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OJMEXXVII1. ' 1 1 ? ' . ? ? ? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1916 SECOND SECTION i I NUMBER 38. BUSINESS MAN'S SUCCESS RAISING HEREFORD CATTLE |lli Carolina Example of ow to Make Livestock f Profitable. tlu< Seaboard Magazine.) I 0f the leading livestock men ol ?fcfrrollna, L. I. (.'u ion, in a K(ed uiau who stretches seventy K : from head to feet. lie Lred more around the chest ttian K the average professional athlete. ?weUhts 225 pounds ; Is forty-two ? old, ami la Carolina bom and Guion 4,700-aere farut la uear .Kershaw County, which la in ?lorth central part of South Caro-j Kershaw ban more registered cattle than any other county in $tate? a distinguishing feature largely duo to tho Guion inltlu ind guccosM. Mr. Guion bos bias* be way for beef breeders in his part : Seaboard Southeast. - ,e nianr other young men wb? fonjkt their way to the front, Mr. preceded bin i>ermancut success ! ? setive participation in other lines Hodearor. Horn in the "Tar Heel" ?to, be attended the University of Kb Carolina, at Chapel 1 1 111 ami for ?r* years was an our newt student and Bower of strength on the football ?to death of his father brought him . competition with other wage-earn-, toil for two years he worked in machine shops of ttoston and Phil ,phia. Aftenvard ho s'old toachln _ iu souther a territory ; wad Hliperin ?deut of the Columbia, South Caro u duck mills for a year 'r ?efci|<ed u that position to install the Cam* South Caroilna, sewerage system/' then went hack to the farming Brtness In which lie was brought up. [r. Gulon says that he let amfritjpn j __ away with him and rather over* lot the mark in taking hold of 7,500 Kres, but ho Ls the most famous stock liser in the State. His books show Bat he has made money at it. His old fcck mill boss once remarked ' i'l don't bow what kind of a farmer Guion has tide, but I do know that he was a duck mHi WfWWgiwriF " 'Jiiu fceu of Kershaw County say tjhat Guion fcs made a good farmer. H0 ackuowl Becs making crop after crop i>f "bale iid-a-half cotton" to the acfce. B "With a record like that you may pmlcr why. i__ went into livestocks so j Bav.v," he says. "It. wasn't any sud w> hunch. It came of much study, ?ct is, I was forced into livestock by V fertilizer bills. in UMM), when 1 ?oght my first bunch' of scrub cattle( fertiliser i>HI was $10,000. 1 ?riflf the past year I have just as Manuro and legumes fur ?j?ed the rest of the fertilization. JKmitho scrub eattte made a big In my farming operations, and I ? aown my overhead expense a great Vi out I wasn't satisfied with the re ?? was sotting in 1018 I began in Virginia and Tennes praa in November of that yeat X >moD<? other cattle, eleven head MP-gnde Herefords In eastern Ten KuTlnes^81 W?LS When 1 really j^rted Southern livestock was fairly ^tis ?*J>but I wanted the best I could ESrr^ TvoUT(3 buy. 1 went to:. ? !a* iu February, 1?14> twenty-two registered I^7iVono,:k' thom a herd ^nll *^11,050. In May, 1914, I pur Br from fhSlx njore I)U rebred* Here EfI?! },tu' same place. To get Egfrtton Htojk I went to NGrth E 100 m ? ' 1014, aud bought ?t-born? iwriuIe Herefords and1 ME5*Mn*?y. 3 purchased BsatMooT ?ePed Hereford herd It of t2?,.al' <?va' a?d distributed E 1175 r^,Kershaw covoty at ?and lost a imf a bead- 1 kept * P. but I lii money -on fhe-ahipr fcurLatUt, a,i the ?tory of how I Ulna J ' 'jeef breeding in South ?Head, of wh. w1" uow runs about ?e Hereford! two-thirds are good ?toorng ah?" H'i the balance grade B. I keen th * w natlv? Carolina frfffcwS "crut* l"*1 to show Kern and ^tween a calf from one Flff 25* kE J0011 blgh-grade. ?^?7 hoM ?ord buM8? an<1 ; I (Jl ?U of *be registered r11 ?teeS nf^?re" 1 m?c" afiy Bbe first 8 ,u " Hprlnff^lhils will v. . beef shipment I f,Dd flnkhh^ fter feeding them on ? ?eal I av 8 tbem with cotton* fcbese three-year l^re mar?^.5ood money on the KT'^J.^ng for Mr. Golon to' r41 tlW .^"terested investlga |eef eatS ^ " *??