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The news & observer., 1905-12-12

Or. w OOdard to w. N. Jones trustee
recorded in Book 1862, page GA
records of Register of Deeds office for
Wake County, | will on
Monday, January 8, 1906,
at II o'clock M, sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the court house door
Of Wake County, Raleigh, N. c., the
following described tracts of land in
Swift Creek township. Wake County,
to-wit:
1st TTact-Begins at a stake near a
small hickory tree, w. G.. Woodward S
corner runs n. Sc degrees w, 2467
chains to a stake and pointers, thence
S. 47h degrees w. 1850 chains to a
stake near a Spanish oak. the N. w.
corner of lot No. 3. thence S. Sc de,
grees E, 1862 chains to a stake thence
n. 3 n degrees e. 1926 chains to the
beginning; containing 4OA acres.
2nd Beginning at a stake in
the path leading from Cary, 81 links
West of a post oak S. II Il degrees w.
2750 chains to a stake in the path %
feet from a large Spanish oak marked
for a pointer, thence S. 47B degrees
w, 1850 chains to a stake, thence 5.
Sc degrees e. 24.62 chains to a stake
one foot n. of a small hickory tree,
thence N. 81 degrees e, AZ links to a
stake formerly a post oak, Burns cor
ner, thence n. 12H degrees E, 26.75
chains to a stake. thence n. Il de-
grees e, 63.25 chains to a post OAK
stump and pile of stone. thence N 40
degrees w. s chains to the beginning,
containing SAN acres.
w. N. JONES, Trustee.
e-o-d-t-d-S
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
Baltimore Provision Market.

Baltimore. Dec. il.-F1our firm. winter
patents 430G4.SO. spring patents 4.4S@94 90
Wheat firmer spot contract 86S4D87 spot
No red western 8814@h, Southern by sample
6SG83
Corn quiet: spot new 51A0as. Southern
white 44A@SlA.
Oats firmer. No mixed 36(03612
Rye steady; No. western 77@@78.
Butter steady. fancy limitation 2i0t2. do
creamery 2S@26. do ladle. 1903 store packed
15016
Eggs, steady, 27
Cheese. weak, large IA. medium ID; small
Hn
Sugar steady. course granulated $40. fine
$40.
The news & observer., 1905-12-12

x New York, Dec. u.-Mouey on call strong,
6dI5f closing bid 4 offered at H. time money
strong, 60 days 6, so days 6. six'months S$406.
prime mercantile paper 5H06. sterling
exchange firmer with actual business in bank
ers bills at ass 6SG1485 20 for demand and at
4S2 SS0D4S2. so for 60 day bills. posted rates 48}
6I4S6048ol% commercial bills 482iaG402$s,
bar silver 64A. Mexican dollars 49A.
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
Liverpool.

Liverpool Dec. 11.-Cotton. spot in linn
tied demand
Prices ITS higher American md
ding fair good middling 64S middlng
6.27. low midding 6.2i. good ordinary S.93; or
binary 5.77. The sales TODAY were 600 bales OF
which 500 were for speculation and export ana
included $500 American. Receipts 5000 bales
including 8 700 American.
Futures opened firm and closed quiet.
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
Raleigh Spot Cotton Market.

Receipts yesterday ...... 81 bales.
Prices yesterday ......11 to II &c.
Receipts year ago .......~. 23 bales.
Prices that date ......7 u to 75sc.
Receipts to date 9,23S bales.
Last year same date. 10,5 521 bales
Quotations by grades: Strict good
middling. II IL cents; good middling.
II 9-S cents; strict middling, IL IA
cents; middIing. IL cents.
Other Gotten Markets
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
The Raleigh Banking and Trust
Company

COneT
Round
Does 60
hat
of mean thanwe
OF Trust ac n any
We
and wills
Busbee f. n
Jones Thomas 4. o
NIOingJ r.. H. j. w. jr.
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
Naval Stores.

