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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

Dear Santa Claus---t am a little. girl lust
fcu, years old, want a dolf baby teaset
beth'rb for my doll b'bv, table. some
CElstnas books mud anvtl,tnr else v,n nave
to snar". Your little Girl. AIKrINF, CONT ~
No. SEQ N. Eighteenth Street Richmond.
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Dear Santa Claus,-I will now write and
tel. you what ! want Christmas want a
automobile and horn. pair OF gloves.
some cahdy ana nuts. From q little boy.
HARRY POWERS.
l511 Beverly Street. Richmond. Va
s.-Please don't forget mamma and
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Gear Santa claus.---li ana very small
little girl six wears old, al want a doll bany,
e1is1us for noo a9 eaS sh
! you have TO spare. Your little girl.
MADELINE CONT,
Va ~ laS
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Dear Old Santa Claus-I am little hoy
nine years old, and live In the country with
my aunt, and I go to school; my aunt says
am right good boy. want you 10 bring
m" train. knife; wagon a postcard
album horn. a pair of Sunday gloves,
plenty of fireworks. some candy. oranges and
nuts. AS this Is all want, will say good
W Your little boy,
ANTHONY BLlLEY.
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Dear Santa Clars.--I am little boy. llv-
real GOOD hoy. want you to bring ma a
little bell that will ring. a sleigh, an ex.
mess wa gons and ANYTHING else you think
and don't want you to forget my sisters
Annie and Catherine. From, your Title boy.
~ nAlg laEaI. LEO GRIFFIN
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Dear Santa Claus ~ am a; little boy, lly-
vor to bring mo football. footb Ill suit
sleigh and hook and ladder also lots OF tire-.
blins.@ those things TO me II Will be a real
rrod little boy. Don't forget my sister
,f.utherine.. Good-by, From your: little boy.
n = MELVIN FCREAMER.
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5c7A N. sixth Street.

bV7h n. Sixth Street. ~ --7F1 q
Tear Old santy.-How are you? l wan.
scme colored pencils. a drawing book. a
EDDY bear. work-box with thread in IL.
stces and stockings, and some oranges and
aLple and nuts. swll-be good girl and
Will not peep. Now. old Sanity. be good and
bling me all have asked for. Good ight,
Sanity Claus. Your little girl.
THERESA. EGGL ESTON HARRIS 81
Drcokyn Park, Va.
Pr ST. am, a little girl and Will not be
scyeI wears old until January 5th.
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Dear Santa Claus--I am little baby
boy and everybody calls me Buster Brown.
I want EXPRESS wagon double hobhy-horsa,
wagon. a. drum. story book and so,nb
building blocks and n horn. Sapt1 Clans.
come up at srandma's forS me Your little
boz, CHARLES CONT -
No. $40 N. Eighteenth Street. Richmond.
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ALTON LEAKE.
EOS North Twenty-sixth Street. city
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Dear Santa C1aus.---I am a little Eirl AMI
want YOU TO bring me q doll b,hy and u
large teasct, and a nice work-box and i
table, washboard and tub, and lots q, good
things. some books and q horn. Your little
girl, EVA CONT
No. s2s N. Eighteenth Street, Richmond.
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sos North rven,v-r-s, street.
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1883 W. Cary Street. Richmond, va.
S.-Don't forget my Teddy bear,
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ard \. live a; 2so1 E Main Street
r. S.-pear Santa, please do not forget my
little oousH Barnard. and bring him lots OF
phsttE things
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Dear santa,-r hope you Will not think
n" a little pig; want right much. but
give me what.I ought to have. u want IN
hnndkerchtefs. d magic lantern. a story
COX, horn. and all the good thlnss to ent
YOU can snare me-, and i will try to be good
from now until Christ mas. Your little
friend, JAMES " BAILEY
a02s z. Marshall Street. .1 s4i
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az EARLE BROWNING.
61i s. Pine Street. Richmond. Va.
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LILLIAN DUNNISGTON.
No, S1ll z. Marshall Street. City.
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Chesterfield county. Va.

Dear Santa Claus-t want you to bring
ms few toys. and esnecially a doll and q
little piano and a little table, and some
cooking things. and little tub and a little
board to wash on. ] live on the Avenue
nea, the tar factory.
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IL S. Cherry Street
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
KILLING OF FRUIT TREES.
How Care Can in a Measure Control
the Loss.

