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The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24

Bring You Good Tidings," tenor solo;
'1rhen Crowding Through the Fields Of
Space" choral GLORY to God in the
Highesti' chorus flushed at Length.
Their Voices, Heartbeats Hushed," quar-
tet; Sing and Rejoice final chorus !;
hymn, Joy to the World, the Lord Is
Come l.. Mason; the Dresden Amen;
postlude (organ and Violin), Cornelius
March, Mendelssohn.
The evening carol service will be as fol.
lows: Sing! o Sing This Blessed Day!''
Gounod: professional hymn, Once in
Royal David's City" Gauntlet; Jesus Is
Come, George A. Burdett; "While Shep-
herds Watched Their F'locks by Night .
Sullivan: 1T Came Upon the Midnight
Clear Burdett; soprano solo. Brightest
and Best of the Sons of the Morning. y
Rubinstein; the sermon; THE Christ
"The Saviour What Endless Charms
Giardini: Florence Amen.
The members of the choir are as fol-
lows: Miss Jessie NJ. Arundel Miss Liz
zie Baldwin. Fred M. Baldwin, f. Stinson
Barker. William ]. Blair, Frank ]. Garlic
ton. John T. Dwyer, Miss Anna e.
Haase. Miss Florence e. Helm, Miss Ella
JACQUES. Mrs. George w. Johnstone Mrs
William A. Kieb. Mrs. Gustave Kieb. Miss
Sadie Libby. John Jameson. Mrs. Clifford
A. Marshall Alexander McKim, James
Stewart Mershon, Miss Millie Sehmid, Miss
Matilda Schultz. Miss Louise c. Sedler,
Miss Marie Celeste Seider, Miss Christine
M. Steel John Steel, Miss Grace Stewart.
Miss JEANNE c. Wylie.
The members OF the quartet are: Mrs.
Clifford Marshall, soprano; Miss Anna &c.
Haase alto; r. Stinson Barker tenor;
John r. Dwyer, baritone. Miss NJ Rea.
Pierson is violinist and Mrs. James Cham
bers is organist. The carol choir is com
posed of thirty voices from the Sunday
school. Miss Christine M. Steel will be
soloist.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24


the $50 children in the home from be-
coming frightened when the fireinen arr
rived to put out the flames
Seeing the fire eating its way along
the long rope of evergreen. part OF the
holiday Christmas decoration Mrs.
Williams ran to Miss Gillespies room
and told her. The janitor and his as
sistants were called, and while the n1en
were sent to try to put out the mi!
with hand extinguishers the two nurses
ran up to the ward in which the $50
children were asleep to see that there
was no panic.
When the fire apparatus arrived the
changing of the bells aroused many Of
the little cripples.
Several of the children tried to get
out of bed to see what the trouble was.
but the nurse assured them that the
bells they heard were only those on
Santa Clauss sleigh. that had arrived
with their presents, and that they must
go right back to sleep or he woVld not
stay long enough to unpack his bag OF
gifts.
The fire was eXtinguished after 1t had
done about 5000 damage to the wood
work.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24

