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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24
WHY SANTA CLAUS WAS LATE.

Copyright. 1913 by the Mcclure News
paper Synd1cate.)
Do you remember the Christmas that
Santa Claus was very late? You may
not have known the reason for this so
I will tell you. He really started out
very early that year so that all might
have their presents on Christmas Day.
The first place he stopped was on the
roof of u large house, and taking a
big pacR from his sleigh disappeared
down the chimney. But no ooner was
he out of sight than the queerast little
creatures appeared. They came from
behlnd the blinds and jumped to tho
roof, from under the caves and out Of
the water spout. They had en- green
Jackets n red hoods drawn tightly
around their little round faces, and
their segs and pointed feet were covered
with red leggings; they were she COB
Inns in winter dress.
Ihey looked through the bags In
Santa's sleigh and. one said: MOT a
thing for u.s."
There wasn't last year or year be-
fore that" said another.
Wen have something this year."
sa1d one goblin, hopping on the horns
OF n of the reindeer. Let US take his
sleigh n help ourselves"
They scrambled into the sleigh, on
the backs of the reindeer. and on to
their horns. n with their pointed
shoes they PICKED them, and off they
went Ike the wind, into the valley.
over the mountains and then into the
Noods to the house where the goblinx
held their meetings.
The COLLINS jumped to the ground
and fastened the head reindeer to q.
tree, n then you should have seen
them unload that sleigh. Books flew in
one direction and dolls in another, un-
W the ground was strewn with tops.
When they came to the range and
candy they called out: Here are tho
good things!" and away they scamp
cred into the house and put them O.
the table, which they soon filed with
az the nice things that Santa had fNf
the children.
By M by the COLLINS who were N
the house heard a loud noise and whnn
they vent to the door a train of toy
cars rushed by, filled with gohlius.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24
To 1u,,d Modal civ

The city OF Cleveland. home Of the g.
vent street car fare and other stmilar
, sncsess ,s c along pfSsressiye municipal
which win greatly benefit the ordinary
When ClevelSSd gets down to work
under the new atty charter. which has
p pstn the Sty wlll uRasrtake the
community Of homes for wcrkinEmen
that win stand y 9 great American
near the outskirts. This viii he laid
U In lots and Atreets to form what Is
hoped by the Planners to be a perfectly
mapped out city In embryo.
Arrangements And naming OF streets.
parkage. sanitation and every detail thaS
goes to make " b perfect. city, viii
ne planned by tse best experts. Homes
tate corporation Tor At least $500. WIN
be erected on IT, plots.
They win ss sel a. to 500 Cleveland
payment. Will DO within the reach 81 n
steady. industrteIs worker. Il has not
land viii remaiA With the city Or 30
Baker favors the former idea.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

I you did not hear my report. These
Higgins boys have bothered their
mother, and they"
II don't want to hear another word"
said Santa, covering his ears with his
hands. "AN children are good at
Christmas time, / tell you, and besides
that I slept too long this year, and I
have no time to listen to you. Now
run along like the good little fairy that
you are. and tell your queen that 1t was
all my fault. l oversight, and so have
no time to hear your report. All chill
dren are good at Christmas time. and
this year they are all going to have a
present.
THAT will remind them to be good
all through next year." he said with a
smile.
""oh, you great big hearted Santa"
said the fairy, shaking her wand at
Santa, that is the way you are to get
out of 1t this year. is 1t?
Last year you decided to cross off
al IN names. the week before
been bad through the year, and let
them have another try. so that at the
last you had all the children
good"
That is what I have been telling
you" said Santa, beginning to paint
me anto. all children are good at
Christmas time, and / want them all to
have Toys. 1t is hard enough not to be
able to give each boy and girl theg gift
Tor which they ask, n I am not going
70 near any report about bad children.
Now run home"
you love them all, you dear old
man." said the fairy. "and I do not
blame you; they all try to be good, but
sometimes the ghty gets into their
hearts when nre asleep. and Il
lakes all day to get it out.
"Goodby, Santa. and q merry Christ
mas to you and all your children"
ant stopped work when he saw
me fairy was really going. and tool his
pipe rom his mouth. "Goodby. little
one" he said. You thank your queen
for sending you, and / thank you Tor
coming; It is q long way up here, and
II I mad not fallen asleep I should have
heard your report. Come next year. I
am sure I will bio awake and / shall
want to hear haw many children have
remembered to be good"
The fairy promised to come. and
Santa opened the door, and she dis
appeared into the dark
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24
THERE is A SANTA CLAUS