Wilmington Dec. l1.-Turpentine firm, 81
receipts 2o casks.
RoSin firm. receipts 249 bbls.
Tar firm. 80 receipts 81.
Crude firm. 2 so. 4O004.0O receipts l6S
Charleston. Dec. 1l.--Turpentine ......,.....
rOSln
Savannah Dec. Ii-Turpentine steady. 81
sales ,......, receipts 332. shipments BIS.
Rosin, firm, sales ......, receipts 5lO
shipments, 1.5S5.
A, B. c, ana: D.2.8O: E.287z; F z. .9S;G. 3O2IzG
O5 H 3.I5tQ3.3 .37t2 /; /. 337Iz; K, 3971z; M. 3471
N. 485 VIC 10; w w. 5.35.
It requires an expert to dent a sof
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 11.-Pronounced de-
crease in the visible supply of wheat
in the United States impaired mod
crate strength today to the wheat
market here. At the close the May
option was up IA to 3-8. Corn was
down IA. Oats showed gain of is !;
and provisions were IL to 1-5c.
lower.
lOpening. Highest.l Lowest. IClosing.
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
New York Provisions.

New York. Dec. 1i.-Flour dull: winter
patents 42Oa4.SS; Minnesota patents q65@SOO
do bakers 3.6S@q OO straights S2S@S; so; % 20
Rye flour firm; r0a;; da fair to good 5,sO94.SO;
Brckwheat flour firm. 2lOG120.
Buckwheat dull 63.
Corn meal steady. fine white and yellow
coarse i25.
Rye nominal No 2 Western IS.
Barley steady feeding al. mating, 4l@S2.
Wheat irregular. No. 2 red Sc. do May
Corn easy, No. 2, So. Jan S318. May 5O5s,
Dec. Sc.
Oats firm. mixed 37@37H.
Beefsteady. family Ii. .S0(G12. so; packet 1000
II so; mess 96O0210. so; Beef hams 20 509220 co.
Cat meats quiet, picked bellies S34d10,
picked shoulders 61a@7 picked hams 9i494
Lard steady. Western steamed 78S@80O
refined steady, continent 80, compound 558G&
Pork easy family 1880 short clear Is 60
G117.00. mess Is. GOA Is 25
Tal!ow steady q per pkg) az country 4.ag 4
Rosin steady, strained common to good 3.2S.
Turpentne steady 64@64h,
Rice quiet. domestic fair to extra 3t2@6
MOlaSSes firm. New Orleans 30t938. good to
choice 29H35
Coffee SPOT RIO nominal. No. 7 Invoice Us.
mild dull rcOrdOva 9S4@1234
Sugar raw strong. fair refining,3B centrifugal
95test 5Sd molasses- sugar 2Is. refined
firm g6 ] conleerS % 4SS mold a - SOS cut loaf
40 cubes ass
Butter firm. creamery common to extra.
1904, state dairy 16Gg23. weStern factory 1929;
Cheese steady. large. .colored white, Sept
1885. do late made average best 12g34. skins
Eggs quiet. nearby fancy selected 38
Southern 2i@e30.
Potatoes steady. foreign 165a1.9O. Southern
sweets dull so n 90 per bbl.
Peanuts easy. facy hand-picked 4i20A other
domestic 24d5
Cabbage steady foreign 186D25 per ton, small
domestic 150i8.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool $50.
Cotton seed oil was easier at easier prices.
t. o. b. mills, 23GA. prime summer yellow
29@29ia. prime white. 3Iia032. prime winter yell
low 3lh2032.
The news & observer., 1905-12-12

AT CHEA PER RATES.
THE DEMAND OF THE TIMES.

The Reliable,
Policies EXTREMELY These policies
The news & observer., 1905-12-12

S. A. IL. Stocks and Bonds.
Baltimorce Dec. It's a. L. common
do preferred .
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
lopening. Highest. Lowest. Closing
Cash quotations were as follows:

OttSII UUOIdIIUlS WDT6 IS IUIIUWS.
Flour steady; winter patent 3.8S@4 10; straights
3.6s@390; spring patents 3.7Sd4.lO; straights
3.e0@3S0; bakers 2.25@310; wheat No. :
$685. No. 3. 84a87; No. 2 red, Ss5s 989Ss,
corn No. 2 as; No.2 yellow. 46, Oats No 2:
31as; No. white, 32@33iaNo 3 white 5Os4cl32Es;
rye No. 3 81; good feeding barley 5S@3SA,
fair to choice mailing 4l1a614S; No fax SEED
9S: No. 1 Northwestern. l02l2; timothy seed
$50; mess pork per bbl 13.25a13,37; lard per 100
lbs. 775G777; short ribs Coose) 6.87@7i2: dry
salteG shoulders (boxed ........: short clear
sides (boxed) 7.12@7.l5; whiSkey. basis of high
grade wines. 1.30: clover contract grade lisa,
f3 90
The news & observer., 1905-12-12

It requires an expert to dent a soft
hat properly.
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
NOTICE OF SALE.

