THE MORNING NEWS ENGLISH EDITION OF EL IMPARCIAL Page No. 56 San José Costa Rica, Central America, December 26th. 1915 Catching Santa Claus by Goodloe Thomas pos.
THE FUNNY SIDE OF LIFE. HINT The Story of the Magy.
o American Group Obtains Letters To Santa Claus With the approach of Christ get us. Your little girl friend, mas each year the Santa Claus Costa Rica Oil Grants.
HARRIET, Association of new York, which six year old lad whose home ll tell you something honest, But, sa kes alive, old Santa followeach Christmas tries to answer ve seen Santa Claus; ed right in, too, the requests of thousands of poor is in a distant part of Brooklyn stayed a wake last night and saw And made me tremble, for Contract For Concessions Signed by President children who would otherwise sent this letter to the general him, so did.
thought, He on my track!
Gonzalez For Leader in Oklahoma Industry receive no presents Christmas toffice. The letter was forwarded morning, receives hundreds of to the Santa Claus association: They sent me off to bed real ear. Then Sid came in to fasten holly ly, just because up and, o o h, letters each day from all parts of Dear Santy wants a nice Awaits Congress Confirmation.
the United States and Canada.
small train, not an expensive one. They had a party for my growed If Santa didn walk right up and up sister, Sid.
kiss her smack!
Below are a few of the hun one that just strong and will last From the Christian Science Monitor of December 3rd 1915.
dreds of letters received by the long time. This is all want, and But peeked out, and there he was old Santa same Just then sneezed, accoo! tried like everything NEW YORK, After these lands may be set apart for let out to individuals by any Cen association. The first is from a we can afford nothing this win As in his pictures, fur and whister. Yours truly, kers round his head To keep it back and Sid and years of effort on the part of En oil mining purposes for an unin tral American government Mex little girl in the Bronx. DONALDglish interests, headed by Bord terrupted period of 50 years, at ico being an exception the anDear Santa Claus Do you live And eyes just like Jim Perry s, Santa Claus they come This letter has been received him they call Sid flame And pulled me out, and Santa Cowdray, to secure concessions the expiration of which the Costa nouncement is of great interest in far! Would you please come up to said he never bring granting exclusive control of the Rican government promises either the light of plans for extending my house Christmas day! I, Rose, from a child whose home is in a don know why unless it cause his hair is red. His gifts to boys that stayed up oil regions in the provinces of to buy the properties fully dev pipe lines to Limon and another ten years of age, wants a doll; small town in the northern part late, while Sid stood dumb Puerto Limon, Guanacaste and eloped at their market value or set through Panama, reaching the John, seven, wants a engine; of Ontario, Canada. Puntarenas, Costa Rica the ri else to renew its concessions with city of Panama on the one coast Alice, about five, wants a doll; Dear Friend Santa Claus. He came, old Santa did, when no And red till began to cry, then Beatrice, just more than three, am a very little girl, not ten years one saw but me, chest in Central America, Mexi. Mr. Grenlich or his successors. and Colon on the other.
said, oh, well, co exciuded the Costa Rican Meantime during the 50 years it is The most valuable of the oil wants a set of dishes, and An old, and both my parents are very And was scared to death to be She take me to my room and so close to him, could make believe government has just signed con provided that the government fields reach to the Panama fron drew, not two yet, wants a Teddy poor, and they said they couldn bear.
tracts giving these same conces shall receive a certain set royalty tier and their product could be bring me nothing this Christmas, And run to hide myself behind dreamd it all, and said, Yes, the Christmas tree, sións over to an American group, on the oil produced and piped. hope to get what and what want is a pair of ice and won tell gotten into Panama by the buildheaded by Leo Greulich, known The first interest taken by the ing of a pipe line some 300 miles ask for. am very poor, and my sketes and, if you can spare them, and thanked my stars because About that kiss dreamed, to the light in there was dim. make Jim Perri grieve.
