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La Junta tribune., 1910-12-10


fore Christmas, when all
- through the house not a
creature was stirring, not even
mouse" Indeed. THE Night Before
Christmas or "A Visit from ST.
Nicholas" as IL was originally known
has become such part OF our lit
erature and tradition that II seldom
occurs to people that 1t ever had an
author at all II Is a classic which
simply began. SO to speak, like Moth
er Goose.
II was written, as a matter of fact,
by an American gentleman. seventy
eight years ago. in a fine old New
York house long since destroyed-a
spacious mansion. with just the sort
OF wide fireplaces which the Saint
Nicholas OF the poem might like to
visit. II was written by this gentle
man for his own children. and might
never have reached the millions OF
other children who have since en-
joycd Il h-i II not been for the habit
young ladies' had In those days OF
keeping albums In which they wrote
down sentences which pleased them.
In the first quarter OF the last CEN
tury that part OF New York City ly-
Ing north OF Canal street WAS cover.
ed with farms. interpreted with mag.
nificent country estates owned by
wealthy propristors whose business
was In the city.
Moore held the chair In Hebrew
and Greek at the General Theological
Seminary. New York. from 1921 until
1850. WAS professor emeritus until his
death In 1863. and wrote the first
Hebrew lexicon published In Ameri-
ca. Moreover. In 1918. DIR. Moore pre-
seated To the seminary the entire
block. now known as Chelsea Square,
the present site Of the largest train
Ing school for the ministry poses
sed by the American Episcopal church
When his lectures were over. Moore
found his chief delight In composing
verses for his children. lie had In
siiiied In them an unusual fondness
for poetry. and they found In their
fathers poems. written with a keen
understanding OF their childish likes
and dlslikcs. their greatest happiness.
Sometimes the longer poems had
hidden little moral |, sson. Tut princi.
pally they were verses rolllcking with
fun.
Among the friends OF the Moorcs
WAS the family OF the Rev. DR.. David
Butler. at that time rector Of Saint
Paui's church In the city Of Troy.
Shortly after Christmas. while the
eldest daughter OF DR. Butler WAS
visiting AT Chelsea, one Of Clement
Moore's little daughters read her the
poem. Miss Butler NJ once copied
the verses In her album. She was 10
much Impressed with them. however.
that Just before Christmas Of the
nsxt year. 1893. she sent . copy To
the editor Of the Troy Scntinei. who
published them Dscembcr go With an
editorial aots and = quaint woodcut Of
g. Nick. Other newspaper coptsd
he Dosn. Il spread from papss 70
Dapss. from city 70 city. Il was ~.
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-10

Twas the night before Christmas when all through the
Not a creature stirring. no, n mousse
The stockings we're hung by the chimney with care
In hopes tina, St Nicholas would be there:
The children nestled all snug In their beds.
While visions of suxar.pums danced In their heads;
And mana In her kerchief. and In my cap.
Had Just settled our brains for long winters nap
When out the lawn there such clatter.
! sprang from my bed to what the matter.
Away to the window I flew like flash.
Tore open the shutters and up the sash
The the breast the fallen
Gave iustor of midday To o jects below;
When what my wondering eyes should appear
But a miniature sleigh aud eight tiny reindeer.
With i,te old driver. lively and quick
knew In n moment It be Saint Nick
More rapid than eagles his ooursers they came
And whstlod and shouted aud called them by name.
Now Dashori now Dancer. now. Prancer and vacni
On. Comet! on, CupId' on. Donder and Bitten!
To the top OF TIE porch To the top OF the WALL
Now dash away. dash away, dash away all"
Az dry leaves thai before the Wild hurricane fly
When they meet with obstacle mount TO the sky.
up o the huuseop the coursers they flew.
with the sleigh full Of toys-and Saint Nicholas too
And then IN a tHinkiing | heard ON the roof
The prancing aud paving OF each little hoof
As I drew IN my head, and turning around
Down the chimney Saint Nicholas with bound
He DR., r,Ued all In fur from his head to his foot
Aud his clots were all arns ed with ashes and soot
A bundle OF toys he had flung on his back
And he looked Ike . pcddicr just opening his pack.
ftn now my tWtnkIodl now merry
His cheeks were like roses. his nose like cherry.
Hk drol little mouth drawn up like bow,
And the heard bic chin - white the snow.
The stump Of pipe he held tight In his teeth.
And the smoke Il sacfcisd hs head like = wreath.
lie had = bread lace and . little round belly
That shook, when he laughed. like bowl full Of jelly
Hc chubby and piump-a rish, Jolly old eif:
And 1 laughed, when ! him. In spite % myself
A wtnk Of his ss1 . twist Of hk head
soon gave knew hsA soothing dread
He spoks wes1, NJ straight, 10 his work.
An1 filled all ths stockinxs; then turned with jerk
Ard laying his finsss asle Of hk nose.
AaA giving nod. ~ The chimnsy he
He sprang to his slssh 10 hs team gave q whistle.
Az away they al nsw lite The dekn Of . thistis;
~ ! heard him ssBelnlo, be drove of slgAt:
"Maepy Christmss = ail. asl 70 I'll . soolnisAti"
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-10