<* Profit In rais WF1 f?d nmSS!? Carolina. "The W* here K >e,"ori ta ^ world F? mF? Carolina," he '?nd flfly-me B: Oft fortr a pretty near a F ^fore ?f ^ ,aIld "orghum was ptent KJ? fifty la ^ C\?b.ni^ ri ?2 ? <me bondred , I All t^**CTe W Mme tr*" RP i Sh "Wo caii grow corn and vol vet lu>nn.s and make good crops of ouch at tho samo time and In l)u> same Held, hut 1 dud that sorghum makes the host si lage during u dry season. Nven In this climate where there Is an average hnnual rainfall of flfty-flve Inches there may ho soino dry weather when sor ghum will heat out corn for ullage, I have two 250-ton silos In one place and two 200-ton silos in another. When wo get through harvesting com we turn tho cattle into the fields arid let them fatten on corn stalks and velvet beans. After that comes the silage feed. That's the boat way to handle corn and sorghum ? on this farm, any way," Tho Houth Carolina system of cattle feeding, as develoi>e<l. on the (Juton and other farms In Kershaw County, starts with February 15th, when the dry cows are turned out to pasture on winter rye, to bo followed by the grade suck ing .cowa and, about April 1st, by the registered cattle, Sometimes this ear ly spring pasturage is supplemented with crimson, white or bur clover, and the ever-present lospede/.a, Bermuda grass, Johnson grass and Sudan grass come in wheu the early spring pasturage is gone. The Bermu da and lespedeza can bo depended upon to carry the cattle until they are turn ed Into the corn and velvet-bean field In September or October. Seasons vary .hut as a general thing silage feeding starts about December 1st, ami contln until April 1st. Mr. Gulon feedN ftp . average of twenty pounds of silage and a little stover as a dally ration, with one pound of^cot ton seed meal add ed for the dry cows. The yearling steers and helfera each get the same ration, with a littl<y more cottonseed meal, while the cows with the calves aire eaph allowed an extra three pounds oT cottonseed meal dally: "It costs about $50 to bring a steer up to 1,000 pounds in his twenty-fourth month, "l. says the master of Gulon farrow. "The steer shpuld then ho i>en fed ou silage, cottonseed meal, bran iand "hulls and peavlne hay for 120 fTrtys, In* will gain nrr . average of a pound r..and a half per day. When he has reached a weight of 1,250 pounds, he has cost the owner, $05. Cattle shipiMMl from this State as stockers have netted nine cents a ppund, but ut only eight cents a pound this steer would bring me $100 ? which is a prtiflt of $35 on a $65 investment. Vflm" satisfied with that." Mr. Gulon Is not a booster. lie does not indulge in any excess of enthus iasm, but he has his convictions as to the value of land and the profits of farming. In 1915 he toured Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Mis souri. Here is one Impreasiou he brought bflck with him : ' "You put one of those successful farmers from the northern corn belt ohto 500 acres of this land, which he can buy in cultivation condition for aroend $30 an acre, and if he applies himself and lets some of us tell him how to get at it, ho can make more 'money from each acre in a year here than lie can possibly make on any acre up North, I "The tfurse of thia country is the big f lantation. I know because I have one. 'm making enough money to satisfy me, but I realize that through lack of close perspnal attention I have a great dealo of waste that would not get past_ a small farrier's eye." I "Suppose a northern corn-belt farmer sold his quarter section for $200 an a^ye anti came -down here with his $32,000 capita )r He cmrHTlwy 500 acres here*. partly upland and partly bottom land pasture, for $15,000. He doesn't have to house hia cattle at any time of the Vy ear.. They do better in the open. H6 can build an open-work barn, 130 by 170 feet, for $1,000, because rough Itunber can be cut on . his place or bought for from $i2 to $15 a thousand. I That's about all the outbuilding h? will want. Ilia liouso will lost bliu in I ho same proportion. His farm will bo about two thirds o|>en laud'und ot?e t hi rd woodland pasture, tho latter to give shade f??r l^ls stock. "In my oiilul6iTvuclt4u<<ac?nor