BY authority of a mortgage from w
G. Woodard to w. N. Jones trustee
recorded in Book 1872, page GA,
records of Register of Deeds office for
Wake County L will on
The news & observer., 1905-12-12
New York Money,

THEODORE H. PRICE
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-23

starszych pomagalo ro-
" gospodarstwie ina
tych Michalek nietyle narze-
kali. Ale jednastoletni jock
kt6ry bydlo pasal nigdy: ME
poszedl kolo sieroty, zeby
mu krzywdy ME zrobil. Fra
czkowa tego wla6nie syna
najbardziej kocha}a i "a ME-
go to Michalek niewin-
ME bywal lajany.
Czego mu, gapiu, stolsz
ma drodze, kiedy wraca z BY
diem ma p%odw6rko? Sadz pod
nogi p%odsuwasz! krzycza-
la Fraczkowa ma zap}akanego
Micha}ka, zamiast skarcic ey-
ma, kt6ry sierote batem "a
cia{ pc bosych nogach.
Take zdarzenia powtarzafy
sic coraz czeSciej. J6zek skar-
zy} sic ma Micha}ka pred
matka ia za6 brafa strone swe-
go ulubie6ca a ma sierote z
coraz wieksza patrza}a ME-
checia.
Jednego wieczora, kiedy
juz wszyscy W izbie posneli,
Fraczkowa odezwa}a sic PREY
ciszonym gfosem do meza.
- S}uchaj starry, wez-no
ty sic ostrzej do tego chic
paka. Ciegiem sic naszemu
J6ziowi sprzeciwia, z}o5ci go
uczy, mnie do obrazy Bos-
kiej przymusza, a prawde
m6wiacy, obesz}o by sic tn
bez niego.
Wyganiac ME bedziemy
a le dobrze sk6re wygarbuje,
to mu sic odechce wszela-
kich p~rzekomarzaf. Zaraz
jutro pc swojemu rzemienia-
klein z MIN pogadam.
Micha2ek jeszcze ME spal i
s}ysza} grozbe Fraczka. Zlak}
sic owego g%arbowania, DO z
gospodarzem ME by1o zart6w.
To tez W SWAT doinnych ludzi
moze tam takiego J6zka ME
bedzie, a mole mnie kto 3D.
prowadzi do Pi}atki.
(Ciag dalszy nastapi.)
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-23
Micha}kowa dola.