printed in the magazines, then In
school readers Special editions OF
the poem were published. illustrated
by famous children's artists. 1t was
translated into many languages One
may hear IL recited by German school
children in their native tongue. and
by other children in other languages
DR.. Moore, although his name did
not appear, was somewhat dspleased
at the publication OF the poem. He
was extremely modest. and he felt
that the verses had little merit save
as verses for children. II was a long
time before he saw that just In that
fact lay It's claim to Immortality. His
Hebrew lexicon and other scholarly
writings are known to very few. The
little poem written for his children
is possessed by all the world where
Christmas is celebrated The follow.
ing excerpt from the preface to the
poems published In 1871 gives an
idea of the man:
My Dear Children: | have not
made selection from among my
verses OF such as are OF any peculiar
caste. but have given you the melan.
choly and the lively. the serious. the
sportiye. and even the trifling =
for as you once persuaded me to sit
for my portrait. which was the occa-
sion OF one OF the pieces In this col.
lection, SO | flatter myself that you
will be pleased to have as true a
picture as possible OF your fathers
mind. upon which you and your chil.
dren may look when ! am removed
from this world. Were to offer you
nothing Lut what is gay and lively.
you well know that the deepest and
keenest feelings OF your fathers hear,
would not be portrayed. II. on the
other hand, nothing but what Is seri.
GUS or sad had been presented to
your view. an equally imperfect char
acter OF his mind would have been
exhibited. For you are well aware
that he Us far from following the
school of Chesterfield with regard to
hrmless mirth nd merriment. and that
In spite OF all the cares aud sorrows
of this life. he thinks that We are
No constituted that good, honest,
hearty 'ansh. winch ,onccals no NAL.
ice and lis excited by nothing corrupt.
however ungcnlcol 1t may be. is
healthful both To loiy und mind ''.
Another reason why .be mere trlflcs
Ia this volume have not been with
held Il that such taings have been
often found ny ~" to afford greater
pleasure than what was by myself
esteemed OF more worth. but
whatever be the merit of the offer.
Ing which here make to you. receive
and look upon 1t Ms token OF apprc-
ciation from your father.
Clement c. Moore"
DR.. Moore died at his summer
homo In Newport July 10. 1863. His
remains rest In a vault Ia 81. Lukc's
church. Hudson street. New York.
Every Christmas Ey. the students at
the General Theological Seminary. for
which he did NO much. remember the
children for whom he did more. and
twinc about his portrait In their dun.
Ing hall y rope Of holly.
La Junta tribune., 1910-12-10

VERYBODY. so to speak.
knows Twas the night be-
fore Christmas. when all
through the house not a
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-05
Roosevelt Ends His Hunt.

