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Show N V THE WEEKLY NEWS EXPRESS. LAYTON, UTAH Christmas Classics CJt tLWjld utu ftvAu CUI Maowma fWju .' ulMi VWJttiilU I if J m th ttj Oumj a Mu idew tTliu. f.lM iL Umx ll.to Hi ) 15 , &' til fbw (Uu Ml jf A, fLe tAl 4W ff f"4t . tU p f toid.dsjf b ltjUU(tbi ltu fjftl t Ju hJ f '1 da 0. Ct"j( jAikouJtf IWjUn Mnj' 4 CU iy 4 f' ftt , () nwt iniltl 4uaI Mu Si J !J fa IAt(t Weny? W ll (imW six-shoot- f) M l tfi bji '. wUUMiy 1(UV( ffi iMuhnJt M itKittwW'k A tajl lb it Ju . jh? tj rf tWtlUJb UIJf Atu& I VvuL Mi JuW VVa rfuy Cm! ihtmim ilkoflUj, fo. kvM (ti.f.A d "' f ' ' W Ml ff 14 J .J Lt(, in Li ,1 Ul'J ll S6n Ml luMy ,fl. JliittfL (M iHi 5b- - AMJ JmOhJ ptlim '. p IUl (ak, t , LL a? IfCri.jUtU,uU(. luiJU(iWuif C.u.M Uw e Aufty tirfl Wutll UrtilC.W. (4 I tl4 AijuM ifUJ 4w mi M.b itti (y ,K 1 ft b mU UIU1 U tuft Hu I uj fA UmJ Ttai-.iU- 4,m r? .4 j.M . Uj-- ff 4. T- fLwN z1 . ha Mu a .m4 fcufr fcOf, but J k.;U Am. i.(f Kjl tUfti, Myit&z Sp yMiUM f'4 W z- -J, M 4tM Zsfcn b Im McMf)K,jMrc.tia-- 4 iLm. 0i iyJ U CW i lUi til f ;r til j U- k r k is ,.' j u. aUv 1 teaw - LH ft Am-- Z J Aj. jP tii feAwf & tUb By ELMO SCQTT WAf SOW 1IAT Is a "Christmas clnsslc? It Is a pleoo of writing or (Mcture, associated with Chrlstnms, of which people are so fpial Hint th(y never grow tired of reollpg It or fieelng it again and again, no nmtter how mnhy times before Wiey ltnve fond U or seen It. The birth of Christ, the event which la the reason for the celebration of Christmas, has been the Inspiration for Borne of owr greatest painters. Rut among all tip) paintings of the Nativity, there Is one whluh probably hns a greater appeal than any of he others and Is therefore a true Christmas classic, That b Correggios "Holy Night." Several years ago Dr. 'V. K. alcirtiher, of the Detroit Inslltute .of Arts and a widely known authority on painting, coaiplled for the New York Times Magazine a list o( the "five greatest Christmas picture" Ot Those five he ranked Dottloellls "MystlVal Adoration of the Child" first but of Corrgghrst,lToly Night," he said: "It Is undon filed VJ the iiawt popular of the representations zif the tVme among the old masters. It Is. fffr tlid most jslrt, the optimism, the radiating serenity ,of Cop, regglo which makes his portrayal se charming. "What charm emanates from the youthful form of Mary, what magic from1 the ChU, from whom here, for perhaps the first time In'ItJiljan art, the light streams out and envelopes the scene I Like a Christmas hymn, Jubilant and glowing, with the ecstasy of the new message,' It radiates from the beaming faces of the and the women, from the dancing ges-- . , lures of the angels." Just as the Natlvtty has'heen the Inspjratloh for painters, so have various phases of Christmas been an Inspiration for the poets.' Dut of all the Christmas poems, the one which Is par excellence a Christmas classic,. In that It Is most often reprinted ajhd Is most familiar to the greatest number of people. Is that ofd, old favorite, A Visit From St Nicholas, The remarkable thing about1 this Christmas chance' classic Is that it was written quite-by and quite by chance It was started on Its road to fame. In 1S22 Dr. Clement Clarke Moore, literature In the flcner&l professor of Oriental In New York city, wrote seminary Theological it as a Christmas poem for his two daughters. It so happened that Ms niece was Spending that Christmas In the Moore home. She copied the poem In her album, from which' a copy was made by a friend of hers who lived in Troy, N Y. On December 23, 1823, the poem was printed In the Troy Sentinel with this note from the ' , editor: , ' we whom to Indebted are "We do not know .for the following description of that unwearied patron of children that homely but delightful of parental kindness, Santa personification Claus, his costume and his equipage as he goes about visiting the firesides of this happy larrd laden with Christmas bounties; but, from whomsoever It may have come, we give thanks for It. There Is, to our apprehension, a spirit of cordial goodness In It ; a playfulness of fancy and a benevolent alacrity to enter Into the feelings and promote the simple pleasures of children, which are altogether charming. We hope our little patrons, both lads and lassies, will accept It as proof of our unfeigned good will toward them as w token of our warmest