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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-24

and q pocket knife for me and ball Tor
baby Dick I am siv years old and my
brothers years AID months old
GUY BANKS.
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Dear Santa Claus.-Please bring me a
gun. a monkey in the pand box. horn.
and merry so roun. and express wagon
with whip and drum and don't forget
to bring me some pop crackers and some
good things In my stocking.
From your little boy.
MARION L. RICE,
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Your friend,
RICHARD BOAZ.

3Ii 3. INC OF.
Dear Santa Claus,-I write you again
this Xmas to tell you to bring me game
a pocket knife pistol some story books.
and some pop crackers and plenty Of
candy. Your little friendr
MARION ST. CLAIRE ALLEN.
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Dear old sA.Ite
] am a little girl and going to school
and redy for a second reader and / want
to bring me doll and carricge and some
nut and candy. and pare OF rubber.
LILLE WALLACE.
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Dear Santa Claus.-I am a little girl six
years old and l want you to bring me
doll, go-cart set of dishes and some
candy nuts, and oranges. good bye l am
your little girl.
RENA SHAPIRO
1888 E. Main St
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them a dol, a piece and a pair of kid
/ viii be better boy next year.
Your friend
NOAH MOSES.
611 ". Cary St. Richmond, Va

DEC. II, i1V.'
Dear Santa Claus,--Please send me
doll baby an umbrella. good bye remain
ing YOUR Good friend,
MARY kRACKE.
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Richmond. Va, Dec. 12th 1902.
Dear Santa clause
I will take the pleasure to let you here
: from me l want you to bring me a big
doll and some candy and Nuts and don't
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Richmond. Va. Dec. 10, 1902.

Dear old St. Nicnolas,-I am little girl
only years old | am going to school right
after Christmas & if you will bring me
what I ask l will try to get on the Roll
of Honor every week. I want 2 dolls
little one and big one. a trunk. cradle.
a tea set big one table. pair of red
gloves. wash board & tub. a little iron,
a baby carriage. Now I don't think I
want very much I will tell papa to
pull the stove out so sou can get in. be
sure &: fill my stocking full with good
things I forgot to tell you I wanted
muf & fur for my doll baby. Your little
girl. LlLlIA DOMINICA,
1000 T, Rroa6 ST
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Dear Santa Claus,-I a n little boy four
years old and I am not going to asked for
many things this Christmas. I want you
to send me a bicice drum. a devil in the
bandbox and some candy. nuts. oranges
and some fireworks. From your little
friend.
DAVID SHAPIRO.
1888 E. Main ST.
Richmond Va.
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Richmond. Va, Dec. Is, 1S9:

Dear Santa Clause
Please bring me ring. pair of ear
rings. a book bottle of cologne. a
kick-up- baby. and bag of Sood things.
Also bring my little sister, Helen. a
large doll. a book, a ring, a pair of ear
rings. bottle of cologne. a llick-up-baby,
and u bag Of good things. Pleas don't
forget to dress my Xmas tree.
Goodbye, your little girl,
HAZEL TYREE.
Cos w. Spring ST.
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Dear Santa Clause
AS this is my first letter to you I hope
YOU will received it l am little Tot
years old and I want doat wagwa whip
bail & bat candy & nuts this Is all from
you little boy EDWARD MOORE.
S02 Clay ST.
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Dear Santa,-I want doll little stove
a pair of skates a Noahs ark a set IF
dishes and a live puppy.
IRENE HUNTER.
Pulaski Alum Springs, Va.
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Dear Santa Claus

Dear Santa Claus
This is my first letter to you & I want
'ots of things so thought / would write
md tell you l want nice pretty doll ba-
by and so many other things | cant think
&C please bring me what ever you can
and please don't for get to bring poor
Chloie and Willie something too my no
is sol s Cherry steet l am your sweet
little girl AVIS NElSI
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Dear Santa Claus-Please bring me
some nice games and a doll and pop
crackers ] will be a good girl and will
not peep. I am seven years old.
Your little girl
MARTHA WRENCE,
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Cardwell, Va. December 10. 1902.
Dear Santa: am SO glad to see you
are reader Of the Dispatch. I want you
to bring me some innocent game.
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Richmond, Va, Dec. Is.