The limbs of the fruit trees are
much more liable to winter killing
than are the roots. Yet many amateur
growers make quite a point of protect
ing the roots by mulching without
giving any attention to the proper pro-
lection OF the parts above ground.
OF course the limbs cannot be cared
for and protected against the rigors OF
winter in any way comparable to the
means employed in guarding the
roots.
About all that can be-and under
ordinary conditions all that needs do
ing, says the Indiana Farmers to
see that the new wood is well ripened
before winter sets in. This can best
be accomplished by an orchard clean
and thorough cultivation early In the
season so as to stimulate rapid
growth of new wood at that time. fol-
lowed by a cover crop without cultiva-
ton after the first of July or last week
in June, SO as to dry out the ground
and afford the right conditions for ma
turing the wood.
Sometimes blowing an orchard in
the early fall will start the trees to
growing and this affords ideal condi-
lions for winter killing. OF course.
the best laid schemes of mice and
men gang aft agley," and this is as
true of the horticulturist as 1t is OF
any man or class Of men. A dry sea-
son followed by wet fall. in spite of
all precautions. is quite sure to result
in the development Of lot OF wood
just before the opening of winter. and
b. f~lI all
we're one may expect a general killing
back of the delicate limbs partially
ripe.
A dry winter is another dangerous
proposition for the orchardist. Con-
trary to the common idea, there is a
considerable movement of sap during
the entire winter. At the same time
it is known that certain minimum
amount of moisture is required by all
woody tissue to 1t in a normal state
of health. Reduce this amount of
water and the plant cells shrink to
such an extent that they die This is
just what dry winter may do. espe-
cially IL the ground is frozen to a great
depth.
The movement of moisture from the
roots as a result Of the deep freezing
is necessarily slow. while the evapora-
ton Tor more properly. the respira-
toni. through the pores of the
branches is relatively much greater.
The result is that the cells shrink
to the point that causes their death.
This danger is far less in mature wood
than In that which Is but partially
ripened. pointing again to the necessi-
ty of doing everything possible to
ripen the seasons growth Of wood up
well before winter. 1t pays to take
no chances.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07

the trouble to where the wires pass
under the river on a big cable. A
diver was sent down to investigate
and what do you think? Little Bright
Eyes had taken the form of fish
with piece of copper wire attached
to its tail.
You see 1t was this way: l was
out snarin' suckers in one of the
creeks that empties into the big
river one afternoon. I got a big one
in the snare and had Just about land.
ed him when he took fielder's choice
and with a powerful swish OF his tail
yanked the copper wire snare loose.
Since that time the big fish had
been swimming down stream with
the copper wire trailing in his wake.
In crossing the cable the wire got
caught in the insulation and held the
fish fast
THE snare made q connection with
our railroad wire. or course the fish
made strenuous efforts to get loose
and every time he swished his tail
he'd make dots on our wires. Just like
one of those patent wigwag. auto
matte sending machines which are
coming into Us. Strange mix-uz
wasn't it,"
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
PUBLIC OPINION.
Power Of the Country Press and Its
Influences Upon the Community.

While the influences OF the great
city papers are recognized and the
great magazines NIL a necessary field,
neither Of these conveyers of general
information can ever supplant the field
that is occupied by the country press
The home paper is the medium that
conveys local intelligence to its read
ers. 1t fills a place in the journalistic
world that no other publication can
ever supplant. The country press is
one of the greatest powers in the
molding of public opinion. 1t may not
be up to the highest classical standard,
but its rough literary gems are contin-
ually shining resplendent and cast
their rays in the most remote corners
of the land. 1t is a power for good.
In its reflections of events. in the local
field are shown the progress OF the
people whom it represents. 1t rs the
mirror of the condition of the town
and the country. The residents of
every community should take the
greatest pride in assisting In making
the home press more powerful. Stand
up for your home paper. 1t is the one
staunch advocate of your local inter-
ests and to an extent is indicative of
either your prosperity or your lack of
progress.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
LONDON PURPLE.
Composition Of This inseetieIde and
How II 10 Made.

