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SIST XIKOEAVS.
To the EniTon or Thk Sun Sir: It
may be that In our Habel plus Tento
coit brabblo of tongues there yet re
mains here and there one who would
find pleasure In a Rood old Santa Claus
ballad of our original Dutch. In the
memory of thoae Bttll living It used to
be aung by "klndjea" In the etald old
towns alone the NortHi Hlver. Tho text
baa been preserved with a simple Eng
lish rendcrinR Jn Rrinlt's "Oide Ulster":
flint Ntkolau. coed hellg man I
Doen dtj beate tub bard an.
Illjd er mee naT Amsterdam,
Van Amsterdam naar Spanje.
Van Spanje naar Oranje,
Kn brengt die lslndjes wat;
Not en van Muslcaat,
Appeltjes van Oranje.
rrulmpjes van Spanje.
l'eertjen van die hoogeboom
Bint Nlkolaua zal kom!
faint Nicholas, good holy man!
' Tut your handsomest mantle on,
Likewise ride to Amsterdam,
From Amsterdam to Spain,
Krom Spain to Orange,
And brine the children something;
Nuts from Muscat,
Apples from Orange,
Plums from Spain,
Pears from the high tree
'r. Claus will come.
There Is nmplo Internal evidence that
tho Christmas song w-.ls brought from
the Toxel to tho Hudson and encount
ered new life In a New Netherlands.
WolTKR. AN TWILI.KR.
Nuw Yor.K, December 24.
IVui'i' on I'.urtli.
Why dot") that first Christmas song
of "Peace on earth to men of good will"
Mtnnd like nu Irony now to so many
Christians? ltecmic "quick coming
death" Is more multltudinoiisly busy In
lil calling: because pain mid sufferlug
and sorrow are mased spectacularly
and not scattered, here a household and
there a household: because the ery
virtues whereby men rose from the clan
to the State have begotten envies aud
hatreds In the clash of Interest and
opinion, shall the consolation and the
hope, the sure and certain hope, of
Christianity be forgotten?
Tho peace proclaimed from heaven
came to a world longing, for It, a world
where under cynical patricians, pluto
era tic land owners and freeduien lay
helpless aud hapless millions of poor
huabandmen, shepherds, laborers, blaves
tortured at caprice. For the mass theie
was no hope here. They turned, the
humblest tirst, to the immortal hopes
of the hereafter. The Homan wolf de
voured them here. They trusted in ttn
good shepherd carrying the Inmb, the
kind symbolic OariiKim of the cata
combs. Au-huiigered. their souls par
took of the holy Klsh. Their tears
would be wiped away. The poor In
ttplrlt should see Con. Their peace and
Joy was the kingdom of Goo. The peace
angelically chanted was to every man
that worketh good.
Darker and wilder days were in store,
days so black that at each century'
end the world's end was expected and
by many yearned for. Heaven did not
open. r.nrth span on its old way. Man
In fear and hope ate bread, when be
conld get It. In tho sweat of hla face.
Barbarian Invasions, the Saracens In
multitudes, wors conllnun! "avefor the
Truce of (ion, the Hlack Death and
plagues of many names, condottlerl,
brutal Free Companies, limzknechts,
the sack .of Home, Thirty Years war,
terrible Spaniards, revolts, massacres.
rapes, burnings, unending harrying of
the pool' devils of peasants, Ilarbary
pirates, war on war, robberies, incredi
ble cruellies, witch burnings, autos da
fA justice a jest anil law a ruthless If
impotent torturer; where was the peace,
If It be material mid mortal peace, that,
sweet vvlili heaven. aluled llethlehem?
The marvellous art, the incomparable
churches and cathedrals that arose, on
1 ;t t ton ami labor of ohcuro hands, I lie
window bright with saints, apostles
ami prophets, caned Hlbles and iloldeu
Legends nu the walls- yes, ami even
umre loiii'liing, rude, rustle Calvaries
i'i ielv wlili uge. tell the other and true
liiMor.v of tlniM ages, There we can
llud ii. and need nol seek II even In
flowers of faith and Intellect so vari
ously splendid as A(I'I.nah and Hand:.
I. very chapel bell rang It, livery priest,
and Inter every pastor, had the great se
cret. The peace that ji.isseth under
standing was not marred by war or
pestilence. It was in the soul of the
faithful
Now when luave men are making
every day the hluhei-t sacrlllie ami su
preme renunciation, without chance of
reward or glory; unknown for the most
part save to sin if (lielr comrades,
tneir nttieers ami ihclr kindred; In ah
s'flule unseltlrfhnesH giving to their conn-
p-y, in llmoln's great phrase, "the laat
full measure of devotion"; may It not
bo wild that on their pnrt there Is
something Chrlstllko? To thoo who
lose tuoni docs not the peace of (!od
come ns the one convolution and t!ic
one hope?
"In my father- house nre many man
sions." "I go to prepare n place for
jrou." To some or many of us those are
Imt wonK Whether nfter the high Stole
fashion they live austerely and die, as
tliny believe, Into deathless slumber, tr
whether, holding dnrkly that (Ioya's
"Nothing" Is the aummnry of life, be
fore Night nrxl the shadowy world and
I'i.uto'8 hollow house confine them
they take what each day brings and
make merry, tlie.v nre deprived of that
pence which the Christian living OhrM
llaiily hns In the Here and looks for In
the Klsewliere.
"Peace on earth to men of (rood will."
What haswnr to work n pit I list It? Nay,
the war Itself Is working for It by the
quickening of pity, kindness, charity.