is custom for the royal children TO
drive about Christmas morning. leav
ing toys and good things for the poor.
Children of the wealthy follow their
thoughtful example. They make q
great effort to provide the many poor
children with clothes, stockings and
chicken. a rare treat among the italian
peasants.
New Year is the great holiday in
France. though Santa Claus does not
neglect them. Fir trees are very
scarce, SO only a fortunate few get
trees laden with toys, but the toys
are so wonderful and beautiful they
compensate in no small part Several
weeks before Christmas thousands Of
children visit the shops to see the toys.
There are rooms fitted up especially
for the little folks. Here they see Won
derful dolls. houses fitted up as COM
pletely as real house. DollS-beauti-
full dolls and dressed in the latest fash
ions. Their gowns are as elegant as
though they were made by Paqui1 and
Doucet The mechanical toys include
every kind, from a complete train rum
ming on a track to looping the loop.
There are airships. balloons, express
wagons, trunks, dolls, trousseaus and
what not. From then until Christmas
Eve they wonder what their toys win
be, and have many delightful day
dreams thinking OF the beautiful toys
they have seen. Christmas Eve the chill
dren go to bed very early. for they be-
lieve Santa Claus will not bring his
toys If he finds them awake. They
place their stockings on the mantei.
and however much noise they hear in
the night they do not stir. In the
morning they are up early, to md
fplenty of candy in their stockings. a
doll for the girls, and interesting me-
chanical toys for the boys As the
hour of 12 approaches they rush to the
churches. Immediately after they gs
to the restaurants, or to their homes
for boullion.
The English ars wonderfully enthu-
siastic about the Christmas celebration
The bakers and mammas are busy for
days making plum cakes and farts.
The children are quite as busy writing
Santa Claus letters, anxious to let him
know what they want. On Christmas
Eve there is always great family din4
ner, with plenty of turkey, cider and
plum cake. Dinner over. they gather
in the parlor and get their first glance
of the brilliantly lighted tree. Christ
mas trees are very plentiful in Eng
land. and some are very tall. The
children show their gratitude by sing
ing many beautiful carols. When Santa
Claus appears he unloads his toys, and
they then often dance round him in a
circle. In some of the smaller towns
the children go through the streets
singing beautiful carols. Others dressed
as mummers knock at friends doors
and play all sorts of pranks.
Though Santa Claus visits little folks
in every part of the world, he does nor
forget his little American friends. He
sees they are we'll provided with Christ
mas trees. dolls, buggies, horses and
everything dear to a boys heart. In
every city throughout the country the
Christmas chimes bring words of greet
ing and love to all mankind though the
sound of these bells means most to the
little folks, who are all eagerness to see
what Santa Claus has brought them
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
POSTOFFICE IS
SMASHING ALL
RECORDS
Force Of Clerks Pat to
Severe Test--Bnsy Crowds
ThrOng Lobby.

Since last Sunday the interior of the
postoffice has presented busy scene
and the officials said yesterday that the
Christmas business being done this
year has never been equaled in the his
tory of the office. Yesterday afternoon
an EVENING STAR man dropped into
the Federal building to see how things
were progressing, but he soon discov-
cred that the lobbies of that building
are no place for laggards or sightseers.
1t is all business. From Academy
street the doors swung to and fro CON
tinually, and men and women and boys
and girls trooped through in a constant
stream, making it appear that, so far
as this city is concerned, the late
stringency in the financial world has
not left any blight. The Broad street
doors could not be passed at times, and
when once inside it was not an easy
matter to get out without feeling a
weight of humanity crushing its way in
Sunday afternoon the clerks in the
Office began to notice the final rush of
holiday business. Superintendent of
Carriers Thomas w. Frampton saw that
the season of 1907 was going to be a
hummer, and his predictions proved
correct. It was o'clock next morning
before Mr.. F'rampton was relieved,
From that time on the rush in business
continued, and every hour brought its
increase.
Postmaster Hays saw that 1t would be
necessary to engage every available substi-
tute. both in the clerk and carrier depart
ments and these were put to work early
Monday morning. With this done the post
master gave orders that six large recepta-
cles be placed in the corridors Of the build
ing so that persons wishing to deposit
parcels or letters could do so without hav-
ing to stand in line to drop them In the
usual places beside the stamp windows.
But even this did not relieve the conges-
ton, which became pronounced toward
Yesterday afternoon, and finally to al
leviate the growing strain Assistant Post
master William F. Cyphers erected an
improvised office on the Academy street
side of the building and began selling post
.. age stamps and postal cards there.
II was, indeed, busy hive of industry
last night and today, and there seemed to
be no end to the continual pouring in of
persons bent on sending letters and pack
ages to distant friends and relatives. 30
great was the bulk of business that every
one NJ the six large mail boxes had to be
emntied every three minutes by extra car
riers. whose duty 1t is to remain on the
inside of the office and watch the filling
of boxes, and then empty them and carry
the contents to the clerical department.
where they are put under the cancellation
machines aud sent on their way.
"How is the holiday business asked
the EVENING STAR man when he found
the superintendent of the general delivery
department, William Keim, with rev
seconds to spare.
.fInprecedented, was the quick response
as he mopped his brow and took a long
breath. Never in the history of this post
office was such business done as Is being
done now. II is surprising. Everybody IS
working overtime. The regular clerks and
carriers. as well as the subs we are
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24