London purple is prepared by boil
ing q purple residue from the dye in
dustry. containing free arsenious acid,
with slaked lime. In this way cal
cium arsenite and calcium arsenate
are formed. and these are the poison
Gus compounds of this insecticide. As
the dye residue has accumulated
some dirt during the process of manu-
facture. a sandy substance will always
be present in the London purple. 1t
will thus be seen that London purple
consists OF calcium arsenite, calcium
arsenate. a dye residue and small
amounts of sand and moisture. In
case not enough lime Is added to the
dye residue or the boiling is not con-
tinued long enough. varying quantities
OF the arsenious acid will be left in the
free condition. and thus in a form
1t may be applied.
According to Haywood. about one.
third of London purple is made up Of
the dye residue. sand and moisture.
and that 1t contains from 81 to 81 per
cent. of total arsenic, figured as arseni-
GUS oxide: whereas Paris green con-
tains the equivalent of about Sc per
cent Of the arsenious oxide. The value
of these two insecticides will thus be
in proportion to these figures. How
ever. one other point must be consid-
cred In valuing this substance. that is,
its effect on foliage. According to
Haywood. very much larger amount
of the arsenic OF London purple is
~l..t.I T. -
1t seems probable that a part of this
is made up Of calcium arsenite and
arsenate. which have gone into solu-
ton. but at the same time 1t is safe
10 say that Paris green is the safer
insecticide. The addition of lime to
the water mixture of the London pur.
pie is even more essential than with
Paris green.-Ontario Bulletin.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07

circuit controlled by Little Bright
Eyes than on earth.
"One would naturally suppose that
after Doc passed over to the great
majority the rat-tat-tating and Pop
Goes the Weaseling' would cease. But
1t didn't. No. Stree.
ut was quiet for couple of nights
after the funeral. till Doc got his
bearings over on the new shift. On
the third night, however. the drum
ming started up about midnight and
kept it up till nigh on to morning.
There was only one difference
from when Doc was alive. will say
that Smiley had sense enough to keep
quiet II anyone had a message or a
train report to send. Docs shade. or
control. or whatever was doing the
drumming after death. was not SO
considerable. 1t would butt in on
train orders. business or any old
thing.
1.-THE nuisance had us pretty wen
tied up and the company got It's wire
testers out. tracing up and down to
find out just where Little Bright Eyes
cut In on the job.
These fellows had a good deal OF
difnculty. but they finally gumshoed
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
starlinas Eap-s tealers.

A correspondent. writing from
Leith, England. expresses a strong
opinion tina tstarlings rob small birds
nests.
Some years ago there was large
tree opposite my dwelling house.
There was a hole in the trunk OF the
tree about ten feet from the ground,
and sparrows built their nests in the
cavity. l have time and again seen
starlings driving away the parent
birds. enter the nests. taking hold
OF the eggs with their bills and fly.
Ing away with them.
A gravedigger in Banffshire once
told me that yellowhammer had
built its nest in the churchyard, and
1t contained four eggs. One day a
startling attacked the hen bird as she
sat on her eggs. The yellowhammer
defended her nest and made a great
noise. which attracted his attention,
but before he got up to the nest the
yellowhammer had been killed by
the starting. and the latter was on the
nest and breaking and eating the
eggs. Forty years ago starlings were
rare birds in many parts of Scotland,
but now they are to be seen in thou
sands everywhere, and there can be
no doubt they have some destructive
habits.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
CAT AND CANARY cHUMMEp.
Strange Friendship That Was Ended
In Tragic Manner.

This is the strange tale OF Dick and
Tom. Dick was a pretty. jolly. and
very tame canary. Tom is the intelli-
gent cat which allows the family of
the narrator to live with him. He is
a noble fellow, as good as gold. Dick
and Tom were great friends. The bird
had much freedom and would often
rest between Toms two front paws
and chirp away at him. Sometimes
the cat would lap the brides feathers.
so very gently. yet 1t was thought by
onlookers the little creature did not
really enjoy the bath, but he would
endure 1t for little while. When the
cage door was opened he would fly out
and first rest on Toms head right be-
tween his ears and begin to sing. the
cat keeping as still as a mouse until
his little playfellow finished his song.
The trick took place nearly every
morning. But one day a strange puss.
marked like Tom. wandered into the
room and the maid. believing 1t was
Tom. opened the cage door. Dick few
toward the usurper to rest on the
friendly head, as usual. but there was
wild spring. a snap. and poor little
Dick was dead! There has been
mourning in that household. and none
of the humans has grieved more or felt
worse than old Tom. who goes mewing
and calling for the little bird. But no
pretty fun of yellow and green flies
to him. chirping cheerful greetings.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
CLEAN cREAMERIEs.
There Are a Few Of Them nut Mas,
Are Dirty.