Dear Santa Clause want you to bring
me a bunch Of twithes and a bar of soap.
a foot ball barrel wagon. an automobile.
a bicycle, base ball a bat. nit. and a
book bag some candies and nuts some
fire works and don't forget to bling some
5orel
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Dear Santa Claus.-1 am a little girl
eight years old. I want a piano. stove,
a wardrobe. boy doll. a carpet sweeper,
and some fire works. and any thing else
you want TO bring me- am going to bed
really soon Christmas eve. SO hurry up
and come to my house. Good bye, from
your little girl,
MAGGIE SOMLER GRIzZARD.
1900 Decatur st.
y1o
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Manchester, Va, Dec Il. 1902.

Dear Santa.-I am q little boy living IN
manchester If You come to that city
please bring me a hobby horse q horn
drum and some pop crackers l will go 10
bed soon and be q good boy if you will
please remember.
MASTER GEORGE ". RAY.
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Manchester, Va.
Please put in Sunday paper.
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1908 e. Marshall st.

:!
M Dear Santa Claus.-Please bring me
and brother Ralph hook and ladder and /
q roostcr for Ralph and books for VI Al
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Dinwiddie. Va.
Dear Santa Claus.-Please bring me a
desk and some writing paper.
POTTER STERNE.
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Columbia. va, December 10. 1902


Dear Santa -.auS.-Christnas will soon
be here Please brng me china tea SET
and doli-cat1iase and dol! the right
Nze TO fit in the carriage. / reckon you
lad better bring Adelaide d tin tea set
because she SO often breaks them Be
cure to come to see Most of our
things were burned last summer and we
want some more. l will try to be coed
Afectiona,ely,
CORA LOUISE WALTON.
Gage g..
p. s.-Piease bring some things for
adelaide. too
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Dec. 2srd. 1902, Richmond, Va.
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Dear Santa Claus.-Please bring me a
pack Of cards.
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Dec % Manchester. Hull st.

am your good little girl.
SUSIE REYNOLDS WANN.
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deaf. But It wasn't so bad as pa
made IT out to be, honest, 1t wasn't.
Just once | u and put on an apron
and rolled up my sleeves to decei We
you. and hat time twas because I'd
tori n big hole in the front OF my
dress and the sleeves were all stained
up with raspberry juice. Pa was al
ways teasing me about II afterwards.
He thinks he's an awful rich joker. pa
does. And as for my failing to keep
house good for you, John, there wasn't
any trouble till baby came, and then
| didn't have time nor strength to do
1t, and you couldn't afford TO hire nelp.
and you wouldn't tell me why, and
and-O. joint"
She placed the child in its cradle.
and with deliberate impulsiveness
threw her arms about Johns neck.
His arm slowly wound itself about
her waist.
Were just as foolish as-as the
fools, John" she sobbed.
"Fooler," declared he. decidedly. 81
bain't given you a fair shake, EN-. I'm
going to be different"
they were silent for an interval
an interval of close, wordless COM
munion such as in the popular love
tales precedes the marital state. but
never accompanies it. Emma broke
the silence at last with a whisper.
John. I'm awful sorry about the
store"
Don't you worry about that" said
John. I'm no worse of than lots OF
others. 1t don't fret me a mite-not
a mite, EN-
Then he turned up the lamp and re-
kindled the fire and drew the curtains,
and they sat down comfortably with
beamlng faces to tea and mullins just
as the clock struck ten.
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JERUSAlE RUINS.
The Remains of n Medieval Church
DIacnxnred