Here is reprinted a letter and an answer that never grows old.
Once a little girl wrote this letter to the editor If the New York
Sun:
Dear Editor- IN years old: Some of my friends say that there
is. no Santa Claus. Papa says: If you see it in the Sun, it's So Please
tell me M truth. Is there a Santa Claus? Virginia o. Iianlon."
Ana the editor oft the Sum-, mighty of inVecuve and sarcasm,
0eeame even even s an a little tn child n wrote the following charming reply;
they see.
yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly a.
abound and give to your life its highest beauty and Joy. Alas, how
dreary would be the world if there were n o Santa Claus! 1t would be
as ear a IS If there were n Virginia. There would be 10 chidHke
faith then, n o poetry, no romance to make solerable this existence. We
should have no enjoyment except in sense and sight. The eternal light
With which childhood fills the world would be extingushed.
You might get your papa to hire men tic watch all the chirnneys
on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not SEE
santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees
s int. Claus nn The most mos T real things in the world are those that neither
ders that r unseen and unseeable Elm this world. You may tear apart
the babys rattle and SET what makes the noise inside, but there is a
veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest that ever lived
ear push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty
and glory beyond. Is it all real! All, Virginia, in all this world there
is nothing SO real and abiding.
mo Santa Claus! Thank God, he lives and lives forever. A thou
sand years from now, Virginia-nay, ten times ter Thousand years from
now-he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

CHRISTMAS EVE.
BY ROBERT

London. Dec. pa poem en-
titled Christmas Eve" by Rob-
ert Bridges, Great Britain's poet
laureate appears in the Times
today by their majesties' xpress
desire. The poem is In four verses
and a the subtitle pax
Homlnibus Bonae Voluntatis."
The first two verses read.
"A frosty Christmas eve. when
stars Were shining,
Fared l forth alone, where
westward falls the hill,
And from many a village in
the watre'd valley.
Distant music reached mo.
peals Of bells a-ringing;
The consolidated sounds ran
sprinkling on earth's floor.
AS the dark vault above with
stars was spangled DER.
Then sped my thought to
Keep that first Christmas
of all.
When the shepherds, watch
ing by their folds ere the
dawn,
Heard music in the fields ana
could not tell
whether 1t were angles or
the bright stars singing"
The poem is cast In the form
ADOPTED by the first recorded
predecessor of the laureate in
1910 namely Germanic rhythm
based upon ALTERATION and a
central pause. the most familiar
illustration of which is in ..Tha
Vision of Piers Plowman."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24
SANTA Ola U.s. FAIRY.
Copyright,

Copyright, 1913 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
me falry queen was looking ovef her
rose leaf calendar. when she called her
fairies to her.
1T Is no use waiting any longer she
said. Some one must go to ftnnta
Claus home; wa have waited long
probably has fallen asleep over hiA pipe
and forgotten all about the worA we
nave to do. One Of you must pat on
q warm coat n hurry up to Worth
land and find out what has happened"
so one little fairy put on a fn, coat
ana MOOD n leggins n started for
the land where Santa lived,
1t was just as the queen had thought.
Santa had fallen asleep over bA pipe.
the fire was out, and his pipe was on
the floor.
Wake up. Father Santa" ssAd The
fairy, as she suddenly appeared on the
table beside him. Here you a.e sleep
ing and it is almost Christmat. You
nave not heard my report On she good
and bad children, and you FN7e some
toys to finish also. I see"
Santa rubbed hi seyes ami rat up,
Why, when did you get Sereg" he
Il have just arrived. rpplied the
fairy. The queen sent me: she said
you must have fallen asleep" {.
Santa looked at the cloct which was
over the fireplace where be had fallen
asleep.
why bless my scul," Ne exclaimed.
y should say I had bEen asleep. I
must get at my work at once"
But you have not Eeard my re-
port" said the fairy. get your book
and let us go over the nanses."
Nov don't bother Dae with any
thing" q Santa. II shall be late
now unless I hurry" aud he began to
hammer away on . littls automobile he
was making.
But how will you know where to
carry the presents If You do not hear
what ! have to tell you ABOUT the good
and bad children z" asked the fairy.
There are no bad Children" said
Santa between the puffs from his pipe,
least there are nonA at Christmas
time"
-But I came all the way in the cold
to tell YOU where to CO., raid the
fairy; "the queen Will think I did not
DO my errand II I 60 back and tell her
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24
Must Undo the cruciHxion.
From the London Chronicle.