should 'ralw 1'iu ralsiug lots of It, anil a goml cotton or??j> will bring from $?0 to $70 an aero for tho cotton and seed. Hut we'll say, for the sake of oarguineht, that tho northoru farui or doesn't know anything about cot- J ton and won't try to raise It for the tlrsf year. Supposing he comes down in I tho early fall. "In Ootobor or November he can plant a part of his upland to o:ita that I will be harvested in May and run 80 bushels to the aero at tit* cents a bush el. That's $1S, He ean follow thin with cow peas that will cut ono ton of hay to the acre, worth $20 a ton, In September, ltlght after that he wrlli plant the same land to Abruzai rye that ean be grazed from December 1st to March 1st. We won't count the money value of this rye pasture, but without It the new farmer In South Carolina . ha* made an acre In lift first year, , "At the beginning of his second year he should plant thla old rye field to corn, cow peas and velvet beans. Such a field In such a condition will aver- T age 50 buphels of corn worth $1 a bushel. ' That's $ 00. Then he can graze off tho beans gild i>eax and get fit) worth of pasture i?cr acre, to say noth ing of the fortlliidng value of these legumes. He^9 Is cash return of per acre In two years. "At the beginning of the third year thin farmer is ready to talk coitoo. He can plant winter rye for grazing as before; follow this with Cotton In March, pick a halo i?er acre, worth $50 In the fall, and sell his seed for $lo per acre; then plant rye for winter pasture again. Here we have a cash return during three years of Southern farming of $103 per acre ^ .. "During the same period in the North the wheat farmer, for instance, will be. raising an average of 80 bushels or wheat |>er acre at an average selling price of 70 cents a bushel, giving him .a total Income por acre of $63 for three vears. In each case the average crop ping expense and overhead charge will be about the same." Many other farmers in Kershaw county -aro raising the Mnndarrf "Of ttie livestock business In South Carolina. I,. W. Hoy kin has n registered Short born bull, a registered Polled Durham buir, four registered and a number of good grade cows, mostly brought down from Kentucky. He is milking his cows, making butter for the Camden, and Columbia market*, ami -feeding the skim milk to the calves. H. h. Hoy kin has a registered Here ford, fifty breeding cows, and heifers or the Hereford grades, and about twenty calves. His bull came from Virginia fifteen vears ago. F. M. Wooteib a Camden wholesale grocer, is a livestock man as well. He has n - registered Hereford bull and about forty cows and yearling heifers and some twenty j calves, all three-fourths to seven-eighths ( Herefords. His bull came from Iowa hut much of the other stock originated , in the Shenanhoah Valley of Virf^nia. j George Little uses a registered Anfpis , bull in his herd of seventy-five native cows. W. A. Edwards has a registered Hereford bull from Iowa, and is using native Carolina cows for a foundation. Rufus Thurman is following tifie same system. Charles Dun is an old-time An- , gus man. He has sotae 1.100-pound An- 1 gus steers of high grade, and about forty grade and full-blooded cows, thir ty yearllnir heifers and twenty s< t?rn. AVliliam Klrkland has an AnWJ I jull. elehtv-five native cows and about sixty ? SSte cow. and heifer? fer-SsW Is another Angus fancier. His regl* j tere<l hull heads a herd of ? JJS? pure-blood Angus cows, twentv *rad cows eight heifers and twelve calves, ft is blooded stock came from -low", but Mr. Savnge is from the Cape ? Cnd ?* tlon. .He located hero a number vears ago for his health. . , , _ ^ Among the stockmen who are Joiuimr the ranks of Hereford breeders are W. w,t,t 11,1 Iowa Hereford bull ?mvs It "mm! tf r'<rollna ?Min?larIoii ?f i.', r . . IV w,th a ""wWnatlou | f Hi i? f??r? I bull, Annua cows m m.I c-aro ! ' Mii?Wr ;S" Brothers. with mi in MMntTii V!11, ilw lmul (,f *??"