Discovered.
The Greek Catholic monks. who are
in possession of the chief portion OF
the church of the Holy Sepulchcr. are
now going to build a bazaar opposite
1t, where pilgrims may purchase SOU
venirs of their visit to Jerusalem. Dur
ing the process of clearing the site
the foundations of an old medieval
church, forty meters long and thirty
wide, with three apses, were discov-
cred. A number of fine capitals. frag-
ments of basalt pillars and bas-reliefs.
with symbolic animals. were found, all
these remains having. doubtless. be-
longed to the choir of the church. Last
year a valuable silver shrine, contain
ing a piece Of the holy cross and relics
of the Apostles Peter and Paul-ac-
cording. at least. to the inscriptions
on them-was discovered at the same
place. The patriarch of Jerusalem, it
is said, is keeping other discoveries Sc
cret, owing to his dislike of the Ro-
n Catholic church. Those men
toned above are all the more impor-
tant as it can be ascertained to what
church they belonged. According to
the statement of a medieval traveller,
the hospice and the monastery, which
the citizens OF Amalh founded about
the year $40. as a refuge for Western
pilgrims, was situated due south of the
Holy Sepulcher, about a stones thro.
away. The first church was built IT.
honor of st. Mary de Latins. and the
second. the ruins of which have now
been found. in honor of st. John the
Baptist. The French monk Bernard,
who lived there in $40, highly praised
the hospitality and the large library Of
the hospice. A Mohammedan histo-
rian says II was destroyed by the
Kealif Hakem and rebuilt shortly aft
erward; while. according to another
account, 1t prospered down to the time
OF King Baldwin of Jerusalem. from
100 to ll1S. when the two communi-
ties OF 81. Mary and st. John adopted
the latter as their joint protector. This
was the origin of the knights Of st.
John. The remains now discovered,
therefore. are the ruins of the cradle
Of this order. II Is most unfortunate
that the preservation of these very in
teresting remains seems impossible,
owing to the Ill feeling which exists
between the Greek and Roman Cath
olicu in Observation-Disclosures Standard.
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reports from every part OF the empire
indicate tnat extraordinary demands
are being made on the poor funds and
private agencies for the relief of the
destitute. Several large. new charita-
BILE societies have been organized in
Berlin, and three or four times more
than the usual holiday contributions
to the poor have been distributed. Yet
the distress seems scarcely touched.
The municipal councils of Cologne,
Stuttgart, Leipsic. Berlin and other
cities are discussing the question of
municipal aid, without reaching any
t!.ing definite. The provincial govern
ment of Weisbaden has determined to
distribute relief from the provincial
treasury.
One amelioration Of the labor situa-
ton upon which both trades unions
snd employers have agreed. is the dis
misal Of foreign laborers. many thou
sands OF whom-Czechs, Poles, Italians
and Observation-Disclosures work in Ger
many during the boom period. The
government approves Of the dismissal
OF these men and of giving preference
to Germans. The manager of the great
Laura Iron Works, in Silesia. in dis
charging eight hundred foreign work
men. said the authorities had advised
taking this step. Other great estab-
lishments have taken the same course.
and the government OF Anhalt has dis
charged and expelled from the duchy
all foreign laborers on the government
establishments. Expulsions OF unem-
ployed foreigners by the local authori-
ties have occurred in other parts OF
Germany.
The census OF the unemployed in
Berlin shows that 5S.073 persons are
out OF work there. The Socialists, in
interpellating the municipal govern
ment on the subject this week, said
the number would be 1000 higher af-
ter the Christmas work was over. The
burgomaster said be believes this esti-
mate was excessive.
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Gossip from Berlin

