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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
, Wilmington, Del, Dec. IL, ]

IT1IIHPEUI1, Db1., DEC. ~, TN7T
Dear Santa Claus:-I thought ] would
drop you few lines to let you krow what
] want for Christmas. | would like to
have nice umbrella and nice gum
gossamer. Please bring me doll with IL
hat on it, and ahanging pocket book and
some candy and nuts and some sweet
oranges. am ton years old ami go TO
No. school. My teachers namo Is Miss
Harris like her very vol. ] am in tho
7th grade. My name is Lulu Gosson. l
live at 1912 French street. Goodbye.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Wilmin gton, Del, Dec. 15, 1897.

r Dear Santa Claus Il am little girl
ten years old i go to the public school; my
teachers nano is Miss Morrow and like
her very much Dear Santa Claus as
Christmas is coming l thought | would
drop you few lines to let you know what
| want Dear Santa would like to have
n doll baby dressed in pink silk, some
games ii pair of bedroom slippers, some
books, gold ring. pair of kid gloves and
n chain for my watch. | guess that this Is
all. Good by, Nellie Buckley, s3i Pine
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Double Murder in "IIogan's Alley"

Double Murder In "HoGnn's Alley"
Stamford. Conn, Dec. 16.--A double
murder took place last night at a place
called "Hogan's Alley" near the city's
sewer station. in the lower part Of the
city The victims are Flneppo Corelll
and Augustine Coreli, his brother,
Italian laborers, aged, AZ and 40, re-
sppctively. and the murderer is An
tonic DeMarco, aged 10. The affair was
the outcome Of an alteration over
money matters. Filleppo Corelli was
killed by being stabbed to the heart.
Augustine was living at midnight, but
he had been disembowled, and his death
Is momentariy expected. The mur-
derer Is under arrest.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

American Landry tla West Front st,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Relief For Klondikers.

Portland, Ore. Dec. 16.-The Klon-
dixie relief committee of the Portland
chamber of commerce has secured
pledges for more than 100 tons of pro-
visions. Tuesday the committee ad-
vertised for volunteers to accompany
the expedition to Dawson, and the
headquarters was besieged by appli-
cants yesterday, many of whom have
spent several years in Alaska. The
committee has offered TO the war de-
partment the services of a sufficient
number of men to transport the sup
plies
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Wilmington, Del. Dec Is, lS9I

WITID1TIEIUT, I7VT't D1E III, IO''I'
Dear Old Kriss Il have loen II very
good boy for the past year Plehse bring
nle an express wagon, aplatnre book ana
some candies Jamas and Nan have hann
good al E, % please bring them nice hi e.
There are whole lot of poor children and
do not forget them with candies, nuts ant
toys. James Harkins, No. 2l9 W. Sixth
q rect,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
HUNGARIAN CRISIS AVERTED.
Liberals Endorse the Provisional EN-
tension Arrangement with Austria.


Buda Pesth, Dec. ia conference
of the Liberal party yesterday, after a
long speech by Baron Banfly, the pre-
mier, unanimously adopted his bill for
the provisional extension arrangement
between Austria and Hungary.
Baron Banify Introduced bill in the
lower house of the Hungarian parlia-
ment on Dec. to pr0long the Ausgleich
for year without reference to any
action on the same subject on the part
Of Austria. Francis Kossuth, leader
of the party advocating an independent
Hungary, made an obstructive motion
ne bill should be referred, not
:. :. -ansrci"l com nar.,.ts. os 80. ,.as,,i
but to the committee of the Whole
house. This motion was defeated by
vote of 1S5 to 81, and the next dav it
was cabled from Buda Pesth that
Baron Banffy was negotiating with
kossuth for an arrangement that
would secure the passage of the bill
before Jan. l next.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Dear Old Santa Claus:-I am a little
girl 81 years old and 60 to kindergarten
My papa has made me n little bicycle and
ride it.nearly every day;it is nice weather
on Washington street and on Market st.
Now Santa Claus, l want you to please
bring me doll and tree for my big
auntio is coming from Philadelphia to sec
it. Please send it to grandma's. My papa
Is sick. My name Is Loleta McCollom,
723 West Second ST.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Accused Faith Healer RclcnSed

Washington, Dec. l6.---Juige Mills,
of the police court, yesterday dismissed
the charge against Mrs. Bertha IL
Sessford, Christian scientist, Of prac-
ticing medicine without a lic2Ase. She
treated a child who was suffering from
dphtheria, and who subsequently died
The Judge based his action on the
ground that the local statute, strictly
construed. did not cover the case.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

