma ority of them are too poor
to indulge i'll costly expenditure,
yet small gift pleases them, and
they enjoy themselves to the full
limit: and so it should be, for it is
their day of days in the year.
All the places of amusement are
open both afternoon and evening,
and you can take your choice, by
paying from 5 cents to $500.
Thousands of people visit them.
If you prefer sports, the parks are
open, where all kinds of games are
played. The race track is also
open; but it takes money to enter
these places, and many times all
you have got to get out, unless you
use sober Judgment. All attrac-
tons are open to tempt mankind to
part with his money.
You can go to church, if SO dis
posed, and see the nativity of the
Savior given by ceremony. All of
the churches are open, but most
of them are devoid of true religion
as taught by the meek and lowly
Man of God, who was born in a
stable and who went about doing
good without money aud asking no
fee. Most of these grand churches
are worth thousands of dollars: the
inside decorating, statuary and pic
lures are very costly, while the
furniture is of the finest. The
Priest or Minister is we'll groomed
and elegantly dressed; the choir
commands large salary, most of its
members being professionals; the
congregation is dressed in the finest