Our Neighbors on the North.
There could be nothing more graceful
In expression or profoundcr In signifi
cance than the address Issued by the
Executive Committee of the Canadian
I'ence Ccnteuary Association yesterday.
the one hundredth anniversary of the
signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
It Is n century "since British and
American arms have been matched In
national strife." In the midst of an
earth-ahnking war, In which Cnnndn
herself is engaged ns a unit of Uie
British Imperial system, the Dominion
points to the unguarded frontier, more
than three thousand miles long, divid
ing her territory from that of this re
public, and says: "We are convinced
tbnt the dealings of the great empire
and the great republic afford a noble
example to the rest of tho world. They
remain ns an Ideal In International re
lations." And the Dominion points to the cen
tury of peace, with Its constant Incre
ment of friendliness and good under
standing, and says, "May many more
follow It."
Slay no century except of unbroken
peace ever follow It! And, The Sun
begs leave to repeat, let us thank
Heaven for our neighbors to the north
of ust
How Treat a Sbanieleas Offender.
Shameless and defiant, CiiAm.rs M.
SciiWAn has the audnclty actually to
boast that this country is celling $:t00.-
000,000 worth of Its wares to belligerent
nations, and thnt in this tremendous
total munitions of wnr cut a not In
considerable figure.
How ill this comports with the new
neutrality, which prohibits loans to
States engaged lu war and would make
criminal the sale of food.-tuffs to tight-
lug peoples, must be apparent to all.
This man Schwab, already notorious
as one who has been guilty of success
In business, deserves to be arrested by
John Dovvnky Works of California,
Indicted by Oimifht M. Hitchcock of
Nebraska, prosecuted by Hichard But
thoi.dt of Missouri, ami put on trial
before n Jury made up of merchants
and artisans.
Two Imperfect hut nighty Ktl
mable (ientlcuirn.
It would le foolish to say, even under
the mollifying Influences Incident to the
Christmas holidays, that John Bu.i. Is
perfect. He Is In fact a pretty Intoler
ant, arrogant citizen, amazingly set In
his ways, profoundly convinced that he
l right, regardless of anylmdy else's
opinion, and confoundedly Irritating In
Ids contempt for the ways and habits of
his neighbors. He Is Inclined to make
up his facts as he goes along, and ex
usperatlngly sure that these facts are
unassailable and unimpeachable.
Nor would we hold up Cncle Sam for
iln exact pattern of all the virtues, lie
Is a boastful young fellow, lamentably
lacking In reverence, too often betrayed
Into lniH)llteness by reason of his ills
esteem for the conventions, frightfully
given to poking his nose Into other
folk's affairs, and bewllderlngly active
In enterprises that he never carries to
a conclusion. Having the capacity to
say sharp things, he. like other quick
wits, Is morbidly sensitive, and a re
tort In kind he resents by Immediate
threats or scarcely less provocative
and nngry spouting.
Each of these gentlemen, possessed
of rich lands and ample fortunes, .s
blessed with an enormous progeny, In
which, as In every large family, block
sheep and empty heads are, alas, not
uncommon. In the main, however, their
children nre good tempered, neither
abominably skilful nor offensively In
ept, and fortunately compelled by the
circumstances of their material condi
tion to put most of their time nnd en
ergy into the essential tasks of tilling
their stomachs and covering their backs.
If they lived on tropical isles where
food fell from the trees and It was
fashionable to be all face, many of them
wouhl have time to make trouble, but
ever wise Mother NATtini; has stilted
their climatic conditions to their best
Interests, and thus prevented n deil
of disturbance.
Phfis John and Sam, with their grow
ing families, have lived as neighbors
without serious disturbance for a hun
dred years. H Is true that the children
have set the does on each other occa
sionally, aud out behind the barn Had;
eyes and bleeding noses have been ad
ministered lu purely iinotllclal ami tin
sanctioned encounters. Once or twice
the old gentlemen themselves have lc.
t rayed u degree of heat highly encour
aging to the onlooker, but always the
Innocent bystanders have been cheated
out of a light, to their supreme disgust.
Nobody will deny that the carefully
tended garden of which Mrs. Iln i, Is
so Jusllllably proud has suffered from
mischievous assaults by uncontrollable
nephews from Ihe oilier side of Hie leader lllt.i. to arrange for the with
Mreel: Miss Colpmiuv has complal i Idrtwal of hi i, oops fro,,, the neigh -
more than once of shines thrown
through the windows, of her house; but
11 in all the Incidental vexation of
community life as they affected thes
two landed proprietors have been few
and Inconsiderable.
Whenever serious difficulties arose to
stroln dangerously the good feelings of
John and Sam. the two of them and
the grovvnuiw In their families hnvc
displayed n highly commendable desire
to keep their tempers In check, and a
really remarkable capacity for deafness
to the taunts nnd reproaches that have
accompanied their efforts to comiKise
their differences. This deafness, care
fully cultivated by each of the gentle
men In question, has been perhaps the
most effective means for preserving har
monious relations for the two and their
offspring, good, had and indifferent,
nnd this despite their possession of a
common language, one of the most po
tent weapons known for Mining up
discord.