wish that they may have many a Merry Christmas, . "Wa.rfdln Id shop-herd- s . left-hande- d We lake pleasure In answering at once and thus prominently the communication at the same time our great gratification that Its faithful authog is numbered among the friends of the Sun: below,-expressin- that they may long retain thole benutlfhl relish for the unhought hona-hteJoyq which derive their flavor from filial plvty and fraternal. lose, njuf 1lch they may be assured rtro. the least alloyed that time. can. furnish them;, and that they npiy pever part with fliat simplicity, of which ts their owa fairest ornament, and for the sake of which they have been pronounced, by. authority which none can gainsay, .the. types of. such aS shall Inherit the VUngtiom ' ' of llvaven." . Other newspapers copied the pmun aifd soon It laid become, known ifll aver the country itnd even found Its way Info .the sTolmol readers. Hut despite Its popularity, Its author . preferred to remain unknown. In lSOO he had published his monumental Hebrew and English lexicon, the first work of Its kind to be Issued hi this country and a scholarly work which he hoped would make his name famous. As a scholar he composed did not want It known that what he called this "silly verse." ltut ho could not help It becoming known that he had writ ten It, for In 18.17 the poem was published In "The New York llook of 1oetry" with- Ms name attached to It. Finally In lSd2, forty years after he had written It, he admitted Its authorship and presented to the New York Historical so cloty an autograph copy. (Reproduced above.) There are several pieces of rrose writing which have some claims to being Chrlstnms classics In the truest sense. Hut .the out standing Christmas classic in prose, like Moores "A Visit From St. Nicholas", made its first ap In the columns of an American news penrance ' paper. That Is the famous "Is There a Santa Claus'?" editorial, written by Frnncls I. Church of the New York Sun. Although this has been reprinted thousahds of times, translated Into foreign language's .(even the Chinese!) and Christmas would not seem Its being reprinted again complete without time, curiously enough It first around Christmas three months before fully in type appeared on September 21. 1S07,. that Christmas. It was in reply to the editorial the the Sun printed Is above. which reproduced scrawl childish Not only did this editorial become a. Christ mas classic, but the little Virginia OHanlon. In Santa Clans re who one wanted her faith a legendary perof assured became something ns she once even doubted, son and some have was such a person. ever there doubted, that It may be said of those, reassurance For the a that there not only was such girl but that she Vlnflnla Oil anXm of little The Is still living. t Mrs Virginia Ollanlon Dougins of to a widow dfy a school teacher In Laura a daughter of Virginia and the mother beeves to that "there say, needless Is who, It Is a Santa Claus." by WMtrn Nwi'pr l nlop. duy-acto- r -- he-ha- New-Yor- k, ... Dear Editor I am eight years old., Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says: "If you see it fit the Sun its , so." Please tell me the truth; "is there s Santa Claus?" . . . Virginia d, . left-han- d otianlon. rfght-hflnde- rs for-eve- d night-han- Virginia, your littlo friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehchslbte by their little mindsi All minds. Virginia, whether they be mens or little childrens, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there U s Santa Claus, He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas I how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as drear as if there were no Virginias. There faith then, no poetry, would be no child-lik- e no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus? You might as well not believe in fairies I You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing n the lawn? Of course not, but thats no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the won-dethere are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the babys rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry love, romance, can push aside that cur- tain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond Is It all real? Ah, Virginia in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus? Thank God I he lives A thousand years from now. Virginia, times