all pitching In and trying to keep apaee
with our work, and / want to tell you
that it is no easy job" One look around
the corridors told the scribe that Mr.
Keim was not exaggerating.
I'VE will all be glad when Christmas Is
over this year. 1 have seen many Christ
mas holidays in this building. but never
have / seen such rush, such continual
one, as now." he concluded.
Postmaster Hays was in his private
office with his private secretary, MIR.
Davenport 'Why, my dear man." began
the postmaster, I'VE haven't time to stop
to think of the amount of business we
have done. l will be better able to tell
you that after we all have had a chance
to cut our Christmas turkey and get our
second wind. Every man under me is up
to his neck in work. can't believe all
that talk I heard a couple of weeks ago
about the stringency in the money mar
ket. This years business will surpass any
heretofore done in-Newark.''
The corridors of the Postofhce Building
were again crowded today, and 1t seems
that Uncle Sans 1907 trade will, as far
as Newark is concerned. break all records.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
SLEIGH
BELLS STORY
QUIETS TOTS
Hospital Afire, Nurses Tell
Children Kris KringIe Is
Responsible for Changing.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Through a
Santa Claus ruse $50 crippled children
narrowly escaped injury early today in
a fire which started among tinsel and
Christmas trees on the top floor of
the Home for Ruptured and Crippled
Children in, Lexington avenue.
The flames were discovered and SUBJ
dued by superintendent Bartine, and
the nurses before they had gained
much headway. Other nurses kept
such good watch over the wards that
none of the sleeping children knew of
the blaze until 1t was all over.
Only the quick wit of Miss Margaret
Gillespie. the head nurse, and Mrs.
Martha Williams, her assistant. saved
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24

as practical as their parents, and hey
prefer caps and clogs to toys.
Before Santa Claus goes to Switzer-
land and England he makes flying
trip back home to Germany. He has
had thousands of children writing fer
trees and toys; he has sent his helpers
to northern Germany for trees and to
Munich and Nuremburg for toys. In
the great forests men are busy for
days cutting down the trees. They are
distributed some days before Christ
mas. The children do not dare to
peep into the rooms, for they are GER
tain their inquisitiveness will keep
Santa Claus away. Every home,
whether a castle or hut, will want a
Christmas tree. 1t is sure to be
trimmed with many candles, gold balls,
candies and cakes made to resemble
queer-looking men.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24

and Sweden he goes to Holland He
always reaches that country on the
5th, instead of the 25th. However cold
1t is on that day, there is never fire
burning on the hearth, for here he usu-
ally comes down the tall chimney, in
stead of knocking at the door. The
children are gathered near the CRATE,
vying with one another to see who will
catch the first glimpse of him. Before
he unties his bundle he is pretty sure
to ask how the children have behaved
themselves during the winter. They
are dreadfully disappointed il they arc
not given kite. Kites mean much to
Dutch children, for the winds are
strong in Holland, and there is a large
sweep of land. In southern Holland
the little girls prefer go-carts to sleds,
because their brothers can pull them
to school. The children in Holland are
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
GIVEN BIBLES AND GEESE.
Allentown. Pa, Fire Chief Presents
Former-Geese from Mayor.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec. 24.-James Gal
lagher. chief of the fire department, last
night presented to each of the presidents
of the various fire companies a fine oxford
Bible. The presentation speech was made
by Senator Dewalt
Mayor Schaeffer was also presented in
behalf of the police department, with
group picture of the entire force Earlier
in the evening the Mayor presented TO each
OF the officers fine goose.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
GLAD XMAS FOR 125,ooo.
Salvation Army to Furnish Dinners to
That Number in New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-More than 125.0O0
people will eat Christmas dinners in New
York tomorrow furnished by the Salvation
Army. The dinners are being put up in
baskets for families OF five and six and
will be distributed on Christmas morning.
Each basket will contain five-pound
chicken, in addition to vegetables. coffee,
tea and bread, as well as plum pudding.
In addition to its Christmas dinner the
Salvation Army is collecting money for its
regular winter relief work, and 100000 APP
peals sent to New Workers. through the
mails have brought more than $4,000 into
the Golfers of the army.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
PRIDE COSTS LIFE OF
WOMAN go YEARS OLD.
Said Don't Dare Give Me Specs for
Christmas" Then Poor Sight
Causes Fatal Fall