To which of this highly meritorious
pair greater credit should be given for
tho amlcablp adjustments that have,
marked n century of Intercourse filled
with excuses for violence we confess
we do not know. We are oppressed by
the thought that possibly neither de
servos more than the other, humiliating
though the formal ndmlwlon of such a
thing may dc. We should like to say
that Uncle Sam Is the more magnani
mous, the more self-cffncing, the more
modest; but ahould we do so, our not
entirely stupid avuncular kinsman
might laugh too heartily at us. So be
tween John and Sam we divide the
honors with scrupulous equality; to
each we extend our hearty congratu
lations on his forbearance, general
good behavior and common sense; and
to-day at dinner we shall toast, in the
sincerity that contemplation of the woes
of others must Induce, what John Bum.
and Uncle Sam have succeeded In doing
for a hundred years, as we hope that
they may live another century In In
creasing peace.
A nenellcent Fulfilment.
When two years ago the Association
for Improving the Condition of the
Poor adopted the valuable suggestion
of Mr. KiNtiMit'RY, the present Com
missioner of Charltle. to ascertain by
practical tests how far the bettering
of homes may contribute to the cure
and prevention of tuberculosis. Tut;
Sun commented favorably upon this
Intelligent enterprise of the associa
tion. Wo referred at that time to many
Jther of Its beneficent activities and
pointed out the successful pioneer
work of this philanthropic body In the
matter of public bath as a favorable
augury for the success of this novel
enterprise.
It Is gratifying to note the beneficent
fulfilment of the Home Hospital prom
ise. Following Mr. KiNiisnrRY's wise
nj jhc st;r.oc!is t !o:i no t?"iv se
cured sanitary homes for sixty-three
families in which there were "O" sick
lersons and provided proper food and
clothing and Judicious medical attend-
nice, but it supplemented the loss of
earnings by financial aid In order to
Insure contentment. All this was ac
complished at the moderate outlay of
SM.fttf, of which ?12.:iir was fur
nished by earnings of the families
under observation, with the result that
the average health of the members was
greatly Improved, and their earning
capacity was nearly trebled.
What lessons may be learned from
this philanthropic expcrlmvnt? First,
that the er capita cost of maintenance
may be reduced materially. Second,
that families need not be disrupted by
tubereulol. no new case having devel
oped In the Home Hospital, Third, thit
contentment offers a strong curative
factor. But the most Important lesson
Is the confirmation of the Idea that the
destruction of the white plague de
pends more upon the removal of pov
erty than uon anything else.
These lessons will doubtless be taken
to heart by legislators, municipal au
thorltles and philanthropists. The bit
ter cannot devise n more profitable
dispensation of funds than the giving
of aid and encouragement to a society
which has long demonstrated Its ca
pacity for "Improving the condition of
the poor."
Sir. Hrltten's llread I.lne Heserve
Army ofllcers will not be enthusiastic
about itepresentallve Britikx'h bill "to
take from the soup hoiies, the bread
line ami charllable Institutions thou
sands of able bodied men who are now
tramping our cities out of work." nnd
enlist them for four months of training
In the army, with the obligation to re
spond afterward for ten years to a call
for reserve duty. If the unity Is to be
Increased to 17.",(HI0 or 'JOO.oiki men the
bread line would not make a very good
recruiting ground.
Now if Mr. Britti'h purpose Is
nierelj to relieve distress, the nnny, It
should Itc said, Is not a charitable In
stitution, From any point of view a
four months term of service would
never have the approval of the War
Department. The United States Is In
no danger of Invasion at this time and
can have no use for soldiers who are
only partly trained.
Mr. BnirTCN might rist hi bill to
provide for the evp.inslon of the army
with no clniige In the term of enlist
ment, lie would be rendering a real
service to the unit ry and at the same
lime he would help the unemployed, in
the 'irmy a now organized there Is
room for but n few of the able bodied
men Mit of work. The ranks are almost
full from month to month. We are
sure that neither I lie Secretary of War
nor the Chief of staff would commend
the lliillen bill In Its present form.
"The While llottso Is laden with
Inins," says fi Washington correspond
ent. What of ill? The Stale Depart
ment and tho Navy Department have
been lit that condition ever since
March 1, 1313.
Wlillo General Hcorr, the Chief of
Staff, was confculng with the I'arranza
borhood of Naco only one bullet hit 'the
cuMom house at Naco, where the meet
ing look place, Duo bullet to Heorr ts
trifle, apd aa It wai a very quiet day
for Naco perhapn there was warrant
for his report tluvt "peace along tho
Mexican border eeeme In eight to-night."
Vice-President Marshall on his
travels saya that the election ehovved
a disposition on tho part of the people
to give the Democratic policies a fair
trial. As the Democratic pnrty boJd
on by Wte h1Iu of Ita teeth to tho
House of Representatives tho disposi
tion of the people was evidently to re
ject the Democratic policies. There
would ihave been a clean aweep of the
Democratic majority If war In Rurope
bad not piupervcned to nave the party
from the consequences of Its tariff
legislation euid baiting of legltlnrnto
business.
The most curious thin about tho
"reign of terror" and "wave of crime"
which according to certain moro or lnss
eminent citizens of New York now of
fllut this community Is that the avcnigo
townsman has to b told in thunder
tonca of their existence.
The dog in war should not be neg
lected by the chroniclejs when they
write the history of tho struggle in
Europe. What would tho ambulance
corps bo without trained dogs? Tho
Belgians mako (rreat uso of thm. Tho
Germans, It Is said, employ tbolr keen
wltted eheepdogs for scouting and for
guards In tho trenches. There aro nil
kinds of dogs on tho firing line, and
their Intelligence and fidelity are often
helpful. ANoriBW FounNlun's terrier
Mlquette, which summoned n'.d when
Iris master, with tho rest of an outpost,
was burled by a "coal box nhell," de
serves to be decorated.