Gondorkoro.-Col. Roosevelt and the
others of his immediate party sailed
Monday for khartoum, where they ex-
pect to arrive March 18th. With the
departure the African scientific expe-
dition under the auspices of the Smith
sonian Institution of Washington, and
led by the former President was, for
all practical purposes, brought to a
close. Colonel Roosevelt considers the
killing of the giant Glands in his recent
excursion along the upper reaches Of
the Nile was q fitting ending Of mar.
velouslv successful trip.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-05
Weak Spot in His Defense.

A religious worker was visiting
southern penitentiary, when one pris-
oner in some way took his fancy. This
prisoner was a negro. who eyinced
religious fervor as deep as it was
gratifying to the caller.
"Of what were you accused?" the
prisoner was asked.
'Dey says l took a watch an
swered the negro. Il made a good
fight, | had dandy lawyer. and he
done prove an alibi wifi ten witnesses.
Den my lawyer he shore made a
strong speech to de jury. But it want
no use, sah' l get ten years"
Il don't see why you We're not ac-
quilted" said the religious worker.
We'll. sah,' explained the prisoner,
"dere was shore one weak spot bout
my defense-dey found de watch in
my pocket "-Tit-Bits
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-05
Snowslide Kills Nineteen.

Spokane, Nineteen are now
known to be dead in the avalanches
that nearly obliterated Mace and
Burke Sunday night and Monday
morning. and the death list will prob
ably be largely increased as the res
cuers penetrate the debris.
A third avalanche, in addition to
those at Mace and Burke, Idaho, de-
stroyed the camp of the Carbonate
Hill Mining Company near the IS"
bridge at Mullan, Idaho, about noon
Sunday. Three are reported dead
there.
The fight against time and cold has
been waged bravely and persistently
by the little army of men who are
hoping to find under the heaps of ruin
in the ravines some who have escaped
death
Mace is situated on the creek bed
and the mountains rise high on either
side of the canon The slopes have
been denuded of trees by the miners
The main body of the avalanche,
which started from the top of Custer
mountain. passed beyond the town,
and. striking the opposite slope with
terrific force, rushed up the mountain
side. The canon is filled to a depth
of from forty to fifty feet.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-05
Giant eattleship Proposed.

Building worlds rec
ord-breaking battleship of $4,000 tons
displacement at cost of $4,000 and
making the United States the leading
naval power, are planned by Secretary
Meyer. he is said to have told the
House naval committee Saturday. The
teen 14-inch guns. waits until next
year only because the naval expert
ments with 14-inch guns have not been
completed and the department desires
to know the result Of full experiments
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-05
Hatpin Must Be MuzzIed.

Chicago.-Eliminatio of the pro-
truding hatpin, with it's attendant dan
gers of gashing and stabbing is appar-
entity assured by an ordinance that is
to be drafted by the judiciary commit
tee of the council. Not only will the
hatpin be shortened until its sharp end
extends scarcely beyond the crown OF
the hat, but q guard will be provided
for to sheath the stiletto-like point, un.
der the ordinance to be drawn up next
Monday. This was the statement OF
a majority Of the members of the com
mittee.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-05
GOVERNMENT
AvERTS CRISIS
BRITISH LIBERAL MINISTRY WILL
REMAIN IN OFFICE FOR THE
PRESENT..
ELECTION IS DELAYED
PREMIER A S QUIT HIS PROGRAM
FOR cURrAiLING POWER
OF THE LORDS.