Some time ago had the pleasure OF
taking a trip to visit a number of
creameries in the county in which l
live. AS a result of that visit came
to the conclusion that there are many
Sery dirty creameries and also many
very clean ones. could but wish
that the people that buy the butter
and buttermilk from the two kinds OF
creameries knew the difference be.
tween them, says a writer in Farm.
ers' Review. II they did | am sure
that the dirty creameries would all
shut their doors and go out of bust.
ness. while the other creameries
would have all the business. II we
could get a publicity OF that kind 1t
would be powerful lever for lifting
up the quality OF our butter and other
dairy products.
The dirty creameries were, wide
open to the flies and dust. Old milk
and dirt were spattered all over the
floor. The churns smelled strong,
and some of the utensils smelled as II
they had not been thoroughly washed
out for long time. The clean
creameries had cement floors, and the
doors and windows were all screened.
The untensils all smelled as clean as
II bran new. 1t is a pleasure to think
of eating butter coming from such
creameries
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
AHSe /'or/'~9Y c0rHaSes ee Aae future

minute: in the full-sized machine they
guard against the intense wear and
tear of the delicate mechanism. the
gyroscope machinery is fitted with ball
bearings. Mr.. Brennan has introduced
his own system OF fabrication, which
causes the working part to run on a
constant film Of oil. and reduces the
friction to an infinitesimal minimum.
Now. the remarkable feature of this
:ar is found when the load Is moved
to one side. Ordinarily that side
should be lower than the light side.
but with the gyroscope monorail the
reverse Is the case. The heavy side
actually rises higher than the side
that is light, owing to the balancing
impulse of the gyroscope machinery.
Little electric current is required to
run the ''gyros." owing to the care
taken to reduce friction to a minimum.
But it is essential while the car Is on
the rail or on a cable-for it can run
upon either and maintain its balance
that the .gyros" continue in mo-
ton. When their spinning comes to
an end. the car. naturally. falls over
on Its side. The "gyros" are SO nicely
poised and SO well fabricated that, as
has been remarked. they continue to
rotate for some time after the power
which drives them Is cut OF. In order
to provide against accidents. the car is
equipped with what might be called
a crutch. which may be let down by
the movement Of lever. and so main
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07

The man who spends his time loafing
about the town stores and complain
ing of the conditions of his environ
ments is no good to himself. his family
or his town. There are class OF men
who spend their time in bemoaning
the fact that they are not getting the
right kind of living which the world
owes them, and who never once think
how much better this living could be
II they would only hustle. The man
who is constantly grumbling about
the dizziness of his town is never found
looking around to discover a means by
which he can make It livelier.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07

long was only experimental. Both
cars and locomotive straddled the
road. embracing 1t as rider does a
horse. Stability was obtained by a
set of wheels which followed n rail on
either side OF the triangular track.
While the weight was borne by one
rail, In reality there were three rails.
for without the guide rails travelling
on the road would have been, to say
the least, precarious. Speeds of no
miles an hour have been made, II the
claims be credited.
Prof. c. A. Albertson. an electrical
engineer, invented a magnetic mono
rail system which. three years ago,
excited considerable enthusiasm. By
this system electric magnets gripped
the rail- raised the load and permitted
exceedingly high speeds. A speed of
1872 miles an hour was said to be pos
sible by this system. but it is needless
to add. these figures are entirely theo-
retical.
German Road Successful.
The Irish monorail and the German
aerial system have been put to prac
tical test and the latter. especially
appears to have been regarded as sue
cessful Neither. however. has led to
the building of any similar roads. Re
markable and picturesque as are both
these railways. Mr.. Brennan's gyro
scope system has excited far more
wonderment.
High speed is one of the advantages
claimed for Mr.. Brennan's gyroscope
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
1fREEolrooAiM
X On qZ6r0|e
RolI or:Rope