The report that Major-General Ham
Huom:., the Canadian War Minister,
Is to be knighted can hardly bo true.
Ho has earned honorablo distinction,
but will he submit to being ivUi
Sir Sam Huoiies? General Humics,
handsome to the eye as he may be. Is a
plain man and the incarnation of democ
racy. The most public spirited, the
most energetic, the nitwit popular and
tho best known man. In Canada from
Halifax to Vancouver, no mere trtlo
would odd to his distinction. They may
force knighthood upon him, but ho will
be Sam HuniiKs to tho end of his days.
Thnt natural satisfaction Inspired by
the approaching reduction In the nrmy
ot the unemployed to bo brought about
through the forcible separation of a
number of Democrats from tho State
pnyroll Is counterbalanced by tho
knowledge that an equally largo num
ber of Republicans will bo withdrawn
from productive occupations to fill the
places thus made vacant.
At.HERTof Belgium I achieving consid
erable success in his intelligent efforts
to restore the king business to tlv? high
repute it formerly enjoyed.
Wo should not take to ourselves too
much credit for mulntnluilig peaco with
Knglatid for a century. After nil, com
paratively few Americans have read the
books British travellers have written
about us.
It f the opinion of the Army r.en
crnl Staff that when Columbia Univer
sity's llhrnry Is threatened with the fate
that befell I.ouvnin's. the youthful
cflc'sts of Dr.HfTt.KR's Institution should
be assigned to duty elsewhere.
President Wilson will play Santa Claus
to-day. HVMMa.itort ifr.tpofri.
Anything on the tree for O'Oorman
or Jim Keen?
wniTEiis in r or work.
mil Somchoil) I'sit nlillsti n Tree l.ltcror)
i:mpto)inent llnrruti?
To Titr KniTon oc Tttsj i'N Mr- The
letter of Needy Author." headed "Huy
a Hale of Mamtseilpt," touches one of the
.sorest spots of the unemployed pri litem.
Unfortunately Its writer does not suggest
a practical remedy.
Thero Is In New York a stn.ill army of
nemplnyed men anil women literary work,
ers, not talented ambitious amateuis
craving for an opporlunltj to shine, hut
professionals, who have thus far earned
their livelihood with mlseeneous liter
ary work mid 'hat no other profession.
Many nro clever mote or lei's well known
authors und magazine writers and news
paper men and women.
Wince the beginning of the war the dally
papers havo lees loom for "special fea
tures" and many news and city depart
ments work with smaller staffs than usual.
Magailncs use much material accumulated
durlmr th last few years, corporations
snil laigH busineHH houses economize and
have their reports. &c , w ritten up by their
olllce force, motion picture manufacturers
nlno use much old material and have It
rehashed by member of their regular staff
at inlarloH ranging from nearly nothing
to a maximum about opiat to the brick
lav ers" union scale. Tho policy of re
trenchment which has Invaded many well
to do families has caused many would-be
authors who ernp1oeit pi ofrsslonala tn
ne.8!et them to postpone iiu'il better tlmee
their ambition to shine In literature
llrnce. to my knowledge, ptobibly con
siderably over two bundled literary work
ers are cither near starvation or living
from the charity of their rrlenris.
They do not want charity. They want
work, and work mny be procured for many
of them,
Under ordinary conditions employment
bureau do not aueinent opportunities for
work. In the ease of literary workers one
of them would, There are many people
In New York who think they have a mes
sage to lmp.it t or wopld like to publish
their vlewa on how humanity may be bet
tered and similar beautiful things ami
who either have not the time or lnck tho
ability to prepare manuser'nts for tho
pre. Maybe most of that "stuff"
would better lemaln unwritten, or at least
unpublished, but that Is not the point. At
least some of those people would 'iave
their notes put In shape right away If
they knew how to become acquainted with
a competent person,
A free literary employment bureau
would satisfy both tho demand and the
offer ami bo a means of alleviating much
distress.
In collaborating with some of my eol
lengiiej I have for the last three weeks
attempted to nnd a public institution will
ing to rant desk tooni nnd the use of
a telephone for the purpose. We have
been split from one public or reiul-puhlle
Institution to another and have failed. We
are acquainted with uien and womon of
standing who would bo willing to give
part of tholr time fieo for the conduct of
such a bureau, Any helpful suggestion
will be gldly received,
C ClRANni'lKnitK.
ItOBl.TK, 1. I., December 24.
Allah's Aliens,
fihrlstmas for Itusslxp,
For llrllnn, for Herman,
Christum for llrlglan,
Knr Austrian, Hun.
Christinas hath meaning,
K'en In the trenches;
K.'en where the shells burst,
"Thy will be done,"
Hut what rrt Vutetlile
In Constantinople?
Where Allah relgneth
O'er kiosk and dome''
Only Christ's aliens
Ventolin the hnllj
111 earn nf the Yule lug
. Burning at horn.
j, a. a,
EXGMSII VNCANNKIt.
More Illustrations or a Hound Oltll'ng.
Ilh Idiom,
To thr EntTon or The Bum Sir; Of
course If It pleases the amiable Mr.