dzie6 pc dniu szczerze pra'
cowac ably mice ola siebie ]
swego Observation-Disclosures Mi
chalka kat ciep}ej, ]aka:
taxa strawe i przyodziewek.
Siedzia}a ma. komornem u
Fraczka, mieszczanina W Da
szowie> w zimie bra}a. cd
mieszczanek kadziel do prze-
dzenia, lub pierre do darcia
a W innych. porach .najmo-
wa}a sic do wszelkiej W po-
lu roboty.
Micha1ek, w~ychowany W
biedzie, wqt}y byl i ma}y.
Niktby mu ME da} by} lat
dziesieciu, zaledwie ma Sic
dem wyglada}. z dzietmi ba.
vic sic ME lubi}, DO go mai
czeSciej k~rzywdzi}y. Siedz'a3
zawsze, jak m6g{, najblizej
matki, i sobie rome zabawy
~wymysla}. :.
Rzadko kiedy smiech uka-
7a} sic ma jego twarzyczce>
Siedzia} czesto zamyslony i
slucha} uwaznie co starsi
m6wili. A najbardziei lubi},
gdy mu matka o dawnych
czasach ~opowiada}a.
To tel i teraz, przykucna.
wszy spokojnie ma sto}eczku
pod piecem, wlepi{ DUE ME.
bieskie oczy W make, DO ia,
niewiadomo juz pc raz: kt6ry
opowiada Fraczkowej;
- TAX, tax moi kochani,
ME takiej jam sic doll spo-
dziewa}a gdym ~dziewczyna u
matki swojei W Pi}atce buja}a
weso}o. Dwie mas tylko BY
~, cho6 rodzice gruntu ME
mieli, ME znali6my co gl6d
i bieda. Chodzili5my ma "a
robek, ojciec tkactwem sic
trudni}, i jako6 wystarcza}o
ma wszystko. Siostra starsza
"a szewca Modeja posz}a. A.
chot wszyscy sic smia1i; re.
sobie kulawego wybra}a, VIE
dzia}a ona co robi, ~bo ma "a
MIN spos6b chloba kawa.
lex. Mnie sic Klimek podo-
bal z ta6ca i wesofoSci. Oh
cowie odradzali, ludzie gani
Ii go, re lekkoduch i pedzi
wiatr, ale to mic ME pomoga}o1
Me chcieli mi diugo sprawic
wesela. Dopiero, jak Klimek
przysiagf re sic wezmie do
roboty, zmiekli jakoS i poz-
wolili. Mieszkalismy zrazu
PREY ojcach. Ale mojemu
ME chcia}o sic robic i pc ro-
ku zgodzlf sic 90 r~zadowych
"a g%ajowego. MySla},
10 tam spac tylko bedzie.
Poi roku wybyf ma tel s}uz-
bic i poszedi dalej szukac
chleba. I tax mnie
al tutaj. Teraz sic wy
d. onej Hamerykii pc.
VINO sdzie zmarn;al, DO ami
o MIN. Wiem, 70 oil
pomarli, tylko siostra
zostala " Pifatce. Posy}alam
do niej diva listy, ale ME cd
do mmnie mic, widac
znac ME chce, to i ia
sic naprzykrzac ME bede.
A daleko 7tad do PLAT
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-23

M WlOSAq ldH12OA'" 0eH ~
praniu u woody, dostala "a
pluc j JUL 2 tego ME
wysz}a. Czujac, re umieraa,
p,oprosila Fraczkowej o opi!e.
Ike mad ch}opcem. Potem je-
go samego zawo}a}a do siebie
i ~przerywanym g}osem mo-
villa: l..
- Pamietaj, Michasiu, re
masz ciotke "a szewcem Ma
dejem W Pilatce. Jak uros-
niesz, to idz do niej. WEI
miesz moja ksiazke do ma
boze6stwa, ciotka ia pozna
bo6my dwie j~ednakowiusieh-
skie kupily W Czestochowle
Medalika i krzyzyka nigdy 2
szyi ME zdejmuj, a pc mo-
jej smierci s}uchaj Fraczko-
wei i. co ci kaza zrobisz
Pogiaskala ch}opczyne pc
i do piersi przytuli-
ia.
Micha}ek pod wrazenie tel
pieszczoty matczynej rozpla-
kali sig g}oSno.
Nazajutrz, pojednaDa 2
Panem Bogiem, umar}a Xii:
mkowa.
Fraczkowie zajeli sic po-
grzebem, ma kt6ry leza}o W
skrzyni zawinietych W czer-
wona szmatke rubli siedm i
cztery. Trzeba by}o
jeszcze nova chustke i move
trzewiki po nieboszcze spree
dac, zeby ma wszystko wy
starczy}o. Pogrzeb byl piekny
swomi ko6mi 3D.
WHO'LL trumne do koscio}a i
ma cmentarz. Ludzie sill
.6piewajac, a. dzie6 by} taxi
pogodny i .cichy, re navel
zadna swieca ME zgasla.
Szkoda kobieciny, m6wi}y
mieszczki. - take to by1o
pracowne i ludziom wygo-
dzic umia}o. Mech jej tam
Bog da wieczne spoczy-
wanie.
A co mydlicie kumo, z
.h}opcem zrobit? zagadne-
Ia Fraczkowa stara Matyso-
wa.
- Nieboszczka prosi}a,
zeby unas zosta}. Trza spree
lac szn1aciny, co po niej
,osta}y, kupic chiopcu PREY
>dziewek i MECH tam bedzie.|
Ia chleb odrobi* pasieniem
,esi.
Micha}ek szedf obok Fra
zap}akany,. mic ME
}yszac, co ko}o niego m6wio.
10. Rozumia} to re matki
lie zobaczy juz nigdy. To
Ell, gdyz trumne ziemia
'rzysypywac zaczeto, omal
lie wpadi z zalu do otwar-
ego grobu. By}by zostal ma
'mentarzu, gdyby go Fracz-
iowa "a reke ME odprowa-
Kobiety, patrzac ma chic
Ca i kiwajac giovanni, pow
.rzaly:
Biedy sierote6ka! |,
Ola Michalka zacze}o sie
&ycie. Musia} wczeSniej
'stawac gnac gesi ma past
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-11-23