car. He Is quoted as predicting that
300 miles an hour is neither impossi-
BILE nor impracticable. 1t is true that
few persons would be willing to in
trust themselves in railway train
maintaining such speed, and in prac-
tice 1t might be found more profitable
to saunter along the monorail at a
mere 1876 miles an hour. Together
with this tremendous speed, according
to the inventor the monorail system
carries absolute safety with RELIABLE
ity. The high speed. he says, will rest
rather than fatigue those who travel
by the monorail.
The illustrations of Mr.. Brennan's
invention explain rather graphically
how he applies the gyroscope to his
two-wheel car. II should be under
stood that this is the invention. The
motor which actuates and propels the
car is no novelty. and the car itself.
which seems to be built upon the chas-
sis of an automobile, is only expert
mental.
Brennan's Modus operandi.
Fitted on the car are two fiywheels.
which are revolved by electric motors
in different directions at high veloci-
ties. To reduce friction the fiywheels
revOlve In vacuums. So great Is the
energy stored up in the wheels by this
means that II the driving power is cut
of altogether when they are revolving
at full speed the wheels will still run
at SUFFICIENT velocity to give stabil-
ity to the vehicle for a long time
from 15 minutes to an hour is the
claim.
So far as the horoscopes are con-
cerned. 1t is said that they are SO ar
ranged that they work automatically
and do not require the watchfulness
OF human control The car may be
driven by any of the powers now in
use-electricity. gasoline or steam.
The mechanism is a very small part
Of the car. In the model 1t amounts to
five per cent. of the total weight Of the
car. but in the full-sized vehicle now
being constructed 1t will be proportion
ately less-two per cent. is the esti-
mate.
Speed Of the Gyroseopes.
In the models the horoscopes run at
the rate of about 1000 revolutions a
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07

New York.-Of the several monorail
systems demonstrated during the last
half-dozen years. none Is SO fascinat-
ing and astonishingly spectacular as
the gyroscope car recently exhibited
Brennan. C. b.
Unlike some other attempts to solve
the problem of transferring passen-
gers and freight speedily. safely and
cheaply from one city to another. Mr..
Brennan's system is so exceedingly
simple that wonder is expressed that
1t was not before thought of and given
to an expeGtant world.
The MonoraiI Principle.
The principle. of course. is not new.
for rs years have passed since Prof
w. R. Johnson devised the gyroscope.
in order to illustrate the dynamics of
rotating bodies. and his invention, in
the shape of a toy. is familiar to every
one: but the application. or at least
the method OF applying the gyroscope
to balance car suspended upon a
single rail or a cable. is entirely novel.
Some years ago certain scientist ap-
piled the principle to a boat. but, while
he was eminent, he was impractical.
and the invention was a failure. The
principle was sound. and II 1t were
not. the Inhabitants OF this planet
would have sorry time of it, for
every day and constantly the earth
revolving around the sun. and spin
ming as 1t goes. shows the principle in
use.
While the gyroscope car is an orig
inal invention the monorail is by no
means untried. There Is a monorail
way In operation to-day In Germany
Cars have been running upon the sys-
tenn. which follows the River Wupper
through Barmen. Elberfeld and Woh-
winkel. for the last three years. By
this system the wheels are on top of
the cars. which travel on an elevated
road from which they are suspended.
balance is easily obtained and fairly
high speeds are said to have been Sc
cured.
System Used in ireland.
About four years ago a monorail
system was tried at Ballybunnion, Ire
land. This was ground railway,
and the line being only some is miles
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07

came to him when he first Travelled
along an Australian road. The road
was badly made. full of ruts. and the
bodies of the cars rested on leather
instead of springs.
During part of his experiments the
British war office came to Mr.. Bren-
mans aid. for the army council be-
lieves the possession of the monorail
of the greatest Importance. The war
ONCE gave the inventor $4,000 to con-
tinue his experiments. and the council
not only made frequent visits to the
workshop. but invited the Inventor to
give two confidential lectures on the
subject before the chiefs of the corps
OF engineers at Chatham.
To Run In india.
1t is believed that the first practical
monorail using the gyroscope will be
built In India. for the India office re-
Gently granted the inventor $4,000
to continue his experiments, and Mr..
Brennan has intimated that it Is In the
British colonies that the system will
first be put into actual use.