TT1HfHEVof1i
Dear Santa Claus. Il am a little girl
Years old. | 20 to No. school. am in
The md grade. My t.achcr's name Is Miss
Morrison. Dear Santa want you to
please bring me coach and doll. II little
high. chair to set my baby in and II nice
now hat. pair Of shoes, some bananas,
oranges, nuts and ONE candy, thi. Is all.
Your friend, Helen Gessou, ll5l3 French
street. Goodbye.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Wilmington, Del, Dec. ~, 1S9'

Wilmington, Del, Dec. IL, 1897
Dear Santa Claus:-Plcase bring ne a
macintosh, Xmas tree, doll, chair, slate,
half dozen aprons, black board, and II pair
of cloth top shoes. Good bye From your
true friend, Mary K. Earnest, 233 Wood.
lawn avenue.
=. s. l am 7years old and go to No 25
school and my teachers name is Miss
Crawford. If you can't bring them all
leave some in next door at Mrs. Crossan's.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Wilmington. Del, Dec. II, 1871
Dear Old Santa Claus:-Pleaac bring
me an express wagol, and l want nice
pair Of shoes. u suit of clothes, II nice new
overcoat, and Santa don't forget to fill my
stocking with candies and put u penny
In the toe fit. lam years old and go
TO school, and can wi ito my name. Good.
bye. Leon Deakyne, No. 9 East Fifteenth
street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

WlIMlnGtOn TVI., Dec. 10, INVI,
Dear Santa Clpus:-As Christmas is
drawing nigh, ! thought | would write
you Il few lines to tell you what would
like to have. l would like n doll and Il
coach, stove. a coach, II purse, an UNI.
brelln, writing desk, q table, and an
orange and some candy. From your lov-
ing friend, Bertha Cole, III King street.
Don't forget my baby brother.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Wilmington, Del, Dec 18Th 1897.
Dear Old Kriss II am little girl four
years old and my name is Annie. l want
cup and saucer and plate basket Of
fruits and some candy and nuts, new
pair Of gum boots. a new hat. love my
teacher Her nameis Miss Hilderth. Annie
May Whitcraft, 90SH Lancaster avenne.
p. S. want pair of kid gloves and
Christmas tree and that Is all.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Wilmington Del, Dec. Il, 1897


Dear Old Santa Claus;-Iama little boy
just eight years old and would like you to
bring me au express wagon and some
candy and nuts. l have little brother
David, and please don't forget him. He
wants drum, some candy and II horn.
Your dear friend, Herbert W. Reed, 1910
Lincoln street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Handsome summer Residence Burned

Someryille, N. j., Dec. 16.-The hand
some summer residence of former State
Senator William j. Keys, of New York.
was burned to the ground last night.
1t contained many valuable oil paint
Ing and other works of art. These
were badly damaged, The cause of
the FIRE Is unknown. The loss is esti
mated at about $50 900,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Death Of Sir Ea ward Maxwell

London, Dec. l6-Sir William Ed
ward Maxwell, governor and COM
mander- n-chief on the gold coast since
1895, died at sea while off Grand Canary
Island ell route for England. He had
had several attacks of fever while on
the gold coast. He was 81 years old.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

W 1IHIIHI IU1I' T3UI'' IVC' TT fVV''
Dear Santa:-Pleaso bring me magic
lantern II pair of leggin :, n new dress, II
new hat, IL double school Big. and black.
board. am little lil IL years old. If
you cannot bring them all leave some at
sG7 SartaiD street. Phila, Pa. My name
/. Bula c. Price, 1877 Walnut street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Dear Old Santa Claus:-Please bring
mo macintosh and umbrella, II pair Of
cggins, "A magic lantern, new dress, u
rev coat and double book-bag and
black board lam q little girl IL years
old. If you cannot bring them all leave
somo at 2?6 Minor street, Chester, Pa, or
Williams
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

W TTIIIHETU0, DUN DeE 10, INTI.
Dear Santa Claus Please bring mo
pair of boots, n doll, II coach, Il now hat, II
coat, a new dress, a cradle, Il Christmas
lree, some candy, nuts and fruit. l think
that is all this year My name is Helen
s:eidel 533 West Second street. Dear Old
Santa Claus yon can't { miss it, we keep old
Santa Claus store. Good bye.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Fine Cigars.

The city market cigar is ono of the finest
8 cent cigars in tho city. Manufactured by
c. A. Bourbon, $. w. cor. I'd aud Shipley
streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Managua. Nicaragua, DaC. 1f.--Presi-
dent Zelaya gave an elaborate banquet
last night TO the retiring United States
minister, Lewis II. Baker. Covers were
laid for 25 Mr.. Baker left for New
York today by way of Panama.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Wilmington, Del, Dsc. 10, 1897.
Dear Old Santa Claus:-I thought I
would tell you what wantI want an um.
brella, washtub, o doll. lot OF candy
and nuts. Respectfully yours, May Wickes,
1909 Lowering avenue. 10 years old.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Tho Democrat 1.oague will hold their
first anniversary on tho 20, ID inst. at their
Cub rooms, corner Of Fourth and Shiploy
streets. Prominent speakers will DO pres
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 18th, 1897.
Dear Santa Claus:-I am a little girl
years old. Please bring me doll. pair
OF kid gloves, bottle Of cologne and q
book. Helen Miller, sl7 Monroe street. .
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
A Hint,