.Jezei jeste6cie chcrzy ma
jakabadz chorobe, q ME
mozecie znalese pomo
cy, to nadziei ME trac
Gle, ale udajcie siedo
Wiel. Newman
e
49,
OkroPny boil krzyza, Dol glowy.
b6le we vszyrtklch ez1oskach !
; ci9gniecie "a soba n6g, nerwo /
( wo641, oslabienie og' Inc z%rujno {
s wanie ca}ego organizmu.
Toronto, Ont. Can. 1ge Mr.. '05 !
) Wiel. Czczigoduy Nexmanie: {
{ Zasylam CT serdeczpe nasze
5 stare poIsk'e Bog zap4a6 "a ie~
karstws kt6res Nj przvslai i
kt6re mnie by}o tax skutecznem
re obdcDie jestem calkiem zdr6w {
Jeszcze raz I'll serdeczne "a !
TIVE wielkie staranie i zdolno6c
" leczeniu mel choroby j zyczyt
bym ably kazdy Kodak udsf sic {
do Ciebie z iaka badz ch"roba
q jestem pewien re kuracya twa
bedzie mu pomona.
( q cA}ego serca zycze Ci{
zdrowia diugiego zycia aby6
5 by1 pomoca cierpiacej ludzko6ci
i wydzwigiwa} ich cborob tax !
) jak les mnle do zdrowla ca&kiem {
s prsywr6ci}.
5 Pozo.tsje, Zyczac CT vszel- 5
5 kiei pcmy6loo5ci i n,eehaj GIG
; Be eobdarzy dobroci9.
{ F Flejxar, S dith Str
Toronto, Ont. Canada.
Wyleczona zupefnie.
Nogi opuchniete, Bicie serca, ,
5 Kaszel bardzo pr1ykry s}abose.
s q iel. Newmarie: -
Me sadzi}am poczatku {
) mel kuracy, ze bede wstanie CT s
}p'zys1at list dziekujacy ale gdy )
s ostatuie lekarstwo skonczyfam )
5 wtenczas przekona}am sic ze je~
; stem wyleczona Z mel okropnej 5
; cboroby lt5ra rdzni .lgi przy- )
s Dies6 Nawyzdrowieuia juz cal
s KEN strac,}am.
"a te wy'eczenle bede CT
; wdzieczna p6ki Pan Bog mEie
{ IA tenn sviecie ,achows. Wrsz z
s moia famllia sk}adam CT serdecz {
) ne dzieki i tyczac diu4ich lat,
Pozosta]e
PAM Salomea ogal ska,
( Norwichtown, Conn. box IA :
|nlnDD0 Za}acscje &c. zna- 5
UAk GEEK pocztowy IA !
formularz, opie,. }
cy jak "a chorych lecze, ME cd
vlekajcle dnis ale piszcle dzisisj>
Reverend Newman,
I36IW. Lrte St.. Chicago, Ill {
Nv zglaszaniu sic wymiencje )
gazette >, Wiarus" ;
kowy Wynalazek
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
Our Little Folks Pour Out the Desires of Their
Hearts to Saint NChOIaSThey Say They
Wont Peep and Will Be Good

Oh, Santa Claus, ! wish | could tell
you, but | Just cant Maybe | will
before Christmas. cause that is all l
want.
YOu know who | an. You use to
always bring me doll with black
hair because my hair was light, | sup
pose. My eyes are almost black. am
not az pretty as my best friend, Lillian,
but, thank goodness, am not as ugly
as some girls. My disposition gets
better as | grow older and by the time
my paIlor lamp ls lighted three or
four nights in the week and the whole
town quits coming IN a bunch to see
as. know l will be good, sweet girl,
fer then shall be happy and you
will have brought me what 1 want,
with a stocking full of love, from
girl who wants what hundreds OF
girls want but who, like me,
hate to say SO
C. c.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
This is the First Letter
Santa Claus Received.