0 Bernard Shaw informed q crowded
eooereEation at the City Temple re-
emily that Christianity came to an ana
Nth the cruitixion.
Tor that reason "Christian Econo.
mlcss. Ia subject OF his lecture. did
= e concern them unless they had made
- snclr mtndSto r~etntroduce Christian
AZ present All our institutions were
0ealsefetsly orga1ixed for the preven-
ese0 Of ChristiaH ity. Was it worth
WnlleNto undo the crucihxion. to take
~ ~ tradition Ufs Christianity again
- what We gould do with 1t?
: yvesdid. he recognized three main
ea which we should stand com-
@ rive up revenge and punishment
eeenpletely and entirely; we should
$hkkAs 70 scrap the entire 1udicfal and
0x1nntna 9system. We should have to
IesQp putting people In prison. we
1h0uid have to stop scolding and CONF
'pkaSnlng mi writing to the Times.
g We should have TO take. In a
which would necessitate communism.
And LIT ~ should have to adopt the
4pc&E1no which was called the imma-
1n4NcoNof God. and believe that there
Ma1sAzdtvlne spark In
M kheSsonly ons 81 those doctrines
M4l4chstotached Christian economies, re-
UlaSked Mr. Shaw. was that ne should
,lylll Point Is cosnmunisrn@was that Il
GEA9oH941xeNtho consumer any control
QSNEHNproductfon. Therefore everybody
hu14#tNY1n ns income. and naturally
SNefsSbQeysn must have An8exactly equal
loggqMMe.@aaMhAtswe had ct present was
rekaaSdlsts1bution 81 Income. but abso-
441Ei1lnl4dars And tn Christian state,
rAnn. .3aNS -. oshl.lH ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24
SANTA FALLS IN LOVE.
BY Mary Marshall.
copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure New..

copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.).
It was a week before Christmas and
silently on the croSded city streets. iaG1s args
Yer Ihorne, just arrived from a university
own OF the east. pushed his way through
out OF the great department store of
Ihorne q Bromley and hurried to the az
ecunve oinces of MI. Thorne. half owner
OF the great concern.
"Mr. Thorne positively can't sea any
one.. said the stenographer in the outer
Office. and then, as she recognized In the
fered her h name OF Mr.. Thorne,s oniv
nephew and heir, she ushered him into
Mr.. Thorne's office u~nannounced.
"Weli uncle" said Carter. after their
have q week or more to do nothing. You
seem pretty y busy. Can't you let me do
"a man who has spent 10 years In a
university is q little too good for dry
.,,aH one old man." said the nephew,
Let me help you out.
The trouble IS you don't know the
re recsiiverp Of ofe his desk 81 t e %sakiR Which, sRR
had begun to ring. well, get some one
Else he said e the wire. Don't
as sps w s MS ss fanny aa L tlafs uoIish to aue his
abost some ns., Ct my men viii bother me
attend to. WHY here NV = ~ y : Cou y
EMPLOYEES, telephones me that the fake
SAINT Claus they ave down In the
basement toy department has left and
60 ne comes to me about It. The only
ening 70 DO Is to set another"
How'd ! do for that job?" asked
What! AS the manager of employees?
Why you have TO have years OF experiences
right from the bottom for that"
NO, AZ the 8 Santa Claus" said
Garter. II can wear q beard and carry q
faem ensaP pSnbons even Il am .
II was ave days before Christmas and
every ~day-every minute Of. the day-the
crowds that thronged the basement toy
asp sar Of Thorne & Bromley.s crew
peered Into the glass cases. Every hour
the air n. the basement became more Wits
ated, every hour the faces Of the
soverworked girls behind the counters
showed more. clearly tho signs Of fatigue
and strain. And always the center. Of the
of.the ~buyers-stood the lake Santa.
Sometimes he would stoop to liyten to
some childish Nsping requeBt, or no would
n1t q Of youngsters up. bodily from
the crowd ~ he haye his Christmas
hons for the children and sometimes
when no o. was looking. ant would
slip Ast0y put Of his pack into the banda
child. -'-,''s \
.v 49, aar hs tut s.,a t sc. ds 3, sss old 1]s1e %aa 2 y
her ~companions And he's reaf
sTWo s. thrss sfsae6 & and had % rive Il
ND III something fierce walking around
W5th = afalse fface and that pack on hts
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

expresses himself as in favor. OF the
proposed Identification Of the Berlin
City belt and suburban railways. The
traffic has doubled on these lines with
IN the last 20 years and steam traction
IS no longer adequate to handle the
traffic. Electric drive would give prac-
tically. double the number OF trains
each hour. besides giving all the adj
yantages Of the electric system. The
Prussian parliament recently voted {
credit OF $4,000. 900 for carrying on pre-
paratory work on this important
Scheme,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24
'Twas The Niqht Before Christmas