The author of your fathers friend ought
to bo careful how no sends anonymous let
ters and also states he is Il policeman. I
have no doubt he would like To al such q
position, but our police force Of tho pres
ent timo are gentlemen ola different class
from him. From reader Of yGur Taper.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Rev. s. Al. Vernon, d. d, If Philadol.
phia, will preach in Ashury NJ. Il Church
this evening. Dr. Vernon is one OF the
great camp meeting preachers OF Metho
dism On Friday nighl there will he u gruut
union jubilee love feast in tho church
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Wilmington, Del, Dec. l5 1897.
Dear Santa:-I am little boy years
old, would like you to bring me horn.
train of cars. gun, box Of tools and n stock
ing full of candy, some oranges. apples
and nuts Do not forget your friend, Rob-
bic Wolhar.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Still prevail Mt NJ. Dilln's, 4OS King
street, in dolls, Christmas trcu ornaments,
coats, bouncs and our entire limo o. goods.
NJ. Dillin, 4Oj King street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Wilmington. Dol, Dec. 70, 1897,

wilmington. DO1., Doc. II, 1S!T.
Dear Kriss:-I am II littlo boy only s
years old artl would like you TO bring me
an express sashKplnl ma and some AKss'dy toya,al |
It with nutsss nutsssht ySSG thos rho s@afittiqgsl @aittiqgs
live. Lyons.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

sudden Changes OF Weather cause Throat
diseases. There Is no more efectual remedy
for Coughs. Colds, etc. than Browns Brol.
chlul T oches. Sold only in boxes. Price rs
nnuIa
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

A new purveyor will DO made for The
morocco factory Of H. Blunenthul & Co.,
to carry skiyas from one part Of the factory
10 ON teaN
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

All the people of the city Of Wilmington
and surrounding the towns are invited to
visit the store Of william Mclilwee, corner
OF Fifth and SIMPLIFY streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Powell has ON his fish stalls In Third
ct rect market house tho following fish:
White fish, trout, haddock, Goldfish and
pike.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Fred Hlll, who has boon employed at tho
Georgetown llotol as II waiter, has started
for Klondike in search of gold.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
All Are Invited

TO call and see the fine display CT gold fish
and canarics at Woods bird store, Second
and Orange streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Order your fruit and pound cake from
E. L. llama, No. S3l Jefferson street.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
AtlIIykM\ NMII3IvHk IDfantum
HlJtU II HV(l(DJHl Teething
sSS' SS " DiarrhHah

For flrst.class dyeln2 and securing go
to tho Delaware Dye Works, 2lO King
reef
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

N. i. Davis. sews,cr. v E. and !.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
Bicycle Club Debates,

All our city fathers say: Use Salvation
Oil, tho greatest cure on earth for pain
for rhcumatismnnd neuralgia 25 cts.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Persons living in unhealthy localities
can easily avoid all bilious attacks by
taking dose of Dr. Bulls Pills now and
then.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quihine Tablets.
All Druggists refund the money If 1t fails
to cure. 25c.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16
.4.&. .Es.EtGgAI.IG

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-16

Chronic coughers are stupid bore n; d
should be forced to use Dr. Bulls Cough
SYrup, tho only infallihlC ROM ely.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26

1850, has the word breeches" for
"aprons."
The "Placemakers' Bible, printed
in 1861, is SO called because the word
place. is misprnted for "peace.
The words. "Who hath ears to
hear let him ear" printed in 1910,
caused antiquarians to name a Bible
the Ears to Ears Bible"
The words Ito remain in the
following sentence were only direc-
lions to a printer, and having been
penciled on the margin, were per-
petuated in a whole edition of 1905:
:" Prosecuted him that was born
after the spirit, to remain, even so
it is now"
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26
DIRECTORY OF THE
JEWISH lNTISTUTIONS OF RICHMOND.
SYNAGOGUES.