Cloverport Ky Dec 1905 Dear Santa
Caus:-I read your nice letter l
want you to b1ng me a nice doll, a
doll cart and dol- dresser and two
oranges and lots of candy and nuts and
stove.
My brother wants an air life and a
pair of skates. | want lots Of candy
and nuts l am watching for you all
the time, Your little friend, Tula
Baboage.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
What is II?
Georgetown, Ky., Dec. 8,

Nv Dear Santa Claus OF all the
things in the world there Is only one
oy that I want with all my heart and
II Is such a little one in some re-
pects that | know you will be sur
pIis-d 10 hear that do not care for
much this Christmas
You might wonder why | have not
cotton this before now, because |
always get everything | want. Seems
ike there is only thus one thing left
for me TO want Father and mother
nave lust gotten me new piano and
INV bug brother gave me beautiful
uarlor lamp. 1t $ rather big, and 1t
gives lots OF light love to see 1t
burning, hnt we never hight it except
when father and mother have COM
pany and sometimes when my girl
friends and "sevel al of the boys
come in. My birthday a camera was
given me. | might want IN automobile
# Uncle Chester did not have one
That Is at my disposal. Uncle says
may AXE any one riding, but / never
nave only some Of the girls. | should
want a diamond ring but | have one
and the folks say that when / am to
ne graduated next June they are gong
40 give me another one and | think
that will be enough Jewels for a girl
of sixteen summers. So you see there
is Just one thing | want.
Santa Claus, you must De tired of
me trying 10 explain why | desire 50
little this Christmas. However, !
thought best to tell you the reason |
want this tiny toy. | can hardly tell
you what it is | want. For have not
told or limited to single soul not
even to mother or Lillian. If | men.
toned It to them they would either
think me too young to wish for such
plaything or too old to express my
wish for it. Lillian has what l want,
only l should like tor mine to be a
Aittle different from hers.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

Irvington, KY. Dec, 6. 1905. Dear
old Santa Claus as Christmas is COM
ing and want to tell you what
want pony and sleigh and a wagon
ana drum and story book and all
kind of fruits and nuts and some
candy and pair Of skates l am a
little boy years old go to school and
mind my teacher her name is Miss
Eula you try and find her to. Hoping
you will find my stockings / remain
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

Custer, Kv., Dec. T. Dear Santa
am little boy niue years old am 60
ing to tell you what l want for Christ
mas l want gun and drum and
some skyrockets some fire crackers
some cocoanuts and a pistol and
some pistol caps and some oranges and
little lantern and some Romancandles
and some Torpedoes and some cannon
crackers and toy train and a pair If
slick skates and sword and bycy-
Gle and pair of eaImuffs and book
sack and watch and money safe a
funny Book and magic lantern and
a set of dominoes and horn and a
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

Pencil box with Pencils and rule In il
and a haIp and KNIFE and want a
little red Sleigh well Dear Old Santa
can not think of any more at present
and | will close. Hohert Butler.
Loaiburg. KY, Dec. 8. Dear Santa
Claus 1 will rite few lines to you and
tell you what l want you to bring me
I'm little Boy years old and go 10
School every day and also love my
Teacher her name is Miss Nellie
eastman. She Is good and kind to
me so l will be a good Boy and
want you TO bring me a gum Ball and
little gun and all kinds OF good
things to eat and have little sister
htr name is Leota she says she wants
you to bring her a big doll that will
go to sleep and Candy and lots of coed
things to eat. Little sister is three
years old now will go to Bed early
and shut my eyes tight and go to sleep
Also l will be good Boy and please
don't forget me and little sister. l live
three miles from Lodiburg Ky, so now
1 Will close from little Paul Grant.
Glendale, KY, Dec. Z, Dear Santa
Clause 1 saw your nice letter to the
little folks IN the News" so l
thought t would write and tell you
what l would ike to have. Please
bring me a great big doll, and locket
and chain, and wash board and tub,
candy, nuts, and fruits. 1 live in
Hardin county. Fifty miles South of
Louisville on L. Il N. R. r. l am a
little giil seven years old and my
name is Verna Allen.
Lodiburg, KY, Dec. 6, Dear Old
Ssntie Clause 1 am little girl nine
years old i live in the country 1 have
brothers and one little sister .
months old Dear old Santie l want
you to bring me Doll and Doll
Buggie and some nice candy and some
oranges and some good apples and if
you see cause to bring me emmy thing
else will be go glad W ill go to Bed
at eight O'Clock and shut my eyes
tight am your little girl CoIesn
Grant
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