??? seventy -tl\o native (mws, and .lolui Nto r,'k" \'r' MJlkl& '? u . J. 1,1 All?UM *<? Hereford. Ho H MiorUioiii, Angus and a few natlvo eow-s in iiis foundation stock, but ox pee h to tnnko bis bord all Hereford* In ho Ib r.f m,\, W H T1U<?r *? a1^ <>? a iVi. ? . "N lH A U Kennedy. Although It has so much llvwtock li. rs cmi?,y uot ,wve 'i' "!;1, "" wkxI emtio foodor and Mo k.i business of South Carolina. LV.rr'" ,n tiu' piwimont T Vol , L (ll,,,,klllH Wflntly wold Hf "f l.^^lHJund. three-year-old steers to a Now Jersey buvor on Green won, I MnrM l>?y who ,*1,1 him, Mo, LU,,f M?r tU! ToinPkliw product I RedV.II ."T Bt00rM WOr? "^Mored 1 oils, but many woro grades. Mr. | i ompklus Iiiis a oompn rativcl v small nZni Z? "S Mr' advocates? Mr rv ^ . Ucrtiii. Of those 400 seres Mr fompklns, who in active In spite [L]\r?"ty ?\?arH' "su?n>' has a nont loo acres in open pasture, 2<K? a(ren in cultivation, and keeps the balance for a woods pasture lot. Tbo UrnL1 ,N,1w,un' lnml ,iM? h(H?n Bermuda tfrafcs since 1808 and is one of the StaTe pastu,VH ?'? tl,at I>"rt of the As is the case with many other llv?> ed with otbor broods than that which he Is now featuring. He Bays : ?i have boon raisin,, some kind of cattle since ? <?o. M\ herd was all common coun try scrubs until 1 botwht n hunch of 187?r ?' Sa,<' t0 Pur?hn4l, In In INKi i Jersey craze 'like ?vorvhodY else, near I v, and sobi mv Shorthorns so that 1 could huv .Ter sevs. i kont from thirty to forlv Jer seys until ion, when I go t rfd of them Nm'iiuso I had too much trouble about rJlfi S * . 1 1,MVO hoen handling Bc?i Polls exclusively ever s'nce. "Mv stock Ih all registered as soon as thev become yearlings. Several of mv bull calves have sold for $100 at ten months, which is mv lowest price Home now on hand will bHntr more than tbnt. In the. Greenwood Market 1 1 v wale" two of mv registered three yea r-old steers weighed ? wpw '1 WO pounds each, while- my grades of the same are weighed a??out 1.25() p??r an imal. That shows the value of pure bred stock." I>r. Walter Sorreil, Kershaw Conn tvs nirrlcultural airent. is a grailuste of the Kansas City Veterlnarv College, took a sFHJciai course fn animal hus bandrv In the Iowa State Agricultu ral College. nnd has served in the nnl mnl husbandry dennrtment of the IJ nited States Denartment of Agricul ture in this conntrv and the Phllll pines. TTe savs that In the matter of general health and low mortal'ty. cat tle In Kershaw County and other parts of South Carolina cnn nhow it roc* ord enual to almost anv se<?t'on Hogs do well In South Carolina. . Ks sox rane. Ahruzzi rye. but clover and other winter c^ops. keep them going during the winter months ; velvet beans peanuts and other crops are raised so readily in the summer nod fall that pork can be made at from three to four cents a pound. DurOcw and Berk shlres are the favorite breed*. Caro lina pork sells at from seven to four teen cents. In 'this view I)r. HorrHl is heartilv s^nnerfed b v Dr. R. .T. WaNon. South cwirolln-w's Commissioner of Acrrlcul tt*re.._ Commerce. .And Jnrtnstrles. and rfojiens of men from the N^rth and Soofh who are en^nrrln*1' In the live stock hosiness |n the State. Vonder A Bellmare ? Chinese Imner sona tors? win be se??n In an acrohtftlc sketch entitled "A Chinese Laundry on a Busy Day". This act Is imported by DeRue Bros for their Mlnntrel Com n" a special acrobatic feature. Will appear st Camden Opero House tomorrow night KIYK MNN FOR WKINClIi News of Kuroiw From Associated IVmw I Nummary. I < >rdur has been brought out of the political turmoil in Grcut Britain by 4hc Upf>o|iltjMCt)t by 1 1 vl<l (.Iny.i George of a cabinet. Five men, In ^udlng Mr. Lloyd-George, will prise tho war council, which will have full charge of the prosecution of the war. liarl Curoon of Kendleaton, Ar thur Henderson, Lord M liner ami An drew Bonur Ijiw arc tho meu tho prime .minister Iu^h chosen to ahl him. Tho other members of tho government wtll | nave no part in tho direction of the war Little lighting, except hy the artil lery, is in progress on any of tho fronts execcpt In Roumanla. Here tho Teutonic Allien, according to llerlln, are still making progress aguiust tho Roumanians In eaHtorn Wallachla. l'etrugrad