BETH AHABA, Eleventh street near
Marshall e. N. Calisch. rabbi
M. Millhiser, president; Henry S.
Hutzler, secretary. Services Friday
Evening at o'clock, Sabbath morn
ing at 1870 o'clock, and holidays.
Sunday-school 10 A. M, and Bible
Class 11:15 A. M. Sunday.
KENESETH ISRAEL, Mayo street be-
tween Broad and Ross Rev. e. Phil
lips, rabbi; H. Fisher, president;
William Perlstein, secretary Ser
vices Friday Evening, Sabbath Morn
ing, and holidays.
SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE, Mayo street
near Franklin Rev Newell. rabbi:
A. Gellman, president; H. Rosenberg.
secretary. Services Friday Evening
at O'Clock, Sabbath Morning at
o'clock, and HOLIDAYS.
BE I'll SHALLOW, Joseph Cohn, reader;
r. J. Levy president. Services at
Lee Camp Hall 10 A. M. Sabbaths,
and holidays evening and morning.
B'NE BIRTH.
RIMMON LODGE, No. 6S-M. l. Bin
swanger, president; Joseph L. Levy,
secretary. Meets third Sunday night
of each month at Lee Camp Hall
BENJAMIN LODGE, No, OH. Fisher.
president; Joseph Cohn, secretary.
Meets fourth Sunday night of each
month at Smiths Hall, Fifth street
near Broad.
PARADISE LODGE, No. 223-Herbert
T. Ezekiel, president; Isaac Held,
secretary. Meets at Lee Camp Hall
on fourth Sunday night of each month
SONS OF BENJAMIN.
LODGE, No. 164-Rev. E.
Phillips, president; S. Hirshberg,
secretary. Meets at Thon's Hall.
corner of Seventeenth and Main
streets, on first and third Tuesday
night of each month at O'Clock.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26
sk!ya VIedomosti has boldly with
stood and cOmbated thiS into1ar,,+

stood and combated this intolerant
spirit, and it never misses an oppor-
tunity of pointing out it's injustice
and utility. No other paper could
do this with certain safety for itself
unless evident signs of encourage
ment and reaction in this respect
were apparent in the higher offices
OF the administration.
In Russia any one countenanced
by the supreme powers may work
wonders, and this is why Prince
Oukhtomsky is not interfered with
by the censors of the press when he
raises his voice as newspaper edi-
tor IN favor of tolerance. Heproba-
bly, knows that it is not distasteful
to the Gar In fat, it has been
stated that on his way through ST.
IBERIA, as heir-apparent, his Majesty
was not very well pleased with what
ne heard of pressure employed to
convert large numbers of Buriats.
The following is a translation of
telegram from London which ap-
Peared in the NoWoje Vren1ja on the
10th of January:
" A certain Oswald Simon has
elaborated for the establishment of
society for the conversion of the
English to Judaism. !"
This telegram served as a peg for
an article in the NoWoje Vremja bv
M Suworin, which bristles with the
usual accusations against the Jews,
such as their control over the
worlds finances, the political inl1u-
ence OF the Kahal and the svna-
gogue. He declares that the Tews
have thrown off the mask and, feel
ing that their time has come, pub
l1shed their programme for the Goth
century. The Odessaer Zeituno, of
January 31st, ridicules M. Suwo-
rims fears, and declares that his
article preaching national hatred
is far greater danger to humanity
than the project of an individual in
London whom nobody knows"
TRIPDLI.
The Turkish officials having with
drawn the guard from the Jewish
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26
FOREIGN NEWS.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
Stefan Tomosviary, a notorious
anti-Semite in Budapest, has been
convicted of fraudulent practices
and sentenced to three years impris-
onment and fine of 100 forms.
Nine. DR.. David Thoman, mother
OF the celebrated musician, Stefan
Thoman, died on the 9th ultimo, in
komona. She was president of the
Ladies Society.
GERMANY. IN
The banker, d. Fleck, who died
last month at Dusseldorf, has be-
queathed 100000 marks to the
town to create fund for the SUD
port OF widows, orphans and o Their
persons in needy circumstances, ire
spective ofcreed, and 300, 900 marks
to the Jewish community for the
erection Of a Jewish hospital, in
which he expressly stipulated that
patients of other denominations
must also be admitted.
RUSSIA.
A Reuters telegram confirms the
announcement already made that
the first section of the Senate has
decided that the Jewish students
who have completed university
examination shall henceforth be per
united to reside in every part of
Russia.
The st. Petersburg correspondent
OF the London Times says: "In a
recent account of the Russian press
Preferred to the praiseworthy course
adopted by Prince Oukhtomsky,s
journal, the Petersburgskiya Viedo-
most, in exposing and denouncing
the persecution of the foreign and
heterodox subject races of the en-
pre-. Other organs of the press have
continued, though perhaps not quite
SO persistently, to keep up the tend
ency formerly sanctioned in higher
spheres, helping on classification bv
attacking Jews, Armenians, Roman
Catholics, and Others on the slight.
est opportunity, or on the most
trumpery pretext. This policy very
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-02-26
CURIOUS BIBLES.

The Brooches Bible printed in
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GEORGE VI WHirz
SAMUEL ). FLORENCE.


ELIzADETHroN, Carrier Co., Tim.
MAY 2o'h. 1897.
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ELDERS IN INDIANA,


WESTMINSTER, Carroll Co., Indiana,
June 2rst, 1897.