Harmed, KY, Dec. l, 1905. Dear
Santa Claus i will write you letter
to tell you what l want you to bring
me Xmas. l want train like the pic
ture 1 send. in this letter l want a
little machine a new doll and if you
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

Rock Vale, Ky. Dec. 6, Dear Santa
Claus. l will write you a letter to
night | have no sister or brother to
bother me and you wont have to bring
nice things to any one but me. My
name is Pete Howard my Mother and
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

your little boy. Conley Arnold Irving
ton Ky.
Irvington Ky. Dec. g. 1905. Dear old
Santa as Christmas is coming l am
glad to think you will soon make us a
visit Now 1 will tell yOn what |
want l woulo like to have IA Doll
and buggy and table and some
dishes and some good Books to read
can not go to School but enjoy having
them to look at Now. Santa as l want
fruits and nuts and candy papa is at
Cioverport now but he may not see
you as | thought l mad better write
and tell you what wanted | remain
yours Bessie Arnold. Irvington, KY.
Dear Santa Clause | am little Boy
SIX years old | want watch fire
works and candy want both socks level
full and don't forget little Dennie
Owen he is a good little Boy too We
live at Clifton Mills Ky. Dewey
Wright.
Guston Ky. Dec. 6, 1908. Dear
Santa Claus | thought that l would
right you a letter to let you know
what | want you to bring me. Bring
me oranges bananas ralsins nuts
candy and Roman candles and fire
crackers and a little toy train a little
wagon and to little ionkies and you
can warm your feet by our fire and
| wont peep at you | am a going to
be good from your little friend.
Henry Durbin.
Guston Ky, Dec. 6, 1905. Dear
Santa Claus l thought that | would
Right you letter to let YOU Know
what | want you to Bring me, bring
me oranges Bananas raisins nuts
candy and little Bible. Your little
Mary olga Durbin.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

have paper dolls with separate dless l
want some OF them too new brace
let doll buggy doll cradle oranges
bananas candies and grapes. Yes Dear
Santa please bying my old dolls some
new dresses and hats. III be good
another year ii you'll come to see
me this Xmas. Bessie b. Weatherford.
p. S.-please Dear Santa bring me
3 little bueket to carry water and
my uncle says he will tell Santa to
bring my doll chamber, hut fear he
forgets it IN Just tell him.
Harmed, Ky, Dec. q, 1905. Dear Mr..
Babbsge. Il have had my letter writ
ten fol- two weeks but Ma aud Pa
couldn't tell me wnere to send it so
Ma read me the piece in your paper
and got the letter l had wrote lay
ing on the dresser and send it to you
hope Old Santa will read it, Don't for
get me hope I'm the first little girl
that has wrote you. Your little girl
Bessie Board Weatherford, Daughter of
Kate p. B. Weatherford.
Dec. 6, 1905. Dukes KY. Dear
Santa Clause l am little glIl 8 years
old want htle dresser candy pea
nuts bananas and apples | will close
live where l did last year from Mabel
Wheatley to Santa Clause.
Dear Santa Claus | am little girl
Z years old and l will tell you what
want for Christmas l want a big doll
with brown eyes and hair and a
doll buggy. l want little stove and
table and a little safe 10 put my
dishes in, then please want pair
of gloves and some ribbons and some
oranges bananas and nuts and lois OF
candy and a ring from your little girl
Marcella Frank 730 Crlt st. Owens
boro, Ky.