Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-24

partment in operation, but we trust
our friends win pardon the delay
when we explain that il is due to a
rush of subscribers to pay their bills.
However, Santa Claus will see the
letters just the same, and the good
little boys and good little girls whose
communications appear below may be
sure that old Santa will not forget
them. So now for the letters from our
good little friends:
Dear Santa Claus -
l hear there is nice toy named
School Examinership. I've got
other toys, dear Santa, but if you
think another School Examinership is
good for me, / should like one in my
stocking. E-g-n- +. Within.
Dear Santa Claus -
Please give me square meal.
G-rg- t. M-l-y-n.
Dear Santa Claus -
Will you please bring me a liquor
license? Some bad boys are trying to
keep me from getting one. need it
in my business. Philip G-n-t.
Dear Santa Claus -
am a very good little boy and
should like another bunch of popular
ity. People tell me l could use it.
S-h-l-m-n b. Br-w-n.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me another name.
Wos y Gil.
Dear Santa Claus -
Please bring me new hatchet. My
old one has dents in it.
err N-ti-n.
Dear Santa Claus -
Please bring me q chance to die
poor, but don't be too sudden about
it, dear Santa. A-nd-w C-rn-e-g.
Dear Santa Claus -
Please bring me a nice book on
speechifying. From your dear friend
L-th-r II. G-dd.
Dear Santa Claus -
/ like the beautiful present you
brought me four years ago. Please
give me another just like it.
WILD B-tm-n.
Dear santa Claus -
Please bring me some nice, fresh,
real, news. ''Ann-p-ls Chr-n-cl. "
Dear Santa Claus -
We are all very good little girls,
would bring each of us q nice hus-
band. Ann-p-ls Old M-ds.
Dear Santa Claus -
Not long ago / saw a beautiful
Secretary of State Apple, and would
like to have it ON my Christmas tree.
All-n B-w H-wr-d.
Dear Santa Claus -
Please give me house in Annapolis,
where can get in out of the cold.
Fr-lr-n Oct-st.
Dear Santa Claus -
A bad boy named Uncle Sam cut a
Panama hunk out of my apple. Please
bring it bcak for Christmas.
C-l-mb-a.
Dear Santa Claus -
have hung up rubber stocking SC
you can fill it with water. want the
water for my Wall street friends,
dear, dear Santa Claus.
]. P-rp-nt -Mrg-n.
Dear Santa Claus -
Please send us more millionaires tC
do our work for nothing (besides ouI
printing! which we will accept with
Thanks Please do, dear Santa.
Ci-y C-n-c-l
Dear Santa Claus -
We should very much like to have
pair Of horses so as to get our engine
to the fire before it is over.
FIR D-prtm-nt.
Dear Santa Claus -
Please send me another bottle Of
| that water of perennial youth. Its 9
great help to me with the ladies.
Chris A. Dds.
Dear Santa Claus -
would like about one foot more
width to my store SO my customer
can turn around. Prr-y K-shn-r.
Dear Santa Claus -
Will you please send me long pole
/ want to knock down that president
| ial persimmon before that bad boy
Hanna gets it. T-ddy R-sv-lt.
Dear Santa Claus -
/ saw a beautiful toy called "U. s
Senator. - / think it would suit m'
| very well. A bad boy named Raynel
who plays in my back yard wants i
too. Now, please don't give it Il
him, dear Santa, but give it to me
Jh n Wl-tr Smith.
/ Dear Santa Claus -
Please send me the present address
of my little wandering boomlet /
was last heard Of in Annapolis.
Yours anxiously, Is-dr Ry-nr.
Dear Santa Claus -
Please bring me q hot brick.