assorts, however, that the Kounmnluns northeast of Bucharest, along the road running from Plocachtt to Buxou. have turned on the offen sive ami driven the Austro'Garmamiw Imek westward. To the north, along the Transylvania- Itmt ma nla frontier, I'etrograd reports progress for the Russian troops and Merlin admits tho rapture by the Russians of a height south of thg-.Trotus valley. A move by the Bulgarians which may prove a menace to the Rouma nians retreating eastward from the Bucharest region is reported- by Bor lln. This is the crossing of the Dan ube between Sllltstria and Tcherno yoda, southeast and east of Bucharest. It war made in large force, seem "gly an Impediment would l>? placed In. the way of the retirement of the Roumanians and possibly some of them may bo caught between the AuKtro-tiernians moving east and tho Bulgarians driving north across their line of retreat Seml-oiQclal advices from Borlln nay that the Roumanians havo lost approximately 112,000 men made prisoners since Roumanian entry luto the war and suffered casualties ostl* mated at about 300,000. Aside from a German attack in tho \ osges region near Col Salnte Marie, wfa,luh, -ww?- repulsed by the *Yrnch, and tho rocuj>ture by the Germans of a say in Champugne which tho l' ranch had entered after its evacua tion only t bombardments and minor engagements have taken place along the line in France and Belgium. ' ?or,,n racords tho repulso bv tho Teutonic allies -of ? heavy attack" by tho entente troops north and east of Monastlr, Serbia, while Paris reports the capture by the British south of ?Seres, Greece, of Turkish positions. A violent bomlMi rdnacnt Is In prog ress east of Gorlzla and on the Carso ??a the Austm-italian theatre, righting In the mountain regions is being humored by a heavy Snow ran. German submarines have accounted . for seven more steamers, three Brit ish, three Norwelgan and one Span ish. Germany has admitted the sink ing by a submarine of the 9,233 ton British steamer Caledonia which was recently rejwrted believed to have been sunk. The Caledonia, it is as serted, attempted -to ram the sub marine which was slightly damaged. The Caledonia s commander was made prisoner by the Germans. The German merchant submarine Deutschland hns arrived J safely in Germany from New London, Conn. Her? Tomorrow Night. CleoiL CoflliL, the celebrated English baratone, has l?een engaged as princi pal vocalist with DeRue Bros. Ideal Minstrels. For many years he sang In the leading churches of England, where his wonderful voice won for him unlimited praise and merit. After m?inv Inducements he was prevailed nn on to appear WlTh DoRne Bro?. for this season. Don't fail to hear him nt the Camden Opera House tomorrow night. 1 ^ -TT~- ; s -T ~ ~ "IS A SHOP OF INDIVIDUALITY" Every article in it is different from those showiT in ?Wer manufacture a great many Novelties; others are collected from American factories or imported from and artistic, with few duplicates and, bIt w?ould y^r trouble to come in and aee our ?neof US' " ----- Jewelry Print**. ^Christmas Cards Seed Pearls ~ Useful articles in Stgrtjag Silver and Sheffield Plate. Also our Yarns ? Lion Brand and the Good Shepherd ^ ^rFfautrmf Yam* '? "? ? ' ? ' . _ / y ? - You will enjoy your visit of inspection and receive courteous treatment whether you buy or not. ? ?rt- - 'Wfc'be open evenings until Christmas 1JKTTKK8 TO SANTA CUU8. riiiidtvn Make Their Wants Known Through The Chronicle. Cauidon, Kto I. I>?h\ I t. Dear Santa ; \W nv twy, llttlo sls^ tors. Aged tea end four year. We have never written yo? i hefoic. \?> i! almost time for your visits please dOh't forgot UN. Bring each of u? ? ring, a doll, some toys, unit fruit. Now > Santa. \vp have a big brother, please don't forgot him. Wishing you a uier ry Christmas. ' Your little friends, 1 .nolle and 1-Jlllan Smith. Lugoff, Pec. 12. Dear Old Santa Claus: Here 1 come again as Christmas la ho near, i hoi>e you have been having a tine tluui tills year. 1 go t?