among oil men as the father of American public in the oil situa long. By this means it is expected father is not working. Your little also a pair of hockey boots. Your friend, ROSE. little friend, the oil industry in Oklahomation of Costa Rica was in 1912 to furnish ships of all kinds It has been officially confirmed when it was reported to the gov passing the Panama canal This letter was received from MABEL by a representative of The Chris ernment in Washington that Cos with unlimited oil for fuel at a little girl whose home is on the Little Miss Mabal seven yeartian Science Monitor that the con at Rica had definitely decided to either end of the channel. The oil west side not far from Times old sister, Ethel, also asked for a tract for the concessions has vul grant all its oil concessions, or at to be piped into Limon will be square: pair of skates and added that she Dear Santa Claus. heard he demanded, have just susready secured the signature of least the most valuable of them, entirely for export on merchant would consider the gift a very about your great kindness to poor President Gonzalez and is now to Lord Cowdray and his asso tankers.
tained a little injury to my eye.
Sandy (who is seeing a friend awaiting confirmation by the Cosciates. The matter, it is undersIt is understood that the plan children, and hope you will be beautiful and likewise a precious to the station. Are ye going to IN TIME ta Rican Congress, which has tood, was taken up by President to place the control of Costa good to us. have a little cripple one been called into special session on Wilson and Secretary Bryan with Rica oil production in Amer sister and a baby sister is only Most of the letters are pathetic, have a drink?
Dec. 15 for this express purpose, the result that the datter represican hands has met with approval of work all summer. hope you receives some very ludicrous reA locomotive had just struck five, and my papa has been out of course, but the association also Friend: Well, ll have just The individual who confirms ented to the Costa Rican envoy in in Washington and especially in one glass, an antomobile, and the injured Sandy: All right, mon, ll were lying among the debris along this information is immediately Washington the undesirability of naval circles who seem to foresee will answer soon and won for quests.
concerned in the project. more allowing such concessions to fall a greatly increased use of oil for wait for ye.
the tracks. Has the insurance man been immediately in fact than any into British or European hands. fuel in battleships in the imHE HAD LEARNT here yet? asked a stranger, other than Mr. Greulich himself The reason given by Mr. Bryan mediate future.
breathlessly, of a policeman.
and he said: It can be said for lus opposition, it is said, was It is known that the sole price that everything has been complet that the plan did not harmonize the Costa Rican government has The story of the Magi, as it is They answered at once that What that you ve got there? No, answered the constable bluntly.
ed in the deal which now merely with: President Wilson interpre fixed for the concessions granted given by the evangelist Matthew, Bethlehem was the chosen place. asked Smith wife sharply. Er um, a set of baxing gloves, Fine, continued the stranger: awaits the formal ratification of tation and views of the Monroethe Greulich interests is the pay is astonishingly brief and runa Then Herod, having asked the Congress. The complete details of doctrme.
ment of royalties on the oil derned. He tells us without pre Magi how long it was since they my read, said Smith. bought If there no objetion, ll just the project should be forthcom ing shortly.
as made by the Costa Rican govern position of a tax on all oil export Bethlehem certain foreigners ar sgy. sent them away to Betlehem, he ought to be instructed in the jured.
As soon as the decision was produced and probably the im face that when Jesus was born in first saw the appearance in the them for Thomas; really think lie down with the rest of the inFrom another source, equally ment to with hold the concessions ed. Nothing in the way of ad. rived at Jerusalem.
promising that when they had noble art of self defence. am GOOD BUSINESS reliable, it is learned that the from Lord Cowdray, the Amervance payments of any sort have He does not tell us how many found the young Christ he also going to teach him. Every boy terms of the concession are very ican interests, headed by Mr. been demanded.
they were nor of what race nor would come to do reverence to should know how to take care of Wife; For what insane reason definite and involve the prospec Greulich, sent their representaFrom the same source that the of what station of life, although him.
himself in a time of emergency. have you gone and bought a conting and development of lands tives and experts into the three which experts have pronounced oil provinces mentioned and made announcement of the signed con sideration with which they were ney, they saw once more the celes will not hurt you.
it is fair to infer from the con Having set out on their jour. Come, Thomas, into the garden, certina. Have we not enough wortracts come the assurance is forth ry with Jones next door playing are holders of oil in almost tim. their own prospectings with the coming that the deal is wholly an received at the court of Herod and tial sign, and its motion was such tless quantities. It is proposed, he result that negotiations were soon American one.
from the fact that they carried that it guided them to the place Time, ten minutes later; enter his every night in the week?