BURLINGTON. Dec. A-"Just you re-
member now and don't one of you dare
to get me a pair of spectacles for
Christmas present. have got along with
out them all these years, and l don't in
tend to begin their use at this time of
life.
Thus Mrs. Hope Meyers 90 years old,
admonished her relatives only a day or
two ago. She fell down flight of stairs.
not seeing her danger and died yesterday
from her injuries.
Mrs. Myers was one Of Burlingtons
Oldest residents and was wonderfully pre-
served.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24

Nowhere does Christmas wear more
solemn tone than in Italy. The churches
are all lighted and decorated, and the
little folks also go to midnight mass to
give thanks. On the way they stop to
gaze at the brilliant stalls, decorated
with candles, lanterns and bright-col-
ored papers. They will not move on
until their parents consent to buy them
wax bambino and some sugared
hearts. Toward midnight one sees hun
dreds Of women and children walking
along lonely country roads going 20
mass. and the great cathedrals in Rome.
Florence and Venice are thronged with
worshippers.
Returning, the children hasten home
and hang up their stockings, so they
may be tight asleep when Santa Claus
comes. They are sure to find plenty of
confetti and sweetmeats and toys. 1t
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24

SEkI<Z<14
1t is the custom for large families to
gather at grandmother's. They have a
large dinner with wine, plenty of cake,
apples and nuts. After dinner they
rush to the parlor door, which is now
unlocked, and as they catch a glimpse
of the many brilliant lights, they ex-
anime the tree carefully, but they do
not touch it until Santa really appears.
When they hear the merry jingle and
the clatter of reindeers' hoofs they
form a circle and sing those verses
dear to every German child's heart, 30
Tannenbaum."
Santa Claus makes haste to pile the
gifts at the. foot of the tree; he has SO
many little ones to visit he dare not
take time to hang them up. He hastens
on and the children spend the evening
finding their gifts and admiring those
of their brothers, sisters and cousins
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
XMAS PosTPoNEs STRIKE.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24-The local
executive committee of the Amalga.
mated Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees met here yester-
day. The officers believe that action
in regard to the proposed strike OF the
street car men will be postponed until
after Christmas.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
NO CHRISTMAS DRINKING.
Chattanooga SaloOnkeepers Won't Sell
Anything at Their Bars Tomorrow.
CHATTANOOGA.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec. "a
For the first time in the history of
the LIQUOR business in Chattanooga, all
the saloons of the city will be closed
tight on Christmas day.
This is neither the result of law
ordinance or outside influence, the
saloon-men having some weeks ago
agreed to observe the day.
The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24
SUNDAY EXCISE LAW UPHELD.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-The constitu-
tionality of the ordinance Of Minneapolis,
Mimi. closing saloons on Sunday, was mp
beId by The Supreme Court OF tie United
states yesterday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-21
FOUR GREAT LEADERS IN
GLOVES

WHITE SILK GLovES-Buttonless,
sizes 6, I, 71a and S. o3e Quallty'
45c PAIR.
IIsLE SUEDE GLovES-In Black
and GRAY, all sizes. 60c Quality, 4oe
PAIR.
sI.AcK rAFFETA CLOVES But
tons: all sizes. 35c Quality, zoe
PAIR.
ODD LOTS OF SILK AND Isle
GLovES-In Broken sizes, Will be
marked AT HALF PRICE.
WHITE SUEDE KID GLOVES-Elbow
lengths, sizes 5&, and Z. sl-oc
Quality at Csc PAIR.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-21
BUSINESS LOCALS.

A big cut in glove prices at Sachs.
Crepe paper 1Oc. the roll, tissue paper
in all shades, at Arleigh's.
Corsets and bedspreads at unusual
reductions this week at Sachs.
See Morgan's column for auction
sales this week Big sale tomorrow.
Sachs dress goods specials are at re-
auctions that should ensure quick sales.
See ad.
A hot lunch and cold drink for Csc.
at the Criterion; and it's the best lunch
in the city.
Dividend No. us is due and payable
to stockholders OF Eva Plantation CO.
On January 81
Room and board in private family to
Sse had by applying at 1876 King street,
corner of Piikoi.
Insure yourself against loss of home
and household goods by insuring. We
issue policies. Trent & Co, Fort street.
First-class tickets to all stations on
the Oahu Railroad and Haleiwa coupon
tickets are now on sale at the office
of Trent & Co., 936 Fort street.
An excursion to the lava flow by the
steamer Maui. leaving at noon today,
for $50 the round trip, is advertised
elsewhere. Tickets for sale at IL. 3
N. Co.'S office. Queen street.
Mrs. Kathryn Bools has opened par
lors at 11I6 Richards street, for mani
curing, shampooing, electric facial ana
scalp treatment: superfiuous hair re-
moved, Marcel hair waving, etc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-21
A PICTURE
OF HAWAII