ten thousand years from now ten nay, lie will continue to make glad the heart of hildhood. -- "Left-hande- . r. d rlght-lmn- d right-hande- ' past tin I thought left-hande- 1 d confessed. Except for the fact that Lem kind of Jigger would kill La man for a pot of gold or two pots of gold. You kqflw that, &n aint, the so do I -- . : - i d tna pre lik ot? Hi i)Ul - face'-wa- s rlv - ly: TTT - ir Tired.. Nervous 3 i Ah lai its Wife 1 tc vis Ce left-han- d ' Ka cv X was A guy might carry stuff Irt his left pocket If there was a hole In his right pocket J -left-hande- Baldy began to sweat. So that was It? . Sol. had hlra once . d more. He turned to glance up the trail, found that Lein had not decided to return! and was relieved on that . point of Man Resemble Many ' The Question of who was the sculptor's model, so often asked since the dedication of the tr ! nai cal bet mi that sapping her vitality. NR lets (Natures Remedy) the mild, safe, alb vegetable laxative worked the transformation. Try 26 it for constipation, biliousness, head aches, duzy spells, colds. See now re. freshed you feeL At all druggists-2- 5 cents. "TUMS" cl OUj , the eio ggjgg bo; vrh 1 lik . He looked at Sol again Rnd found Sol still grinning. He wondered why and kept wondering because he didnt know that Sol had watched Ms meeting with Lem, through the t ' cabU window, ASG PARKERS HAIR BALSAM Removes Dandruff thl ma Stops Heir FaUlog Imports Color and Beauty to Gray and Faded Hair 60c end .00 at Pruswists. i. M.T. Vk,. . IM u FL.ORESTON SHAMPOO Ideal for use in connection with Parker's H air Balsam. Make the hair aoft and fluffy. 60 cents by mail or at drug, giata. Hiscox Chemical Works, Fatchoguet N.Y, it T r 2d h sec f'h-r-- the rer eoi Vei fltatM Scottish-A- war memorial In merican Ed- at the same time Sol .km?.w It inburgh, Scotland, hns been anwouldnt be wise to let Baldy know' swered. At the sixth commemoration ceremony of thft piece Dr. Talt he admitted this, even to himself. 1 food1 Inquire about the Jigger who portftnt for their iron. AmoP shot hlsself. Anything f can do?" cheaper ennijed fruits,' peaehe Nope. retain .much ef the pineapple shock his head determinedBaldy value' of .the fresh frulfc. Do not fall to etit vegetable Nope, yea best rida right along! fruit as regularly In winter as Lera. Sols making ap Investigation the bureau. The my npw;. posted me outside to shoo qff summer, says the limited, purse, the morv family any curious folks wlw might come is to spend food uneconomical It snoopin' around. diet, too heavy "0. K. Didnt Intend to butt Ik , ! money for a and sweets, fata with brefrds, cereals, Ill be lopin' along." ', and fruits. aad in vegetables lacking . "Best thing," Baldy agreed. .vNo hard feelfn's, Lem. Orders Is orders. See you later.' Placing Him Lecturer (speaking on the value of Baldy waited until. Mr. Bulflnch was oat of sight, and turned to- education) Yes what-catake the ward the. edbla, .feeling vastly' re- place of ' a university education? lieved. . Nothlhg. Look at tlie man who only finishes grammar school. Where Is . Now he could still maintain that Lem was' a good suspect and. ot he now? He Is a motorman on a have to admit to Sol that his theory street car; But where. Is the plan was entirely afckew. whs has gone through college and S61 came to the door as tlie dephas his diploma? . Voice la Audience Hes- the conuty apbrpatlied the cabin. His "I . . ductor! grave.guess we'll have to call It yulclde, after all, feller.- That was a good theory of yburs, but Lera Bulflnch ain't the killing type." .No? raid Baldy scornfully. "So you aint even going to quea-tloihlnv eh? Well, Its your responsibility. But Just tell me, how Wins BacV. you figured that guy shot hlsself in the right temple. He was Pepl ed. I proved that by finding the TIER raw nervrs were soothed, stuff. In his pockety s She banished that .Sol grinned. . dead tired" feel-InK.Won new "You found the stuff In his pockcolor1 restful nights, active days all cause rid her she but system ot bowel Hogging et, feller, you didnt prove be wastes were Tab- Yet The little deputy would probably burst a blood vessel. ' Sol. said: So what?4' Tlie trace of anxiety In Baldy's eyes provoked by the thought that Sol might doubt, the importance of his deduction. Instantly vanished. "So plenty, he said. "Who was it discovered this. Jigger lying here? Who was It rode Into