A Revised Version, by Alice Jaynes. in the Ladies Home Journal
Twas the night before Christmas, when all IN the shop.
Not q salesgir o wrapper but thought she would drop;
The cash children rushed with the money with care.
With wan faces strained, hther, thither they fed.
While visions O. reprimands flashed through each head,
At an hour when rich children were tied in nightcaps.
And settling themselves for their long winter maps.
From tables and counters arose such a clatter
Some terrible tragedy must be the matter;
The lights from the shining bulbs, white in their glow.
Gave luster of midday to objects below.
A salesgrl a selling small gifts. Like a flash
She tore open boxes Inc counted on cash,
When what to m ~ wondering "a should resound
But a shrewish abuse you could hear aSles around,
From a woman, well goWned, who car Just % kick
I knew n a minute she wa the Old Nick"
She a dressed all in fur from her feet to her head.
And a comfortable feeling Of opulence shed.
More rapid thai reindeer eproaches they came,
AS she scolded n called the poor girl a harsh name.
How stupid! You vixen! Don't dare answer back!
I'll report you at once for being 81 slack.
My gifts " came. Now where a they be?
How such things can happen, I really can't see!"
And giving a nod, up the store aisle she sailed,
Full of wrath that her WI Merry Christmas" had failed.
The salesgirl so pale went straight ito her work.
For dozens Of buyers forbade her to shirk.
Hours and hours played the drama, long after she'd gone
Delivery boys, women, cash girls struggled on.
In hundreds of stores in many a city,
This spells Merry Christmas" Oh, good people nitvl
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
From Exchanges.

| S''
Everybody likes Christmas
because everybody is sentiment
tai and feels at liberty to show
it On the 25th of December,
without the probability of being
laughed at. Remove that fear
of ridicule permanently, and a
sentimental, brotherly : loving
race would evolve; and one
way to effect that would be to
increase the number of Christ
masses in a year, beginning
with n extra. and increasing
to 365. BY that time the spirit
Of the day would be a habit,
ridiculous gift giving would
have died of sheer inability to
keep up, and any objections of
a seemingly practical nature
could be argued out of existence
by any practical person with a
working knowledge of meta
physics.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

The Norwegian government has es-
1olisned censorship Of motion
picture Aims intended for public ex-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

The Yule-tide season is coming.
It's a great time to begin to live.
It's a great time to learn to smile,
because Christmas is smile season,
anyway. Carry good humor with
you everywhere you go, and in a
few years from now people won't
talk about a green Christmas or
white Christmas"
They'll say: IAN, that was a
great Christmas! That was again
my childhood happy Christmas"
And then you see, having learned
to live. laugh and love, and having
found out how happy it makes us,
we shall keep on smiling into the
new year. and then through the
spring and the summer and autumn,
and the first thing we know it will
be Christmas again, and We'll hard
ly realize 1t, because the year has
slipped past so happily.
And heaven, you know can't be
very much else than a place where
everybody smiles all the time, and
you will never grow so old that
you have nothing to do save gather
!. from the fields of memory.
And now. my good friends, I wish
you a Merry Christmas and a hap
by, prosperous and useful New
Year.
Frank L. Mulholland.
Toledo, Ohio.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24

There are more than $500 books On
electrical subjects IN the library OF
congress ct Washington.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-24
My YuIetide Obligation.

That whenever 1 can on dark days and
sunny days; in victory and defeat; in
noon, at night, when / tell my wife good
by, when 1 meet my n%eighbor, when I
pay my fare, when I speak to my en-
ployes, when I say my prayers-at all
these times and at all other times, when
ever l am able to be man enough, / will
smile, live, laugh and owe.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-05-15
rOWDERRORN
News-Champion Correspondents:

News-Champion Correspondents:
May IL, 1914
Frank Andrews is in town this week.
Mrs. S. Cobb and family and Jack
Jardin and family have moved to their
ranch.
Ralph and Floyd Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Schnepf were lola visitors
Sunday.
Miss Edith Andrews, of Gunnison,
visited relatives and friends from Thurs
day until Sunday.
A winsome little girl arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs w. C. Howard
Friday morning May s.
Clarence Radeka; Eugene McGregor.
W. c. Howard and Guy Doering were
Gunnison visitors last week.
E. A. Foster, wife and daughter. Jes-
sic, went to Gunnison Friday where
Miss Jessie had some dental work done.
Louie Radeka, Daisy Youman and
Viii McDonough were here from Coche-
topa FRIDAY to attend the good roads
dance. They remained until Sunday.
Nearly everyone was out TO celebrate
good roads day Friday. Much needed
work was done on the narrow grade
between the hot springs and the post
office, the entire length of the grade be
ing widened. Work begun about 9. 81
and lasted until 6 O'Clock. Dinner and
supper which the ladies' prepared and
served at the hall, was certainly earned
by the workers A vote of thanks to
them. The day ended with a dance
which was enjoyed by all who attended.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-05-15
COUNTY NEWS IN BRIEE.
BONNEVILLE