| The description of the mountain
scenery of Hawaii found in publica-
ton of the Royal Society of Dublin,
from the pen of the Rev Thos. Black
burn. in Resume of His Journeys and
Collecting in the Archipelago, has
been quoted as the most beaut1fuI
which has so far appeared, except the
prose Poem" of Mark Twain. The ex-
tract, which is being published for dis
tribution by the Promotion Committee,
is here given:
1.-THE scenery of the Hawaiian Isianus
is, as may be supposed. exceedingly
fine Perhaps there is no part OF the
world where lofty mountains can be seen
to greater advantage, for the principal
Hawaiian peaks rise so continuously
from the sea that their SUBMITS are
visible from the level of their base.
consequently the estnetic effect of their
altitude is much greater than is the
case of MANY of the chief continental
mountains of the world. which seem
multitude of rivals, and of which It is
generally almost impossible to get
glimpse until one is halfway between
sea level and their summit Sometimes,
when / have been sailing around the
apparently endless base OF HaIeakaia'
and reveling in the luxury of its love-
illness, carrying my gaze Slowly up
wards and ever upwards through the
Ia
the foot of the mountain, past the VII
lagos scattered along the snore. pas.
the lonely forests that creep aloft from
the houses, past the banks OF cioau
that are almost always floating against
the mountains breast, past the huse
bare rocks piled UP beneath the SUM
nit, and still upwards to the thin layer
of snow silvering the topmost peak anu
looking so unearthly cold and caini'
have compared the sight with my Hneiii-
orv of loftier mountains still tsay' Moiis
Blanc as seen from Chamonixl, anu
felt inclined to give the palm ioI
beauty to the Hawaiian scenery Ia
these landscapes, even where the hish-
err mountains are not to be SEEM lheie
is subtle and most fascinating chariii'
due. l think, to the peculiar brightness
of the colors: the sea, often OF more
vivid blue than a painter dare place
upon his canvas, streaked with
broad. snow-white line Of foam Where
the coral-reef disturbs it; the golden
sand on the beach gi1ded with sun
shine: the plains rolling backward from
the shore with the long, wind-WaVed
grass beneath the feet and thelr
feathery branches far above the
head; the many-t tinted forest, spreaa
like a glowing carpet to the topmost
peak over all the hills: and the SKY
sometimes almost coppery in its spien-
dor"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-21
THE FEDERAL COURT.

Judge Dole has intimated that he
might have to continue the Chiusa
Maru salvage case until after his re-
turn from holding the Hilo term. Or
ficers of the libeled steamer have given
their evidence and remaining local
witnesses will perhaps have given their
evidence by Tuesday. The steamer
people are anxious to get her away Tor
the Orient with the least further de-
lay. Judge Dole desires. before going
to Hflo, to decide the habeas corpus
case of Chiumatsu Nakashima, Japa-
nese detained here by the immigration
officials. on the ground that he was in
fected with trachoma, when on his way
TO visit a sister in San Francisco. 1t
is said he has been cured of the dis
ease since his detention.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-21
MOONLIGHT BAND
CONCERT TONIGHT

The Hawaiian band will give public
moonlight concert at Emma Square, at
7:30 this evening, playing this pro-
gram:
PART I.
Mareh-"Tokio'' new Peters
OVERTURE -........... Suppe
March-'Prosit' new 1890. .Kunottl
Selection-"The Lombardians" -. Verdi
PART II.
Vccal-American Songs. Ar. by Berger
March-'The Isle of Love" (new)..--
Waltz-'Artist Life .......... Strauss
Finale-''Swastika ............. BusDy
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-21

All Leong, who lately served three
days in Jail for disobeying the court
order OF alimony. etc, was sentenced
on Saturday to ten days imprisonment
for continuing in the same contempt
of court. Judge De Bolt lectured him
severely. in giving the sentence, for his
failure to provide for his wife and chill
dren.