town with the news an then lit out for parts unknown? It was Lem Bulflnch, wasnt It? A Jigger with whom you, an me Is well acquainted. Sure. And what Is It tve know about this Lem Bulflnch that Is different from other Jiggers? What Is It, feller? lies left handed." Sol admitted. "Ha Now youre getting It, felSo what? ler. Lems So" he here yesterhappens, along day. finds this Jigger hns made a strike. Invites hlsself Inside for a snack to eat and bangl The Jiggers dead. Icms got the dough. He writes a note, leaves It on the talle here, an', then rides to town with his eock-anhull story "Sopnds reasonable enough," Sol i . .' , . - left-hande- d. ; ( Ulster frequently affect J. oi-Fruits infl health i fhe spring telify Vegetables, wfth their vitamin . . I I their icalclqni, lropl and other ml . the era? salts, are among important protective food. Afthough Just necessary when eut of Beason, they , eost more 'and are therefore efjen emitted If .the- ldcome Is reduced. For the limited .food budge, th bureau ef homf economics of. the United States Department of Agr cult dre point eut the JoflowJng posy, slbilitles In the winter marjeet ; Cabbage heads tlie list fof pfoteg tlvs walues. if Is stored for winter . use. It is always cheap, and It Id served raw or cooked In. affray ways, Tqfnips and eolhirds cair be ?n) ost wf the year fn mild cllnrates.. Spinach Is cheap Ifr soms localities . and re is kale. . . Potatoes and iweet potatoes Are high In protective value. Irish potatoes fufnjsh Vitamin C, sweet potatoes, vitamin. A and G. Yellow tuw alps and" carrots are rick la rltaml A. Dried.' beans and peas supply minerals, .vitamins and protein. Tomatoes, canned wr fresl rs with cabbage and other green let vegetables ns protective foods. The rltamln value. Is about the same that of- the oranges and grnpefre Canned tomatoes and tomato Jule mhy be used when fruit Is scare. The citrus fruits oranges, tar gerlnes, grapefruit, lemons are, sources of vitamins. Raisins, Brand dried apricots are cspeeiall one-side- yoiir-self,- Cremcnt C .Mooro s" ' An Im listenin, Why, . aint this a Bulclde ) ltal-dpuffed t his chest. little, s , - runt Is There a Santa Claus? $2 In. ud A horseman hove In sight even qt that distance the depdty recognized Lem Bulfinth. Lera's arrival was a little dlstuifc-Mg- . Baldy wasnt ready to accuse the man to his faqd, no'r dld.be cure about ( having Sol see- that bis, pal dys, theory was blown to pieces by observing that Lem wasnt riding to "parts unknown." And so, In ofder to prevent causing any embarrassment to himself and Sol also Iefii, Baldy galloped dcrwn the canybo and waylaid Mr. Bulflnch 100 yards from tire cabin. Hello Baldy." said Lem. " Swaggered a- little, and' gestured rather grandly. he said, "this Jigger Because,. shot-Ithe right temple. Well, And s .hes guy couldn't shoot hlsself In the ' 'right temple." ' , SoK riiunim," ald . er? .How do you know;? ' gleamed Ba'ldys eyes "How do I know? Because Im a dedtiefor, thats how I kniw. ! went through this Jiggers pockets an 1 foupd a bunch of keys and a handful of change aif a couple of othef trousvrs things In his pocket.. Thats how I know! A Jig carries wh.08 get1 In his that like things , trousers' pocket I ' ' Sol contemplated this. , ,It was, when yoii an.Myzci? It, rather slim evidence, blit nevertheless not to be Ignored. It was true that, a maa wha carried the things he was most likely to use frequently,, in his trousers' pocket, was usually L Fqod$ . '' Kecessary . . ... . 5 tack t)t the right variety, of fcoof-beal- comltjg qp the canyon. r LuJA Important Protective seated1--bpd.n- ot, - . b . ... .. - '8 . edge as to Its meafiing. So Baldy went outsldd to smoke a cigarette and fet Sol go ovsr the . situation alone. . Usually tyhea .Sol . Vest .sves tilings alene he was pretty successful about reasoning eut an explanation td.ar possible mystery. , Ehldy had- hardly gpt tn act, lochted his papers s and tobncco when he heard - , winter, months - form. tbe-llm- FOR HEALTH' IN FsyehoJogy, k called It; a wort that BaMy had only.k vffgue knowV Well, Baldy, Mr. Darwin sure done a .good Job. He plugged hlsself proper." Baldy was livid with I.ndlgnatldu and rage. "Plugged hlsself, yop Idiot f ,1113-- , self! Why, aint I Just got through telling you he didnt plug, hlsself I It wasnt suicide. It teas murdexl" Sol looked a t the llttla deputy ' ' mildiy