Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1878 — A Royal Santa Claus. [ARTICLE]

A Royal Santa Claus.

Notwithstanding the hard tithes, the Emperor of Germany had a pleasant Christmas. For sevtaal days before the holiday eve the aged monarch was seen an the forenoon frequenting various shops and buying gifts With which to gladden the .hearts of his royal kinsforTth Im arg ° crowds aßSem bled beeve to catch a glimpse oftree, decorated with gingerbread, sweetmeats, gilded apples and. nuts, illuminated with countless tapers, and hearing gilts for every member of the household.