Thomas S. Durell to be "too Utterly too
too" In his particular preferonco for
"to." there Is little to be gained by point
ing out that "and" In such expressions
as "tty and do," "go and bring" U an old
established Kngllsh Idiom. When an Idio
matic phniHo is accepted as standard It Is
enshrined tn the dlo'.tonarteg, and If tho
amiable Mr. Durell will consult the New
Standard Dictionary, the New Kngllsh
Dictionary, In cuurse of publication by
tho Oxford University Press, Unghind,
und William T. Harris's Now Interna
tional Dlotlonary he will find the Idiom
recorded there. If lie cares to go further
and consult Dr. James C. Kernald'a "Con
lieotlven of Unfllsli Speech." pages 206
and 207, he will leam something of this
eminent rrammarJan'ei point of view. Dr.
Fernald t.ays of "and," purrlve and
resultant:
In the union of two verb.", especially after
"sto," "come," "send" and "try," s the
reeult er fuiniment (of an action Implied
In the preceding verb)! try nd nnd It;
go anil Eet It"!
May's In all ttdll&n books;
Bhe has old and modrn nooks.
And wUl rise and dress your room
With drapery thick with blooms.
(Hunt, "May and the Poeta.")
Many grammarians have been In error In
,'leflnlntr "and" In this usage an equivalent
to "to," and henco condemning It as super
fluous or Incorrect. The usage Is sustained
by the very highest authority, and, when
we come to balance the expressions, la nus
talnnl also by the loglo ot linguistic
thought. If we change "try and And It"
Into "try to And It" there Is an Instant
lose of force. Why7 Uecauee "try
to flnil It" refers only to a pur
pose which Is antecedent to the trying, and
which may nver be fulfilled, while "try
and And It" contemplates the flndlnj as the
sure resiiit of the trying, which may there
fore be added to It as an accomplished fact,
Instead of being equivalent to an Infinite
the "and," with Its following verb, Is more
nearly equal to a future tense, "try and
(you will) And It." Hence this -Idiom has
a conciitlvenets to be sttalned by no other
form of expression.
Still I have a particular reverence for
Bible Kngllsh. Perhaps this may gtamp
me as old fashioned, but It may serve
some purpose to point out that the King
James version of the Hlble was translated
by forty-seven eminent echolars, and that
the different books were not all translated
by the nAnie men. Yet we tlnd In John
I.. 3J; "They a!d unto Him, Ilabbl.
where dwellest Thou? lie said
unto them, (lo and see." Mark i 3S :
"He salth unto them how many loav:s
have ye" (Jo HtM see." In Matthew
xl., 4; "Co and show John again those
things which ye do hear and see."
A-nong the men w .o translated the
(Joepels, the Arts nnd Revelation were
the Archbishop of Can'erbury. 'he HHiop
of Winchester, the Desn of Windsor, tho
Warden of Merton College. Oxford ; tho
teglus professor of Oreek at Oxford, the
reglus piofiejeor of Creek at vMnonester
Cotlege and the warden of that .nstltu
tlon. It Is Inconceivable Oiat all these
men should perpetrate the i.am "error,"
as Mr. Durell calls it, nit the same time
In tho different books In which the idiom
is used. The fact remains that speech
came first and the grammarian after, and
he has been after It ever since. When the
grammarian has an aversion to an Idio
matic form, as many have to the much
abused (pllt Infinitive, be Invariably em
balms It and under some inspiring
hoping that there It may forever after
"reet 111 peace." Dn. Stntax.
Nbw YortK, December 23
77; ort: markets.
I'lea for Their Retention In the inter,
est of Reasonable I'rlees,
To Tit): Knrron or The St s Sir: I
should like to register a protest against
the present attempt to abolish the open
markets at HMh street ami lift-nlnth
strert- It seems to be admitted gtner.itiy
that their existence has reduced by a
large percentage the price of foodstuffs
In nil sections of Manhattan, yet we are
told that because they nff-ot the profits of
:he xmai store keeper they are Illegal and
will havo to go
Tins point of view ! Interesting Ap
parently the profits of the few mliid!. nu n
are to be cinsldered nf moro Importance
than the general welfare of tho people as
a whole Have not the middlemen insisted
In the pa' that they have supplied a real
service in 'lie distribution of ruppllrs?
Obvlousb It Is not much of a service If
grotesque tcchn.i-al.tles of the law havo to
be Invoked to maintain It contrary "o the
wishes of the public.
I for one want to see the public markets
continued There Is nothing e.tt aonll
niry about tho Idea, for evcr cltv in Eu
rope lias one I firmly believe that I am
only expressing the wishes of thousands
of people In Ihe city, and If the pies. tu at
tempt to abollhh the markets Is successful
I am even more (Irmly convinced that the
votors will register on emphatic protest
against the activities of those responsible
for it.
Our first logical attempt to reduce tho
cst of living han been sucerssftil. We
have furnished a place wheie the people
can get fresh vegetables and clean meat
at reasonable prices. Shall we In- com
pelted to give this up heenut-o of the mis
directed energlee of n few ehort sighted
politicians EniTit MeVicKan,
Nrw Yoiik, December "1
Christum, nrafltuile (o (;ermnn.
To Til c Editor or Tiik Scn .vfr.- In
the midst of this persistent vilification of
everything Herman, the Kaiser, the t,ov
eminent, the army, the professors, the
mode nf thinking, may I point out that
there Is one Herman practice which we
should be very loath to relinquish . 1 mean
that of the Christinas tree. This charm
ing custom, so deeply tooted In the poetic
fancy of tho Germanic, people, was ln i.
dueed Into England by tho late I'r.nce
CotiBOrt. and having received the seal of
English approval, soon p.iesed over to
America, where It has remained ever since
to the pleasure of all concerned.