>e~s aus.3uu Cosress,nnsane.
May ~.
I'd Adams. T.. D. S.eE,hessou. and
sssrs hoI,onald Wenf te esaEaison
1s.sl
NJ ia STATE rcturned fr0u f.righ-
ton sl.lag aocqm,,auIed b her s.su.
t.ssoi Hho attended schSol " ina;
pssas .ls Past winter.
G. nssC omtes took Dan Collins uy
Box canon Thursday The latter gill
d. - oEteusIse work on his INNING
clam tins summer.
A ~ u groceries. bsloneiue to Mon
roy Nlbie, was stolen out Of the deyo;
ware 1s.e ast week.
Mr r. d. Stephenson and Mrs. Belle
mciD aid were visitors at Mrs She.-
dops at Tuesday.
Mr. VI A Knowles returned from
Gum s0n Friday.
hr and Mrs. Theodore State we're
IN Runaway Tuesday A Young mule
team. recently broken. became snman-
aeeaf .e broken buggy tongue was
the . tent of the damage.
CharIie Bowser's team became frigh-
teneo, Friday afternoon. by the acci-
eenta unlocking Of the singie-trecs.
In jsmping out Of the buggy Mr. Bow
ser sustained badly sprsined snkisf
The buggy Was demolished.
NJ and Mrs. G.. Collard of Razor
creek we're visitors at Herbert McDon-
aids ast sunday.
Alien Pittser visited wit.i his sister.
Mrs. b. h DesCombes. from FRIDAY till
SUNDAY
In the base ball game Sunday Doyle
vile won by ~ points. Arthur Prosser
was highly applauded for his fine pitch
ing.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-05-15
WMTE PINE

News-Champion Correspondents:
May IL, 1914
Donald Dyrenforth returned yester-
day from business trip to Denver.
Boon Cameron was up from his ranch
Saturday. He has beeh suffering q
great deal from rheumatism.
John Fultz brought his cattle over
from the San Luis Valley his winter
headquarters Saturday, and returned
for his family the same day.
Ossian Hibbs left for Salt Lake and
the West on May LIST, letter states
that he had secured a position with a
prominent Salt Lake Wall Paper house.
A surprise WAS sprung at the school
election, Mr.. John Fultz being elected
over Emil Peterson, who has held the
position of President of Board of Dir
ectors for several years. Mr.. Fultz is
a ranchman and large cattle owner.
At meeting held at the City Hall
May 18th the following men were chosen
as delegates to attend the mining con
vention which will be held in May 14th
at Gunnison: Donald Dyrenforth,
Chairman of Delegates Dick TuIlar,
VIM. Vining, Mike Smith and ID. d. Wal
burn.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-05-15
CR0oxsIoA
~e~s-CaAM.sos csssszssaasEss.

Ne~s-Cnsa.ysos CossesSona.Eces
k~y s.&iE 81 s.asssache. moNaa
BIS family 10 saEssass sks gass
Eeek
gukH foltz came oVoF from MoE-
fsti sae day last Week. and his fam
ny al folio~ kim s0sa- They xill
make this plaas tkeis home.
Willie sodaE sas in Gannison
taree DAYS the past week. being
there sndor the care Of a physi
clan
Elsie Hicks has been In Gunnison
the past twe weeks. andcr the care
of a doctor
Howard soden sold some of his
cattle last week 20 Fred McDonaId
There will be an entertaiRment al
Crokton on the afternoon Of May
goth, commencing at one O'Clock
MIR and Mrs Waters and baby
and Mrs. Warner motored to Gun
nison last Saturday
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-05-15
LOCAL DANCE FOR
A WORTHY CAUSE

The Woman's Relief Corps of Gun
nison gave a dance last Friday night,
May sth, in the Woodman hall in
this city. A large crowd was In at
tendance, which is evidenced by the
receipts at the door, totaling the
neat sum of eighty-five dollars This
dance was given for the purpose of
raising a fund to purchase a monu-
ment to be erected in the Mason
Odd Fellows cemetery, in honor of
the old soldiers and sailors, who had
given most valuable service toward
establishing the great liberty which
we now enjoy.
Music for the evening was donated
by two of the local orchestras.' Sup
per was also served and a general
good time was had by those pres
ent.