gnd ferlnned. "Cool your whiskers, son, and get a load off your chest. How cotne you thlnk It was murder?" Baldys eyes snnppQd. o He was a little man, easily aroused, albeit . a good law otlh-eand loyal to his trust and to Sol. -, "Listen, you big hulk, it's dunged near tjme you give me .some credit for brains. Right up to the present moment I beeh letting y,ou do all the deducing an' figurin out arid mental strain, while t been sluin'-bacwaitin for something to. happen requiring gun play or rope work or long night ride's after a hard days work. A yes man, by glngs.' Well, right here la where I start being a deducer and a figure euter. I got as much brains as you,' an' by. glngo If I prove It, you gotta pro, mote me, .feller." Sol's grin widened. You sound pretty sure ot I i(u MM bit stared down at Sol "Brainstorm," said Badly promptly. "Lem had a brainstorm when be seen that gold. Even the best of guys have .'em sometimes. An If he aint guilty, why did he race off . for parts unknown? Sql laughed at this. "Any place ihat Lem might have gone In this country Is parts unknown, feller. Why. shouldnt he. 'go some place, If ..he wanted to? It aint any of our business." Baldy sighed and fchook his Bead. He was pretty proud of bte deducting, yet he sensed that If be kept on with It .Sol might cpnfuse him with a lot cj,f foolish questions. Sol had, a, way of considering' facts and people's nepffttftlons tfnd dispositions that wast sometimes . . fu,J CU4 kj'jLlLdpt ell Q tvmttl tf eyl I" JLmJ Lwfc',1 Ijk (UlJl ri( l ... Vvti( etshb fMypmt yf HMub. tlujL'tHj jtrfyy KGt fc sM 4ivu,Jt fatty i f 4 tlM . hlsself. He was murdered I Baldys face was flushed,! and there was a gleam of triumph In bis eyes. Ills attitude was that of a man, who, through his own shrewdness, had made a. discovery that fully substantiated a previously presented theoretical deduction! There were three men In the single-roocabin: Baldy, the deputy, and Sheriff Sol Rock, the recipient of Baldys remarks, and also his superior. The third man was dead. He lay sprawled acroes a table In the center of the room. od thp There was a floor beside him. An ugly wound, lay open, in his temple, and about the wound there was a black smudge. , "According to this," said Sol, in- dtcatlng a sheet of paper whldj he had been reading, and completely Ignoring Baldyg startling announcement, according to this, the Jiggers name Is Alfred Darwin. Hes ft prospector In hard luck. In fact, hes been up Rgalnst It for some time, and decided upon reaching this cabin lost night and carefully considering what a failure his life had been, and declining years, to end It all with the last cartridge In his y tt ft (? ft it JK yMUMjM. ad fi kmJutf, WNU Service. I1E Jigger didnt kill hls self," Bald Deputy Baldy-IUckey. "No, sir, be didnt-kil- yiltJ WimI '86 n. WILKINSON. , Ball Byndlcat Mwwi lUtihin A B. B; fiuTpt XjL-ju- l (ini . Mu jLrttj ty lavs NOT THE KILLING TYPE telt a& f' the sculptor, explained not the portrait of any Individual, but an expression of the Idealism of youth which gives a family likeness, to people of varied lineage. To Illustrate the unlver sal trait depicted, it has been shown that a photograph In an American office Is so much like the statue that It was believed to be that of the model. An American mother seeing the statue thought It was that of her son. A German doctor ofton Journeys to Edinburgh to view what he declares to he a striking resemblance to his McKenzie, that It Is lotft son. RELIEVE ECZEMA Dont Buffer needlessly. Stop the itching and induce healing begin Salt Lake Citys fewest Hotel ryvsitS Ton - Champs-Elysee- s tha RffiSHM' riiit of Ico Used by Cafes . 8onte pf the vast cafes on- the and In use up Ice at the rate of two or three tons a day, writes the Paris vorrespond'eht of . the London Dally Telegraph. The total consumption It all the. cafes and restaurants hen It ts hot. Is 400, tons a day. In the butchers shops, 200 Roomi 200 Tile Baths' fishmongers shops, and other food shops of the Radio connection in every room. captfaH between 11,000 and 18,000 RATES FROM 1.50 tons of Ice are used Even dally. the bigjest Ice Jutl eppotut Mormon Tobernodt factory In Paris can-r'- t produce more than 200 tons In 24 ERNEST C ROSSITER, tgr. ours. The same furnishes factory a further 100 tons a day from Its winter store. WNU W . fee jud En epe Spi .ff HOTEL TEMPLE SQUARE V,. |