This will be a tragic Christinas for the
Inhabitants of the fatherland, but 1 doubt
not that trees, large Hnd email, will be
lighted ns usual In every houtehold, even
If countless beloved faces aro absent from
the family circles.
Can we not, at least on Christina Eve,
give a grateful thought to tho nation
which has added o much to the Jo.vs of
childhood, by Its fairy tales. Its Santa
Clau and It Christmas trees?
Clark Hvkhdict,
Nrw YonK, December 24.
Tn Men nf liond Will.
'reni thr Christmnn Columhhul
r.liirla In altle-dmt Deo, et In terra pax
homlnlbus honie voluntatis ,-alnt l.uhr.
1 . 11
The warriors crash from land tr Innd,
The cannon crush the living epirk,
Nor Inve nor fear can slay the hand
Thst drowns the sailor In the d.srk.
The shepherd cannnt watch hla sheep.
(The shepherd, Lord, on dear to Hieei,
Who, when llin world was lust In sleep,
Untied the fair star that et us free.
The shepherd cannot tend his nock,
The funnel- In his barren flebls
Sees birds of prey thai feed and mork:
Ills orchard leaden apples leble
The children call their fulher's name,
(ill this the KlxdileKl of m II dnvs
The cull In h lu 1 In lire ami Mains
The sun sends forth Us Morning rs
The mother puts her boy's gift by,
On enrtb thnt child In here no more,
Ills kls her tears will never diy,
Ills fool will never touch her door.
The Chrlslnuie dawn was of nil bonis
The hupplesl In (lod's urent world --
Fr'Mit beaen fall death de.illng ebowers,
Dssth nd despair ale downward hurled,
Men euid. "The woild l put tried
U silence .mil the newer way
Which knows not I'hrlet"; their prnul lips
We war. snd It Is Christians Day'
O ("hllit the Lord, Thou Prince or IVrt-e,
Our wills have wrniiKht this evil work
rhanne Thou our herle, nnd thus shall cense
The hates thnt kill, the lusts that lurk
Mai' sir Fianci Bi)ah,
CoriNHt'HS, 111,
8AXTA ChAVS.
Illocrnphteal Nolo of the
World's
fircktost figure.
To nir Koitor or Tits Sun Sir: At
thla eeaaon of tho year the nutation l
orten asked -whero the name or sania
Claus originated, who Santa Claus tva.
where ho came from, Ar. Though several
exnlanallons now and then havo appeared
In the papers I have never yet seen the
right explanation In any paper in inn
country. Hero it Is: Krom 1S68 to 1648
there wae an eighty year war between
Holland and Spain. During those years
thousands ot Spanish sold I cm roamed over
Holland ana it was not more man natural
that eoveral Spanish legends were spread
among the Holland people. One of them
was the legend of the Spanish HIhop St.
Nicholas. It was told that this Blnliop
had had a very benevolent nature, worked
always among the poor, had a great lovo
for children and took a great deliglit to
give presents to them, especially In some
surprising or unexpected vfay. The legend,
with many other details, made a deep Im
pression on the Holland rural population
and moro ho on the children, and by
degrees thero developed the feast of 8t.
Nicholas on tho alleged birthday of the
saint, tho fith of December of each year.
Now the Spanish word for saint Is sanle.
so It was the fcat of Santa Nicholas.
Hut as In this country we call .lame for
short Jim, or William affectionately mil.
so In Holland anybody by the name of
Nicholas 1 called Klaae, and It became,
therefore, the custom to call the 6th of De
cember the fenet of Santa lilaas. Tills fcaet
on thl date Is etlll at present the great chil
dren's feast. The children are told that on
December " a big ship filled with toya
comes from Spain and when It arrives
in Holland tho Spanish Ulahcp Santa Klaaa,
dressed In his scarlet robe and his mitre
on hla head, stands on the front of the
ship, accompanied by a black Moorish
boy.
When the ship Is moored and the toys
are unloaded Santa Klaos nnd his black
boy land, they mount the big black horse
nnd the black pony they brought with
them from Spain, nnd they drive, loaded
with toys, through city, town snd country.
During the night the horses ciimo on
the houses and the black boy goes down
the chimney, leave toys for the good
children and rods for tho naughty ones.
Now I have to go back for a moment
to true history again. Out of the eighty
year struggle against Spain arose the
mighty Holland republic. Holland sailors
navigated the seas of the then known
and unknown parts of the world. New
lands were discovered nnd taken posse,
slon of. This was especially so In the
Hast Indies. Australia (then called New
Holland), New Zealand, Java, Horneo,
Sumatra nnd numerous other iitlands came
under the Holland flag. The trado with
these colonies was enormous and the
Holland Kast India Company, which con
trolled this trade, transported untold
rlchis from the newly discovered lands
to Holland. On thefr trip home the ships
bad to pass the seas of f pain and Portu
gal. They often suffered enormous losses
thiough pirate lleets of these countries.