whales sinews with white sauce.
fresh-water tadpoles, fried oabs'
spawn s%parrows' gizzards. Sleeps
eyes stuffed with garlic, radishes in
milk favored with apricot kernels.
matelotes OF holithurias, bamboo
sprouts in syrup. and sweet salads.
says the Leisure Hour. The last
course consisted Of pineapples from
Singapore, earthnuts, sailed almonds,
savory mangoes. the white 0eshy
fruits of the long-yen, the pulpy fruits
of the litchee. chestnuts. and pre-
served oranges from Canton. After
the dessert rice was served. which the
guests raised to their mouths with
little chopsticks, according to the GUS
tom of their country. Three hours
a spent over the banquet. When
II was ended, and at the time when,
according to European usage, salvers
OF rosewater are frequently handed
round, the waiting maids brought nap
kins stepped in warm water, which
all the company rubbed ove their
faces apparently with great satisfac-
tlon.
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got into those social-political contro-
versies that occupy so much OF the at
tention of the educated classes in Ger
many, as well as that OF the agitators
in the cafes. His majesty's repugnance
to naturalism arises. the defenders OF
the modern school aver, solely from
his a%ntipathy to the Social Democracy.
II 10 common talk at court that artists
such as Liebermann and Uhde. who de-
light In scenes representing the life OF
the poor, must be Socialists, fellows
without 4 country. The political orr
gin OF the emperor's artistic opinions
is the only explanation the critics find
for his views condemnlng the works
OF Boeoklin, Tboma, Liebermann,
Stuck. Uhde and even Mcneil, on whom
his majesty bestowed the Order OF the
Black Eagle.
The completion of the ~thirty-two
groups of ~statuary in the Sieges Alice,
Emperor Williams gift to the nation,
is the text of a number of articles sur
veying the artistic merits of the series.
The general opinion seems to be that
1t Is of doubtful value. The whole
series is tiresome and monotonous and
the cost. which his majesty pad out
of his own purse, exceeds 1000, 900
marks.
This is a gloomy Christmas in Ger
many. Half a million persons are un-
employed and their consequent wretch
edness darkenS the holidays. Even the
well to do are most Indifferent. They
are unable to avoid the misery Of the
cellar jewellers OF Berlin, while official
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Nautical Heir Apparent.

British service papers have noted
that the Prince OF Wales is the first
heir apparent to the British crown to
hold an actual commission in the
navy. the senior service on their side
OF the water. Hitherto the heir appar-
ont has been put into the army. and
any naval rank he may have held has
been purely honorary. The same rule
was followed in the case of the sons OF
the present king; Prince Edward was
made a soldier. and died while major
in a hussar regiment; Prince George
was made a sailor, and has command
ed his own ship on a regular cruise.
Now, by the death of his elder brother,
he becomes Prince of Wales, the first
of the line to be a sailor. Hitherto he
has been promoted rapidly. but with a
decent period OF service in each rank,
until he now holds the commission OF
a captain, Hereafter his promotion
will be honorary, as 1t will no longer
be advisable for the heir to the crown
to go to sea In command of a fleet or
TO take the risks of a naval officer
New York Sun.
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YANKEE BANK NOTES BEST.
american Printers Head the World Ia
Execution of Fine Work.


Execution of Fine Work.
Nowhere else in the world has the
art of printing bank notes been per-
fected as it has in the United StateJ.
Jacob Perkins OF Massachusetts mede
great advances In printing early in the
nineteenth century when he gubsti-
tuted steel for copper plates and de-
vised a method of making transfers OF
the original engraving in soft steel,
which by being afterward hardened
could be printed from. Through his
e%xertions in connection with other
American bank note printers the bank
notes of this country many years ago
attained hat superiority in artistic
and mechanical execution over those
of all other nations which they have
always since maintained.
Many and important improvements
have been made in this country in
the making of bank notes. notably In
the lathework. by which portions Of
the note designating its denomination
are usually executed and various new
devices have been tried from time to
time to battle the counterfeiters. The
most effective is that now used by the
government, whereby notes, bonds.
ETC., are printed exclusively on paper
which has small ibers OF silk OF vari-
ous colors incorporated in its texture.
After the plates are prepared extreme
care is required in every process. The
best ink. nicely ground and mixed.
must be used and the paper wetted
with exact regularity. The best york
men can hardly print more than 600
impressions in a day.
The numbers on bills and bank
notes are printed by a very ingenious
mechanism which makes it impossible
to commit any fraud by printing two
notes of the same number. The appa-
ratus consists OF a series of brass
disks, OF which the rim is divided by
channels into projecting compart-
ments. each containing a figure. The
numbers 1 to 8 having been printed in
the course of the revolution of the first
disk. the second disk then presents the
figure l.. which. combining with The 0
of the first disk, forms number 10. The
second disk now remains stationary
until in the course of the revolution
of the first disk the numbers l to ~
have been printed. when IL presents
the figure 2 and does not move again
until another revolution OF the first
disk completes the numbers 20 to 29.
Thus the W. disks proceed until nine
ty-nine notes have been numbered.
when the third disk comes into opera
ton, and, with the first two produces
100. Consequently, the first disk per-
forms 100 revolutions to ten of the
second and one OF the third. The
notes may be numbered Independently
by this process without the possibility
OF error, the machine meanwhile being
it's own check.
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Tho Use NJ Printers Ink.