London.-At the session of the
House of Commons Monday the out
come of which was awaited as eagerly
as the denouement of a most exciting
tragedy By all the members of both
houses able to pack themselves into
the chamber, Premier Asquiths gov
ernment obtained lease OF life until
after Easter.
This was the gift OF the Conserya.
tiyes, who were so anxious to avoid
two general elections successfully
within so brief period that they ac-
cepted the Premier's program without
calling for vote.
When the House of Commons meets
after Easter it will take up the strug-
gle to revolutionize the British govern
ment system.
Resolutions will be presented to de.
priye the House OF Lords OF all author
ity over finances and also of the power
Of yetoing the measures OF the lower
house: leaving to the Lords only the
functions of delay and discussion.
If this plan succeeds the government
proposes next year to proceed with the
transformation OF the House OF Lords
from hereditary to a democratic
body
SCuch was the program the Prime
Minister unfolded and he and Chan
cellor Lloyd George declared that the
government stakcd its existence on 1t
Before the Easter adjournment the
House of Commons will deal with res
olutions enabling the government to
continue to borrow money and with tn"
appropro tion bill for the army, navy,
and other departments.
Mr. Asquth's plan gained the sup
mort of the advanced Radicals and the
Lahorites, who have been waverlng.
with the result that the government
later in the evening had majorities OF
81 and 95 respectively against two
proposed amendments to Mr.. AS
quiths resolution.
The Irish members had withdrawn
from the house for "a discussion of pol
icy. when the program was accepted
They had, however, decided to re-
frain from voting. Most of them will
return to Ireland until the question re-
lating to the house of lords takes the
center of the stage.
The premier's motion. giving gov
ernment business precedence at every
sitting up to March 2ith. was adopted
without division.
With regard to the house of lords.
Mr.. Asquith said he hoped the upper
chamber would agree with the pro-
posed plan. but whether it did or not.
the government intended to place on
the statute books a provision that
would set free the house of commons
from the veto OF the lords.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-05
WILSON DENIES
P|NCH0T'S WORD
SAYS HE DID NOT GIVE PINcHOT
PERMISSION TO WRITE DOL.
LiSON LETTER.
WAS NOT seen BY HIM
SECRETARY OF AGRicULTURE'S
TESTIMONY IN THE sALLlN.
GER INVESTIGATION.

Washington.-'.'he expected clash
between Clifford Pinchot and Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson over the dis
puted question as to whether the sec
retary had given the former forester
permission to write to Senator Dol
liver the letter which resulted in Mr..
Pinchots dismissal, came Tuesday the
BallingerPinchot investigation COM
Mr.. Pinchot declared he had dis
cussed the matter at length with Sec
retary Wilson and that he understood
hts superior officer had given him ex-
press permission TO write to Senator
Dolliver.
Secretary Wilson Immediately took
the stand and asserted that while he
had given Mr.. Pinchot permission to
write to Senator Dolliver concerning
departmental affairs he never did
and never would have given him
permission to write letter criticising
the President of the United States.
Under a cross-examination, almost
wholly by the Democratic members
Of the committee. Secretary Wilson
was uncertain as to just what had
passed between himself and the for
ester and became somewhat mixed at
times as to just what letters the com
mitteemen were referring to in their
rapid fire questions.
The secretary repeatedly said he
never saw heard Of the letter Mr.. Pin
chot wrote until it was read in the
Senate.
Mr.. Pinchot had been reluctant to
testify to anything that would bring
him into controversy with the chief
under whom he had served twelve
years. But chairman Nelson insisted
he should go into the matter.
Mr.. Pinchot declared that he and
Secretary Wilson went SO far as to
discuss the executive order issued by
President Taft forbidding subordinates
of the various departments of the va
rious department from giving informa
ton to Congress, and he added that
the secretary said:
You and / will have no trouble
about that order"
Admitting that his memory failed
as to certain points Secretary Wilson
always came back to the statement
that he never under any circumstances
would have given Mr.. Pinchot permits
sion to write the letter that caused his
separation from the service.
The secretary said he urged Mr.. Pin
chot not to carry out his purpose to
blanket a message from the Presi-
dent generating Ballinger. by sending
in letter to Senator Dolliver.
But persisted counsel for Mr.. Pin
chot. "if Mr.. Pinchot was only to be
permitted to write about departmental
matters, how could you have thought
this message would blanket the Presi-
dents message"
Il don't know; that was Pinchot's
idea"
Reading long letter from the Pres
ident in which he highly commended
Pinchot. was another interesting Incl
dent Of the morning session.