It was for this reason that the Bast
India Company decided to send expedi
tions to the north to nhd a new passage
through the Arctic Sea to the Kast. Not
withstanding several efforts they failed
and it was teft to Nordenskjold to ac
complish this feat more than two cen
turies later Hut during these efforts It
happened more than once that Holland
allor. through shipwrecks or otherwise,
landi d on tho Norwegian coast and were
forced to remain there during the long
dreary winter. Legends from Holland
were thus brought to Norway, and so l
was with the legend of Santa Klaas. It
took hold of the Norwegian people. The
llrst thing that happened w.ib a slight
.-h'tni". If. til. t.n, T), nit-.a
Klaas is in Norwegian Claus, so It be.
came the feast of San'a Claus. Hut this
was not all. Though the eighty year war
was fought by .Holland to fre themselves
luuhiii i, . i luii. urn in ire- uieinsni v.s
Irom the persecution of the Roman Cath -
ode church and Its Spaniel, Inquisition.
iiini Hill ilijt'l l HI ilile V.HHnl IOP , s .t., .,! .Inniet .-nU
their children" feast a bishop lu bis , ''" " 10r mn"ra 1 th'U ,.tUf nl
clerical Catholic attire. It was different ' T "V"', ,,u nl '' " "J " ,"' ,
it, Norway. Norway was the I'roteatant ,ls , l" "" i , 1 "JY,
country par excellence. the teachers. Pereoiinlb akf
Tim Norwegian robbed the good nubile trial a I foil that the p w..
Hlshop of ids clerical robe and his mUrJ entitled to IW W I f ', ?'"",
and dressl Santa Claus. according to 'of ? thlnK ' f,r,f
the custom of their own country? In Th" will never be no tber w
fur lined coat, trousers nd cap. but u' charged from the public school '
io. , i.,v., i... '-.,. J;.Vnrk for the hear ng of a ih.ld
ir iriiiainnirii; unit inw ni.fiiCL i'Ur ui
the Ilishop's rob was preserved In the
new attire. Instead of the Spanish
horses the new Santa Claus appeared
In the conveyance particular to the
country, n sleigh drawn by reindeers.
The feature of letting the preecnts go
through the chimney was preserved.
The Hlshop's dny, December 6, was not
Protestant enough. So that date was
changed to Christmas or Yulellde. The
Moorish Iwy was lost In the change nnd
Instead the tlr tree, particular to the
country, was added, In this sfnvrse
Santa Hans travelled thiough Den
mark to (lemtaiiy and from there to
England and tho I'nlted States.
So Jt Is clear that tho original Santa
Claus was the Spanish Rlshop St.
Nlrholas, that the feast of Santa Klaa-s
originated In Holland nnd that Holland
is the only country where It Is stilt
preserved with nil its original features.
In his travels through different coun
tries thn patron saint has lout nearly
all his characteristic. Only the Spanish
pfellx Santa, the ewirlct color of til"
Rlshop'a robe nnd the distribution of
presents through the chimney are the
original features left over, liut nobody
who looks now at H inta .Claus will rcc
ognlzo anything of The face, dices and
other features of the good old Spanish
Hlshop, thn original Santa Claus, as we
tlnd him in many old Holland pictures.
Tcmpoia mutnntur et no mutamur In
ilUs. Dr. S, pe jAOin.
I'ATfir.soN. N. J., December 10.
Ilnsslan's I'rajer for Ills Horse.
from Country lite.
The tlusduns .ire in the habit ef uslni the
following prayer for their horses before
solng Into action:
"And for these also, o Iird, the humble
besets who with us besr Ihe burden and
heat of the dm. and offer their aullsdeea
lives for the well helnc of their countries, we
supplicate Tb treat tenderness of heart, for
Thou has promised to es both man and
beast, and great Is Thy loving kindness, O
XHster, Mavlour of the world. Lord have
merc."
Those also who have travelled over imi
of the wide spaces nf Hussla and Siberia will
appreciate Uie simple truet shown In It, for
Tlusslsns have often to face dancers alone
on horseback in their great country even
In llmea or peace,
lone Terms of rennstlianla Senators.
Pram the Philadelphia Utcnrd,
.1 Donald Cameron, at the ripe age of 111
e.ir, Is sllll enjnylnt; comparatively Boo
health on Ills ancestral estate at Donegal
"Don" Cameron served twenty year In the
Pulled Slates Senate, serving two j ears nf
the iinenplred term of his father, nnd was
electeil to three full terms of eU years. That
so inr constitutes ine record for long ser
Men la ths l-ruaie Irom this M il-, Hut If
Senator Penrose ahall complete the term for
which he baa Just been elected he will hive
had continuous service of twenty-four
years, wnirn win pe ine longest In the lit
ears of the Federal history of this Stat.
To a Warring Nation.
The moon of chango lunge in a clouded
sky
Above the baying hounds of right and
wrong i
Across the road the uncertain shadow
lie.
Tea, and the road 1 long!
Reyond the twilight of the many yearn
Hackward It reaches to primeval night:
Oh, leave ths past to darknemi and lis
tears,
Press forward to the light !
So shall thine ancient enemies despair,
Who plot against thine honor wnd thy
name i
And princes of the power of the air
Shall bear thin orlfiamme!
M. B. BuHLia.
MISS RODMAN WANTS
JOB TO REPLACE LOSS
Stisponrtprt Tcnclipr in LnnT; fnr
Tost. That, Will Tfiy .1 ..'too
In Ton MontK
SHE MAY WHITE IM,YS
"1 am going out at nnee tn bun t
a Job," said Miss Henrietta rtoiln.in
night when asked what she won il nv t ,
that she has been banished from lis
public schools until the flist or vt S p
tember. "Of course," she added, I ,An
remain In the New York e.iionls, it,,
Is my real place, but In the me.in' i i
must find something to do t-, n.,i-e
for the loss of ten months sil.vv it
Is rather hard to say Jut wha' i ,
do probably no private schools ny.t
consider a. teacher with the etigns if
'gross misconduct' attached to h-r nme
When It was suggested thnt she mtv
try some of the colleges or thr erttic,.
tlonal Irrstltllttone Miss Hodman smt.M
vaguely and aold: "It hns alwa's b"ri
my ambition to write plays.