Printers ink played no mean part In
the New York municipal campaign.
without counting the newspapers, the
Citizens Union printed and d%istribut-
ed 2,S14.O00 pieces of campaign litera-
ture at a cost OF one-hfth Of a cent
apiece; 275.0o0 Low buttons. 80. 200
Low Autographs and pasted up 1876 ,OOC
posters, besides handling around 49,
900 pamphlets antagonistic to Police
Commissioners Devery. Advertising In
street ears cost 1000, and a like sum
went to fourteen newspapers for print
ing speeches in foreign languages. The
regular Republican organization used
up a barrel Or two OF printers ink. and
the Acorns. an organization of young
voters. distributed 5000. 900 politicr..
leaflets OF the warmest kind.
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real earnest. and life in real earnest
is a pretty serious matter.

real earnest, and life in real earnest
is a pretty serious matter.
II was then that the covering of the
ideals began to loosen in places and
fall off. BY the end of one more year
the process was complete. John
growled at the cost of living. Emma
neglected her back hair. He discov-
cred with a shock that the cooking
was badly done and that the house was
badly kept. He uttered a hoarse note
OF complaint, and was ~momentarily
paralyzed by the sight % Emma she'd
ding great soaking tears. He had
thought her superior to such petty
weakness.
Matters did not improve during the
next year. They unimproved. Johns
business affairs went wrong. 1t was
the year of panic. and collections were
Gilhcult to make. Instinct prevented
him from grooming in the market
place. hence he brought his groans
home and discharged them in an av-
alanche at his wife.
Then John failed. He came home
one night, and sat for n long time be-
meath n cobweb in n corner of the
sitting room, staring with wide unsee-
ing eyes at the picture of Garfield upon
the wall, saying nothing. Needless of
the food upon the table.
Emma sat in the kitchen. rocking
ceaselessly. their child asleep in her
arms. She knew what had happened.
A glance at John had told her all she
cared to be told.
SO the minutes became hours. and
the fire died out. and a chill came into
the air. The clock struck nine. John
spoke.
EN-" said he, Its all over
IL know it," she returned. What
are you going to do about IT."
Il don't know" he replied. I'm
clean dlscouraged-beat. I'm a poor
stick"
You are" she agreed promptly.
He started violently. What" he
cried, You say that? reckon. mad
arr, I'm as much OF a success as you--
you that deceived me-that lured Inc
to marry you under false pretenses!
You that made out TO be helping your
ma so good with the homework! You
that run whenever you saw me coming
and put on your apron and rolled up
your sleeves and dabbled your hands
with -four or grabbed up a i%latiron!
YOU'D. | know all about IL! | should
think you'd have been ashamed of
yourself. letting your ma do all the
work while YOU Just LACED round! |
should think you'd be ashamed OF
yourself this minute sitting there on
that ioor tina. hain't been swept for
a week! DID you think | wouldn't find
you ont? o. You deceiver you!"
He arose to bis feet, excitedly pacing
from one room to the other; then
paused, an expression OF surprise and
bewilderment in his eyes, for Emma
was smiling at him through tears.
John" she demanded. quietly, who
told you that?"
Il overheard your pa telling Squire
Wigham." he said. and they seemed
TO think twas the best joke ever was.
But II hurt me fearful and rolled me
up. You've no idea how II rolled me
up, Emf
Yes. I have. John" said she.
Mercy! Do you think I'm blind and
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net witty. She possessed not those
qualities which throughout the pages
OF a questionable literature have made
woman at once the despair and joy
III the masculine heart. John under
stood this and glorled In It. He him
self had not been a success at holding
up one end OF even a five minutes
conversation with the more dashing OF
the girls who attended the church So
Gals. He rather feared these girls.
He was never able to quite free him
self from the suspicion that they were
making fun OF him. He pltied the
brilliant young chaps whom they mar
ried.
And II was so also with Emma. The
brilliant young chaps adjective used
In the purely complimentary sensel
voted her dead dull without a dissent