Smith.
Husband: Don get excited.
cording to the signed contracts, opened with the government for Mr. Greulich was born in the treasure boxes with them that where Jesus was. Coming into to allow Mr. Greulich the ex Maria, bring some raw meat my dear. ve bought this from a grant of concessions. These ne United States sand has alway they were persons of distinction. the house for Joseph had now clusive rights to carry on oil minings in these three provinces for gotiations, which have been in lived in the United States. it was in regard to them is that they they saw the young child with The most important statement found better shelter than a stable and arnica! he demanded, Jones.
u period of five years during prograss for upwards of two startede it througherican project were Magians that is to say, dis. Mary his mother, and prostrated Santa Claus Up to Date The Gift Month which period he may denounce years, have just been concluded. all the way through.
ciples of Zoroaster and members themselves before him in worship.
Apart from the fact that the any parts of these lands he may It was also denied that the of the sacred or priestly order of Opening their treasure chests, come out on a housetop and tell Give; it is like God, says an Every year am tempted to December the gift month!
wish to for the purpose. It is fur. concessions are considered the Standard Oil Company was in Persia, which was then widely they presented to him gifts of the young and self raising gener old proverb. Christmas is a hapther provided that any parts of biggest and most valuable ever any manner concerned. scattered among the oriental na gold and frankincense and myrrh. ation the truth about Santa Claus. py time because then the best tions and included men of exalted Then, being warned in a dream believe it only right that the feelings of the heart are elicited rank. They came from the east, not to go back to Herod, they took children should know Santa Claus and allowed full play. What a word which to the duellers in another road into their own coun no longer goes about in a dinky would otherwise be smothered Palestine could hardly have any try.
little sleigh, delivering toys down ity, as unseemingly, as indicative other meaning than the ancient Thee conjunction of the planets the chimneys. He simply couldn down as suggestive of sentimental region of Chaldea, liyng beyond Jupiter and Saturn is one of the do it if he tried. That kind of tality, as unseeningly, as indicativ Christ coming inaugurated dren hearts we are the Magi thought of childhood is the very the Jordan and the desert. rarest of sidereal events. It occurs thing was all right when his bus of a too dear dream, may venture a offering heart genius of Their of jourwill, and as a consequence thrones Holy Child. We may make it so. ilization. Rev. Dr. Newell ney to IIerod was that they had only once in 800 years. This con iness was small and he was young forth in the good congeniality of are tottering, chains are loosen. But richer gifts than these will Dwight Hillis.
seen an appearance in the heavens juction, all astronomers agree: he made the toys himself glued attaining unto beautiful gift fuler than he is now. In those days the Christmas season and, quickly ing, prison doors are opening and be required. Our endurance Morning, noon and night, for (whether one star or many or a happened no less than three itmes even the little tails of the little ness, blossom out in good will, practical Christian beneficence is shall be our gift to him who gave breakfast, dinner and supper. the comet they did not say which in the year 77 C, shortly toy sheep in place, stuck the little gladness, Christ like kindliness, flooding the world with sunsline himself. Is there toil for us, that first thing on awaking and the led them to believe that the King before the birth of Christ.
and fills it with songs of gladness. we may honor him? Is there self last thing on going to sleep, every of the Jews had been born, and eyes on the tops of their little blessing and blessed.
denial? Are there holy consecra hour of every day of every week they had come to do reverence to this fairy tale of science, a con different from the real thing as than we seem. Life as it comes to It may be that we have here, in eyes on the tops of their little It is well that there sould be. Rev. Dr. Henson. heads, painted the little bodies as such a season. We are all kinder Here is that glad tidings, tion and humble service, that of every month of the year we him. Herod was greatly troubled that gospel of great joy of shall make the world at last a want the spirit of Christmas, for at hearing this and sent for the firmation of this beautiful story he could and do it quick, and then, us with its imperative pressure of which the angel spake to the won spotless sacrifice to him who pur it is the spirit of ministration, of chief priests and scribes to in. of religion, a hint and trace of dering shepherds this announce chased it?