"We cannot be absolutely sure
the next step In my case will be," snu
MJss Hodman, "hut I think 1 sh.Vl spyly
for reinstatement after the first ef Janu
ary, when eight members ot the Heart of
Education go out and eight new eni
come In. Of course, I have r.ot the
vaguest idea that they will reinstate me,
but I ahall give the new member
chance to ay whether they think ths
writing of a Jocular letter comes umlt
the term of 'gross misconduct."
Appeal If JsVtt Bonrrt Won't Ao.
"If they decide the caee unfaverib'.;
1 shall appeal the ease to Commissioner
rinlev, and It he decides against nv to the
Supreme Court. As a last resort. In css
the Supreme Court falls me, 1 shall ip
peal to the Court of Appeals. We, : a
not leave a stone unturned, for I feel
that my loss of salary, tho stigma, thst
baa bten attached to my name ar.a tr.
vre trratment I have received at ths
hands ot the board are nothing s cim-
pared to the erreci or in:s aecis.on en
the 20,000 other teachers In the public
school. If my lack of eou.-teuy and Jf
ment In writing the letter can b terirei
gross misconduct.' then there s no pro
tectlon for any teacher, mid fie ItnaM
of Education would be ablo to susp'til
a teacher for iHiythlng. A It l,
teacher can be charged with neglect
duty after one day' absence."
Mls Rodman has sent her fnur.-evr
old adopted daughter to the e.ount-y to
await better dyn for the teacher n N
York.
"I consldtr the danger In the aa!- -a-of
the public schools mote or a rnenacs
than the same syrtem can poes i '
In anv other of the city dcp.ir'
said Miss Rodman, "for it nfff'.- "
children and the generation to come Rm
can we b" expected to educate tie N'
Tori; children on democratic pnclp'-s
when wo ourselves nre ruled under a nv'
severe nuiocracj 7
Doesn't fnr Trlnl Wsis I nfnlr.
do not say that my trial e
.., ,i-. ,.. unf ilr It lias
I:' :, ';,,. , ,.. i,.r,i tn iw,id "i
'7n 1 f ,Pr0," f f1 ,
'it
our
- ---- - -
trial and suspension have gained r
else I feel that public opinion is nr
surely on Die side of tho teaeher--n e
What happened in the meet r u
committee when Miss Rodman w.i- '
butt Tuesday Is still moro or tes i
secrot, but n prominent membe- o' ,v
committee said that Mrs Nort -
attorney for Miss Rodman, hnd nt s-1
to the boanl written ou1 Jl
refused to sign It. Thence the na ' --
of otdnion between Mies R d i-v
woman lawyer and her dpcsle- s e
iltlbert E. Roe. .Tncoh llerns't iri r Mrs
Krank Cothran ns her law vers
I consider the punlshmer
vere," said Sirs, vjarrie napi. n
-and think Mlwi Rodman ehoTd onr
have received a lighter sert-ree e -
completely discharged."
'The penalty was too rreat 'e-
crime," said Miss Montague of ( i . h
hut Miss Mary Osrrett l la nrr i -
the Woman Suffrage partv. .a d
was very Impertinent snd she c 1er
the Roanl of Education w.v ins- -ie -its
decision.
Miss Rodman's new Job nui' tri i?
for tho lose of J1.S00, her ss'i M- 'e
month. WOULD STOP B. R. T. CROWDING
.Indue lis Inn AUi C.rend .Inrr ro
.Make In Yretlsrntlon.
County .ludge John F. Hvl.m T"c-
lyn yesterday called tho attenfn- e' ij"
Grand Jury to what hn des -"' ' "
"disgraceful and mincers r - 1
ing" of the cars of the Rreol 1
Transit sjstem, which seemed o '
a violation of the penal law
He said the R. Tl T I to-daN ' c
fewer cars on all lines t''an 'in
Publlo Service Commission came ev
istence, although carrying buetres-
thousands more passengers ".1"
time.
"It swine were crowded Inn '"e
he said, "a people are t'e r,.
Health would have taken ail
fore thl. It i a common o- .
see from ISO to 200 persons o.v
n elevated car Cilrl of te- e
crowded against men in a m-1-' d
fill manner.
"There may be some rr ise '
overcrowding during the ,s
there can be no possible ecuse f,
being crowded In the cars j
of the day or night
"This condition, it een
within section III of tic r
section 1530 of Ihe Pcnil I "
sUlntes n mlMlcmctno-
Judge Dylan iiioU-il '
support of his contention
attention to the f.illuie ef '
put the Kourth avenue ,'
tlon, although pr.uie aii
nearly two yens
"I believe," ho wild, "it ' '
Citand Jury to make a m "
tlon of these conditio!. s, .u i
being violated to bring t! v
sponsible for such riolatl" i"
their actions. District vh e
Cropsey will, 1 know, as
any Investigation ou dec
Justice should be done to a"
corpui.it ion,"
Judge Dylan advised t" 1
representatives of the v.iii "'
izntlons, the Health ('mil' u
Public Service Cnmml,-.oii'te
had llnlshod Oeorge 11 Hi '
the Orand Juiy, h.ild "Wr "
matter our Imnicdlnto alle-
Honor."
'ki'
Governor Delegate npi "
Supt, Walter I.. Sear of '
Employment Hureiu was ai '
terday by Gov. Glynn as .
the unemployment conveido
Thln on IvfoudHy nnd Tucs i
Bear will read n paper on e
bureau.