> school every day. Am In the fourth grade. My toaOlmr's name Is Miss Lludlcr, from Saluda couuty, and 1 like her no much. 1 will tell you what 1 want: An air rltle and a train that will run on a tracks AIho candy, apples, -ortu iK.cs, rad^iua- and. nut* I hi>i>e you will have a nlee time Christ mas. Tlmmennan Watt*. Lugoff, Doc. 11. t Dear Uncle Sata: Au Uur humus will soon ho hero, and for fear that you might forget tue, thought 1 would write and toll you what J want, ricasc bring ine a sleeping doll, Home nuts, orange* and candy ; alm> aomo 11 re works. 1 will thank you bo much. Wishing you and all the children n merry Christ nun*. <>ood hy to my loving uncle. Your little niece, Shellio Jackson. Dec. 14, 'lDltt. ? Dear Santa Claus: l know you can not bring me very much ho 1 am not asking for much. 1 want a little kltch*. on tea sot, a game o tlluch, and my doll tlxed over, and Santa 1 want al-. so a small doll so as to dress and un dress and a pair of bedroom slippers and if you think that is too much bring what you can and that will satlHfy me, so goodbye, dear Santa, lCllx.aheth Iscwls. .vt Can toy, S. C., J>ec. 41. ? { Dear Santa Claim: I want you to hrlng iiy> a. grxui. rmuiinff -iuM^kr -a large ? doll, a rainy day suit, /*alu coat, rain cap aud book satchel, a muff and furs. Box of crayons, pair of gloves, .a girl's blyyole, Some hair ribbon, tire workH, romati candles, fruits and camly. 1 am 11 years old. He Hurts and get my net of muff and raincoat. Solum Creed. - (3antoy, S. O., I>ec. r>. Dear Santa Clause : 1 want you to bring me a bicycle, a large doll, doll set, tea Hot, Crayons, doll piano, doll house, set of muff und fur, candy and fruit and pair of glove*. And Un* ~ works, romau candles and a gotsi read ing book. I am 1) years old. A good girl. He sure and get me these things. Couule Creed. Westvllle, S. C., Dec. 11. Dear Old Hanta Claus : Old Christ mas soon will be* here and I want you to be sure and come to our homo. We have decided to put up a little fami ly Christmas tree near the tin* place. 4 You will find* the pencil and tablot on the center table to put names on our presents. -There are s?x of us In num ber ? Ktiioi H? Renard, Oolley, John and Clyde und myself All of us are wanting ull yOu can spare us. Hoping good luck on your founds this Christ ina* I uni nl no yearn oh I, am In the fourth grade. Wo have the best little teacher iu the state. Her name Is Miss Klla Seef-and ls fts euto tts nlm tnn be. ? ' Good byo old Santa, your little, friend, Irene Truesdale. Catitoy, S. C., Dec. 5. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a bicycle, a large doll, doll set, Ira set, crayons, doll piano, doll house, set of muffs and fur and somo candy, fruit and a pair of gloves, Are crackers, romifn candles. I am seven -- yea i'm old, a good llttlo girl. Be sure and get me these things. J ? BuzelU Creed. _.i ? i ii j t Camden, 8. C., Dec. 12. Dear Santa Cluua: Please Bend me, a doll, a rocking chair, and some fruit, and nuts. I hope I have not aaked for too much. I am 0 years old and live Hve miles east of Camden. , Your friend, V?a, ? - ? Janlc Brannon. _? ? ~-v - ? hugoff, 8. a, Ife. 8 Mr. 8anta Claus: Dear Sir: r PVfease bring me a doll baby, and some apgtfos, and bracelet and iin^. Mattle Kelly, age 6. ?; . v Logoff. A a. I)ec. 8. ' Mr. Santa Claus : Please bring me a doll baby, some oranges, raisins, a bracel^candy kisses. - ?? r *r~ b"r . WwWIIj, 8; a, Dec. 11. ' * Dear Old Hanta .Claus: As Christ mas will soon be >ere, I thought I would- Write abd ttttt jroa^What I want ;:r;fr I want you to brlnfjj me some Roman candles, some fire crackers, and some ? fruits of all kinds. Now Santa, don't forget for my papa is. a cripple, and . can't buy me mnch for my Christmas. 1 am HjUfonyca r* old and in the seeomU'ri grade. Your little friend, . . Barnard Truesdale. k , A. . ^ L... - Camden, #. Cl^ Dee. 12. ? , . Di ?r SaoU Claus: 1 winh you would ;il bring me afirHdier suit, cajp pistol with, belt and holder. And I want a pencil boa, rA?<J please fix ajv my old wagon for inc. :*Xnd bring me one of those '-'f, noisy horns. If ytm think I have ask f;d for too rjju? h. Jfeive dff the f*uR and