hitching up his six reindeers, duty demands, its brain racking The light ttled giving, of service, of doing for quire where the prophets had So we keep Christmas because others. Rev. Dr. Francis foretold that the Messiah should The holy elders with their gifts sunrise Christmas morning. It is its pitiful misunderstandings ment of God love for man and delivered the whole batch before cares for the immediate future, man sonship to God. And these of its good tidings of great joy. Clark.
be born.
of inyrrh.
different now. glad tidings are for all peo The season of its occurrence is And did you ever think what leading unto estrangements, coldSanta Claus is old, and all he ness, forgetfulness life, even as ple. so the angel said. There is our ripest time. The north wind a peculiarly blessed sound in the not a single soul to whom the and the snow in that wind have ears of those watching shepherds OLD YULETIDE TALES does is to live on the profits of it is and ever must be unto us the business. The business now is mortals, creates, as it were, an tidinsg of Christmas come that is made us what we are. It drove us of the valley of Bethlehem was not assured of the love of the al to the hearth, to the sacred fires the announcement of the angels, that when Eve plucked the fatal mas eve as an annual custom grew Co. and the firm has many and best in all our hearts.
There is a legend in Germany the homes of the people on Christ run under the name of Claus icy film over what is the kindliest mighty and infinite Father. of the inner circle, to the building Christ has come? ever since the apple the leaves of the tree im ont of a festival in honor of Her workers clerks, drivers and the Reform ye, then so sounds the of the keystone in the arch of our gate of paradise was shut against mediately shriveled into needle tha, a Norse goddes. At this fes rest. Some of the employees of season, with its memories of other Then comes the Christmas voice of the Eternal Spirit, the civilization, the home of the our first parents his advent had points and its bright green turn tival the house was decorated with this big firm have grown so years, of better, happier hours, power back of evolution reform ye, for the kingdom of heaven is Christian man. Rev. Dr. been looked forward to as the ed dark. The nature of the tree evergreens, and an altar of stone careless that they miss little boys and the hand of a little child hope of a lost world.
at hand! So we may gird ourselchanged, and it became an ever was set up at the end of the hall and girls who live in out of the there rise up silently into our busy brushes away that ice film, and ves to every task of reform with Today all institutions are be Still there is call for strenuous green, in all seasons preaching the where the family assembled. From way places. Old Santa Claus never day those gentler, kindlier feelnew hope and fresh enthusiasm ginning to imitate the wise men endeavor and constant fight Story of man fall through that Hertha stone we get our word did such a thing in his life.
first act of disobedience. Only on hearthstone. On the stones so and ring our Christmas bells from the east, who brought to the against evils without and within, Christmas does it bloom brightly set up were heaped fir branches, If any of our young people are not dead.
ings which, though dormant, were again. Rev. Dr. Heber New Divine, Child their gold and as though God would remind us with lights and become beautiful which were set afire, and through overlocked this year they must aromatic spices, their frankin that this is not our rest, that the with love gifts. The curse is tur the smoke and flame Hertha was not blame Santa Claus. He is just there, too, we love best. In the At home we are loved best. It may be that in every gift cense and treasure. Christ esti true holiday (holy day, as it used ned into a blessing by the coming supposed to descend and in as jolly and good as ever. They ll genial Christian home, as in. no drith which at this blessed Chris mate of the value of childhood to be written) is above at his right of the Christ Child, and thus we fluence the direction of the flames, have to blame it on the new other place on earth, there are have our Christmas tree.
tmas tide we gladden our child has conquered the world. His hand. Rev. Dr. Henson.
from which were predicted the driver that looks after thir section full meaning, full appreciation, The visits of St. Nicholas tq fortunes of those present. of the earth.
full enjoyment of the God given gift, Christmas, MERRY CHRISTMAS ton.
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